She immediately thought of erect members

And so, farewell then, the greatest groupie of them all - with the greatest hobby of them all!

Miss Cynthia Plaster Caster, for it is she, was not content with autographs, photographs nor ephemera; she collected something of a far more lasting and intimate nature - plaster casts of her (many) rock star lovers' cocks!

From her obituary:

When her art teacher suggested that she could cast anything solid that could “retain its shape”, the shy but mischievous Albritton immediately thought of erect members, which would then conveniently go flaccid and avoid getting stuck in her moulds.

A girl after our own heart...

Jimi Hendrix

Richard Lloyd of proto-punk band Television (left in the photo with Tom Verlaine)

Eddie Brigati, lead singer of The Young Rascals (left in the photo with the band)

Unidentified famous cocks. Suggestions who their owners might be are welcome.

RIP, Cynthia Albritton aka "Cynthia Plaster Caster" (24th May 1947 – 21st April 2022)

Phallic benevolence

This being Gay Pride week, I thought I would revisit a subject most dear to our - ahem - hearts: the phallus. And more specifically, how the cock became so fascinating to us all...

The English word "fascinate" ultimately derives from Latin fascinum and the related verb fascinare, "to use the power of the fascinus", that is, "to practice magic" and hence "to enchant, bewitch".

From The Making of History blog:

Fascinus was a minor deity in Ancient Rome. In fact he was not so much a god as part of one - a disembodied penis and scrotum, roaming free and touching lives with his phallic benevolence. This virile member of the pantheon was popular from approximately 753 BC - 100 AD. Roman men, women, and especially children wore Fascinus charms to protect themselves from the ‘evil eye’ and dark magic. When a Roman general celebrated a triumph, Vestal Virgins would hang a charm under his chariot to shield him from the envy of his peers and enemies.

Fascinus charms (called fascinum) were often made of wood or metal, showing an erect penis and scrotum with miniature wings, a penile tail, or, in the more subtle models, a second penis between little penis-shaped feet. Images of Fascinus have been found in wind chimes, jewellery, and art throughout the former Roman Empire.

And from Wikipedia:

The "fist and phallus" amulet was prevalent amongst soldiers. These are phallic pendants with a representation of a (usually) clenched fist at the bottom of the shaft, facing away from the glans. Several examples show the fist making the manus fica or "fig sign", a symbol of good luck.

I, too, have always worshipped Fascinus...

Bad hair day?

Medusa by Franz Szony

"The terror of the Medusa is thus a terror of castration that is linked to the sight of something. The hair upon the Medusa's head is frequently represented in works of art in the form of snakes, and these once again are derived from the castration complex." - Sigmund Freud

Penises or Penii?

...regardless, there were many of various sizes at Japan's notorious Penis Festival.

Now, that's what I call a good way to start a weekend!

The Great Wall

"I’m interested in the behaviour of penis. It’s soft and hard, up and down, small and large, smooth and rough. It may be the most attractive and intuitive interface."

This kinetic sculpture ["The Penis Wall"] consists of 81 erectable penises that respond to either a viewer's movements or to realtime movements in the stock market.

Apparently.





[Source: Dangerous Minds]