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To: silent_jonny

Probably before your time. From auctionbytes.com:

"Tiger Beat magazine was founded in September 1965 (issues cost 35 cents) by Los Angeles-based Teen magazine founder Charles Laufer. He saw further need - and profit - in promoting a publication devoted to the rising young stars / teen idols who ran the gamut of TV, movie, fashion, sports, music, and stage. Laufer found devoted female readers, whose ages averaged from 10 to 19. The magazine was published by Ralph Benner.
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The magazine was renowned for its vividly colorful covers and "pin-ups" (so-called because girls tacked and adorned them on their bedroom walls) with photos of the latest teen idols on them. Tiger Beat held its office right on the fabled Hollywood Boulevard, where it captured a generation of youth with cheesy articles and quality photos taken by excellent staff photographers.

The magazine ran articles with such catchy titles as "Shaun: A Junk Food Junkie?" "Leif's Sad Childhood," "Bobby's Favorite Type of Girls," "Olivia's New Love," "Marie: Fighting with Donny?" and the like. The magazine also ran a staple of columns: Meow! by Sharon Lee and contests (Treasure Chest, for one), such as vying for the stars' personal belongings."


42 posted on 12/15/2004 10:13:46 PM PST by Luddite Patent Counsel ("Evil is just plain bad")
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To: Luddite Patent Counsel

I know what Tiger Beat is. What I didn't understand was your post #32. It made no sense.


47 posted on 12/15/2004 10:18:11 PM PST by silent_jonny (It's CHRISTmas, not Xmas!!!)
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