My View of Life on the Dock
Back when I was young and relevant and in my late twenties my friends had great costume parties for Halloween at the Lennox Hotel. I would always lament having to wear a costume and put off getting one til the last minute.
Sure enough though I could always swing by Bananas and find a funky old leisure suit or some get up to wear.
Bananas Wigs, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
While at Bananas interviewing Richard Leonard in pops this woman, Joni.
She is poking around and out of the frame of the video I was taking but Richard knew her well as she was one of his regular customers. He had a pile of dresses put aside for her in her size, things he thought she would like, all waiting for her to show up as she apparently does weekly.
Now I know we have great merchants Downtown and this is just another example of how our community is special and places like Bananas and others cater on a personal level to our community.
You think someone at the mall is going to put certain sizes and styles aside for a customer and have them waiting for them to pop in to try on without notice? Bravo Richard! Bravo Bananas! Bravo Gloucester!
Joni King Models A Vintage Dress At Bananas, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Interview Inside Bananas Vintage Clothing Downtown Gloucester.
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Yesterday morning while swinging through town I saw Bananas open and I planned on popping in to see if FOB (friend of the blog) Debbie Clark was working.
Debbie wasn’t in but owner Richard Leonard was so I got to chatting with Richard about how long he had been in business with Bananas and what motivates him after all these years. The video interview will be posted at 2:00PM today
There’s a lot of cool stuff that Richard has packed into his shop. Among them are these vintage martini sets.
Looking for something fun to do to break up the routine? Here’s a suggestion-
Go down to Bananas and get yourself one of these vintage martini sets. Then invite a couple of your closest friends over, mix up some maritinis and get shmammered. Sounds like a hell of an idea to me!
Bananas Martini Sets, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Bananas Christmas Window Display, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The Scene at Bananas during the Block Party. Good for business, good for Gloucester. I’m looking forward to next summer’s Block Parties!
Retailers Were Busy At The October Block Party, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Bananas Autumn Window Display, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 