{"id":17005,"date":"2012-09-28T02:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=17005"},"modified":"2012-09-29T10:47:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T14:47:24","slug":"what-wendy-wore-and-lost-madonna-at-yankee-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/what-wendy-wore-and-lost-madonna-at-yankee-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore (and Lost): Madonna at Yankee Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve seen Madonna on every tour she’s done since 1985, when I skipped my high-school prom<\/a> to see her at Radio City<\/a>. Naturally, I saw her earlier this month when she became the first female performer to headline at Yankee Stadium<\/a>. A few days later, I put on my new concert t-shirt and went to the gym for a hip-hop cardio class taught by a guy who has followed Madonna as long as I have. He excitedly asked me about the show. I gave it a rave review and then we said in unison:<\/p>\n

“Elton John is an asshole.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This summer, Elton said<\/a> Madonna “looks like a fucking fairground stripper.” He also said, “She\u2019s such a nightmare. Her career is over, I can tell you that. Her tour is a disaster and it couldn’t happen to a bigger cunt.” Madonna is used to Elton throwing shade her way<\/a>, but my out-and-proud aerobics instructor — who mashed up Madonna’s classic “Express Yourself” with Lady Gaga’s similar-sounding “Born This Way” for class as soon as the latter came out (as Madonna did in her concert) — is holding a grudge.\u00a0 “One thing I can’t stand is a gay man who disrespects women,” he said.<\/p>\n

Damn straight<\/a>! I’ve said before that I’m sick of the ageist and sexist shit sent Madonna’s way<\/a>.\u00a0 I was thinking about that during the concert. As always<\/a>, Madonna proved herself to be an amazing entertainer and athlete. If she’s capable of executing elaborate fight choreography, climbing a wall in high heels and balancing (with a helping hand) on a slackline<\/a>, why shouldn’t she do that at the age of 54? I work out every day and I don’t have anything close to her strength and endurance at age 44. I didn’t have it at 34 or 24 or 14 either.\u00a0 If a miracle happens and I can somehow manage Madonna-type physical feats at 54, you bet your ass that I’ll be doing those every chance I get because I’ll be so fucking proud.<\/p>\n

And so what if she doesn’t look like everyone’s fantasy woman close up? She’s a huge star … like the sun. We all like the sun, but it’s dangerous to stare directly at it and we certainly don’t want to stand on its fiery surface. Similarly, as I realized at Yankee Stadium, Madonna is not meant to be studied on the street or through the camera lenses of mere humans … you’re supposed to see her only in arenas and on giant video screens.<\/p>\n

Here is a picture of my Madonna concert outfit taken after the show.<\/p>\n

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Yeah, I’m wearing two rain ponchos. It was pouring. I’ve seen Madonna more than a dozen times (and Elton John zero times) and I will still<\/em> stand in the rain for her (while I won’t sit in a mildly uncomfortable chair in perfect weather for Elton’s sake).\u00a0 It was raining so hard, I couldn’t take any photos without risking the ruin of my equipment. I just got one iPhone shot of the stage before she started.<\/p>\n

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There was a lot of criticism of Madonna’s use of fake guns at the beginning of the show<\/a>. I was braced for it to be terrible, but I thought it was fashionably Bonnie and Clyde.<\/em><\/a> I’ve definitely seen worse on prime-time television, not to mention cable. Why does music always get criticized for violent imagery more than other art? I don’t think I’ve heard any lyrics that are as disgusting as that Centipede<\/em><\/a> movie.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I wore under the rain ponchos.<\/p>\n

\"\"What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nTop:<\/strong> Pucci (2005\/2006<\/a>)<\/em>
\nShorts:<\/strong> Sanctuary (2010)<\/em>
\nRain Boots:<\/strong> Marc Jacobs (pre-2005?)<\/em>
\nPurse:<\/strong> Prada (pre-2005?<\/em>)<\/p>\n

I also wore the earrings that I usually wear to Madonna concerts. In my left ear, I wore one of the heart-locket earrings that I got in the ’80s …<\/p>\n

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My heart-locket earrings from the ’80s. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n

… and in my right ear, I wore the guitar-pick earring that I got from the first boy I ever kissed.<\/p>\n

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My guitar-pick earring from the early ’80s. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s how they looked when I wore them in the same ear to a Madonna concert four years ago.<\/p>\n

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The earrings going to a Madonna concert in 2008. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n

This time, I suffered a terrible tragedy. After a vicious fight with the hood of my original, cheap-ass, non-Yankee-Stadium, oh-my-God-I’m-so-prepared-ahead-of-time orange rain poncho, I went to buy a better Yankees rain poncho. As I waited in a long line, I felt for my earrings and the guitar pick was GONE! The wire was still there, but no pick. I must admit I had a moment of tearfulness at having lost something I’d had for nearly 30 years. But, you know, if it had to be lost, a Madonna concert is an appropriate place for that to happen. In a way, I got it in the ’80s and returned it to the ’80s! I’m at peace with it. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve seen Madonna on every tour she’s done since 1985, when I skipped my high-school prom to see her at Radio City. Naturally, I saw her earlier this month when she became the first female performer to headline at Yankee Stadium. A few days later, I put on my new concert t-shirt and went to…<\/p>\n

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