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The online home of Jess Barron

Web content and community expert, writer, editor, blogger, and internet video producer.
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In 2004, a guy who I don't know named Jeremy Abbate saw my website and wrote a song called "I Wanna Be As Cool As Jessica Barron." It still amuses me. Here's the mp3 and here are the lyrics.

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See how this site looked in 1998
Poprocks.com screenshot from early 1998
and how the place looked in 2000.
Poprocks.com from June 2000
Yahoo counted me as a "cool person" from 1997-2001. How far have I fallen?!
Yahoo counted me among the "Cool People" in 1997-1998.
The internets have come a long way, baby...

March 1, 2000 Allyson's Email Following the Secret Cult Show
An email Allyson wrote to her friends after her weekend in LA, where I took her out to the Viper Room for The Cult's secret show (thanks to Ray):

_______________________________
From: "Allyson"
To: everyone
CC: jessb@poprocks.com
Subject: LA Story
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 01:16:12

To all my celebrity stalking friends --

I was so fortunate to arrange a visit to LA this past weekend and to have plans with one JESS BARRON, the very same day she did secure two spots on the VIP GUEST LIST to a suprise Cult show at none other than LA's infamous Viper Room where the not-so-fortunate RIVER PHOENIX did pass his last moments on this here earth. Needless to say we experienced multiple celebrity sightings covering the worlds of music, film and television... With the highlight of our evening being my exchange with Mushmouth-style hat-donning FIONA APPLE:

Me: Watch out, it's wet there. (As Fiona Apple sits next to me on a couch where someone had spilled a drink.)
Fiona Apple: Oh! You're right.
Me: I think someone spilled a drink. Do you want me to move over?
Fiona Apple: No, I'm fine. I'm just happy to sit down for a while! (smiling, sweet)
ME: Okay.

Furthermore, below is the complete list of stars witnessed by Jess and myself, in no particular order:
1. DAVID BOREANAZ
2. MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
3. FIONA APPLE
4. MARILYN MANSON
5. ROSE McGOWAN
6. ERIC ERLANDSON (from Hole)
7. TOM PETTY (possible)

Not a bad take for one night out. Many thanks go to Jess for showing me the best possible of times in the world's capital for GLITZ, GLAMOUR and, as she aptly pointed out, DETACHED and UNAFFECTED Hollywood WANNABES. Long live the Viper Room, free Guinness, and waify little singers.

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posted by Jess Barron @ 9:08 PM