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Porter Bibb, A Great Man for Humankind Moves On

Austin Tang — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:29:12 +0000

Porter Bibb, a Visionary and Devotee of Southampton, Dies at 87

Porter Bibb is a man who lived many lives.

He was a journalist, an investment banker, the first publisher of Rolling Stone magazine and an executive producer for the Maysles Brothers. He wrote books, covered the White House for Newsweek and studied economics. He was a trend predictor, a raconteur and a creative visionary, while also a gentleman, humble and kind.

And he deeply cared for Southampton.

“I just see Porter as this Renaissance man, because he really did a lot of different things — and I think he was interested in everything,” his wife, Sandra Bibb, said last week. “He was interested in the world around him.”

On January 4, Porter Bibb died from complications of fourth-stage prostate cancer while surrounded by his immediate family at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He was 87.

“He was very unusual and I’m very lucky to have had him for a big brother,” his sister, Elizabeth Bibb Yamashita, said. “We’re going to miss him, but he had a great life, so that’s some consolation. His three beautiful daughters, they really are terrific. So that’s his real legacy.”

David Porter Bibb III was born on April 2, 1937, into a quintessential Kentucky family in Louisville — where its members included the first and second governors of Alabama, according to his sister. He was the eldest of six, she said, and often took on a father-like role with his younger siblings, who all looked up to him.

“He was always the big brother who was off to college and being very cool,” she said, “and he would come swooping in with all sorts of very sophisticated things going on.”

Bibb was attracted to characters, Yamashita said, which began at Louisville Male High School, where he was a member of the Athenaeum Literary Association. It was essentially a fraternity, she recalled with a laugh — and there, he became good friends with Hunter S. Thompson.

“I can remember Hunter sitting at our kitchen table, yacking with my mother. My mother actually loved him,” Yamashita said of the boy, who would go on to become a renowned author and journalist. “Porter was always drawn to interesting people and very much had a kind of a global perspective very young.”

Bibb went on to study history at Yale University, earned graduate degrees from Harvard Business School and London School of Economics, and even enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, his sister said.

He was athletic, excelled at skiing and tennis, and loved the ocean. He ran five New York City Marathons, his wife said, and religiously participated in Southampton’s Polar Bear Plunge.

“We used to always tease him about being Dorian Gray, because he never looked his age,” Yamashita said. “We always said, ‘Oh, there’s a picture up in the attic somewhere that’s getting very old,’ because he just, literally, until 87, he looked 20 years, 30 years younger. He was just very, very dashing.”

Sandra Bibb first crossed paths with her future husband more than three decades ago, when they both worked in investment banking. He had awkwardly announced that he had four girlfriends — and she made it clear that she wasn’t interested.

But one Christmas Eve, that changed for her. She had invited him to a party at her home and, after everyone left, he took her out to dinner around the corner and came back to her apartment to help her tidy up.

“I was like, who does that?” she said. “Nobody does that unless you’re really good friends. It just changed the dynamic.”

They wed on June 8, 1997 — his third marriage — and became a blended family, she said. He is survived by his three daughters — Hilary Porado, Addison Porter Walker and Zoe Bright — three grandchildren, and all five of his siblings — Richard, Susannah, Walter, Robert and Elizabeth.

“He’d always write me notes, and he was always thoughtful and generous and sweet and kind and lovely,” his wife said. “He was a very, very sweet, romantic guy. I’m going to miss everything about him.”

A summer resident of Amagansett for most of his childhood, Bibb devoted his free time to his community in Southampton, where he lived for nearly 40 years. Leveraging his media, entertainment and technology experience, he was instrumental in keeping the National Public Radio affiliate, WLIU-FM, afloat after it parted ways with Stony Brook Southampton.

And toward the end of his life, he poured his energy into saving the windmill on the campus — pushing for its move to the heart of Southampton Village where it once stood, according to his colleague in the endeavor, architect Siamak Samii.

“His kindness is something that I think we can all take a lesson from because you can never go wrong with that,” he said. “Life is not easy, and there’s a lot of ups and downs, and it’s these kinds of kindnesses that makes it more bearable and somehow sweet.

“It’s like the hello that you say on the sidewalk to somebody passing by and make their day,” he said. “That’s the kind of person Porter was.”

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2024 HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME DISASTERS TO UPEND LIVES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S.

Austin Tang — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:29:19 +0000

Listen to “2024 HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME DISASTERS TO UPEND LIVES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S.” on Spreaker.

THIS IS PART OF A GROWING TREND AFFECTING FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE DISASTERS EVERY YEAR. THIS SPRING, FORECASTERS PREDICT ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN STATES FROM COAST TO COAST, WHILE FAMILIES OUT WEST COULD FACE DRIER CONDITIONS AND THOSE IN THE EAST MAY SEE HIGHER RAINFALL.

HERE NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE DISASTER OUTLOOK FOR THIS SPRING AND HOW THE RED CROSS IS PREPARING TO HELP, IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER PROGRAMS, JENNIFER PIPA.

Website for more information: WWW.RedCross.org

BIO:

Bio:
Jennifer Pipa is Vice President of Disaster Programs for the American Red Cross. Prior to this role, Pipa served as CEO of Georgia’s Red Cross – serving more than 10 million people across all five lives of Red Cross service in 159 counties. Pipa previously served as the Regional Executive for the Red Cross of Central Florida.

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What’s WHAO at CES 2018? CES 2018 package from NeXtpert News – Katlean de Monchy, Click Here for Video & Podcast…

admin — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:05:01 +0000

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS POISED TO AFFECT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES KATLEAN DE MONCHY BRINGS YOU INSIDE CES 2018 TO DISCOVER THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH WILL AFFECT OUR LIVES.

THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW – (CES) IS THE YEARLY GATHERING WHERE EVERY NEW LIFESTYLE CHANGING TECHNOLOGY IS FIRST SEEN. KATLEAN DE-MONCHY (pronounced KAT-Lean de-MON-shee)… EDITOR IN CHIEF OF NEXTPERT NEWS HAS A PREVIEW OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL SOON BE ENTERING OUR LIVES.

Katlean is a natively trilingual innovation scout who travels the world to see, find, and show new technologies that will make our life better. First on the scene with her pop-culture trend forecasts, Katlean de Monchy reveals how style and technology are converging to change the way we live today – and tomorrow. On the inside track as she reveals the human side of technology – the stories behind the start-ups and the individuals innovating at a corporate level – Katlean inspires her audience with a fresh, exciting vision for the future.

Sharing trending insights with knowledge and humor, Katlean appears frequently on CNN Clix where she broadcasts directly from CES. She has also been a recognizable presence on, Univision, Fox, Extra, E! and Inside Edition. NEXTPERT REPORT her annual digital trend report, making her a sought-after resource for those who want to be in the know about tech innovations on the horizon in ever industry. As the host and producer of the styleXtech events held during Fashion Week in New York, Katlean gathers top global media and influencers for an experiential showcase demonstrating in real time the most innovative products and tech developments influencing fitness, beauty and fashion, plus how technology is changing style and how style is being embraced by technology.

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CHANGE YOUR CLOCK CHANGE YOUR WATCH: SPRING FASHION FORWARD!!

admin — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:04:00 +0000

Good News hears COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TREND OF AN AUTOMATIC TIME PIECE: Angie and Jeremy Zimmerman husband and wife co-founders of Chase Frederick

On Sunday, March 12th, we changed our clocks ahead one hour, which means that Daylight Savings Time started and Standard Time has ended. However, the change shouldn’t stop there. The Chase Frederick project, suggests that you should also take this opportunity to NOT only change the time, but your watch too.

Aiming to challenge the paradigm of thinking that an automatic watch is only for the men’s club, the Chase Frederick project, (https://www.chasefrederick.com) is on a mission to change this perception. The luxury time-piece company is hitting the luxury fashion accessories market hard with breathtakingly designed slim, self-winding automatic watches for women. Within an industry where automatic watches are primarily bulk and well suited for men, Chase Frederick hopes to debut multiple designs, with the help of crowdfunding, that reflect vintage aesthetics with a modern, yet romantic appeal. Chase Frederick is headquartered in Indianapolis and run by husband and wife co-founders Angie and Jeremy Zimmerman, who saw a missing product within the women’s watch market. The Chase Frederick Kickstarter will run for duration of 30 days and will assist the company in launching seven different automatic watch designs with a general retail price of under $300. The company has set an overall crowdfunding goal of $20K.
Angie and Jeremy Zimmerman will be able to discuss the following The levels for the campaign and contributor gifts include:
• Contribute $30 or more for a free bracelet (Below)
• $200 Super Early Bird Contributor special for choice of one watch with stainless steel band: Pink dial, Serenity blue dial, or Silver dial. Includes $30 bracelet for free. (Limited to 100 contributors)
• $225 Super Early Bird Contributor special for choice of one watch with premium stainless steel band: Two toned gold, two-tone Rose gold or titanium. Includes $30bracelet for free. (Limited to 100 contributors)
• $225 for choice of one watch with stainless steel band: Pink dial, Serenity blue dial, or silver dial. Includes $30 bracelet for free.
• $250 for choice of one watch with premium stainless steel band: Two- tone gold, Two – tone rose gold, or Titanium. Includes $30 bracelet for free.
• $1250 Sorority/Wedding Pack: Any choice of any six watches. Includes 6 bracelets, with a $30 value each.

Chase Frederick bracelet
“The trend has shifted towards larger watch dials, and this is because many watch brands spend so much time focusing on men and not women,” says Jeremy Zimmerman. “We chose to do something very few other brands do in the watch industry; we chose to focus on creating a truly feminine piece. A timepiece is a fashion statement which should complement your wardrobe, and we felt this bold statement for women should be elegant, and feminine, something women would be proud to wear.”
A self-winding automatic reflects a more classic style with a visual impact. Chase Frederick takes much pride in their first product, a 24mm Automatic Timepiece designed and manufactured with only the finest materials and quality craftsmanship. Every part of the timepiece is the brand’s original design while working closely with manufacturers to flesh out complete engineering specifications, identifying quality materials, processes and techniques that best fit the overall vision of creating an elegant and truly feminine piece.
For more information on Chase Frederick please visit https://www.chasefrederick.com
About Chase Frederick
Chase Frederick is Fashion Design Company with an expertise in mechanical and automatic watches. Located in Indianapolis, their diverse team of fashion designers, engineers and watch experts have taken a lifetime of experiences and spent the last year perfecting the watch. The timepiece reflects something from the past, upgraded to a marveling modern sophisticated style. Set out to infuse this watch with a sense of history and tradition known for unrivaled quality and precision, the style was designed with elegance for today’s modern women. https://www.chasefrederick.com

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Hara Taicher – NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS HOST ON GOOD NEWS!

admin — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:33:29 +0000

Author, Speaker and Spiritual Life Coach, Holistic Wellness Expert, Hara Taicher lectures coast to coast on the ancient hawaiian forgiveness practice, The Ho’oponopono, alkalization, and transforming unproductive patterns.

Hara has trained with some of todays’ top Holistic Doctors to learn the latest therapies and treatments available to cure the body of illness and the mind of limitations.

She studied with Dr Eric Pearl, and is a Practitioner of The Reconnection Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Hara trained with Dr Hew Len on the ancient Ho’oponopono teachings and incorporates this timeless, powerful therapy in her cleansing programs.

Throughout the years, Hara has studied with many Spiritual Leaders including:
· Joe Vitale, Zero Limits,
· T Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind,
· Esther and Jerry Hicks, The Law of Attraction.

In 2003, Hara founded Get Centered, a wellness center located in NYC offering the latest tools for life enhancement. Get Centered has been featured in many publications including Harper’s Bazaar, In-Style and Quest Magazine. Hara has been interviewed on “Trend Watch”, Vogue Magazines nationally syndicated tv segment, Good News Broadcast and German TV Morning Show for her innovative services.

Pick up a copy of her book, “Changing Your Thinking, Changes Your Life” (Your personal GPS Guide To Extraordinary Living) available at Amazon.com, and on the products/services page of this site.

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Join Amy Silverberg Oselkin, for a special style and fashion forward holiday themed makeover!

editor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:34:19 +0000

This holiday season, millions of people will be combing their closets frantically looking for something to wear to the upcoming office or neighborhood holiday soiree. With expert fashion and beauty advice from, Amy Silverberg Oselkin, we will have you turning heads.

Amy’s passion for trends began at the age of seven. From there, she transformed her love of fashion and beauty into a career. Amy is currently the QVC Host for Clarks! She has held the title of Senior Lifestyle Editor for In Touch Weekly and reported and produced for E! News. Amy has also been seen on the red carpet conducting interviews with A- List celebrities at award shows and premieres. In her role as a trend blogger, Amy keeps millions of viewers informed and up to date on the must-have products of the moment.

COURTESY: Gillette, Catalog Spree and Diet Pepsi

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