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A brief introduction
to the
Amanda Palmer Trust
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| In September 2006, following Miss
Palmer’s tragic and unexpected death, and the untangling of
her highly complex financial affairs, the Amanda Palmer Trust (APT)
was founded with the intention of "working towards the perpetuation
and development of the vernacular arts, with specific emphasis upon
the weird, freakish and generally other", as stated in her
will (the actual words in the will were "Fucking Rock Love
Art Incarnate" but these were deemed inappropriate for the
manifesto of an arts-based charity fund by a vote of 7 to 6 –
a decision still considered contentious by some). |
| Among its first major projects is
the still ongoing task of cataloguing and, where possible, archiving
the many and various online texts which began to appear in the aftermath
of Miss Palmer’s sudden demise as an expression of grief and
perplexity from her extensive fan-base – pieces which have
come to be known in the wider world as Palmeresques. So far over
15,000 individual and unique examples have been catalogued although
this is admittedly merely the tip of an iceberg whose scale is impossible
to even estimate, given the amorphous nature of internet –
a Sisyphian effort indeed . To this end the APT has recently launched
an appeal to fans of the late Miss Palmer and other interested parties
that if they come across, or happen to have written any piece that
might be considered a Palmeresque they might copy the text or URL
to the appropriate form on the APT website. If you are interested
in participating in this project please click
here. |
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Have you seen this
man? He is thought to be approx. 6ft two inches tall, and often
wears a false moustache. Please contact us urgently with any information.
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