My View of Life on the Dock
Here is the stage at the back of Joke Shop USA where they teach magic and practice their routines. I was surprised that it even existed because when you go into the store it’s behind the curtains. There is an elevated stage where the students perform their routine at the end of the eight week class. The routines are videotaped. Pretty innovative.
Joke Shop USA Magic Class Auditorium, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This has been so much fun! Last week’s location was the Dog Bar (one of my favorites!). Gloucester native, Joanne Silva won a $25 gift certificate to the Dogtown Book Shop. Thanks again to Bob Ritchie for donating the prize.
The Where Zat? #9 winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from Audrey’s Flower Shop. Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Owner Heather Peterson wanted me to tell you that the shop is selling a dozen red roses for $70. That’s less than $6 a rose!
Good luck on this week’s contest!
Thanks to Donna Ardizzone for submitting this pic.
Donna Ardizzone Submitted Pic, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Watch for Where Zat #9 at noon today!!
Maybe someone can explain why grown men have this secret desire to dress up in women’s clothing. A couple of drinks brings them out of the closet and onto the street! Ah, Fiesta!
If you want to see more Fiesta photos, here’s the link —-Sharon
Magic Classes? Performance Stage? Who Knew?
Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Company Breakfast Sandwich, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
What Up Homie?, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is Scott the owner of Joke Shop USA which is located next to The Lone Gull in beautiful downtown Gloucester. I got three great video clips of interview with Scott and halfway through the fourth clip Scott was performing a magic trick for us and I ran out of memory space on the camera. The trick blew me away though and I have absolutely no idea how he pulled it off. Stop by and ask him to perform a trick for you, you’ll be amazed!
Scott At Joke Shop USA, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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There are many different media formats that the people at Art Haven encourage. Here is some pottery. There is also a dark room forthcoming for work with film.
Pottery At The Art Haven Show At Cruisport, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
A couple of summers ago, in the yard of the railways on Rocky Neck, the Rosalie, barnacled and rusted with curtains blowing in the wind, looked ghostly. You almost could feel the spirits within.
“Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship.” ~H.M. Tomlinson
Not only was the event at Cruiseport a buoy auction but it was also an art show. Here is a beautiful peice by Brendan Harlem. There’s some serious talent brewing over at Art Haven.
Brendan Harlem Art At The Art Haven Art Show, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
You got a couple of bored out of their mind kids stuck in the house all winter? Bring em down to Joke Shop USA, right next to The Lone Gull. Guaranteed laughs and good times ensue.
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See this ginormous forktruck? It’s called a marina bull(thanks Toby for the correction) and instead of flat forks which we have on our forktruck to move pallets of fish and lobsters around, the marina bull has long round tubes coming off it’s front. The marina bull is also about triple the size of our forktruck so you can get an idea of the scale of it’s size. The marina bull is used to manuver smaller boats into the rack storage system at Brown’s where they store boats warehouse style in the racks (you can see Brown’s Rack storage system in front of the marina bull in this shot).
These marina pulls need to be incredibly heavy especially in the rear end so they can counterbalance the weight of the boat that will be lifted straight out in front on the long tubes. Note to Peter -you might wanna get the maintenence guy to grease up the chains.
Brown’s Yacht Yard Marina Pull, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Brown’s Yacht Yard Travelift, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 