Lady Gaga and The Fame Monster Ball Concert

Sunday was THE. BIG. DAY!!!!  The main reason I was in LeJeune for the weekend...........LADY GAGA!!  Jill and I headed to Raleigh that afternoon for the concert.  We ate a FANTASTIC dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and then headed over with the rest of her "little monsters"  Upon arrival we realized we were slightly OVER-dressed and by that I mean wearing TOO MANY ARTICLES OF CLOTHING!  Holy Crap, the freaks were out in full force and we took as many pics of them as we could! LOL  The opening act sucked, but her show was FANTASTIC!  It was more than a concert...............it was a full on production!  She loathes lip syncing, so everything was live and her voice is amazing!  Her musical talent in general from the piano to some weird keyboard guitar to a cello thing...........SO GOOD!  She did EVERY song I love except Starstruck.  She changed costumes over 11 times (we tried to count).  Raleigh was her LAST stop in the US for The Monster Ball concert, so I'm soooooo glad we caught  it!  Thanks Jill for the BEST weekend I've had in a LONG, LONG time!  I love ya girl! 

As reported in the Raleigh News and Observer,


"Imagine the most garish display you’ve ever witnessed – a Super Bowl halftime show, say. Now multiply that by about six, and you’re in the ballpark. Gaga exudes a sense of universe-ruling determination that is rare nowadays, and she commanded the room like a general.

“Scream, Raleigh!,” she hollered, and everybody did. “Now dance, [expletives]!,” and everybody did that, too.

The two-hour show had a rough storyline of Gaga and her retinue of backup dancers trying to get to the “Monster Ball.” You didn’t notice much beyond the star, however, clad as she was in everything from a see-through nun’s habit to a wedding dress made of crystalline feathers that sprouted into wings.

She didn’t just sing and prance, either. At various points, Gaga played a freaky-looking standupkeytar that looked like a triangular turtle shell.

Most impressive of all, she sat at a piano for a couple of songs and just played and sang. She was down to her underwear by then, of course. And yes, the piano was on fire. But she played and sang beautifully, showing that she’s a powerful belter. From a strictly musical point of view, it rivaled anything I’ve ever seen Tori Amos do.

Otherwise, most of the set was high-energy dance music loud enough to rattle ribcages at the back of the arena, with hits including “The Fame,” “Just Dance” and “Paparazzi.” During the latter song, flames began shooting from her naughty bits.

It was brilliant."

The first few pics are of our pre-Raleigh photo shoot at home! HA!

 Her piano was under the hood of this car

 They made their dressed out of DUCT TAPE!

 This poor little boy was dragged around by some stripper lady.......Momma?  He's was a cutie! 

CALL CPS!

 Jill's Pimp showed up!

 I ALMOST wore this!  WHEW! That woulda been AWKWARD!

 Wait, I almost wore THIS!!!!!  YIKES!

 This was just sacrilegious and bizarre!  I realize we're practically in Sodom and Gomorrah, but still!

 Her piano was on fire!  It was awesome!

"I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me

Papa-Paparazzi!!!!!!!!!!"