Took this picture from the end of the pier… Saturday afternoon turned out to be a pretty day.
Month: January 2012
Homies on Ice
On one of those rare days this winter when it has been cold enough for ice on Niles Pond. Haven’t we been lucky so far this winter.
E.J. Lefavour
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Antennae for Design ~ Three Outstanding Films Not to be Missed
Uggie
We were again transported to another time and place—three fabulous and current films, in three weekends. Our wonderfully transportive film nights began with My Week with Marilyn, which takes place in 1956 and was shot in and around the outskirts of London, The Descendants, filmed in present day Honolulu, and last night we saw The Artist, which takes place in Hollywood, from 1927 to 1932. The Artist is a comedy and drama about George Valentin (Jean Dejardin), a silent film star, and Peppy Miller (BĂ©rĂ©nice Bejo), a rising “talkie” star, who meet just as the silent film industry is collapsing. The film is partially silent and filmed to look like a black and white silent film. The costumes are to die for, the interior set designs are predominately Hollywood Regency, and the acting charming and sweet and utterly engaging. Uggie, the terrier, will steal your heart.
From an interview with Michael Hazavanicius, director and writer of The Artist, “I had many deep motivations for wanting to make a silent film. As a member of the audience, I absolutely love the way stories are told to me in a silent movie. It’s not a cerebral response. It’s more a child-like response. Because there’s no spoken language, the way the story engages your heart is special. It’s hypnotic, sensual, not at all cerebral, and I love that sensation as an audience member. My motivations as a director were much more selfish. For me, it was a great experience. It’s what cinema is about, in my opinion. I’m telling a story with images and music. With images, you have the actors, you have the sets, you have the costumes, the lights, everything, and that’s how you’re telling the story. You don’t need words for that. It’s the ultimate experience for a director to make a silent movie. I really wanted to try to do it.”  Link to the full interview with Hazavanicius.Â
Jean Dujardin and UggieÂ
Techno notes for Joey and Marty: The Artist was made in the 1.33:1 screen ratio commonly used in the silent film era. Though presented in black-and-white, it was shot in color. All the technical details, including lenses, lighting and camera moves, were calibrated to get the look just right. To recreate the slightly sped-up look of 1920s silent films, the film was shot at a slightly lower frame rate of 22 fps as opposed to the standard 24 fps. Courtesy wiki.
Images courtesy Google search.
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Free Family Concert – Sunday, January 29th
This is a must see — composed by Cape Ann’s very own Robert J. Bradshaw.
QWERTY is the story of a question and whether or not it will ever be asked. Â Joe and Ella have to find the strength to put down their phones and speak directly to each other, rather than through the fast-paced and abbreviated world of text messaging. Â Can they do it? Â Can they ignore the ceaseless draw of the cellphone? Â Or in this world of constant connectivity, will they never connect? Â Join us to find out how the story ends!
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Swagga Sweats donation at the Art Haven Buoy Auction
Another great moment from the Art Haven buoy auction on Friday night! The business management class at Gloucester High School, under the direction of Kathy O’Reilly, started a company this fall in which they sold Gloucester pride sweatshirts and even sold stock in their company. They pay all of the typical expenses of a company, and when they dissolved their company at the end of the semester, they voted to give all the money to Art Haven!! Here’s a picture of the awesome sweatshirts they made and sold:
What a great way for kids to learn about the basics of business and giving back to your community at the same time. Love it!
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The Infamous “Blaze”
The Infamous “Blaze”
I Have two women in my life who have helped me through some hard times lately. The first is my Beautiful Wife Cathy. Who many know as a great Nurse at the Seacoast Nursing home. And “Blaze” my girlfriend of 3 years.
She almost took down GMG one day. Not on purpose she was just smelling all the rotten fish Joey has hanging around the office. Here’s a few photos My son Paul took of her. Pauls’s best Friend found these Photos on his Camera.
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Birds of a feather
It looks like they’re very involved in an interesting conversation….
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Bridal Show at Cruiseport From Kathy Chapman
Beautiful dresses tonight at the Cruiseport Bridal show.
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
Check out the Cruiseport Gloucester Website here designed by my buddies Peter and Vicky VanNess
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Winter Youth Programs at Gloucester Stage
Heidi Dallin Writes-
Hi Joey,
Winter Youth Programs start at Gloucester Stage on February 3. Expanded classes in Acting, Singing and the Art of Observation!
Hope you can include this in GMG to help get word to parents.
Thanks
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Carol Londres Fondly Remembers Gloucester
Hi Marty.
Here are 4 of my photos I had in an album in my Facebook.
I lost my husband Frank in 2006 to Prostate Cancer. He and I used to drive up to Gloucester often from 1983 onward, and eventually bought a condo at Mast Hill. Enticed by the warm climate and a business venture in Texas, we ended up selling it, as he wanted to help set up a business for some Indian business acquaintances.
I’ve visited Gloucester about 3-4 times since losing him. It is hard to accept and so I use these pictures occasionally to feel I haven’t lost everything. They obviously are not capturing the beauty your pictures have, but here they are.
I’ve received nightly Good Morning Gloucester for about 3 years I think. It makes me feel at home. I was just there at end of April and stayed a couple days at Long Beach but the photos were overly cloudy and only important and nice to me. I was used to misty foggy morning walks on the beaches, and so will keep those for myself. My son used to come visit us and he loves the area too and I always liked this that my husband took of us peering into the crevices at the sea creatures.
Thank you.
Best of luck and I will continue to enjoy your pictures on GMG.
Best regards,
Carol Londres
Click on image for slide show.
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BREAKING NEWS- TACOS LUPITA GLOUCESTER TO OPEN TUESDAY- MENUS, PICTURES and INTERVIEW WITH NEW OWNERS!!!!
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST ON THIS GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER EXCLUSIVE!!!
Don’t forget to tell them you saw it on GMG and give them a warm welcome to Gloucester!
The most expensive thing on the menu I saw was well under $10. Â The smells coming the kitchen were HEAVENLY. Â You could smell the freshness of the ingredients!!!!
63 Washington Street, Gloucester MA
Telephone 978-282-9600
It seems like people have been asking me every single day when is Tacos Lupita going to open it’s doors. Â I’ve been on the case knocking on the doors daily and today it paid off as our readership will be the first to know!!!! Â Woot!!!!
Video Interview with new owners here-
OPENING THIS TUESDAY FOR TAKE OUT OUT FOLLOWED BY DINE IN ONCE/IF PERMITS ARE APPROVED.
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Susan LaRosa Represents! at Cocoa Beach, Florida
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Hamilton Wenham’s Allegro Dance Ensemble performs at The ANNIE
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Eastern Point Yacht Club
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Come and visit Cape Ann Olive Oil
Went into Cape Ann Oil at 57 Main Street, Gloucester, MA.  The owners, Eric and Lauren told me that everyday is oil tasting day dipping with Virgilio’s bread. What a great store. Here are some pictures from there, come in and visit this gem of a store.
Soaps made from Olive Oils
Recipe for Olive Oil
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Did You Know? (Vermin Love Supreme)
That Vermin Supreme hails from Rockport, MA? It never ceases to amaze me the interesting people Cape Ann has spawned.
Vermin Love Supreme is an American performance artist, anarchist and activist who is known for his being a satirical candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States. Supreme is known for wearing a boot as a hat and carrying a large toothbrush.  He claims that if elected President of the United States, he will pass a law requiring people to brush their teeth. He also campaigned in 2012 on a platform of zombie apocalypse awareness and time travel research, and he promises a pony for every American. The latter is great as it will dramatically reduce our dependence on foreign oil, fossil fuel emissions, climate change, highway fatalities, and increase organic food production with all that free manure for fertilizer; plus ponies are so cute.   Supreme claims to mock the political system.  In 2011, he participated in the ongoing Occupy Boston protests.
Vermin Supreme is currently campaigning in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The following are some of the milestones in this campaign:
- October 29, 2011: He qualified to be listed on the 2012 Democratic Party primary ballot in New Hampshire.
- October 29, 2011: He participated in a satirical debate against a representative of the campaign of deceased British occultist Aleister Crowley.
- December 19, 2011: He participated in the Lesser-Known Democratic Candidates Presidential Forum and “glitterbombed” fellow candidate Randall Terry, claiming that Jesus told him to turn Terry gay.
- January 12, 2012: In the 2012 Democratic Primary in New Hampshire, Supreme received 833 votes (Barack Obama won the primary with 49,080 votes).
E.J. Lefavour
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Praise for Good Morning Gloucester
Hi Joey, I thought readers might want to see what was in my inbox this morning:
“Dear Kim,
Thank you for turning me on to Good Morning Gloucester. Â Every city (and town) should have an equivalent. Â What a great way to communicate enjoyments, appreciations, concerns, and complaints.”
We are truly blessed as a community to have a resource like Good Morning Gloucester. Thank you Joey and GMG team for all the good you have created, and continue to do, for our beloved community.
Our Fearless Leader
Good Morning Gloucester Team Members and Friends of the Blog
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Gloucester’s Music Scene Gets a Big Boost
Last night Berklee’s Ralph Peterson Ensemble was smokin’ at Minglewood for the kick-off to Berklee Jazz & Roots — a major music program the brings Berklee College of Music to Gloucester in 2012 with 9 more concerts all over the City, master classes in the schools and a scholarship fund. See here for details
We saw one of the best drummers alive today up close and personal in a hip, intimate venue with excellent food and perfect sound. Ralph brought 3 of his star students and these guys were HOT!
Brad Byrd was there and told us his Wednesday gig at Johnny D’s went so well the owner asked him back for a weekend. Way to go Brad.
Lots going on tonight. Allen Estes and Mike O’Connell top the lineup at George’s tonight. See the full lineup here
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Iona’s first art show!
There are lots more pictures from the Art Haven buoy auction coming soon, but this is definitely one of the best: Iona didn’t know her chair was going to be in the art show and when Aja showed it to her she got this grin on her face and said, “It’s my first art show!!” Can’t beat seeing a proud kid standing next to their artwork…
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The Bandit Kings are back from their trip to California and they are ready to rock your world ~ Tonight @ The Rhumb Line.
The Bandit Kings return from LA all warm and Califuzzy!
The BKs had a great mini tour playing rockin’ venues like Molly Malones in Hollywood, Leo’s in La Crescenta, and Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach. We were joined on stage by some pretty special friends, including Mr. Nelson Bragg (Smile, you’re in the Brian Wilson Band!) & Mr. Danny Graziani (we’re addicted to The Adicts, too).
We had some awesome roadies and would very much like to thank Mr. Skip Hart and Ms. Catherine Gunn for their incomparable company and support. Flying cross country makes you officially part of the crew. And we are quite sure it wouldn’t have been as fun without you.
We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to Ms. Rebecca Edelson with Lovestruck Productions for her help and general amazeballs-ness. And to Austin, for diggin’ it SO much. We dig you too.
Thanks to Molly Malones, Saint Rock and Leos…you all help support weary bands every day! And to Joe Mora, his dad, and Joe’s band for making sure we were there for the tasty naked cake. Oh, and good grief, Dawn drove down from SF and KC and Stacey drove up from San Diego, Janelle brough a pack of wild friends, Andrew, his friends, their music and the magic gong, to all our other friends that made it out to the shows, to all our friends back home who were sending us Gloucester-love, and Julia was so nice…we could go on forever. Thank you all, so much.
The Bandit Kings
http://www.banditkings.com/home.html
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