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.

Community Stuff 12/10/12

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Hi Joey

The Inns of Rockport are sponsoring an "Is Innkeeping for You?" (Aspiring Innkeeper) Seminar this March.

Attached please find our seminar rack card which describes and overview of our upcoming program.

The card also contains a link www.innsofrockport.com/seminar where there is a registration form and additional details about the two and one-half day program.

We would like to promote the seminar in early January, which will give us a few months for participants to register.

Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

Helene and Dan Duffy, Innkeepers www.beechtreebb.com

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Phyllis A. Fundraiser
A fundraiser to benefit the Phyllis A Marine Association will take place Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 5 p.m. until closing, at Giuseppe’s Ristorante & Piano Bar, 2 Main St. 10% of all sales (liquor, food, dine in and take out) as well as raffles will benefit the association in its goal to restore the Phyllis A., Gloucester’s oldest, former fishing vessel. For reservations, please call Giuseppe’s at (978) 879-4622. For more information on the Association, please contact them at Phyllis A. Marine Association, 39 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930. You can also reach them at (978)283-9292, by email at http://www.phyllis-a.org, or on Facebook.

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Kids Unlimited will be open and offering 20% off clothing.

Good Morning,

The Cave will be serving Caveman Chili, cold beer, pate & rat cheese. We will offer up a discount on gift certificates as well. Thanks for including us.

Merry merry,

Laura

Mens’ Night @ Common Crow

Hi Joey
Men’s night is coming right up… Common Crow grocery &  GreenLife are both offering everyone special deals from 5 to 8 this Thursday:
Greenlife:
20% off your WHOLE purchase plus
-Our chef’s best dips, local and artisanal cheeses and organic crudite to dilute the ‘high spirits’ offered elsewhere
Advice, ideas &  gift wrapping from our helpful and expert team.
Common Crow grocery :
20% off your most expensive item, plus free dips& crudite & cookies!
Kate Noonan

Seaport Grille-

You are invited to "Men’s Night", Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 at Seaport Grille. There will be FREE Chowder from 4-7PM, Entertainment: Kevin Smith 7PM-10PM, 1/2 Price Appetizers, and A $100 and $50 Gift certificate will be drawn at 10:00PM. You must be present to Win!

Palazola’s Sporting Goods

Hi Joey,

Palazola’s is running 20% off, crackers and cheese with wine. Also, sign up for a chance to win a  $50.00 gift certificate.

Thanks, Linda

The Weathervane

We’ll have 20% off the entire store (Cape Pond Ice excluded)!  Great selection of zip hoodies, our famous "sherpa" coat, and of course all the great Gloucester t-shirts for friends and family near and far.  Sale includes Christmas cards, ornaments, wrapping paper, giftware – you name it!  Ladies are WELCOME too, everyone gets the discount!  We do NOT discriminate – plus, it’s a good night to be on Main Street to flirt up the fella’s!
Thanks, Joe!
Joe C.

Mark Adrian Shoes

We are offering for men’s night a free $20 gift certificate when purchasing merchandise for $100 or more.

Harbor Goods/Life is good
Yummy snacks, Julie’s famous shrimp dip, cold beer, great customer service AND 20% off regular priced items.

Junque & Disorderly, Antiques and Collectibles, 57 Washington Street, will be open for Men’s Night from 4:00 to 8:00. 20% Off throughout the shop. Enter to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate. Don’t forget to take a right at the end of Main Street!

No Brainer Yankee Swap Gift or Stocking Stuffer- Joey C’s “This Is Gloucester” DVD

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Accepting GMG Logo T-Shirt Size Orders and “This Is Gloucester” DVD Orders For Holiday Presents

Posted on November 25, 2012by Joey C

To order contact Joey at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

A Few of each Size left get your order in First Come First Served

$20 per shirt, Order 5 get One Free, Orders of 5 or More Also Get Free Shipping

We Are Using Haynes Top Quality Tagless T-Shirts This Year.

Money Goes To GMG URL Registration, and Hosting Fees Printing From Our Boy Paulie Walnuts, Logo Design From Beth Swan.

White, Light Blue or Light Pink- Your Choice.

I also have some GMG “This Is Gloucester DVDs available.

Literally the greatest holiday present ever. You buy 2-5 of them, put them in gift bags and when someone shows up with a present for you that you weren’t anticipating you go for the DVD in the bag and not look like a chump Smile

Brilliant.

$20 for those.

“This Is Gloucester” DVD Review From A Biased FOB Linda Colman

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Joey C

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To order email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

DVD’s also available at Fort Square Cafe

Well Lookey Here The Lone Gull Is Now On Twitter

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Follow One of Gloucester’s Finest Coffeehouses Here-

@Lone_Gull

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I added them to the @Joey_C Cape Ann Restaurant Twitter List Which You Can Find Here

at 3:46PM Sunday evening The Lone Gull had a mere 16 Followers

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and they’ve been tweeting since October 30th, over a month ago.

Let’s see what the power of GMG has and see how many twitter followers we can produce for them.

Click here to follow The Lone Gull and see how many over the 16 followers including me we can amass for them in a single day.

I’ll take a screen shot tomorrow afternoon.

With such an iconic local meeting spot they ought to have many more than that especially with the vital new drink specials they tweet about and pics from the coffeehouse.

 

Update 8:26PM 31 followers in just under an hour after this post went live at 7:30

 

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Update 5:26AM 44 followers 10 hours after the post went live.

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BTW Lone Gull’s Café Americano  with two shots is straight fire- Delish.  Right up there with Glosta Joe’s Perfect Storm.

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- The Weathervane

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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.

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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Toodeloos
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Bananas
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Nelsons
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Alexandras Bread Co
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Lone Gull
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Kids Unlimited
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Harbor Loop Gifts
2012 Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Co

Nicole Does Beautiful Flowerboxes On Main Street

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If you would like her to spruce up your flowerboxes inquire at Passports where she doubles as a server extraordinaire. Her rates are very reasonable as well.

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She does homes, businesses wreathes and funeralboxes as well.

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Contact: Nicole Boucher
nicoleboucher80@yahoo.com
978-491-0945

My “This Is Gloucester” DVD Now Available At Fort Square Cafe

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For the easiest to stock for that last minute stocking stuffer or Yankee Swap Gift. Priced Right at $20
See my boy Rusty Shatford Or Heidi behind the counter or email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Lighting Photos From Anthony Marks

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Thanks to Audrey’s Flower Shop For The Decorative Bow On The Blinged Out GMG Buoy.  Paul Morrison I know you put Sista Felicia Up The Rubber Duck Elf Buoy!

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HUGE THANK YOU TO FRED BODIN AT BODIN HISTOIC PHOTO

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Fred thank you so much for hosting once again all the GMG crazies at your fantastic shop in the heart of Downtown Gloucester.

Long after the party goers are tucked under the covers it leaves the party thrower to clean and take out the trash.

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I want you to know how much I appreciate you hosting our party.  It means a lot!

Check out Fred’s Facebook Page For Bodin Historic Photo and like it here

Next Up- Two Buddies Show At Alchemy Thursday

EJ and I will be having a show to benefit The Gloucester Education Foundation at Alchemy Thursday Night (Which Just So Happens To be Men’s Night)

Alchemy Does A Really Nice Job With Their Opening Night Artist Receptions – Hope To See You There

Community Stuff 12/9/12

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Save the Date: CAFM Holiday Fare, Thursday, 12/20!

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Good Morning Joey!

Pat Maloney-Brown here from the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative. We need you help in getting our audition announcement into the calendar of events for our January auditions. I know that you are busy with holiday events, but  our two-day window to get actors for our play is coming up.

You make our theatre work possible. Without your help, there is no Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative! Heartfelt thanks for your help,

Pat Maloney-Brown

Here is the announcement:

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Auditions for the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative’s Spring show, "Becky Shaw",  Gina Gionfriddo’s searingly funny comedy about love, marriage, blind dates from hell and the quirks of family dynamics will be held January 16 and 17 at 7:30pm at the Pigeon Cove Circle, 6 Breakwater Ave., Rockport. The show will run for 3 weekends, April 26, 27,28 and May 3,4,5 and 10,11,12 at Gorton Theatre, home of Gloucester Stage Company. Past productions of CAT Collaborative include "Rumors," "Sylvia," "Beyond Therapy," "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," and "The Weir."

O’Maley Happenings December 7

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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Menage Gallery

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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.

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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Main Street Art and Antiques

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- The Dress Code

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- The Weathervane

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Menage Gallery

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- House of The Raven

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Village Silversmith

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Toodeloos

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Bananas

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Nelsons

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Alexandras Bread Co

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Lone Gull

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Kids Unlimited

2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Harbor Loop Gifts

2012 Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Co

Snoop Maddie Mad and The Bean Decorate Their Trees 2012

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Continuing a tradition in the house since Eloise was born and captured last year by Desi Smith for Cape Ann Magazine-

Crazy? Yeah We Got That. Snoop Maddie Mad On the Cover of Cape Ann Magazine

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Joey C

I’ve been getting emails from all over the country ( I didn’t realize how many people get Cape Ann Magazine delivered to addresses out of state) in regards to Snoop Mad being on the cover.  They all say how cute she is and all but what they don’t know is the level of crazy I’m dealing with.  Check out this video of this conversation we had yesterday.MadelineCapeannmagazine

Desi Smith came by the house and did a fantastic job shooting for the article. Desi also does some portraiture work you can check out his site here

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East Gloucester (God’s Country) Is Jumping Baby! Open Houses Sunday!!!

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Hi Joey,

Any chance of getting this in the next GMG? Trying to encourage folks to come to East Gloucester and see what’s around.  We’re all open but Sunday is looking like a Good weather day?! 

StudioV.O. is having another HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE on Sun.  11-5.  Thanks for the support. 

Deej Viau

Reminder

Who do you want in your foxhole?

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Say you’re at war.

Do you want the guy in high school that was on your team and you lost he says afterward “It was just a game.”? 

Or do you want the guy that took it personally?

You want the guy that no matter what, you guys were in it together as a team.  Fighting, scratchin, trying to get better.  Trying to be the best you can be and always having each other’s back- No Matter How Insurmountable The Odds.  Willing to take on teams larger than you stronger in physical stature but not in will!

Yeah, I’m takin this thing personally.  We’re in this together team.

You Play To Win The Game!!!!

You’re with us or you’re against us.

Bottom line.

Middle Street Walk ice sculpture – before…

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Joey – our Cool Guys Joe Stuart and Bob Scola delivered Cape Pond Ice’s best sculpture block ice, snow and little blocks up to the corner of Main Street, our annual donation for David Brooks and his crew of elves to go at it, for the 2012 Middle Street Walk ice sculpture extravaganza. Fortunately they were well prepared with a tent, given the steady drizzle.

Scott
Scott Memhard, President
CAPE POND ICE COMPANY, INC.

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Sista Felicia Made Up Some Mason Jars With GMG T Shirts In Them For Chistmas Presents

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8 aldult small, 1 youth extra small, 2 youth medium and 2 youth small

The Youth ones are $20 The Adult Ones $25 with the cool drinking straw assembly.

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David Coffin Enrichment at EGS

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East Gloucester resident David Coffin presented his "Music from the King’s Court — Exploring the Early Winds" enrichment program to the East Gloucester Elementary School 3rd-graders, who are learning to play the recorder this year.

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David brought an impressive collection of wind instruments, and played almost all of them for the spellbound kids.  He demonstrated that the ocarina, bombard, recorder, slide whistle, gemshorn, organ pipe were essentially the same instrument.  He even played a water bottle and a drinking straw!

David Coffin is remarkably talented, and is wonderful with kids.  I strongly recommend him for any school looking for a music-based enrichment program!

David’s web site has a page that demonstrates these wind instruments:  http://www.davidcoffin.com/index.php?page=kings-court-meet-the-instruments

David Coffin at EGS-022David Coffin at EGS-038

Uhmmmm I’ll pass on the elephant poop coffee beans thank you very much

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Anyone that knows me knows I’m a freak for coffee.  Can’t stand Dunkies but I don’t consider myself a coffee snob.  Pleasant Street, Lone Gull and Cape Ann Coffee all serve fantastic coffee.  McDonalds which I believe uses Green mountain coffee for a nice mild cup and we obviously can’t forget Gloucester based Glosta Joe’s fantastic Perfect Storm. 

My boy Toby Pett turned me on to this story about the most expensive coffee in the world-

From the Daily Mail Online-

One lump or poo: World’s most expensive coffee at £30 a cup made using beans digested and, er, flavoured by elephants

Forget robusta and arabica – this is the world’s most expensive coffee, given its unique flavour by…an elephant’s digestive tract.

The thought of a coffee bean passing through an elephant’s internal organs might not leave coffee-lovers overly enthused.

But the unique coffee, created in the hills of northern Thailand, is now the world’s most expensive variety.

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The process is also labour-intensive, with the wives of elephant mahouts responsible for collecting the dung.

They break it open, pick out the coffee and, after a thorough washing, the coffee cherries are processed to extract the beans, which are then brought to a gourmet roaster in Bangkok.

Who in the world thinks of this?  Who sits there and says you know what?  I’m gonna feed these elephants that are hanging around here some coffee beans and then pick through their shit and take the elephant shit coffee beans and roast em up into the perfect world’s most expensive coffee beans?

Better yet who is the customer that says to themselves “Ooooo, elephant shit coffee beans?  Yes please!” 

Then can’t you just see it on the floor of the Chicago mercantile exchange bidding on elephant shit coffee bean futures in the pits? 

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Albert Schweitzer Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

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December 6, 2012

“A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

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Born into a Lutheran family in Alsace-Lorraine at a time when it was a part of the German Empire, Schweitzer was an organ prodigy who studied with Charles-Marie Widor at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and became famous for his scholarship and for his interpretation of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was a powerful advocate for the preservation and restoration of the historic pipe organs of Europe, many of which have therefore been available to inform my own work. Through his study of theology he developed a personal philosophy he called Reverence for Life, which held that the ethical person does not allow his or her ‘will to live’ to overcome the right of those around us to thrive as well. Schweitzer expressed this philosophy by setting aside his promising academic and musical career, spending seven years to become a medical doctor, and establishing a hospital in an extremely remote area of colonial French Equatorial Africa, now Gabon, setting an example followed by generations of altruists, culminating in the work of NGO’s such as Doctors without Borders. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.

Greg Bover

Today’s The Day!!!! Your Schedule of Events For Today’s 2012 Middle Street Walk! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!!

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Today!!! 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.

Check out the entire scheduled put together by Bill O’Connor From North Shore Kid in an east t read HTML Document with links and times and everything

2012 Middle street Walk Schedule of Events HERE

Thanks Bill O’Connor from NorthShoreKid for putting this web friendly table of events together for us.

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