Readers letters in vintage magazines/erotic letters

finbar42 · October 25th, 2007, 11:41 PM

Much time and energy is devoted here to the pictures of the beautiful models who have graced the pages of our favourite magazines, does anyone know if such effort is put into the letter pages from the same magazines anywhere?
I used to get as much enjoyment out of reading about fellow readers exploits as I did looking at the wonderful women.
I'd love to be able to read some of them again.
Any guidance anyone?

fishophile · October 26th, 2007, 11:33 AM

I guess I could scan some letters pages from the Fiestas and such for you, though it'd take time and energy to put them through an OCR to make them a text file or similar. Will have a go later on today...

fishophile · October 26th, 2007, 06:51 PM

Here, as a "test of concept", is the "I Confess" from Fiesta Summer Special #11. I've made these scans extra size [but greyed them to save bandwidth] so you can put them through an OCR if you want to. [If you do, please post the results on here!]

Or would you [and everyone else for that matter] want the scans as normal? Feedback [and K >

] appreciated.

**Mr.Bungle** · October 26th, 2007, 09:10 PM

Don't you think most of those were fake? "Dear Penthouse, I never believed the letters in your forum, until one afternoon when..."

fishophile · October 26th, 2007, 09:14 PM

You're right, Mr B - the ones in Penthouse, Parade and other ones were definitely fake - the same style of writing every time. Even as fiction, though, they still have a certain aura to those who were originally there at the time...

**Mr.Bungle** · October 26th, 2007, 09:24 PM

I completely agree ( Sorry, I should of mentioned that). It's was part of the whole experience of discovering that world.

finbar42 · October 29th, 2007, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the scan.

I can vouch for the letters in Fiesta - I sent one in and they published it virtually word for word.

At school one of the lads brought in some of his fathers copies of "Forum" which as I recall was virtually wall to wall letters. I borrowed some and was soon hooked on reliving peoples sex lives via the letters pages (I have a good imagination).

Some to an adolescent youth were educational and some were so far fetched as to be unbelieveable - even to us lads - but almost all were enjoyable.

ordenstaat · October 30th, 2007, 04:44 PM

I remember two 'I Confess' letters being set at weddings and were really good stories.

Anyone have them?

**hayt2009** · March 20th, 2009, 11:49 PM

As I have noted elsewhere, it seems that written erotica from all of these magazines is neglected.

ardwyn · March 21st, 2009, 09:49 AM

Some of the best letters were in Mayfair

October 26th, 2007, 11:33 AM	#2
fishophile Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 104 Thanks: 146 Thanked 7,057 Times in 115 Posts	Re: erotic letters I guess I could scan some letters pages from the Fiestas and such for you, though it'd take time and energy to put them through an OCR to make them a text file or similar. Will have a go later on today... __________________ Wants: 80s Fiestas [esp To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ], To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Men Only v51 no 4, and all things shoe fetish.

October 26th, 2007, 06:51 PM	#3
fishophile Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 104 Thanks: 146 Thanked 7,057 Times in 115 Posts	Re: erotic letters Here, as a "test of concept", is the "I Confess" from Fiesta Summer Special #11. I've made these scans extra size [but greyed them to save bandwidth] so you can put them through an OCR if you want to. [If you do, please post the results on here!] Or would you [and everyone else for that matter] want the scans as normal? Feedback [and K >] appreciated. __________________ Wants: 80s Fiestas [esp To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ], To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Men Only v51 no 4, and all things shoe fetish.

October 26th, 2007, 09:10 PM	#4
Mr.Bungle Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 4,069 Thanks: 4,274 Thanked 189,139 Times in 4,171 Posts	Re: erotic letters Don't you think most of those were fake? "Dear Penthouse, I never believed the letters in your forum, until one afternoon when..." __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

October 26th, 2007, 09:14 PM	#5
fishophile Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 104 Thanks: 146 Thanked 7,057 Times in 115 Posts	Re: erotic letters You're right, Mr B - the ones in Penthouse, Parade and other ones were definitely fake - the same style of writing every time. Even as fiction, though, they still have a certain aura to those who were originally there at the time... __________________ Wants: 80s Fiestas [esp To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ], To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Men Only v51 no 4, and all things shoe fetish.

October 26th, 2007, 09:24 PM	#6
Mr.Bungle Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 4,069 Thanks: 4,274 Thanked 189,139 Times in 4,171 Posts	Re: erotic letters I completely agree ( Sorry, I should of mentioned that). It's was part of the whole experience of discovering that world. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

October 25th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#1
finbar42 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 7 Thanks: 19 Thanked 86 Times in 6 Posts	Readers letters in vintage magazines/erotic letters Much time and energy is devoted here to the pictures of the beautiful models who have graced the pages of our favourite magazines, does anyone know if such effort is put into the letter pages from the same magazines anywhere? I used to get as much enjoyment out of reading about fellow readers exploits as I did looking at the wonderful women. I'd love to be able to read some of them again. Any guidance anyone?

October 29th, 2007, 09:52 PM	#7
finbar42 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 7 Thanks: 19 Thanked 86 Times in 6 Posts	Re: erotic letters Thanks for the scan. I can vouch for the letters in Fiesta - I sent one in and they published it virtually word for word. At school one of the lads brought in some of his fathers copies of "Forum" which as I recall was virtually wall to wall letters. I borrowed some and was soon hooked on reliving peoples sex lives via the letters pages (I have a good imagination). Some to an adolescent youth were educational and some were so far fetched as to be unbelieveable - even to us lads - but almost all were enjoyable.

October 30th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#8
ordenstaat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 225 Thanks: 7,151 Thanked 4,540 Times in 213 Posts	Re: erotic letters I remember two 'I Confess' letters being set at weddings and were really good stories. Anyone have them?

March 20th, 2009, 11:49 PM	#9
hayt2009 Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mars needs Guitars Posts: 538 Thanks: 265 Thanked 23,280 Times in 524 Posts	As I have noted elsewhere, it seems that written erotica from all of these magazines is neglected.

March 21st, 2009, 09:49 AM	#10
ardwyn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 39 Thanks: 6 Thanked 99 Times in 24 Posts	Some of the best letters were in Mayfair

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