Derby hot dog vendor fills folks ears as well as their bellies (video)

Mark Lanzieri of Ansonia sells hot dogs outside Derby Superior Court Wednesday. He set up his sound system and sang to customers while working. Mara Lavitt/Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — He does it his way.
Ansonia resident Mark Lanzieri, proprietor of Courthouse Dogs on Elizabeth Street, drew a crowd at the hot dog cart Wednesday.
But folks were there not only for his famous franks and a soda — they came to hear him sing.
Lanzieri, who has sold hot dogs outside Superior Court for more than a quarter-century, also is a professional singer.

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