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CanisLupusArctos · 05-08-2008, 03:14 PM

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the New England native celebs whose presence at Winnipesaukee at one time or another would be a given.

hazlenut mentioned Ben Affleck, who is originally from Boston along with his pal Matt Damon. Wonder if either of those two has ever taken one of their celeb girlfriends to the lake while showing them around New England and saying "this is where I used to hang out when I was younger."

On Martha's Vineyard we have James Taylor and Carly Simon (residents) who have probably ventured this way at least a few times in their lives. Up in Bangor we have Stephen King, who has probably vacationed here at least once in his life, and who probably passes through this area every so often.

There's a lot of celebs who are New England natives, and there aren't a lot of New England natives who haven't been to Lake Winnipesaukee at least once.

Wildwoodfam, sorry to confuse Andover and North Andover.

Phantom, great observations. When I was in high school we had a lot of kids whose parents I thought were rich because they lived in huge houses and dropped their kids off in luxury cars and showed up for school events looking very well-dressed. Later in high school when the 1990s recession hit, many of us "non-rich" kids got to see that it was all an act. As it turns out, they didn't own any of what they had--the bank did. Ever since that experience I have never looked at McMansions as "real" wealth, just spending power. As a writer/photographer I've also met a few people with real money/status, and have found that most of them share one thing in common: They take very unassuming, undercover roles. They DON'T want others to know what they have. They stay under the radar, in every way possible. Growing up, we were friends with a multi-millionaire in a simple ranch house without even a lawn, just a bed of pine needles and a couple of old cars rotting in the yard. He used to sit out on his front step in his underwear and a T-shirt, reading the paper and smoking a cigar. I don't think I ever saw him clean-shaven.

Moral of the story is, "Objects in Mirror Are Not What They Appear To Be." Makes me wonder how many of the lake's current McMansions will remain occupied as this current economic downturn continues to run its course.

05-08-2008, 03:14 PM	#37
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the New England native celebs whose presence at Winnipesaukee at one time or another would be a given. hazlenut mentioned Ben Affleck, who is originally from Boston along with his pal Matt Damon. Wonder if either of those two has ever taken one of their celeb girlfriends to the lake while showing them around New England and saying "this is where I used to hang out when I was younger." On Martha's Vineyard we have James Taylor and Carly Simon (residents) who have probably ventured this way at least a few times in their lives. Up in Bangor we have Stephen King, who has probably vacationed here at least once in his life, and who probably passes through this area every so often. There's a lot of celebs who are New England natives, and there aren't a lot of New England natives who haven't been to Lake Winnipesaukee at least once. Wildwoodfam, sorry to confuse Andover and North Andover. Phantom, great observations. When I was in high school we had a lot of kids whose parents I thought were rich because they lived in huge houses and dropped their kids off in luxury cars and showed up for school events looking very well-dressed. Later in high school when the 1990s recession hit, many of us "non-rich" kids got to see that it was all an act. As it turns out, they didn't own any of what they had--the bank did. Ever since that experience I have never looked at McMansions as "real" wealth, just spending power. As a writer/photographer I've also met a few people with real money/status, and have found that most of them share one thing in common: They take very unassuming, undercover roles. They DON'T want others to know what they have. They stay under the radar, in every way possible. Growing up, we were friends with a multi-millionaire in a simple ranch house without even a lawn, just a bed of pine needles and a couple of old cars rotting in the yard. He used to sit out on his front step in his underwear and a T-shirt, reading the paper and smoking a cigar. I don't think I ever saw him clean-shaven. Moral of the story is, "Objects in Mirror Are Not What They Appear To Be." Makes me wonder how many of the lake's current McMansions will remain occupied as this current economic downturn continues to run its course.