Playgirl May 1990

FEATURES 15 LANDING ON HIS FEET: PAUL CARAFOTES Ever since Knots Landing added Paul Carafotes to its community, it's been a beautiful day in the neighborhood by Susan King 28 THE HANDSOME PRINCE While millions of women think of Mel Gibson as Romeo, he'll soon be starring as a not-so-charming Shakespearean prince by John Law 39 KISS AND TELL! Want to win $250 worth of prizes, from lingerie to sensual aids? All you have to do is tell us how your hottest fantasy came true 42 DREAM SEX Sexual desires and conflicts are revealed through your dreams. Find out what they mean and how to use dreaming to enhance the rest of your time in bed by Ann Marie Cunningham PICTORIALS 20 DISCOVERY Danny Dicicco describes himself as "back to basics," and this dark-haired charmer proves that simple pleasures can be the best 31 LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN TIME: THE MEN OF TEXAS We're a magazine with a mission: to find the most gorgeous men in the world. But why not start at home? They do grow 'em bigger in the Lone Star State 45 PLAYGIRL'S MAN FOR MAY Leo Marentette is what you call "open minded." And he's exactly the kind of un inhibited showoff we love 57 ROUGHING IT No running water, no electricity, no conveniences at all. Even so, you discover that a weekend of camping brings out the animal in you 76 THE MASTERPIECE He's picture perfect—so it's time to put down the paintbrush and try another kind of stroke DEPARTMENTS 6 THE EDITOR'S PAGE 7 LETTERS 8 NEWCOMERS by Susan Bax 11 THE WOMEN'S ROOM What Do You Mean By That? By Virginia Randall 13 THE MEN'S ROOM When Barry Met Allie (And Faked It!) By Barry Walden 17 QUIZ Are You A Sensual Woman? By Sherry Suib Cohen 18 SEX TALK By Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D. 26 IDOL GOSSIP By Susan Bax 40 QUICKIES By Lynn Reich 52 READER'S FANTASY FORUM 62 REAL MEN Brendan Westphal, Rob Bender, Johnny Salcedo, Jason Sommerville, Sam Fast, Sid Stanley, Tony Comella, and Peter Graf 82 LOVESCOPES by Robin MacNaughton 98 COMING UP IN JUNE FICTION 66 EAVESDROPPING When the man you love is involved with another woman, how do you decide whether the relationship is worth it? By Laurie E. Horowitz FASHION 69 PLOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Why shop for summerwear in the heat when you can get it all from PLAYGIRL? Finding summer activewear has never been easier