Frankie (The Silver Bullet) Gwynne Face Plant At The Farm Bar and Grille Bikini and Speedo Dodgeball Tournament

Thanks to Kevin Johnson for the video

January 25, 2011 ‘Blacklisted’ meal provokes ‘sustainable’ fisheries debate By Richard Gaines

From the Gloucester Daily Times

Gaines covers the Berkowitz dinner-

BOSTON — For a private dinner at one of his Legal Sea Foods restaurants for which he made the intentionally provocative decision to serve three so-called blacklisted fish, Roger Berkowitz minced the black tiger shrimp but not his words.

It was an evening of food for thought.

"We have sustainable fisheries, now we need sustainable infrastructure. It has to come back to the center," Berkowitz said in a plea for common sense and reason, noting that many years of strict conservation have weakened the fishing industry while strengthening U.S. stocks.

"We are seeing something out of balance," Berkowitz added. "The environmental movement is well financed; the fishermen are not."

Click here for the rest of the story at The Gloucester Daily Times Website

Then you can watch Part I of the Interview I did with Richard a while back by clicking below

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Dodgeball Recap and Breaking News At The Farm Bar and Grille Video

Ryan Cox Announces The DTF Challenge and asks-

“Are You DTF?”

Good Morninng Gloucester would like to congratulate team “Five In The Pink” for their hard fought victory.  They really had to dig deep to bang out the win but they found the intestinal fortitude to bring home the bacon. Excellent Work!

C O L D Sea Smoke On Gloucester Harbor -3 Degrees Videos January 24th 5:37AM,2011

The boat wasn’t sinking they just had one of their stabilizing booms down over the side and it was encased in ice.

One of My Favorite Artists, a Video

Here’s a cool video of one of my Favorite Artists. Alfred Currier.

His Juicy, Thick, Colorful use of Paint is Stunning.

Check it out!

http://alfredcurrier.blogspot.com/

Curator Karen Quinn describes how artist Fitz Henry may have used a mechanical device

From mfaboston-

Curator Karen Quinn describes how artist Fitz Henry may have used a mechanical device to aid him in painting “Coffin’s Beach,” a shore scene from Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Image credits:
Fitz Henry Lane, Sketch of Coffin’s Beach. CAPE ANN MUSEUM, Gloucester, MA

Sista Felicia’s Pasta Gagoot’s Video At The Gloucester Daily Times Taste Of The Times website

Click here to view recipe at The Gloucester Daily Time website

Referred to as "Pasta Gagoots" by many Italians from Sicily, including the family of Felicia (Ciaramitaro) Mohan, this is a layered pasta dish most often served when the cook has extra large zucchini or cuccuzza squash from the garden or elsewhere.

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Community Garden Proposal At Burnham’s Field

John McElhenny discusses community plots at Burnham’s Field in the heart of historic Gloucester MA

1805-1930 Vintage Stocking Exhibit at Rockport Library

Elizabeth Enfield displays her  Vintage Stocking Collection at Rockport Library.

Her collection includes the wedding stockings for Daniel Webster from the Bartlett Estate, also check out the article in the Gloucester Daily Times

THE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY.

Click on Photo below to see some of her stockings. and also enjoy the video with Elizabeth talking about her collection.

Click for Slide_Show

ENJOY Video Below

Fishing Industry Movie Based Out Of New Bedford

From The Preview It Looks Like They Could Have Just As Easily Said It Was Made In Gloucester As Our Fishermen Are Faced With Similar Fishing Industry Dilemmas.  I hope Rob Newton Gets It At Cape Ann Community Cinema

Here’s A Preview-

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WHALING CITY is a dramatic narrative feature film set in New Bedford, Mass. in the rapidly changing world of the modern fishing industry. It tells the story of a third-generation independent commercial fisherman, struggling to keep a grasp on his way of life – and a long-held family boat – as costs rise and the heavily regulated fishing industry is pushed towards a corporate model of efficiency. While developing an unlikely relationship with a marine biologist, he is tempted to do whatever it takes to keep his boat. Principal photography was completed in fall 2010, and the film is currently in post-production. The finished film will run approximately 90 minutes in length and is slated to be ready for screenings and festival entries in spring 2011.

The screenplay was workshopped at Columbia University’s graduate film program from 1999 to 2002. It won the 2005 Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting Award and the 2007 Sloan Feature Film Production Grant, and has been recognized in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

VIEW THE TRAILER NOW!

WHALING CITY’s campaign – featuring an early trailer for the film – is now live on Kickstarter.com, after our project received an exclusive invitation to be featured on the innovative online funding platform for filmmakers and artists.  View Now »

Click picture to view the trailer-

whaling city trailer

Fiesta: Greasy Pole Trailer From Sam Hartson

Sam has been working on his 2010 St Peter’s Fiesta Documentary and here is the latest trailer which was released yesterday-

Days Til Fiesta-

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Additional Showing of No Pretty Prayer

Hi Joey,

Hope you’re doing well.  I’m hoping you can help us get word out about an additional Gloucester screening of No Pretty Prayer.

When: March 4 at 7:30p

Where: Cape Ann Community Cinema, 21 Main Street

Tickets are available online at: http://www.facebook.com/l/79da1-BJ4qNXYGMWS2nV_gMVyHQ;www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EVTYQJZEFTABG

Tickets are also available everyday at the Cinema between 2p and 9p.

The ticket cost is $10.

Thanks for any help you’re able to give!

Thanks,

Sal

Good Harbor New years Day Plunge Video From Tony Sapienza

Joey,

Still more New Year’s Day highlights — this time a video of the plunge, produced by Sean Reardon of North Andover, a fan of the Blue Shutters Dips (his mom, Kim, was the Dip in the pink swimsuit). As news of this event has spread among friends (it as just highlighted in our Blue Shutters newsletter) a bunch more are promising to sign up for next year. Why wait ’til January — how about a Saint Pats plunge or an Easter Day Dunk? We may do a morning-after splash after our Chili Cookoff on February 12. It may not be a beach in the Carribean, but we think more and more folks are realizing Good Harbor in the winter definitely doesn’t suck! But those shots from the tropics sure look great.

– Tony from the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn

Another Viral Video Story!

I just find these stories fun to follow and read. Last week I saw this posted by many Social media outlets. This week 5 million views and the guy has landed a job and a house! Good work by the Columbus Dispatch!

You can read what happens next at Mashable