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From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:42:18 -0500
Subject: [PML1] CC: June Cochran

In June Cochran's centerfold (December 1962) we're about to get our 
Christmas present.

From 40 years on, this centerfold seems almost pointless. Pin-up 
models, even the non-nudes in Playboy's latest competitors, don't hide 
behind sheer fabric. The ones that do tend to play up a figure rather 
than downplay it like we see here. The hair looks like you could bounce 
a quarter off it, and you don't see that very often, if at all.

Women themselves haven't changed much since the last ice age. When we 
look at June's radiant face emerging out of the solid black background 
the point of this pin-up becomes apparent. It's a very, very lovely 
face, with a smile that could pass as completely innocent among the 
ignorant, but carries with it a healthy does of sexual invitation and 
not a small amount of heat. It's a great look, just not killer.

On the more technical side it was a good choice to focus so completely 
on June's face. You can make out her figure, if you like, but the real 
rewards come with eye contact. The blue ornament provides an accent that 
exceeds its weight, keeping the picture from becoming too somber.

Photographer: Don Bronstein

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

Overall: 2.5 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: # 8

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1962/12/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1962/12/08-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI