Playboy July 1981

COVER STORY Sports fans will recognize Jayne Kennedy as the former highlight of TV's NFL Today show. Since then, the ex—Miss Ohio's career has taken a hike. Now she's starring with husband Leon Isaac in Body and Soul, which we've previewed on page 147. West Coast Photography Editor Marilyn Grabowski produced the cover; Ken Marcus shot it. 5 PLAYBILL 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 24 PLAYBOY VIEWPOINT: ILLEGALIZING ABORTION PETER ROSS RANGE 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 34 MUSIC New Orleans' Neville Brothers still dish up hot R&B. 41 BOOKS Another blockbuster from Clavell; super sleuth novels; a straightforward Hammett bio. 44 MOVIES Superman's sequel: faster than a speeding bullet; gem Thief Caan sparkles. 50 COMING ATTRACTIONS Julie Andrews as a female impersonator?; Landis' Werewolf is not his usual howl. 53 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM Do honeymoon packages really deliver? 55 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 59 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 69 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ROBERT GARWOOD—candid conversation After spending 14 years in captivity in North Vietnam, Marine Private First Class Robert Garwood returned to his native America a stranger in a strange land. Accused of collaborating with the enemy and recently court-martialed, Garwood reveals what really happened over there. 98 BEYOND THE PILL—article DAVID BLACK When that miracle of contraception freed us from fears of unwanted pregnancies, sex was better than ever—until we found out the pill wasn't a panacea, after all. An in-depth look at the future of birth control and how men and women are going to work out the particulars. 100 THE PROTECTION QUESTION Don't assume your partner has taken care of it; shared responsibility is the rule of the day. 101 IS THERE A MALE PILL IN YOUR FUTURE The back burner is warming some intriguing possibilities. 104 TENDER COUSINS—pictorial DAVID HAMILTON Photographer Hamilton, renowned for his soft, erotic studies of young girls, once again captures the flowering of womanhood in his latest feature. 113 WHISKEY SUMMER—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG For a refreshing summer cooler with a kick, don't forget this all-American favorite. 114 PITCHERS' DUEL—sports PAT JORDAN If he's going to last on the mound, a pitcher needs control, confidence—and the toughness to withstand abuse. An inside account of baseball's pressure cooker by a former minor-league pitcher. 116 IT'S SO NICE TO GO TRAVELING—modern living Gadgets and grooming aids to make any voyage bon. 120 GREAT DANE—playboy's playmate of the month Luckily for us, Heidi Sorenson didn't stay in Copenhagen. 132 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 134 UNDERCOVER ANGEL—article LAWRENCE LINDERMAN The chilling, true story of one of California's most effective undercover narcs, a dedicated cop who infiltrated the Hell's Angels, became a doper and even robbed a bank. Dan Black gave everything he had—and lost it all. 137 HOT CITY LIGHTS—attire DAVID PLATT For day and night, natty summer suits in lightweight fabrics. 143 BEN OSCZHIO—fiction WALTER LOWE, JR. Moored to a blimp of a wife and cursed with a minuscule penis, our desperate hero sets out to alter the course of nature and finds himself in Pinocchio's dilemma. Only it isn't his nose that won't stop growing. 144 UPTIGHT & LOOSE—humor There are only two kinds of people in this world, and that fact has nothing to do with gender. 147 BODY AND SOULMATES—pictorial The stunning commentator from TV's NFL Today has turned to acting, and if these exclusive PLAYBOY photos and sizzling scenes from her new film (costarring husband Leon) are any indication, she's headed for the big leagues. 157 PRUDENCE, THE CARVER'S WIFE—ribald classic GIOVANNI STRAPAROLA 160 HISTORY OF THE WORLD—PART I—humor MEL BROOKS An excerpt from Brooks's new movie, featuring him as Comicus, a stand-up philosopher circa 30 A.D., who's slated to play Caesar's Palace, and Hugh M. Hefner as entrepreneur of—what else?—Roman beauties. 167 LEROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial 174 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 179 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Electronic breakthroughs. 216 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 239 PLAYBOY'S INFORMED SOURCE It's better under the stars. A camping extravaganza—everything you need to know about places and paraphernalia. 243 PLAYBOY PUZZLE 247 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Jaunty Vespas; sensuous silks; sensational sushi; Grapevine; Sex News.