Month: April 2010

One Hour At A Time Gang Notice From Donna Ardizzoni

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Good Morning all:

Hope all is well on this beautiful day. 

Saturday:             April 17, 2010

Meet:                   St. Peters’ Square

Time:                     8:00 am

I think we should again do the streets but also if we can get a lot of people we could also do the blvd.  I will get the bags and brooms, dustpans, and someone mentioned if anyone had trash barrels on wheels would also help.

 Thanks all and enjoy your day

 Donna

Odds and Ends: Rudder, Taxes, Mac

Posted on by paultmorrison

April 15, this Thursday, The Rudder opens for the season. I’ve been Jonesin’ for some pan seared monkfish with lemon butter and capers since last fall. Tax Relief Specials. Spring Hours: Open Thursdays to Saturday 5PM.

April 15, this Thursday, is not tax day if you live in Essex county. That rain in March made us a “disaster recovery zone” so taxes are not due until May 11. Woot, off to the Rudder even if the IRS is getting a big check. Mañana.

What if you get a tax refund and you’re thinking maybe you should get something slick to load GMG onto. Don’t you want to see Homie’s tail feathers in glossy high resolution with a high refresh rate? (Really, it wiggles.) Since some people know me as a Mac fanboy I always get the question, “What Mac should I buy?” and my answer is always the same. Go to MacRumors Buyer’s Guide and find out when the new model is coming out. This page will tell you whether to buy now or wait. Say you wanted a MacBook Pro last week. Boy would you have buyer’s remorse if you had not gone to the page. They would have told you “New Models Soon DO NOT BUY!!”

New models for the MacBook Pro came out today. The 13 inch is nice.

Flag submitted to the GMG Flickr Group by halibut2

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

Flag, originally uploaded by halibut2.

 

Things To Do! Earth Day Kids Clean Up and Concert!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Berry Green Earth Day Kids Clean Up and Free Concert In Gloucester!

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Chelsea Berry – singer/songwriter and ardent environmentalist – is coordinating a kid’s clean up and free concert on Sunday, April 25. 

 Interested children and their families (all ages welcome!) should plan to meet on the front lawn of the Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Middle and Church Streets in Gloucester between 12:30 and 1:00 to pick up gloves and (empty) trash and recycling bags.  The clean up will take place from 1 to 3 – rain or shine.  In the event of rain, bag and glove distribution will take place in the lower level of the church.  The clean up is city-wide and participants are encouraged to clean up a public area in Gloucester of their choosing– it could be their school grounds, favorite playing field, park or beach.  (We will also have a list of suggested sites on hand, if folks need ideas).  Any young children unaccompanied by a guardian will work with one of our trash / recycling coordinators and pick up trash within walking distance to the church. 

 Participants will then meet back at the Church @ 3:30 (with their collected trash/ recycling) for the free concert (which will start at 4).   Refreshments will be served, but in keeping with Chelsea’s commitment to preserving the environment, her concert will be a ZERO WASTE event – that is no trash will be generated at this event.  Food and paper waste will be composted and any beverage containers will be recycled.

 Who is Chelsea Berry?  Chelsea is a very gifted and talented singer-songwriter.  Originally from Alaska, Chelsea has made Cape Ann her new home.  Increasingly a regular on the Gloucester music scene, Chelsea also gives singing, guitar and piano lessons to many of the next generation of Cape Ann musicians.  Given her love of the outdoors and concern for the environment, she came up with the idea to combine her 2 passions to celebrate Earth Day and to do it in concert with Cape Ann Kids – instilling in them (the future stewards of the earth) the importance of preserving our environment.  According to Rose LoPiccolo, Gloucester Recycling Coordinator, Chelsea is using her gifts to give back to Gloucester!

 For questions about the event, email:  berrygreen2010@gmail.com

 Thanks to the Unitarian Universalist Church for providing the venue, to the City of Gloucester for providing the trash bags and trash collection, Common Crow for providing refreshments and to the MassDEP for their help in coordination of the event.

 *Trash picker-uppers get into the concert for free!  Suggested donation for all others:  $10

Beautiful Industry pic submitted by ciabat to the GMG Flickr Group

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

e30-1, originally uploaded by ciabat.

no caption needed here
beautiful.

My Business Card

Posted on by capeannpainter

My Business Card

from Deb Clarke

I finally have a business card!  scan that code on the lower right with an iphone, blackberry, some droids.  it goes to my google business center listing, has some pics, some hours, contact info, and more…my location on the google map.
i posted about this a few days ago. http://www.debbieclarke.blogspot.com/
  
 
Deb Clarkes Business Card
 
 
 
Painting\Drawing Class
Starting next sunday 7am. should we meet at Capt Joes or the Cripple Cove parking. bring drawing/painting materials, easel, etc.  outdoor around the cove.  coffee and facilities at my house or zeke’s.  $25.  7-9. Contact me through my website: http://www.debbieclarke.blogspot.com/
No watercolors.
 
best,
deb.

This week’s MUSIC SCENE!

Posted on by Sharon

Great music around town! Also Capt Carlo’s, Madfish, and others are open for the season. Check out Joanne’s blueslvr’s blog for up-to-date info!

Manchester to be featured On TV Diner This Saturday

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

From Bob Hastings, the big cheese at The Chamber-

Hey Joey,

Billy Costa is featuring Manchester-by-the-Sea this Saturday.  TV Diner will be on NECN at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 17th.  They’re profiling the Landing at 7 Central, Calla, Essen and Captain Dusty’s.  I’m sure a lot of area residents would love to see the show.

Re-Run Cape Pond Ice Video Tour Part II

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here Scott Memhard From Cape Pond Ice Shows Us around his Plant where they manufacture the 300 lb blocks of Ice for the First Night Boston Ice Sculptures.

Setting Off In The Fog submitted to the GMG Flickr Group Pool by Thomas Philbrook

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

Setting Off In The Fog, originally uploaded by Thomas Philbrook.

Thomas Writes-
I took the liberty of adding the fog to this scene in Rockport’s little inner harbor. It makes for a more atmospheric picture.

Plastic fish baskets submitted to The GMG Flickr Group by ciabat

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

These fish baskets are what are used by a majority of fishermen on deck as they sort all the different species and sizes of fish they catch.   They are much lighter and clean up alot nicer than the old galvanized wire baskets that they used up until about the mid eighties.

e72-1, originally uploaded by ciabat.

After a quick google search I found a company down in Memphis that still sells the 2 bushel wire baskets-
Amazingly they sell for $84 for the wire ones while the plastic ones were priced at $23.95

 

GMG Kid’s Art Project

Posted on by paultmorrison

Since my daughter at thirteen often tells me to grow up I consider my entering some art in the GMG Kid’s Art Project not entirely out of bounds. You might give me grief recycling Peeps in my art project but peeps are the gift that just keeps on giving. OK, trying to fill my 2PM slot each day I am totally tapped. So I took a magic marker and …
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But wait there’s more. I also purchased Hipstamatic which Sharon mentioned as a cool tool for the iPhone. So I am combining GMG Art Project, GMG Recommendations for software, and some wicked stale peeps which have now been recycled so many times they are almost environmentally sound. Actually, I have them soaking in the sink and I might have to use my new Ingersoll Rand 121 Super Duty Air Hammer to get my plate back so not sure how environmentally sound they are. I might have to hide them in my trash bag at the Rockport Dump or they are going to charge me twenty bucks for commercial concrete disposal. I don’t even want to think about fire hazard or waiting until hazardous waste day to unload my peeps. If that happens they are going back up on the wall.

ps. I mentioned in an earlier post to get down to Shaws on Eastern Ave for a fire sale on post Easter Peeps but I was too late. They have replaced all things Easter with Boogie Boards, diving masks and snorkels in that last aisle across from the milk. They did have some chocolate peeps in the discard shopping carts in the middle of the aisle but someone had already scored the last of the marshmallow peeps. (Fess up.) So I combine a “Signs of Spring” of Boogie boards at Shaws. (Don’t worry I am making a list and will recycle all signs of spring once Rockport puts Mr and Mrs Bathroom sign up at the Info booth which is my sign of the end of spring beginning of summer.)

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Come to think of it I am going to do one more burn of brush before the May 1 deadline. My brush pile is a tad damp. Do you think I could use my Plate O’ Peeps as a fire starter? If you hear the fire horns this Saturday you might know why.

And the Winner Is……

Posted on by capeannpainter

Thanks to  all who gave it a  try!

It was a hard photo to caption.

Since I was the only Judge, you should have thought of what I’d like.

Here are the Captions and the reasons why they are LOSERS

Under this guys hat looks like a good place to make our nest!  by Swimdad,  Not Bad Swimdad, almost.

All drunk superheroes love GMG… so should you. Nirres01  What are you trying to say Nirres01? You have to be drunk to love GMG?

Where can I get me some of those Mudiga Steaks that that guy Joeys always talkin about? by Frank    As usual Frank you were too Nice.

Gimme that kiss……Gimme that kiss…..Gimme that filet of fish kiss…..gimme that GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER FISH KISS.   Alex Castiello   WHAT?! 🙂

Alex, after reading yours I’m not even going to try. …lol… That is truly amazing. by LobsterLady Sorry Lobsterlady,You get NO points for NOT trying.

This clam’s for you, homie! by Cathy Spiro If I read that right, THAT’S JUST GROSS Cathy! But, you do get 5 points for being a Frontiero!

For all you Losers if you catch me in a good mood Iguess I could give you plug.

And The winner of one post in the 10am timeslot is….. Kurt Ankeny-Beauchamp

Will Smith: “Yo, Joey, that is the ugliest butt-tattoo I have ever seen!”

Kurt you can Contact me at Frontiero@Hotmail.com

 

crab- Drawn by Henry Sauvain 11yrs

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For the GMG Kids Art Project

crab, originally uploaded by Bluefish585.

Now that’s some great work right there!   Fantastic!

Welcome to the long list of GMG contributors Henry 🙂