My View of Life on the Dock
Have fun unscrambling these Gloucester words —Answers at 9 pm tonight!
1. cancersaut (This one’s for Joey! See if you can get this word before he does!)
2. frundole
3. nafreshim
4. faties
5. qinansuma
6. nemari
7. thosegiluh
8. grihern
9. trevadune
10. yord
David Discusses The Go Green Initiative Downtown and The Community Dark Room At Art Haven
While talking Block Party and Downtown stuff with Erika Hansen this morning she mentioned to me that she was looking through her 1982 GHS yearbook.
Ding Ding Ding goes the light in my brain!
I got the idea to take some pictures from her old yearbook to post here. First up- Bruce Tarr Class of ’82
Bruce Tarr 1982 Gloucester High Yearbook Photo, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Tom Guilmette details his day videotaping aboard the Anne Rowe-
John Ronan, Gloucester’s Poet Laureate is looking for some good poetry from local commercial fishermen. If you are a commercial fisherman and do write poetry John would love to feature your work on his site-
gloucesterpoetlaureate.org
Here is John at the Gloucester Guerilla Art Project II/Russo Family Fundraiser-
What is your favorite season In Gloucester?
Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?
What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?
What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?
What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?
What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?
What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?
What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?
In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?
Who is your favorite local artist?
Which is your favorite local beach?
Who has the best chowder in town?
Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?
Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?
What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?
What is your favorite local band?
This attachment goes on the end of a large in diameter hose. It gets lowered into the water over the side of the boat to suck the herring out of the net and into the hold of the boat where the fish is refrigerated in cold water to keep it fresh and the best possible product it can be for packing.
Submersible Herring Pump Attachment, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Atlanta — The Boston Gift Show named six New England retailers as finalists for the 2009 Pride of New England Awards. Four winners will be announced during the March 28–31 tradeshow at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Pride of New England Awards Reception, 6 p.m., March 28.
Finalists include Glee Gifts Inc., Mansfield, MA; The Lyme Tree Woman’s Exchange, Old Lyme, CT; Pauline’s Gifts, Gloucester, MA;Middleton, MA.
Blackstone’s on Beacon Hill, Boston; Brett’s Luggage, Sudsbury, MA and Mason & Madison,
Doug Miller, president of Urban Expositions, which now owns and manages
the Boston Gift Show, said in a statement, “The 2009 finalists have demonstrated the highest standards in customer service, dedication to their community and creative merchandising tactics.”
Judges for the 2009 Awards include Caroline Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Gifts & Decorative Accessories.
Three eight hour shifts 7 days a week, 365 days a year keep this bridge functional.
Blynman Canal Bridgehouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
For those of you who didn’t get to the Gloucester Guerrilla Art Project II last week, this is my photo video of “Wall Street Autumn”. My friend Peter Fedele is playing amazing guitar on the musical piece from his CD Hullabaloo. He lives in Rockport with his wife and 3 children. I love listening to him play.
Thanks, Joey, for helping me figure out how to get this posted! You are the best!
I mean really. Do I even have to put words next to this masterpiece for you to understand how freaking delectable it was?
Passports Fat Tuesday Oyster Po Boy, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Susan and Joey got this one! Long time Ward 2 Councilor Gus Foote.
Although I completely disagree with the premise, this short lobster video with Nick Thune is pretty funny.
Grow some balls and eat the tasty crustacean already!
Richard Leonard put this funky Barbie doll chandelier together. If you notice all the Barbie dolls have their hair cut off. That was to avoid any potential fire hazard.
Funky Gloucester right there baby!
Bananas Barbie Doll Chandelier, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Debara is another one of those transplants that found herself in love with Gloucester and instantly realized once she came here that this is where she belongs.
Debara Hafemann Seaglass and Watercolors At Local Colors, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Debara Hafemann from Loal Colors Talks About A Deep Love For The City She Now Calls Home
Kristen is part of Time Banks and Cape Ann Yankee Swap
How long have you lived in Gloucester?
9 years since January 2000
What is your favorite season In Gloucester?
Fall
Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?
Half Moon Beach at night under moon
What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?
La Trattoria
What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?
Subway, sorry
What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?
All are so good depends on my food mood at the time
What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?
Don’t do bars anymore but Franklin
What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?
Zekes!!!!
What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?
Adventure Schooner Festival and Fiesta and Lobster trap tree
In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?
Either
Who is your favorite local artist?
Alan Estes
Which is your favorite local beach?
Half Moon Beach but don’t tell anyone
Who has the best chowder in town?
Captain Carlos!!
Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?
Don’t know any others
Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?
Clam
What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?
Loved them loved them loved them
What is your favorite local band?
Alan Estes
Thanks, Joey Joey you are awesome thanks
See all those pipes that feed into the side of the net reel?
They are hydraulics which power the net reel to turn and stop. It’s amazing to me how much pressure they must be under to move such heavy equipment. I’m surprised they don’t burst all the time under that kind of pressure.
Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
You may recall some of Isabel Natti’s work from the Acorn Press.
You can read all about her by clicking this text
Isabel Natti Cape Ann Postcard At Alexandra’s Bread, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
It’s unreal that this control panel is close to a hundred years old and still gets the job done. I bet if it was replaced by some new equipment that the new equipment would break down every 5 years or so and have to be replaced. They just don’t make stuff like they used to.
Blynman Canal Bridgehouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 