Thursday, November 2nd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m
6:00 p.m. Drinks and mingling
6:45 p.m. Al Goldstein and co-author Josh Friedman
7:30 p.m. Q&A

Art Prostitute Gallery
2919-C Commerce St. // Dallas, TX 75226 // 214.760.7170
www.artprostitute.com

Before Rolling Stone Magazine, Howard Stern and Larry Flint, Al Goldstein was fighting for his right for free speech in the media.

Sex in the media has become more and more revealing. Popular shows such as Sex in the City, Nip/Tuck have joined the ranks of top shows that portray sex in America. Not only are there rate-busting shows, we have sexually implied advertising in TV, radio and magazines. Sex in the media is now very, very mainstream. So how did we get here? Ask Al Goldstein. He lead the underground press movement in New York and helped pave the way for Rolling Stone Magazine, Howard Stern and other media icons. His newly published book, I Goldstein. My Screwed Life, which will be reviewed in the New York Times, is a colorful story about Al’s need for self-expression, his relationships with Larry Flint, Hugh Hefner and many others. His personal stories, his unique perspective about sex in the media today will provide historical as well as entertaining fodder for discussion.

Background
Al Goldstein has survived seventy years. Recently, after finally succeeding in cannibalizing his entire fortune, Goldstein toughed his way through a full year of being homeless on the streets of New York. And that was merely his latest accomplishment. Al’s list of priors involves two dozen arrests, four ex-wives, Mafit hit contracts, thousands of death threats, innumerable medical procedures, and most significantly, constant legal attack throughout his thirty-four years publishing Screw Magazine.