Month: March 2010

From Erika Hansen
We enjoyed taking a vicarious trip with you to Naples!

Joey,

For the GMG blog!

There’s no better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than at this Sunday’s City Hall Dance and Celebration!

A rousing good time will be had for all ages as we celebrate the “wearin’ of the green” and support our beloved city hall.

Here are the particulars:

Sunday March 14, 4 to 7PM

Gloucester City Hall, 9 Dale Ave. Gloucester, MA
Cost: Adults $10, Children $5

Tickets available at Alexandra’s Bread, Bananas and at the door.

Contact :Jan Bell 978-283-1107

Traditional Celtic music will be featured for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Caller Liam Hart will be there to lead the group dancing.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is being organized by the same event planners and doers (Jan Bell, Kathy Slifer & Fran Mondello) who brought us the spectacular Bananas Fashion Show last fall, so you know it’s gonna be great!

Internet 101

Google is your friend

I get “I couldn’t find this story” or “I couldn’t find this picture on your blog” at least ten times a week.

I explain to these people that there is a search box in the right hand column of the blog and if they type in the subject matter in the search box 99% of the time it will bring up the results that the person is looking for.

For some strange reason people say they tried that but it didn’t work so Ill try it and immediately the results show up just as I thought they would.

Then there is Google. You can always try to do a google search for the results. I am fucking astounded at the sheer number of people who in this day and age don’t know how to perform a google search for something they are looking for.

It’s amazing to me it really is but the fact is that there is a huge section of the population who cannot figure out how to direct their browser to google and type in keywords related to the search they would like to perform into that search box to find the results they desire.

http://www.google.com

I want our readers to find what they are looking for. I want our readers to become better at this thing called the internet. I realize that most of you already understand how to perform a simple web search but I wonder how many of you know how many folks still to this day just don’t get it.

Again, there is a search box in the right hand column of GMG. If you are looking for a video of my sister Felicia’s
Mudiga Steak video for example-

First locate the search box in the right hand column of GMG

Second, type in Felicia Mudiga Steak in the search box

Third click enter

Viola! Results! It’s not magic I swear!

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Come in for our End of Winter
“March Madness” SALE

40% Off Fall/Winter Clothing
Save another 10% when you pay with cash !!

Save 30% off Fall/Winter North Face

40% off Fall/Winter Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Socks & Tights

Buy two or more discounted clothing items – Earn 20% off something new for Spring!!

And – enjoy the great bargains on the Last Call Rack*

*Last Call Rack items not eligible for additional 10% savings

“Shot through with a bold, extravagant generosity of spirit, this journey behind the literal and figurative looking glass marks a gratifying return to form for Gilliam, whose recent films haven’t quite lived up to his capacities.” -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“Longtime fans who wondered if Gilliam had simply run out of steam should have a grand time.” -Daniel M. Kimmel, NorthShoreMovies.net

In modern London, a centuries old carriage stops randomly to present sixteenth century style entertainment. The very old man (Christopher Plummer) who runs the show is carrying a great weight – a deal he with Mr. Nick (Tom Waits) for youth in immortality is about to come due on the sixteenth birthday of his only daughter, Valentina (sweetheart faced Lily Cole). His herald, Anton (Andrew Garfield), who has loved her from afar, must try to seduce five souls before his boss’s newest player Tony (Heath Ledger), in order to win her within “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” Completed after Ledger’s untimely death, the film, by ex-Python Terry Gilliam, features Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, the film is a tribute both to the late actor and the film’s visionary creator, the director of such cult favorites as “Brazil” and “The Fisher King.”

A film by Terry Gilliam; Rated [PG-13]; 118 minutes

FRIDAY, MARCH 12 @ 5:00PM & 7:30PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 13 @ 5:00PM & 7:30PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 14 @ 5:00PM & 7:30PM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 @ 5:00PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 @ 5:00PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 19 @ 5:00PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 @ 5:00PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 21 @ 5:00PM

21 MAIN STREET – 2ND FLOOR
(ABOVE MYSTERY TRAIN RECORDS)
GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
(978) 282-1988
WWW.CAPEANNCINEMA.COM

From City Councilor Exraodinnaire And Most Excellent Person- The Wonderful, Thoughtful,Hard Working,City Loving, Jackie Hardy!

Hi Joey,
Hope family is well.
As you may have seen in today’s GDT the City is in the process of putting their new website together and we are looking for some nice photos of the City that can be incorporated into the web design…. It may be asking a lot, I do not know, but we are looking for photographers to donate their electronic photos (as large as possible) to the City for no cost with the understanding that they will not be attributable on the photo itself…. there has been a brief discussion that we may have a section of the web page that does say thank you for many different contributions to the city (site) and the attributes for the photos could possibly be there… but nothing firmed up on that (yet)…. I have seen dozens and dozens and dozens of absolutely FANTASTIC photos taken by many people and bloggers in the city… and I am wondering if you could reach out to others to see if they would be willing to donate their electronic photos of the city… we are looking for different types of photos… iconic, action orientated, places, buildings, special settings AND OF COURSE OUR HARBOR… variouis photos that show Glou. in summer, spring and fall (for some reason it was believed that winter … snow…. scenes wouldn’t fit… I don’t agree, so send what you will!!!) We hope to get so many submissions that it will be difficult for us to pick and choose those that will become part of our new web design!!! (photos that will DRAWWWWW viewers to our beautiful City) Here is the email address to send them to photos … of course we would like to have a note from those who do submit stating something like the following… ( I’m no lawyer, so this is my best stab….. check with Mike Wells in our IT department mwells , maybe he has something legal-eagle”ish” to use!)
here is my stab at it:
I ________________ am the owner of the attached photograph and I have the exclusive right to allow the City of Gloucester the right to use the photographs on the City of Gloucester website. I understand that I will not be paid by the City for the use of this photograph, and that I will not be acknowledged/attributed as the photographer for use by the City for same.

Joey and others….Thanks for whatever you can do to help get the word out to all the fantastic photographers – much appreciated, Jackie Hardy

remember to submit photo(s) ASAP as large as possible electronically to photos with the statement above.

our IT dept. wasn’t sure we’d get many folks who would donate… so lets show them differently and swamp the City with photos!!! Best to all with many thanks, Jackie Hardy