WhenZat? Fiesta!

fiestaWhat year was this taken? Tell us how you came to your conclusion! Good luck! If you hold down the CTRL button and scroll on your mouse you can get in closer.

We’re cooking up something!

cooking

Watch for more information about another GMG event…yes, it involves food. No, it does not involve hot peppers. Keep an eye right here this week!

OMG Cookies!

cookies

Laurie posted a recipe a few weeks ago for Fall Fruit Oatmeal Cookies and I was dying to try them. So the opening of our gift shop,“Present”, last night gave me a good reason to make them. I found all the ingredients (including the cinnamon chips), but I decided to use dried apricots instead of the apples. Well I gotta tell you, they are incredible. I was lucky to get them out of the house with 2 guys (and me) sneaking cookies all evening.

Thanks, Laurie!!! Yum!

GMG Local Music Nov.11 – Nov.15

Remember you can subscribe to GMG Local Music by clicking on the link on the sidebar.There’s lots of good music in Gloucester this week. This post will be updated as info comes in.

Elliott’s

Latitude 43

Dog Bar

Rhumb Line

Topside Grill

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Dave Sag’s Blues Party @ the Rhumb Line and Beyond

It’s gonna be a busy week, so, let’s get going.
Thursday nite, it looks like yet another close encounter of the fourth kind, as we welcome back that doodley duo: Mario Perrett and Edd “Duodenum” Scheer. I love playin’ with these guys. Cutie-Pie Mario, who may or may not have posed for Playgirl Magazine, will be honkin’ his sax and testifyin’ to that vocal jive while Ed, our see-thru drummer and vocal ad-libber will be nailin’ down the beat and laughing at everybody within earshot.Looking befuddled and playing his catarrh will be Greg T.,of course, and I, too, on base.

Things deteriorate rapidly this Friday nite at Elliot’s at the Blackburn, with the triumphant return of The Geezerz. Last time there we outdid ourselves and I was forced to change my slacks twice (Just kidding).As you all must know by now, The big G is decomposed of Dave Brown, battin’ cleanup, Dave Mattacks, who carefully locates that arcane spot between tick and tock, Greg Tower, who nullifies the void, and myself, with mop and pail.Showtime is 8:30, and ends when the band disappears.

But, wait! there’s more: If you act now I’ll throw in with no cost to anyone: another jam session! Yes, yes, this Sunday afternoon, from 1 to 4  at Chianti’s in Beverly, there will be a monstro gathering of the troops to raise money for The North Shore Blues Project. This is the brainchild of local filmmaker Henry Ferrini, and we gotta help him out. Tryin’ to get some dough together to spread the word of the blues to kids around here with film and live performances. On tap are the likes of Willie”Loco” Alexander,John Hyde and his blushing bride, Sandi Bedrosian, Mark Retallack, Rik and Al-x Razdan  and many others, myself included.C’mon down!

Finally, for those of you who are underemployed,or just darn lazy, Monday afternoon at the Rose Baker Senior Center got sumfthin for yoo: the Good Old Saltine Jazz Band playin’ yer favorite hits from 1910 on. I play bass with these guys, and it’s great fun.Stop in from 1 to 3 for a taste of the real thing. No cover, no minimum! Ta-Ta!

From Doug Silva@ Topside Grill

Hey Everyone,

! Come by early if you can!! Great food, drinks, and atmosphere as always!! Please feel free to pass this e-mail along to anyone you may think would be interested as well. Thanks

Here is a list of upcoming Shows…

11/5/2009

Julie Dougherty

11/12/2009

Shiela Jones & Ron

11/19/2009

Steppers Heaven

12/3/2009

Steve Brennan

12/10/2009

Trish Dicaprio & Gary Dolinsky

12/17/2009

Julie Dougherty

1/7/2010

Ric St. Germaine

1/14/2010

Sasquatch

Also check out Topside shows online at:

North Shore Tonight www.northshoretonight.com/topsidegrill

Reverbnation www.reverbnation.com/venue/thetopsidegrill

Hope to see you there!!

Thanks,

Doug Silva

Manager

Topside Grill

50 Rogers St.

Gloucester, MA

(978) 281-1399 (restaurant)

(978) 335-1014 (cell phone)

www.topsidegrill.com

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FRIDAY NOV. 6

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Food,Friends, Fantastic Gifts- TONIGHT!

Present FlyerI’m privileged to be part of this incredible collaboration of wild, wonderful artists who have come together to create a gift shop like no other.

Tonight is the official opening of  PRESENT and everyone is invited to check out the unique home grown gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Have a glass of wine while you shop and make notes for those on your “list”.

PRESENT

6-9 p.m.

196 Main St.

Gloucester, MA

See you tonight!                 —-Sharon

When Zat Winner!

Bob M

The year  this photo was taken was 2006. I love how people figured it out. Some guessed and others (the first was Jerry) went back into our political history and got it that way.

Here are some  of the responses:

Well, it has to be an “even” year “cause Tierney and Verga were running..can’t read the other buttons, and they don’t appear to be Clinton, so I will guess 2000.

By: ML on November 10, 2009
at 9:16 am

July 2006.

One of the stickers is for Deval Patrick and he’s only been involved in one campaign. Also, I think Bob supported Astrid for state rep in 2008 so, it had to be before then.

By: Jeff Worthley on November 10, 2009
at 5:35 pm

I’m guessing 2006 since he’s also wearing a Deval Patrick pin.

By: stephanie on November 10, 2009
at 10:50 am

Thanks to everyone who played and congratulations to Jerry!

Open Invitation to Everyone!

please join us

for the opening of

present

Thursday, November 12

6-9 p.m.

196 Main St.

Gloucester, MA

with work by:

Amanda Cook

Jane Cunningham

Jessica Demarjian

Karen Chapin

Elizabeth Grammas

Staphanie Mason Thibedeau

Jill Josephson

Sharon Lowe

Jeanne Romansky

Elizabeth Berthould,

Twin Lights Pottery

Melanie Murray-Brown

Pam Lally

WhenZat?

Another little  twist in the contest this week. This photo of Bob M. was taken at one of the Horrible’s Parades. What year was it? Good luck!

Bob M

Ghost??!!??

IMG_0346 Yesterday Grandkid #4, Kylie,took this picture out the car window with my iphone as we rode down Rte. 2. She was surprised to see this image when she looked back through the photos and showed it to us. Her dad, who is a avid ghost hunter, was stunned. We were talking about my mother and her ancestors at the time. Creepy. No explanation.

Well, we got to Amherst to see Cait cheer and watch the football game (UMass 37 -Northeastern 7). On our way to get some lunch, Kylie showed Cait the photo.  She freaked out and thought we should go right to the local newspaper to report the “ghost”.  In between Cait’s screaming and everyone talking about the possibilities, I heard Kylie say something about an “app” (Ghost Capture).

At that instant I knew we had been tricked by a 10 year old. She laughed so hard she cried. The rest of us threatened to do bodily harm, but it was one of the best practical jokes ever played on our family. Now it’s our turn!

Grand Opening “Present” Thursday

Present FlyerOpening Reception Thursday, November 12th from 6-9 p.m.


Food, wine, cavorting, and beautifully hand made things all in the same room!

Join us for the festivities!

Taking a few days off….

The family’s heading out to Amherst this weekend to watch Grandkid #1  cheer for the UMass football team. For all of us it will be a well-earned mini vacation. We’re looking forward to seeing Cait and getting out of town.

See you on Monday with a new WhereZat contest! Have a great weekend!

—Sharon

WhaZat? Winner!

WhaZat2Hey Paul…How the hell did you get that??? I mean, you’re good, but it was such a little piece of the sculpture!! You’ve got good eyes!

 

 

 

FHL

 

Where Zat Winner!

After 2 rounds of clues, Scott finally came up with the location of the spooks.

They’re on the corner of Millett and Summit St.

Scott, how’d you figure it out?

Congratulations and you can pick up your t-shirt at Joey’s at the end of the week!

Up past the sub shop, (Destino’s)

Church on the right, (Our Lady’s)

One, two streets (Mt. Vernon,Warner)

Field in sight,(Burnham’s Field)

Street with a W, (Warner St.)

Not with a B, (Burnham St.)

Then past the street that starts with a T, (Trask St.)

Right up M street (Millett St.)

on the corner of  S, (Summit St.)

You’ll find those spooks,

and the end of your quest!

Can’t get Where Zat? More Clues!

Up past the sub shop,

Church on the right,

One, two streets

Field in sight,

Street with a W,

Not with a B,

Then past the street that starts with a T,

Right up M street

on the corner of  S,

You’ll find those spooks,

and the end of your quest!

 

Where Zat Clues!

Where Zat Halloween Behind the field where the kids play ball,

Turn up a hill and on the corner wall

You’ll see them there

As plain as can be,

On a street that ends with a T.