Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Gloucester’s Finest Pickle Juice Chugger- Marty Behsman

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Took that youngster to school I tell ya.

Just flat out pickle juice chugging domination right there.

The kid is tremendous BTW.

Charisma on top of charisma on top of charisma.

Carl Jung Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

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June 20, 2013

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

Carl Jung (1875-1961)

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The founder of analytical psychology, Jung was born, raised and educated in Switzerland. His mother’s mysticism and his own early experiences with little understood psychological phenomena such as neurosis led him to a life-long study of the mind. In 1906 he met the somewhat older Sigmund Freud and formed a friendship and professional relationship that lasted for many years though they eventually fell out over the nature of the unconscious mind, Jung holding that the “collective unconscious” had a deeper and more powerful effect on the psyche. He was responsible for the development of several core concepts of modern psychology, including extroverted and introverted personalities, archetypes and “individuation”, the process of integrating the conscious and unconscious within one’s self. His theories led to a number of current psychological tools, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a test sorting individuals according to their perception of the world and their decision-making processes. Jung’s studies went well beyond the strictly scientific, including dream analysis, astrology, alchemy, and the occult.

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Media Mogul Just Doin His Media Mogul Thing

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‘MandaCakes- Rising Internet Sensation- Watch For Her- #NoAmandaBynes

Breaking News- Happy Dumplings Reopens Today After Restaurant Fire

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Vivian Lin From Happy Dumplins Writes-
We are re-open today ,Jun 22

Joey says, Let’s show this starting business some love after the brutal fire they endured.

This Weekend On Rocky Neck via Judy Robinson Cox

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T H I S   W E E K E N D O N  R O C K Y  N E C K

SUN July 23, 9-11 am, Mug Up at Aquatro Gallery (This week only)

Mug Up

77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 4

All are invited and welcome – come for coffee, tea, mimosas, deviled eggs, cheesecake and more. Check out all the great artists at Aquatro including Gigi Mederos, Stevie Black, Tom Nihan, Tami Rodrig, Liz Horwitz, Ben MadAdam, Brian Murphy, Guatopo Design, Catherin McMurray, Mary Bowles, belle+me, Todas Las Musas.

June 20 – July 7 : Selections from the Griffin Museum’s
Photography Altelier 17

Reception, Sunday, June 23, 2-4pm

Cool Summer Appetizers and Drinks

Into the Light, photograph by Bob Avakian

Sponsored by the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA, Photography Atelier is a portfolio-building course for emerging to advanced photographers taught by Karen Davis and Meg Birnbaum. In addition to guidance and support in the creation of a body of work, the class prepares artists to market, exhibit and present their work to industry professionals. The complete show was shown at the Griffin Museum in March and selections from that exhibition will be exhibited at Rocky Neck’s Cultural Center in June.

Participants: Bob Avakian, Betsy Constantine, Trelawney Goodell, Ellen Slotnick, Vicki McKenna, Judy Robinson-Cox, Linda Rogers, Gail Samuelson, Dianne Schaefer, Alice Shafer, Dick Simon, Christy Stadelmaier, Amy Rindskopf and instructors Karen Davis and Meg Birnbaum.

MBBS #3 Lawley Tender Restoration

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From the Maine Boat Builders Show      Elderly Lawley tender beautifully restored by Redd’s Pond Boatworks in Marblehead.

George Lawley & Son was established in Scituate in 1866, moving later to South Boston and then to Neponset in 1911.  By the time it closed in 1945 the company had built more than 1,100 yachts and 1,850 tenders along with military vessels .

http://www.reddspondboatworks.com/index.html

Al Bezanson

Lawley Restoration

Gloucester Twitterati Report 6/22/13

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Fish On Fridays- Saturday Edition From Kathy Chapman

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The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

This week we have interviews with sushi chef Jordan Rubin from Rocky Neck’s Madfish Grille about his famous Glosta rolls, and his goal to visit the fish auctions in Japan.

We also have a video of Jordan placing tobiko on the Glosta rolls. Tobiko is the Japanese word for the flying fish roe. The raw roe is very nutritious, due to its high vitamin content, high protein content, and large ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acids.

Still shots show their Black Thunder spicy tuna rolls and a Salmon Sushimi appetizer with charred ramp and ginger scallions. Delicious indeed!

Videos and photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
http://www.kathychapman.com

 

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Editor’s Note from Joey C-

The Sushi prepared at Madfish Grille is far and away the best sushi I’ve had anywhere.

I make that statement without any homerism involved.  I’ve eaten sushi all over the place- California, Las Vegas, NYC, countless high end sushi joints.  No joke- no exaggeration- the sushi at Madfish prepared by Jordan and his staff is the best I’ve ever eaten.  The most creative, the most brilliantly prepared the most savory delicious sushi I’ve ever consumed.  I can’t stress it enough.

My recommendation is to ask them to make you whatever they’d like.  Jordan told me the term for this style of ordering but I forget the Japanese saying.  Last time in we went with his recommendations and were blown away.

Just In From Gina Lampassi- Womens Seine Boat Race Eliminations To Be Held This Sunday at 1PM

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Hey Joey,
Not only are the Dory races this weekend but the elimination races for the Women’s Seine Boat Race will be this Sunday instead of the usual Wed of Fiesta. I’m wondering if you can post something b/c this is new and it would be great if people come down to support the women.
Thanks,
Gina

The race starts at 1 on Sunday. First 2 teams will be tying in at St. Peters before the race. Dory Races start at 10 today.

Community Stuff 6/22/13

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Hi,
Just wondering if you could let people know about the showing of this award winning documentary about hunger in the US. The event will be held at the Danvers campus of North Shore Community College starting at 6:30 PM on Monday evening, June 24th. It is free and open to the public, although we ask that people attending consider making a monetary donation, or bringing a gift card from a supermarket to benefit food pantries in the area. The Open Door Pantry will be represented, as will many other local food pantries. For more info, please see the attached flyer.

Vivi-Velasco_Jewelry_2013_press5Hello All;

Attached, please find the press release for a very special event at Aquatro Gallery next weekend, Saturday, June 29, 2013 from 5-8 PM.

As part of Aquatro Gallery’s move to a new, expanded location on Madfish Wharf this season, the gallery directors, Adriana Mederos and Stevie Black, have expanded their collection of fine artwork and fine objects for the home and for the body.

Jeweler Vivi Velasco’s work very much fits the overall design ethos and creative spirit fostered by Aquatro – extremely original, limited edition, personable and warm – this is design and art you can live with.

Please join us for this gala event.

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FOS 2013 Registration for GMG Postings

Fire Chief Eric Smith Submits-

GFD EMD Coordinator Sander Schultz receiving an award from Action Inc for his selfless community service in Public Safety.

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More pics from awards dinner that honored Lt. John McCarthy and FF/EMS Coordinator Sander Schultz.

Gail Guittarr submits-

Three week tour of Portugal brought to me the remembrance of so many
Gloucester families who helped build our community.  Names in
catacombs were Silva, Mederios, Sousa , Lima, Gomes,  Silveira, Matos,
Nunes, Lopes, deMoura, Alves, Manuel,Munoz,  Machado, and others.  A
country of beautiful history and people who are suffering the same
challenges of the fishing industry that we are.  Cod  is still King
here!

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Community Stuff 6/22/13

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Hi Joe,

It’s been a long time but I do read your blog all the time so feel like I know what is going on with you. I’ve been dealing with some annoying and chronic tendinitis in both hands which has slowed down my writing but something good happened so I thought you might like to use it—my books have received 3 nominations for the 2013 eFestival of Words. If you decide to use it something like this would work:

The 2013 eFestival of Words, an annual celebration of the best in independent publishing, has given three nominations to local author Kathleen Valentine’s books. Depraved Heart: A Novel, which is set on a fictional island off the coast of Cape Ann but which has scenes set in Rocky Neck and during Fiesta, has been nominated for Best Mystery / Suspense Novel. It has also been nominated for The Harvey Award for the Book We’d Most Like to See Made Into a Movie.

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Also, her short story, The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall, from the collection The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Secrets of Marienstadt, has been nominated for Best Short Story. All the stories in this collection are based on tales she heard growing up in her native central Pennsylvania.

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Results will be published on the eFestival of Words Web Site in August. You can read her guest blog post for the Festival here.

Kathleen’s latest book is Volume 3 in her Beacon Hill Chronicles series, The Crazy Old Lady Unleashed.

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The Results Of The Good Morning Gloucester Italian Sub Challenge

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I decided to end the nomination period early so we could perhaps catch the nominated sub shop/bakeries off guard.  There was 4 nominees clearly in the lead at the time of the tally.

Our judges Craig Kimberley, Ed Collard, Toby Pett and Erik Lorden each individually placed their orders for a large Italian sub with oil and seasoning at the respective sub shop/bakeries.  Again, wanting to perhaps throw off the nominated sub shops/bakeries that may have been on the lookout for a sub order for a “Large Italian Sub with everything on it”.

I assigned a point system that heavily favored taste (totally subjective) and value cost per pound (totally non-subjective) with 40 possible points awarded in each of those two categories.

Remaining was 20 possible points for equal distribution of meat and condiments.  5 points for the least equally distributed meat and condiments 20 points for the sub with the most equally distributed meat and condiments.

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The scoring went as follows-

Cost per pound

Sclafanis $6.09 per lb- 40 points

Virgilios $7.14 per lb 34 points

Destinos $7.16 per lb 34 points

Jeff’s Variety $7.44 per lb 32 points

Taste 1-40 possible points

average of all 4 judges-

Sclafanis 33 points

Virgilios 21.25 points

Destinos 26.25 points

Jeff’s Variety 25.75 points

Equal Distribution of Meat

5-10-15-20 least Equally distributes to most equally distributed

Sclafanis- 10

Virgilios- 15

Destinos- 5

Jeff’s Variety-20

Total of Scores Combined for Your Winner

SCLAFANIS 83

JEFF’S VARIETY 77.75

VIRGILIO’S 70.25

DESTINO’S 65.25

Again I’d like to thank the four judges- Ed Collard, Toby Pett, Craig Kimberley and Erik Lorden. Thanks to Kim Smith and Craig Kimberley for taking photos.

 I’d also like to reinforce that there’s no shame in coming in 4th.

It’s true what they say, just like the Oscars, just to tally the number of votes to be nominated makes you a formidable joint to get a sub in the first place.  No losers all winners in my book.  I wouldn’t hesitate to order a sub from any of these places as well as many other sub shops in GTown that didn’t get nominated.

We’re crazy lucky that way, spoiled with great eateries in Gloucester.

#BOOM!

North Coast Angler Fishing Report 6/21/13

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Capt Skip Montello Submits-

To Book a guide-

Contacts:

Capt. Skip Montello
(508)395-5871 Rockport

Fishing Report: 6-21-2013

The overall fishing over the past week has been one of "transition", from very good at the beginning of the week to just fair from mid week on. That’s not to say that "all" locations from Cape Ann to the Merrimack River were off, but Joppa Flat was affected negatively by the heavy rainfall and the stripers that were up on the flat moved to cleaner water outside at the river mouth and along the beaches north and south. We had a very good day Monday fishing flies , topwaters and soft plastics just outside the river mouth. The river mouth was again super clogged with all sort of boats drifting, trolling or anchored up and catching stripers with live macks, clams or chunks, a very scary place!Later in the week I had the good fortune to fish with Capt Paul Rogato and we got to fish a few of his new 2013 line up of surface plugs. These new plugs were a blast to fish with as the stripers would track and smack the plug until they owned it! Watch the video. These plugs are available at Fin & Feather, Surfland and First Light Anglers.


Ocean Lures (new for) 2013


Brad and Keith, Flies and OL Sandeel Plug


Guy W, out with Capt Al

Update: It’s Been Decided. The GMG Gloucester’s Best Italian Sub Challenge Judging Has Just Commenced- Results Coming

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Click the arrow to watch the set-up ordering video-

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So I’ve got an idea for a challenge.

Top four nominations for best Gloucester Italian Sub as submitted in the comments on this post.

To submit a nomination you click the title of this post and then under the post where it says “Leave a comment”, click that and write the name of the sub joint who you consider makes the best Italian Sub in Gloucester.

Nomination period runs through Friday at 8PM.

Once we tally up the top four sub shops according to your nominations, 4 GMG contributors independently and at the same time order the exact same subs to go from the nominated sub shops.  We pick them up and bring them back to the dock.

Then we place them on the digital scale for the Weigh In.  We will divide the weight into the price and come up with the best value weight wise. Then we cut it in half and then in quarters to look at the cross section for the equal distribution of meat.  If a place loads up the sub in the middle and leaves the ends empty they will be exposed.

Then we each take a quarter of the sub and grade based on taste.

We will present the findings in a post to the readership.

I’m pumped for this challenge!

So start sending in your nominations now in the comment section of this post (again if you don’t see words that say leave a comment directly below this post then click on the title of the post and you should see where you can submit a nomination)

Also please share the link through Facebook or twitter using the buttons below the post to get the most nominations as possible.

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Yo $15 Traps and $25 Traps For Sale Down The Dock

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95 East Main Street, Captain Joe and Sons Lobster Co.  Ask for Your Boy Joey

$25 Traps

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$15 Traps

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Community Photos 6/21/13

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Jen Cullen Submits-

This was taken from my BlackBerry through my car windshield while at the red light on Boylston Street facing the Memorial. Granted not the best quality pic, especially since I had to turn my wipers off and it was still lightly raining, but still a kinda cool effect.

I got the chills when I saw it appear so bright and wondrous above the Memorial, thought it was a great symbol of triumph after tragedy and things like The One Fund that people, foundations, corporations and the City donated to so generously to help support the survivors, $54MM raised as of today and still growing.

Double Rainbow over Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial.2012.06.17

Community Stuff 6/21/13

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Peace Fest

The annual Peace Fest, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport, will be held in Harvey Park, at the
intersection of Broadway and Mount Pleasant Street in downtown Rockport, on Sunday, June 23 from noon to 5:00
p.m. The event will include music by top local performers, food, and games. Peace-themed art by winners of an art
contest for Rockport students will be displayed and students will also read their poems about peace. All are invited to
enjoy a meaningful day of fun. In case of bad weather, the Peace Fest will be held at the UUSR, 4 Cleaves Street,
Rockport.   

Hi Joey,
Please find attached an ad for a photo workshop for teens that Simone Salvo (simonesalvo@gmail.com) is running at the end of this month and the first week of July. It is a great opportunity for young artists and very reasonably priced. It would be great if you could pass it on through the newsletter!
Thanks so much,
Dawn Southworth

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Chargers Youth Program

FREE – Metal Drive Fundraiser

Saturday June 22nd starting at 8am
Charger/Scout House
35 Concord Street Gloucester
Any and all items accepted including appliances!
Only exclusions: paint cans, TVs and computer monitors.
Some Pick-up/delivery available
call Fran @ 978-828-3354or Glen @ 978-407-3215
** $10 fee for Propane Tank disposal