JOEY DASILVA SATURDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION!

Congratulations to Joey DaSilva, 2015 Saturday Greasy Pole Champion!

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Joe’s Mom, Anita Louise Stewart, writes on FB, “My son took his first flag down in 2011 on the 80th greasy pole anniversary . That year Hurricane Irene took down the greasy pole in Sept and In November they did a greasy pole fund raiser called the Fall Classic down at the GHS; gold, bronze, and silver rounds. My Joseph took the gold and he was the only winner that day who had won over land and sea, dubbing him Surf and Turf. He set the Guinness world record in Cali in July 2012 for walking the greasy pole in 4.9 seconds and taking the flag down in the 2nd round. He held that record for 2 years. Today he took the flag down once again, 2nd round, and now he is a lifetime walker on Sundays. The only way to go Joseph Cole DaSilva– -Friday 2 Saturday and Saturday 2 Sunday…Keep going…”

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GORGEOUS FESTIVE CAKES FOR YOUR FIESTA SUNDAY SPECIAL DINNER, MADE BY MARIA CRACCHIOLO

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Fabulous and delicious cake made by Maria for my in-laws 65th wedding anniversary. Needless to say it was huge hit, with layers of raspberry and lemon cream sandwiched between creamy sweet frosting. Stop in to Caffe Sicilia for your Saint Peter’s Day cakes and confections. See Maria featured on the front page of today’s Gloucester Daily Times!

Photo Courtesy Esther Mathieu

BEAUTIFUL FACES OF FIESTA

Buona Festa!

Bianca Saint Peter's Fiesta ©Kim Smith 2015 Love! 

Mayor Sefatia Saint Peter's Fiesta ©Kim Smith 2015Mayor Romeo Thekan and Joe Orlando

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Bianca, Rosaria Floyd, Mayor Sefatia (holding the key to heaven), Joe Orlando, State Representative Ann Margaret Ferrante

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Snapshots from Friday night opening ceremony. I am mostly filming, but do manage to take a few photos. So many beautiful moments last night–I wish there was a simple way to film and take good quality photographs at exactly the same time.

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Junior Seine Boat Elimanition Race Winners Wise Guys & Dirty Oars

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Wise Guys & Dirty Oars Win today Elimination Race!

The Start….

Both Crews Row In  Tomorrow Fiesta Sunday Race against Defending Champs “Bad Intentions”

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Anywhere Else, This May Seem Strange…. VIVA!

If you came across grown men dressed like the Naked Cowboy, a Ninja Turtle, Hulk Hogan and more walking down the street mid afternoon on a Saturday anywhere else in the world it may seem strange…but here, in Gloucester, during Fiesta weekend, it screams GREASY POLE!

So, of course….we followed them…

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“Cumpardes” Annual “Rizzi” Picking On Backshore

 

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Every year our cousins Joey and Larry Marcantonio  gather to pick “Rizzi” with their “Cumpardes” somewhere along the coastline of Gloucester each Fiesta Weekend!

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Fiesta Saturday Lunch at Bass Rock Ocean Inn

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There Will Be A Large UBER presence In Gloucester For Fiesta- SMARTEST THING YOU CAN DO IS SIGN UP NOW, GET $20 IN FREE UBER CREDITS AND USE THEM THIS WEEKEND!

THERE IS ZERO AND I MEAN ZERO REASON NOT TO SIGN UP FOR FREE AND USE UBER FOR FIESTA.

If you sign up using the promo code you’ll get $20 off your first ride, a Total No-Brainer! :http://www.uber.com/invite/kypfk

YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS- DRIVE IN CIRCLES FOR A HALF HOUR AND MISS THE GREASY POLE AND/OR SEINE BOAT RACES TRYING TO FIND A NON EXISTANT PARKING SPOT WHILE PRAYING TO THE GODS ABOVE THAT YOUR CAR DOESN’T GET IT’S ANTENNAE RIPPED OFF BY A DRUNK OR TAKE UP UBER ON IT’S FREE $20 WORTH OF RIDES DEAL

Wouldn’t you rather be able to go on down to Fiesta and have a few adult beverages and leave the driving to someone else?

 

IT’S UNFATHOMABLE WHY ANYONE WOULDN’T TAKE UBER TO FIESTA UNLESS OF COURSE YOU CAN WALK THERE.

HERE’S THE LINK TO GET YOUR FREE $20s WORTH OF UBER RIDES- http://www.uber.com/invite/kypfk

I’ve documented the sweet cars I’ve been picked up in by UBER DRIVERS-

Down in Naples, FLA-

Here’s our sweet UBER car that picked us up this morning to go retrieve the rental car-