Playboy July 1979

COVER STORY Looking at New York model Denise Gauthier, we feel a sudden fondness for Homburg hats. It's the gun that makes us nervous. It's a mint-condition Walther P38, a spy-film favorite. Executive Art Director Tom Staebler designed and photographed the cover and our resident gun freak, Senior Editor William Helmer, provided the Walther. 3 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 19 DEAR PLAYBOY 25 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 30 BOOKS 32 DINING & DRINKING 34 MOVIES 44 MUSIC 51 COMING ATTRACTIONS 53 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 59 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 69 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: JOSEPH WAMBAUGH—candid conversation The former cop, best-selling author and budding movie mogul talks about his wars with major Hollywood studios, his special brand of film making and what it's been like to go from the beat to the big time. 88 THE MAKING OF A POPE—article ANDREW M. GREELEY Maverick priest—syndicated columnist Greeley takes us inside the Vatican for a behind-the-scenes look at a papal election. 93 THE PERFECT HIGH OR THE QUEST OF GIMMESOME ROY—humor SHEL SILVERSTEIN Baba Fats was so high Roy couldn't get over him and so wide he couldn't get around him. 97 WELL MATCHED—pictorial Love doesn't mean the same thing on the court that it does in courtship. Newlyweds Jimmy Connors and Patti McGuire know the difference. 102 THE LEASER OF TWO EVILS—fiction PHILIP JOSE FARMER There are beautiful women and there are dogs, and there are always those who, after a few drinks, cant tell the difference. 107 LOOKING SHIPSHAPE!—attire DAVID PLATT On deck with the perfect fashion gear to sail through summer. 114 BLOOD SISTERS—fiction JOE HALDEMAN They were the two most beautiful women he'd ever seen, except that one of them had a phony navel. 116 SHEAR WONDER—playboy's playmate of the month If all barbers looked like Baltimore's Dorothy Mays, this would be a better-groomed world. 128 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 130 GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRACTICING PARANOID—article DAVID BLACK The evidence is overwhelming that this planet is a piece of real estate that, in a very short time, will be for rent. 133 CATFISH CATCHES ON—food EMANUEL GREENBERG If you think you couldn't enjoy having something with whiskers for dinner, you haven't tasted this increasingly popular fish. 134 WHERE SEX IS CONCERNED, THE DOCTOR IS OUT—article MORTON HUNT Out to lunch, that is, because he probably knows less about it than you do. 138 THE SECOND ANNUAL BASEBALL MANAGERS' CASH-ON-THE-LINE, CLUTCH-PLAYER ALL-STAR TEAM—sports Once again, the major-league honchos are asked who the top guys are when the chips are down. 140 "MOONRAKER": NEW PERILS FOR 007—pictorial A sneak preview of the newest James Bond epic and a spy's-eye look at the master agent's newest ladies. 153 THE BAKER OF YESILKOY—ribald classic 157 THE SECRET LIFE OF BASEBALL—sports MAURY Z. LEVY and SAMANTHA STEVENSON It's a good thing these guys are playing ball: There are some of them you wouldn't want running loose on the street. 163 PLAYBIKES—modern living JAMES PETERSEN On the road or off, these motorcycles are pure pleasure. 168 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 177 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & woman, Europe by train, home security, the Hamptons. 212 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 241 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Coolers, lighters,and dancin' shoes