The Captain

The Captain

Herb considers himself luckiest guy in the world to be able to captain one of the greatest rock stations in the USA! That's why the call him "The Captain," right? He's been on the Blimp for over 30 years, and no two days have ever been the same. He calls Blimp listeners “friends I’ve never met,” and it’s true as they share a common bond of living in Maine and a passion for Rock and Roll. He also enjoys working with so many local charities and businesses as well. He's wicked proud to represent Townsquare Media as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Maine Association of Broadcasters and as a board member of NESCom at Husson University.

What’s the Fastest Someone Has Climbed Mt Washington?
What’s the Fastest Someone Has Climbed Mt Washington?
Mt Washinton, New Hampshire. 6,288 feet high. One a clear day you can see as far as 130 miles to Maine, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Quebec, and the Atlantic Ocean. The Auto Road up to the top is a scary, but wicked fun and beautiful trip. Of course, if it's a mountain, then people have to see how quickly they can walk, run, bike, and drive up to the summit. Here are the records for getting to the top according to the fine folks at the Mt Washington Auto Road
Watch the Annual PSO “Magic of Christmas” Concert At Home This Year
Watch the Annual PSO “Magic of Christmas” Concert At Home This Year
It's a Christmas Miracle! Our great friends at the Portland Symphony Orchestra are not letting this global pandemic from getting in the way of one of the greatest holiday traditions in Maine--The Magic of Christmas! The PSO is offering this year's Magic ON DEMAND. And better yet, it's "Pay What You Can"
This Patriots-49ers Video Shows How Quiet Gillette Really Is
This Patriots-49ers Video Shows How Quiet Gillette Really Is
If you watch the Patriots on TV or listen to them here on WBLM, you hear a roar of the crowd. We all know, of course, that it's piped in crowd noise. In fact, the crowd noise you hear during the game are from REAL PATRIOTS GAMES that are being played back. Hey if you were at a game last year, you may be hearing yourself! Woah...that's a trip. Anyhoo, in the actual stadium, during the actual game, there is no crowd noise. Yup, it's quiet. Tooooooo quiet. So quiet, if you are there will understand the real level of inappropriate trash talking that goes on!
Check Out The Most Expensive Residence For Sale on the Portland Peninsula
Check Out The Most Expensive Residence For Sale on the Portland Peninsula
The Portland Peninsula has one of the craziest real estate markets anywhere in the country. Who wouldn't want to be smack dab in one of the greatest cities in America? There are a bunch of new condos going up right now in both the West End (in the old Rufus Deering Lumber Yard) and in the East End (around India Street). But right in the middle of the peninsula on Congress Street, you'll find the most expensive residence currently for sale.. This place is awesome and it can be yours for only $2,950.000. And yes, that's American dollars. Maybe if we all chip in...
8mm Film Summer Memories of Old Orchard Beach
8mm Film Summer Memories of Old Orchard Beach
The global pandemic has given us lots of time to look back at our old photos and videos. In our family, we went way back and hauled out some really old videos. Some were on VHS but some were on slides and 8mm film. Does anybody remember having "Slide Night" when you would set up the screen and your dad would run the slide machine...click...click...click. Those were the best! And then "Movie Night" where you would watch family movies. We need to digitize this 8mm before they disintegrate!
Check Out These Pictures From An Amazing Google Earth Flyover of Maine
Check Out These Pictures From An Amazing Google Earth Flyover of Maine
We know you can't be traveling all over the State of Maine right now. So, we will bring the entire state to you in under five minutes! You've heard of Zoom calls? Well, get ready to zoom in and out of dozens of fun and historical places in the Pine Tree State. Now you can say you "visited" all these places in one day. I must confess that during all of this craziness with the pandemic, I am reminded just how much I love Maine. Not just because we have one of the lowest COVID "cases per thousands" number, but also just the resilient outlook of Mainers. Add in the beauty of our state and it really is heaven on earth. Google Earth in this case!
Red Sox Offer Personalized Video Board Messages To Raise Money for the Red Sox Foundation
Red Sox Offer Personalized Video Board Messages To Raise Money for the Red Sox Foundation
Now, this is pretty cool. The Red Sox are giving you a chance to get your picture and a message on the giant John Hancock Centerfield Scoreboard at Fenway Park. This is the very first time the 40 x 100-foot behemoth of a video board has ever been used for fan messages. It's once in a lifetime and you can be sure this deal with go away if and when the Sox start playing baseball again.
Best of Maine Vanity Plates Mid-Winter Edition
Best of Maine Vanity Plates Mid-Winter Edition
Vanity of Maine has the greatest collection of Maine vanity plates in the World. Kudos to Morgan and his team for curting this incredible Instagram account. Mainers can and DO say anything on their vanity plates. Here are some of the best from the past few weeks.
Meet The Amazing Leaf Blower Powered Turbo Snow Sled
Meet The Amazing Leaf Blower Powered Turbo Snow Sled
Someone is Russia has done the most "Maine thing" I have ever seen. This is brilliant. They hooked up TWO gas-powered leaf blowers to this kid's sled. And it works! In fact, it moves at a pretty good clip.
Our Top 5 Maine Vanity License Plates of the Week
Our Top 5 Maine Vanity License Plates of the Week
The people at Vanity of Maine on Instagram are our go-to when it comes to finding the best vanity license plates in the Pine Tree State. How much can you get across (and get away with) in just SEVEN characters? Did you know there's an easy way to try out YOUR idea for a Maine vanity plate...
JFK Files: JFK Spoke In Maine A Month Before He Was Killed
JFK Files: JFK Spoke In Maine A Month Before He Was Killed
The JFK Files are due out today and we thought it would be a good time to look back at JFK's time in Maine. He came as a candidate, a vacationing President, and a working President. In fact, he gave the last policy speech of his life at the University of Maine in Orono, just 34 days before he was assassinated.

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