My View of Life on the Dock
Maggie Harper writes-
Hey Joey……
Just wanted to let you know that as of this moment, the Chronicle show on Gloucester is scheduled for Monday July 9th. So let you vast followers know — with the proviso it could be later, if news events warrant.
It was great to meet you — have a great Fiesta this weekend!!!!!!
..Maggie H.
Maggie Harper / Producer, CHRONICLE
Ryan Pinkham just graduated from Northeastern with a marketing degree. He is a local man done good and believe me when I tell you he knows his social media marketing.
Ryan is part of a group of young Gloucester adults who have restored faith in the youth of our city. There are a group of young men and women in their early 20’s in town that I’ve been completely blown away by in the past year as to how much they have their shit together. Educated, well dressed, well mannered, responsible hard working people that make me think that as good as it is right now in Gloucester, the best is yet to come if people like this are our future.
There seems to be a whole group of them, people like Rebecca Linquata, Erica Mitchell, Joe LaRocca, Mike Torres, Ty Rogers, Jon Vizena, Shannon McCarthy, Steven Fletcher, Lily Linquata, Austin Souza, Liv Hauck, David Brooks, Dawn Gadow, the list goes on and on… all really good people that have made me think that the future is really looking bright if these are our future leaders.
So follow along with Ryan’s insights in his column on marketing yourself and your business
Here’s just one excerpt and following the excerpt is a link to a feed of all his latest musings on social media marketing-
JULY 6, 2012 BY RYAN PINKHAM LEAVE A COMMENT
People do not love being sold to.
Whether it’s hanging up on a telemarketer, slamming the door on a salesman, or driving their car until the wheels fall off in an effort to avoid the sales pitch at the car lot—most people don’t respond well to sell, sell, sell.
But there are things they do love—or at least love more than being sold to. And those things can actually be used to improve your chances of making the next big sale and driving business results for your brand.
Here are seven things people love and how they can be used to get more results from your email marketing. [Read more…]
Link to follow Ryan Pinkham’s marketing column here
You can also follow him on twitter, he’s one of the more interesting people I follow on a daily basis- @RyanPinkham
Look for an upcoming interview here on these pages
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Hi Joey.
Thought I would share some pictures from the 4th of July Firemen’s Parade in Rockport.
Enjoy!
Angela
Hi Joey
Thanks for posting my rainbow over the 128 bridge photo.
I was out kayaking today on the Annisquam and photographed this osprey whose got a nest nearby. I don’t know how common they are here but it was exciting to see him. Sandy Chadwick
Hello GMG,
Last weekend I took my first trip ever out to Thacher’s Island, and it was fabulous! Sunny, breezy, beautiful scenery, interesting history, and plenty of Homies! Our guide Chris from Thacher Island Association was very friendly, and we even caught a glimpse of seals swimming nearby on the boat-ride back. A great experience, I highly recommend it.
Lori Viator
Hi Joey,
Here’s a picture I took Tuesday. I was thrilled to see the folks from Cape Ann Sup break out the lit up boards!
Hope you can use it, love GMG!!
Best, Sue Antinoro
Wingersheek rocks! from Judy Beavers-
A few pictures from Wingersheek.
Not the best photography nor best camera … but they represent some of the innate beauty that surrounds us.
To me, they evoke a sense of peace & meditation, which is always available when sitting on the rocks at Wingersheek.
Judy
"Time spent wasted at the beach, is not time wasted." T.S.Elliot
Dear Joey,
The Board of the Magnolia LIbrary Center would love it if you could announce our upcoming annual Art Show this weekend, July 13-15.
The Magnolia Library Art Show is in its 35th year and this year the Show will feature 55 amazing artists and photographers. The Library will be filled with beautiful works in watercolor, acrylic, oil, photography and sculpture – all for sale. Proceeds benefit the Magnolia Library Center and admission is free.
The Show kicks off with an Artist Reception on Friday evening from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. The Show continues on Saturday from 10:00am – 6:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Our website is www.magnolialibrary.org.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
The Magnolia Library Board
Subject: Talk on A Gift of Dreams – Growing Up in Essex in the 1950’s, by Robert Benjamin
Location: Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Time: 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Place: Waterline Center, Essex Shipbuilding Museum,
Rear 66 Main Street, Essex MA 01929
Admission: $8 members, $10 nonmembers
Contact: info@essexshipbuildingmuseum, 978-768-7541 Wed. – Sun., 10 -5
A Gift of Dreams is a coming-of-age tale set in the Essex young Bob Benjamin knew in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. It serves not only as a recounting of his experiences but also as a tribute to Essex and the way of life it exemplifies.
Mr. Benjamin has been through several totally different careers and is currently an author, artist and model airplane designer and builder, now focusing on original designs or gas-to-electric conversions of popular kits. In 2006 he was inducted into the Model Airplane Hall of Fame.
At present he is researching for his latest book, an historical novel set in Essex while it was still known as Chebacco Parish. The story centers around the town’s shipbuilding traditions as focused through the lens of the social-political-economic issues around the time of the War of 1812.
Please join us to help with the setting of his new book and to reminisce with
Mr. Benjamin in the Waterline Center of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum at 7:30 p. m. on Tuesday, June 12. Admission is $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Hi Joey,
Thank you so much for putting together such a great blog!!! I look at it every morning (for about the last three years) with my coffee before I start work, and it really makes my day! Wish I were there most of the time, but for now, it will have to be summer vacations. Your blog alerts me when there are good deals to be had on Groupon for whale watching and the Thomas E. Lannon cruises, and the best places to eat to add to my list of many favorites, so thank you very much for that! I also look forward to looking at the Business webcams and so many of them are down. I don’t know why, and there may be a good reason for this but I really miss being able see Main Street, it always makes me feel as if I am there. Is there a possibility of them coming back online? If not, I will stop looking for it. Just thought I would ask!
Thanks again for all your time and effort, it is really appreciated far and wide!
See you this summer for some lobstas!
Cheryl
Hi Joey:
Just a quick thank you for all the good plugs you put in for the Cape Ann Artisan Tour this past weekend! We really appreciate it.
I took this photo in your honor. The sticka with my newly created prayer sticks at Bond Street Studio.
lol
Terry
Bond Street Studio – Elegant Cards, Fine Art Photography
Watercolor & Mixed Media
Bond Street Studios
http://newmoongreetings.com/BondStreet/
She somehow got left out of the list of acknowledgments so here you go Laine- your very own special recognition!
Thank you and thank you to everyone else mentioned here
Karen Pischke Submits-
2012 Fiesta proceeded with storm clouds in the background. As an
enthusiastic crowd cheered on the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria at
Sunday’s Seine Boat Race I was reminded of a quote by Jesse Owens- "We all
have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an
awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." Well
done rowers! Dream On!
Meg Lee submits-
Hi Joey,
A few pics from "the other waterfront".
The first 2 photos are of some tall navy ships docked @ the State Fish Pier on Seaport Blvd. These were taken Tuesday morning at dawn.
Photos 3-8 were taken from the roof of 25 Drydock Ave, where I work. There are 5 navy vessels docked @ Black Falcon Terminal next to my building. I apologize for the obstruction of the Terminal but you get the idea. The sunrise photo is of Logan Airport. Photos 9-11 are from Fan Pier, taken on my lunch break, where there was a fire boat cruising around, and the Roseway was docked next to the Moakley Court House.
Best, Meg Lee
Took the water taxi from Long Wharf to Charlestown and ended up stopped in the middle of everything. A great day.
-Len Burgess
Hi Joey,
I was fortunate enough to witness this encounter that a boy had with a baby seal in Wonson Cove today. I’m not sure who had the bigger smile when it was over, but they were both very happy! The kayaking he is using is a fantastic boat for small kids and a great value! Check out our write up about them here: http://northshorekid.com/story/lifetime-wave-kayaks-are-great-starters
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Terry Milton forwards-
The annual Hammond Castle Psychic Faire will take place on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th from 11:00 – 4:00. The admittance fee, $10 adults, $8 Seniors, and $6 children, includes entrance to Hammond Castle and to the Psychic Faire, as well as free admission to all psychic and metaphysical workshops, and a rare tour of the castle, led by Curator John Pettibone, which will emphasize the psychic bond shared by John Hammond and his wife.
Readings will be offered separately and priced at $25 per 15 minutes. They will include a variety of readers who offer a potpourri of psychic “tools of the trade” including Astrology, Palmistry,.Stones, Mediumship, etc.
Further information will be posted on HammondCastle.org.
I can be reached by telephone for further information at 978-283-7532.
I am also sending as an attachment a poster concerning the Hammond Castle Psychic Fair.
Thank you Terry Milton
Hammond Castle will be the home of a Renaissance Faire on July 21st and 22nd. More information on Abbadia Mare or Abbey by the Sea Renaissance Festival can be found at www.abbadiamarefestival.com and at www.HammondCastle.org.
Those that know me know that power tools and me are generally not the best of friends. I am not ashamed to say that Sista Felicia is probably 20 times more skilled with powertools as I am. That’s a combination of how great she is with them and how god awful I am.
But after the fun and glory of the Horribles Parade award ceremony the part that no one looks forward to is the dismantling of the float.
Finished and Trailer returned at 9:30PM!
Sweat equity baby!
Thanks Ed, Ron, Felicia, BJ, Barry and Amanda
Please patronize these GMG Approved Community Minded Businesses
gimmesound.com — local live music listings. Find every live music show in Gloucester and Cape Ann — listen to music on-line & download — all for free.
The Lone Gull is a family owned coffeehouse located on Main Street in historic downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts. Our ideal location makes us a great place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat, to chat with friends, or to have a business meeting. We offer free wi-fi to our customers, extremely comfortable couches and chairs, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
Stones is a small comfortable neighborhood pub in Gloucester, MA, America’s oldest seaport! We offer homemade soups, sandwiches and desserts all made on premises before your eyes in the open kitchen. The delicious smells welcome when you come in the door to a warm greeting.
978-283-0750
Steve Noble who does so much community work donating his time toward many great causes.
The new executive director of the Chamber of Commerce says that Good Morning Gloucester does so much for the community that he wanted to personally be a sponsor of the 2012 GMG horribles parade float
Donna Ardizzoni and Rick Moore
With Circle Consulting, small and mid-size companies can cost-effectively leverage world-class technology experience. We keep up with the latest developments in the rapidly changing technology sector, so you can focus on your core business. Let us do what we do best so that you can do what you do best.
Tim Blakeley From Gloucester Bytes the man who made the Gloucester Webcam project possible!
for letting us use his trailer
From the deck of SV Linnet in the Deer Island Thoroughfare near Stonington Maine.
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) Born into an aristocratic family, the Comte Saint-Exupéry studied at the French Naval Academy and architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts before joining the army in his early twenties and learning to fly. He became a celebrated airmail pilot on the route between Toulouse and Dakar (Senegal), and wrote movingly in high French style about his life as a pilot. During the Second World War, exiled to New York from Nazi-occupied France, Saint-Exupéry wrote his best known work, The Little Prince, a work of philosophical reflection masquerading as a children’s story. Returning to Europe to fight with the Free French, late in the war, Saint-Exupéry was lost at sea during a photo-reconnaissance flight. He was the recipient of the Légion d’honneur.
Greg Bover
Emma and Dan Talbot are celebrating their wedding anniversary. But sometimes love in the suburbs can get a bit messy.
Staring Nicole Trauffer and Matt Stapleton
Voice of Margo performed by Taylor Macomber
Written & Directed by Rick Macomber
Part of the July 1, 2012 "Under 3 Minute Film Challenge" sponsored by Anticipate Media and Macomber Productions. For this challenge each cinematographer, using a pen as a prop, had to produce a narrative script and shoot it in a few hours on location at The Willows Park in Salem, MA. In addition the phrase "This isn’t going to be easy" also had to be used in the story.
The actors did an amazing job performing on such short notice. Thanks to all of the crew and special thanks to The City of Salem and to Florence and George Ahmed of Salem Willows.
Here’s another one to check out by Paul Antico titled "Timing" vimeo.com/45105680
All of the shorts in this challenge were filmed on the Canon Cinema EOS C300.
click the picture below for the video
The 2012 New England Beach Soccer Cup at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Filming and editing done by Anthony Sanfilippo:
anthonysans.com
www.youtube.com/anthonysans1
twitter.com/anthonysans
facebook.com/videosans
Audio Credit: Skrillex- "Breaking a Sweat"
Good Morning Gloucester 