Month: September 2011

“The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

Orphaned at 10, Maugham spent his childhood at British boarding schools and under the guardianship of an uncle who showed little warmth. He studied medicine, which he said gave him an appreciation of suffering, but left university as soon as he reached his majority to devote himself to writing. His first literary successes were plays, but his masterwork, Of Human Bondage, was written during the First World War, in which he served as an ambulance driver. Although he continued to write, notably his Moon and Sixpence, based on the life of Paul Gauguin, he was recruited by the British Secret Service and spent time in Russia during the revolution. Although controversy over his bisexuality followed him to the United States, he was very successful in Hollywood and spent many of his later years at his grand villa at Cap Ferrat on the Riviera.

With this entry the Quote of the Week has now been on Good Morning Gloucester for an entire year. Counting vacation, that’s 50 weeks of different authors from Auden to Zappa, without a repeat. Now I’ll give myself the luxury of going back to some of my favorites, like Chesterton and Maslow, but I’ll still be adding new ones as I run into them.

Just so you know, I write the bios based on my research to give the quote context, and one can click on the name or the picture that Joey adds to be connected to a Wikipedia entry for that particular author. Sometimes the adages are only attributed when I can’t find evidence of the direct quote; famous quipsters like Abraham Lincoln and Yogi Berra are often credited with things others actually said first.

I am always encouraged by your comments, and your suggestions are welcome too, but because I try to choose quotes that have some relationship to what is happening in my world each week, don’t be hurt if I don’t use them right away.

I find it astonishing how much wisdom there is in the world, and how the thoughts of famous men and women can apply to my own life. I hope you do too.

Greg Bover

If you’re a visiting lover of Gloucester and Good Morning Gloucester and will soon be heading home, or even if you live here and aren’t going anywhere, get yourself something to remind you of the place and the blog you love so much.  The Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck on Madfish Wharf carries a great selection of framed photos and gallery wrap canvas photo prints by Joey C., paintings and sketches by Paul “ART ROCKS” Frontiero, ceramic pottery bowls by Paul Morrison (bet you didn’t know Paul Morrison did pottery, did you? And he’s good, although I think R. Duck helped), framed photos, cards and matted photos by Sharon Lowe, paintings, photos, cards, prints, treasure boxes, refrigerator art, Did You Know? book and 2012 Gloucester’s Finest Kind Calendar by E.J.  For the early shoppers, there are many great, affordable and unique holiday gift ideas, all focusing on this place we love.  Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck, G3 on Madfish Wharf is open Wednesday through Saturday noon to 8:00pm (except this Saturday will be closing early to go to the Block Party and see the Joey C. show at Latitude 43), 10:00am to 6:00pm on Mug Up Sundays, but will soon be closing for the season, so come on by before it’s too late.  Parking is also much easier now.

E.J. Lefavour

Free Flu Clinic at
Rockport Community Health Fair September 15

Addison Gilbert Hospital will sponsor a free flu clinic on Thursday, September 15 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in conjunction with the health fair being held at the Rockport Community Center & Senior Center, 58 Broadway, Rockport.

The flu vaccine will be available to those six months of age and older.    An identification card, insurance card and Medicare card should be provided.

The health fair will also include a free hearing screening, blood pressure, diabetes screening, balance screen, as well as over twenty health

information booths and lots of take-away materials.

Check out The Gloucester Bytes Website Here

That artist, Irene Wisnewski first came to Rocky Neck in the summer of 1974 from Syosset, Long Island, NY and returned to a gallery space on Rocky Neck every summer for almost 30 years?  She occupied the gallery at 77 Rocky Neck, G3 (now Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery) until 1999; left for a few years and then returned again to G3 for a couple of years after Carol St. John left.  She originally was primarily an oil painter, painting Goose Pond water lilies and scenes, and then each winter would learn a new medium – mastering handmade paper, collagraph prints, acrylic and collage painting.  She spent her winters in FL traveling from Palm Beach to Key West doing the outdoor art show circuit.  Irene, now 81, lives in Tubac, AZ, still paints in acrylic; however currently does more abstract painting and collage.  This was Irene’s first return trip to Gloucester since 2004.  It was really great to meet her and get to know an artist who was part of the history of Rocky Neck, particularly one who spent so much time in the space so many of us have really enjoyed this summer.

E.J. Lefavour

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