| VARSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
16 May 1986 |
Address: 7715 Sunset Blvd., Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: (213) 850-5400
Varsity Communications, Inc. publishes and holds copyrights to Torso
International, a gay mag.
Torso's subscription department is at 155 Avenue of the Americas, NYC
10013. This address is the same for numerous other gay mags such as
Mandate and Playguy.
Founder of Torso International: Donald N. Embinder
Publisher and Editor: Casey Lee Klinger
Director of Production: Royce Lauren Walker
Distributor: Flynt Distributing Company
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3800
Century City, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Advertising: Don Beavers, 7985 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 104,
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(213) 650-3994
Chairman of the Board: George Mavety (Mavety Media holds the
copyrights to other gay mags such as Mandate)
President: Donald N. Embinder
The same men who publish Torso Magazine put out Jock, with the only
difference that they use the name Jock Publishing Co. as the publisher.
Hot Male Review is published by MagCorp Publishing Company, Inc., whose
editorial offices are 7715 Sunset, Suite 214.
The office building of 7715 Sunset Blvd is on the Northeast corner of
Sunset and Genessee. On the southwest corner is Screen Actors Guild
(SAG). On the Northwest corner is K-BIG FM radio.
Sharing office space with Varsity is Modernismo Publications, Ltd.,
(whose main address is 155 Avenue of the Americas, 212- 691-7700), and
Music Masters International.
Modernismo is also a magazine publisher. Fred Manas is Vice President.
Modernismo and Varsity have employees who work for both companies.
Varsity is the custodian of records for both.
Music Masters International produces record-album covers.
None of the above are listed on the internal directory of the building.
Listed are SAG (3rd floor); Motion Picture Editors Guild - David Ross
Miller (who is an attorney); Lexiphone; an answering service; and one
or two others. In the Haines directory for 1985 the following are
listed at 7715 Sunset: Chamois Film Enterprises 855-1010
Glen Lee 855-1010
Seven Lively Arts 855-1010
All three are new 1985 listings.
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The owner of 7715 Sunset is 7715 Sunset Blvd, Inc.
17000 Ventura Blvd, Room 300
Encino, CA 91316
This company was incorporated September 17, 1958. The president is
Joseph E. Von Stroheim, and the agent is Daryl Mitchell.
The building is assessed at $608,299 ($210,007 for the land and
$398,292 for improvements). The building itself was purchased Jan 30,
1959 by 7715 Sunset Blvd, Inc.
On January 24, 1985 Modernismo Publications, Ltd., and Varsity
Communications, Inc. (aka "Varsity") sued King Theatres aka King
Theatres aka King Theatre dba Century Theatre in a complaint for money.
Advertising was ordered by King Theatre to be placed in the following
mags: Mandate, Honcho, Playguy, Just Men, Studflix and Torso Magazine.
Varsity placed some of the ads. King Theatre did not pay the invoices
for such. Also, King did not run all the ads that were contracted to
be run.
Don Beavers is Vice President for advertising, and signs on behalf of
Torso.
Amount being asked for is $16,477.50 owed to Modernismo, and $5,785 to
Varsity for damages.
On September 23, 1985 a writ of attachment against King Theatres was
approved for $23,820.38 with a bond of $7500.
King Theatres is located at 5115 Hollywood Blvd
LA 90027
(213) 666-1678
President is Monroe Beehler. Agency is Jaguar Productions.
An address for Torso Magazine at this time was 225 Lafayette St, #1208,
New York, NY 10012, (212) 966-3655.
February 18, 1985 an LA County Tax Lien was issued against Varsity
Communications, Inc. for $48.94. Account #85/43003883. This is from
Recorder's office document #86-209848.
On November 7, 1985 an abstract judgment was issued in the Recorder's
Office in favor of creditors Modernismo Publications, Ltd., and Varsity
Communications, Inc. against Merrill Miller dba M&M Advertising, 11235
W. Magnolia Boulevard, N. Hollywood 91601. Case #142276 Van Nuys.
Attorneys for Varsity and Modernismo were Miller & Frisch
15233 Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA
Sources checked for Varsity were: Federal, Superior and Municipal
courts - criminal, civil and bankrupty. (There is one Federal
bankruptcy case against a "Varsity", which needs to be ordered).
Recorders' office; Assessor's; Fictitious Businesse, State
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Corporations, Library: LA Times, Mag Index, Newspaper Index, 1985
Southern California Business Directory, The Southern California Job
Bank (A Comprehensive Guide to Major Local Employees), and Ulrich's 1985
edition of International Periodicals Directory.
A bankruptcy case for a "Varsity" needs to be ordered from Laguna
Nigal
archives to complete the ODC.
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