This roadside wildflower - Lavender Phlox - is ubiquitous throughout the south and north central Florida at this time of year...
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Cynthia Albritton, the groupie known for taking plaster molds of famous rock stars’ penises, has died at the age of 74 after reportedly battling a “long illness.”
The Chicago native stumbled upon her hobby while in college. A regular concert attendee, she initially had difficulty introducing herself to bands.
“I was a shy, fledgling, virginal goofy girl that wanted to get laid by cute British boys with long hair and tight pants,” she recalled to Rock Scene magazine in 2012. “But I wasn’t experienced or seductive, and the only way I could go about getting the zippers down was, it had to be in a goofy, funny way.”
Inspiration struck the young music fan during one of her art classes.
“When my art teacher told me to make a plaster cast as my homework assignment of something that could retain its shape. Something solid,” she explained. “And I’d heard through the grapevine that penises got solid, although I had yet to see that happen.”
It didn’t take long for Albritton to find her first subject.
“I took up the subject with Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders, who was in town that very night,” she continued. “And he was happy to help me with my homework assignment, except that the material my art teacher told me to use to make the negative impression was sand and water, which was not gonna be conducive to a solid state of penis. But that’s okay, not important. More importantly, I lost my virginity to Mark Lindsay just as a result of talking about it.”
So began a unique hybrid between groupie fandom and experimental art that spanned decades. Albritton became known as Cynthia “Plaster Caster,” a legend in music circles. Albritton enjoyed her reputation and rarely had trouble finding volunteers.
“Back then, during the sexual revolution, you had a social obligation to dip your dick into something new and different,” she noted. “And we had something different for dipping.”
Jimi Hendrix, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Gene Simmons of Kiss and Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks were among her most famous casts.
Though not one of her subjects, Frank Zappa befriended Albritton and helped move her to Los Angeles in order to pursue an art exhibition. After her apartment was robbed in 1971, Albritton agreed to give the casts to Zappa’s business partner, Herb Cohen, for safekeeping. This later proved problematic as, in a strange turn of events, Cohen refused to give them back. The discourse ended up going to court, with Albritton eventually recouping all but three of her casts.
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Strange political bedfellows indeed. It just goes to show you they're all fuckin' whores - including her in the literal sense...
First Lady Jill Biden was opposed to her husband selected Kamala Harris as his presidential running mate, according to an explosive new book.
Jill Biden expressed her frustration with the selection of Harris, who lashed out at Joe Biden in the first Democratic primary debate, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns wrote in their upcoming book 'This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.'
The first lady reportedly said in a conversation that 'there are millions of people in the United States' and asked 'why do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe.'
At the primary debate in June 2019, Harris launched an explosive broadside at Biden, who at the time was taking criticism for remarks about working with segregationists in Congress. Biden had remarked: 'at least there was some civility. We got things done.'
At the debate, Harris told Biden, 'I do not believe you are a racist' but went on to slam his remarks as 'hurtful' and to accuse him of working with segregationists in the Senate 'to oppose busing.'
Biden did oppose school busing in the 1970s, when it was a controversial measure to racially integrate schools - because he is a closet racist. We all know that.
In one of the most memorable moments of the primary, Harris then told Biden: 'There was a little girl in California who was a part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. And that little girl was me.'
According to the new book, Biden himself expressed reservations about selecting Harris for his ticket.
Noting her 'past romantic relationship with Willie Brown, the California politician who appointed Harris to a pair of minor political positions,' the book said Biden described romance 'as the kind of thing that should be off limits.'
Harris had a relationship with Brown, who later served as San Francisco's mayor, between 1994 and 1995, when Harris was beginning her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
At the time, Brown was 60 and a powerful figure in California politics, serving as speaker of the state assembly, and Harris was 29 and just getting started in politics.
Though Brown was legally married at the time, he had been separated from his wife for more than a decade, and Harris and Brown made no secret of their relationship, appearing in public together.
Despite Joe and Jill Biden's reported concerns with Harris, she also had her champions in the Biden campaign, according to the new book.
Ron Klain, now the White House chief of staff, had been tasked with vetting vice presidential candidates and, according to the book he told Biden early on that Harris 'was most qualified for the job.'
'Yes, Harris had attacked Biden more harshly than any other major candidate in the Democratic primaries. Yes, the Biden family had seen it as a smear and a betrayal. In Klain's assessment, that would work to Biden's advantage,' the book states.
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How fuckin' cool is this for an idea for a side dish?
I haven't tried this yet myself, but I betcha the 'taters would be good with salt and butter or sausage gravy or even pancake syrup. Guess I'll be grabbing a coupla bagza tots next time I'm at the Piggly-Wiggly there, Jed...
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business dealings or investments in Russia when there are so many
opportunities here in our own country?
This is fuckin' stupid. But again, when you have unelected administrators making decisions for all of us, we suffer the consequences and they take a fat paycheck.
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As Big Joe would say - 'C'mon, man...'
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Here he is with Cyd Charisse in the movie 'Bandwagon'.
If you're not a fan of his enormous talent.
I can't help ya, Skippy.
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A Tater Tot waffle would be good , but the ultimate is a waffle made of leftover turkey stuffing , smothered with cranberry sauce and turkey gravy .
ReplyDeleteThe breakfast of the Gods !!!
That's a dinner thing for me - I'm diggin' it completely. Thanks Angie
DeleteApple pie with cheese is awesome. It's a New England thing. Best is with a slab of really sharp white Cheddar. On the plate but not on top. This is no delusion, this is great. Not everyone sticks with the simple pie a la mode vanilla ice cream thing.
ReplyDeleteStuffing waffles sound amazing. I'll have to try this if I ever have leftover stuffing.
There's a great book Will it Waffle. The kids like cinnamon rolls in the waffle iron. I like ham & cheese waffles. Takes 1/2 the time & you don't have to watch it constantly.
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