Lin writes-
Hi Joey et al,
As usual I am stunned and confused by your refusal to support any of our efforts here at 222 Arts & Wellness Center. I submitted the details of our event a couple of times and even included a video. Don’t bother now….it’s all over and done….and we could have used your support of all of our efforts. We may not hang out and eat at all the greasy spoons around….or hang off of greasy poles….yup, there’s a salty theme to all who are included in your inner circle. But, we are making a difference and working hard to support ALL of the community, not just the popular ones….
We have a lot in common:  I am a sponsor and member of Cape Community Cinema, Cape Ann Chamber, Open Door Pantry, Cape Ann Farmers Market, Cape Ann Business Incubator….and a huge supporter of community events. I volunteer a ton of time to all these same people that appear regularly in your blog…yup, I at least support you by reading your blog every day and visiting some of those folks quite frequently. We provide a lot of free programming and also provide a great opportunity for folks to get their businesses and careers started up from the ground floor at “sliding scale” rates. We are not revenue-neutral yet….all my massage fees go directly into bills, improvements and marketing efforts. We are all about all the same people……and yet you refuse to acknowledge our existence. Absolute power corrupts absolutely…..your blog, your ego & your decision who wins the popularity contest. I guess we will never quite make the cut in your salty little circle.
Lin Chandler
My Response-
Lin do you realize that if I posted every yoga center, massage therapist, acupuncturist, personal trainers , juicer machine, ect, ect, ect, that there would be no room for anything else?
Im sorry that there isn’t room for all of those people who daily send me stuff but I won’t compromise the quality of the blog and dilute it down to a health and wellness billboard and believe me if I posted everything that gets sent to me you probably would lose interest as there wouldn’t be any room for the type of content which brings our viewership back day after day.
How do I say yes to you but no to all of the other dozens of requests a day to post this stuff?
I won’t apologize for my love and vision for the blog nor will I apologize for my love of the Fiesta, or our local restaurants or art scene or our fishermen. So Yes I guess I would definitely agree with you that there is a certain salty theme to our subjects.
As to the remark about my ego, let me tell you that this balding, fat, blind stupid guinea doesn’t consider himself all that, believe me. I’m trying to do the best I can while juggling the blog, our business and most importantly my family. May I suggest that you start a health and wellness blog? You can get a free one here at www.wordpress.com there is also www.blogger.com which costs nothing to sign up for as well. The tag line for GMG since day 1 has been- “My View of Life On the Dock”. You could name your new blog “My View of life In the Health and Wellness Center”
I applaud all your community efforts and look, you finally made the big time, you’re featured here on GMG!
Kudos to you!
click the picture below to see all the fanfuckingtastic stuff they do over at the wellness center
Good Morning Gloucester 