Playboy May 1982

COVER STORY Model Vickie Reigle, you'll agree, rates a whistle any day. So does Barbara Schantz, who, as a Springfield, Ohio, policewoman, rates a badge as well. You'll see more of Barbara on page 164; as for Vickie, arrestingly photographed for our cover by Executive Art Director Tom Staebler, we have plans for her, too. Stay tuned. 5 PLAYBILL 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 25 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS A profile of baseball's unsung M.V.P.; Elizabeth (Ragtime) McGovern speaks. 32 MUSIC Destri rides, Marsalis blows his horn. 34 BOOKS The latest from Ludlum and Francis; some terrific advice on insurance. 39 MOVIES Some thoughts on Coppola's Heart; applause for three films that deal skillfully with unconventional sexual lifestyles. 42 RADIO N.P.R. invades Sunday afternoons; a look at WFMT, America's first "super-station." 44 TELEVISION Chicago spawns a new series; specials on Golda Meir, the E.R.A., the media and Shakespeare. 46 COMING ATTRACTIONS Busy days for Dudley Moore; speculation on Spock. 49 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 55 DEAR PLAYMATES 57 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 71 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: BILLY JOEL—candid conversation He's sold 26,000,000 albums in five years, but in many ways he's still a tough kid from Hicksville who hates music critics. He tells what he thinks of them, of the music business, of women and of life. An honest conversation with the man who wrote Honesty. 98 THE SMARTEST SPY—article ROBERT SAM ANSON He's a computer-minded country boy named Bobby Ray Inman, a four-star admiral, ex—head of the supersecret NSA and now deputy director of the CIA. His colleagues don't like him—which is why we probably should. 103 QUEST FOR DAWN—pictorial essay BRUCE WILLIAMSON Rae Dawn Chong, the silver screens latest (and perhaps best) primitive sex symbol, heats up photographer Ernst Haas's camera lens. 112 POPPA SUPERDUDE—fiction JOHN CLAYTON Sometimes, being too cool can put a freeze on your action, particularly when the lady in question has taken lessons in cool from you. 114 SHADES OF SUMMER—attire DAVID PLATT If summer is your dream, put some color in your scheme. 118 THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE GOES HOLLYWOOD—memoir LARRY L. KING In this excerpt from his forthcoming book, King tells why the Burt Reynolds movie will bear little resemblance to the author's Broadway hit. 120 THE COMPLEAT PERSONAL COMPUTER—article.. DANNY GOODMAN There probably will never be a last word on which of these useful and fast-proliferating machines is best for your home or small business, but, for the moment, this is as close to it as you'll get. 124 FORGET THE ALAMO!—playboy's playmate of the month Texan Kym Malin may not show up in history books as often as the famous landmark does, but, in our book, she's built a lot better. 136 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 138 REAL MEN DON'T EAT QUICHE—humor BRUCE FEIRSTEIN John Wayne's too Hemingway and Alan Alda's too earnest. Some guidelines for the modern male. 141 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial 142 TOUR DE FORCE—article JAMES R. PETERSEN Looking for the ideal motorcycle for long-distance cruising? Save this article. 144 20 QUESTIONS: SCTV If you think these wild ones are crazy on tile tube, check them out when they're not. (Not on the tube, that is; they're always crazy.) 146 INTERSTELLAR PIGEON—fiction DONALD E. WESTLAKE Any time you journey through outer space, you're taking a gamble; but on the planet Casino, the odds definitely favor the house. 149 A DAY AT THE DERBY—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG The best way to celebrate the running of the great race is with several mint juleps. Here's a nice variety. 152 THE YEAR IN MOVIES It was a big year for heat. Body Heat, of course—its writer-director, Lawrence Kasdan, and its star, William Hurt. We cover both—plus our picks and pans of the rest of 1981's movie fare. 159 MAN AND WOMAN, PART V: THE PERILS OF PAUL, THE PANGS OF PAULINE JO DURDEN-SMITH and DIANE DE SIMONE If you're a man who thinks he can hold up under stress better than any woman, read this. It turns out you're wrong. 164 BEAUTY & THE BADGE—pictorial Barbara Schantz is the curviest cop in a macho-cop town; and if her handcuffs icilon't get you, her looks will. 173 ONE GOOD EYE—ribald classic VOLTAIRE 176 PLAYBOY fUNNIES—humor 181 PLAYBOY'S ROVING EYE—pictorial Down Houston way, they've invented a new erotic pastime. It's called couch dancing. Sofa, so good. 228 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 257 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Sointu (a new New York store); sporty cars; beach shoes; Grapevine; Sex News.