Sargent House Museum Video Tour

If you are like me you’ve walked past this place thousands of times, looked up on the hill and wondered what the hell goes on up there.  Well wonder no longer my loyal readers, because your boy Joey once again gets you unfettered access with a four part video tour and pics of places that you don’t get to go when you go on the regular tour (places like the attic and stuff).

It’s what we do here at GMG.  Bring you behind the scenes, we roll back the curtains, peek under the hood and bring this stuff to you, stuff you might never have had access to.  It’s what we pride ourselves on, getting you an insider peek.  So buckle up for another video series in another one of Gloucester’s crown jewels- The Sargent House Museum.

Barb Silberman and Judith Nast Show GMG Readers What’s Up At The House On The Hill

From The Sargent House Museum Website-

Welcome to The Sargent House Museum. For over 100 years, the Sargent House Museum was the home of sea merchants, patriots and community leaders. A fine example of high-style Georgian domestic architecture, the house was built in 1782 for Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women’s equality.

Visitors to the Sargent House Museum learn about the early history of Gloucester from its beginnings as a farming and lumbering outpost to its evolution into the country’s premier seaport. Visitors will also see a collection of original works by the great portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) descendant of the Sargent family, who loved the house and its ties to Colonial Gloucester.”

To Learn More About The Sargent House Click This Text For The Website

This Has To Be Some Cruel Joke!

Moving the bus stop so it takes up critical parking in front of The Lone Gull?   You’re kidding right?   This has got to be some cruel joke.  ARGHHHHHHH!

Because for the fucking life of me I gotta believe that no rational human being would take away parking in front of one of the hub storefronts that bring people downtown on a daily basis- namely The Lone Gull.  Will someone tell the people responsible for this travesty- this sham- this shamockery- that they are getting in the way of my coffee consumption and that’s never a good idea?

C’mon, seriously.  April Fools Day was three weeks ago.  Enough with the funny stuff.

Was it not possible to move this bus stop in front of the VACANT former EMPIRE BUILDING or some other location that doesn’t rely on people coming and going quickly?????  There must be a reason for it but at the moment all I can think of is the literally thousands of people that regularly flock to The Lone Gull as a meeting point and energy hub of Downtown.  UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To make things even more puzzling, I just spoke with my buddy who owns Passports, the restaurant in front of which the bus stop was moved from.  You figure he might be ecstatic about the move, right?  He tells me he has never complained about the bus stop being in front of his place, was totally used to it, and figured it made sense where it was because there was good visibility and benches right there.

Genius!!!!!!!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Must See Slideshow- Gloucester Harbor 1960 Black and White

Click this text to see Nick DeWolf’s  incredible black and white photography slide show form Gloucester Harbor in 1960

Happy Earth Day 2009!

These cool decorated grocery bags were at Shaw’s today thanks to kids who celebrated Earth Day yesterday!

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Tall Ship Prince William

img_2553This was taken last summer while I was on the boat in Ipswich Bay. The Prince William is a UK ship that is a teaching ship like the Sea Scouts we had in Gloucester years ago. Do we still have the Sea Scouts?

Gorton’s Seafoods Gallery At Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center

Getting pictures of stuff behind glass is a challenge, especially without a tripod and with funky lighting but this gives you a little glimpse of some of Gloucester’s fishing past which has been preserved and displayed here.  You just gotta go check out the exhibit at The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center.  These are original advertisement and packaging from Gorton’s back in the day.  There’s just a ton to look at and discover here.

Nancy Hendrickson Models Derby Hat at Seasons On Main

Nancy is having a contest at her shop Seasons on Main starting Friday night and Saturday.

Museum offers kayak building course

Essex – The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum is offering a kayak building course May 2-9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Waterline Center, 66 Main St., Essex. Class size is limited to six students.

The kayak design is based on traditional skin covered kayaks used by the Inuit Eskimos. Instructor is Rick Eliot. Students will build their own kayaks, custom-designed to meet their particular interests. The finished kayak is a work of art, ultra light (30 pounds or less), durable, and beautiful.

All tools and materials are provided; no prior carpentry skills required. Tuition is $1,200, or $1,100 for students, school teachers, husband-wife twin boats, or special cases. Advance registration is required; call 978-768-7541. For information, visit www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org .

Movie – “Gomorrah”

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THE CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA
(at Gloucester Stage)
267 East Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/282-1988

SHOWTIMES: Thursday, 4/23 @ 7:15pm; Friday, 4/24 @ 7:15pm & 9:30pm; Saturday 4/25 @ 7:15pm & 9:30pm; Sunday 4/26 @ 7:15pm

Director Matteo Garrone’s epic, mesmerizing tour-de-force about Naples’ infamous Camorra was a critical sensation at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize. A sweeping drama with documentary-like realism, the film explores the mafia’s vice-like hold on all aspects of life in the regions of Naples and Caserta. In Italian with English subtitles.

“The film is a curative for the romanticism of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Scarface’.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“It’s ugly. It’s powerful. But it’s hard to look away. ” -Stephen Rea, Philadephia Inquirer

“Don’t look for resolution, romanticism, or comic relief in this underworld tour, shot 
 with a fast, you-are-there look and no pity; you won’t find picaresque goodfellas or Sopranos-style ziti eaters here. Instead, there’s the power of damning truth.” -Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

The Farm Bar and Grille Menu

To view the menu full sized click here for the appetizer and salad page and here for the burger, sandwich and entree menu full sized.

The Farm Bar and Grille Menu, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Movie – “Playing For Change: Songs Around The World”

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THE CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA
(at Gloucester Stage)
267 East Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/282-1988

SHOWTIMES: Friday & Saturday, April 24 & 25 @ 5:00pm & 6:00pm; Monday & Tuesday, April 27 & 28 @ 7:00pm & 8:00pm

From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music” comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured in the show (and below) is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. Also featured is Bob Marley’s “One Love.” Special $5.00 ticket price.

Hydraulic Pile Driver

This hydraulic pile driver was laying on the side of the road on the Essex Causeway.  I imagine they are doing work on to get the marinas in the Essex River ready for boating season.  To give you an idea of how it works I found this cool graphic on the Powerquip Industrial Co website.

For those of you who don’t know what a pile driver is (no, it’s not a hemorrhoid removal technique), it hammers pilings into the ground for support to build on top of.  The harbor is a place where you see many piling supported buildings.

You can click this text to see pictures of Hydraulic Pile Drivers in use in different applications.

Pile Driver, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Where Zat? Answer

hammond-castleSo yes, those of you who said Hammond Castle are right! There were a lot of good guesses. If you want to find out more about the Castle, check it out here!

The Farm Bar and Grill Video Part II

Second Part Of Our Video Interview At The Farm Bar and Grill

Little Donna Ardizzone

I’m not gonna tell Donna who sent in this picture.  She will have to figure this out on her own 🙂 Wasn’t she a cute child?

Donna is one of the group of good eggs in the “One Hour at a Time Gang” who have been meeting on Saturday mornings to clean an area of the city that could use some clean up.  They decide on an area and meet Saturday mornings for an hour or so and get it done.

Little Donna Ardizzone, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


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One Hour at a Time Gang

Looking forward to seeing as many people and thank you.

Donna Ardizzoni

Business Manager

Circle Consulting Group

PO Box 5506

Gloucester, MA 01930

978-526-9222

www. circleconsulting.com

The Farm Home Made Jalepeno Poppers

The Farm Bar and Grille  jalepeno poppers which come highly recommended.  Part two of the video interview with Noah, one of three owners at 8:00AM

2009 Schedule of Events – Dory Races

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2009 Schedule of Events

March 6th Winter Races 6:00 pm St. Peters Club
April 18th Dory Prep Day 8:00 am Eastern Ave
April 25th Dory Launch Day 8:00 am “ “
May 2 & 3 Adventure Open House Cruiseport Terminal
May 9th Essex River Race 9:00 am Essex
June 5th Elimination Registration 6:00 pm St. Peters Square
June 6th Elimination Races 8:30 am Niles Beach
June 8th Final Elimination (if needed) 6:00 pm Niles Beach
June 18th International Reception 6:00 pm St. Peters Club
June 20th International Races 8:30 a.m. State Fish Pier
June 20th Awards Banquet 1:00 pm Heritage Center
July 18th Blackburn Challenge 7:30 am Annisquam River
August 8th Oarmasters Challenge—Solo Race
August ?? Eliminations
September 22nd International Races — Lunenberg NS

For more information- check here.

The Proposal Trailer and Movie Set Transformation

The Proposal a movie starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds which was shot in various locations around Cape Ann last summer has a couple of trailers out-

Here are some of the pictures I took of the filming across from our dock last summer-

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/the-proposal-set/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-location-thanks-to-damon/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/proposal-movie-filming-update/

This is what the filming location looked like before the movie crew transformed it into a set for the movie-

Pier 7 Before Transformation for The Proposal Movie
Pier 7 Before Transformation for The Proposal Movie

This is what the same building looked like after the transformation-

The Proposal Movie Set Transformed for Shooting
The Proposal Movie Set Transformed for Shooting

Here are some of the locations that the film was shot from IMDB-

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bearskin Neck, Rockport, Massachusetts, USA
(internet cafe)

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Manchester, Massachusetts, USA
Myopia Hunt Club – 435 Bay Road, South Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
(woods)

Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Rockport, Massachusetts, USA