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Comments From Our Homies

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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JoAnn Jastzab writes-

Hey, I met you this afternoon in your lobster pound.  Got two culls. Just finished them. They were extraordinarily delicious. My husband will return on Monday (after a repeat visit to our dentist where we were earlier today ). Thanks do much for the wonderful lobsters and your blog that I love reading. 

JoAnn

Robin Jones writes-

Joe,
First of all, it was nice chatting with you Monday morning. I’m the guy from Ohio that kinda looks like Ned Flanders from the Simpsons. Folks used to tell me I looked like Mark Spitz in his prime. Sigh….. comes with age.
I tried to stay out of your way the best I could… you’re one busy guy.
We’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from your blog for restaurants & interesting places to visit over the last couple of years. I still cannot believe the volume of content you come up with every day. It has to be almost like a second job. Thanks for keeping it up.
Anyhow, on to my annoying bicyclist story……
I was on a trip down to the Miller-Coors Brewery down in Elkton, VA.
To save the customer some money on airfare, I flew into BWI (Baltimore) It’s about an hour longer drive than IAD (Washington Dullles) at 1/3 the price.
Anyhow, I had found a restaurant along my path http://www.luandjoes.com/main/Welcome.html
Reading reviews on-line I knew I had to stop. A family restaurant serving BBQ, Maryland seafood & Thai food, with a take out booze store & a dive biker bar all in one building…. A couple of reviews included comments about how good the food was but being worried about the "scary biker guys" in the bar area…..
It turned out to be nothing more than guys my age (old) with tatoos…. yeah, biker dudes but totally harmless….. So, we’re sitting around the bar swapping stories and laughing about the "scary biker guys" thing when what walks in? Some yuppie with the bike helmet, spandex shorts, jersey covered with logos…. you know, the full asshole outfit. He’s standing there shaking his sippy bottle and asking the barmaid, "Could I trouble you to fill this up with some ice and water?"
WTF??? You walk into a bar, don’t buy a damned thing, ask for free ice ‘n water and don’t even thank the barmaid???? Much less leave her a tip????
Before he even walked out, I turned to the guys at the bar and said, "So, is that one of those scary biker guys I’m supposed to be worrying about?"
I thought a couple of ’em were going to piss themselves laughing.
Robin
Oh, and when I was much younger, I used to commute to work on my bike. But, I made it a point to stay out of folks way as best I could…. No point in pissin off someone driving a car that weighs close to twenty times you. The math just doesn’t favor the guy on the bike

Winter Doldrum Inspiration Please

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Sitting here at the dock Paulie Frontiero came up with an idea for a post asking our loyal and fantastic readership what exactly would you like to see covered in these pages?

What subjects interest you the most when you come to GMG?  Or is it a combination of the diverse nature of our offerings that brings you back day after day?

Do you love the sports, the fishing industry, the art, The community event listings, the food?

Please leave a comment and help to direct us down a path which leads us to grow with the site and our community.

Thanks for your support.  Without your comments and participation it is difficult for our team to discern which directions we should delve deeper into to make GMG the best it can be.

Thanks for the comments

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Just a quick note of thanks to the regular contibutors and new readers who have made this a fun place to visit. Thanks fellow bloggers Kathleen, Jim B, Rob, Jay, Kalesy, Kiley, Deb Clarke, Leo and Opelia.

Also thanks to cousin Larry, Dee, and the Malloys, Evelyn, Carol Mondello, Chandra, sister Felicia, Jenn, Mary, Erika Hansen, Brain, Squigs, Paul Frontiero, Nikki Mackey, Rob, Thea, Christine, Frank Ciolino, Tim Matheson, Shawn Cromwell, Susie, Elizabeth Trupiano, Bob, Carolann Mann, Mary Kay, Zanny, Lauren at Last Stop, Pam, Mom, Enrico Pallazzo, Tina, Realist, Karen at Sailor Stan’s, Sari, Dewey, Elliegal, Sue Thomas, Damon, Dawn, WER, and of course The Mrs.

Thanks for contributing and know that even though I don’t always respond to each and every comment, I truly appreciate them. It’s been a lot of fun doing the blog, and folks like you make it all worthwhile.

The upcoming Downtown Merchants Flowerbox Competition should be a blast don’t forget to vote starting Monday.