My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey,
I tagged along with Aaron, Tiger, and Chad for a few hours work on the Greasy Pole reconstruction a couple weekends back (Sunday, December 11th) and took some pictures.
It was a beautiful, crisp day in the harbor.
Enjoy!
Cheers, Betsy Goldman
“So Homie, think they’ll have it done in time?”
“No problemo mi patito de goma.”
Homey Supervising Greasy Pole Work from Kathy Chapman
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com
Does anyone bring you greasy pole coverage like we do? C’mon now! 
Thanks Joe!
Kathy Chapman reports
Hi Joey,
Just came back from scouting out the GP situation…here’s what I know…
The pile-driving crew just drove in a test piling and located the anchor points before the wind picked up and they had to stop. The pilings will be driven into the mud 10 feet and pounded in another (roughly) 2 feet before it’s all said and done. Work will resume again on Black Friday, if there are calm winds. All work will be done at high tide in a four-hour window. They will drive in 6 poles and then make a platform that attaches at the top.
Kathy
Pearson Pilings are being used. The pearson pilings use a proprietary formula which makes their pilings stronger than steel even though it’s much lighter.
here is their website
Check out their website
PEARSON FIBERGLASS COMPOSITE PILINGS are today’s preferred building material for waterfront foundations, docks, piers and bridges. Our composite pilings are stronger than wood, steel or concrete pilings, and because they will not rust, rot or crumble, they will last virtually forever. Containing no chemical preservatives that leach into the water, our sustainable fiberglass composite pilings are environmentally friendly and are the choice of “green” developers of clean marinas and waterfront properties.
Kathy Chapman took this picture of the pilings loaded on the barge last week-
Love the close crops on the faces showing the intensity
Round 3 coming tomorrow!
Where do you see it?
GMG Baby!
Photo Kathy Chapman
Tiger Marsten and Co will be getting to work this week.
My boy Steve Saleeba at CBS Boston sends us a nice shout out on CBS Boston.
Check out Steve Saleeba’s blog here and follow him on Twitter here @TheSteveDuJour
Click the pic for the full story on CBSBoston’s website featuring our Sharon Lowe’s Photo!
We have video of the walkers and and more pictures coming tomorrow from Kim Smith and Thom Falzarano. Great all around effort on the coverage guys.
Because you know, when it comes to Greasy Pole- nobody and I mean NOBODY does Greasy Pole coverage like our team!
Link to CBS Boston Greasy Pole Story
Round II Winner- Kyle Barry
More to Follow
Ed knows his limitations apparently and is willing to sponsor the first female and male who write in the comment section of this post that they would like to do it.
Here’s the deets-
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HOLY COW We’re Gonna Walk the Greasy Pole at the Football field. For the Greasy Pole Fund, Contact Joe Novello, Peter "Black" Fronterio for walker and all other info, Rain Date Nov.19 Fundraiser Event Newell Stadium
Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:00pm-4:00pm
Here’s the article in The Gloucester Daily Times-
Have you ever wanted to walk Gloucester’s famed Greasy Pole?
Come Nov. 12, you’ll have your chance.
Launching its fund-raising effort to restore the Greasy Pole and its pier — damaged during Tropical Storm Irene, then dumped onto its side by high winds and tides Sept. 30 — the St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee is offering 120 people the chance to walk the pole during a program planned that day for Gloucester High School’s Newell Stadium.
"Out of the whole Greasy Pole structure, we were able to save the actual walking pole," said St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee President Joe Novello, whose group is seeking to raise $85,000 to fully cover the construction, permit fees and other costs connected with restoring one of Fiesta’s centerpieces. The drive has already received a $35,000 lift from The Boston Foundation, Novello said.
In the Nov. 12 benefit, the pole and its flag will be extended from a flatbed truck some 3 to 4 feet off the ground, with rubber padding beneath it to cushion the inevitable falls. And the first 120 people who sign up and cough up the $25 donation will get to walk the pole, in three groups of 40, Novello said.
Click here for the entire article
FOB Phil Scannell writes-
Hey Joe
If you could, can you put me in touch with who ever is building the Greasy pole-I have my company on board to do all the Galvanizing(if they have any) for nothing- Best Phil
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 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.
Chainsaw to the Northeast piling:
Rubber Duck wishes she were a bit taller then the chop.
Warren Durgin with a slice of history:
Former Pole Walking Champ Tom Favazza is optimistic the Greasy Pole will be back and better than ever in no time.
Rubber Duck knew it was her last chance on the greasy pole.
Doesn’t look that tough, tide seems about right.A guy in a boat with a chainsaw decided that Rubber Duck’s new name is “Hey Buddy!”
No argument from me! Hey Buddy it is.
Good Morning Gloucester 