So, we’ve been up for just a few days and already more than 12 thousand hits. This is more than can be accounted for just by a simple batch of bad meth causing people to mash their keyboards uncontrollably and unintentionally landing on our URL, which was our original hypotheses. It seems folks really want the voice that is “The Clam” in the Gloucester mix.
No one has ever accused us of being a sensible people, I guess.
Looking at our frankly unbelievable site stats we see that global citizens have linked to The Clam from over 20 countries, including almost the entire English speaking world (Screw you, New Zealand!) and we’ve received tons of feedback:
I don’t think I get it
Clams live in muck and feed on filth
Howard Blackburn was NOT married to Ann Landers
I find the crude language to be distasteful
I wish that horse would stop yelling
Cpt. Blackburn giving us the finger
There has been incredibly positive feedback as well. Our tires have yet to be slashed, for instance so we’re taking that as a good sign.
We’ve got a lot planned, suggestions are pouring in. We did a podcast with Joey over at Good Morning Gloucester at like seven this morning because Joey apparently never sleeps which was hilarious for us and sort of a Gloucester bucket list check-off. People are stopping us on the street and on the train and our Facebook page has been growing steadily.
click for half an hour of two dudes talking about blogging if you have no life
All in all, things in the nascent Clam media empire are taking off and this is all due to the folks who’ve read, forwarded, shared, pondered and laughed along with our introductory pieces. We can’t thank you all enough and hopefully we can continue to be a voice that people want in the mix.
Oh, also we have an Ann Landers Cpt. Blackburn erotica site in the works. Working title: “Codpiece”
Clammers, out –KT, JD, soon to be others