Month: February 2012

From NBC Connecticut-

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind for Dr. Terry Oder.

Oder, of West Hartford, was at the AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots with friends Jan. 22, when he became a part of sports history. He caught the football kicked by Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, after the ball sailed left, missing the uprights and landing in the stands. A field goal would have tied the game, sending it to overtime. Instead, the miss sent the Patriots to the Super Bowl.

Oder held onto the treasured ball until Saturday, when he presented it to Patriots owner Robert Kraft in Indianapolis, the site of Super Bowl XLVI.

"It’s very kind of the good doctor to be donating it to us," Kraft said. "This will go in our Hall of Fame."

The Patriots owner rewarded Oder and two of his friends with prime seats at Sunday’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

The Patriots owner rewarded Oder and two of his friends with prime seats at Sunday’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

Catching that ball in the AFC Championship was no accident, Oder feels. One of his best friends and fellow Patriots fan, Aran Patrican, died heart infection two weeks before the AFC Championship. While Patrican couldn’t be at the game with him, Oder feels he was definitely there is spirit.

"That’s what makes me think this was some type of divine intervention, because he was a prankster before he was a police officer. So it would be just like him to do something like make the ball miss the uprights and land in our hands," Oder said. "I can’t help but also think that the spirit of Myra Kraft was involved."

The whole story here

Wednesday, February 8th @ 7:30pm 

at the

Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main St

Shep Abbott reads from Dogboy

please park across the street

Yet another squad is getting in on the Fun!  Mamie’s Kitchen’s Muffin Tops has signed on to the Farm Bar and Grille Good Morning Gloucester Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament!

Check out the delectable dishes from Mamie’s Kitchen here

I told you any team that signs up will get their links and logo included in every Speedo Dodgeball post leading up to the event.  GMG is only seen by 25-35,000 people a day so for you to not sponsor a team and get that recognition in these pages for your organization is just plain bad business.  Not to mention that all of the profits are going to Next Step, an organization that provides support, education and resources for teens and young adults coping with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. www.nextstepnet.org

Erik Lorden owner of Passports whose team name will be Canadian Bacon specifically called out  team from Crossfit Cape Ann stating-

“They’re Going Down Like A Sweet Muffin!”

Eric Lorden from Passports told me they ordered bikini’s and speedos with maple leafs on the ass and are looking into getting white swim caps with the maple leaf as well.. .So we have The Farm Bar and Grille, Ryan and Wood Distillery, George’s Coffee Shop,Sugar Mag’s, Cross Fit Cape Ann, Beverly Athletic Club, Good Morning Gloucester, Jungle Screen Printing, Passports Canadian Bacon, Ed Collard’s House Doctors, and Mamie’s Kitchen Muffin Tops so far.

Get a team together, have a ton of fun and do some good. Wins all the way around.

You don’t need to be sponsored by a business you can get a team together yourself. Funny team names are encouraged!

So get in on the fun, drum up some awareness for your organization and help with the fight against the suck that is cancer.

Our Hosts The Farm Bar and Grille check them out the Farm’s Facebook Page here

Here are the other squads signed on

We have a Ryan and Wood Distillery sponsored squad (best damn spirits you can consume on the planet) check out their website and live distillery webcam

George’s Coffee Shop Squad- take a gander at some of the deliciousness that comes out of the kitchen at George’s here

Sugar Mags is putting a yet to be named team together- check the breakfast artistry that is Sugar Magnolia’s and like their Facebook page.  Also did you know Sugar Mag’s does catering?

Cross Fit Cape Ann should be the early favorites, we will see if their elite training will put them over the top. Check out their blog here

Beverly Athletic Club’s Team will look to contend with the cross fit athletes from Cross Fit Cape for the top seed.

I will be sponsoring a team from GMG featuring our boy Kurt Lubbers and a team of maniacal Coasties.

Passports Restaurant

and Ed Collard’s House Doctors Handyman Repair Services

check out Jungle’s website here

Okay, so there’s a little spelling error. It’s not like it’s chiseled in stone.

Mobbing behavior by crows is very common. The crows are reacting to the potential threat the hawk poses as a predator, to the adult crows and their offspring. The mobbing often serves to harass the hawk into leaving the area. Occasionally a mobbed hawk will turn the tables and attack and kill a crow.  You can often tell when there is a hawk around by the frantic cawing of a flock of crows.

E.J. Lefavour

How to Play Old School Football From FOB Frank Ciolino

Franks getting psyched for the big day.

Not The Super Bowl. But,  The three Stooges Marathon.

From Eric Howarth;

Paul Frontiero the 3rd memorial decals;

From Eric Howarth;

For those of you who bought the Kindle on my recommendation, you can get local Tom Bruno’s Book free Here-

Tom’s blog can be viewed here-