John McElhenny (Supersleuth) submits-
Joey,
On TV the other night I ran across the actress Rue McClanahan, who used to star on TV shows like “Maude” and “Golden Girls.”
Is it true that the lovely Donna Ardizzoni used to be a famous TV star and moved to Gloucester to write for GMG to escape the paparazzi hordes?
At Mug Up on Sunday, somebody call out the name “Rue!” and watch how Donna’s head spins like that lady in the Exorcist. Sure, your real name’s “Donna.” Riiiiight.
Anyone who’s met our Donna knows she has that star quality. Now it’s confirmed. Boom! Another Mystery Solved.
Good Morning Gloucester 
That is too funny, thank John.. I think I would like to be called Blanche… thanks
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Don’t worry, Blanche. The paparazzi’ll never find you here. No one will ever know. Except for the 40,000 or 50,000 people who read GMG every day.
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And she that beautiful, sunny disposition to match her star quality!!
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Just tell them your her baby sister from another set of parents.
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Yup, she’s a star! Tune in every morning to see how she will post her bits of Gloucester to my shore. And yes ~ those two golden girls do look alike!
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jOHN WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
from wikipedia;
“On the show, Blanche is portrayed as a promiscuous woman, with her initials spelling out the word “BED.” However, Viola Watkins calls her “Blanche Marie.” She spends a great deal of her time with members of the opposite sex, and this is a source of both condemnation from and amusement to her roommates. Blanche’s seemingly liberated human sexual behavior is a contrast to the sexual climate of the 1980s, when AIDS was beginning to seep into a nation’s consciousness. However, in the episode “72 Hours,” it is mentioned that Blanche was cognizant of the dangers of HIV and STDs; she always used protection and knows every lover’s full sexual history. “
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Hmmm, Paul. Donna was the one who asked us to call her Blanche…
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I think our Donna is much better looking, and certainly younger than Rue. Guess who was trying on hats this morning next door at Bananas? Frances McDormand, star of the movie “Fargo,” and now filming on Cape Ann for the HBO’s mini-series production of “Olive Kittridge.” Last week the location was Pigeon Cove in Rockport, and in October the HBO crew will be on Main Street in Downtown Gloucester. Clue: Within a stone’s throw from my Gallery.
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Sounds like pass –
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Fred is right, Donna is even prettier than that other Blanche.
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Thanks all just so funny
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She sure is one of the stars of GMG and much better looking than Blanche.
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She’s a star to me….
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“Daughter of Erin” , all are lovely.
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