# I saw Kylie Minogue singing last night for the first time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778 "2002-10-18T03:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/21 "2002-10-18T21:05:20Z")
**astro** , are you sure it’s the first time you saw her? She has an extensive [acting resume](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Minogue,+Kylie) which includes the mega-hit “Bio-Dome” and as the Green Fairy in “Moulin Rouge”. (I think the advantage of casting her as the latter was that no camera tricks were required to make her appear fairy size.) ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/22 "2002-10-18T21:58:33Z")
\*\*Techchick[/b[ I think you’re reading a lot more disdain than anything that was intended by **Astro’s** remarks. Many of those who have never seen Kylie Minogue in performance _are_ shocked by her stature. She is incredibly fit and slender with such proportionately long and slender legs that she looks like she’s got the same build as Gina Davis. She is also usually photographed against solid colour backgrounds – like a solid white wall – that provide no sense of scale. Many people assume she is quite tall. I was one of them. When I saw her on an awards show next to other performers, I was shocked. Until then I thought she was near 6’. So yes, I can honeslty say I too was rattled. I’m 5’2". I expected Kylie to be towering over me. A co-worker used the term “freakishly small” – he thinks she is the hottest performer out there, but was also surprised by her height. (Still thinks she’s hot.) I certainly wasn’t offended though, by his definition I’d be “freakishly small” too. \*_Astro_ is also not the first to be creeped out by overdone make-up or plastic surgery. Kylie has big, blue eyes and a lot of camera work used in her videos uses wide angle lenses that make her eyes practically look like the are bugging out. It’s disconcerting. Stylistically, her videos and performances are overlit, with pale, even make-up, I have to agree that she sometimes looks like an android with elastic-like skin. I work with musicians in their 30s and 40s. Most of them are gorgeous and some would put 20 year-olds to shame. On the other hand, I’ve also worked with an actress who has had a face-lift. Her face looked stretched and “too smooth.” It was very unappealing. Did Kylie have plastic surgery? No idea. But when over-lit I find her a little creepy too because she looks “too perfect” like a mannequin. It’s that Michael Jackson texture look. (Note: When she was still living in Oz, she had a nice tan and looked far sexier. The paler make-up does NOT do her justice.) I also agree with **Astro** regarding the choreagraphy and design. It harkens back to some 80s music that I’d rather forget about. Kylie has been plugging away in the music industry for a very long time. I think it’s marvelous that she has finally managed to get her dues. She definitely deserves it. I just wish it wasn’t so much like Devo. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/23 "2002-10-18T22:22:35Z")
\*\* White Lightning\*\*- That is what **Lux Fiat** linked to. I’ve watched it far more than I care to admit. And no, I would not have been standing up. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/24 "2002-10-19T05:53:48Z")
Okay, is it just me, or does Danii look like Gozer the Gozarian? Nimble little minx. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/25 "2002-10-19T07:17:35Z")
Lol what every one mised her debbie gibson/ tiffany phase back in the 80s with a remake of looc-motion ? ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/26 "2002-10-19T11:47:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*So here the finger of blame must rest centered on the royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, this earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, this demi-Eden, this semi-Paradise, England, bound in with a triumphant sea, whose rocky shores beat back the envious seige of watery Neptune! \*\* Remember - when you point the finger to blame on the subject of pop artists, there are [three](http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/12/tommy.lee.ap/index.html) [fingers](http://www.tupacfans.com/) [pointing back](http://www.villagepeople-official.com/) at you. And a [thumb pointing up at God.](http://www.boxcarwillie.com/) (WARNING! Makes stupid-assed loud sound upon clicking) (BTW - the [Official MC Hammer Web Site](http://www.mchammer.com/) cracks me up, in a way that only I could be amused) ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/27 "2002-10-19T15:36:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nightshadea \* > \*\*Lol what every one mised her debbie gibson/ tiffany phase back in the 80s with a remake of looc-motion ? \*\* I wouldn’t say I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778/28 "2002-10-19T20:20:36Z")
Oh, sorry to get your hopes up then, **Spit**. I didn’t check the link **Lux Fiat** posted, I just noted that the URL was different. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-kylie-minogue-singing-last-night-for-the-first-time/132778.md?page=1)