Another Long Islander (that’s New York for all you West Coasters) graced us at the Lodge in mid-August, bringing more of that striper experience and New York attitude we love so much.  Don’t talk politics and religion, that’s the rule, right.  But there was no way to avoid it with Tony Barbiero.  We could have spent hours debating the finer points of the war, and enjoyed every minute of it.  And I most say, after several nights, I started to believe that the US would indeed be better off with a benevolent dictator, as long as it was Tony.  In between the discussions, Tony and his wife Susan, along with their dynamite grand kid Alex, participated in just about everything we have to offer at the lodge.

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