With all the talk about accents on GMG today, it’s clearly time to put forth our new Law of Life, or LOL for short. (You’ll notice we skipped our LOL last week due to all the fuss about Nemo).
This week’s LOL is based on Antoine Lavoisier’s Law of the Conservation of Mass, the same principle as our very first LOL, which was You’re more likely to gain weight if someone you know is losing weight (see the explanation here). Only in this case, Mass refers to Massachusetts and what we’re conserving is the letter R.
You natives may not notice, but people like Vickie and me, who didn’t grow up here, have discovered that whenever you take R off a word (Beer for example) you somehow feel compelled to add it to another one. So you say Peetser and Beah instead of Pizza and Beer.
But it doesn’t stop there. You guys add Rs to words even when you aren’t removing them from other words. For example, Tuner and Mayo (instead of Tuna and Mayo — although I doubt Joey mixes mayo with tuna, but that’s a topic for another post.)
Doesn’t he look like he’s yelling SHAAAAAAHK!
It seems like you’ll jump at any chance to add an R, as if you’re feeling guilty for all those poh innocent Ahhs you’ve slaughtered during your lifetime.
So here’s the question: is there some sort of underground R accounting that only Boston area natives know about? Is there a website I can check to see what the R deficit is as of this very moment? Are you all secretly working together to help save your precious Rs from extinction — along with the great white shahk? Oops, did I just add to the deficit? Does something magical happen every time you add an R to a word where it doesn’t belong, sort of like the magic in this video?
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Molly Ferrill came down the dock last May. She also did a time lapse video from our dock which you can see below and went out lobstering for a day with Tommy Burns, the same Tommy Burns who took out Ben Grenon. You can see those videos below her latest.
Molly fared a whole lot better than Ben did aboard Tommy’s boat as you will see comparing the two videos.
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from the New York Times story: “The harbor in Gloucester, Mass., part of the Northeastern fishery declared a disaster by the Commerce Department last fall.” photo: Gretchen Ertl for The New York Times
The home page of today’s New York Times website features a story on Gloucester’s big debate about what to do with our waterfront (see story here).
Mayor Kirk is quoted a number of times promoting her vision of our port supporting both fishing and marine science, saying some of the $150 million Congress might appropriate should be used for “Programs that might attract those other uses that allow you to maintain a smaller fleet, and maintain an infrastructure for that fleet, and sit side by side.”
Everybody who’s seriously working on attracting marine science to Gloucester knows we need more than a port. We also need a thriving cultural economy in order to attract the workers that power marine science. Most of these workers are young, single PhDs who work very long hours and want to go out after work — and on weekends — for food, drink and music. They want to feel surrounded by culture. These people think they want to live in Cambridge. What they may not know is that Gloucester has a burgeoning cultural economy. Just look at all the live music available this weekend — and it’s supposed to be the dead of winter!
We’ve got momentum. But in order to grow a sustainable economy for Gloucester’s long-term, we have to grow our cultural economy a lot more. That’s where you come in. Think of Gloucester FIRST when planning what to do at night and on weekends. Not sure where to eat? Check out this HUGE list of restaurants. Check the live music schedule. You’ll likely find music for every taste. Want to enrich your life and the lives of your kids? Check out this impressive list of galleries, studios, museums, theatres, etc. Think you need to drive to the mall? STOP! Check this out and think again.
The secret to growing our cultural economy without losing our soul is to honor our past and embrace our future. That’s precisely what Fred Bodin does. His store honors our past by helping to keep the core of our history and culture alive. And now, he’s taken to filming the future. Here he is filming Jon Butcher with Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks and Wolf Ginandes at Jalapenos on Tuesday singing Sam Cooke’s classic Change is Gonna Come — how perfect it that! Boston rock star Jon Butcher moved to Gloucester. Let’s get out and support his decision, prove him right, boost our cultural economy and — most importantly — have a blast doing it!
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Interested in Gloucester/Rockport real estate? Want some "inside" info? Watch Kenny MacCarthy’s video commentary, complete with photos and stats. This week, Kenny tours 7 properties.
For your Gloucester Real estate Needs call Kenny-
978-758-0983
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Scientists are still trying to figure out what happened here . . .
Watch the Asteroid 2012 DA14 LIVE as it passes by Earth today. NASA will broadcast LIVE Video of the asteroid beginning at 2pm (click here) when it passes closer to earth than the GPS satellite you use to find your way around Boston. They say nobody on Earth is in danger . . .
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Joey’s astute observation about our increasing overuse of euphemisms deserves more than a mere comment in support of his legitimate question. My favorite answer to this issue (and the funniest, too) was given by George Carlin some years ago. Check it out:
Now that the issue is settled, we can move on to the tremendous amount of fun we can all have this weekend. Given two dozen terrific live music choices — with plenty of them early enough to bring the kids (or little people, if you prefer) you’d think we were in the height of Summer! Check out the complete weekend live music schedule here. (I’ll be sitting in on drums tonight at the Walker Creek Band 30th Anniversary Celebration).
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Sometime Friday night the front doors of our antiques shop, Robert Coviello Antiques, 155 Main Street in Essex, blew in. We were shoveling from the inside out Saturday morning!
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Until four years ago, Mardi Gras in Gloucester was, for most of us, little more than another Tuesday in the dead of Winter. But when local YMCAs began taking teens to New Orleans on a service learning trip during April vacation to help rebuild the City, the YMCA MARDI GRAS BENEFIT was born. Last year they sold out Minglewood Tavern for a Mardi Gras concert featuring local New Orleans transplant, Henri Smith with Grammy-winning saxophonist Charles Neville (of the Neville Brothers).
This year, Latitude 43 and Minglewood Tavern are donating 10% of all food and beverage revenue from the entire day and night (starting at 11:30am RIGHT NOW!) to the YMCA trip. And The Runaround Sound has generously donated their performance at Minglewood Tavern tonight so we can have a Mardi Gras party in snowbound Gloucester! Here’s The Runaround Sound at the Middle East:
Sally Williams sent this video link from Timber Press, featuring an interesting photo technique.
For many, the tree is a symbol of longevity, integrity, and enduring beauty. But how many of us have truly seen a tree? How well do we know the intimate details and secrets of that old familiar oak in the backyard? In “Seeing Trees”, author Nancy Ross Hugo teaches us a whole new way of watching a tree. And in breathtaking shots of striking detail, photographer Robert Llewellyn shows us why it’s worth it.
One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Joey Recommends Playa Del Carmen as Best Vacation Destination. See video tour of sweet Playa Del Carmen’s Fifth Avenue and Hotel Tortuga–beautiful, safe, and affordable. Ed. note–beautiful sunlight-through-the-trees capture.
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Mumford & Sons won album of the year for “Babel,” Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” won record of the year and Fun. took home the best new artist award. If you have not heard any of these you need to check them out. Last year at this time I was on the phone with Levon Helm’s manager discussing final arrangements for Levon Helm to come to North Shore Music Theatre on 7/7/12, then he passed in April. We were working on getting Fun. to Gloucester this summer but by October of 2012 they were already booked a year in advance. We will keep trying . . .
Here are the Grammy Winners:
SHOW RESULTS Best Pop Solo Performance: “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele Best Country Solo Performance: “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood Song of the Year: “We Are Young,” Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean Best Rock Performance: “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys Best Pop Vocal Album: “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “No Church In The Wild,” Jay-Z & Kanye West, featuring Frank Ocean & The Dream Best Country Album: “Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band Best New Artist: Fun. Record of the Year: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye, featuring Kimbra Album of the Year: “Babel,” Mumford & Sons
PRE-GRAMMY WINNERS Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Dan Auerbach Pop Instrumental Album: “Impressions,” Chris Botti Alternative Music Album: “Making Mirrors,” Gotye Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye, featuring Kimbra Rock Album: “El Camino,” The Black Keys Rock Song: “Lonely Boy,” Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys) Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “Love Bites (So Do I),” Halestorm Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Kisses on the Bottom,” Paul McCartney Country Song: “Blown Away,” Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Country Duo/Group Performance: “Pontoon,” Little Big Town World Music Album: “The Living Room Sessions, Part 1,” Ravi Shankar Dance/Electronica Album: “Bangarang,” Skrillex Dance Recording: “Bangarang,” Skrillex, featuring Sirah R&B Album: “Black Radio,” Robert Glasper Experiment R&B Song: “Adorn,” Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) Traditional R&B Performance: “Love on Top,” Beyoncé R&B Performance: “Climax,” Usher Rap Album: “Take Care,” Drake Rap Song: “N****s In Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) Rap Performance: “N****s In Paris,” Jay-Z & Kanye West Musical Theater Album: “Once: A New Musical” Regional Roots Music Album: “The Band Courtbouillon,” Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy Folk Album: “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile Blues Album: “Locked Down,” Dr. John Bluegrass Album: “Nobody Knows You,” Steep Canyon Rangers Americana Album: “Slipstream,” Bonnie Raitt Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers Song Written for Visual Media: “Safe & Sound” (From “The Hunger Games”), T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars) Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Midnight In Paris,” Various Artists Latin Jazz Album: “¡Ritmo!,” The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You),” Arturo Sandoval Jazz Instrumental Album: “Unity Band,” Pat Metheny Unity Band Jazz Vocal Album: “Radio Music Society,” Esperanza Spalding
Improvised Jazz Solo: “Hot House,” Gary Burton & Chick Corea Reggae Album: “Rebirth,” Jimmy Cliff Comedy Album: “Blow Your Pants Off,” Jimmy Fallon New Age Album: “Echoes Of Love,” Omar Akram Spoken Word Album: “Society’s Child: My Autobiography,” Janis Ian Children’s Album: “Can You Canoe?”, The Okee Dokee Brothers Classical Instrumental Solo: “Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola,” Kim Kashkashian Classical Vocal Solo: “Poèmes,” Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France) Classical Compendium: “Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis,” Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers Contemporary Classical Composition: Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile — Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays, Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird) Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird Opera Recording: “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) Choral Performance: “Life & Breath — Choral Works By René Clausen,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale) Orchestral Performance: “Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) Engineered Album, Classical: “Life & Breath — Choral Works By René Clausen,” Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) Producer of the Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: “Imaginaries,” Quetzal Latin Pop Album: “MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition,” Juanes Regional Mexican Album (Including Tejano): “Pecados y Milagros,” Lila Downs Tropical Latin Album: “Retro,” Marlow Rosado y La Riqueña Contemporary Christian Album: “Eye on It,” TobyMac Gospel Album: “Gravity,” Lecrae Contemporary Christian Song: “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord),” Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman); “Your Presence Is Heaven,” Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed) Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman Gospel Song: “Go Get It,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary) Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) Surround Sound Album: “Modern Cool:” Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber) Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix),” Skrillex, remixer (Nero); Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers
Recording Package: “Biophilia,” Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk) Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: “Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection,” Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie) Album Notes: “Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles,” Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles) Historical Album: “The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set),” Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys) Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “City Of Roses,” Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding) Instrumental Arrangement: “How About You,” Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project) Instrumental Composition: “Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) Long Form Music Video: “Big Easy Express,” Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Old Crow Medicine Show
Short Form Music Video: “We Found Love,” Rihanna, featuring Calvin Harris
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Good Morning Gloucester 