My View of Life on the Dock
Kate Seidman submits-
I just spent the last two weeks painting the floor in The Art Room- I felt like Tom Sawyer because before I was finished others wanted to join in and have fun too- thanks: Judy, Loren and Stella.
What a great crew! The floor is done but now I have to finish the rest of my renovations. Hoping to be open by May 1st. Stay tuned….
Kate and Stella painting The Art Room Floor…
Nikki submits-
April 18, 2014
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they ought to be,
We help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Often cited as the one of the most brilliant men of his time and the best writer in the German language, Goethe excelled in literature, philosophy and science. Although best known for his seminal poem “Faust,” which tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil, Goethe also made significant contributions to the theories of both evolution and the perception of color. He did important work in botany and meteorology while simultaneously heading the Weimar Theatre. Politically conservative in an age of revolution, he was a principal advisor to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Goethe’s effect on early Romanticism and Humanism is hard to overstate. Hesse, Nietzsche, Freud and Jung all cite his influence. His poetry was set to music by Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Schumann, Wagner, and Brahms. The botanical park and the Ducal Palace that Goethe helped to design are today a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Hello,
We thought you might enjoy our 1st Annual Cape Ann Easter Bunny Drop™ which we held on our balcony opposite St Peter Square in Gloucester.
Attached is the pic of the Easter Bunnies (they aren’t real bunnies) lined up awaiting the perilous drop and video of them being launched off the balcony and parachuting safely to earth.
Keep up the great work with your blog!
Drayton Freeman
I don’t want to get in on this Jamiaca Nightclub action, I NEED to get in on this Jamaica nightclub action!
Spring On The Waterfront From Peter Digre
Wicked Tuna – Battle Royale Sneak Peek (30 sec):
Cat Ryan submits-
Hey Joey,
Whether you fall on the side of these commercials are a prime example of greenwashing, this is SUCH a landmark PSA, let’s make another parody, or hey wait a minute Iron Eyes Cody was Sicilian?—people of a certain age remember seeing the Ad Council’s Keep America Beautiful ads. Lassie and Lady Bird Johnson were helping the campaign, too. Wildflowers and THE dog.
I was a kid. This tv spot was memorable and effective.
And this one. William Conrad voice over.
The Rozalia Project lecture at Maritime Gloucester for the kick-off event of the first Harbor community clean up reminded me of these ads. In a positive way! Highways look better. Now on to our shoreline and ocean floors. There was a photo of a crab trying to maneuver past sunglasses and various beverage cans in Newport that specifically brought those commercials back to me. Oh, and check your toothpaste and skin polishers – no poly anything ingredient. Trust me.
The next day following that lecture, clean up happened all around the harbor, right at the water’s edge, different neighborhoods, and even by boat. Kudos to Maritime Gloucester for organizing and Harbortown and Rocky Neck Cultural Districts and other partners and volunteers.
At Maritime Gloucester, the Rozalia Project robot, Hector the Collector, went to work while Audie Tarr and others set out in boats for some surface retrieval. Gig Rowers in action, too.
Joey,
Last year the topic of Easter Parades came up.
In the 1950’s,most people went to church on Sunday. People dressed up for Easter Sunday. Most got a new outfit, shoes or hat.
The Easter Parade in Gloucester was on Easter Sunday afternoon along the Boulevard.
The attached picture is from 1952. We had just moved into my grandmother’s home at 22 Mansfield St.
Our family walked down to the Boulevard and Bill Cafasso took our picture and it was in the Gloucester Daily Times.
The information on the back of the photo says:
Left to right
22 Mansfield St.
Eileen Power, age 5
Nancy Power, age 10
Donald Power, Jr. age 3
Peter Marr, age 9
8 Mansfield St.
Easter Sunday, 1952
Eileen Power Davis died in 1985, leaving a husband and 3 children.
Nancy Power Parsons is retired and lives in NJ with her husband.
They have 5 children, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Donald Power, Jr. is retired and lives in Albuquerque, NM
Don and his wife have 3 children and 6 grandchildren
Peter Marr was a neighbor and family friend. He remained on Cape Ann.
Happy Easter!
Nancy Power Parsons
Hi Joey,
This is my very corny mini photo essay of the events of Wed. 4.16.14.
Winter is still biting at us, but spring is determined to emerge. Keep smiling everyone.
Mary Barker
Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum Presents:
A Panel Discussion led by the Essex Writing Group: Topics in Essex History: Some Essex History,
Sunday, May 4, 2014, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s Waterline Center, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929
Admission is free
Email: info@essexshipbuildingmusem.org or leave a message with Kurt Wilhelm at 978-768-7342.
GloucesterCast With Toby Pett and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/19/14
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Topics Include: Gloucester MA, 01930, What up Homie?, Jim Casey, Lighten Up Francis, Toby Pett, Chamber License Plate, Bringing GMG Back Old School, Passports Wine Dinner, Killer Cheeses, Sidewalk Sweeping Day, Carry In/ Carry Out, Patti Amaral, 40 Barrels?, Masspirg, Effort To Get 5 Cent Deposit On Water and Juice Bottles, Big Mike’s Bikes, Getting Around Gloucester Via Bike and Water Taxi, Toby’s List of the Best Bartenders In Gloucester, Stoli O Tonic, Lime Shortage, Gene Silviera, Erika Baert, Ellen Tasker, Molly Marks, Halibut Point, Jack Muniz, Jamie Verga, Lobsta Land
Big Mike’s Bikes at 57 Washington Street In Between Sclafani’s and Tacos Lupita and sort of diagonal from Sebastian’s. Four awesome totally Gloucester businesses in a cluster, gotta consider that a new power alley, no?
Don’t Forget Kid’s Bike Safety Day Where Every Kid Walks Away a Winner May 4th at O’Maley. Kathleen Gives the Deets In The Video
Bill writes-
At first I thought it was an audition reel or something. The ‘facts’ are actually true, and you’ll get a chuckle.
For Those Who Say They Miss The Old GMG…
For The Over 550 What Up Homie Posts Click Here
Are You Offended By GMG’s Official Mascot- Homie?
Some Past Favs-
So buckle your chinstraps.
What Up Homie Is Comin Back- Better Than Ever. And for any racist that says the word Homie is associated solely with Gangbangers check variations of the definition from Wikipedia-
In an early use of the term “homie”, Ella Mae Morse, a white singer, in the original 1946 version of the song “House of Blue Lights” asks, “What’s that homie?” to Freddie Slack, the writer of the song.[citation needed]
In 1992, the Latino rap hip hop group called A Lighter Shade of Brown released the recording “Homies” on their Hip Hop Locos album, which describes what a homie is in the Latino community. The status of “homie” is similar to “my best friend” or “someone I can trust”, as in, “This is my homie Alex, we’ve known each other since grade school”, or “I won’t be around this afternoon, but you can give the money to my homie James, and he’ll give it to me later.”
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