1998: another year in transition as SCORE's little patch of heaven underwent many changes in faces, places and physiques. After intensive editorial meetings in preparation for this issue, exhausted staffers chose Minka to represent 1998. But which incarnation of Minka to choose? No one has undergone more changes in physical appearance than Minka since her career began. Should we pick the original Minka from 1994? The supersized Minka who sailed on Boob Cruise '98? The hypersized Minka of the last three years? This London pictorial represents the "mid-sized" Minka prior to BC '98, during the time she and Kayla Kleevage went at it for February's Bosom Buddies 3 shoot. Angel Eyes was that month's cover model. Alyssa's new On The Road column debuted in January (Plenty UpTopp was the cover model), and double-A is still going strong today, a Ripley's Believe It Or Not feat when most "columnists," usually ghostwriters anyway, last hardly six months in other mags. Titty mags are different than generic skin mags in that the readers want to see their big-boobed favorites over and over again, and never tire of them, but 1998 saw a slew of girls who appeared only a few times and then moved on to other activities, among them: Bonita Bust, Leah, Connie Kline, Mikki Laine and others. English sweetie Lisa Marie Greener, although a peewee by comparison, struck a chord in readers and web members, eventually ranking 17th in a SCORELAND poll. Crystal Storm, who never modeled all that much throughout the '90s, was a two-time cover girl in '98. We searched for the miraculous Autumn for a long time and finally snagged her. Those who grouse about the heavier girls in SCORE will probably not know that Jenny appeared in October and Germany's Michelle was a June entry. The earth trembled when giantesses Colt 45 and B.J. Biggs took each other on in the final issue of the year. Everyone went ga-ga over Haley Hills. "There was a wonderful mellow soul to Boob Cruise '98," wrote John in his introduction to the mammoth BC edition, even though the ship was packed to the crow's nest with an all-star cast of incredible women. "...destined to be the best Cruise ever..." Just the tip of the iceberg in a hectic year for SCORE.