Gallery December 1997

Departments
6 Right Up Front
8 Feedback
24 The Gallery Guide
About Entertainment
Driving Ambitions
On The Beat
Sweat Shop
The Great Outdoors
34 Short Takes
77 Private Lives
109 Mating Game
134 Toys For Men
157 The Back Side: Erotic Fiction
Pictorials
10 Niki
Photos by J. Stephen Hicks
37 Bonus 'Girl Next Door' pin-up page
38 'Girl Next Door' entries
48 'Girl Next Door' monthly winner
66 Perle
Photos by Viv Thomas
82 Rachel
Photos by David S. Hirsh
87 1998 'Girl Next Door' Calendar
114 Olivia
Photos by Christophe Mourthé
126 Kaylan
Photos by Brett Bereny
146 Chrissy Mountjoy
Photos by Andrea Fantini
176 Linzi
Photos by John Graham
FEATURES
58 The Gallery Interview: Frank Monte
The Most Proficient Private Investigator On Earth Speaks Out
Interview by Tom Callahan
138 From Russia With Malice
Organized Crime With A Red Slant
By Marc Cramer

PUBLISHER'S NOTE
RIGHT UP FRONT
The year in review
As with each December issue, I do a recap of what I consider to be the major news stories of the year.
Twelve months ago, O.J. Simpson was definitely the dominant story in the news. While I don't believe that he is anymore, he is still newsworthy; most recently, he had his home seized and sold at auction. Timothy McVeigh was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma. The crash of TWA Flight 800, en route from New York to Paris, into the Atlantic off Long Island is still, as of this date, a mystery.
Violence always seems to be ever present; although here in New York City the police department reported recently that violent crime is actually down.
Michael Jordan! In sports, Jordan is still the sun, and all other athletes merely shadows in his light. Once again, Michael led the Chicago Bulls to another NBA championship. That makes five of the past seven years for the Bulls. Evander Holyfield retained his heavyweight title in spite of the fact that Mike Tyson tried to make Evander his late-night snack by taking a bite out of his ear. The New York Yankees won the World Series, making it the 23rd time they've won the title.
I hope the news as it pertains to you is good.
RUSSELL T. ORENSTEIN
President & Publisher