$85M Disney Production To Start Filming In Chatham In December

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Capecodonline.com – Over 60 years ago, what is known as the greatest small-boat rescue in Coast Guard history occurred off the shore of this seaside town, when waves from a severe nor’easter snapped a 503-foot tanker in two.

Four young Coast Guardsmen braved high seas, wind and driving snow in a small wooden vessel to save 32 seamen that day from the sinking stern section. Seven crewmen and the tanker’s captain lost their lives when the bow sank.

In December, the heroic tale will be recreated in downtown Chatham when filming commences on a Disney-financed production on the rescue that is set to premiere next year.

“Everything is on schedule. They’re looking to start filming the first few weeks in December,” said Chatham Police Chief Mark Pawlina, who issued a production permit to Disney. “We’re hoping it will have as minimal impact as possible on the town.”

“The Finest Hours,” which is based off Casey Sherman’s and Michael J. Tougias’ best-selling book with the same title, will star Chris Pine, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Casey Affleck and Holliday Grainger, according to a statement from Disney.

How much do you want to bet that The Fun Police will find some way to complain about this? Some self important prick is going to get to his usual parking spot by the harbor and Casey Affleck is going to be taking a shit in a Porta Potty right where he usually puts his BMW. Mark it down folks, NostraHippie has spoken.

Luckily people have a hard on for celebrities and movies in general. I’m pretty sure even the Fun Police are no match for a giant Hollywood production, tons of money, and national recognition for the Cape. At least let’s hope so…

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Meghan Trainor Played Football And Her Fans Are Called Megatrons? Sign Me Up!

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GC – During her teenage years, Megan had to deal with constant scrutiny over her body- “I grew up on Nantucket, in Massachusetts, and played football in school. My crowd was all the skinny, beautiful, popular girls and I was their, like, thicker friend. This one dude I was in love with told me in seventh grade, ‘You’d be so much hotter if you were 10 pounds lighter.’ It crushed me.”

Cambio – 5. Her fans are called Megatrons: “I hope Transformers lets me keep the name,” she told the UK Guardian. “It’s helped me on my path, knowing all these girls look up to me, and it helps me learn to love myself. Their support, reading their messages, makes it that much easier. It’s not a lot of pressure, it’s just amazing that one song can change all these lives.”

Hell yes, my ass is firmly planted on the Megatron bus. Meghan and I are like the same person practically. I grew up on Cape Cod. I played football. My crowd was all the skinny, beautiful, popular girls in high school. The dude I was in love with in seve… ok the similarities end at the playing football thing, but I still feel like we could be besties. Hit me up Meghan, let’s talk Cape Cod, stupid boys, and jealous bitches!

Seriously though, talk about living on different planets. Could you imagine if we tried to give Real Cape readers some cutesy nickname and then I said something like this… “It’s helped me on my path, knowing all these readers look up to me, and it helps me learn to love myself. Their support, reading their messages, makes it that much easier. It’s not a lot of pressure, it’s just amazing that one blog can change all these lives.”

I’m pretty sure all of Cape Cod would collectively puke all over themselves.

P.S. Dead serious about being a Megatron though, I’m all about that bass.

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Army Corps Has Some Great Advice On How To Deal With Sagamore Lane Closings

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Capecodonline.com – On Tuesday another lane of the Sagamore Bridge will be closed for a $12.5 million painting project.

For the past three weeks, one lane headed on Cape was closed 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked on the bridge, but all lanes were open at night and on weekends.

But starting this week, an additional lane, headed off Cape, will also be closed to traffic and the lane restrictions are possible during nights and weekends, the Army Corps said in a statement.

No wide loads will be permitted to cross the span during the lane restriction, and state and local police will be in the area to assist drivers, the Corps said.

The Army Corps advises motorists to avoid peak travel periods or seek alternate routes.

Never mind that it seems like they’ve been painting the Sagamore bridge since the Clinton administration, that is a rant as old as time itself. What I want to know is who issued that advisory statement in bold at the end of the article? I need to talk to this person and ask them some questions. Mainly if one ounce of thought was put into it, because that may be the most ridiculous advice ever written in the history of words.

Avoid peak travel periods? Genius! You don’t want to hit traffic? Well then just don’t drive when other people are driving dumbass. It’s simple really, just change all of your responsibilities to between midnight and 4 a.m. I’m sure your boss/professor/coach etc. will understand and welcome your new schedule.

Seek alternate routes? Let me just repeat that one real quick, after I remind you that we are talking about THE SAGAMORE FUCKING BRIDGE… Seek alternate routes? Newsflash Army Corps spokesface… there is no alternate route, it’s a bridge over a body of water to get off of a peninsula. There is no ferry, there is no tunnel, there is one other bridge and it is not what most would consider a viable “alternate route” when it comes to time.

So in conclusion, when the Army Corps’ talking head tells us that the best way to evade backups is to… “Avoid peak travel periods or seek alternate routes”, they should really just say… “Either quit your job or buy a helicopter”.

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West Barnstable Farm Stand Was Selling Poisonous Horse Chestnuts

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CapeCod.com – The Town of Barnstable Board of Health has shut down a farmstand on Route 149/Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable because of evidence it was selling poisonous chestnuts. The farmstand is at 2412 Meetinghouse Way/Route 149 in West Barnstable, approximately across from the West Barnstable General Store, near the intersection with Route 6A.

The town is issuing a health warning about the chestnuts. It also obtained a temporary restraining order from the Barnstable Superior Court which prevents the farm stand from operating for the time being.

Town officials are concerned that people may have purchased the chestnuts and frozen them to eat during the holidays.

According to a town official, the Barnstable Board of Health received a complaint from someone who purchased chestnuts from the farmstand and reportedly fell ill.

Board of Health staffers went to the farmstand to try to get chestnuts to test but the farmstand manager said he did not have any and refused to provide information about them, according to a town official.The board of health then had the remaining chestnuts purchased from the woman who complained. The chestnuts were tested by William Clark of the Barnstable County Extension Service.

He said the chestnuts the woman provided from the farmstand were horse chestnuts, which are not edible and consumption can lead to illness and even death depending on the quantity eaten.

The emergency court order to close the stand is in place until at least Tuesday when the farmstand owner can appeal it.

So the farm stand manager must have known these chestnuts weren’t on the up and up right? I mean you don’t clam up and plead the fifth like Whitey Bulger when being questioned about chestnuts unless you are protecting someone. I guess it just goes to show you how ruthless the Cape Cod farm stand game is. You just don’t drop dimes in that industry or you wake up with a horse head in your bed.

Seriously though, what the fuck? We’ve got a fake media fueled Ebola crisis on our hands, we don’t have time to worry about getting poisoned by the chestnuts from a god damn farm stand. Is nothing sacred anymore? The only reason anyone stops at those things is to avoid all the processed crap at Stop and Shop. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take processed over straight up poisonous any day.

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We Found Out Why Katharine The Shark Was Trying To Come So Far Inland

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As you probably know by now, I was convinced that Katharine the great white shark was stalking me to get revenge for all of my shark posts this summer. Well, it turns out I was completely wrong about her. She was actually circling the Cape and coming into bays and harbors because she heard about our Wailers show and was trying to get tickets. That’s right folks, Katharine is the REGGAE SHARK!

The Wailers performing the Legend album in it’s entirety is so highly anticipated that even the sharks are trying to get advance tickets. You would be smart to get your own as well, these tickets are selling faster than any event we’ve ever done so make haste before Katharine gets your ticket.

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thanks to Louis for the tip

Reggae shark is real! Him got a band with the seals!

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Cape Cod Craigslist Ad Of The Day – Nude Video Model $500 per hour

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Craigslist – Artistic Nude Photo & Video Model Shoot – Pays $500 for hour shoot

compensation: $500
Artistic Nude Photo & Video Model Shoot – Pays $500 for hour shootFemale Model for Artistic Nude Photo & Video Shoot. We bring portable studio lighting and can shoot at your location so you do not need to travel.The shoot pays $500 in cash for 30 minute video shoot and 60 minute photo shoot (entire shoot last 90-120 minutes).Email two photos (head and body shots) along with age, height, and weight.

Quick question. If you are going to make up a number that you aren’t going to pay anyway, why not go hog wild and say the gig pays like a million dollars? How do I know they aren’t actually going to pay the girl who answers this ad you ask? Because dead people can’t take money.

There is a zero percent chance that this is real because for $500 an hour you can get one of those Playboy Bunnies that Hef got tired of banging and kicked out of the mansion. Why on earth would you need to advertise on Craigslist? Just go to a professional modeling agency if you have that big of a budget.

I’m not saying they aren’t going to film you. It’s just that their filming a fetish video for chainsaw carvers. They’re going to perch you up on a wooden pedestal and carve you into smokey the bear with a Stihl and then sell the videos out of the basement of one of those side of the road chainsaw sculpture places in New Hampshire. Shit happens all the time. You’re answering a free ad on craigslist.com, not a casting call on backstage.com.

P.S. “We bring portable studio lighting and can shoot at your location so you do not need to travel.” Yeah no shit, who wants to get their own house covered in blood and guts.

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