[Timesink]

My, how times DO change!

[The Great Satan]

He spent millions on an unsuccessful attempt to develop small nuclear fusion reactors, financing a team led by Robert W. Bussard, a nuclear scientist.

Yeah, I remember that -- too bad it didn't come off. Omni was great fun when it first came out, although it ran out of steam pretty quickly. I actually have a bit of soft spot for Guccione.

[weegee]

This wouldn't have happened if Bill was still president.

He may have been pals with Larry Flynt but I still think that Bubba would have offered a government bail out to keep Penthouse from closing their doors and disappearing from the newstands...

[GalvestonBeachcomber]

He should write/forward this article to Playboy Advisor.

[garbanzo]

In the mid-90's, Mr. Guccione responded to the growing threat from digital pornography by making his magazine even more explicit, depicting various sexual acts.

You'd kind of wish the NYT would detail this - if you've not seen the magazine, it'd be hard to figure out what was going on. And it is correct - it got too weird. And Playboy seems to be doing well in the digital era, go figure...

[Aquinasfan]

Let me be the first to dance on his grave. Good riddance. Maybe now he can contribute something to society by bagging some groceries.

[SevenDaysInMay]

Vera Coking refusing to sell to this developer was an exercise in rights to private property. Her value for her property was not matched by this developer. Many states's law have been changed during the '90's to allow the power of the state to take such private property under eminent domain, to benefit developers. This misuse of powers of the state to redistribute private property by force is a very wide and steep slope to fascism, corrupt socialism.

The state's claim of a public interest is increased tax revenues and new jobs from new development. Many government officials after forcing such "deals" take new jobs with these same developers after eminent domain secures the real estate from "sellers". If that is not unacceptable corruption in America, then our socialist nation has become fascist.

Rights to private property are a fundamental freedom. Land owners must not become temporary caretakers of parcels at the pleasure of the state.

[csvset]

He spent millions on an unsuccessful attempt to develop small nuclear fusion reactors..

Mr. Guccione, I'll need a couple of million more and some more women."

[Physicist]

I have great admiration for Bob Guccione, but this really was inevitable. I don't know how any pornographic magazine can remain in circulation, considering what's available for free on the internet.

[meandog]

"Those kind of mistakes can be
devastating," said Larry Flynt,
publisher of Hustler. "The secret
to my success is that I stayed
away from what I didn't know."

[MaggieMay]

He looks like a cross between Mr T and a Satyr. I can't tell if he still has on his Italian Horn pendant from the disco days.

[Texbob]

Penthouse going under, HOORAY, HOORAY!