Playboy January 1980

COVER STORY Executive Art Director Tom Staebler designed and photographed this vision of puerility and pulchritude to ring in the New Year. For an in-depth interview with the hairy baby in the middle, see page 79. Hmnn. We wonder who'll change his diaper. 1 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 23 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 28 TRAVEL Just how easy is it to replace lost traveler's checks? 38 MUSIC A seance with Elvis, suggestions for holiday gifting. 49 BOOKS Posthumous Dalton Trumbo, books for under the tree. 54 MOVIES Plaudits for Nolte in Heart Beat, Reynolds in Starting Over. 58 COMING ATTRACTIONS New images for Goldie Hawn, Treat Williams. 63 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 67 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 79 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: STEVE MARTIN—candid conversation In a surprisingly serious interview, the original wild and crazy kind of guy discusses his comic psychology and the comedians he most admires. 116 THE SAN FRANCISCO EXPERIENCE—article NORA GALLAGHER It may be the gayest place in the world, but it's making some straights downright miserable. 120 PLAYBOY'S PAJAMA PARTIES—pictorial essay JIM HARWOOD They get ready for bed pretty early at Playboy Mansion West, but they don't retire until later. Much later. See why. 132 MY UNCLE OSWALD—fiction ROALD DAHL In a sneak preview of the author's soon-to-be-published novel, the inimitable Uncle Oswald discovers a pill that keeps a man up for the night—and parlays it into a fortune. 134 THE PARTY'S NOT OVER!—food and drink .. . EMANUEL GREENBERG After sleeping late on New Year's morning, you—and your friends—can revive the revelry of the night before with the right mix of food and drink. 137 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial Our artist in residence catches Senator Edward Kennedy in a rare moment with a rare cigar. 138 "STAR TREK'S" ENTERPRISING RETURN—article. . GRETCHEN MC NEESE After 11 years in the phantom zone, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the crew arrive on the silver screen. A behind-the-scenes look at the making of a movie, including a guide to its very special effects. 145 TUCKING IT AWAY—article ANDREW TOBIAS If one of your New Year's resolutions is to get more out of the money you earn this year, you'll want to read this. 150 IN BED ONE NIGHT-fiction ROBERT COOVER Sleeping with someone is usually better than sleeping alone, but sleeping with a crowd is worse than finding crumbs on the sheets. 153 THE ELEVENTH-HOUR SANTA-gifts So you've procrastinated about your holiday shopping? Look at it this way: All good things come to those who wait. 158 ISLAND LADY-playboy's playmate of the month Come, all ye who've imagined yourselves shipwrecked on a desert island with a beautiful woman. Meet Gig Gangel and be swept away. 170 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES-humor 173 BIRTH OF A NOTION-attire DAVID PLATT We asked five New York designers to give us an idea of what we II be wearing over the next ten years and, as you'll see, it's gonna be a spiffy decade. 181 SUCCESS AND THE SIS-BOOM-BAH-pictorial This time last year, N.F.L. cheerleaders were asking themselves, "Is there life after football?" They've since found out that almost everybody wants a little good cheer. 193 PLAYBOY'S PHOTO FLICKS-animation Here're Fanny, a Femlin, a flasher and one funny guy-hot home movies you put together yourself. 201 SHERO'S SYSTEM-sports LARRY SLOMAN Is the New York Rangers' coach the zen master of pro hockey or just the quintessential reverse psychologist? One thing's sure; he knows how to win. 202 THE DEADLY WEAPON-humor SHEL SILVERSTEIN 207 SMILEY'S PEOPLE-fiction JOHN LE CARRE From the author of The Honourable Schoolboy, an early look at his newest novel, in which agent Smiley comes out of retirement to solve the mysterious murder of a Russian agent. 209 PLAYBOY'S PLAYMATE REVIEW-pictorial A fond backward glance at last year's terrific 12. 222 THE EDUCATION OF A GUARDSMAN-ribald classic 226 THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS-humor TOM KOCH A rousing send-off to (or send-up of, as the case may be) various people who, for better or worse, made headlines in 1979. 230 PLAYBOY'S ANNUAL AWARDS We honor the writers, artists and photographers who we think made the top contributions to PLAYBOY in 1979. 237 PLAYBOY FUNNIES-humor 245 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & work, sci-fl comes to hi-f, legal clinics. 288 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 305 PLAYBOY'S NEW AGE PRIMER 311 PLAYBOY'S INFORMED SOURCE Hot tips for a winter of great skiing. 314 PLAYBOY PUZZLE EDITH RUDY 319 LITTLE ANNIE FANNY-satire.. . HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER 323 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Flashlights, four ways to use a sports coat and a look at the new Alfa Romeo.