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Tom Philbrook
Tag: 2013
2013 GMG/FARM BAR AND GRILLE BIKINI SPEEDO DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT HARLEM SHAKE VIDEO
The Details (also available on The Event Facebook Page Here)
Shot and Edited By Kim Smith
EARMUFFS MADELINE!
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Gloucester Maritime Summit 2013
The City of Gloucester today released a video highlighting the City’s ongoing efforts to expand and diversify the maritime economy. The video provides an overview of the recent Maritime Summit.
Like many working waterfronts, Gloucester faces challenges, especially with its historic fishing industry. Recently 150 stakeholders gathered to exchange ideas and advance a vision for Gloucester’s maritime economy that celebrates traditional fishing while embracing innovative opportunities in technology, life science research, and robotics. The Summit provided a showcase for innovation on the waterfront. More than 20 experts made presentations about the role of research, technology, and science in the future maritime economy.
By combining historic waterfront resources, the spirit of innovation, and an unparalleled natural setting, the city of Gloucester is ready to set sail into a brighter tomorrow.
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SPECTACLE AT SPINDRIFT! 2013 GMG/FARM BAR AND GRILLE BIKINI SPEEDO DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT ONE FOR THE AGES!
I’m still having trouble processing just what went down yesterday.
First off we cannot thank enough Rick Doucette and his staff The Cape Ann YMCA for hosting this year’s tournament. For their help setting up and with the transportation back and forth to the Wingersheek parking lot. Camp Spindrift if you haven’t been there since you were a kid is the absolute perfect spot for a corporate outing, wedding, pig roast (next year during the tourney) or any other time you are looking for intimate space for your event. Contact Rick at The YMCA to book your event at Camp Spindrift.
Then you gotta talk about the team that put this thing together over the past three months. Frankie Gwynne has worked relentlessly pouring over the minute details and making sure everything ran smoothly, designed the flyers and T Shirts just a tremendous amount of thanks to Frankie. Ryan Cox (AKA Mr Bentley) the MAN who just says yes, Can we do it? YES, every time, organizationally Ryan made so much happen. Brad Atkinson and the Farm Staff who set up the fields.
Matty K, the worlds Greatest DJ. Soup, the Bracketologist who made sure we had the right teams lined up to go.
My co-contributors from GMG including super patient Kim Smith who shot the Harlem Shake video. Craig Kimberley who shot and will undoubtedly bring the most entertaining Dodgeball video and interviews that anyone could ever produce, David Cox Brian O’Connor and Donna Ardizzoni who must have shot a gazzilion photos which y’all will see soon. My boy the Rabbit who shot lots of photos as well.
Desi Smith from the Gloucester Daily Times who took time out of a packed weekend to come cover the Tournament, CBS Boston who has a gallery from the event.
Bill Kubichek who graced us with the Evil Knevil speedo get-up and rousing National anthem to kick things off and Aria McElhenny from Next Step.
Lauren Mears from Jungle Silkscreening who got our t shirts printed way below budget and included high quality dry-fit technical t’s for the event.
Jen Amero who helped spread the word as well.
Hope I didn’t forget anyone, I probably did, my head is still pretty foggy.
But the event doesn’t take place without the competitors who brave the cold and donate their money to the cause. Our competitors that take the time to plan their team’s themes , pick out their entrance music and put together their costumes. It was just a whoooole lot of fun.
The Farm guys including Ryan Cox, Brad Atkinson and Noah Goldstein have created an incredible family of regulars who make that place special. You walk into the Farm and no matter who is behind the bar you feel welcome, and like you’re part of the Farm Family-
Farmers for life.
Frankie Gwynne- You Are The Man!
Congratulations to two time back to Back Champions- Blinded By the White- sponsored by Ed Collard’s Housedoctor’s Handyman Services.
Tons of pictures and videos to come-
We can start with some from Lowell Peabody-
and a video before things got started from Kim Smith-
Brian O’Connor Photos-
The Details(also available on The Event Facebook Page Here)
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Best Money You Can Spend To Get Out On Gloucester Harbor–International Dory 2013 Sign Ups Are Here
From The International Dory Racing Committee-
A new year is upon us and Spring is right around the corner. What a great opportunity to pitch in, and be a part of “living history” with the Gloucester International Dory Racing Committee. Recreational rowers, competitive rowers, and fans of dory racing can make a difference this year with memberships and volunteer work that benefit the entire community of Cape Ann . Attached are your membership forms and schedule of events for 2013. Please send us your forms right away and save the Committee the price of a stamp! Mailers will be going out in a couple weeks so act now and we will see you on the water.
For more info-http://www.internationaldories.com/index.html
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Local Notables To Consider Voting For In The North Shore Magazine 2013 BONS Awards In The Eat Category
I’m taking category by category and highlighting some locals who you may want to consider worthy of your vote (BTW St Peter’s Fiesta is currently trailing Topsfield Fair and Good Harbor is close to Crane’s) so if you haven’t voted in the Play Category get on it!- Voting in the Play Category here
Here are some local joints that have been nominated in the Eat category (you can click on the highlighted establishments to see pictures or posts we’ve done about them)-
Vote Here For The Eat Category In The North Shore Magazine 2013 BONS Awards
Al Fresco Dining- Franklin Cape Ann, Lobster Pool
Bake Shop (Pastry)- Jim’s Bake Shop, Plum Cove Grind
Bakery (Bread) Virgilio’s
BBQ- Smokin Jim’s, The Farm Bar and Grille
Beer menu- Franklin Cape Ann, Cape Ann Brewing
Breakfast- George’s, Sugar Mag’s, Willow Rest (as you know my love of Gloucester Breakfast joints is unmatched- way too many to list so we will stick with the nominated but Mamie’s Kitchen, and Fort Square should be at least nominated as well)
Burger- Passports
Cocktail Bar- Franklin Cape Ann
Coffee Shop- Lone Gull, Cape Ann Coffee Café Sicilia and Pleasant St -None are nominated all deserve to be!
Confectionery- Nichols Candies and Turtle Alley
Farmer’s Market- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
General Excellence- The Market, Duckworth’s is not nominated but I’d say needs to be a write in.
Gourmet Market- Savour Wine and Cheese
Lobster- Causeway, Lobsta Land and Roy Moore are Nominated, For Lobster Pool and Seaport Grille not to be nominated is silly IMO
Italian- a write in for La Trattoria Gloucester only makes sense
Lobster Roll- Seaport Grille
Mexican- Jalepenos– for Tacos Lupita Gloucester needs to be a write in as well.
Pizza- Giuseppes and The Willow Rest. There are so many great pizza joints in Gloucester and everyone has their favorites you could write in any number- Sebastians, Sclafanis, ect, ect ect
Pub Food- Franklin and Topside Grille
Raw Bar- Lat 43 nominated, Rudder could be a write in
Sandwiches- There is no Gloucester nomination and you could easily write in Virgilios, Sclafanis, or Willow Rest here
Seafood Prepared- the Causeway and The Rudder
Sushi- Latitude 43
Thai- Thai Choice could be a write in
and when you’re done you can vote in the Play Categories-
So far I’ve featured local nominees in the Play and Eat Categories, in a couple days I’ll highlight the Shop, Renew, Kids, and Live Categories.
See those locally nominated in the Play category here
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Craig Kimberley Storm Photos March 8th 2013
Craig Kimberley’s Back Yard-
Craig’s Front Porch (Click Photo For Larger View)
Craig writes-
Oops, I was doggie sitting, and I must have forgotten Bootsie a bit too long!
Don’t leave your animals out in the cold!
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Drive To Good Harbor Beach In The Storm Video From Dwight Hebert March 8, 2013
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North Shore Magazine Best of North Shore 2013 Voting Is Open and GMG Is Nominated Along with Many other Gloucester and Rockport and Essex Favs
GMG is nominated in the “Play” category under best blog again, but there are a ton of local businesses that completely deserve your vote.
Many Categories for you to vote for- vote here
Our team would appreciate if you, or one of your children has been positively affected by our promotion of your organization and if you feel like the effort we put in is worthy, to share this post with your friends who may feel that GMG is deserving of best blog through Facebook, Twitter or email. The options to share this post are all available below this post.
Thank you for your support and don’t forget to vote in the other categories for our great local restaurants and services that have been nominated as well.
Thanks for your support
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15 Days Til The 2013 GMG/ Farm Bar and Grille Bikini Speedo Dodgeball at Spindrift!
Ryan Cox (AKA Mr Bentley) from Last Year’s Farm Squad Ass With Class Getting Lean For This Year’s Tourney!
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2013 Rotary Polar Plunge Photos from Lisa Cardinal
Joey,
It was a pleasure to meet you on Sat. The “lobstah” was delicious. Here is
a mini album from the Plunge. Post any, all or none…
Have a great day,
Lisa Cardinal
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2013 GMG/ Farm Bar and Grill Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament Teams- It’s Comin Baby! March 16th
BAC in Black
Ass With Class
Red, White and Blueballs
Formerly American Bacon
Canadian Bacon
Blinded By The White
Muff Riders
Speedo Cops: The Long $#@! of the Law
Power Snatch
Pistol Whip
Mamie’s Dodgefathers
The Rough Putters
Jungle Fever
Krazy Ivan’s
BAC in Action
Great Balls For Hire
The Dirty Luchadors
Scared Hitless
Dont Neglect the Balls
Swiss Farmy Knives
Barely Legal
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2013 Oscar Ballot and Contest
Submit Your Picks For The Winners of The Top Six Categories
Joey C’s Picks-
You can go to http://movies.yahoo.com/oscars/pick-em/ and make your selections.
Write in who you picked in these 6 categories in the comment selection below this post. Be sure to fill out your ballot before the Oscars Telecast tonight.
Best picture: Argo
Of the movies nominated I’ve seen Argo and Django Unchained. Both must see movies IMO. I was on the edge of my seat throughout Argo. Fantastic movie.
Django Unchained, the Quentin Tarantino Directed Movie was a complete spectacle and just like everything else from Tarantino you had no idea where everything was going. I’d like to see it win but they don’t seem to like to reward Tarantino and I think Argo takes home the honor based on the sympathy vote for Ben Affleck getting the snub in the director category.
I would not at all be surprised to to see Lincoln with though. I just won’t root for it because I’m just not a fan of period pieces. even though it’s probably a great movie.
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis In Lincoln
If there was a lock I’d say Daniel Day-Lewis is about a big a lock as you can get in this category this year. The Oscar voters love Daniel Day-Lewis, he’s already won twice, he was in an important movie and none of the other movies in this category were huge movies. Easiest category to pick. Book it.
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
I’m going with Jessica Chastain here because once again no one has seen any of the other movies in this category. Amour, a French sub-titled film. The Impossible, didn’t hear about it. They say Jennifer Lawrence didn’t have to act much for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. and Beasts of the Southern Wild, another movie no one has gone to see. Also Meryl Streep wasn’t nominated in this category. Because it doesn’t matter when Meryl is in the race Meryl wins.
Another easy category to pick.
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln
I’d rather see Christopher Waltz win for his performance in Django Unchained but I’m picking Tommy Lee Jones. I figure for the Spielberg movie they’re gonna give a bunch of awards and this is a category where they can give another one. Alan Arkin was great in Argo but it wasn’t a huge role onscreen. Philip Seymour Hoffman is great in everything he’s in but I never saw The Master and didn’t hear a lot about it. Silver Lining Playbook is just a movie that despite all the huge stars in it I never heard anyone say “You Have To Go See This Movie” so that’s why I doubt it goes to Dinero.
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field
Sally Field because she’s Sally Field.
I can’t root for Anne Hathaway and her phony humble brag. Never saw her in anything that blew me away. Would I be shocked to see Anne Hathaway win it? No, in fact she probably will but I just root against here every time.
Best director: Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
I just think Spielberg doing an important piece with big actors is gonna get votes. It’s probably a movie I ought to go see but it’s just not my kinda film. I’m no history buff. Would have loved to see Quentin Tarantino win for Django Unchained but he wasn’t even nominated. Also wouldn’t have minded to see Affleck win for Argo.
They’re not going to give it to the director of a French sub-titled movie (Amour). Not gonna give it to the director of a small movie that no one saw, Beasts of The Southern Wild. Never heard anyone say “You must go see Silver Linings Playbook”. Maybe the long shot here is the Life of Pi but I highly doubt it.
Gotta be Spielberg for the lock.
Don’t forget to click on the comment below this post to leave your predictions in the top six categories. You can view the nominees here- http://movies.yahoo.com/oscars/pick-em/
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BOSTON DERBY DAMES 2013 SEASON OPENER MARCH 16
BOSTON DERBY DAMES 2013 SEASON OPENER MARCH 16
Get ready for another year of exciting flat-track action! The Boston Derby Dames, Massachusetts’s premier WFTDA-sanctioned roller derby league, launches its 8th season of roller derby with a season opener on March 16, 2013 at Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd in Wilmington, MA. The doors for this double header open at 4PM with Boston’s B Party taking the track at 5PM to face off against the Montréal Sexpos. And at 7PM, watch Boston’s internationally-ranked travel team The Boston Massacre take on Montréal’s New Skids on the Block. $16/$12 ages 6-13. For tickets and more info visit bostonderbydames.com.
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UPDATE ON THE 2013 GLOUCESTER HARBORWALK PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE
150+ Artists Responded! http://ghwalk.blogspot.com
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More photos from Maritime Summit 2013 at Cruise Port
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Wanna Talk About Class? Ryan and Wood Distillery Has It In Spades
I knew the Dodgeball rosters would get filled quickly and we would round out the 20 team brackets in a day or so.
Even though Ryan and Wood didn’t get a team submitted this year Bobby Ryan emailed to tell me that he still wanted to help sponsor the 2013 GMG/Farm Bar and Grill Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament at Camp Spindrift.
That’s what you call being a community organization. that’s what you call class.
Ryan and Wood Beauport Vodka, Knockabout Gin, Folly Cove Rum. If you’re not drinking the highest quality spirits made locally or anywhere you’re doing a major disservice to your liver.
Check Out Their Live Distillery Cam-
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Muffy White’s Dodgeball Squad Is All In!
#Boom!
Zero Degrees, Two Kids off To School And Muffy Whit Prints Out Her Form And Submits It Within 30 Minutes Of The Post Going Live!
Play On Playa!
Update: 2nd Squad Beverley Athletic Club’s BAC In Black (Last year’s villanous team led by Drago) Is Registered.
Update 3: 12 Teams confirmed.
BAC in Black Beverly Athletic Club
Ass With Class The Farm
Red, White and Blueballs Maestranzi Bros
GMG Team Good Morning Gloucester
Canadian Bacon Passports
Blinded By The White Ed Collard’s House Doctors
Muffy White Team 1
Muffy White Team 2
Power Snatch Cross Fit Cape Ann
Pistol Whip Cross Fit Cape Ann
Mamie’s Muffintops Mamie’s Kitchen
Thirsty Golf
Only 8 Slots Open
Update 4:
Jungle Silkscreening In.
7 Slots Open
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It’s On Baby!!! 2013 Third Annual GMG/ Farm Bar and Grille Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament At Camp Spindrift
We’ve outgrown The Greatest Hosts In the History Of Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Our Facility At The Farm and anyone that attended last year knows how many people want to participate in this year’s event so I’m sending this out to you all and want to STRESS TO YOU
The First Teams THAT FILL OUT THEIR REGISTRATIONS AND SUBMIT THEIR DONATION FEES WILL BE THE TEAMS THAT GET TO PARTICIPATE.
EVEN THOUGH WE COULD PROBABLY FILL 40 ROSTERS WE WANT TO KEEP IT THE RIGHT AMOUNT AND INTIMATE SO WE’RE STAYING WITH 20
We are so excited to announce the new location for this year and our gratitude to Rick Doucette and Camp Spindrift for hosting this year’s Tourney which will be held on March 16th.
People generally think of Camp Spindrift as just a summer camp but it’s a perfect place for corporate events, weddings and so much more.
I attached a registration form. Fill it out and get either me the form and money or drop it off at the Farm.
Also The Fabulous Frankie Gwynne set up a Facebook event page where you can get your smack talk on-
https://www.facebook.com/events/132939246871131/
We will also be putting up a poll on Good Morning Gloucester For The Back of The T Shirt Catch Phrase
So far we have
Shrinkage For A Cause
This Game Takes Balls
Cold Weather, Hot Competition
If you have a better slogan submit it today and I’ll add it to the poll.
Winning slogan will go on the t shirts which are generously donated by Jungle Screen Printing
Once again the beneficiary of our event will be Next Step. Next Step helps kids with cancer, HIV, and other serious illnesses. http://www.nextstepnet.org/
Last year we raise over $4000 for Next Step and they were very appreciative.
attached is the registration form.
Thanks To Noah, Ryan and Bradley from The Farm, My boy Frankie Gwynn, Rick Doucette and Jen Amero From Camp Spindrift and The Cape Ann YMCA and DJ Matty K.
Don’t forget your team’s theme, and theme song.
Here’s Craig Kimberley’s video from last year in case you want to share it with friends-
Bikini Dodge Ball 2012 – THE MOVIE From Craig Kimberley
http://vimeo.com/42795977
So to recap-
First To Register and Pay Is In- No Exceptions
Registration Form is attached
Facebook page link- https://www.facebook.com/events/132939246871131/ share it get your smack talk on
Submit your 2013 Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Theme and Entrance Music Song
We will be enforcing a strict speedo for men rule this year, if you show up wearing cut off jean shorts or shorts as opposed to a speedo, we will replace your team.
Frankie, did I miss anything?
SUBMIT YOUR ROSTERS ASAP SO YOU DON’T GET LEFT OUT
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GHS vs Rockport Hockey Photos From Marlee Melvin
I just put in five hockey photos from the fan section tonight at the rockport vs. Gloucester game. Gloucester won 7-3 and those pictures at the end are the tunnel fans made that went from the ice all the way to the locker room for the boys, celebrating the victory. Great game for GHS!
Good Morning Gloucester 