From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

I spent the weekend in Chicago, to see my favorite singer Amanda Palmer, and her band the Grand Theft Orchestra. Seth's cousin, David, lives in Chicago, and he let us crash at his apartment. It was awesome because he lived about 5 minutes away from the venue on foot. I dressed up for the show because I always do. I am wearing a tail coat, but it is kind of hard to see. You can't see my knee high striped socks.  Jherek The Simple Pleasure Add caption Amanda!!  The show was amazing. For her encore she performed Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, and made me cry. I also cried when they performed the song "Lost" from the new album Theatre is Evil. She asked us to send in photos and during that song flashed photos of people we had lost, and my grandparents flashed by. It was kind of emotional for me. I love her, have for years and will apparently continue to.  The next photos are ones I took on the streets of Chicago. Some of the...

Seth and I are taking a little road trip this weekend. We are driving to Chicago. And neither of us has ever been there. We are going to see my favorite singer Amanda Palmer.Seth's cousin lives in Chicago, and told us we can stay with him, which is a huge money saver, plus we found out that his apartment is only 10 minutes away from the venue walking, heck yeah. Are you familiar with Amanda Palmer? She is the lead singer of the Dresden Dolls, which is how I found her oh so many years ago. The first song of theirs I ever heard was Girl Anachronism and I felt such a kinship with it, that I went straight home and found them online, and ordered the CD. I saw the dolls live 4 times and have seen Amanda's solo show live once before.  She is amazing, talented, and the sweetest person. I have met her a couple of times at signings and she is always super nice and friendly. Her new album features a band, the Grand Theft Orchestra, and the album is everything I wanted from her. :)...