Looks like someone went a bit crazy at Elizabeth Duke! Mary J Madge is sure pulling out the stops to pimp her new album. A free concert in New York gained all the usual publicity about 'fans camp outside all night for Madonna' that drives me BONKERS. It's so manipulative. The press release for the show said it was Madonna's way of "thanking her fans". Ok a free ticket is a good little thank you, but in true Madonna style she then creates a total mania by saying it's "limited numbers, first come first served". Members of Icon, Madonna's fan club, had the chance to win 50 pairs of tickets. Out of 2000. How is that thanking the fans? Now most of the members of Icon, I am sure, are lovely normal sensible people. There are some, however, who consider themselves second place in their own lives. Madonna comes first. They are the ones who sleep outside venues for 3 days and get Madonna the headlines she craves so much. It's offensive. Want to reward your fans? Start with your fan club. Oh, but then if they all knew they were getting tickets maybe nobody would be queuing all night. And that wouldn't do.Sadly, after all that, I still have to eat my hat and give her credit for an absolutely amazing show. In just 38 minutes she totally rocked. Even Justin looked impressed. Her album is heading straight for number one, and a major world tour is about to be announced. It's hard to argue with the Madonna Juggernaut once it's in gear. I'm just too old and too proud to sleep on the street.
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