ARTICLES AND FEATURES 27 A Candid Look at High-Level Money Jerry Shields and William Hoffman 36 By Age Possessed May Mallory 51 Private Lives: Motherly Love: 56 The Madonna of Laurel Gardens Vincent Larkin 60 The Nick Nolte College of Fine Arts General Catalog Scott Fivelson 76 Omega 7: From Cuba With Blood
John Cummings
79 Sports Injuries
Ted Gambordella
84 Cars You Can Bank O
n Alex Barclay Royce PICTORIALS
31 Jackie Jones Takes Portuguese Holiday
Mario Marnoto
38 The 'Girl Next Door' November Entries
43 What Makes the 'Girl Next Door' Tick?
Mel Shestack
44 Mattie Kay: The 'Girl Next Door of the Year'
Ron Mesaros
72 Shauna and Sheena: The 'Girl Next Door' Monthly Winners November Winners
99 Smokey Geoff Howes DEPARTMENTS
8 Feedback
Correspondence
12 Behavior...
13 The Way We Are Think Tank... The Way We'll Be
14 National Survey David Schwartz
16 Booktalk
Donald Newlove
17 Moving Images
Tom Seligson
18 High Notes
Evan Eisenberg
20 Sports
Sheldon Bart
24 New Wave
Jill Toffer
48 The Asimov Challenge Isaac Asimov
82 The Fit Life... Your Body and Hers
Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice
PUBLISHERS PAGE
The 'Girl Next Door of the Year'. Here's Mattie Kay, the winner you picked. She
may well be our most physically stupendous 'Girl Next Door of the Year' in the
magazine's history. Gallery's Design Director, Derek Burton, who journeyed to
California to direct the shooting of the pictorial in this issue, reports on Mattie's
traffic-stopping powers: "People would get a glimpse of Mattie, hit the brakes,
park anywhere, dash over to where we were shooting—and just gawk. Mattie
was charming throughout these distractions. We kept moving, but Mattie's instant
fans kept following." Instant fans... That's a good way to describe what
people's reactions are going to be when they enjoy the photo spread of Mattie
Kay. Mattie Kay's pictures and words start on page 44, but that's by no means
the last you'll be seeing of her; watch not only future issues, but also your
local television stations and newspapers... Mattie's going to be getting around.
Money and Power. It's conceivable (and probable) that one or more of the 13 Americans
you'll read about in "A Candid Look at High-Level Money" has made more
money in a day than you will make in your lifetime. They are the super-rich and
the superpowerful, and best-selling writer William Hoffman, along with the prominent
environmentalist Jerry Shields, nails down the accounts of how each of them got
that way—and will stay that way. A journalist who's long followed the golden
trails of America's 20th-century "aristocracy," Hoffman has written
several books, including David, Report on a rockefeller, a biography that stayed
on the bestseller lists for more than two months. While doing the book, Hoffman
requested an interview with Rockefeller. The magnate's staffers imperiously asked
why, and refused. Hoffman replied, "Look, I'll buy the guy lunch."
Where Is New Jersey? This is not another joke on the garden state, which in recent
years has been the brunt of many jokes. It's a most serious, most disturbing question.
October's Gallery carried a major investigative article by reporter Tony Scaduto,
"The Mob's Bloody War for Atlantic City," which revealed the scrambling,
as well as the gambits and scams, among various Mafia families for control of
the new gambling Xanadu of the East. Which family will emerge the winner of the
contest is not yet known, but the big losers have been determined: They're us,
the American public. We sent advance copies of the article, along with telegrams,
to New Jersey's 93 state legislators, as well as its governor, two U.S. senators,
attorney general, commissioner of the gambling commission, and the mayor of Atlantic
City. Responses thus far? Two. We hope this indication of shocking apathy doesn't
mean New Jersey's lawmakers are saying, in effect, "Welcome, Mafia."
Singular Columns. Some of the columns you'll find in this issue are brand new,
but three of the columns, High Notes, Booktalk, and Moving Images have been completely
revamped. Taking it from the top: Our new music columnist, Evan Eisenberg, will
attempt to place contemporary music in a broader context while reporting on live
music events, musicians and their lifestyles, audiences, and the music business
itself; he will also provide a roundup of each month's best releases in jazz,
classical and pop.
Donald Newlove, Gallery's book columnist, has made a commitment to reviewing books
that may have been overlooked—or overcooked—by others. After all,
a reviewer is a guide, and you'll find a trip with Newlove illuminating and rewarding
as he chats about 20 to 25 books a month. You've no doubt heard of the Newlove
as a writer in his own right. His most recent book is Those Drinking Days, a nonfiction
bestseller from Horizon Press. A book described in reviews as "searing and
stunning," it's a chronicle of writers and booze you shouldn't miss. Tom
Seligson expands "Screen" to "Moving Images" this month, adding
the worlds of theater and television to his usual coverage of the film industry.
Gallery's National Survey is a new feature, compiled by the Consumer Response
Corporation. It will be just what it says it is—a unique survey of how your
fellow Americans feel about the major issues of our day. Our first survey is on
Crime in America, and it offers some startling revelations.
Behavior... The Way We Are and Think Tank...The Way We'll Be are other exclusive
new columns that are a lot of fun to read...but can provide hours of thought and
conversation. And So Much More. Indeed. There's an investigative report by John
Cummings, "Omega 7: From Cuba with Blood," on the anti-Castro terrorist
group of Cuban exiles who operate principally in the United States. There's "Sports
Injuries," an article that will teach weekend athletes—and that includes
most of us—how to avoid injury. There's a Gallery first in the category
of monthly 'Girl Next Door' winner—twins, from the bigger-than-life state
of Texas. And the usual mix of ingredients that makes Gallery a delight for the
mind and the senses: The Asimov Challenge, Private Lives, gorgeous pictorials
of gorgeous women, Your Body and Hers, a relationships article (this month: loving
older women), and first-rate fiction.
