Old friendships, Dancing and Music Goddesses.

I've been trying to write this post for over a week now, really I'm not a music journalist and can't get my head round explaining the experience of seeing Amanda Palmer in concert.  

So I'll start with how cool it was to meet up with an old friend I'd not seen for years, thankfully with the joys of Facebook and Twitter, Christine and I stayed in touch when she moved away.  Social media is great for keeping in touch even when house moves, ex Husbands, having babies and work all try to keep you apart. We arranged to finally meet up again through our appreciation of Amanda Palmer.
Tickets bought, hotel booked; and on our way to Glasgow we went.

Christine and I, a few drinks in- ah bless student union prices.

This is lady herself, Amanda Fucking Palmer and her Grand Theft Orchestra, her gig isn't just your standard; band sings some songs and has a chat in between them.  I think every one of her shows has a personal feel to the audience there, the Orchestra changes each night - we had the Hounddog Horns who were amazing.

The entire performance is an emotional journey, especially if you've followed Amanda's blog and seen the blood, sweat and Kickstarter tears she's put into making this happen.
She was a joy to watch and made me love music again.

I'm not going to say much more, I'll let the pictures show the fun. 

You can download her album (pay whatever you can) from her website, or even better go see her and make your own connection.

I think if I had a Chad I'd do this a lot too.

I've also posted her latest music video Do it with a Rockstar, which made me reflect on how great a video it is(read the background here) and when did standard music videos become so boring?   

Beware the video contains a wee bit of nudity, girls kissing and glitter abuse. 

Thanks for reading my ramblings

Amanda.x.

And the winner is......

With the help of my diva random winner generator we have a winner for the £40 of CSN stores shopping vouchers.

Rosytint you are the winner of the vouchers, please get in touch with your email address & I will sort out the prize, for everyone else sorry but hopefully we'll have another competition soon.

Amanda.x.

The One Where Amanda Gets Her Groove Back

So there was a time when I was a vibrant, bubbly, unstoppable lady full of ideas & smiles but then the never ending Winter arrived & that person vanished into her fluffy pompom slippers & PJs(but not a slanket, you have to draw the line somewhere). Smiles were by-passed for mumbles, aches, pains and really bad skin & hair.I believe I have the SAD disorder where your bady copes badly with a lack of Vitamin D & shuts down, the feeling of letharghy is horrid. 
The evidence below is plain to see, sad, old, grey mummy. 

Yucky Mummy.

But then something beautiful happened & on my birthday no less, THE SUN CAME OUT, & it stayed out I felt its warm glowing energy fill me up. Refeuled have I begun work again on building my own website for Maisielu, Spring cleaning the house to sell and generally doing some great stuff with my lovely family & friends.

Enjoying the park with Maisie & Lucas, I think Hubby 

was having more fun on this swing than they were.

Me(still looking haggered but joyful) at The Brickyard(local club) Homecoming gig, pictured with Little Stu who I've known for years & is quite talented but I wouldn't tell him that as his head wouldn't fit on a photo if I did.
He played as half of The Dementers, the other half being the another Stu who is very clever and amazing on guitar, they are based in Manchester now so its great to see them play & catch up. You can see footage of the gig here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9eJhvU6Pik sorry I wasn't that steady with the camera.

Maisie having a jog roung Hardwick Circus fountain in Carlisle,she's an adventure girl for sure, & tried to climb in a couple of times, those flowers smell devine.


Enjoy the tunes, & hopefully where ever you are some beautiful sunshine to remind you that life does go on.


Amanda.x.