Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Why Have I Forsaken You?
“Milwaukee is basically Chicago with like, you know, fucking half the population. All the same stuff, all the same great views, without the traffic. I love it.”- Bill Burr I got a thing for small Midwest cities. Most things are cheaper, the people are more relaxed and there is an obscene amount of parking. All these things are true about Milwaukee and I had been neglecting it for far too long. I went to Milwaukee one time when I was a kid. The only thing I remember was drinking a Squirt and my older brother telling me I’d explode if I burped. This led to an epic tantrum that went down forever in my family history. I am labeled as the overdramatic little shit while my psychopath brother comes off as gem. Fuck that dude. I didn’t go back until I was 21 when the band I screamed for played in a shitty basement somewhere near Marquette University, then later to feature at a poetry slam. Both times I arrived just in time to set up, get onstage, then dip, leaving the (ins