Another epic battle of the Gloucester Gift Shops.
This Twitter Battle Pitting Paulines Gifts against The Weathervane
Click to Follow @PaulinesGifts and @Weathervane153
Let’s See how they stack up on www.visual.ly
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 Photos 11/22/12
Dusk from Janet Rice
The colors have been stunning this week!
Thanksgiving Greetings From Ann Kennedy
Sending best wishes to all of you at GMG for a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you for the great continuing coverage of all things Cape Ann!
After leaving MA last month, I stayed on in CT for awhile and happened on this great scene and it seems like a fitting tribute to the season, at least for some folks:-)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Lobster Cove. Not a breath of air from Thomas Hovey
Lobster cove sunset from Thomas Hovey
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Community Stuff 11/22/12
Julie Douglass writes-
Hi Joey
Could you please post this flyer? Rockport Viking Hockey invites all to a family skate and alumni hockey game on Saturday 11/24.
Thank you, Julie Douglass
Joey,
My son Matt Ambrogi is organizing a kids winter clothing collection this weekend in Rockport. Clothing will be accepted on Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rockport Transfer Station, and on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 and 24, at Ace Hardware in Rockport. A poster for the drive is attached. I’d appreciate it if you could let your readers know about this.
-Bob Ambrogi
Toys For Tots Photos With Santa Toy Drive
Oasis Rockport is holding its first Annual Toys For Tots Photos With Santa Toy Drive on Sunday, December 2nd from 12pm-5pm at the Rockport Community House, 58 Broadway. Admission is a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys For Tots. Cocoa, coffee and sweets will be served, holiday music will be played, and Santa, who arrives by fishing boat on December 1st, will be at the event for photos. Everyone who donates will get a free photo with Santa from Oasis Rockport. This is our first annual toy drive, and is being co-sponsored by BearskinNeck.net. Marines will be on hand to help out at the event, along with some of Santa’s helpers. Our website is at www.oasisrockport.com/toysfortots. We are also live on Facebook. A feel good community event like this will bring lots of people together for an enjoyable and festive afternoon.
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Don’t Forget To Take a Picture Of Your Thanksgiving Meal/Table, Send ‘Em In and Will Post Them Here on GMG
Share Your Feast With The GMG Family and We Will Have A Post Thanksgiving Holiday Table Photo Orgy.
Send In Your Holiday Table Photos to goodmorningggloucester@yahoo.com
Gobble Gobble!
Whether you are a big time contributor or casual observer of GMG I hope you have a fantastic holiday filled with great food, family and FOOTBALL!
I’m thankful for all the accomplishments and community events we’ve been pulling off and the relationships created through the blog. I’m thankful for a healthy beautiful family and I’m really really thankful for a family who embraces football on Thanksgiving!
Thanks for stopping by and being part of this giant snowball that just keeps picking up mass and getting bigger as we roll along. Without you we wouldn’t have much reason to keep plugging away at this thing 
Woot!
What are you thankful for?
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James William (Jimmy) Buffett Quote Of The Week From Greg Bover
"Indecision may or may not be my problem."
James William (Jimmy) Buffett (1946- )
A native of Alabama, Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band are best known for their celebration of a laid-back tropical lifestyle typified in songs such as “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” also the names of restaurant chains owned by the singer, author and businessman. Buffett’s loyal fans, known as Parrotheads, turn up in the thousands at each of his many concerts helping him to earn an estimated $100 million a year. Several of his literary efforts, including “A Pirate Looks at Fifty” have been at the top of the NY Times best seller list and he continues to write for and appear in movies and on television. Buffett’s entrepreneurial projects also include two minor league baseball teams, a casino, brands of beer, tequila, salsa, and guacamole. He also flies his own jet, a Dassault Falcon 900.
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Third Calico Lobster Landed At Captain Joe and Sons in 2012 Makes Prediction A Push
Also makes New England Aquarium’s assertion that their calico lobster was 1 in 30 million sound a bit ridiculous.
This Calico Lobster Landed today Novmber 21 By The Rockport Lobster Boat The Freemantle Doctor and Captain Mike Tupper. The Same Lobster Boat That Will Be Bringing Santa In To Bearskin Neck For Rockports Christmas Celebration!
Here is the third Calico-
It all started here with the poll we posted on June 4th, 2012-
I’m pegging the over/under on number of speckled lobsters that are landed at our dock this year at 3.
Back on June 1st The New England Aquarium declared the Calico Lobster as one in 30 Million which of course we made found of in this post-
Calico Lobster Landed At Captain Joe and Sons 6/1/12 One In 30 Million? Really?
we also had a poll in that post and took some good natured shots at The New England Aquarium’s obvious attempt to make the calico lobster they had seem like a much bigger deal than it was-
Calico Lobster Landed At Captain Joe and Sons 6/1/12 One In 30 Million? Really?
Posted on June 4, 2012 by Joey C
A couple of weeks ago the New England Aquarium took possession of a calico lobster and was touting it through their marketing efforts as a one in 30 million lobster.
Either the numbers they are using are off or we here at the dock are the luckiest lobster dealers on the planet and should be stocking up on megabucks tickets because we get 2-5 a year.
Click here for pictures of the Calico Lobster at The New England Aquarium
I’m pegging the over/under on number of speckled lobsters that are landed at our dock this year at 3.
Just another mutant to add to the gallery of blue, marbled, albino, speckled, yellow, double clawed, triple clawed and other odd lobsters landed here at our dock, Captain Joe and Sons.
Click below to see the pictures I’ve taken over the years of mutant lobsters landed at our dock.
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Seen First Here On GMG- View From Gloucester Engineering Turbine
Exclusive Photos From Steven Spencer
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Sista Felicia’s Butternut Leek Soup Video On The Gloucester Times Taste of The Times
From The Gloucester Daily Times-
Felicia Ciaramitaro Mohan serves this butternut squash and leek soup to her guests every Thanksgiving. It is very popular, delicious and you can learn to make it very quickly.
After peeling and cutting up the squash you should cut and clean the leeks. Unfortunately the growing method for leeks causes them to build up dirt inside and requires that you cut and clean them carefully. To clean them you first trim off the root end, leaving about 1/4 inch of the base, which is the white portion. Next you should take off any of the rough outer leaves and throw them away. Then trim each of the darker parts of the leaves down to the light green portion (this is the more tender portion) and leave only an inch or two of green. You may want to reserve the darker green leaves you cut off for other uses.
Click here for the entire article, video and recipe
or click below for the rest of Sista Felicia’s Videos On the Gloucester Daily Times Taste of The Times Recipe on Demand website-
You can click below to see a listing of all Felicia’s previous recipes on demand (for free!)
I’m adding a tab up top on the site so you can always access Felicia’s Recipes
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Happy Thanksgiving You Know What They’re Doing At Cape Ann Coffee- Pie Makin Baby!
150 Of Them To Be Precise!
check out Brian’s website www.brianmoc.com
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Gloucester Singer releases her first music video
Hello Joey,
Caitlin McGrath, GHS graduate and varsity softball pitcher for the 2002 champs, has just released her first music video "Castles in the Sand" which can be found on her Youtube channel, and Facebook fan page Within the first 5 days she has gotten over 5000 views and people are still sharing it, giving such positive response.
She is the singer, co-writer and co-producer of the video. It was filmed this August in South Beach, Miami FL at sunrise. Caitlin and her team are working on her debut album, expected in the beginning of the year.
She would love to have all of Gloucester have a look through GoodMorningGloucester:
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Video- Lobstering 101- Messing Around On The Way Home Aboard The Degelyse
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Ron Gilson Author Of An Island No More Is Selling His Back Shore Condo- Check Out The Video
If interested contact Ron at anislandnomore@comcast.com
87 Atlantic Road End Unit With Sweeping Views Of Thacher Island, Good Harbor Beach, and Bass Rocks.
Click below for the video
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OK, Here It Is- The New GMG Sticka Color Poll
GMG Exclusive!- Only in Ipswich 2013
GMG Exclusive!
Ipswich Chronicle humorist and FOB Doug Brendel, known as “The Outsidah,” will release his funny new cartoon-illustrated book Only in Ipswich 2013 at a “Day After Thanksgiving Dessert Leftovers Potluck & Book Release Party” from 5 to 8 pm at Time & Tide Fine Art, 4 Market St., Ipswich. Doug will be reading selections from the book, and autographing copies. Also debuting at the party: all-new Outsidah cartoon mugs. For more information contact Doug personally via Outsidah@DougBrendel.com.
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Community Stuff 11/21/12
Cynthia Curtis Pottery Holiday Student and Studio Potter Show
The holidays are coming and what better way to start your shopping than to visit Cynthia Curtis Pottery’s 7th annual Student and Studio Potter Holiday Show in lovely Rockport during the “Christmas in Rockport Gallery Stroll,” on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Located in the woods, not far from the Atlantic ocean and Cape Ann granite quarries, near the end of a road you will find a cozy wood-stove-warmed gallery that offers a beautiful collection of Cynthia’s work in her signature colors of the sea – blues and greens accented with sea glass. Inside her studio you will find pottery fashioned by current and past students and teachers, some of whom have gone on to open their own studios in the area. After 14 years of teaching, Cynthia’s classes have included over 1,000 students! Their work, and the work of their teachers, including functional and sculptural pieces, is innovative, compelling and gorgeous.
Connect with new and familiar friends at the Artists’Reception on Saturday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission, refreshments and plenty of parking. All are welcome! Come and support emerging and established artists.
Profits go to the Cynthia Curtis Pottery Class Scholarship Fund. The gallery is open throughout the holidays. Private lessons and weekly classes are offered year round.
Cynthia Curtis Pottery 7th annual Student and Studio Potter Holiday
Show, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9. 80 Pigeon Hill Street, Rockport, MA 01966
978-546-6186 orwww.cynthiacurtispottery.com
Thanksgiving at The Topside
Hey everyone,
Have you made those Thanksgiving plans yet? Still scrambling figuring out what to do? Let the Topside Grill take care of all your turkey needs. We will be open and serving all the traditional dishes like Turkey dinner, Honey Baked Virginia Ham with a pineapple raisin sauce, & Roast Spring of Spring Lamb plus all the great sides like butternut squash, stuffing, broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and some non traditional items as well. Reservations are filling up quickly, so hurry and reserve your table today!
Thanks,
Doug Silva, General Manager
Topside Grill 50 Rogers St. Gloucester, MA
(978) 281-1399
www.topsidegrill.com
Reminder on Sea Shells and Jingle Bells
Rockport High School DECA Fundraiser
December 8, 2012 1-5 PM
Starts at Rockport Inn and Suites
12 different locations on this Holiday Inn and Home Kitchen Tour
Tickets are now available on our website: http://seashellsandjinglebellsrkpt.blogspot.com/
Contact Mr. Scott Larsen RHS DECA advisor with questions slarsen@rpk12.org
Cape Ann Farmers’ Market
Market News
A very big Thank You to everyone who visited, perused and purchased food or goodies at the Thanksgiving Harvest Market! Be sure to save the date for the CAFM Holiday Fare on Thursday, December 20th!
For more info- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Website
SAFETY SATURDAY AT MAGNOLIA LIBRARY
Location: Magnolia Library, 1 Lexington Avenue, Gloucester, MA
Time: 11 am to 1 pm
Sponsor: Magnolia Library & Community Center
Ever wondered how to use a fire extinguisher? Curious what illicit drugs look like? Come to Safety Saturday on Dec. 1 to find out the answers.
Gloucester firefighters will simulate a house fire, by filling a trailer with smoke created from dry ice.
This smoke filled room is a training tool for adults and children to learn how to respond to a potential fire. There are real doors and the door knobs are heated. Firefighters will show you how to map out, and practice, an escape route.
Gloucester Police Department will have a display of illegal drugs. See what drugs crop up on our city streets. Officers will answer questions about how to identify drug users.
The K-9 Unit of the Police Department will be on hand, for demonstrations. (And even patting!) Visitors will have a chance to sit in a police cruiser or an all-terrain vehicle used to patrol Gloucester beaches. (?)A Gloucester Fire Truck will be available for kids and family photos.
For more information, call Jamie O’Hara, president, Magnolia Library and Community Center, 978-979-7533
Kate Seidman writes-
Please join us for a special evening at The Cape Ann Community Cinema
My brother, Gene Seidman will be introducing and interviewing Gina Belafonte on December 8th at 8 PM
We’ll watch the film Gina made about her dad, Harry Belafonte and then get a chance to hear her talk about it.
This is going to be a wonderful night, hope to see you.
With love,
Kate
Everyone is welcome, we’re expecting a full house so get your tickets on line today.
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Video- Men At Work Loading The Trailer
Loading The Bait Trailer 4 Times Fast
Song: Stand Up From Local Musician The Incomparable Tom Hauck, Dad of The Livinator.
From His Album Pistonhead
Available for download on iTunes here
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Local Restaurant Twitter Updates From The Joey_C Twitter List
You can follow the entire list here
Click the ones with links to go to their page
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Chickity Check It- Be Grateful Project – Open Door and the Cape Ann Food Pantry From Jen Amero
Jen Amero writes-
Continuing the Be Grateful Project through the holiday season with a nod to Gloucester’s own Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry. Under the energized direction of Julie Hazen LaFontaine, the Open Door offers a free grocery store and community meals for the needy, the elderly and the lonely at their Emerson Ave location as well as neighborhood, senior care and school-based mobile farmers’ markets and a second hand clothing and furniture shop at it’s "Second Glace" resale boutique on Pond Road.
For the rest of her blog post about The Open Door Pantry click here
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Twitter Faceoff @GDTnews vs @Joey_C
www.visual.ly is a fun site which lets you create infographics based on twitter statistics. You can have fun plugging in your favorite twitteratti, just go to the site and click on Twitter Faceoff and then enter two twitter usernames and it will create your infographic.
Fun!
You can and should follow the Gloucester Daily Times Twitter Feed here
My Twitter feed can be found here
I plugged in The Gloucester Daily Times Twitter feed and Mine- here are the results they came up with (I based the GDT Character off of my buddy Andrea Holbrook)
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Gloucester Downtown Calendar of Events
OH YEAH BABY LOOK AT ALL THIS AWESOME DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER COMMUNITY STUFF COMING UP!!! BETTER REST UP AND BUCKLE YOUR CHINSTRAP LOTS ‘O FUN AHEAD!
Nov. 23rd -BLACK FRIDAY – SHOP LOCAL – Twenty five Shops opening at 6AM – With Special Discounts. Look for the Gold Star in Participating Windows. Every purchase made receive a free entry to the $1,500. Shopping Spree look for the posters in participating Store windows.
Nov. 25th -Gloucester Downtown Christmas Parade starting at 3PM at the State Fish Pier on Parker Street proceeding to Main Street to Western Avenue.
Nov. 25th -The Annual Tree Lighting at Kent Circle will follow the Christmas Parade.
Dec. 6th -The 38th Annual Ladies Night – Stores will be open late. Many offering refreshments and special offers. With every item purchased receive a free entry to the $1,500. Shopping Spree.
Dec. 8th -The Middle Street Walk -10AM to 3PM FREE – At City Hall -Cape Ann Big Band Concert -11AM Gingerbread House Contest winners announced at 1PM non profit Organization presentations, special concerts and events until 3PM. During the day there will be concerts and special events at: Cape Ann Museum, Sawyer Free Library, Trinity Church, Universal Unitarian Church, Sargent House Museum, and more! All day free kids’ activities and buoy painting for the Lobster Pot Tree at Cape Ann Art Haven, 180B Main Street. List of events and schedules at City Hall, Sawyer Free Library Visit Middle Street Walk on Facebook and goodmorninggloucester.com
Dec. 8th – The Annual lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree at 4:45PM.
Dec. 10th -Bank Gloucester’s Tree Lighting 5-6PM. A reception to follow in the Bank Lobby, to benefit Hospice of the North Shore.
Dec. 13th – The 38th Annual Men’s Night – Stores will be open late. Many offering refreshments and special offers. With every item purchased receive a Free entry to the $1,500. Shopping Spree.
Dec 19th. – Last chance to enter the $1,500. Shopping Spree.
Dec. 20th – The 1st Annual Family and Friends Night -Come Home for the Holidays. Many Stores will be open late offering Refreshments and special offers. Many Restaurants will be offering a free desert or appetizers. There will be Carolers strolling Main Street Gather your friends and family and join us and enjoy the evening Downtown.
Dec. 20th – Santa will draw the Winning Ticket at 9PM, to the $1,500.Shopping Spree.
Plenty of time to be used or given as Gifts. Please join us for the drawing. Good luck to all the entrants!
Good Morning Gloucester 