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Brian Sorgatz
(rhymes with “cats”)
Arcata, Humboldt County, California, United States
What sort of man blogs about Playboy? I flatter myself to think that Kendra Wilkinson might call this blog intellectual pimping.
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ISFP “Composer Artisan.” Culturally and economically libertarian for reasons having nothing to do with Ayn Rand. The rabbit in the avatar is not mine. I stole the image from the House Rabbit Society home page. Favorite activities: reading, writing, crosswords, Jeopardy!, moviegoing, television (and proud of it), piano, didgeridoo, foreign languages (currently Spanish), light hiking, spiritual practice, friendship, sex.
Hollywood, California, is my spiritual hometown. I actually grew up in three other communities in California, but it hardly seems to matter which three. How could my heart take root anywhere under the tyranny of American public schooling?
I don’t have to work for a living. After my father died in December 1997, my family and I won a legal settlement.
Fan response to Bridges' death has been a mixture of sadness and opportunism. "Her Centerfold has been hanging in my home for years," wrote Peter Heinemann of Wuppertal, Germany, in a letter published in the July 2002 issue of Playboy. Brent Ross of Huntington Beach wrote, "Although I never met her, she seemed like the perfect woman."Would Pignataro accuse collectors of Elvis Presley and John Lennon memorabilia of “opportunism,” or of reducing their departed heroes to “a pure commodity”? I doubt it. But he is determined to see Bridges as a victim. Self-righteousness disguised as pity is not solely the province of the religious right; it can be found in alternative newsweeklies and other left-wing media rather frequently.
Bridges' death brought an end to Playboy fantasies about her life, but she still has value as a pure commodity. On July 10, bidding on eBay began for a one-piece swimsuit worn by Bridges during a photo shoot for the modeling agency Mac & Bumble. The suit, posted by the agency, eventually sold for $356.01 to a buyer known only as gb2366.
"Was saddened by her very untimely departure," said gb2366 in an e-mail after the auction ended. "Have had some rare autographed articles and need/wanted to add to the collection. Probably will sell one day soon."
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