Remember Avenging Annie ~ Andy Pratt’s 1973 top 40 hit? You can see him perform it live tomorrow (Thursday)

Only in Gloucester.

Tomorrow (Thursday) the Singer / Songwriter Shuffle at Giuseppe’s features a number of local favorites including Noise Magazine founder T Max, Joe Wilkins and Andy Pratt, who’s hit “Avenging Annie” reached #15 on Boston’s WRKO.  Here’s a video of the original:

After the shuffle, you can shuffle on down to the Dog Bar to see Brad Byrd, another local about to make it big.  Here’s his latest video:

More Brad Byrd videos here.

VIDEO: Fool’s Dual 2013 – Chasing Dan Lane

Just having a little fun chasing around the runners. (click the wheel for HD)

Renee and Joe ~ The Monagle Sessions @ MinglewoodAtLat43~ 9-12 ~ 4.10.2013

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Here’s a song you don’t hear to often at music venues.  I just love how Renee, Joe and Dennis perform “I Go Out Walkin”… among many sweet and rockin originals they have to share…Tonight @ The Monagle Sessions at MinglewoodTavern AtLat.

http://www.reneeandjoemusic.com/

http://minglewoodtavern.com/

Live Blogging: Spring Beaver

Goose Cove Reservoir Has Spring Beaver

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How much do you tip on a $14.89 pizza delivery

I ordered a lg pepperoni and onion from a pizza joint a mile and a half away from my moms condo in Naples. Tipped $2.11 and git attitude from the deluvery person.

Was that not enough? How much would you tip on that order?

Some photos from my archive

I took these almost a year ago and never got around to editing and publishing them until now…

Fr. Matthew Green

Poll: Does It Make Me A Bad Perspon If I Don’t Wanna Clean Up Someone Else’s Pee On A Public Toilet Seat

Here’s the scenario:

You walk into a public bathroom to relieve myself (number 1) and the one toilet in there has the toilet seat down and someone else’s pee all over it.

I’m just not gonna be the guy who grabs toilet paper and cleans off someone else’s pee.

Would you clean off the toilet seat first?

Community Stuff 4/10/13

Schooner Adventure’s History Sharing Program – April 12, 2013 (10am) – rescheduled from snowed out March date

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Come see images of old Gloucester and share your own memories during these free monthly presentations at the Rose Baker Senior Center. This month – “Ghosts of Vincent Cove:

The Shipbuilders and their Vessels” See images and hear about the ship builders and their vessels in Gloucester’s Vincent Cove, the area now filled in where the Senior Center now sits. (Program supported by New England Biolabs Foundation). For more information – call Schooner Adventure @978-281-8079.

Somebody Tell Paul! It’s an R.D. Invasion

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When visiting Chatham on Sunday we spotted a familiar yet unsettling sight: an army of R.D.’s has invaded Chatham. So we felt it vitally important to alert Paul and the rest of the GoodMorningGloucester audience. The R.D. army has set up shop in a new toy store on Main Street in Chatham. There are doctor ducks, chef ducks, bride ducks, groom ducks. No way to know what their next move is but Ruby and Luke recommend keeping them under close surveillance.

– John McElhenny 

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"Letters, E-Mail, Texts — What’s Next?", a podcast episode of "On Point with Tom Ashbrook"

From NPR-

Letters, E-Mail, Texts — What’s Next?

Letters are dead. E-mail outdated. Text messages so passé. What’s going on with how we communicate?

http://onpoint.wbur.org


Text messages passe?  Jeeze I’m a huge fan of the simple text message to get my point across in a pinch.

Letters totally dead.  Email outdated?  I’m a dinosaur I guess.

A very special meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club April 12

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The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club is delighted to have Dr. Mario Motta as our speaker for the April 12 GAAC meeting. Mario will address the serious threats to our dark skies (and our health!) here on Cape Ann and elsewhere.

Dr. Motta will discuss the human health issues caused by light pollution, and will outline important reasons for good lighting practices, which include energy savings, better seeing at night, and a variety of important environmental problems. This will be a fun and informative meeting on an issue that is critical to us all.

Mario has worked on light pollution issues since 1990, was instrumental in getting a light pollution policy adopted by Gloucester, and is working for similar legislation statewide. He is a founding member of NELPAG (new England Light Pollution advisory group), is on the IDA board, and has gotten both the Massachusetts Medical Society and the AMA to adopt light pollution measures for health reasons. He is on the AMA Council of Science and Public Health, and led a 2 year effort on a compilation of light pollution’s health issues that was adopted by the AMA as policy in 2012.

GAAC meets on the second Friday of every month at the Lanesville Community Center at 8:00pm. There is no cost. We’re on the web at http://gaac.us and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage

Amazing! Jesus Face On This Piece Of Seaweed

Just picked this up off the beach. Didnt alter it one bit.
Is it a sign?

Do you see Jesus’ face or are you going to hell?
Cuz the way I see it, it’s one or the other.

Bodin Gallery Boarded — by the Australian Coast Guard!

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After the Easter Parade and Egg Hunt, I had a visit from Craig Longmuir, Acting Chief of the Rescue Coordination Centre, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Emergency Response Division (equivalent to our US Coast Guard). He’s here on official business to observe and learn from how we handle maritime rescues. He visited USCG Boston, and is headed next to New London, CT. One interesting issue he’s working on is how to rescue four to six thousand people from a cruise ship in distress (like the recent Carnival Cruise ship disaster in the Gulf of Mexico). But Craig came to Gloucester for enjoyment, and really liked our city and the clam chowder at the Gloucester House. Originally from Scotland, he’s very friendly, and will hopefully send interesting material from “CG Australia” for us to see. He’s taking one of my 1924 photos of Good Harbor Beach home, plus the sticka’, and is now on our gallery e-vite list. Ya’ just never know what’s gonna’ happen here! His employer is www.amsa.gov.au. Their patrol area encompasses 10% of this planet’s oceans. 
 
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930