Fritz der Fischer

by Donna on July 31st, 2005

Had dinner at home with Mom and Dad. I brought fish that Walt caught. It’s so nice having a fisher as a neighbor. This week I must bake something for him as a thank you. Maybe my Midori cake or my lemon crisp cookies. I wonder if he’s diabetic? It seems most men over a certain age are diabetic.

I am heading to Chicago on Wednesday. My flight back is Friday afternoon delivering me to Philly in the early evening. Since we’ll be in the city, maybe Lisa and I can do something exciting. We’ll see.

Takin’ a Ride

by Donna on July 31st, 2005

I put Bobo in my bicycle’s basket and pedaled him all over the development. He liked it!

GE Presents…

by Donna on July 31st, 2005

Check out this tribute to Disney’s Carousel of Progress! Incredible! It brings back so many wonderful memories!

Now is the time! Now is the best time!
Now is the best time of your life!
Life is a prize! Live every minute!
Open your eyes and watch how you win it!
Yesterday’s memories may sparkle and wane.
Tomorrow is still but a dream.
Right here and now, you got it made.

The world is forward marching and you’re in the parade!

There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow,
shining at the end of every day,
There a great big beautiful tomorrow
Just a dream away!

Apparently Disney is thinking about closing down the Carousel of Progress. If you are interested, the Web site I linked to above has a petition to keep the Carousel of Progress open. I signed it.

The Swimmer

by Donna on July 31st, 2005

I went swimming! It’s true! I donned my fluorescent pink two-piece, grabbed my bike and cycled down to the pool. The pool was practically empty. One family congregated in the low end. Around the pool there were a few people scattered, sunning themselves. When I see people laying in the sun, I think of that Hercule Poirot film, Evil Under the Sun. There is a scene where Poirot looks on at a beach of sunning people and remarks that they look like pieces of meat on the griddle, or something to that extent. It was fun floating and swimming. I wish Lisa was more interested in swimming because I think I would stay longer and go more often if I wasn’t going alone.

Now I must do my expenses and clean my bedroom and bathroom. I can do it!

I thumbs down Huckabees

by Donna on July 31st, 2005

Last night Lisa and I repeated the success of Friday and went to our neighbors’ house to watch I Heart Huckabees. They will be back tonight so we won’t be watching anymore movies at their house. I should go to the pool. I should do my expenses. I should clean my bedroom and bathroom.

Odd aren’t great

by Donna on July 30th, 2005

According to WeAttract, the chances that you’ll marry a person suggested by one site — eHarmony.com — are one in 500, and it only makes an average of 1.5 recommendations a month. And there’s perhaps a 10 percent chance that you’ll find a relationship on Match.com in a year.
via Wired

UPDATE! I just checked my eHarmony account. My Closed folder has 465 pages containing 20 potential matches on each page.

F-R-I-D-A-Y

by Donna on July 30th, 2005

Friday evening and Lisa and I went to our neighbor’s house and watched The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Our neighbors are on vacation and we’re walking and feeding their dogs while they’re away. You should have seen Lisa and me, crowded on their little sofa with Bobo and their two Bichons.

KOOKY!

by Donna on July 29th, 2005

I found this on Rhapsody:
Billy Idol’s White Wedding performed by Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
Sounds almost exactly like Billy’s version. I wish Peter could have put his own spin on it.

Here are some more weird ones:
AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap performed by Lesley Gore
Blondie’s Call Me performed by The Boxtops
Peter Gabriel’s Shock The Monkey performed by Don HO

Witchy

by Donna on July 28th, 2005

Oh my goodness! I just had such a fright. Looking in the bathroom mirror I saw what looked like a mole on my top lip! I almost fainted! When I looked a little closer, I realized it was just a dab of Nutella. Thank Hera!

Girls with Chartreuse Hair are something rare

by Donna on July 28th, 2005

Herman’s Hermits * July 27, 2005 * Bensalem, PA

What a great time I had! Lisa, Mr. John Beck and I arrived early hoping to stake out the best spot for our lawn chairs and blanket. Apparently quite a few other people had the same thought. We didn’t sit in the extreme front but we did get close enough. I guess it was around 6:30 when a guy came out on stage and said, “I’ve been watching the doppler and we are in the path of some major thunderstorms and we won’t start the concert until they pass. Please people, we don’t want any accidents, please stand by the pavilions we have errected.” I thought he might mention something about some brown acid going around, but he didn’t.

Lisa, John and I just laughed, we decided to stay put and maybe even move our lawn chairs up a bit once people started leaving. Fifteen minutes later a huge bolt of lightning ripped through the sky and a fierce wind blew across the field. Very calmly we folded our lawn chairs and took off across the field to the pavilions. The skies opened up and a fierce rain slammed down upon us. All in all, it probably lasted about 45 minutes. Soon, en masse, we made our way back to the stage. The Rip Chords came out and performed. I opened up my rucksack and pulled out the food I packed. As the Rip Chords sang Beach Boys and Jan and Dean songs, we dined on hummus, red seedless grapes and canned wine (not bad!).

The Rip Chords didn’t have to warm up for very long before I found myself bouncing around in my seat. No, I didn’t have to pee! I had the music inside of me! I knew I wouldn’t be able to spend the entire concert seat bound. It was just as they started to play Hey Little Cobra I jumped up and danced. Very lucky for me, John and Lisa joined me, there was the possibility they could have chosen to point and laugh.

It didn’t take long for Peter Noone to come out. Once he did, we ran right to the front of the stage and stayed there all evening. It was during his first song that it started to rain again. In no time at all, I was completely soaked. Actually most everyone without an umbrella was soaked. Peter was a good sport and just kept on singing, very much like Diana Ross at that 1983 Central Park concert. It was fun, dancing in the rain, especially when he sang the Hollies song, Bus Stop. In between songs, he would tell funny little stories, most of which were puctured by Lisa screaming, “PLAY NO MILK TODAY!” Peter told her to shut up as the band started to play the song. I jumped up and down and screamed like a little 1960’s teenager as soon as my ears met those familiar strains. No milk today, my love has gone away Peter looked at me, shook his head and then mimicked my screaming and jumping. John said, “Don’t you feel special, Peter Noone just made fun of you!” It’s true, I did feel special! I felt he did it good-naturedly as opposed to Peter Tork who is a Dork. Speaking of a Monkee, Peter Noone did a fabulous version of Daydream Believer! He followed it with, “Davy’s son is also a rock star, let me play you one of his songs…” The band ripped into It’s Not Unusual and Peter did his best Tom Jones impression.

Peter ended the concert with Henry the Eighth. Everyone sang along. Then at the very very end he sang Heartbeat. Supposedly after the concert he was going to sign autographs and sell CDs at the main pavilion but since we were knee deep in muddy water, I didn’t feel like sticking around to find out.

The Viewmaster has the Herman’s Hermits Concert Pictures