Going GaGa

Until this summer I had thought the Summer Concert Series was something that only Good Morning America did. Little did I know that some 40 blocks away from the GMA concerts in Central Park, the Today Show was putting on some amazing shows in Rockefeller Plaza.

This morning -- around 3:15am -- two of my roommates, Jenna and Stef, and another friend of ours, Amy, headed over to Rockefeller Center to stake a spot for the Lady GaGa concert. The line was surely the longest that I'd seen this summer -- significantly longer than the lines from the Justin Bieber concert a few weeks back. There was tons of people dressed up for the event -- some of them I honestly thought could have been Lady GaGa herself.

Although I came along for this fun, early morning experience -- I had to leave my group of friends for what has become my favorite experience thus far in NYC! What did I do? I called Ashley, with the Today Show, to meet me outside Dean & Deluca in order to give me a PRESS PASS to stand in the FRONT ROW of the Lady GaGa concert. Being the first of the press outlets to arrive, I get the best spot in the press pin and was able to watch Lady GaGa as she practiced for the concert. The PR agents that were standing by me said that she has been the only artist to rehearse and sound check all of her songs beforehand.

When it came time for the concert to begin the Today Show hosts, Ann & Meredith, announced that more than 20,000 people had showed up for the concert (which is nearly double what the expected).

The lights, costumes and of course Lady GaGa's voice was phenomenal -- she truly is the performer that everyone says she is. I was blown away and will never forget this experience. Even as the rain began to fall, she continued to perform. And, to be honest, when she sang "Teeth" in the midst of the rain -- it only made the performance better and more dramatic. That, of the four songs she sang, was by far my favorite!

A special thanks to my internship, for giving me this opportunity and a memory I will remember forever!

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