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The controversy even drew attention from afar when tennis star Martina Navra tilova, winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles, got wind of the Exeter dispute and tweeted, “I say if pickleball is that popular let them build their own courts.”
coop them up with time on their hands, then add sustained mass media coverage, relent less social media posts and other buzz promoting an outdoor sport that’s pan demic-perfect. What do you get? Answer: pickleball boom!
Moreover, Seacoast recreation depart ments say they see no end in sight for steadily increasing demand.
“The Great Tennis v. Pickleball War of 2022 is happening today in my small town at the Select Board meeting,” tweeted Exeter Congregational Church pastor Rev. Emily Heath on May 9 when some 350 racket sport enthusiasts from both sides flooded the town’s board meeting, offer ing fervent opinions about whether there should be more pickleball time on the town’s tennis courts.
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ation departments are challenged to satisfy demand for more pickleball. Picklers vie with tennis players for time and space, sometimes leading to friction.
A look At the growing sport And how to join in the fun
How the game is played
tion depends on how fast and hard you play, of course. For casual players an easy pace is the norm, along with a relaxed attitude. Pickleball rules incorporate another play er-friendly feature: a no-volley zone called the “kitchen.” (A volley is a return of the ball without first letting it bounce.) The kitchen extends 7 feet on each side of the net. A ball heading into the kitchen must be allowed to bounce before it’s returned. This rule eliminates the kind of up-close smash es that are common to tennis when players rush the Servesnet.must be made underhand from below waist height, another equalizing rule that widens the game’s appeal. Winners are first to reach 11 points with a two-point margin.Doubles play is favored by most casual players who enjoy the social aspect of the game.“It’s a great way to make new friends and get some good exercise too,” said Steve Schulten, 73, a retired public school physical education teacher who recently converted his Dover home’s driveway to a pickleball court. Schulten, who plays an average five days weekly, says he’s made dozens of new friends of all ages on the Seacoast’s municipal courts.
An issue in Exeter and elsewhere is that pickleball is easily played on modified tennis courts, but tennis can’t be played on pickleball courts. To satisfy the climb ing number of enthusiastic picklers, most Seacoast communities began converting tennis courts for pickleball, either tempo rarily or permanently, beginning a couple of years ago. A regulation pickleball court standing on its own is called a “dedicat ed court.”
The rules meld tennis, table tennis and badminton. Picklers say it’s like playing table tennis, except you’re standing on the table.It’s pretty simple. Hit a wiffle ball that’s a little smaller than a softball over a 3-foot net using a lightweight oblong paddle about the size of a telephone book. The ball is rel atively easy to control and, unlike tennis, beginners usually don’t spray shots all over the landscape.
its town courts during August for the New Hampshire Senior Games pickleball tour nament, for example. The USA Pickleball Atlantic Diamond Regional Tournament in Portland, Maine, attracted nearly 400 entrants in “PickleballJune.skyrocketed in populari ty over the last few years, and I’m happy that Portsmouth was able to get dedicated courts built already,” Portsmouth recreation department director Todd Henley said. “They’re used daily with large crowds in the mornings and evenings. They are even used throughout winter if there’s no snow on the ground. They were well worth the investment and I would argue that we already need more.”
Over the last two years more than one million Americans picked up a pickleball paddle for the first time, according to the Cable News Network (CNN). That brought the number of people playing pickleball to some five million players nationwide, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. With an estimated 40 percent increase in players between 2019 and 2022, pickleball is thought to be the fastest-grow ing sport in America.
The sport’s backbone is composed of casual players looking for some fun to go with good exercise a few times a week.
The Seacoast supports that notion. Virtu ally every municipal recreation department offers “picklers” places to play. A decade ago, few did. Basketball gyms at some YMCAs are set up for members and guests to play, and private pickleball facilities are emerging for the first time here, too.
The New England Pickleball Club offers six high-quality courts to members. The new facility opened in August at Airfield Place (formerly the Rye Airfield,) just off Lafayette Road in Rye. Photo courtesy of NEPC.
“Our pickleball program is one of our most extensive,” Exeter recreation direc tor Greg Bisson said. “The issue we face is finding a balancing act to allow other sports to flourish on the same courts.”
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In the Seacoast there’s no firm estimate of the number of regular picklers, but it is likely in the several thousands, judging from regis trations at municipal recreation departments, sold-out teaching clinics and people who‘ve joined local pickleball clubs.
Hampton players celebrate after an enjoyable doubles match. Photo courtesy of Hampton Parks & Recreation Department. 175 Elm St. Rt.110, Salisbury MA
Dover’s courts at the Garrison Elementary School with parking behind the school at 1 Shaw’s Lane. Courts are available to the public daily on a firstcome first-served basis with the exception of Tuesday and Friday mornings, when the senior center occupies them from 8 a.m. until noon. Visit dover.nh.gov and go to the recreation department page for information.“Whyisit so popular? It’s super fun for most everyone no matter your age or your physical condition,” Dupell said. “Because it’s played on a smaller court than tennis and because you typically play doubles, it’s a more intimate and interactive sport.”
Exeter reached a compromise in the “rack eteers” conflict. The select board decided in favor of purchasing portable pickleball nets to convert tennis courts on demand. The board also promised to study whether new dedicated courts should be built.
“We were one of the first communities to embrace pickleball in the Seacoast,” said Dover recreation department assistant director Krista Trefethen. “What start ed eight years ago with a small, dedicated group blossomed into over 150 members of our senior center who play now. We average about 60 daily in the summer, with a contact list of 150 additional locals want ing to use the outdoor courts. As we saw demand explode, we expanded to eight permanent, dedicated pickleball courts in 2019.”Find
Even Hampton recreation program coor dinator Beth Dupell, whose office is adjacent to the town’s pickleball park at Tuck Field, acknowledged the sound can be irritating.
Pickleball players proliferate
“As much as the pinging of those pick leballs can get on your nerves when I’m in the office hearing the play, it is the laughter between the pings that is most enjoyable for me as a recreation professional,” she said.
In York, Maine, a pickleball brouha ha erupted late last year, too. But it wasn’t tennis players complaining — it was the neighbors.Bugged by what they described as the ceaseless sound of balls pinging off pad dles, some 50 York residents petitioned town officials to stop an expansion of the York Paddle Tennis and Pickleball Club that would include four new pickleball courts to go with the four already in place. (The club says it’s already at full capacity for existing courts.)
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People called the existing pickle ball noise a nuisance that echoes through their neighborhood from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Sunday, when it is delayed until 9 a.m.
Rye recreation director Dyanna Martin said pickleball is popular in the town, but municipal facilities are limited.
With more than 200 pickleball partici pants in Hampton in 2022, the challenge, Dupell said, is keeping up with the demand.
“We have a basketball court at 55 Recre ation Road that’s painted as a pickleball court,” she said. “We also have portable nets, paddles and balls that can be used by the community if they call us and want to reserve it for play, or members of the community can bring their own equipment and use the court first-come first-served.”TheSeacoast’s first private pickleball club debuted this summer in Rye at the for mer Rye Airfield indoor skateboard park. Newly renovated and now known as Air field Place, it is home to the New England Pickleball Club and its six new courts. The club’s owner is Portsmouth’s Dave Velardo, a professional player. Individual New Eng land Pickleball Club memberships are $600 yearly, or pay $940 for a two-person mem bership. In addition to the membership fee, court time is $8 an hour. (Walk-ins are not permitted, but if you sign up for an account you get to reserve court time for $12.)
Pickleball is supposed to be easy to learn and friendly to all abilities and most ages. It has that in common with shuffleboard, whist and bingo.
“We aggressively started offering pickle ball in the summer of 2020,” Dupell said. “We invited a pro from New York City to come teach a few clinics. About 80 individ uals played on the town’s courts. Since then the numbers skyrocketed.”
“We converted one tennis court to two permanent pickleball courts. We have two pickleball courts lined on a second tennis court. This year we also painted pickleball courts on the inline skate rink in an attempt to keep up,” she said, adding that, because of the high demand, much of Hamp ton’s pickleball programming is limited to Hampton residents, “which isn’t a decision we made lightly.”
They had an old asphalt badminton court to work with. Assorted equipment lay around –— table tennis paddles, wiffle balls, a badminton net.
Joel Pritchard, a Seattle lawyer later elected U.S. Congressman, is thought to be the inventor that summer day along with his pal, Bill Bell.
In North Hampton, you’ll find court time Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon at the Dearborn Park playground, 21 Exeter Road (Route 111), about a half mile west of the town bandstand.
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Before I caught up with its history I thought pickleball was a sometime activity that elementary school gym teachers rolled out on rainy days and Mondays.
Tennis magazine first took notice in 1976, calling pickleball America’s newest racket sport. The nation’s first pickleball tournament ensued that same year at an ath letic club outside Seattle.
Pritchard’s neighbors and friends soon found the backyard game addictive. The fact that you needn’t be an athlete to play was a big plus. Many players came to the game self-admittedly out of shape and nev er much interested in competitive sports.
cover and devoted 42 of its 65 pages to the game.By 1990 pickleball was played in all the continental U.S. states, reports USA Pickleball. It’s not known where or when pickleball was first played on the Seacoast, although it’s probably just a matter of time before someone or someplace lays claim.
Story 1 has it that inventor Joel Pritchard’s wife, who was a competitive rower, said the original makeshift court reminded her of pickle boats in crew meets. Pickle boats, also known as pick-up boats, were pow ered by outcast rowers from the leftovers of other boats, randomly thrown together as a team. The Pritchard faction claims these boats inspired the pickle in pickleball.
Portsmouth’s collection of eight courts is found at South Mill Playground on Junkins Avenue, across from City Hall and the police department. Visit cityofportsmouth.com/recre ation for information.
Hampton’s courts are on Tuck Field at Eaton Park, off Park Avenue, near Win nacunnet High School.
They strung up the saggy net at waist height. The kids whacked the ball back and forth. Yet unnamed, pickleball was born.
I didn’t know until now that pickleball goes back more than 50 years. The accept ed origin story is that two or three dads were summer-vacationing with their families at an offshore retreat near Seattle, according to USA Pickleball. Confronted with bored kids, the men cobbled together an impromp tu backyard game.
So where did the name come from? Two origin stories compete but neither can be absolutely verified.
Larger wooden paddles soon replaced the small table tennis bats. A rudimenta ry set of rules ensued — underhand serves only and you get just one try, a zone known as the kitchen extending 7 feet from mid court where you have to let the ball bounce first before returning it, and scor ing similar to table tennis. Rules aside, the on-court ethic embraced fun, etiquette and camaraderie.Theappeal of pickleball then and now is that people with no experience can grab a paddle, put on a pair of sneakers and get the hang of it in just a few short games.
Story 2 claims the name refers to a neigh borhood dog named Pickles. And what does a dog do when she sees a wiffle ball scoot ing across the court? Grabs it and takes off, of course. I can hear the players yelling, “Pickles, you bring that ball back. Pickles! OK, good girl….”
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Who put the pickle in pickleball?
The Spinnaker Point Adult Recreation Center (30 Spinnaker Way, Portsmouth), also operated by the City, offers year-round pickleball play on converted indoor basketball courts. You must join to play, but fees are modest. Resident fees range from $9 to $18 monthly. Non-residents may join for twice the cost. A membership also includes access to fitness workout machines, the weight room and an indoor pool. For infor mation, call manager Tim Bailey at 766-1483.
Flash forward four decades. Tennis mag azine this June put a pickleball pro on its
Steve Schulten (right) enjoys play in his driveway pickleball court with friend Annette Noury (left) and wife Carolyn (with back to camera.) Photo by Curt Mackail.
“All of our courts are open public courts available on a first-come first-served basis all day,” Henley said. “We hope to see the sport continue growing and hopefully we can build new courts soon so we can help with schedul ing and the needs of the players.”
Padel, like pickleball, boasts its own professional tour, an international gov erning body, and national bodies like the American Padel Association formed in 1993.Although
The courts are available on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.Anew pickleball complex with five indoor and four outdoor courts is also planned for Rochester. Harry Wesson of Wesson Real ty plans to develop the project at 389 Gonic Road, hoping to open two indoor courts this winter along with locker rooms and a recep tion area. The remaining indoor courts will open in 2023, the developer says.
Some Seacoast YMCAs offer pickle ball. The Exeter Area YMCA (56 Linden St., Exeter, sdymca.org) sets up two courts on weekday mornings beginning at 7 a.m. Para-pickleball for people who play in sport wheelchairs is offered on Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Play is free for members. Guests may pay to play. The Plaistow Community YMCA (175 Plaistow Road, Plaistow, north shoreymca.org) opens its pickleball courts mornings from 6:30 to 11 a.m.
Platform tennis played on a raised wooden court outdoors is another ten nis offshoot with a cadre of enthusiasts. This hybrid game, with a tightly strung wire fence enclosure, mashes up tennis andMoresquash.than 40 years ago racquetball, played exclusively indoors at rac quetball clubs, was all the rage. It’s still played today around the country, although its crest is past. “By the 1990s the initial excitement had worn off and racquetball saw a decline. ... Fewer peo ple played and talked about it, so gyms and sports clubs began converting their racquetball courts for other activities,” reported sportsrx.com.
Moderncenturies.tennis traces its lineage to a 12th-century game in France called jeu de paume (literally “palm game”) according to Smithsonian magazine. Rackets with strings didn’t appear for another 400 years.
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In Stratham, the town’s tennis courts at Stevens Park (68 Bunker Hill Ave.) convert to four pickleball courts on Monday, Thurs day and Saturday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to noon, managed by the recreation department. For information, contact pickleball ambas sador Joanie Gough by email at jlgteach@ gmail.com.TheStratham recreation department also will host two pickleball clinics on Friday, Sept. 23, at Stevens Park. The beginner’s clin ic starts at 10:45 a.m., and the intermediate clinic starts at 1:15 p.m. Stephen Iandoli, an experienced tournament player who founded Portsmouth’s Midtown Pickleball Club, is the instructor. Call the recreation department at 772-4741 for information.
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Pickleball is not the first faddish racket sport to come down the pike. Something in human nature seems to make us want to pick up a stick, a bat or a racket and hit something, usually a ball of some type. When organized, this phenomenon becomes cricket, baseball, tennis, table tennis or similar others. The hit-the-ball-with-something games go back
growing in numbers and reach, padel has just a toehold in the U.S. now, reports the United States Padel Association, saying there are around 160 courts nationwide. Pickleball remains today’s most favored American rack et sport by many measures. Its modest equipment requirement, ease of learn ing for beginners, the ability of all ages and genders to play together, and the enthusiasm of its adherents will likely continue propelling the growth of pick leball in the Seacoast.
Played on a hard surface about a third the size of a tennis court, padel features a ball the same size as tennis but softer. Unique bats with a rigid frame and flex ible perforated striking surface are used. The game is mostly played as doubles, indoors or outside. Padel’s distinguish ing feature is its enclosed court with walls rising to more than 10 feet. The ball remains in play after bouncing off a wall.
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Pickleball enthusiast Steve Schulten (center) construct ed a driveway court at his Dover home for play with his family and friends including wife Carolyn (left) and friend Annette Noury (right) with her dog Tutti. Schulten also plays on municipal courts four or five days weekly. Photo by Curt Mackail.
A relatively new racket sport, padel, is spreading internationally. Not to be confused with paddle tennis, padel was invented in Mexico in 1969. Through the past decade padel enjoyed signifi cant worldwide growth, according to the International Padel Federation, the gov erning authority of the sport.
Rochester’s pickleball hub is the James Foley Community Center at 150 Wakefield St. “Games will be held outside as long as the weather is good, but the gym will be available for rainy and colder days,” recreation director Jeff Turgeon said.
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The first Salisbury Days was started in the 1960 as a way for local artisans to sell their items and garner community support. Over the years, Roketenetz said, the festi val has evolved into a celebration of the community and the history of the beach side
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With school starting up again, and with most of the summer tourism finished for the year, the big hurrah for Salisbury’s home town residents is finally here: the annual Salisbury Days, happening Friday, Sept. 16, through Sunday, Sept. 18.
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“We bring the community together,” Roketenetz said. “We do our best to show [the community] what we’ve got, and to make it shine.”
“I love the tourists, but there’s something to be said about Septembers on the sea coast,” Roketenetz said.
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Sunday in Salisbury Village will have all kinds of shopping opportunities, including the library’s book sale and vendors selling everything from local honey to handmade macarons, plus a touch-a-truck and the fire fighters’ muster competition.
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Roketenetz said that the festival will kick off with opening ceremonies on Friday, which will include giving out the lifetime achievement award to a Salisbury resident at Lions Park, as well as programming pro vided by the town’s senior center.
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Jennifer Roketenetz, the director of the festival, said that it’s a celebration for everything that is and always has represent ed the town.
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For more information, visit salisburyma.gov/parks-and-recreation/pages/salisbury-days-2022 or facebook.com/salisburydays.
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From what I read on the internet, this is a common problem with older Hondas with navigation systems and there is no known solution.
Honda says the best thing to do is to con tact your Honda dealer and ask them to let you know when a fix is available.
it’s a software glitch of some kind, and the fix will involve loading a software update. But, given the ages of the affected cars, distributing that software update might require sending Honda engi neers to yard sales to buy up all the floppy disks and CD-ROMs they can find.
If they were good crooks and wanted to rip you off, there are a thousand parts that you’ve never heard of, have no idea what they do and wouldn’t have the fog giest idea how to test. Those would be the kinds of things I’d urge you to get a sec ond opinion on if you were dealing with an unknown shop.
Does this sound legitimate, or did I stumble upon a place that may not be com pletely trustworthy? I chose them because of their convenient location and good online reviews.
So, why didn’t the washer pump work for them? I don’t know. Maybe it’s on its way out and is failing intermittently? Maybe the switch on your steering column stalk is starting to fail? But it’s not out of the question that it didn’t work for them and then did a Lazarus a few days later.
So, I’d probably give these guys anoth er shot and keep an open mind about them, Alice. Unless they try to sell you a washer pump and a transmission next time.
Dear Car Talk:
On Jan 1, 2022, the date/time reading on the screen of my 2008 Honda Civic revert ed to 1 p.m. Jan 1, 2002. Ever since then, it resets to 1 p.m. Jan. 1, 2002, each time I start my car.
By Ray Magliozzi
— Alice
Do you know if Honda is planning to fix this?— Richard
Dear Car Talk: I recently moved to a new city and took my 2011 Subaru Forester to a local auto repair chain store for an oil change and a general goingTheyover.informed me
that the pump motor for my windshield washer was not working, so I asked them to order the part.
First, it’s such an easy thing to verify. If someone told me that my washer pump wasn’t working, I’d get in the car and try it.
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A few days later, it rained, and I discov ered that the pump worked fine. I called the store, they apologized, said there must have been air in the line and cancelled the order.
I think it’s just Honda’s way of making your 14-year-old car feel ultra-modern, Richard. If you think it’s 2002, having a 2008 Civic is pretty futuristic, right?
I’ve gotten a lot of letters from Honda owners about this problem, and they all report the same thing: The dealer doesn’t know how to fix it.
We started 21 years ago, [on] Aug. 11. … We actually started at The Tannery [Mar ketplace] in Newburyport, and we were there nine years. We came here [to Salis bury] in 2010, so we’ve been here 12 years.
baguette where everything else wasn’t real ly good. And so … the baguette is probably my go-to thing. I always take one home.
What celebrity would you like to see ordering from Annarosa’s Bakery?
ton, he does the lighting. Well, he knows I’m a big Denzel [Washington] fan. Den zel was in Boston doing a movie one time, and this guy came in and said that to us, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, where is he?’ So Jane and I put together a pack age of croissants to give to Denzel, and whether he got them or not, I don’t know. … So yeah, that would be huge for me.
What is your favorite menu item that you offer?
What makes Annarosa’s Bakery unique?
With a special focus on freshly made European-style breads and rustic pastries, Annarosa’s Bakery (175 Elm St., Salisbury, Mass., 978-499-8839, annarosas.com) has been part of the local community for more than 20 years. But ironically, at the time of their opening, neither Bill Malatesta nor his wife, Jane Kenny, had ever worked in a bakery before. “I was working as an engineer and Jane worked in the financial dis trict,” Malatesta said. “She had bought me a bread machine a couple of years prior … and I kind of became obsessed with the whole process, and took it on as a serious hobby. … At some point, I really started to think it was possible that we could do this as a career.” The pair would end up taking professional-level courses from certified master baker Jeffrey Hamelman at King Arthur Baking Co. in Vermont and, as Malat esta said, “the rest is history.” Annarosa’s, named in tribute to Malatesta’s mother, is open three days a week, Thursday through Saturday, offering a wide variety of fresh breads using locally sourced whole grains — you’ll find everything here from rustic baguettes, ciabattas and brioches to sourdough, rosemary and mini French rolls, as well as additional special breads. Other daily pastries and baked goods include Dan ishes, croissants, sticky buns and various European-style cookies. The Scene recently caught up with Malatesta to talk about his and Kenny’s more than two decades — and counting — of success at Annarosa’s, as well as what he recommends you ought to try when you visit the bakery.
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… This spot was larger, more suitable and close to the highway. Because we were beginning to get a trickle of people coming up from the Boston area, we knew that … being close to the highway and having easy parking would be a boom to the business.
We have a gentleman in town here that is a lighting guy for movie sets. And so, for a lot of the movies that are shot in Bos
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I love the fact that we can attract such a diverse population of people from all walks of life. … It’s a beautiful thing because you get the opportunity to con nect with people that you might never have otherwise had that opportunity to connect with.
What is an essential skill to running a bakery?
What is something that everyone should try?
One of our bigger sellers is something that’s called Kouign Amann [pronounced “queen-uh-mahn”]. … It’s a laminat ed dough that develops this really crisp outside and these decadent interior lay ers. When you bite into it, you’re brought to some other world. They are really spectacular.
How long has Annarosa’s Bakery been around?
It probably depends on what I’m eating, but let’s put it this way: I have never been in a bakery that didn’t make a really good
Aside from having the skill level, you’ve got to have humility. … You’ve got to believe in yourself and understand quality, and you have to be humble enough to know when you’re not hitting the mark.
I think what makes us unique is the fact that Jane and I are so involved, and that’s the beauty of being small. We make every thing — we don’t buy mixes or bring in any other outside stuff. … Right now, we’re
… If we’re not there, the bakery’s closed.
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What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?
blessed to have one other very talented bak er working with us, and his wife, who is an assistant to us. That’s it — it’s just the four of us that do the entire production, so we’re all connected to the process and the product.
Which is how I ended up in a hat shop in Wichita.Iwasdrawn in by a spirit of morbid curiosity.
Drinks with John FlaDD
1 ounce rye whiskey
Rinse the inside of a chilled cocktail glass with the absinthe. Roll the absinthe around in the glass, until it has left a thin sheet of absinthe on the entire inner surface.
I’m not sure when it happened, but a year or two ago the internet algorithms learned my taste in clothes. I would be up late at night, arguing with the L.A. Times crossword puz zle, trying to explain that not every puzzle needs to have Oreos as an answer, when a pop-up ad would, er, pop up, and show me a really cool bowling shirt covered with skulls and“Howroses.about this, Boss? Wouldn’t you like to own this? It’s on sale….”
“I’ll just look around for a minute or so,” I told myself. “This is Wichita; you know that it’s going to be all cowboy hats and stuff I couldn’t wear if I wanted to.”
And the next thing you know, I’d be the owner of a Dia de Los Muertos bowling shirt, which of course only encouraged the internet to show me more clothing that a more interest ing version of myself would wear.
John Fladd.
felt hat? Yes, it was very soft
“Yup, OK. I see you….”
I called an Über a couple of months ago. My driver got right back to me and said she would pick me up in just a few minutes.
the felt hat Ingredients
2 dashes orange bitters
Strain into the cocktail glass. Drink while wearing a felt hat.
So now, apparently, I’m that guy.
½ ounce or so of absinthe, for rinsing a glass
Add the other ingredients and ice to a mixing glass, then stir until thoroughly chilled.
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John Fladd is a veteran Hippo writer, a father, writer and cocktail enthusiast.
This is a riff on a drink called the trilby, which is traditionally made with Scotch and pastis. It is whiskey-forward but sweet enough to make you take a sip, tilt your head slightly and raise your eyebrows. The vermouth and crème de violette do a lot of the heavy lifting, and would probably make this a little too sweet, if not for the bitters. The absinthe hovers in the background, advis ing you not to let your guard down too much.
Half an hour later I had tried on a dozen different hats and been fitted for a for-real, nokidding-around bowler.
1 ounce sweet vermouth
“Hipster Santa Claus”
The Felt Hat. Photo by John Fladd.
All of which is beside the point, except to remind you that Thursday, Sept. 15, is Nation al Felt Hat Day. But of course you knew that already.
1 ounce crème de violette, a violet-colored and flavored liqueur
And since I’ve started looking more grand fatherly, I haven’t had to worry about anyone taking me seriously anyway, so here I am, at a point in life where I should probably be looking at cardigans, actually developing a personal sense of style.
I was enjoying watching the little cartoon of her car drive along the little map to where I was, when my new friend Shanikqua text ed “I’mme: pretty much there. What do you look like?”Ithought about how I should explain what I look like — my choice of jaunty tropical shirt, my gray beard, the twinkle in my eye — then decided to give her a more concise description:
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You’ll be filled to the brim with satisfaction.
Two things have changed that: late middle age, and the internet.
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Rudy changed pretty much everything in my life, and all for the better. … I was in the financial services industry. To be complete ly honest, I really never had a plan to write children’s books. Writing a book had been on my bucket list for years, but a children’s book was not the kind of book I had in mind. It wasn’t until I started working with Rudy that this story started flowing through me. … Rudy had certain scars from his former life that we had to work through, and I thought that’s a lot like human life. A lot of kids go through stuff like that, kids who are adopt ed or in foster care or go through a divorce with their parents. So I thought Rudy’s story is going to be very relatable; why don’t I have
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You can’t miss him. Yes, there’s a million chestnut horses, but Rudy is big, very charis matic, and he wants to engage with humans. … Poor Rudy hadn’t really been given all the things he needed to succeed. He started acting out, being angry, kicking in the stall walls and got rude with his human handlers. I thought he must just be upset that he doesn’t have a person to give him love and attention, so I started giving him love and attention. I felt like he was going to end up someplace bad if somebody didn’t step in and try to help them.
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This book wraps things up in the sense that Rudy and I are settled. It’s clear that Rudy has found his forever home, and he has advanced a lot and is able to do things he wouldn’t have done before. … There’s another book I’m thinking of writing that Rudy would still be in, but it will be a whole different thing. It may not even be a children’s book; it could be an adult book. Either way, Rudy has too big of a role in my life to be left out.
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What led you to create a children’s book series about Rudy?
Portsmouth-based author Diane Robbins Jones discussed the upcoming third and final book in her Rudy the Rudster children’s series, Rudy 3: Change Can Be Good, available now for pre-order and expected to be released in mid-October. Visit rudytherudster.com.
Rudy is like all of us, with character flaws and shortcomings, but also with many gifts. There are many teachable human les sons about commitment, perseverance and how you’re going to feel fear from time to time, but Rudy faced a lot of his fears, so how can you overcome your fears? … The other part of it is trying to raise people’s awareness about what it means to be a horse owner. A horse is a huge commitment. If people get a dog and it doesn’t work out, they can bring it to the SPCA, and the same thing happens with hors es, but with more dire consequences, since not a lot of people are in a position to care for these huge animals who cost a lot and need a lot of care. … Rudy and I try to educate kids about how horses operate and what they need and all the physiological stuff that goes on. [The books] have equine terms bolded, with a glossary in the back so kids can learn what that word means. In each book I also have 20 fun horse facts. You’d think I’d run out of horse facts, but there are millions; you could go on forever. … I’ve also partnered with a woman, Susan DiFelice, who has this really awesome website called allpony.com, which has all this great horse information. She creat ed a section in her blog on the website called “Rudy’s Corner” where Rudy educates kids about equine practitioners, from vets to sad dle fitters to massage therapists.
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him share all of his emotions and thoughts about what he’s going through? And maybe, when kids read this book with their par ents, it’ll open up a conversation about how they feel.
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It’s about Rudy, my real-life horse. I got him about seven and a half years ago. It was my first time owning a horse. I’d always loved them since I was a kid. I was taking riding les sons at a local stable, but I had no plans to own a horse at that moment. Things weren’t going particularly well for Rudy and his owner, and they were trying to find a new owner. Meanwhile, I had already noticed him … and connected with him. … When it became clear that his situa tion was a little bit in flux, I ended up leasing him for a few months. From there, after three months, they wanted to know if I’d make some kind of commitment, and I decided to buy him. I bought him for $1, which tells you quite a bit about how things were going with that situation.
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Sea Ketch: Lewis Good win, 1 p.m.; Austin McCar thy, 9:30 p.m.
Gibb’s Garage Bar 3612 Lafayette Road
The Goat: music bingo, 7 p.m.
The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.
Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.
Pat Benatar is on her way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall. What better time to see Fire & Ice, the East Coast’s only tribute to the arena rock siren? They come to the Strand (20 Third St., Dover; 343-1899; thestranddover.com) on Friday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $25, plus fees.
Folk in Portsmouth
CR’s: Rico Barr Duo, 11 a.m.
Wally’s: Scotty Austin, 9 p.m.
The Statey Bar & Grill 238 Deer St. 431-4357
Thirsty Moose Tap house 21 Congress St. 427-8645
Wally’s: Russ Six, 4 p.m.; Diezel, 9 p.m.
Bogie’s 32 Depot Square 601-2319
Hampton
Portsmouth Clipper Tavern 75 Pleasant St., 501-0109
Rye Atlantic Grill 5 Pioneer Road 433-3000
Seabrook Chop Shop Pub 920 Lafayette Road 760-7706
The Goat: Brooks Hubbard, 7 p.m.
Hampton
Portsmouth
Red’s: country night, 7 p.m.
Smuttynose: Joanie Cicatel li Duo, 6:30 p.m.
The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.
Benatar triBute
Ethereal folk singer Myriam Gendron is touring behind her long-awaited sophomore album, Ma delerie. Her tour takes her to the Press Room (77 Daniel St., Portsmouth; 431-5186; pressroomnh.com) on Monday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $18 to $20, plus fees.
Smuttynose: Little Kings, 1 p.m.; Pete Peterson, 8:30 p.m.
Herbert’s Restaurant 1500 Lafayette Road 431-5882
WHYM 853 Lafayette Road 601-2801
t hursday, Sept. 15
North Hampton Locals Restaurant & Pub 215 Lafayette Road 379-2729
Community Oven 845 Lafayette Road 601-6311
Whym: KOHA, 6:30 p.m.
Sea Dog Brewery 9 Water St.
Monday, Sept. 19
L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.
Red’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.
Sea Dog: Chad Verbeck, 6 p.m.
L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.
Sea Dog: Todd Hearon, 6 p.m.
Summer in the Streets Pleasant Street to Porter Street to Market Square
Stone Church: Happy Just To See You with Trophy Wife, 7 p.m.
The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m.
Sea Dog: Bria Ansara, 6 p.m.
Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 1 p.m.; Chris Toler, 1 & 8 p.m.
Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m.
exeter
Shane’s BBQ 61 High St., 601-7091
exeter
Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m.
Hampton CR’s: Just the Two of Us, 6 p.m.
Hampton Bernie’s Beach Bar 73 Ocean Blvd. 926-5050
Wally’s: Bananagun, 9 p.m.
Portsmouth Gas Light: D-Comp Trio, 7 p.m.; Chris Taylor, 9:30 p.m.
Portsmouth Gas Light: Dapper Gents, 7 p.m.
Swasey Parkway 316 Water St.
Newmarket Stone Church: Oysterfest, noon
Red’s Kitchen + Tav ern 530 Lafayette Road 760-0030
Sea Ketch 127 Ocean Blvd. 926-0324
Friday, Sept. 16 exeter
The Goat: Mike Forgette, 8 p.m.
Logan’s Run 816 Lafayette Road 926-4343
L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.
tuesday, Sept. 20
Portsmouth Gas Light: Lewis Goodwin, 2 p.m.; Blue Light Bandits, 7 p.m.; Doug Mitchell, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 21 exeter
Newmarket
Seabrook
Wally’s: Terror, 8 p.m. Whym: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m.
CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m.
Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 1 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 1 p.m.;Justin Jordan, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 18
Newmarket Schanda Park off Creighton Street
Newmarket
The Goat 20 L 601-6928St.
Hampton
Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954
The Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122
Grill 28 Pease Golf Course 766-6466
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Tuscan Kitchen 10 Ledgewood Drive 570-3600
The Goat 142 Congress St. 590-4628
Saturday, Sept. 17 exeter
L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.
Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.
L Street Tavern 603 17 L St., 967-4777
CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m.
Smuttynose: Family Affair, 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth Gas Light: Tim Theriault, 7:30 p.m.
The Stone Church: Say Zuzu w/ Palomino Motel, 6 p.m.
Sawbelly Brewing 156 Epping Road 583-5080
Smuttynose: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m.; Small Town Strand ed, 6:30 p.m.
Smuttynose Brewing 105 Towle Farm Road
Hampton Bernie’s: The 1999, 8 p.m.; Mike Forgette, 8 p.m.
The Goat: David Campbell, 7 p.m.
Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.
Gas Light: Paul Warnick, 7:30 p.m.
Seabrook
Sea Dog: Rich Amorim, 6 p.m.
Newmarket Stone Church: Yam Yam w/Lazy Bird, 9 p.m.
The Goat: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m.
CR’s The Restaurant 287 Exeter Road 929-7972
Stone Church 5 Granite St., 659-7700
Portsmouth
L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.
t hursday, Sept. 22 e xeter
Sea Dog: Tim Parent, 6 p.m.
Shooter’s Pub 6 Columbus Ave. 772-3856
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Hampton
Backyard Burgers & Wings: music bingo with Jennifer Mitchell, 7 p.m.
The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.
Gas Light: Alex Roy, 7:30 p.m.
events
169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach 929-4100, casinoballroom.com
• Melissa Ferrick Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m., Music Hall Lounge
• Anand Wilder Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m., Music Hall Lounge
• Ari Hest Thursday, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall Lounge
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• Ghost-Note Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• Jordan Rudess Thursday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• Nervous But Excited Satur day, Sept. 24, 7 p.m., Word Barn
• Naughty Professor Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• Juston McKinney Rochester Opera House, Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.
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• Neon Wave (1980s tribute) Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m., Strand
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Concerts
• David Wax Museum Sat urday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m., Stone Church
• Eugene Mirman 3S Artspace, Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
• Eddie B Music Hall, Saturday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.
• Stone Temple Posers/Nick Warren Friday, Sept. 23, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Doctor Gasp & the Eeks Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace
31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteropera house.com
• Rodney Norman McCue’s, Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.
135 Congress St., Portsmouth 888-603-5299, jimmysoncon gress.com
Stone Church
• Fortune Feimster Casino Ballroom, Saturday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Carolyn Plummer.
• Sarah Blacker Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Music Hall Lounge
• 311 Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Casino Ballroom
The Strand
• Sevendust Saturday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Casino Ballroom
• Jason Merrill Thirsty Moose Tap House, Thursday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.
3S Artspace 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 766-3330, 3sarts.org
• George Porter Jr. Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
McCue’s Comedy Club at the Roundabout Diner 580 Portsmouth Traffic Circle, mccuescomedyclub.comPortsmouth
• Brett Young Thursday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom
• Sara Schaefer: Going Up Music Hall Lounge, Friday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club
Venues
Hampton Beach Casino Ball room
events
• Josiah Johnson Wednesday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m., Word Barn
• Yam Yam/lady bird Fri day, Sept. 16, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Twisted Pine Friday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Word Barn
The Music Hall
The Music Hall Lounge
• Say Zuzu Saturday, Sept. 17. 6:30 p.m., Stone Church
• George Porter Jr. Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• Samara Joy Sunday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• The Silks/Jake Davis & the Whiskey Stones Friday, Sept. 30, 10 p.m., Stone Church
The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org
• Carolyn Plummer Thirsty Moose Tap House, Thursday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
• Vir Das The Music Hall, Sat urday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.
• Supersuckers Thursday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m., Stone Church
131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org
• Fire & Ice (Pat Benatar tribute) Friday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., The Strand
319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 766-3330, 3sarts.org
• The Chops/The Human Beings Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 p.m., Stone Church
3S Artspace
• Stephane Wrambel Saturday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
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• Proelium/Black Hatch/ Witchtrot Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., Stone Church
28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org
5 Granite St., Newmarket 659-7700, stonechurchrocks.com
The Word Barn
• Happy Just to See You/Tro phy Wife Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Stone Church
Comedy Venues
Hampton Beach Casino Ball room 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton 929-4100,Beach casinoballroom.com
The Music Hall Lounge 131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org
Rochester Opera House
• The Suffers Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
• Strange Magic (ELO tribute) Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m., The Strand
Thirsty Moose Tap House 21 Congress St., Portsmouth 427-8645, thirstymoosetap house.com
• Nikki Glaser Casino Ball room, Friday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
• My Name Is Not Mom Music Hall, Thursday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Twisted Pine. Photo by Blake Hannahson
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• Jake Owen Thursday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Casino Ballroom
• Ambrose AkinmusireQuartet Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s
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• Diaspora Radio Presents: Deep Purple/Machine Head Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m., Word Barn
• Sweet Lilies Thursday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., Word Barn
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Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) The first kitch en I ever did was really tough. … mostly because I had no idea what went into a kitchen. And I felt added pressure because it was my own house. There were so many parts and they all had to work together…. Work together.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Your kids are the light of your life but, man, their toys seem to be EVERYWHERE. … Take a few easy steps to designate organized toy stor age so your home’s common areas stay clutter-free. User error might be an issue.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) The main thing that I see my clients doing wrong when it comes to using baskets is buying baskets that are too small. … The way I approach buying baskets is I take everything out of the closets, cabinets, boxes … and I put them into piles on the floor. … Once you have made your piles, then you can determine what would fit well in a basket together and what size your basket should be. First, make piles.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20) On my TV shows, you see me say, ‘Let’s take down a wall!’ And 30 seconds later, the wall is down. Like magic! But in real life, it doesn’t work like that. It’s important to understand just how much work knocking down a wall can be. A lot. It’s a lot of work.
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Aries (March 21 – April 19) With your core design selected, you now need to choose one to three style add-ons. Not twelve.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) We’ve all heard it: art is subjective. Well, it’s true! What I like, you might not like, and you know what? That’s okay! OK.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Let’s look at our fireplaces, our empty walls, and our clutter piles with a whole new perspective. These are places in your home that are beg ging to showcase your personal style and maybe even make your life a bit easier. Try a new perspective.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22) But when I say to keep it simple, I actually mean spend a lot of time figuring this out, be intention al, and never underestimate the power of a great wall treatment or awesome accent floor. Have you been underestimating the power of an awesome accent floor?
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) … your cool hidden door isn’t so cool anymore when Grandma can’t find the coat closet the entire time she’s staying at your house. Think about it.
(Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Did you dou ble-check that your tile selections won’t hurt the resale value of your house? Save the pizzazz for your personal shoe collection.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20) You’d be surprised how much of a difference it might make to move something 1 inch forward or 1 inch back. Experiment with it! Try the sofa or a chair.
All quotes are from House Story: Insider Secrets to the Perfect Home Ren ovation, by Jasmine Roth, born Sept. 17,
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Lighting is something that, in my opinion, can make or break a kitchen. Don’t try to chop celery in the dark.
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Great art!
Comic book creator Dale Keown has launched a YouTube channel to talk about his own career and that of other cartoon ists, Bleeding Cool reported. But on Sept. 8, Keown’s livestream got a little less live ly when he fell asleep and the camera kept rolling for more than five hours. The beginning of the video includes Keown expounding on Marvel, Disney, the Hulk and his own drunkenness and then he seems to just drop off into dreamland. Journalist and Bleeding Cool found er Rich Johnston, who was watching the stream, called it “so transfixing and mel lowing.” — Bleeding Cool, Sept. 8
Pricey potty break
Bright idea
Ryan Boria and Amy Schaner were real ly hoping for a slow night at the Wendy’s where they both worked on Aug. 26. So as they drove to the restaurant in Tilden Town ship, Pennsylvania, they made a short stop, WFMZ-TV reported. Along the train cross ing at Industrial Drive, Boria “placed a shunt on the track. He got back in the car with (Schaner) and they proceeded to Wendy’s,” Officer Frank Cataldi of the Tilden Township Police Department said. “They told us that their intentions were that if the gates could malfunction and they could somehow block
no longer weird
Behold the cautionary tale of Eric Mer da, who shared his harrowing story with WTSP-TV on Sept. 5. Merda was at the Lake Manatee Fish Camp in Myakka City, Florida, when he became lost in the woods on July 17. When he found the lake, he decided to swim across: “Not the smartest decision a Florida boy could make,” Merda said. As he swam, a gator got hold of his forearm and dragged him underwater three times, he said, and “when we came up the third time, she finally did her death roll and took off with my arm.” Merda, suffering indescribable pain, returned to shore and started to walk, trying to find his way out of the swamp. Three days later, following the sun and power lines, he found a fence and a man on the other side. Merda told the man what had happened, and he summoned help. Surgeons amputated what remained of Mer da’s arm; now he’s speaking out about the danger of alligators. “You guys know who you are, throwing rocks at them. Leave them gators alone.” — WTSP-TV, Sept. 5
Elizabeth Leon, 18, was hired to babysit a 4-year-old in Aventura, Florida, from 1:45 p.m. until midnight on Aug. 15, Local10 reported. When the child’s mother texted Leon at 11:14 p.m. to say she was head ed home, Leon texted back that she was “heading out ... because her mother paid for an Uber to take her back home and it arrived ahead of time,” an arrest report said. Leon told the mother she had locked the door, and requested her $168 payment. The mother checked her Ring doorbell recording and saw that Leon had actual ly left at 9:45 p.m., leaving the child alone for more than two hours. On Aug. 22, Leon was charged with child neglect and trans ferred to jail, where she’s unlikely to be able to leave early. — Local10, Aug. 15
Sailboat pilot Steve Strickland was headed to Chesapeake Bay from Queens, New York, early on Labor Day when nature called, NBC Phil adelphia reported. He set the boat on autopilot and stepped away, but “the autopilot shut off,” he said. The boat, which he’d bought only three weeks before, hit a rock jetty and became stuck in the sand at a beach in Ocean City, New Jer sey, around 4 a.m. Strickland had to wait until afternoon to get a tow. For him, Labor Day amounted to “a lot of headache and a lot of money.” — NBC Philadelphia, Sept. 5
traffic, then that would prevent people from getting to Wendy’s, and they could have a slow night at work.” Both were arrested on multiple charges, including causing or risk ing a catastrophe. — WFMZ-TV, Aug. 26
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In Fort Myers, Florida, Lee County dep uties stopped to investigate a Nissan Altima that was parked blocking a bicycle lane on Sept. 3, NBC2-TV reported. Officers found a man reclining in the driver’s seat; after giv ing them a false name, he was asked to exit the vehicle. That’s when Randy Austerman, 34, reached into the console and removed a 3-foot-long steel sword, then paused to attach a dragon-shaped handle to the blade. Police backed off as Austerman poked the sword out the car’s window at them. As he tried to escape through the passenger door, Austerman was subdued and arrested; offi cers found methamphetamine, marijuana and a glass pipe in the car. — NBC2-TV, Sept. 3
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Pdh: public display of hygiene
During the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Sept. 6, as a match unfolded between Nick Kyrgios of Australia and Karen Khachanov of Russia at Arthur Ashe Stadium, two men in the stands stole the show for a few min utes, the Associated Press reported. YouTube prankster JiDion donned a barber’s cape while a second man gave him a trim with clippers at least until tournament securi ty arrived. “They were escorted out of their seats and then off the grounds for disruption of play,” USTA’s Brendan McIntyre said. “There’s a first time for anything.” How ever, it wasn’t the first for JiDion: He got a trim at a Timberwolves vs. Mavericks game in March, and in July, he was banned for life from Wimbledon for blowing an air horn during a match between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. — Associated Press, Sept. 6
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