The Only Pirate at the Party
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Bottom left: Adam Elmakias Photography
Bottom center: Adam Elmakias Photography
Bottom right: Courtesy of Adina Friedman
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Top left: Adam Elmakias Photography
Top right: My trusty travel companion—compliments of a lovely fan Courtesy of Adina Friedman
Left, second from top: Pre-show prayer Adam Elmakias Photography
Right, second from top: Red carpet with my boys Courtesy of Adina Friedman
Left, second from bottom: With my Mission companion/college roommate, Kaitlyn, after the mud run Courtesy of Devin Graham
Right, second from bottom: Photo by Ray Shum
Bottom left: Adam Elmakias Photography
Bottom right: My dad’s book launch party Courtesy of the author
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Top left: Whitney and me in Paris during my first European tour Courtesy of Erich Jackson
Top right: The girls and me at Disneyland our senior year of high school Courtesy of Amy Williamson
Left, second from top: Brooke’s first day on tour with me as my wardrobe extraordinaire Courtesy of Adina Friedman
Right, second from top: An important phone call with my tour manager, Erich Courtesy of the author
Left, second from bottom: Adam Elmakias Photography
Right, second from bottom: My sisters and me at Brooke’s wedding Annie Randall Photography
Bottom left: My tour bestie and makeup wonder woman, Michelle Miller Photo by Amy Harris
Bottom right: Mikael Hakali Photography
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Top left: Mikael Hakali Photography
Top right: Mikael Hakali Photography
Middle left: Adam Elmakias Photography
Middle right: Photo by Lee Loechler
Bottom left: Photography by Tim Tronckoe (www.timtronckoe.com)
Bottom center: Photo by Ray Shum
Bottom right: Photograph by Jon D. Barker (@jondbarker on social media)
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Top left: Adam Elmakias Photography
Top right: Photo by Ray Shum
Middle left: Photo by Amy Harris
Middle right: Photo by Amy Harris
Bottom left: Courtesy of Leavitt Wells / Leave it to Leavitt Photography
Bottom center: Mikael Hakali Photography
Bottom right: Mikael Hakali Photography
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Top left: Photo by Katie Rich
Top right: Mikael Hakali Photography
Left, second from top: © Timothy Nguyen Photography
Center: Mikael Hakali Photography
Left, second from bottom: Photo by Ray Shum
Middle right: Courtesy of Leavitt Wells / Leave it to Leavitt Photography
Bottom left: Courtesy of Leavitt Wells / Leave it to Leavitt Photography
Bottom right: Courtesy of Leavitt Wells / Leave it to Leavitt Photography
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Copyright © 2016 by Lindsey Stirling
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stirling, Lindsey, 1986-
The only pirate at the party / Lindsey Stirling and Brooke S. Passey.—First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
pages cm
1. Stirling, Lindsey, 1986- 2. Violinists—United States—Biography. 3. Composers—United States—Biography. I. Passey, Brooke S. II. Title.
ML418.S77A3 2016
787.2092—dc23 [B] 2015030510
ISBN 978-1-5011-1910-1
ISBN 978-1-5011-1918-7 (ebook)
NOTE TO READERS: Names of certain people portrayed have been changed, whether or not noted as such.