COVER STORY Gabriella Brum has the world in her palm, so that's where we put it. Anybody who gets crowned Miss World one day and returns her crown the next because she has other plans is not your typical beauty-pageant winner. As you can see from Sebastian Giefer Bastel's photo, this lady has a lot on the ball. For more of Gabriella, see her out-of-thisworld pictorial on page 113.
5 PLAYBILL
13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
31 BOOKS
Veterans' vendettas; infatuation and women's softball; Adam Smith on money.
34 MUSIC
Blonde bombshells bomb; Devo invades an English town, sort of; jazz guitarist
roundup.
42 MOVIES
Postman remake's a scorcher; Chris Walken in a Forsyth thriller; Paul Newman saves
Fort Apache.
48 COMING ATTRACTIONS
Dreyfuss slated for Einstein role, a la Disney; Spielberg's next flick—Hollywood's
best-kept secret—unveiled.
51 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM
An update on traveler's-check refunds
55 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
61 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
69 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ELISABeth KUBLER-ROSS—candid conversation
The Swiss-born psychiatrist who revolutionized the world's attitudes toward death
and the treatment of the dying talks about her controversial theories on the afterlife,
her own out-of-body experiences and a recent scandal that shook her professional—and
personal—life, in a startlingly frank interview.
108 GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT—fiction WILLIAM HAUPTMAN
After Elvis dies, a couple of good ol' brothers from Texas discover that impersonating
the King can be a royal pain in the ass.
113 WORLD CLASS—pictorial
When stunning 18-year-old Gabriella Brum promptly surrendered her crown after
being named Miss World, everyone wondered why. Meet the former Miss West Germany,
who has other things in mind for her future.
120 A GUERRILLA GUIDE TO THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION—article ROBERT E. CARR
To arm yourself against the inevitable computer invasion, you'll need to know
as much about them as they do about you. Our colleague ventured into the alien
world of electronics to report on the state of the art of home computers and what
we can expect from them in the very near future.
123 RODNEY DANGERFIELD TIES ONE ON—fashion/humor
When we asked this comedian to model some snazzy new designer neckwear, we should
have known he wouldn't need any loosening up.
128 FINNISH LINES—playboy's playmate of the month
Born in Finland, Gina Goldberg lived all over the world before settling down in
sunny Southern California. Looks as if she's finally found her home.
140 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
142 TWO TO GO—attire David PLATT
Stylish separates for a together look.
145 KISS OF THE HOPS—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG
A survey of imports, lights, premiums and superpremiums at the head of their class.
Plus advice on serving and savoring all kinds of brews.
146 Dorothy Stratten: HER STORY—article RICHARD RHODES
A full account of the life and death of PLAYBOY'S 1980 Playmate of the Year.
151 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial
154 GIRLS OF THE ADRIATIC COAST—pictorial essay STEPHEN BIRNBAUM
Yugoslavia's coast line is renowned for its natural beauty, but the real treasures
of this fascinating nation have nothing to do with topography.
165 THE TALE OF Madonna MODESTA—ribald classic GIOVANNI STRAPAROLA
166 20 QUESTIONS: JOHN DE LOREAN
This former General Motors honcho and innovative genius went into overdrive to
produce his own version of the ultimate dream car—and that's only the beginning.
170 PLAYBOY'S GT WEEKEND BOAT—article BROCK YATES
They won't win any honors for fuel efficiency, but for luxury and top-speed thrills,
these high-powered cruisers are unbeatable.
174 THE YEAR IN MOVIES
Admit it. Even if you didn't like some of the films you saw in 1980, at least
you could hum a few tunes on the way out of the theater. Here's our annual list
of last, year's cinematic highlights, including the best, the worst and other
categories you won't see on the Oscar telecast.
185 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor
240 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI
257 PLAYBOY PUZZLE NICOLE GREGORY
263 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE
Tents; reversible jackets; gadgets galore; the Dereks—John and Bo—produce
a hard-core flick; Grapevine; Sex News.
