I Am On A Drug, It’s Called Charlie Sheen Sound Clip.
Year: 2011
Gloucester Fishermen Name Tony Zerilli Head Coach
The Gloucester Times sports just broke on twitter that the Gloucester Fishermen have named Tony Zerilli their new head coach. The Gloucester Alum has been an assistant coach and is a former captain of the team. Congrats to Tony!
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GMG Questions and Answers–Debbie Clarke
How long have you lived in Gloucester? born here. lived in Los Angeles for 5 years as a child (dad was in the navy); returned to northshore (manchester, wenham, essex for 7 years), gloucester high school, san francisco for a year, art institute of boston 4 years (brookline, allston, somerville, west stockbridge, cambridge), gloucester for a few years, rockport for 2 years, nyc 22 months, magnolia 15 years, west gloucester 2 years, east gloucester 6 years. i’m a glosta gal (mom born in rockport, extended finnish family in gloucester).
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What is your favorite season In Gloucester? all of them.
Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”? magnolia beach to the nature trail behind clark’s pond to the coolidge reservation.
What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester? sebastians
What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester? mike’s place
What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester? my house
What is your favorite bar in Gloucester? don’t do bars
What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester? two sisters
What is your favorite local event in Gloucester? fiesta, gotta get my blessing and ambie’s sausage sandwich.
In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat? beach
Who is your favorite local artist?
The first Cape Ann artist that I have always admired is landscape painter Ken Gore (1911-1990). Ken was a member of the Northshore Art Association and The Rockport Art Association. He had a studio and gallery on East Main Street across from the The Beacon Marine where he taught painting on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. My father, a student of Ken’s, arranged for me to have lessons with Ken. My paintings were not very good, but Ken saw ability in my drawings and encouraged me to seriously pursue art. I was 13.
Attached is a photo of Ken’s painting "The Willow" that was auctioned through Blackwood March Auctioneers a few years ago. I chose this painting to accompany this post because of the sheep, as well as his trademark use of the palette knife. Ken told me that when he was first learning to paint he was given a 2" brush to paint and 3 colors: red, yellow, blue and white. The subject? sheep. He could paint them in his sleep. Ken said that anything one could do with a small brush, could be done with a big brush; but, a small brush cannot do the work of a big brush. This advice has guided me through 40 odd years of painting, My preferred brushes are 1-2" bristle chip brushes that can hold alot of paint.
btw: my first lesson was to draw a portrait of another student’s husband, then to paint his portrait. the drawing was true to the man’s age. the painting made him look so much younger that his wife bought it. i didn’t get the money, it was paid to Ken for my very first lesson. In exchange for future lessons, I posed for Ken’s classes.
Which is your favorite local beach? coffin’s beach
Who has the best chowder in town? connolly’s
Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog? www.debbieclarke.blogspot.com i know, a bit egocentric, but in a good way. if i’m not for me, who is?
Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder? haddock
What is your favorite Gloucester neighborhood? all of them.
What is your favorite local band? A Train
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J.B. Amero joins Dan King, Dave Mattacks & David Brown
Hola everyone!
This week’s Special Guest: J.B. AMERO
Tuesday’s line-up:
J.B. Amero, Dan King, Dave Mattacks & David Brown
… and J.B.’s comin’ in with some NEW SONGS!
Tuesday, March 8… 7 to 9pm
Jalapenos
86 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930-5710
978-283-8228
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Did You Know (Plum Cove Beach and Sven Ohrvel Carlson)
- Fall Plum Cove Beach Photo and Summer Painting by Sven Ohrvel Carlson
That this tiny peaceful beach with its beautiful panoramic view, is located on Washington Street in the Lanesville section of Gloucester? The waters are calm and perfect for small children. Parking is limited and requires a Beach Sticker. From a diver’s perspective – Plum Cove is often diveable when many other sites are weathered out. Depth ranges from 10 to 20 feet and there is a small reef outside the cove just off the right point (facing the ocean).
This is late fall photo of Plum Cove Beach, together with a lovely summer watercolor painting titled Plum Cove Beach by Sven Ohrvel Carlson (1911-2006). Mr. Carlson, who was also a sculptor, a professional jazz and classical violinist who played with the Cape Ann Symphony, a composer, and a poet. He died on August 22, 2006 of prostate cancer at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. He was 95.
E.J. Lefavour
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Boston Derby Dame Calendars Selling Like Hotcakes
At The merchandise table the Calendars with shots of our favorite Boston Massacre skaters which was shot here at our dock were flying off the rack. I checked in before I left and they said they sold a ton of them.
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Listen Up Yarn Freaks- The Yarn Crawl Is A Comin!
Joey,
Coveted Yarn is part of www.ayarncrawl.com coming up March 10th to the 13th. Think of a pub crawl but for yarn addicts. 🙂 We will be giving one lucky crawler a $500 Coveted Yarn Shopping spree among hundreds of dollars of other prizes in addition to awesome sales and promotions. Leslie Wind of Rockport will be here demonstrating and selling her shawl pins and "tewelry" (jewelry that doubles as a tool for some fiber related work). Coveted will be open from 7 am to 11 pm all four days of the crawl. I was wondering if you could spread the word about it and also if you wanted to come down at some point and shoot a video. We are expecting people from all over northeast. Hope all is well.
Thanks!
-Robert
— Coveted Yarn
121 E. Main St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978)282-8809
www.covetedyarn.com
info@covetedyarn.com
New Extended Hours:
Mon – Fri 10:00AM – 9:30PM
Sat& Sun 10:00AM – 5:00PM
The North Shore Yarn Crawl 2011 is happening March 10th-13th. Please join us for a self-guided tour of the premier yarn shops on Boston’s North Shore.
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Jake Pardee and the Bingo Fridays Band returns to the Rhumbline this Friday night Mar 11th
Jake Pardee and the Bingo Fridays Band will be back in Gloucester to play at the Rhumbline this Friday night Mar 11th. Founded by Jake Pardee of Rockport while still at Ipswich High School, Bingo Fridays features Jake on lead guitar, Pete Iannitto on bass and Aaron Zaroulis on drums. Based out of Boston, Bingo Fridays blends original sounds of rock, blues, reggae and funk and tours throughout the Northeast with a busy up-coming summer schedule performing at clubs and music festivals. For more information go to: www.jakepardee.com
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Passports Chicken Stir Fry
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My Favorite quote!
My Favorite quote!
“I am an Artist. I will live long after I die”
It Reminds me of some of my Favorite Artists who have passed. Such as; Charles Solvek, Alfred Chadbourne, Emile Gruppe, Carleen Muniz, etc., etc.
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What A Difference A Month Makes- Frosty Update From Thomas Philbrook
Many of you remember this photo of larger than life Frosty guarding this Rockport home last month. This month Frosty isn’t looking so healthy.
Thanks Thomas for the update!
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Snowy Day On Rocky Neck Photo by Hank Turgeon
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Sunday’s Art Rock Found! But has not Reported back to Home Base.
Sunday’s Art Rock Found! But has not Reported back to Home Base.
You got to pay attention and click on the links in the post for the hints if you care.
Rockport maybe next. Or maybe Manchester, Magnolia, Lanesville, Annisquam or essex. So many Sketchy possibilities.
Look for Hints on My Twitter, GMG or Facebook accounts.
http://twitter.com/#!/capeannpainter
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100000293508868
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Coveted Yarn- A Gloucester Business Success Story
With The Upcoming Yarn Crawl Coveted Yarn Is Kicking Yarn and Taking Names
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Beth Williams Represents! In Venice
This one goes right up there with some of the coolest ones so far- Doug’s Russia and Meg Lee’s China ones! Thanks Beth
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Johnston and Schlichte Back In Business
The Chamber Reports
Fire Last Friday
Back in Business This Week
Last Friday,
a terrible fire at the law offices of Johnstone & Schlichte
destroyed a 100-year old historic building on Pleasant Street; it gutted the
law office and ruined Tricia and Gary Johnstone’s home on the second
floor. The Johnstones lost all of their personal property in the blaze. It
was an awful tragedy for a well-known Gloucester family. At least no one was
seriously injured and the dog was saved.
While the
fire was reported as a total loss, we are pleased to report that the Johnstone
& Schlichte hard drive was stored in a fire-proof safe and the legal files
were saved. The law firm has its records and will be able to resume business
immediately.
Johnstone
& Schlichte has moved right around the corner to the second floor of the
BankGloucester building on Middle Street in Gloucester. The files have already
been moved into place and office furniture is due for arrival on Tuesday. It
will take most of the week to get things running as before but clients can be
assured that the files are intact and legal services are being quickly
restored. The building reconstruction is already in design. Amazingly, the
original masonry walls are in good shape and construction will be underway
soon. An historic Gloucester landmark will be saved.
We wish
Trish, Gary and Catherine the best. Stop by their new pub ‘Stones’
on Main Street to wish them well. They can be reached at 978-283-1413
or email info.
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2011 Boston Massacre Home Opener Pics cont.
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Did You Know? (The Book)
That I am interested in people’s thoughts about a Did You Know book? Admired and respected fellow GMG contributor, Manny Simoes, has been encouraging me to do a book of my Did You Know posts; so I have put together the design, and am interested in knowing what GMG readers and other contributors think about it, before I go to the expense of having it printed. It would be a 5.5×8.5 full color bound soft cover book containing 39 of my (and hopefully other people’s) favorite GMG posts and images (photos and paintings), and based on printing costs would sell for $20. The cover and a couple of example pages are shown here. I respect the opinions and feedback of the greater GMG universe, so would like to know if people think it’s a silly idea, or if you think it looks like something you might buy or think others would buy. Artists always have to be innovative, coming up with new ways to pay the bills so they can continue creating while waiting for those wealthy patrons to come along and discover them, and none of us can afford to make expensive mistakes, so your input would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to see the book in its entirety, you can go to http://www.khanstudiointernational.com/did%20you%20know%20book.htm. Thanks so much, EJ
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
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Gloucester Twitter Folk You Should Follow- @CapeAnnArtHaven
Click here and start following along- be informed-
http://twitter.com/#!/CapeAnnArtHaven
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Ulster Weavers Cotton Apron at Alexandra’s Bread Co
Good Morning Gloucester 