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May 26, 2009

Mike D Fined For Erecting Tee Pee In the Hamptons...

The Surf Lodge in Montauk was slapped with some bad vibes and a $1,000 fine from the East Hampton Town Fire Marshal’s office on Monday after six tepees were erected there over the weekend.

The hotel and restaurant kicked off the 2009 season on Saturday with a jovial, low-key tepee-building contest that was to benefit the Montauk Skate Park. Rob McKinley, one of the owners, said he was surprised to encounter a perturbed fire marshal on Monday morning who demanded the canvas-and-bamboo tents be taken down.

The contest—among Mr. McKinley, Rogan Gregory and Tracy Feith, who are fashion designers; Bob Melet of Melet Mercantile, who is opening a shop in Montauk this season, and Mike Diamond of the Beastie Boys—was to benefit the town skate park on Essex Street, which is badly in need of a face-lift, he said.

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#1 thirteenburn says:

I'm sure that Teddy "The drunken murderer" Kennedy had something to do with this.

He and his uber-liberal ilk probably threw a hissy fit because skaters and their parks bring down the property values of their private kingdoms.

This was, and is, a great idea and a good cause to fight for and hopefully those in charge will do just that and get the necessary money needed for the skate park in question.