Playboy November 1976

COVER STORY This month's cover, with Patti McGuire, who also happens to be this month's Playmate, was shot by photographer Pompeo Posar. "The look of pure seduction," says Posar, "is one I've tried to capture many times over the years. It all depends on the eyes. I think I finally succeeded with Patti." So do we. 3 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 24 MOVIES Adultery (Cousin, Cousine) is more fun than piracy (Swashbuckler). 33 BOOKS Swapping, on the other hand, may be overrated: Updike's Marry Me. 40 MUSIC Jan Hammer, the Beach Boys and The Wild Tchoupitoulas reviewed. 48 DINING & DRINKING Haute cuisine on Chicago's Near North Side. 50 THE FOUR-HUNDRED-BILLION-DOLLAR RIP-OFF . . JIM DAVIDSON One of the big problems with Federal pensions is that they multiply geometrically over the years. Guess who's footing the bill. 51 THE MYTH OF THE PENILE ORGASM JULES SIEGEL Countless articles have been written on the female climax, but nobody has bothered to explore the complexities of the male orgasm—until now. 55 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 59 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 63 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: JIMMY CARTER—candid conversation The candidate expounds on personal morality, his religious beliefs, sex and permissiveness in society, the night Bob Dylan came to visit and whether or not he'll be a repressive President. 91 JIMMY, WE HARDLY KNOW Y'ALL—article ROBERT SCHEER Carter interviewer Scheer, who spent four months on the campaign trail with him, gives a behind-the-scenes look at his minions, a close-up of his family and an analysis of his Southern roots. 100 THE GREAT WILLIE NELSON COMMANDO HOO-HA AND TEXAS BRAIN FRY—article LARRY L. KING A hilariously apoplectic account of the Southwest's most outrageous country-music extravaganza. 104 MISTY—pictorial Marilyn Monroe, au nature!, appeared in our first issue. Now, years later, actress Misty Rowe, who played the Marilyn character in Goodbye, Norma Jean, follows suit (birthday, that is). 109 HOW TO MAKE REAL MONEY IN THE STOCK MARKET—article JOHN B. TIPTON Investment analysts will tell you to be wary, but for the sensible small investor, the stock market is still the best gamble in town. 110 THE BRIC-A-BRAC MAN—fiction RUSSELL H. GREENAN The surprising conclusion of a mystery novel about swindling and burglary. 114 THE SWING TO SWEATERS—attire DAVID PLATT Forget the past. Today, there's a sweater to suit almost any occasion. 120 MISSOURI BREAKER—playboy's playmate of the month Like most of the Irish, C.B. enthusiast Patti McGuire has a way with a story. You don't know if it's true, but you don't care, either. 132 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 134 THE VATICAN SEX MANUAL—humor MONSIGNOR E. D. GRAY The monsignor, also known as Eric Idle of Monty Python, puts forth the 13 positions that will allow you to get the ultimate in nonpassion and nonpleasure out of you-know-what. 137 JOHNNY CARSON, WATCH YOUR ASS ... THERE'S A REVOLUTION GOING ON—modern living All about video-playback hardware, from the currently available cassettes to the soon-to-be-here discs. 142 THERE ARE 8,000,000 STORIES IN THE NAKED CITY AND THIS IS THE LAST ONE—article CRAIG S. KARPEL There have been all kinds of upbeat reports coming out of New York lately. Don't believe them. The bankers and the muggers hove chewed up the Big Apple and left nothing but the seeds. 144 SEX IN CINEMA-1976—article ARTHUR KNIGHT Here it comes again, the year's roundup of steamy film fare, plus an insider's analysis of Hollywood's current mood. 157 DEFINITIONS—ribald classic 159 IRISH WAKE-UPI—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG A rugged reminder that the Celts make more than one kind of whiskey. 161 PRURIENT PURITANS—humor J. B. HANDELSMAN A cartoonist's-eye view of how our early settlers got their Plymouth rocks off. 222 PLAYBOY POTPOURR4 248 PLAYBOY aN THE SCENE Up-to-the-minute flashes on what's happening, where it's happening and who's making it happen.