To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:55:26 -0500
Subject: [PML1] CC: Pamela Gordon

In Pamela Gordon's centerfold (March 1962) she interrupted her toilet to 
consider an alternate suggestion we've just put forth. I think she just 
might go for it.

This centerfold and Pamela's selection as Playmate come at an 
interesting juncture in the history of Our Favorite Magazine. Breasts 
and bottoms were till then the only "goodies" that could be shown, but 
they no longer had to hide behind a self-imposed veil of modesty. The 
sexual revolution was thundering at the gates in 1962.

In that context, Pamela's pose is remarkable. It's all about skin. Some 
of it is her freckled shoulders, but the turn of her torso and the 
positioning of her arms make it impossible to ignore the fact that this 
is a large-breasted woman. Playboy had never placed this much graphic 
emphasis in the centerfold before, and some readers complained about it. 
Words like "bovine" appeared a few months later.

Nowadays a shot like this seems a bit ordinary, if not static and stale. 
Pamela still comes off very well, however. I love the hairstyle and 
those alluring eyes. The freckles are just fine as well. The robe 
provides modesty while still threatening to drop at any time.

Photographers: Mario Casilli and Ken Honey

Scoring:
Pin-up: 2.5
Erotic: 1.5
Artistic: 2.0

Overall: 2.1 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: none

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1962/03/centerfold.html


Update:

I originally joined the PML on an invitation from Peggy. She had seen my 
post on a "Frasier" newsgroup (Yes, Our Lady Of The List has other 
interests besides Playboy and Marilyn!) asking if a "Pamela Gordon" 
playing a bit part in a "Frasier" episode was the same Pamela who had 
been a PMOM. It wasn't, by the way.

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI