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.

Some Notables Who Have Not Chimed In On The 2012 Rocky Neck Pledge To Plunge List…

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The 2013 Rocky Neck Plunge will be held  Jan. 1st at 11 am

Here are some GMG FOBs who have yet to pledge to plunge-

The Van Ness Clan,  Mayor Kirk and Bill, Marty Luster, EJ,  Patrick Ryan, Father Green, , Greg Bover, Gloucester Newcomers Rich Bean, Brooke and Tristan Welty, Len Burgess, Ron Gilson, Janet Rice,Rob Hall and Beth Swan (they’re married), Elinor Teele, Anthony Marks, Joan Kimberley, Toby Pett, Doug and Gloria Parsons, Bex, Alice Gardner, Maggie Rosa, Solange Baumann,  Shewsberry, Joey Ciolino, Denny Cunningham, Marty Morgan, Misti and Larry from Glosta Joes, Katherine Richmond, Bob Ryan, Paulie Walnuts, Judy Wilburn, Al Bezanson, Thom Falzarano, David Cox, Tom Philbrook, Brenda Davis, Kathy Chapman Scrobie, Meg Lee,  Andrea Holbrook, James and Anna Eves, Kevin From New Jersey, Bill O’Connor and B, Litter Lady, Patty Goulart, Carol McKenna, Terry Del Percio, Sinikka Nogelo, Laureen Maher, Martin Del Vecchio, The Destinos Kimberley Funk and Bradley Sheetz, Sheree DeLorenzo, Gail Guitarr, Heidi Wakman, CammyGramm, Bruce McDonald, The Grows,   ect ect ect.

If you’re a FOB we want you there and don’t forget to bring some grub for Open Door.

From Cathy McCarthy-

Hey Joey,

The Annual Rocky Neck Plunge will be held on Jan. 1st….2013 at 11 am..

Once again, we will be hosting a food drive for The Open Door.. ‘

Items most needed::

Tuna, 100% juice, Soups, Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, Breakfast Cereal , Baking Items.

They requested no glass bottles. We collected over 600 lbs last year and would love to be able to hit that mark,plus more..

We will do our traditional poem by George Sibley at 11 am. and then the plunge…

Much Thanks Joey,

Cathy McCarthy

Rocky Neck Plunge Countdown- 6 DAYS!!!!!! Comment and Get On the Pledge To Plunge List!

Here’s the IN List-

Pledge list- Joey C, Paul Morrison and Rubber MF Duck, Donna Ardizzoni, Rick and Ericka Hyam, Karen Ristuben, Ed Collard, Heather Smidt and Nick Zagami, The Anderson clan is IN, colleen apostolos-marsh, Melissa and Bill Cox, Gabe, BJ, Will, Amandacakes, Alicia Pensarosa, Steve Noble, Stephanie and some other idiots, Lindle Willnow, Zamira, Barry Cuda Pollock

Greg Bover’s Quote of The Week from Japan!

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I’m in Japan for a couple of weeks so the quote is sent in from Kyoto today.
"You wouldn’t worry so much about what other people think of you if you knew how seldom they do."
Variously attributed to Olin Miller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Phil McGraw and others.
Greg

JoAnn From Melrose Represents!

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Dear Joey

We had your lobsters tonight and as we have done after every lobster we got from you, my husband and I  sprawled across our dining room chairs and said: OMG, that was the best (f___, you know the word) lobster I had in my life. We’ll be back for more real soon
Best
JoAnn

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Joey, I stopped in earlier today– you were right about Mamie’s burgers. Here’s a pic of the Greek burger.
JoAnn Jastrzab
(From Melrose)

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One of Mamie’s Kitchen Lunch Specials-

Her cup of chicken & rice soup and "half" sandwich were delish. Thanks for your recommendation. I’m looking forward to chewing down tonight on the lobsters we bought from you!
Best,
JoAnn

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North Shore Lesbian New Movie Night

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North Shore Lesbian Is Rockin A New Movie Night.

Click here for more details

Get your lesbo on with some popcorn and huge fountain drinks!

For the record I totally support lesbianism.  Especially hot lipstick lesbian lesbianism.  Makes way more sense than a dick in the ass doesn’t it?  (not that there’s anything wrong with that if you’re into getting a dick in your ass)  Like us guys are totally gross, I can way more relate to a woman wanting to go down on another woman than a sweaty dude but again, if going down on sweaty dudes is your thing than I fully support your love of going down on sweaty dudes.

The lipstick lesbian thing sounds way more appealing though, no?

Love is love baby!  Equal rights on the marriage thing too- total no-brainer.  How the gays don’t already have equal rights to marry universally by now is just flat out baffling to me. 

Either way, do gay men have a similar organization as North Shore Lesbian?  If so, tell them to send me press releases and I’d be happy to publicize their events as well.

Gay pride baby!  Somebody needs to make me a GMG Logo featuring a rainbow color theme so I can post it on the future gay posts. STAT!  Beth Swan can you work your graphic design magic on the logo with some rainbow action?

Community Stuff 12/27/12

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Hey Joey,

Heres a direct link for all the local live music on New Year’s Eve if you wanted to share it with your readers.  Hope you had a good xmas! See ya soon

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Richard Mandelbaum 

www.NorthShoreTonight.com

Joey–I rent a theater at Hollywood Hits Theater in Danvers and each Tuesday and Thursday have a choice of Gloucester films with me for people to enjoy namely Gloucestermen, Schoonermen, Schooners Built in Essex, Diving Locker Museum, Parade of Sails, Perfect Storm footage, Old Sea Wrecks such as USS New Hampshire off Manchester, Hurricane Sandy in Gloucester. Great films to watch.
Shows start at 11:30a at Hollywood Hits Theater and run to 1:15p. $5, $4 Seniors. More info 978 7772711.
Thank you.Dan Tremblay, Danvers, Producer. Heritage Films

Check Out The Winners of Seaport Grille’s Ugly Sweater Contest-

Winners of the UGLY SWEATER CONTEST Dec 24th at Seaport Grille

On Monday Dec. 24th, Seaport Grille held the First Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!

What a bunch of Laughs!

Hey Joey,
I don’t know if you might be interested in telling GMG fans about our children’s book Giuseppe McGuire from Old Boston Town. I have enclosed the press release and a link to the book trailer. Thanks to the panel discussion at the library in Gloucester last month, we decided to go ahead and self publish through amazon. In Book 2, Giuseppe ends up in Gloucester with his friend the Charles River Monster. Look for it in the Spring!
I appreciate your time. Thank you for making GMG such a great source of information for locals and wanna be locals, such as myself.
Many blessings,
Heather Smidt

GMG Rubber Duck Fundraising Race Event On Tap For This Spring

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With The Stupid Amount Of Rubber Ducks Arriving Daily, City Councilor Melissa Cox Came Up With Yet Another One Of Her Brilliant Ideas-

A GMG Rubber Duck Race At The Good Harbor Beach Creek.

We Will Need Duck Collectors In Wet Suits To Insure No Wayward Ducks Make Their Way To The Ocean On The Outgoing Tide.

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So here’s what I’m thinking

When we announce it this spring we go down to the Good Harbor Footbridge, sell ducks for $5 a pop, number them and put folks names corresponding to that number on the sheet and get some swag gifts from area businesses and do 25% of the money collected to the winner of the duck race and 75% going to a local charity. From the footbridge to a lobster pot line stretched across the entrance to the creek.  we could also have a huge picnic party on the bank of the creek at Good harbor Leading up to it!

Sound Good?

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What Our Turbines Look Like From The South Shore via Boston Harbor Beacon

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New Gloucester wind turbine visible from afar

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

You can see it! Last Saturday, I noticed the structure off the Northeast while I was out in the bay East of Boston Harbor. The new wind turbine in Gloucester is very clearly visible to boaters from outside Boston Harbor, and as it turns out, is even visible from as far away as the South Shore: Specifically, Turkey Hill in Hingham and the cliffs over Jerusalem Road in Cohasset. As such, this adds a great location point for boaters to help them determine there position and direction while far out on the wide open sea. The Gloucester turbine will be a good visible marker along with the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, The Salem Power Station, the Lawson Tower and Driftway Wind Turbine in Scituate, and Thacher Island in Rockport.

Click here for the pics

GMG Reader Question- Dory Paint

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Hello Joey,

My father-n-law and I really enjoy your site. Could you give us more information about the dory paint shown in the picture on your site?

What is the actual brand name and manufacturer? How can we get this paint?

Thank You,

Chuck Grace

This question submitted in reference to this post-

Dory Buff Dory Paint

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Joey C

This is the paint that is used on all the topsides of the International Dory Race Boats.  Some pics down below-

Dory Buff Dory Paint, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Bump! Vote For GMG Captain Joe’s Lobsterman of The Year- Poll Open Til Midnight December 31st

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The Poll Has Been Reset Do To My Stupid Oversight Of Leaving Toby Off

Let ‘Er Rip!

Based Off Of Most Face Time On The Blog

Which Lobsterman Here At The Dock Entertained You The Most In 2012?

Vote At The Bottom

Click on the names for posts about each lobsterman

Mark Ring–

Tom Ring–

Tuffy–

Sean–

Toby–

Dave Jewell–

Pete Mondello

Rocky Neck Plunge Countdown- 6 DAYS!!!!!! Comment and Get On the Pledge To Plunge List!

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Pledge list- Joey C, Paul Morrison and Rubber MF Duck, Rick and Ericka Hyam, Karen Ristuben, Ed Collard, Heather Smidt and Nick Zagami, The Anderson clan is IN, colleen apostolos-marsh,

From Cathy McCarthy-

Hey Joey,

The Annual Rocky Neck Plunge will be held on Jan. 1st….2013 at 11 am..

Once again, we will be hosting a food drive for The Open Door.. ‘

Items most needed::

Tuna, 100% juice, Soups, Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, Breakfast Cereal , Baking Items.

They requested no glass bottles. We collected over 600 lbs last year and would love to be able to hit that mark,plus more..

We will do our traditional poem by George Sibley at 11 am. and then the plunge…

Much Thanks Joey,

Cathy McCarthy

If you haven’t Plunged before let me tell you there is no better way to start the year. Conquer some fears, step outside your “normal”, ring in the new year with friends and family and start the New Year off funky fresh on Rocky Neck.

ANYONE and I MEAN ANYONE that has done it in the past comes back to do it again because it is so uplifting and exhilarating.

Won’t you join US?!!!

Pics From Last Year Via Manny Simoes-

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Will You Be Plunging? Write in your pledge to plunge in the comment of this post

Joey C-In!

25% Off Serenitee Restaurants Gift Cards One Day Only Event, Today (Lat 43, Minglewood, Alchemy, Hale St, Calas, The Nut)

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Click here to partake

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2012 Good Morning Gloucester FOB Christmas Meal Post

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Send In Your Christmas Meal Pics And I’ll Post ‘Em

send them to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

Gloucester native Geordie Keefe had brussels sprout for Christmas.!

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Toby Pett

No dreidel, no Festivus Pole, and most of all NO RUBBER DUCKS…just leg of lamb, fine wine and Shirley’s blueberry pie…good wishes to all..

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Ann Kennedy-

"PJs and Paper Plates", our very laid-back Christmas brunch; lots of music, twice-baked potatoes, eggs, bacon and cookies.  Also do home-made dog treats for pet friends. 

Community Photos 12/26/12

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Hi Joey,
I stopped on the Boulevard Friday 12/21/12 around 3 p.m. to admire the cloud
formations over the harbor.  The wind suddenly picked up and the surf
suddenly started to crash over the sea wall.
Mary Barker

Update II : 2012 Good Morning Gloucester FOB Christmas Tree Post

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Send in pics of your Christmas Tree and I’ll Post em

send in your Christmas tree pics to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

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De Primio Christmas Tree

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Hi Joey,

This is our Christmas Tree.  Post it if you can!

Merry Christmas!

Doug and Gloria Parsons

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Marty Morgan and Mark Lindsay Christmas Tree

Tree decorated by a sailor, Mark Lindsay, who loves trains. My wife, Marty
Morgan bought a hand blown glass ball each year and we now have an entire
tree full.

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Loved your tree. Here is mine ! Lots of Swedish things from Jul Fair in ROCKPORT. Merry Christmas ! Alice Gardner

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Oh Christmas Tree From Solange Baumann

 

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From GMG’s Florida fans, Merry Christmas!  The St Clair-Kings
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Craig Kimberley and  Hanna Christmas Tree-

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Dear Joey and GMG:About 30 years ago we lived in a tiny house that had no room for a Christmas tree. We were given an old wrought iron gate which fit perfectly in a picture window. Since then that’s always been our Christmas tree. Holds beaucoup ornaments, fits against a wall, and never drops needles on the floor!Merry Christmas to all!

Joy and Tom Halsted

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Hey Joey,

Hope you are having a great Chirstmas day! Here is our tree decorated with the "Lobstar"!

Best, Bex

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A very happy and memorable Christmas in the home of Cammygrammy.  Camdyn has a 3 1/2 month old brother, the most blessed gift of all. Wishing peace and health in the New Year and thanks to GMG for keeping us all connected.

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Community Stuff 12/26/12

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Merry Christmas from Savour Wine and Cheese

Our holiday hours are:

Wednesday, Dec. 26 – closed

Monday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 (New Year’s Day) – closed

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 – closed

We are now open Sundays, and will be from April – December of 2013, but will close Sundays, after the 1st of the New Year, from January – March.

Thank you for your support.  And take some time to enjoy this magical place at this very special time of year.  (I took the photo above from the deck off my dining room)!  So, whether a brisk walk around Gloucester Harbour or a romp with the dog on Good Harbour beach, have a happy holiday season on beautiful Cape Ann!

Sincerely,

Kathleen Erickson and Robert Morgan
Savour Wine and Cheese