tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post115807290225107098..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: The anti rock starBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1158259578250655612006-09-14T14:46:00.000-04:002006-09-14T14:46:00.000-04:00Before Cat Power there was a truly odd and truly w...Before Cat Power there was a truly odd and truly wonderful songstress by the name of Tulip Sweet and Her Trail of Tears. She was a cabaret act in Minneapolis who would essentially get on stage and look, for all the world, like a 5-year-old performing in front of a mirror. Her songs, however, were deeply intelligent fun smart pieces. Then she moved to Manhattan and stopped performing. I've been heartbroken ever since. Someday I'll write an ode to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1158080614890007502006-09-12T13:03:00.000-04:002006-09-12T13:03:00.000-04:00Ah, I remember going to a Cat Power concert with y...Ah, I remember going to a Cat Power concert with you in Boston. I was so mystified and disturbed by her seemingly imminent breakdown, and yet everyone else in the audience was gazing at her, entranced. She certainly has a beautiful voice.<BR/><BR/>I think it's a good lesson, because we're always talking about "marketability" even in children's books, but the reality is that there are all kind of authors and illustrators.alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.com