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.

Carrie Fisher Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

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    “Holding on to a resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

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Carrie Fisher (1956-    )
Born to Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, one of Hollywood’s golden postwar couples who messily divorced when she was two, the actress, novelist, lecturer, and screenwriter is perhaps best know for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the early Star Wars movies. She is thought of as one of the smartest people in the film industry and has had a less well-know career as a script doctor and writer. Her novel Postcards from the Edge and her memoir Wishful Drinking detail her battles with substance abuse and eating disorders. The Emmy Award winning Fisher continues to tour as a lecturer and appears frequently on television (30 Rock, Sex in the City, etc.)

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Merry Christmas and A Feel Good Turkey Story From Charity (no relation) Ciaramitaro

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If you don’t feel good about the way you or your mom cooks your Turkey after seeing this shit-show then god help us all.

Charity writes-

First turkey: my poor vegetarian mommy tried to cook a nice turkey for my brother and his beautiful girlfriend.  Second turkey: my daughter and I cooked, she is just basting it one more time.  I gave her directions but she didn’t listen.  She called me crying and said she couldn’t talk about it for 6 months. I warned her that it might end up on Good Morning Gloucester.  She said OK as a warning to others and as long as we don’t verbally talk about it.
Happy Holidays!
Charity Ciaramitaro

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Is that pineapple I see in that turkey?

Note to self- do not under any circumstances eat at a vegetarian’s house for Thanksgiving.

Sold Out Again- Thank You GMG Community

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Well the first batch of 100 sold out in three days so I reordered 50 and am keeping 10 for myself.  I’m not going to take any more orders but I have a few (6 or so) that I’ll keep for folks if they want to pick them up here at the dock- first come first served.

TO CLARIFY ALL OF THE DVD’s are THE SAME none of them in the first or second batch have Saturday Greasy Pole or The Why I Love Gloucester Interviews.  If I order another batch the new batch won’t have those chapters in the either.

If enough people write in on the comments on this post that they wanted to buy some I’ll consider putting in an order for another 50.

I want to thank all the folks that ordered them and despite my mess up of sending in the wrong master copy to the duplicator and the DVD missing those two chapters (out of 21) we actually sold a record number yesterday and after contacting some folks about the mess up we didn’t have a single person cancel their order.

I still believe that this DVD is unlike anything ever produced that captures so much of the essence of Gloucester despite it missing the Saturday Greasy Pole (it still has the Friday 2011 Greasy Pole).

Here is a preview of the opening chapter featuring background music from Dan King put to a slide show of my favorite Gloucester at Dawn Photos in widescreen format-

I’m taking the order form down as well so if you didn’t order one you can let me know that you intended to and I may place another order if there is enough interest on Monday.

Here’s the details from yesterday:

The DVD is still awesome but thought I should let people know about it.  If the reason you bought one was because out of the 21 Chapters those two were critical to your decision to purchase one I will issue you a refund before I ship them.

They look great and I’m thrilled with the results of how they play and Beth Swan’s cover arrangement, I just must have slipped one of the test DVD’s into the envelope when it went to the duplication company.  It still has the Friday Greasy Pole, the mutant lobsters, the Novenas, The Gloucester at Dawn Video with Dan King’s music to it, The Good Harbor Zen videos, Down in The Fish Hold of The Captain Domenic, and more.

Just thought I’d let y’all know before I ship them though in case that was why you bought one.

I’ll be writing a check out for $132 for the Greasy Pole rebuilding fund.  We ordered 150 total DVD’s, I’m keeping 10 for myself and 8 DVD’s were given as extras when people ordered 5 and got one free and one person who ordered 10 and got two free and I assume the 6 extra DVD’s that are unsold will sell so I added them into the total as if they were sold and paid for.

Brianmoc Just Crushes this Bass Rocks Sunrise

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Check out Brian’s Site Here

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Brian also has a ton of Sport Fishing Info On His Site-

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED!!!! Guess The Old Geezers Age!

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You know those community people who are always there volunteering to help make all the good stuff happen around town?

Well we’ve got quite a few of them who just so happen to be part of the GMG team but my buddy Ed Collard is ALWAYS the first guy to jump in and volunteer his time to make others enjoy themselves in our community.

I couldn’t even begin to list all the stuff he has helped out on and if I tried to I’d never make it out of the office today.  All done with a smile.  The guy is truly special and I can’t begin to express how lucky I am to have him as a friend and confidant.

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So be sure if you see the guy with the porno stash today you wish him a happy birthday.  We will have some breakfast at Passports at 8:45AM and then he will be setting up the lights and buoys on the Lobster trap tree.

Happy Birthday Buddy!

Write how old you think he is in the comments to this post.

Chickity Check It! The Rockport Legion Band’s Stupendous Blog!

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Click here to check it out

You can find out all about their upcoming performances-

Performances for November and December, 2011

November and December Appearances

Friday, November 11, 2011 (Veteran’s Day) — Legion Hall, downbeat at 9:15 A.M.
(Small band)

Thursday, December 1, 2011 Rehearsal at Rockport Methodist Church, Main Street 7:30 PM
(Full Band)

Friday, December 2, 2011 Concert at Rockport Methodist, 7:00 PM
(Full Band)

Thursday, December 8, 2011 Concert at Rockport Congregational Church, 7:00 PM
(Full Band)

Thursday, December 15, 2011: Concerts at Golden Living and Den-Mar 7:00 PM, followed by RLB gathering at Legion Hall. (Split Band)

All of these dates are confirmed.

There are also lots of pictures-

Artists Announced for December 1 Gloucester Creates Exhibit

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Valerie Marcley writes-

The opening night reception of the Gloucester Creates Exhibit kicks off at 5 pm December 1 at the Annie in downtown Gloucester. The show’s emphasis is to highlight local emerging artists.

Cape Ann’s Kerry Mullen, Juliet Chamberlain, Wendie Demuth, Matt Rose, Marion Hall, Andy Jones, Bonnie Sylvester, Lauren Maher, Laurie Strickland, Alice Gardner, Jurek Schreiner, Keara Watson, Linda Palmer and Allie Mandell have created a multi-media show. Painting, drawings, photography, sculpture, miniatures, and pixel art along with a selection of hand crafted cards, toys and jewelry are included for holiday sales. The evening’s dynamic is enhanced with a live Annie rehearsal, music and a mural in progress.

The Gloucester Creates show is part of the Ladies Christmas Shopping Stroll in downtown Gloucester December 1 and continues December 2 and 3 from 3 to 7 pm. A second reception, part of the Men’s Shopping Stroll, is on December 8 at 5 pm.

Where are the upcoming artists on Cape Ann? They are at the Annie (the Cape Ann Theatre), One Washington Street at the corner of Main in Gloucester, MA.

Some of our artists:

Andy Jones

 

Marion Hall

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Wendie Demuth

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Jurek Schreiner

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Thankgiving Day Dunk

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Hi Joey

This is the first year of our annual Thanksgiving Day dunk at Coffins Beach. Afterr dinner 6 of us decided to test the waters!

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This brings us to The Rocky Neck New Year’s Day Plunge.

Here’s our Pledge To plunge List-

Is your name on here?  If not comment on this post and I’ll add you to the list of plungers to join us!

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Donna Ardizzoni
Rick Moore
Ed Collard
Paul Morrison
Rick Paolillo
Melissa Cox
Dr. Ray Cahill
Colleen Apostolos-Marsh & Lotus Marsh
Lukas and Lasse Struppe
Owen, Henry, and Jon Hardy
Alexandra Rhinelander
Charles Du Deaubien Gaspien (or something like that)
Ericka Hyam

Pathways for Children

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Purchase tickets at www.pw4c.org for the Pathways for Children Second Annual Snow Ball on 12/16 at Cruiseport.  The evening begins at 6:30PM with a reception honoring Stacy Randell and 20 years of Cape Ann Families.  At 7:00PM, a sparkling night follows with dancing, hearty hors d’oeuvres & a silent auction.  Proceeds will support all programs of Pathways for Children.  For more info contact cdellaporta@pw4c.org or 978.281.2400 x 154.

Wreath-Making Workshop at Essex Shipbuilding Museum – Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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Have you ever wanted to make your own wreath with your personal touches, but weren’t sure where to start?  Join us on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 between 4 pm and 7 pm at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum ’s Waterline Center as Susie Talbot, of Forget-Me-Not Garden Services, guides us through putting together and decorating a 20” wreath. Wreaths, different styles of ribbons, dried and live fruit, and an assortment of accent greens will be provided so the wreath you take home will reflect you. Should you have a unique item you wish to use on your wreath, please bring it. We would also appreciate it if you have your own clippers or scissors if you brought them along. Due to the nature of this workshop, space will be limited. Registration charges will be based on the number of wreaths you wish to make. The cost for each wreath is $35. You may register for the workshop by going to www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org, or calling 978-768-7541 and leaving a message.

This Is Gloucester DVD Missing Two Chapters

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I regret to tell you guys that somehow or other the master used for the “This is Gloucester DVD is missing two chapters- The Why I Love Gloucester Interviews and the Saturday Greasy Pole Chapter.

The DVD is still awesome but thought I should let people know about it.  If the reason you bought one was because out of the 21 Chapters those two were critical to your decision to purchase one I will issue you a refund before I ship them.

They look great and I’m thrilled with the results of how they play and Beth Swan’s cover arrangement, I just must have slipped one of the test DVD’s into the envelope when it went to the duplication company.  It still has the Friday Greasy Pole, the mutant lobsters, the Novenas, The Gloucester at Dawn Video with Dan King’s music to it, The Good Harbor Zen videos, Down in The Fish Hold of The Captain Domenic, and more.

Just thought I’d let y’all know before I ship them though in case that was why you bought one.

If you want to buy one from the second batch there are 21 DVDs left to sell which should be here by the end of the week and will probably sell out by tomorrow.

 

Here are some screen shots of the menu-

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Newlyweds Paul & Mary Spinola Represent!

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Good Morning Joey,

We are big fans of GMG, thanks for all the hard work you do creating and keeping up with everything Glosta! Your mom (who we work with) was nice enough to supply me with some GMG stickers to "represent" with during our recent trip to St. Thomas and subsequent honeymoon cruise to the Southern Caribbean. After getting married on the beach in St. Thomas, we visited Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Maarten.

Here we are at beautiful Magens Bay in St Thomas as well as a pic of me at Boo Boo Jam Beach in St. Maarten.

Feel free to post!

Thanks and keep up the great work!

Newlyweds Paul & Mary Spinola

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Judith Montferrante Newsletter

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NEWS and EVENTS

I am in the Gallery Della-Piana show "The Beauty of the Beast: The Animal as Muse" November 26 through January 15, 2012. Gallery Della-Piana is at 152 Rear Main Street, Wenham, MA.  Opening reception is for Saturday, November 26th 5-7 pm.  A special Holiday night also scheduled for December 8th from 5-8 pm.

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Elephants of the Masai Mara

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am featured in the Holiday Show at the The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery at 511 West 25th Street in Chelsea, NYC, NY (Whitehall building – between 1oth and 11th Street) from December 2 through January 3 (with a probable 2 week extension). Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11am – 5 pm.

The Gala Champagne Reception and Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 8 pm. We would love to see you there.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Winter Show:  Rocky Neck Comes to Town open now with Reception December 3, 5 to 8 pm.  130 Main Street, Gloucester, MA.

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I am represented by  State of the Art II Gallery at 18 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA.

Visit the Topside Pub and Restaurant and see my Solo Art Exhibit in the Pub area as well as a section of the restaurant for the entire season. These pictures will be seen in a new TV show sponsored in part by National Geographic tentatively titled "Blue Gold" .  It will detail the sagas of the Tuna fisherman of Gloucester with some episodes shot at the Topside Grill. Similar to "Deadliest Catch"." and planned for the spring or summer.Slideshow preview of my PUB Art exhibit at: JudithMPhotography at the Topside.

Photography Hints and Reviews:

Top 10 Most Popular Photography Artices of 2011

by PictureCorrect Photography Tips.  Click for Link.

A good review for the New Year.

Extra, Extra on Plug-Ins: Just had the pleasure of reviewing the new OnOne

Perfect Photo Suite 6

Wow! Lots of great tool updates with some new ones such as Perfect Portrait.

High Five Photo Tips for DECEMBER:

1. When shooting Portraits, alter you viewpoint and either get up higher and shoot down or lower and shoot up. Try direct eye contact and then have the subject look outside the field of the camera or inside the camera field. Try props or candid poses often during action such as with jumping or in an activity. Add light Painting (more on this technique for January)

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2. Lighting is the key to compositing. This will make the selections easier and the composite look real. The lighting on the subject and on the composite needs to match. Another trick – don’t include the feet if possible. Plan ahead.

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3. Simple compositions are often best. Clean and pure. Follows my photo motto: Simplify.

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4. Foreground elements help to balance a composition. Choose them wisely. Use leading lines to draw the eye into the photo.

Or just look for patterns and colors.

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5. Location, location, location. True in photography as it is in real estate. Choose a great location and a landmark of that location to be the key focus. This is an infra red pannoramic shot vertically at Pepsico in New York.
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Infra Red Panno

Judith Monteferrante Photography has a three tiered focus:  Fine Art Photography, Portrait Photography and Education. Contact Judith to schedule a portrait session. Art Galleries that show her work are listed under Professionals on the website. Photography workshops and private instruction are available.  Workshop schedule is in the News and Events section above as well as under Events in the website.

The Franklin Cape Ann Newsletter

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Maria writes-

A Week of Thanks November 17-25

Thank you to all of our customers and friends for another great year at The Franklin Cape Ann. 

As an expression of our gratitude to you for your continued patronage, we have included a couple of very sweet coupons in this newsletter – print them, clip them and use them soon – they are too good to let them last forever!

Scroll down for a coupon for $5 off any entree on Black Friday. Even sweeter is our 20% off Gift Card Coupon, good THIS weekend only.

And, what’s more, we have included some announcements about events and special promotions  to help our friends to really celebrate the season.  So much fun is in the air!

As a reminder, The Franklin Cape Ann will be closed on Thanksgiving Day to allow our staff to spend time with their families and we hope that you will enjoy your day with the people you love.

We appreciate our customers, and we are happy to show it!

Happy Thanksgiving,~Maria

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