Proposed Great Woods Style Amphitheater In Sandwich? Yes Please!

08/05/201408/05/2014

CapeNews.net – An outdoor entertainment space, complete with a clamshell amphitheater, has been proposed for the former freezer building property next to the Cape Cod Canal.

Town officials began going over the proposal for 20 Freezer Road at a July 9 site plan review meeting. Artist’s conceptions of the project were provided to the Sandwich Economic Initiative Corporation at its meeting Monday.

The conceptions list a target date of summer 2015.

Mark Manning, a longtime Boston restaurateur, is the primary developer on the project, according to project spokesman Paul Cleary.

As currently conceived, the “Cape Cod Clam Shell” amphitheater would be placed on the western side of the 1.19-acre parcel that fronts the Sandwich Marina. A large bank of solar panels would be installed along the western edge.

Restaurants and bars with outdoor patios would be built on the southwestern and southern sides of the parcel on either side of a large entry plaza at the southwest corner.

A large grassy lawn would cover most of the rest of the parcel.

People sitting on the lawn looking at the amphitheater would see NRG Energy’s Canal Electric plant to the left and the Sagamore Bridge to the right.

Everyone remembers The Real Cape Fun Police test right? If it is wicked fucking awesome, then they will come out in force to stop it? Well this, my friends, could not be any more wicked fucking awesome. This would be the best thing to happen on Cape Cod since they started selling beer on Sundays so I am 197% sure the Fun Police will come out in droves to fight against this project.

When it comes time for these people to get permits, we need to rally the silent majority and fight the Fun Police like we’ve never fought them before! We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in Sandwich, we shall fight on the Canal and Bay, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Peninsula, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the bridges, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the bogs;

We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Peninsula or a large part of it were subjugated and starving for fun, then our brethren beyond the Canal, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, younger people, with all their power and might, step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old grumpy bastards on Cape Cod.

P.S. Free T-Shirt to the first person to comment with the name of the person I just blatantly plagiarized.

P.P.S. How awesome is going to feel when this finally opens 18 years from now and it’s nothing but Michael Bolton and Barry Manilow concerts and shit?

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Celebrity Wedding On Cape Cod!

08/04/201408/20/2014

wggb.com – Robert Kennedy Jr. and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines are now husband and wife.

The couple married Saturday before family and friends gathered at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod.

The 60-year-old Robert Kennedy is an environmental lawyer and activist who lives in New York. He is son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. It is his third marriage.

Can I ask a question? Who gives a shit? Do we still care about The Kennedy’s? There used to be some pretty bad ass Kennedys, but they are all gone now. I’m sure there are some doing good things for society and all that jazz but the cool factor flew out the window with John Jr. right? I know RFK Jr. is a lawyer doing good for the environment, but Cheryl Hines? You’re a a god damn Kennedy, act like it and get some Marilyn Monroe level tail.

Maybe there’s a 16 year old Kennedy out there ready to restore Camelot? One of them banged Taylor Swift right? Is that the same one that chatted for a while with the guy looking for Katy Perry? I don’t want to give up on the dream, there just may be a Kennedy out there snorting coke off a starlets ass being groomed for greatness. But until then, give it a rest with the whole calling every Kennedy under the sun a celebrity if they haven’t done a thing to earn it.

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GET OUT OF THE WATER! Great White Tagged Off Cape, plus UNREAL WHOI Video

08/04/201408/04/2014

Boston Globe – Researchers tagged a great white shark this week off the coast of Cape Cod, the first of the season to be marked for tracking in the area and one of only a few sightings of the massive predator.

The shark, nicknamed “Avery” by officials with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, was identified as a female estimated at around 12 feet. It was tagged by the Massachusetts Shark Research Program off of Chatham.

Hey, no big deal right? Sharks don’t eat people, they only eat seals. Just don’t swim near the seals they say. Well I watch this unreal video from WHOI and tell me “Avery” won’t eat the wrong thing by accident…

FUCK THAT SHIT I AM DONE! That shark attacked a yellow piece of metal! You’re telling me that if there was a delicious Italian blogger such as myself doing the backstroke around “Avery”, that she would just let me swim by because I’m not a fucking seal? That beast would snack on my ass faster than you can say salami.

Nope, sorry. All done. Sending Mrs. Hippie to Wal-Mart for a kiddie pool as we speak, if you need me I’ll be splashing around in it on my front lawn. Ocean is all you Avery.

thanks to Ben for the tip

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An Ambidextrous Cape League Pitcher Struck Out Batters With Both Arms In One Inning

08/04/201408/20/2014

ABCnews.com – Ryan Perez might look back someday and say having Tommy John surgery on his right arm was the best thing that could have happened to his left.

That’s right, his left.

The 20-year-old from tiny Judson University in Illinois is one of baseball’s rare ambidextrous pitchers. He’s been all the rage in the prestigious Cape Cod League since he touched the low 90s on the radar gun — with both arms — in last week’s All-Star game.

He came on in the third inning and struck out the first batter left-handed, the second right-handed and the third left-handed.

“Didn’t see that coming,” Perez said.

Neither did the announcers on the regional telecast, fans in the stands and even some of his teammates who were doing double-takes in the field as he flipped his custom-made, six-fingered glove from one hand to the other. The 18-pitch performance earned him the West team’s MVP and left all to ask themselves, “Did he really just do that?”

Excuse me? Did I read this right? While I was reading this article I checked the date three times to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Then I checked every closet in my house for Ashton Kutcher to make sure I wasn’t getting punked. This dude struck out 3 people, in 18 pitches in the low 90’s, using both of his arms, in one inning, in an All Star game. There is only one thing in the world I can do with both arms, and supposedly that makes you go blind.

P.S. I’m still not 100% sure that Orson Welles didn’t write this article.

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So This Happened…

08/04/201408/04/2014

(all photos by benshotme)

There was rain, there was amazing music, there were incredible people, then there was more rain, but most importantly, there was joy the entire time. Music truly does bring people together like no other entity on earth. There is a long festival wrap up post coming soon, but it was such an unreal day, with so many wonderful people making so many magical things happen, that we want to take our time with it and make sure we get it right. Until then, we are going back to our regularly scheduled sarcastic snark… stay tuned.

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Is It Sunday Funday Again Already? What A Country!

08/03/201408/03/2014

After yesterday’s festival I’d say there are a lot of people out there on Cape Cod that could use a Bloody Mary. Well, you know exactly where to get the best ones around by now. Liam Maguire’s Sunday Funday with acoustic music from The Silent Trees is pretty much an absolute no brainer today. It runs 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. and by the way, last weeks test of how good the Bloodys are with cucumber vodka was a raging success. Absolutely delicious, add some bacon, a tornado potato… ah forget it, today is a definitely a day for a Great esCape. Gluttony at it’s finest! I know that type of madness isn’t for the faint of heart but no worries you can just build yours exactly the way you want it.

Sunday Brunch

Breakfast Burrito

Scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, and two hash browns with an avocado chipotle aioli.

Irish Breakfast

Two eggs cooked to order, two rashers, two bangers, black and white pudding, home fries, and a fried tomato. Served with brown bread.

Crab cakes Eggs Benedict

Two English muffins topped with jumbo crab cakes, Irish bacon, poached eggs and our own homemade hollandaisesauce. Served with home fries.

French Toast

Three slices of thick cut Sourdough bread dipped in our own cinnamon French toast batter. Served with a side fresh fruit.

Chicken & Waffles

Habanero Guinness waffles with two fried chicken breasts, smothered in Southern style white gravy, made with our own bangers. Served with REAL New England Maple syrup and pickled vegetables.

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Cape Cod’s Only Medical Marijuana Dispensary Might Grow Its Pot In Plymouth

08/01/2014

CapeCodOnline.com – Barnstable County’s only medical marijuana dispensary could be stocked with product grown over the bridge in an industrial park in Plymouth.

The possible switch in plans by the William Noyes Webster Foundation is being prompted by the need to grow more marijuana than its 10,000-square-foot building on Great Western Road in South Dennis can accommodate.

The Plymouth building would afford the nonprofit organization double the space.

In late June, state health officials carved the list of medical marijuana applicants down from last fall’s 100 to a final 11.

The foundation was the only medical marijuana applicant on the Cape and Islands to win state approval to move forward so it’s likely the patient base will be considerably larger than the group anticipated when filing its business plan with the state last fall.

Oh hey neat! The one thing that everyone agrees on about medical marijuana is that there is no doubt that it stimulates local economies. How great is it that the big universally inarguable benefit of a pot dispensary is the one thing we won’t actually get? Plymouth gets all the manufacturing jobs, the big commercial lease and subsequent taxes. We get the weed…

Wait a minute, what the hell am I saying? Plymouth does all the work and we get all the weed? Forget it, sounds good to me. Carry on William Noyes Webster, best of luck with your foundation!

P.S. 63% of people in Mass voted for this on November 7th, 2012 and there’s still not one dispensary open. Democracy in action!

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