Provincetown Loses a Legend

Sad news to report! Provincetown has lost one of its own. David Frederico, fondly known around town as Dixie, passed away suddenly and prematurely this past Sunday. You may know Dixie from his years as the fun and sassy waiter at The Post Office Café. Last year he worked at Bayside Betsy’s. He also ran for Selectmen a couple of times a few years back. He was narrowly defeated in both attempts. Always with a smile on his face, he would say “hi” to everyone he passed by. He was young and will be missed by all. I’ll write more if and when there is viewing information.

I feel weird writing about all of the past week’s activities in light of Dixie’s passing, so I’ll be quick about it.

Brad and I went to Cambridge to celebrate his 29th birthday! We stayed at The Hyatt Regency and had great views of the Charles River and Back Bay. Our trip started with a trip to The Museum of Science where we watched the Imax movie, Mummies. It was very interesting. Then we walked around Harvard Square, had the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had at L.A. Burdick’s Chocolate Café. Then we saw “Elections and Erections” at the Zero Arrow Theatre. Pieter-Dirk Uys was magnificent in his political satire regarding South African politics. Our evening ended at a truly great restaurant T.W. Food on Walden Street in Cambridge. The food was awesome! Everything was flawless from the quality of food to the service. If you are in Cambridge you may want to try this great eatery…617-864-4745. Sorry no website.

Back home in Provincetown, I went to see Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day at Whaler’s Wharf. The critics slammed it, but, it was a cute predictable love story with great costumes, acting and sets. Go see it. It is a feel good movie. Personally, it reminded me that I’ve lost love due to living in Ptown. Oh well. What the critics missed though, is the dark anticipation and undercurrent happening throughout the movie. See if you can pick up on it.

I also did my spring yard clean up. Rake, weed, prune, mulch, fertilize and mow. WHEW! Trips to Conwell ACE Hardware and Lands End True Value. Great weather for outside work but I missed opening night at Enzo’s…too tired from all the yard work. Brad did attend and said it was a lot of fun. Afterwards, we grabbed a couple slices at George’s Pizza. The pizza was good. Crisp and cheesy. Slices were heated up quickly. But the sourpusses on both the clerk’s and the cook’s face made me feel as if there was someone with a gun hiding under the counter forcing them to work. It’s a little unnerving. And it’s been that way for years! George’s gets 3.5 monuments and a tickle for the workers to make them smile.

Friday night I went to Mohegan Sun to see Kathy Griffin. Wow… she was really funny! We had great seats…fourth row center! We stayed overnight and had a wonderful dinner at Bamboo Shoots. I didn’t lose too much as I don’t gamble. In fact, I spent most of my time at the spa.

Saturday, John, Rich and I attended Kibbles and Skits at The Vixen, a fundraiser for CASAS - Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter. Local favorites performed on stage for about three hours in a variety/talent show. It was lots of fun! I won a raffle. The first time ever in my life…a $50 gift certificate to Toys of Eros. Please click on the link at the end of the blog to find out more about CASAS.

We took a break and had dinner at The Mayflower. Ok… here comes a review. The Mayflower is not my favorite restaurant and in the past, during my younger years, I would be embarrassed to be seen going in or out of the establishment. Frankly, now, I just don’t care. Surprisingly, the food was actually good. John and I spilt the Steamers as an appetizer. Rich would not have any. Most of the steamers were tasty…some were gritty as heck but I’m not really sure there is any control over that. I ordered the lasagna. It was very good. I’d get it again. We got rolls and salad with the meal. Price was VERY low. Service was excellent. We debated whether the waiter was gay or not. We never found out.. The atmosphere is pretty neat and is a throw back to 1947. You are right on Commercial Street and have a great view of passersby. The Mayflower gets 5 monuments and yes, I’ll go back.

Sunday morning Brad and I had breakfast at Connie’s Bakery. They are located right down the street from my house and the walk there was pleasant. We ordered breakfast sandwiches and coffee to go. The sandwich was delicious. I’ll get one again. Coffee was fresh and hot. Breakfast sandwiches are all served on freshly baked rolls. Yum! Great atmosphere. Great pastry. Great setting. 5 monuments

Sunday night I attended a donor appreciation party as part of my Board work for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. I met a couple who recently moved from Manhattan and settled in Sandwich. Ed and Bill are their names and they told me stories about Provincetown and Fire Island in the 1960’s! I plan on getting together with these guys quite often this summer.

Finally, tonight I attended the Spring Fling event at The Crowne Pointe. The owners were gracious hosts, food was delicious and company friendly.

In closing, I would like to dedicate this blog entry to Dixie. May he rest in peace.

This week's links:

Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter www.casasanimalshelter.org

AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod www.asgcc.org