ashcan rantings: she did the freak, never missing a beat

"They still call it the White House
But that's a temporary condition, too."
-"Chocolate City" by Parliament

Tomorrow is a beautiful day.

Last week, I did a post about 20 men I admire. It was a really fun post and there's tons of men I admire, but I would now love to invent a similar meme about 20 women I admire. Most of these women, I have already done a post or two dedicated to them, so I'll link to that if there is one. I will tag 9 people (Keith [the originator of the 20 men meme], Libby, Maya, Mimi, Miss Karen, Jill, copperoranges, twenty.seven.cents and this wheel's on fire) to get it going, but I'm not going to say you have to tag people because, let's face it, that kind of pressure is annoying.

20 Women I Admire:

1. Grace Slick

2. Catherine James

3. Pattie Boyd

4. Anita Pallenberg

5. Eloise

6. Chan Marshall

7. Betty Davis

8. Elaine Benes

9. Erykah Badu

10. Sharon Tate

11. Courtney Brooke

12. Marianne Faithfull

13. Stevie Nicks

14. Pink

15. Fiona Apple

16. Pamela Des Barres

17. Gail Zappa

18. Zooey Deschanel

19. Kathy Griffin

20. Kate Hudson

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6-you cried at Arlo Guthrie
7- you're dancing, i like to sit back an interpret it..
8-you can put up with demons (children) so i don't have to
9- i once saw you punch a tiger in the face
10- you can get along with pretty much everyone."
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-Crazy Eddie

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22 comments:

this wheel's on fire said...: Oh good god woman!! LOVE all of your picks (and pics)...there may be some overlap between ours, but I'll try and be inventive :); January 19, 2009 2:18 p.m.
Mimi said...: Grace Slick= Brilliance. Love Pattie Boyd. I love the Eloise books, it's so charming and I would've love to have grown up in the gorgeous Plaza Hotel.
I love them all! Stevie, Fiona, Zooey, Pink, Kathy, and Kate. They're all so wonderful

xo

P. S. On a side note.. I've been a little uninspired with new songs lately, I really like the songs I have now but I am not IN LOVE with 'em. But I am glad I have Guns N Roses and AC/DC, thats a new change :]; January 19, 2009 3:38 p.m.
Eyeliah said...: Great choice, love Fiona Apple and Zooey amazing creative women.; January 19, 2009 4:26 p.m.
Sarah Von Bargen said...: Awesome. I'd like to add Cameron Diaz - a non-marrier, an advocate for the environment, a small-boob-haver and, I suspect, a great gal pal.; January 19, 2009 4:50 p.m.
Claire Geist said...: i LOVE erykah badu!!!

and eloise!

very cool,dear,very cool; January 19, 2009 4:56 p.m.
Anonymous said...: great choices - i agree with so many i don't think it's worth listing them all. but what i really want to say is -

GREAT VIDEO!

julie; January 19, 2009 7:41 p.m.
Keith said...: Hey Molly! Wow! What a great list. I love all these women. I could definitely see having some of them on my own list. Thanks for the tag. I'll try to get it up asap. Cheers!; January 19, 2009 8:14 p.m.
twenty.seven.cents said...: lol. I started this a week ago, but doing both men and women, coz I couldn't think of anything, and half the women on your list are on mine. lol.
Thanks for the tag!
The photo is actually me taking a jumper off, but the shutter speed was really slow i guess and it did that lol.
cheers!; January 20, 2009 12:53 a.m.
Cate said...: A lot of bathtub-photos here!
Erykah Badu looks cool in that picture.
Wow, how thick are those lines around Courtney Brooke's eyes??
Sometimes I can't find any word to describe Kate Hudson, other than "cute". I don't mean that in a disrespectful way though.; January 20, 2009 4:51 a.m.
Jill said...: Your Elaine Benes is genius! Thanks for the tag...you always make me think chica...; January 20, 2009 7:12 a.m.
Katelin said...: love your pics. so fun. and love that ellen clip, love love it all.; January 20, 2009 11:52 a.m.
sophia said...: yes yes yes on kathy griffin! i think she's hilarious
and i seriously love erykah badu's hair. i admire anyone who can make dreads look good!; January 20, 2009 3:10 p.m.
Lexie said...: oooh! i will work on this! what a challenge! ;)

also - i love that picture of z deschanel .. more scandalous than i'm used to from her!; January 20, 2009 6:12 p.m.
Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...: Fantastic list, I must say I dislike Kathy Griffin though.; January 20, 2009 9:54 p.m.
Keith said...: Hey Molly. I wanted to let you know that I posted my edition of this meme today. I hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks.; January 21, 2009 6:11 a.m.
Jill said...: Done, Sweet Cheeks!; January 21, 2009 11:34 a.m.
hy said...: again, i love most of your ladies! i ADORE mama stone vintage...
i'd leave off kathy giffin and pink, and add michelle obama. although i HATED her dresses yesterday! did a post about that...
xo
mary jane; January 21, 2009 11:51 a.m.
Molly said...: i love kate hudson. shes the only celebrity that maintains 'reality'...
lovely post as per, im so happy for you guys with barack obama as president. it was a beautiful day :)
mxx; January 21, 2009 1:18 p.m.
jess said...: Great choices, I love Zooey Deschanel.; January 21, 2009 6:36 p.m.
Style Spot said...: Your list is just simply perfection, Molly! I really like all of your choices, you have great taste ;) xo; January 22, 2009 2:03 a.m.
WAT said...: Patti Boyd, Sharon Tate, and Stevie Nicks are all fine choices my dear.

Kate Hudson is not someone I am really into admiring, but I have to say she still happens to be in one of the great rock movies of all time of course: ALMOST FAMOUS.; January 22, 2009 11:00 a.m.
Courtney Brooke said...: Love you too. xoxo Courtney Brooke; January 26, 2009 6:19 p.m.

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