Plants that eat dust, patron brunch, and photos from Dolls nights 1 & 2…oh my (Patreon)

Hello my loves

Greetings from Woodstock, where I’m a very tired rock star hanging out with Auntie Donna and her air plants. I do this every weekend. I bring her an iced mocha and I sit here in the lawn chair.

Current pov.

If you’re around Woodstock tomorrow before or after the patron brunch, she’s at the Woodstock Flea Market from around 9-5 and if you buy an air plant from her and tell her Amanda sent you you’ll make her goddamn day. The market’s right behind Bread Alone in the center of town. (22 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock).

She’s been working this market since the early 80s…every damn weekend. Selling air plants.

Donna and I have the same hair.

We both do the always-updo.

(And my catskills cousin, Shawn).

They eat dust, these plants. They eat DIRT THAT FLOATS IN THE AIR. Cmon.

They’re survivors, these plants.

Helpers. I have a ton of these in my kitchen.

…….

- quickie -

THERE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF TICKETS LEXT FOR THE PATRON MEET-UP/BRUNCH TOMORROW (SUNDAY SEPT 3) AT COLONY!!

It starts at 11am, goes til about 2, and I’m so looking forward to hanging out with you all and playing, talking, answering, hugging, and catching up. Colony are going to provide snacks and pastries and coffees and all that, Fruition are bringing CHOCOLATE, and it’s gonna be real sweet.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patron-only-private-brunch-with-amanda-palmer-tickets-704642754447

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Plants and brunch aside…

THE DOLLS HAVE BEEN ON FIRE.

We killed nights 1 and 2 and it’s time to head to the venue for night 3.

We’ve been playing classics and four new songs every night and my soul feels so home, so happy, so settled.

I have so many things on my soul to share; feelings about playing these new tunes, stories I have heard on the side from the community, little things I’ve read in notes and letters I’ve been handed.

I’ve missed my job so much. I love it.

Brian loves it. We live for this shit.

The brigade is back: Betsy, Scott, Kaleigh and Angel welcoming folks outside with stilt walking and poetry…

Charming Disaster have been welcoming everyone into the lobby.  www.charmingdisaster.com

They’re playing at Graveside Sept 28 and the tickets are flying so grab some!! Gravesidevariety.Com

And the shows….

My god.

(photos by LIz Grammaticas (@insta_grammaticas))

(photos, including header photo, by Anthony Mulcahy (@mulogrpahynyc)

Meanwhile….the afterparty at Graveside every night has been EPIC. Here’s John Coons in “Bleak!”:

(photo by Liz Grammaticas)

(photos by Krys Fox (@krysfox))

(photos by Liz Grammaticas)

(photos by Krys Fox)

The last performance of BLEAK! is TONIGHT around 11/11:30 (after the Dolls).

Get your tickets HERE.

So much more to say as always but off to soundcheck I go.

God I love you all.

X

A

Ps. As I was literally about to post this, three patrons who are coming to the dolls tonight came up to the air plant table: Mary, Kristin and Ashley. They’re currently …. buying plants. And that’s Jaryd in the NY Yankees cap, photobombing. He just talked to me for ten minutes and told me a bunch of dirty jokes.