Congratulations Amanda Palmer
I have a long history of admiring women. Earlier this year I blogged on Shirley Manson and I want to do more. So I am starting today doing a series on women. The first in the series will be Amanda Palmer punk rock star and crowd source goddess.
To start I should admit I only heard about her after the Dresden Dolls broke up. My fascination started after I read about her in Coilhouse Magazine and started exploring her music. I was hooked but not just on her music but on her. She is so much more than a rocker.

She started off as a performing artist and house party piano player. As time went on she was known for posing as living bride statue in parks to raise money and for singing odd songs at her friends parties; as she found the courage to become herself. It was this courage inspired me and helped me to begin a true exploration of Tiffany and more importantly changing my life post facial operations. She truly believes in living your life.

As a librarian I also very much approve of her marriage to Neil Gaiman. Listening to how these two artist keep their personal professional life together is amazing. They dont even live together…learning they enjoy each other more when they are together. Both though live on the Internet. You can follow their Tweets and blogs and see their love. It makes me smile.

She recently returned to her love after a few months in Australia with her new band Grand Theft Orchestra where she recorded a new album. Based on the songs I have heard, its harder than her solo album Who Shot Amanda Palmer but thats great. The sound of the band comes through!

Speaking of which, she just blew the doors wide open on crowd source funding, for her new album, collecting $1,000,000+ from nearly 25,000 people who are now patrons of the art. We Are the Media as she would say. The army that will change the way art is done. She wasn’t just funded, no she developed and mastered this model of funding through 3 years of connecting with not her fans but her friends. Hours and hours of twittering, ninja gigs and showing genuine interest in people have turn fans into friends who will gladly fund her to be part of her art. This is what anyone who works in social media needs to know. iIs not just about sharing information its about connecting and earning trust and becoming friends.
This blog being about me learning about how to be woman or expressing my feminine side I should talk about what I have learned about her. First, regardless if I am being Tiffany or Tim I have to say she has inspired me to be me. To be creative to take risk to love myself to understand the power of obsession. This is so powerful. She and Neil inspires a sense of love in world that is so fast people are disconnected physically but not emotionally. Their creative passion is amazing and I want to get my own. I have found new music to listen too and I dig her punk style. I would so wear her outfits as casual wear….punk is punk.
Congrads AFP you rock We are the Media
