More from the deYong Museum of Cardboard Boxes and Plastic Crates: What the hell, you may wonder, is going on in these photos? Who is this gorgeous, exotic creature and why is she sitting on hirsuit young Jim’s lap? It’s a damn good story. So I’ll tell it. Back in late 1975 my cousin Ron got married up in Kalispell, Montana. We’re only a few months apart in age. I flew up from Los Angeles to attend. I hung out with all his high school and college buddies the night before the wedding. There was a red hot rumor flying around that Playboy was doing a big Playmate photo shoot somewhere in the Kalispell area. Ron’s friends theorized — somewhat reasonably, I thought — that … Continue reading Kalispell, Montana, circa 1974: The tale of Playboy bunny