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Last night, I had the privilege to attend one of the many shows of the Monster Ball Tour. Lady Gaga had literally flown straight from Paris (where she did a Fashion Show) to do her concert in Toronto. Yes, she was a tad late starting, but totally worth the wait because not only did she perform for 2.5 hrs, she also did it straight with no intermission.
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EVERYONE knows Lady Gaga…you may not like her or her music, but you know her! She has inspired many and one little girl in particular is Maria Aragon, a ten year old girl who sang Gaga’s song “Born This Way” on You Tube. She played the keyboard while singing and if you haven’t seen it, I recommend you do so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG0wi1m-89o Gaga flew Maria in from Winnipeg to perform the song (twice) on stage-the ballad version and the radio version. It was very touching and had many in tears.
Gaga was extremely interactive with her fans and even made a phone call to one of the fans during the show and invited him out for drinks after. She is also a huge activist for Gay & Lesbian movements and believes strongly in being whoever you are, no matter what society, your family or friends think. This was evident in the hundreds of fans who dressed up and were completely uncensored. She even threw herself into the crowd (even though she wasn’t supposed to…lol!) and did a bit of body surfing. The security guards loved that!!
This was one of the best concerts I have been to because it was absolutely like NO OTHER. She even had a “Monster” on stage, had people appear to eat her and she re-appeared covered in blood. And her outfits, as expected, were absolutely bizarre and “out-there”. The show was surely an “adult” show but the fans ranged from age 7-70 years old.
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If you are a “Little Monster” (as Gaga puts it), you will “put your paws up” for her and support her regardless of what outsiders think.
We can all learn from Lady Gaga and embrace our true selves for who we really are because, as she stated many times, we were born this way.
