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hola comrades


i needed to crowdsource a machete. i asked yesterday afternoon on twitter, and VOILA, my ol pal erin routson happened to see the tweet so she not only showed up ON THE BEACH AT 6:30 AM for a photoshoot for "machete" cover art with allan amato...but she held lights and saved the battery pack from getting swallowed by a wave. she is pictured here in true warrior pose. shoot was epic. babies and machetes were utilized. no babies or machetes were harmed in the taking of the cover shot.

 thanks to allan for getting up at hell o'clock and to olga nunes for assisting him, too.


now racing to leave L.A. today after our holiday/family stint here...jherek is mixing it and i'm so so so excited to hear how this shit pans out. RAH.


(if you want to see the hilarity of the crowdsourced machete, go read my twitter feed from yesterday. it's pretty funny: https://twitter.com/amandapalmer ...and a good moment to note, because i take nothing for granted, that twitter is still my go-to quick-realtime social media preference when stuff is going down, so follow me if you're not already...things can still happen on twitter faster, wider and better than they can anywhere else, imho).


love

amanda machete fucking palmer


p.s. if you want an hour of listening to something cool....this was a fun spot of me on NPR yesterday, with my radio hero christopher lydon, talking about the cultural importance/significance of star wars with dave eggers and a few other folks: "star wars: our postmodern myth": http://radioopensource.org/our-postmodern-myth/

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Anonymous

I have a Twitter and never use it, though I originally joined just to follow you. I feel like I'm missing something because it always seems so... messy... to me.

Vanella

It was a great thing on twitter yesterday I loved it all :)

Vanella

Join follow a few key people and interact it is actually really fun :)

Michela M.

Definitely had fun reading the crowdfunding of a machete as it happened... 😁 Not sure whether I was more surprised and amused by the asking or by such a quick fulfilment of the asking! I love glimpsing behind the scenes and Makings of stories! 😉 So looking forward to this song anyway! ❤

Leela

"talking about the cultural importance/significance of star wars with dave eggers and a few other folks: "star wars: our postmodern myth" Jesus Christ, Amanda. Could you be just a TAD LESS FUCKING COOL. It's god damn intimidating. I'm adding that sentence my "life goals" list.

Anna Palmer

Please don't actually fuck the machete, though. That could end badly.

Kate Running

That string clip is great! very excited for this song. Glad you are able to do it your way, family way, all the way!! I have avoided twitter, but you and just a few other people make me consider it ;) Thanks for the NPR link, I enjoy listening to radio/podcasts at work, & I love your voice! (singing & speaking!)

Anonymous

What an amazing photo!!

Anonymous

This is awesome :D so proud!!

Ruth

I picture you nursing wee bairn on one side and brandishing a machete on the other, blood on your teeth, hair flying.

Mel Legget

This is really cool and it was bonding to have you here on the West Coast for a while! With your writing from arrival to departure. Cool that I will have the experience knowing how Machete was recorded here in West LA , toting the baby, and the photo shoot in the early am on the beach! Sounds like it turned into a great time here!

Wong SauYan

I'm back on a computer after a holiday, and other family matters. I got the email! :D Thanks! And it really looks fucking awesome!