LOS ANGELES—The “Max to the Maximus Memorial” event, to celebrate the life Maximillian Lobkowicz, will be presented next month by Lobkowicz’s widow and sexologist Dr. Susan Block, with the “citizens of Bonoboville,” (members of Dr. Block’s community).
The memorial will commence on Saturday, November 8, at 3 p.m. PT, in the Womb Room Sanctuary of the little Love Church of The Bonobo Way at Dr. Suzy’s Speakeasy, in the Dr. Susan Block Institute, the doctor’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
“On what would be his 82nd birthday, the ‘Max to the Maximus’ event will memorialize and celebrate the remarkable life, art, adventures, storybook romance and historic freedom-fighting legacy of Prince Maximillian Rudolph Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri (November 8, 1943—May 13, 2025),” an announcement from Bonoboville reads.
“Remembrance rituals, heartfelt eulogies, testimonials from around the world, prayers to all the Gods and Goddesses, live music, films, food, drink, flowers (Max loved flowers) and festivities will flow on through the night,” the announcement continues.
“The word ‘Maximus’ means ‘the greatest’ in Latin,” Dr. Block said, “and Max was the greatest Latin lover. He was also a great visionary artist, journalist and freedom-fighter, my greatest partner, producer, publisher, designer, muse and my ‘witness’ throughout our 40-year love affair and 33-year marriage, chock-full of international romance, epic shows, legendary HBO specials, stimulating Speakeasies, Bedside Chats and wild Bacchanals in our vibrant intentional community of Bonoboville, our little island of peace through pleasure, female empowerment, male well-being, sharing, caring and love in a sea of pain, a state of hate and a world of war.”
“Born in the middle of war, at the Vatican Hospital as WWII Allied bombs fell on Rome, Max chose a path of peace. On his father’s side, he traced his aristocratic ancestry back to the Lobkowicz princes of medieval Prague, and through his mother, he was descended from Enlightenment philosopher, Prince Gaetano Filangieri, whose writings on liberty and equality influenced Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, as well as the work of his friend Benjamin Franklin, and over two centuries later, the work of his descendent, Max,” the announcement continues. “Following in Gaetano Filangieri’s footsteps and inspired by the jovial mysticism of George Gurdjieff, Max’s philosophy of life could be summed up by his motto, ‘The goal is the journey.’”
A prolific publisher, radio artist and “connoisseur of the arts of love,” Lobkowicz was involved with many alternative publications and published The L.A. Star (with Paul and Shirley Eberle), as well as numerous other magazines, books and online publications.
Lobkowicz also produced The Dr. Susan Block Show (since 1991) on 100 stations across America, “Dr. Suzy’s Bedside Chats,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Desert Susan” and F.D.R. Radio (which he co-hosted). He also produced several art exhibits, including Dr. Suzy’s Speakeasy of Erotic Art (featured on HBO’s Real Sex 25), “Sex Acts” in Soho, “Erotic Art of the Apocalypse” in DTLA and “Art Bombs: American Libertines for Peace” in Cannes, France.
Lobkowicz is survived by brother Pr. Charles Lobkowicz; sons Jonathan Dreksler and Michael Leblovic; daughters Daniele Macdonald and Kari Schiaman; son Michael Leblovic; grandchildren Anna Baer, Talia Amato, Paige Belmont, Madix Leblovic, Jacob Schiaman and Juliet Schiaman; great grandchildren Taylor Amato an Levon Baer; niece Giovanella Lobkowicz; cousins Giovanni Rossi Filangieri and Anna Aliena Ciriello; and many friends, as well as “his devoted ‘Admiral’ and wife, his beloved Suzy,” the announcement says.
“Though my heart is still—and always will be—broken from the loss of my Great Love, I choose to celebrate the extraordinary, exhilarating life he lived; a life that touched and inspired me and so many others,” said Dr. Block.
“I also want to honor Max’s passionate belief in free speech and consenting-adult free love, his fierce opposition to war, occupation and police brutality, his visionary liberation therapy, his marvelous magazines pioneering ‘reader-written media’ long before ‘social media,’ his whimsical humor, his love for the bonobos, how he met every challenge with a smile, or how he published and really lived The Bonobo Way.
“In these times of escalating fascism, authoritarian censorship, unchecked violence, neo-Puritanical hypocrisy and billionaire-worshipping, war-glorifying, genocide-supporting, algorithm-driven, apocalyptic inhumanity, Max to the Maximus will be a blast from the past to inspire a better future—from Eros to Thanatos and back to Eros again—a wild and joyful beacon of ‘bonoboësque’ hope for humanity, a tribute to real free speech, sharing community, bonobo conservation, pro-bonobo values, peace on Earth—and a good time for all.”
Members of Lobkowicz’s family and friends from around the world will attend in-person and speak at the memorial, while others will participate via Zoom. For the address, more information and to RVSP, call (626) 461-5950.
The “Max to the Maximus” memorial event will also be broadcast live on DrSusanBlock.com and on X.com @DrSuzy, the Villa Bonobo Facebook page, and the Bonoboville YouTube channel and Instagram page.
