amanda palmer's open poem to jonathan chait (and other crimes)

xp no, that's an appropriate reaction

dude says "hey, give me $25K to go play a festival in Mali!"
fans say "that's fucking self-involved what with the suffering in the world"
dude says "hmmm, you're right; I'll go chronicle some suffering in Mali while I'm at the festival and deliver it to you as a chapbook (oh and I'll donate to a charity too)"
fans say "yesssssssssssssssssssss feed us with the pain of the less fortunate so we can feel like we are making a difference"
dude plays Mali, stops talking to fans, possibly enters rehab? <-- rumor
fans say "wtf where's my chapbook"

i believe deakin was present for dingleberry jam xxp

fans experience diminished ability to trust and love again

Rest of world: "You wanted a fucking chapbook get the fuck out of here."

this is the epitome of self-regard but I had to change my display name

Chapbook of Broken Dreams

Hmm, you're right. Deakin is on "Dingleberry Jam," but he didn't tour behind it.

dude, where's my chapbook?

starring Klaus Kinski as Deacon

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you could win a chapbook

iChapbook

guys, these men called their album "dingleberry jam". These four...adult...men.

Well, they were on drugs.

Uh, Hurting... I should probably tell you something...

"chapbook? noooo, i meant you would get some chapSTICK"

starring Klaus Kinski as Deacon

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― Mr. Que, Friday, September 14, 2012 4:04 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and david lee roth as the chapbook

I still need to hear Dingleberry Jam. I only have Sung Tongs and MPP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMnbbsHC3Q

I am actually kind of surprised that a grown adult man would take people seriously during a conversation where the main thrust is ridiculing people for being hippies

no chapbook?!?
no chapbook.

Many xps.

@ sic. Yes, she does say it will cost $100 per unit for a 7" and arts-and-crafts package:

arts & crafts/7-inch packages, if we sell about 300 of them, adds about another $30k (we’re planning on spending roughly $100 each on the packaging for those, including not only the vinyl but the fun arts-and-crafts activities. oh, and postage/shipping x5)

Note: she says these are to SELL. As in, these are manufacturing costs, which will (I assume) be partially recouped.

@ everyone else.

The reason why I'm so interested in calling her out / making this right is because I do work as an amateur musician (i.e. not Union) and I hire amateur musicians. If you guys wanna make noise about Prefix hiring people at $0.01 a word I will happily support you in your anger.

Wait, I assumed we were all joking about Dingleberry Jam...?

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you don't have to send a chapbook

Might as well have been called "Dingleberry Jam."

Sund4r, this seemed pretty genuine, and was what I was responding to. Maybe I missed the joking part in Hurting's post, I dunno.

guys, these men called their album "dingleberry jam". These four...adult...men.

― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Friday, September 14, 2012 5:04 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Again, like I said, never trust a hippie

(Honestly, its name slipped my mind when I posted about it. I knew it was something Jam)

how did brad paisley end up in all this?

that string of the past 20 posts or so took away our collective right to criticize amanda palmer. sorry guys, we can't make fun of her anymore.

Happily I ran into three musicians today who brought the AP thing up and they were using words like "batshit" and "insane" to describe the Kickstarter breakdown.

I mean, I don't know what else to say other than "I have put out records and sold them out of my living room and I know what this shit costs and this person is making up figures".

When is the last time you saw an art book priced at more than $120? I mean, what did you pay for your 1000-page Rem Koolhaus book?

Note: any time she mentions labour costs on her Kickstarter breakdown, the numbers seem low. So, there's that, too.

That song Brad Paisley is playing is called "Huckleberry Jam."

well, she allows for a lot of money to go to her accountant

that string of the past 20 posts or so took away our collective right to criticize amanda palmer. sorry guys, we can't make fun of her anymore.

hahahaha

"I'm your dingleberry...."

http://puckeater.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/doc-holiday1.jpg

Dingleberry Moon Delight

S,M,L,XL was going for about $90 at one point, iirc, but you can get it for like $50 on Amazon now.

Holy Shit

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/an-evening-with-neil-gaiman-and-amanda-palmer

The Steampunkeratti

Well, shit, I guess if she knows her fans are willing to throw money at her, why not at this point? I think it kinda undercuts the whole kickstarter thing if someone starts to depend on it exclusively though. For me I get more excited about the brand new dudes with no name and no money that are trying to get their first project out into the world.

Wow.

decorative tardis + antique teakettle + victrola hat = ?

you could win a chapbook

― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Friday, September 14, 2012 9:04 AM (1 hour ago)

underrated post

Yeah, man, too much Kickstarter does kind of spoil the premise. It's kickstarter, not Keepgoinger.

The thing that kinda bums me out about seeing these numbers is watching smart, talented, kickass people I know irl fail to get like the $8,000 they are looking for to do something worthwhile.

i'm really starting to despise kickstarter except when it acts as a pre-order for physical goods. i wonder how long people will keep giving money without getting rewards or solid evidence of completed projects before there is a backlash.

Someone should start Backlashstarter for exactly that purpose.

"for $10 you get login rights to an exclusive slamblog to vent your frustration"

This is basically my perfect business opportunity.

hey owen, i just shot you an email, can you write me back when you get a chance? my name at g4wk3r dot com.