August is the month that finds Hillary Clinton in the Hamptons at least for part of the month. Bill Clinton has routinely rented a mansion in East Hampton for a few weeks of the past several summers and has celebrated his birthday there. Last year, Hillary had an especially abbreviated 10-day stay sandwiched between an extended farewell tour of Africa and a trip to the Pacific starting with the tiny Cook Islands.
According to Maggie Haberman at Politico, there is an invitation circulating indicating that once again the Clintons are planning some R & R in the Hamptons this summer.
Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton to host ritzy foundation fundraiser
Bill and Hillary Clinton will co-host a high-dollar event next month in a tony Long Island enclave to benefit their family foundation, according to an invitation that started circulating last week.
The event is being billed as a “very special dinner with President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton” on Aug. 23 in Bridgehampton, at $5,000 a head.
Co-chairing the event costs $25,000 and chairing it carries a $50,000 price tag.“All proceeds will support the life-changing work of the newly renamed Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation – improving global health, strengthening economies, promoting health and wellness, and protecting the environment by fostering innovative partnerships among businesses, governments, NGOs, and private citizens,” the invitation reads.
If I had that kind of money I would gladly make a donation. It would be lovely to have dinner with the Clintons.
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So would I!
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In the past they have stayed in a house on Lily Pond Lane. It is a small road but was made famous by Dylan who also summered there and mentioned it in his song “Sara” , a tribute to his wife. Beautiful imagry of a young couple with young children on a summer beach resort in the Hamptons. The Clinton family brings their dogs, too. Bob and Sara had 5 kids and lots of dogs.
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OMG! Isn’t that where Dylan was picked up – or at least stopped – years ago? Out for a morning walk? Someone thought he was a derelict and at first no one recognized him. He didn’t look like he belonged.
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No, that incident happened in New Joisey… right before a concert. We laughed till we cried. I am a certified bob historian, btw. 🙂
http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/15/bob-dylan-detained-by-police-in-new-jersey/
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Oh, OK – but the truth is, we actually do not pronounce it that way. It was people who moved from NY who used to say Joisey. That has pretty much disappeared in the past 30 years. We say Jersey.
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Guilty as charged. Lived in/near NYC for 47 years.
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LOL!!!!! (Sensitive linguist here. Been fighting that battle for about 40 years.)
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Dylan’s heartbreaking song to his wife. Don’t ever leave me, don’t ever go… she left him, and she had pretty good reasons to go, too. 🙂
here are the lyrics:
Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm
http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/sara
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I am so happy to know they will have some time to their selves to just be Bill and Hillary. I know the event will be a supper success!
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I’m glad too, even though it means things will be a bit dead here. August tends to have a few lethargic weeks here, but Hillary does have one or two speaking engagements in August, so we should see something of her.
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