[Line outside Pink Elephant, Capri last Saturday. Photo by Rob Rich]

This is from the hamptons site in relation to the clubs out there, however is relevant to the city's clubland and clubs across the globe in general:

Here's an oldie but a goodie...last year we posted on the importance of getting to know your door(wo)man for entry into those hot clubs you kids are dying to let loose in. While the names of some of these places and door guards have changed, the locations are still the same, and the concepts will stand up the test of time for years to come:

1. Don't name drop the name Rachel Uchitel to Rachel Uchitel at the door of Dune: Her favorite line is "Rachel told me to come by." "Dude," she says, "I'm Rachel, and that's the most idiotic thing you can say." This season: Just substitute Rich Thomas in for Rachel. We have even heard that line dropped outside Dune two weekends ago.

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One of the Hamptons' (though not, to be sure, many of its summer residents') most endearing qualities is its aversion of the gaudy and the ostentatious. Going down some roads (Hedges Lane in Bridgehampton and Madison Street in Sag Harbor are prime examples), my mind gets stuck in a "how beautiful" groove for ages.

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