If you haven’t seen the original video below you are missing out on the reason behind all those honey badger references you’ve heard all year long but didn’t know what the person was talking about.

HONEY BADGER DON’T GIVE A SHIT!

Gianni and Joe are the men behind the Taste of The Times Videos at the Gloucester Daily Times Website- this is from them-

Felicia and Sefatia ("the Godmother") got together to tape a segment on how Felicia’s Grandmother taught her to make a special bacala dish for the traditional Italian meal of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve. This is the first of three parts of the original footage. The entire shoot lasted over 45 minutes, which was edited down to a 10 minute video. (You can see that video at http://food.gloucestertimes.com/video/Baccala-Italian-Style-Codfish.html) Some have asked to see the entire production, with little or no editing. Here is Part 1.

Annisquam Good Neighbors 2012 – "Made in America" Dinner

Hi Joey:
The Annisquam Good Neighbors Program hosted its "Made in America" dinner on Saturday night in the Village Hall.  The mission was to highlight both international and local businesses that contribute jobs and play a large part in our community.  Local businesses pitched in to make this event a great success—many thanks to Gorton’s, Ryan & Wood, Cape Ann Brewing, C B. Fisk, Nature’s Harvest, Strong Leather, Cape Pond Ice, Sudbay’s and Ipswich Ford.
Photo albums from the evening can be viewed at http://squamcreativeservices.com/photography/photography-gallery/.  Click on a picture to view the whole album of images, then hover over an image to see the left and right arrows.
Kathie Groves

Docksider Annual Wine and Beer Tasting, Saturday February 10th at 6:00 pm. Hosted by Sea Breeze Liquors at The Gloucester House Restaurant, 63 Rogers St, Gloucester. Taste an array of wine and beer with appetizers included, enjoy a  Docksider concert and live auction. Cost $25.00 pp.

Tickets available at Sea Breeze Liquors and at door. All proceeds to benefit the Docksiders trip to play at Disney World and Sea World in Florida in April.

juried by Joseph Carroll, Carroll & Sons Gallery

January 20th – February 24th 2012 at the

Kathryn Schultz Gallery 
25 Lowell St, Cambridge MA 02138

Reception : Friday, Feb 3, 5:30pm

Of course all of you know my affinity for God’s Country (East Gloucester) so we will start out there with a 4 bedroom house in an awesome neighborhood within a hop skip and a jump to Duckworth’s Bistrot and Smith Cove views.  A short bike ride or walk to Niles Beach or Oakes Cove beach on rocky Neck and the killer elementary school that is with an intensely involved PTA at East Gloucester Elementary.

Here’s the property Kenny pulled up- Now Kenny putting this in front of you and with my recommendation as a great realtor I would hope you would call him to have him show you the property at his cell phone number -

Kenny MacCarthy 978-758-0983

23 Highland St

click the picture for the larger version

Here’s a map showing just how great this location is and how affordable you can get into what I consider the greatest neighborhood in town to raise a family.

Click the map for the interactive zooming in and out.

Walk to Duckworth’s Bistro, Gloucester Stage, East Gloucester Elementary, Rocky Neck, Oakes Cove Beach, Niles Beach, Beacon Marine, North Shore Arts Association, this is the neighborhood where all the cool new shops have been opening like Again and Again Sailbags, Scout Vintage Finds, Bob and Dave’s, Last Stop Variety, and all of the coolness that is Rocky Neck.

Perfect for anyone from a retiree to a family. 

So if you are interested give my boy Kenny a call.

Kenny MacCarthy 978-758-0983

To eat or not to eat, that is the question.

E.J. Lefavour

Inge Berge is gimmesound’s artist of the week.  Inge Berge, a native of Norway , has made Gloucester his home.  Inge is a natural singer/song writer that combines passionate lyrics with memorable tunes that you can’t help but sing.  Check out the music video that gimmesound and Inge created together, it is a real treat.

Inge was also featured on Allen Estes TV show Local Music Seen and you can see the archive of the show here to get to know Inge more and hear some great music.  Inge isn’t playing out tonight but check out the other music in town.

In reality, though, a great group of local visual artists, musicians, and writers organized by Nonie Brady and Rokhaya Waring gathered to watch a great film about Charles and Ray Eames – the architect and the painter.

Now, I didn’t really know anything about these two before going to the movie, but afterward I felt ignorant for that. Turns out they not only designed one of the most prolific chair designs in our current society, they also made a film to show America to the Soviet Russians during the Cold War, solved the PR problems of the computer when it first came out, and made all kinds of other fun and fantastic contributions to society.

It was a lot of fun to gather together with other artists and then discuss the film with them a little bit afterward. Looking forward to the next event, February 27th. Word on the street is it’ll be a showing of Waste Land, about Vik Muniz, a creator of giant portraits of garbage pickers in Brazil made out of the garbage itself. He then sold these portraits with the proceeds going to the pickers themselves. Should make for some good discussion!

Prime Rib Specials!

Wednesdays Only!

 Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner – $9.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!

Hello everyone!

I always make it a point to tell people how much I admire
this guy’s enthusiasm.  He’ll perform the same way for tiny,
intimate venues like the Rhumb Line as he would on a stage
in Central Park in front of 65,000 screaming fans. Hey, come
to think of it, I did that once back in the 1980s with Orleans,
only we were the opening act!  The (Jefferson Starship) fans
were actually screaming AT us to get OFF the stage!  :-)
Ladies and gentleman… BRADLEY ROYDS!

Feb. 8: JOHN ROCKWELL

Sincerely…
I hope to you there!  :-) ~ Fly

Sorry for the
late notice; but would you be able to post a notice to wives and daughters
of fishermen.  The gentleman’s name is Shane (Shooter). He said he is from
the history channel.  He has been filming in Gloucester, about the fishing
industry, history, issues going on…  He has asked me to gather up
wives, daughters…of fishermen – past / present – to tell their stories.
He will be at the Lone Gull tomorrow, Wednesday Feb 1 at 10:00 am to film.
I will have coffee and pastries.  Thank you.

Three new teams have signed on and we have a T Shirt Sponsor- Jungle Silkscreening and corporate promotional products  out of Ipswich!

I told you any team that signs up will get their links and logo included in every Speedo Dodgeball post leading up to the event.  GMG is only seen by 25-35,000 people a day so for you to not sponsor a team and get that recognition in these pages for your organization is just plain bad business.  Not to mention that all of the profits are going to Next Step, an organization that provides support, education and resources for teens and young adults coping with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. www.nextstepnet.org

We also have new teams Passports Restaurant

Erik Lorden owner of Passports whose team name will be Canadian Bacon specifically called out  team from Crossfit Cape Ann stating-

“They’re Going Down Like A Sweet Muffin!”

and Ed Collard’s House Doctors Handyman Repair Services

Eric Lorden from Passports told me they ordered bikini’s and speedos with maple leafs on the ass and are looking into getting white swim caps with the maple leaf as well.. .So we have The Farm Bar and Grille, Ryan and Wood Distillery, George’s Coffee Shop,Sugar Mag’s, Cross Fit Cape Ann, Beverly Athletic Club, Good Morning Gloucester, Jungle Screen Printing, Passports Restaurant,and Ed Collard’s House Doctors Squad’s so far.

Get a team together, have a ton of fun and do some good. Wins all the way around.

You don’t need to be sponsored by a business you can get a team together yourself. Funny team names are encouraged!

So get in on the fun, drum up some awareness for your organization and help with the fight against the suck that is cancer.

We are bringing it up a notch this year with a heated players VIP tent area!

Last Year’s Champs- “Five In The Pink”-

More from Last Year-

Team Balls Models

Our Hosts The Farm Bar and Grille check them out the Farm’s Facebook Page here

We have a Ryan and Wood Distillery sponsored squad (best damn spirits you can consume on the planet) check out their website and live distillery webcam

George’s Coffee Shop Squad- take a gander at some of the deliciousness that comes out of the kitchen at George’s here

Sugar Mags is putting a yet to be named team together- check the breakfast artistry that is Sugar Magnolia’s and like their Facebook page.  Also did you know Sugar Mag’s does catering?

Cross Fit Cape Ann should be the early favorites, we will see if their elite training will put them over the top. Check out their blog here

Beverly Athletic Club’s Team will look to contend with the cross fit athletes from Cross Fit Cape for the top seed.

I will be sponsoring a team from GMG featuring our boy Kurt Lubbers and a team of maniacal Coasties.

GloucesterCast Podcast Episode 13

Click here to play or save the podcast

Taped January 30, 2012 with hosts Joey Ciaramitaro from GoodMorningGloucester.org and Kenny MacCarthy from www.CapeAnnInfo.com

Show Notes:

Restaurant news, Tacos Lupita, Passports Wine Dinner, George’s Coffee Shop, the Patriots, Vermin Supreme and politics, Bikini Speedo Dodgeball update, Kenny points out a special property, Kenny searches for a local vet.

The family has joined the Manchester Athletic Club. 

So the workouts have begun and it’s nice to be back at the MAC after not working out for a good number of years.  The Gymazing program where you can have you children looked after while you work out is AWESOME!

Here’s David Swanson talking about his experience there-

The final stage of reconstruction of the large pier at Maritime Gloucester at 23 Harbor Loop has begun. The main pier already offers extraordinary views of Gloucester Harbor.  Completion of the project, scheduled for late winter, will enhance public access and improve Maritime Gloucester’s capacity to host visitors, students and vessels for events and special programs. The pier will be named in honor of Harriet Webster, the longstanding executive director of Maritime Gloucester, who passed away this past summer.

This project involves removing and replacing approximately 62 piles and demolishing and reconstructing approximately 4,600 square feet of pier. Folks can also track the crane activity on our harbor webcam, on your website, if they can’t make it over to the site.
The Maritime Gloucester pier is publicly accessible during the day and is used day and night by the organization for educational programming, boating activities and member events. A schedule of summer events and programming will soon be available, and we welcome ideas for music, educational programming and events on the pier. The Schooner Ardelle, built by Harold Burnham, will also be berthed at the pier and available for educational field trips and charter sails.

The mission of Maritime Gloucester is to inspire students and visitors to value marine science, our maritime heritage and environmental stewardship through hands-on education and experiences.

For more information about Maritime Gloucester contact Tom Balf at 978-281-0470 or tbalf@gloucestermaritimecenter.org

Pier Reconstruction At Maritime Gloucester From Tom Balf VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012

http://www.kathychapman.com

Art Haven crew hiding in the buoy box

Click on the picture above to see a slideshow from the Art Haven buoy auction on Friday night!

This beautifully captured photo of flying geese was taken by Charlie Carroll of Gloucester. Charlie uses a Canon 60D and a Canon G-12.  He attended several Art Schools in Boston, ending up at the Museum School, concentrating solely on drawing, for the first 7 years and then moved onto Etching, Engraving and Stone Lithography for the last 2 years of formal schooling. Over the years he has shown at and has work in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, the DeCordiva, The Danforth, City of Boston Permanent Print Collection, The Republic of Ireland Permanent Collection and the Vatican Permanent Collection, as well as many Public and Private Collections.  About a year ago his work was included in the Permanent Collection of the Cape Ann Museum and is featured in the Rule of Four exhibit at the Cape Ann Museum through Spring 2012.   A couple of years ago he started concentrating solely on photography and became obsessed with it. To see more of Charlie’s photography, visit http://seasquared.viewbook.com/

E.J. Lefavour