Over /Under On How Fast The Rutgers Basketball Coach Gets Fired Poll

I understand he’s officially suspended but there’s no way this guy doesn’t get fired, only question is how fast Rutgers can get rid of this guy.

I’m thinking if the AD had seen the tape and didn’t do anything about it he’s gonna go too, no?

Revisiting 2 Coyote vs 1 Deer With A What Would You Do Poll

Here’s the video shot by Shawn Henry which garnered a huge media response.

Now the question is if it had been you inside your home watching this unravel, what would you have done?  Would you have watched from inside the confines of your home?

Would you have gone outside and try to defend the deer with a hockey stick or baseball bat?

I’ve been hearing from many a Monday morning quarterback on what they would have done.

Me, I’m a complete chickenshit when it comes to wild animals.  I’m not gonna pretend that I’m so manly that I woulda gone out there and wrestled with the coyotes like some people act like they would have done.

So let’s poll it and I’ll leave an option open for other answers.

Reminder: Andrew’s Workshop Tonight ~ Turn Your Camera Into a Canvas with Cape Ann TV’s Andrew Love

Turn Your Camera into a Canvas

Join Cape Ann TV’s staff member and videographer Andrew Love for a video composition workshop on Tuesday, April 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This class is for the novice filmmaker who wants to take their project to the next level by covering the rules and aesthetic guidelines industry professionals follow when crafting their camera shots.

Your camera is your paintbrush. Whether it cost $300 or $30,000, use it to mold the emotions and perspectives of your audience.  In this workshop you will learn how to make your subjects powerful, vulnerable, attractive, interesting, and identifiable using only your zoom rocker and a tripod.

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This video composition workshop is open to the public for a fee of $10 and is free for Cape Ann TV members.

To sign up for this class email Andrew at alove@capeanntv.org or call 978-281-2443.

Time: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2

Place: Cape Ann TV, 38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA

Fee: $10 (free for Cape Ann TV Members)

T Max has a new CD, new live shows and a new Noise magazine this week

T Max, founder/editor of The Noise, New England’s longest running music magazine, is all over Gloucester this month.  You can see him on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes, which airs on Cape Ann TV tomorrow (WED) at 6:30pm, Friday at 1:30pm and Sunday at 6pm.  For all you Noise readers who don’t live on Cape Ann, catch the show on-line here.

Then on Thursday, you can see him live at Giuseppe’s in Gloucester with the Singer Songwriter Shuffle.  On April 17 he’s Fly Amero’s guest at The Rhumb Line.  Speaking of Fly, he’s on the cover of The Noise this month and guess who wrote the cover story?  (Read it here).  Tomorrow, Fly welcomes his family as special guests at The Rhumb Line for a very special surprise birthday party for his sister Joyce.

And to top it off, T Max has a new CD, Thinking Up A Dream (get it here) featuring eight brand-new original songs, one of which is based on a spontaneous burst of creativity he had while we were shooting a video series about music in Gloucester.  More on that in this post.

Just to get you in the mood, we’ll leave you with Allen Estes’ only protest song (with a reggae beat) that T Max inspired him to sing when he was Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen.  You can see Allen tonight with Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks, Wolf Ginandes and J.B. Amero at Jalapenos.  Bring the kids and request this song . . .

More Allen Estes videos here.

BREAKING NEWS: GMG to be the Boston area’s first Slog (Smell Blog)

Keeping up with bleeding edge technologies has always been Joey’s passion, so it was no surprise when he told me he had already been approved by Google to be the first Boston Area blog to get his smell into their new Aromabase.

Just in case you didn’t know, Google introduced smell search today under the moniker   Google Nose, which has been hailed as the latest scentsation in search — and as you might expect, Our Boy Joey is right on top of things.

We all know that email is for old farts.  Facebook’s already in decline.  Joey’s interviews with people who tweet are all done.  Now it’s time for the next big thing… and here it is:

Watch the video and you’ll see how to get the full aroma of Joey’s dock right at your computer, tablet or smart-phone.  GMG’s new tag My Smell on the Dock will debut next week after the rest of you FOBs  watch the video and follow instructions for getting your smells into Google’s Aromabase too.

Let’s make GMG one of the first blogs to adopt this new cutting edge technology with every post.  Perhaps next year BONS will nominate GMG in their new “Smell” category.  

Vickie and I are doing our part this afternoon.  We’re bringing our smell phones to The Cave’s wine & cheese tasting at 4pm.  With any luck, you’ll be able to get the full aroma from our post tomorrow.

BomBom Butterflies Video

BomBom Butterflies ~ Featuring Black Swallowtail Butterflies and Common Milkweed at Good Harbor Beach

Scenes from my forthcoming film Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly set to “BomBom” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, featuring the Teaching, from the album The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

When you have a moment, please watch my newest video. I have submitted it to a video contest sponsored by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis from their debut album The Heist. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis created the beautiful Same Love video that I posted about last week. If you like my video please share the link; I think the more clicks received, the more notice gained. The winner will be announced on April 8th.

myra dettelbach interviews the interviewer part 1

Myra Dettelbach a Junior at Endicott College was assigned to interview the most awkward looking blogger in Massachusetts.  After searching through dozens of blogger profiles she settled on the goofiest looking blogger with the largest bald spot Joey C. 

Here is part 1 of her interview with me.

BomBom Butterflies

Happy Easter! Happy Spring! Happy Passover! and

Happy Warm Weather! 

BomBom Butterflies ~ Featuring Black Swallowtails and Common Milkweed at Good Harbor Beach

Scenes from my forthcoming film Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly set to “BomBom” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, featuring the Teaching, from the album The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

When you have a moment, please watch my newest video. I have submitted it to a video contest sponsored by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis from their debut album The Heist. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis created the beautiful Same Love video that I posted about last week. If you like my video please share the link; I think the more clicks received, the more notice gained. The winner will be announced on April 8th.

Cool stuff reminders and a rising star video

Amid the flood of info that washes over us every day, it’s often refreshing to get a reminder of some cool stuff we might have missed.  Here goes:

  • Espressos has jumped into the live music scene.  Check out their lineup.
  • Live music starts at 6 tonight and 11:30 am tomorrow (see schedule here).  Plenty of good shows you can take your kids to all over Cape Ann.
  • Seasonal wine and beer licenses kick in on Monday (April Fools Day — seems fitting somehow).  So The Cave, which is usually closed Mondays is having a wine tasting 4-6pm (more about that here).
  • You can help support Cressy Beach Restoration at the CPA meeting on Tuesday (4/2) 6pm at City Hall First Floor Council Conference Room (more on that here).

Here’s a very good music video by rising star Brendan James.  You can see him at Crowell Chapel tonight with guests Brian Jarvis, Charlee Bianchini & Dave Brown.  Tickets & details here.

Webcam Screen Shots From The Live GMG FOB Art and Photography Show Going On Now at Cape Ann Giclee

click on any of the screen shots to view the show’s live video feed or click here-

http://capeanngiclee.com/live-video-feed

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Award-winning Folk legend Bob Franke @ Old Sloop Next Saturday

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Here’s a homespun video of one of his simple, profound, moving, lyrical songs.  This concert will touch you deeply.  Get Tickets Here.

April Fools Wine Tasting @ The Cave on Main St

No joke.  Seasonal wine & beer licenses kick in April 1 (MON).

That means The Cave, at 44 Main Street, can sell wine again and they’re opening up at 4pm (usually closed Mondays) to host a wine tasting from 4-6pm.

They’ll have some new Italian wines at very affordable prices.  Plus they always have cheeses and other goodies to taste with the wines.  (You can taste any cheese before you buy it).  This has become one of our favorite new spots in town.  When I go in, I always let other people go ahead of me — not because I’m polite, but because I want to see what they’re getting — and when they get a taste, I pipe up, “Can I have a taste too?”  I’ve discovered over a dozen new delights this way.

Here’s a video I shot about 3 weeks after The Cave opened last Summer of Vickie tasting some of their wine and cheese.

Since then I’ve learned how to pronounce the name of the wine in the video.  It sounds like “Sarah Harris”.  I still don’t speak Portuguese, but Laura says that’s close enough for her to recognize which wine I’m talking about.

2 Coyotes vs 1 Deer Filmed In West Gloucester

Filmed On Laurel Street, West Gloucester MA By Shawn Henry

Jimmy T on TV again starting tomorrow (FRIDAY)

Jimmy T. is this week’s guest on Cape Ann Profiles on Cape Ann TV.

Host Rich Sagall interviews Jimmy T. about his experience on “Survivor” in this clip from Cape Ann Profiles that airs this week and next week on Cape Ann TV Channel 12. Cape Ann Profiles airs on Fridays at 10:30am & 7pm and on Sundays at 2pm.

Get ready for Jimmy T’s TV reprise tomorrow by checking out all the excellent live music tonight starting at 7 with Giuseppe’s Singer Songwriter Shuffle.   See full live music lineup here.

Fishtown Players Present Martin McDonagh’s Lonesome West

Fishtown Players Present Martin McDonagh’s Lonesome West. Starring Roy O’Connor, Jay DiPrima, Michael McNamara and Kelly Newman.
Thursday April 4, Pay as you can at 7:30 Pm
Fri&Sat April 5,6, 12, 13, at 7:30 pm
Sun Paril 7, 14 at 3:pm
Thursday April 11, 7:30 Benefit for the Gloucester Writers Center
At the Gorton’s Theater (home of the Gloucester Stage Company)
267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
Tickets $18, Seniors $15, Students $10.
for tickets to to http://www.fishtownplayers.com