Playgirl # 89, October 1980

FEATURES 44 AFFAIRS AND THE WRITE MAN Get intimate with the kind of men who can make you laugh or cry without ever meeting you. By Susan Price-Root 52 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO SAY NO How to deal with passes when you don't really want to get that close that fast. By Susanella Rogers 70 SORTING OUT THE MEN FROM THE JERKS If you are tired of meeting drips, read this article on finding M. Right. By Michael Falcon 82 THE PERFECT JOB FOR YOU Looking for a great career? Here are a few tips on how to make a success of yourself. By Ruth Halcomb INTERVIEW 38 KENNY ROGERS An in-depth talk between country music's sexiest gray-haired superstar and our interviewer, who just happens to have the same last name. By Susanella Rogers WARM BODIES 48 THE BOTTOM LINE Hot shots of the First Annual Mr. Tush Contest, a beauty pageant where the men wear the bathing suits. 55 STEPHEN DRISDALE This month's man in center court is a skilled tennis player with powerful strokes and a winning smile. 72 MEN OF THE MILITARY Finally! The truth beneath the cover-up of the men in the armed forces. 101 THE GUYS NEXT DOOR Get a sexy picture in print of your favorite neighbor (or lover). John Angelo Basile, Bengt Balldin, Joe Johnson, Gilbert Hunt, Ronald Kessenich, Randy York, Felix Rush, Maurice Autet, John Stroh, Gordon Wallace, David Martin, Stephen Baker, Jack George, William Turner, and Hubert West FASHION & BEAUTY 63 WINTER WARM-UP Outerwear fashions that keep you warm outdoors and leave you stylish indoors. By Dea Eldorado FICTION 85 HIDE AND SEEK She was only finishing the game he started. By Karen Loeb ETCETERA 93 FOOT NOTES Shoes show off the real you. Give your wardrobe a kick. By Gail S. Ritter DEPARTMENTS 4 INSIDE By Dianne Grosskopf 6 LETTERS 8 ADVICE By Shirley Zuckerman 11 HEALTH By Ann Allison 12 DIET By Julie Logan 14 HIS TURN By John Andrews 18 GOSSIP By Jenevah Gregory 21 TELEVISION By Susan Price-Root 22 BOOKS By Dick Lochte 27 FILM . By Dean Cohen 29 MUSIC By Byron Laursen 30 QUIZ By Carol Lightwood 33 EROTICA 120 STARSCOPE By Barbara Birdfeather