Block Island TV

HOW MANY days ’til Summer?

hollandcooke — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:49:18 +0000

Too many! But we’ll be ready for you!
Princess Diana once said “Everywhere I go, I smell fresh paint.”
That’s the mood here now.
Off-in-the-distance, you hear hammering, and power tools.
There are more trucks on the ferry.

Almost every day, some shop or restaurant awakens from winter hibernation.
See you here sooooon…
And so you’re ready for us, a quick Rhode Island-to-English tutorial:
6 tips for deciphering the way we tawk:

“AL” is pronounced “AW.” Examples: “Talk” = “tawk;” “call” = “cawl.”
If there’s an “R” at the end of a word, drop it. If there isn’t, add one. Quick quiz: How would a local pronounce “soda?” or “pizza?”
“R” at-the-beginning-of-a-word is often “V” in “Vode Island.” “Tell “Vichud.”
Often, “T” is silent. Example: “Written” is pronounced “wrih-en.”
Years ago, “Warwick” was pronounced “Wark.” Now, it’s “Wo-wick.”
The Presumed Possessive: “Nordstrom” becomes “Nordstrom’s.”

Think the water’s cold in JUNE?

hollandcooke — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:57:53 +0000

Imagine taking THIS plunge???
Over a hundred do, at EXACTLY 12 noon, on January 1:

Labor Day “Moon Shot”

hollandcooke — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:51:55 +0000

Again this year, a tradition as old and quaint as The Block Itself:

Were YOU here?

hollandcooke — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:59:12 +0000

If you were on The Block for The Fourth, LOOK HERE for your photo, and download it, FREE.
Block Island’s parade is a hoot; and, again this year, we show you the best part of it…YOU. Our biggest street team yet took LOTS of crowd shots. So see if you’re among the funsters in the several hundred shots we uploaded.

FREE poster: “Block Island FAQ”

hollandcooke — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:26:14 +0000

Click it, then stick-it-up in your cubicle at work…and stare at it when you’re starting to feel like Dilbert.

WHY PAY for parking?

hollandcooke — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:53:59 +0000

For less than you might pay to park at Point Judith — then spend an hour on the ferry — you could fly-to-B.I., in just 12 minutes, and PARK FREE at Westerly Airport. Call 800-243-2460 for reservations.