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>> burroughs said right up front, writer to me lounged around in a smoking jacket or a caftan and smoking a hash pipe in a beautiful house littered with sleeping boys. >> yes. >> or girls. >> to what extent did that world exist and to what extent was that world created by the people that showed up with that expectation? >> since bill departed, iep, dear, wonderful, marvelous man, he's gone, it's a bit tame now. >> it is tame. >> well, he was -- >> genteel now. >> he was the very opposite of genteel. he was an outlaw of every society. >> my husband knew him very well and he was saying that i cu...

Writer was a guy who lounged around in a smoking jacket and smoking a hash pipe or opium pipe, littered with sleeping boys. >> or girls. >> to what extent did that girl exist and to what extent was that world created by the people who showed up with that expectation? >> since bill, the wonderful, marvelous man, he became -- >> he was just -- >> he was the very opposite of gentile. >> yeah. >> my husband knew him very well. he said, i cured him of being a drug addict. i said, how? i turned him into an alcoholic. >> who smokes hashish at the table, please raise your hand. >> is the camera on? wh...

One russian company spending at least $274,000 for ads aimed at swing states to help sow doubts about hillary clinton and help donald trump get elected. next here tonight, remembering hugh hefner. his "playboy" magazine, millions subscribing in the beginning. he was admired by so many. reviled by others. but he did make his mark. abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman, right here in los angeles tonight. >> i'm hugh hefner, editor and publisher of "playboy" magazine. >> reporter: from that harem of girls, to the smoking jacket, and the polarizing product he created -- >> "playboy" ex...

That was popular among millions of people. >> he was among the first reality show. >> that's right. >> when we first got cable was it playboy at night he had a television show at the playboy mansion. went from people upset about a magazine then all of a sudden he had a tv show and a smoking jacket and pipe and he was surrounded by all these beautiful women. he set standards when the playboy debuted in 1962 frequent contributor alex haley from "roots" and he interviewed jazz legend myles davis. people joked about, i read playboy for the articles but there was some really good, smart articles in...

Customers. very high level explanation of what we were trying to do. i asked for a thousand dollars a person. and need to know by tomorrow and we got join. >> what about the store made you want to join a club? >> it was the people. just the overall thought that went behind their front-line product. >> roger is an ideal member and shopper. >> i've tried this on for two months. >> really? they are all one and the same. when you join the club your dues go towards a credit at the store. >> all of the things that we sell are part of the modern gentleman's lifestyle. the difference at wing tip is th...