Playboy June 1979

COVER STORY PLAYBOY'S West Coast Photo Editor, Marilyn Grabowski, commissioned famous Hollywood designer Bob Mackie (Cher is one of his clients) to create a special gown for our Playmate of the Year, Monique St. Pierre. The result is the diaphanous delight you see on our cover. Staff Photographer Richard Fegley took the shot. At left: Mackie and Monique. Tres chic! 3 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 19 DEAR PLAYBOY 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 36 MOVIES 46 BOOKS 49 MUSIC 53 COMING ATTRACTIONS 57 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 65 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 81 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DENNIS KUCINICH—candid conversation . . . . Cleveland's beleaguered young mayor answers some pointed questions from Jimmy Carter interviewer Robert Scheer about himself and his on-the-rocks city. One big question remains: What's candor and what's cover-up? 120 OCEAN KILLINGS—article ROGER SIMON Salvaging sunken treasure in the Caribbean takes patience and lots of money, but the payoff can be unbelievable. We look at the current state of the treasure-hunting business. Also, some worthwhile advice on how to find your very own treasure by John Grissim. 124 CRUEL SHOES—humor STEVE MARTIN When you've read these excerpts from the author's new book, he'll no longer need to convince you that he's wild and crazy. 127 DANCE-HALL DEMOISELLES—pictorial The days of thigh in the sky have gone, but we can fondly recall their teasing delights (yes, we cancan). 134 INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY—article RICHARD RHODES They finally think they know how aging is caused and what, theoretically, can prevent it. A clue: If your grandparents were Hunzas and you don't get hit by a truck, you might break 110. 136 PLAYBOY'S GIFTS FOR DADS & GRADS—merchandise The end of the school year and Father's Day are rapidly approaching Have you got the message? 141 TWISTER!—article JAY CRONLEY Only two things can make a man run to his basement, huddle against the wall and throw up: an air raid and a tornado. And which of the two is worse? Well, you can't shoot down a tornado. 142 OUR TARNISHED BRASS—essay JOHN SACK We never generalize about generals, but if the three the author knew are prime examples, the stars definitely don't make the man. 144 SUN-KISSED CRUSADER—playboy's playmate of the month Louann Fernald, whom you may remember as a finalist in our 25th Anniversary Playmate Hunt, returns as a centerfold to prove that oranges aren't the only good things grown in Florida. 156 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 158 IN SUPPORT OF GARTER BELTS—article SUZANNE O'MALLEY While discreetly searching out this lacy launching pad for erotic fantasies, the author discovers that she's not alone. 161 MAKING A SPLASH—attire DAVID PLATT Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, star of Big Wednesday and the forthcoming Defiance, puts the latest in swimwear to the water test on the beaches of Hawaii. 164 A BAY CHANGE—fiction ELLIOTT ARNOLD A tale that proves the old joke: In the Fifties, you had to be Jewish to get a girl; in the Sixties, you had to be black to get a girl; but in the Seventies, you have to be a girl to get a girl. 166 PAST PLAYMATES OF THE YEAR—pictorial Nineteen (count 'em!) previous winners in review just, as the song goes, for the memories. 170 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR—pictorial She came from Wiesbaden, Germany, with a devilish smile and an angelic figure, and now that November 1978 Playmate Monique St. Pierre is in California, the best is yet to come. 181 WHAT WOMEN OWE TO TORTOISE—ribald classic 182 A RIGHT TURN TO TURBOS—modern living BROCK YATES If you think small engines and fuel economy mean poor auto performance, you haven't heard about turbochargers. 188 CLASS REUNION—humor PHIL INTERLANDI When old classmates get together, it's principally a matter of who made it—then and since. 192 THE MAGICAL MR. ARKIN—pictorial A lusty sneak preview of the new movie The Magician of Lublin, taken from the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Alan Arkin plays the magician who does the hat trick with three women. 196 FUNNY MONEY—humor Last year, we gave you a chance to prove that you're funnier than our Party Jokes, and now a distinguished panel of comedians has come up with those entrants who deserve bucks for their yuks. 201 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAFIA!—humor DON NOVELLO A kiss of humor to this venerable organization on its 500th birthday. 207 SHAKING UP THE DAIQUIRI—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG Ten delicious and refreshing ways for you to get mellow and prevent scurvy at the same time. 222 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 231 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & work, sorts and the law, sailing school, renting wheels in Europe. 250 PLAYBOY -POTPOURRI 297 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Bright fashions, scaled-down electronics, language aids.