My View of Life on the Dock
Thanks to my Son Chris for dropping off the “Art, Rock” this morning. At this moment he’s watching the time on His Ipod. At exactly 10am He will release the Rock where he was instructed to do so. Here are a few Photos. Sorry about the out of focus Rock photo. It’s hard doing things with only your left hand when your right handed.
http://twitter.com/#!/capeannpainter
http://www.FrontieroGallery.com
Hey Joey!
I was lucky enough to attend the DMO FB/ Twitter mug-up that you and Dawn spoke at a few weeks ago and I can’t tell you how much that presentation helped me in getting my employer’s (Applyby & Wyman Insurance Agency) FB account off the ground! The insurance industry is pretty "dry" and it’s difficult to make our products sound fun, engaging and interesting on the web (it’s not like I can post pics of policies). I had been scowering Google for ideas on how and what to post, but with your first-hand knowledge you were able to point me in the right direction and get the ball rolling.
I’m also in the process of setting up both a FB and Twitter account for my boyfriend’s plastering business (that’s another story, still in the planning stages) but I wanted to send you a link to the improved A&W FB page and pass along some info we’re doing on cyber-liability. Although our headquarters is in Beverly we do have some incredible G-town folks that work here (including me) and since cyber-liability is sort of an unknown but real issue for businesses both small and large, we have decided to hold a webinar and in person meeting at the end of April and beginning of May, thought maybe your site visitors would be interested. Let me know if you have any questions, and thank you again for your presentation- the knowledge you passed on is priceless!
Contact Rebecca at her Facebook page if you are interested-
http://www.facebook.com/#!/applebywyman
Rebecca Yavner
Cape Ann Home & Business Exposition
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 2011, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Gloucester High School Field House
32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester
On Saturday, GMG contributors were out in force at the Cape Ann Home & Business Expo. Our assignment was to spread the GMG love and sign up new subscribers to Good Morning Gloucester. The happy exhibitors pictured here are some of the lucky people who will now be part of the worldwide GMG family. For anyone who may not know this, you can subscribe to Good Morning Gloucester free of charge and obligation. All you have to do is go to http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Goodmorninggloucester, type in your email address and anti-spam text, and you have become a part of a blogging phenomenon that is spreading around the world to share the unique awesomeness of Gloucester, and all of Cape Ann. There is no requirement that you blog or that you even read it every day if you don’t have the time; but if you don’t, you will surely be missing out. FYI, Good Morning Gloucester has a booth at the Expo, so stop by today between 10:00 – 3:00 and check it out. Go to http://www.capeannchamber.com/expo/partic.htm for more details on the Expo.
Tons of Pictures and Video from the Home and Business Expo to Come. Much thanks to Nephew BJ and his pal Gabe who relentlessly promoted the blog we all love at the show!
March 21st, 2011
Every morning after our son heads off to school I finish my cup of tea in front of the computer with my favorite blog, Good Morning Gloucester. I love this blog, not only because of the terrific content created by first-rate contributors Joey, EJ, Manny, Felicia, Kathleen, Laurie, et al., but because Joey, the creator of GMG, is truly a genius when it comes to using social media for what I believe to be it’s intended and very best purpose.
To read the rest of the post and check out Kim’s excellent blog click here-
http://kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com/
Mendy Garron, NER Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator explained this to us last week when we were trying to ID several Common Dolphin and Porpoise Sightings In Gloucester Harbor on March 17th and 18th.
In last night’s headline CBSBoston.com incorrectly titled the headline-
They went on in the story about how it was a porpoise here’s an excerpt-
REVERE (CBS) — A dead harbor porpoise was found on Revere Beach Saturday morning. It is the seventh harbor porpoise that the New England Aquarium’s Marine Animal Rescue Team handled in Massachusetts this week. Six of them were dead when found. The seventh had been stranded in a salt marsh in Saugus and is doing well not at the University of New England’s Marine Animal Rescue Center in Biddeford, Maine.
The Aquarium says all of the porpoises found were yearlings that were underweight and had probably just been weaned from their mothers in the early winter. This leaves it up to them for forage for food through the winter.
For the rest of the story click the highlighted link above.
Hey screw-ups happen. Nobody’s perfect, least of all your boy Joey. Just thought I’d point it out for ‘em.
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Joey C
Hey Joe,
We had a little dolphin/porpoise/whale in the cove on Thursday. Whatever it was it was definitely a cetacean. In this shot, it was only about 50 feet from shore, and the water was only 5-6 feet deep, so I’m thinking it was a lost pup that got separated from it’s pod. I’m not sure what species it was – but its color was very dark – almost black, the dorsal fin was swept back and pretty small, so it could be a pilot whale pup. As far as I could tell it was only 4-5 feet long with not much body mass.
Does anybody want to help identify it?
Thanks,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Joey C
Funny that we had the post from Bill O’Connor about ID’ing the harbor porpoise and what do you know he surfaces up in front of our dock the at about the same time Bill’s post went live.
Posted on March 18, 2011 by Joey C
Hi Joey,
I did see the video and this too is a harbor porpoise. Below is a picture of the common dolphin from yesterday (photo provide by USCG). As you will notice, the dorsal fin is much more ‘hooked’ shape compared to a harbor porpoise.
Thanks so much!
Mendy
There are some good refernces on the differences between a dolphin and a porpoise on the web. Check out-
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Dolphin_vs_Porpoise
http://www.dolphinworld.org/stories/dolphins-vs-porpoises-story.htm
In this episode- GloucesterCast Listener Poll results, One Hour at A Time Gang Shout Out, St Joseph’s Novena Crawl, Gloucester Glacier, Harbor Porpoise and Common Dolphin, Kenny’s Real Estate Segment, Kenny’s Gloucester Pizza Map, Cow Poop, Tech Talk- iPad & iPad2
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Can’t beat that!
Lori Viator Photo
Donna Writes-
What a beauty of a day.. Wayne at the Liquor Locker is having someone
do some Murals on his walls, this one is from a Donald Mosher picture of
Good Harbor, on the other side he will be having a mural of a vineyard
in Tuscany. Told him maybe we could post this on the best blog in the
world, GMG… I run into so many people who love your blog…
That Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), a/k/a FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war, and the only American president elected to more than two terms? On April 15, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt was laid to rest in Hyde Park, New York.
July 26, 1945 – The U.S. Post Office Department issued a 1-cent stamp commemorating Roosevelt in Hyde Park, N.Y. This was the second in a series of four stamps issued in memory of the recently deceased president. Each stamp showed an oval portrait of Roosevelt to the left plus a scene of an important place associated with his life. The 1-cent issue showed Roosevelt’s house in Hyde Park, N.Y. The postage rate in 1945 was 3-cents.
On July 26, 1945, H. Grimsland of Chicago mailed this First Day of Issue Roosevelt Memorial envelope and 1-cent stamps to Mrs. S.E. Lawrence of 123 Leonard St., Gloucester, MA. This envelope finally arrived in Annisquam 3 days ago. It had traveled to Gloucester, England and God only knows where else over the past almost 66 years, but it finally made it to its destination. Mrs. Lawrence is long gone, so the mailman gave the envelope to Tom O’Keefe who is the curator of the Annisquam Historical Society, and he loaned it to me to share with all of you. The mail must go through!
(lyrics by Larry Groce)
When you mail a letter,
you can send it anywhere.
On foot, by truck, by airplane.
The postman gets it there.
So write a letter to a friend,
Maybe she’ll write you.
No matter what, you always know.
The mail must go through.
No matter if it rains or snows.
The mail must go through.
Some folks live in a city,
some live in a little town.
Even if you live out on a farm.
There’s a post man making his rounds.
So mail someone a letter,
even just a card will do.
You know it’s nice when the postman,
has a letter in his sack for you.
E.J. Lefavour
http://www.khanstudiointernational.com/did%20you%20know%20book.htm
Daisy Nell & Capt Stan and the Crabgrass Band– Jack Schwartz and Pat Conlon– will be doing their annual concert at the One World Coffeehouse, (UU Church, street level entrance), 57 Main St, Essex, MA, Saturday, April 2, 8 PM, 978-768-3690 for reservation list. Doors open 7:15. Daisy Nell and Stan Collinson will hold forth with some new material and old favorites, plus special guest Miranda Russell. Miranda will be sampling a couple of her duets with mother Daisy, as she prepares for her April 7 and 8th shows at the Shalin Liu Center in Rockport. Daisy and Stan will preform on banjo and guitar, with their usual combination of traditional and contemporary folks songs, blues, gospel, and maritime material, including a new song about the new schooner Ardelle which will be launched in Essex this spring. Pat Conlon will add his tasty mandolin licks while Jack Schwartz holds it all together on the stand-up bass. The usual selection of coffee, teas and a great choice of sweet treats will be available.Tight vocal harmonies, a varied repertoire, and some audience sing-alongs, will all make an evening of lively music.
For more information about the fabulous Daisy Nell and Captain Stan check out their website-
The Blue Shutters wanted to let its Good Morning Gloucester friends know about a cool new event planned for early next month. On April 1-3, we’ll be welcoming those folks who like to "sit and stitch" with our first-ever Knitters Weekend. When we started to think about ways to make this a special getaway for our guests that weekend, little did we know that we’d find an author who wrote knitting mysteries….and that these stories were set right here on Cape Ann! Many of you have learned about Sally Goldenbaum and her Seaside Mystery series right here at Good Morning Gloucester. On that weekend, our guests can check our these books — and take home signed copies. We also were turned on to the folks at the Coveted Yarn, and discovered an amazing knitters heaven right here in Gloucester. Even if those of us not into knitting, were impressed with this yarn shop, located just a few minutes from the Blue Shutters. We chatted with the owner, Rob, who gave us some ideas for our Knitters Weekend — he has agreed to let us organize a "field trip" to the Coveted Yarn on that Saturday April 2, where our guests can check out their extraordinary selection of yarn and other knitting items. And the Coveted Yarn has graciously offered a discount for any guests who stay with us that weekend. There’ll be other treats for those who join us for the Knitters Weekend — beginning with the opportunity to work on that knitting project or meet others who love to knit (or want to learn) while enjoying the most awesome views of Good Harbor Beach from our comfy sofas. Guests can stay one or two nights — we’re offering special discounts for groups and for two-day stays that weekend. Call or email us for more information — and please pass this news along to those knitting lovers you know.
Tony, Patty, Ed and (our own knitting lover) Ann Marie
Blue Shutters Beachside Inn One Nautilus Road, Gloucester, MA 01930
p: 978.283.1198 | c: 617.650.2995
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Follow us on Twitter: @blue_shutters
Just Saw This Posted On Twitter-
Have you veer dreamed of working in a coffee shop in a cool seaside community like Rockport Ma on Bearskin Neck? Well this is your chance.
If you were on twitter and followed them you would have gotten this info even if your boy Joey missed it. I’m just sayin…….
You own a business? You want people to pay attention? Something cool happen at your establishment that people might be interested in? Get your ass on Facebook and Twitter and help the newsmakers help you.
oh, and by the way, when you stop in to apply for the job, tell ‘em Joey sent ya. 
March 26, 2011
The Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester will revisit the “golden oldies” era singing the songs of the Shirelles, the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Everly Brothers, the Angels, the Cookies, Brenda Lee, Doris Day, Patsy Cline, Connie Francis, the McGuire Sisters, Patti Page, the MaMa’s & The PaPa’s, the Fleetwoods and more.
Everyone takes at turn at singing the lead, the back-up and the harmony vocals. Sheila Schrank is the fingerstyle guitarist and arranger for the group. Elaine “Patsy Cline” Persons also stylizes the late Roy Orbison’s works. Barbara Jansson plays the harmonica on several songs and Caroline Haines also sings with the popular acappella group, Leven. Each vocalist crafts their song with harmony and movement to guide you through a “sentimental journey” in remembering when…..
There is plenty of seating and every seat is a “good one” with a clear, unobstructed view. Doors open just before 7:00 pm. Seating will be on a “first come” basis, however, reservations can be made by contacting 978-281-3451 (days) or 978-337-2568 (eve.) and by e-mail at dancerecp1@yahoo.com or sheilannjones@hotmail.com. $12 for adults/$5 for children 11 and under. The First Rockport Unitarian Universalist chuch is located on
Rockport – 4 Cleaves St.
Doo Wop Coffeehouse-1st UU Church.
I have some time on my Hands or should I say hand? At the moment and I’ve been checking out twitter lately and I’ve changed my mind on it.
I didn’t like it at first. Couldn’t figure out what the big deal was about. But, it gets addictive. It gives you up to date info on what’s happening on what your interested in.
I follow “TWITS” on Cape Ann, Artists and News.
Here’s a list I found on Artists and photographers. Cape Ann Arts Map is listed here among thousands of others from around the World.
http://wefollow.com/twitter/artist/
Check it out!
Also here’s my Twitter Address: http://twitter.com/#!/capeannpainter
Follow me and maybe you’ll find an Art Rock this weekend.
Monday, March 14 8:00 am – Monday, March 28 10:00 pm
Plum Cove Elementary School
http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove
15 Hickory St., Gloucester, MA
The Plum Cove PTC will be hosting its 3rd annual online fundraising auction for The Plum Cove Elementary School in Gloucester, MA from March 14th through March 28th.
Gloucester, MA Feb 1st, 2011 – Expect to find great deals on one-of-a-kind, unique items and experiences at Plum Cove’s largest annual fundraising event. Cape Ann’s favorite local businesses, artists, authors and services have donated items to benefit this, our 3rd consecutive online auction.
100% of the proceeds will benefit the arts and education of the students at Plum Cove Elementary School. The success of our past auctions has allowed us to re-build our playground and make improvements to our library; including the purchase of books and the implementation of an electronic library cataloging system.
About the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op:
Voted PTO Today’s “Outstanding New Group” of the year in 2009, the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op was established in 2007 following a major citywide redistricting that left the school without a parent/teacher group of their own. The group leaders and parent volunteers, through an enormous amount of local support, raised funds to upgrade the existing playground equipment, relocate a playground from an old school, update the library and upgrade the school grounds, making them better suited to the new student body.
Contact:
Ann Andrew, PTC Auction Chair Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op
978 325 0220 http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove
Ann Writes-
I have a GREAT new addition to our auction that i bet a ton of locals would love to get – a day of Mac bell…!! Check this out: https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=130129845
It would be AMAZING if you could help us push this one more time… thanks so much buddy!
Good Morning Gloucester 