My View of Life on the Dock
The fourth year of the GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Video Series where we walk up and down Main Street and try to capture as many retailers as we can and highlight their best gift ideas one a day every day leading up to Christmas.
Click for video with owner Patty Gates-
Click for other Videos In The 2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series –
Now it doubles for early morning boat duty
I remember back in the late 80s when the dock was way busier with about 40 dayboats and many lobster boats that used to offload at the dock.
You have to imagine tens of thousands of pounds of fish all stacked up in totes and bushel baskets waiting to be sorted and packed for New York and Boston markets and trying to get it all done before the last trucks would leave Gloucester for the next day’s marketplace.
We had an employee that would smoke or pack lobsters one handed. There was about 6 of us working our asses off trying to get everything done and here’s this big guy handling a fish pick or lobsters one hand at a time.
The guy was twice my skinny size and I’d just look at him til I couldn’t take it any more. “You do realize you’re doing half the work as everyone else, right???? you’ve got two hands, use ‘em.”
Arghhhhh
This scene today at the dock reminded me of that guy back then.
Video-
Jon Cahill writes-
Joey C.,
Thought you’d like this video my guys Jimmy and Justin did here at McDougall Interactive:
It’s gone viral, which is fun to watch….
I rarely click on stuff people send me but because it was Jon I did and I agree- definitely funny. Especially for cat and dog lovers.
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Nubar
check out the full sized photo at Nubar’s blog here
Each blade is 45 meters long. This is what it looks like before the cone is added and it’s lifted into place. Lost light before it could be lifted into place today.
The photo above is a small representation of the full size photo which you can view on Nubar’s site.
The day has arrived!! Come get your holiday shopping done at Manchester Athletic Club holiday Fair. 9-1 TODAY!!!
Joey
a chilly run on Good Harbor for two friends.
I thought these red berries looked pretty against the blue and white sky.
Best-Janet
Nature served up this beautiful setting Moon for Breakfast this morning and scrambled in a couple of seagulls.
–Len Burgess
Once again North Shore 104.9 and State Senator Bruce Tarr will hit the road collecting toys for children on the North Shore and broadcasting live all day. This year’s Holiday Toy Drive will take place on Thursday, December 13th from 6:00am to 6:00pm from ten locations on the North Shore. The live broadcast will feature local entertainment, school choirs and bands, great food, interviews with local officials and even Santa Claus will be on the road helping the cause. The Paper Store has partnered once again with Senator Tarr and North Shore 104.9 to present the 17th annual North Shore Holiday Toy Drive broadcast.
“People on the North Shore have powerful spirits of caring and giving, and our toy drive provides an opportunity to those spirits to translate into a real difference for kids in our area during the holidays. I’m honored to partner with North Shore 104.9 to help make that difference, and truly appreciate the station’s ongoing commitment to public service now and throughout the year” said Tarr. This toy drive will be his 17th since being elected into the Massachusetts Senate in 1994.
North Shore 104.9 President Todd Tanger stated, “We are thrilled to be a part of this wonderful event. The North Shore Holiday Toy Drive is such an exciting event that brings holiday joy to deserving children right here in the North Shore. We thank everyone for their overwhelming generosity and kind contributions, especially Bruce Tarr for his continued efforts and energy year after year. We appreciate listeners and clients allowing us to break from normal programming to broadcast this event and hope they help us bring some holiday joy to the lives of children on the North Shore this holiday season.”
The scheduled broadcast locations are as follows (times are subject to change):
6:00am Capitol Diner 431 Union Street, Lynn, MA
Toys being collected for: Toys for Tots- Coordinated by the Lynn English High School R.O.T.C.
7:30am Devereux House, Marblehead 39 Lafayette Street, Marblehead, MA
Toys being collected for: Making Ends Meet
8:15am The Paper Store, Swampscott 435 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA
Toys being collected for: Toys for Local Children (The Paper Store in Swampscott will only collect toys on December 13th.)
9:00am Flint Public Library, Middleton 1 South Main Street, Middleton, MA
Toys being collected for: Neighbors in Need
10:30am Dawson’s True Value Hardware 50 Enon Street, Beverly, MA
Toys being collected for: Beverly Bootstraps
12:00pm First Ipswich Bank 31 Market Street, Ipswich, MA
Toys being collected for: Action Inc./ Ipswich Caring
1:15pm Woodman’s of Essex 121 Main Street, Essex, MA
Toys being collected for: Action Inc.
2:00pm Manchester Athletic Club 8 Atwater Avenue, Manchester, MA
Toys being collected for: Pathways of Gloucester
3:30pm Tuck’s Candy 15 Main Street, Rockport, MA
Toys being collected for: Action Inc.
5:00pm Cape Ann Savings Bank 109 Main Street, Gloucester, MA
Toys being collected for: Action Inc.
When: 7:30 PM on Saturday, December 8. (12/08/12)
What: The Gloucester Writers Center presents the Poetry Salon series featuring author, poet, musician Damon Krukowski and award winning poet Darcie Dennigan.
Who: Damon Krukowski is the author of Afterimage (Ugly Duckling Presse), The Memory Theater Burned (Turtle Point), and 5000 Musical Terms (Burning Deck). He and his partner, Naomi Yang, run the press Exact Change, which specializes in writings associated with the historical avant-garde. The two are also musicians – performing currently as Damon & Naomi, formerly as 2/3rds of the indie rock band Galaxie 500. Krukowski lives in Cambridge, MA, and works at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Darcie Dennigan’s books are the poetry collections Corrinnna A-Maying the Apocalypse and Madame X, and a poem/play/joke chapbook, The Dept. of Ephebic Dreamery. Her work has received awards from the Poetry Society of America and Discovery/The Nation, and fellowships from the Breadloaf Writers Conference and RI State Council on the Arts. She lives in Providence, RI, and teaches at UConn, Brown Continuing Studies, and Holy Cross. She’s also the cofounder & codirector of Frequency Writers, a Providence-based community writing organization.
Where:
The Gloucester Writers Center is located in the late poet Vincent Ferrini’s historic home, at the Gloucester Writers Center at 126 East Main Street, East Gloucester, MA. The Center was founded to celebrate, preserve, and promote Gloucester’s rich literary legacy and to create space in the community for the voices of people of all ages and backgrounds to be heard through writing, dialogue, and the artistic process. Find out more about the Gloucester Writers Center at gloucesterwriters.org
Sawyer Free Library & Temple Ahavat Achim present the Gloucester Lyceum Author Series "Words Beyond Words: Behind the Page":
Anita Diamant, an award-winning author, has written four novels – three of them set in the past. Her most recent book, Day After Night, takes place in 1945, in the immediate aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. It tells the stories of four young women who survived with very different stories to tell and meet in an internment camp in Palestine, where they begin to face the uncertain future.
Diamant will discuss the process of writing historical fiction and the theme of human resilience in the wake of unspeakable pain and loss.
Please join us on Thursday, December 13th at 7 pm at the Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA)!
(excerpt from article by Gail McCarthy, as seen in the 11/29/12 Gloucester Daily Times)
This December marks the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s eighth annual Winter Show and Sale. But this is the first year colony members will host the show at their home.
The artists now have a year-round place to call their own — the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Wonson Street — and will host the show at this location this coming month, instead of at an empty storefront as had been the tradition in the past. More than 100 works, including jewelry and ceramics, by more than 58 artists will be featured.
The Winter Show, which runs from Dec. 1 to 23, will be open Thursday through Sunday each week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony has four public receptions planned over the four-week run of the Winter Show:
There is free parking on the Neck. Rocky Neck is a peninsula off East Main Street that extends out into Gloucester Harbor.
The Rocky Neck Cultural Center is at 6 Wonson Street in East Gloucester.
See more photos and read full story.
The fourth year of the GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Video Series where we walk up and down Main Street and try to capture as many retailers as we can and highlight their best gift ideas one a day every day leading up to Christmas.
Click for video with owner Laura Cramer-
The Cave Is Located at 44 Main Street for more info- www.thecavegloucester.com
Got mine thank you very much!
Get yours at the website-
Traditional nautical rope work with a touch of the Holidays. Proudly hand-crafted in New England with quality American-made materials. A tradition to enjoy for years to come.
"First Harbor" is the name of a small cove nestled between two picturesque islands off the shore of Marblehead, MA. Some of New England’s first fishermen and their families settled here, forging a reputation for independence and hard work that continues today. First Harbor Company is a family owned business that takes pride in this heritage. To ensure the highest quality possible, we produce all our hand-made products in Marblehead using nautical skills passed down through generations.
Aaron Bourke writes in-
Hey Joey,
Hope this finds you well and happy.The other night my wife and I were discussing which local charity to support this Holiday season. We have decided to make Wellspring House our choice. They have this cool program set up to help families purchase gifts and necessities for their children. I would send you the link, but that is somewhat beyond my capabilities at this moment.
Perhaps you could post something about the program if you see it fit. We don’t have children, but the mere thought of one not having something to look forward to really struck us. I can’t imagine the pressure on a parent in need this time of year.
I think The Holiday Store is a GREAT IDEA!!!
Cheers, AB
Wow, thanks Aaron for bringing this to my attention. I had never heard of it before but it really is a worthy cause to donate to. Here are the deets for the Wellspring House website–
Hear about board member Trish Castraberti’s Holiday Store experience here in Trish’s letter.
Wellspring’s 16th Annual Holiday Store will joyfully open its doors once again this year. The operation of the Holiday Store relies strongly on the contributions of our generous and committed community of supporters. Last year the gifts we collected made it possible for Wellspring to serve more than 225 families and provide gifts for over 500 children. The needs are even greater this year and we aspire make the Christmas Holiday special for even more families.
Please consider brightening the holiday season for those in need by heading up a toy drive on behalf of the families that we serve!
Gifts must be dropped off at Wellspring House by Monday, December 3, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Young Children:
Middle Age and Older Children:
Winners For Everyone:
Please note – all gifts should be new, unwrapped and non-violent.
She can’t be this naïve can she? Here’s the column from Boston.com and the right way to handle it underneath from your boy Joey C
Here goes-
Q: Hi Meredith,
I have read your column for years, but until now have never found the need to seek your advice. You see, I was in a happily-ever-after relationship for 7 years, and we were supposed to start planning our wedding until … we started a long distance relationship, and 2 months in, he asked for a break over text message.
It was unexpected for me, and it broke my heart. I love him, and I respected the break for a while, but then I started questioning everything. Every time I try to reach out to him, the end result is the same: he pleads for more time (usually over email/text), gives no answers, and seems to avoid me. I have decided that it is over, but I can’t bring myself to move forward. I feel as though I need to let him know it’s over, so we can both be on the same page (he would have to return my call first). I feel it’s important to show the respect to our relationship of at least a phone call even though he has not done the same for me. I’m embarrassed by how much I have reached out to him with not much/anything in return. Is it okay to just end this over a text message or email? Should I wait until he’s ready to at least talk over the phone?
Any advice would be great.
– Break Up by Text, MA
Answer: I really wish you could do this in person, BUBT. At the very least, you deserve an email.
My advice is to send him a long note (email) that explains where you are with this. Also leave him a voicemail telling him that you want to confirm your breakup. If he responds to these messages by asking for more time, explain that he’s run out of it. Because you just can’t do this anymore. It’s too confusing and painful.
If he doesn’t respond to the messages within a few days (like, four), end it with an email. Don’t do anything by text. It’s passive-aggressive, and you don’t want to have to keep anything too short.
As soon as you hit "send" on your email and leave that voice message, go out to dinner with some friends. Stay surrounded. Find the people who respond to you immediately. Keep them close.
Readers? Should she follow his lead and do this by text? Is it possible he doesn’t want to break up? How can she get him to communicate? Help.
– Meredith
and here’s the Joey C real answer-
Listen honey, don’t waste another second listening to Miss Goldberg. All I had to read was-
Every time I try to reach out to him, the end result is the same: he pleads for more time (usually over email/text), gives no answers, and seems to avoid me.
#Boom! The dude is just not into you. Don’t waste another second waiting or wondering about this schmuck. Go get yourself some fresh meat. The guy has moved on.
Miss Goldstein would have you send a long email asking for confirmation? Uhmmm really? You need to know anything more than the guy is avoiding her, gives no answers and won’t even return a call?
Like I said, don’t waste a second. Get yourself dolled up to the nines, join The MAC or some other athletic club. Get yourself looking all sexy and find some young dude that wants to pound the farts out of you. That ought to get you over this schmuck real quick.
The worst thing she could do is go back to the wishy-washy spineless dude because he might call around and try to hit her up for a drunken booty call late night when he strikes out at the bars. Then she’d get all those feelings back like he was really into her only to be left hanging by the phone waiting for him to call. Screw this dude. No wait, don’t screw him, screw some other guy that’s much more deserving.
#Boom! Pearls of wisdom right there baby!
you’re welcome
You like watching the real estate market? Want to know how much the "current" owner paid?? Kenny’ll show you how to find out AND tour 5 properties this week. Riveting stuff.
Call Kenny at (978) 758-0983 for your real estate questions He is knowledgeable and honest.
SATURDAY December 8th- Lock It Down!!!!
There is just soooo much to do and see all packed into one glorious Gloucester Day. No matter where you live I’d say it is the Holiday Event of The Season to attend.
Sure there’s the Christmas lights thing at the Stone Zoo and tree lightings and holiday fairs here and there that are worthwhile to attend but there is NO WHERE ANYWHERE THAT HAS THE SHEAR MASSIVE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ALL HAVING UNIQUE HOLIDAY EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME AREA AS THE MIDDLE STREET WALK. BOTTOM LINE- NOT UP FOR DEBATE.
Don’t be a neglectful parent who deprives their child of partaking, circle it on your calendar today.
The Gingerbread House Competition Is Just Getting Huger and Huger Every Year, The Buoy Painting At Art Haven and Lobster Trap Tree Lighting, The Many Musical Holiday Concerts, this year they will be having tours of the City Hall Tower, you would be hard pressed to get through all the events.
Not only that but after you tuck the kids away in bed it’s time to get your naughty on at The GMG XMAS Party At Bodin Historic Photo 6PM-Til All The GMG Elves Fall Down Drunk and We Push “Em Out Onto The Sidewalk.
Listen this is like going to Disney World except instead of paying $160 per person to get in and flights, you walk on up and donate $2 a head and enjoy all there is to enjoy all day long. For a family of 4 that’s what, a $632 savings just on the tickets alone.
I count 35 Separate Events.
Here’s the latest for the organizers-
The Pioneer Club did a wonderful job creating wreaths for the church fair on Saturday Dec 1st at Trinity Congregational Church. 9-2 pm. Looking forward to seeing Santa too!
C. Mac Images wants to share ~
In the very early light of September 3rd 2012, we piloted our dingy out into Gloucester’s inner harbor. Our hope was to see the HMS Bounty before she left our waters. We were in luck. From a distance her outline was visible. The Bounty was still tethered to the dock. She cast a grand silhouette that rose out of safe harbor. She was stunning with three masts, and her distinctive figurehead of a woman in riding habit. As we drew near we viewed her crew making ready to leave port. Crew danced upon the rigging unfurling her square sails one by one. Her sails were of a warm hue with stains and patches that revealed the miles of wind she had traveled.
On that morning our harbor was serene and the atmosphere was thick with mist. We were low in our dingy. Shooting 8" above water line I wiped the soupy Gloucester mist off my lens. Armed with my trusty Nikon and zoom we floated ever closer. A higher ISO was dialed in so I was able to shoot sharp and fast enough to "still" the waters. . . but long enough to expose the fog. It was magical out there as ethereal clumps of mist rolled upon the waters surface and bounced along the Bounty’s hull. She rested there in the pale morning light. The sleepy sea mixed a ever moving reflective art exhibition ~ a impressionistic watercolor painting composed of her black yellow-stripped hull, her amber sails, and her three gold masts. The entire ship was draped in Gloucester Harbor Mist. Then a breath of wind parted the misty veil and the Bounty and the waters she commanded clearly emerged. All her colors were saturated in dew. We found ourselves at water line and side-by-side with this vessel. Looking up at her tall masts was dizzying. At a low vantage point one may appreciate the enormity of this 30′ beam and 180′ length square rigger. I clapped her wooden hull with my hand and we received a friendly wave from the deck above. On this day we were truly gifted to be drawn to the right place at the right time. Who would know that this would be "The last farewell from the HMS Bounty to our Gloucester Harbor".
May this photographic study help heal hearts of all those affected, and it is especially dedicated to the family friends of Capt. Walbridge, and deckhand Claudene Christian. On my SmugMug posting there resides a collection of fifty (50) "HMS Bounty In Gloucester Mist" photographs and may be viewed in the link below. Captain Walbridge’s Sister Lucille comments: "A gorgeous series thank you." That simple thanks means so very much.
The images also reside on the Bounty’s FB.
In Memoriam:HMS Bounty ~ For Lucille Walbridge Jansen. As promised, photographic study of
HMS Bounty leaving Gloucester Harbor Mist, September 3rd, 2012.
http://cmacimages.smugmug.com/Other/HMS-Bounty-Gloucester-Harbor/26317143_nZM6Nk#!i=2192666510&k=s5JJtGb
The Fair features fresh holiday greens, centerpieces, wreaths and plants; exceptional handcrafts; and a glittering display of costume jewelry. We pride ourselves on the festive presentation and wrapping of home-baked, gourmet foods and preserves. Find a delightful surprise at our SILENT AUCTION of original artwork or delightful hostess gift baskets for sale. In honor of their 175th Anniversary last year, the Sewing Circle is selling their award-winning cookbook entitled, A Circle of Recipes, which is filled with cherished family recipes and historical commentaries from Sewing Circle members.
A delicious and festive three-course luncheon will be served for $15 per person at two seatings: 11:30 am and 1:00pm. Reservations are recommended:
Please call 978-283-2247.
Founded in 1837, the Annisquam Sewing Circle is one of the oldest, continuous, independent societies of women in the United States. The Annisquam Sewing Circle contributes proceeds of its fundraisers to the needs of Cape Ann’s community programs.
The Village Hall in Annisquam, Gloucester, is located on Leonard Street, off Rt. 127A; watch for the signs!
Seacoast Holiday Bazaar – Santa to visit!
Seacoast Holiday Bazaar will be held on
Saturday, December 1 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 292 Washington Street, Gloucester.
Sponsored by the Friends of Seacoast.
Featuring: Professional vendors, bake sale, raffles, white elephant table. Santa will visit from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m!
For further information, please call Alison Cox at
978-283-0300.
The Women’s Community Club of Magnolia will hold it’s HOLIDAY PARTY and YANKEE SWAP on Tuesday, December 11th, at 7p.m. at the home of Linda Foster. Everyone is asked to bring a $20 gift. If your last name begins A – K you will be called to help with refreshments.
For more information or directions, please call Linda Foster at 978-526-8750.
Thank you for printing this. Sandy Dupray – Publicity. 978-879-4625.
Posted on November 20, 2012 by Marty Luster
On December 1st at 8 PM and December 2d at 3PM the Fishtown Players will perform a staged reading of A Christmas Twist, a little Christmas Carol and a dash of Oliver Twist combined to produce an hilarious parody that shouldn’t be missed. This fundraiser for the Cape Ann Community Cinema costs only $15 per ticket which can be purchased purchased or reserved by calling the cinema at (978) 282-1988 or the players at (978) 515-7957 or e-mailing fishtownplayers@yahoo.com.
For further information click here
November 28, 2012 in arts, gallivant, Massachusetts, photos | Tags: Cape Ann, Fitz Henry Lane, Good Morning gloucester, Gordon W. Thomas, tugster
Three years ago when I visited Cape Ann, I returned obsessed with ideas about edifices and erections . . . no no not what you think. For a spell I toyed with efforts to grow ideas of erecting lights in the sixth boro like this . . . until I concluded–at the time–that our fair harbor already has its light. . . yet I’m ambivalent about the finality of that answer.
I like Gloucester’s unique reinvention of the tradition of a tree with lights, a genuine community effort, building the tree while building a community.
click here for the whole entry and photos
Just picked up the relatively new flagship Android phone The Samsung Galaxy S3. Had the original HTC EVO 4G for 2.5 years and it was a little long in the tooth.
If anyone would have asked me before I had this phone what kind of cell phone one should buy I would have told you an iPhone for anyone that does what 95% of cell phone users will ask a cell phone to do and do well.
This was based on more than a few hiccups I had with the original EVO. This Galaxy absolutely SCREAMS it is so fast, the screen is so beautiful. There is zero lag. It has a removable back for which you can buy a larger extended battery which will last you several days under constant heavy duty use as opposed to being stuck with a solid case which doesn’t allow you to snap on an extended battery.
The stock Samsung Galaxy s3 is so lightweight that I actually prefer a little extra size and heft with the extended battery. It comes with 16gb of on board memory for your music and movies and to save podcasts with a slot for a micro SD card which can handle up to another 64 GB of on board storage space for photos. music, files.
So far I have no reservations about recommending this phone. The top online tech sites routinely compare it to the iPhone and other top end phones.
It gets my highly recommended nod.
Good Morning Gloucester 