Madonna Fans Pay Homage to their ICON

Last night a few feet away from the spot where in 1979 a little girl from Michigan had a taxi driver drop her off in the middle of everything -The Times Square Virgin Records store had a Madonna karaoke contest with prizes to celebrate the release of Madonna's DVD/CD "I have a Secret". The usual suspects were there, Gay Men...Madonna wannabees who drag their cute boyfriends there where they hope to see a few girls with tassles on and boys in skirts with big hats. MC Murray Hill was entertaining, she's in the purple suit to the left of the fence. Another contestant is warbling out another version of "Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly ... Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hung up on you ....." UGH!!, 33 out of 50 contestants sang this song. Hasn't anyone ever heard of "Like a Virgin"? A chick who knows she can't sing, but was willing to do anything to win and disrobing wasn't out of the question, she had tassles (the audience went wild, and the judges gonged her for her singing impairment)A guy without tassles tried the same thing, he was gonged as he was going for his pants. A Madonna look alike in leotards that can't sing but made it to the finals because she really looked like Madonna 2005 These judges (an author, DJ and Warner Executive) are probably wishing their starbucks had a little Irish Whiskey in it. And the winner the one who gets 2 front row tickets at MSG for the Madonna concert - The 1985 "Open Your Heart" Madonna - on the right!! Of course the real winner is Madonna and her Marketing team!!While I was waiting in line at Midnight to buy the newly released Madonna DVD/CD, the guy in front of me was in Fish Nets and Roller Skates. As Cindy Adams says - Only in New York, kids, only in New York.