Wishing You Peace and Joy

Forgiveness ~ Nelson Mandela in his actions emodied the teachings of  Jesus. At his inauguration, Mandela’s jailers were given front row seats.

Live performances of Hugh Masekela performing “Mandela” (Bring Him Back Home)

For Peggy at Pop Gallery

snowy owl

While walking this morning at Stage Fort Park with Elynn Kroger, we encountered this beautiful snowy owl.  A little later, I ran into Peggy Russell from Pop Gallery, who also had seen him, but hadn’t been able to get a shot of him.  This is for you Peggy.  Merry Christmas.  What a special treat on Christmas morning.

Of course it never fails that I encounter something magical when I carry my chumpy little pocket camera.  I wish I’d brought the nice one Paul Frontiero gave me, as I had originally intended.  Lesson.  Never second-guess your first impulse.

E.J. Lefavour

Christmas Morning Sunrise, 7:11 am

I traditionally go to outer Cape Cod for the Christmas holiday. A tradition my hosts have is to toast the December 25th sunrise at Coast Guard Beach with shots of Bailey's. Fun way to start the year!
I usually go to outer Cape Cod for the Christmas holiday. A tradition my hosts have is to toast the December 25th sunrise at Coast Guard Beach with shots of Bailey’s. Fun way to start the year!

You Know What Time It Is! Rocky Neck Plunge Time Baby!!!

Hey Joey.

It is time for our annual Plunge.!!!!!!

Please join us for this invigorating event. Once again, we will be running a
food drive for the Open Door . A van will be available at the entrance of beach
to leave food.

Location: Oak Cove Beach. Rocky Neck. Just off of Stevens Way.

Date: 1/1/2014

Time: 2pm. Due to the tide

What to bring: Beach shoes as it is a rocky beach. Non-perishable food. ( we
can also take checks made out to The Open Door)

Thanks for supporting this super deluxe event. As usual, all welcome…

Cathy McCarthy

Tucker Destino Photo

Old Christmas Greysole Fishing Trips

Sam Novello writes-

Dear Joe,

In the past, large Gloucester fishing draggers made annual Christmas fishing trips off the coast of Nova Scotia at a greysole “honeyhole.”  I believe your grandfather may have even found this spot.  From what I understand, the boats used to take turns fishing through this spot one at a time and filling their nets with tows of 25,000 lbs of greysole per tow being common.  This area is now closed to U.S. fisherman because of its location in Canadian waters.  I believe the last Gloucester boats to fish these grounds were in the Joseph & Lucia fleet approximately 25 years ago.  I have always been interested in this old “Christmas trip” and was wondering if any of your readers might have any knowledge or information about these trips and the location of this old greysole honey-hole. Thanks!

Happy Holidays!

Sam Novello

1 Day til Christmas Song ~ “Silent Night”

Wishing you Peace and Joy on Christmas Eve

Mahalia Jackson

Soweto Gospel Choir

Sista Felicia Is A Little Tied Up Today

PrintSorry I have been a” little tied up” today preparing for tonight and tomorrow’s feasts, but wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday form my kitchen to yours Cheers!

sista tied up

Dave Sag’s post Christmas Blues Party 8-11@The Rhumb Line ~12.26.2013

dave bw

Before I even start, let me please thank you all for  very nice year of playing music and for allowing me to invade your brainstems weekly with potentially dangerous information. I wish you and yours the very nicest Holiday Season. and hope for many more!
Okay, now back to it: Our post-xMas healing process begins Thursday night with the arrival of Ms. Lydia Warren. This lady knocked the fillings out of my teeth at this summer’s Glou. Blues Festival. A wonderful songstress, vocalist and ornery guitarist,  she’ll have you cavorting and gavotting in the aisles, whatever that means. She’ll be bringing along her insignificant other, too, in the form of Mr. Matt Kelley, a dynamic and road-worthy guitarist, to fill in the blanks. Squeeks and other percussion by  that tonsorially-challenged Drumbo, Mr. Steevee Chaggaris. I will have gained 5 pounds.

lydia warren

http://www.lydiawarren.com/Lydia_Warren/Oh,_hi.html

And here are distant early warnings about upcoming events:
Jan.2 Rik and Alec Razdan with the A-minus orchestra, includes me. Come celebrate the beginning of suicide season!
Jan.9 Andrew Clark. The tootin’ Torquemada of the tenor is out to destroy your will!  Billy Loosigian rocks out!
Jan.16 Chris “Stovall” Brown and his tooth-biting glitar!
Jan.23 The Good Old Salty Jazz Band. We get encores at the Senior center all the time. Come see what you’ve been missing whilst you doze in your Barcalounger.
Jan.30 Johnny Carwash aka Bob Davis steps up to your upper plate and knocks your teeth out.  Pyrotechnics (again) by Billy Loosigian, who was forced to learn a jazz chord for this date. Instrumental and surf madness ensues.

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Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve! I took this photo at a Christmas party on East Main Street, looking across Smith Cove. The sailboat was decorated with lights, as was the crane at Bickford's boat yard on Rocky Neck. Co-owner Marco Taormina did that every year. He was a gruff but likable character. He loved to drink his "green grenades," which were bottles of Heineken beer.
Christmas Eve! I took this photo at a Christmas party on East Main Street, looking across Smith Cove. The sailboat was decorated with lights, as was the crane at Bickford’s boat yard on Rocky Neck. Co-owner Marco Taormina did that every year. He was a gruff but likable character. He loved to drink his “green grenades,” which were bottles of Heineken beer.

Pet of the Week-Poly

poly

My name is Poly. I think I can fly!  I am certainly trying hard enough to! I am an affectionate and active girl who is five-month-old.  I think I might be retriever and Terrier.   I have a pretty white-and-cream coat.  I weigh about 20-pounds and will be medium size when I am fully grown. I am residing at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, Four Paws Lane, Gloucester.  It is so nice here – the shelter is just beautiful and the volunteers and staff are so kind and caring.

I have only one suggestion for you.  I think you should stop by the CAAA and adopt me.  How many dogs do you know are as cute as I am and can fly?!

 

I hope Poly is in a new home by Christmas! Merry Christmas everyone!
~Alicia

Good Egg Report

Good afternoon all happy holidays
 
Wanted to let you know what Myriah Tucker works in the Oncology department here at AGH, and myself have been up to with the help of the Salvation Army and the community of Gloucester including Sen. Tarr office
 
Since times are tough and we wanted to make sure that everyone gets something for Christmas I did my own fund raising and with the approval of Salvation Army we helped Cancer patients. Actual people helped through AGH:
 
60 people
 
28 of them children
 
13 cancer patients,
 
 I want to thank the community of Gloucester, Cape Ann Savings Bank employees & La Trattoria and individuals were out pouring,
 
Cross fit Cape Ann adopted a whole family
 
Pigeon Cove Circle is donating a  Christmas meal to one of our cancer patient.
and we had extra toys for little ones we donated the rest to Sen. Tarr who had his own gathering of toys delivered them to
Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
 
I think AGH, Salvation Army Sen. Tarr and the rest of the donors my angels god bless
Merry Christmas
 
Warmest regards Sefatia