You know one of the many reasons why the last decade blew chunks? Because the leading "counterculture"(hipsterism/indie) was all based on being diminuitve and quiet and inward and looking like everyone else. There was no live out loudness about the indie scene. Dye that hair black and look at the ground as you shuffle listelessly on the dancefloor. We missed the swinging and sexy pinupness of the 50's, the sultry soul of the 60's, the glam and color of the 70's and the queer gloriousness of the 80's. Hell we even missed the rap/grunge of the 90's! This was a black hole era, life had to be sucked from the people to be reborn again.
THERE IS HOPE.
Lady Gaga's show brought together a secret enclave of queers, glams, gays, straights, transexuals, black, white, men, women and every LIVE OUT LOUD PERSON that might very well dwell in this city of people who continue to see value in all acting and dressing identically. People dressed up in an array of Lady Gaga outfits, hair bows were everywhere and some people just expressed their inner creativity for the whole to see. It felt electric and alive and REAL and different. I'm hoping this wave of outward individuality will be the next way of music, the spirit of the next counterculture. Asymmetrical haircuts are fading away, what will be next? Let's hope is being creative for the sake of expression and wonder, even for playful entertainment and thought sparking...
Here are some costumes from the Lady Gaga Show, SEE MORE HERE!!!!
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