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Dave Sag’s post Christmas Blues Party 8-11@The Rhumb Line ~12.26.2013

Posted on by Joanne

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Before I even start, let me please thank you all for  very nice year of playing music and for allowing me to invade your brainstems weekly with potentially dangerous information. I wish you and yours the very nicest Holiday Season. and hope for many more!
Okay, now back to it: Our post-xMas healing process begins Thursday night with the arrival of Ms. Lydia Warren. This lady knocked the fillings out of my teeth at this summer’s Glou. Blues Festival. A wonderful songstress, vocalist and ornery guitarist,  she’ll have you cavorting and gavotting in the aisles, whatever that means. She’ll be bringing along her insignificant other, too, in the form of Mr. Matt Kelley, a dynamic and road-worthy guitarist, to fill in the blanks. Squeeks and other percussion by  that tonsorially-challenged Drumbo, Mr. Steevee Chaggaris. I will have gained 5 pounds.

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http://www.lydiawarren.com/Lydia_Warren/Oh,_hi.html

And here are distant early warnings about upcoming events:
Jan.2 Rik and Alec Razdan with the A-minus orchestra, includes me. Come celebrate the beginning of suicide season!
Jan.9 Andrew Clark. The tootin’ Torquemada of the tenor is out to destroy your will!  Billy Loosigian rocks out!
Jan.16 Chris “Stovall” Brown and his tooth-biting glitar!
Jan.23 The Good Old Salty Jazz Band. We get encores at the Senior center all the time. Come see what you’ve been missing whilst you doze in your Barcalounger.
Jan.30 Johnny Carwash aka Bob Davis steps up to your upper plate and knocks your teeth out.  Pyrotechnics (again) by Billy Loosigian, who was forced to learn a jazz chord for this date. Instrumental and surf madness ensues.

THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT40 Railroad Ave.Gloucester, MA 01930phone: 978-283-9732

http://www.therhumbline.com/index.htm

Christmas Eve!

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
Christmas Eve! I took this photo at a Christmas party on East Main Street, looking across Smith Cove. The sailboat was decorated with lights, as was the crane at Bickford's boat yard on Rocky Neck. Co-owner Marco Taormina did that every year. He was a gruff but likable character. He loved to drink his "green grenades," which were bottles of Heineken beer.
Christmas Eve! I took this photo at a Christmas party on East Main Street, looking across Smith Cove. The sailboat was decorated with lights, as was the crane at Bickford’s boat yard on Rocky Neck. Co-owner Marco Taormina did that every year. He was a gruff but likable character. He loved to drink his “green grenades,” which were bottles of Heineken beer.

Good Egg Report

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Good afternoon all happy holidays
 
Wanted to let you know what Myriah Tucker works in the Oncology department here at AGH, and myself have been up to with the help of the Salvation Army and the community of Gloucester including Sen. Tarr office
 
Since times are tough and we wanted to make sure that everyone gets something for Christmas I did my own fund raising and with the approval of Salvation Army we helped Cancer patients. Actual people helped through AGH:
 
60 people
 
28 of them children
 
13 cancer patients,
 
 I want to thank the community of Gloucester, Cape Ann Savings Bank employees & La Trattoria and individuals were out pouring,
 
Cross fit Cape Ann adopted a whole family
 
Pigeon Cove Circle is donating a  Christmas meal to one of our cancer patient.
and we had extra toys for little ones we donated the rest to Sen. Tarr who had his own gathering of toys delivered them to
Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
 
I think AGH, Salvation Army Sen. Tarr and the rest of the donors my angels god bless
Merry Christmas
 
Warmest regards Sefatia

Community Stuff 12/24/13

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Therapy dog brings joy to Addison Gilbert Hospital

Addison Gilbert Hospital therapy dog, Elle, and her owner, Pam Burton, visited patients

on the Senior Adult Unit and Oncology at Addison Gilbert Hospital, bringing holiday cheer to patients, visitors and

staff.

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Dave Moore Remembers The Troops

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Capt Joe.could you post this for the troops who are far away – and missing their families – just like the ones back home who work for Fire Department-Police-Coast Guard who are on duty on all serving their communities and country many are former veterans also this includes the fisherman, lobstermen Men & Woman alike, like our services.Thank You!

“Please-Don’t forget the veterans both (Active and Retired) who are far from their homes serving their country still in many ways Say a prayer for those who have lost their life in support of motherland America and those countries who we help!

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ― Bob Hope

Mac Davis – Song Painter Album – “Home” (Mac Davis wrote this song)

ome – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (another version)

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Uploaded on Feb 20, 2011
Serving in Viet Nam in 1970 I came across an album from an unknown songwriter at the time named Mac Davis. One song in particular that really moved me was a song called “Home”. Made me real homesick. Many years have past. I am thankful to all who sacrificed for our country.

No where could I find this song or lyrics on the internet. I dedicate this song and video to all the veterans who have served in the past and are serving our country today. God Bless them all.

“Home” – Mac Davis

And every night they lie awake
And dream of Momma’s chocolate cake
And wonder if there’ll be a tomorrow
And will they ever see their home and their family
Oh will they ever be back home, Oh

And boys who never learned to pray
Look to the heaven’s everyday
And stumble through a simple little prayer
And ask the Lord above
To send them home to the ones they love
Oh God I hope they make it home

And everyday some young boy dies
And in the night some young girl cries
He’ll never hear his baby’s laughter
He’ll never ever see his home and his family
But I guess he’s finely free
And at last he’s on his way back home, Oh

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness.” “-Bob Hope”

God Bless – and have a safe holiday season Dave Ret, Vet South Korea

Dave Moore (S-55/Ret USAF- Native nickname-Kukani Tiya-RD)
(“Quarere Verum”Seek the Truth”)

The Fog Was Where I Wanted to Be

Posted on by Marty Luster

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“The fog was where I wanted to be. Halfway down the path you can’t see this house. You’d never know it was here. Or any of the other places down the avenue. I couldn’t see but a few feet ahead. I didn’t meet a soul. Everything looked and sounded unreal. Nothing was what it is. That’s what I wanted—to be alone with myself in another world where truth is untrue and life can hide from itself.”
― Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Local Music Seen Christmas Special on Cape Ann TV

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Those of you who missed the Cape Ann Solstice Concert at the UU Church Meetinghouse on Saturday will be able to catch much of it on Cape Ann TV in the next week or two.

And to get you in the mood, Cape Ann TV is reprising the original Local Music Seen Christmas special, that originally aired in 2011, tomorrow at 8AM and 11PM and on Christmas day at 5AM, 6PM and 10PM.  You’ll see many top local performers, some of whom were at the Cape Ann Solstice Concert — others who were not.  Here’s a taste:

Great Last Minute Gift!

Posted on by capeannpainter

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Looking for a last minute gift?  How about a Maritime Gloucester membership?  Members enjoy unlimited admission to our Museum, Aquarium, and summer drop-in programs, SAIL Ardelle and Museum Shop discounts, and much more! I’m Buying this for  myself this Xmas.

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Shrimp Cocktail & Cocktail Sauce

Posted on by Sista Felicia

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Shrimp & Cocktail Sauce

Ingredients

2 ½ lbs flash frozen 16/20 Cocktail Shrimp tail on (defrosted)

1 fresh bay leaf

½ lemon

Ice bath( in large mixing bowl, combine 8 cups ice cubes and 12 cups cold water)

Cocktail Sauce Ingredients

1 ½ -2 cups ketchup

2 heaping tablespoons horseradish ( sold in a jar in the refrigerated section of the grocery store)

juice of 1 lemon

Shrimp Step-Step

1 Bring 8-10 cups of water to rolling boil in large saucepan; add bay leaf,  and juice of ½ lemon; add the squeezed ½ to the pan of boiling water

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3 add defrosted shrimp; cook 3-5 minutes until shrimp turn bright white and pink

Note~ shrimp will turn pink almost immediately when they touch the boiling water, allow them to cook until they turn opaque white & pink

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4 remove shrimp lemon and bay leaf using a spider spatula; immediately place in ice bath 10 minutes

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5 strain shrimp in large colander; transfer to airtight container; keep refrigerated until ready to serve

Cocktail Sauce Step-by-Step

1 combine all ingredients in mixing bowl; mix well; keep refrigerated in airtight container until ready to serve

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2 transfer to serving bowl

Notes~

(1) If using a mariposa serving bowl, spray a light coat of kitchen spray in bowl before adding prepared sauce. This will protect the bowl from the acidity in the sauce, preventing Mariposa bowl from pitting

(2) The shrimp used in my photos were purchased from Stavis Seafoods in Boston (1-617-897-1220.) They are 16/20 white shrimp farmed in Indonesia.

Willard Pike’s Funeral Home, 1935

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
Willard Pike's Christmas doorway, 1935. This photo was taken on Pine Street. Pike's funeral home is now the Pike-Grondin Funeral Home at 61 Middle Street. There's a little snow, like we have now.
Willard Pike’s Christmas doorway, 1935. This photo was taken on Pine Street. Pike’s funeral home is now the Pike-Grondin Funeral Home at 61 Middle Street. There’s a little snow, like we have now.

Thank you to Musicians, Sponsors, Volunteers & Fans for a magical solstice

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

WinterSolsticeSm_FlyWhat a gift it is to live in a community full of tremendously talented musicians, who can bring world-class music to one of Gloucester’s most treasured spaces.

All the performers were at the top of their game last night and, based on their level of talent, they could have brought giant egos with them.

But they chose to leave their egos at the door and collaborate at the highest level of professionalism in order to lift a packed house at Gloucester’s UU Church to a level of musical joy that many said they hadn’t felt in years.

Bravo!

Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers and Cape Ann TV crew who helped to bring The Cape Ann Winter Solstice Concert to life.

Thanks, most of all, to everyone who came out to support our local music treasures and help restore the Meetinghouse so it can become a premier listening venue for dozens of major musical events  every year.

Based on last night’s success, it’s safe to say we’ll be doing this again and again and again.  Stay tuned …