Join Waukesha resident Brien Lee and his blog, Sir Fido, as they explore the city and report on the interesting things they find.
I heard Ben K. play his guitar last year on a Friday and again this last Friday during Friday Night Live downtown. I love his playing, especially the entire songs he plays up the neck by hammering-on and pulling-off, but his stage in front of Steaming Cup was way too small.
Even though I loved Ben's playing, my favorite group of the evening was Spring City Grass, a bluegrass group. I loved hearing the two sisters play their fiddles and loved the energy of the stand-up bass player but the amplified jazz band across the street made it difficult for the large Spring City Grass crowd in front of Martha Merrell's to hear the music.
One of the largest applauses of the evening was for a guy riding by on his motorcycle with three small, cute dogs in the sidecar sticking their heads out, and I have to applaud Friday Night Live for bringing people downtown and shopkeepers for staying open late.
The Waukesha Police bike auction was yesterday so I rode one of my bikes over to the Delafield St. station and left with a $5.00 model. The 200 bikes sold for between $1.00 and $150.00. A lot of good deals were had saving large families a lot of cash. I noticed that often the first bidder was also the winning bidder, especially since many bikes sold for a dollar and never got another bid.
Other things noticed while takin the blog for a Wauk.: Les and Bev, my old landlords on Northview, celebrated their anniversary at Texas Roadhouse Saturday. Tam and I celebrated our anniversary at the same place last month. My parish, St. William, celebrates their 49th anniversary today and kicks off the year-long 50th celebration. The parish first met at the Park Theater on this day in 1957.
It was a good weekend with good weather and the only bugs out were fireflies. There was lots to do for everyone but sometimes the best is the unpredictable: The couple in their 20s playing hopscotch on Corrina Blvd., the three girls blowing soap bubbles in the Frame Park Garden, an oriole in the yard, a super deal on a nice bike...
