My View of Life on the Dock
Hey Joe,
I’ve noticed this floating around Cripple Cove since February or March and finally had a chance to check it out. It’s actually tethered in the cove. I thought it was a wonderful re-use of the flotsam floating around and wanted to pass it along to share. Somebody made this, and I applaud their creativity and effort.
Enjoy,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Good Morning Joey, Patrica Poore, long time Gloucester resident, co-founder of national publications like Old-House Journal, and founder and present editor-in-chief of Old-House Interiors, Arts & Crafts Homes, Early Homes and other publications focusing period and historic design is presenting a webinar Wed evening, May 25th at 8pm on Approached to Classic Kitchen Design. This is the first webinar that she has presented and even though it is offered to a national audience, it would be great if residents interested in the subject signed up to support her in this effort! Here is a link to sign up. Come one come all you classic kitchen lovers! http://p.p0.com/YesConnect/HtmlMessagePreview?a=CClLHesVFWgUCYGmJ4M4kS
Becky Bernie
4 Gerring Rd.
That Joey C. has a camera that can be programmed to create the most geeky expressions on people? I’ve seen him do it many times with me, and he did it Sunday with in-training GMG Blackburn Challenge contenders, Paul Morrison and Ed Collard. This is how Paul and Ed really looked – like sleek, well-oiled, finetuned contenders. And there you can see Joey, with a slightly demonic grin on his face, creating the wrung out looking Ed and port-a-potty seeking Paul shots he posted on Sunday.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
That FOB Patti Keenan is a Paul Frontiero art rocks and sketch lover, and makes awesome chocolate chip cookies? Patti couldn’t make it to the pre-opening party at Khan Studio and the GMG Gallery Friday night, but she stopped by early and dropped off a plate of amazing chocolate chip cookies and a container of Bailey’s and coffee (no one knew about the Bailey’s coffee except me and Paul Frontiero, as we both had a cup of it, but I never put it out and got to enjoy a cup of it before the reggae music at Madfish on Saturday. Being as cold as it is, it has been very much appreciated, Patti. This a shot of Joey C. at the party after his UUC award, enjoying a beer and one of Patti’s cookies. Beer and chocolate chip cookies sounds like a horrible combination to me, but he seemed to really enjoy it.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
Seaward Inn is happy to welcome Barry Michaud to our Sunday Morning Live Series. Barry will be with us on Sunday May 29, 2011, entertaining our guests as they enjoy our our beautiful Sunday Buffet by the Sea from 9:00AM till Noon.
Originally from Maine, Barry moved to the Boston area to join musical forces with the Orphans, Jonathan Edwards and bands with long time friend Allen Estes. Settling in the Cape Ann area, he now performs throughout New England as a solo artist as well as with the Backwoods Ramblers band. With a relaxed musical style. You’ll enjoy his songs of life, as well as a hint of Maine humor. You will especially enjoy songs from his current C.D. recording, “Better Late Than Never”. Always personal, you’ll be sure to enjoy his voice, guitar, and the stories they tell.
Take a few minutes and listen to Barry sing “Better Late Than Never” and then make plans to join us May 29th!
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Captain Solomon Jacobs Park
Erika Hansen writes-
Joey & GMG Friends,
Check out this link to an ESPN video, featuring a Cape Ann Business Incubator (CABI) business, ProMirror, a Gloucester-based company that provides video training systems for coaches, athletes and training facilities:
ProMirror’s systems provide on-field, touch-screen video training and result in Rapid Player Improvement. ProMirror has been used extensively this Spring by Major League Baseball and the company has received extremely positive feedback from teams such as the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets.
How cool is that?
For more info, visit promirror.com
Enjoy the Slide_Show of the attendees and recipients.
Awards given for Building Preservation s and Personal achievements.
That Joey C. is the centerfold in the 2011 Cape Ann Guide? (Well not exactly center, but close enough; and doesn’t he look beefcake in that photo?) When you get a chance, pick up the new Cape Ann Guide, which is really beautiful and so professionally done, and presents Cape Ann in all her beauty, realness and glory. But you gotta love the 2 page spread on Joey, The Man Behind Good Morning Gloucester best.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
Joey,
Here is a community, public service announcement for you to please post for your viewers, re: Tick Talk & Mosquito Questions. Date: 5/25/11 @ 6:30 pm.
Experts Alfred DeMaria, Jr., M.D. & Esteban Cuebas-Incles, Ph.D, will speak on these two important topics. It’s presented by the Essex Board of Health and will be held at our Regional, Manchester – Essex High School. Please join us for this informative evening!
Thanks!
Ann White, Clerk, Essex Board of Health
Johnny Carwash at Georges
Joey,
I guess NOAA started laying these submersible buoys all around the area last weekend and already a trawler hooked one out on Stellwagen Bank. I know no one here is a real big fan of NOAA but maybe we can at least save some fishing gear… I thought maybe you would be willing to post it. Thanks,
v/r
MK1 Kurt Lubbers
USCG Sta. Gloucester
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NOAA/National Ocean Service/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services will be deploying oceanographic instrumentation in trawl-resistant bottom mounts (TRBM) or subsurface taut-line moorings (SUBS) in the Massachusetts Bay region in the following positions the week of 16-19 May, 2011. The equipment will remain in place for at least 35 days after which time it will be recovered, serviced and redeployed in additional locations in the region. The stations should not have any presence on the surface. This equipment will be used to improve current predictions and may help save lives and property.
The SUBS are NOT TRAWL RESISTANT and may cause damage to fishing gear.
Here is MouseyDew’s Photo of her plot-
Dew writes-
My plot is mostly focused on things that can be used in soup or pasta sauce: cherry and slicing tomatoes, yellow onions, garlic, cabbage, chard and celery. By using creative stakes on the tomatoes, it will help maximize what I can harvest from the space. I’ll probably replace the chard with kale later on to have a little more roughage for the fall. Be sure to bring the Bean by for a visit!
You can follow along the Burnham Field Community Garden Posts on Twitter by following this hashtag- #BFCG
John McElhenny Reports-
Joey,
The plantings are in the ground at the Burnham’s Field community garden! On Saturday, the gardeners finished building the 20 raised beds, put up a fence to keep pets out, and began the really fun part: growing vegetables and flowers to harvest in the months to come. A small sample of “crops” being planted includes bell peppers, zinnias, carrots, strawberries, lavender, watermelons and marigolds. Thanks very much to the Gloucester DPW for delivering two trucks full of donated compost.
Here’s the area of the Burnham’s Field community garden last week before the garden was built.
Here’s how the garden looks now.
Paula Shevenell uses twine to build a grid to organize her garden plot. One of Paula’s plantings is a lavender plant that kids can touch and smell.
Senator Tarr and Lisa Peek Ramos
Lin writes-
Hi Joey et al,
As usual I am stunned and confused by your refusal to support any of our efforts here at 222 Arts & Wellness Center. I submitted the details of our event a couple of times and even included a video. Don’t bother now….it’s all over and done….and we could have used your support of all of our efforts. We may not hang out and eat at all the greasy spoons around….or hang off of greasy poles….yup, there’s a salty theme to all who are included in your inner circle. But, we are making a difference and working hard to support ALL of the community, not just the popular ones….
We have a lot in common: I am a sponsor and member of Cape Community Cinema, Cape Ann Chamber, Open Door Pantry, Cape Ann Farmers Market, Cape Ann Business Incubator….and a huge supporter of community events. I volunteer a ton of time to all these same people that appear regularly in your blog…yup, I at least support you by reading your blog every day and visiting some of those folks quite frequently. We provide a lot of free programming and also provide a great opportunity for folks to get their businesses and careers started up from the ground floor at “sliding scale” rates. We are not revenue-neutral yet….all my massage fees go directly into bills, improvements and marketing efforts. We are all about all the same people……and yet you refuse to acknowledge our existence. Absolute power corrupts absolutely…..your blog, your ego & your decision who wins the popularity contest. I guess we will never quite make the cut in your salty little circle.
Lin Chandler
My Response-
Lin do you realize that if I posted every yoga center, massage therapist, acupuncturist, personal trainers , juicer machine, ect, ect, ect, that there would be no room for anything else?
Im sorry that there isn’t room for all of those people who daily send me stuff but I won’t compromise the quality of the blog and dilute it down to a health and wellness billboard and believe me if I posted everything that gets sent to me you probably would lose interest as there wouldn’t be any room for the type of content which brings our viewership back day after day.
How do I say yes to you but no to all of the other dozens of requests a day to post this stuff?
I won’t apologize for my love and vision for the blog nor will I apologize for my love of the Fiesta, or our local restaurants or art scene or our fishermen. So Yes I guess I would definitely agree with you that there is a certain salty theme to our subjects.
As to the remark about my ego, let me tell you that this balding, fat, blind stupid guinea doesn’t consider himself all that, believe me. I’m trying to do the best I can while juggling the blog, our business and most importantly my family. May I suggest that you start a health and wellness blog? You can get a free one here at www.wordpress.com there is also www.blogger.com which costs nothing to sign up for as well. The tag line for GMG since day 1 has been- “My View of Life On the Dock”. You could name your new blog “My View of life In the Health and Wellness Center”
I applaud all your community efforts and look, you finally made the big time, you’re featured here on GMG!
Kudos to you!
click the picture below to see all the fanfuckingtastic stuff they do over at the wellness center
Join us for our Annual Member’s meeting on Tuesday, May 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Sawyer Free Library Friend Room.
Annual meeting and election of officers, news about what is new and exciting at Cape Ann Television, and yummy refreshments!
A Special Presentation, “Public Access and Democracy: From the Boob Tube to YouTube, A revolution in Our Time, ” gives members a glimpse at the evolution of public access television, a form of mass media where ordinary people can create content cablecast through their local cable system. Programs produced at Cape Ann Television are produced by the community, for the community!
Please join us!
Ed and Paul take a leisurely row around the harbor Sunday when suddenly a fierce gastronomical event struck!
Good Morning Gloucester 