JOEY!!!!! I have convinced (so far) about 18 different stores to open up with Island Art and Toodeloos! at 6AM on Friday, November 23rd!!!!
and I have just begun my quest to "not be so alone" this year!!! Downtown Gloucester will be a shopping MECCA this holiday season.
Please please PLEASE tell the world, at least once a week about this wonderful happening… I will email you a list of stores participating, as soon as you want me to. Thank you so much for all you do for local businesses.
Also, a side note- Toodeloos! is having a "decorate Barbie for Halloween contest- I provided the first 36 Barbies (they belonged to my daughter) for people to take home to decorate, and we only have about 5 left! The contest started Oct. 1st and ends the 24th with 5 age categories . Prizes will be awarded. Costumes must be homemade. Can you tell everyone about that, too? Thank you!
-Susan and Don
Susan Parent
Toodeloos!
142 Main St.
Gloucester MA 01930
978-281-2011
http://Toodeloos.com
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Community Stuff 10/9/12
Hi Joey,
Another Month already? Here is our monthly listing for Skeptics in the Pub. This one looks really interesting – but so do they all.
Thanks, Rosie
Devil’s Island
The Thacher Island Association will show "Devil’s Island," a film shot largely on Thacher Island in the summer of 2010, at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Rockport Community House, 58 Broadway. Shaun Goulart, a history teacher at Gloucester High School, wrote the film, basing its plot on classic good-versus-evil movie thrillers like "Heat" and "Public Enemies." In addition, Goulart directed the film and played one of its central roles. The cast also includes Nick Decoulos, Caralyne Fondulis, Rich Francis, Rick Doucette, and the late Mitch Cohen, with a cameo performance by Thacher Island lighthouse keeper John Fulton. But, for Thacher Island aficionados, aerial and ground views of the towers, trails, and buildings make the island itself the star of Goulart’s film. A suggested donation of $5 will be shared by the Thacher Island Association and Gloucester High School’s film club. A trailer for the film is available by typing "Utube Shaun Goulart Devils Island" into a search engine.
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Fifth graders from the West Parish School took a field trip aboard the Thomas E. Lannon Pics From City Councilor Paul McGeary
City Councilor Paul McGeary forwards-
Fifth graders from the West Parish School took a field trip aboard the Thomas E. Lannon on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All third- and fifth-graders in the Gloucester Schools get the experience, which is funded in part by the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program and in part by each schools PTO. In addition to a two-hour cruise, the youngsters also spend part of their day visiting the Cape Ann Museum to learn about our city’s cultural history.
In photo below, Tom Ellis, skipper of the Lannon, instructs the youngsters in proper shipboard behavior prior to leaving the dock.
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…a little pre-season recon going on??
Lowell Peabody submits-
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Fresh Kill At The Homestead. Something Tells Me Oscar The Cat Just Signed His Fishercat Karma Death Card
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Roseway, Highlander and the Schooner Adventure at the Gloucester Marine Railways Now- Photos Kathy Chapman
Photos © Kathy Chapman 2012
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Last Day Of Fall Cape Ann Artisans Tour.
Visit Cripple Cove Studios at 97 East Main St and Others
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2012 GHS Football vs Masco Pics From David Cox
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Tables by T.M. Nicholas and Jeff Weaver for Pathways "A Place at the Table"
Good Morning,
attached are 2 more photos taken by Tracey Emanuel of tables painted by Cape Ann artists for the Pathways benefit “A Place at the Table”
#1 is Evening Sail by T. M. Nicholas on display at the Cape Ann Museum
#2 is Island Life by Jeff Weaver and it can be viewed at the Rockport Art Association.
“A Place at the Table” auction gala to benefit Pathways for Children in Friday 11/9 at Cruiseport Gloucester
Thank you for helping us show off these unique tables.
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Community Photos 10/8/12
Paint Factory- The Other Side From Tucker Destino
Hi Joey,
I know you like neat Cape Ann sitings, and this caught my eye. Perhaps you know that Native American lore says our continent is a tortoise, whose ‘Eye’ is Cape Ann. If so, do you suppose this cracked boulder on Thatcher St may be its Eye-&-Mouth?
Enjoy!
Amy Shapiro
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Community Stuff 10/8/12
October 12 meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
At the October 12 meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club we’ll
be taking a look at where the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in
1977, are now (right at the edge of the solar system), where they’re
going (interstellar space!), and where they’ve been (Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, and a whole bunch of moons). We’ll look again at the
amazing path they had to take to get where they are, and what’s up
next for these hardy spacecraft, about to become our first starships.
GAAC meets on the second Friday of every month at St. Paul Lutheran
church in Lanesville, at 8:00. GAAC is on the web at
http://www.gaac.us , on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GAACpage ,
and twitter at @gaactweet.
For more info call 978-281-8079
Or email info@schooner-adventure.org
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Paul Spinola Lottery Win
Hey Joey,
Yeah, the lottery may indeed be a "tax on the stupid",but folks do occasionally win. Thought you may want to share this video of a recent win I had with your lottery playing followers. I purchased this ticket at 7-11 on Bass Ave. I will not be retiring on this but it has certainly improved/upgraded my upcoming cruise!
Thanx!
Paul Spinola
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The Problem with Catch Shares Video From GoodFoodnH2O
This video was featured on www.fisherynation.com
I remember my dad telling me when I graduated from college and was at the crossroads of either coming down the dock or continuing my education to become an Economics professor. He said- “Joey if you come down the dock, there’s always gonna be fish and they’re always gonna need a place to offload them.” Never back then could he or I imagine how much they would have hyper-consolidated the industry and reduce the number of fishermen in our harbor by 80%.
So in the middle of composing this post Pete Mondello pulled up to load bait to go lobstering. Pete doesn’t have any fishing permits any more and he tells me the story of what his father Joe the cobbler said to him- “Pete if everything goes to shit you’ll still be able to go catch some fish for dinner.” Never did he dream back then that if he landed fish he’d get thrown in jail.
What our town was built on- the spirit of the independent fisherman who could get in the business by filling out a sheet of paper for a permit and get out of it as much work as he wanted to put in. Now all that is over. No young guy can afford the millions it will take to get started up in this business as a fisherman and within our lifetime we will see the complete transformation into few large fishing conglomerates from hundreds of fishing families supporting thousands.
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Christian Heeb In Town To Shoot Scenes for A German Travel Book Forwards-
Joey,
here the shot I took of you. I posted it on my Facebook page.
Many thanks
Christian
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Christian Heeb Photography
Linn Parisi from Discover Gloucester swung by the dock with Christian Heed. An incredible photographer who travels the globe photographing for big time publications.
Linn regularly guides influential travel writers around Gloucester with her FAM tours designed to give these writers a great sense of what our community is all about!
Check out his site www.heebphoto.com
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Happy Birthday 40th Father Green!
Fred Bodin writes-
Father Matthew confessed at my gallery opening tonight that tomorrow he will reach the "Big 40." He looks so much younger, but I guess I’ll believe him. Matthew Green was born in Winchester (MA) Hospital on October 7th, 1972. He told me that his time in Gloucester, which has been less than two years, has been hugely enhanced by his connection with Good Morning Gloucester. GMG quickly put him in touch with the local community and the larger community beyond. We know him through his photographs and his words, and they’re all good. If you’ve met Fr. Matthew at Mug Ups, art openings, or other local events, you know how personable and approachable he is. When I took this photo, I asked him to hold up four fingers to signify age his of four decades. Now I think it should be for the next forty years he stays in Gloucester. This priest has blessed us all with his presence.
Fred
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Annoying Sports Media
It bugs the shit out of me when broadcasters refer to today’s game as Brady vs Manning instead of the Pats vs The Broncos.
What, is there noone else on the field you jackasses?
That’s like saying GMG is all me when we all know that it’s really the contributors, the commenters and the casual readers that make it what it is.
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NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert Video
Len Burgess forwards-
In case you missed the webcast of Harold being interviewed by Nick Spitzer at the 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert here’s the website for the rerun:
http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/Oct4-webcast.html
The interview with Harold begins near the end…around 01hr:39min. -Len Burgess
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Doug Brendel Represents! in Belarus, Minsk
Hi, Joey!
I’m in Belarus with the "New Thing" ministry I lead here.
These are photos from a distribution of humanitarian aid to the poor in Minsk.
We distribute about 200 tons a year of donated food and goods here in the former USSR.
GMG readers might enjoy following along thru my photo reports — here’s a link to the first:
http://www.dougbrendel.com/121002report.htm
Doug
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Community Photo 10/7/12
Sea Plane In The Fog From Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
The sea plane that was flying over the harbor on Friday made multiple landing attempts in the outer harbor. I shot this at it was entering the fog for a landing.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Dog Bar Breakwater photo by Anthony Marks
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Community Stuff 10/7/12
Chamber’s Tourism Council to Host “Open Mic” Tourism Mixer on Monday, October 15; All Welcome!
Please plan to join your Cape Ann tourism colleagues on Monday, October 15 at the Rockport Inn & Suites, 183 Main Street, Rockport, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, for the Tourism Council’s fall “Open Mic” meeting and mixer.
All are welcome. Bring and share your ideas, your questions and your visitor stories, and help your Tourism Council and your Chamber shape the Chamber’s 2013 tourism marketing and promotion program. Bring your literature and materials to share as well.
Following a brief opening presentation by the Tourism Council, the bulk of our meeting time will be devoted to an open forum for exchanging ideas, answering questions, and helping shape plans for the Chamber’s 2013 program of work. There will also be time and opportunities for one-on-one conversations and networking.
Matt Anzivino, General Manager of the Rockport Inn & Suites, and Chairperson of the Tourism Council will be our host for the evening, and light refreshments, including beer and wine, will be offered compliments of Rockport Inn & Suites.
There is no charge for this event, and it is open to Chamber members and future members alike. We encourage you to pass along this invitation and bring along a friend as well.
Advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Please email me at peter@capeannchamber.com no later than Friday, October 12 to reserve your place. Best regards, and have a great Columbus Day weekend. Peter
P.S. Be sure to check out Cape Ann Artisans fall open studio tour this weekend, October 6-8. For more information visit here. Also make plans to visit BearskinNeck.net’s first annual Classic Car Show and Cruise in Rockport on Sunday, October 7. See all the details here. For more information about these and other upcoming events on Cape Ann, including the Essex Clamfest and Cape Ann Restaurant Week, visit www.capeannvacations.com/events.
P.P.S. We have received information late yesterday regarding the revised arrival time for the Ms Eurodam on Saturday, October 6. The cruise ship will be arriving in port earlier, with the first passengers expected to arrive at Cruiseport by 8:30 am. Visiting passengers should be arriving in downtown Gloucester and Rockport by 9:00 am or a little earlier and continuing throughout the morning and early afternoon hours.
Jennifer Entwistle writes-
I have been reading your blog for a while now and since you seem to know most everything going on around here, I figured I’d ask. Do you know why there are no street lights, no blinking lights at all functioning at Grant Circle??? This has been going on for weeks, maybe months and it seems a road hazard late at night. Any info? Nothing seems to be on your blog about it, Gloucester city hall, or Goggle that I can find. A post or response would be appreciated. Thank you!
Jennifer Entwistle
Good Morning Gloucester 