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Hi Joey,
Lots of beautiful boats off of Front Beach in Rockport last evening, 8/9. Maybe a touring group? Thought you might like this photo, Shalin Liu in the background.
Thanks,
Vicki Gamage
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Sefatia’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party Photos by Anthony Marks
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Al and I Are Determined To Get You Down To Gloucester Maritime For The Gloucester Schooner Races This Year- August 31st to September 2nd
You Better Recognize!!!!
Mark your calendars, make your hotel ressies this is an awesome event. What you may not realize is there are a ton of opportunities to sail aboard these boats for the races, and even if you can’t sail aboard them just going down to visit is worth it to see these beautiful vessels.
You don’t have to be a schoonerhead or loud-ass sea shanty crazy to enjoy the majesty of these boats and the friendly crews aboard them.
Al writes-
Hi Joey…. This photo is from the 2011 Schooner Race, taken by Amy Beaudet aboard GREEN DRAGON. The race last year was a beam reach with six legs, which is to say we made five 180 degree turns. Thus we were treated repeatedly to breathtaking close up views of every schooner.
This is AMERICAN EAGLE, the last fishing schooner built in Gloucester (1930) with ALABAMA (1926) close astern. These schooners are not replicas. They have been kept alive by passionate owners and countless dedicated and talented people.
http://www.schooneramericaneagle.com/about/history.htm
http://www.theblackdogtallships.com/
Al Bezanson
Twenty-Eighth Annual
Gloucester Schooner Festival™
August 31 – September 2, 2012
The Festival is sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
Friday, August 31, 2012
All Day Arrival of Participating Vessels.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cape Ann Museum visiting hours.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Essex Shipbuilding Museum visiting hours.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Maritime Gloucester visiting hours.
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Mayor’s Reception for invited guests. Sponsored by the Schooner Adventure.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Maritime Gloucester Heritage Day Maritime Gloucester (formerly the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center), located at 23 Harbor Loop in downtown Gloucester, will host its annual Heritage Day celebration from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Center’s exhibits and aquarium will be open free of charge throughout the day. Free to all.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cape Ann Museum visiting hours.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Essex Shipbuilding Museum visiting hours.
7:30 pm
Boat "Parade of Lights".
9:15 pm Fireworks Display over Gloucester Harbor. (following Parade of Lights, time approximate)
(The Gloucester Fireworks Committee is in need of more donations for the Labor Day weekend fireworks. Donations may be made to The Gloucester Fund, 45 Middle St., Gloucester, MA 01930. Please notate "fireworks" on your donation.)
Sunday, September 2, 2012
8:30 am
Skippers Meeting for all Schooners sailing in Mayor’s Race at Solomon Jacobs Park, immediately adjacent to the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Harbor Loop.
11:00 am to1:30 pm
Shuttle Bus to Eastern Point Light, from Eastern Point Gate (Eastern Point Boulevard at Farrington Avenue) to watch the start of the Mayor’s Race. Free of Charge.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Essex Shipbuilding Museum visiting hours.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Maritime Gloucester visiting hours.
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Parade of Sail as Schooners proceed from Inner Harbor, past the Fishermen’s Memorial on Stacy Boulevard, to the race starting area off Eastern Point.
10:30 am
Parade of Sail Breakfast at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House. Come for the best view of the parade of sail. Coffee and light breakfast will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. $3 Historic New England members, $5 non-members. Reservations required. Call 978-283-0800.
1:00 pm
Start of Mayor’s Race for Esperanto Cup, Ned Cameron Trophy and Betty Ramsey Trophy off Eastern Point.
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Cape Ann Museum visiting hours.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Reception and Awards Ceremony for contestants and invited guests.
Monday, September 3, 2012
"Rain Day" for recovery from postponements caused by inclement weather. ONLY IF REQUIRED.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Maritime Gloucester visiting hours.
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Community Stuff 8/13/12
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Never Has a Cooler Buoy Been Painted By a Cooler Chick Than Lily Linquata
Here’s Lily making the delivery of my very own custom painted GMG lobster buoy.
Does your business or organization have one of Lily’s killer buoy’s? Did you want a decorative buoy for your home or office? Check out Lily’s www.gloucestergoods.com and order up one or a dozen for yourself and your friends, they make killer gifts.
Don’t go showing up at that wedding shower with yet another butter dish. I’m telling you, you don’t wanna be that person that shows up with the 17th butter dish and then have to watch the bride-to-be feign her excitement over said 17th gifted butter dish. Show up with a killer Lily Linqs custom buoy with the bride and groom’s names on it with a anchor in the middle or a lobster or some shit like that. They’ll love it trust me.
They’ll love it way more than that 17th gifted buttah dish I’ll tell you that and then you know what happens? Everyone at that bridal shower talks about how thoughtful you were for getting such a unique and treasured gift. See, that’s how it works at bridal showers.
You’re either the person bringing the kick-ass lily Linq’s Custom Buoy or you’re the stiff bringing the 17th buttah dish.
Don’t be the bearer of the 17th buttah dish.
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Wagging for Schooners From Al Bezanson
Joey…. Here’s a shot from GREEN DRAGON a couple years ago when BLUENOSE II was still around. Maggie here is savoring the odor of the haddock chowder wafting over from the Canadians’ galley and hoping for a chance to clean their bowls when they come ashore. What happened was that she missed out on the chowder but did manage to grab the skipper’s hot dog when he was on the dock. Hence the invasion of the BLUENOSE ll’s crew. Fortunately we had a good supply of Fishermen’s Brew iced down and were able to calm them.
Maggie was also in attendance at ARDELLE’S launching, and here can be seen interviewing Cooper. You can see Maggie’s blog here… it’s a long thread but scrolling down through it will acquaint you with some of her pals like Effie on Effie.
http://www.amschooner.org/node/639
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Live Cooking With Sista Felicia Making Arancini
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Sidewalk Bazaar Faces – David Cox Photos (4 of 4)
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Joe The Woodcarver
Joe The Woodcarver
Seated by Pavillion Beach, Joe carves each
piece with the care and skill and memories
that more than forty years in Gloucester
have instilled in his mind and in his hands.
With his family sitting near him he lays
out large and small sea- horses, whales
and mermaids while chatting with a stranger
about the sculpted wood now emerging .
He talks about his collection of old photos
and the pictures he has taken with the
camera of his eye, while his knife fashions
from one of those pictures a fearsome white shark.
From eye to mind to hands to knife, Joe
whittles for each a life by the sea; images
of the world around us and beneath us
as we pass a lovely afternoon on Pavillion Beach.
© Marty Luster 2012
More picture-poems at http://matchedpairs.wordpress.com
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Love Thursdays, Farmers’ Market day
Colors of the Farmers’ Market
Sun Flowers
Small White Radishes and Kohlrabi
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Rededication of the Gus Foote Park
Kim Smith’s Designs
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Baby Joe
In full bloom this month at the Harbor Walk is the fabulous North American native ‘Baby Joe’ (Eupatorium). While maintaining the Harbor Walk gardens, Jay Ramsey of Farm Creek Landscaping reported seeing no less than half a dozen species of butterflies nectaring simultaneously at the ‘Baby Joe’ on a warm sunny morning this past week. Given your average warm sunny summer day, butterflies are typically on the wing throughout the day; I find the very best time of day to see the very most is between 10:00 am until 12 noon.
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Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester – FREE concert @ Stage Fort Park ~ 8-12-2012
TONIGHT: Stage Fort Park Sunday Night Concert features:
Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester – FREE concert
7:00 pm. August 12, 2012 Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park gazebo.
Free Parking, Free Concert, Pet’s welcome. Listen to the sounds
of the 1960’s in 4 part harmony from Patsy Cline to Roy Orbison,
the Supremes, the Shirelles, the Crystals, the Ronnettes, Brenda Lee,
Connie Francis, Elvis, the Beatles, Patti Page, Dion, The Everly Brothers
and many, many, more.
Sharing the “end of the evening stage” will be the Old Salty Jazz
Band with Dave Sag and his favorite songs of the 50’s to complete
this outdoor concert. Bring a lawn chair, a cooler, a blanket, your kids,
the neighbors, your grandparents, your honey, your pet and you.
Join us and sing along…you ‘ll know every word.
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Around The Pond
Found In Our Pond
Walked out the door, looked up and whoa. That’s one big Bird.
What is it?
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Pizza from Mike’s Place
First, thanks to those who prayed for me this week while I was on retreat. I got a good spiritual boost!
This evening, after my return, Fr. John Kiley (the pastor) and I decided to have pizza for dinner. We have a sort of tradition of getting onion & roasted red pepper pizza from Sebastian’s (58 Washington Street). However, after six phone calls I still could not get through to them, so we decided to try the same kind of pizza, but from Mike’s Place this time. I’ve read good reviews here on GMG and elsewhere, and it’s right around the corner from the rectory.
The pizza was ready on time, fresh and hot, and the staff were busy but friendly.
It tasted as good as it looked. It was especially good with a bottle of Gloucester Soda which I bought at the street bazaar.
In short, since the pizza was great, and the location is very convenient with respect to the parish rectory (and they have sufficient parking), Fr. John and I will probably start to frequent Mike’s Place more often!
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The Blues brought out the Bubbles
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Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote of The Week From Greg Bover
August 9, 2012
“In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
Born in rural India during the British raj, Krishnamurti was discovered, nurtured, educated and promoted by Charles Leadbeater and Annie Besant of the Theosophical Society as a “World Teacher” whose coming they had foretold. As the leader of the Order of the Star in the East he spoke widely in Britain and the US on Theosophic teachings, but in the late 1920’s, renounced his assigned role and dissolved the Order. Krishnamurti spent the rest of his long life as an independent speaker on spiritual matters, expounding the view that ritual and dogma are not necessary for the pursuit of self-knowledge. Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, Depak Chopra, Bruce Lee, IndiraGandhi and Jackson Pollock all cite him as an influence on their thinking. “Truth is a pathless land” he said. He died at his long-time retreat in Ojai, California.
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Community Photo 8/12/12
Good Harbor Sunrise Slide Show From Bob Cullen
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Gloucester Harbor Schooner Race The Lannon vs The Ardelle This Monday Night and You Can Be Part of The Race Crew!!!!
Kay Ellis writes-
Hi Joey,
We are a having an exciting sail on Monday night from 6-8 and were wondering if you could spread the word for us. I have attached a flier for the event.
The Lannon and the Ardelle have been sailing around the harbor together all summer. On Monday night we are raising the ante and having a race.
Mention that you heard about the race on GMG when you call and you and everyone with you will receive $5 off your ticket price.
Good Morning Gloucester 