Presidents Day Rocks!
“Art, Rock’s!”
Left one at 10:30am 02/20/2012
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Month: February 2012
Let’s Paint Exercise and Eat Watermelon TV
Let’s Paint Exercise and Eat Watermelon TV
Here’s a video of my former Art Teacher John Kilduff.
When he kicked the Treadmill speed up to 5mph I had to leave his Class. Too fast for me.
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Last Day Today Palazolas Huge Sneakers Sale
Unitarian Universalist Church of Gloucester
One of the architectural gems of Gloucester, by night and by day.
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Where Zat?
I was out shooting yesterday and stopped here for a lunch break. Any guesses where I was parked? I can tell you it is in Gloucester. 🙂
Check out more of my photos here!
Update- Wes was the first person to identify my location! Here’s his answer: “You were at the end of a little pothole filled dirt road in west Gloucester by the traintracks (which would be on your left). It’s a little beach area looking out on the water. Nice shot!” Check the comments to see the others who got the answer as well! Congrats to all!
Thanks! ~ Sharon
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Look For Gloucester’s Hometown Distillery Ryan and Wood On Chronicle Tuesday Night
Tuesday, February 21: Made in New England
From the channel 5 website:
The chip business is a dog eat dog business, but Needham based Food Should Taste Good is taking a bite out of the big guys’ profits. Shayna Seymour discovers how they’re doing it. Plus … it’s time to make the bread – and bagels and muffins – at Panera Bread. We’ll go inside their 24 hour baking operation. A Melrose woman makes canine comfort her priority, and the spirits of Cape Ann are brewing at a Gloucester’s Ryan and Wood Distilleries.
Ryan and Wood Will Be Sponsoring The Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Team “Saving Private Ryan and Wood” March 4th at the Farm Bar and Grille. We have all the brackets filled- twenty teams of bikini speedo dodgeball madness!!!!!!
Check Out The 2012 Speedo Bikini Dodgeball Facebook Page Here and Like it!
Ryan and Woods- check out their website and live distillery webcam
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Cardiologist Mario Motta’s Planetary Telescope From Karen Pischke
Hi Joey.
I LOVE E.J’s. art featured in today’s (2/18) blog! FANTASTIC piece E.J.! Cape Ann is especially GREAT for celestial viewing and one of the many things I LOVE about Cape Ann. Cardiologist Mario Motta M.D. chose Cape Ann as the site for his planetary telescope! (See- http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/31/eyes_on_the_skies/.) This month has been especially beautiful, with many bright planets visible with the naked eye. I hear Mercury will be most visible starting Feb 20 – beginning of March.
Imagine that? That’s a serious telescope, right here in G-Town!
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Community Stuff Monday
Karen Pischke submits-
Enjoy a cup of coffee and ‘Joy’ at the Lone Gull this month! The month of February the Lone Gull on Main Street, Gloucester is hosting work by Gloucester photographer Michael Chamness of Wings & Waves. His series of ‘backyard birds’ gives you an ‘up close and personal’ view. I particularly like the ‘Love Doves’ and the Baltimore Oriole. If you look close at the breast of the Oriole you’ll see a ‘heart.’ As an ‘Animal Totem’, the Oriole represents ‘Joy’ and is thought to bring ‘positive change’ and ‘a renewed sense of joy’ into your life.
Gloucester resident, Nanci Milone Hill’s first book will be published by Libraries Unlimited on March 28th.
Women’s fiction covers numerous topics of importance in the lives of women—friendship, love, personal growth, and familial relationships. For this reason, the genre is a hotbed of engaging subjects for book group discussions. Reading Women: A Book Club Guide for Women’s Fiction brings together information on over 100 women’s fiction titles, providing everything a book group needs to encourage focused, stimulating meetings.
Reading Women marshals information that has been, up to this point, either nonexistent or scattered in book club guides. Readers will learn the difference between women’s fiction, romance, and chick lit, as well as why these genres provide a rich trove of discussion topics for book groups. Specific entries cover titles from all three genres, offering an author biography, a book summary, bibliographic material, discussion questions, and read-alike information for each book.
Nanci currently serves as the Director of the Boxford Town Libraries. She writes bi-monthly columns for Public Libraries and Library Journal. She is a regular contributor to NoveList, an EBSCO Readers’ Advisory database.
On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Mike Rogers and Kathleen Toomey, founder of Bike Gloucester, a non-profit that encourages and promotes bicycling in Gloucester. In addition, they accept unused bicycles for distribution to those unable to afford one.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, February 24 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, February 26 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, March 2 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, March 4 at 2:00PM.
Rich Sagall is a physician and the president of NeedyMeds, a national non-profit that provides information on programs that help people unable to afford their health care costs. He also publishes Pediatrics for Parents, a children’s health newsletter.
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Big Band Saturday Night Swing Dance At THE ANNIE
We’ve had such demand for our Saturday Night Swing Dance at The Annie, that we’re bringing it back this week! Mark your calendar.
BYOB See you there!
Henry Allen
There’s always something going on at The Annie. Get your arts in here!
Henry Allen
Director
We support The Brain Candy Project, a North Shore-based charitable foundation that provides a support system for parents living in hospitals with their critically ill children. http://www.braincandyproject.org
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The GMG T-Shirts Are Finally In!!!!
We used Hanes Beefy T’shirts- ring spun cotton, the highest quality t shirts we could buy.
We have sm, med, lg, xl and maybe a xxl.
They are $20 and if need to be shipped in the US $4 or you could pick it up at the dock and save the shipping.
The Dock address is Joey c/o Captain Joe and Sons 95 East Main st Gloucester MA 01930
Thanks so much!!!
Sizes are selling fast and I didnt order a ton so let me know asap if there is a certain size you need 🙂
if you want to order one email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com
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And Dog Bar Makes Twenty! Bikini Speedo Dodgeball All Filled Up With Teams For Our Brackets!
This is gonna be bat-shit bananas!
Twenty teams of men and women in bikinis and speedos trying to annihilate each other medieval style on the Dodgeball Court Behind The Farm Bar and Grille On March 4th with the profits from the entry fees going to www.nextstep.org which provides help for teens and young adults afflicted with life threatening illnesses.
Can you imagine 20 teams of 5 and then all of their supports of how much insanity and fun that is going to be? This is going to be the entertainment event of all of 2012!!!!!
Word Is That One of Gloucester’s Biggest Supporters Of Live local Music Andy Mullholland Will Be Sporting The Speedo and Leading His Dog Bar Squad “American Bacon”. Andy caused quite a stir with the team name which is a direct shot across the bow of his Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Seafood Throwdown Nemesis Erik Lorden From Passport whose Team had already been named “Canadian Bacon”. There will be no love lost between these mortal enemies on the Dodgeball Court. Question Is- Who Will Bring The Meat?
We do not know how athletic these teams will be compared to the many Cross Fit and Athletic Club Squads but they will surely win the straight sexy points with their many fans!
Mark Your Calendars Now! March 4th at Noon! The Farm Bar and Grille for The Ultimate Spectacle that will Be-
The Second Annual GMG/Farm Bar and Grille Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament!
All of the profits from the sign-ups of the Tournament 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
click here for Cape Ann Brewing Coverage Team Nacho Libre
North Shore Cross Fit Team Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Captain Tracy Conley
Maestranzi Brothers Red White & Blue Balls Team Captain Frankie Gwynn
Our Hosts The Farm Bar and Grille check them out the Farm’s Facebook Page here
Farm Team Name- Ass With Class With Captain Ryan Cox
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
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.
Team Name- Kiss Our BACsides
I will be sponsoring GMG Team Rubber Rippers featuring our boy Kurt Lubbers and a team of maniacal Coasties.
Passports Canadian Bacon Team Captain Erik Lorden
and Ed Collard’s House Doctors Handyman Repair Services
Team Name Blinded By The White
check out Jungle’s website here
Mamie’s Kitchen’s Muffin Tops has signed on to the Farm Bar and Grille Good Morning Gloucester Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament!
Team Name Mamie’s Muffin Tops
Check out the delectable dishes from Mamie’s Kitchen here
Team Name- Hot Mess
Here’s her website- http://www.muffywhite.com/
Beach Gourmet Catering
Matt Beach will be opening up shop after last year’s horrible Washington St fire in the location of the former Connors Pharmacy.
The T Shirt Design Front (the date is going to be correct March 4th)-
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Mug Up At Donna’s
The Spread
EJ’s Famous Deviled Eggs
Erika’s Sausage and Cream Cheese Bombs
Vickie Van Ness and Peter’s Quiche
EJ, and Donna’s Ass
Len Burgess
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The Trumpet Vine
The Trumpet Vine
Looking at it now, in late winter light,
it is quite fearsome and frightful.
Although cut back in the fall, it seems
about to devour the house.
Better to remember the spring and summer
when its leaves and pods create a world apart
and its beautiful yellow blossoms
bring bees and hummingbirds.
Marty Luster
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Another Fun Mug on Sunday Morning
Joey and Kim enjoying the Mug Up
Yummy Food at the Mug Up
More yummy food
E.J., Ed, Joey at the Mug Up
Vickie, E.J. enjoying a moment
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Allen Estes sings Brandy Jane
One of Allen’s early songs (written during his first batch of 30 songs about 40 years ago), Brandy Jane has become a favorite of many people.
Allen is gimmesound’s Artist of the week and sings this and 3 other wonderful songs on his Local Music Seen special, which premieres Wednesday at 6:30pm on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.
You can catch Allen at the Rhumb Line tonight with Orville Giddings and some surprise guests. See full lineup here.
And don’t forget the Mardi Gras benefit for Y Teens on Tuesday when Grammy winner Charles Neville joins Henri Smith and his band New Orleans Friends & Flavours. $15 in advance. $20 at the door. Call 979-281-0223 for tickets.
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Did You Know? (Robins)
To many people Robins signal the return of Spring. Although these days more winter over than they used to, seeing a flock of them in the yard eating berries makes me feel that Spring has made an early return. Did you know that a young robin has a black beak and a full adult has a yellow beak with just a tip of black at the end of the beak? The first robin has a definite black beak and therefore appears to be young.
Since I am still on my nuts and berries diet (have lost 17 lbs. but still have 10 to go), like the robins, I got to have some wonderful mixed berries and red grape fruit salad at Mug Up this morning. Everyone else got to have what’s in the third photo. I don’t know what it was, and I avoided looking at it any longer than it took to photograph it to avoid temptation. It was a great Mug Up. Thanks so much Donna and Rick.
E.J. Lefavour
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Rainbow Shaft of Light
Snapshot from Jodrey State Pier
Amazing light surrounds–aren’t we blessed?
Click photo to view larger version.
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Young Artist of the week!
This young artist of the week is a very talented boy named Jason who painted this interpretation of Winslow Homer’s Two Men in a Canoe on a toolbox that he built himself. Jason picked out this painting himself and, I think, did a beautiful job of making it his own. What a cool piece of artwork for him to have and use for a long time!
If you know of a young artist that should be featured here, email dawn.gadow@gmail.com with a short description and a photo of some of their work!
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Horsin’ around on Bearskin Neck
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Captains Courageous Festival Request For Partners
Request for partners for a new version of the Captains Courageous Festival
A new and broader version of the Captains Courageous Festival, to be held on September 22, 2012, will offer special events throughout the city that highlight Gloucester’s and Cape Ann’s Maritime Heritage. This festival will highlight literature, music, art and history. There will be multiple offerings throughout the day at many venues on both sides of the harbor to show off all Gloucester has to offer. Some events will have paid ticket entrance but most will be free. Tours, dramatic readings, theatrical productions, movies, special presenters, concerts, children activities, art displays etc will be on the schedule.
We are looking for venues (galleries, stores and restaurants) for poetry and dramatic readings as well as music performances. We are also looking for musicians who would be willing to offer programs that tie into Gloucester’s/Cape Ann’s heritage.
If interested in offering something to the festival, please contact Beth Welin at Schooner Adventure
978-281-8079
bwelin@schooner-adventure.org
Good Morning Gloucester 