THIS HAS TO BE A TWO WAY STREET FOLKS-GOOD MORNING TORRINGTON CONN USA
OK, we will keep this short and sweet today!
Good Tuesday May six to you.
First of all I want you to remember a great chap that we lost on May 4th in the year 1979. His name was Rick Sabia and boy could he play the guitar.
His band was called " NO END " and I can recall his death as he died on my birthday round a place called Sink Hole Bridge on the outskirts of Torrington,since straightened out after many folk died there back circa 1985.
Rick is blasting " Stairway to Heaven" out or maybe playing a little "Humble Pie" above us today,remember him, good man, good Torrington Conn USA name!
MEAT AND POTATOES
IF YOU have a great story to share with us all and or a "good ole memory" of the Torrington U knew, get the ball rolling.
It would tickle my feathers to have a bunch of kind local people, get into my inner brain area of a location no longer there that I had forgotten about till you brought it up here.
Example, like the details of the INSIDE of what Jacob's Corner Store used to look like in the 1960's or what it was like to work at Bradlees circa the fire there.
Did you work at a mill back then and how you see Torrington DIFF today.
OK, YOUR turn folks.
I have to go clean out an estate so a little busy here in the antique world BUT, this has to work BOTH ways or as they say a two-way street.
While I have read that some bloggers write just to write, that ain't the case here.
I want participation so to you young folk, print this and get it into the hands of your Dad and Mom's that liked reading "Mike's Memories."
And when Mom and or Dad type a nice comment send it back here and yes I know many, many seniors do use computers BUT many do not:-)
I need to see a few comments please folks!
Make My Day
posted by Michael E. Driscoll at
7:57 AM
10 Comments:
Mike we are watching you at the senior center and maybe you could look into the older Fitzgerald place as many of us worked there?
it is a start for your comment today,ma
That is a great idea to this kind lady MA.
My Uncle Jerry Driscoll,my fathers brother, was married to a Fran Fitzgerald and they ran the plant that was out in California with the same name way back when. Thanks kindly and I think I can respond here, this is my first responding back, i hope:-)
Ricky was a great guy mike. i can remember the dances at the wmca and the east school where you used to play as well with that long hair of yours.
think it is great this new site, adds to the papers content and wish you were also back in print.
if memory serves me right, rickys brother - Rock - was the lead singer? thanks for the memory,made my day..
mike
great pic of mccoy
miss your stories in the paper i wasn't around to know about some of them but my mom talks about them and then we talk about how it used to be hopefully you'll be able to write again some day in the register
mccoy sure looks hungry you better get him a bone so the baby can keep her arm HaHa
how about doing something with all the old stores that have come and gone wootworths,price buster, pumpernickle pub
I'm still quite a youngin' (or at least I like to consider myself that) but can remember many of the "Good Ole" days spent in Torrington. Growing up in Winsted it was almost a treat back then to visit Torrington. My uncle, aunt and 3 cousins lived on a back road down past WAL-MART. There was never anything there when I was growing up, it was all nice wooded areas and now- BOOM!!! Not that I'm complaining about the growth on upper East Main but WOW it's like another world! One thing I clearly remember driving from Torrington back to Winsted on Torringford Street there was an area that had a slight bump going down the hill and when you hit it it made your stomach roll a bit- kinda like on a roller coaster. That bump has been paved many times over by now. I don't get to come to Torrington as much, it used to be my stomping ground as the Sales Manager for The Voice but I still remember every road, every shortcut- like the back of my hand, and it sure does come in handy when I do visit! Cheers Mike and Happy Belated Birthday!
you folks got me hooked reading these last few days so will add my 2 or is it two cents in.the buzz got me at the sullivan center.
yep, they called it the top of the hill back in the ole days and 'ruwets farm ' was the social place to gather for eggs and gossip.we lived on Pilgrim rd, when it was a quiet part of town
from pumkins to hay they had it all. please keep this up and going as it is the best part of the register as was 'memory mikes' as it was once called, thanks for letting me join in my new soap opera,,peggy
Hey I have looked this over and just want to say THANKS to all you people. DO NOT KNOW IF it is ethical to even join in my own blog but, what the heck, just saying thanks for your time today. stay tuned, MORE laughs and serious stuff as well for us taxpayers. the Mayor is not in the state today so I guess that leaves ME in charge :-)
he is in search of cleaning up Brownfield's!
or is younger Cogswell in charge,oh my lands:-(
be kind folks! we do have fund here as well!
Hey Mike, I think that's a great idea for a blog post. What WOULD you do if you were mayor for a day?
I guess I will now have to answer this one for WEDNESDAY'S Blog,, as they say:: STAY TUNED FOLKS:-)
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