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when abortions meet algorithms, and tour prep!....tomorrow, we sail. (Patreon)

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2019-02-21 21:41:05
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2023-04

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hallo my loves

here's a little voice-ramble for you...embedded, and soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/amandapalmer/voiceramble-feb-21-2019

and if you want to READ this voice ramble, you can find it (and the entire archive of voice rambles) lovingly transcribed by alex right here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qKxjXn5tHSDBecgvuy_4a7BnvhA2iG0M_vRpWcPZy0/#heading=h.p9fxep6oqgrp

i've been running round all day like a singer with my head cut off, working on costumes, working on the show, working on guest lists, working on....everything. 

i made a fun video, too, of me SEEING THE  VINYL AND CD FOR THE FIRST TIME and holy fuck do they both look incredible. you're gonna be so happy.

too much to do right now to give you a proper catch-up....but....soon.

let me get over the start hump.

i am so fucking excited.

......

i wanted to cross-post something here that i posted to facebook yesterday, i think you'd find it interesting:



when abortions meet facebook algorithms.

the last 24 hours since releasing "voicemail for jill" have been a real ride. interestingly enough, facebook has been the place that's garnered the LEAST amount of discussion/sharing/reflection about this song, and i wonder if that has to do with 1) people being too squeamish to share this sort of stuff on facebook for fear of backlash or 2) the algorithms themselves.

my facebook post with the link to the song yesterday - a huge emotional moment for me - got less "engagement" and reach on facebook yesterday than ANY other post i've put out in the last week. my selfie of myself with a broken piano string reached twice as many people. my photo of a 7" record from a thrift shop reached twice as many people. my photo of my etch-a-sketch drawing of neil reached three times as many people.

now...i love that people like my 10-minute etch-a-sketch drawing. but it took 10 minutes, and reached 59,000 people.

this song took 23 years and 3 abortions to write, then took about three days in a recording studio to record.....and it reached 18,000 people.

for an artist, that's so....just....so strange to feel.

writing about abortion, or about anything personal, and sharing it with the world is such a strangely vulnerable leap of faith.

my faith in facebook just keeps plummeting and plummeting when things like this happen.

when i feel like i'm being rewarded for not being real.

when i feel like i'm rewarded not for creating, but for distracting and delighting people in unchallenging ways.

meanwhile, over on patreon, the discussion is on fire. on twitter, men are piping up in the thread about the song and sharing their own abortion-experience stories. on instagram (owned by facebook, let's not forget) there's been a group-hug of support for a woman who shared that she's on her way to have an abortion next week. everyone is holding space for her.

this sort of stuff happening is the internet i miss. when we all used it to get closer, rather than further apart.

meanwhile...the feminist and pro-choice press hasn't picked up on it (i'll really go knocking on their doors when the video comes out) but it has been picked up by places in the UK press, which isn't shocking, and NME (which IS shocking to me - they were always the most misogynist of all, i think they've had a total soul-cleanse lately.....?) and Under the Radar have both been ballsy enough to run pieces about it.

(thanks to both of those outlets...it means a lot to me).

from this piece in under the radar:

"I wrote this song as a gift, a handbook, for any woman on her way to have an abortion, and as a reminder that this is not an experience you have to face alone."

i'm glad it's worked.

i love you all.

x

a

link to article:

http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/amanda_palmer_shares_new_song_about_abortion_voicemail_for_jill?fbclid=IwAR1u9fTNpBOBenRcEH7LlXkm3RV070BhRtqqXtpdDz9ue6o7KyxYerwlcOo

............

right?

i know there are a lot of other creators/musicians/small business people who follow me here...can i get an amen?


..............


speaking of all that...

here's my most popular tweet of the year, literally.

it was posted this morning.

true fucking story.




xxx

AFP


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Anonymous

I'm not surprised that singing about abortion would get you least amount of traction. But talking /singing about it will make it slightly less taboo for someone else to sing/ talk about. Keep up the good work. You are doing a great job.

Anonymous

I have had Instagram uninstalled from my phone since November and I haven't been on Facebook for over a year. Today I reinstalled insta because I did some drag makeup and wanted to share it with the world. Then I scrolled on insta and now I feel... Just gross. I deleted it again. That was a test and both I and insta failed. I'm so torn as an artist about social media for the same reasons. I want to market myself and connect with people and experience a global community But then I get inundated with memes and entertainment fake life garbage. I applaud you for using your machete to carve through the digital jungle. I don't feel strong enough. That is so frustrating about the algorithm thing. It's the same for artists. Post up a piece of fanart, get all the clicks and likes. Post up an original piece: crickets. But we made art for our communities before the internet, and we'll make art for our communities if the world descends again into medieval post apocalyptic darkness. Keep fighting the good fight. I hope I get to see you when you come through Austin for SXSW!

Katt

Heya again Amanda, I will admit that I haven’t social-media blitzed yet, but I have shared in person with three women who didn’t previously know your music, one psychologist who works exclusively with women (she knew your Ted talk and book) one personal carer who has adult daughters she knew ‘needed to hear it’ and one young woman who is a fierce activist in the queer community here...they all cried. In a good way. They all responded for different reasons but they all told me who with or where they were going to share it... and they all thought it was both beautiful and powerful. Thought you’d like to know.🖤🖤🖤

Anonymous

Be well, Amanda. I am so looking forward to seeing you on this tour. I am sending all the positive vibes.

Anonymous

The way you talked about your show on this voice ramble ... I had been hedging because of the price for the Berlin show, and then of course all the good seats were already gone ... but this somehow decided me. So I thought: how can I make this even more of a magical, personal experience? I just booked a ticket for Vienna, whcih is even more expensive than Berlin, but it's also one of my favorite cities in the world. Its atmostphere should suit a sad, intense show perfectly - at least for me. And then I will wander the streets, drinking in the art nouveau beauty and the imperial pretense, drinking red wine in my favorite bars... Yes, this is perfect!

Rae

Discovered this old thread about abortion on Twitter today...It's since been posted on the writer's blog: <a href="https://www.designmom.com/twitter-thread-abortion" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.designmom.com/twitter-thread-abortion</a>

Anonymous

Sleep as much as you can. I hope those over the counter expensive pills actually have an impact, though I've never heard of such remedies myself.

Anonymous

Putting things on the internet and expecting them to do something is the weirdest thing ever. I see people get likes for a pic of their abs, but something that touches people's hearts goes nowhere. When I get frustrated, I remember Avenue Q: The internet if for porn.

Anonymous

I love that you had a patron talk to the press, that’s genius. If you want the same for international press for when you’re going on tour, it would be a cool idea if some patrons could sign up for potentially getting called by some press in our country, for example I’m from Sweden and I would love to be “the Swedish Patreon ambassador”.

Anonymous

I think $100 is a great deal to not get sick. I mean it costs over that to just see a GP, let alone any treatment after that. (Without insurance). I am more than happy for you to take my $5 and buy turmeric if it keeps you healthy. You have such a big event coming up and getting sick always absolutely derails my progress and momentum when I’m on top of my shit. Health is absolutely the most important thing. Without that we don’t have Amanda Fucking Palmer. So I want to make it perfectly clear that this patron thinks that it’s ethical to spend your patreon moolah on it. Love you. Be well and do good work. 🖤

Anonymous

I love the voiceramble! Such a cool way to get a little update on what's going on. :) Feel better Amanda!

Anonymous

I would love to be interviewed to explain why I am a patron of yours. :)