Playboy April 1979

COVER STORY November 1977 Playmate Rita Lee—our nonshrinking, wash-by-hand model—provides a fascinating demonstration of what it means to put it all on the line. Executive Art Director Tom Staebler was the man behind the idea and the camera. 3 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 23 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 31 MUSIC 40 MOVIES 48 TELEVISION 50 BOOKS 51 COMING ATTRACTIONS 55 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 61 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 75 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: MALCOLM FORBES—candid conversation The adventurous and outspoken owner of Forbes magazine talks about ballooning, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy and, of course, money. 110 INJUSTICES OF THE BURGER COURT—opinion ROBERT SHERRILL The author takes the Nixon Court to trial for two sex offenses: raping the Constitution and screwing the American public. 115 DISCO QUEENS—pictorial Hot shots of the ladies who make you go bump in the night: singers Amanda Lear, Flower, Madleen Kane and Grace Jones. 122 SEX IN AMERICA: CHICAGO—article WALTER L. LOWE It's not easy to get very sexy—what with the mayor, the archdiocese and your neighbors frowning in the background. 127 AESTHETIC TRUCKIN'—humor DAN GERBER With some four-wheel-drive honchos, it's more show than go. 128 WHEN YOU PLAY WITH FIRE ... —article JOEL DREYFUSS When comedian George Kirby moved to Las Vegas, it was boom or bust. He was about to boom but got busted instead. 132 FAST-MOVING MISSY—playboy's playmate of the month Missy Cleveland is a Mississippian transplanted to San Diego, which is lucky for us, because we didn't conduct our Great Playmate Hunt in Mississippi. 144 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 146 GOOD AS GOLD: PART TWO—fiction JOSEPH HELLER The hero of Heller's funniest novel since Catch-22 is back and on the run with a world of trouble on his tail. 149 HOW DRY I AM!—attire DAVID PLATT Dona let the wet season catch you unprepared. Check this gear and you II be singin' in the rain. 153 SAUSAGES TAKE OFF—food EMANUEL GREENBERG They're much easier to eat than to fly, but their popularity is soaring. 154 LOTUS LAND—modern living BROCK YATES Colin Chapman is a maverick and the racing and road machines he creates are all power and perfection. 158 ONCE MORE WITH FONDREN—pictorial Top New York glamor photographer J. Frederick Smith's stunning portfolio of Playmate of the Year Debra Jo (-My God, look at her hair!) Fondren. 169 FOUR OFFENSIVE VERSES—ribald classic TOM BROWN 172 BLUE-CHIP STACKS—modern living Great new ways to store hi-fi equipment, and a look at the latest dynamite compact speakers. 177 CAPTAINS OUTRAGEOUS!—article REG POTTERTON So you think living from yacht to yacht is easy? Dangerous, sometimes; bizarre, usually; but rarely easy. 179 PLAYBOY MUSIC '79—survey We're back again with our poll winners, the year in music, hits, hypes and heavies: all kinds of meaningful statements on the 25th birthday of rock 'n' roll, the latest addition to the Playboy Music Hall of Fame, plus lots more. Boogie! 191 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 201 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Making inflation work for you, buying video tapes, tossing a catered bash. 240 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 269 LITTLE ANNIE FANNY—satire HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER 273 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Gadgets, Saab's new 900s.