Year: 2012
Great Bookstore in Rockport in New Location
Have you checked out Rockport’s newest old bookstore? Bullseye Books just moved from Bearskin Neck to a new location on Main Street, near Brother’s Brew Coffee Shop, Shalin Liu Performance Center, and Toad Hall Bookstore — you can get your caffeine, literary and cultural fix all in one spot downtown!
The bookstore has a great vibe, with plenty of flea market finds rounding out the great selection of used books. And the owners are entrepreneurs in more than one way, as they are also the purveyors of the soon-to-be-famous “Flyboy Scarf”, developed by owner Richard Clemens and manufactured right in Rockport, Mass. Check out the website for the scarf HERE and in real life at their Rockport bookstore.
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Gloucester At Dawn- Captain Joe and Sons 5:10AM 3/31/12
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This one looks really nice full screen. The detail in the background is stuff the human eye doesnt see at ths time of the morning but is only captured with the long exposure taken at three different focalĀ lengthsĀ andĀ thenĀ combined so everything is in relative focus.
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Essex Shipbuilding Museum on Chronicle Tonight
Here’s some interesting news for the blog.
Monday night on WCVB
–Len
Monday night on WCVB
–Len
“Chronicle” HD, WCVB’s flagship program, well be re-airing a “tweaked-up” version of a story they did last year on the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. It will air on Monday, April 9th at 7:30 P.M, Channel 5.
Here’s a link to Chronicle’s web site to catch it again if you miss it:
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Find out how Gloucester can change its future for the better
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Video Edit App for iPhoneographers
Following in Father Green’s footsteps, I am sharing my experience with theĀ Video Edit app for the iPhone. The purpose for installing Video Edit is to be able to instantly upload and blog videos for GMG readers.
Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’
Rendering and compressing are very, very fast in this Ā application; it is designed for ease of use and for speed. There are are no editing transitions, audio overlays, or other extra features included in this app, however that is not necessary when you want to capture, edit, and share in the fastest time possible.
Open Video Edit, click on the plus sign in the lower right corner, chose a clip from your camera roll, and click Choose in the lower right hand corner. Wait while the application compresses the video clip; aĀ one minute clip took about 20 seconds to compress.Ā You can add up to twenty clips and rearrange the clips in any order by dragging the clips in the timeline with your fingertip. Next type in the title, click Done.Ā Click the check mark in the upper right corner, which brings you to the Render To page. You can render to iPhone, Email, Facebook, or YouTube. The 2 minute and 9 second video took less than ten seconds to render to my iPhone and twelve minutes approximately to render to youtube. Done-BOOM! That is as far as I can go on my own–next step is to ask Joey how to live blog it!
Filmed on Plum Street, Gloucester. Liltingly fragrant and a hummingbird attractant, Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ is the most widely planted purple-leaf street tree in the U.S.
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Beeman School this Wednesday & Thursday
Lisa Smith from Cape Ann TV produced this charming video promoting this week’s production of Wizard of Oz at Beeman School directed by Heidi Dallin. Ā Check out the press release below:
The Beeman Elementary School Chorus presents The Wizard of Oz on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00PM at Beeman School, 138 Cherry Street, Gloucester. All tickets for the production are $5.00 each and will be sold at the door the night of the performance.
This endearing classic story celebrates friendship, inner strength, and the true meaning of home. The play features the classic songs: Follow The Yellow Brick Road, Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, If I Only Had a Brain, If I Were the King of the Forest and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.Ā
The production features 25 fourth and fifth grade Beeman students and is directed by Beeman Music teacher Beth Goldberg and Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop director and actress Heidi Dallin.
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Why is he so happy singing the blues?
Allen Estes‘ friend Orville Giddings just always seems so happy even when he’s singing sad songs. Ā Orville is Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen this week. Ā If you have cable you can see them on Channel 12 Wednesday, Friday & Sunday (see schedule here). Ā And you can see them perform on Sunday at the Rhumb Line.
This is a big week for Gloucester. Ā Captain Carlo’s opens on Friday the 13th with Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents!
See this week’s full music lineup here.
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Video- 2012 Easter At Sista Felicia’s
Sista Felicia Gives Us The 2012 Easter Dinner Rundown
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Music Around Town ~ April 9 – 15, 2012
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero @ The Rhumb Line
Prime Rib Specials!
Wednesdays Only!
Hello everyone!
Wednesday, April 11th
This week: ALLEN ESTES!
If youāre from Cape Ann, you surely know Allen Estes! By far
our most prolific songwriter, Allen is a gentle soul with a giant
talent. Sure to be a wonderful, entertaining evening! ~ Fly
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooperās Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner – $10.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by āTroopā… always good!
Upcoming:
DAN KING & MORE…
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! š ~ Fly
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The Goddesses host The Mermaid Sessions @ Giuseppe’s
Tony and I will be filling in for Brian King and hosting The MERMAID SESSIONS at Giuseppe’s Ristorante next Wednesday, April 11th starting at 7:30pm.Ā We’ll play a little, and then open it up the Open Mic to all comers, and then play a little more to close the night.Ā We’re really lucky to be asked, and happy to sit around the piano at Giuseppe’s any time!
Talk to you soon!
Samantha
WHAT: The Goddesses
WHERE: Giuseppe’s Ristorante, Gloucester, MA
WHEN: April 11th, 2012 @ 7:30pm
AND: Open Mic Night, hosted by Samantha and Tony Goddess (filling in for the un-fill-in-able for, Brian King!)
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“The Leather Curragh” from Lois McNulty
from: Lois McNulty;
“The Leather Curragh”
The leather curragh was used for fishing, and for ferrying cows to other islands for grazing (among the Blasket and Aran Islands.) St Brendan in the 6th century was said to have used a leather curragh to cross the Atlantic from Ireland to N America!
There is a book by Tim Severin titled The Voyage of the Brendan which describes a 1976 re-enactment of this feat. (they made it!)
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Gloucester Sunset
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AT THIS MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!
From Lisa Ramos–
Over the past year, the Magnolia Historical Society has been working with the City of Gloucester to format a bid proposal for the disposition of the Blynman Schoolhouse for the Magnolia Historical Museum and a cultural center for our community members.
The final vote from City Council will be Tuesday April 10th at 7pm at City Hall.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AT THIS MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody will need to speak at this meeting, we will all be there to show our support for the Magnolia Community. Any of you who are interested in supporting the Magnolia Historical Society in our persuit of a larger/handicapp accessible facility where we can house our precious Magnolia artifacts, allow for community meetings, fundraisers, artist space, etc….. Ā (The possibilities are endless.) Please, please attend this meeting.
Also, don’t forget, our annual scrap metal drive starts Saturday April 7th -21st. Ā The scrap metal dumpster will be at the Blynman Schoolhouse on Magnolia Avenue, or if you need a pick up, please call Lisa Ramos atĀ 978-290-3005. Ā Anything that is 70% metal is acceptable.
“Together we can make a difference on whether and how Magnolia’s history is preserved and made known”.
Thank you for your continued support
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Men In New York City Apparently Suffering From Horrible Crotch Lowering Epidemic and Skinny Jeans Poll
This trend has reached epidemic proportions.
Fashion forward or just plain ridiculous?
You make the call in the poll below the bottom picture.
(All photos taken in a 15 minute timeframe in and around New York Central Park)
Does Downtown Boston suffer from this disease to such a widespread degree or is it contained to small pockets of the afflicted?
(My boy John McElhenny is giddy with excitement at the prospect of the disease finally catching hold on Cape Ann so he can break out his fine collection of skinny jeans).
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Gloucester Webcam of The Day- Cape Pond Ice
Check Out The Cape Pond Ice Website Here
This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com
This www.gloucesterwebcam.com local webcam portal project was an idea I had last year to have as many webcams streaming from local businesses or organizations as possible which highlight the incredible vistas that we as people that live and work here get to enjoy each and every day.
The idea was to have the organization install the webcam, have them embed the webcam feed on their own websites as well and have a link to each business website on the Gloucester webcam portal website to showcase their business as well.
Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.
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Community Stuff Monday
Sidewalk Sweeping Day
Please join the Clean City Initiative on our Annual Sidewalk Sweeping Day April 14, 2012 . Sweep all the winter sand off of your sidewalk and into the street for the D.P.W. to come and take it away on your scheduled sweeping day, look for the posted schedule in your local newspaper or online on our cites website. Try to keep it in small piles so the street sweeping machine can sweep it up. Offer to help a neighbor that might need it. Thank you for āHelping to Keep Our Home Port Cleanā.
Any questions you can call Patti Amaral Clean City Initiative at 978-412-4201 or visit our website at cleancity.us
Hello, all. My granddaughter and her partner, both deaf, are getting married in the area 5/22. They are looking for a photograher that can get pix plus a book – max cost $1,000.00. Any referrals, folks? they’re getting married at the Emerson Inn – nice venue. Thanks.
Ann Hewitt
MY NAME IS NANCY…I RENT YEAR ROUND AT GLOUCESTER INN BY THE SEA.
JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD PUT IN A WORD ABOUT ITS OPENING 4/14….ITS AN AWESOME PLACE TO STAY…CLEAN, FRIENDLY..REASONABLE WITH A VIEW THAT IS AMAZING. LIZ, THE OWNER IS SO GRACIOUS AND REALLY CARES ABOUT HER GUESTS….A WONDERFUL PORCH WITH THE SAME INCREDIBLE VIEW AND COFFEE ALL DAY…..
THANKS,
ALSO..ANY DETAILS ON THE JAZZ FESTIVAL COMING IN AUGUST…MY HUSBAND IS A JAZZ DRUMMER..
THANKS AGAIN, NANCY
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Julie At K9 Kuts Dog Grooming and Dog Boutique
Those that know me know that I am not a dog person in the least. Even the smallest, cleanest most well behaved dogs do not appeal to me. Iām happy for those of you like my sister Felicia who have become fond of dogs. I just donāt get the attraction. But anyway, sister Felicia had been telling me that I needed to get in to do a piece on K9 Kuts for a little over two years now.
Because of my perception of dogs and places that house dogs as smelly it wasnāt high on my priority list.
Boy was I wrong. This place is like a dog spa. Itās fancy. Itās clean. And it even smells nice. All of my preconceived notions about dog grooming have been shattered with this one visit. Check out the video tomorrow!
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Follow Up: Memories Of The Oceanside Hotel, Magnolia MA In 1931 From George Krewson III Oceanside Hotel First Floor Plan
Earlier this month George Krewson III sent in this-
My Dad purchased the Oceanside Hotel at Magnolia in 1931. I was 6 at the time. He kept it until 1946. Dad had no idea how to operate a hotel, having most previous experience in the building business. When the 1929 depression hit he was out of building and just happened to acquire the Oceanside by what he called ātrading cats for dogs.ā He and Mom learned quickly, and within a few years a guest suggested that they journey down to Thomasville, GA and have a look a winter resort inn there. They liked what they saw and purchased the inn. Each year for the next 11 years they thrived on the resort hotel businessāthe Oceanside at Magnolia in the summer, and the Three Toms Inn at Thomasville in the winter, Needless to say I cam to really love growing up in the business. Then came WW II and changes in all familyās lives.
Magnolia and the Oceanside, in particular, will always remain as a fond memory.
George Krewson III
and now he follows up with this-
Oceanside Hotel first floor plan
Hi Joe,
In going through some files recently I came across the main lobby/dining area floor plan of the Oceanside Hotel I had scketched from memory about 10 years back. Odd how things like that can stick in one’s mind. I hadn’t been in the place since the early 40’s. Some fond memories.
George Krewson
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Good Morning Gloucester 