Poignant Banksy Monarch Image Shared By GMG FOB Bing McGilvray

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Banksy quote ~ “We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.”

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GMG FOB Bing McGilvray posted this Banksy Monarch painting on our GMG Community Group. THANK YOU BING!

Another Banksy quote ~ “Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it and there’s no admission fee.”

 

It’s A Peep Showdown! Melissa Cox’ Peep Show vs Bill Cox’ Buoy Peeps–Who Ya Got?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

You know I love my polls here on GMG- Today’s comes from Bill and Melissa Cox who are fiercely competing for the crown of inner household peep centerpiece dominance.

Here are your entries-

Melissa Cox’ Peep Show

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vs.

Bill Cox’ Buoy Peeps

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RD & Homie Wishing You a Happy Easter

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Have you ever noticed what a weird name daffodil is? I had to look it up to make sure I spelled it right. It was affodil but the etymological merging from the Dutch article “de”, as in “De affodil”, and voila, a goofy name for the harbinger of summer.

Thanks for Your Thoughts

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
During my recovery, I received many cards and gifts from friends wishing me well. Every single one is appreciated. Here are a few creative and unique examples. Clockwise from GMG's Rubber Duck: sign from a young Gloucester man, jigsaw puzzle from Florida folks, Easter card from Rockport's Alamo, another street sign from a Gloucester kid, as well as the blue 'Get Well Soon' background. I am getting well, and wish you all a Happy Easter. Fred
During my recovery, I received many cards and gifts from friends wishing me well. Every single one is appreciated. Here are a  few creative and unique examples. Clockwise from GMG’s Rubber Duck: sign from a young Gloucester man, jigsaw puzzle from Florida folks, Easter card from Rockport’s Alamo, another street sign from a Gloucester kid, – as well as the blue ‘Get Well Soon’ background. I am getting well, and wish you all a Happy Easter. Fred

People start pollution people can stop it

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Cat Ryan submits-

Hey Joey,

Whether you fall on the side of these commercials are a prime example of greenwashing, this is SUCH a landmark PSA, let’s make another parody, or hey wait a minute Iron Eyes Cody was Sicilian?—people of a certain age remember seeing the Ad Council’s Keep America Beautiful ads. Lassie and Lady Bird Johnson were helping the campaign, too. Wildflowers and THE dog.

I was a kid. This tv spot was memorable and effective.

And this one. William Conrad voice over.

The Rozalia Project lecture at Maritime Gloucester for the kick-off event of the first Harbor community clean up reminded me of these ads. In a positive way! Highways look better. Now on to our shoreline and ocean floors. There was a photo of a crab trying to maneuver past sunglasses and various beverage cans in Newport that specifically brought those commercials back to me. Oh, and check your toothpaste and skin polishers – no poly anything ingredient. Trust me.

The next day following that lecture, clean up happened all around the harbor, right at the water’s edge, different neighborhoods, and even by boat. Kudos to Maritime Gloucester for organizing and Harbortown and Rocky Neck Cultural Districts and other partners and volunteers.

At Maritime Gloucester, the Rozalia Project robot, Hector the Collector, went to work while Audie Tarr and others set out in boats for some surface retrieval. Gig Rowers in action, too.

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Community Photos 4/20/14

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey,
Last year the topic of Easter Parades came up.
In the 1950’s,most people went to church on Sunday. People dressed up for Easter Sunday. Most got a new outfit, shoes or hat.
The Easter Parade in Gloucester was on Easter Sunday afternoon along the Boulevard.
The attached picture is from 1952. We had just moved into my grandmother’s home at 22 Mansfield St.
Our family walked down to the Boulevard and Bill Cafasso took our picture and it was in the Gloucester Daily Times.
The information on the back of the photo says:

Left to right
22 Mansfield St.
Eileen Power, age 5
Nancy Power, age 10
Donald Power, Jr. age 3
Peter Marr, age 9
8 Mansfield St.
Easter Sunday, 1952
Eileen Power Davis died in 1985, leaving a husband and 3 children. 
Nancy Power Parsons is retired and lives in NJ with her husband.
They have 5 children, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Donald Power, Jr. is retired and lives in Albuquerque, NM
Don and his wife have 3 children and 6 grandchildren
Peter Marr was a neighbor and family friend. He remained on Cape Ann.
Happy Easter!
Nancy Power Parsons

Easter 1952

 

Hi Joey,

This is my very corny mini photo essay of the events of Wed. 4.16.14.

Winter is still biting at us, but spring is determined to emerge.   Keep smiling everyone.

Mary Barker

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Community Stuff 4/20/14

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum Presents:

A Panel Discussion led by the Essex Writing Group: Topics in Essex History: Some Essex History,

Sunday, May 4, 2014, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s Waterline Center, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929

Admission is free

Please join us on Sunday, May 4 from 1 – 4:30 p. m. in the Waterline Center at the Shipbuilding Museum.   We will learn about growing up in a clammer’s family during the depression and Revolutionary War veterans from Chebacco (now Essex).  Other topics will be about some very interesting people of Essex.  Carrie Andrews was a gifted singer who died tragically at a young age.  Annie Gosbee was a professional baseball player in a league of her own.  Rev. John Cleveland was a minister and a prominent patriot.
The Essex Writing Group provides an opportunity for those with an interest in Essex history to discuss, research, and prepare a permanent record of their work.  It is led by Karin Gertsch and Kurt Wilhelm, who have published books about Essex and Cape Ann.  Participation in the group is open to all.  This is the first presentation of a continuing program of their activities.
Light refreshments will be served.

Email:  info@essexshipbuildingmusem.org or leave a message with Kurt Wilhelm at 978-768-7342. 

GloucesterCast With Toby Pett and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/19/14

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GloucesterCast With Toby Pett and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/19/14

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Topics Include: Gloucester MA, 01930, What up Homie?,  Jim Casey, Lighten Up Francis, Toby Pett, Chamber License Plate, Bringing GMG Back Old School, Passports Wine Dinner, Killer Cheeses, Sidewalk Sweeping Day, Carry In/ Carry Out, Patti Amaral, 40 Barrels?, Masspirg, Effort To Get 5 Cent Deposit On Water and Juice Bottles, Big Mike’s Bikes, Getting Around Gloucester Via Bike and Water Taxi, Toby’s List of the Best Bartenders In Gloucester, Stoli O Tonic, Lime Shortage, Gene Silviera, Erika Baert, Ellen Tasker, Molly Marks, Halibut Point, Jack Muniz, Jamie Verga, Lobsta Land
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Inside Big Mike’s Bikes -Pure Bike Awesomeness!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Big Mike’s Bikes at 57 Washington Street In Between Sclafani’s and Tacos Lupita and sort of diagonal from Sebastian’s. Four awesome totally Gloucester businesses in a cluster, gotta consider that a new power alley, no?
Don’t Forget Kid’s Bike Safety Day Where Every Kid Walks Away a Winner May 4th at O’Maley.  Kathleen Gives the Deets In The Video


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Happy Easter! Happy Passover! and Happy Spring!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

The Power of Flowers!

Pink Tulip ©Kim Smith 2013White Bleeding Heart ©Kim Smith 2012Feathered Tulips © Kim Smith 2012Purple Pink Tulips © Kim Smith 2013Carolina Silverbell Pink ©Kim Smith 2013Pink Carolina Silverbell is a native flowering tree (Halesia tetraptera var. rosea)

Carmine tulip ©Kim Smith 2013 copyTemple of Beauty

Click to see more spring beauties here ~ Continue reading “Happy Easter! Happy Passover! and Happy Spring!” →

Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Update

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Logos.AI In the I should have mentioned this earlier but I didn’t department: Tuesday April 22, 2014 1:30-3pm Snakes of New England and the World- 45 minute presentation and 45 minute some sort of snake related kids art project for the Waltham Land Trust. Somewhere in Waltham MA, exact location to be announced.

We need volunteers for this. Please get in touch. Speaking of volunteers: 2014 Gloucester Pride Stride- You can get pledges and walk for CAVPT. Check out the website gloucesterpridestride.com for info and pledge sheets. We will try to have some sort of exhibit there, but we also have Earth Day at Essex County Greenbelt that day, so… if we get lots of volunteers, we can have an exhibit at both events. So, get those pledges and get ready to walk for us.

Don’t forget to check out your Easter Sunday Boston Globe magazine for a cool article entitled Two Rick Roths Walk Into a Bar.

Later, Rick

we only have one earth, save it

Editor’s Note ~ Link to Rick’s article in today’s Sunday Globe Magazine: Click HERE