The "Lady and the Mennonite" Story

It was an ordinary day. Reading in the local paper that Lady Gaga made a visit to Lancaster. You know who I mean? The outrageous superstar who dresses .... well certainly not like conservative Lancaster County. Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She came to prominence following the release of her debut album "The Fame" which was released in 2008. I'm sure you must have heard about it and know a few songs from it. Maybe even bought it. NOT ME!! I really believe I could pass her on the street and not know who she was. Probably why almost everyone around this area didn't recognize her when she visited here with her boyfriend. You know, I'm starting to see how my parents felt when Elvis and the like came on the music scene in the 50s and 60s. Well, she was sighted at the Log Cabin Restaurant and the Bulls Head Pub during her visit with Lancaster Mennonite grad and boyfriend Taylor Kinney. What? She's dating a Mennonite! Wonder if she knows that he Mennonite. Wonder if he does. Taylor was in town due to the death of his grandmother and she made the trip with him. She is beloved by her fans that she calls her "little monsters" and is well know for her outlandish clothes she wears. Actually had a dress made from meat. She and her boyfriend and four others dined at the Log Cabin near Akron, PA in a private upstairs room in the restaurant. Most of the staff of the restaurant didn't know who she was until after they had left the restaurant. No bodyguard, no entourage, just a few friends enjoying dinner together. She was dressed in black and had long, blond hair. Oh yeah, she did have the very high heeled shoes on and told the restaurant owner that they made her feet hurt. Her server said she thanked him for being "cool". After dinner the group traveled a few miles to the Bulls Head Pub in Lititz, PA where they sat unrecognized by fellow pubgoers. Stefani met Taylor while filming her latest music video "You and I". Kinney was a star athlete while attending Lancaster Mennonnite. All his friends think it's pretty cool that he is dating a superstar. This morning the Lancaster newspaper had a editorial cartoon geared toward her visit. Two comments on the Lancaster newspaper's website read: "I think it's earth shattering. Lady Gaga dating a Mennonite? Wow!" and another read "Dating a graduate of Lancaster Mennonite HS. There's nothing in the story to conclude whether of not he is a practicing Mennonite." My guess ......... duh! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.