MonTalk©
with Ingrid Lemme

Dream Quote of the Month:“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” ~A Graduation Saying by Theodore Roosevelt

Dream Woman of the Month: Melissa Breheney

Dream Man of the Month: Ralph Lauren

Best Friends of the Month: Helen and Blanca

Organization of the Month: National Data Buoy Center for Station 44017 - 23 Nautical Miles Southwest of Montauk Point, NY. Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center: 3-meter discus buoy ARES payload 40.69 N 72.05 W (40°41'27" N 72°2'47" W)

Dream Business of the Month: Kai-Kai, a great new green shop!

Dream Teen of the Month: Emerald Ange Turnbull, she just can’t wait to be a Teen this September

Dream Baby of the Month: Christine Morton of Montauk became a grandmother, for the first time, to a precious little angel, Abbigail Christine, eter born @ 12:21AM, July 13, 2008 weighing 9.3 pounds and 22 inches long!

Dream Kid of the Month: Ange Degallerie-Turnbull, Ange was photographed for Parents Magazine last month at Gurney’s.

Dream Boat of the Month: Flying Cloud with Capt. Freddie 

Movie of the Month: The Stone Angel - The witty, irascible and fiercely proud Hagar Shipley escapes from home when her son Marvin and daughter in law Doris tell her she must move into nursing care. She sets out on a preposterous journey in search of a way to reconcile herself to her tumultuous past.

Dream Teacher of the Month: Miss Evelyn

Dream Media of the Month: On Montauk, guide

Dream Author of the Month: John De Maio for "Fishing with the Bucktail"

Dream Book of the Month:‘Mermaids’ by Michael Dweck. He is a photographer whose timeless images have appeared in Vanity Fair, French Vogue, Esquire, Oyster, Black & White, and many other publications. Notable for his photographs capturing the vanishing surf culture of Montauk.

Dream Couple of the Month: Edna and Bill Biase

Dream Artist of the Month: Photographer Michael Dweck for his ‘Mermaids’ of which many were photographed in Gurney’s Sea Water Pool.

Dream Website of the Month: www.Whoot.com

Never forgotten: US Marine and Fisherman Peter ‘Pete’ Fagan

Save the Date: Every Saturday morning: Rummage sale at the Montauk Community Church!

Hot tip of the Month: SpiceStack  I saw it on TV and it really works  –  It’s the Ultimate Kitchen Cabinet Spice Bottle Organizer. SpiceStack stores up to 54 spice bottles and you don’t have to empty the whole cabinet to find the right spice. Now my husband’s life so much easier ;) www.spicestack.com

I am sure you have seen the little booklets that you find all over town called “On Montauk” – it’s neat, isn’t it?  It has a lot of information, even for us people who live in our beloved hamlet since a long time. We all know these books are around since a few years, and I want to tell you finally about the girl from Montauk, who came up with this wonderful guide.

Carol Macdonald Nye was born and raised in Montauk. A third generation Montauker, all of her grandparents came to Montauk with the Carl Fisher organization in the 1920's, George Sorensen was a carpenter who helped build the Montauk Manor, and Malcolm Macdonald was a marine engineer, who directed the opening of Lake Montauk to Block Island Sound, creating Montauk Harbor. Her grandmother, Blanche Macdonald, was one of the first organists at the Montauk Community Church. Carol's mother and stepfather, Edna and Bill Biase still live in Montauk. After attending Montauk Public School and East Hampton High School, Carol attended the University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and then the University of Missouri, for her Masters of Psychology. Carol settled in New York City, where she worked for the City of New York in their Personnel Department writing and administering civil service exams. She then moved to CBS as a recruiter in their Human Resources Department, and then to BBDO, a large advertising agency, where she became Vice President, Human Resources Manager, in charge of all personnel functions such as training, recruiting, policies, and benefits. Carol then moved to another advertising agency, DDB Needham, as Human Resources Manager, and then to Lyons Lavey Nickel Swift as Director of Human Resources. Carol married in 1986 wonderful Joseph Nye and they have one daughter, Meg. Even though they lived in New York City, they alway kept their Montauk ties, and spent many summers and weekends in their cottage on East Lake Drive. After trading up their cottage for their current residence on Essex Street, Carol made Montauk her year-round residence. In 1992, Carol and her husband perceived the need for a summer guide to Montauk, and started the publication On Montauk. The publication has grown considerably over the years and is now distributed throughout the year. The very popular web site, onmontauk.com was started in 2001. Expanding to the North Fork, Carol created the Greenport Visitor's Guide in 2005, which is distributed throughout the North Fork, and now has a web site greenportonline.com. Carol is an active member of the Montauk Community Church, and enjoys volunteering her time for other Montauk organizations -  and Meg is today a charming teenager and is getting ready for college.

~ Love Ingrid

Ingrid Lemme is Director of PR and Marketing for Gurneys Inn Resort & Spa in Montauk. She is show hostess of her talk show American Dreams® which airs on WVVH TV, 78 Hamptons Television Tuesdays 6:00 pm, Fridays at 7:00 pm and Saturdays at 2pm. Send her e-mail to ilemme@mac.com, or a letter to PO Box 752, Montauk N.Y. 11954 if you like.

The American Dreams® Show is aired on Hamptons TV, CHANNEL 78 a commercial cable and broadcast TV station serving New York and Long Island and are watched world-wide in real-time via Live-Web-Stream on http://www.WVVH.com. The American Dream® Show is also available on: Time Warner Cable's video-on-demand system.