GO CAM!

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 08:35 AM

Baring up under Playgirl scrutiny

Ah, the intrigue: a hush-hush location to keep groupies and protesters away, photo equipment stashed in a hotel suite just off the beaten path and the one-named Chelo, who sees all.

Playgirl is back in Oklahoma City.

The women's magazine arrived this week to check out morning drive-time hosts for its pictorial, the first time Playgirl has been in town since 1997. "Men of Morning Radio" may sound like a feminist inspired martini-era throwback, but the talk show host remains one of Playgirl's hottest sellers.

It features morning radio men posing clothed, semi-nude or fully nude. The pay, pegged to the degree of undress, runs from $250 to $500 for about four hours of work. But money doesn't seem to be the point.

"I thought it would be fun and exciting, something different," said Cam Edwards, 31, an AM radio talk show host and one of the nine men who came by the suite early Monday afternoon. Edwards posed "because I’ve wanted to. I work out once in a while. I mow my own lawn. I feel good about it."

He also told his mom, who insisted he not tell people around his small Oklahoma City subdivision. Too late, said Edwards, who has been wearing a “I posed for Playgirl” T-shirt everyday for the last week.

Chelo and Playgirl contributing photographer Kim Mizuno have attracted between 50 and 100 men at each stop on the photo tour. It will likely be closer 50 in OC, but who knows if, here, flatlands sensibility comes into play.

The pair go about their business efficiently, professionally and quietly, setting up each suite to look like a radio booth, setting Playgirl magazines on the coffee table.

The men fill out applications, show their credentials and verify they're at least 18, then pose for Mizuno in a swimsuit, sometimes less. Five or six will have gotten a callback by late Tuesday night and, if they agree, been given instructions (no extra shaving, clean nails and no elastic-banded clothing) for a professional shoot by the end of the week.

The paycheck comes four to six weeks later.

"You have to consider how brave these guys are," insists Mizuno. "I take my hat off to them."

Chelo, mother of four and a freelance makeup artist who's been doing what she does for some 18 years, says Playgirl seeks a natural look and isn't looking for things like a colossal package, adding, "I think men should find their beauty within."

Some, not inclined to pluck down for a subscription, say it's not about beauty. "Sex," said Lynda Szymanski, assistant professor of psychology at the College of St. Catherine, when asked what she associates with Playgirl.

"I think it's great people feel good about their bodies, but the message Playgirl sends is you have to have this unrealistic body to be proud of," Szymanski said. "It's just like, geez … I find these magazines very demeaning."

" Men of Morning Radio " hits newsstands Aug. 25. How well it sells here is anyone's guess.

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KWhit · 05-01-2003, 08:37 AM

Congrats, Cam. I'll be sure to "check you out."

Hey now!

Senator · 05-01-2003, 08:46 AM

I had you tapped as my Press Sec. during my Administration, but your vanity has once again ruined our chances!!!

or maybe it hasn't. Let me spin this with the PR boys and get back to you.

CamEdwards · 05-01-2003, 08:58 AM

LOL. Can't wait until this turns up on a google search.

Can you do some sort of official looking press release so I can least get some free publicity out of this?

Ksyrup · 05-01-2003, 09:08 AM

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"...I mow my own lawn..."

So that's what they're calling it these days?

bigdawg2003 · 05-01-2003, 09:10 AM

Cam, you ignorant slut

CamEdwards · 05-01-2003, 09:24 AM

BTW, you aged me. I won't even be 30 until 2004.

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 10:14 AM

you have an old looking sack, I guess.

Samdari · 05-01-2003, 10:15 AM

You know, it would be Fritz who turned up one of our own being in Playgirl.

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by CamEdwards
LOL. Can't wait until this turns up on a google search.

Can you do some sort of official looking press release so I can least get some free publicity out of this?

how is this: (edited a little more)

CamEdwards · 05-01-2003, 10:52 AM

Damn, that's pretty good.

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 10:53 AM

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Originally posted by CamEdwards
Damn, that's pretty good.

If I was at home with my tools it would be better. Enjoy. Share with your friends.

JeeberD · 05-01-2003, 10:56 AM

Awww, this is fake? Damn, I was gonna get Cam to autograph my issue in July. And to think that I thought my subscription was finally validated...

Swaggs · 05-01-2003, 11:08 AM

Note to self: "Don't piss off Fritz"

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 12:03 PM

someone keeps looking...

CamEdwards Viewing Thread GO CAM! 12:58 PM
CamEdwards Viewing Thread GO CAM! 01:13 PM

vain bastard

CamEdwards · 05-01-2003, 12:04 PM

no, this is what happens when you're on Fritz's good side.

JeeberD · 05-01-2003, 12:10 PM

I wouldn't want to be on any of Fritz's sides...

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 12:11 PM

how can you have a side when you're round?

tucker342 · 05-01-2003, 03:02 PM

congrats Cam

I think you will probably the first(and the last) person to pose for playgirl from this board

Anrhydeddu · 05-01-2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by tucker342
congrats Cam

I think you will probably the first(and the last) person to pose for playgirl from this board

Not a stretch since Cam is the only celebrity among the regular goof-offs here.

WSUCougar · 05-01-2003, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by JeeberD
I wouldn't want to be on any of Fritz's sides...

You just made the list.

CamEdwards · 05-01-2003, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
Not a stretch since Cam is the only celebrity among the regular goof-offs here.

Not true. I recently found out Fritz is none other than star of stage and screen Bea Arthur.

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by CamEdwards
Not true. I recently found out Fritz is none other than star of stage and screen Bea Arthur.

menopause has been hard on me.

Subby · 05-01-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by Fritz
menopause has been hard on me.

You still hump like a banshee on fire...

05-01-2003, 08:46 AM	#3
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	I had you tapped as my Press Sec. during my Administration, but your vanity has once again ruined our chances!!! or maybe it hasn't. Let me spin this with the PR boys and get back to you. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

05-01-2003, 08:58 AM	#4
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	LOL. Can't wait until this turns up on a google search. Can you do some sort of official looking press release so I can least get some free publicity out of this? __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

05-01-2003, 09:10 AM	#6
bigdawg2003 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Austin, Texas, USA	Cam, you ignorant slut __________________ I didn't even know Elvis was from Memphis. I thought he was from Tennessee.

05-01-2003, 09:24 AM	#7
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	BTW, you aged me. I won't even be 30 until 2004. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

05-01-2003, 10:14 AM	#8
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	you have an old looking sack, I guess. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

05-01-2003, 08:37 AM	#2
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Congrats, Cam. I'll be sure to "check you out." Hey now!

05-01-2003, 10:15 AM	#9
Samdari Roster Filler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cicero	You know, it would be Fritz who turned up one of our own being in Playgirl. __________________ http://www.nateandellie.net Now featuring twice the babies for the same low price!

05-01-2003, 10:52 AM	#11
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	Damn, that's pretty good. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

05-01-2003, 10:56 AM	#13
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Awww, this is fake? Damn, I was gonna get Cam to autograph my issue in July. And to think that I thought my subscription was finally validated... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

05-01-2003, 11:08 AM	#14
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Note to self: "Don't piss off Fritz" __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-01-2003, 12:03 PM	#15
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	someone keeps looking... CamEdwards Viewing Thread GO CAM! 12:58 PM CamEdwards Viewing Thread GO CAM! 01:13 PM vain bastard __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster Last edited by Fritz : 05-01-2003 at 12:17 PM.

05-01-2003, 12:04 PM	#16
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	no, this is what happens when you're on Fritz's good side. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

05-01-2003, 12:10 PM	#17
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I wouldn't want to be on any of Fritz's sides... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

05-01-2003, 12:11 PM	#18
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	how can you have a side when you're round? __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

05-01-2003, 03:02 PM	#19
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	congrats Cam I think you will probably the first(and the last) person to pose for playgirl from this board

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