Folks wore sneakers or stiletto-heeled platforms, polo shirts or leather bondage harnesses. So, who are Lady Gaga's "little monsters"? Well, from the looks of it, we were teenagers and nearing retirement male, female and transgender black, white and beige gay, straight and no doubt bisexual. "It doesn't matter who you are - you can be whoever you wanna be, my little monsters," Lady Gaga said from the stage. Once the concert got under way, she addressed the crowd like a combination Girl Scout den mother and tent-revival preacher.
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Because Lady Gaga's artistic mission, it seems to me, aside from making mega-hits, is like a 21st century PG-13 version of that old Marlo Thomas TV special Free to Be You and Me. Now, I thought that was pretty interesting.
"I like her because I would never be brave enough to do that," Phoebe replied. While we were in the car waiting for a parking spot, I asked her what she liked about Lady Gaga. And, since my sister told me my 16-year-old niece Phoebe was a fan, I invited her along. But I made an exception for Lady Gaga, a New York City kid who, over the past few years, has cultivated a persona and a sense of spectacle that nothing smaller than an arena could contain.
Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of arena shows. Last week, she played three sold-out hometown shows at Madison Square Garden, her first time there as a headliner. The 24-year-old singer Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, has been criss-crossing North America this summer with an elaborate arena tour called "The Monster Ball." Her rebellious personality, outrageous fashion sense and outsize way with a chorus have earned her a huge and diverse fan base. Lady Gaga's spectacle is so dazzling, it can be hard to wrap your head around the questions her performances pose.
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