Where to start?
Friday morning, November the 30th, 2012.
Woke up at about 9:30am (I took the day off work), had some tea, washed the dishes. Made my bed. Had a shower. Spent ages doing my make-up - correcting smears and smudges and fixing fine lines. Didn't really pay too much attention to my hair because I was going to put a wig over it anyway. Once everything was done and I had my lacy top, tights and boots on, I looked at myself in the mirror and thought I was looking at someone from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
My friend Lauren arrived, she also looked like someone from Rocky Horror Picture Show. But then we put our wigs on. And we turned into monsters.
If you haven't guessed what I'm talking about yet - you probably didn't experience what I'm about to talk about and you'll probably end up shaking your head at me and closing this window halfway through this post. But I don't care. I don't give a flying fag fuck. And I don't because someone told me I shouldn't. Someone amazing. Someone incredibly talented and someone who is the most inspiring long-distant-fake-best-friend I've ever had.
I'll give you a clue:
Friday morning, November the 30th, 2012.
Woke up at about 9:30am (I took the day off work), had some tea, washed the dishes. Made my bed. Had a shower. Spent ages doing my make-up - correcting smears and smudges and fixing fine lines. Didn't really pay too much attention to my hair because I was going to put a wig over it anyway. Once everything was done and I had my lacy top, tights and boots on, I looked at myself in the mirror and thought I was looking at someone from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
My friend Lauren arrived, she also looked like someone from Rocky Horror Picture Show. But then we put our wigs on. And we turned into monsters.
If you haven't guessed what I'm talking about yet - you probably didn't experience what I'm about to talk about and you'll probably end up shaking your head at me and closing this window halfway through this post. But I don't care. I don't give a flying fag fuck. And I don't because someone told me I shouldn't. Someone amazing. Someone incredibly talented and someone who is the most inspiring long-distant-fake-best-friend I've ever had.
I'll give you a clue:
Still don't get it? Here's another clue:
I'm talking about Lady Gaga.
She came to South Africa and we made love. She blew our minds to heaven and brought us back to earth.
It was honestly the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. She arrived on a mechanical/human-horse which looked so realistic that people were complaining about animal cruelty the next day.
Her concert has been compared to a Cirque du soleil extravangansa - It was spectacular!
She went from alien to fashion doll to dominatrix to rock chick. She gave birth to herself on stage. She told us that she wanted us to 'get drunk and puke on our friends'.
She encouraged us not care about anything, to love ourselves, believe in ourselves, stand up for ourselves, and be who we want to be. It was like going to a motivational speaker who also sings and plays the piano and renders us speechless with an out-of-this-world performance.
She touched each and every one of us on such a personal level, that my friends and I all agreed the next morning was a very emotional time, reflecting on our evening made us cry or at the very least gave us a huge lump in our monster throats. She laid all her insecurities on the table for us to see.
People who never liked Gaga before were instantly converted. She is breathtaking.
I don't think I will ever see a better performance ever again. She has set the bar. And it is genuinely phenomenal.
Lady Gaga is a form of art more than life.
She came to South Africa and we made love. She blew our minds to heaven and brought us back to earth.
It was honestly the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. She arrived on a mechanical/human-horse which looked so realistic that people were complaining about animal cruelty the next day.
Her concert has been compared to a Cirque du soleil extravangansa - It was spectacular!
She went from alien to fashion doll to dominatrix to rock chick. She gave birth to herself on stage. She told us that she wanted us to 'get drunk and puke on our friends'.
She encouraged us not care about anything, to love ourselves, believe in ourselves, stand up for ourselves, and be who we want to be. It was like going to a motivational speaker who also sings and plays the piano and renders us speechless with an out-of-this-world performance.
She touched each and every one of us on such a personal level, that my friends and I all agreed the next morning was a very emotional time, reflecting on our evening made us cry or at the very least gave us a huge lump in our monster throats. She laid all her insecurities on the table for us to see.
People who never liked Gaga before were instantly converted. She is breathtaking.
I don't think I will ever see a better performance ever again. She has set the bar. And it is genuinely phenomenal.
Lady Gaga is a form of art more than life.
“Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are. I want you to walk out of here tonight not loving me more, but loving yourselves more.”
- Lady Gaga
- Lady Gaga
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