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What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« on: March 14, 2012, 05:24:52 PM »
What has Amanda Palmer, The Dresden Dolls or the Punk Cabaret inspired you to do?

Get a tattoo? Quit your day job? Learn the ukulele? Leave a bad relationship?

I ask because I'm about to head to the theater to sing, dance and make a fool of myself  in a school show for the first time in about 25 years. I would never had dared to do this before I found this music and community. I'm very thankful.

I found this quote yesterday and it inspired me

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.  ~Howard Thurman




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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influence you to do?
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 05:47:35 PM »
Quote from: RiverVox on March 14, 2012, 05:24:52 PM
I'm about to head to the theater to sing, dance and make a fool of myself  in a school show for the first time in about 25 years. I would never had dared to do this before I found this music and community. I'm very thankful.


congrats - knock 'em dead!    :headbang:
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influence you to do?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 05:51:53 PM »
Quote from: imaginary friend on March 14, 2012, 05:47:35 PM
Quote from: RiverVox on March 14, 2012, 05:24:52 PM
I'm about to head to the theater to sing, dance and make a fool of myself  in a school show for the first time in about 25 years. I would never had dared to do this before I found this music and community. I'm very thankful.

congrats - knock 'em dead!    :headbang:
What he said!    O0
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2012, 09:16:44 AM »
Thanks! Opening night was a success.  :D
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 03:36:07 PM »
All Mrs. Gaiman has done for me is encourage me to see the DD every time they have come to Denver.
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2012, 11:03:36 PM »
This is a beautiful thread. Very happy to hear that you were inspired to get back on stage and that opening night was a success!

Quote from: N.U. on March 15, 2012, 03:36:07 PM
All Mrs. Gaiman has done for me is encourage me to see the DD every time they have come to Denver.

You wise guy, you. But, we each have our own stories and this story, simple enough as it is, is indeed significant. DD concerts are quite something to witness, each different from the previous/next...
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2012, 05:21:37 AM »
Oooh, I have one! Sing in my proper voice. I have quite a deep voice, and always felt like it was manly and ridiculous, and then listening to Amanda rock the gravelly lady tones I was like "fuck this shit, let's be awesome". And I was ;)
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 09:42:15 AM »
Good for you! Somebody should write about daring to sing, even when people say you can't....oh wait...
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2012, 04:32:50 AM »
amanda/the dolls are the reason i started teaching myself piano, singing in public & wanting to perform. i was 13 lol.
i'm now a sensation among my friends:]
thanks amanda <3
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2012, 04:47:40 AM »
well, amanda was one of the first people to believe in my art, so that will always mean a lot to me.
i wasn't very confident in my artistic talents, so her encouragement really helped me...
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2012, 11:39:53 PM »
Quote from: slyvia k on April 08, 2012, 04:47:40 AM
well, amanda was one of the first people to believe in my art, so that will always mean a lot to me.
i wasn't very confident in my artistic talents, so her encouragement really helped me...
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2012, 05:55:24 AM »
A shed load of artwork and performance i possibly would never have done otherwise.....
and the murder of innocents....





maybe not the last one
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2012, 02:42:21 PM »
1)I'm still making my weirdo music in part because of her influence. There are couple of fairly complete ideas that I've got that involve piano and I would never have thought to have used it as a sound in my music until I heard the Dresden Dolls. Her taste (& former tastes) in music also remind me that people do like music that isn't just pop music - I need to be reminded of that.   

2) The considerable amount of thinking I've done about Art & Music has quite a lot to do with AFP & DD. Subcultures aren't really the same now that the internet is about and the Brigade concept is kind like a successful interpolation of both old and new styles of community. Being able to think about art and music with this cultural factor in mind has given me some ammo for my perspective about what makes experiences feel meaningful. I guess that's kind of good thing.   
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 12:50:08 AM »
Quote from: The Angel Raliel on April 11, 2012, 05:55:24 AM
A shed load of artwork and performance i possibly would never have done otherwise.....
and the murder of innocents....





maybe not the last one
Yeah, probably woulda done that, Amanda or not......
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Re: What has Amanda Palmer influenced you to do?
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2012, 10:49:26 AM »
to study & work in music & i do now. i've gotten to work for some really fucking amazing artists as well. i always wanted to work in the industry but her influence was the last push.  :headbang:
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