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Cynthia Plaster Caster

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The Resume

    (May 24, 1947-April 21, 2022)
    Birth name is Cynthia Albritton
    Known for making casts of the penises of rock musicians
    Later added casting the breasts of female rockers
    Her subjects include Jimi Hendrix, Anthony Newley, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Jon Langford of the Mekons, Jello Biafra, Momus, Suzi Gardner of L7 and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Appeared in the documentaries 'Groupies' (1970) and 'Plaster Caster' (2001)

Why she might be annoying:

    She admits making casts started as 'a shtick to get laid.'
    It backfired, since she ended up mixing the material for the mold while her partners prepared the rockers.
    She says 'It's not really the most sexy of processes.'
    She calls the casts 'my sweet babies.'
    She says there is nothing shameful about what she does, but she kept her activities secret from her mother.
    She did not put any of her casts on public display until 2000.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She refuses to make grand claims for her art, saying it is not a commentary on the sexual revolution nor a statement about the nature of celebrity.
    She was the subject of the Kiss song 'Plaster Caster.'
    She had to sue business manager Herb Cohen to regain possession of her casts.
    Despite being associated with the 60s, she is still making casts.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 298 Votes: 54.03% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 121 Votes: 53.72% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 111 Votes: 45.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 97 Votes: 55.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 55 Votes: 65.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 65.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 55.06% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 67 Votes: 59.70% Annoying