I remember the one time I saw Next To Normal and it just ended up that I was the last person Ripley signed and talked to. After telling her that I had been able to relate a little too well to what was going on onstage she and I got into a pretty long conversation. Granted it was just the two of us there considering that everyone else she had signed for had left. She got told by the stage door guy that her car was waiting for her and still told them to wait a few min while she wraped things up with me. That just goes to show you what a nice person she is and I do get the impression that she really does care about the fans and about those who are seeing the show.
With that said, I too thought that at first glance Alice was being a bit crazy etc. But, then after watching it again, I am in the same camp with those who suggest that it was more of an emotional thing then anything else. I do love her performance and I am very happy that she won and would have been upset if she didn't.
I think it was over excitment and not just screaming that made her speech sound louder then it really was.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
