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Earl Foote returns to his hometown of Gloucester, MA to perform in concert. The Earl Foote Band will be performing on Saturday night at the Cape Ann Community Cinema, 9PM doors open.(Located above Mystery Train Records). Tickets are $10.00 at the door or online at CapeAnnCinema.com. Don’t miss this event. Copies of “Gloucester Till the End” DVD’s will be on sale.
Special Guests will also be performing with Earl.

Watch the Gloucester Till The End video here and feel free to comment.

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Come See The Boys Play The Song that Grabs You by The Heart and Has Brought Tears To So Many Eyes-
Gloucester Til The End

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That Cape Ann and Good Morning Gloucester now rule the Contemporary Art and Culture world – in New England anyway?  We all know that Gloucester has a long and prestigious arts reputation and history, but this summer Cape Ann is being heavily promoted (12 pages worth) in the July/August 2011 issue of Art New England.  The cover featured artwork is John Sarkin’s I am what I am, and the lead photo on the Focus On Cape Ann is Joey Ciaramitaro’s, as well as feature photos by Wendie Demuth www.wendiedemuthphotos.com Focus on Rocky Neck, and David Piedmonte www.newmoongreetings.com and Angela Cook www.oasisrockport.com on Rockport.  There is great coverage on Rockport Art Association and the Outside In exhibit of works by Gloucester artists Gordon Goetemann, Ruth Mordecai and John Sarkin.  Rocky Neck Art Colony, Cape Ann Museum, North Shore Arts Association, seARTS, Gloucester Stage Company and a plethora of galleries around Cape Ann, including Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, with special focus on Joey C. and Good Morning Gloucester are included.  Art New England will be available on newsstands soon, so make sure to get yourself a copy so you can see the whole shebang, or you can save 20% off the newsstand price by subscribing at orders_neweng@fulcoinc.com ($28/year vs $35.70/year newsstand price).

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

. . . on the state fish pier.

We had a great  Mug Up on Sunday.  “Quote of the Week”, Greg Bover, baked an amazing strawberry rhubarb pie – yes, he can bake too, on top of coming up with great quotes to share with us each week and installing spectacular pipe organs for C.B. Fisk.  Greg is preparing to take the long journey to Cambridge, where he will be working for seven weeks installing the new organ at Harvard’s Memorial Church.   Ed Collard must have known there would be pie, as he arrived early and installed himself in the comfy chair right by the table.  Alice Walker can be seen sporting her new Good Morning Gloucester t-shirt (doesn’t she look lovely in pink?).  Rocky Neck neighbor Sharron Clift joined us for the first time, as did Wendie Demuth (Wendie Demuth Photography, next to Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery), Pete and Joyce Chamberlain (Pete’s exhibit is great but comes down Wednesday evening, so check it out soon if you haven’t), Alma, Adam, Ernie and other FOB’s. 

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

That Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) was a famous actor from the 1940’s-1970’s, who stayed on Rocky Neck for a time and liked to eat at Sailor Stan’s, where he sat in the middle booth?  Rocky Neck artist, L.A. Dahlmer, recalls sitting across from Hayden at the popular Rocky Neck breakfast spot. Hayden returned to Gloucester in 1983 for the release of Joseph Garland’s book Down to the Sea: The Fishing Schooners of Gloucester, the introduction of which he had written.  

I just love this quote from Sterling Hayden’s book: Wanderer:

“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea… cruising it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.

‘I’ve always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can’t afford it.’  What these men can’t afford is not to go.  They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine – and before we know it our lives are gone.

What does a man need – really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in – and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That’s all – in the material sense, and we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, and preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention for the sheer idiocy of the charade.

The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?”

He dropped out of school at 16 to go to sea and ended up in Gloucester, where he worked as a Grand Banks fisherman and learned the art of sailing. He was mate on Irving Johnson’s Yankee on its noted circumnavigation in 1937. He was navigator on the Essex-built schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud under Captain Ben Pine in the 1938 Fisherman’s Cup races v. the Canadian schooner Bluenose. Partly due to the intense media coverage of those races, he was discovered by the press: his photo in the Boston Post captioned “Thebaud Sailor Like Movie Idol” led to modeling opportunities in New York and a call from Paramount Pictures. After captaining a voyage to Tahiti, he signed with Paramount in 1941. The blonde, 6-foot, 5-inch actor thrilled audiences in some 60 films. Dubbed the “Beautiful Blond Viking God” by Paramount Pictures, he is best known for his roles as General Jack D. Ripper in “Dr. Strangelove” (1964), for which he was nominated by BAFTA as “Best Foreign Actor”. Other noted roles were a corrupt cop in “The Godfather” (1972), Roger Wade in “The Long Goodbye” (1973), Leo Dalco in Bertolucci’s “Novecento” (1976), and a comedic turn as the CEO in “Nine to Five” (1980). He often expressed his dislike for acting, stating that he only acted to pay for his sailing. Utilizing his love for the sea and knowledge of sailing, he also authored the best-selling 1976 work “Voyage: A Novel of 1896”. He was married three times with six children, and died of prostate cancer.  Hayden was a genuine adventurer and man of action, not dissimilar from many of his movie parts.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Come celebrate the sweet life and support a working writers center in a working town. Enjoy a harbor sunset, music, dance, wine, deserts and a toast to writers everywhere on Vincent Ferrini’s birthday.

The Gloucester Writers Center  serves as a gathering place and resource for writers, readers, and involved citizens. We are devoted to the exploration, development and celebration of our diverse voices through dialogue and the artistic process. We host literary readings, workshops, youth programs, writers talks and a writers residency program. 

For More Info-Click here

Hello, Joey,
Our Annisquam Village Church Online Auction will be opening for bidding on July 4th. Am attaching an image of this year’s poster in hopes you would be able to post the information close to the opening date.
The AVC Church web address: http://www.annisquamvillagechurch.com/ where there is a link to the Auction site.
Our contact email: Annisquam Village Church Online Auction Team: AVCOnlineAuction@gmail.com
Thanks in advance!
For now, Suzanne Brown
Annisquam Village Church Online Auction Team

Hello Joey,

Spotted the Princess of Magnolia on Shore Drive.  I think she was waiting for her prince to go to the Fiesta.

chris

Donna Ardizzoni Writes-

Took this picture before I left for Woburn today at 5:45..
so amazing and peaceful…  just wanted to stay there all day.

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Wednesday and Thursday 8 pm performances are Cape Ann nights. Cape Ann residents can buy discounted tickets.

That in September 1606, Samuel de Champlain landed at Rocky Neck to caulk his shallop (an open rowing boat), and created an accurate chart of the harbor, which he called le Beauport?  If you consider the drawing of a chart to be art, then Rocky Neck had its earliest Gloucester Harbor inspired creation as far back as 1606.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Jim and Rosemary Banks devoted FOB’s from Boca Raton, FL and Gloucester have arrived back on Cape Ann and represent at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery.  Jim is the uncle of Kenny McCarthy, who does the podcast with Joey.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Cape Ann Animal Aid’s popular Sunset Dessert Cruise will take place on Saturday, July 9^th leaving from Captain Bill’s on Harbor Loop at 7 pm. Tickets are on sale at the Cape Ann Animal Aid at 260 Main Street, Gloucesterfor $25.00 each. All proceeds will go to the CAAA. There will be lots of raffles, cash bar, desserts, cash bar and a relaxing cruise around beautiful Cape Ann and lots of fun. For more information please call 978-283-6055 or email info@capeannanimalaid.com. Please visit www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.com or call for more information.

The CAAA is located at 260 Main St. in Gloucester and they are a non-profit and no-kill shelter.

Nancy Tarbox
Public Relations Manager
info@capeannanimalaid.com

I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.  Another milestone, more Good Morning Gloucester views yesterday than Gloucester residents- 29,072 views vs 2010 Gloucester population 28,789* source wikipedia census data

I consider it a substantial number especially when considering that those census numbers include babies and older adults who don’t even own a computer.  Keep up the great work team!

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