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.

Update: SOLD! The Latest Canvas Print Is In- The Bean Does Her Best Vanna White

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20×24 Gloucester At Dawn- The South Channel

All mounted canvas wrap, ready to hang, no framing neccesary. $150 Let me know at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com if you would like to purchase it for yourself or for a gift. 

Video- Secret Swimming From Kenny MacCarthy

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My podcasting buddy Kenny MacCarthy who runs his blog www.capeanninfo.com shares a secret spot for your dog to take a cool dip.

http://www.capeanninfo.com/ Dogtown has lots of trails, carved rocks, ghosts and history. It’s also "dog heaven" on a hot day.

Chickity Check It! Mayor Kirk Touts The Harborwalk In The Boston Globe Metro Section

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Gloucester hopes to lure tourists with high-tech harborwalk

By David Filipov

|  GLOBE STAFF 

  JULY 19, 2012

GLOUCESTER — Among the weathered docks and fishermen’s shacks of this renowned port lives another Gloucester: a world of sea serpents and seafaring stories, world-renowned artists and beloved cultural icons.

The problem has always been how to find it. The working waterfront that supplies the city’s lifeblood also presents a maze of piers and industrial lots that are as difficult for visitors to navigate as they are crucial to Gloucester’s economy.

Next month, the city hopes to solve that problem with the opening of Gloucester Harborwalk, a 1.2-mile loop that brings to light previously hard-to-find historical and cultural lore and reunites the city’s main streets and its seaport. It does so with a network of 42 markers that is accompanied by a virtual tour that can be downloaded onto a smartphone.

City officials see the Harborwalk as a way to lure visitors who stop by for lobster, whale watching, or a trip to the beach into longer stays that will help drive the local economy.

Click here for the entire story and larger photo

Chickity Check It! Cape Ann Museum’s Got A Brand New Designed website

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Melissa Garabedian writes-

Hey Joey!

Congrats on being named BONS Best Blog Editors Choice and Best Blog Readers Choice – well deserved!

I’m sure you’ve probably already saw it, but Cape Ann Museum launched a new website which we are officially announcing today. The site was designed by Plein Air Interactive from Portland Maine. Plein Air specializes in creating websites for museums and cultural organizations.

The new website extends the unique and engaging Cape Ann Museum experience onto the web and social media channels. It allows people to easily be in contact with all aspects of the Museum such as how to visit, exhibitions, events, programs, research and more!

FYI – you don’t want to miss the next Music in the Courtyard series next Friday, July 27 from 4-5pm featuring Allen Estes! Allen Estes brings his unique blend of country, rock ‘n’ roll and folk to the Cape Ann Museum’s summer music series. An opening act for Bonnie Raitt, J Geils, Tim McGraw, America, Jose Feliciano, Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Chesney, Tricia Yearwood and more, Allen Estes is a performer you don’t want to miss! This program is free and open to the public. In case of rain this program will be held inside the Museum.

Thanks again for your continued support and interest in the Cape Ann Museum! Talk to you soon!

Best,

Melissa

Bluegrass on the Lannon Friday Night and $5 off If You Mention GMG When You Call for Tickets

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Kay Ellis writes-

Hi Joey,
Any chance you could give a plug for our Bluegrass Music Sunset Sail on Friday night?

We will give $5/off per ticket if the caller mentions they saw it on GMG when they call for reservations.
I know we have to come up with another date for Cigars and Rum too.
Thanks, Kay

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Update To The Nike Make Me Some Dri-Fit Boxer- Briefs Post

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You may need to read yesterday’s pleas to Nike here to understand what is to follow-

Attention Nike: Make Me Up Some Dri-Fit Boxer Briefs Stat

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Joey C

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Some of you kind readers are sending in links to what I would call compression shorts which are made out of a similar material to Nike Dri-Fit material but I should probably explain why this is no where near what I’m talking about.

Sent in by Rob-

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I’m trying to let my boys hang free.  I’m not looking to mash my junk all up inside my body cavity like those spandex wearing cyclists who are looking for a .00000001 percent time savings in their bike next race.

There was a spirited conversation on twitter on the subject yesterday.

When asked how many pairs you would commit to buying here are the responses-

John McElhenny-

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Patrick Ryan Puts A Name To Them “Bizalls”-

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Ryan Pinkham wants to know what kind of squares still wear underwear to begin with

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McElhenny’s imagination gets the best of him-

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Patrick Ryan with the obligatory Cyclist reference-

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Steve Saleeba piles on-

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Now this is just plain rediculous-

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McElhenny calls for a biker cap to top it off right-

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Kenny MacCarthy concurs-

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I’m looking for comfort and I don’t want my nuts on a hot sweaty day stuck to my leg.  As I’ve gotten older let’s just say that the boys don’t hang as high and tight as they used to.  So I’d like a little room for them to hang out and not be all smashed up in my shorts, know what I mean?

I also don’t want pink, purple, navy blue lime green, polka dotted or any combination of the sort.  I want white.  The way underwear is supposed to be.

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Also sent in by Rob C-

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Who in the world needs that kind of gap underneath their ball bag?  I don’t need  a shelf, I just need the classic boxers.  I’m thinking those grey ones are made for eunuchs.

So Nike, if you’re listening just think of a classic style boxer short but made out of your awesome Dri-Fit moisture wicking material.  Not hard to whip up is it?

Gloucester Jazz Singers In Danvers From Terry Weber

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Stopped by Ponte Vecchio restaurant in Danvers on Sunday night and Gloucester folks Barbara and Al Boudreau were singing and playing in a jazz band there. Really enjoyed the show (and the food!). Barbara sings and Al sings, as well as plays the drums. Their duets are kind of fun as they sing about their (mostly comical) ups and downs of being married.  They also host an occasional jazz Supper Club at the Gloucester House and other North shore locations. To check out their upcoming schedule you can visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Barbara-Al-Boudreau-Quartet/88511732526. (The sax player is Billy Novick of Lexington)

Guest Post From Tuffy- Skipper of The Degelyse

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FW: feb. 2012 — last trap hits the dock @ capt. joes ,,,, season over !!

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Community Stuff 7/19/12

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Website   What’s Going On At The Gloucester Writer’s Center-

On June 24th, Vincent’s 99th Birthday, his friend Lee Strauss challenged the GWC to match a $5,000 grant. At this time we have just over $2,000 more to raise. If everyone gives $10-15 we’d be over the top! If the spirit moves you, click here and scroll down the page to the Donate button. It will take you to our Paypal site where you can make a credit card donation. Thanks!

Call for Poems!

Bennington Writers Read

Wednesday, July 18th at 7:30 pm @GWC

Come hear Patricia Sutherland and Charlotte Coe Lemann. Patricia will read from an essay of her memoir, I Belong To Glasgow, which was recently published in Consequence Magazine. Charlotte will read from her current manuscript, To Bear the Beams of Love, to be completed by her 80th birthday, a year from now.

Vincent Katz & Vivien Bittencourt

July 25, 2012 7:30 pm @GWC

Vincent and Vivian will use Charles Olson’s Maximus Poems, in

tandem with the poet’s biography, to make an examination of

place and time. As they have done in the past when researching

locales related to the Roman poet Sextus Propertius, so in

Gloucester they will use Maximus, plus other writings, as a map

to trace locales of importance to Olson.

GMG Sweeps The 2012 BONS (Best of North Shore) Magazine Awards For Best Blog Editors Choice and Best Blog Readers Choice

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Congrats! Best Blog Readers Choice and Editors Choice!

http://nshoremag.com/bons2012-blog/

Ashley Drinkwater

northshore magazine

From North Shore Magazine–

July 17, 2012 by Northshore ·

 

Photos, food content, and area events are a few of the things you’ll find posted by Joey Ciaramitaro, the outspoken author of Good Morning Gloucester. The blog’s popularity is evidenced by its always-active (and entertaining) comment threads. Good Morning Gloucester, goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com

Readers’ Choice: Good Morning Gloucester

Editors’ Choice: Good Morning Gloucester

I want you all to read one sentence very carefully from North Shore Magazine’s Announcement-

The blog’s popularity is evidenced by its always-active (and entertaining) comment threads.

This isn’t just Joey Ciaramitaro and My Awesome Contributors’ Award, This Is Every Person that submits a story, and especially the people who are active in the comment section telling our contributors how much you appreciate their energy, positive spirit and artistic abilities.

Thank you each and every one of you who have given us so much back in the form of positive energy which keeps us driving and pushing to be the very best for you. Love Ya!

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2012 Reid’s Ride Photos From Tina Ketchopolos

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Joey:  Here are some photos from Reid’s Ride in memory of Reid Sacco that took place yesterday from Lynnfield ending at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.

Reid’s parents Gene and Lorraine Sacco of Lynnfield began this event in memory of their son Reid R. Sacco.  They are an incredible parents with lots of support from wonderful family members and friends.

The ride is a 28-mile Bike-a-thon , a fun and rewarding way to support clinical and scientific research into finding more  treatments — and someday a cure — for the cancers that predominantly strike adolescents and young adults. Cyclists of all ages and abilities pedal their way from Lynnfield to Cape Ann in what is the primary fund-raising event for the Reid Sacco Memorial Foundation.  The event registration fees, sponsorships and donations benefit the Reid Sacco Memorial Cancer Research Fund, and this fund supports clinical and research programs in the area of young adult cancers. The Foundation’s mission is to improve the outlook for this population of cancer patients, a population that has been tragically underserved by recent advances in cancer treatment.

Sacco was born July 24, 1984, which is intentionally close to the ride date. Sacco’s goal was to ride in a bike-a-thon to prevent young adult cancer, but cancer took his life before he achieved that desire. He died June 16, 2005 at the age of 20.   Reid was enrolled at Columbia University to study Chemical Engineering

In late June 2012, the Reid R. Sacco AYA Program at Tufts Medical Center was announced – the program includes the establishment this summer of the Reid R. Sacco Adolescent & Young Adults Clinic for Cancer and Blood Diseases, as well as the establishment of the Reid R. Sacco AYA Fund to support educational initiatives at Tufts.   This extraordinary achievement was made possible by your participation in Reid’s Ride over the years.

This year’s Reid Rice raised over $100,000. with donations still coming in!