Storytime from me and a goose in Santa Fe about singing and crying and t-shirts (Patreon)

Hallo loves.

Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico. First of three Dresden Dolls shows at Meow Wolf tonight, and they're all sold out. We didn't realize the shows were going to have to start at 11pm. I have been going to bed at 9pm this week. This is gonna be interesting. I'm going to spend all day with Ash and try to have a family dinner then head off to soundcheck. 

It's been a hell of a weird week. 

I'm not getting quite enough sleep due to the adrenaline and time changes and flights/travel, and the tiny jagged compartments of life are not tetris-ing together in a way that quite works. I'm extra homesick for New Zealand right now, perhaps it's the change of seasons, or the scar-ripping pain of finally traveling through my home country, post-covid(ish, and seeing the undried blood everywhere. Hard to say. I'll write more when I post the Althing (and my update about the pop-up, they'll be out back-to-back next week). 

Meanwhile....here's a cute little video about the Bravehood merch project from the backyard...AKA storytime from me (and a goose) in Santa Fe about singing and crying and t-shirts.  

Short story: WE MADE LYRIC SHIRTS AND TOTES FOR CHARITYm in collab with the Bravehood project. We asked for lyric ideas online, and many of you helped out...thank you.

Here's a little more about this merch/lyric collab with Bravehood....

YOU CAN BUY ALL THE MERCH HERE....

https://supportbravehood.org/en-us/collections/amanda-palmer

(And many thanks to Krys Fox who suggested this lyric for this first shirt lyric:)

From the incredible folks at Bravehood:

“When we find the lyrics with the artists we choose carefully, think about contexts and different interpretations.

So let us finally welcome the introduction of a curse word in a lyric in our initiative, because it is as real, honest, direct, vulnerable and wholesome as we always try to be. This special edition is limited to 200 pieces only. In rainbow colors too. Every purchase is a donation for children in need." 

❤️🖤💜💙💛💚🧡

YAAAAAY, what an honor, people :)

This is such a beautiful project, and the team has loved working with these folks.

The shirt/tote collection is available ONLY until May 31st from supportbravehood.org with all net proceeds going to War Child Uk. 

Bravehood was created by Guiding Light Global in partnership with War Child UK to help children in emergencies by creating lines of merch.

Bravehood wishes to help the most vulnerable in our society when and where it is needed most urgently. Over the last 12 months this has included Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, and the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

They produce eco-friendly certified and sustainably produced T-shirts, hoodies and tote bags made of organic cotton printed with powerful song lyrics donated by tons of amazing artists including the Cure, R.E.M., Nick Cave, Alanis Morissette, Garbage, and so so many more.

Again, you can get all the merch here:

https://supportbravehood.org/en-us/collections/amanda-palmer

LOVE.

More soon.

xx

AFP