Dan's Hamptons

Dear Dan,
What is the latest scoop on the mystery subway system through Long Island out to Montauk?
I’m from New York City and would love to get out to the point to fish by a nice simple train.
And thanks!
Mark Boden
Via e-mail

Take the A train. –DR

IN SHAPE IN THE SUN

Dear Dan,
I can’t thank you enough for your support of my third Florida Ironman (The IM Hat Trick!) in Panama City, Florida this Saturday. We are close to setting an all-time CiC record for donations!
On race day, you can log on to www.ironmanlive.com and follow my progress along with “companions,” John Ward, Doug Patrick, Bill and Doreen Isenberg.
We start at 7 a.m. on Saturday and if all goes well, we should be finishing by about 8 p.m.
If you haven’t already done so, it’s not too late to consider making a donation at: www.active.com/donate/ironman2006 and help inspire us to complete our “Hat Trick” event.
Thanks again for your warm wishes and wonderful support, and please consider passing this e-mail on to your friends and colleagues whom may want to help.
Yours in courage.
Pat LaFontaine
Companions in Courage Foundation
Via e-mail

Dear Dan,
It was a crushing blow to us “true” Mets fans who lived and died with every pitch of the playoffs. As soon as “strike three” was called I immediately turned off the television not to watch the Cardinals celebrate on my field. Baseball to me was over. That was until a fellow co-worker showed me your article on game #7. In reading your article I began to wonder if you were really watching the same game that I was. The article was inaccurate as follows:
1. They never had bases loaded and ONE out. It was bases loaded and TWO outs.
2. The score was 3-1 NOT 4-2
3. Carlos Beltran did not bat after Jose Reyes, Paul LoDuca did and walked. That’s how the bases got loaded.
4. The first pitch to Beltran was a fastball not a slider.
5. The count never went to 1-1. It was fastball strike, curve ball strike, and curve ball strike three. He never took his bat off his shoulder.
Now while the details were probably meaningless to the gist of the article it did pain me to relive that inning especially when the description was that inaccurate.
Bud Fritzen
Via e-mail

Well, they lost. –DR

Dear Dan,
Thank you for my “Best of the Best” award, for the Sirens’ Song Gallery in Greenport. I have prominently placed it in my window. The ads placed in the weekly have been a great help in getting me noticed.
I also want to thank you for the wonderful editorial you did on my grand opening. The mention in Hampton Styles was also a plus.
Looking forward to a continued relationship.
Caroline Waloski/ Director
Song Gallery
Greenport
Via e-mail

Dear Dan,
Concerning the November 3 article, “Controversial Sculpture Garden,” I quote “Now that the field is cleared, the almost 30 large sculptures are easily seen” is incorrect.
I went to the Saffer Foundation property, down a long dirt road at 161 Town Lane Road, Amagansett. I found only 6 metal sculptures, as the East Hampton Town Resolution of December 2006 authorized.
The Foundation is solely responsible for maintaining this one sculptor’s art work.
Ruth Nasca
East Hampton

The other 24 are GONE? –DR

The Creation of The Hamptons

Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days.
Eventually, God was found by an angel, resting on the seventh day.
He inquires of God, “Where have you been?”
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downward through the clouds. “Look, what I’ve made.”
The angel looked puzzled and said,”What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put life on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a great place of balance.” “
“Balance?” inquired the angel, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of the Earth.
“For example, Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while Africa is going to be poor. The Middle East over there will be a hot spot.”
God continued, pointing to different countries. “This one will be extremely hot and while this one will be very cold and covered with ice.”
The angel, impressed by God’s work, then pointed to a large island with an ocean on one of its borders and said, “What’s that one?”
“Ah,” said God, “that’s where The Hamptons are, the most glorious place on Earth. There are beautiful beaches, ponds, birds and a great climate. The people from The Hamptons are going to be modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, and high achieving people, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace.”
The angel gasped in wonder and admiration, but then exclaimed, “What about balance, God? You said there would be balance! Everyone and everything seems so totally perfect in this place you call The Hamptons.”
God replied wisely, “Wait until you see the assholes I’m sending out there from New York every summer!”