I had a 5 bedroom house in Kismet Fire Island in the early 80's House was called 'The Beachcomber' from early May till mid October I lived at this beach house. The island was fabulous! No vehicles to speak of, you traveled from community to community by either water taxi, or you walked along the ocean front.

Believe me taking care of 19 shareholders was a full time job. However I do have many fond memories of all the great people I met and shared three summers with. It is a pity the West Coast doesn't have Group rental beach homes as does the East Coast.

In my dreams I live and play on the Cote d'Azure in the south of France. Work? That's for the commoners. Actually, my mom used to rent a little house on Catalina Island every summer in the 70's. It was a great place to be a kid in the summer. Up with the sun, down to the beach, pick up a couple of comic books on the way (Vampirella was my favourite,) swim all day long, snow cones in the sand, fishing off the pier, miniature golf at night, no parents, no supervision, no cerfew. It was heaven. Our last summer their was in 1976. I did go back a few years ago and it was awful. Packed to the gills with tourists, tourists, tourists and everyone has a cell phone attached to their ears. It was pathetic. But at least I have my memories. I did live briefly in Malibu with some friends in this little hippy converted Chinese fishing village and that was interesting.