My View of Life on the Dock
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Thanks! ~Sharon
(And a big thank you, Joey, for posting the GMG contributors’ merchandise!)
Joey,
Thank you for creating Good Morning Gloucester! I visited Gloucester for the first time a little over 13 years ago and totally fell in love with it. I come back every year and always feel as if I am "home" when I turn onto Harbor Loop. I think of Gloucester as my "happy place". I live in North Carolina, but a big chunk of my heart belongs to Gloucester. I look forward to reading Good Morning Gloucester every day. Everything in your posts is so familiar to me and helps me stay connected to a place I love. Keep up the good job!
Regards,
Brenda Morgan
December 2, 2011
“I’m all for restraint, as long as it doesn’t go too far.”
Mary Jane (Mae) West (1893- 1980)
From her beginnings in vaudeville, West moved on to Broadway, writing, directing and starring in the 1920’s hit play Sex for which she was arrested and jailed on morals charges, launching a life-long battle with censorship. Her film career began in the thirties with memorable roles in Night after Night, I’m No Angel, and Diamond Lil. West often wrote or rewrote her own dialogue featuring her penchant for double entendre while up-staging a long string of leading men, including Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, and W.C. Fields. She made no films from the Second World War until 1970 when she appeared in Gore Vidal’s camp hit Myra Breckenridge. Inflatable life jackets are still referred to by her name for their resemblance to her statuesque form.
THE VOYEUR
Ripple by ripple by ripple, the tide,
as if swollen with water from a
giant sponge squeezed by an unseen hand,
floods the bare rocks and rides up on the shore.
After a short while, it is absorbed once more,
draining out the harbor and rinsing its
piers of grunge, drying a miniature
archipelago beneath a mimic sky.
I can sit and observe the tide for hours;
in fact I have often done that under
the guise of going to take some photos.
Through the lens, a voyeur in the dark,
I clandestinely watch the Earth cleanse herself.
Marty Luster
Nyctalopia prevents me from doing many things at night because I can’t see to drive, but last night my awesome sister, Judy Wilburn and her husband, Ron drove up from Winthrop to take in some amazing things on Main Street with me.
First there was the incredibly well attended reception for the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Winter Show. There was great art, lots of cool, fun people, amazing food, beverages and decorations most generously provided by sponsors: Topside Grille, Lat 43, Alchemy, Jalepenos, Cruiseport Gloucester, The Boston Beer Company, Stop & Shop and Corliss Bros. If you missed it, you missed the event of the season; but you can still stop in daily to see the exhibit at 130 Main Street through December 29.
Then we stopped at the The Annie and saw Henry Allen and some of the really great art at the “Gloucester Creates Art” exhibit. If you missed last night, you have one last chance to see this dynamic exhibit on Men’s Night, Thursday, December 8 from 5:00-9:00pm. In addition to some great art, there will be music and food in a really cool space that Henry has lovingly created for our community.
We ended up at Fred Bodin’s open house at Bodin Historic Photo & Fine Art. I love Fred and its always great to stop in his gallery and visit. He had some great refreshments, and as always, great photography, art, cards, prints, calendars, pottery and more. BTW, in case you don’t know, GMG will be having its Christmas Party at Bodin Historic Photo on Saturday, December 17th, and Joey will be providing the pizza. More details will be forthcoming. While at his open house, I met Steve Ludwick. While I don’t want to encourage duck envy on the blog, Steve is the proud owner of one humungus duck. He is also the local Aflac agent, and lives in West Gloucester. If you want to receive money if you are hurt and can’t work, contact Steve at 978-879-8453 or stephen_ludwick@us.aflac.com to find out how. He’ll show up at your place with the big honkin duck in his back seat to tell you all about it.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
Not a big Fan of this Video but I love the Song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBksiIpyaw
The Beth Swan Design get’s it’s latest treatment from our boy Shewsberry!
Joey
We’ve been asking guests of the Blue Shutters to share their photos, and boy are they coming through! The shots we’ve received in recent months have been some of the best we’ve ever seen, including a new batch just in…from early morning Good Harbor Beach regular Marie Pelletier of Salem , MA ; from Bob Brewer of the UK ; and from Jay Carlson of Florida (a Gloucester native). Here are a few samples — there are many more on the Blue Shutters blog and our Facebook page.
Tony, Patty, Ed and AnnMarie
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Susan writes-
Can’t believe it is December 1.
Don’t forget to write your letter to Santa! You can conveniently drop your letter off at the Gloucester Post Office and it will be delivered straight to the North Pole.
I’m writing mine right away!
~Alicia
The boatmen and clam-diggers arose early and stopt for me,
I tuck’d my trowser-ends in my boots and had a good
time;
You should have been with us that day round the chowder-kettle.
From Song of Myself, Walt Whitman.
Rockport
PROGRAM:
Wolpe: Toccata
Takemitsu: For Away
Charles Wuorinen: Adagio
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Recognized as an artist of passion and integrity, the distinguished American pianist Peter Serkin is one of the most thoughtful and individualistic musicians appearing before the public today.
Peter Serkin’s rich musical heritage extends back several generations: his grandfather was violinist and composer Adolf Busch and his father pianist Rudolf Serkin.
An avid proponent of the music of many of the 20th and 21st century’s most important composers, Mr. Serkin has been instrumental in bringing the music of Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Stravinsky, Wolpe, Messiaen, Takemitsu, Henze, Berio, Wuorinen, Goehr, Knussen and Lieberson, among others, to audiences around the world.
He has performed many important world premieres, in particular, works by Toru Takemitsu, Peter Lieberson, Oliver Knussen and Alexander Goehr, all of which were written for him. Most recently, Mr. Serkin played the world premieres of Charles Wuorinen’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Boston Symphony/James Levine in Boston, at Carnegie Hall and at Tanglewood as well as a fifth piano concerto by Mr. Wuorinen with the Met Opera Orchestra/Levine, also at Carnegie Hall; a solo work by Elliot Carter commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival; and Mr. Wuorinen’s new piano quintet (commissioned by the Rockport, MA Music Festival) with the Brentano String Quartet.
Elvis spotted in Magnolia!
From Terry Weber
Last Thursday, about 60 people gathered at the Patio Restaurant in Magnolia to celebrate the 50th birthday party of Gloucester good guy, Ronnie Rodgers. Even Elvis dusted himself off and showed up for this one! Here is Ronnie walking in to his surprise in the Patio’s function room…
And Elvis popping up to flirt with the women… 
In the pic below, Debbie almost fainted when meeting the King!
For all the details and more pics, visit www.themightyvoyager.com
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