at Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball that is. Yes John and I went to the Lady Gaga concert last night and it was great . . . . and LONG. Poor John isn’t used to being out or up that late. She had two opening acts, didn’t go on until a little after 9:30 and performed for almost 2 hours herself. Then getting out of the parking garage was a nightmare. We weren’t home till about 1am.

Musically the show was amazing. She performed songs from both her albums and played the piano a little as well. One thing that sets her apart from the Britneys of this day and age is that she writes her own music, plays instruments and sings live while dancing! No lip synching for Gaga!

Her costumes were great, but not as outlandish as her award show ones. She did have to be able to move and dance around after all. My favorite was this gold outfit that made her look like She-Ra, Princess of Power!

The fans were a riot. They came trying to dress up like Miss Gaga the best they could. I was also somewhat shocked by the mothers bringing tween girls to the concert. Lady Gaga was pretty crass and foul up on stage a couple of times. She dropped the F-bomb a lot. I don’t know if the parents were expecting that or not, but she gave Adam Lambert a run for his money for sure.

The sets for the show were pretty sparse. It was mostly a movie screen/box behind her showing videos or other stuff while she and he dancers danced in front of it. Here is where I’ve been spoiled by the likes of Madonna, who has gigantic sets and all her dancers go through costume changes with her. I forgot that Lady Gaga really is just starting out. In a few years though, I expect her shows to rival Madonna and Britney’s in their production values.

Anyway, as for other stuff, the pink nightmare tree is up, but hasn’t been decorated. John doesn’t seem to be in a rush, so I might do it myself this weekend if he doesn’t get in the mood. Photos to follow!