Ga Ga me with a spoon

Here's a new Time Killer. I try not to watch the Today Show for lots of reasons but today on Today was one of their wild-ass concerts on the plaza and I stayed tuned until the show began. The show was Lady Ga Ga. It took forever to get started. I know she has some hits and I know she's popular, however, I couldn't identify her in a police line up if you paid me. Her songs, while very theatrical, seem commercially catchy. Reminds me of Madonna before she ran out of gas. Strike a pose!!!

So here's my point..I watched her do a few songs and it was somewhat entertaining. There were 20,000 people jammed into this 3-block plaza. Lots of preparation and special effects..I switched channels for a minute and when I returned the show was in full swing - in the rain!! Whoa and Lady G was forging ahead rolling on the stage floor pelted by water. I am now distracted because I think---this is good, we really NEED the rain. My yard looks like the surface of the moon. The crowd, now sporting umbrellas, was staying put. I then looked out my window and saw clear skies which is normal as NYC is 50 miles away, however, when the camera went to a wider shot I saw that this "rain" was a special effect. Giant shower heads soaking the stage, the performers, the equipment and the crowd. Fake out..

The inane Today show host then said they'd be back after Lady Ga Ga had time to 'blow dry her hair'..Does a woman who runs around almost naked with a gyroscope for a hat and tennis-ball glasses really give a shit what her hair looks like?? I turned off the TV and watched the dust devils swirl in the yard.