Playboy July 1977

COVER STORY If you're a TV buff, you'll probably recognize this month's cover girl, actress/model Pamela Serpe (photographed by L.A. lensman Claude Mougin). Aside from appearing in several Broadway productions (Coco and the last Follies), Pamela's been featured in such TV series as Police Woman and The Rockford Files and has done a number of commercials. The big-eared beach toy she's holding was made out of water-bed plastic by L.A.'s International Water Beds. 3 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 24 MUSIC The latest from Bonnie Raitt, a bonanza of Carmen McRae goodies and disappointing after-the-split album from the Band. 28 MOVIES Woody Allen waxes autobiographical, wonderfully; a horny computer menaces Julie Christie; and Peckinpah's newest is (what else?) bloody. Plus: A sneak preview of Marty Feldman's Beau Geste flick. 36 DINING & DRINKING Food, service and view are merely terrific at Windows on the World. 38 BOOKS A tense CIA novel, a visit with America's scientific superstars . . . and an Author! Author! conversation with Oriana Fallaci. 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 47 PLAYBOY SEX POLL . . . HOWARD SMITH and BRIAN VAN DER HORST This month's question: "What's the best sex trick you perform to turn on your mate and what's the best one that's been used to turn you on?" 51 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 61 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ANDREW YOUNG—candid conversation Our new UN Ambassador discusses Africa, the disarmament talks, his position on lust, human rights and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 86 RUNNING THE WORLD IS FUNNIER THAN YOU THINK—article RON NESSEN Gerald Fords press secretary unveils the silly underbelly of life among the guys close to the guy who had his finger on the button. 90 ADULTERER'S LUCK—fiction PAUL THEROUX A strange relationship among a man, his wife and a pretty young waif in Malaysia. 93 ACTING BEASTLY—pictorial essay BRUCE WILLIAMSON Top model turned actress Barbara Carrera cavorts with some . . . well . . . hirsute characters similar to those on The Island of Dr. Moreau. Contributing Editor Williamson adds an illuminating profile of the lady. SEX GOES PUBLIC—articles A survey on the emergence of public-sex display among the homosexual community, the straight crowd in New York City and in California. 98 THE GAYS PIONEER ARTHUR BELL 99 THE STRAIGHTS FOLLOW DAN ROSEN 206 SEX—CALIFORNIA STYLE JULES SIEGEL 102 LOOK GOOD THIS SUMMER—attire DAVID PLATT If you want to be noticed this season, put on the silk. 106 MANHATTAN PIT STOP—fiction "STROKER ACE" The further adventures of that lovable redneck stock-car racer of I Lost It in the Second Turn. 108 BABY BLUE—playboy's playmate of the month July Playmate Sondra Theodore is a natural-born actress, but, as you'll see, she's got a few other natural attributes as well. 120 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 122 THE COMMODITIES MARKET: YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO BE AN ANIMAL—article ASA BABER The world's biggest casino isn't in Monte Carlo—it's in Chicago; and at the Board of Trade, the cards may not always be dealt off the top. 126 !VIVA TACOS!—food EMANUEL GREENBERG A simply splendid treat from south of the border. 130 HOW TO BUY AN ISLAND—article DAN CARLINSKY Interested in 3000 acres, complete with coconut plantation, in the Fijis? Or your very own Florida key? They're for sale, if you know where to look. 133 THE NEW GIRLS OF PORN—pictorial essay A pictorial overview of the decidedly better-looking breed of uninhibited actress now showing on the X-rated screen. 146 BY THE NUMBERS, TAN!—modern living Bronzing systematically is a cinch if you've got the right lotions. 149 DEAD OR ALIVE?—quiz PHILIP NOBILE Which of the celebrities listed are still with us? The answers will surprise you. 151 EPIGRAMS—ribald classic MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS 153 HOME, JAMES. THERE'S A BOGEY AT FOUR O'CLOCK!—article BROCK YATES Teaching the chauffeur to do bootlegger turns in the company car. 154 A LIGHTLY HANDLED HISTORY OF SEX—humor ARNOLD ROTH A cartoonist's-eye view of sexual history. 158 SUPERCLEAN!—modern living Showering and bathing were never like this. 186 THINK TANK Vasectomy reversals, black-market arms, C.B.-radio hassles and a memory pill. 202 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 226 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Mopeds, coffee gear and opening lines to use on a new lady.