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O P EN H O U S E S TH I S WEEK END

AMAGANSETT

6XQ วง 30 3HWHUV 3DWK วง

6DW 6XQ วง 30 'XQHV /DQH วง

Sited on 1.4 hilltop acres, the highest on Dunes Lane in a pvt enclave of 5 homes amidst State Park, this contemp. with 5,000+/- sq. ft. indoor and outdoor living space is set on the edge of the Atlantic with spectacular ocean, Napeague Park and harbor vistas from almost every room. Exclusive #55200 Web#HO155200. Dir: East on Mtk Hwy, right on Dunes Ln after Napeague Park, home on left.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง /D]\3W 5Gวง

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Located on Gardinerโ s Bay, this 4BR, 4.5B home is situated on 5.7 waterfront acres. This 4,700sq. ft. beach cottage boasts a 16x50 pool, pavilion, decking, and approximately 200ft. of private beach. Moor your boat too. Exclusive. #49935 | Web#H0149935.

Amagansett Office 631.267.9700

BRIDGEHAMPTON

6DW 6XQ วง 30 6KDG\ 3DWK วง

Traditional gem in the heart of the Hamptons featuring 5 BR, 6.5B, OHA heating, central air and fireplace. 1 acre of lush and natural landscaping that surrounds the htd pool. Excl. #57820 Dir: Mtk Hwy East to BH-Sag Harbor Tpk, left on Lumber Ln, left on Scuttlehole Rd, right on Brick Kiln, right on Fair Hills Ln, left on Shady Path.

Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900 6XQ วง 30 /XPEHU /DQH วง

Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900 6DW วง 30 :RRGUXII /DQH วง

Immaculate 4 bedroom, 4 bath, located close to the village w/ state-of-the-art kitchen, beautifully finished basement, year-round sunroom, Gunite pool and Jacuzzi. Beautifully landscaped. Excl. #50511 | Web#H0150511. Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200

EAST HAMPTON

6DW 6XQ วง 30 2OG 2UFKDUG /DQH วง

Customnewconstructiontraditionalw/ahighlevel of detail and trim throughout. 5BR, 5.5Bs, 4 fpls, grmt kit., large mahogany screen porch. Master suite w/fpl, custom walk-in closet and spectacular bath. Extensive mahogany decking, htd Gunite pool, and bluestone patio surround. #58564

(DVW+DPSWRQ2IILFH RU 6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 6SULQJV )LUHSODFH 5G วง

Justaquickdrivetotheoceanandbaybeaches, from this spectacular designer's own residence with 6BR, 4B (including one w/steam shower), 2 sitting rooms w/ fpls, prof. kitchen and gym. Beautiful landscaping with pool, private tennis and Koi ponds on 2.2 glorious acres. #53739

(DVW +DPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 *RXOG 6WUHHW วง

Wonderful East Hampton Village home updated to enhance the original charm of this 1915 Traditional. This 3BR, 3B gem is complete with expansive green lawn, htd pool an white picket fence. To add to the amenities is a beautifully finished pool house completewithfullbathandwetbar. #63352.Dir: Newtown Lane to #19 Gould Street

(DVW +DPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 /LWWOH %LUG วง

Contemporary on 3.5 acres featuring dramatic LR w/French doors and fireplace. There is a formal dining room, 4BR, 3.5B and a spectacular new kit. Htd Gunite pool and hot tub are surrounded by deckingandlandscapedgardens.The2-cargarage isaccessedthroughatrellisedbreezeway.CAC,full basement and room for tennis court. Excl. #61179 (DVW +DPSWRQ 2IILFH

LONG ISLAND

This impeccable traditional home offers you 4BR, 2.5B, top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen and sleek, modern finishes. Set on a quiet cul-de-sac on shy .75 acres landscaped for total privacy. Sit by the htd pool, lounge on the mahogany decks or curl up by the fireplace. #62423. Dir: Springs Fireplace Rd to Talmage Farm Ln to #1 Winterberry Lane

HAMPTON BAYS

Modernist style home with sliding glass doors allowing the natural setting of lights & nature into your home that features 3BR, 2B, sunken living room, open & airy kitchen/dining area that leads to side patio with Jacuzzi & shower. Excl. #58859. Web #HO158859 Dir. Take Springville Rd. south to Bay Ave., head east to #18 long driveway.

Hampton Bays Office 631.723.2721

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6DW 6XQ วง 30 $ :KLWH /DQH วง

New 2-story traditional in an intimate waterfront compound w/ walkway to private beach. Master builder's home w/ extraordinary fit and finish throughout. 4BRs, 4B, upstairs master enjoys ocean and bay views. Gourmet kitchen, full finished basement, huge LR w/ red brick fpl, formal DR, room for pool and boat mooring. 2 minutes to ocean beaches, marinas, seafood restaurants.

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QUOGUE

This newly available home is in one of the most convenient locations in East Hampton. Located on a shy .5 acre, you will enjoy the privacy of the all season landscaping complete with a heated pool and putting green! Inside you'll enjoy the open flow of this contemporary home with 3BR, 2B, brick fpl and a sumroom which can be used throughout most of the year. Great opportunity for your refinements. #64023. Dir: Stephen Hands Path to Buckskill Rd to #17 Blue Jay Way. (DVW +DPSWRQ 2IILFH

6DW วง 30 0DOOR\ 'ULYH วง

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Spacious one level home with 3BR, 2B, fpl, eat-in kitchenandfinishedbsmt. 1.27acresoflushlawns, mature trees and room for pool. Solar panels just installed for maximum energy efficiency. Ocean & bay beaches nearby. Excl. #61445 Dir: Mtk Hwy East, left on Stephen Hands Path, at traffic light, make left onto Rte 114, house approx. 1.5 miles.

Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900 6DW วง 30 5RXWH วง

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Special home with many customized features such as master w/ fpl and spiral staircase to a loft office w/ balcony and adjoining steam room. Open floor plan w/ kitchen opening into dining and LR with fpl and sliders opening to the pool and deck. Additional 4BR, playroom and loft/den area. Excl. #64280 | Web#H18509. Dir: Rt. 27 to exit 64 South / Rt. 104, Make 1st left on The Registry.

Quogue Office 631.653.6700

Located just outside East Hampton Village and minutes to Sag Harbor. Brand new pool and generous decking for entertaining, attached studio for art or additional guest space. Excl. #58605 | Web#HO158605

Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200

EAST QUOGUE

6DW วง 30 &RUEHWW 'ULYH วง

2005postmodernsetononeacrehasitall.Includes 5BR Open kitchen w/ granite countertops faces the family room fpl. Large dining area and great room with its cathedral ceilings, full finished bsmt w/ game/play room, media room, extra bedroom and full bath. The study or an extra room is right behind and adjacent to an extra bath and washer/ dryer on the main floor off the kitchen. #61418

:HVWKDPSWRQ %HDFK 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 &RUEHWW 'ULYH วง

CustombuiltFrenchManor/ Coloniallocatedinthe multi-million dollar community of Southampton Pines complete with an indoor htd endless pool! Spacious floor plan features 2-story marble foyer w/ inlaid mosaic tile and cath. ceiling, 4BR, 2.5B, large EIK, great room, frml DR, LR, study, alarm and CAC. Located on 1 acre w/lg patio, custom waterfall, att. 2-car garage and shed. #63708.

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6XQ วง 30 2DN $YH วง

Brand new home offers appointments not seen at this price. Including 4BR, 3.5B, opulent master bath, custom top-of-the-line kitchen, formal living & dining rooms, 3 fpls, radiant floor heat in 4,000 sq.ft. basement, 3-car garage and all baths. Huge 1,000 sq.ft. stone patio with covered porch leading to a roman entry 40 ft. pool. #62711

SAG HARBOR

6DW วง 30 1RUWKVLGH 'ULYH วง

Traditional home. First floor features a bedroom, bath,EIK,DRandfamilyroom. Secondflooroffers 2 masters w/ baths and guest room. Also, 2-car garage and pool. Excl. #46248 | Web#HO146248. Dir: North Sea Rd., right on Noyac Rd., right on English Garden Ln (Northside Hills sign), right on Northside Dr.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 :LOGZRRG 5RDG วง

4BR, 4B trad. htd pool. Bordered by golf course and has deeded beach and mooring rights. Excl. #54894 Dir: County Road 39 heading east, left at traffic light onto North Sea Rd, right onto Noyac Rd (go past Morton Refuge), right onto Wildwood Rd. Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900

6DW วง 30 +DPSWRQ 6WUHHW วง

Turn-of-the-century farmhouse steeped in rich history has been lovingly refurbished and sits less than a mile from bay beaches. Features many original features, refinished wood floors, 3-4BR, 2B and EIK with plenty of room for expansion. Zonedforcommercialuse,itisideallylocatedfora professional office. #50017 | H0150017

Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200 6DW วง 30 0DLQ 6WUHHW วง

Located in private community with tennis and close to all is this lovely, light-filled home w/ wide plank floors, cathedral ceilings, fpl, 2 decks. Excl. #62083 | Web#H53046. Dir: CR 39 to Shrubland/Sebonac Rd and turn into Cold Spring Fairways at sign

Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH

6DW วง 30 +DLQHV 3DWK วง

2-story contemporary home built in 1975 and expanded in 1983 with 5BRs, 2 baths, den, living room with fireplace and full basement. Large deck area and room for pool. #43468 | Web#H0143468

Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200 6DW วง 30 2OG )DUP 5RDG วง

Enjoy the Hamptons in this totally renovated home w/ 5BR, 5B, central vac, central air, den/library, LR w/ fpl, full finished bsmt, htd pool, Har-Tru tennis and storage shed. Very close to Wolffer Vineyards. #47385 | Web#HO147385

Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200

SOUTHAMPTON

6DW 6XQ วง 30 2OG 7RZQ &URVVLQJ วง

Classic village home minutes from ocean and shopping, 4BR, 2.5BA, LR, 2 fpls, formal DR, den overlooking large deck on beautifully landscaped yard,bsmtand2-cargar.Excl.#63883Web#H55772. Dir: Main St, left on Meeting House Ln, right on Little PlainsRd,leftonOldTownCrossing.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW y 30 3HOOHWUHDX 6WUHHW วง

Bethefirsttoliveinthis2-storytraditionalhome with 5BR, 4B and Gunite pool. Ready for the summer. Co-Excl. #58995 Web#HO158995. Dir: East on Hampton Rd., left on Elm St., right on Pelletreau.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 /D\WRQ $YHQXH วง

Superb traditional home and separate cottage sited on 0.5 acres. Beautiful mature landscaping and 20 x 50 heated gunite pool, 5brs and 4bths. Co-Excl. #60880 Web#H55583. Dir: East on Hampton Rd., left on Elm St., left on Layton Ave.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 2VERUQH $YHQXH วง

Classic,Hampton-stylehomewithcottagefeaturing great master suite w/ fpl and plasma wall unit, 2 addtโ l BR plus a 2BR cottage making 5BR and 4 full baths, formal DR, family room w/ fpl, quiet yard and room for pool. It is really a turn-key beach house. Also available for 2008 summer rental @ $55,000. Excl. #63189 Web#H54576. Dir: East on Hampton Rd, left on Osborne Avenue, #44.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง SP 2VERUQH $YHQXH วง

Close to everything, this 3BR, 3B home has a light and bright interior. This property has a large yard, htd pool and pool house w/ kitchenette and full bath. Excl. #42538 Web#HO142538. Dir: East on Hampton Rd., left on Osborne, house on right.

6RXWKDPSWRQ 2IILFH 6DW วง 30 1RUWK 0DJHH 6WUHHW วง

4,200sq.ft.postmodernw/cathedralceilingfamily room, spacious LR and DR, 5 brs, 4 bths, EIK with sliders to deck and patio, bonus room over garage withseparateentranceandpermitinplaceforpool. Exclusive #52933. Dir: County Rd. #39, north on North Magee St. to #340.

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WATERMILL

6DW 6XQ วง 30 1DURG %RXOHYDUG วง

South of the highway. 2-story traditional 1 street overfromCalfCreek&MecoxBay.Renovatedwith 5brs, 4bths, country kit., sitting room, 3 fpls, gunite pool and more. Pvt community dock w/deeded boat access. Excl. #62539. Dir: 27 East to Montauk Hwy, right on Mecox, right on Narod Blvd.

Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900 6DW 6XQ วง 30 2OLYHUV &RYH /Q วง 3ULFH 8SRQ 5HTXHVW

8,000+ sq. ft. Traditional with 8BRs, 8.5Bs, glass walled LR, large chefโ s kit., game room with pool table and screening room with bar, bedroom and bath. Separage wing rivals any local spa with its massage room, steam shower, sauna and Jacuzzi. Htd pool and own dock on cove with access to Mecox Bay. Excl. #52588 Dir: Montauk Hwy East, right onto Mecox Rd, right onto Oliverโ s Cove Rd. Bridgehampton Office 631.537.5900

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

6DW 6XQ วง 30 6RXWK 5RDG วง

1797 colonial full of charm and recently updated from the foundation up. This home is the oldest in the hamlet of Westhampton and the first truly solar home on Long Island. Along with many fine amenities this warm home offers 6+ BR, solar htd pool , sep. legal year round guest cottage, 3rd floor rec room, CAC. #64078

:HVWKDPSWRQ %HDFK 2IILFH 6DW 6XQ วง 30 0HDGRZ /DQH วง

Estate section home on shy acre with an oversized htd Gunite pool, large deck and field. Master suite w/ adjoining office and his/her walk-in closets. There is also a junior master and 3 addtโ l BR, kit. w/ sep. laundry room and walk-in pantry and 3 new baths. The open living area has vaulted, beamed and wood ceiling and open floor plan. The entire house has been newly renovated and updated. Close to town, shopping and beaches. #63190.

:HVWKDPSWRQ %HDFK 2IILFH 6XQ วง 30 $GDP /DQH วง

Spacious post modern home set on 1 acre. Two 2 sep. living areas, 6BR, 4B, EIK with all appliances, formal DR, den/office, attic, laundry room, entrance foyer, library, recreation room, full bsmt, loft, central air, town water. 18x36 htd vinyl pool and Har-Tru tennis court. Private driveway. #57958.

:HVWKDPSWRQ %HDFK 2IILFH 6XQ วง 30 &HGDUILHOG /DQH วง

Meticulously kept contemporary surrounded by one full acre features 4BR, 3.5B, 1st floor master, LR w/ fpl and an open airy floor plan. Sliders lead you out to the decking around the pool and hot tub. Full, finished bsmt w/extra room and bath, built-in bar area and media room. Har-Tru tennis court, basketball court, in-ground sprinklers, CAC and security system. #32441.

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Sag Harbor Office 631.725.0200

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QUEENS

Quogue Office 631.653.6700

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Turn-key 5BR, 3B home situated on private .85 acre filled with mature landscaping and room for tennis. New heating, central air, kit and baths. 20x40 htd pool. Excl. #53375 Web#HO153375. Dir: West on Hill Street into Montauk Hwy, right on Sugarloaf, left on Highland.

B R O O K LY N

Fabulous1935traditionalhomew/wonderfulopen waterviews has town permits in place for a 6x20 floating dock with catwalk. 4BR, 1.5B. and original fireplace in LR. Excl. # 63022 | Web#H54254

6DW 6XQ วง 30 +LJKODQG 5RDG วง

This well-built home has 2BR, 2B, LR, kitchen, fin. bsmt w/hot tub and garage. Attic could be converted to 2 bedrooms. Located in the heart of the village and priced to sell. Excl. #60619 Web#H51238. Dir: East on Hampton Rd, left on Elm St.

Cozy home w/ breathtaking views of Otter Pond offers large, landscaped, private .31 acre property. Separate2-cargarage,hardwoodfloors,fireplace, full basement, patio and room for pool. Build up and out. Investorโ s dream. #59191 | Web#H0159191

M A N H AT TA N

6XQ วง 30 6KRUH5RDGวง

Immaculate, contemporary located in the estate section features main living area w/ grmt kit., open living area w/ vaulted ceiling, fpl and wall of glass overlooking the htd Gunite pool w/ unparalleled views of pristine preserve. This newly updated 4BR, 3B home also has a loft den and private master suite with a balcony. Sold fully furnishedturn key. #61646. :HVWKDPSWRQ %HDFK 2IILFH

6DW 6XQ วง 30 (OP 6WUHHW วง

Gorgeous house with wonderful layout features 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room with open kitchen design, finished basement. Roomfor pool and much more. Excl. #63140 | Web#H54520.

6DW วง 30 6SULQJ 3RQG /DQH วง

1-story ranch home located near the heart of the village, and backs to reserve. The interior features 2/3BRs, bath, living room with fireplace, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, hardwood flooring and full basement. Room for pool. #56470 | H0156470

SAGAPONACK

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Wonderful contemporary home was built with a view of the trees from every room. You'll appreciate the open feeling and light that streams through the multitude of windows and skylights along with the unique architecture. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with expansive attached garage is located on a shy acre on one of the most desirable cul-de-sacs in the near Northwest. A must see! #63131. Dir: Hands Creek Road to #13 Shorewood Drive.

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FLANDERS

Brand new construction, soon-to-be-completed post modern on a quiet street. All 4BR are en-suite, plusonehalfbath.CathedralceilingoverLR.Room for pool. Minutes to village and Maidstone Beach. #62619 Dir. 3 Mile Harbor Rd, right on Lincoln Ave.

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Beautiful country home sited on 2.1 lush acres features new kitchen, 3BR, extra rooms, 3B, LR w/ fpl, formal DR, wide plank cedar floors, CAC, full walk up attic, full basement, sprinkler system and porch overlooking rare Japanese pine and beautiful private natural setting. Close to Peconic Bay and Marinas. Horses allowed.

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Illegals from Sagaponack Billionaires Fleeing the Borders for Wainscott & Bridgehampton, Says Forbes

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Announcing the Upcoming Show Tours Lineup… “Grease” – Wed., Feb. 13th - $200 pp. ; Wed., Feb. 20th $190 pp. – This musical captures the rock ‘n’ roll spirit of the 1950s. The score includes the songs “Summer Nights,” “Beauty School Dropout,” “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee” and “We Go Together.” In addition to the smash songs the new revival will include “You’re the One That I Want,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “Sandy”. Liberty Science Center – Wed., Feb. 20th – $64 pp. Adults, $61 pp. Children 12 & Under – Walk through the doors of the new Liberty Science Center, and you’ll be amazed by what you find. Explore skyscrapers, perform wind tunnel tests on a building of your own design, spray a wall with electronic graffiti, learn how germs can leap from person to person across the globe, watch a film in the nation’s largest IMAX® Dome Theater. Package includes: Admission to the center, IMAX theater presentation, a 3-D presentation and deluxe round-trip transportation. American Museum Of Natural History – Sat., Feb. 23rd $69 pp. Adults & $59 pp. Children 2-12 and Sun., Apr. 20th $70 pp. Adults & $55 pp. Children 2-12 – This itinerary fills your day at the museum. Sit back, enjoy the ride and get ready for a lot of fun! Package includes: Admission to the museum, Hayden Planetarium space show at the Rose Center for Earth & Space, an IMAX Film, the Water and Butterfly exhibits, some free time and deluxe round-trip transportation. Lunch is on your own at the museum.

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Illegals from Sagaponack Billionaires Flee Across the Borders to Wainscott & Bridgehampton By Dan Rattiner Over the years, certain villages in the Hamptons have come to associate themselves, proudly, with certain slogans. East Hampton calls itself “America’s Most Beautiful Village.” Montauk is called “The Fishing Capital of the World.” And Southampton is recognized as “The Queen of America’s Watering Places.” But something is happening with the slogan taken on by the Village of Sagaponack. This is a newly formed village, as you probably know, and so at its founding, it took on a new slogan. “America’s Most Expensive ZIP Code.” Sagaponack achieved this honor five years ago, even before its founding, when as a hamlet, it was so designated by Forbes magazine. Forbes bestows designations on all sorts of things during its calendar year. And so it was that on the first occasion when they studied the property values, net worths and income tax returns of the various citizens around the country, put them into a bottle and

shook them up, they found that the most expensive address is Sagaponack, and so its post office ZIP code 11962 the most exclusive. Well, as they say on Wall Street, that was then and this is now. This year, on the Forbes list of “100 Most Expensive ZIP Codes” published just last week, nearby Amagansett and Water Mill have risen to fifth and sixth (the first four are in New Jersey, California and Florida). Bridgehampton, which borders

What happened? The obvious explanation is that the super-rich residents of Sagaponack have secretly and illegally emigrated across the borders to Wainscott and Bridgehampton and to the villages beyond. Why has nobody noticed that this has happened? Because the borders of Sagaponack are only lightly patrolled. It is no problem at all for rich people, sitting behind the tinted rear windows of their limousines, to make their way out of Sagaponack and into the surrounding communities without being noticed at all. I think it is scandalous that these people are allowed to cross the borders into Wainscott and Bridgehampton and places beyond with such ease. Where are our immigration officials? Our border patrols? Our customs workers? The impact on these surrounding communities has been just devastating. (And particularly in faraway Quogue, where, for some unknown reason, the former Sagaponackers have congregated.) Black limousines with uniformed chauffeurs have now displaced the local populace in parking spaces in these downtowns. And because the chauffeurs keep their engines running at all times, there is a constant stream of noxious

Where are our immigration officials? Our border patrols? Our customs workers?

Dan Rattiner is the founder of Dan’s Papers. His memoir, In the Hamptons: Fifty Years With Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires and Celebrities will be published by Harmony Books this May.

Sagaponack, has risen to number fourteen and Wainscott, which borders Sagaponack on the other side, has risen up to 63. And Quogue made the list at 43. It’s the Forbes 100. Poor Sagaponack, in just one year, has dropped from number one to right off the bottom of the list to who knows where. Never has a community, which has so attached itself to a particular slogan, been so humiliated.

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At Last! Finally, Something is Going to Get Done About the Problem With Tasers By Dan Rattiner In February of 2005, a 35-year-old Southampton man named David Glowczenski died on North Main Street in that town. A month later, a 39-year-old man named John Cox died on the street in Ronkonkoma. Both men died of heart failure after being hit multiple times by tasers fired by policemen. Both men were mentally ill and were going through schizophrenic episodes, shouting and screaming and banging on doors and doing other wild things that called for them to be subdued. In both cases, the police were called in. I’m not sure of the details of the John Cox death, but in the case of Mr. Glowczenski, the police were called by his mother. She had called the police numerous times in the past when David, a big man, needed to be subdued, restrained and hospitalized. And the police had responded, taken stock of the situation and subdued him.

In this last instance, however, David did not seem to notice that he was being tasered, and so they tasered him a second time. Pressing the button on a taser results in the firing of a dart attached to an electrical wire that sends out 450,000 volts of electricity for four seconds into whoever it hits. People fall down when that happens. This man didn’t.

year are killed around the country from taser shocks. I also learned that research on the injuries caused by a taser shock have always been done on pigs, because pigs have hearts very much like human hearts. But then I learned that pigs have muscle around the heart to soften the blow of a taser shock that is six times thicker than human heart muscle. If you remove some of the muscle around a pig heart, the danger of death from a taser increases. When you remove 5/6ths of the muscle, you get serious danger. Pigs die from taser shocks at that level. In the old days, people who were behaving wildly and were in need of being captured and restrained got caught in big grappling nets. The police would throw these nets. Very often they were quite successful. The invention of the taser for the police forces around the country — about half the forces have them now — made the job faster, easier and more accurate. A police officer could shoot the device from seven feet away. A police officer didn’t even have to touch such a person. Given all this information, I have waited

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Dan Rattiner is the founder of Dan’s Papers. His memoir, In the Hamptons: Fifty Years With Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires and Celebrities will be published by Harmony Books this May.

Although the police say they fired the taser weapon no more than four times — the maximum time allowed, according to the manual from the Taser company — an autopsy later revealed nine taser marks on his body. After these two men were killed that winter, I did some research on tasers. They can be bought privately by consumers in seven of the fifty states. The organization Amnesty International reports that about 100 people a

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this past year to see what might be done about the problem involving tasers as it relates to eastern Long Island. Finally, there is news. This week, out in Las Vegas at the International CES Convention, Laser International is unveiling the Taser C2 and the Taser MPH, available at a WalMart in a store near you, in a state where it is legal. The Taser C2 comes in Leopard trim, and is being marketed with the slogan “for those who want fashion with a bite.” You can also

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regular gun holster. It’s a one gig MP3 player. Plug in your ear buds, press play and you’re practically invincible. Think X-Men, Spiderman or the Hulk. And if anybody bothers you as you strut along, just let them have it. Of course, always issue a warning first. It’s right there in the manual. And then no more than four. •

below. We also give them, when they emerge from their shifts, the requested and traditional thwopping with the tennis racket to shake the dust off, and we’ve never missed a single one ever since the first thwopping on the first day of the subway in 1932. As I have said from time to time, and I know this is crying wolf because I have said this from time to time and other commissioners have said this from time to time to no effect, but there will come a time when we replace all the flagmen with the red and green traffic lighting systems that all other subway systems I have ever visited use. Frankly, when I was asked to come here from my post as Assistant Commissioner to the BART system in San Francisco, I was shocked and appalled to discover that Hampton Subway still uses this ancient sys-

tem of flagging the trains. It is a disgrace. Other subway systems have long since even changed over from trip wires for the traffic lighting to modern computer and laser beam control switches. And though I know it is in the union contract that this continue for as many years as the subway system exists, and though I know this has become a hallowed tradition that has in the past even been in the movies — did you know that the flagmen for the silent Buster Keaton film Romance On The Tracks were our very own flagmen here in the Hamptons — I only recently found out about that — nevertheless this union has got to learn to behave. This business about mouse bites, it’s ridiculous. We send a shotgun crew down the tracks twice a month to take care of it. The riders don’t complain. Why should the flagmen? •

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thing’? Some of our men have to work two and a half shifts a day just to make ends meet and put food on the table. At six hours a shift that’s, well, somethin’. And for what? Taxes is terrible. To buy a proper house is at least a million six. The overtime adds up and does it for us, but it take a toll. We gets really bad stuff, mouse bites, coughs, you all know. We need the booths cleaned. And we need more money we does.” COMMISSIONER ASPINALL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE The slowdown announced this morning by the Flagmen’s Union is a despicable act. These people are paid perfectly well compared to other subway systems. They get raises at the start of every new decade. It’s in the contract. And we provide them not one but two picnics a year, one above ground and one

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DEATH and TORTURE The Writers Kept Us Sane, Now on Strike, the Beast Within Appears By Dan Rattiner I was asked to play the role of a Roman Senator in a movie to be shown on the Sci-Fi Channel this November. It’s a small role with just a two-word speaking part. I sit in the stands of the coliseum, watching gladiators fighting with one another. And at one point, I hold up my thumb, then grinning evilly, slowly and sadistically, turn the thumb down to indicate my desire to see yet another gladiator put to death. People cheer. Long ago, in real life, in one of the most democratic and respected civilizations ever known to man, that happened. How did they come to that?

Well, with Guantanamo and phone tapping and water boarding, some people today say America is heading in that direction. But now something new has happened to send us further along the path to destruction. Last week, at the urging of my college-aged son who seemed enthusiastically interested in this, I watched a new TV game show called “Solitary.” Two people sit in individual cells while we watch from overhead cameras and listen to an unseen woman talk to them soothingly from a loud speaker. She tells them to do things that will, over time, either injure or possibly kill them. But if they stay doing this for longer than their opponent in the other cell, who they

cannot see, they will win $50,000. In the episode I watched, the two competitors, both young men, lay face up on a stainless steel chain held parallel to the ground three feet up by big hooks anchored into the opposite walls of the cell. The competitors, who wear only shorts, are then told it’s a matter, after a few hours up on the chain, of balance, blood, welts and pain, so try to relax. Finally, when one finally allows himself to fall to the floor — this took four and a half hours — he has to then get up and crawl over to a big red button on the wall and announce he is quitting by pressing it. (continued on the next page)

IT'S FOUR LANES, NOT THREE AND IT'S A SURPRISE By Dan Rattiner Well, the construction has continued on County Road 39 and they’ve opened a part of it and guess what — it’s FOUR LANES, two lanes westbound and two lanes eastbound. Somebody told me about this and I went up there to see it. It’s true. Now, we’ve been right on top of this story for years. County Road 39, the only way in and out of the Hamptons, has for years and years been two lanes — one lane eastbound and one lane westbound. Beginning five years ago, the traffic jams on this road became intolerable. And two years ago, as a result of some brilliant

thinking by our County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, they began what they called the “Cone Program.” Every weekday morning at 6 am, the police and highway workers went out on the road and, by placing orange traffic cones out, created a third lane, an eastbound lane, so that all morning long the line of cars traveling into the Hamptons could get to work on time. Then, at 10 a.m., the cones were picked up. And we’d go back to one lane each way. The cone program worked. It was high-maintenance, with all the police and highway employees out there every morning. And so

finally, this fall, construction began to make that third lane a permanent eastbound lane. The work would be completed by May 2008. Well what do you know? They’ve opened part of it now and it’s two lanes eastbound and two lanes westbound. It’s four lanes, not three. And forgetting for a minute how they did that, it just seems so correct that it be four lanes and not three. As a matter of fact, ever since they started the cone system, I had wondered — how do they do that? If you have two lanes eastbound into the Hamptons and only one lane going westbound every morning — (continued on the next page)

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and then you don’t do two lanes westbound in the evening, how come the cars don’t, over time, pile up in the Hamptons? I mean, it’s just logical, isn’t it? But with the cone system, they didn’t. I just figured these past two years it was some sort of magic trick. Well you know what? All this time, when we’ve been writing about and talking about building this second eastbound lane, what we have conveniently forgotten is that in between the east and westbound lanes for all these

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years is the turning lane. A third lane, separating the other two. So there you are. It never was a two-lane road. It was a three-lane road. And now, the third lane is going to lose its turning lane status, and the new lane they are building will be the fourth lane.

So it’s two in and two out. Oh, such are the mysteries of life. Except it asks a new question entirely. How does an eastbound driver make a left turn into the parking lot on the north side of the street like they used to? Huh? Answer me that. What’s really going on here, anyway? •

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A man’s voice, whispering to the viewer over the PA, announces the end this way. “On your left, you see Felix of San Francisco, now our winner, continuing on. We could stop him now and tell him. But the rule is that only he can push that red button. So we will just have to wait. Heh, heh.” One bloody hour later, he gives up, presses the button, and is then told of his triumph. He falls to his knees and screams and cries with joy. “I knew I could do it,” he shouts through his tears. A trap door on the wall opens and he gets a prize. It’s not money. It’s food. In another segment, two people sit in their cells alone and are told to remain awake for the next 34 hours. Both contestants do, with great difficulty, and then they are told they can sleep for the next four hours. Twenty minutes later, they are woken up and told they just

slept for four hours. So it’s time to go on staying awake some more. Of course, the viewers don’t have to sit through everything. Oh no. That would be hard. A digital clock on the bottom jumps ahead to whenever something interesting happens. It’s like a fast-forward. It’s all over in an hour. Four years ago, there was a show on the air called “The Chair” into which contestants were strapped, and then asked a question. Tennis star John McEnroe hosted it. If you answered wrong, you were scalded with steam, frozen with ice, spun around and, if I remember correctly, given an electric shock. It got pulled off the air after just a few episodes because of poor ratings and TV viewing revulsion. “Solitary,” however, is a hit. The difference is, I think, the writer’s strike.

Begun three months ago, it has knocked all comics, dramas and sitcoms off the air, because, apparently in real life, Jay Leno, Dave Letterman and the other comedians are just boring bumps on a log when they don’t have a script or video prompter. So the networks have resorted to reality shows, which do not require writers, and now it has come to this — torture for money, if you win. People watch TV, on average, five and a half hours a day. It’s a major influence in our lives. I hope the writer’s strike ends soon before we descend any further into sadomasochistic hell. My two words? I wave an arm impatiently and shout “come on” at the master of ceremonies who’s busy introducing the upcoming proceedings. We’ve heard enough of you, let’s get to the gore. The movie is called Cyclops and it stars Jamie Roberts. •

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PREDICTIONS 2008 Our Readers Tell What's Coming to the Hamptons and the World “While all the pundits are predicting doom and gloom for the financial world, those who are patient and wise will have opportunities that have not been available for many years.” — Jerry L. Cohen “Dan will buy a new hat.” — Jonathan Farkas, member of the Empire State Plaza Arts Commission “I think the Red Sox will win the World Series. Hillary Clinton will win the election if the pundits will just shut up. Bay Street Theatre, with the help of Charles Busch, Noel Coward and Fats Waller, will have the best season ever.” — Sybil Christopher, Bay Street Theatre

thoroughly chewed up and two new candidates will emerge and be chosen at the Democratic and Republican Conventions this summer.” — Kristi Witker, Writer “Edwards will win the nomination and pick Obama as running mate, and will run against the Republican ticket of Huckabee with Rudy as the Vice President. Huckabee wins election in a tight race. Bill Clinton is kinda happy

changing national borders and climate change. I predict human ingenuity will be sparked by the pressured. It will be an exciting time to live. I am optimistic.” — Pia Lindstrom, Actress “2007 has been a disaster for this writer/actor. Nothing compares to the loss of one’s child. My beautiful younger daughter, Heather, was taken away by wicked cancer. I can only hope and pray that benevolent medical science will make progress against this infamous disease. All of those families who have been similarly assaulted, my empathy and my prayers go with you all.” — Cliff Robertson, Actor and TV Personality

In 2008, Hillary will challenge Rudy to a fistfight on July 4th at the Central Park Zoo. Obama will referee.

“Our lives will become more and more dependent on mobile devices as they become our computer away from home with all the attendant functionality and more.” — Alan and Susan Patricof “The stock market will slowly climb up, the Southampton and East Hampton real estate market will stay flat, but rental prices will rise. After Super Tuesday, most of the candidate running for President will have been

now that he doesn’t have to play second fiddle to his wife.” — Mickey Paraskevas, Artist “The New Year is full of dramatic possibilities. There will be rapid changes in medical procedures, technology and communication. We will have to use all our mental abilities to keep up with the new inventions. There will be waves of change, migrations of people,

“John McCain will be the Republican candidate and our next President.” — Andy Sabin, Environmentalist, Sabin Metals

“In 2008, we will have a new President.” — Peter Kalikow, developer and former MTA Chairman “In 2008, Obama will be the Democratic candidate. We will not be enjoying a fullfledged recession. Tiger Woods will continue (continued on the next page)

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to rack up golf victories. Both sunshine and rainy days will occur. Dan’s Papers will continue to be our best source for world news.” — Tony Duke Sr., Boys and Girls Harbor “We will elect a Democratic candidate in 2008. The financial markets will exhibit resilience in the latter part of the year. Consumer confidence will begin to rise as it becomes apparent that change is in the wins. American Idol will be the #1 television show in America.” — Robert F.X. Sillerman, CKx Inc. “In 2008 the dollar will gain on the Euro, ending the year at 1.28. The weather will be

better than usual and we will have a fantastic summer in the Hamptons, especially while reading our weekly Dan’s Papers at the beach. Hillary and Rudy will get at each other during a debate. Hillary will challenge Rudy to a fistfight on July 4th at the Central Park Zoo. They choose Obama as the referee. Everyone anticipates the fight, which is televised worldwide. The networks have a stellar year. When the wildly anticipated fight finally arrives, during the first round, Hillary launches forward with an uppercut, Rudy ducks swiftly and the uppercut lands smack on Obama’s chin. Obama collapses and he is out for the count. Hillary immediately provides him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as Obama

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comes back, their eyes connect, they feel sparks, butterflies. They decide to trust each other and proceed to run for the Democratic Party as the most unlikely team ever. In the meantime, Rudy gets the brilliant idea to switch parties, and calls Bloomberg. They form the “The New York Mayors Coalition party” and run as “Fourth Party” candidates. It would be unfair for me to continue with my prediction and to reveal the winner, as I don’t want to give the bookies the upper hand. The war in Iraq will finally scale down, the stock market will have wild swings and end the year par, and oil prices will settle at $78 a barrel.” — Jon Gruen, Gruen Optika “In 2008, Aspen, South Beach, The Hamptons, the South of France and Capri will all be deemed out of favor. And once again, Coney Island will be the play ground of the rich and famous. And the best part is, now we will be able to afford big oceanfront homes as well as join all the best clubs.” — Adrien Arpel, Cosmetics “Don’t ask about the stock market. Enough said. East Hampton real estate will heat up big time in the first six months of 2008 as people around the world see it as a safe place to buy property. The USA pulls together behind our new president, who will be a unifying force for positive change. I know who it will be but won’t say — I want to keep all my friends. The Writers Guild strike will go on for five more weeks and the settlement will not favor the writers. They’ll regret striking. There will be a significant and surprising archeological find along the coast of Antarctica from the time it wasn’t covered in ice. Solar power will finally become affordable. Pluto will go back to being a planet.” — Monte Farber, Psychic The new “social media” — MySpace, Facebook and Twitter — will facilitate new political parties before the 2008 election. The newly affordable solar power will translate into fashions in the colors of the tropics — rich purples, oranges, reds, yellows and leaf green. Voluptuousness will come back, a return to the days of Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor and all the other actresses who would be considered “fat” by today’s skewed standards. The Art World will continue to consume itself as technology allows anyone to make art. What rises to the surface will be both the cream and the curdled. Blue chip art that’s cold will be out, replaced with blue chip art that has soul and is a better investment.” — Amy Zerner, Fabric Collage Artist and Fabric Designer “Virtual worlds will be the Internet 3.0 starting in 2008. Science will discover what makes kids smart, brilliant and geniuses. Their innovations will simplify life and our happiness will soar. Mobile phones will be the digital wallet and credit card. Doing good things will be the focus of millions of Americans. Hillary Clinton will win the election.” — Katlean De Monchy, Nexpert Report

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Marathon Woman Shelter Island Woman Aims to Run Until She Gets to the Olympics By David Lion Rattiner Just driving 26 miles is a long distance, forget about running it. But that’s exactly what Janelle Kraus of Shelter Island does, and she does it very, very well. She is one of the top runners in the world and we are happy to have her displaying resilience and strength as she battles mile after mile, checking her pace, training endlessly and battling fatigue. She has gone from being an accomplished collegiate athlete to ranking as one of the fastest female long distance runners in the world. “I go on really long runs, about 89 miles a week,” said Kraus. Put simply, she consistently wins running races. From five kilometers to full marathons,

Kraus travels all over the country to compete, including Texas, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and there is almost never a race that she doesn’t win. Her talent for running blossomed while attending Wake Forest University, where she was a four-time All-American and quickly became a member of the Boston Athletic Association. In 2006, she qualified for the Olympic trials after placing fourth in the B.A.A. Half Marathon. After she qualified, her running catapulted her to a whole new level and she placed 13th overall last April and sixth among women in arguably the most grueling athletic event on the planet — the Boston Marathon. The most

talked-about stretch of this race is Heartbreak Hill, which gets its name for knocking out countless runners over the years and sending them to a fluids IV and a recovery room. The four-mile-long hill appears at mile seventeen of the Marathon and forces athletes to run uphill for a seemingly endless amount of time at the very last leg of the race. But this was just another day at work for Kraus, who has mastered this distance and had her eye on taking her running career even further. Spending her working days training college athletes at SUNY Stony Brook, her down time is spent training herself to represent America (continued on the next page)

HAMPTON TRADITION XX — B. GLORIOSO By T.J. Clemente Since 1984, Benita Glorioso has been providing the women of the East End with amazing clothing for every season. With a skilled eye for choosing what is in style, she offers a wide range of high-quality clothing at her boutique, B.Glorioso, located at 2405 Main Street in Bridgehampton. And recently, a second location was opened at Gurney’s Inn and Resort in Montauk. Ms. Glorioso has provides customers with quality service and a treasure trove of unique clothing, and in recent years, in-house produced and designed Glorioso jewelry has taken

the Hamptons by storm. The jewelry compliments the clothing line because in most cases Ms. Glorioso has designed both. “I started my relationship with the Hamptons in 1984. I like the place, I love the people, I feel so accepted by them,” Ms. Glorioso said. She added that she still gets a thrill when she sees one of her creations on someone. When asked why she shops at B. Glorioso one patron said, “I walked into her shop about twenty years ago and found a great dress. Since then, when in town, I always stop in to say hello and see what is new. All the dresses,

blouses and skirts have a dignified, airy, summer breeze quality.” She noted that B.Glorioso is “where Hamptons fashion is going before it gets there.” Amanda Lee, Ms. Glorioso’s 19year-old daughter, was helping this customer. When her daughter’s name is mentioned, Ms. Glorioso smiles. Recently, Paul Monte, CEO of Gurney’s Inn and Resort in Montauk, invited Ms. Glorioso to open a boutique there. She said, “The Gurney’s family — the Montes and everyone else who makes Gurney’s so special — have welcomed me. I already feel like part of the family.” (continued on the next page)

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in the Olympics. After displaying her talent for running, she is now recognized as one of America’s best and will compete at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon trials in April along with 150 other handpicked competitors who are literally the best of the best in this sport, and there is nothing on which she is more focused. The Olympic Trials are not only a major honor, but they also bring an athlete one step closer to being the best in the world. And with

ners face competitors, but there is also the most challenging competitor of all that you have to face — yourself. You can’t quit, you can’t relax, you can’t stop training. Between now and April you just might see Kraus running along the streets of Shelter Island, where she grew up. “I run whenever I visit home. It’s one of the most beautiful places to run,” she said. You have to keep your eye out for her, though, because if you blink she’ll run by in a flash.

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Amanda Lee explained that people who walk into B. Glorioso receive small-town service with big city fashions. And quite frankly almost every piece has a certain Hamptons signature to it. The happiness and love that Ms. Glorioso and her family have found in the Hamptons seem to radiate from every creation she designs. Watching the excitement of customers getting their first peek at the newest merchandise was a great experience. Even on a cold winter’s day the cruise line clothing looked inviting. Amanda Lee added that come summer the clothing colors will become more varied. Ms. Glorioso’s original store

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the summer Olympics scheduled for this year in Beijing, China, these trials are her shot at one amazing life experience. “I’m going in better shape than I’ve ever been before,” she said. “I’m hoping to have a very good day.” What makes her story so inspiring is just how difficult it is to get as far as she has. If there is one truth about running, it is that you can’t rely on anything else except for hard work and determination. That’s it. Not only do run-

was located near the Bridgehampton Deli. It was at this location that B.Glorioso became such a tradition in the Hamptons. She has created a clothing line that has made her and the customers happy. She has worked hard at doing something she truly loves and it shows in her work. She is a businesswoman, but also a friend and mother. She is always willing to help people make the right selections on what will work best for them. B. Glorioso is located at 2405 Main Street in Bridgehampton and is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday during the winter, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the summer.

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Big Brother Video If Everything About You is in Order, You Have Nothing to Worry About By T.J. Clemente If your car registration is up to date, if the car you are driving is not stolen or does not have any outstanding parking tickets, or if your license is not suspended, then this story will cause you no worry. By using a reported $22,400 provided by Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota through the County Asset Forfeiture Fund, The East Hampton Village Police Department, under the direction of Police Chief Gerald Larson, has made East Hampton the first small town in Suffolk County to deploy hightech cameras. Mounted on the top of police car, they can target violators. Sgt. Kevin Duchemin

of the Village of East Hampton Police Department said that their new Remington Elsag cameras have a capacity of reading and running a background check of 450 license plates per minute, and in just the last four weeks, the new technology has led to the arrests of over twenty motorists. The two cameras, mounted on the top of the Village police cars — they look like lights — read the plates. The data is then checked against a hot list compiled by New York State Motor Vehicles, which is fed automatically into the laptop computers that all Village police cars already have installed. The new cameras can read up to twelve feet

away, which is not a significant distance, but when positioned correctly — for example, at the elbow turn heading into the village on Route 27 — during the busy summer season the 25,000 car capacity per hour at that location will come in handy. Already, on a recent off-season Saturday, Sgt. Duchemin recorded over 1,200 plate readings on Daniel’s Hole Road in just a half hour. The new cameras will not be reading inspection stickers. However, once the car is stopped for a violation, it is the duty of the police officer to check the validity of license, registration, inspection sticker and insurance card. Also, (continued on the next page)

OLD FILMS AT BAY STREET, GUILD HALL AND WHBPAC By Lauren Isenberg No matter what troubles we are experiencing, going to the movies has always been an escape. The magical worlds that the movies have allowed us to travel have expanded our knowledge and given us personal ties to others. Someone born in 1920 could have had the exhilarating experience of seeing King Kong on the big screen in 1933, or the romantic memory of catching Casablanca in 1942 at the drivein theater. From Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, we have all fallen in love with the movies. Films hold true to their time peri-

od, giving the viewers a bit of immortality. So there is Hollywood and that is something to be proud of. But the west coast does not hold all of the glory when it comes to the history of the movies. The first drive-in theatre was opened on the east coast in Camden, New Jersey and the largest drive-in to ever exist was right here on Long Island, in Copiague, with space for 2,500 cars. During the winter months in the Hamptons, local venues let us relive old movie experiences by showing films that may be more artistic than the average blockbuster, or perhaps even a foreign film, exposing us to a different cul-

ture. This winter on the East End there are several venues offering flicks. Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor is bringing movies such as The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming (1966) and It’s a Mad Mad Mad World (1963) to the big screen once again. Also being featured are St. Elmo’s Fire and The Breakfast Club, both from 1985. For just five dollars, one can relive seeing a favorite movie in the theatre, whether it’s from the 40s, 60s or 80s. Guild Hall is offering diverse culture with international and independent films such as (continued on page 31)

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once stopped, drivers are responsible for the legality of the car, whether it theirs or not. The violations are charged against the driver, not the car’s owner. No one is sure how this will affect the summer traffic. Currently, there is only one car rigged with the camera and, according to Sgt. Duchemin, there are no immediate plans to purchase more. Opinions vary on the new technology. A source in the Town of East Hampton Supervisor’s Office described the new equipment as “very expensive.” As of now, the Town of East Hampton Police Department has not chosen to pur-

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chase the new cameras. However, a patron at Citta Nuova said he supports Chief Larson because these cameras will make it easier to apprehend stolen cars before they head up island. He added, “My car is properly registered, inspected, and if I ever get a ticket I pay it on time. I am not worried.” Another patron didn’t like the “big brother” aspect. He voiced concerns about future technology affecting privacy issues. “I just don’t like the concept. What happens if those identity problems occur, like at the airport where people with the same names are detained incorrectly.” He then laughed, noting that his wife never pays parking tickets, which could lead to her arrest. East Hampton local Ben Dollinger, after being informed about this new camera, ran out to check his truck to make sure his registration and inspection stickers were up to date. Village police sources believe the new technology will help with the apprehension of outlaws. If it helps snag drivers with suspended licenses, stolen cars and sex offenders (also on the short list the computer picks up), what’s wrong with that? After all, if you obey the laws, none of this really affects you. The money received from the fines for unlicensed drivers goes to the State of New York. A question is — on a busy day who gets stopped and who doesn’t? In the first reported hour of its use in the Village of East Hampton, the two cameras mounted on top of the police car checked 939 license plates, which led to four arrests. It seems unlikely that a parked police car at the same location without the camera would have those results. Sgt. Duchemin reiterated that as long as your car is legally registered and up to date, this device, which is made in Italy and was first used to read Italian ZIP codes, would not cause the police to stop your car.

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Who’s Here By Dan Rattiner In a world of hotshot real estate brokers, it is refreshing to come upon a man who has arrived at the top of his game in a field simply by being fair, honorable and patient. That he is also a local boy born and raised, with a family that goes back three hundred years is a plus. Paul Brennan is from Bridgehampton, born the son of a potato farmer and the grandson of a potato farmer from the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. The Brennans, as a family, are well known in this community. On his mother’s side, Mr. Brennan’s ancestry on the East End goes back to the founding of Southampton in 1640. Southampton was founded as the first town in New York State. There were the Sayres — his mother’s maiden name — dating back to Thomas Sayre, one of the original “undertakers,” as they were known in the original Town records. The Sayres were farmers too, just as the Brennans of a later generation were. Today, the Bridgehampton School’s sports teams are known as the Killer Bees. But in Mr. Brennan’s youth, the teams were simply called the “Bridgies.” He played baseball in that school, and then, in 10th grade, went off to Mercy, the Catholic School in Riverhead, where he starred in basketball. “A highlight of my youth,” he told me, “was hitting a homerun in little league, with Carl Yastremski in the stands watching.” Mr. Brennan was twelve. Yastremski, the legendary star for the Boston Red Sox, was 26 at the time, and home visiting his family. He too, grew up in Bridgehampton. Like Yastremski, Mr. Brennan worked on his father’s farm planting, spraying and harvesting potatoes, cucumbers and cabbage. His secondary education came at Assumption College, a small Catholic school located in Worcester, Massachusetts. He played basketball there and was recognized as an AllAmerican. Then, after graduation, with a degree in Social Rehabilitation, he went off to Australia for two years. “Seems a bit out of character,” I said. “Perhaps,” he answered. “I wanted to play a few more years before I hung the sneakers up.” I spent so many years playing and at that time I couldn’t see myself coming home to farm. I knew the NBA was highly unlikely so the Australian league became a viable alter-

Paul Brennan Realtor native.” Mr. Brennan played in Australia for the Bankstown Bruins. The team toured Australia and he enjoyed two highly successful seasons for the Sydney team. At this time, an important event occurred in his life. A decision had to be made to stay in

in the Hamptons of that era, asking his advice about what he should do. He was 23. Mr. Schneider was 43. The two knew each other from Mr. Schneider’s involvement with the sale of part of Mr. Brennan’s father’s farm. Mr. Schneider suggested he should pursue a career in the service field and if interested, he would make room for Mr. Brennan in his first and original office in Bridgehampton. After some soul searching Mr. Brennan agreed and began his long journey home. Thus, it was 30 years ago that Mr. Brennan became a realtor in the Hamptons. By his own admission, he enjoyed the parties with Mr. Schneider more than the real estate business. He had a draw of $175.00 a month. “Like many rookie agents I didn’t sell anything for quite some time,” he said. “So it’s fair to say I was losing money that first year because I was slowly going into debt with this draw and no commissions to apply against it.” Then, in 1979, Mr. Brennan made his first sale. It was a large waterfront house at the end of Bay Lane in Water Mill. Located across from the small Yacht Club it was being sold by the late John Morrison and went for $350,000. And the people who bought it, said Mr. Brennan, are still there today. From that sale, the rise of Paul Brennan, the local potato farmer’s son, was never in doubt. In 1981, with his career now thriving, he met and married newscaster Connie Collins of NBC (they divorced in 2002), had two children — Ashley now 25 and Sayre now 22 — and lived in a house they bought across from the Bridgehampton Golf Course on Sagaponack Road. Shortly after that, Mr. Brennan founded, along with two other gentlemen, the highly successful real estate firm of Braverman, Newbold Brennan, which in very short order expanded to three offices, one in East Hampton, one in Sag Harbor and a third in Bridgehampton. In 1995, that firm became one of the first in this community to be sold in what would soon become a great consolidation of the real estate business. The buyer of Braverman Newbold Brennan was Sotheby’s International Real Estate, which still maintains the original BNB locations. In 1997, after working with Sotheby’s for two years, Mr. Brennan met Dottie Herman,

Mr. Brennan has brokered many major transactions in his 30 years as an agent with many celebrity names attached to them. Australia with permanent residence status playing hoops, or come home. He very much missed the Hamptons, specifically Bridgehampton. But what would he do? One day, he wrote a long letter to Allan Schneider, one of the most successful real estate agents

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who owned Prudential Long Island Realty — a large mid-island firm that was looking to expand into the Hamptons’ lucrative but competitive market. “Dottie was then and is now a dynamic woman with a vision beyond the way business had been traditionally done in the Hamptons. I knew from listening to her that the small real estate firms were destined to follow a similar path as the small farms in the area. Everything that she predicted ten years ago about the real estate business has come true.” And he knew then that Ms. Herman was a person he wanted to work with. In ten years, with Mr. Brennan’s drive and expertise combined with Ms. Herman’s vision and financial backing, Prudential Douglas Elliman has grown from one small two-room office on the second floor over an antique shop to eleven stylish offices in great locations throughout the Hamptons, and 67 from Manhattan to Montauk with over 3,000 agents. And they are still growing. “It has been both challenging and rewarding building this many offices from the ground up,” Mr. Brennan said. “Five years ago, Howard Lorber became a partner in PDE and both he and Dottie have been very supportive in helping me build this region along with many other loyal and hardworking managers and agents. I’d love to tell you it was all me but the truth is I could have never done it alone.” He continued, “Let’s just say I am eternally grateful to all of those who have helped me

share and build Dottie’s original vision.” Mr. Brennan has brokered many major transactions in his 30 years as an agent with many celebrity names attached to them — Calvin Klein, Peter Jennings, Peter Maas, Susan Isaacs, Ed Gordon, Mickey Drexler, Edgar Bronfman, Ed Meyer, Ian Schrager, Steve Green, Ken Auletta to name a few. However, the largest transaction that he did, considering its impact upon the community, is the sale of a property to the Atlantic Golf Course on Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton. “When Lowell Schulman purchased that property with the intent of creating a championship golf course, I knew it would bring a new perspective to north of the highway. It gave people permission, and an opportunity, to move north of 27 without feeling they were on the wrong side of the tracks,” he said. Interest in north of the highway over the past ten years has proven that fact. With growth comes development of a precious commodity we all enjoy on the East End and that is open space. “So much has changed since I was a boy growing up,” said Mr. Brennan, who is now in his 55th year. “The greatest asset of the area, in my humble opinion, was the vast expanse of farmland that would allow the eye to see for many uninterrupted miles. Those expansive views are no longer the norm but I’m proud to have served the Town of Southampton and currently The Nature Conservancy in their cooperative quest to buy and preserve open space via the Community Preservation Fund.” Since the

CPF’s inception nine years ago, ten thousand acres have been saved and over $500 million has been raised as a result of its two-percent transfer tax. “Why would a realtor want to preserve land?” I asked Paul. “I have always had the perspective that the Hamptons is a unique area, especially since the majority of Long Island has gone the way of overdevelopment under the guise of progress,” he replied. “My grandfather was pushed out of Brooklyn in 1910 and it took nearly 100 years for the same mentality to develop every square inch to reach Bridgehampton. Our current well-being and future success depend upon shifting that ‘more is better’ mentality. In respect to the Hamptons, our consciousness should be ‘less is more.’ It maintains our uniqueness, our character, our natural beauty and ultimately our real estate values.” Mr. Brennan has also been instrumental in working as a trustee of the Bridgehampton Historical Society, helping to raise funds for the preservation and renovation of the Rogers House located at the monument in downtown Bridgehampton, purchased and saved by the Town of Southampton with CPF funds and individual donations. “At the time, Dennis Suskind was a Town Councilman and I was the President of the BHHS, and we worked very hard with many others in the community to help preserve this beautiful but neglected edifice that was part of downtown Bridgehampton.” According to Mr. Brennan, work is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2008. Finally, Mr. Brennan is working with his boss Howard Lorber, who lives in Southampton Village, on the board of the Hospital Foundation. “Howard and I are committed to helping Southampton Hospital become the best hospital it can be,” he explained. “I was born in that hospital and my sister Ruth Foley has worked in the radiology department for many years. There is no reason Southampton Hospital should not enjoy the positive image it deserves. Robert Chaloner, the President and CEO is doing an exceptional job in bringing positive change to an institution that is a community priority.” Mr. Brennan currently lives in Sagaponack with his longtime love, Sonia Gaviola.

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Twentysomething…By David Lion Rattiner Brazil Visas “Where are you?” “According to Google Maps I am 60 miles away and going 70 miles per hour.” “So you’ll be here when?” “Actually I’m going 60 miles per hour.” This was a conversation I had with my friend as I headed for New York City. The two of us were on a mission to get our travel visas for a vacation to Rio de Janeiro during Carnival celebration, and neither one of us wanted to screw this up. I arrived in New York City, went to James’ apartment on the Upper East Side (he thinks he’s so cool), met up with some of his friends and his roommate and headed to a margarita bar. If there is one thing about New York City that makes it the greatest city in the world it is the number of good-looking people, both men and women, that are simply everywhere. We walked into this bar and I felt like I was at a supermodel convention. Everybody looked like they were between 25 and 35 years old, in shape and smart. New York City is the popular lunch table at the world’s high school. The following morning James and I walked as fast as possible to the Brazilian Embassy in Manhattan, which is a lot like the DMV but with hot Brazilian people working there, giving a lot of attitude. We were prepared with our passports, $130 money orders, our travel itinerary and two-inch head shots of ourselves. While we waited for our number to be called, we watched episodes of “Seinfeld” on James’ iTouch, which is basically an iPhone, but minus the phone. I also quickly filled out my visa application. One of the questions struck me as odd. “What is the purpose of your visit to Brazil? Please check one below.” I scanned my options and saw the box that I could check indicating I was going for tourism only. However, another box read, “I am going on a top secret government authorized mission.” I really wanted to check that box. I thought about all of the spies who have checked that box, but then I realized that a real spy would never check that box. That is one stupid box. After a quick stamp, a few questions and a few signatures, it was official — we were going to Brazil. I was pretty excited about all of this until we visited James’ dad’s gallery on 60th and Madison Avenue, called the Macklowe Gallery. A salesman there is Brazilian and wanted to give us some tips for our trip. When we arrived we had to be buzzed in through a security door and I couldn’t figure out what all of the fuss was about. There were a few paintings on the walls, but what was really overwhelming about this place was all the retro-looking stained glass lamps that were hanging and sitting on tables. “They really need to modern this place up,” I thought. “These lamps must be killing business.” As I leaned my weight on one of the tables where four stained glass lamps were standing and ducked my head underneath a hanging lamp, Mike the Brazilian salesman looked at me with terror as I grazed my hair on the overhanging lamp. “Please step away from that very, very slowly,” he said. I got nervous. Did he see a mouse or some-

thing? I stepped away slowly but deliberately. “Every single one of those lamps over there were originally hand crafted by Tiffany over a century ago. They are worth between $200,000 and $500,000 each,” Mike told me. “Oh, so that explains why these or so gorgeous.” I nearly had a heart attack right then and there. “So you’re going to Brazil, are you?” “Sure are. You are going to love it. This is going to be the best vacation of your life. It’s just the perfect world there. It’s amazing. Make sure you’re careful though.” “Why?”

“Crime is really bad. Dress humbly. Don’t bring a watch or any jewelry and don’t walk around with a lot of money. If a girl asks you to sip her drink, don’t do it. They’ll slip in a drug, knock you out and kidnap you and take you for everything you’ve got. Don’t bring a digital camera either. Just buy a disposable. Watch your back.” “Wow, sounds pretty intense.” “It is. It’s the most amazing place in the world. I don’t even know why I’m here in New York. I just want to move back there. It’s like heaven on Earth — the food, the women, the weather. It’s like God painted a picture of all things good and out came Brazil.” Hmmmm.

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The Sheltered Islander Observations of an Islander #480 Take a Memo Associated Press, Pennsylvania, Man Apologizes for Vulgar Check Sun. Jan 13, 2008 — A man who wrote a vulgar message on the memo line of a check he used to pay a $5 parking ticket has apologized in writing, leading police to drop a disorderly conduct charge against him. The lawyer for David Binner, 45, said his client would have prevailed if he went through a trial. “The F word isn’t what it used to be,” attorney Keith Williams said. “It doesn’t have a sexual connotation anymore and so can’t be considered obscene.” I completely relate to this man. I have written obscene messages on the memo lines of checks myself. I don’t worry because I notice that the checks get cashed just the same. No one has ever sent a check back to me with a request to remove my note on the memo line since the First Amendment right arguably protects it as long as whatever I write on the memo line doesn’t impede the recipients’ ability to negotiate the check. I had a lovely woman in my shop this past summer who was being outrageously held up by some renters in her city apartment. They hired an attorney and went after their security deposit, which did not begin to cover the damage done to the apartment. Rather than face a costly battle, my friend bit the bullet and wrote a big check returning their security

deposit. She has a good heart and anguished over whether or not to write “extortion” on the memo line. I encouraged her to write something on the memo line, but it wasn’t “extortion.” I was thinking more along the lines of “I wish you a long and painful death” or “May you live long enough to see your children die.” Neither thought is obscene, but both convey one’s displeasure. I received a check one time from a friend of mine with a dangerous sense of humor. He wrote me a check and put “pipe bomb instructions” as the memo. I laughed and deposited it, completely forgetting the limited humor capacity of people who work in banks. I had to come into the bank and explain the check. It was the first time I ever got to speak to a bank manager. “You think this is funny?” he asked, without any expression. “Yeah, it is funny since it was actually for computer tutoring. He asked me — as a joke — if he could look up building a pipe bomb on the Internet.” “Well, we don’t think it’s funny. We’ll let you

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deposit the check this time, but make sure this doesn’t happen again.” He wore a wedding ring, but looked like one of those men who pay women to chain him up and whip him. I confess I’ve always wanted to meet and date that kind of man. It’s so much easier to get the wallet of a man who is chained up versus the ones who are loose and can hide their money. Then there was the time I ran into a crazy eBay customer. She bought a pair of earrings from me. She then crushed them with a hammer and returned them to me because she insisted I had installed government listening devices in them. I tried to explain to her how ludicrous that accusation was. Listening devices are too big for earrings, I only put them in pins. Anyway, In order to prevent a negative feedback report from her, I had to send her a refund check. I probably shouldn’t have written, “FBI Case on (her last name)” on the memo line. Strangely, she never cashed the check. I guess it’s the thought — or memo — that counts.

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Jamie Tisch, ex-wife of philanthropist Steve Tisch, is now said to be dating money manager Todd Meister, ex-husband of Nicky Hilton (for a brief tabloid-crazy time). The two socialites are a match made in an investment bank.

Illegals

* * * Philanthropy and glamour will be mingling like never before at the February 6 UNICEF benefit launch of the new Gucci flagship store in New York. Madonna is hosting the event, which will feature performances by

Rihanna, Timbaland and Alicia Keys. Amagansett’s Sarah Jessica Parker, an official UNICEF ambassador, is co-chairing the benefit with fellow Hamptonites Gwyneth Paltrow, Sting and Trudie Styler.

their employees from Sagaponack can someday achieve actual citizenship. But I disagree. And others in the know do too. Who needs these people and their chilly minions in the shadows? Who knows what they think? Who knows what strange customs, ceremonies and traditions they follow? Dan’s Papers proposes that the people of Wainscott and Bridgehampton meet and make available the money to build a high chain link fence around Sagaponack. I am told, by the way, that a group of retirees calling themselves the Vigilantes are driving vintage Oldsmobiles slowly up and down Town Line Road and Ocean Road, binoculars and cell phones at the ready, looking for the telltale signs of fleeing moguls. When they see one, the cell phones are whipped out, the call is made to the authorities and these people are stopped, arrested and hauled off. But the border is nearly twenty miles around, and the Vigilantes can only provide a stopgap solution to the situation. They cannot be everywhere. For every Sagaponacker who gets lassoed, hogtied and drug away, a dozen more escape to get through. As far as I can see, Sagaponack continues to leak like a sieve.

Last week, this newspaper reported on an extraordinary situation in Southampton Village, where a very wealthy man proposed building a 7,700-square-foot home on a halfacre parcel in a neighborhood where, side by side, there are normal sized 1,700 square foot homes inhabited by happy residents. This man is from Sagaponack. I am sure of it. Maybe. And don’t tell me that in our communities that border Sagaponack (and poor faraway Quogue) the local police are supposed to turn a blind eye when arresting illegals for minor infractions because, as they say, they have no affiliation with the Immigration Service. Arrest this man immediately. The Sagaponackers have to be rounded up, even if it involves nighttime raids, and be sent back to where they came from. Otherwise, Amagansett, Wainscott, Bridgehampton, Water Mill and poor little Quogue are doomed to a lifetime of caviar, quiche, truffles, root vegetables and stupefying obsequiousness. Let’s put it this way. Help Sagaponack restore its reputation as the country’s most expensive ZIP code. It’s only the right thing to do. •

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gasses emanating from the limousines’ exhaust pipes up into the atmosphere. And there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people on the streets who exude a formal frosty politeness — who say yes, sir and as you wish, sir and who sometimes click their heels together and nod once. These are not the rich, of course. The rich do not deign to have their Guccis touch the sidewalk beyond the hedgerows of their exclusive estates. These are their minions, their servants and their hangers-on, out on the streets doing the necessary shopping — toilet paper, Lysol, minks and diamonds and so forth — and their politeness is smothering. In these surrounding downtowns, until now, the devil-may-care informal attitude has been a breath of fresh air and happiness. Now, all is replaced with these obsequious sorts who, frankly, should not be there. They should go back to Sagaponack, where they came from. I know, I know, there are some that say that this is America and we are ALL from somewhere else originally, and we should be gracious and kind. And we should set up some sort of time frame so that these illegal immigrants and

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A Clenched Fist By Jim Marquardt Despite its flaws, Peter Wood’s A Clenched Fist, his chronicle of life in and around the boxing ring is the kind of tough, honest memoir that has the reader rooting for the writer. We may look down on boxing as a savage blight on our culture, but in the bleak world of the underclass, it can be a refuge, a goal and a chance for young men who otherwise are destined for a life of crime and violence, to gain esteem. Here’s an opportunity to understand their character, why they become boxers, and their emotions as they enter the ring. More importantly, it depicts the kind of young men that fall through the gaps in society, because the ranks are filled with poor, uneducated, troubled adolescents from broken homes. An English teacher at high school in White Plains and coach of a boxing program funded by a drug abuse organization, Wood himself was a New York Golden Gloves middleweight finalist. Before he quit, he amassed a record of 34 wins, 20 by knockouts, and only one loss. Wood sees himself in his young apprentices, and along the way reveals his own dreams and failures, and finally comes to terms with his life. He has no illusions about fighting. When he briefly considers getting back into the game, he thinks, “Somehow diving back into the mud of boxing, I’m like a fish that had a long time ago hopped out of the sea to evolve into a higher form, only to splash back in.” He keeps trying to explain the lure of boxing, yet admits, “It’s scary. Boxing is fighting disguised as sport, anger disguised as play.” He strives to train a group of four blacks, four Latinos and four white boys, all carrying heavy emotional baggage. But says, “The antagonistic traits — aggressiveness, restlessness, rebelliousness and hostility — that brand a kid a menace to society are also the

traits of a brilliant fighter. In boxing craziness is genius.” Much of the memoir revolves around two of his most promising fighters, Tyrone Crooks and Dennys Lozada, both in their late teens. “Tragedy lies dormant in Tyrone like a tumor,” says Wood. Tyrone is the archetype of the disaffected black youngster who sees “honkeys” as the enemy, who is one day promising to train hard to hone his natural skills and another day is keying scratches into Wood’s car. Wood tries every approach to turn him in the right direction — flattering, cajoling, reprimanding — to no apparent avail. In the ring the swaggering, gifted athlete is simply frightened. As Crooks fades, along comes Lozada, a young Puerto Rican with the quickness and instincts to become a winner. Again, Wood invests huge amounts of worry, psychology and training to mold him into a confident, skillful boxer. Lozada is so scarred by his turbulent upbringing that he is afraid to succeed and keeps putting road blocks in his own path. He’s too tired, or too sick, or too depressed. In the end, though, he reaches his dream. At the same time that he is describing his travails in the hot, smelly gym, Wood occasionally takes us into his school where he has become enamored of another teacher, Sing Sing Tu. A pompous Harvard graduate who makes Wood feel deficient and inarticulate also pursues her. Though they hold your

attention, these interludes are not as interesting and don’t ring true. They come across as if someone advised Wood that his story needed a love interest. And while the staccato dialogue with his boxing novices is gutsy and real, the discourse around the romance is stilted. Wood’s discussions with his high school class on the pros and cons of boxing also have a somewhat manufactured tone. If the opinions of his students are accurately reported, he had a class of brilliant debaters. The memoir is written in the form of a diary, which may have been how he initially recorded his experiences, but there was no reason to carry that format into the book version. The dating adds nothing, and a more traditional narrative might have given Wood more flexibility in telling his story. Despite the diary format, Wood builds considerable tension as he recounts his struggles to instill winning attitudes in the young men in his charge. His descriptions of Lozada’s bouts on his way to the Golden Gloves Championship are vivid without being gory, and leave you breathless. Describing one fearsome opponent, Fatty Lanford, Wood writes, “I wonder what cup of mud Fatty crawled out of……his wide nostrils, bulging buttocks and thick neck look pre-historic — it’s like he was scraped off a cave wall.” Even with its warts and flaws, A Clenched Fist is a gripping, insightful look into this much maligned sport.

MEET THE POWER, WATER AND GAS DICTATORSHIP By Dan Rattiner There are two decisions that are slowly coming toward a conclusion and they are driving everybody crazy. One is Broadwater, the proposal to build a floating gasification plant on stilts in Long Island Sound nine miles off Riverhead. Giant tankers would tie up to it. Liquefied gas would be converted to natural gas and then sent on its way via some underwater pipes, some of which are already in place servicing other gasification plants onshore. This past week, after hearing pros and cons, the Federal Government gave its conditional approval on this project. They did listen to us. But we lost. The other proposal would put power lines from Southampton to Bridgehampton, either underground or on overhead wires. And that too is winding down to a conclusion, a decision expected — by LIPA — within two weeks.

LIPA has held more than half a dozen public hearings about the issue of getting more power generated and sent to Bridgehampton for use further out on the East End, and the crazy part is they’ve got four different possible routes for these lines, and they have on each route the possibility of having them all underground, some of them underground or none of them underground. I pointed out to Michael Deering of LIPA when I spoke to him today that whereas Broadwater has proposed one solution, LIPA has a variation involving maybe twenty different possibilities. So why involve the public at this point? Why not wait to present just one or two final possibilities? The answer is that with LIPA and with Broadwater and with the water company, this is no democracy. All three of these entities, after getting approval from federal officials, do what they want. And in about ten days, LIPA will decide how they want to get

the power to where it has to go. But they all do want to hear what we have to say. Ever think about this? Here in Bridgehampton at Dan’s Papers, we actually have a telephone pole sticking out of the ground on our property. We weren’t asked if it could be put there. It wasn’t there when we bought the building. It’s just that one day, LIPA showed up with a truck, walked across our lawn and put it in. Want electricity? You gotta have a pole there. Want water? We gotta put a pipe in a trench through here for those people in the back. Want natural gas? Well, we do have to ask the feds, but beyond that, we appreciate what you have to say, but then we decide. Well, we yelled loud. And they are people too. But you know what? If you want lights when you flip the switch, if you want heat when you turn up the thermostat and if you want water coming out of your tap, you can yell and scream, but you are going to get it.

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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me and Mother of Mine, and they can be viewed for free. This is such a lovely gesture and much appreciated by local film buffs, as they are thirsty for these types of films. The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center brings us their Finest in World Cinema series, also showing an eclectic group of films. A few are award-winning and participated in the Hamptons Film Festival, including The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Margot at the Wedding, which was filmed on the East End two summers ago. This attractive event that has become tradition during the winter months in our hamlets may have been influenced by our very own Dan’s Papers They Made the Movie Here Film Festival, which has occured bi-annually each year in the fall and spring since 1995. Sarah Halsey has been working with the Dan’s film festival for years. She hosted it this past fall at The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and explained, “I think it had quite a bit of an influence on the venues, possibly giving an example that it can be affordably done. Dan’s may have actually been the first free film festival. Through Dan’s generosity, he has provided a great opportunity to the public. I have always considered it a pleasure, privilege and joy to be part of this venue, and to be part of giving pleasure to people receiving the opportunity to enjoy movies, have discussions regarding them and voicing opinions afterwards and refreshments to boot.”

p.m. Tickets are $5. Call (631) 725-9500 for more information. Guild Hall As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me — January 20 Her Name is Sabine — January 27 The Way I Spent the End of the World — February 10 Mother of Mine — February 17 Water — March 2 The Island — March 9 Viva Cuba — March 16 Show times for Guild Hall’s Winter Film Series is 7 p.m. Films are free. Call (631) 3240806 for more information.

Movie Schedule Bay Street Theatre Stairway to Heaven — January 18 Separate Tables — January 19 Book Hampton Viewers Choice — January 25 and 26 Father Goose — February 1 Gigi — February 2 St. Elmo’s Fire — February 8. The Breakfast Club — February 9 Casablanca — February 15 An Officer and a Gentleman — February 16 It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World — February 22 The Russians Are Coming — February 23 Show time for Bay Street’s Picture Show is 8

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Love in the Time of Cholera — January 18, 19, 20 Margot at the Wedding — January 25, 26, 27 I’m Not There — February 1, 2, 3 The Man in the Chair — February 8, 9, 10 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — February 23, 24 Show times for WHBPAC’s Finest in World Cinema Series are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for the public, $7 for children and seniors. More movies will be shown at the 12th Annual Dan’s Papers “They Made the Movie Here” Film Festival every Saturday afternoon from April 12 to May 17 at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. Check for time and schedule.

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