Playboy June 1983

COVER STORY It wouldn't be difficult to drape almost anything around Playmate of the Year Marianne Gravatte and have the picture turn out great. That Contributing Photographer Richard Fegley chose gauze as his material underscores his heightened sense of the peekaboo. Archaeologists seeking the Rabbit Head will be wise to do their prospecting in a high valley, between twin peaks. 5 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS Checking In with SCTV's Johnny La Rue; a driver's test for Californians. 25 MEDIA DAVID STANDISH and JERRY SULLIVAN First look at an occasional column on the press, print and otherwise. 27 MOVIES BRUCE WILLIAMSON Three Swedes go up in a balloon, something fishy from the Pythons and a hard-nosed reform school thriller. 32 MUSIC A visit with Bob Seger and a chat with The Pretenders' Martin Chambers. 38 BOOKS The latest from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Trevanian and Stephen King. 40 TELEVISION TONY SCHWARTZ Columnist emerges bleary-eyed from a marathon news watch. 42 COMING ATTRACTIONS JOHN BLUMENTHAL Our Mr. and Mrs. Brooks find a co-starring vehicle; Newman and Benson slate a father-and-son routine. 45 MEN ASA BABER 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 51 DEAR PLAYMATES 53 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 60 A REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: THE PRESIDENT AS COMIC-KAZE—opinion CURTIS WILKIE 65 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: STEPHEN KING—candid conversation A struggling high school English teacher when he wrote Carrie, the darling of the scare-me generation now can write his own ticket both on paper and on film. He takes a hard look at his success and at the films that have been made from his books but confesses he still won't look under the bed. 84 THE PULITZERS OF PALM BEACH—article REG POTTERTON One of the silliest divorce cases of the century gave our reporter several stunning insights—one of which was that Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's presence had a settling effect. 88 DIAMONDS ARE THE GIRL'S BEST FRIEND—pictorial In 1970, Morganna, a girl with only one name, ran out onto the playing field to kiss Pete Rose. Since then, she has become baseball's Kissing Bandit. Hers is a moving violation. 94 BEYOND JEDI: THE SAGA CONTINUES—humor DENNIS SNEE Will it ever end? A quick course in what's happening in the upcoming installments from a story that began a long time ago in a galaxy far away. 97 PLAYBOY'S GIFTS FOR DADS & GRADS—merchandise The perfect somethings for the guys who count in your life. 100 SEX AND THE MATURE MAN—humor GEORGE BURNS Our most active octogenarian reveals some reasons why you should have sex at any age and why you don't really have to have any reasons. 104 POET IN MOTION—playboy's playmate of the month Our multilingual miss, Jolanda Egger, is the best reason to make Berlin an undivided city. 118 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 120 NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK—fiction ROBERT SILVERBERG If you don't like what happened in the past, it's not too late to change it. This love triangle fiddles on its own time. 122 20 QUESTIONS: DEBRA WINGER The woman who inspires officers and gentlemen discusses the importance of having balls. 124 ACE OF CLUBS—merchandise A summary report of what's going on in the golf states. 128 THE SECOND COMING OF NOLAN BUSHNELL—personality DAVID OWEN What can a man do after he's created the video-game boom? King Pong is getting down to serious business. 130 MUSCLING INTO SUMMER—attire DAVID PLATT The pump and circumstance of today's beachwear. 135 QUARTERLY REPORTS: INSIDE INFORMATION—article ANDREW TOBIAS It's easy to make a killing in the market when you're the only one who knows what's going on. Right? Not necessarily. 136 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR—pictorial Marianne Gravatte is one in a dozen. And we have a poster to prove it. 155 THE TWO MISTRESSES—ribald classic HENRI MERCAT 158 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 173 BERNARD AND HUEY—satire JULES FEIFFER 228 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 261 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE The higher forms of briefcases; powerful gadgets; Roving Eye; Grapevine; Sex News.