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

-watching my phone battery die.
-watching my business plans die.
-watching my husband fret deadlines and worrying if the next months are going to be harder than we thought.

time to break open another fan piggy bank

@UhmanderPalmer

Sorry, that user is suspended.

‏@amandapalmer
got a nice email from bono about art, timing & misunderstanding. if ever there was a guy who'd empathize with my past few days, it's him.

You think she's taken it next level, but there is Always. Another. Level.

Artists bear the brunt, Amanda. We take the slings & arrows, but also the wine & roses. Never forget, my Spider-Man was a fucking smash. One my most favorite cliches is "he who laughs last..." So don't you stop laughing.

Tell Neil his new book is stunning. The Dream King still rides with that one.

Your friend,
B

PS I still have not received the fingernails from your twitter auction. No rush, just wanted to remind you.

I want to believe in that letter

I thought it was real until I got to the fingernails, and even then I was thinking "we'll it's not impossible..."

Stupid phone hate u

if ever there was a guy who's empathize with an embarrassing egotist...

Totally believed it.

LOL exactly.

I am still laughing at " The Dream King still rides with that one.", A+ job Anthony.

Surely not a coincidence from the Art Brut guy:

@EddieArgos: Bono just stopped following me by the way. FINALLY.

When Bono's on your side, you're on the wrong side.

africa is on the wrong side?

Bono's on Africa's side?

pretty sure U2 have never played in Africa (outside South Africa) which is pretty charitable

bono has done some great work publicizing good causes

he is also an egomaniacal asshole

never forget...

HAHAHA! OH MY GOD BONO NOOOO SOMEONE MAKE HIM STOP OH THE HUMANITY

Is it awful of me that I really want Bono & AP to make a record together? I mean dudes, you thought the Brad Paisely thread had legs? Bono/AP could shut down the internet.

I wonder if Bono realizes what the children are really saying when they chant "Ali, bomaye!" at him and his wife

https://twitter.com/LathamGreen/status/327420278265241600

AP/Bono should do a remake of "Scream" by Michael and Janet. Including the video.

okay I am imagining them doing the dance routine and it's killing me

Perfect opportunity for Bono to dig out the old Mr. MacPhisto costume.

AP/Bono should do a remake of "Scream" by Michael and Janet. Including the video.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:22 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'ma setting up the Kickstarter for this right now

https://twitter.com/rrusa/status/327428419207979008

lol what a douche:

Patrick ‏@patman023 1m @rrusa that's mighty professional of you on your public work account... Cc:@amandapalmer

anus

accidental egotist

here, this could be the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ5a2JH_BVE

holy shit that Roadrunner tweet is harsh

iirc they were not exactly blameless in that situation, although with hindsight I imagine there was more going on there than RR wanting to cut shots of AP's bare midriff out of her video.

But yeah, that tweet is nagl.

I wonder if that was considered, but she was such a pain, they figured what the hell?

From what I understand (the whole thing was before my time), there was an element of personal pique at work w/r/t to drawing out the process of releasing her - the label head at the time hated her so much that he refused to release her from her contract just to piss her off. I can't verify that 100 percent, but that's what I've heard. (BTW, for the folks who don't know, I work for Roadrunner and I posted that tweet.)

classic phil...

I might pull it down later, just to avoid the risk of it inspiring another poem.

The Captain Save A Narcissist response was pretty lol.

the impulse to tell people all of the awful things others are saying about them is no longer an impulse I understand; as I've gotten older, it comes across more and more to me as a passive-aggressive personal attack where the person doing the informing is subconsciously (or consciously) trying to hurt the victim's feelings

^^^ totally true

definitely

little kids are good at doing that. then they are supposed to grow up.

*old man nod*

Amanda Palmer ‏@amandapalmer 42m
someone commented: "you don't know how to stop drawing flowers in the margins of a train wreck." and i thought...perfectly put. yes.

u_u

http://25.media.tumblr.com/122ad0b3e82fa7a80daacf05688955ce/tumblr_mltlkaCYPp1soqjv4o1_500.jpg

Oops, sorry -- I only meant to post the bottom part of that pic.

Amanda Palmer ‏@amandapalmer 12h
every death threat you sling at me, i can retweet. every bomb you send me, i can instagram. you cannot win with hate. i can share it away.

EVERY BOMB YOU SEND ME, I CAN INSTAGRAM

what did that roadrunner tweet say?

Haha this is basically "What indeed, what indeed @amandapalmer an anus's what?"