People who have seen The Dresden Dolls live or met Amanda Palmer?

amanda is an absolute sweetheart, and a pleasure to be around. i know what it can be like to meet people you admire -- especially when it takes a turn for the worse -- but try and just be calm and don't go in with insane expectations. she certainly isn't a huge ***** and i'm 99.9% sure you'll walk away happy that you look up to someone so great.