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CONN78SEJ said:
Went there tonight for the first time in a while. Crowded for a Tuesday night, ordered a large for myself and the wife. Pretty good actually, better than most places. Waitress told us Ivan Llendl comes in occasionally for to go.
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I could google it, but won’t. Who is Ivan Llendi do?
 
Bohemian is definitely decent non-New Haven pie. Our best friends live in Litchfield and we have had it a lot. Been there for some live music too. Good place.

@WestHartHusk , Ivan Lendel was one of the top tennis players in the world in the mid to late 80s. He lived in Greenwich then but I gather he lives in the Northwest corner now.
 
8893 said:
Bohemian is definitely decent non-New Haven pie. Our best friends live in Litchfield and we have had it a lot. Been there for some live music too. Good place.

@WestHartHusk , Ivan Lendel was one of the top tennis players in the world in the mid to late 80s. He lived in Greenwich then but I gather he lives in the Northwest corner now.
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Looks like Lendl won’t be visiting Bohemian much longer....

www.stamfordadvocate.com

Tennis legend’s CT home listed for nearly $16.5M

Larger homes and estates tend to have an array of amenities on their grounds, ranging...
www.stamfordadvocate.com www.stamfordadvocate.com
 
No columns, so Whaler won't be looking at it.

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So in reading that Advocate article, it noted one of Lendl's prior homes was burned down by arsonists. How did I miss that story when it came out? I've never heard of arsonists burning down mansions (unless for insurance purposes, lol).
 
storrsroars said:
No columns, so Whaler won't be looking at it.

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So in reading that Advocate article, it noted one of Lendl's prior homes was burned down by arsonists. How did I miss that story when it came out? I've never heard of arsonists burning down mansions (unless for insurance purposes, lol).
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I remember when it happened. Lendl was living in a different house in Greenwich and was renovating an old massive mansion up near the Banksville, NY border. A group of teens and young adults from Stamford decided to break in, light a fire and spread some random mischief. If I remember correctly, they claimed to cops that they extinguished the fire before they left. Evidently, they didn’t do it successfully.
 
8893 said:
Bohemian is definitely decent non-New Haven pie. Our best friends live in Litchfield and we have had it a lot. Been there for some live music too. Good place.

@WestHartHusk , Ivan Lendel was one of the top tennis players in the world in the mid to late 80s. He lived in Greenwich then but I gather he lives in the Northwest corner now.
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He sold the place in Greenwich years ago, moved to Litchfield, actually Goshen to be specific. He was world #1 for two or three years. Some people live under rocks I guess.
 
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8893 said:
Bohemian is definitely decent non-New Haven pie. Our best friends live in Litchfield and we have had it a lot. Been there for some live music too. Good place.

@WestHartHusk , Ivan Lendel was one of the top tennis players in the world in the mid to late 80s. He lived in Greenwich then but I gather he lives in the Northwest corner now.
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Lendl has lived in Goshen (right next to Litchfield) for the last 30 years. He golf's at Torrington Country Club, good golfer.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
It's on my list, maybe in the Spring for outdoor dining due to the usual risk. of course, my weekends right now typiucally consist of driving the boys aroudn to 4 baseball games and 2 practices while cramming in yard chores in between. So, I could be dreaming...
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We tried to go there twice while in JC for kid commitments. It’s not easy. Literally multiple hour waits. This was pre-covid. One of the times we checked in at 6pm and they wouldn’t take our name because they wouldn’t get through the list before closing. Mostly hipsters looking to get in. I find that’s usually a sign that something is overrated (but that isn’t a scientific analysis).
 
CONN78SEJ said:
He sold the place in Greenwich years ago, moved to Litchfield, actually Goshen to be specific. He was world #1 for two or three years. Some people live under rocks I guess.
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I remember Lendl dominating during my childhood. From Wikipedia: "He was world No. 1 for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. At the majors he won eight titles and was runner-up a record 11 times. He also won seven year-end championships."
 
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Chin Diesel said:
The "this makes me feel old" post.

I remember when Lendl skipped Wimbledon because of his grass allergies. He stayed state side and golfed pretty much every day.
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Because there is no grass on a golf course?

I am old enough to remember him as well, but I was not a huge fan. Although I did have a tennis shirt in one of the patterns he wore frequently. If I wasn’t too lazy to google it, I am sure I could find an image of it? I believe it had diamond shapes on it.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Since it is always fun to stir up debate here, I present Food & Wine, with a surprisingly competent article. It rates the top 10 Pizza states, and delves into the details. The usual suspects land in the top 3.

The Best Pizza in Every State | Food & Wine (foodandwine.com)
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On the two Pittsburgh mentions, Il Pizzaiolo was the 2nd neapolitan place here (Regina Margharita was first, owned by Roberto Caparuscio, who later opened up shop in NJ and then created Keste), and was the top sit-down pizza for years, but it has been lapped a few times by newer places. The other mention is Beto's, which to anyone from the Northeast, is an embarrassment to the term "pizza", with its room temperature cheese and canned toppings dumped unceremoniously on top of a rectangular slice of tomato pie. It's supposed to "melt in" while steaming in the bag. It really doesn't.

When in Pittsburgh, head to DiAnoia's or its offshoot Pizza Davide. Or one of the Detroit-style places. Or you could drive a half hour south to Peters for Harry's, where they bought the Harry's recipes from the West Hartford location.
 
TXHuskyFan said:
Because there is no grass on a golf course?

I am old enough to remember him as well, but I was not a huge fan. Although I did have a tennis shirt in one of the patterns he wore frequently. If I wasn’t too lazy to google it, I am sure I could find an image of it? I believe it had diamond shapes on it.
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Not literally allergies, he was was a baseliner who wasn’t as good on grass. He lost in the final twice to Borris Becker.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Not literally allergies, he was was a baseliner who wasn’t as good on grass. He lost in the final twice to Borris Becker.
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One of the Wimbledon finals losses was to Pat Cash and then Pat Cash wouldn't dance with Navratilova because she's a lesbian.
 
Hoophound said:
I remember Lendl dominating during my childhood. From Wikipedia: "He was world No. 1 for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. At the majors he won eight titles and was runner-up a record 11 times. He also won seven year-end championships."
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Not only did he have one of the best topspin forehand’s I ever saw, but could really top his backhand as well with lots of power. I saw Lendl play for the first time on a hot summer night in 1981 at the DC Bank Classic and knew then that this kid was going places. I sat with in ear shot of Bud Collins and Donald Dell who were doing the play by play and both were in awe of the power of Lendl’s ground strokes on both sides of the ball, even at this early stage in his career.
 
TXHuskyFan said:
Because there is no grass on a golf course?

I am old enough to remember him as well, but I was not a huge fan. Although I did have a tennis shirt in one of the patterns he wore frequently. If I wasn’t too lazy to google it, I am sure I could find an image of it? I believe it had diamond shapes on it.
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HuskyHawk said:
Not literally allergies, he was was a baseliner who wasn’t as good on grass. He lost in the final twice to Borris Becker.
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LENDL FINDS GRASS IS ONLY FOR GOLFERS - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Ivan Lendl, who is ranked No. 4 in the world tennis standing, had said that he is not playing at Wimbledon this year because he does not play well on grass.

Today, the Czechoslovak star expanded on that explanation: He is allergic to grass. ''I sneeze a lot,'' he said. ''I take shots every second day.''

Lendl spoke a few minutes before teeing off for a round of golf at the Westchester Country Club, which has more grass than an infinity of Wimbledons. Lendl proceeded to spend the afternoon walking the 3.6 miles of grass fairways - not including the roughs he also walked - without sneezing or shedding an allergic tear.
 
Ratso said:
ever try Razza in JC?

last question, didn’t mean to derail this thread
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I never went when I was in Hoboken, and as weird as this sounds I will probably go soon now that I am in the burbs (make a night of it - getting to that area of JC is surprisingly hard from Hoboken) - have heard great things.
 
Chuck said:
We tried to go there twice while in JC for kid commitments. It’s not easy. Literally multiple hour waits. This was pre-covid. One of the times we checked in at 6pm and they wouldn’t take our name because they wouldn’t get through the list before closing. Mostly hipsters looking to get in. I find that’s usually a sign that something is overrated (but that isn’t a scientific analysis).
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'Literally multiple hour waits.'
yikes! i was raised to think that anything more than 'please have a seat in our bar, and we will call u shortly when ur table is ready' was our invitation to leave, immediately. i mean, a restaurant isn't like an oasis in the desert. yikes! 2 hours (1 hour...1/2 hour...)
did i say yikes?
 
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CTBasketball said:
Has anyone had Papa Johns? How good is it compared to Pizza Hut/Dominos?
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Papa John‘s was the best I could get when I was in Ky. I had to feed a crew sometimes and it was a cheap out .
It’s better than Domino’s but still not good by Connecticut standards .
Isn’t Pizza Hut Chicago style to me that’s a whole different category .
There are actually better quality Chicago style PIZZA in my area plus some bad ones as it a big retirement area for Midwesterners.
I don’t consider it real pizza but that’s me.
The best NY/Conn style I’ve found is Grimaldi’s they make us an off menu pie. When I’m in Ct I will go to Pepe’s in Danbury for their summer pie.
and white birch soda.
New Haven is a brutal trip from Litchfield County
I use to go there often when my brother was still alive but have no reason to go there now. Plus that Location is not what it once was and if it’s better than Danbury is only marginally.
 
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