Columbus No Longer Lost In New Haven

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, this is Vinny.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
I just wanted to say you were talking about the
statute this morning and New Haven. Oh, my grandparents. My
grandparents said that they contributed to that. New Haven didn't
pay for that. All the residents paid for that statue.
I don't know if you want to investigate that they
took a collection for that and they had that made

(00:22):
the Italians.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
Yes, yes, okay, yeah, I think that's that's what fueled
a whole lot of the frustration with people were like,
it's not even your statue to take down and hide from.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Us, right, how can they do something? I mean that
was bought and paid for by the residents, not New Haven. Yeah,
but then you take away.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
How do you feel about it being in a museum?
Not briefly it'll be in the lost in New Haven museum,
like it's going to be next to Coca Cola signs.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
And yeah, I know, I don't know. I heard that.
You start to talk about it, but then I had
to go into work.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
I well, I feel like the radio show should be
the priority there. Yeah, between work and listening to Vinnie Penn.
I think he's listening to Vinnie Ben should win myself.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
I really don't I don't know. I've never been to
that museum, so I don't know.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
It's actually a very fun museum, but I don't know
if it's the right place. I think it's Eleker's weak
attempt to make people happy and it's not going to
really do that. But I appreciate the.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
Call okay, bye, thank you there hearing.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
From one of my main guys right now giving me
a hard time saying, you know, I love you. But
the Columbus, the statues not next to cola signs, and
the story behind its placement there is much deeper than that.
Look love the museum there had the museum the gentleman

(01:58):
they offered me on one of I don't know why
I didn't take him up on it, yet, I feel
like it was we were just coming out of the pandemic.
It's been that long, just getting up and running. And
I'm obviously being facetious that it's going to be wedged
in between trying to think of other things like a
big inflatable frisbee because we're known for the frisbee too, right,

(02:20):
and you have a whiffle ball. You know, different parts,
different towns. I want to make sure the towns get
their due. I think my man Derek from Derek and
the Funbags, who we just said this great fundraiser for,
was telling me that Shelton. Was it Shelton? It was

(02:41):
the home whiffleball. It's like we're whiffle ball. I mean,
Connecticut's got its stuff right and the museum is full
of that and that's great.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
This thing mentally, you know, the Columbus statue and not
just any Columbus status to this one from Worcester Square though.
I don't know, man, if you want to take on
that generation, you know, people are gonna be belong to
no museum.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
What is that done? Next to.

Speaker 3 (03:16):
A peasant dispense, A big a peasant dispense.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
You know, what do you got, Jim?

Speaker 3 (03:22):
I see you got?

Speaker 1 (03:23):
The ball was invented in Fairfield, Cannedigant? Was it Fairfield?
Is Derek misleading the ball enthusiasts? I don't know what towns?
How about pez because I was here too. The valley
did churn out a lot of a lot of pop culture,
a lot of stuff that did ultimately enter the pop

(03:46):
culture pantheon. We're also the home of the many will
say this this is out old Sabrokway. I think the
gang from Luigi's is like, we are the home of
the grinder, We're the look.

Speaker 3 (03:59):
We're the creator the burger.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
Notice how much of the stuff I'm talking about. It's
like food and candy. It all Connecticut and the the
Lost in New Haven Museum. I think it's great conceptually
and the deal hatched. I'm sure it does go deeper
than that, and I hope it benefits them. I do

(04:24):
think the possibility exists. It will be like it's not
a lost it is a stall. Take it down, you know,
And maybe they should be out in front of city
Hall protesting not the lot. I mean, he's doing the
right thing. He just wants people to be able to
see something that meant a lot to them that they
haven't seen in years. Maybe maybe they'd still like seeing.

(04:49):
But of course, I mean, I'm sure the placement will
be will be key. Just trying to make, uh, make
a point