Playboy October 1984

COVER STORY Like Miss April 1984, Lesa Ann Pedriana—doubled over for our cover shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda—we've bent over as far as we can to attract you to this month's PLAYBOY. If you've a bent toward imaginative fiction, artful articles and revealing dishabille, lean forward and curl up with us. P.S.: If you can't find the Rabbit Head, you've never been to a white sale. 5 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 13 PLAYBOY EDITORIAL: THE INDECENT CRUSADE 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 39 MEN BY ASA BABER 43 WOMEN BY CYNTHIA HEIMEL 45 AGAINST THE WIND BY CRAIG VETTER 49 SEX NEWS 51 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 55 DEAR PLAYMATES 57 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 65 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DAVID LETTERMAN—candid conversation 82 WHEN REAL MEN MEET REAL WOMEN—article E. JEAN CARROLL 86 THE GIRLS FROM BRAZIL—pictorial text by BRUCE WILLIAMSON 94 A GIFT OF THE GODS—fiction GAHAN WILSON 96 PLAYBOY'S SCRAPBOOK OF POLITICAL SEX—humor GERALD GARDNER 100 THE EDUCATION OF REGGIE SMITH—article DAVID HALBERSTAM 102 DEBORAH'S SONG—playboy's playmate of the month, Debi Johnson 116 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 118 SENORITA MARGARITA! ENCORE!!—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG 120 20 QUESTIONS: JACK LA LANNE 122 A GOOD STORY—fiction DONALD E. WESTLAKE 124 STUCK ON MEMPHIS—modern living 130 IN PRAISE OF FROZEN FOOD—article STEPHEN RANDALL 132 BABES OF BROADWAY—pictorial text by BRUCE WILLIAMSON 143 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 155 PLAYBOY GUIDE: FASHION 183 BERNARD AND HUEY—satire JULES FEIFFER 219 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE