When you ask Amanda Valentine about the creative process involved in designing her Valentine Valentine clothing line she becomes animated. Her posture shifts forward, her words come more quickly and emphatically. It's like watching the rush of excitement that comes with new love, only this kind of passion isn't diminished by time.
This post was supposed to be a lovely photo essay of me toodling around Summer NAMM (that's the National Association of Music Merchants) in my electric wheelchair at our brand new convention center.