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Barbara Cope

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The Resume

    (March 19, 1950-January 14, 2018)
    Born in Dallas, Texas
    Rock and roll groupie
    Had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant, David Cassidy and Joe Cocker
    Appeared in the rock documentaries ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’
    Nicknamed ‘the Butter Queen’ for using butter as a lubricant
    Died in a house fire in Dallas

Why she might be annoying:

    She became a groupie at age fifteen.
    She hated being called a groupie.
    She told Oprah Winfrey she had slept with about 2,000 musicians.
    In her later years, she made ends meet by selling off memorabilia given to her by her rock star lovers.
    Rock journalist Gavin Edwards noted that as the butter warmed up, a sexual encounter with her took on ‘the distinctly unerotic aroma of a movie theater’s lobby.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    She idolized Mae West.
    She was mentioned in the Rolling Stones song ‘Rip This Joint.’ (‘Cross to Dallas, Texas, with the Butter Queen’)
    Robert Plant dedicated songs to her on stage.
    Elton John declared, ‘I got along with her famously.’
    Asked what she wanted from the groupie life, she replied, ‘Fun. Excitement. Good-looking men.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 164 Votes: 45.73% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 120 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 226 Votes: 61.06% Annoying