New Haven Coliseum Implosion 1/20/07

[wstielau]

That place holds a lot of memories for me from CT in the 70\'s. I remember seeing Zappa/Beefheart, GD, ELP, Yes, Jethro Tull, Bowie, and many more I probably can\'t remember. The one thing I\'ll never forget about that place was more than once driving that tightly spiraling ramp in the parking lot while tripping.

[Jim Cobb]

I saw Mahavishnu Orchestra warm up for Jeff Beck there in 1975.  What a great show that was.

Bastard!

:that:

[FrankZappa]

todd, it\'s an implosion, not an explosion

oh and mark, Joc\'s right. You\'re a bastard!

(Even though neither Jocelyn or myself were ALIVE when said show took place)

:duck:

[Todd]

todd, it\'s an implosion, not an explosion

I\'m sorry Mr. PettyProperPants, Should I have said "blown in"

The one thing I\'ll never forget about that place was more than once driving that tightly spiraling ramp in the parking lot while tripping.

:that: I saw over a hundred concerts there, along with my first Dead show in \'81. Back in high school, a friend of mines dad worked for the lighting company that did most of the concerts. We were able to go up in the catwalk once. Now that is trippy!!!

[leith]

Someone should fly a radio controlled toyplane into it right as the implosion happens.:duck:

[Jim Cobb]

shazzam!

[delfunk1]

I remember when I was 8 or 9 I went to a car show there and I thought I was the shit because I got to sit in the Back To the Future DeLorean.

[wildcoyote]

I heard that the Register or some New Haven based entity was raffling off a chance to be the person to push the detonation button.......

It was supposed to be raffled off to someone who donated to the 2005 Thanksgiving food drive.  This has been delayed a while.

As for the tunnels- 100% real.  There are also some (not sure if connected) underneath city hall, and the courthouse. The parking garage under New Alliance Bank at the corner of Church and Elm has access to them.  The Wachovia across the street (my former employer) has it\'s vault in the basement, and whenever a vehicle passes through the tunnel it causes the things to vibrate and hum a bit, causing a long standing myth that the building is haunted.
 By the way these tunnels were on the news alot around 2004 when local officals became concerned they may be a target for terrorists.

[SkyePrizm]

It was supposed to be raffled off to someone who donated to the 2005 Thanksgiving food drive.  This has been delayed a while.

As for the tunnels- 100% real.  There are also some (not sure if connected) underneath city hall, and the courthouse. The parking garage under New Alliance Bank at the corner of Church and Elm has access to them.  The Wachovia across the street (my former employer) has it\'s vault in the basement, and whenever a vehicle passes through the tunnel it causes the things to vibrate and hum a bit, causing a long standing myth that the building is haunted.
 By the way these tunnels were on the news alot around 2004 when local officals became concerned they may be a target for terrorists.

See finally someone else who can prove I\'m not crazy with my tunnels!!!  

 The ones underneath the courthouse are not connected to the others.  Since they run under the federal building, courthouse, city hall.....you can\'t travel those unless you have proper ID (i.e. an employee).   Shameful.  Trust I tried.  

The ones under the coliseum run under temple street, george street, parts of orange, and maybe almost up to the green.

[Wolfman]

I have a great idea, why don\'t they take down the rest of that useless state they call Connecticut along with the NHC?  Who really needs a land mass between Boston and New York anyhow?  Just sink it all into the ocean.  New Haven, Hartford, Putnam, Enfield, Cheshire, Waterbury, Middletown, Storrs, we don\'t discriminate.  Sink it all.

[peaches626]

I have a great idea, why don\'t they take down the rest of that useless state they call Connecticut along with the NHC?  Who really needs a land mass between Boston and New York anyhow?  Just sink it all into the ocean.  New Haven, Hartford, Putnam, Enfield, Cheshire, Waterbury, Middletown, Storrs, we don\'t discriminate.  Sink it all.

cmon guy, how could you get rid of the submarine capitol of the world?


(groton)

[Jim Cobb]

wow.  wolfy.  easy.

[Todd]

Wolf= Taliban against CT!!!!

[Jim Cobb]

no one mention anything that ain\'t legit when you\'re on the phone with wolfy.  his shit is officially tapped after that last comment.

[SkyePrizm]

I have a great idea, why don\'t they take down the rest of that useless state they call Connecticut along with the NHC?  Who really needs a land mass between Boston and New York anyhow?  Just sink it all into the ocean.  New Haven, Hartford, Putnam, Enfield, Cheshire, Waterbury, Middletown, Storrs, we don\'t discriminate.  Sink it all.

Ouch.....  how can you call us useless?   Without East Haven, the world would not know of The Breakfast.