Tagged First Person

Selling peanuts for peanuts: My summer job at Milwaukee County Stadium

April 2, 2018

In the summer of 1999, I had a plan to watch the Brewers for free. Better than that, I was going to get paid for it. All I had to do was get a job at Milwaukee County Stadium, sell a few hot dogs, and see Jerom...

I dipped in and dropped out at Float Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Waving the white flag on the “People’s Flag of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me about the ongoing drama surrounding the Milwaukee city flag. What, the reporter wanted to know, was the deal with the "People's Flag of Mi...

I had salt cave therapy in a suburban mini mall and all I got was this runny nose

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2018

My cheesy valentine: A romantic, $150-per-couple dinner at Mars Cheese Castle

Zach Brooke

February 16, 2018

Kenosha's Mars Cheese Castle is many things to many people. To locals, it's a tourist trap infused with notes of ironic Wisconsin pride. For out-of-towners meandering through America's Dairyland, it's the last ...

’18 And Life To Go: Herbal remedies aren’t what the doctor ordered, but they’re effective nonetheless

Tyler Maas

February 13, 2018

’18 And Life To Go: Acupuncture is the most relaxing thing you can do with 20 needles in your body

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I've made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Witnessing the coldest Polar Plunge in more than 40 years (because I was too scared to actually do it)

Lauren Keene

January 3, 2018

Even though the Polar Plunge is a Milwaukee tradition spanning almost 100 years, I'll be honest: there's pretty much nothing that sounds appealing about it. Getting up bright and early on New Year's Day to…swim...

I did a 30-day hot yoga challenge and I almost flooded Milwaukee with sweat

Tea Krulos

December 26, 2017

This all started with a conversation about my back. Often hunched over for my work as a writer, a bartender, and an all-around tall guy with bad posture, my spine gets angry with me. I was telling a tale of woe...

Tearing myself apart at a midnight screening of ‘The Room’

Lauren Keene

December 19, 2017

I’ve always hated the concept of cultural “guilty pleasures.” I don’t understand why anyone should be ashamed of liking things just because society (or writers) say they’re “lame” or “bad.” I’m not at all asham...

We tried to eat a Wendy’s Go Wrap at every Milwaukee Wendy’s during ‘The Wendy’s Big Show’

Josh Hoppert

December 6, 2017

Like you, we eat at Wendy's sometimes. Okay, we eat at Wendy's often. The fast-food staple is most famous for its freshly prepared burgers and that "Where's the beef?" lady, but its spicy chicken options are pl...

Confessions of Non-Binary Fieri, Yokohama’s fourth-place karaoke team

Lauren Keene

November 30, 2017

In the criminally underrated film Mermaids (1990), Bob Hoskins invites the ethereal Cher into his attic and shows her his collection of paintings. When Cher is unimpressed, as Cher would be, he explains: "I sai...

Rapper’s delights: I ate like Action Bronson for a day

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2017

Action Bronson is coming to Milwaukee today. Though most people know the rapper for his work on stage, the charismatic former chef is also reaching a new audience with his work in the kitchen and through his un...

I spent the night at Milwaukee’s haunted cigar bar and things got emotional

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

The interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Not now, not ever, not on the set of Three Men And A Baby, not anywhere. They simply don't. The non-existence of ghosts is so self-evident to me, so ...

If you go to WWE Smackdown at the Bradley Center, don’t flip off the talent: A cautionary tale

DJ Hostettler

October 23, 2017

Goodness gracious, is it already time for another live WWE event at the Bradley Center? WWE's "blue brand," Smackdown Live, broadcasts from the soon-to-be-retired home of the Bucks this Tuesday. Why, it was jus...

I experienced the magic of the “grown-up” East Side by eating at three ramen places in one night

Matt Wild

October 19, 2017

The strangest thing about the changing face of Milwaukee's East Side is that I should love it. I'm 39 years old, married, a father, and a longtime East Side resident who has long outgrown the beautiful dream of...

My day at the 2017 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference

Maggie Iken

October 17, 2017

Milwaukee got into the Halloween spirit last weekend with its third annual Paranormal Conference. Boasting a busy schedule of ghost tours, spooky film screenings, and live music and dance performances, there wa...

I saw a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend for $20 at the Racine Zoo

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

During the 1960s, Stax Records of Memphis was at the forefront of American soul music, possibly only being eclipsed by Berry Gordy's Motown. Otis Redding and Sam & Dave were the biggest artists to come from...

Three Riverwest basement bands played 7 Mile Fair, and it was just as weird as you’d expect

Lauren Keene

August 9, 2017

Hailed as "Wisconsin's Largest Flea Market," the elusive 7 Mile Fair is one of the few places where you can buy live birds, bootleg Beats by Dre, fresh produce, fidget spinners, pork rinds…you get it. Located i...

Returning to Warped Tour after 15 years away

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2017

On July 27, 2002, I attended the first and only Van's Warped Tour of my life. The show, which took place at the Tweeter Center in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, boasted dozens of popular punk, ska, and hard...