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My View of Life on the Dock
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Before anyone comes out and says I’m different because I’m like one of the guys- that’s a crock of shit.
The Results of Our Very Scientific Polls Worded Exactly the Same Way Just Switching Out the Genders-
Remarkably similar results, what a surprise… not. ![]()
See, buddy?
Special thanks to Toby Pett for bringing this topic to the table when taping www.thehomiecast.com Tuesday night.
Listen here to the episode when it all went down.
A little disclaimer here….with my computer currently in triage undergoing some serious data recovery attempts, I am working off Thatcher’s iPad and am quickly discovering that I’m not nearly as savvy while trying to imbed links and whatnot. So, you may have to do some Googling this week to find out some more information about my specific picks! Sorry!
Pick #1. Gloucester Block Party! Saturday, 6:00-11:00
with a theme this month of Carnivale on Main, this block party’s line up looks like tons of fun. Head HERE for more info
Pick #2 Blueberry and Raspberry Festival at Connor’s Farm
read more about it HERE
Pick #3 92.9 Earthfest
A fantastic….and FREE…outdoor concert!
Read more about the event HERE
For a more comprehensive list of family activities, visit our friends at North Shore Kid
Find them HERE
Read the entire obit here
DANVERS: Joanne R. (Crotty) Burgess, 75, of Danvers, passed away suddenly at the Massachusetts General Hospital on July 14, 2015. She was the wife of 54 years of Leonard P. Burgess. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Lauretta J. (Tardiff) Crotty. Joanne graduated from St. James High School in Salem and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.
Joanne was an active member of the Immaculate Conception Girls Drill Team of Salem and was also quite active in various other CYO activities. While in college, Joanne worked part-time in research laboratories at Harvard Medical School in Boston. In addition to her work at home raising four children, Joanne dedicated many years in the development of specialized individual reading and motor skills programs for those with disabilities and special needs. She also worked as a teacher in the Boston School System and at the Landmark School in Prides Crossing, Beverly. Joanne put her family and friends above all and cherished and lavished lots of love and attention on her 5 grandchildren. She enjoyed literature and art and loved to paint. She enjoyed boating as a member of the Danversport Yacht Club and loved the beach and traveling to Florida and Cape Cod. Joanne had a strong faith life and was a devout Catholic. She traveled twice to Medjugorje in Bosnia on Pilgrimage.
More here
Local author releases exciting new title featuring stunning, vintage images
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present an illustrated book reading/signing with local author Paul St. Germain on Saturday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m. Cape Ann Granite is the newest title in Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series. The book, which is set to release on July 20, 2015, boasts over 200 vintage images, many of which have never been published. This program is free and open to the public.
The granite industry began on Cape Ann with the first sale of a piece of Rockport granite, for use as a millstone, to a farmer in Newburyport in 1800. The industry would grow to include more than 60 quarries and operations around the cape, becoming the second-largest economic force in the area behind fishing. Hundreds were employed as quarrymen, stonecutters, paving cutters, and finishers. Cape Ann was particularly well fitted for the pursuit of granite as its rocky hills and shores afforded a comparatively inexhaustible source of supply, and its splendid shipping facilities gave the advantage of quick and economical transportation to market by sea and land. The industry eventually declined, and by 1930, most quarries had gone out of business because of labor strikes and low demand. Today, most of these quarries are filled with water, and many are used as reservoirs for the surrounding communities.
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all.
Paul St. Germain has been a Rockport resident for 20 years and has written two other books in the Images of America series about the lighthouses and lifesaving stations on Cape Ann and Thacher Island. With assistance from the Cape Ann Museum, the Sandy Bay Historical Society archives, and other private collections, he has developed a revealing record of the men, the quarries, the tools, and the final uses of Cape Ann granite around the nation.
Captain Greg brought in 8 Tunas the other day one totaling over 1,000 pounds. Capt. Greg has been on other boats on Wicked Tuna, FV Bounty Hunter and even had FV Lily, now owned by Capt. Muniz; there is major competition with these two Captains.
Note: Tuna Harpooning Regulation – You can Only Catch 2 below 82 “ per Trip, no limit on tunas over 82 “, considered Giants, per trip.
Captain Greg Chorebanian (Right) and First Mate Greb Gibbs(left) of the F/V Kristiana
F/V Kristiana heading out to catch some Giants after icing up.
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Thanks to the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon, Ryan and Wood Distilleries, Plus 90 Cigars and Capt. Joey C for a perfect evening.

Why not c’mon down to the Rhumbline this Thursday and dance your ass off to the pimple-popping sounds of that Tootin’ Torquemada of the Tenor: Mr. Andrew Clark. With his erumpent vocal shenanigans and ventricle-atomizing saxophone, there’ll be plenty to talk to your therapist about on your next visit. I’m making an appointment now. Not only that but Mr. Steve Sadler, on catarrh, will be sandbagging the groove with the likes of Mr. Ephraim Lowell, on the jackhammers. Gonna be a great night!

http://offers.therealschoolofmusic.com/instructors/andrew-clark

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I ran into Jack this morning and I told him that I was in Palazolas yesterday asking to have Matt Johnson’s Martini Shaker Engraved and they told me that the engraving machine was sold. He told me the bike shop was for sale as well. So I let him know that if he sent in a blurb about selling the Bike Shop at Palazolas I’d run it for him.
He just sent this-
I turn 66 in Sept. and I can not do this forever so I am looking to sell or at least down size in the interim. So we have put up for sale the bike shop , the Trophy business and the Embroidery machines.
I would like to see some one in Gloucester get the Bike shop. I have never been so busy with bike work and there is not another place to go in town.
I have over 50 new bikes (Schwinn, GT, Red Line, Ross, Torker and a few others) plus all parts (tires, tubes ,wheels,brake and gear parts etc.) and accesories ( helmets locks, lights etc.) all going for less than wholesale.
Contact Jack
978-283-9180
Martina Hingis, winner of 5 Grand Slam singles titles and 13 Grand Slam doubles titles will be at the MAC in Manchester-by-the-Sea next Thursday, July 23rd playing with the Washington Kastles against the Boston Lobsters. Get a 20% discount on tickets when ordering online at www.bostonlobsters.net and using code STARS.