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Fish on Fridays
The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.
Today Kathy is sharing monkfish images. Romeo, the fish buyer for Connolly Seafoods,(www.steveconnollyseafood.com)Â is pictured at Cape Ann Seafood Exchange as he examines and comments on monkfish as the “poor man’s lobster”. Next image is a beauty shot of the wide smile. The second video is shot at Connolly, of the production line, showing the filleting and skinning of a monkfish tail.
Color photo and videos © Kathy Chapman 2013
http:// www.kathychapman.com
Here are Marty’s photos of Romeo as he inspects the catch and selects his buy at Cape Ann Seafood Exchange. capeannseafoodexchange.com
 
B+W photos © Marty Luster 2013
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The Atwater-Donnelly Band at Old Sloop Coffeehouse January 5
Old Sloop Coffeehouse will present a performance by the Atwater-Donnelly Band on Saturday, January 5, at 7:30 PM at the handicap-accessible First Congregational Church of Rockport, 12 School St.
Every performance is surprisingly different and always entertaining, exciting and educational with the award-winning duo Atwater~Donnelly, who provide a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry. The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, limberjacks, feet and more. Not to be missed is this Atwater~Donnelly Band show where Aubrey and Elwood collaborate with musicians Cathy Clasper-Torch on violin, cello and piano, John & Heidi Cerrigione on up-right bass and autoharp, and Irish step-dancer and percussionist Kevin Doyle. Kevin was the principle dancer and dance director for Brian O’Donovan’s Christmas Celtic Sojourn in 2011, and many from Cape Ann will recognize him from the performance at the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $12 from the coffeehouse web site at oldsloopcoffeehouse.org, at Gloucester Music, and at Toad Hall Bookstore in Rockport. The suggested donation at the door is $14 for adults, $9 for those 65 and older, $5 for those younger than 18, and $28 for a family. This is a WUMB “Warm Clothes – Warm Hearts” event: bring a gently-used coat, jacket, hat, or gloves for donation to an area homeless shelter and receive a free drink as a thank-you.
For more info, visit http://rockportucc.org/January05-2013.htm.
E.J. Lefavour
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Who’s Counting???
Only 173 days until Fiesta
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Gloucester’s 2nd Annual Maritime Summit
Gloucester’s 2nd Annual Maritime Summit
When: February 7, 2013
Where: Cruiseport Gloucester
6 Rowe Square, Gloucester
Registration now Available:
http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/forms.aspx?FID=126
For more information, see attached “Save the Date” flyer
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Gloucester Charter School To Shut Down Next Friday
@WriteRosenberg: Gloucester charter school to shut down next Friday http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/04/gloucester-charter-school-close-next-week/I6x1PYddrQ82HaSlhNaboM/story.html
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Down the Fort: Part 5
 
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A great 2012 New Year’s resolution DELIVERED to Open Door!
Day to day you see a lot of useless stuff come across social media feeds. If you Like the Open Door Facebook page, you saw this uplifting post come across your screen. This is the  power of one at its best. Setting a goal and accomplishing it for the greater good of the local community! Pure awesomeness!
Roger Corbin set a goal to donate 20 pounds a week to The Open Door and used bottle returns and extreme couponing to hit his goal. Congrats to everyone around who benefits from this truly amazing act of kindness.
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Rockport’s Harbor of Refuge from Fred Bodin
Proposed “Submerged Enrockment” of the proposed breakwater, 1888. Enrockment is the granite rubble dumped into the ocean for breakwater’s foundation. It was conveniently supplied by nearby the Rockport Granite Company and Pigeon Hill Granite Company.
Great White Fleet, Sandy Bay, Rockport, circa 1900. The three coal powered battleships are the (L-R) USS Alabama, USS Indiana, and an unidentified battleship. Beginnings of the breakwater appear in the background. Photo by Charles H. Cleaves.
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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E.J. Lefavour
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Thursday Night Blues Party to host A Train Quartet ~ What a way to start out the New Year!
Dave says,
Let’s break in the new year with a bang. Please welcome the debut of the remnants of “A” Train, that Rockport powerhouse of swing and rhythm. Featuring the father/son pairing of Rik and Alec Razdan,both saxophone swamis and scientific ubermenches. They’ll be dragging along their longtime piano jackhammer, Mr. John Hyde and dedicated drumbler, Mr. David “Doc” Vincent kicking and screaming to the stage to regale you with rhythm and honk, honk, honk. It’ll be like 4000 geese flying thru your head. Be prepared to shake your tootsies as we jump into the cesspool of swing without holding our breath. EMTs will be standing by.
And, don’t forget, next Thu. the10th, we’ll be cerebrating The 80th birthday of that magnificent maestro of surf mayhem: Mr. Johnny Carwash (aka Bob Davis). To beef up the festivities, we’ve added Mr. Dave Brown and Mr. David Mattacks to the fire. This is going to be a first. You might have to change your underwear, so, bring a spare.
But wait! There’s more! Following in the footsteps of aural gore, The17th sees the annual return of Mr. Gordon “Sax” Beadle Like the winter solstice , we’ll be sacrificing on the altar of the great muddy boot, asking forgiveness and taking no prisoners. Stretchers will bring in First time guitarist, Mr. Matt Stubbs, wanted for murdering ear cells , and Mr. Chris Ravelli, drummer for Roomful of Blooze. This is the greatest night of the year. If you’ve never seen Gordie, you should be ashamed of yourself. You won’t wanna eat after hearing this guy.
And, thanks to all you groovy kate and kittens for supporting live music thru out the year. Not just at the Rhumb Line on Thursdays but all over town, every night, everywhere. We all thank you and wish you all the very best for the coming year.
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Huge Cabin Fever Indoor Yardsale This Saturday.
Nice teaser photo by Walt. Wouldn’t you say ladies.
Cape Ann Auction House
17 Kondelin Rd. #7,
Gloucester, Massachusetts
http://www.capeannauctionhouse.com/
What you going to do this cold and dreary Saturday morning?Come have some hot chocolate with us and see some really funky & unusual stuff!
This Sat. the Cape Ann Auction House will be at it at again with another huge Indoor Garage Sale!
We have thousands of items for sale. Including lots of records, costume jewelry, a drum kit. antiques, collectibles, furniture and whatever else the cat drags in. (He’s a pretty ambitious cat!)
All items will be priced for bargain hunters and re-sellers. If you’re looking for eBay stock, Amazon stock or to sell at your own sale, you don’t want to miss this one!
Artists come find tons of unusual items including parts & pieces for your next project.
Sale starts at 9am and will go until 3pm. (Sorry, no early birds)
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suitcase full of lobsters
Woman’s missing suitcase full of lobsters has been found
1 hr ago
What’s black, has wheels and is stuffed to the gills? Why, a suitcase filled with frozen lobsters, of course. Police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, put out a call for a “suitcase full of lobster and gifts,” which a bus driver found lying in the street. Krista Nash was alerted to the bulletin, and was overjoyed — it belonged to her sister-in-law, Stacey Nash, and had fallen from a pickup while taking Stacey to the airport on New Year’s Eve. But, ew, who wants to eat a bunch of spoiled lobsters? Fortunately, an alert cop had placed the suitcase in a freezer. “They’re going to be able to have lobster,” a police spokesman said. [Source]
Click to see more on msnNOW.com, updated 24 hours a day.
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3 January, 2013 10:02
Caffe Sicilia Cannoli For Dad
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Where Zat? Yesterday’s Location identified!
Swimdad correctly identified the location of this photo as Eastern Point on the left as you go down Eastern Point Boulevard. Congratulations, Swimdad! And thank you all for playing!
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Going Vegan
Last night Mike and I watched Vegucated on Netflix. It’s an eye opening movie, and not for the weak stomach.  Vegucated follows 3 New Yorkers as they experiment with a vegan diet. Not only does it focus on the health benefits, but also the impact the demand for meat and dairy has on animals and the environment.
Most of the movie is pretty censored, but there are some pretty awful parts… like when they show male chicks being ground alive, simply because they are male and won’t produce eggs. Pretty disturbing how animals are treated on today’s farms in order to keep up with American consumption and the impact these animals have on our environment.
I always thought veganism was for the crazy hippie lady, but now I have a different view.
I don’t think I will ever be fully vegan, I love cheeses, eggs, meat and fish. And there’s nothing like a gooey cheesy pizza or bacon and eggs. But, I do think there are ways to make more responsible choices. Knowing where my food comes from, how the animals treated and simply by consuming less. I plan on adding much more fruits and vegetables to my diet, and researching more ethical meat and dairy sources.
This may be a controversial topic, as we do live in a huge fishing community. And this isn’t the first vegan GMG post, but I am interested in your thoughts. Are you vegan? Have you seen the movie or other similar movies? What restaurants in the area offer vegan menu options?  Where do you shop for vegan foods?
Restaurants/Stores feel free to post a link to your vegan options. Local farms tell us what you do differently…
~Alicia
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John Wright Asks About Rockport’s Submerged Breakwater- I’m guessing The Infamous One Or Fred Bodin Has The Deets For An Interesting Follow Up To His Question
Hi Joey,
I had a discussion with my father-in-law, Pete Ciarametaro, a former fleet fisherman, about a curious man-made rock structure 1.64 miles due east of pigeon cove.
It is linear and facing due north. It is about 500 feet long.
He says it’s a breakwater. I say it’s too far out to be a breakwater and in the past might have been a staging area for the fleet.
Would you have any knowledge of this structure? It’s purpose and when it was built?
Thanks,
John
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Down the Fort: Part 4
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Does anyone know?
Why these trees are wearing saran wrapped belts around their middles? Annisquam resident, Liz Dooley, submitted photo and wants to know. I’m curious too.
E.J. Lefavour
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Full Circle Fundraiser for the Hoyt Foundation ~ January 26, 2013
By Wes Thibodeau
Come enjoy food, drinks, music, dancing, and a good time, while helping to raise money for a great cause!On Saturday January 26th, I will be hosting a fundraiser at the Gloucester House Restaurant to raise money for the Hoyt Foundation. We will be teaming up with the local band Full Circle, who will be providing some tunes for the evening.
Tickets can be purchased for $20 prior to the event or $25 at the door. Tickets will include admission, appetizers, and entertainment. We will also have a cash bar. There will be raffles, silent auctions and a 50/50 raffle throughout the evening.
Tickets can be purchased from Meghan, Amy, Mark or Caitlin Cole, and Josh Patton with cash or checks payable to The Hoyt Foundation. Tickets can also be purchased online by making a $20 donation on my fundraising pagehttp://www.crowdrise.com/teamhoyt2013/fundraiser/meghancole1. Once the donation has been made, please let one of the Cole’s or Josh know that you purchased online.
For those who do not know, I am excited to say that I have been chosen to join a team of 30 carefully selected athletes from Canada and across the United States to form the 2013 Team Hoyt Boston Marathon Team. On Monday, April 15th, 2013, Dick and Rick Hoyt will be running their 31st Boston Marathon with Team Hoyt. The team will be running to raise money for the Hoyt Foundation, a charity whose purpose is to help integrate handicapped people into everyday activities so they may live fruitful and productive lives.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me and I look forward to seeing you on the 26th!
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Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line with Fly Amero
Surf & Turf Specials!
Wednesdays Only!
Wednesdays Only!
Happy New Year everyone!
Wednesday, January 2nd
Special Guest:Â MARINA EVANS!
What a lovely way to start off the New Year! Â So many, many
people have urged me to invite Marina to the Wednesday
show.  I am happy to play host for this young talent that I’ve
heard such wonderful things about. ~ Fly
Taken from her website: http://marinaevansmusic.com/
Marina Evans combines sultry jazz vocals, folk influences and
rock into a sound entirely her own. Since her start in her hometown
of Rockport, Massachusetts, Marina has taken her music from New
York to San Francisco, and from London to Florence, Italy.
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Surf & Turf Dinner –Â Â $11.95Â (while they last)
Tenderloin Tips with Grilled Garlic Shrimp!
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
Jan. 9: Charlee Bianchini
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly
Good Morning Gloucester 