Category: Music

The Journey To Gaga: Pre-show

“Kara, should we get seats or floor tickets this year?”  I asked my bestie and fellow Little Monster as I got ready to sign up for as many Joanne World Tour Presale opportunities as I could.  We had at this point experienced both the floor (Born this way) and seats (ArtRave) at a Gaga show.

We had our back and forth about the pros and cons.  We (in all honesty I) decided that we were going to do the floor this year.  I had been a SUPER fan for over 7 years and I hadn’t capitalized on an opportunity to prove I was a super fan.  I’m getting older and the door to be on the floor, standing with crowd against the rail to be close to Gaga was closing quickly.

So we got the special “Come to Momma” package.  We will get special swag and a chance to get to the stage before the rest of General Admission.  This was my chance to get Mother Monster’s attention.  But how was the big question.

That is how the journey to Gaga started 5 months ago.  As I sit here little more than 24 hours before big show, I’m reflecting about the journey up to this point.  I had been plotting and envisioning tomorrow for months.  I have been feverishly working away on a costume Mother Monster would be proud of.

I have all the costume pieces done.  Each named after an song on Gaga’a new album Joanne.  Including the most important part, the cowboy hat: “Come to Momma”.

How was I going to get Gaga attention? Come to Momma was how.  I made the hat with every intention on giving it to her.  It got its name “Come to Momma” for several reasons.  First, it is the package I bought with the hope of interacting with her.  Second, my own mother helped me bring the vision to life.  Thirdly, I hope when Gaga see it she thinks “Come to Momma!”

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“Come to Momma”

If you know me, you know how OBBESSED I am with Gaga.  Creating the outfit for the show was like creating art.  It is important to reflect on big moments in your life.  To see the beauty that is out there and to be present for it.

With that said, I’m going to break up how I created the costume for the show and the journey Gaga into several posts.  I’m doing this for a few reasons.  First, each piece I made had unique design challenges, techniques and thought processes behind them.  Second, its been a REALLY long time since I have blogged and I hope this makes it more of a habit.  Lastly, I want this to be lasting memory that I can look back upon.

Why am I doing these post after vs during the process.  First, I’m not a good blogger.  Second, I worked to hard on it and I’m not going to spoil the surprise of the outfit for you! The big reveal is tomorrow.  Not even the people who have helped have seen all the pieces of it!

It is my hope you enjoy following my posts of this journey.

The Chord of E

I put in the effort last week to write.  I started writing about the Happy Place until I realized I wanted specific content I didn’t have.  So I began questing for it.  I even researched other topics.  My brain was preoccupied, though.

Last August, I lost my dear cat Chloe.  She was a constant in my life for 13 years.  She followed me everywhere.  Her purrs swept over me and soothed me to the core.  Best of all, when I played piano and sang she cheered me along with those purrs.  She was eager and happy to sit close by and cheer.  She was my audience.

I don’t miss her often but when I do it is crippling.  My friend shared this adorable video of lady playing guitar and singing with her cat.  I just started to bawl.  Chloe’s void was real.  Last week, her void was real too.

I was practicing music instead of writing.  I have been working on a cover for weeks now.  I was experimenting with chords for the song.  My cat Smoke was sleeping across the room.  Since Aaron wasn’t home to snuggle he surmised my presence would do.

I played the chord of E on my piano just above middle C.  Smoke woke up and bolted over to me.  I looked at him and played the chord again.  His eyes light up and pushed himself into my lap.  I was amused.  Does Smoke like the chord of E?  I play it a few more times in a couple different places and broken up.  He was beside himself.

I stopped experimenting and snuggled him.  I wanted to be mindful of the time we spending snuggling together.  I realized that Smoke and I could also bond over music.  As long as it as his style of music.

As the weekend approached so did my thoughts about this blog.  I lamented over the blog post I didn’t write.  Was I going to finish it this week?  The panic was starting to settle in but all I could do was smile at the thought of Smoke and his love of the E chord.

I hadn’t lost my audience.  Smoke and I would explore new music together.  It will exciting.  It will be closure.  Chloe’s void won’t be as big.  That is worth writing about because it is beautiful.