ARTICLES AND FEATURES 31 INTERVIEW: CHUCK BERRY
One of the kings of rock 'n' roll is still going strong at the age of fifty-two.
40 PSYCHIC PHENOMENA: JOURNEY INTO THE PARANORMAL
By Donald Newlove
You may have read about Ping-Pong balls floating in mid-air and spoons bent by
concentration alone. But there's a more serious side to parapsychology—life
after death, psychic healing, out-of-body experiences, and more.
50 DIVORCING: A MAN'S DIARY
The true diary of a broken marriage—this time from a man's point of view.
64 A GUIDE TO CULTS
By Eric Norden
We now know that cults are far more than just groups of hopeless, but harmless,
kooks. Here's a rundown on the activities of major cults and group therapies—from
Anand Marg to est.
68 CULTURE SHOCK
Specially designed buttons for cultured people to cut out and wear.
79 PRIVATE LIVES: DOWN AND INN IN ASPEN
The introverted son of an innkeeper finds that sex isn't restricted to the snow
slope set.
92 THE BUSINESSWOMAN'S LUNCH
Fiction by J. S. Weill
A delicious alternative to the three-martini lunch.
107 TETRA
Created by Malcolm McNeill The woman arrives at a planet and discovers a strange
being. PICTORIALS
44 SUMMONS FROM A KOPP
Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson
53 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
57 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
70 MONTREAL MOODS
Photographs by Siwer Ohlsson
87 GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN
One of Las Vegas' most popular showgirls offers a few pointers on the erotic art
of undressing. DEPARTMENTS
8 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
19 PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
By Susan Toepfer
23 GALLERY AT LEISURE
Power by Bob Angus
Music: Interview with Larry Gatlin Screen by Tom Seligson
Books by Donald Newlove
38 ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT
By Jerry Shields
Environmental trouble-spot update.
84 INSIDE-OUT
Medical advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice
Excessive sweating; a question of virginity; nudity and the kids.
114 FACE TO FACE: TAKESHI WATANABE
Willem Oltmans in a discussion with the president of the Trilateral Commission
in Japan.
PUBLISHER'S PAGE
Personal thoughts from my note pad:
—Punk rock star Sid Vicious was apparently an ordinary, simple English musician who was built up by promoters and the media, and felt he had to live the part. He did. Result: he killed his girlfriend and overdosed on drugs himself. A good lesson on why not to believe your own press notices.
—One of my pet peeves is the new trend in airline TV commercials: a put-down of the guy who's smart enough to fly at the lowest fare. On the screen, he's sent to the back of the plane by a disgusted-looking announcer, while you, the viewer, are informed that if you pay more, you won't have to sit next to a low-fare passenger. I'll meet you near the tail.
—With all the furor about serious injuries during the last pro football
season (especially a fine series in Sports Illustrated), why do the play-by-play
broadcasters just chuckle and applaud as "aggressive playing " the all-too-obvious cheap shots?
—Nudity's tame by comparison; to me, there is nothing more obscene than
industries (like the asbestos one) that cover up the harmful and deadly effects
of the products they sell.
—Anybody who insists on calling magazines like Playboy and Gallery "exploiters of women" should watch television commercials—especially the ones for laundry detergents. One gal practically fainted when the advertiser threatened to remove his miracle ingredient.
—I don't care if some people think Rod McKuen and Hugh Prather are "corny." I'm frequently moved by their writings.
—Dallas certainly boasts some of the most beautiful women you'll see
anywhere ... but I have never had a happy day in that city.
—Raise your hands: how many of you out there are tired of the exaggerated
hoopla that precedes the Super Bowl? Biggest make-work project since the WPA.
—Speaking of football, I can do without the showboat antics that have become mandatory after touchdowns. A little dance and slam the ball on the ground. Somebody with class is going to change that.
— Don't believe the generalities you hear about "cold, indifferent
New York
City." Two friends and I lost our wallets over the past month ... and all
three were returned intact by strangers. This town is all the good and bad things you'll find everywhere else—only more so.
—Friend of mine produced a big Broadway musical. A year of hard work, plenty of money, big names (Gower Champion, songsters Strouse and Adams, etc.). The opening night audience laughed, cheered, and applauded. But the big New York reviewers turned thumbs down. It closed after one performance. Talk about the power of the press.
—As a writer, I try to avoid clichés. Maybe that's not so smart.
After all, for a phrase to become a cliché in the first place, it must
be good enough to have been selected by many people.
—People who try to cheer you up have a favorite cliché: good things
come from bad. From the worst business experience of my life came some of my closest and dearest friends. I now believe in clichés.
—Is there anyone who enjoys coming to work in the morning more than I do?
Don't bet on it.
