The Plaster Casters Of Chicago - Revision history

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 Zappa's vision of her publicly exhibiting her works as an art-form did finally come to fruition after his death. The debut exhibition of her collection, now including casts of breasts and titled “The Life Casts of Cynthia Plaster Caster”, happened at New York State's ''Thread Waxing Space'' visual arts center in June 2000.
-She has had a documentary film made of her exploits, 'Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll Adventures Of A Super-Groupie', in collaboration commentator/director Jessica Villines and its producers; editor Brian Johnson and director of photography Jeff Economy. It was premiered at the Langley Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in 2001 and includes an interview with fellow groupie [[Pamela Miller|Pamela Des Barres]], whom she met in Chicago after a Zappa 'phone introduction and subsequently befriended in L.A., and footage of [[Miss Mercy]] of the [[GTO's]].
+She has had a documentary film made of her exploits, 'Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll Adventures Of A Super-Groupie', in collaboration commentator/director Jessica Villines and its producers; editor Brian Johnson and director of photography Jeff Economy. It was premiered at the Langley Theatre on [[Sunset Boulevard]] in 2001 and includes an interview with fellow groupie [[Pamela Miller|Pamela Des Barres]], whom she met in Chicago after a Zappa 'phone introduction and subsequently befriended in L.A., and footage of [[Miss Mercy]] of the [[GTO's]].
 The band KISS did a tribute track "Plaster Caster", written by 'tongue virtuoso' [[Gene Simmons]], on their 1977 album ''Love Gun''- although the band were never "immortalized" by her. It too features in the film, now available on DVD.

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 She has had a documentary film made of her exploits, 'Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll Adventures Of A Super-Groupie', in collaboration commentator/director Jessica Villines and its producers; editor Brian Johnson and director of photography Jeff Economy. It was premiered at the Langley Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in 2001 and includes an interview with fellow groupie [[Pamela Miller|Pamela Des Barres]], whom she met in Chicago after a Zappa 'phone introduction and subsequently befriended in L.A., and footage of [[Miss Mercy]] of the [[GTO's]].
-The band 'KISS' did a tribute track 'Plaster Caster', written by 'tongue virtuoso' Jeff Simmons, on their 1977 album 'Love Gun'- although the band were never 'immortalized' by her. It too features in the film, now available on DVD.
+The band KISS did a tribute track "Plaster Caster", written by 'tongue virtuoso' [[Gene Simmons]], on their 1977 album ''Love Gun''- although the band were never "immortalized" by her. It too features in the film, now available on DVD.
 == Conceptual Continuity ==

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 == See Also ==
 * [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]]
-* Rolling Stone photos by [http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/15288250/baron_wolman/photo/14 Baron Wolman]
+* [http://www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews/velez/velez6-9-5.asp Artnet] (Cynthia P Caster Foundation)
 == Notes ==
 #In the TV film & DVD "Hendrix" (featuring Billy Zane & Vivica A. Fox), released 17-09-2000 in the USA, the roles of Cynthia & Dianne Plaster-Caster were played by Linda Gizirian & Samantha Swan respectively.

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 Zappa's vision of her publicly exhibiting her works as an art-form did finally come to fruition after his death. The debut exhibition of her collection, now including casts of breasts and titled “The Life Casts of Cynthia Plaster Caster”, happened at New York State's ''Thread Waxing Space'' visual arts center in June 2000.
-She has had a documentary film made of her exploits, 'Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll Adventures Of A Super-Groupie', in collaboration commentator/director Jessica Villines and its producers; editor Brian Johnson and director of photography Jeff Economy. It was premiered at the Langley Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in 2001 and includes an interview with fellow groupie [[Pamela Des Barres]], whom she met in Chicago after a Zappa 'phone introduction and subsequently befriended in L.A., and footage of [[Miss Mercy]] of the [[GTO's]].
+She has had a documentary film made of her exploits, 'Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll Adventures Of A Super-Groupie', in collaboration commentator/director Jessica Villines and its producers; editor Brian Johnson and director of photography Jeff Economy. It was premiered at the Langley Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in 2001 and includes an interview with fellow groupie [[Pamela Miller|Pamela Des Barres]], whom she met in Chicago after a Zappa 'phone introduction and subsequently befriended in L.A., and footage of [[Miss Mercy]] of the [[GTO's]].
 The band 'KISS' did a tribute track 'Plaster Caster', written by 'tongue virtuoso' Jeff Simmons, on their 1977 album 'Love Gun'- although the band were never 'immortalized' by her. It too features in the film, now available on DVD.

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 [[Image:CynthiaCasterDVD.jpg|frame|"Plaster Caster - The Rock & Roll<br>Adventures Of A Super-Groupie"<br>A DVD rockumentary on the<br>ups-n-downs of casting<br>(Xenon Pictures)]]
-As the 'Swinging Sixties' came to a close on both sides of the Atlantic the constantly evolving personalities in the 'Freak Scene' of Los Angeles provided [[Zappa]] with a wealth of inspiration for his controversial projects. As his work edged toward the 70's his particular foresight and comment on the Human Condition coalesced the downright bizarre with the social norm of California, elevating the most unlikely characters in the world of music into indelible public consciousness.
+As the 'Swinging Sixties' came to a close on both sides of the Atlantic the constantly evolving personalities in the 'Freak Scene' of Los Angeles provided Zappa with a wealth of inspiration for his controversial projects. As his work edged toward the 70's his particular foresight and comment on the Human Condition coalesced the downright bizarre with the social norm of California, elevating the most unlikely characters in the world of music into indelible public consciousness.
 None more so than a pair of groupies he had met in Chicago whom he introduced to the LA music scene in furtherance of their 'groupie-art'. [[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]], as this duo came to be known, effected their access to meeting rock stars by taking plaster casts of their erect manhood for souvenirs. The key operator was [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]] (real name Cynthia Albritton), aided by her musician-stimulating accomplice- a role initially occupied by her high-school art student friend known as ''''Pest'''', then by '''Dianne Plaster-Caster''' who retired from Casterdom and was replaced by a succession of assistants.

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