My View of Life on the Dock
Chelsea Berry broke two strings last night at Alchemy. That’s unusual for her — she must have been excited by the packed house.
In this video, her good friend Megan Burtt’s brute force helps Chelsea recover and continue the song.
Also notice how they tease Andrew & Clayton. A splendid time was had by all!
Lots to do tonight: folk, rock, blues, DJ Dancing and open mic. See full lineup here.
It’s a Beautiful Day!
From Adam Bolonsky:
Does anyone on the waterfront have 600′ to 800′ of used tuna mono or swordfish line they need to get rid of?
I’m working with the
Thachers Island Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Service to suspend a videocamera from the catwalk of the 102′ north lighthouse tower at Thachers, and need the line to raise and lower the camera.
Vids get submitted to GMG, of course!
Ed Collard is already on board. He made a mount for the camera. Now w need non-braided, non-stretch line to raise and lower the video camera.
No-braid line is the key: otherwise the camera will vibrate excessively.
Contact me through GMG or via email
Thanks, Adam
As I’ve said in the past, the paltry amount of money it costs to join the International Dorys is the best value to get yourself on Gloucester Harbor all year long. There is nothing like the oneness with the harbor that you feel once you pull away from the berth and all you hear is the woosh of your oars in the water. Check out the website here for more info
Hope your offseason workouts are going well!
It has been a great winter for rowing enthusiasts with the weather offering little cold, snow or ice to deal with. The dates are set and the schedule is posted for the 2012 Season with our first boat maintenance date on March 31st. We have also planned a 60th Anniversary dory fundraiser & Season kick-off party at the Legion on Saturday, May 12th, so save the date!
Dues letters will be going out soon, but you can save us a stamp by logging on to our websitewww.internationaldories.com, printing the membership application and sending it in. While on the website, check out our virtual store link for dory apparel and our new facebook page that is also linked. We are trying to organize a youth/novice program for the Spring for any new rowers that you know. And, we are always looking for volunteers to help man our events and programs, so please let us know if you would be interested in helping out!
Gloucester IDRC
Board of Directors
Check out the Dory Slide Show-
The snow we got last Wednesday was just enough to make things look pretty on Main Street:
Alchemy’s already cool sign is made even cooler by the snowflakes and snowy branches around it, which make it look warm and inviting. I’ve only eaten there once so far, but it was on a cold winter evening, and it really was cozy inside – and the food was great too.
Silly Face
Not sure why Shamu gets top billing at Sea World. The Dolphin Show Blew Shamu Out Of The Water In My Book!
Ed did a great job of covering the story in photographs this morning.
Here’s a few more shots.
–Len Burgess
Hi Joey-
Be sure not to miss Closets, a brand new comedy that is playing at The Gorton Theater this week and next. It’s a perfect commentary in our times, about selfish people, grabby, greedy types who finally get what they deserve. In fact the stage managers are complaining that the show is so funny they can’t help laughing, and it makes their job harder. And at every rehearsal, they keep finding new places to laugh!
This is the type of show that ought to end up on Broadway, and maybe will. So save a bundle, and see it here first. Also, the author will be in town this week, so you can get his perspective on the script and the CAST production of Closets when you come to see it..
Better leave the kids at home. This is truly an adult comedy. Closets plays from Thursday, March 8 through Sunday, March 18. Check the CAST blog for details.
Thanks for spreading the word.
Ray Jenness, President, the Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe
Right around number 21 of my biggest pet peeves is when you order a bagel to go and order it with butter or cream cheese and the jointg doeswnt spread it on for you.
Is it really that hard to have the tub of butter or cream cheese and smear it on for me in two swoops rather than make me open an individual package in the car and fumble around with a flimsy knife and get the crumbs all over the car.
You take a process that should take the server all of 3 seconds and turn it into a minute long awkward process.
Perhaps it doesn’t annoy others but it’s one of mine.
What are some little things that bug the hell out of you.
(and I’ll preemptively write out Paulie Walnuts pet peeve-
I hate it when Joey whines about little annoyances)
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 “trading cats for dogs.” 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 business–the 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 family’s lives.
Magnolia and the Oceanside, in particular, will always remain as a fond memory.
George Krewson III
It’s MARCH MADNESS at the Manchester Athletic Club!
Join NOW for only $1/day for MARCH! That’s right, join now and pay only $1 each day for March!!
Contact one of our Membership Consultants directly at 978-526-8900 x 2 or reply to this email for more details!
Samantha Larsen
What do March flowers bring?
April sand castles? Nope, they are already happening in March.
E.J. Lefavour
Cape Ann Alert!!! Let me explain what the following GIF image means. The sun has shot out an X Class Flare rocking the geomagnetic field up to “Storm” level. This is sort of like the band Spinal Tap turning their amps up to Eleven!
The left hand gif shows the central sun puking out a giant burst of color heading towards that little yellow dot. That’s earth.
Tonight, get to a northern exposure and check out the Northern Lights. Halibut Point, hike out there. Or for the lazy just park in the Lobster Pool parking lot and look to the north. One can never predict how these flares will actually impact earth but tonight and maybe even Thursday night might be a good show.
You can always enjoy the full moon if there is nothing going on and the bummer is that the full moon will dampen the view of the Northern Lights. But if you do see them imagine these charged particles slamming into us at 4 million miles per hour.
Lyrics like that are why this song will be a HIT. Then there’s the haunting melody, full of gorgeous melismas, sung perfectly by rising star Megan Burtt, who’s visiting her friend Chelsea Berry in Gloucester this week.
You can see the two of them at Alchemy tonight at 7pm. Might be your last chance to catch this Denver native for a while, unless you want to follow her on tour — see dates here.
If you can’t get in to Alchemy, there’s other great music in town (see full lineup here). And you late-nighters can see Dennis Monagle hosting The Dejas starting at 9pm at Minglewood.
You may have noticed they’ve been putting new windows in the old office supply building on Pleasant Street over the past couple months, but did anybody notice all the folks in there taking down ceiling tiles this morning??
Well…. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Haven signed a lease for the space at 11 Pleasant Street last Friday and is going to be EXPANDING to have high school and adult programming at the new space! Kids from the RAYS program were there this morning starting the first step of development: taking down ceiling tiles. Work is underway, and the planned open date is EARLY MAY with studios for rent, an art materials thrift store, classroom space, and a multi-use room for all kinds of events!
If you’d like to know more or even want to help out, you can call the Main St. studio at (978) 283-3888 or email arthaveninfo@gmail.com (Or just stop in and say hi!
Good Morning Gloucester 