Madonna Live In Tokyo
Roxy Lee gets up close to Madonna at her final Confessions World Tour performance

Is it crazy that I flew to Japan to see Madonna last week? I put it down to one of those moments in life that couldn't be missed. Since the Material Girl decided not to visit Australia I convinced a friend to hit Tokyo for the big event. We not only saw Madonna, we were almost on stage with her in some of the best seats in the house.

First impression? Little Madge was exactly that ... little! Of course this is obvious information but when you see her up close it gives you a whole new perspective. I was able to see every inch of that muscle which was something else. People make out like she has overdone it but when you see her up close she looks AMAZING. I certainly wish my butt went up and out instead of down and down.

Madonna kicked off the final show of her Confessions World Tour performance an hour and half late. But that didn't worry the crowd. The Japanese waited patiently for the dancing queen as they're so darn polite. My friend and I didn't mind either as we sorted out a few technical difficulties of our own. Elle forgot her camera and I ... well, I had one dot of battery left on my camera. Can you believe it? Elle reminded me it was up to me to capture the entire memory for her on a dot. There was only one thing left to do and that was network with our entire row. We now have photos coming to us from a NY stylist, a producer, two kids' entertainers, a director and our three Japanese buddies. I think it's safe to say we have it covered. Two of the Japanese girls we met were amazing. They sort of took us under their wing and showed us the way. One was a producer and the other works in gaming but is also a voiceover star in her own right. They were able to introduce us to some fabulous people including a very famous Japanese make-up artist who was with Madonna and Steve Klein days earlier at the Louis Vuitton party.

The concert itself was phenomenal - as you can imagine. We all know Madonna does nothing half-arsed. Even the dancers got involved in a bit of extra fun. During the Ray of Light song they appeared with Power Ranger masks which were obviously news to Madge. She could barely contain herself. But I must say I was focused on the guitar thing she had going on which started in the previous song I Love NY and was carried through to Ray of Light. She looked so hot I could almost turn. For that very minute I wanted to be her. Okay, maybe for the whole darn thing. She was in a very slick black jacket, tight pants and boots sporting a blonde wig strumming a black Gibson Les Paul guitar. I only know that because my husband has eight guitars hanging on our walls so I've been programmed over the years. Speaking of my man, he has been dying to teach me guitar and after that experience it's all on. My night ended with an email to my husband saying, "...our guitar lessons are on, we have to start with Madonna's I Love NY song and since you're so passionate about upgrade and change can you make one of those guitars black before we begin..."

After sending the email, I sat for a minute with energy still surging through my body, reliving in my mind what had just happened. Then my Chinese massage man came knocking on my hotel door. He didn't speak a word of English. And I was practically bouncing up and down trying to explain I had just gotten back from Madonna. Surely he new the word "Madonna" but I got no reply. So I held up balloons with her name on them, the program and pictures that finally got a "hai" - meaning "yes" - followed by a bunch of other sentences that made no sense. We continued speaking our respective languages but we both knew what was going on. It didn't matter. I let the rush continue through my body and soon the night felt like it was all an illusion.

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