Category: Saint Peter’s Fiesta
And So It Begins. T Minus- 22 Days
2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Altar construction begins. Kudos to those who do the work behind the scenes to bring us the best time of the year.
Saint Peter’s Fiesta Dates 2012-
Click below for a schedule of events
The 2012 festival starts on Wednesday June 27 thru Sunday July 1
Get your hotel reservations now while there may be some availability.
Check out the live views from Gloucester Inns and Hotels on www.gloucesterwebcam.com
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The Greasy Pole is back
Looks like a long walk on the pole
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Mural: The Blessing of the Fleet
What interests me most of this mural (in a stairwell at St. Ann’s Church) is not the currently-out-of-fashion but historically correct liturgical garb of the presiding prelate (although, as a priest, I find it interesting), but rather the skyline on the shore. I wonder exactly what view of Gloucester this is supposed to represent? It certainly doesn’t match the current skyline, but obviously things have changed over the decades. The other paintings show that the artist paid attention to detail, so I don’t think he just made it up.
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Progress
Working hard on the Greasy Pole to get ready for Fiesta.. Yeah…
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We’ll Never Forget- Ricky- Fiesta 2007
Fiesta 2007
Pow Wow, Syd, Ricky, Magic Joe, The Rabbit, Joey C, DK
That look
Getting After It- Always
Get back here! Are you a man or a mouse?
Memories Bro- They’ll Never Take Them From Us
Rest In Peace
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Greasy Pole Reconstruction Photos From Betsy Goldman
Hi Joey,
I tagged along with Aaron, Tiger, and Chad for a few hours work on the Greasy Pole reconstruction a couple weekends back (Sunday, December 11th) and took some pictures.
It was a beautiful, crisp day in the harbor.
Enjoy!
Cheers, Betsy Goldman
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Ginger Bread Greasy Pole at the Wenham Museum
Every year I think it is a must to check out the Gingerbread House display at the Wenham Museum. Folks continue to bring it to a new level. These are my 2 favorite; the Greasy Pole and the Clam Box.
These photos are from an iPod and uploaded via Instagr.am. It is becoming my new favorite social media app and great for sharing with friends to all social networks.
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Greasy Pole Rebuilding Progress Photo from Kathy Chapman
Homey Supervising Greasy Pole Work from Kathy Chapman
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The First New Pearson Piling Has Been Driven for the Greasy Pole. Photos From Joe Borland
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com
Does anyone bring you greasy pole coverage like we do? C’mon now! 
Thanks Joe!
Kathy Chapman reports
Hi Joey,
Just came back from scouting out the GP situation…here’s what I know…
The pile-driving crew just drove in a test piling and located the anchor points before the wind picked up and they had to stop. The pilings will be driven into the mud 10 feet and pounded in another (roughly) 2 feet before it’s all said and done. Work will resume again on Black Friday, if there are calm winds. All work will be done at high tide in a four-hour window. They will drive in 6 poles and then make a platform that attaches at the top.
Kathy
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Greasy Pole Work Begins
Pearson Pilings are being used. The pearson pilings use a proprietary formula which makes their pilings stronger than steel even though it’s much lighter.
here is their website
Check out their website
PEARSON FIBERGLASS COMPOSITE PILINGS are today’s preferred building material for waterfront foundations, docks, piers and bridges. Our composite pilings are stronger than wood, steel or concrete pilings, and because they will not rust, rot or crumble, they will last virtually forever. Containing no chemical preservatives that leach into the water, our sustainable fiberglass composite pilings are environmentally friendly and are the choice of “green” developers of clean marinas and waterfront properties.
Kathy Chapman took this picture of the pilings loaded on the barge last week-
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Greasy Pole Fall Classic Round 3 From Kim Smith
Love the close crops on the faces showing the intensity
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Click to Watch The Video Greasy Pole Fall Classic Rounds 1 and 2 From Kim Smith
Round 3 coming tomorrow!
Where do you see it?
GMG Baby!
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CBS Boston Shows Us Some G-Town Love
My boy Steve Saleeba at CBS Boston sends us a nice shout out on CBS Boston.
Check out Steve Saleeba’s blog here and follow him on Twitter here @TheSteveDuJour
Click the pic for the full story on CBSBoston’s website featuring our Sharon Lowe’s Photo!
We have video of the walkers and and more pictures coming tomorrow from Kim Smith and Thom Falzarano. Great all around effort on the coverage guys.
Because you know, when it comes to Greasy Pole- nobody and I mean NOBODY does Greasy Pole coverage like our team!
Link to CBS Boston Greasy Pole Story
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Live Blogging Newell Stadium Greasy Pole From Thom Falzarano
Round II Winner- Kyle Barry
It starts today at noon at Newell Stadium, get there and have the best time you’ll have all fall!
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Ed Collard’s House Doctors Offer To Sponsor One Female and One Male Greasy Pole Walker For Greasy Pole Rebuilding Fundraiser Next Saturday
Ed knows his limitations apparently and is willing to sponsor the first female and male who write in the comment section of this post that they would like to do it.
Here’s the deets-
Greasy Pole Fundraiser Event Fall Classic Newell Stadium
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HOLY COW We’re Gonna Walk the Greasy Pole at the Football field. For the Greasy Pole Fund, Contact Joe Novello, Peter "Black" Fronterio for walker and all other info, Rain Date Nov.19 Fundraiser Event Newell Stadium
Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:00pm-4:00pm
Here’s the article in The Gloucester Daily Times-
Have you ever wanted to walk Gloucester’s famed Greasy Pole?
Come Nov. 12, you’ll have your chance.
Launching its fund-raising effort to restore the Greasy Pole and its pier — damaged during Tropical Storm Irene, then dumped onto its side by high winds and tides Sept. 30 — the St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee is offering 120 people the chance to walk the pole during a program planned that day for Gloucester High School’s Newell Stadium.
"Out of the whole Greasy Pole structure, we were able to save the actual walking pole," said St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee President Joe Novello, whose group is seeking to raise $85,000 to fully cover the construction, permit fees and other costs connected with restoring one of Fiesta’s centerpieces. The drive has already received a $35,000 lift from The Boston Foundation, Novello said.
In the Nov. 12 benefit, the pole and its flag will be extended from a flatbed truck some 3 to 4 feet off the ground, with rubber padding beneath it to cushion the inevitable falls. And the first 120 people who sign up and cough up the $25 donation will get to walk the pole, in three groups of 40, Novello said.
Click here for the entire article
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Phil Scannell From V&S Galvanizing Wants To Donate Any Galvanizing Work On The Greasy Pole
FOB Phil Scannell writes-
Hey Joe
If you could, can you put me in touch with who ever is building the Greasy pole-I have my company on board to do all the Galvanizing(if they have any) for nothing- Best Phil
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The First Good Morning Gloucester DVD Is In The Can In Time For The Holidays!!!!
The DVD menu-
Awaiting The DVD Case Artwork from Beth Swan and I’ll be sending it out for the DVDs to be pressed.
It was a ton of work and there is as much footage as I could fit onto the DVD- 154 minutes of GMG Videos
I’ll be donating 5% of the proceeds from the sale of this DVD to The Saint Peter’s Fiesta to rebuild the Greasy Pole.
21 Chapters in all-
Gloucester at Dawn Featuring Music By Dan King - 2011 Friday Greasy Pole
- 2011 Jr Womens Seine Boat Champs Donna Del Mare
- 2011 Saturday Greasy Pole Featuring Footage From Adam Bolonsky & Sam Hartson
- Building The 2011 Greasy Pole Shrine
- Down The Fish Hold Of The Sanfilippos Captain Domenic
- Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
- Why I Love Gloucester Interviews
- How Your Lobsters Were Harvested- Aboard The Trapper John
- Blue Lobster Landed In Gloucester By Lobster Boat The Connemara Bay
- Lobster Molting In Real Time At Captain Joe and Sons
- Monkey Balls or Sea Squirts -European Invader Ascidiella Aspersa
- One Inch Baby Lobsters Filmed and Released
- Rare Golden Sea Robin Landed Videotaped and Released
- Triple Pincer Claw Lobster
- The Back Shore 3/16/10
- Salting Herring At Cape Seafoods
- Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
- Lobstermen Matt and Mark Ring Prepare A Trawl For The ’11 Season
- Fontana Family St Joseph Novena 2011
- Ferrante Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
I saw it for the first time on a television yesterday at Cape Ann TV. The women couldn’t tear themselves away from the set.
The goal was to make a DVD which you could show people and blow them away with stuff that they have never seen before. Especially cool are the mutant lobster and marine life videos on the larger screen.
As a Christmas or Hanukah present it’s a no-brainer. Small size, easy wrapping, totally unique, totally Gloucester, easy shipping, perfect price point- $20.
This will be the perfect gift to have a couple wrapped and in the front hall closet for when those people stop buy with a present for you but you didn’t think to get them one- you have a couple Good Morning Gloucester DVDs all wrapped up in the closet and ready to go!
No brainer, right?
They will cost $20 for 1 Buy 5 and get 1 free, buy 10 and get two free.
I’ll put up a paypal link once I have them in my possession.
Huge thanks to Dan King for the background music for the DVD menu and The Joey C’s Gloucester at Dawn Slideshow, Adam Bolonsky and Sam Hartson’s Greasy Pole Footage and Beth Swan for Designing The DVD Artwork.
Screenshots-
If you have a relative that has moved away, if you want to show something during Thanksgiving, if you want to try to explain Greasy Pole to friends that have never seen it- this is it.
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Video Rusty Shatford Greasy Pole Collapse Reaction
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Video- Two Time Former Greasy Pole Champ Samo Frontiero Vows- “By Hook or By Crook The Greasy Pole Will Rise Again”
Video Below- Manny Simoes
Good Morning Gloucester 