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It takes a lot to get Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef,[1] is the founder, editor-in-chief, and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises[2]. He is the majority owner of Playboy Enterprise Inc.  out of his pajamas pajamas
Noun, pl

US pyjamas

pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM
.

But the Erotic Museum in Hollywood did just that Sept. 14 when it made the ultimate playboy the first inductee into its Hall of Fame.

"It's been an unusual day for all of us," he said, in accepting the honor. "I had to get my girlfriends up before noon."

Those girlfriends--Holly Madison, Bridget Marquard and Kendra Wilkinson--accompanied Hef on a tour of the 6,000-square-foot museum's galleries of photographs, artifacts artifacts

see specimen artifacts.
 from the Playboy's five decades and the sexual liberation movement A liberation movement is a group organizing a rebellion against a colonial power (Anti-imperialism) or seeking separation from a state for parts of the population that feel suppressed by the majority.  in general. The collection features Hefner's pajamas and slippers and photographer Tom Kell's 1949 nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe, which would become Playboy's first center four years later.

HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber.

Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy
 host Bill Maher, who emceed the event, praised Hefner's work ethic, noting others in his spot might have been distracted by money and women.

"There is a little Protestant in him that will never go away," said Maher.
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Title Annotation:Hugh Hefner inducted to Erotic Museum's Hall of Fame
Author:Greenberg, David
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 20, 2004
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