Letter from Janus 3.11 — Order of the Burning Bot
Where else to kick off the new Tuesday letters feature than the OBB. The Order of the Burning Bot was a notable feature from early Janus whereby correspondents nominated celebrities who would benefit from a thorough bottom-warming. I have tried to track down the correspondence on this subject (although there are quite a few holes I fear) and will feature on the blog with added pictures of the suggested subjects culled from the internet. I will start with the earliest letter on the subject I can find, although the OBB already seems to be up and running at the time. MORE ON THE ORDER OF THE BURNING BOT J.F. of London suggests in Special No. 5 [ sadly I don’t have that magazine ] that you elect ‘the girl with the most Spankable Bottom of the Year’ and nominates Jacqueline Onassis and Brigitte Bardot (natch!) as having eminently caneable cans. Actually, the latter is given a whipping on the back in a short film adapted from Poe’s William Wilson, included in what is usually call