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Iā€™m shocked whenever I hear that someone hasnā€™t watched the Monster Ball. Itā€™s probably the best touring show ever produced. She toured it around the world for two years without stopping. Itā€™s a perfect spectacle of camp, raw talent, and high budget theater. Most people go for the HBO Madison Square Garden filming but personally I prefer another version thatā€™s free on YouTube. Philly, shot right after her five-night Madison Square Garden stint, is Gaga at her loosest. The wigs are unbrushed. The muscle relaxers are flowing. Thereā€™s a branded Virgin Mobile part where she calls a fan on a flip phone. She calls herself a tranny and she fucks up some of her keytar solos, but itā€™s impossible to look away. Itā€™s a masterpiece of improvisation and Iā€™ll take it over the squeaky clean HBO version anyday
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