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Milwaukee part two… fish fries, public art and swooning tweens

By Mark | August 17, 2013

A week or so ago, when I told you about my recent trip to Milwaukee, I promised that there would be a follow-up post, in which I’d talk about fish fries, public art, and the like. Well, I’m afraid that I’ve put it off so long now that I can’t quite remember what it was […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged alewife, Calvin Black, door-to-door eel salesman, Dorothy Avery, eels, experimental film, fish, folk art, folk art environments, Frank Sinatra, fried fish, Galesburg, Howard Finster, Illinois, invasive species, kids today, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum, Mimi Dorothy, native species, perch, pollution, Possum Trot, public art, salmon, sculpture, street lights, Sweden, Water Street, Water Street Commons, wheatpasting, Wisconsin, zebra mussels | 10 Comments

From the erection of the Bronze Fonzie to the closing of the Pabst plant…. Your virtual tour of old Milwaukee

By Mark | August 5, 2013

The family and I spent this past weekend in Milwaukee with my old high school friend Dan, his wife Jen, and their two daughters. Here’s some of what I learned. The history of Milwaukee started when the white people showed up… OK, maybe that’s unfair. Maybe there are places around town where would could hear […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 30 Americans, Adam-12, Alexis Laframboise, August Krug, Bacon, bacon pills, bar reviews, Beautiful Losers, beer, Blatz, bricks, bronze Fonz, bronze Fonzie, Byron Kilbourn, Chicago, Chicago fire, cream brick, Dan Richardson, ducks, FOX, Garry Marshall, George H. Walker, Gertie the Duck, green brick, Happy Days, Henry Winkler, Henry Winlker, Ho-Chunk, Hosed on Brady Street, Iggy Pop statue, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jen Larson, Kehinde Wiley, Kilbourntown, Lake Michigan, Lakefront Brewing, Laverne and Shirley, leather jacket, leather jackets, Linette Lao, mallard, Mascouten, Menominee, Michilimackinac, Micky Dolenz, Miller, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Bridge War, Milwaukee River, Monica's on Astor, native american, Nick Cave, Nomad, Nomad World Pub, Ojibwe, old bricks, Pabst, Potawatomi, prix fixe, Rodney McMillian, Sauk, Schlitz, sitcom stars, sitcoms, Solomon Juneau, travel, travel tips, Walker's Point, wheat, Wisconsin | 14 Comments

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