{"id":3046,"date":"2009-08-18T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T13:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/08\/lady-goes-gaga-for-jerusalem-p.html"},"modified":"2009-08-18T13:32:21","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T13:32:21","slug":"lady-goes-gaga-for-jerusalem-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/08\/lady-goes-gaga-for-jerusalem-p.html","title":{"rendered":"Lady Goes Gaga for Jerusalem: Promised to Tone It Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lady Gaga\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/ladygagapic.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"183\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>When it comes to being excited about her trip to Jerusalem, Lady Gaga doesn&#8217;t have a good &#8220;Poker Face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Speaking at a press conference Monday, the songstress born Stefani Germanotta said her visit to Jerusalem will be &#8220;an emotional and spiritual experience.&#8221; She also has plans to swim in the Dead Sea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She called Jerusalem &#8220;sacred and holy,&#8221; and announced the extent of her excitement: &#8220;she is more excited to see Jerusalem than to &#8216;get drunk in a bar,&#8217; though she also said she might &#8216;get drunk in Jerusalem.'&#8221; As someone who&#8217;s been to Jerusalem lately, I can tell you that &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/estherkustanowitz.typepad.com\/myurbankvetch2005\/2009\/07\/and-we-also-cried-when-remembering-zion-square.html\" target=\"_blank\">despite the recent closures of local bars that had been serving minors<\/a> &#8211; that is certainly an attainable goal.<br \/>\nPop star Lady Gaga arrived in Israel on Sunday night<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/jta.org\/news\/article\/2009\/08\/17\/1007307\/lady-gaga-arrives-in-israel\" target=\"_blank\">according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency<\/a>, wearing a black jacket &#8211; with a Star of David (six-pointed star) made of silver spikes on the back, &lt;a href=&quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1249418629353&amp;pagename=JPost\/JPArticle\/ShowFull\" target=\"_blank\"> the Jerusalem Post added<\/a>.<br \/>\nWhile a spiked-star jacket may not sound like &#8220;toning it down,&#8221; the Lady apparently used the jacket to cover her skimpy top. Although I can&#8217;t imagine that anyone who&#8217;s a fan of the music will care if she dresses a little on the minimal side.<br \/>\nHer last concert is Wednesday in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Gaga&#8217;s excited to be in Israel and to visit Jerusalem. 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