Don Wildman Will Remove Mystery from Museums at Exclusive Danbury Event

Don Wildman Will Remove Mystery from Museums at Exclusive Danbury Event

Photo Credit: Lou Milano

I've always been a huge fan of Don Wildman's TV shows, including Mysteries at the Museum, Beyond the Unknown, Off Limits, and Cities of the Underworld.

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A few years ago, I made it my personal mission to hound Don on social media until he agreed to appear on the I-95 Morning Show. Surprisingly, it worked! Don joined us, said all our catchphrases, and shared some laughs. After that, we kept inviting him back, and he graciously continued to appear on the show.

Over time, we developed a friendship, and we've truly enjoyed our radio time together. Last year, I connected Don with Brigid Guertin at the Danbury Museum & Historical Society. They started corresponding, and soon after, Don made a visit to our fantastic Hat City museum.

Then, I received an email from Brigid telling me that Don had agreed to be the keynote speaker at the 2025 Danbury Museum & Historical Society Gala. I was thrilled to learn that he would be taking time out of his busy schedule to help promote Danbury’s rich history.

Event Details:

Don joined us in-studio on the Thursday (2/13/25) edition of the I-95 Morning Show to help promote the event, discuss history, meet the Mayor, and share some laughs. This was definitely our favorite moment!

Lou: You had something funny you wanted to say about Dave? 

Don: "I was driving down the road the other day, thinking, 'Be careful of your impact on the world, Dave!' I had done a favor for my wife—7 o'clock in the morning—'Yeah, honey, I'll go fill up the tank.' So, I take her car out, get to the gas station, and the whole thing in the morning, I'm bleary-eyed. I'm driving back, thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to be on I-95; I should probably listen to those guys.' Five seconds after I tune in, you're complaining about me not coming in because it was supposed to snow in the morning. You were calling me a weather wuss, like, 'Oh, he's not gonna come!? I had said maybe it would be a problem; I didn’t know. I'm thinking, 'What is going on here?' You're calling me a wuss, so I carry that negative energy with me throughout my day. Then, I do this little appearance at an elementary school in Mahopac. Every once in a while, I do a little history class for my friend, and I had these sweet little kids, about 9 years old. This particular day, we were teaching them how to do John Hancock-style signatures with a quill pen. We're dipping the pen, and I'm sitting next to this little girl. I said, 'Be careful, don't press too hard,' and she looks at me and says, 'You don't like to drive in the snow?' I said, 'What? What are you talking about?' She said, 'I heard on the radio this morning that you're afraid of the snow.'"

You can listen to our complete interview with Don Wildman below.

Part 1 - Don shares a story about how Dave's jokes guilted him into making sure he made it to Brookfield for the interview.

Part 2 - Don Wildman meets Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves live on-air.

Part 3 - Lou castigates Don for suggesting he consume British comedy.

Part 4 - Don bought a boat from an Asian man who was afraid of the water.

Part 5 - Don satisfies Lou's curiosity about the World's Fair.

Check out the Ethan, Lou & Large Dave Podcast on Apple and Spotify

In 1970, Two Men Robbed a Danbury Bank + Blew Up the Police Station

The story of the Pardue brothers, their connection to Danbury and what happened in the Hat City in February of 1970 came to us from Mike Allen. Every Tuesday Mike joins the Ethan and Lou Show on I-95 for a feature called "The Place You Live" and this week it was a local story unlike any I'd ever heard.

John Pardue was a 27-year-old man in 1970 who lived in Danbury, his brother James was 23, and living in Lusby, MD. Before the story finds its way to the Hat City, and the brothers rob the Union Savings Bank on Main Street, they had already racked up quite the list of astonishing crimes.

Prior to Danbury, they robbed banks in Lewisboro, NY, Georgetown, CT and Union, MO. They also killed their father, their grandmother, two other men who helped them pull off the robbery in Georgetown, CT and had, at minimum, a role in the death of an innocent Bridgeport man that they stole a car from. John and James Pardue were hardened criminals before their Danbury bank robbery.

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

8 Main Street Danbury Facts So Unbelievable, They Have to be True

Danbury: "The Hat City"

At one time. Danbury was known as the hat making center of the universe. The hat making industry is what this town was built on but frankly, I'm tired of talking about hats. We are so much more than that. Danbury has a lot of intriguing true stories and many of them originated in the same place, Main Street. Main Street Danbury holds truths so unbelievable, you kind of have to. How can one 2-mile stretch of road, hold so many stories? I just does. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

Exploring Beyond the Rusty Gates of Danbury's Oldest Cemetery on Wooster Street

I live just down the block from the Wooster Street Cemetery and whenever I pass, I am always struck at how odd it is. You have this quiet, beautiful place that is dedicated to the people who were buried there, in the middle of a busy city and almost no one ever goes there. I decided to go take a deeper look around and see what was beyond the iron gates and stone walls. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

8 Fun Facts About Danbury Airport

I think there are a handful of places in Danbury that residents are really curious about but never bother to look into, one of those places is the Danbury Airport. We pass it on the way to the mall, or leaving after a day of shopping. We look down on it from Route 7 and wonder about it, but most of us simply don’t know.

Thankfully, we have Mike Allen who made the airport the subject of the most recent episode of “The Place You Live”. On Tuesday (2/1/22), Allen shared his research with us and these are 8 fun facts we learned about Danbury Airport. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

44 Images From Inside the Haunting + Historic Old Jail in Danbury

Rich history and survival is the story of Danbury's Old Jail. It's historical significance in the Hat City is unquestionable, and many residents know some of the facts. What people may not know, is that it took great effort on the part of many Danbury residents to keep it protected. It's not a miracle that it stands today, it's a result of hard work and respect for the City's narrative. Here I share with you some of the facts that make the Old Jail special, the work it took to keep it intact and why I found the space haunting. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

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