Posted by The G on January 26, 2010 under G Reviews | 
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Debbie Harry!!!
To celebrate the book launch of Penny Arcade’s Bad Reputation, the legendary Debbie Harry came out to New York’s Le Poisson Rouge to read a passage from the book. I had a close encounter with her and she was “not feeling” taking a photo with me (hard to imagine, I know), so you’ll have to settle for the above pic and the ones after the jump. It really makes me sad that I was not able to tell her the story of when I was in high-school and my best friend and I had heard “Heart of Glass” on the radio on our way to a thrift store and when we arrived at the store, she found the 45 in the used bin. She was so excited to have spoken it into existence, the 45 fell out of her hand and literally rolled across the store. By the time we retrieved it, the record had cracked and a big chunk of the record was suddenly missing. Somewhere out there, the first verse of “Heart of Glass” is out there in some Good Will store. If you find it, it belongs to my friend.
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Penny Arcade - Bad Reputation - Available NOW!!!
Tonight at New York’s West Village staple, Le Poisson Rouge, New York legend Penny Arcade held a book launch and performance for her latest work of art – her book Bad Reputation. She read and performed passages from this book with the help of her friends – legendary dancers Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Kevin Aviance and was joined on stage by the one and only Debbie Harry from Blondie. See another pic of Penny after the jump.
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Posted by The G on January 25, 2010 under Encounters with G |
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Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Light and G
The groove is in my heart as I met the fabulous Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Light tonight (hey, that rhymes!). She was doing a rare DJ set at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge tonight. Check out her official website to see what she’s up to, and thanks, darling!
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Pink Floyd and Lady Gaga: The Wall.
A really good friend of mine, who asked to remain anonymous, also attended Lady Gaga’s show last night. As we were sitting in different sections and could not find each other after the show in amongst the people dressed as Avatars and Gagas, I received his comments in email format and while I enjoyed myself at the show, I have to say, his reflections were pretty spot on and hilarious so I’d like to share them with you. After the jump, of course.
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Lady Gaga!!!
When entertainment guru Peter Davis called Lady Gaga the “second coming of Madonna,” I knew she had some pretty big shoes to fill. After seeing the 4th and final sold out show at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Peter was right on the money. The Monster Ball reminded me of the video to Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” as so many ‘monsters’ were dressed in their favorite Gaga outfit. It was pretty incredible. The excitement for this show was what I imagine Michael Jackson’s Thriller tour would have been like if he toured for that record. Gaga sang and danced and had an amazing set designed by my beloved Pet Shop Boys’ set designer Es Devlin. Lady Gaga is arguably the biggest singer in the world right now, but she is so humbled by success, it was very impressive. She donated ALL of the ticket sales and merchandise sales tonight to benefit the people of Haiti, which is extremely generous. I lost count after about 15 times where she thanked all of her fans for their support. Pretty cool, according2g. I take back every negative thing I’ve ever said about Ms. Gaga (aside from her mediocre song lyrics). She’s made me a fan! :)
See some more pix and the setlist after the jump.
Ga Ga ooh la la!
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Tags: Benefit Concert, Es Devlin, Haiti, Images, January 24 2010, Lady Gaga, Madonna, New York, Peter Davis, Radio City Music Hall, Review, Set List
