My View of Life on the Dock
Greasy Pole Walkers and the Fiesta Families are the most fun and beautiful to photograph and to film. Thank you so very much for a wonderful week of friendship, fun, photographing, and filming. This week I hope so much to have time to look at the footage of Derrick Hopkins and post his three winning walks. Viva San Pietro!
Anticipation
Favorite moment from Fiesta 2014 ❤
The rain held off for a glorious Fiesta Sunday with family and friends processing through downtown, from Saint Peter’s Square to the Saint Peter’s Club. Viva San Pietro!
Faith, Family, and Friends –
Showering Sara with love and confetti ❤
Sara Favazza is the daughter and tenth child of Captain Salvatore Favazza and Maria Lucido Favazza. Salvatore Favazza commissioned the original Saint Peter’s statue in 1926 and in 1927, Gloucester celebrated its first Saint Peter’s Fiesta.
For our awesome Ward One City Councilor Scott Memhard –
With three flawless walks, eighteen-year-old Gloucester ‘Farm Boy’ Derrick Hopkins sweeps the Greasy Pole competition Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Only one other walker, Jake Wood, has won three consecutive competitions. As announcers Tom Favazza, Al Millefoglie and Jimmy Tarantino joked, “he could have walked all the way to the Boulevard.”
Derrick’s Dad Rich Hopkins came out of retirement to walk with his son.
Saturday’s winning walk
Friday’s winning walk
Friday’s winning walk
More photos tomorrow 🙂
Derrick Hopkins took the flag for two consecutive wins, joining only a handful of Greasy Pole walkers to do same. As he did in both courtesy rounds and his win on Friday night, he seamlessly walked the walk. Odds are he may take the flag tomorrow night, too.
Thunder clouds passed overhead threatening the sporting events. Most of the afternoon was cloudy with a few raindrops but just after Derrick’s amazing win, the sun burst through the clouds. Viva San Pietro!
Congratulation to Backlash, Your 2019 Women’s Seine Boat Champions!
Congratulations to Derrick for a fantastic win! Derrick’s Dad also won and the two make only one of four father and son wins!
More photos tomorrow 🙂
Thank you to the Fiesta Novena Ladies for all they do to create the beautiful novena to Saint Peter.
Faye Quinlan, Joanne Aiello, Caryn Ryder, Jean Linquata, Rosie Verga, Anne Sanfilippo, and Grace Cusumano
They are also superb cake testers, and lots of fun ❤
The delicious Buona Festa cakes served the last night of the novena are courtesy of Caffe Sicilia
Photos from Tuesday night’s procession from the American Legion Hall to Beach Court to return Saint Peter to the Saint Peter’s Club until the official Fiesta opening ceremony on Friday evening.
Thank you to the Saint Peter’s Fiesta Novena Ladies and the Saint Peter’s Fiesta Committee for a beautiful novena. Buona Festa!
Photos from the second to last night of the beautiful novena to Saint Peter
These three ladies lead the congregants in the Italian songs sung nightly. Left to right are Grace Taormina, Eleanor Mortallaro, and Josephine Russo
A few snapshots from last night’s beautiful Novena to Saint Peter. Everyone is welcome. The Novena continues each night at 7pm from now until Tuesday, June 25th.
Good Morning Gloucester 