Roy Zimmerman @ Nirvana Sunday, October 18th

This Sunday the 18th at 7:30 PM in Torrington: Roy Zimmerman, live at Nirvana Café and Juice Bar!

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From royzimmerman.com:

What's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman. He's been writing satirical songs for twenty years.

The Los Angeles Times says, "Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society's foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer."

Tom Lehrer himself says, "I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just 'rhyne.'"

Joni Mitchell says, "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection."

There's a decidedly Lefty slant to his lyrics. "We used to have a name for Right Wing satire," he says. "We called it 'cruelty.'"

Zimmerman has played clubs across the country, and shared the stage with George Carlin, Bill Maher, Kate Clinton, Dennis Miller, Sandra Tsing Loh, kd lang, Andy Borowitz and Paul Krassner. He's done several shows with The Pixies' Frank Black, swapping songs in a solo acoustic setting. His up-to-the-moment topical songs are featured on American Public Media's syndicated broadcast "Weekend America" and Sirius Radio's "West Coast Live."

He's currently touring a one-man show called "Faulty Intelligence." It's a ninety minute theatrical presentation of Zimmerman's original songs and comic commentary - an inidictment of the Bush administration to accompany Patrick Fitzgerald's.

Amazing new footage from Mayoral Debate

Damn, son! Check out Sam's moves!

A new Stop & Shop across from Price Chopper?

New construction in Torrington easily captures my attention, and it drives me crazy if I don't know just what is going on. Like the mess across from Home Depot - what the hell is that? Another topic for another post though..

So I've often wondered what was going on with the freshly cleared lot across from the Price Chopper / Wal-Mart plaza, directly behind Moscarillo's. After much speculation within the casual Torrington discussion in my house, I finally did some internet sleuthing and found a few clues.



Apparently, there is a new Stop & Shop being built directly across from Price Chopper on Route 183 (aka Torringford Street), near the intersection with Route 202. There were labor protests earlier this summer, which while reflected in this article, revealed the purported business to fill that location. It also reveals that Mizzy Construction's labor policies have pissed off a lot of people. You learn something new every day.



But it just seems.. odd... that you would have face-to-face grocery stores. I know Torrington is seeing a minor trend in redundant business locations, but this just seems unnecessary. Is Big Y taking all the action downtown? Is this Stop & Shop's attempt at the facelift that Price Chopper went through in light of the hulking behemoth that is Big Y? Don't we have enough grocery stores? God, why couldn't it just be a Chipotle...

It's a bit early yet. Who knows if that article is true - could they have mistakenly referred to Price Chopper as the 'new Stop & Shop'?

I can tell I'm getting old, being excited over new construction. It's fun to laugh at. I'm an old, old man.

3G coverage in Torrington? When!?

Hello dear lurkers,

Often I've stared painfully at the glowing 'E' on my iPhone's network display, longing for a time when I can use my 21st century internet-capable phone at a speed above what seems to be dial-up.

I really dislike Edge, but beggars can't be choosers here in the greater Litchfield County. We can only wait for the scraps that may be tossed our way with the rumored 3G coverage that AT&T is supposed to be launching this October. Oh right, it is October. And by scraps, I mean that AT&T's network is like some sort of digital grisel, in terms of the quality of service they provide. But I digress...

3G coverage has been creeping this way for a while - in my hopes, at least - but supposedly we have a tower here in Torrington. Already. They just haven't activated it yet. I can't imagine AT&T would be having issues.. ?

As you can see above, a certain company rep assures that October is the launch time, so it must be true. Let's hope they can get their ducks in a row.

God am I really this excited for 3G? I'm more excited that the iPhone may be available on other networks... *fingers crossed*

The Big Debate

The big mayoral debate occurred just a few days ago, and I can only find four minutes of footage?! It must've been really exciting. Only teasers available to stir the crowd for the next bout!

Right off the bat, I'm not sure how I feel about any knocks towards downtown development, but I've failed to see any progress made by the current administration. Change is needed, and after years of few accomplishments and a certain accounting snafu, I, for one, am eager to display my 'Sam's our man!' lawn sign.

Michele's Gourmet Coffeehouse

This just in: Chiane's is now Michele's Gourmet Coffeehouse!

We're all sad to see the Chiane's era over - but the addition of Michele's is a welcome change. And change is good. She's working with a new menu - including burgers - as well as free wifi and a new music area.

Welcome to Torrington!