With a heavy heart, I have to announce the departure of Carrie as our shop manager. We like to thank her for her time with us and her hard work. We wish her the best in all of her future endeavor.
Every past manager brought one's distinct touch and contribution to the shop and we will be entering another chapter as a young company.
Like Amy and Lynda before, Carrie will always be a part of the WTC history. Thank you for everything.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
4.28.12
HBR edition on front page of Freeman today with extra big fonts...
She is done.
Farmers Market is coming...
Downtown issues are all solved...No more task force... I guess angle parking will be on the agenda again as if it has the mandate of the "people" to ignore safety issues and property owners' concerns. Yikes.
The shirts are in for pick up at WTC!!! We have a great team this year!!! We will meet at WTC from 9-9:30AM, have some donuts, and walk down to Frame Park together.
Whoa, where can I get a better map!?
History Lesson 5 of 10
Talked to a TKE alum yesterday about this and he had some choice words...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
By the way, a special thanks go out to Meghan from BID (It is raining!)... She is working hard along with John and the rest of the staff to IMPROVE downtown, I greatly appreciate the effort and help!!!
Ms. Kool and I were proud and honored to experience the welcome home once, it means so much to these veterans.
Plan for the Bike Week!!! I think I pulled a muscle training for this...
This is interesting... I too have a question since there were all the empty commercial buildings by Sentry...
So cute!
Yike, this might be the beginning of the end of "ribcage as the new lower back" phase of tattoo trend...
Have a great weekend, folks! (Still working on getting the Kya giant guitar.)
She is done.
Farmers Market is coming...
Downtown issues are all solved...No more task force... I guess angle parking will be on the agenda again as if it has the mandate of the "people" to ignore safety issues and property owners' concerns. Yikes.
The shirts are in for pick up at WTC!!! We have a great team this year!!! We will meet at WTC from 9-9:30AM, have some donuts, and walk down to Frame Park together.
Whoa, where can I get a better map!?
History Lesson 5 of 10
Talked to a TKE alum yesterday about this and he had some choice words...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
By the way, a special thanks go out to Meghan from BID (It is raining!)... She is working hard along with John and the rest of the staff to IMPROVE downtown, I greatly appreciate the effort and help!!!
Ms. Kool and I were proud and honored to experience the welcome home once, it means so much to these veterans.
Plan for the Bike Week!!! I think I pulled a muscle training for this...
This is interesting... I too have a question since there were all the empty commercial buildings by Sentry...
So cute!
Yike, this might be the beginning of the end of "ribcage as the new lower back" phase of tattoo trend...
Have a great weekend, folks! (Still working on getting the Kya giant guitar.)
Friday, April 27, 2012
4.27.12
If you are wondering what is going on with the Gresl guitar sculpture, the word is that he went out and bought MORE guitar to make it. Some of these cost the artists a lot more than what they were paid and they are Labor of Love.
There were also more talks on the locations of the giant guitars, I might be correct on some of my guesses and it just might go as far west as Spring Gallery, and as far north as Cafe De Arts, as far south as Rotunda and east to Avalon and Main Street Plaza. The placements are important because they need to have some rhythm as you see it coming into downtown from different directions... No word on the club 400 location.
The word was still that demand is over supply on the guitars; if it is true, we will see where all the playable guitars end up. Five will still be auctioned off at the Gala but Rotunda has limited capacity. The ticket can be as high as $125... The headline musical acts will play both nights...
As far as I know, they are in a house that used to house TKEs and later my Psi Sig's but known more for the TKE's and wild parties. There is a story in there on WHY I came to Carroll but it is a better story over a beer in private... ;) I would also guess Alderman Skinner lives on the ground once housed Phi Thetes that went "Up in Smoke," but from fireworks... We can talk about wild parties because that is what everyone remembers, BUT I really need to stress the COMMUNITY SERVICE and BROTHERHOOD I have learned. People do have an image of Greek system fair or unfair, but for some of us, we will not trade it for the world and those were some best days of our lives; we still have the brotherhood and the sense of service...
No Charles Sykes keynote speaking?
I have to ask my Civil War history buff customer about this one...
HBR answered my question and it is a NO!
(I thought the Downtown Task Force is gonna fix the parking issue for the WHOLE downtown instead of finding parking for Kendal Lofts and my 453 project that the mayor has a lot of "concern" about...) Whatever happened to the Task Force anyway? Oh, I forgot, it makes RECOMMENDATIONS and the real decisions are still with the committees and Common Council... When is that ETHIC committee gonna be appointed and formed?
History Lesson 4 of 10.
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien likes quality.
Hey, TGIF but not for some of us who work Saturdays... Some gluten free fish fry from Key Westconsin sounds pretty good for lunch...
Maybe this weekend I will write about the conflict of working class/creative class/money class cultures and expectations in downtown Waukesha... MAYBE.
There were also more talks on the locations of the giant guitars, I might be correct on some of my guesses and it just might go as far west as Spring Gallery, and as far north as Cafe De Arts, as far south as Rotunda and east to Avalon and Main Street Plaza. The placements are important because they need to have some rhythm as you see it coming into downtown from different directions... No word on the club 400 location.
The word was still that demand is over supply on the guitars; if it is true, we will see where all the playable guitars end up. Five will still be auctioned off at the Gala but Rotunda has limited capacity. The ticket can be as high as $125... The headline musical acts will play both nights...
As far as I know, they are in a house that used to house TKEs and later my Psi Sig's but known more for the TKE's and wild parties. There is a story in there on WHY I came to Carroll but it is a better story over a beer in private... ;) I would also guess Alderman Skinner lives on the ground once housed Phi Thetes that went "Up in Smoke," but from fireworks... We can talk about wild parties because that is what everyone remembers, BUT I really need to stress the COMMUNITY SERVICE and BROTHERHOOD I have learned. People do have an image of Greek system fair or unfair, but for some of us, we will not trade it for the world and those were some best days of our lives; we still have the brotherhood and the sense of service...
No Charles Sykes keynote speaking?
I have to ask my Civil War history buff customer about this one...
HBR answered my question and it is a NO!
(I thought the Downtown Task Force is gonna fix the parking issue for the WHOLE downtown instead of finding parking for Kendal Lofts and my 453 project that the mayor has a lot of "concern" about...) Whatever happened to the Task Force anyway? Oh, I forgot, it makes RECOMMENDATIONS and the real decisions are still with the committees and Common Council... When is that ETHIC committee gonna be appointed and formed?
History Lesson 4 of 10.
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien likes quality.
Hey, TGIF but not for some of us who work Saturdays... Some gluten free fish fry from Key Westconsin sounds pretty good for lunch...
Maybe this weekend I will write about the conflict of working class/creative class/money class cultures and expectations in downtown Waukesha... MAYBE.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
4.26.12
Thanks for a tweet from Stealth Mountain, I get to correct another huge typo with Peak/Peek... (Fail...) :(
Beta got suspended... This is pretty big news for Carroll people.
Hebron House and a critic.
Almont Gallery and Guitar Town artist too.
History Lesson 2 of 10
(There were still customers parking in that lot... Did a deal get worked out?)
What was decided...
Got extra water?
Wiggy's column
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
The mayor did not give Carroll a hard time but THANK them for fixing up a building? Whoa, what is going on?
Watchdogs, we have a lot of other UNDUE CONCENTRATION in downtown, not just bars... (Like galleries and tattoo shops... Used to be Sub shops...)
By the way, Galleria Edge's schedule for 2013 is officially booked. We will see a group show called the NIPPLE show in May which I will call on local artists and the requirement is AT LEAST ONE NIPPLE SHOWING in the artwork, and see the return of Katie Musolff and Bill Lemke later in the year. Bill is going to show off his Grand Canyon expeditions photos, and I hope to have him give a talk on it.
WHOA!
I can totally do this!
But not this...
UPDATE:
DOG AND PONY SHOW COMING!? Anyone remembers when there were pony rides off Five Point on Grand in some kind of Country Fest thing. I also remember the go kart races, and I will TOTALLY support that! (on a Sunday...)
Beta got suspended... This is pretty big news for Carroll people.
Hebron House and a critic.
Almont Gallery and Guitar Town artist too.
History Lesson 2 of 10
(There were still customers parking in that lot... Did a deal get worked out?)
What was decided...
Got extra water?
Wiggy's column
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
The mayor did not give Carroll a hard time but THANK them for fixing up a building? Whoa, what is going on?
Watchdogs, we have a lot of other UNDUE CONCENTRATION in downtown, not just bars... (Like galleries and tattoo shops... Used to be Sub shops...)
By the way, Galleria Edge's schedule for 2013 is officially booked. We will see a group show called the NIPPLE show in May which I will call on local artists and the requirement is AT LEAST ONE NIPPLE SHOWING in the artwork, and see the return of Katie Musolff and Bill Lemke later in the year. Bill is going to show off his Grand Canyon expeditions photos, and I hope to have him give a talk on it.
WHOA!
I can totally do this!
But not this...
UPDATE:
DOG AND PONY SHOW COMING!? Anyone remembers when there were pony rides off Five Point on Grand in some kind of Country Fest thing. I also remember the go kart races, and I will TOTALLY support that! (on a Sunday...)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sneak Peek of Kya's guitar
A.K.A. "SongBird".WTC and Galleria Edge had put down deposit for this giant guitar, and are still working the contract out. We will be excited to have ANOTHER Kya piece. We have the SomaFlux piece right now called "Bringer-Taker".
4.25.12
Some thinks it is the calm before the storm, but calm is just fine regardless. Shall some biz owners decide to detach to focus on business and let all the madness play out around them? It might not be a bad idea...
I would rather be told this blog is boring... really!
Gregg's column.
Assessment notice.
History lesson 2 of 10
Sprinkling ordinance.
Downtown tour.
Congrats.
Cupcake boss.
Darryl's moving column. I was missing Bill sitting at Nice Ash...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien on Guitar Town watch.
Dan is a big teddy bear...
Pretty quiet on the logistic front... Some claimed the guitars are going like hot cakes, but some local biz owners still express a desire for a financing package...
Truth is somewhere in between all the different perspectives and lately it is like:
I would rather be told this blog is boring... really!
Gregg's column.
Assessment notice.
History lesson 2 of 10
Sprinkling ordinance.
Downtown tour.
Congrats.
Cupcake boss.
Darryl's moving column. I was missing Bill sitting at Nice Ash...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien on Guitar Town watch.
Dan is a big teddy bear...
Pretty quiet on the logistic front... Some claimed the guitars are going like hot cakes, but some local biz owners still express a desire for a financing package...
Truth is somewhere in between all the different perspectives and lately it is like:
Monday, April 23, 2012
4.24.12
The word on the street is that there is a new downtown biz owner yesterday and the deal was signed as American Tattoo changed hands. Still not sure if Mayor Scrima is getting a crack at this at Plan Commission when there is no change of use. As far as I know that WTC's conditional permit is tied to me personally at the urging of Alderwoman Fancoeur but I do not foresee any issue. Either way, we congratulate Mr. Skully for many joy of business ownership and we wish Scott well. I do have some historical photos to post at later time that Chicago Ed gave me...
When half of the Main was boarded up with one ways and the gazebo, one of the few reasons for outside people to come into the maze of a town was TATTOO! This was before Milwaukee lifted the tattoo ban in 1998. The rich tattoo culture and history in Waukesha is often overlooked.
From what I have heard is that the investor group were shocked when the hotel was built not to what was planned with reduced number of rooms, and one by one they fled leaving debt behind, one even commit suicide and the silent partner became active partner to right the ship. There are also chapters of untold stories so you know.
Joe was my RA at Carroll! Small world...
Let me see... I have to refrain from writing a book on this one...
History lesson 1 of 10.
HELP WANTED
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien's new entry.
Pretty quiet on the street, but one month or so to Guitar Town and FFNL ( 3 days of street closing?)... Oh, did you sign up yet? This will be a good trial model going forward for Art Crawl.
There is still time to be on our team!!! Poor Sadie... :(
This is all we could talk about at the shop...
When half of the Main was boarded up with one ways and the gazebo, one of the few reasons for outside people to come into the maze of a town was TATTOO! This was before Milwaukee lifted the tattoo ban in 1998. The rich tattoo culture and history in Waukesha is often overlooked.
From what I have heard is that the investor group were shocked when the hotel was built not to what was planned with reduced number of rooms, and one by one they fled leaving debt behind, one even commit suicide and the silent partner became active partner to right the ship. There are also chapters of untold stories so you know.
Joe was my RA at Carroll! Small world...
Let me see... I have to refrain from writing a book on this one...
History lesson 1 of 10.
HELP WANTED
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brien's new entry.
Pretty quiet on the street, but one month or so to Guitar Town and FFNL ( 3 days of street closing?)... Oh, did you sign up yet? This will be a good trial model going forward for Art Crawl.
There is still time to be on our team!!! Poor Sadie... :(
This is all we could talk about at the shop...
Some conversations to note
Here is one. Some said the street closing was what pushed everything over the edge, but whoever have power in their hands now will not likely to let it go, and will do anything to keep it that way. My warning is that power is a fickle thing, sooner or later one will ends up on the other end of things. When downtown is ripped apart and everyone loses, then what?
Chef with Many Names was successful at his game because he kept people divided and kept secrets, and I am seeing the same game being played. We all want to be something great and desperately want to believe in it, but are we being sold that mirage or is it a realistic thing? As soon as you invest in it, you will start to justify for it until it falls apart...
I wish the power-to-be listen to their conscience (sorry, spell check typo before) and stop fall into the self-justifying loop, because it will not end well. The problem might just be that there is not much awareness of that tendency... :( It was a hard lesson for me to swallow that I empowered someone not so honest but I am trying make peace with people affected in my own ways...
There are other people trying to take care of the mess someone else left behind with honor while the system is protecting the criminals but no one is appreciating that...
People on both sides of the war are my friends and/or colleagues, and there are plenty standing in the No Man's Land. Where do we go from here?
Chef with Many Names was successful at his game because he kept people divided and kept secrets, and I am seeing the same game being played. We all want to be something great and desperately want to believe in it, but are we being sold that mirage or is it a realistic thing? As soon as you invest in it, you will start to justify for it until it falls apart...
I wish the power-to-be listen to their conscience (sorry, spell check typo before) and stop fall into the self-justifying loop, because it will not end well. The problem might just be that there is not much awareness of that tendency... :( It was a hard lesson for me to swallow that I empowered someone not so honest but I am trying make peace with people affected in my own ways...
There are other people trying to take care of the mess someone else left behind with honor while the system is protecting the criminals but no one is appreciating that...
People on both sides of the war are my friends and/or colleagues, and there are plenty standing in the No Man's Land. Where do we go from here?
Sunday, April 22, 2012
More on Angle Parking
Here is an idea.
Here are my questions:
1. Is Waukesha ready for reverse angle parking or people will just pull in from opposite lane?
2. Is the roundabout safe for semi/ large truck to turn without tipping over? (Same issue with roundabout on 59 and 83.)
3. Does the city have money to entertain this? I thought they are looking for a "CHEAP" solution.
4. Does the city or downtown alderman even care for any suggestion? Especially from the people on the Mayoral Naughty List.
5. Shouldn't we talk about angle parking AFTER the construction of Kendal Lofts to see what the traffic pattern will be?
Someone did bring up a good point against speed bumps, it will create a problem for the bike race, now we too have to think about that and the Christmas parade.
Here are my questions:
1. Is Waukesha ready for reverse angle parking or people will just pull in from opposite lane?
2. Is the roundabout safe for semi/ large truck to turn without tipping over? (Same issue with roundabout on 59 and 83.)
3. Does the city have money to entertain this? I thought they are looking for a "CHEAP" solution.
4. Does the city or downtown alderman even care for any suggestion? Especially from the people on the Mayoral Naughty List.
5. Shouldn't we talk about angle parking AFTER the construction of Kendal Lofts to see what the traffic pattern will be?
Someone did bring up a good point against speed bumps, it will create a problem for the bike race, now we too have to think about that and the Christmas parade.
Place your guesses...
Where will the giant guitars be? There are only so many private properties in downtown that they can be placed on now public space is off the table due to insurance issue...
Here are some guesses:
Avalon: Wis Guthrie guitar sponsored by Carroll U. perhaps...
Freeman parking lot or front green space.
Discount parking lot.
Main Street Plaza---- Mr. Styza
River's Edge--- Mr. Styza no longer owns it, he sold it to Mandel as Hammen corrected me. (Thanks!)
People's park parking lot: Chuck Weber's Steampunk?
Couri's parking lot----Mr. Couri.
Waukesha State Bank--- Likely a done deal.
Hekkers property-----The Hekkers
LePien's property-----The LePiens
453 or 463 West Main:TBA I am working on it.
Wisconsin House parking lot.----- Mr. Becker or John.
Outer wall of Spontaneous Gallery? ----- Mr. Bodway
Garden of Otto's Academy---Mr. Popple.
Alison Art House or Cafe De Arts?
Next to Hair by Karen--- Mr. Popple
Parking lot of Edward Jones.
Is the museum private or public space?
I did not even mention any of the Berg Management properties...
(Sooner or later Guitar Town/Mayor has to start to warm up to the property owners...)
There are also only few places these giant guitar can be stored in the winter if not going into the business next to it with a high ceiling.
The year-round indoor/outdoor places will likely be
Waukesha State Bank
Hekkers
453 or 463
Museum
Any other guesses? Remember, there is a walking tour planned. I did not put rooftop into consideration.
Here are some guesses:
Avalon: Wis Guthrie guitar sponsored by Carroll U. perhaps...
Freeman parking lot or front green space.
Discount parking lot.
Main Street Plaza---- Mr. Styza
River's Edge--- Mr. Styza no longer owns it, he sold it to Mandel as Hammen corrected me. (Thanks!)
People's park parking lot: Chuck Weber's Steampunk?
Couri's parking lot----Mr. Couri.
Waukesha State Bank--- Likely a done deal.
Hekkers property-----The Hekkers
LePien's property-----The LePiens
453 or 463 West Main:TBA I am working on it.
Wisconsin House parking lot.----- Mr. Becker or John.
Outer wall of Spontaneous Gallery? ----- Mr. Bodway
Garden of Otto's Academy---Mr. Popple.
Alison Art House or Cafe De Arts?
Next to Hair by Karen--- Mr. Popple
Parking lot of Edward Jones.
Is the museum private or public space?
I did not even mention any of the Berg Management properties...
(Sooner or later Guitar Town/Mayor has to start to warm up to the property owners...)
There are also only few places these giant guitar can be stored in the winter if not going into the business next to it with a high ceiling.
The year-round indoor/outdoor places will likely be
Waukesha State Bank
Hekkers
453 or 463
Museum
Any other guesses? Remember, there is a walking tour planned. I did not put rooftop into consideration.
Friday, April 20, 2012
4.21.12
I think I made a major acquisition last night for the Galleria Edge private collection, but I will need to firm up the detail today... Let's just say that even the museum will be jealous of this fine piece of Waukesha art history done by a true Carroll radical... We are not talking about a guitar by the way, it is so much more infamous than any guitar....
(A hint...)
I wanted something like this to celebrate, but Bodway's was so packed with young girls dancing with Love Monkeys playing there, I was not even able to get in the door! We went to Gen5 instead to watch the end of the Brewers game but no joy in Mudville.... :(
I walked by American Tattoo and the Insane Sound Solution sign is gone...
Ms. Kool approves... This is another challenge for Downtown Waukesha...
No big items in the coming week...
You don't like our money? We will go somewhere else... PBR said it is all taken cared...
President Doug speaks...
Fraternity president speaks...
Equal time.
Nothing about the wall from Wiggy since he is in BlogCon taking a seminar on " Effective methods to enhance the status of BLOGGERS AND TROUBLE MAKERS.", he takes his profession seriously. I am just a hack...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
New entry from Hotel Waukesha.
Okay, let's start the day with this... Have a great weekend!
(A hint...)
I wanted something like this to celebrate, but Bodway's was so packed with young girls dancing with Love Monkeys playing there, I was not even able to get in the door! We went to Gen5 instead to watch the end of the Brewers game but no joy in Mudville.... :(
I walked by American Tattoo and the Insane Sound Solution sign is gone...
Ms. Kool approves... This is another challenge for Downtown Waukesha...
No big items in the coming week...
You don't like our money? We will go somewhere else... PBR said it is all taken cared...
President Doug speaks...
Fraternity president speaks...
Equal time.
Nothing about the wall from Wiggy since he is in BlogCon taking a seminar on " Effective methods to enhance the status of BLOGGERS AND TROUBLE MAKERS.", he takes his profession seriously. I am just a hack...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
New entry from Hotel Waukesha.
Okay, let's start the day with this... Have a great weekend!
4.20.12
Love Monkeys at Bodway's tonight, it is almost a secret event at the West End... The last time they played there made the police blotter...
Plowshare fashion show was last night and it ended before we can show support to our Moxie sisters... Oh. well...
Since I am taking a mental vacation from the street, only a few things I can report. Kendal Lofts appears to be a go with Eric moved out and water shut off... 453 is still waiting for a final site plan approval before we enter the construction phase.
Rumor has it that the whole Scrima-Clarke Hotel thing was quite misleading from the city part. Half of the TIF money were given to a previous partner that has no connection to current management and the current management has almost paid up half of the TIF in short few years plus tons of debt from previous partners AND absorb the huge hit from the non-payments of D Mo's... The city is likely getting a very good deal already... Why did the mayor come out and blast the current management is puzzling... The false rumor about the complete closing of Clarke Hotel was also somewhat pointed and purposeful for all the wrong reasons... Several theories on the street but one is that Mayor Scrima might be using his position to pressure Clarke to sell for dirt cheap to a Milwaukee powerhouse starts with a B. Once again, just a theory...
I would actually call this a triumph of Carroll U. because people talked about it enough... Perhaps we need a wall on Main Street to knock down but it might get too noisy, we have to close the street and someone might draw a nipple on it...
Guitar Town should be about the artists and they really do not get paid enough...
West is already not a through street...
Good stuff.
Isn't he the mayoral candidate that wanted to get rid of tattoo shops from downtown?
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brewers in town.
There is a difference between a more traditional sushi place and a "Chinese Sushi" place... I just go in and read the decor...;)
See you all tonight at the secret event?
Plowshare fashion show was last night and it ended before we can show support to our Moxie sisters... Oh. well...
Since I am taking a mental vacation from the street, only a few things I can report. Kendal Lofts appears to be a go with Eric moved out and water shut off... 453 is still waiting for a final site plan approval before we enter the construction phase.
Rumor has it that the whole Scrima-Clarke Hotel thing was quite misleading from the city part. Half of the TIF money were given to a previous partner that has no connection to current management and the current management has almost paid up half of the TIF in short few years plus tons of debt from previous partners AND absorb the huge hit from the non-payments of D Mo's... The city is likely getting a very good deal already... Why did the mayor come out and blast the current management is puzzling... The false rumor about the complete closing of Clarke Hotel was also somewhat pointed and purposeful for all the wrong reasons... Several theories on the street but one is that Mayor Scrima might be using his position to pressure Clarke to sell for dirt cheap to a Milwaukee powerhouse starts with a B. Once again, just a theory...
I would actually call this a triumph of Carroll U. because people talked about it enough... Perhaps we need a wall on Main Street to knock down but it might get too noisy, we have to close the street and someone might draw a nipple on it...
Guitar Town should be about the artists and they really do not get paid enough...
West is already not a through street...
Good stuff.
Isn't he the mayoral candidate that wanted to get rid of tattoo shops from downtown?
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
Brewers in town.
There is a difference between a more traditional sushi place and a "Chinese Sushi" place... I just go in and read the decor...;)
See you all tonight at the secret event?
Thursday, April 19, 2012
4.19.12
Still have dog duty with Ms. Kool away... The latest word was that Nikko, our young whippet did well but did not make the cut in the Whippet National...
("81 BLUE WILLOW MT. NIKKO. HP41482601. 6/11/11. Brdr: SHARON COUZIN. (CH) PLUMCREEK I'M A NEW YORKER - BLUE WILLOW'S FRIDA KAHLO. Owners: Sharon Couzin." was listed in the program.)
Carroll U.- The hotbed of radicals... Wait a minute, Mr. Nipple Gate went to Carroll too! Now it all starts to make sense...
The wall, part 2...
Charles Sykes' name was added to the wall as he claimed on the radio, I thought that was kinda funny...
Erik, welcome to the neighborhood!!! I had been eying that beautiful house for a while...;) On a side note, did you forget the two weeks notice rule to get the mayor for ribbon cutting!?
More election coming...
End of an era.
High noon showdown between County and City.
Wiggy can't get enough of this...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
New Hotel Waukesha entry.
Gen5 has two events coming:
Join us for our first annual pig roast on
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Featuring the Brewer’s game on the big screen!
Cost is $50/person and includes:
Finger food buffet during game
Buffet featuring roast pig and many
other items created by our chefs just for
this event
Two (2) drinks
Dessert
Other activities being planned:
Great Lakes Distillery Sampling
Charity Raffle
Jimmy Luv’s Bloody Mary Bar
Leisure Beer
Plus more to be announced
Limited seating.
Call (262) 446-3300 to reserve your space.
Advance ticket purchase required.
and
Bieg Boutique and Gen5
have a special night planned just for you!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Dine Al Fresco* at Gen5 and view the latest
fashions at Bieg Boutique. Relax and enjoy an
assortment of tapas. After the show, Bieg Boutique
will be open for your shopping convenience.
Cost is $25/person and includes tapas buffet,
beverage and fashion show.
$5 from each ticket will be donated to
PSC for Safe Babies.
Limited seating. Reserve you space now.
For questions or reservations call :
Gen5 at (262) 446-3300
or
Bieg Boutique at (262) 446-3879
*Inclement weather will move event indoors.
If you are in need of “Husband-sitting”, special
arrangements have been made with Nice Ash for a reserved
seat and dinner (prepared by Gen5) for
your spouse.
Spouse ticket is $15 for dinner and
a glass of beer
BTW, Alexa Grey is playing tonight too....
Bodway's deck outside is coming along, I was told the free city inspector already came by to inspect.
Interesting entries here and here, MRAAK was not CONFUSED by the mayor like some of us.
Guitar Town is coming public... I think all the giant guitars will be on private properties last I've heard. We are still trying to get a giant guitar but decided to let Jason's guitar go into the pool and perhaps find its way into hands of someone famous to use it. Maybe Justin Bieber...;)
("81 BLUE WILLOW MT. NIKKO. HP41482601. 6/11/11. Brdr: SHARON COUZIN. (CH) PLUMCREEK I'M A NEW YORKER - BLUE WILLOW'S FRIDA KAHLO. Owners: Sharon Couzin." was listed in the program.)
Carroll U.- The hotbed of radicals... Wait a minute, Mr. Nipple Gate went to Carroll too! Now it all starts to make sense...
The wall, part 2...
Charles Sykes' name was added to the wall as he claimed on the radio, I thought that was kinda funny...
Erik, welcome to the neighborhood!!! I had been eying that beautiful house for a while...;) On a side note, did you forget the two weeks notice rule to get the mayor for ribbon cutting!?
More election coming...
End of an era.
High noon showdown between County and City.
Wiggy can't get enough of this...
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
New Hotel Waukesha entry.
Gen5 has two events coming:
Join us for our first annual pig roast on
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Featuring the Brewer’s game on the big screen!
Cost is $50/person and includes:
Finger food buffet during game
Buffet featuring roast pig and many
other items created by our chefs just for
this event
Two (2) drinks
Dessert
Other activities being planned:
Great Lakes Distillery Sampling
Charity Raffle
Jimmy Luv’s Bloody Mary Bar
Leisure Beer
Plus more to be announced
Limited seating.
Call (262) 446-3300 to reserve your space.
Advance ticket purchase required.
and
Bieg Boutique and Gen5
have a special night planned just for you!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Dine Al Fresco* at Gen5 and view the latest
fashions at Bieg Boutique. Relax and enjoy an
assortment of tapas. After the show, Bieg Boutique
will be open for your shopping convenience.
Cost is $25/person and includes tapas buffet,
beverage and fashion show.
$5 from each ticket will be donated to
PSC for Safe Babies.
Limited seating. Reserve you space now.
For questions or reservations call :
Gen5 at (262) 446-3300
or
Bieg Boutique at (262) 446-3879
*Inclement weather will move event indoors.
If you are in need of “Husband-sitting”, special
arrangements have been made with Nice Ash for a reserved
seat and dinner (prepared by Gen5) for
your spouse.
Spouse ticket is $15 for dinner and
a glass of beer
BTW, Alexa Grey is playing tonight too....
Bodway's deck outside is coming along, I was told the free city inspector already came by to inspect.
Interesting entries here and here, MRAAK was not CONFUSED by the mayor like some of us.
Guitar Town is coming public... I think all the giant guitars will be on private properties last I've heard. We are still trying to get a giant guitar but decided to let Jason's guitar go into the pool and perhaps find its way into hands of someone famous to use it. Maybe Justin Bieber...;)
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
4.18.12
Apparently I missed some Michael Jackson music and a surprise ending... At least Chief Jack identify the trouble making BLOGGER, not BLOGGERS... ;) I don't f with someone with a gun and a taser,,, ( Plus I do have some customers/friends in the WPD...)
Transformer? The Decepticons are invading Waukesha!!!
The wall... More the media talk about it, the more valid it becomes...
Gregg's column.
It is being offered...
Benefit at Carroll.
Coming up...
Crocs sighting!!!
Have your decibel meter ready!!!
Right on, Darryl!
SOUND OFF
POLICE BLOTTER
I will be biking to work from the (West Ave.) house...Rocky style training starts today...
I have a dilemma.... Soma Flux or a special appearance of Love Monkeys at Bodway's on Friday night...
What to do????
BTW, this is on the front page of JS, and the background is a building that Jennifer (Kya) just finished. The multi-floor high center piece is on the left and each floor has a theme... Very impressive.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
4.17.12
Plenty of stuff going on with Main Street but I can talk very little of it due to conflict of interests issue. I am in process of negotiating with Guitar Town and selling a few tattoos to committee members. Brien can talk about it...
The 366 is still being debated... see Police Blotter for more but not them. By the way, Ms. Kool is not related to Mr. Skully.
The big news of the day is the semi Scri-Drama at North High School tonight. I am wondering if city issues are about issues or about conflict of personalities? I have no opinion on what is the right thing to do but who is bringing popcorn?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chief Jack fires back.
SOUND OFF-Donkey invasion?! Waukesha is overrun by asses!!! Where do you start?
Donkey story is legendary... Note to Freeman: Owl story and donkey story sell papers... we need more... How about some dog stories from HAWS? ( or some Bull stories on Main?)
Sooner or later, it should be on both side of the river so people can walk in circle like in Madison.
A message from Alderman Hastings.
New biz...
Some view on Pano's parking.
I am just glad I don't have to go talk about angle parking tonight at expanded CC mad house. I was coming out of the shop parking lot and this big SUV was coming in rather fast and almost hit me. She was making a turn around in our lot and apparently in a hurry... I really really want to tell her off but I did not... No, Wiggy, it was not Mayor Scrima and I was not dazed...
Hot off the press from WDBA:
Guitar Town Sponsorship includes some FFNL advertising I think.
The 366 is still being debated... see Police Blotter for more but not them. By the way, Ms. Kool is not related to Mr. Skully.
The big news of the day is the semi Scri-Drama at North High School tonight. I am wondering if city issues are about issues or about conflict of personalities? I have no opinion on what is the right thing to do but who is bringing popcorn?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chief Jack fires back.
SOUND OFF-Donkey invasion?! Waukesha is overrun by asses!!! Where do you start?
Donkey story is legendary... Note to Freeman: Owl story and donkey story sell papers... we need more... How about some dog stories from HAWS? ( or some Bull stories on Main?)
Sooner or later, it should be on both side of the river so people can walk in circle like in Madison.
A message from Alderman Hastings.
New biz...
Some view on Pano's parking.
I am just glad I don't have to go talk about angle parking tonight at expanded CC mad house. I was coming out of the shop parking lot and this big SUV was coming in rather fast and almost hit me. She was making a turn around in our lot and apparently in a hurry... I really really want to tell her off but I did not... No, Wiggy, it was not Mayor Scrima and I was not dazed...
Hot off the press from WDBA:
Financial Contributor of Waukesha’s Freeman Friday Night Live
Most businesses benefit from Waukesha’s Freeman Friday Night live music series, but the majority of cost is paid for by the stage manager businesses ($1800 for 2012). Each year a request has been made for additional donations and several businesses have typically responded with a financial contribution, but there has been a minimal amount of recognition of those contributing businesses and many of our customers have asked to know who is paying for all the "free" music! Additionally, no minimum has been set on the amount to include your business name on printed materials.
While we have higher levels ($4,000 and $2,000) of corporate sponsorships available, we recognize that most of our members are not able to contribute at those levels. Consequently, at the WDBA meeting last week, it was decided to add another level of sponsorship to the event, which is that of a “Financial Contributor”.
Any business contributing $200 or more to the FFNL event shall be listed on FFNL published materials as a FFNL Financial Contributor. Funds must be received by next Monday 4/23/12 to be included on published materials, so please take care of this right away. Checks made out to the WDBA can be delivered to our treasurer, Colette at Quickprint.
These funds will be used to defray the cost of running the event, which includes the cost of musicians, printing of materials (flyers, posters, etc.), other advertising (print, radio, TV, billboards, etc), signage (parking, detour, event banners, etc) and event insurance which the city is requiring of us this year.
FFNL has become a premier event which our community looks forward to each summer. Becoming a financial contributor will allow your business to take part in sponsoring this event and will show our thousands of customers that your business is an active supporter of downtown events. I hope you will consider becoming a financial contributor and helping us bring music to our streets for 18 weeks this summer. A $200 contribution breaks down to only about $11 per week of advertising for your business.
Guitar Town Sponsorship includes some FFNL advertising I think.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
4.14.12
Friday the 13th was a big hit at WTC yesterday! We had to stop taking names by 1pm and we were busy! The end of the day count was 21 #13s for me, 20 for Jason, 17 for Barry and Kelly kicked everyone's butt with 31 piercings! I will be adding my support to cancer research with my portion and continue to honor my mentor Bill Hanson.
(Thanks to Gen5 for keeping the kitchen opened later to feed us. Shark tacos were amazing.)
Jason's guitar is at the shop right now but will be turned in today. It is awesome...
It is a good idea to emphasize the artists and take attention away from the Scri-Drama missteps. There is still a need for a financing package to engage the small business community.
The theme these days is to restore public confidence and remove the weakest link.
The coming storm... He said, she said.... I am neutral on this but like Wiggy said, it is curious when Mayor Scrima did a 180, but that is what confused downtowners came to expect often these days...
Mini-drama here...
Who is selling the bar? What bar?
Thank you for your service, sir.
"Lemonade and Tattoo" at Carroll today at 8pm... Let's see how many private parts tattoo questions I get... ;)
Friday, April 13, 2012
4.13.12
It is Friday the 13th! The WTC crew is looking forward to another crazy day of $13 No.13 tattoos +$7 tip for luck day. Likely there will be a line waiting for us when we get there and who knows when we will stop... (Moxie girls promised us lunch from Rochester Deli...)
When street rumors become printed news, it gets a lot more serious... I get the humor, but the investment does baffle the neighbors.
Waukesha is overrun by an ass or two. They are cute...
Years ago when Ms. Kool and I were out in Vegas, we saw a bunch of donkeys on the road at Red Rock Canyon. I stopped to take photos and this donkey was laughing and laughing. I did not notice until Ms. Kool pointed out that this donkey was a very happy donkey and I have the photo to prove it...
BID report. Thanks to all the people came to fill me in on the Guitar Town sponsorship as they were reported as well... I suppose the detail will come out very soon but the unofficial word is that the small playable guitar is $5000 and the larger one is $8000. There is also a more extensive package of $15000 that includes one of each and many gala tickets. I hope Waukesha State Bank will put together a financing package as well so more local businesses can participate.
Small guitar is due today to be sent back to Gibson... Jason, is it awesome yet?
Kool story.
The parking debate continues.
SOUND OFF-Wiggy has another Anon fan.
I will be at a Carroll event tomorrow night, 8PM at the Pit. Tattooed Lady Amelia is speaking about her book to students and I will be there to support her and answer some tattoo related questions as well. I think there is even a door prize for students... I hope they will give me some fried chicken strips...
Crazy day ahead! It will be a happening...
UPDATE: People had been waiting outside since 9:30AM... There will be a special #13 in honor of Waukesha Guitar Town artists too!!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
4.12.12
Danger Girls 1 and 2 and Mr. Nipple Gate were in last night and they met M.H... I wish I can write about what the Danger Girls were talking about but this is a family blog with occasional R-rated stuff... We really should not allow that kind of scandalous conversation in the tattoo shop... ;)
M.H. was very happy with his Bodway's burger; it is one of the reasons he keeps coming back to Downtown Waukesha! He told me that Randy White looked at his tattoo in Dallas and he liked my work... Nice.
The rumors were confirmed. My psychic guess is also correct on the next owner of American Tattoo, not sure if Mr. Skully needs to go up for conditional permit... (I wonder if Mayor Scrima will give him a hard time because of the Watchdogs connection.) We at WTC will not stand in the way of his American dream and we are glad it is someone local and we know professionally.
There is a joke sign posted however, as a serious blogger (and troublemaker Wiggy-wannabe), I marched into Magellan's to interview Mr. Italiano. Here is his official response on a sign that is not approved by sign commission:
" I understand that times are tight, and that is why I am willing to work with the city to create a volunteer group that would take pictures of the offending properties and even help write letters to the property owners.
" I am like a free city sign inspector. Why would someone not want our city to be clean, safe and inviting and without signs with boring fonts?"
(to be continued with more black humor...) BONUS.
There is some talks on bike culture in Waukesha and I am hoping to support that with the 453 property. I need to send a conciliatory message to the mayor and the plan commission loud and clear by marking 20 ANGLE BICYCLE PARKING spots...
Some said it will be a Mexican Bar and Grill called Blue Star. The cart is way in front of the horse on this one...
I talked about this before too, I think WDBA needs to walk that line carefully to not make the $200 "sponsoring" fee look and feel like a FFNL shake down. It also needs to get its organizational status clear up some said.
A spirited bar discussion also needs to be reported on Downtown Parking. The "solution" in the end was digital meter on Main with 1.5 hour limit from 8am to 5pm but no overnight and free ramp parking not exceeding 24 hours...
NIMBY! It is ours!
Good story.
Fire chief search...
A Carroll event.
People asked me if there is Mayoral recall effort going on, I really do not know nor plan on organizing it. Some said Mr. Scrima is tired of being this "Mayor Scrima" character but he is a front to some powerful people behind the scene. All the divisive political tactics do have a lot of stress on everyone and people are paying real price for it.
Here is a "Thank you" anyway, or at least for providing endless blogging materials....
4.11.12
Save the date... another semi-Scri-Drama event going high school! Are food and drink allowed? I hope I can still find my letterman jacket...( or fit in it...)
Whoa! Now wait a minute, this is our WackySha thing that we take civic pride in, you can't occupy here! Darryl's take on this.
Some important agenda items... Support your local bikers!
HBR is busy around town...
Good story.
Get ready for #$%@...
Gregg's column.
SOUND OFF- FFNL insurance debate...
My customer and dear friend M.H. is coming to town; it means Bodway's burger for him. It is now his favorite burger, even ranked higher than Buckley's. I will see if I can find some J Lo inside scoop from him.
I was not able to attend WDBA again last night, no word on what happened. UPDATE: Here is one view. I would say for certain merchants, it is quite profitable. For us, we are too far away and we are booked anyway.
Eric from Sign Shoppe finally closed on his property and we are all very happy for him. The word is that Kendal Lofts will start the demolition in 1.5 month or so, in the height of Guitar Town...
Jason is putting final touch on his guitar and he promised it to be awesome, and he gets daily reminders that it HAS to be awesome...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Update
Mr. Brian Running On Clarke Hotel:
| The city is NOT getting nothing from the Clarke Hotel. They have made their tax payments each year. From time to time the payments have been late, but they have made the payments. What's more, they are making those tax payments on an assessment that is artificially set at about 170% of its actual market value. The city is getting a better deal, property-tax-wise, on the Clarke than on any other property in the city (I'm willing to bet). Mayor Scrima said he's not interested in giving the Clarke any more tax breaks - but the Clarke has never gotten any tax breaks, it's paying taxes at a rate higher than any other property in town. The fact is, the city is getting a big tax advantage, and it's hurting the chances of getting a new restaurant operator in there. The taxation of the property needs to be brought into line with reality - which would still be a net tax advantage for the city. |
4.10.12
Someone at the Freeman fell asleep and forgot to put up the online paper on time, sorry for the delay...
BIG SHOWDOWN!!! SCRIMA vs. CUMMINGS! 12 rounds of celebrity boxing! Who would you put money on? Alderman Patton and Alderman Paulson are in this episode of Scri-Drama too. (Note to Alderman Paulson: Things happen when you go out of town...)
BONUS:
I did not know there were some anticipated firework at City Hall yesterday as I walked in to drop something unrelated off for a very fashionable HBR. I talked to Mr. Barta in the parking lot outside for a while continuing our debate yesterday, but then I had to dive aside and roll on the grass as a SUV came at me, I had the fear that it was Mayor Scrima behind the wheel, but it was only Meghan. False alarm...
(The rumor of a speciality store for the deaf or a Waukesha Temperance movement headquarter at 366 is definitely false.) ;)
I also found out Alderwoman Cummings' husband is a reader here... well, don't go back to read the Nipple Gate stuff... ;) BTW, I am not leaving town according to the rumor, Scott from American Tattoo is, and I wish him best of luck too.
(Some customer from few month ago also told me the rumor that I was dead, and that was the second time in my career I have heard that. The first time I allegedly O.D.ed. It is always good to be alive!)
There is some rumor out there that Clarke Hotel is closed for good. It was proven to be mis-information by the way with a phone call... So we are all very clear on that. ;)
Jason has an update and so does Wis.
Watchdog tale.
Brien's new post.
I might need more Magellan's pizza! Did you sign up yet?
It is gonna be a busy day this Friday!!! Get here early to put your name on the list!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Another FFNL petition?
Some said there is a petition going around against expanding FFNL to 4.5 month. I thought Roger had said there will be only 18 FFNL.
I am a little confused, and in the fog of war, perhaps I missed something?
Anyone out there has solid information on what is going on?
I think both sides agree that petition is kinda of a dirty trick because the signers often do not get the full picture but it looks impressive when you wave it around at public meetings.
I hope Roger was true to his words and this new petition is not a response to another push to expand FFNL/street closing. The street is heated enough, please don't pour more gasoline on it. That is to both sides.
Thank you!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Art Crawl Hangover part 2
4.8.12
Jason, Ms. Kool and I went to Gen 5 last night as planned, and the street food inspired tapas did not disappoint.
We ordered 5 items and we did have an agreement on what we like the most. The Shark Tacos and the Banh Mi were the top choices. The Chicken Satay and Flank Steak were close seconds, and the Greek Chicken Sausage as the third but it was still pretty good. We had well prepared food by Chef Jeff and great service from Emma. It must be a chef's dream to have monthly change to be creative. Gen 5 is now the finest dining establishment in Downtown Waukesha with its professionally designed interior and monthly playful menu,
It is also official news instead of a rumor on the expansion of Restyle Studio. There is a need for consignment clothes, please see the link for more information!
A few things happened and I can only say what I can, but this blog is based on contents put out there and I have to pick and choose from the people who are talking. It is up to the readers to find the nuggets of truth and I do not expect all to come to the same conclusion as me since I am ALSO in the dark half of the time. The trouble on Main is taking a toll on EVERYONE and most people point it to the lack of leadership and divisive political tactics. Why so much secrecy and then wonder why people are asking questions? If Guitar Town wants good PR, it really should be open and inclusive, involve the community instead of being Mayor's pet project. We all have to work with each other in Downtown Waukesha and politicians do come and go.
This is what I hope to see: I wish the Guitar Town COMMITTEE step forward and kick the political micro management out. This is too big and too important of a project to screw up for one's political gain. The artists are the heart and soul of this project but the lack of transparency and all the political fumbles are not directing people to focus on that. Forget re-branding, use available community resource and put out sponsor packages with finance options from Waukesha State Bank to involve more rather than less. There are people on the side lines and a good business should appeal to ALL sides, not just who agrees with you.
The downtown elders do have a tough decision to make, and it can be a personal one. If one keeps saying GREATER GOODS, a workable truce is for greater goods, an open and inclusive project is for greater goods, and De-Politicalize Guitar Town/FFNL is for greater goods.
On this Easter Sunday, I pray sanity in Downtown Waukesha will be resurrected.
Peace on Main.
We ordered 5 items and we did have an agreement on what we like the most. The Shark Tacos and the Banh Mi were the top choices. The Chicken Satay and Flank Steak were close seconds, and the Greek Chicken Sausage as the third but it was still pretty good. We had well prepared food by Chef Jeff and great service from Emma. It must be a chef's dream to have monthly change to be creative. Gen 5 is now the finest dining establishment in Downtown Waukesha with its professionally designed interior and monthly playful menu,
It is also official news instead of a rumor on the expansion of Restyle Studio. There is a need for consignment clothes, please see the link for more information!
A few things happened and I can only say what I can, but this blog is based on contents put out there and I have to pick and choose from the people who are talking. It is up to the readers to find the nuggets of truth and I do not expect all to come to the same conclusion as me since I am ALSO in the dark half of the time. The trouble on Main is taking a toll on EVERYONE and most people point it to the lack of leadership and divisive political tactics. Why so much secrecy and then wonder why people are asking questions? If Guitar Town wants good PR, it really should be open and inclusive, involve the community instead of being Mayor's pet project. We all have to work with each other in Downtown Waukesha and politicians do come and go.
This is what I hope to see: I wish the Guitar Town COMMITTEE step forward and kick the political micro management out. This is too big and too important of a project to screw up for one's political gain. The artists are the heart and soul of this project but the lack of transparency and all the political fumbles are not directing people to focus on that. Forget re-branding, use available community resource and put out sponsor packages with finance options from Waukesha State Bank to involve more rather than less. There are people on the side lines and a good business should appeal to ALL sides, not just who agrees with you.
The downtown elders do have a tough decision to make, and it can be a personal one. If one keeps saying GREATER GOODS, a workable truce is for greater goods, an open and inclusive project is for greater goods, and De-Politicalize Guitar Town/FFNL is for greater goods.
On this Easter Sunday, I pray sanity in Downtown Waukesha will be resurrected.
Peace on Main.
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