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Month: March 2012
Wednesday’s With Fly Amero Special Guest ~ Rocky Kramm
Wednesday – 8:30-11:00 – Special Guests ~ Rocky Kramm
Rocky is one of my all-time favorite Rhumb Line guests. Â In
addition to his brilliant original material, he never fails to
wow the crowd with clever, unique arrangements that
make each and every cover song his and his alone. ~ Fly
Prime Rib Specials!
Wednesdays Only!
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner – $9.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Sincerely…Fly.
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Do you know what’s inside of you?
Do you know what’s inside of you?
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Homey enjoys nature’s beauty
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A Gloucester Random Act Of Kindness- Jamie the Animal Control Officer
Jeffrey B French writes-
Hi Joey, i enjoy your blog, especially the photos, we live in such a beautiful place.You show me places I have not seen yet after living here 47 years. Last week, in broad daylight, someone tied a 9 year old Husky to the front stairs of my office, the Cape Ann Veterinary Hospital on Essex Ave, and took off. The person left an envelope tied to his collar containing $20 and a note saying they could no longer take care of "King". I called Jamie the Animal Control Officer, who came right away, and has been caring for the dog, walking him and spending time getting him to trust people again. He also comes on his day off. I know some people may think being an Animal Control Officer is kind of a heartless job, but I wanted you to know that the one we have in Gloucester is a special kind of person, and has gone out of his way to try to turn a bad situation into something good. As far as I know, "King" will be available for adoption at the end of a ten day confinement period.
Jeffrey B French, D.V.M.
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Horribles Parade Fundraiser Update
I hope everyone goes to the Fishtown Horribles Parade Fundraiser saturday night. Go, make a few bids and then pop on over to the GMG Spring Fling at Bodin Historic Photo on Main Street after. Both events are going to be great times!
Here’s the latest update-
Please join us for the Fishtown Horribles Parade Fundraiser with Frank Santos, Jr. Saturday March 31 @ Cruiseport Gloucester. Doors open at 7pm for the silent auction and the show starts at 8pm!! Tickets are still available. Contact us at fishtownhp@gmail.com or 978-631-9015.
Basket from Ryan & Wood-includes a bottle of Vodka and a bottle of Gin
$50 gift certificate to Coveted Yarn
$25 gift certificate to Topside Grill
Hat & Sweater from House of the Raven
Angle statue from The Weathervane
Necklace-Natual stone and sterling silver
Baked goods from Laurie Lufkin
One week at Camp Spindrift 2012-YMCA
This is Gloucester DVD-Good Morning Gloucester
Birthday party for 10 at the Firehouse- Gloucester Fire Dept.
Family fun pack to Topsfield Fair
2-Four packs to the Shriners Circus in April
4 passes to each of the Boston Derby Dames Roller Derby 2012 games. These will be auctioned off by date, there are 6 dates.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!! Thanks Joey for helping us promote the fundraiser. Fishtown Horribles Parade Committee
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Video- Shakespeare is coming to East Gloucester Elementary!
Martin DelVecchio forwards-
Shakespeare is coming to East Gloucester Elementary School!
The 5th-grade class presents three performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream:
Thursday, March 29th at 7:00p (Stratford cast)
Friday, March 30th at 7:00p (London cast)
Saturday, March 31st at 2:00p (Stratford cast)
Tickets are $5.00 each; contact EGSfifthgradeplay@gmail.com for details.
And bring a food donation for The Open Door!
Thanks!!!
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Community Stuff Tuesday
Cape Ann Animal Aid is J.M. Walsh Oil Company’s February "Pick of the Litter" in its Community Choice Campaign.
Barbara Ellis of Rockport (right – holding kitten "Ratatouille") cast the winning ballot, and Cape Ann Animal Aid’s general manager Brenda Brancaleone accepts a $100 gift from J.M. Walsh Oil president Janelle Favaloro. The company is giving away $100 every month in its 30th anniversary "Community Choice Campaign" where anyone can vote for their favorite cause. A winner is drawn monthly. Votes can be cast on-line at www.jmwalshoilcom or ballots can be obtained by contacting the company at 978-283-4815, jmwalshoil@msn.com
Discover the Warrior Within — Meditation for Those Who Don’t But Want To
FREE
Fridays, 5:30 — 7 PM, April 6th – June 8th
Drop-ins Welcome. Come to all classes or just one!
Designed to Help Beginners Get Started & Help Others Jump Start a Languishing Practice.
The point of meditation is to learn to be happy but how do we create a beautiful life, filled with happiness, in the face of family troubles, illness, violence, poverty or fear? Look around. Do you know anyone who doesn’t face some of these "troubles" to some extent?
Through meditation, we can discover a warrior within. One of Joey’s favorite people, Lama Marut, a Buddhist teacher who has been regularly visiting Cape Ann for the past 7 years, calls this "…the big rage-in-the-cage smack-down with … the demons that undermine the happiness we all seek."
Explore how meditation can calm the mind & ease some medical conditions. Learn how to meditate & create mindfulness. Generate a consistent meditation practice. Learn to be happy. Take on what it means to be a spiritual warrior.
Classes will include short meditations and the opportunity to share your experiences – and get some help with your practice.
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn meditation from a secular and a spiritual point of view.
Please arrive on time so that you don’t run the risk of disturbing others during guided meditations, which may be in progress.
You do NOT have to be Buddhist to attend. Everyone is welcome.
ACI-Cape Ann 154 Granite St.
Rockport for more info: www.aci-capeann.org
email: register@aci-capeann.org
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Poll- Does Paul Morrison Need A Duck Intervention
Lest any of our FOBs think that I, Joey am the man behind R. Duck I would like to clear up that misconception immediately. People have been sending me ducks and I’m not sure why. The official logo is a seagull (homie) and the popular segment where I would feature a seagull with a caption is the”What up Homie?” category here on GMG. You can see the 550 “What Up Homie?” posts here
The wonderfully quirky Mr. Paul Morrison has introduced GMG to the world of one R. Duck. Since R Duck’s introduction I have yet to see Paul Morrison travelling without his trusty sidekick. This includes Mug-Ups, The Blackburn Challenge, breakfasts, and even Wine Dinners at Passports.
Now you, as I, might think that to be a little strange- a grown man lugging a rubber duck around everywhere he goes. But to know Pal Morrison you also know that something isn’t quite right to begin with. His poor wife simply rolls her eyes at a mention of the duck.
So I ask you, does Paul Morrison need a Rubber Duck Intervention?
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Boston Derby Dames First Bouts Of 2012- Photos From The Rabbit
Click here for the hi def slide show from the Rabbit
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Christopher Vincent Produces An Action Packed 2012 Boston Derby Dames Home Opener Video
Love the track and the editing Chris used!
What many may or may not know is that there are many Boston Derby Dames Living Right Here in Our Community!
Video: Christopher Vincent (christopher.r.vincent@gmail.com)
Check out his YouTube channel here
The Boston Massacre shot their Calendar here at our dock Captain Joe and Sons-
Click here for the slideshow of photos from David Cox that day
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Off Island: Boston Common
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Found this little Wren when we came back from Grocery Shopping
This is what happens when sliding doors are open with no screens, poor little Wren… keeping the little bird safe… all windows and doors are wide open.
Dining Room Chair
Looking out the dining room window
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$3.99 Mystery Quiz Answer
It’s a Pumpkin Cutie Pie! Never heard of or saw one before myself.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
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GMG Spring Fling this Saturday 6PM
The real kickoff to the entire season is upon us this Saturday, 6PM at Fred Bodin’s Historic Photo right here in our historic West End. All FOBs (friend of blog) and FORDs (friends of Rubber Duck) are invited.
RD has been thinking long and hard about what to bring. A bottle of Ryan & Wood Knockabout Gin (she loves the licorice accents) is a must but what else?
OK, to steal some photos from EJ, here is RD’s Vaseline Glass and Geiger Counter.
RD will bring a piece of Vaseline Glass and demonstrate the radioactivity using her geiger counter. Perfectly harmless although maybe I wouldn’t microwave popcorn in it.
Also a contest. Pretty easy. Correctly guess where RD is in the next photo.
 All winners will be given the honor of showering Rubber Duck with gifts. As a good example RD will be wearing the necklace given to her by Beth Williams.  Beth could also bring a piece of her antique Vaseline glass she has in the window that I am betting pegs the geiger counter. If you have a piece of Vaseline glass just bring it to the hoedown at Fred’s and we’ll see if it’s hot.
But back to the gifts. Rubber Duck is a little bit bigger than you think so if you are going to make her a little Red Sox baseball cap her head is about the size of a lime. Hmm, limes also make great gifts as RD will never turn down a Gin and Tonic.
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Wow–So many fun things to do this week in Gloucester!
Two events I am especially looking forward to this week are the Good Morning Gloucester Spring Fling, Saturday (March 21, 6:00 pm) at Bodin Historic Photo Gallery, and the premier of Wim Wenders Pina at Cape Ann Community Cinema.Â
If you attended the GMG Christmas party, then you know you are in for a fabulously fun night. GMG contributors will all be there, and I especially love meeting the people who comment regularly on the blog. Fred Bodin and Joey Ciaramitaro are the perfect hosts. BYOB, bring food, or not-not required, and bring your fun-self! The party is for FOBs, FOGs, contributors, and is open to all.
Just a few of the GMG artists and FOBs you’re likely to meet at the Spring Fling!
Perhaps Felicia will make her heavenly ricotta pie…
Pina premires locally at Cape Ann Community Cinema on Friday, March 30th at 2:30, 7:30, and 9:45, with a special sneak preview at 6:00 pm tonight, Monday, March 26th.
PINA is a film for Pina Bausch, the great German choreographer, by Wim Wenders. He takes the audience on a sensual, visually stunning journey of discovery into a new dimension: straight onto the stage with the legendary Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch ensemble; he follows the dancers out of the theatre into the city and the surrounding areas of Wuppertal – the place, where for 35 years, was the home and centre for Pina Bausch’s creativity.
Pina ~ Â A Film for Pina Bausch by Wim Wenders
For more dates and showtimes visit Cape Ann Community Cinema.
Cape Ann Community Cinema
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Edith Piaf yesterday ~ Richard Thompson Today ~ Another excellent Shalin Liu video from Miranda Russell
So you can appreciate just how versatile she is, here’s a video of gimmesound Artist of the Week Miranda Russell singing a classic Richard Thompson song at Shalin Liu. Â You can see Miranda there next Thursday or Friday (get tickets here).
Did you miss KBMG Electric on Saturday @ Minglewood? Â (We told you not to.) Â Well, you can catch Dan King tonight at Rhumb Line and the boys tomorrow acoustic at Jalapenos.
The weather may have cooled down, but the music scene is heating up. Â Check out this week’s music lineup here.
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Chelsea Berry is off for her first East Coast mini tour.
Photo by Louise
Miss Chelsea Berry is off for her first East Coast mini tour— we wish her safe travels and wait to welcome her home!!!
Wish me luck – or better yet, come out to a show!!
In the Round with Chelsea Berry, Derik Hultquist, Amy Obenski and Neil Sullivan @ Ebenezer’s Coffee House                                                                                                                      Chelsea Berry, Derik Hultquist, Amy Obenski and Neil Sullivan                                       Thursday, March 29, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM                                                                                       201 F Street, Washington, DC 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Marshall Crenshaw; Chelsea Berry opens @ Kennett Flash
102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Marshall Crenshaw with Chelsea Berry @ Coffee Works Roastery & Cafe
910 Haddonfield Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ 8:00 PM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Acoustic Long Island featuring Chelsea Berry @ Acoustic Long Island
St. James, NY 5pm
For more shows, music, and other info, visit www.chelseaberry.com
As always, thank you all for your support!
Love,
Chelsea
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Berklee College of Music in Gloucester- Benefit Concert – March 30
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Vernal Pond Peepers 03/22/2012
Vernal Pond Peepers 03/22/2012
We have a vernal pond in our backyard. At this time of year the place starts jumping; Frogs, Snakes, Minx, Otters, Mallards and their Ducklings,etc. are just some of things you can see and hear.
I filmed this video so you can hear how loud it gets here during a warm spring night. A couple of nights before I filmed this there was only one lone peeper looking for a date. Now there are thousands of them. You won’t see much in this video of me walking to the pond, but you’ll hear alot.
What are peepers (Pseudacris crucifer)? Click here to find out!
Good Morning Gloucester 