Gloucester County Renaissance Fest, Belly Dance Video

We are a bit late getting these up for everyone. Here is a video of Aela Badiana performing a belly dance at the Gloucester County 4th annual Renaissance Festival at the Historic Courthouse. Aela has a dance studio right here in the county is one of the most prolific dancers in her class. You can visit her web site and learn more about her and belly dancing by visiting her site. CLICK HERE.

Gloucester County Civil War Weekend, Early Pictures

The Last Muster Of Gloucester Militia, or the Civil War re enactments held at the Gloucester County Court House this weekend was a successful event for the county. A very nice showing from the community, supporting this event went over very well. As usual we were there taking a lot of pictures and video. We have a very rare and exclusive interview coming to this site soon, of General Robert E Lee. We will also be putting together some other videos and slide shows from this event for those of you who missed it. This was the counties second event. Next year's event will be held down at the point on May 8th, 2011. The Alliance will be included in the event as a ship that comes up to bombard the shores of Gloucester.

We will be promoting this event and have already made the arrangements to do so. Parking for next years event will NOT be available, everyone attending the event will need to be bused in to the event. This is for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. So expect this to be very big. The county is already working with the state on this and the promotions should be much better than past promotions for county events. If we can, we will be shooting a number of promotional videos and getting them up in all the right places. These will be done in full HD. So clear your calendar for next year and plan on attending.

Gloucester County Public Service Announcement, Smokers

This is our own public service announcement. Please, please be very careful where you throw your cigarettes out when you are smoking and driving. The above pictures are at the local Wal Mart parking lot, the main drive into the lot, someone threw a cigarette out the window and into the mulch. The result was a mulch fire that damaged a bush and the roots of a young tree. Now legally, this is considered littering whenever you even throw a cigarette out the window, but just about every smoker does this, so I am not picking on smokers here. Where you throw your cigarette butts does make a difference. Especially in this heat with little rain. So let's have a little more consideration out there for everyone else. Thank you.

Gloucester County, VA Civil War Weekend, August 14th and 15th, 2010

Hey everyone. We are having a Civil War Weekend up at the Historic Courthouse. August 14th and 15th. Each day will be contain different events, shows and history. This is one we missed last year and don't want to miss it this year. On Sunday, there will be a concert at the Historic Courthouse Circle starting at 5 PM. Plus the weather is looking very promising for this weekend, so make sure to make time and take time to attend.

Gloucester County Virginia Government Poll

Hello everyone. We just put up a new poll to see what you think on an important issue. Should local elected officials answer to the people, like you, who voted them into office? Should they be held accountable for their work and or actions? We want to know what you think. The poll is on the right hand side of this site. Please take a moment to fill this out. It will make a huge difference in our future as to how you answer. Thank you to all who take a moment to do so.

The R B Rock Band, Live At The County Fair

The R&B Rock Band that played here at the Gloucester County Fair. Here is one of the videos we shot of them for you.

Video From The County Fair

This year's county fair was probably the lowest attended fair in the 40 year history of the county. What a shame. Part of the problem is the lack of advertising and promotions done by the county. Though the county does have flyers they distribute at area outlets for county happenings, and the posting of the event on the county web site, there is a strong lack of billboard and sound News Paper advertising. Question is, would it have really mattered or is the economy getting so bad that people are not even attending local events in their own back yard? On this side, I would venture to say that it was a lack of advertising and a weak economy. Both issues had a bearing on the low turn outs.

So the question becomes will next years County Fair even be here or are we about to loose it due to a lack of interest and a bad economy? Either way, enjoy the video and get an idea of what you missed. We have a lot more coming from both the county fair and also the Ren Fest held here in July. We have been publishing and posting videos as fast as we can, but we are heavily loaded with more than one could begin to imagine.

Auto Accident On 17 by Guinea Road Today At About 11:00 AM.

An auto accident occurred in the early afternoon hours on route 17 when a car and a small truck ran head on into each other. We do not have information as to who is at fault and or if there were any charges. These are the pictures from the scene.

Video From The Gloucester County Fair Opening Ceremonies #1

Video From The Gloucester County Fair Opening Ceremonies #2

Video From The Gloucester County Fair Opening Ceremonies #3

Gloucester County Fair Kicked Off last night and goes until Saturday Night.

The Gloucester County Fair kicked off last night to a minimum crowd. Here we took a video of what looks to be the best ride of the fair. This year the rides are cut down from several years ago. We didn't make last year's fair as we were in Florida and went to Disney instead. We were hoping to attend tonight but the rain kept us away. So much for the Miss Gloucester Pageant. We have some pictures to post yet of the fair. Looks like Saturday will be the best day for anyone interested in attending.

Gloucester Renaissance Festival Starts Tomorrow, Saturday, July 17th, 2010

The Gloucester Renaissance Festival begins tomorrow morning at the Courthouse circle. Saturday, July 17th, 2010. This is the 4th season for the festival and the company that puts on this event, Medieval Fantasies Company, has done a fantastic job to date. For the small area they have to work in, they pull off a large presence and create a great feel of days of old.

We attended last years event not expecting much and were very delighted with what we experienced. (That is a tough feat to pull off with us too). So this is an event we highly recommend. Everyone has a chance to get out and have a great time this weekend with all the choices there are out here. The Kalmar Nyckel in Yorktown, The Alliance in Yorktown, This festival, so much to do, so little time to do it. We will see you around these events as we will be everywhere this weekend.

Interview With Captain Greg Lohse of the Schooner Alliance

Take a moment to step back in time when you sail on the Schooner Alliance located over at the River Walk in Yorktown. Captain Greg Lohse takes a moment to tell us about his ship.

Kalmar Nyckel Interview With Captain Morgans

Live interview with Captain Lauren Morgans of the Kalmar Nyckel. She is only in Yorktown for another few days so we recommend you come down and see this incredible ship and maybe take a sail with her.

Cap'n Pern, aka Pernell Taylor Gives Us An Interview

One of our favorite pirates, Cap'n Pern aka Pernell Taylor takes a few moments out of his busy schedule to give us an interview at the end of the Hampton Blackbeard Festival. This was the kick off to Hampton's 400 year anniversary. A major show it was to. We have over 30 gigs of pictures and videos to produce yet and we will be expanding the world's largest site based on the Hampton Blackbeard fest. Visit the site at http://www.hamptonblackbeardfest.info to see the site.

Kalmar Nyckle Now Docked In Yorktown, July 12th, 2010

We were down at the Hampton Blackbeard Fest this past weekend and once again got to board our favorite ship, the Kalmar Nyckle. As of yesterday, July 12th, 2010, she docked over at the Yorktown River Walk dock. If you have not seen this ship, get over to Yorktown and visit her as she is an incredible ship with an outstanding crew.

We plan on taking a number of pictures of her while she is here and she will only be here until the end of this week and leaving on Sunday. She only visits us once a year, so do not delay. We plan on getting some interviews this year. So look for them soon.

Fireworks Show From The 4th Of July, Part 2

The local paper can't bring you this show. The local news stations won't bring you this show, but we can and do. Here is the complete show of the fireworks from Yorktown as seen from Gloucester Point Beach this year, 2010. Plus you can watch this any time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for as long as it's on here and we are not taking it off.

Part One Of The Fireworks As Seen From The Beach On The 4th Of July

Blues Band Played At The Point Beach On The 4th of July

This took a bit longer than expected due to other commitments such as a 4 day intensive video and photo shoot at the Hampton 400th Anniversary kick off with the Blackbeard Pirate fest and starting with the Pirates Ball. This was a local blues band that played at the beach on the Point on the 4th of July.

Live Feeds From Hampton Blackbeard Festival This Weekend

Live feeds this weekend from the Hampton Blackbeard Festival. It's Hampton's 400th anniversary and we are there to help them celebrate the occasion. So join us on our live feed site and watch what goes on only moments after it happens. This starts Saturday, July 10th, 2010 and is for this day only.

Senator Mark Warner Takes A Moment To Speak With Us

Senator Mark Warner takes a moment to speak with us from the Hampton 400th Anniversary celebration during the Pirates Ball at the Crown Plaza hotel. Thursday evening, July 8th, 2010. A very gracious senator.

Ceol Leinn The Featured Main Band At The Hampton Blackbeard Festival This Year

Ceol Leinn is the main featured band for the Hampton Blackbeard Festival this year. They put on such an incredible performance last year that they were the easiest selection for this years number one pick. The video above has been the number one song for the band on You Tube this past year. Ceol Leinn is also the band for the Pirates Ball at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Hampton this Thursday night. (Maybe we will see ya there. We will be behind the cameras). To see more about the band, visit one of these web sites. www.ceolleinn.com or www.ceolleinn.info

The Ceol Leinn Info site is the main multi media site with the most pictures and videos. The Ceol Leinn dot com site is the official band site. So check them out and make plans to see these folks live. They really put on one hell of a show.

The Hampton Blackbeard Festival Is Coming

Get ready everyone. The Hampton Blackbeard Festival is about to take place. In fact, it starts this Friday. July 9th, 2010. Place, well you should already know it's in Hampton. Time? Starts at 12:00 PM on Friday and runs straight through Sunday afternoon until about 5:00 PM. This is an incredible event folks and one you really do not want to miss. Pirates from all over the nation will be here along with ships and bands and all. Visit the worlds largest site from last years fest by clicking here.

New Site For Gloucester County Live Feeds Postings

We have just finished building a new site for our Live Feed Postings. CLICK HERE to visit the new site and bookmark it for future events you want to follow. This is still in the experimental stage and we ask that you support it and let us know how we are doing. Thanks Everyone.

Help Save The Edge Hill Service Station

The Fairfield Foundation has purchased and will be restoring the Edge Hill Service Station on Gloucester's Main street and the corner of route 14 going towards Mathews. The foundation has a sign up in front of the building to Help Save The Edge Hill Service Station and has a web site address you can visit. CLICK HERE to visit the Fairfield Foundation. We have learned that the Fairfield Foundation is in contact with the Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust and both can always use your support through donations as this is how these foundations stay alive and maintain our history and past. We look forward to the day when the old service station is restored and brings more appeal to Main Street.

Coleman Bridge Opening This Morning At 10:00 AM, New Pictures

We grabbed some pictures down at the beach this morning of the Coleman Bridge opening at 10:00 AM. A Navy ship coming into dock at the Navel Weapons station. Thought we would share a few of the pictures with you.

Live Feed Posts And Cutting Edge News

If you have been watching us of late you are starting to see new trends in what we are doing. We are moving into new areas of bringing you news before anyone else or bringing you news no one else is even touching. We are also moving into bringing you live feed posts. The live feed posts are exactly as stated. We post events and bring you pictures and if possible, video, while an event is going on. Part of the reason for this is we hope you will join us at the event, but if you can't, you can see what is going on at the time of the event. Radio can't show you what is going on and TV is being ignored even more by the day. We are now searching for a good way to stream live video as an event goes on but so far, the costs are rather high and with this being new, we can not yet justify the costs.

The video we are posting at the time of the event is about 40 minutes old into the event. We are working on kicking that time up. The posts with pictures run about 10 minutes as we have to shrink the pictures before posting for faster loading times. We will now start giving you notice 24 hours in advance of our next live feed postings so that you may join in and see if this event is one you should not miss and hurry on down to join us. We are working closely with a number of people in the county to ensure we know about all the events ahead of time and working on keeping our calender clear to be at them all. Modern technology. You have to love it.

Charles Braxton of Gloucester and his Snakes

Charles Braxton who lives right here in Gloucester had some of his snakes out and showing them off at the Gloucester Court House Library during the Cruz In Car Show. This is a live post and he is still here if you are reading this before 8:30 PM. Here is a slide show for your enjoyment. Charles will be going around the county and showing off some of his snakes all summer.

Charles has a total of 9 snakes in his collection. None of them are poisonous so there are no worries. Some of his snakes range up to 9 feet long. Charles really loves animals and it shows.

Cruz In Car Show At The Gloucester Court House Library

We are posting live right now at the Gloucester Court House Library and giving you an idea of what is going on here. This is every Friday night starting at 6:00 PM. So come on over.

What To Do In Gloucester On A Friday Night, Live Post

We are here live at Cruz In at the Library in the Gloucester Court House Circle at the time of this post. Every Friday night we we have a classic and antique car show. The show is actually open to all cars and trucks so you will also see the latest Camero or even a Corvette. Don't have anything else to do? Well come on down and check out all the great cars.

The United States Blue Aces Live At The Gloucester Court House Circle

They just finished folks and this is what you missed. Catch the concert next week though.

What to do in Gloucester, Thursday, Live post

What to do in Gloucester on a Thursday evening? Join us at the Gloucester Court House Circle. This is a live post as this Air Force band is smoking and everyone here is having a great time. So come on out. They are playing a great mix of Jazz and Classic Rock. Tomorrow we will broadcast live at Cruz In at the Court House Library. Stay tuned.

Wal Mart Shoppers Treated To Smoke Sewer Test Today

Shoppers at the Gloucester Wal Mart and Home Depot were treated to a smoke sanitation sewer test this morning at about 10:15 AM until about 11:30 AM, June 18th, 2010. The test looked like smoke bombs going off all over the place and the stench was pretty bad. I for one question the safety of such testing as one could smell the sewer waste and it gave me a sore throat despite the fact I never went into the direction the smoke was blowing. If one can smell the sewer waste, then a certain amount of waste contamination is entering the atmosphere.

SUV Flip On Route 17 at about 6:15 PM Saluda Area

An SUV flipped over on route 17 across from the Foodlion in the Saluda area this evening at about 6:15 PM. No details were available at the time as to the cause or who was injured.

Gloucester County Sheriff's Dept Apprehend 2 Suspects In Car Theft

Wednesday, June 16th, at about 1:25 PM the Gloucester County Sheriff's Dept. apprehended two male suspects in a car theft in front of 7 Eleven on route 17 across from Ollie's. Both men were taken into custody and no one was hurt. An outstanding job by the Gloucester County Sheriff's dept. deputies. The black two door car in the picture above is the car in question that was stolen.

TTC Media World's Largest Producer and Publisher of Fife and Drum Videos On The Internet

TTC Media is the worlds largest producer and publisher of Fife and Drum videos on the Internet. With over 100 Fife and Drum videos produced and published on You Tube and that number is continuing to grow daily. Research all across the Internet shows that no one else even comes close to the number of videos already produced and published by TTC Media. A world leader in many fields within a few short years, TTC media also leads the way in published events along the lines of Pirates, Historical locations, Battle of The Hook, and many other areas. Before this year is out, TTC Media will become the world leader in many areas of Internet publishing with a very strong emphasis on photography and video production covering all spectrum's of American History.

Chase The Rainbow

Last week while we were out taking a series of photographs, we caught this magnificent rainbow that went from Gloucester, across the river, all the way to Yorktown. What we didn't find were any leprechaun's or a pot of gold. Maybe next time.

Summer Girl, 72 Ft Ship Goes Up In Smoke

We were shocked this week when we saw the new edition of the Gazette - Journal newspaper. On the front cover of the paper is a picture of Summer Girl, a 72 foot long ship that went up in blazes on Monday. We were at the Marina on Saturday and this ship had caught our eye along with a few others. We took a series of pictures of the ships that had our fancy. The above slide show starts out with pictures of Summer Girl so you can see what she looked like before the fire.

She was listed as having been from Smithfield, Virginia. Even though she was an older ship, she was still a beauty and well maintained. The 35 foot sport boat next to her we did not photograph but we did get pictures of the ship on the other side of her which was the Lazzara. That was my pick for the day as my favorite little Yacht. Our condolences to the owner(s) of this ship.

Miss Virginia, Samantha Casey, posing for the 2010 Miss USA pageant

Thought we would share this with everyone.

VSO To Play Gloucester County Concert May 15th, 2010

Hey everyone. The Virginia Symphony orchestra is scheduled to play here this weekend, Saturday, May 15th, 2010 up by the courthouse. The concert begins at 8:00 PM, so bring your own chairs or blankets. These folks always put on a great performance and we go see them every chance we get. This rare video is all we are allowed to use. You can not film or record their concerts in anyway. They have been kind enough to allow us to keep this and one other video up on line because we only use it to promote them. There are no other videos up anywhere on line of the VSO. This is a great county event that we never want to loose, so come out for a wonderful time and show your support. At the present time, there isn't a known rain date, but the present weather forecast calls for a chilly but rain free evening. So dress warmly. We don't want anyone getting chilled.

5 Bucks Fresh "Moldy" Pizza?

This is an article I hate writing for the simple reason that I like the folks over at 5 Bucks Pizza. At one point they made the best white pizza in Gloucester. However, consistently for the past year, their $5.00 pizza taste like moldy cheese. It also smells like moldy cheese. I complained about this to them several times but they always deny it. The last few times we got pizza there, it made us sick. So we stopped going to this establishment and have been in search of a good pizza place since. There are plenty of places where the pizza isn't bad, it's just not great pizza. When we have to have great pizza, it's usually off to Yorktown. No one in Gloucester musters up that we have found yet. So our search is on. 7-Eleven's 90 second pizza isn't fully cooked in 90 seconds and is horrible. So that too is a pass. Who makes great pizza in Gloucester?

Gloucester Burger King Now Serving Rancid Food?

We decided to grab a quick bite and stopped off at the local Burger King. I ordered the fish sandwich. It was dark brown and dripping with grease. It tasted nasty. I brought it back and the staff was more than courteous and made another fresh sandwich for me. That too was just as greasy, dark brown and foul tasting. The reason for this is simple. Rancid oil. I had to bring the sandwich back yet one more time and they offered to make yet another one. I declined the offer and they offered me anything else off their menu. I accepted and got a burger this time. Not going into the deep fryer there.


The staff at the restaurant was more than friendly and kind, but what gets me is when owners of a place like this try to pinch pennies and use oil for well past it's expiration. This is not only dangerous, it's potentially deadly. (See Dr Mercola's site on rancid oils). The problem with fast food oils is it goes rancid very fast. This is a major cause behind heart attacks, strokes and cancer according to health officials everywhere. If you frequent this establishment, you may want to avoid anything deep fried until they resolve this issue. Which leads me to my next article on 5 Bucks Pizza.

Sunset At Beaver Dam Park

Here is our latest picture of a sunset at the Beaver Dam park.

Blimp For Directv Seen Over Gloucester, Pictures Posted Here

A Directv blimp was flying over Gloucester County today. It was above the old Wal Mart shopping center where Ollie's and Tech Zone are located. I would imagine that they may have picked this spot because Tech Zone is a Directv distributor. Either way it was cool to see. At first we thought it was the Goodyear blimp. But when we blew up the picture, we saw who it really was. (When you don't have your zoom lens with you. Argh!)

Vehicle Flip Accident On 17 By 7-Eleven, Across From Ollie's.

We drove by this accident at about 4:10PM today where a vehicle traveling south on 17 somehow flipped over. The above picture is fuzzy as we took it as we were driving by in the opposite direction. We hope whomever was in there is alright. This happened right next to 7-Eleven, across from Ollie's where the old Wal Mart was. This is a good time to mention how we feel about talking on a Cell Phone or texting someone while driving is a very dangerous and possibly a deadly thing to do. We are NOT saying this is the cause of this accident. We are voicing an issue we deal with every day. I have personally come close to being hit on nearly a daily basis because people are to busy on their phones to pay attention to the road and their surroundings.

I praise the people who pull over to talk on the phone if they have to. It shows a very high regard to all others. If you are going to drive, turn your cell phone off. Nothing is worth your life.

Exotic Cars Slide Show #1, Ferrari's, Lamborghini and a Packard

Here is the first slide show in our series of exotic cars. Our next one comes from the Middle Peninsula Cruisers Show right here in Gloucester. This set has a great collection of Ferrari's, a Lamborghini and a 1933 Packard that we have already made into a slide show by itself. Enjoy.

Blackbeard's Crew Slide Show #1 2010

Here is our first slide show from the raid at Yorktown by Blackbeard's Crew. We have a huge amount of pictures to still process. This is a tiny slide show of 81 pictures. Enjoy.

Lamborghini Diablo, Like Cars?

Okay everyone. Who is into cars? I know a lot of you are as I have been to the local shows and have a bunch of pictures of your vehicles so it's time to start a new site. I'm still working on the name of the site and what the best type of site to put up is as I have a huge amount of photo's and videos already. I'll keep you all up to date as it comes along. In the mean time, enjoy the Lamborghini Diablo here.

Gloucester Beach Sunset

Our newest picture of a sunset taken at the Gloucester Point Beach.