{"id":2026,"date":"2012-12-04T07:50:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T05:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2012-12-04T07:50:36","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T05:50:36","slug":"the-things-are-also-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"The things&#8230; are also people."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And that was just the fanwalk&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Fans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2027\" title=\"Fans\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Fans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Fans.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Fans-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Gaga&#8217;s in town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2028\" title=\"castle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The set is amazing. The whole front of the castle opens up, there are passages and stairs everywhere, one set of stairs decends on a motorised track&#8230; and they had this up in Johannesburg on Friday, tore it down, transported it to Cape Town, and set it up ready for Monday evening.\u00a0 OK, they&#8217;ve been touring the world so they should have it figured out by now but&#8230; wow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/birth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2029\" title=\"birth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/birth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/birth.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/birth-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pink Floyd, anyone?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2030\" title=\"castle2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/castle2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the castle opened up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dressingroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2031\" title=\"dressingroom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dressingroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dressingroom.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dressingroom-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/booobs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2033\" title=\"booobs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/booobs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/booobs.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/booobs-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some fans were very excited to be on stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/kid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2034\" title=\"kid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/kid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/kid.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/kid-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yea, she&#8217;s crazy. But <em>good<\/em> crazy.<\/p>\n<p>And kudos to the City for managing the stadium and the fanwalk and the traffic perfectly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And that was just the fanwalk&#8230; Yes, Gaga&#8217;s in town. The set is amazing. The whole front of the castle opens up, there are passages and stairs everywhere, one set of stairs decends on a motorised track&#8230; and they had this up in Johannesburg on Friday, tore it down, transported it to Cape Town, and set it up ready for Monday evening.\u00a0 OK, they&#8217;ve been touring the world so they should have it figured out by now but&#8230; wow. Pink Floyd, anyone? Here&#8217;s the castle opened up. Some fans were very excited to be on stage. Yea, she&#8217;s crazy. 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