Donald
Donald Gibson
Donald Gibson I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. --- Ray Charles

Male
32 years old
St. Petersburg, Florida
United States



Last Login: 11/12/2009
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    Donald's Interests
General

Music
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Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Tom Waits, Cream, The Kinks, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley

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The Doors, Dusty Springfield, Allen Toussaint, Joss Stone, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Jones, INXS

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Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Nicks, Delbert McClinton, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Seger, Muddy Waters

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Beck, Fiona Apple, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Buddy Guy

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David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Norah Jones

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Coldplay, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, U2, Billy Joel, The Pretenders

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Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Elton John, Ryan Adams, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, John Lennon

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Leonard Cohen, Fiona Apple, The Clash, Aerosmith, Al Green, Johnny Cash, Tori Amos

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Johnny Cash, Leon Russell, Aimee Mann, Boz Scaggs, Bryan Adams, Madonna, Emmylou Harris

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Charles Mingus, The Who, Sting, Fleetwood Mac, Dixie Chicks, Paul Simon, Randy Newman

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Thelonius Monk, Captain Beefheart, Priscilla Ahn, Rilo Kiley, The Police, ZZ Top, Heart

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Jimmy Buffet, The Bangles, Joe Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, KISS, Paul Weller, The Supremes

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Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Blondie, Miles Davis, Prince, Annie Lennox

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Gladys Knight, Tift Merritt, Bon Jovi, Neil Young, Liz Phair, James Taylor, Ray Charles

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Van Morrison, Robert Plant, Lionel Richie, Tony Bennett, CSNY, Alan Jackson, John Hiatt

Movies
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My Favorite Movies
* Say Anything
* Lost in Translation
* She's The One
* Garden State
* Breakfast At Tiffany's
* High Fidelity
* Almost Famous
* Gross Pointe Blank
* Anything Else
* The Lover
* Ray
* Boys and Girls
* As Good As It Gets
* Match Point
* Pieces Of April
* Sylvia
* Closer
* Tomb Raider
* Mr. and Mrs Smith
* A Love Song For Bobby Long
* Happy Accidents
* The Sure Thing
* Gross Anatomy
* Groundhog Day
* The Color Of Money
* La Belle Noiseuse
* Sixteen Candles
* Shopgirl

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Television
My Favorite TV Shows
* That 70's Show
* Curb Your Enthusiasm
* The Daily Show
* Real Time With Bill Maher
* Friends
* Dawson's Creek
* Beverly Hills 90210
* American Idol

Books

JOHN STEINBECK

CARSON McCULLERS

LEONARD COHEN

My Favorite Writers
* Carson McCullers
* John Steinbeck
* Leonard Cohen
* Charles Bukowski
* Hunter S. Thompson
* Tennessee Williams
* F. Scott Fitzgerald
* John Keats
* Kingsley Amis
* J.D. Salinger
* Sylvia Plath
* William Styron
* Graham Greene
* Flannery O'Connor
* Ralph Ellison
* Truman Capote
* Ernest Hemingway
* Vladimir Nabokov
* Emily Dickinson
* Jack Kerouac
* Walker Percy
* William Faulkner
* Richard Wright
* Erskine Caldwell
* John Osborne
* Nick Hornby
* Amy Sohn
* Stephen King
* Mark Twain
* Edgar Allen Poe

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My Favorite Fiction
* The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
* Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
* Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski
* The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by C. McCullers
* Native Son by Richard Wright
* The Stranger by Albert Camus
* Ask The Dust by John Fante
* The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen
* The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
* Women by Charles Bukowski
* High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
* Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
* Clock Without Hands by C. McCullers
* The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
* Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
* The Awakening by Kate Chopin
* Daisy Miller by Henry James
* Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
* Lie Down In Darkness by William Styron
* The End Of The Affair by Graham Greene
* Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote
* Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
* The Sun Also Rises by E. Hemingway
* The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck
* The Big Money by John Dos Passos
* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
* Love Monkey by Kyle Smith
* My Old Man by Amy Sohn
* Barren Ground by Ellen Glasgow
* All the King's Men by R. Penn Warren
* O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
* Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen
* The Floating Opera by John Barth
* Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
* Since You Ask by Louise Wareham
* Love Falls by Esther Freud
* Post Office by Charles Bukowski
* A Farewell To Arms by E. Hemingway
* Cane by Jean Toomer
* Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell

My Favorite Non-Fiction
* Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis
* Brother Ray by Ray Charles
* Lennon by Ray Coleman
* Blues All Around Me by B.B. King
* Hickory Wind by Ben Fog-Torres
* Bowie: Loving the Alien by C. Sanford
* Chronicles vol 1 by Bob Dylan
* Old Gods Almost Dead by Stephen Davis
* A Cure For Gravity by Joe Jackson
* Freddie Mercury by Peter Freestone
* KISS And Make-Up by Gene Simmons
* Broken Music by Sting
* Miles by Miles Davis
* Warhol by Victor Bockris
* On Writing by Stephen King
* All God's Children by Fox Butterfield
* Darkness Visible by William Styron
* More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel
* I'm With the Band by P. Des Barres
* Various Positions by Ira Nadel
* But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn
* The Big Wheel by Bruce Thomas
* Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
* On Becoming A Novelist by J. Gardner
* The Lonely Hunter by Virginia Spencer Carr
* Love Is A Mix Tape by R. Sheffield

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Heroes

     Donald's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Networking, Dating, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:St. Petersburg
Body type:5' 8" / Average
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius
Smoke / Drink:No / No
Children:Someday
Education:College graduate
Occupation:Music Writer

   Donald's Schools
University Of South Florida
Tampa,Florida
Graduated: 2007
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English/Literature
Greek:   Sigma Tau Delta

2000 to 2007
St Petersburg College
Pinellas Park, FL
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
 

1996 to 1998
Pinellas Park High School
Largo,Florida
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Latin Honor Society
 

1991 to 1995

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   Donald's Blurbs
About me:
I'm a contributing music editor at Blogcritics Magazine and a freelance writer in the fields of music as well as film, books, and various pop culture topics. My blog is here.

I have a B.A. in English from the University of South Florida.

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Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Sep 14 2009 1:58 PM

Good morning music lovers!
Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think!
Ruby Jane
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jul 13 2009 7:34 PM

Hey, Im posting new videos today! New pictures too!

And TUESDAY July 14, the band will be filming a performance for the tv show at SAXON PUB! Be in the audience for the tv show 4:30 to 5:30!!!!!!!!
Ruby Jane
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jun 8 2009 6:04 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio.. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! and I've got new videos too!!
Ruby Jane
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



May 6 2009 2:08 PM

you are never forgotten by me! What's going on?
Lolo

Lolo



May 6 2009 7:52 AM

I'm sorry you feel forgotten. I remember you. :) How are you?
DS the best

DS the best



Apr 24 2009 2:46 AM

hey donald i know where im going to college!!! how have you been
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Apr 17 2009 12:54 PM


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So sorry you are having a hard time. Sometimes family sucks!! Just remember you can always talk to me when you need a friend...
♫Kristi♪

♫Kristi♪



Apr 12 2009 2:46 PM

Happy Easter Donald! Hope you're doing good!
Darleen

Darleen Money



Apr 7 2009 12:56 AM

Congrats...too cool!
♥☼MICHELLE☼♥

♥☼MICHELLE☼♥



Mar 9 2009 11:53 PM

Yeah it's amazing that any of the guys are still alive!! You got to meet some really cool people.........lucky you!
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Feb 5 2009 11:20 AM

Hey I hope you have a blast at the concert!
AEG Live SE

AEG Live SE



Dec 30 2008 5:16 PM

Thanks Donald for requesting AEG Live

See you at our next event!!

Natalie Gelman

Natalie Gelman



Dec 23 2008 6:59 PM

Hi Donald, Thanks so much for stopping by to listen to my music, I appreciate it! Looks like you have a lot of fun doing what you get to do! I do some freelance writing too for iProng magazine - kinda in the same web 2.0 world. www. iProng. com :)

Happy Holidays!
♫Kristi♪

♫Kristi♪



Dec 21 2008 2:27 PM

Susie

Susie



Dec 18 2008 4:13 AM

Sounds like you need a friend. Call me if you want to talk to one (me!).
The Lionel Richie Fan Club

Lionel Richie Fan Club



Dec 16 2008 2:13 PM

Animated Happy Bday Comments
♫Kristi♪

♫Kristi♪



Dec 7 2008 2:08 PM

Hey..how have you been? Hope you're hanging in there and doing ok. We need to all get together for dinner soon! I miss you guys...
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Nov 14 2008 8:56 PM

knock knock...you there? how you been? missing you...
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Oct 28 2008 11:01 PM

so sorry you're in so much pain today! How did the MRI go today?
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Oct 20 2008 9:49 PM

Man you've been going to a lot of games lately!
The Reason Why

The Reason Why



Oct 4 2008 12:23 PM

Hey Donald! Keep up the great work! I'm putting your link up on the site at this very moment...

xoxo
denise
www. TheReasonWhy. org
♥☼MICHELLE☼♥

♥☼MICHELLE☼♥



Sep 21 2008 10:20 PM

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Hey Donald,
I left you a gift. Click and pick it up.

(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Sep 15 2008 9:42 PM

you ok hon?
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Sep 8 2008 11:35 PM

sooooo...tell me how the interview went! :)
(~*Skye*~) Of the Dark Night

(~*Skye*~)  Of the Dark Night



Sep 7 2008 2:06 AM

ooh cool a new pic of you... I like it!
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