Alt-country musician Amanda Shires released her great new album My Piece of Land this past Friday, and she’s on tour now in support of it. Last night, she was sadly robbed while her tour was in Chicago. Her husband Jason Isbell broke the news and then Amanda elaborated:
https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/status/778084609498157056
All my thesis writing and new songs and journal are all gone…I'm the one who doesn't ever do a back up… https://t.co/CrAxTWQFqy
— Ol’ Monster Shires (@amandashires) September 20, 2016
Also missing my ukulele, my in ear monitors, blood pressure medicine, MacBook, unreleased signed Saunders book "Lincoln in the Bardo,"
— Ol’ Monster Shires (@amandashires) September 20, 2016
Thesis notes from professors, sunglasses, retainer for my teeth, address book, violin strings, thesis…did I say thesis writings yet?
— Ol’ Monster Shires (@amandashires) September 20, 2016
I do 90% of my writing with paper and a ballpoint pen. #burgledinchicago
— Ol’ Monster Shires (@amandashires) September 20, 2016
That’s a real bummer to hear. Here’s to hoping she can recover some of it.