In Gloucester, Massachusetts, third-generation locals sprint down a pole to grab a flag at the top, a tradition rooted in the town's fishing heritage. One winner thanks his parents and grandparents, calling it the fulfillment of a lifelong family dream.
Anyone who is a third-generation Gloucester citizen gets the opportunity to try to run down the pole and grab the flag at the end. The young lads get a chance to show off for the lasses. It's really like a bunch of ex-fishermen who have had a few beers. Focus, footwork equals flag. There are people who grow up training for it in their backyard. A kid who won, he almost came to tears because it was his lifelong childhood dream.
I want to thank my mother, father. Woo! This is committing my grandfather, well, all my family's dream come true. Let it go, brother.
Leave us in peace!
