Alright check this out and watch it in its entirety.
Milwaukee? Now, I do not live in Milwaukee but growing up I spent plenty of time there, half my classmates at the Little College on the Prairie were from Milwaukee, I enjoy Miller and Schlitz and Pabst and Lakefront and Sprecher and just about every beer brewed in Milwaukee except Old Milwaukee and Milwaukee's Best(aka the beast), and I enjoy the Brewers but often forget about the Bucks so I guess I can say I and my liver are part of Milwaukee. Hell I even went out of my way to check out the world famous bar, The Safehouse but I never did find all the secret entrances but I did find the secret exit and enjoyed urinating while looking out the two way mirror that overlooked the bar. So when a friend over at micepace gave me a heads up about this video, I was somewhat shocked.
This was not the Milwaukee I knew. I have to thank a commentor over at Ann Althouse's blog for giving me some of these hints.
Where were the portly gentlemen wearing green and gold? You can not go anywhere in Milwaukee without seeing Packers colors. Now Brewers colors are sprouting up and there were no Brewer colors either. Forget about the Bucks.
Where was Milwaukee's Holy Trinity of beer, brats, and brandy? Combine all three and I guarantee a religious experience. Next time you are in my neck of the woods, I will make you my bratwurst which are famous in two states. I have such an intricate preparation for my bratwurst. I soak them in beer and other secret ingredients at least 24 hours before cooking. I boil them until grey and then I grill them. The key step is...I can't tell you because then I won't be famous any more.
Where is *leecker Street? Could it be that this was filmed in New York and they were on Bleecker Street? And what about those overpasses? Central Park?
Who plays chess in the park in Milwaukee? I don't recall there being any parks but I do know that the TV history of Milwaukee is alive and well seeing they just dedicated a statue of Fonzie. Pretty soon they will be dedicating sections of sidewalk for the annual Laverne and Shirley hopscotch-a-thon: "Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!" Oh they do have that fancy art museum where at certain times of the day its "wings" raise and lower. That is same museum where the son of Madison, WI chief of police recently stole something like $20,000.
Where are the Violent Femmes? Where is Sigmund Snopek the Third? By the way Siggy is the most pretenious person I have ever met. He did give me one of my favorite phrases: "Shit on Muckwanago!" Where are Die Kreuzen? Where is Citizen King, you know the one hit wonders with "I've Seen Better Days"? Where is the band that has music in every trailer for every single chick flick, The BoDeans? Where is...LIBERACE? Where is Micah Zellmer?
I know this will infruiate my Milwaukee readers but the people in the video pronounce the city's name correctly. It's not the typical M'waukee. Be honest and admit it, you don't use the 'i' or the 'l'. Too bad they didn't bring up the issue with bubblers in the video. If tehy said drinking or water fountain, then I know this isn't from anyone in Milwaukee.
So there is a website promoting this video and it says it is something about the tourism board. Here is the site. There is a phone number listed and it is a Milwaukee number. I haven't attempted a call os of yet however there is a forum over at Something Awful where they have been discussing this video and its cryptic meaning.
So what is this video? I have two or possibly three theories. The first is that it has something to do with a possible sequel to the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead which was set in Milwaukee and was about zombies. Theory two is that this is an elaborate advertisement for a future video game. The launch of the last three Grand Theft Auto video games saw numerous websites sprouting up all over the web. Some were for the radio stations and businesses featured in the game and others were for certain characters in the game and then the sports teams of the specific city. My third theory is that this is for a forthcoming movie. Cloverfield did an extordinary job at promoting their movie through faux-websites. There was a fake website for the company where one of the main characters was going to work at that was located in Japan. There was a website for the soda that the company made. There were videos on youtube that talked about oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico being destroyed by a mysterious creature. In my opinion the best were the myspace accounts for the major characters in Cloverfield. I can't remember their names offhand but I am sure that you can find them. The crux is that they haven't "logged into" their account since the attack. Before the attack the characters were messaging each other about upcoming events and were talking about "the party" even though it was a surprise party.
The Milwaukee video is quite strange yet entertaining, but I enjoy these Milwaukee videos much better.
He sends a shout out to me and it makes me feel special.
Atreyu at The Rave in Milwaukee. I love the video because it just fits the city and I also had a "friend" that lived across the street from The Rave.
Until next time, try to keep it real, M'waukee!






























































































































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