tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post116931052216086866..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: It ain't political, but it's fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169500670087990522007-01-22T16:17:00.000-05:002007-01-22T16:17:00.000-05:00Oh yes, & while we're at it, I wonder if those dow...Oh yes, & while we're at it, I wonder if those downtown alderpeople succeeded in removing that soup kitchen. "It's soo unslightly and the people there. " Never mind the fact that I heard some of "those people" would actually eat breakfast there so they could do some day job at at that most generous institution called Yale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169500216311477362007-01-22T16:10:00.000-05:002007-01-22T16:10:00.000-05:00Bob, Chris Murphy already missed the "right time."...Bob, Chris Murphy already missed the "right time." He's been considered derelict.<BR/><BR/><I>its about time they got rid of that disaster, now implode the rest of the city, start from scratch.</I><BR/>That's offensive. Yes, & let's let Yale that corporate entity buy all the property, not pay taxes, & rent out to soulless corporate chain stores. If the so-called renaissance resembles Broadway Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169443935200812062007-01-22T00:32:00.000-05:002007-01-22T00:32:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, Bob, the wind was blowing away from you, ...Oh yeah, Bob, the wind was blowing away from you, but not from me over on Union St. across from the railroad tracks! We watched the implosion, cheered, then realized the cloud was coming our way and ran like hell. There were bits of insulation floating in the air like cotton candy. Surreal. <BR/><BR/>The nice part about living IN the city? I got up at 7 and got a prime spot to watch. Ha. It was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169412690216211672007-01-21T15:51:00.000-05:002007-01-21T15:51:00.000-05:00Hi Bob, That sure looks like some other building-f...Hi Bob, <BR/><BR/>That sure looks like some other building-falling-down footage I have seen. <BR/><BR/>HotFlashHotFlashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114967439929703843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169388411130558892007-01-21T09:06:00.000-05:002007-01-21T09:06:00.000-05:004:15AM. Before dawnNo offense to your gender, but ...<I>4:15AM. Before dawn</I><BR/><BR/>No offense to your gender, but that is very much a guy thing. Women don't get up that early to watch stuff blow up. <BR/><BR/>That was a pretty old buiding, i hope there wasn't a ton of asbestos in there, or if there was i hope it was carted out safely. <BR/><BR/>I'm all parenoid about this kind of stuff, I used to work in the <A HREF="http://fuzzyturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488287356134718443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169387655913324592007-01-21T08:54:00.000-05:002007-01-21T08:54:00.000-05:00~I saw the Who and the Grateful Dead there, back b...~<BR/>I saw the Who and the Grateful Dead there, back between 1977 and 1981.<BR/><BR/>But it was one heck of an ugly structure! The entire concept of putting your parking up in the air for people to look at is questionable...there's plenty more where that came from in New Haven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169340460348541702007-01-20T19:47:00.000-05:002007-01-20T19:47:00.000-05:00I moved to West Haven to begin my after-college li...I moved to West Haven to begin my after-college life from Syracuse in June of 1979. That summer, at their peak, the BeeGees were at the Coliseum, and I got tickets and my friends from Syracuse came to see them. They decided that getting BeeGees tickets and living in an apartment a block from the beach (and Jimmie's) that I had made a good choice moving to CT. <BR/><BR/>I must say, I agree. Great Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169335759431623542007-01-20T18:29:00.000-05:002007-01-20T18:29:00.000-05:00its about time they got rid of that disaster, now ...its about time they got rid of that disaster, now implode the rest of the city, start from scratch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169330393014977122007-01-20T16:59:00.000-05:002007-01-20T16:59:00.000-05:00Mui, I know Murphy is against Bush/Lieberman's "su...Mui, I know Murphy is against Bush/Lieberman's "surge", so my guess is he's waiting for the right moment to make a public statement with the most impact. That's what I feel he's doing. <BR/><BR/>And yeah, New Haven is a great old city; I'd hate to see them get rid of every obsolete structure for the sake of progress.<BR/><BR/>Non-LieberTroll Anonymous, your secret is safe with me!<BR/><BR/>CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169329287056399922007-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:002007-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:00Yeah it makes me sad actually about the colliseum....Yeah it makes me sad actually about the colliseum. Why do people get so gleeful about demolition? I love every aspect of N.H.'s past, shoddy traintracks, factory buildings, you name it. People have called me weird for that.<BR/>An important aside: Bob, do we know where Chrs Murphy stands on Bush's escalation. He hasn't come out publicly has he? He should. Any way to find out???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169325833764470622007-01-20T15:43:00.000-05:002007-01-20T15:43:00.000-05:00Pretty fucking awesome! It will be weird to off I-...Pretty fucking awesome! It will be weird to off I-95 into New Haven and not see it anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169318229047401472007-01-20T13:37:00.000-05:002007-01-20T13:37:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting that!Love, STTTGUIT(student too...Thanks for posting that!<BR/>Love, <BR/>STTTGUIT<BR/>(student too tired to get up in time)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169314183919961182007-01-20T12:29:00.000-05:002007-01-20T12:29:00.000-05:00"I even saw Abba"Uh, don't tell anyone, but I stil..."I even saw Abba"<BR/><BR/>Uh, don't tell anyone, but I still listen to Abba from time to time (though I will only admit it anonymously).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-1169313794577909562007-01-20T12:23:00.000-05:002007-01-20T12:23:00.000-05:00WOW, aren't you glad you don't have to worry about...WOW, aren't you glad you don't have to worry about taking that trash out! (Damn, I can't believe I went there!!!!!)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, all that grumbling about waking up and being at the site at an ungodly time must have been worth watching that huge Coliseum implode! With all that dust flying all over the place, please tell me you were at least covering your face with a scarf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com