Marston and Hugh Hefner take in a movie with their significant bunnies, Claire Sinclair and Crystal Harris

You’ve just gotta love Hugh Hefner...  The man is like a human Timex: He takes a licking and keeps on ticking – literally!  And for more than a half a century, to boot!  What’s more, he shares a birthday with his son, Marston.  So, this Saturday, April 9th, they are celebrating Hugh’s 85th and Marston’s 21st with a father/son birthday bash at the Palms Casino Resort’s glitzy and glamorous Playboy Club, with more than 30 Playmates, on hand to blow (out their candles...  Get your mind out of the gutter!)

Marston (l) and Cooper Hefner, on the lawn "at Dad's house"

Marston (born Marson Glenn Hefner) is Hugh’s eldest son by his second wife, 1989 Playmate of the Year, Kimberly Conrad Hefner (who was raised in Nevada and following her 2010 divorce from The Man, relocated to Reno, with her mom).  As the photos reveal, Marston, resembles a taller, lankier version of his handsome pop (as does his younger brother, Cooper).  Of course, mom Kimberly is a tall drink of water, measuring 5’ 9” in her stockinged feet; so this comes as no great surprise.

Hef goes Mod!

And while most people these days might be quick-on-the-draw with snippy jokes about Vitamin E and Viagra, they tend to forget that Hefner was one of the original hipsters, and blazed major trails in First Amendment rights and equal rights regarding sexual orientation.  After publishing the short story "The Crooked Man" (by science fiction writer Charles Beaumont) in Playboy in 1955, the magazine received critisism for the piece, which dealt with a world where homosexuality was the norm and heterosexual men were persecuted.  As a response, Hefner succinctly wrote "If it is wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse is wrong, too."  Tell it, Hef!

Keep a lookout for Claire Sinclair.  The recently announced 2011 Playmate of the Year has moved to Las Vegas and divvies-up her time as the face and spokesmodel for Bettie Page stores, a co-star of Holly’s World on E!, and the youngest guest star of MGM Grand’s popular Crazy Horse Paris burlesque show (following in the footsteps of the likes of Dita von Teese and Carmen Electra), a roll she is resuming at the end of the month, with performances from April 20th – 27th.  The only fly in that ointment might be her break-up with Marston a few months back.  But, as any local will tell you, ‘round these parts, people learn tout de suite that drama takes a backseat to dollars, everyday, and twice on Sunday!

The Hefners (Hugh and Marston) Celebrate Their Birthdays
Playboy Club at Palms Casino Resort
Saturday, April 9th at 10pm
After-party Directly Following at MOON Nightclub
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Get into it!