Playboy November 1980

COVER STORY You'll recognize our unconventional delegate as last month's Playmate, Mardi Jacquet. The cover was designed and photographed by Executive Art Director Tom Staebler, and Mardi's make-up was done by Pat Tomlinson. If you assume from Mardi's buttons that she's confused about which candidate to back, you're wrong. The only button that really counts is on her hat. Her motto: "Vote for Hugh and he'll vote for you." 5 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 20 PLAYBOY VIEWPOINT—editorial 25 PLAYBOY IN THE NEWS 27 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 30 MEDIA Joyce Brothers demonstrates that she doesn't know much about pornography. 32 BOOKS The latest from William Kotzwinkle; a terrific pickup basketball book. 34 MUSIC Whatever happened to doo-wop? It still do. 40 MOVIES Peter O'Toole returns in The Stunt Man; Ann-Margret and Bruce Dern are Middle Age Crazy; Ellen Burstyn turns in an Oscar-caliber performance. 48 COMING ATTRACTIONS The scoop on Steve Martins next movie; Clint is back in monkey business. 52 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM Seven ways to risk your life while having a wonderful time. 57 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 61 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 72 HOW I GAVE UP READING FINANCIAL ADVICE—a reporter's notebook ASA BABER He wanted long-term security. He got a headache. 81 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: LARRY HAGMAN—candid conversation The dapper demon of Dallas reveals his eccentricities, pulls the covers off the real Dallas, Texas, describes how it feels to be incredibly famous and teases interviewer David Rensin about who shot J.R. 122 HOW WASHINGTON WORKS—article ...NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN Being President sounds like a pretty powerful job, but the power of the office isn't what it's cracked up to be. Also: Eight tough Washingtonians advise the next Chief Exec—whoever he is—on how to grease the city's wheels; and Vic Gold reminisces about what Washington was like before it became Hollywood East. 126 BEAUTY & BUREAUCRACY—pictorial Roving photographer David Chan invaded Washington, D.C., to find the prettiest women working in our Government. Take it from us: Uncle Sam is a lucky man. 136 PUTTIN' ON THE ZITS!—food and drink EMANUEL GREENBERG Smooth talk about the dark, aromatic, sweet and sinful delight of chocolate. 140 UNCOMMON SCENTS—modern living HENRY POST A guide to men's colognes, how they work and how to wear them. 143 RAT TOWN BOOGIE—fiction ANDY STONE It isn't easy to recoup after you've spilled 10,000 tabs of sunshine in a redneck bar. But then again, on acid, anything is possible. 144 READY ON THE SET—playboy's playmate of the month Jeana Tomasino is a Los Angeles model, singer, dancer and actress whose career is taking off. You may already have seen her on TV, but you've never seen her like this. 156 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 158 PLAYING WITH PAIN—sports RICHARD MACKENZIE Everybody knows that professional athletes play with injuries, but the case of former Dallas Cowboy Pettis Norman indicates that they don't always know it. And Jay Stuller asks about equipment designer Byron Donzis: "Can This Man Save Football?" 161 WINNING THE COLD WAR—attire DAVID PLATT Our pick of the best-looking and warmest outerwear for the coming winter. 166 IT'S NO FUN BEING A GIRL—article D KEITH MANO Our square-shouldered and hirsute author swallowed his pride, put on his lipstick and (in the name of journalism) spent a high-heeled week at the annual transvestite convention. 168 CALIFORNIA C's—verse SHEL SILVERSTEIN You gotta be more than just young and eager to make the West Coast scene. First, you need the right props. 172 SEX IN CINEMA-1980—article ARTHUR KNIGHT It was a big year for pubescent sex and gays (not necessarily in that order), but it wasn't a bad year for heterosexual adult kicks, either. 185 AFTER THE BALL WAS OVER—ribald classic 188 FRED WILLARD FOR PRESIDENT—humor We've had so many amateur funnymen in the Oval Office, we'd probably do better to elect a professional. 193 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial 196 20 QUESTIONS: MICHAEL DOUGLAS 200 THE 1981 PLAYBOY MUSIC POLL Once a year, we let you be the critic. Vote for the best performers in the • world'of music. 205 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 213 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Winter and the art of motorcycle maintenance, auto tires made easy. 260 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 297 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Filters, lenses, sweaters to leave at the office, gadgets, Grapevine, Sex News.