There is one thing I can guarantee you. Just from knowing how much heart these guys have that you will never hear them utter the words “I quit” or “I can’t”. You know how on these types of shows you see some dude who inevitably backs down from some challenge because they can’t take the heat? I’d bet my life you will not see that from our boys from G-Town.
The show will premiere June 23 at 9PM on ABC. Don’t forget to set your DVR to record the entire season!
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I don’t know how energetic that video is, but I thought it captured more of an epic moment. That feeling that so few know when they’re carried on the shoulders of their friends, lifting that once-seemingly unattainable flag high into the air and realizing they’ve earned a incredible achievement and can now be called a champ. What must he have been thinking, feeling. His mind, likely abuzz with euphoria and optimism and thoughts of what comes next. Fused permanently into Fiesta history and united with nearly 100 years of champions and culture. Only a select few know what it’s like to ride down Fiesta’s main artery and down the fort into the heart of that incredible Fiesta energy.
That’s what I tried to capture in “This is Fiesta”. It’s an understanding of Gloucester on that tremendous weekend. A perspective, a feeling. An emotion. There’s something in the air in Gloucester that just seems to overflow and pour into the streets of the hot and humid city in late June. The people are happier, electricity flows through their veins as well as through the lights around the altar, the core of St. Peter’s celebration that continually pumps music and excitement from its speakers and from the voices of hundreds of young guys and girls whose screaming voices can be heard miles away as they pay enormous amounts of money to ride and play at the carnival. Fiesta is less an event and more an experience, and everyone experiences it differently. So the film offers a different perspective and serves as an inspiration to really explore the events of this magnanimous cultural spectacle that is entirely unique to the fishing port. It encourages the audience to want to know more and to make their fiesta experience an original and memorable one.
Screen Captures From Sam Hartson’s “This Is Fiesta”
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I have no idea how they call it a reconstruction as it seems like they are building an entirely new boat. The Bluenose II was an incredibly beautiful boat but according to The Queens new Life in Canada blog, it’s keel was warped and they totally deconstructed it.
So they built this enormous structure to rebuild build another Bluenose II.
Click the thumbnail to go to The Queens New Life In Canada for fantastic photos of the construction process
Here are some of my pictures of The Bluenose II when she was in Gloucester August 31, 2008-
Captain Phil Watson Aboard The Bluenose II
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$60 a year gets you access to the racing dories docked seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at St. Peter’s Square. Join this great organization at internationaldories.com. After you build yourself seat and buy a pair of oars, you’re good to go!
Here’s a look at the club’s three newest dories, built by Geno Mondello at Harbor Loop:
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Dear Joey,
You’ve been telling me since December that we JUST HAD to get the Local MusicSeen shows on the Web. Well, we finally got our first archive video published thanks to the help of our very talented and resourceful Web editor Jon Cooney.
See it here http://localmusicseen.com/BanditKings.cfm
In order to make it work best on the Web, Jon cut it into 3 parts. I’ve published all 3 on a single page so you can watch the entire show at once if you like.
We picked The Bandit Kings show for our archive debut for several reasons — some technical — but mostly because it’s a SUPERB SHOW! Performances are stellar; the energy reaches through the screen and grabs you; songwriting is inspired — and they look so good on camera!
Hope you enjoy it — and remember, Joey, when you speak we listen!
pvn
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Check It Out At The Gloucester Daily Times Website By Clicking here
The summer vegetables will be coming soon and this simple version of preparing zucchini is another recipe from Felicia Mohan’s home style Italian kitchen. When zucchini becomes plentiful you need many different ways to prepare it that are simple and of course tastes good. This particular recipe is one of the ways her mother used to prepare zucchini and that is where it got its’ name. The main ingredients that give this side dish its flavor are the basil, the chicken broth and the juice of a fresh lemon. Felicia insists that the lemon juice be fresh in order to achieve the full flavor.
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There are about 5 spots in here where I just bust out laughing.
The video just continues to ramp up and ramp up and ramp up in intensity right through the end. We were absolutely rolling in the office by the 10 minute 30 second mark and then it just goes into overdrive.
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Here is a video he produced for a piece in the Salem Evening News about Gene Murray. Gene Murray will be teaching his last dance class in the building where his studio resides after almost 40 years on June 30th-
This is the type of video work that I hope to some day be able to produce. Excellent Work Mark
Thank you! for the most fun and most unique interview of my life.
My only regret is that I didn’t get to ask you any questions and so missed an opportunity to learn more about you.
Many, many thanks for your support and your interest.
All best, Laura
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Laura Harrington is an award-winning playwright, lyricist and librettist. She teaches playwriting at MIT and lives in Gloucester, MA. ALICE BLISS, her first novel, grew out of Harrington’s one-woman musical Alice Unwrapped, which ran off-Broadway in New York and in the Minneapolis Fringe Festival in 2009.
Set in upstate New York, ALICE BLISS is about a 15-year-old girl in 10th grade, named Alice Bliss. She is deeply connected to her dad who is serving in Iraq with his Reserve unit. It’s a transforming coming of age novel about a small town looking after its own in times of loss; the love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between Alice and her mother, Angie; and first love between Alice and the boy next door. It’s a universal story and yet touches upon something very personal: these characters’ struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending ALICE BLISS an immediacy and poignancy that are both relevant and real.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Cambridge, MA Harvard Bookstore / 7:00 pm June 8
Peabody, MA Barnes & Noble / 7:00 pm June 9
Newburyport, MA Jabberwocky Bookstore @ the Tannery / 7:00 pm June 10
Concord, MA Concord Bookshop / 3:00 pm June 12
Northampton, MA Broadside Bookshop / 7:00 pm June 14
Rockport, MA Toad Hall Books @ Rockport Library / 7:00 pm June 15
Boston, MA Boston Public Library / 6:00 pm July 12
Portland, ME Longfellow Books/ 7:00 pm
July 27
Peak’s Island, ME Friends of Peak’s Island Library/ 7:00 pm
July 28
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I hope everyone understands that with all the injustice that happened with the regulators in the fishing industry that there is one man, ONE SINGLE MAN who is most responsible for exposing it all and getting the wheels turning to see that things change.
That man is Richard Gaines at The Gloucester Daily Times. For years complex rules were made and the regulatory scheme changed so often and without warning that even the most involved person in the fishing industry would be forgiven for giving up trying to understand it. This is the reason that the regulatory departments within the government basically got away with anything, because no reporter would bother to try to figure out the moving target.
Ray Lamont, editor at the GDT in his wisdom, unleashed the journalistic beast that is Richard Gaines. Armed with the protection of the First Amendment Richard threw himself headlong into this world and immersed himself trying to figure out just what the hell was going on. As he dug it became apparent that fisheries management was completely out of control.
He exposed it and exposed it and exposed it daily and it was through his investigative journalism that people began to understand just how fucked up it all was. This is the reason that the politicians got involved because they could no longer sit on the sidelines,the abuse had become apparent after Richard had broken it down for all to see in the pages of the Gloucester Daily Times. Before Richard took on the task, there was literally NO ONE who brought all the complexities to the masses.
Richard Gaines deserves the highest journalistic awards this country has to offer.
Here are some interviews I did with Richard not long after he had taken on the waterfront beat for The GDT back in June of 2009-
Does anyone know who one needs to write to nominate him? Because hopefully he gets the recognition he deserves.
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I think I’ve written and told more people in the past that The Heritage Center along with a whale watch, a sail on the Thomas Lannon and stop at Cape Ann Museum are all must-do activities for any tourist as well as locals when in Gloucester MA. Here is an opportunity to get your whole family in to see all the cool stuff at the Heritage Center including the touch tanks, Geno’s Dory Shop which Marty highlighted yesterday, the Dive Locker, the exhibits, the docks, the list goes on and on.
Do yourself a favor and instead of getting pounded for $20 plus at the New England Aquarium per personplus parking or the over $10 per person at The Peabody Essex Museum spend a measly SIX DOLLARS for your whole family for an experience where you get to touch fish right down on the docks!
Gorton’s Seafoods Gallery At Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
Getting pictures of stuff behind glass is a challenge, especially without a tripod and with funky lighting but this gives you a little glimpse of some of Gloucester’s fishing past which has been preserved and displayed here. You just gotta go check out the exhibit at The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center. These are original advertisement and packaging from Gorton’s back in the day. There’s just a ton to look at and discover here.
If you are looking for a Mother’s or Father’s day gift with a Gloucester flair, look no further than the GMHC gift shop. There are literally hundreds of Gloucester themed items for sale.
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Here is one of the many displays at the GMHC. Depicted is a schooner fisherman in a bosun’s chair. The Bosun’s Chair is what would get hoisted up to work on the rigging up on the huge schooner’s masts.
Click The picture to view the video which was filmed a couple of yeas ago-
Here students and visitors can touch marine life and get interactive. It’s a great way to bring kids that don’t have any interaction with marine life into the fold.
There are many interesting activities for children and families at the GMHC.
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Good Morning Gloucester 