Two Guys on Block Island

This week's episode courtesy of: Captain Nick's - Club Soda - Eil's - The Darius Inn Chris Willi's not afraid to speak his mind. The former town councilor speaks candidly about his time on the council. But don't expect any ranting and raving or diatribes here. If there's one thing he's learned it's that having honest, frank discussions about tough topics are...

Rich and Marc discuss a wacky plan to adjust the moons orbit. Oh… And Rich gets boarded by the Coast Guard.

This week's episode courtesy of: Fort Island Kayaks - Dish Off The Block - Seapod - The Traveling Seamstress Kate McConville came to Block Island and was hired by Joan Abrams as the "bread girl" at the Manisees Restaurant. After a few days of serving dinner rolls to the hoity-toity's Kate was informed that she simply wasn't, "Manisees Material" and was sent to wo...

In this mini pod Rich talks about taking his first high-speed ferry ride in a few years. Marc talks about getting back to playing live music at Captain Nicks. The Two Guys provide some helpful information in terms of mask mandates, important hours of operation for certain island businesses and then discuss some news items including a proposed repurposing of certain areas around the airport.

This week's episode courtesy of: BI Fishworks - The Neptune House - Fort Island Kayaks - Diamond Blue Surf Shop Vin McAloon is one of Block Island's elder statesmen. He arrived on Block Island at eight days old in 1939. Things were different back then and Vin's memories of his early days paint a vivid picture of simpler times on the island. His family bounced around from rental prop...

So here goes nothing!!!  It's our first "minisode". We found that our conversations with our guests are far too interesting, at least to us, and we couldn't fit any current events and other shiz that we hoped to get into. These "minisodes" will be shorter than our regular episodes and will be just the two of us. Most of the time. We think. We will be chit chatting abo...

This week's episode courtesy of: Captain Nick's - BI Fishworks -  Eli's -  Lila Delman Compass  We were going to call this episode, "Tips for Tourists". Then we realized a couple of things. One, even if you live on or visit Block Island regularly there are still places you probably haven't been or seen. So this episode may be of interest to you even if you have been t...

This week's episode courtesy of: Fort Island Kayaks - Yellow Kittens - Blockstar/Mar Mar Jewels - The Atlantic Inn Lisa Starr has lived many lives on Block Island. She doesn't live here anymore. She's a poet. And poets tend to wander. This would explain our conversation with Lisa. There's not a whole lot of linear things happening here and that's what makes this one of our...

This week's episode courtesy of: Block Island Fishworks - Captain Nick's - Club Soda - Diamond Blue Surf Shop Willie Nelson once sang, “The nightlife ain’t no good life, but it’s my life”. While this may be true for most, Ed McGovern might disagree. He’s spent a good chunk of his Block Island career running taverns and for the most part- things seem to have turned out just fine for Ed.  ...

This week's episode courtesy of: Captain Nick's - Fort Island Kayaks - Seapod -  The Darius Inn Paige Linda drops by to catch up with Rich and Marc about life and stuff.  And Paige has a pretty good life. But you know what they say...the grass is...always... ...it's always...something.          A rolling stone gathers no grass?           No...wait. Well- whatever.  Anyways, for as g...

This week's episode courtesy of: Fort Island Kayaks - Block Island Fishworks - The Neptune House - Lila Delman Compass An hour can fly by pretty quickly when you're with one of Block Island's quintessential storytellers. Rich and Marc get sucked into Joe Houlihan's wormhole of wit and wisdom right off the bat and there's no looking back. Well, actually- there's a lot...

Welcome back to Season Two of Two Guys on Block Island! This week's episode courtesy of: Block Island Fishworks - Winfield's Restaurant - Dish Off the Block - The Traveling Seamstress In this episode, Rich and Marc shake the cobwebs off and discuss what they did all winter as well as what's been happening on the island since their break. Turns out- a lot has happened! From changes o...

If you've made it all the way to Episode 21 then from the bottom of our hearts... Thank you. We hope you had as much fun as we did this season. We're going to take a little break until Spring and maybe catch up on some paperwork. But most likely we'll be goofing off. At any rate- thanks so much for listening and be sure to stay in touch with us on social media over the coming weeks...

Part Two of our conversation with Hank Hewitt!

Hank Hewitt is a force of nature. Like a hurricane wrapped inside a tornado drowned in a tsunami then blown out of a volcano. Hank's path is both wildly random and at the same time perfectly ordered as if the hand of some extraterrestrial force was guiding him towards an ultimate wisdom.  And while Hank's journey is far from over, he'd probably shake off any hyperbole surrounding hi...

Madden Gracy is hungover. She doesn't appear any worse for the wear though. That's because she's young. They say youth is wasted on the young which may be true unless the youth in question is wasted. We joke but let's face it- when you're in your twenties and working on Block Island for the summer you're most likely going to attend a few parties. And while we certainl...

Bryan Wilson is one of Block Island's more recognizable characters if only for his imposing frame. At over six feet tall Bryan has a hard time blending in a crowd. But if there were ever a true definition of "gentle giant", Bryan fits the bill. His calm, even-keeled demeanor makes for a fantastic interview. And what an interview it is... A long-time year round resident, Bryan has wo...

Some of our guests are high profile. Others choose to dwell simply here on Block Island, doing their thing and keepin’  it real. Jon Damm falls in to the later category. He’s a year-round resident who has also has Rose blood in him. He first came to Block Island in 1956 and lived in a house his family constructed by salvaging a portion of the old rail station that used to exist up the Neck. The ho...

Up to this point, our interviews have been with people who either live on Block Island year-round or spend the majority of the summer here. In this episode, we talk with a frequent visitor who at the time of this interview was in the middle of a two week stay during September 2020- his longest sojourn on the island to date. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Matt Michnovetz saw Star Wars fo...

Lisa Sprague clams up when you start sniffing around for her chowder recipe.  Same goes for her Stuffies. What's a Stuffie? Some would say a tiny clam meatloaf served in an ashtray.  There are a few variations on how to serve a Stuffie.  And the exact ingredients added to the butter, breadcrumbs and clams remain unknown. Lisa is like a Knights Templar. Guardian of a vast and important secret...

Adrian Mitchell is one of the most beloved figures on Block Island. He was born and raised here. He loves Block Island and Block Island loves him. And that's about all we have to say about that. Adrian is also a humble man so we're not going to sit here and tell you any more about how great he is. Hit "play" and find out for yourself.

Christy and Becca Zendt are charming people. They have such an easy-going, friendly vibe that it's easy to forget they are also successful business women who have recently breathed new life into an old Dodge Street building- rechristening it, The Darius Inn.   Thirteen years ago Christy Zendt was traveling to Nova Scotia with a friend. They decided to check out Block Island. After three days...

Tom Mahoney came to Block Island for a bartending job at Yellow Kittens expecting to stay for one summer. Decades later, T-Bird has become a Block Island icon. He's worked at so many bars here that even he can't remember them all. T-Bird's free-wheeling lifestyle has earned him the reputation as one of the ultimate good time party guys. Along with this comes an outlook on life that...

Pam Gelsomini has been coming to Block Island since she was born. Back then her name was Pamela Anderson. Go ahead and make your Baywatch joke- we did too. Pam will laugh right along with you. However Pam's accomplishments are no laughing matter. We'll get to those in a bit. The Breakers was a boarding house on Corn Neck Road that had been owned and operated by Pam's family since th...

Spoooooooky things are ALWAYS afoot on Block Island. And we're not just talking about the line for the ferry after Ballard's lets out. While the average year-round population hovers above or below a thousand, it may actually be higher if we were to count all of the ghostly residents trapped here. As you know, spirits are unable to cross bodies of water which accounts for the surplus of s...