* Each song’s previous rank is listed in parenthesis 200.  Ain’t Dead Yet / Sonia Leigh / 2011  (55) 199.  Hit Me With Your Best Shot / Pat Benatar / 1980  (200) 198.  Gimme Shelter / Rolling Stones / 1969  (123) 197.  It’s Only Love / Tina Turner & Bryan Adams / 1984  (114) 196.  Ball and Cha…

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[Note from the Beagle Man:  Once a year we move doggie matters to the back burner and turn to my other obsession, rock-and-roll.  (Oh, yeah, there’s sports, too, of course.  That’s pretty much it . . . that’s my life.  A bit narrow, maybe . . . but works for me.)  What follows is the “pre-read” fo…

I couldn’t believe it when I saw the Marine Patrol four-wheel drive stop in the sand right behind our chairs.  What the heck???!!!  We just got our case dismissed on Monday, and here we were on Thursday, getting hassled again??  The officer got out and walked toward us with this arrogant, fake-chee…

Let’s hear it for Officer Mike! Quick review:  Officer Mike was the one who gave Kemba/Kelly the off-leash ticket back on July 12.  When he and I walked to the sign at the public entrance, he saw that Kemba had every right to be on that beach at that time.  He said, “You’re absolutely right.  I ma…

No, I didn’t forget to post on Kemba’s birthday Thursday.  My laptop got sunstroke or something out here at the beach, and has been spending the last few days at The Computer Shop on Main Street in Amagansett.  Since then, I’ve learned from Suzanne, my social media guru, that I could have actuall…

Two weeks ago, in his Roof Rack Report, Ricky exhorted everyone to stand up for Kemba’s “Freedom of Beach.”  Two weeks from now, Kemba has his day in court (see photo, bottom).  While I vowed in my last post that I’d fight this $100 ticket to the end, even if it cost me $1,000 in court fees, I’m n…

As Beagle Man promised at the end of his last post, he drove over to East Hampton Town Justice Court on Friday, hoping to finally resolve Kemba’s little legal snafu over being off-leash at the beach.  No such luck.  Instead, he got a 12 noon August  24 court date!  And poor Kelly (remember, it’s a…

On Sunday, July 12, Kemba was arrested.  Well, actually, Kelly was arrested.  Well, not really arrested.  She got a ticket. So here’s what happened.  On a beautiful, peaceful, sunny Sunday afternoon, my daughter-in-law — I like saying that — came up to the house from the beach with Kemba, looking…

So  by now you know I really like Kemba; we’ve established that.  He’s cool, and he’s got a lot of heart — like some other dog who used to hang out with the Beagle Man.  But he’s almost 11 months old, and he’s still a little, I don’t know . . . foolish?  B-Man has this friend Joe.  Joe doesn’t re…