SOOC - Dunk Tank (Mayor) Dave

Any oddity we see can be a subject for Straight out of the Camera - SOOC 

If we see it and like it, we take our chances. Here is Ansonia CT Mayor Dave Cassetti at the August Rock the Valley event in our small city. Here happens to be perilously perched on the shelf of a dunk tank, the tank being a fundraiser, and many stopped by to fay their money to dunk the mayor (for the cause of course :)

Yes, he heckles the ball thrower who makes it so easy to take a chance to fund the Mayor. And many did! The sequence follows the sun as it begins to set, so it is a bit dark - but perfectly real for SOOC!

Shadow Shot Sunday - Ringside Shadows

Shadows appear in many a venue, and they fall about an old sports venue. Thus, for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, we have shadows from the Naugatuck Connecticut YMCA, a 1924 building with a boxing ring as its centerpiece.

The mayor of our small city of Ansonia, Dave Cassetti, developed, host and promotes a youth boxing program. Cassetti himself was an amateur boxer in the early '80s (and a good one, with a 49-6 record. He's the referee in the white polo shirt). This was at the 2015 Triano-Rossi Youth Boxing Tournament.

On at late afternoon, the sun allows for brilliant and subtle shadows...

Boxing had a well deserved reputation in the heavyweight area, with less than savory promoters and sanctioning bodies. Yet, for youth, boxing is actually a pure sport that encourages discipline, tecnique, determination and paying attention to the coaches. It's learning to work hard. I like the kids working hard and even hugging your opponent after the two round matches were over - a purity of sportsmanship so many adults have lost sight of...

Whimsical Windows - Old Factory Awaits Repurposing

Toby's meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors is back for the week; before today’s post, I hope and pray for peace for Israel - I admire your country - not as a Christian pre-millenialist, but as someone who tries to discern between good and evil - we all hope for peace for Israel and hope the worst will soon end, and that Goldin’s intended can find peace amidst her (and your country's) sadness… 

Today I look at an Ansonia landmark, the old Ansonia Copper and Brass, and old factory that could not compete in competetive world markets with its 1800s facility set upon its 44 acres. Patti wrote a story last week about ways to reclaim the property for other uses, with our new Mayor Dave Cassetti looking at and considering other opportunities...