While in Milwaukee this weekend, C. and I somehow got on the subject of Milwaukee bands—and how we couldn’t think of any. I just hit up the Wikipedia Musical Groups from Wisconsin list. Here are the ones from Milwaukee that I’d heard of prior to scanning that list: The BoDeans: Officially from Waukesha, but played [...]
365.68: Me, Recombobulating, originally uploaded by Adam “Slice” Kuban. The folks at General George Mitchell International Airport (MKE) certainly have a sense of humor: Airport Draws Smiles with “Recombobulation Area” Airport Director C. Barry Bateman thought the sign would be funny, so airport workers crafted it in their maintenance shop, [airport spokeswoman Pat] Rowe said. [...]
365.67: Milwaukee Art Museum, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban. If my info is still correct, the Calatrava Addition at the Milwaukee Museum of Art is the only Santiago Calatrava building in the U.S. It’s nice to see how the city has embraced this signature building, and, if the in-flight magazine I read is correct, [...]
365.66: Maria’s Pizza, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban. Maria’s Pizza is simply awesome. I’ll blog about it on Slice later. It was a comforting end to a depressing day that started with the funeral early this morning. It rained all day and was cold—just above freezing. So capping the day with Maria’s, a pizza [...]
365.65: Motel Hall, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban. Well, my paternal grandmother died early on the morning of March 2. C. and I flew in to Milwaukee for the funeral on Saturday morning. This is the motel we’re all staying in. I thought this was a fairly typical motel scene. Many of my family [...]