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Subject: [PML1] CC: Nancy Jo Hooper
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:37:57 -0400

In Nancy Jo Hooper's centerfold (February 1964) she's laying down on a 
sofa, slowly rolling towards us. She doesn't appear to be rolling over 
for a game of Backgammon.

1,000 years from now this will be an easy centerfold to place in its 
proper time. It's simple, pure, monochromatic and angular: a sign of the 
early sixties. It's the style the hippies rebelled against. Here it's 
done very well. There is a strong drive to the horizontal, both with the 
sofa and the shutters. Vertical elements are present, but as minor 
ornaments.

This will also be an easy centerfold to place because of the way the fig 
leaf is handled, and here we see the weakness. Having Nancy throw her 
left leg over adds a sense of motion, but her shoulders are too flat. It 
looks like her left shoulder has been fastened to the sofa. If she were 
actually rolling over, there might be a fraction of an instant when she 
would be in this very position, but it is less than flattering to stop 
the action at this point. The Cyber Club photo is much more 
complimentary to Nancy Jo, and would have been a much better choice.

Photographer: The Playboy Studio

Scoring:
Pin-up: 1.0
Erotic: 3.0
Artistic: 3.0

Overall: 2.0 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #5

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1964/02/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1964/02/05-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI