i’m in Milwaukee. sitting at a coffee shop. the venue’s about 10 minutes away. i need to be there in 48 minutes. that gives me 38 minutes (minus the amount of time it takes me to write this) to finish my coffee and maybe sleep for a few. i’m a bit tired. funny thing is, i slept for most of the afternoon. i guess driving around the country by yourself can take it out of you.

or maybe it’s that i just had a butter burger and some of the frozen custard that Milwaukee’s famous for. i’ve been trying to do the “local” thing from town to town, and it’s been really fun trying new things. they should make an olympic event out of trying to finish the frozen custard before it melts (the term “frozen” should be used lightly). it was a bit of a mess.

the one thing i haven’t tried here is the fish fry. that’s also supposed to be a big thing here in Milwaukee, but i have not yet ascertained the difference between “fish fry” and “fish and chips” (with the exception that fish fry is served with italian bread and coleslaw). isn’t fried fish, well…. fried fish? please correct me if i’m wrong. this is something that will most likely keep me up for nights to come.

that said, i’m parked like a mile from here. so i should probably head out. if you’re in town, see you in a bit. and i hope you like Toto (that cover doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon)…