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Monday, October 13, 2008

Extended Weekend Woman

Posted by Il Padrone on 10/13/2008

I am going to take you back today... back to the psychedelic 70's!! This woman that needed no surgical enhancement of any kind and was a, "Baaaad motherfu... SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" I am sure we all remember Shaft's would-be counter part, "Foxy Brown", "Coffy" aka Pam Grier. Roger Ebert, in his review of Coffy, actually noted that Grier "was an actress of beautiful face and astonishing form and that she possessed a kind of "physical life" missing from other actresses." Damn, sounds to me as if Pam almost straightened Roger out...

As Blaxplotation actress in the 70's Pam was a stand out, later in here career she was a series regular on Miami Vice, appeared on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and her popularity resurgence began after landing the lead in Quentin Taratino's "Jackie Brown", which was actually a homage to her earlier work. Ms. Grier can now be seen regularly on Showtimes, The L Word, playing the sister of another long time actress and beauty, Jennifer Beals.

"...I know I've influenced people, and I'm proud of that. But as I see it, I really haven't done anything... Foxy Brown [the rap artist] actually approached me at the start of her career to ask if she could use the name. I told her, 'You didn't need to ask.' If you're an independent woman, every woman is Foxy Brown"

Sorry Pam, every woman isn't Foxy Brown... but we sure wish they were. Thanks for doin' your own "damn thang" back in the day!

   

Labels: Coffi, Extended Weekend Women, Foxy Brown, Pam Grier

3 Comments:

1. Anonymous said...
   October 13, 2008 at 11:54 AM  
   Pam Grier is FAT and UGLY. YUCK! DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SHE WAS, SHE IS NOW A REPULSING OLD LADY. SHE LET HERSELF FALL APART, THATS NO EXTENDED WEEKEND WOMAN THATS A LAZY FAT SLOB
   Il Padrone said...
   October 13, 2008 at 2:23 PM  
   Regardless of how she looks now... "Back in the day", which is what the post refers to... Pam Grier was on quite a few "Most Wanted" list. She dated both Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Richard Pryor who were considered both successful and powerful at the time. The inevitable eventuality of us all is that we will get old, and we are never what we were when we were at out best.
   Rennasauce said...
   October 14, 2008 at 12:43 PM  
   Sort of obvious why "Anonymous" posted as "Anonymous", although he or she could have used "Clueless!!!" as well. ;-) Pam Grier still looks fantastic!! And yes, we'll all get older, and when you do, hopefully you'll not be as hard on yourself as this post indicates you will. Have fun!

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