My View of Life on the Dock
If you need to get rid of anything in these categories this is a great way to do it both properly and to benefit important causes!!
March 28 (Next Saturday); 8AM-noon – Recycling day at Fuller School parking lot
– Recycling of televisions ($10-20), appliances ($10-20), computers ($5), monitors ($5), printers, copiers, cell phones, air conditioners, microwaves, stereos, vacuum cleaners and much, much more. If it plugs in, we’ll take it. Big Brother/Sister will be accepting clothing items also. All for One Cause is providing this Electronic Recycling Collection – a great community event. For more information, contact Jane Hiltz 978-281-1883 or Mary Lou Balbo 978-283-0797.
From Ron-
This blog, hosted by noted author and Gloucester historian, Ron Gilson, will commence regular publication on Friday, March 20th, 2009. We look forward to your joining and engaging us as we embrace both the past and the future of America’s oldest commercial fishing port, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
I really enjoyed our three part interview with Ron this week. To check it out you can click on these links-
Ron Gilson Author Of An Island No More, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s Geno working away in the Dory shop. I wonder if he considers it work when you do something you obviously love. I’ll have to ask him next time I see him.
Look for the first part of our interview today at 2:00PM
Geno Mondello’s Dory Shop, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Janice Lufkin Shea GHS Class of 63, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This is a good buddy of mine. Real nice guy. One of the best! Can you guess who it is?
Take a walk downtown and see if you can locate these St. Patrick’s Day displays before we post the poll. It will give you a chance to see the actual windows and visit some of the store owners and their employees. 
I talked with many of them today and they would like you to consider shopping downtown. There’s incredible items in all of these stores.
And the kids from Art Haven had a ball decorating their windows for the competition.
Go downtown and check it out!
82 GHS Yearbook- Erika Hansen and Tim Geary Most Theatrical, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s Joey Palmisano…Champion of the Children’s Games on Fiesta Saturday….blueberry pies,watermelon, and EGGS! He always does an amazing job with all those kids. All around good guy!
Here is Sandy Favazza and Donny Femino. Sandy’s father was the skipper of the Saint Peter III He landed millions and millions of whiting at our dock with my Grandfather Captain Joe and Father and Uncle Charlie.
Donny Femino was a football star and currently retired from teaching at GHS after many many years. He lobsters for Frank and I down at our dock.
82 GHS Yearbook, Don Femino and Sandy Favazza, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Through generous donations from our community David Brooks at Art Space has the equipment for a community dark room. Coming soon….
David Brooks Announces Generous Darkroom Donations And Community Dark Room Project, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is fellow Block Party Committee member and all around good egg Erika Hansen’s ’82 yearbook photo. Erika tells me she wasn’t around to have an official yearbook picture so they used a passport photo.
(Looks more like a mug shot to me)
Erika Hansen 82 GHS Yearbook Photo, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here is Cousin Larry’s 1982 Yearbook Picture. Larry is a regular reader of GMG. I hope I catch him off guard with this one!
Cousin Larry 1982 GHS Yearbook Photo, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Hello Joe-
I just wanted to thank you for posting the flyer for our benefit concert on Sunday, February 22nd. This was part of our Rockin’ the Meetinghouse! Series in celebration of Black History Month. Despite the wet and cold weather we had a fine audience and Gordon Michaels gave a stunning, humorous and wonderfully musical performance of Fats Waller songs.
Although some of the original lyrics were a bit naughty for a church performance, Gordon reworked them to suit and had the congregation roaring with laughter. The ticket receipts were $1,065! Even after expenses and sharing the proceeds with the performers a good sum was added to our Meetinghouse Restoration Fund.
The exterior of the 1806 landmark structure, which is on the National Historic Register and Gloucester’s oldest standing church building, is now nearly complete. We are intent upon restoring the Federal Period interior to its original glory, including the beautiful horse-shoe gallery, for a total of 600 seats. In the process we will be making the building accessible to ADA standards, adding practical elements like a lift, off-street parking and lavatories. The auditorium has wonderful acoustics and we hope that it will be used for all kinds of community events, theatre productions and concerts.
If any of your Good Morning Gloucester members would like more information they can visit the website www.gloucesteruu.org or they can make a tax-deductible donation to ICC Meeting House Restoration Fund sent to 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Thanks again for the publicity on your website, which has become the pride of Gloucester!
Charles L. Nazarian
Sunset Barn
956 Washington Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
David Discusses The Go Green Initiative Downtown and The Community Dark Room At Art Haven
While talking Block Party and Downtown stuff with Erika Hansen this morning she mentioned to me that she was looking through her 1982 GHS yearbook.
Ding Ding Ding goes the light in my brain!
I got the idea to take some pictures from her old yearbook to post here. First up- Bruce Tarr Class of ’82
Bruce Tarr 1982 Gloucester High Yearbook Photo, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
John Ronan, Gloucester’s Poet Laureate is looking for some good poetry from local commercial fishermen. If you are a commercial fisherman and do write poetry John would love to feature your work on his site-
gloucesterpoetlaureate.org
Here is John at the Gloucester Guerilla Art Project II/Russo Family Fundraiser-
It felt great to make the deposit at BankGloucester. Done.
Deposit To The Matteo Russo Children Fund, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
There are people that are asking how they can help if they missed the Gloucester Guerilla Art Project.
You could make checks out to The MR Children Fund Attn Amy Mitchel and send it to
Bank Gloucester
160 Main Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. 01930
At the end of the GGAP event we had 12 Tshirts left. They are at The Dress Code Downtown Gloucester. You could also buy one of the few remaining Good Morning Gloucester T Shirts there. 100% of the money you spend to purchase a t shirt goes to the Matteo Russo Children Fund.
The Dress Code is located at 159 Main Street Gloucester.
Rocking The Meetinghouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Charles Nazarian writes-
I am the events coordinator for the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Gloucester and a recent subscriber to GMG. We have a concert this Sunday afternoon, February 22nd at 3:30PM to benefit the Restoration Fund. It is the third in our series called Rockin’ the Meetinghouse! that started with Willie Alexander last summer. The current concert is called “I’m Misbehavin’”, Fats Waller Songs I never Got to Sing.
The 1806 meetinghouse at the corner of Middle and Church Streets is Gloucester’s oldest standing church building, is on the National Historic Register and has wonderful acoustics. Attached is a press release, photo of the feature artist Gordon Michaels, and a color poster. We would greatly appreciate a posting. If you use the flyer please credit Seaside Graphics.
Thanks for creating GMG. It is a terrific site that gives people close and far a taste of our town.
Good Morning Gloucester 