SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS!!!

IT MAY  NOT SEEM to be that jam-packed, but to the local people here in the Hamptons it is "bursting at the seams!" The historical, white store fronts are brimming with color for the summer! The parks are ready for the picnics, the bandstand is ready for a performance to draw in the summer cowds on a late summer day--blue skies are the order of the day, hopefully!

Most people from new York City are here for their vacations; no more trips to Europe, at least for those who take vacations in August....so-long to the crowded European beaches; hello to the sweeping white sand that meets the deep blue horizon! Because of the cost of air travel and the exchange rate of the dollar, most savvy travelers are coming to the most beautiful beaches in the world...right here in their own back yard! These endless, white beaches stretch beyond the iron-blue ocean and make the visitor catch their breath in amazement.

I can't wait to see the reports at the end of this record season; just how many people rented houses this year vs last? What were the restaurants doing with the excess crowds lined up at the door on Saturday evenings? How did the local merchants fare this year over last? I don't hear any complaints from the store owners this year!

I know one thing: there are several new dinner clubs here in Southampton Village and they are jammed on Friday and Saturday nights! Take Nello for instance; if you want a martini at this very popular night club, you have to pay $35! The crowd is young and not so young, famous and not so famous, European and worldly...the music is out of this world.

Looks like a record year for all the folks here on the East End---Even the real estate business is happening! I just got three new customers--investors, looking for a $1 Million or under for their investment portfolios. They are thinking of buying, fixing up,  holding and renting while they hold. Not such a bad idea; especially since the prices have come down from the moon and the stars and you can now get a really good buy here in the Hamptons!!!