Mailbag Monday, 1981: In which Christie Brinkley is likened to a low-interest rate

Rebecca Shore | Dec 7, 2014

Christie Brinkley on Captiva Island, 1981John G. Zimmerman/SI

THIS WEEK'S installment includes the usual cheers and jeers, but the batch of mail provoked by the 1981 issue did contain some noteworthy firsts: it was the first time the ever-arousing topic of monetary policy entered the conversation, as well as the first time a model has been threatened with a citizen's arrest. (To the best of my knowledge, our incidence of citizen's arrests remains at zero.)

FUTURE COLLEGE DROPOUTS OF AMERICA

Sir:

When I got home today I found two pieces of mail on the table. One
was a letter from the college I most want to attend, concerning my
admission. The other was the SI swimsuit issue (Here's to the Soft
Life. Feb. 9). Guess which one I looked at first?

PETER BALDWIN
Grand Rapids

• Mailbag Monday, 1980: The 'fire and brimstone' edition

Lena Kansbod

John G. Zimmerman/SI

I LOVE IT WHEN YOU TALK FINANCE TO ME

Sir:

Luckily, Christie Brinkley's annual photographic arrival at our
office occurred at the precise time we became despondent over this
doleful financing period and another doleful winter. Christie, an
old friend, is like the single-digit interest rate--both evoke
images of paradise and are worth waiting for.

NEAL KLIPFEL
MICHAEL SMITH
Buffalo

Rita Tellone

John G. Zimmerman/SI

Christie Brinkley

John G. Zimmerman/SI

Kelly Emberg

John G. Zimmerman/SI

SOWING HER WILD SEA OATS

Carol Alt

John G. Zimmerman/SI

Sir:

Being concerned Florida citizens and aware of the "Trouble in
Paradise" reported in your Feb. 9 issue by Robert H. Boyle and Rose
Mary Mechem, we found it a devastating experience to see Carol Alt
lying among the sea oats on Shell Island. And to see the seeds of
this important vegetation in her mouth was equally appalling. This
simple fruit is vital to the ecology of the sand dunes in our
beautiful state. Picking sea oats or trampling them (by lying on
them) is in fact a violation of state law. Had any of us been
present during this action, a citizen's arrest would certainly have
been our response.

The next time SI decides to bring this crew to Florida, we will
gladly escort it to ensure that further devastation of our state's
beauty is forestalled.

FLEET PRIDE
BILL PEDERSEN
MIKE HAHN
RON HILL
Tallahassee, Fla.

--Fear not. SI's crew was aware of the vital role played by sea
oats in stabilizing sand dunes and took pains not to disturb their
delicate root system. A second look at the picture will reveal that
Carol is posed not on the grass, but on a clear patch of sand.--ED.

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