Playboy September 1979

COVER STORY We'd dominate the newspaper business if we could do this every day. Fortunately for the daily press, we can't. How could it compete with our ear-reddening interview with Pete Rose, our controversial pictorial of Ivy League coeds or our visit with brainy and beautiful Playmate Vicki McCarty? But though this cover by Executive Art Director Tom Staebler and Senior Art Director Len Willis is appealing, you might not want a daily Playboy; you wouldn't have time to savor one issue before the next landed at your door. 3 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 27 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 32 BOOKS 34 THEATER 44 MUSIC 49 MOVIES 57 COMING ATTRACTIONS 59 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 65 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 72 SOME TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT AIRLINE SAFETY—editorial 77 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: PETE ROSE—candid conversation A blunt, sometimes caustic interview with the self-styled best player in baseball. "Charlie Hustle" talks about stars, managers, his home life, the popularity of drugs in pro sports and, of course, why he deserves every penny he earns. 110 FIRE FOR HIRE—article JAMES McKINLEY Professional arsonists are doing big business these days—they may even have "burn as you earn" training schools—but Federal task forces are beginning to smoke them out. 114 SEX IN AMERICA: NEW ORLEANS—article PETER ROSS RANGE From what v,e ve seen of sex n America, New Orleans may be our most erotic city. Down there sex, like Louisiana hot sauce, is so spicy it brings tears to your eyes. 118 CLAUDIA RECAPTURED—pictorial essay BRUCE WILLIAMSON Since we discovered Claudia Jennings in 1969—and made her Playmate of the Year for 1970—she has become one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood. She's also more beautiful than ever. 126 NICK NOLTE HANGS TOUGH—personality ....O'CONNELL DRISCOLL It isn't that Hollywood's latest stone jaw is mentally unbalanced; he just acts that way to keep everybody else off balance. 128 GROOMING HOT LINES—modern living WILLIAM WILSON If you think you're getting the most out of your skin- and hair-care products, wait until you combine them with a pore-opening sauna. 134 BEAUTY AND THE BENCH—playboy's playmate of the month Vicki McCarty was a brilliant student in college both here and abroad, and soon she'll be a lawyer. So where does it say in the lawbooks that counsel can't be gorgeous? 146 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 148 THE TOP OF THE HILL—fiction IRWIN SHAW In the second of a three-part excerpt of a new novel, Michael finds a cool, confident woman in a secluded mountain resort who demands that he ski with her for money—and make love to her for pleasure. 151 BACK TO CAMPUS—attire DAVID PLATT Before buying a wardrobe for the coming college year, check our annual review of the latest styles for campuswear. 156 NUMBERS—humor SHEL SILVERSTEIN On a scale of one to ten, this chick was ... well, let Shel tell you. 159 GIRLS/WOMEN OF THE IVY LEAGUE—pictorial essay JESSE KORNBLUTH We waded into the bastions of intellectual feminist thought and by the time we were finished, everybody's consciousness got raised a little. 171 OIL: WHO NEEDS IT?—opinion RICHARD RHODES Why are we brown-nosing the OPEC countries for oil, when there are some far more dignified (and workable) substitutes? 175 THE GOLDSMITH'S WIFE—ribald classic 177 CITY STICK-ERS—food EMANUEL GREENBERG From shish kabob to shashlik, cooking with skewers can make you a master of the exotic dinner. 181 PLAYBOY'S PIGSKIN PREVIEW—sports ANSON MOUNT America's most trusted sports expert lays his reputation on the line once again with picks for the collegiate grid season. 191 PLAYBOY'S CHINA PARODY—humor JOHN BLUMENTHAL Oh, Tse, can you see a Chinese version of PLAYBOY? You can't? Well, take a look. In half an hour, you'll be hungry for more. 201 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 205 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & woman, buying new cars, get-rich-quick books. 246 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 275 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Jogging aids, fashion mixes that work, Audi's new entry. 285 IN MEMORIAM