From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #871 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, September 5 2013 Volume 16 : Number 871 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Amanda Palmer [Greg Dunn ] Re: Amanda Palmer [Tim Jones-Yelvington ] Re: Amanda Palmer [Chad Lundgren ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:12:46 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Greg Dunn Subject: Re: Amanda Palmer We hosted an AFP house party here in Indy last month, which was a blast. A group of us bought into a Kickstarter and it all came together very nicely. I had heard quite a bit about AFP's live shows, but of course this was a bit more sedate - just a big party, for the most part, with any of the partygoers being invited to perform as well. Amanda started by playing a couple of tunes about 7:00 or so, then decided it wasn't dark enough outside to begin a proper concert, and so recommended we all circulate and get to know each other for a while. That was the unique part of the evening; as we wandered around eating snacks and talking to people, Amanda would find someone and ask them what they were afraid of. Then she proceeded to write that fear on their face with a makeup pen. No one was exempt - Neil Gaiman showed up as a surprise guest (Oh, OK, so it was carefully planned but not announced) and he and Amanda wrote on each other. I had brought a guest who I knew was a huge AFP fan, and she was giddy with delight during this part of the evening's events; the picture we took of Amanda drawing on her face is a study in "I-want-to-go-all-fangirl-but-I-have-to-hold-still". It was cool to just hang out and talk with whoever walked past. Neil actually came up and started a conversation with me about fans and gatherings; every time I meet him I am just a bit awed by his calm and pleasant presence. Part of the fun for him, I'm sure, was not having to be "on" - just relaxing and watching with no need to trot out the public persona. The show proper started after everyone had gotten a chance to mingle for a while. Amanda did some requests and some things she thought were appropriate to the mood, then she talked Neil into reading a couple of short stories while she and Lorraine provided spooky musical accompaniment. What an audience - when not specifically singing along to a tune, there was utter silence and respect. It's a wonderful thing to behold. Afterward, those who were so inclined queued up to have their pictures taken with Neil and/or Amanda, and the party slowly dissipated; many leftovers were shared as there was way too much food for us to finish on the spot. This was maybe the dozenth house party of one form or another I've attended, and as usual I left wondering why I don't go to more (other than the travel and cost, of course!). - -----Original Message----- >From: Phil Sainty >Sent: Sep 4, 2013 8:57 AM >To: "ecto@smoe.org" >Subject: Amanda Palmer > >I just got back from the Wellington show, and it was fantastic. > >I've seen people crowd-surf before, but I'm honestly not sure that >I've ever seen a singer, microphone in hand (wireless helps :), >still singing the song atop the crowd. That was kinda awesome. > >I'm not sure exactly what time they started, but I think the set >must have been the better part of two hours (and included an >absolutely killer rendition of Pulp's "Common People", as well as >a song she said she'd written in about 20 minutes the last time she >was here, and to which, hilariously, about half the audience knew >the words and sang along :) > >The Auckland show is on Friday, and then they're off to Australia. >If you were thinking about going, do it. It'll be loud and a bit >rowdy, but it's most definitely a good time. (n.b. tickets at the >door might not be a happening thing; Wellington was sold out.) > >And maybe keep an eye on her blog if she's coming your way -- it >turned out she did this a few days beforehand: >http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20130902/ > > >-Phil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:42:36 -0500 From: Tim Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: Amanda Palmer Still mad at Amanda Palmer. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Greg Dunn wrote: > We hosted an AFP house party here in Indy last month, which was a blast. > A group of us bought into a Kickstarter and it all came together very > nicely. > > I had heard quite a bit about AFP's live shows, but of course this was a > bit more sedate - just a big party, for the most part, with any of the > partygoers being invited to perform as well. Amanda started by playing a > couple of tunes about 7:00 or so, then decided it wasn't dark enough > outside to begin a proper concert, and so recommended we all circulate and > get to know each other for a while. > > That was the unique part of the evening; as we wandered around eating > snacks and talking to people, Amanda would find someone and ask them what > they were afraid of. Then she proceeded to write that fear on their face > with a makeup pen. No one was exempt - Neil Gaiman showed up as a surprise > guest (Oh, OK, so it was carefully planned but not announced) and he and > Amanda wrote on each other. I had brought a guest who I knew was a huge > AFP fan, and she was giddy with delight during this part of the evening's > events; the picture we took of Amanda drawing on her face is a study in > "I-want-to-go-all-fangirl-but-I-have-to-hold-still". It was cool to just > hang out and talk with whoever walked past. Neil actually came up and > started a conversation with me about fans and gatherings; every time I meet > him I am just a bit awed by his calm and pleasant presence. Part of the > fun for him, I'm sure, was not having to be "on" - just relaxing and > watching with no need to trot out the pu! > blic persona. > > The show proper started after everyone had gotten a chance to mingle for a > while. Amanda did some requests and some things she thought were > appropriate to the mood, then she talked Neil into reading a couple of > short stories while she and Lorraine provided spooky musical accompaniment. > What an audience - when not specifically singing along to a tune, there > was utter silence and respect. It's a wonderful thing to behold. > > Afterward, those who were so inclined queued up to have their pictures > taken with Neil and/or Amanda, and the party slowly dissipated; many > leftovers were shared as there was way too much food for us to finish on > the spot. This was maybe the dozenth house party of one form or another > I've attended, and as usual I left wondering why I don't go to more (other > than the travel and cost, of course!). > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Phil Sainty > >Sent: Sep 4, 2013 8:57 AM > >To: "ecto@smoe.org" > >Subject: Amanda Palmer > > > >I just got back from the Wellington show, and it was fantastic. > > > >I've seen people crowd-surf before, but I'm honestly not sure that > >I've ever seen a singer, microphone in hand (wireless helps :), > >still singing the song atop the crowd. That was kinda awesome. > > > >I'm not sure exactly what time they started, but I think the set > >must have been the better part of two hours (and included an > >absolutely killer rendition of Pulp's "Common People", as well as > >a song she said she'd written in about 20 minutes the last time she > >was here, and to which, hilariously, about half the audience knew > >the words and sang along :) > > > >The Auckland show is on Friday, and then they're off to Australia. > >If you were thinking about going, do it. It'll be loud and a bit > >rowdy, but it's most definitely a good time. (n.b. tickets at the > >door might not be a happening thing; Wellington was sold out.) > > > >And maybe keep an eye on her blog if she's coming your way -- it > >turned out she did this a few days beforehand: > >http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20130902/ > > > > > >-Phil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:28:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Chad Lundgren Subject: Re: Amanda Palmer Still mad FOR Amanda Palmer. ;) - ------------------------------ On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 11:42 AM CDT Tim Jones-Yelvington wrote: >Still mad at Amanda Palmer. > > >On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Greg Dunn wrote: > >> We hosted an AFP house party here in Indy last month, which was a blast. >> A group of us bought into a Kickstarter and it all came together very >> nicely. >> >> I had heard quite a bit about AFP's live shows, but of course this was a >> bit more sedate - just a big party, for the most part, with any of the >> partygoers being invited to perform as well. Amanda started by playing a >> couple of tunes about 7:00 or so, then decided it wasn't dark enough >> outside to begin a proper concert, and so recommended we all circulate and >> get to know each other for a while. >> >> That was the unique part of the evening; as we wandered around eating >> snacks and talking to people, Amanda would find someone and ask them what >> they were afraid of. Then she proceeded to write that fear on their face >> with a makeup pen. No one was exempt - Neil Gaiman showed up as a surprise >> guest (Oh, OK, so it was carefully planned but not announced) and he and >> Amanda wrote on each other. I had brought a guest who I knew was a huge >> AFP fan, and she was giddy with delight during this part of the evening's >> events; the picture we took of Amanda drawing on her face is a study in >> "I-want-to-go-all-fangirl-but-I-have-to-hold-still". It was cool to just >> hang out and talk with whoever walked past. Neil actually came up and >> started a conversation with me about fans and gatherings; every time I meet >> him I am just a bit awed by his calm and pleasant presence. Part of the >> fun for him, I'm sure, was not having to be "on" - just relaxing and >> watching with no need to trot out the pu! >> blic persona. >> >> The show proper started after everyone had gotten a chance to mingle for a >> while. Amanda did some requests and some things she thought were >> appropriate to the mood, then she talked Neil into reading a couple of >> short stories while she and Lorraine provided spooky musical accompaniment. >> What an audience - when not specifically singing along to a tune, there >> was utter silence and respect. It's a wonderful thing to behold. >> >> Afterward, those who were so inclined queued up to have their pictures >> taken with Neil and/or Amanda, and the party slowly dissipated; many >> leftovers were shared as there was way too much food for us to finish on >> the spot. This was maybe the dozenth house party of one form or another >> I've attended, and as usual I left wondering why I don't go to more (other >> than the travel and cost, of course!). >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: Phil Sainty >> >Sent: Sep 4, 2013 8:57 AM >> >To: "ecto@smoe.org" >> >Subject: Amanda Palmer >> > >> >I just got back from the Wellington show, and it was fantastic. >> > >> >I've seen people crowd-surf before, but I'm honestly not sure that >> >I've ever seen a singer, microphone in hand (wireless helps :), >> >still singing the song atop the crowd. That was kinda awesome. >> > >> >I'm not sure exactly what time they started, but I think the set >> >must have been the better part of two hours (and included an >> >absolutely killer rendition of Pulp's "Common People", as well as >> >a song she said she'd written in about 20 minutes the last time she >> >was here, and to which, hilariously, about half the audience knew >> >the words and sang along :) >> > >> >The Auckland show is on Friday, and then they're off to Australia. >> >If you were thinking about going, do it. It'll be loud and a bit >> >rowdy, but it's most definitely a good time. (n.b. tickets at the >> >door might not be a happening thing; Wellington was sold out.) >> > >> >And maybe keep an eye on her blog if she's coming your way -- it >> >turned out she did this a few days beforehand: >> >http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20130902/ >> > >> > >> >-Phil ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #871 ***************************