Stop By The Adolf Matz Gallery At The Sawyer Free Library (you can’t miss it as you pass through it once you enter the main doors to the library).
We have the GMG exhibit there all month long.
Kim Smith sold one of her pieces already.
Tag: Good Morning Gloucester
Happy New Year! Rocky Neck Plunge
What a way to start the New Year! The Rocky Neck plunge was great this afternoon and we couldn’t have asked for better weather.
Here’s our Man, Joey, fresh out of the water!
Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year! I hope 2012 is good to you.
~Alicia
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Top Gloucester Stories of 2011- GMG Style
Judith Monteferrante Photo
This morning I was contemplating doing a top ten list of the year’s best stories but it always seems so daunting.
But then I read another list which seemed so damn depressing and it didn’t seem to represent to me at all what the top Gloucester stories of 2011 and once we started putting the list together over The Worlds Greatest Coffee Rolls, Ed and I put this list together.
I should note that the depressing list was the one from the Gloucester Daily Times but God bless the Times and what they do because they have the responsibility of reporting the puss and if they weren’t getting paid to do it who would ever want to?
Here’s the Gloucester Daily times version and the inspiration for the GMG one
(note there are no numbers as they are all of different order of importance for different people) We’ll use letters in no specific order.
I’ll list them and then link to the stories underneath each listing
A) seARTS Effort gets Gloucester Recognized As #3 Small Arts City In The Country
Gloucester Voted #3 Small Arts City In The Country
B) City of Gloucester Under Carolyn Kirk’s Stewardship Once Again Raises Our Bond Rating
From the Gloucester Daily Times-
The Mayor’s Desk: Moving the city forward into the new year
C) The Passing of Joe Garland and Harriett Webster Two Great Lovers of Gloucester
The Joe Garland Tribute Post
In Memorium – Harriet Webster
D) The Removal of Blight and Installation of Community Park From Cape Ann Museum
Cape Ann Museum Pocket Park New Sculpture Photo From Bob Hastings
Cape Ann Museum New Pocket Park Panorama
E) Jim Davis Buys Birdseye and Renews Potential For Growth Downtown
Breaking News!!! Here’s the Official Scoop On The Birdseye Property From Sheree DeLorenzo
F) Bhuddist Monks Liberate Lobsters Fun
Audio We Talk About The Liberated Lobsters On The Bob and Sheri Radio Show In Charlotte
G) Temple Ahavat Achim Opens It’s Doors To the Community
Up On The Roof- Temple Ahavat Achim Views Of Gloucester and Construction Video
H) The Greasy Pole Toppled and Is Being Reconstructed
GMG Greasy Pole Reconstruction Coverage
I) Burnham’s field Community Garden Beautifies the Heart of The City
Burnham’s Field Community Garden Coverage on GMG
J) GMG Takes Home CBS Boston’s Most Valuable Blogger Award (biased, who me?)
HOLY GUACAMOLE BATMAN!!!! THIS JUST- IN WE WON THE CBS BOSTON’S PEOPLE’S CHOICE MOST VALUABLE BLOGGER AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cape Ann Olive Oil Co First Look With Owner Lauren Negron/Linquta
Lauren is opening the store with her husband Eric Negron
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Molly Ferrill’s Time Lapse From The Dock
The timelapse I did the other day was performed differently. I took video footage, imported it into windows live movie maker and sped it up 32 times.
Molly set her camera up using an intervalometer, taking lots and lots of still photos taken at a specific time apart, imported those into iMovie, stitched them together to make a timelapse of photos.
Very cool.
My clouds one below, Molly’s lobster boats leaving the harbor one above.
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“Kickin” ASS!” Fall Surfing!
“Kickin” ASS!” Fall Surfing!
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Video- Cape Ann Brewing New Deck Addition
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The First Good Morning Gloucester DVD Is In The Can In Time For The Holidays!!!!
The DVD menu-
Awaiting The DVD Case Artwork from Beth Swan and I’ll be sending it out for the DVDs to be pressed.
It was a ton of work and there is as much footage as I could fit onto the DVD- 154 minutes of GMG Videos
I’ll be donating 5% of the proceeds from the sale of this DVD to The Saint Peter’s Fiesta to rebuild the Greasy Pole.
21 Chapters in all-
Gloucester at Dawn Featuring Music By Dan King - 2011 Friday Greasy Pole
- 2011 Jr Womens Seine Boat Champs Donna Del Mare
- 2011 Saturday Greasy Pole Featuring Footage From Adam Bolonsky & Sam Hartson
- Building The 2011 Greasy Pole Shrine
- Down The Fish Hold Of The Sanfilippos Captain Domenic
- Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
- Why I Love Gloucester Interviews
- How Your Lobsters Were Harvested- Aboard The Trapper John
- Blue Lobster Landed In Gloucester By Lobster Boat The Connemara Bay
- Lobster Molting In Real Time At Captain Joe and Sons
- Monkey Balls or Sea Squirts -European Invader Ascidiella Aspersa
- One Inch Baby Lobsters Filmed and Released
- Rare Golden Sea Robin Landed Videotaped and Released
- Triple Pincer Claw Lobster
- The Back Shore 3/16/10
- Salting Herring At Cape Seafoods
- Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
- Lobstermen Matt and Mark Ring Prepare A Trawl For The ’11 Season
- Fontana Family St Joseph Novena 2011
- Ferrante Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
I saw it for the first time on a television yesterday at Cape Ann TV. The women couldn’t tear themselves away from the set.
The goal was to make a DVD which you could show people and blow them away with stuff that they have never seen before. Especially cool are the mutant lobster and marine life videos on the larger screen.
As a Christmas or Hanukah present it’s a no-brainer. Small size, easy wrapping, totally unique, totally Gloucester, easy shipping, perfect price point- $20.
This will be the perfect gift to have a couple wrapped and in the front hall closet for when those people stop buy with a present for you but you didn’t think to get them one- you have a couple Good Morning Gloucester DVDs all wrapped up in the closet and ready to go!
No brainer, right?
They will cost $20 for 1 Buy 5 and get 1 free, buy 10 and get two free.
I’ll put up a paypal link once I have them in my possession.
Huge thanks to Dan King for the background music for the DVD menu and The Joey C’s Gloucester at Dawn Slideshow, Adam Bolonsky and Sam Hartson’s Greasy Pole Footage and Beth Swan for Designing The DVD Artwork.
Screenshots-
If you have a relative that has moved away, if you want to show something during Thanksgiving, if you want to try to explain Greasy Pole to friends that have never seen it- this is it.
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Video Interview- Bank Local Part III A Conversation With Mike Luster
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Video Interview- Local Banking Part II A Conversation With Patrick Thorpe
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Video Interview- Local Banking Part I A Conversation With Bob Gillis
People like to speak about shoping locally. Often times they are talking about retail shopping or buying local fish, lobsters, produce and sourcing food as close to home as possible.
What often gets overlooked are our local banks who have in the past and are currently, extremely involved in our community. Not only do they provide local jobs but more often than not they keep the money that you save as deposits here and turn around and lend that money back into the community. They also back many local charities and treat you as a person and not just an account number. It’s nice to have someone recognize you when you walk through the doors.
I don’t always advocate to do business locally. I’ll be the first to admit that if there is an item out of town where there is a huge discrepancy in price I will shop out of town. However when things are close to even slightly higher priced the benefits of keeping it local go way beyond what you put in your pocket. There is a ripple effect where the entire community benefits.
We highlight the benefits of local banking in light of the fee based banking structure of large national banks. Here is part I with Bob Gillis Of Cape Ann Savings Bank.
When you get your Bank of America statement this month and decide that you’ve finally had enough, check out what our local banks, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Bank Gloucester and Rockport National have to offer. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
…and don’t forget to tell ’em Joey sent ya.
Look for my interview with Patrick Thorpe From Bank Gloucester tomorrow.
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video- makin’ the goat at pleasant st tea and coffee co with trish
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Kim Smith’s GMG Bloody Mary Contest Photos
Kim Writes-
Lots of fun today–what a great thing you and E.J. and GMG have created!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Felicia’s ricotta pie was simply divine!
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Joe Garland Tribute
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Video- Cape May New Jersey Tuna Boat Miss Fern Runs Up On The Rocks By Eastern Point Light House Sept 27,2011
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Meet The Artist Bruce Turner at North Shore Arts Association
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video- watercolors by MARILYN SWIFT at North Shore Arts Association
Check out Marilyn’s Website here–
NEW ENGLAND PAINTINGS:
watercolors by MARILYN SWIFT and oils by BRUCE TURNER
Meet the artists at the Opening Reception
Saturday, September 24th from 2-4pm
North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane
Gloucester, MA 01930
Water and oil mix well in this exhibition at the North Shore Arts Association, September 19 through October 2nd. Marilyn Swift will join up with former Rockport gallery partner Bruce Turner for a show in the Gordon Grant Room. Marilyn will exhibit recent plein air watercolors of coastal New England and Bruce will show new oils. More information available at NSAA 978-283-1857 or www.nsarts.org.
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Video- Discover Don Boye’s Island Art and Hobby at 117 Main St Gloucester
I finally linked up with Don to talk about newly opened Island Art and Hobby in the heart of beautiful downtown Gloucester.
You can like Island Art and Hobby on Facebook Here
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HOLY GUACAMOLE BATMAN!!!! THIS JUST- IN WE WON THE CBS BOSTON’S PEOPLE’S CHOICE MOST VALUABLE BLOGGER AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!
GREAT WORK TEAM!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE DID IT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!
To think that out of all the blogs in all of Massachusetts to win the popular vote, I’m just very very very emotional right now. Love you guys
I’d also like to tip my hat to Adam Gaffin at Universal Hub who IMO has the Best BOSTON based blog and the other nominees.
This isn’t an award for Joey C, this isn’t an award for Joey C and our contributors. this is an award for every person that clicks on their bookmark for GMG, for every person that subscribes, for every person who writes in a comment and encourages us to keep on pushing, this is award for our entire community without which we would have never kept on trying to bring the best of our area and share with the world.
We Did It Together!!!!!
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Who Do You Love? Da Sticka Visits Jim Morrison In Paris photos From Dwight Hebert
Morrison
Notre Dame
Da Towah-
