My View of Life on the Dock
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t. Carlo’s was packed last night. The band, Exit 11, rocked the house. The guys hadn’t played together for a couple of years, but you’d never know it. Frank Gentile, Jim Frontiero, Mike Lindberg, Pete Malaquias each on instruments and doing vocals had the place dancing and singing along.Their accapellas were incredible. Familiar songs done uniquely their way.
To Mike and all the guys- Thanks for sharing the music and fun! Looking forward to the JJ benefit on Thursday June 25.
No, this isn’t Fiesta. Remember when the carnival was at O’Maley School? I took this shot maybe 13 years ago. Film, of course. I scanned it this morning, gotta remember to find those cool old shots. I’ll put this in the Block Party slide show next month. It won 3rd place in the Summer Sun photo contest that the Times ran back then.
Gloucester – First thought, best thought, always. Write free-flowing, spontaneous prose. Give birth to artistic creation in the heartbeat of the moment, the now, the ever-present now.
These were credos of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and that spirit of unbridled creativity is alive and well in Gloucester musician Willie Alexander.
Alexander, who played with The Lost, the last version of the Velvet Underground, his own Boom Boom Band and The Persistence of Memory Orchestra, is a Boston music legend. Stephen King put Alexander’s song “Mass Ave.” at number 13 on his list of top 25 best rock songs of all time.
Thin and fit at 66, Alexander displays the buoyant energy of an edgy young rocker, but also carries with him the calm wisdom of a man who’s learned what is valuable and lasting. For Alexander, a major part of what is valuable and lasting is the city where he was born and now lives, Gloucester.
Alexander spent the first five years of his life in Gloucester, where his father was the minister of the Baptist Church, then moved to East Providence, R.I., and later to Newtonville, Mass. Just a subway ride away from Boston and Cambridge, Alexander would travel in to hear music at various music joints, like Club 47, which later became the famous Club Passim. It was just before the folk music boom, and Club 47 was a jazz club, home to hipsters and beatniks. To read more, click here…
I’m not sure what this flower is, but they’re blooming outside my door.
By Gloucester Times Staff
The music of Journey — the 1970s and 1980s group that, with lead singer Steve Perry at the helm, churned out hits such as “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Foolish Heart,” “Oh Sherrie,” “Open Arms” and more — will be ringing loud and clear in Gloucester this Memorial Day weekend.
A performance called Captured — The Journey Show, featuring a Boston-based Journey tribute band, will be playing Saturday night at The Gloucester House, with tickets priced at $10 and doors set to open for the show at 8 p.m.
Unlike other tribute acts, Captured — the Journey Show isn’t merely pegged as a tribute band.
The show is billed as one of the country’s premier tributes to Steve Perry and Journey, covering all of the hits from the late 1970s though the 1990s, including some rare cuts. But the performers view themselves as a “cast,” with John Robert Murphy playing the role of Perry, who was Journey’s front man before deciding and announcing in 1987 that he was “toast” and that it was time to leave the group. Journey has reformed and carried on — without Perry — and is once again touring more than two decades later.
Cape Ann Art Haven offers family studio time every Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to bond with your children through art. Cost is $10 for the first child, $5 for each additional child. CAAH also offers classes for third- through fifth-graders every Monday and Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 and 5:30 to 7 p.m. The class runs for one month and costs $60. CAAH also offers classes for sixth- through eighth-graders every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. The class runs for one month and costs $60. To sign up, call 978-283-3888 or visit info@capeannarthaven.com. Walk-ins are welcome.
And more…
From Dave Sag on the Rhumb Line’s Thursday Night Blues Party–
This Thursday at the Rumline we proudly present Mr. Steve Sadler, raconteur and excellent glitarist and vocalizer. Y’all may remember him from the days of the BARKING SHARKS, local rockabilly-goats and rave-up x-spurts. Backing him up will be Jeff Casper, the friendly drummer, and, of course, Greg T. on catarrh and yours truly on first base.
And Saturday I’m proud to say that I’ll be playing at the First Church of Newbury right on Rt. 1a in Newbury, a short ride from town with an All star lineup of Justin Quinn on harp and vocals, Jon Ross on glitar, Curtis Haynes on keys and Per Hanson on drumps.This is a really good band, and we’ll be cranking out all our hits from Justin’s new CD. Start time is 8 pm. There is home cooking available.
Admission is 10 bux. Get outa town and boogie to the primal beat!
Hope to see you there!
From Steve Caraway–
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:00pm
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———————————————————————————————————–The Prolz features Rockport’s Brian DeFort on electric guitar, Manchester’s Pete Kopelin on drums, Gloucester’s Vincent Briguglio on bass, and Dan King on electric guitar and vocals.
The band was an underground alternative rock band that put out one nationally released album and one independent release in the mid 1990s. Their first album, “Workers Meeting,” was distributed by Rotary Records and produced by Dan King. The indie release, “Instinct,” was produced by Tom Hambridge. Both albums are now available worldwide for digital download on iTunes, Amazon.com and Napster…. For more information, click here.
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Elliots at the Blackburn
978-282-1919
1 Main St, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
My favorite gig with the awesome Miss Sandi B!
Sunday brunch with Sandi B!!
http://www.sandibedrosian.com/
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Brain Rolland, an accomplished acoustic guitarist and composer will perform “Sunday Morning Live” at the Seaward Inn, Rockport, from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday during the inn’s Breakfast Buffet by the Sea.
A master of fashioning folk, jazz, flamenco, classical and Latin music flavors for acoustic guitar he will play music from his CD “Dreams of Brazil,” which nominated for Best Instrumental Album/Accoustic by New Age Reporter — and “The Tide’s In,” which debuted at No. 3 on the New Age/World/Ambient charts and has been creeping up on the College Radio’s Top 10 World and Jazz charts over recent months.
For more on the artist, check the blog online at http://www.seawardinn.com.
There is no cover charge, but and reservations are encouraged. Please call 978-546-3471.
May 25, Monday 7:00 to 10:00
Capt Carlos
978-283-6342
27 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, Ma With Nancy Hildegarde in her first Capt Carlos gig of the summer!!
http://www.captaincarlos.com/
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This little guy is Gloucester pooch who can be seen around town walking or hitching a ride like here at the Farmer’s Market last year. He has a human name and belongs to a singa, rowa woman. Any guesses?
From munghq who said….
“the retreat house shed across from Niles Pond on your way out to Braces.” with such conviction that I couldn’t argue even if it was wrong!
Congratulations,munghq!
And how did you know that?
NEW BEDFORD — The Ernestina received a hearty welcome and a round of applause Saturday as the historic schooner, showing off more than $1 million in restoration work, arrived home in the city.
Among those welcoming her were distinguished visitors from the Republic of Cape Verde: Ambassador Fatima Veiga and Consul General Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas.
Also here to mark the schooner’s return was Maria Mendes, the granddaughter of Henriques Mendes, who bought the schooner when it was named the Effie M. Morrissey and gave her the name Ernestina. Mendes refitted the boat and turned it into a trans-Atlantic packet, bringing immigrants here from the Cape Verdean islands.
Okay, this is a little more difficult than last week’s Where’s Zat. It’s definitely off the beaten path, but some of you will get its location! Good luck! I bet Paul will get it.
As always, thanks for playing Where Zat!
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As seen on the back of a t-shirt out at the Rhumb Line!
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Lorre Anderson from the Black Swan was a true supporter of the Cape Ann Symphony yesterday at their plant sale.
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From the Gloucester Daily Times:
Sunday May 17
Yard sale to benefit Cape Ann Animal Aid, 8 a.m. to noon, Blackburn Industrial Park, 12 Blackburn Center, Unit 40. All proceeds benefit CAAA Building Fund. 978-283-6055. http://www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.com.
Elks Family Day, 1 to 3 p.m., Gloucester Lodge of Elks. DJ Leo will entertain the children with music, games and prizes. Guest appearances by Elmo, Chip & Dale, Winnie the Pooh and more. Cook-out lunch served.
Cape Ann Symphony Pops concert, 2 p.m., Fuller School auditorium, Blackburn Circle. Refreshments available. Handicapped-accessible. $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $20 for college students, free for children under 18. For tickets, call 978-281-0543 or visit http://www.capeannsymphony.org.
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe’s “Twelfth Night,” 3 p.m., Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main St. Advance tickets available at Toad Hall Bookstore in Rockport and The Bookstore in Gloucester, or online at http://www.mktix.com/cast. Tickets, $15 and $10 for students and seniors, available at the door.
Organ recital, 4 p.m., St. John’s Church, 48 Middle St. Former music director Gretchen Longwell performs works by Buxtehude, Bach, Adler, Hailstork, Pinkham and Woodman. Reception follows. $15, $10 for seniors and students.
Public invited. 978-283-1708. http://www.stjohnsgloucester.org.
From the Beacon:
In the 19th and early part of the 20th century, some of the world’s egret species were endangered by relentless hunting, since hat makers in Europe and the United States demanded massive numbers of egret plumes and breeding birds were killed in locations all around the world.
Good Morning Gloucester 