Gallery October 1977

FEATURES 31 INTERVIEW: BURT REYNOLDS If there is a Mr. Hollywood, surely Burt Reynolds is that man, moving from nowheresville on the small TV tube to being a winner on the big movie screen. 36 TELEVIOLENCE Humor by F. P. Tullius Do you dream of the good old times when riots, firebombs, and muggings were household words? Well, don't give up! All is not lost. Click on your TV and enjoy this season's offerings of murder, mayhem, and brutality. 40 LOOKING FOR WINNERS IN AMERICA By Sheldon Bart Who are this country's winners? People who make the big money, people who are famous? They're the most visible;. but there are other winners all around us, in every town and city and village. Gallery sent Sheldon Bart across the country to find them. 50 THE OIL SHORTAGE HOAX By William Hoffman There's a shortage of oil—claims the Jimmy Carter Government, and that litany is echoed by the big oil companies as they make us pay through the nose for their product. But the "shortage" is a hoax: more oil has been discovered each year since the 1940's than has been consumed. William Hoffman, best-selling writer and investigative journalist, gives the details on this monster rip-off 53 MORROW'S GAME Fiction by Terrence Wells Have you ever known a desperate man who swears that he could be saved, if only he met the "right" woman? If you've met such a mart, you've met a fool. 66 WINNING IN BED By Justin Crowley Are you a winner in bed? There's more to it than just being a good sexual performer. The answer lies in being a good sexual partner. Here's how. 87 PRIVATE LIVES: THE WHOREMASTERS By David Schulz In their business they'll never enjoy job security, or sit on the Board of Directors. Looked down upon and detested by the public, they still view themselves as supreme winners. Judge for yourself. 96 THE MAN WHO NEVER LOSES By John P. Hayes If you ran the largest playing card manufacturing company in the U.S., you wouldn't care who cut the cards, would you? A fascinating profile, dealt from the top of the deck-. PICTORIALS 45 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ABSURD KIND Photography by Neil Sanderson 56 MUSEUM PIECE Photography by Michael Bramman 69 1977 "GIRL NEXT DOOR" WINNER The Amateur Erotic Photo Contest—For the first time, Gallery readers choose the annual winner. 76 More entries for the 1978 competition, plus this month's winner in the "Girl Next Door" Contest. 100 THE GOLDEN TOUCH Photography by Eugene Finkei DEPARTMENTS 8 FEEDBACK Letters from our readers. 19 GALLERY AT LEISURE TV by Tom Seligson Music by Meridee Merzer Books by Donald Newlove Sports by Ira Kaufman 27 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS By Susan Toepfer 92 INSIDE-OUT A column of personal advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice. 94 THE OPINIONATED READER Our readers express their views on: Life after death, or reincarnation. What experiences have led you to your beliefs? 112 CAMPUS ROUNDTABLE Editors of leading college newspapers describe their attitudes on: Do you feel that preferential treatment of minorities in education and admission to graduate schools is reverse discrimination?