09/27/08 Reader Submitted Comments: Gag Pisani

Are Former Greenwich Time Failures Volunteering

At Free Newspapers All Over Fairfield County?

Dear Greenwich Roundup:

While it is perfectly fine for Joe Pisani to enlighten Greenwich with his columns, why is his mug shot suddenly appearing all over Fairfield County ? Specifically, in the New Canaan Advertiser and The Darien Times? While I'm sure he thinks he thinks he's "gracing" us with his literary presence, in reality, his association with more hometown newspapers is really adding insult to injury. Too much of a good thing happens.

He was FIRED by the new owners of the Advocate, and obviously has a sketchy reputation in the world of CT journalism. So why does Hersam Acorn find it necessary to hire him and run these columns in places he doesn't work in or live near?

Additionally, in The Darien Times, Joe Pisani said he was happy to say his "colleague" (no comment) Susie would be joining him at The Darien Times,with her column of gossip and celebrity sightings. Another mug shot. Interestingly, no one I know cares to read about "sightings" and gossip? We like the home town feeling of our home town newspapers. There is enough real life gossip to sink the Titanic, and it's kind of nice not to have "sightings" popping up all over our towns because it keeps downtown free of losers (traffic, too) trying to get a peek at the latest star ducking in Dunkin Donuts for a regular coffee.

Are Joe and Susie working for free? Is it a lame attempt at recapturing "visibility" or editorial bliss or "the good 'ole days" when Joe had hair, or is it "revenge of the writers"? Are you people in Greenwich trying to dump these two on other towns so you can rid yourselves of trashy self-absorbed or erroneously printed stories? Obviously, I'm kidding but the "did I say that?" is just too much stupidity. I'm tempted to actually answer the question Joe is asking.......and then Bill Clarke and I would become best friends.....which would be fine, I guess.

I happen to like this web site, and many of my friends are logging on to read some REAL news. But, how about a little help.... Lets start out with WHY these former Advocate employees are popping up like weeds and how can we keep our home newspapers like they were....fun to read.

signed,

FOGRUP (friend of Greenwich Roundup)

Comment:

I did not know that Joe "The Censor" Pisani was also in all the Sister papers of the Greenwich Post. I guess that's why Joe has been writing all those brown nosing columns about Mr. Hersam's father and their first newspaper the New Canaan Advertiser.

I am amazed the Joe "The Censor" Pisani has found so much exposure for his former student "Susie" and nothing for Sarah Littman. There was an out cry when Sarah was fired by the Greenwich Time, but I did not hear a peep about Susie getting fired.

In fact, I don't think anyone had even noticed that Susie had been fired until Joe started heavily promoting Susie's return to his side at the Greenwich Post.

Sarah has before and is currently publishing on her own, but Ssie always seems to need Papa Pisani in order to get her silly little writings published.

Maybe the readers of the New Canaan Advertiser and The Darien Times like the low brow writings of Susie.

Maybe New Canaan residents are so pitifully bored that might actually like reading that Regis was seen eating at an Old Greenwich Restaurant.

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