tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post1671166521417596780..comments2023-06-27T01:26:00.256-07:00Comments on Idol Features: Whatever Happened to Susan Kiger?Chris Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-74627205512731145602016-05-24T13:07:15.134-07:002016-05-24T13:07:15.134-07:00Ah, so during her pre-Playmate days. Do you have a...Ah, so during her pre-Playmate days. Do you have any details or, hopefully, photos you'd like to share of that time, Max?Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-74916976701143651072016-05-24T10:31:01.128-07:002016-05-24T10:31:01.128-07:00Met Susan in 1975 when I was a bellboy at the Mira...Met Susan in 1975 when I was a bellboy at the Miramar Hotel in Santa Barbara. The sweetest, funniest, sexiest, woman ever. We had a fun week together. Lee Maxwellmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341837666973509248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-32136088459646600512016-04-22T03:01:27.525-07:002016-04-22T03:01:27.525-07:00Susan Kiger was one of Hefner's best looking g...Susan Kiger was one of Hefner's best looking girls not just then but of all time. In 1977 Australia then didnt have its own Playboy or Penthouse editions and American ones were always in the newsagents, of which I at age 15 bought my own. (The Australian Playboy edition was published from 1979 to 2000 with mostly local models and early copies are worth some money now - refer Ebay). They even print a special verison of US Playboy for Aust. now with local ads in it as its the only edition available here since 2000 - its usually bought now for upmarket homes to put on coffee tables with Vogue etc..<br /><br />I don't know how much exposure Susan got at a model or actress etc after 1977 in US but it seems a pity she didnt do bigger things. But as you know the Reagan era people tried to shut down the mens magazine industry and that would have made life difficult for all of the girls from her period in the 1980s.<br /><br />I hope she's been looked after over the years as she deserved to be as one of the national treasures of the USA.<br /><br />Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-75684741331346049212016-03-11T00:55:19.734-08:002016-03-11T00:55:19.734-08:00Great article and judging by the comments, I'm...Great article and judging by the comments, I'm not the only one who's wondered whatever became of Miss January 1977. All of the other stuff I found on the 'net has just been from her old Playboy shoots and the movies she did back in the 70's. Nothing since then. But I guess you already know that. I hope you can get an interview with her if Susan ever does come out of 'hiding.' She was a favorite of many Playboy readers of my generation.Peter J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-65086191213240617512015-11-22T22:17:06.635-08:002015-11-22T22:17:06.635-08:00Belated reply to your post, Anon, and even though ...Belated reply to your post, Anon, and even though this is a long shot; it sounds like you were (and possible still are) personal friends with Susan. If so, and you have any photos of her from back then, how about sharing them here? You can send the scans to me at chris@idolfeatures.com and I'll post them here for fans of Susan to appreciate.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-77779571942002389102015-11-22T22:06:06.347-08:002015-11-22T22:06:06.347-08:00Thanks for sharing your story, Chris. Yes, too bad...Thanks for sharing your story, Chris. Yes, too bad you didn't bring a camera to that event, but you say you did get two signed photos from her. If you still have them, and I can't imagine why you wouldn't, please scan one and e-mail it to me at chris@idolfeatures.com. I'll post it here for all Susan Kiger fans to appreciate.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-47080564945539575882015-11-21T23:03:05.355-08:002015-11-21T23:03:05.355-08:00I had an enormous crush on Susan when she appeared...I had an enormous crush on Susan when she appeared in Playboy, as many others did, I'm sure. To my amazement, she came to Cleveland on the promotional tour for HOTS. I was a mere 20, naive and in awe. I came to the theater, and before she met with fans, they screened HOTS. Then she signed publicity photos for a long line of admirers in the lobby. When my turn came, she asked me what I thought of the movie, and I flubbed my answer. I tried to think of something intelligent to say, like a movie critic would, when I should have just told her the truth, that she was the best and only good part of it. I was so starstruck, I got in line again for a second chance to talk with her, making up the dumb excuse that I wanted a second picture for my brother. She politely obliged, but I felt really stupid. Then a fat guy with a camera asked to have his picture taken with her, and she agreed, posing with him, his arm tight around her waist while I and other envious guys watched. How I wished I had thought to bring a camera with me. I knew the local promoter in charge of the event, Morrie, and he shared with me the name of the motel she was staying at in town, so later, I summoned up my courage and actually called and asked for her room. She answered! I nervously identified myself, as if she could remember me from the crowd of leering guys earlier, and asked if I could show her the sights while she was in town. I can't believe how idiotic this attempt was. She of course declined flatly, and that was that. She was totally out of my league, so I don't know what I was thinking, but at least I tried. Susan, if you ever read this, I'm sure you won't remember any of it, but I hope you get a mild chuckle out of it after all these years. You are awesome.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-42322893843379864252015-06-10T01:25:17.796-07:002015-06-10T01:25:17.796-07:00Remembering the times we went to San Jacinto hikin...Remembering the times we went to San Jacinto hiking and enjoying life with the 'gang' great memories. Sun beams from the blue sky dancing off the trees making rainbows in our minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-63591076712037698682015-06-01T14:40:39.015-07:002015-06-01T14:40:39.015-07:00You make some valid points, Anon. If you have any ...You make some valid points, Anon. If you have any blog or writings online, please send me a message through the "Contact" tab and let me know.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-34195021429185780302015-05-11T09:44:49.430-07:002015-05-11T09:44:49.430-07:00To those that mention the "sweet" factor...To those that mention the "sweet" factor and the "wonder why she disappeared?" contingent:<br /><br />Guys, understand something, if a woman truly was unassuming and "sweet" she wouldn't come off the way Susan Kiger has in all her pictorials/films – and here’s why: As men, we all break women down into 2 categories: <br /><br />1. pure lust <br />2. sweet/innocent <br /><br />(news-flash - they do the same with guys; "take me you beast… then get out of here” or "marriage material”.)<br /><br />Susan Kiger has always come off as pure lust…she has never, ever in my mind come off as sweet or innocent.<br /><br />But-she's still a woman ...and many women do all kinds of things when they're young they later come to regret it. Why? 99.9% of all women later want to have children. For some odd reason women don't project into the future they may raise a family – who will later know what they did. No matter how much B.S. you hear on tv (“Oh yeah - my kid knows and he’s fine with it” etc.) people are human. They’re get freaked by this.<br /><br />“Well so-what? it's just playboy...that's largely accepted as tasteful by everyone - it's not porn." But…<br /><br />She did do porn - as has largely been reported on this site, wikipedia and everywhere online. Which, bolsters my debunking of this "sweet, innocent, unassuming Ms. Kiger" myth: The day you get in front of a camera and start blowing some hairy dude, hard-core, is the day "sweet and innocent" are never to be attributed to you again - first and foremost in your own pretty-little mind. <br /><br />Not to put too fine a point on it, but I used to reserve this opinion as “old school” thought maybe younger generations simply dont' have the hang-ups about porn/sweet-innocent being mutually exclusive. Turns out it's b.s. - have heard numerous stories about young guys (in some cases literally about to get married to their "sweet, innocent" fiancés) who were given 11th-hour warnings about the woman they were about to marry with a simple URL and "stage name". These young men went thru the same horror and withdrawal most of us old-guys can imagine.<br /><br />This isn't cultural or generational - it's human nature - right down to our core, lizard brain... and everyone, sooner or later, understands it ... particularly the women that chose the knee-drop not imagining a family in their future.<br /><br />Last … this isn’t condemnation … to me Kiger is PERFECT in the lust role I’ve been fantasizing about for decades …she doesn’t fit “sweet and innocent” and I’m happy about that …many women are proud of not being that … my point here is two-fold: 1. this is speculation as to why she may be silent and 2. lust and sweetness should never occupy the same public space (keyword PUBLIC.) Every guy wants his girlfriend to project sweet innocent and proper to the world - but then act like a whore in bed … but NO MAN wants to know she was a whore with other men. <br /><br />Just my 2 cents … now back to my lust-filled thoughts about Kiger in that chair, doing that teeth-gritting clench, as she stairs into the camera.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-55813378457864010002015-01-14T16:31:44.490-08:002015-01-14T16:31:44.490-08:00^ Thanks for commenting, Anon. Please do ask your ...^ Thanks for commenting, Anon. Please do ask your brother! Sounds like you have some very fond memories of those times. If you or anyone you know, took any photos of Susan and would like to share them (publicly or privately), please feel free to contact me.<br /><br />As I previously mentioned, research has revealed to me where Susan is and what she's doing these days, and almost anyone else can access the sources I did to get that same info on her. It just seems that Susan, for whatever her reasons are, wants to remain out of the spotlight.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-16357600641222529462015-01-12T20:19:38.741-08:002015-01-12T20:19:38.741-08:00Oh, regarding above, I'm not sure what happene...Oh, regarding above, I'm not sure what happened to Suzy either. I'll ask my brother next time we talk. I was just looking her up to show my son his uncle's high school gf. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-44915942975821520382015-01-12T19:50:11.350-08:002015-01-12T19:50:11.350-08:00Susan was my older brother's first girlfriend ...Susan was my older brother's first girlfriend in high school. Her brother was one of his best friends, and was also my sister's boyfriend. I had a crush on him for the longest time! <br />Great looks ran in their family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-856298331957913722014-08-09T01:34:25.818-07:002014-08-09T01:34:25.818-07:00Anon, as I mentioned, some research has revealed w...Anon, as I mentioned, some research has revealed where Susan is and what she's currently doing, so it's more a question of why she left show biz in the early 80s, when she had a promising career underway, and why she's stayed away from the spotlight ever since. A Google search of her name will will yield this article at the top of the results (usually right after her Wikipedia and IMDb pages), so, unless she's the type who stays off the Internet, she's most likely seen this, as well as <a href="www.idolfeatures.com/2014/01/susan-kiger-never-before-seen-photos.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a>, and knows a word from her would be very welcome. I assume she just chooses not to respond for whatever her reasons are and I can respect that. Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-12419622061996630722014-08-08T15:14:04.272-07:002014-08-08T15:14:04.272-07:00I got the Playboy Playmate book in 1996. It has pi...I got the Playboy Playmate book in 1996. It has pictures of the Playmates through the decades. When I got to Susan Kiger, the last they had heard from her, she was living<br />in the San Diego area. One playmate who might know where Susan is, is Laura Lyons.<br />(Miss February 1976) They appeared together in Playboy's Playmate House Party pictorial<br />(December 1977), and Way Down West in Mexico. (February 1978) They both grew up<br />in the Los Angeles area, and Laura Lyons still lives in the area. Laura sometimes comes<br />to Glamourcon, as a participant. Laura along with Hef, are the only two, who might know.<br />If they don't, no one does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-63254718990422843202014-05-16T10:53:43.652-07:002014-05-16T10:53:43.652-07:00Late reply here Anon, but if you have or took any ...Late reply here Anon, but if you have or took any photos of Susan from the time you say you dated her, and would be willing to share, please contact me.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-15750304502565945042014-05-15T18:49:52.101-07:002014-05-15T18:49:52.101-07:00I still have her centerfold (somewhere) She signed...I still have her centerfold (somewhere) She signed it:"To Dale, I have eyes for you". (in reference to her highlighted baby blues on that pic)Dale Ealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863670159565346890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-40111896142762209332014-05-14T14:21:38.411-07:002014-05-14T14:21:38.411-07:00I have a 1978 calendar in my garage I inherited fr...I have a 1978 calendar in my garage I inherited from my uncle, that's open to her month. She was the most beautiful of that year's dozen. I'm def bookmarking this article in case you do get some info on what she's doing these days.R.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-24231695852579117382014-01-08T13:52:50.724-08:002014-01-08T13:52:50.724-08:00Thanks for your comments, Anon, but I have to take...Thanks for your comments, Anon, but I have to take them with a grain of salt because Susan never competed in any of the Battle of the Network Stars shows. She wouldn't have been eligible because, although she made appearances on some popular TV shows during her heyday, she never starred in any. <br /><br />Maybe you mean she worked on a BOTNS show in some other capacity? If so, please elaborate. Also, if you took any photos of or with her and would be so kind as to share them here (<a href="http://www.idolfeatures.com/2014/01/susan-kiger-never-before-seen-photos.html" rel="nofollow">as my friend Tony did</a>), it would be greatly appreciated. Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-74290315015947024332014-01-07T21:26:40.198-08:002014-01-07T21:26:40.198-08:00I knew Susan. We worked together on one of those &...I knew Susan. We worked together on one of those "Battle of The Network stars shows. She was so damn sweet and unassuming, I couldn't believe it. We dated once, but never after that one time. My only connection with her after that was by phone. She was/is very sweet. A perfect Playboy rep. I guess the best way to contact her is through Heffner. He never loses touch with these ladies. I remember she was without a chip on her shoulder. She was/is gracious. Never met a woman as sensuous as she.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-22367453390206428792013-11-28T00:47:22.210-08:002013-11-28T00:47:22.210-08:00Yes, some research I did indicated Susan lived in ...Yes, some research I did indicated Susan lived in San Diego at some point. Perhaps she still does. Any further info you may have would be appreciated.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-43022150838449285112013-11-28T00:40:26.726-08:002013-11-28T00:40:26.726-08:00Well if that's true, scroll up to the top of t...Well if that's true, scroll up to the top of the page, click on "Contact" and send me a message with the info (Are the photos already online, just on your computer, or not yet on your computer?) and we will make it happen. I'll make an addition to this article that will include your photos and give you credit.Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-6295818989594136302013-11-27T18:33:07.779-08:002013-11-27T18:33:07.779-08:00i met her in '78 and took several pix with her...i met her in '78 and took several pix with her and of her. How do i post them here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-81906766347419058512013-11-07T02:27:31.574-08:002013-11-07T02:27:31.574-08:00I moved to San Diego in 1983 and found Susan worki...I moved to San Diego in 1983 and found Susan working as the membership salesperson at a local fitness club. She still looked good. After making a few friends on the staff I asked about her and was told she was living with a black guy in the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31782680.post-30154849768723255082013-10-21T12:17:13.915-07:002013-10-21T12:17:13.915-07:00I see Buck Stop is still in business and it seems ...I see Buck Stop is still in business and it seems like the most recent poster girl they had was a lady named Jessica Fritz, who isn't featured at their site and may no longer be with the company. Anyway Anon, if you ever decide to part with any of those posters or come up with any more info on Susan, please let me know! Chris Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557605805298563997noreply@blogger.com