Tag: Sharon Lowe
Signs of Spring!
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Today’s Forecast?
April Nor’easter from 2007 —Sharon
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Paint Factory Update
Last night Joey posted an amazing walk-through video of the Paint Factory from last September.
For those of you who don’t get the Gloucester Daily Times or read it online, this article ran yesterday and will give you a good idea of the latest happenings concerning the Paint Factory.
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Word Scramble
Unscramble the Gloucester words below:
1. dkycrdo________________
2. knweiepirl________________
3. wnhci________________
4. eswnvdrooa________________
5. aelcrkma________________
6. lcasoslp________________
7. slhosa________________
8. ndalis________________
9. godtwon________________
10. esorhfof________________
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Where Zat? Winner!
There was only one person who got the right location of this week’s photo. If I didn’t know where it was, I would have guessed Stage Fort going out to the cannons. But in reality it wasn’t there or Half Moon Beach. It’s at the beginning of Eastern Point Boulevard, just as you go through the pillars off to the left leading up to the gazebo.
Congratulations, Mung! And Hedge, it does look like that photo on your blog!
Thanks for playing!
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Where Zat? #18
We’ve had this little contest going for 18 weeks! All through the winter into the SPRING!!
Last week this comment from Joe (not Joey C.): “Those that picked the Public Ramp behind GHS got it correct, from my view. Have lived on the river all my life, and that Great Blue is taking off from an old pile, that has been there the entire time.”
Can you figure out where this week’s location is? Not far off the beaten path?
Thanks for playing! Good luck!
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Charles A. Lowe Photos: Gloucester 1975
Yesterday I went to the Cape Ann Museum to see the Charlie Lowe (no relation that I can tell) photo exhibit. If you were around in the 60’s and 70’s and were old enough to read the newspaper, you will love this exhibit. Not only are the prints technically superb, but the who, what, where is incredible.
I remember so many of the photos from when were printed in the paper, and others brought back memories of 34 years ago before our lives went into overdrive. I bumped into Joey Palmisano and his sister Kathy who grew up in the Fort. What memories they had! They could identify many more people than I could. It was great hanging out with them, and each of us adding our bits of memories – mine of Magnolia and theirs of their Italian heritage and growing up in the Fort.
In the photos, I noticed that cigars, cigarettes and pipes were prominent in many of the photos, and without looking at smoking as a negative, it added to the scene and mood where the viewer could almost read the mind of the person.
One photo of a squirrel sitting on a fireman’s shoulders made me almost cry. My dad, who was a fireman in West Gloucester at the time, was one of the guys who adopted the squirrel and made him a firehouse mascot. Man, I miss my dad.
Joey’s graduating class photo was taken aboard the Judith Lee Rose. That photo was there. Kathy pointed out classmates, relatives, and friends. For me it was Doc Vieria in the huge mirror at the drugstore in Magnolia where we all hung out as teens.
It was those memories that this exhibit brings out. More than a pretty picture, these photos pull you in and you feel so Gloucester. Everyone should see this. It was different time, a different life, but so much our home.
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I love the shadow of the bells in this.
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Joey’s love for lobster gets out of control…
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Great Band at Elliott’s Friday Night
Friday night at Elliott’s, 1 Main St., Gloucester, Mike O’Connell and the Backstabbers play at 8:30 – 11:30 or so.
If you like the Allman Bros., Tom Petty, ZZ Top, The Band, and Stevie Ray Vaughn, you will love this band.
With Jay Aptt (Tonekat) and Mike on guitar and vocals, Cliff Spencer on Hammond B3 and piano, Bob Vabulas on bass and Frosty Padgett on drums, this band keeps everyone up and dancing. This is one of my favorites!
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Good Morning, Joey
This is Joey.
Joey needs coffee.
Without coffee, Joey is crabby.
Coffee makes him happy.
Be happy Joey!
Drink more coffee.
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Where Zat? #17
Where’s this Great Blue flying? Joey, it isn’t Niles Pond. Not even close!
Have fun!
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In Search of the PICKLE!
The 10 year old and I went “up the line” yesterday despite her disdain for shopping ( A girl that hates shopping!!??). With the promise of Newbury Comics thrown in, she willing went along with the trip to Trader Joe’s and TJ Maxx. Her mom had given her $10 and it was really cool how she made decisions on what to buy. So with a $4 purchase of pomegranate seeds (which she ate with chopsticks) and my $2 bag of Unburied Treasure (almost like cheese curls, but better), we did a little clothes shopping and then off in search of the now infamous Electronic Yodelling Pickle.
Kylie had never been to Newbury Comics before, but I talk about it often and she had $6 left to spend at this cool store. There was some adult stuff that I steered her away from, but she loved the Red Sox dog leashes and collars, checked the prices $15 each. No go.
We wandered through the store checking out the merchandise which is among the albums (yes, vinyl), CDs, and other music.
This happy little guy caught our attention and Kylie thought they would be great for the puppy. Ha! More laundry for Mom!
We walked around the store 3 times, Kylie with the $6 in her hand and me in a futile search for the PICKLE!
She finally settled on a pack of chewing gum that snaps the fingers of your victim as they take a piece and a kit to grow snow??!!
I bought a ping pong set for the dining room table and asked the salesguy about the pickle. He said there had been a sell-out and more would be in in the next few days…WHA???? A secret sector of society pilfering pickles!
So while we wait we’ll place our bets on these guys-
It’s the brawl to end them all! Captain Corndog and Baron Von Broccoli will settle their ongoing feud once and for all in a knock-down, drag-out battle. The winner will become the undisputed feature dish of your kitchen! Next to the pickle….of course!
Have a great day!
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Hangin’ with Joey – Slideshow
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GMG/CABI St Paddy Day Window Display Contest Winners Video
Thanks to all those who participated, it really brightened up Main Street. Main Street is going to be hopping this summer between the new construction at the Former Gray’s Building, The Block Parties, The New Ice Cream/Candy Shop, The Joke Shop. There is some significant investment going on Downtown.
Gloucester Rocks, and this summer it’s going to be the best one yet. I can feel the excitement starting to build with the nice weather!
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Hangin’ out with Joey
Yesterday I was down at Capt. Joe’s. Hangin’ with Joey is always interesting.
His lobstermen yell up to his office through a window. Joey’s mail gets to the mailman by bucket. Ya just never know who’s coming it to bait up. So anyway, I’ll post a slideshow at noon today. Check it out!
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Kid’s Closet Second Place Tie Winner Pam Amaral Of The GMG/CABI St Paddy Day Window Display Contest
Here Erika Hansen from Cape Ann Business Incubator and Sharon Lowe from Good Morning Gloucester present Pam Amaral her second place tie award certificate for outstanding St Paddy Day window Display as voted by the readers of Good Morning Gloucester.
Look for the video with all the winners at 10:00AM
Kid’s Closet Second Place Tie Winner Pam Amaral Of The GMG/CABI St Paddy Day Window Display Contest, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Cruising the Back Shore
Good Morning Gloucester 