Well true, I didn't mean that nudist magazines socked you in the face at every newsstand, ofcourse they were kept in a discrete section so kids and prudish people wouldn't likely see them. It was kind of funny, the magazine store I frequented was a long narrow enclave sandwiched between other small stores, the general interest magazines like Life and Newsweek were near the front then the farther you went back the kinkier the magazines got, I don't think I ever had the nerve to go all the way to the back!
Anyway- I'd say the nudist movement really began a decline in the early '80s when Reagan was president and there was a real shift to conservatism in the country. I was hearing about one nudist beach or park after another closing- either from legal action or lack of business. Some years ago I read an article about one of the first and most famous nudist resorts closing it's gates- saying they couldn't afford to stay in business anymore because the current generation had no interest in nudism. It reminds me of drive-in movies- they were everywhere when we were young- today you can hardly find one.
And what does this have to do with freeballing? Well I think nudism is the ultimate in freeballing!