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sand road remained open. But I heard that Simpson had appealed it to an even higher court. And the town was almost broke. I think you see where this has brought us. I certainly was learning it the hard way. After I backed out onto the beach, I waited for the water to rush out of the sandbar and made another dash back across the water to the east side of the beach where the drummers were blocking the exits. It was now 8 p.m.—high tide with another half hour after that of an even higher flood tide was pending—and though I was confident I could park my Tahoe up against the back of the beach safely away from the surging sea for the evening if I had to, I did wonder if I might just be there for the duration— until the police shut down the drummers because of the complaints of neighbors. That
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might be another hour. Or maybe three. I was sure that man was wrong and the police were stopping these activities at 11, not 9, as the man had said. I thought I’d try to part the Red Sea of the drummers though. There were other fourwheel vehicles amongst them. As it was dark, I’d go real slow, try to enlist some surfers to get me through. I wouldn’t hit anybody. It took awhile. I did hear someone shout “Slow down Dan,” when I speeded up to 6 miles an hour at one point. But I made it. I got home around 9. “How was the beach?” she asked. Used to be you’d just take the beach buggy out there whenever you wanted to, no sticker, no surfers, no fishermen, no masters of the universe, nothin’. Not anymore. Now it’s threading a needle.
The long drawn out case of Linda Kabot, accused of driving drunk in Westhampton Beach last Labor Day Weekend late at night almost a year ago, putters along. Kabot was Southampton Town Supervisor at the time and is defending herself by claiming the police set her up to “get” her and cause her to be defeated in her upcoming re-election battle which she lost. The police say it was just a routine arrest. In the pre-trial hearing Monday, Kabot’s lawyer claimed that arresting officer Steven McManus told Sgt. Nicholas Fusco “we got her,” after he made the arrest. But when he put Fusco on the stand, Fusco said that McManus had said, noticing the lady’s license, that it was the Supervisor, and said “look who we got.” “It’s fairly common for arresting officers to tell their sergeants who they got,” he said. “It’s the same thing, it seems to me,” said (continued on page 48)
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“I’m a TV person, I got the Emmy,” said Behar. “But the GLAAD award is the one I really value. It was recognition of my good efforts in the gay community. It makes me feel like I’ve done some good in the world.” This weekend, the Ambassador of Good Times will do good again, as the Honorary Host of “Unconditional Love,” the benefit for the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF), with co-host Susie Essman and Chuck Scarborough. The event seems to be right up her
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alley for a few reasons. First, because of its sheer whimsy (it boasts a Chair Dog for the event). Second, because Behar has dedicated part of her professional life to the good of dogs through her children’s books: The New York Times best seller Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog, and the follow up, Sheetzucacapoopoo: Max Goes to the Dogs. It’s not set in stone what the comedienne will do at the event, but it will be quintessential Joy Behar. As she said about her involvement on
“The View.” “I always like the idea of sticking my two cents into the mix.” Unconditional Love benefit, with Joy Behar, Susie Essman & Chuck Scarborough, sponsored by The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation with support from Blackman Plumbing Supply, Inc., Dwell Magazine, Ronbow and Hansgrohe, Inc. July 24, 6-8 p.m. in an oceanfront home in Southampton. For tickets, go to southamptonanimalshelter.com or call 329-5480.
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