Oh my – where should I start – many cities – many countries – no USA and Canada this time – but again a lot of good memories, of inspiring and unique moments – meeting good friends again and making new ones – talking to Tori Amos and seeing her play live – listening to a superb support act named Foy Vance and having some nice conversations with him too – camping out in the Oxford Street at the hmv in London for a Wristband to the very special gig @ Jazz Café – crying my heart out during Boys in the Trees in Düsseldorf – rocking my ass and body during most of the shows > especially in Rome and Luxembourg – getting a kiss from a wonderful girl from England – falling in and out of love after the main Tour and before the gig @ Jazz Café in London – this Tour – this year – had so many experiences and things to learn and to understand – what a year, indeed.

The Gig from Julia Marcell at the Underground Club in Cologne on 23rd December 2008 is online at:

http://www.rockpalast.de/video.phtml?id=julia_marcell

Awesome Day and wonderful gig !!!

Her last.fm – Site:

http://www.last.fm/music/Julia+Marcell

Also the WICKED gig from The Black Sheep on the same day and place:

http://www.rockpalast.de/video.phtml?id=the_black_sheep

Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Black+Sheep

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She grabbed my arm and didn´t let go until the end of this gig and of this ride through emotion and life and fun and laughter and a performance of Amanda Palmer that will stick in the minds of everyone who watched her and the many supporting artists she had brought along with her on this magical carpet ride in the Karlstorbahnhof in Heidelberg on 14th October 2008 – a date to remember. I can still feel the vibrations of the music, of the Cello of Zoe Keating which did a wonderful support – first on her own as one of the three supporting artists before Amanda Palmer came on stage and then in the band of Amanda – I can still feel the thunder that was released by all of them – by Jason Webley who made us all sing a drinking song and put up one finger in the air and dancing little pirouettes – I can still hear the music of Astronaut and all the other fantastic songs which I heard in these hours filled with pure life. Amanda Fucking Palmer is amazing, exceptional, outstanding and this gig in Heidelberg – which is a city I´ve always loved – can never be erased out of the conscious mind of the whole audience. Oh I´m so excited – so much – so much – so much everything else doesn´t matter and at the same time gets a new perspective each time – open my arms up to hear – to feel – to sing. To sing Living On A Prayer by Bon Jovi in an Version that just blew my mind – to shout out loud out Umbrella from Rihanna which Amanda played on her little guitar and made me dance and jump and shout and released me from the physical bounds of earth for a while. To hear Amanda playing Creep by Radiohead on the Ukulele and all the audience sang with her – you can not be in love with this woman after this gig. You simply can not – only if something strange tells you not to – but throw these thoughts away and embrace the music and the experience of AMANDA FUCKING PALMER !!!
I´ve made some pictures – there are sure many others out there and hopefully some Videos up on YouTube soon – cause u have to see to believe how breathtakingly beautiful this gig in Heidelberg was.

Amanda and also Zoe is now in my Pass – together with Tori, Peter, Jorane and Loreena and oh my god – I will not – not forget this day and how she kissed my hand after signing my pass – how she grabbed my arm while she walked on stage – up a little staircase in front of the stage cause her big toe was broken and the intensity of the performance of all who were there on this night to remember.
This is what life is for – to experience new things – to see new sights – to hear new sounds and voices and to feel it – to embrace it.

Inshallah

Michael

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