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Home My WebLink AboutAugust 18, 1988 - Weary of Weather Woes r � B� E - ..__.—.. _. .__ _._.—_._— __ __ r--. Strike's Aftermath � Focus on Nature r East End /s Hit Hard e �' � W�ar of Weather Woes �r y ` (Coutinued from Pnge Bl) contact un [hc F.asl End; prolonged inac- .- �� tivit could dissi ate that advanta e, By Paul Sloutenburgh Eoodasother lantsdobutrel catering for �'Suee[ Liberty," "Mas- y P' � he �. ' z ��;. P ysolelyunfungi h querade," and Rocket Gibrallor,' every- „� .�, � �„tl�e� ,�: It was onc o[those mornings when I woke working in damp and decayed mattcr in thc � sa�d. ��. "I met some reall nice roducers, and a <u � t'"' p��"'"""",p� �,;�, .� 7ust as dawn was opemng ifs cyc. I twisted ground.They get all their nourishment from � thi��g trom providi�2g coFfee to serv�ng fuli Y P �� : -�- : � t �; and turned and tried to fall back into that meals to arra❑ in roduction arties. few who were dogs," Mr. Jacobchek said ��•� -0 .. � , � � � thesefungiandthereforcareliterallyparas- g g P P , „' ,'" ;. �1� � ' dream wodd of halt sleep but it was to no � "With Mas uerade, we worked frmn "� miss not doing thal kind ot work, but I � > . 5 ites. 4 � �- � .'i ' `-w. �, L� .� avail.The weck's weather was unbearable- Mareh to earl Jial seven da s a week don't miss being yelled at alfive in the mor- , � � c ;� � Mystery on a Wuodland Path �� startin at 5 a.m ,"Mr.Jacobchek said. "It. p1tl � '�� :� hotaud humid and the prospeats for t6e day Theru is a woodleod path that Icads to our � 6'" g' � � '"' , � ,,� .� weren't any better. Under those conditions was a big job,and you had lo be ready when Another strike vmt�m, a man whose oc- „ � ,� �� ' . ��'°� � •�� . there was only one thing to do and that was daughter's hoi�sc and duririg their travels s the sna their fin ers." cupatio� is rnore d�rectly movie-related, is "a � ,E.. � j` back and forth our grandchildren always p Y P B � -� ��; .. � get up. Thc cool water(elt good on my facc � He said that althoagh his business is not Gerry Ferrara, a projecLiunist. at the �, �Y . kcepaneyeoutforthingstolcllusalwnLThe � in eo y rd because�Of�the lack ofgilmin Mr.�Fercarahadworkedonh Mas�ue ades' � �' �� "'" � � ; .., anditseemcdtol�clpwashawaysomeofmy �atest was a yellow mushroom Sara (ound � drowsiness.It was time to go[eed the chick- � activ�t Ihe caterro �ave him a ood in- y , i �� " � , and coulddt wait to show us. I had to be , � .< ._ ens and cows betore the sun started its swelt- come. Mo eover,havin worked on several '� �� g?��S �'� , taken immediately to scc it and so hand-in- "Rocket Uibraltor"and"Crocodile Dundee ermg act. pictures, he had gotten the word oul among II," screemng the "dailies" �raw slock ol ,s „ ,I ,..; ` `' � puLside,the air was still coo]trom the night hand we walked along thc path to an old rot- 'i producers that 1'he 6uoy was the place to ��e previous day's filming) for the directors � '„' ten log where she had spotted one of the still- � C � and dampness hung in the air. Aeross the � -- and technical crews. Mr. Ferrara had , �*;� great mysteries that baft7e seientist5 to this ass�med 6hat Lhese films were the beginn� .s „_ ��; <��' � , y � .,,,� open tields to thc back of the pasture fog lay day. �� , �,� f � .r,., � in puddlos iu low spotsl�7ce some distantpond Q Ing in whatwould become a good eideline. .r�i ` -� '�'� " �� ` �` � or lake.�There wasdt a sound of a bird ex- What we saw was a big pateh of bri ht el- ., ��.. -- '7t's not fun Ibr me now because I wenl �• " �" th f � , � � �� ' � � ��: � cept for e ar-off cooing of a lone dove.Per- low that appcared like some colortugfabric J r out and invested $SU,000 in special equip- �- } ' � haps it, too,was contemplating thc coming along the top of a log. I recognized it as one 6' �.�* ..b` �'� �'-, ment to do this kind of work and now this �� _ . . . . .. _ � �� - _ _ heal ot the day. oE the mysterious slime mo]ds, mysterious kind of work isdl available," he said. "I Gerry Ferraro witli sorne � �;�i��c>.pcnsn< <�Im-cd�un� cy�ii�,mrnt in which he inacsted shortly The only other sound was an occasional because there is still much confusion as to � have other means of support with the movie beCore the strike. -Joaiwe Srnith Yhoro crow of the"king of the hill,"our big roostcr just what it is.Some say iYs a plant for it re- house and my own business,but I preferred �. � as he proudly strutted amongst his harem ot produces by spores or secds like most plants � . �, to work with t6e da�l�es." Mc Swet is a veteran lelevision writer, `I could do without the kitchen extensio� hens. The silenee was almost eerie as I and yet others say it is an animal,like somc , . ; Mr.N'errara sa�d he knew of several other having worked for prime lime shows and ur a garage being built on, but when my walked to the stable to feed the chickens. amoeba feeding and moving in search of '�'�' �� ' technical people in the Southampton area others like Sesame Street. When the strike kids'college savings are being threalened I Their sharp cyes caught me as I walked l�d� �� duct on�om�an es�came�lo�t wn but are �egan he was a head writer for the televi- get pissed off," he said "('m furious at the through the woods and thcy started toward It has no hcad or feet or ncrvous systcm, � '"'`'� �� now doin w�thout Asida I'rom the loss of in- sion soap Loving. (Ironically, he has used slupidity of this goddamn unlon while lives their ususal[coding spot.Thcrewas no need yet ithas mobility.True,it is slow,but it can ,7 B the time off to write his first film are being threatened It's time fm� a new to call, "Come and get it" to this hungry �followed as it moves about the damp for- � `-�� ' �- � come, they miss the thrill and sense of ao- screenplay.� '1'he show provided a haod- union. We've beeo sold out." crew. A seoo into the ellow barcel of �� com lishment that ucs alon with bein p y est debris. As it dces, it is in a morc or less y ,� . P K g � some income impossible to replace. Because of[he strong feelings of so-called cracked corn and then a swish of grain on the �� part ot a major feaWre film. "I was one of the to eo le and now the j y-like stage creeping like some scicnee � � ��- ` P P P "d�ssidenC' wrilers who applied increasing ground and they were all absorbed in feed- fiction monster we might see on TV. When '�� 9 ��"';��'�� "It's rather exciting to sit lhere showing show has been taken over by scabs, and pressure on Guild managemen�.the strike is ing. Pecks and jal�.s by the dominant ones q -�'„' ��y �- � f'ilm thaL's barely 12 hours old and see Ghe even when the strike ends lhere ma not be a i[wa�ts to fruit it dimbs to a high position, �� ex ressions of the crew's faces as the see y now finally over. It is even possible that the would send the underdogs scurrying off only j�t as it had when Sara tound it atop a fal- � ' f� theresults of all lhe hard work the did the �ob available for me;' Mc Swet saicl_ '7t East End w911 onee again be a Mecca for to work their way back into the toeding �en log.At that point it blossoms.The bright �'��. y may nol be too bad for younger writers who film produclion companies. ground in a less dangero�s spot. ..x'�� day before," Mr. Ferrara said. "And doing are more resilienL but I'm 45 with Iwo Or...maybe nuL Or not so quick,anyway. pattern we were looking at was the flowcr- � my job, i[ I can please the camera crew, I children to su ort. And the strike be an Chickens Fed, Cows Nexl ing and eventually it would release spores � know I've do��e the best I can do. ICs a hi h- pP �� "There are rumblings that the Teamsters �e cows were standing out in the pasture into the air.This was its reproduction cyele. F =? pressure job, ihough. They only want c m- Now we're eukt n�� nitt.on h'e marketv'house. are nexf. because their contract is running chewing thcir cud in a half sleep but when Overnight a whole paradcof colorand bcauty �n'�'" �� petent people and the stakes are high, so if Mr. SwetP aid hat for him and man of °ut and there hasn't been much they hcard lhe feeding commotion their had disappearcd and only a mass of nonde- y p yodre out of a job." his writer friends the strike ins �red b tter °egotiating," Mc Gooke said. "If thet hap- heads came up and they hcadeel toward me. script co]orless material was left tomark the � ' `� ou screw u p� pens it will shut down 50 percent of produc- They knew of our supply of leftover sweet dimax of this mysterious and fascinating �;.'� u�;� z; Speaking before the vote was taken on feelmgs As i�.dragged on, there was anger tion nationwide, and lhaCs sure to have an corn Irom [he neighboring farm stand and some say plant, some say animal. �;- � �� Sunday, Mr. Ferrara said he had tried tn and, mcieasin�ly, despair. un(orWnale effect on us." Slime Molds Come in all Colors � �,.+' � 3�� ` keep a cheerful outlook during the st.rike. thcy too wanted to bc fed.A basket of corn , ,:, � -- �;� ' "As soon as the strike's over and movies � soon satis[ied thcir hungerpangs.The whole Slime molds come in a varic[y of colors: , :„ are hurrying to go intu production, thcy'll �+ ear, husk and all went into thc huge grind- red, orange, ycllow, brown, purple, blue, � � "r�• �� practically be hiring people off the streel," ��7�� B mill inside lhe slobbering mouth of these gold,grey,almost any color ot the rainbow � �,e1C1 , , , , �, , he said. "Ibe got a track record and PII huge animals.In no time thc whole ear was ¢xcept grecn.Their shapc can even bc more � work uuw� U�xt thc Wri!eiti (�wlu sirikc tr�avel anywhere if I have to, so I hupe for One of the traditional pleasures of past spring appeared in recital for the gone. varicd than thcircolors.Undcramaguificr �j against movie and teleo;sion producers has thebesk" summers here has been the open air con- Westhampton Cultural Consortium '1'hewcatherhasbecnsocrazylatclythat �efapeshyturnsintoamyriadofshapesrc- ended. Doubtless the occupation mosl directly cert hosted on the shore of Quantuck Bay by Celebration, to critical acclaim. ("Miss it is hard to remember the sequenee of its sembling bells, ferns, donuts, floor lamps, affected and bearing the brunt oT the Kay Kidde of Westhampton Beach. This Rowland's lraversal had a breadth and pro- coming and going.Some time ago it was so fountains,toy balloons.Your imagination is strike's consequences is Lhat ot the writer. usually took placein late August,coiuciding portion that was lruly impressive dry that everylhing had to be watered and the only limiting faetor. As the sliine mold ,0 With few exceptions, members ol' the with a fuli moon. (Schumads Fa�tasy)...an artist of rare in- the farmers were contiuually irrigating. grows, it eontinually divides but ncver sep- Lawn Care of Hampton Bays, �OC. Writers Uuild have been without incumes The tradilion will be revived on August'29 telligence and ability."1 She has recently Then laler a bit o[rain came andgavc us re- arates from the basic mass and so becomes i� since March.Though it's true many writers this year with a musicale in the Westhamp- performed a series of All-Liszt programs in licf with a few showers thrown iq but always ]arger and larger.Some call it a communily diddt have big incomes to begin with and ton Presbyterian Church Yarish House at R Canada, and will tour in duo recitals this there was that hot and humid weather that animal but then remember iPs not consid- � cOhtPt E rE L b N D S C A P E SERv�CE had to support themselves wilh uLher p.m., again under the arlistic directorship fall with Karl Ulrich Schnabel.The duo will hung like some great eloud over our East ered an animal by everyone. S t r o means anyway, some writers, like PeLer of Joan Rowland. The informal `serenade" appear at t�he Frick Museum and the 92nd End. Slime mold is just one of the fascinating � Swel of Westhampton, have sustai�ed will feaGure some ot lhe same performers Street "Y" Schubertiades in the near �atever the combination was, mush- parts of the natura]world. By knowing how ; � (�� '- � significantlosses. ' asinpreviousyears,andthemusicotfered future. roomswcrepoppingupinourpasturc,onthe o E S i G N i n G a H D P � A N i i N G "Thisstrikehascaused terrible Wrmoil," will be solo and chamber combinations. A Also featured will be the soprano lawnandinthewoods.Theheary-domedbol- theseparfsfittogetherand thcirrelatiomchip etus and the dclicate-veined mushrooms to others wc start to understand how we as Irrigation • Tractor Work Mr. Swet said IasL week. "It's become a tax deductible dunatiur� of $10 wil] be re- Elisabeth Palmedo, who was heard here humans affec[the world.IYs only then that mini-Vietnam.TheGuildmanagementcall- quested at the door for lhe henefit of East recently with the Cultural Consortium in µ'ere most obvious and our grandchildren achangecancomeabouttomakethiswodd Free Estimates )28•�Zs ed a strike over issues they themselves don't End HOPE for Hospice. operas by Joan Crowell. Ms. Palmedu is a were continually showingus samples of their a better place for all of us lo live. "� — understand and have found themselves in The artists inlude Joan Rowland, a founding member of North Shore Pro faseinating shapes and colors. an untenable position." pianist of inlernational renown, who last Musica, and has sung widely with the Bach With a litUe careful searching they even �� Aria Feslival,on WQXH as well as the BBC, Cound the milky white, almost transparent ��.ut�fiGue aG'f�.� ., and this fall she is embarking on a tour m P pipc. It grows to about � � , � � China. fivc or six mches, has no leaves but ratber ' s ears o c n ian , Another participant will be UeoTfrey seales on its stc,m. Through the days we ^�°"'x�.�,e, �q,..m,R�,.. ve��r�„k��v.�i�r.n.n„r nus � Kidde, composer and flutist, and a recent watched these shad�loving parasites that �'hone 5/6-722-.3944 �� /�' gradualeof lheNewF.nglandConservatory grow on the torest f7oor change from the FLAGPOLES. Yardarms�Gaffs. + r�lYl� ofMusic,whoseworksarenowincreasingly characteristicpipeshapetnamatureupright InstallationSpecialists. �� ; played in the eastern United States. His [wsi[ion. FLAGS. National, Sta[e, Foreign �.�� chamber suite, "Another Time,^ Thisnewpositiontoldustheirblossoming MarineandCustomFlaqs. �', �`�� 1 ��f premiered with the Bedford Symphony last days were over and they would now dry to Old Flays Eam a Trade-In Allowance. ,�rp�'� May. He will be accompanied by Hugh adarkbmwnandremainfhroughthewinter, VisitOurShowroom FreeDelivery �'�r Thornton, pianist, the director of the sentinels to remind us of the wat�mer, WORLD CLASS NAUTICALIA �f f� � - Canterbur Chamber Music Societ Mr. greener days of summer. These interesting "�""' '' °"" � - -- Y Y� ., i v.; . . „ :� ,o ,ar ,�Ham„�-e � � �- .1.1_- ��----- Thornton will also join Miss Rowland for a plants have no grecn]caves to manufacture i^ : • ' �. i4J[-" 1� �_ _ ' � --� group of fourhand works. h � � �' �;��[ \ - � �-�;��_ Wine a�d lighc refreshments wil] cap the u �i -�-� _ ' � WANTE�_ Old Baseball Cards . � • t , ___ _- � eveningonthelawnoftheManseacrossthe �J_$. CaO�C� Ar1C� �'J1�V@P COIr1S � �� street from the church. h � - - � o00 - - ow � � ��'-� � The concert will begm at 8 p m. in the ! p � � -.� _°D �d° " . 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