She ate my heart

Last night I went to the Lady Gaga concert. Normally when I go to shows, I get bored and leave early. Not this time. I would have stayed until 3am if that's how long it went. I wasn't even close up, I was on the 2nd level. The opening band, The Scissor Sisters were totally cute. The female singer, Ana Matronic said, "If you've never heard of us you're either not gay or not British." Too funny. The very fun, very cute, and very gay male singer, Jake Shears was so full of boundless energy I kinda wondered if perhaps he and Mother Monster were doing a few bumps of coke before showtime.

Gaga did not disappoint. I was blown away from the getgo. There was a huge screen obscuring the set, a purple backlight shining, an exit sign, and a silhouette of the lady herself, humongous shoulder pads, resurrecting the 80s as only she can do. It was so surreal and her silhouette was so still that I wondered if it was just an optical illusion. But then the shadow would burst into a sudden new pose.

And that bitch can sing. Her mic went kerplooie after the first or second song. She paused between songs, noted that a mic busted, and three outfits broke. "At least you know I don't fucking lip sync"

Honestly, I've never seen an artist with maybe the exception of Freddy Mercury (though regrettably I never saw him live) who engaged their audience so beautifully. We were constantly encouraged to put our 'paws' in the air. Looking around at the packed stadium, there were thousands upon thousands of "little monsters" doing her bidding. She would pause every now and then and thank us for loving her and believing in her, never to give up and to never let anyone tell us we can't do it, whatever "it" may be.

She spoke of how she was bullied in highschool and she didn't want to go to school. I could identify with that, though it happened in university. I faced some pretty fucked up stuff in my first year living in residence and I always felt like an outsider. Looking back, they weren't the kind of people I wanted to integrate with anyway.

Wait a minute...I see what she's doing. You have to hand it to her, she is an amazing business woman. Targeting the underdog is ALWAYS going to sell. Everyone has insecurities. Everyone needs someone to look up to and identify with. Fucking clever, Stefani Germanotta. I get it, we all need a hero and she has filled the position.

Anyway, she had a lot to say and it is so amazing to see her career skyrocket. Britney Spears does not deserve to be a role model. At least Gaga has a brain....and her ass ain't bad either!

When she's in your neighbourhood, I highly recommend you check 'er out. Even if you're not a fan...she puts on such a show, it actually should be called a spectacle.