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	[[File:CynthiaPCaster.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Cynthia Albritton, photographed in 1965, while still an art student.]]<br>		[[File:CynthiaPCaster.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Cynthia Albritton, photographed in 1965, while still an art student.]]<br>
	'''Cynthia Albritton''' (Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1947 - April 21, 2022) AKA [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] of [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], AKA '''Cynthia P. Caster''' was a groupie and sculptor. She gained notoriety for making plaster casts of penises of rock artists. Apart from band members, she also made casts of tour managers, music producers and film makers.		'''Cynthia Albritton''' (Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1947 - April 21, 2022) AKA [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] of [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], AKA '''Cynthia P. Caster''' was a groupie and sculptor. She gained notoriety for making plaster casts of penises of rock artists. Apart from band members, she also made casts of tour managers, music producers and film makers.

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 In 1994 she legally retrieved most of her casts, formerly in the possession of Zappa's former manager [[Herb Cohen]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dead-at-74-she-was-rocker-expert/</ref> From 2000 on, Albritton also made casts of women's breasts. Her most well known ''breast casts'' were rock musician Peaches, Karen O. (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Suzi Gardner (L7) and Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab). <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-04-22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dies-at-74</ref><ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cynthia-albritton-cynthia-plaster-caster-obit-1341460/</ref>  Cyntha Plaster-Caster's work has often been exhibited.
-In 2001 Albritton was subject of a documentary film, ''Plaster Caster''. She also inspired some of the lyrics in songs like ''Plaster Caster'' ([[Kiss]]), ''Five Short Minutes'' (Jim Croce) and ''Nanny Nanny Boo Boo'' (Le Tigre).
+In 2001 Albritton was subject of a documentary film, ''Plaster Caster''. She also inspired some of the lyrics in songs like ''Plaster Caster'' ([[Gene Simmons|Kiss]]), ''Five Short Minutes'' (Jim Croce) and ''Nanny Nanny Boo Boo'' (Le Tigre).
 <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-04-22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dies-at-74</ref>

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 == See Also ==
 * [[Wikipedia:Cynthia Plaster Caster]]
-* [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]] for the hard facts and where you can cast an eye over further Zappa-related links.
+* [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]]
 ==Notes==

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-[[Image:CynthiaPCaster.jpg|frame|Cynthia Albritton, art student 1965.<br>Soon to become the cock-rock groupie, [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]]]]<br>
+[[File:CynthiaPCaster.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Cynthia Albritton, photographed in 1965, while still an art student.]]<br>
-'''Cynthia Albritton''' (Born May 24, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) aka [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] of [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], aka '''Cynthia P. Caster''' is a groupie and sculptor.
+'''Cynthia Albritton''' (Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1947 - April 21, 2022) AKA [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] of [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], AKA '''Cynthia P. Caster''' was a groupie and sculptor. She gained notoriety for making plaster casts of penises of rock artists. Apart from band members, she also made casts of tour managers, music producers and film makers.
 ==Biography==
-Albritton grew up an only child in a dysfunctional working-class family with an alcoholic father. Self-confessed to being shy and awkward she attended the Art College campus at South Shore High School in Chicago, Illinois, where she and her best friend 'Pest' became turned-on and tuned-in to [[The Beatles]] and the invasion of the British music scene of the 'Swinging Sixties'.
+Albritton was born in 1947. She grew up an only child in a dysfunctional working-class family with an alcoholic father. Self-confessed to being shy and awkward, she attended the Art College campus at South Shore High School in Chicago, Illinois, where she and her best friend 'Pest' became turned-on and tuned-in to [[The Beatles]] and the invasion of the British music scene of the 'Swinging Sixties'.
-A work assignment from a college tutor, requiring them to plaster cast "something solid that could retain its shape", was to lead Albritton to approach musicians who were in town that weekend, on Dick Clark's 'Caravan Of Stars', and into an unsuccessful attempt at casting the erect penis of Paul Revere.
+A work assignment from a college tutor, requiring them to plaster cast ''"something solid that could retain its shape"'', was to lead Albritton to approach musicians who were in town that weekend, on Dick Clark's 'Caravan Of Stars', and into an unsuccessful attempt at casting the erect penis of Paul Revere (from the band Paul Revere and the Raiders).
-However, having successfully lost her virginity, she and Pest then persevered in perfecting their casting art and Albritton became a Chicago music-scene groupie in the late 60's- with an unusual introductory gimmick that would subsequently enable her to cast [[Jimi Hendrix]], be introduced to [[Biography|Frank Zappa]], and take on the persona of [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] as lead 'instrument-handler' in [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]].
+Albritton and her best friend Pest gained notability in the local music scene of Chicago of the late 1960s as ''Cynthia Plaster-Caster'' of ''[[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]]''. Over the years they made casts of famous rock artists like [[Jimi Hendrix]], Noel Redding, Peter Tork <ref>https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/cynthia-plaster-caster-albritton-dead-at-74.html</ref> ([[The Monkees]]) [[Eric Burdon]], Wayne Kramer <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-04-22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dies-at-74</ref> & Dennis Thompson (from MC5), Ricky Fataar ([[The Beach Boys]], The Rutles), [[Jello Biafra]]<ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-04-22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dies-at-74</ref>, and many more...
-She continued her unusual 'rock-art' career through a generation of stars, later expanding her collection to include casts of celebrity breasts and, with a resurgence of public interest in her work in 2000, currently describes herself as Cynthia P Caster- "a recovering groupie".
+In 1994 she legally retrieved most of her casts, formerly in the possession of Zappa's former manager [[Herb Cohen]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dead-at-74-she-was-rocker-expert/</ref> From 2000 on, Albritton also made casts of women's breasts. Her most well known ''breast casts'' were rock musician Peaches, Karen O. (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Suzi Gardner (L7) and Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab). <ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-04-22/cynthia-plaster-caster-dies-at-74</ref><ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cynthia-albritton-cynthia-plaster-caster-obit-1341460/</ref>  Cyntha Plaster-Caster's work has often been exhibited.
 == See Also ==
 * [[Wikipedia:Cynthia Plaster Caster]]
 * [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]] for the hard facts and where you can cast an eye over further Zappa-related links.
 * [http://www.cynthiaplastercaster.com/flash/home.html Cynthia P Caster's website] (Requires 'Flash' to be installed)

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 A work assignment from a college tutor, requiring them to plaster cast "something solid that could retain its shape", was to lead Albritton to approach musicians who were in town that weekend, on Dick Clark's 'Caravan Of Stars', and into an unsuccessful attempt at casting the erect penis of Paul Revere.
-However, having successfully lost her virginity, she and Pest then persevered in perfecting their casting art and Albritton became a Chicago music-scene groupie in the late 60's- with an unusual introductory gimmick that would subsequently enable her to cast [[Jimi Hendrix]], be introduced to [[Frank Zappa]], and take on the persona of [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] as lead 'instrument-handler' in [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]].
+However, having successfully lost her virginity, she and Pest then persevered in perfecting their casting art and Albritton became a Chicago music-scene groupie in the late 60's- with an unusual introductory gimmick that would subsequently enable her to cast [[Jimi Hendrix]], be introduced to [[Biography|Frank Zappa]], and take on the persona of [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] as lead 'instrument-handler' in [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]].
 She continued her unusual 'rock-art' career through a generation of stars, later expanding her collection to include casts of celebrity breasts and, with a resurgence of public interest in her work in 2000, currently describes herself as Cynthia P Caster- "a recovering groupie".

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 [[Category:Groupies|Plaster-Caster, Cynthia]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Plaster-Caster, Cynthia]]
 [[Category:People Who Do Stuff That Is Not Normal|Plaster-Caster, Cynthia]]

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		+	[[Image:CynthiaPCaster.jpg\|frame\|Cynthia Albritton, art student 1965.<br>Soon to become the cock-rock groupie, [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]]]]<br>
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		+	'''Cynthia Albritton''' (Born 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) aka [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] of [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], aka '''Cynthia P. Caster'''
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		+	'''Albritton''' grew up an only child in a dysfunctional working-class family with an alcoholic father. Self-confessed to being shy and awkward she attended the Art College campus at South Shore High School in Chicago, Illinois, where she and her best friend 'Pest' became turned-on and tuned-in to The Beatles and the invasion of the British music scene of the 'Swinging Sixties'.
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		+	A work assignment from a college tutor, requiring them to plaster cast "something solid that could retain its shape", was to lead '''Albritton''' to approach musicians who were in town that weekend, on Dick Clark's 'Caravan Of Stars', and into an unsuccessful attempt at casting the erect penis of Paul Revere.
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		+	However, having successfully lost her virginity, she and Pest then persevered in perfecting their casting art and '''Albritton''' became a Chicago music-scene groupie in the late 60's- with an unusual introductory gimmick that would subsequently enable her to cast Jimi Hendrix, be introduced to [[Frank Zappa]], and take on the persona of [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] as lead 'instrument-handler' in [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]].
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		+	She continued her unusual 'rock-art' career through a generation of stars, later expanding her collection to include casts of celebrity breasts and, with a resurgence of public interest in her work in 2000, currently describes herself as '''Cynthia P Caster'''- "a recovering groupie".
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		+	== See Also ==
		+	* [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]] for the hard facts and where you can cast an eye over further Zappa-related links.
		+	* [http://www.cynthiaplastercaster.com/flash/home.html Cynthia P Caster's website] (Requires 'Flash' to be installed)
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		+	== Notes ==
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	[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)\|Plaster-Caster, Cynthia]]		[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)\|Plaster-Caster, Cynthia]]