Day: July 28, 2009
What Up Homie?
What Up Homie?, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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GMG Artist Spotlight – Fly Amero
Left-handed, upside-down guitarist/singer/journeyman Dennis “Fly” Amero finds his musical roots deep within the vast genres of the ’60’s pop revolution. Influences range from Bob Dylan to James Brown to Roy Orbison to Aretha Franklin… and just about everything in between.
As a young teenager, Fly was already capturing public attention, performing on the hallowed stages of 1967’s Newport Folk Festival with Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells and – from the completely opposite end of the musical spectrum – the notorious Jim Kweskin Jug Band, then featuring Maria and Geoff Muldaur.
Growing up, Amero honed his stage skills with his brother’s local, hard-working ’70’s soul band, J.B. and Water. Later, he moved to New York City, joining in on musical projects with members of the pop/rock bands, Foreigner and Meatloaf.
In the early 1980’s, Fly struck upon the start of what would become a lifelong friendship with the classic pop singer, Larry Hoppen of Orleans. He joined, toured and recorded with the famed group for the better part of 3 years before returning home to focus on his own writing.
His remarkable versatility led to the writing and co-producing of Atlantic’s holiday comedy album classic, Twisted Christmas, which quickly became certified gold in 1995.
Two “Twisted” sequels and a long-awaited solo album later, Fly Amero finds himself onstage as a dynamic solo and frontman performer, and offstage as a writer and record producer.
Fly is currently touring as a member of Orleans and fronts the thrilling rock/blues act known as “The Big Strum”.
Left-handed, upside-down guitarist/singer/journeyman Dennis “Fly” Amero finds his musical roots deep within the vast genres of the ’60’s pop revolution. Influences range from Bob Dylan to James Brown to Roy Orbison to Aretha Franklin… and just about everything in between.
As a young teenager, Fly was already capturing public attention, performing on the hallowed stages of 1967’s Newport Folk Festival with Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells and – from the completely opposite end of the musical spectrum – the notorious Jim Kweskin Jug Band, then featuring Maria and Geoff Muldaur.
Growing up, Amero honed his stage skills with his brother’s local, hard-working ’70’s soul band, J.B. and Water. Later, he moved to New York City, joining in on musical projects with members of the pop/rock bands, Foreigner and Meatloaf.
In the early 1980’s, Fly struck upon the start of what would become a lifelong friendship with the classic pop singer, Larry Hoppen of Orleans. He joined, toured and recorded with the famed group for the better part of 3 years before returning home to focus on his own writing.
His remarkable versatility led to the writing and co-producing of Atlantic’s holiday comedy album classic, Twisted Christmas, which quickly became certified gold in 1995.
Two “Twisted” sequels and a long-awaited solo album later, Fly Amero finds himself onstage as a dynamic solo and frontman performer, and offstage as a writer and record producer.
Fly is currently touring as a member of Orleans and fronts the thrilling rock/blues act known as “The Big Strum”.
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Trupiano’s Sausage At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
Don’t forget- You can now get Trupiano’s Sausage at the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market! Thursdays at Harbor Loop. For more info click the link- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
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Dillon Represents!
It’s Game Time With Freebies!
Here’s the game- the 6th random homie sticker I run across on a vehicle will be a winner of the Salvy Benson Kitt Cox Greasy Pole CD which is sitting on my desk. Go downtown to many stores to get one or come here to the dock and get your Homie Sticka Damnit!
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Gloucester At Dawn, City Hall 7/26/09 4:46AM
Gloucester At Dawn, City Hall 7/26/09 4:46AM, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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ARRRRRGGH!
I’m incredibly frustrated! To save money,we switched to Comcast Triple Play from Verizon for our phone and internet a week ago. We already had cable TV.
What a huge mistake! The cable guy installed it wrong, so we had to do it over the phone with some guy who knew nothing. Then, of course, the next day it went out again, so another hour was wasted getting it to work. Finally it seemed to be fixed. Five days went by, and each day I felt a little better about the switch.
And THEN…yesterday the service was extremely slow, and it eventually died. So we call again and this ditsy girl kept apologizing. I hung up on her when she put me on hold for the fourth time. Of course when you lose service with Comcast, you also have no house phone. So we’re using up our cell phone minutes trying to resolve this problem.
Well, after several calls, we got it on again. (And got a refund on our installation fee).
Yay, it finally worked late lsat night! Maybe it will stay on this time.
RIGHT! So why am I here at 9 a.m. on my slow-as-molasses laptop on somebody in the neighborhood’s network?!!?
I’m calling Verizon!
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Gloucester Doors 20 Pleasant Street
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Blogger’s Block
Writers may get writers block, but I believe bloggers block is something a bit different. I doubt there’s a blogger alive who has never faced it. The looming post that needs to be published with no clue what we could possibly write about. I can always think of something to write and I can’t honestly say that writer’s block has ever been a problem. However, having to focus on the specificity of a particular topic is sometimes a bit confining and I’m never too eager to on sit in front of the computer, fingers hovering over the keys while I wait for inspiration to drown the blank page.
I loathe to feel my minutes melting. For me, learning to eliminate this needless struggle has been one of the biggest boons to my blogging so far.
Tick…Tock…Tick….Tock (I’ll shake this thing)!
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Getting Ready To Offload 4:45AM Gloucester Seafood Display Auction
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Beautiful Industry Hydro- Slave Pot Hauler
Beautiful Industry Hydro- Slave Pot Hauler,, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 