Video: Hamptons Hotspot Georgica Soaks Patrons

062309wettools.jpg While the eyes of the world were on the riots in Iran over the weekend, another shocking miscarriage of justice almost went unnoticed closer to home in East Hampton—but thankfully a reporter for Plum TV was on hand to bravely document Saturday night's panic at the shitshow. In the middle of a rainstorm, a crowd waiting for their cars and others clamoring to get inside were huddled under the awning outside Georgica, a "hotspot" run by promoter Matt Levine, whom you may recall from his work at Lower East Side tool magnet The Eldridge.

According to multiple accounts, the awning was retracted for an hour as part of a failed strategy to disperse the mob of partygoers. One patron tells the Post, "There were a lot of people outside, so they pulled it up, except no one left. They just got angry and wet. It was like a mini-riot, since some of the people who were wet had just paid a lot of money for dinner." But Levine defended the soaking in a statement: "The awning was pulled up at 11 p.m. as a request by security and the door staff. Between a smoking section, the valet, people exiting and people wishing to gain late-night access, there was a major fire hazard at the front entrance. It was put back down at around midnight, after the dinner/late-night rush cleared. Everyone was taken care of."

Yet this appalling video shows several would-be patrons taken care of by the rain, and at least one striped dress shirt getting soaked! We must concur with the Plum TV correspondent's ruling: "Party score: Zero." In fact, the velvet rope blocking the exit from Georgica's parking lot may even push that party score into the negative digits. "Are we on the list for Highway 27?"

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This douche bag, Nick, gets paid to report stupid stories like this? (Shakes head and rolls eyes in disgust)

I understand that slow news days happen, but you know, THIS IS NEW YORK CITY.

you said it exactly, spnder.

THIS IS NEW YORK CITY

with summer in NYC comes constant media coverage of the hamptons and the asshats that dwell there (at least part time).

Ha. Yet another reason to avoid the Hamptons during the summer.

exactly Gwinny, I would not wait in the rain for any shit hole

Nothing to see here. Worthless post.

Of course, now it's demonstrably not worthless, because your comment gives this post more page views.

Ah yes. What are your CPMs these days? I will expect payment of approximately $0.01 in traffic acquisition costs relating to these 2 impressions I have given you.

What was the point of this post? If you want to write about the Hamptons at least have some A lists stars to write about.

whaaaa! i'm all wet and trendy. whaaa!

dumb.

"maybe the velvet rope is for the Hamptons itself"

That line was actually pretty funny, almost as much as middle aged (or any aged) people waiting outside an establishment in the hopes of receiving the privilege of paying to drink.

lame. and not funny - will see you on the daily show NEVER... :)

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