Monday, November 17, 2008

Great Book, "Jane" by Donald Devine


If you are looking for a really good book to read, may we recommend the book, Jane, by Donald J. Devine. We recently met the author, Mr Devine who was kind enough to give us an overview of this new book which is the first book in a four part series. Here is Mr Devine's Synopsis of the book.


Jane is a teenage slave who falls in love, but it is a forbidden love - doomed to have a tragic end. Before that can happen, she finds herself in an unexpected and violent escape.

She experiences an adventurous and harrowing flight as she tries to find freedom and a settled life. She meets interesting people and challenging situations along the way, and, grows into a confident and successful young woman.

This is a story of adventure, a coming of age, and the meaning of love and affection. It includes tales of the Underground Railroad, ambushes, narrow escapes, rescue missions, robberies, chases, life among the Quakers and Dunkards of Pennsylvania, scenes from life among the slaves and gentry in Virginia, high pitched political emotions, an election, secession and battling armies.

It explores the attitudes and values of people in both the North and the South in the critical months leading up to the Civil War, the continues through the first major events of the war: the riots in Baltimore, the siege of Washington and the first battle at Bull Run.

Local Interest; The novel is largely set in Virginia, with important action taking place in Williamsburg, Richmond, Norfolk, and along the Chesapeake Bay.

This is a book with a lot of local interest, set during the period of the Civil War. One does not need to be a Civil War buff to appreciate this book. The book's characters and it's opening setting are fictitious, however, the book is based on historical facts that have been very well researched by the author. Don Devine does a great job in keeping the reader glued to the book at all times as this story has a story behind the story.


Here is a link to Don Devine's web site where you can learn more about the book as well as finding the best way to buy a copy for yourself or to give as a gift this Christmas season. Coldriverbooks.com just click the name and it will take you right to the site.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Jamie Fresh Story On Ricky Nelson's Death, Was It Murder?


We recently ran into Jamie Fresh who is just finishing up his new book on the death of his very close friend, Ricky Nelson. Many of you might not know who Ricky Nelson is so a little background is in order. Here is the Wiki Link on Ricky Nelson. Jamie Fresh was Ricky's room mate for 2 years prior and up to the time of Ricky's death. Jamie is now exposing the truth behind his friend's early demise. Was it an accident or was it murder? The official records up to this point call it an accident.


This book has been in the making for some time now and Jamie has had his life threatened not to produce this book. Seems there are those who have deep interests in the truth not coming out. At this moment we do not have the official name of the book, but we are meeting up with Jamie within the next few days and will supply you with that information as soon as we have it. Jamie has been a very gracious host on supplying us with advanced information since our first meeting. The book is scheduled to be out within the next few weeks and will also be available on Amazon.com and we will link into the site for you on the first day available.


Part of why this is a big deal here is that we are not only talking about a book exposing corruption in the music industry, a movie deal has just been made on this book as well. So we are talking about a major media event that is coming up and grabbing your attention. Jamie is no stranger to the entertainment industry either. Jamie is a singer, songwriter and producer himself and has worked with the likes of Mark St. John, lead guitarist for KISS, Shane Bankston who was Lita Ford's drummer and many other well known musicians. How does this fit Gloucester News? Jamie has a number of friends here and has been looking into buying some local property. Jamie has two web sites but both of them are down at the moment. One is www.jamiefresh.com, (Not linked while it is down), and the other is www.rickynelsonbook.com, which is also down right now and not linked.


We will keep you up to date on what is going on as Jamie has promised to give us whatever news he can as he Loves Gloucester County, Virginia.

In The Picture From Left To Right: Chuck Thompson (Your Host), Jamie Fresh and another major player in the entertainment industry, Joel Cody.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Advertise On Gloucester's Fastest Growing And Most Comprehensive Website

TTC is now offering Advertising on Gloucester's fastest growing and most comprehensive web site. Please contact us for rates and terms.

TTC Joins With Stole It To Fix And Sell Computers




Thompson Technology Consulting has recently joined forces with a Store at the Stagecoach Market called, Stole It, where the deals are so good, you will think you stole it, in order to bring area residents great deals on refurbished computers. We do not stop there either, we are also offering service, repairs and upgrades on computers and will be offering special deals that no one else can match.


During the month of November, bring your computer in to the shop on any Sunday between the hours of 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM and we will install a free office suite for you. That's right, 100% free, no gimmicks. This office suite is highly compatible with Microsoft Office Professional edition offering just about all the same features and with this office suite, you can save your documents as PDF Format.


We not only sell computers, we also sell Linux Operating System computers, fix service and repair computers, offer file recovery services, administrator password reset, and so much more. For more information on services offered, please visit, Thompson Technology Consulting by clicking this link to go to the web site. We also have over 5,000 software titles in stock to customize your computer for you. Plus we buy computers working or not and computer parts.


Store Hours: Tuesday through Friday are 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM til 5:00 PM.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Battle of the Hook Part 2, Pictures





The location of this event was at Warner Hall here in Gloucester. Warner Hall is a privately owned Bed and Breakfast Inn and a spectacular property. The owners out did themselves with the event that in it's own right is a great piece of modern history.


For those of you that missed this event, you really did miss something special. There were people here from all over the world to see this show.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Battle of the Hook 1




Battle of the Hook, on an overcast cool crisp day with a good breeze in the air, fall is without question cutting through the crowd of people who came out today to see the largest Revolutionary War re enactment. The battle started at about 2:00 PM and lasted about one and a half hours long. The pictures above are an early preview and we will produce a more detailed story on the battle soon. This event will continue tomorrow, 10/19/08 as well so you still have a chance to get out and see for yourself this great event.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Find A Real Estate Agent

Real Estate Agents
Here is a link to help you find a Real Estate Agent to help you buy, sell or just find out what your house is worth.

Special Deal For Our Readers With The Stagecoach Market


We have worked out a special deal for you, our readers with the Stagecoach Market for you to be able to set up for free at their outdoor flea market. Here is how the deal works. You can set up for free on any Friday. If you live in an area where you would like to be able to have a yard sale but you are prohibited from doing so for whatever reason, you can now come to the Stagecoach market and set up for free to be able to sell your excess goods or items you no longer need.

There are many people who live in an apartment building or rent a house and are prohibited from having a yard sale. Well now you have a way to sell and make some extra money. No strings attached. This is a fall special we have worked out for you. All you have to tell them at the market is that you are there on the Gloucester Links and News special deal. Use one, two or three tables if need be. In today's economy, making a few extra dollars does not hurt at all. See you there.

Coleman Bridge Openings Link

English: The Coleman Bridge as seen from Yorkt...
English: The Coleman Bridge as seen from Yorktown as it connects with Gloucester Point. © 2005 Wyatt Greene (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Coleman Bridge Openings Link
Recently we received a request to post any known links to any sites that list any known Coleman Bridge openings that may be coming up. At first that was a pretty tough one to find. But after using a number of search engines we have located one and here it is. You do not have to sign up for the service. Just put in central Virginia and on the right hand side of the two drop down menus, put in route 17 for the map. Scroll down the map until you see the triangle in the Gloucester area and put your mouse over the triangle and a flash menu will come up giving you the next known bridge opening.






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