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Don't listen to Tory or Red Scare

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Dec 19, 2024
  • 1 min read

Justin, I'm not doing Tina. Tina cannot legally exist.

I'm not performing and Barbara has to accept that.


1. I don't need to level up. I'm a world-class show singer. Not to toot my own horn, but if ALW and Linklater both want me to go overseas and do stuff, then I'm world-class.


Even in New Zealand, I'm so good that they want me (despite hating me).

2. Not just am I a world-class show singer, I'm a world-class guitarist in a number of genres. Jazz, classical, and (now) acoustic rock.

3. And not just that, I'm a songwriter of some real repute, both in NZ and overseas.


What I need is a genuinely supportive, trans-tolerant environment where I get paid well for my skills. Paddy might be able to provide that.


Tory and Red Scare and VUW have consistently demonstrated that they can't.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Dec 19, 2024

I am on another level to Cass, and it pisses her off. Much like Salina's hurt that all the movie buffs dig me, and that Pan was a hit, despite not using any funky exotic instruments..


They're wealthy and sorted, they've won truckloads of awards, and they're wasting their time bullying a former peer who managed to win the respect of a huge number of people without half the institutional support. Like, I didn't win an Oscar, but the pro Hollywood types think I'm for real, and all the Kiwi pros were impressed when I proved sole credit in the face of Cass and Tory's bullshit.

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