Now I know how Brangelina feels!!
Welcome to the Hamptons... I've always loved the summers here for two reasons; 1-I can actually enjoy my backyard and pool 2-I get to see people from the city and out of town who I don't know!!! I grew up in a suburb where my next door neighbor was my best friend Michael Lieberman and the neighbors on the other side... I had NO CLUE WHO THEY WERE. Steven Garber lived across the street and around the corner the Gambinos who we didn't know at all (although we didn't talk to them for an entirely different set of reasons and it involves hanging with sea creatures!). After that I moved to Washington D.C. for college and after that Manhattan. I'm a little like Garbo, I want to be left alone.

Anyway, I have a friend who recently broke up with their other half and of course... strangers from far and wide have been giving her comfort. The UPS guy, the town secretary and even the entire 3rd grade class from Sag Harbor Elementary have weighed in. Now how did this happen? This is summer! Doesn't anyone have something better to talk about ... like... Christie Brinkley and Peter Cooke... or Madonna's marital woes and hanging in Amagansett with Apple and Gwynnie?!?

It's weird this year. I recently went to the opening day of Polo and my friend who had my ticket/bracelet went MIA. I was hanging by the gate with a glass of champagne that a more respectable friend quickly threw in my hand so I didn't look so pathetic. I can just hear the onlookers, "How pathetic trying to crash but at least he has a glass of something!" Even though I pulled my baseball cap far over my face... I WAS SPOTTED. A friend soon text messaged me saying, "I heard you can't get into polo.... dinner later?" Oh the shame! I haven't been this embarrassed since I was spotted buying sweaters at TJ Maxx! Although I feel better since I spotted Kelsey Grammer and his wife there (I guess those Frasier re-runs don't pay as well as you think).

Anyway, in conclusion... If you want a private life... don't live in the Hamptons and don't become a celebrity. And especially don't become a celebrity and move to the Hamptons... otherwise you'll have some jerk writing on their blog about your marriage or where you shop!

And another thing... 50 year old woman should not wear pig tails. IT'S JUST WRONG FOR SO MANY REASONS!

The Dark Knight lives up to the Hype.

Let's just start off by saying... Heath Ledger deserves at the very least an Academy Award nomination. Somehow when celebrities pass away, especially in such tragic circumstances the media and public have a tendency to deify that particular person and the final performance. Well, if Heath Ledger had lived this surely would have been a career altering performance. So rarely do you see a movie where an actors performance can literally captivate and control every scene. Heath Ledger does just that in The Dark Knight. My only complaint about the whole movie is the length. It would have been a perfect movie if it was about 30 minutes shorter.

So, anyway why am I writing about this? Well because last week on July 17th my office hosted a private screening of the movie for our clients and friends. The reaction of everyone in the theatre was awesome. They loved the movie and they loved the excitement of being a part of something special. I had a blast too and I guess what I'm trying to say is.... the agents and I enjoyed hosting our clients, customers and a few friends. In short... together we're saying "thanks for making the other night possible." Hopefully we also redeemed ourselves from making everyone sit through The Golden Compass last December.

Anyway, sometimes a little late is better than never. THANK YOU!

WELCOME TO THE HAMPTONS... IS THAT A RADAR GUN OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE US?!?!?!

Not since those evil spirits in Poltergeist told that little girl from "Happy Days" to "GET OUT!" has there been such a loud and unwelcoming message to new residents! Yes that super large, super obnoxious and yes super ugly sign (what there are no good looking officers in Suffolk County?) that threatens and welcomes visitors to the east end all in one big glorious message. Now while I do agree that people need to drive more cautiously on the overcrowded roads but wouldn't a simple "OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT" sign have sufficed?

When I first saw what I'm now calling MOUNT RUSH-LESS, I freaked ! I've spent a lot of time in LA and when you see someone holding a shooting position with what looks like a gun... you don't slow down... YOU DUCK AND COVER! My apologies to the gentleman in the new BMW convertible... I didn't mean to side swipe you but I was kind of feeling like Bambi's mother there for a second.

With all of the regulations in the Hamptons... from architectural review boards to super stringent zoning... HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY ALLOW THIS SIGN!??? And I'm curious, is it really doing anything to slow down drivers? Just asking.