Went down the shore yesterday.  I was amazed at how many people were there considering it was a weekday.  The weather was great.  I wore my wide-brimmed hat, white sunglasses and a two piece.  A professional video camera was set up on the boardwalk and as we passed by, a woman asked if we cared to be interviewed.  Why not?  So she gets us in frame and says, “Who would you prefer to spend the day with at the shore?  Jon Corzine or Chris Christie?”

“Neither, I’d prefer to spend the day with Ron Paul because he respects the constitution!”   And then I gave the Black Panther salute because I thought it was funny.

She then asked us something about New Jersey corruption and did we think it was the fault of democrats or a nonpartisan issue?  The question didn’t make much sense to me.  I figured that was planned.  Corruption a partisan issue?  How about corruption being a too much power and greed issue?  So maybe we got on Fios Channel One, maybe not.  Even if we did, I doubt anyone even watches it.

Friday night, spur of the moment, Pookie and I drove to Bethlehem to see the Red Elvises perform at Musikfest. I wasn’t sure what to expect since I had just read that Oleg left the group and it was now only Igor performing. Igor sang most of the songs but Oleg’s role as maniacal balalaika player was crucial- would the Red Elvises work without Oleg? I can tell you now after seeing the new Igor and Red Elvises, the answer is YES! Igor brought on a young girl named Milka Ramos, who reminds me of a young Suzi Quatro, and let me just say— SHE KICKS BUTT! Milka was AMAZING! When she sang for the first time on the song, Love Rocket, I was totally blown away! I couldn’t believe this incredible voice was coming from her! I hope she finds success!

Here’s a video I made of Love Rocket: (I added lyrics to the chorus so you can sing along)

I downloaded some videos off my camera this morning– specifically the ones I took at The Australian Bee Gee’s concert…

Note to self: When video recording a concert, DO NOT SING ALONG WITH THE MUSICIANS!

I have 5 videos of The Australian Bee Gees AND me.. sounding very much like Elmo the Muppet. It’s embarrassing. 

Went to Latin Impact last night and everyone was chirping about the shooting in Pittsburgh’s LA Fitness. Our instructor seemed to think it had to do with a lack of gun control. I wanted to sit her down and tell her that bad things will always happen and having the government apply regulations won’t stop those bad things from occurring. Although the one thing that will happen is that our freedom and liberty will continue to recede and when bad things do happen, no one will be able to defend themselves.

I never quite know what to do in that type of situation. Do you try to let the the other person see the other side of the issue or do you just let it go? I let it go. I find the people who believe in gun control are the type of people who HATE HATE HATE those who think differently. And I didn’t want to rock the boat and have her realize that we disagree. She might throw me out of Latin Impact! “NO MORE PUNTA FOR YOU!” We did all agree that if the lights go out, hit the deck! She also pointed out the exit door that I never before noticed in the front left of the room.

This is the same class I take at LA Fitness!!!

Gunman at Pa. health club was bitter over women

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. – Friends mourned for three women fatally shot during their exercise class at a Pittsburgh-area gym by a man whose online diary revealed he felt ignored by women and had an “exit plan” to avenge his rage.

George Sodini went to a sprawling L.A. Fitness Club on Tuesday night, turned out the lights on the “Latin impact” dance-aerobics class for women, and opened fire with three guns, spraying dozens of bullets before committing suicide.

“He just had a lot of hatred in him and (was) hell-bent on committing this act, and no one was going to stop him,” Allegheny County Police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said Wednesday.

His 4,610-word Web diary appeared to be a nine-month chronology of his plans to end his misery with a shocking act of carnage at his gym. He couldn’t understand why women ignored him, despite his best efforts to look nice. He wrote that he hadn’t had a girlfriend since 1984, hadn’t slept with a woman in 19 years.

I am going to take a stab here… I think women didn’t like him because he was creepy and seemed like a psychopathic killer. JUST A GUESS!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am! Tonight at Bensalem’s Amphitheater, the BeeGees right from Australia, are going to be performing… FOR FREE! I can’t believe it! FREE! The weird thing is Maurice is performing– I thought he died! I guess even death can’t prevent him from missing a night in exciting Bensalem!

Okay, no more joking. The cast of Beatlemania will be performing on August 26th. There’s even a video of them on the Amphitheater’s Web page. Why is it that when I watch the video I just feel so embarrassed for them? They seem so stupid and silly to me. Beatles-impersonators are a joke! And this is coming from a girl who actually flew to Memphis to see the 2008 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Concert. What makes Elvis Tribute artists fine but Beatles impersonators silly? I guess it’s because I’m not much of a Beatles fan.

One of the beauties of the Internet is that it’s truly a forum. I posted earlier about earning only a cent from Google Adsense and almost immediately I got an email from a reader commenting on it:

Dear Donna,

I have been reading Donnaville for years and I have to agree with Adsense. Your content is only worth about a cent. Even that is overpricing it. At one time you had some flair and your content was moderately interesting but something happened over the last few years. You lost any and all entertainment value. Give up now. Stop crowding the Internet with your rambling words. Take the cent and run.

Love,

Dad

P.S. Your mother wants to know if you are coming over for dinner, should she put a hotdog on for you?

I am not going to post the email that came in from my mother.

I checked my Google Adsense Revenue Report and I pulled in a whole CENT over the last 7 days. ONE CENT! That is amazingly horrible. I always thought my site was priceless… I just didn’t realize how priceless. ONE CENT!

This adventure in website monetizing has taught me a lesson. I used to go out of my way NOT to click on advertisements on websites! I don’t really know why I did this but I did. Now I realize that this is really wrong. I should be clicking and buying items through the websites I frequent. This is how they are rewarded for putting out good content– content that I read and enjoy. In a way, you could look at it as the subscription fee they don’t require. Besides, I was spending the money anyway… why not make sure some of it goes to someone who deserves it?

I am thinking it would be cool to create a website directory in which blogs can list the products they hawk. This way when you are going to make a purchase, you can search the directory for the product you want to buy. The directory would list the different blogs that advertise it. You can then find a blog that you read and buy it from them so they get the commission. Now that’s a good idea!

Yahoo has set a date on the death of Geocities. My first home page still lives there, static, a living memory. But not for long. Come October 26th it will be put down. It saddens me a little. I loved that old website. It documented my love of Amazonian women, Germany, Nigel Bennett, and it listed my favorite movies and links. It’s funny how tastes change. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. RIP Geocities!

Now here’s the surprising part– Angelfire and Tripod are still going strong!

Recently read a blog post about combining beer with limeade. Supposedly fantastic for a hot summer’s day. I believe it. Reminded me of the Radlers I used to drink in Germany. Radler is a light beer combined with 7-Up or Sprite. It’s apparently also known as a Shandy. We also drank Diesels in Germany too. That’s dark beer combined with Coke or Pepsi. I recall someone telling me the point of it was to be able to drink as much as possible without getting too drunk. Such silliness. I found a listing of different soda/beer variations on Wikipedia. Turns out there’s a lot of different versions! I remember years ago in Trenton there was the Champale brewery. It was in a big brick building and on the side of the building they had hand-painted their Champale logo. I miss seeing that sign. The drink was a combination of beer and Champagne. I never tasted it. Apparently it’s still being made. I would like to know how it tastes… it must be better than how it sounds.