Genesis December 1978

6 GENESIS FORUM
15 FOREPLAY
18 Boffo Endings: Bye-bye, Blues
Nick Tosches
19 Gifts: From Kept Women to Robots
Tom De Haven
20 Album Covers: California Dullsville
Michael Bane
22 GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
Tony Scaduto
Murder, the act of intentionally killing another human being, may be on its way to becoming the next great indoor sport. And getting away with it is a snap, as our special investigative reporter found out.
25 HOW THE CIA STOLE THE SIXTIES
Ed Naha
Now the story can be told! While you were nodding out on some exotic chemical, the Washington Spook Brigade was plotting to swipe everyone's favorite decade.
28 ANNIE
Photography by RBK
36 PRIVATE CHAMBERS
Advice from Marilyn Chambers
40 GENESIS FRIENDS & LOVERS PHOTO ALBUM
More winning photographs from our friendly readers.
46 ALFA ROMEO NIKI SPIDER VELOCE
Joe Kelleher
With a little help from racing ace Niki Lauda, Alfa has come back with a roaring winner.
49 GENESIS JOKES
50 GREAT MOMENTS IN TV SEX
R. Meltzer
You won't be seeing Deep Throat on network television this season, but if you keep your eyes peeled, there's plenty of minimal titillation just waiting to be discovered boob tube for nothing.
54 HIGH-STYLE HI-FI
Len Feldman
Anybody can have the best sound, but it takes real taste to have both the best sound and the best looks. We spotlight the best-looking of the best.
56 INTERVIEW: CRYSTAL GAYLE
John Morthland
Loretta Lynn's little sister has come a long way—all the way, in fact, to the very top of the country music business. Country's newest superstar speaks her mind.
59 FRIENDS
Photography by Patrick Barnes
66 SHOOTIN' UP A MEAN STREAK
Len Albin
Here's basketballer Bernard King—actor, poet, superb ballplayer, and, according to some folks, a genuine hoodlum.
68 WINING & DINING
Sheldon Landwehr
71 SEXSTYLES: MEAT DELIVERY
Orville Casey
Sex was a game of chance for this teenage would-be lover, until he managed to hit the jackpot.
76 THE TRUTH ABOUT THERESE
Photography by Diana Hardy