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Subject: [PML1] CC: Carol Willis
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:43:47 -0400

In Carol Willis' centerfold (July 1970) she's decided to forego the 
swimsuit while at the beach, and is inviting us to join her in the sun. 
Or maybe she's suggesting we curl up together to guard against a slight 
chill from the sea.

This centerfold is all about triangles. The background is a series of 
stacked triangles, and Carol has been posed so that her arms and legs 
and even her breasts form very definite outlines. The result does 
wonders for Carol's legs and hips. It makes it easy to take advantage of 
Carol's exotic looks. Bringing the sleeping bag up in a cuddle makes it 
easy to think about cuddling up with her as we toasted marshmallows. Or 
something.

The problem with the centerfold is that I notice the triangles almost 
before I notice the lovely naked girl. It's not that the triangles are 
so prominent, it's that Carol doesn't dominate the pin-up. It's as if 
someone decided to highlight her bottom (good) at the expense of the 
rest of her (bad) or even a stellar centerfold (almost unforgivable).

Carol was one of my favorite Playmates of the seventies. I was sorry to 
learn she left us so soon.

Photographers: Pompeo Posar, Jack Hamilton

Scoring:
Pin-up: 1.0
Erotic: 1.0
Artistic: 2.0

Overall: 1.2 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #6. It's 
obviously a test shot and would need development to work into a 
centerfold, but I think Carol looks many times better in this shot than 
her centerfold.

If you have the magazine, her PMOM feature shows that Playboy was 
playing around with pubic exposure before its debut in Liv Lindeland's 
centerfold.

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1970/07/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1970/07/06-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI