Hiplomat keeps the music alive
Esteemed journalist, Pulitzer-winning food critic, two-time rock opera composer, and Wonderfuse News Editor-In-Bead, Hiplomat Periwinkle von Beethoven rocked Center Camp with her newest performance set on Friday afternoon.
Days later and PDF participants are still talking about the performance. One such viewer, whose did not ask to remain anonymous but this reporter forgot to write down their name, said that they would love to perform the songs with Hiplomat at a future event. "The songs were beautiful and I've love to sing them with you!" they said.
Hiplomat's set consisted of 12 songs selected from her rock operas for Chill Pills and Apocalypse Bead Feats, the radical gifting games she introduced (with yours truly) at PDF starting in 2022. She performed many of these songs live for the first time at PDF in 2025, and she found the positive reception from this community to be affirming and deeply motivating.
Over the last six months, Anna has taken professional voice lessons to improve her strength and control over her voice. Her performance Friday was a clear demonstration of the effort she has shown, and the dividends it has paid. The only critics our reporters found was from Anna's cat Pamela, who is not a fan of her singing practice and will often go to extreme measures to interfere.
Some members in the audience on Friday were surprised to find an impromptu rock opera performance happening in Center Camp. "We thought this was karaoke and we were wondering why that woman in the fantastic periwinkle outfit was hogging the mic to sing songs no one has heard of."
Wonderfuse News can confirm that both of Hiplomat's rock operas can be found at https://soundcloud.com/hiplomat
Days later and PDF participants are still talking about the performance. One such viewer, whose did not ask to remain anonymous but this reporter forgot to write down their name, said that they would love to perform the songs with Hiplomat at a future event. "The songs were beautiful and I've love to sing them with you!" they said.
Hiplomat's set consisted of 12 songs selected from her rock operas for Chill Pills and Apocalypse Bead Feats, the radical gifting games she introduced (with yours truly) at PDF starting in 2022. She performed many of these songs live for the first time at PDF in 2025, and she found the positive reception from this community to be affirming and deeply motivating.
Over the last six months, Anna has taken professional voice lessons to improve her strength and control over her voice. Her performance Friday was a clear demonstration of the effort she has shown, and the dividends it has paid. The only critics our reporters found was from Anna's cat Pamela, who is not a fan of her singing practice and will often go to extreme measures to interfere.
Some members in the audience on Friday were surprised to find an impromptu rock opera performance happening in Center Camp. "We thought this was karaoke and we were wondering why that woman in the fantastic periwinkle outfit was hogging the mic to sing songs no one has heard of."
Wonderfuse News can confirm that both of Hiplomat's rock operas can be found at https://soundcloud.com/hiplomat
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