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The Milwaukee Art Museum would be a good "Day Off" stop. |
| By Andrew Wagner OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Andrew Wagner |
| Published July 14, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. |
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On my all-time list of films, few come close to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." If it's on TV, I'm watching it. I've got two VHS versions (one taped off TV sometime in the early '90s and another, store-bought version) and two DVDs.
I have annoyed the heck out of friends and significant others in the past with my "talent" of being able to recite the entire film, complete with inflections and music.
It's safe to say, I'm a dork.
Even before I happened to find an airing of the flick early, early on Tuesday morning, it had been in my mind. I saw the news about the new glass "skyboxes" at the Sears Tower, saw Molly Snyder Edler's quote from Cameron Fry in her blog about the building, heard Drew Olson talking about movies you can't turn off during the D-List last week and had just, in general, been thinking it had been a while since I watched the movie.
As I sat on my couch, reciting each and every line, I thought back to my days at Pius High School, when my friend Mike and I would watch the movie and plot our own "day off." We never got there, but I still get giddy at the idea of playing hooky for a day.
But, what would one do? Ferris spent his day galavanting around Downtown Chicago and hijacking the Steuben Day Parade (and I chose to ignore that the parade is held in September, not spring as depicted in the film).
There's no Board of Trade and the U.S. Bank Building, as far as I know, doesn't have a sky deck anymore. There is, of course, the Milwaukee Art Museum, so I could see "priceless works of art."
The baseball game is no problem, thanks to Miller Park, so maybe I could catch a foul ball under the watchful eye of FS Wisconsin's cameras.
I'm not quite sure where I could order pancreas, nor that I'd want to, but with the number of fine dining establishments in Milwaukee, I am sure I could sneak my way in like Ferris & Co. did at "Chez Luis." (Although, who would be the local version of Abe Froman?)
Now my mind is wandering. Luckily, we're at the part where Mr. Rooney walks into the restaurant in his hunt to find Ferris. I've got some time.
What would be your plan? Use the Talkback feature below to share your suggestions.
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Posted by PacoMunsin on July 14, 2009 at 7:33 p.m. (report)
I agree with you 100% Andrew. You are a dork. Rise up!
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Posted by sandstorm on July 14, 2009 at 10:17 a.m. (report)
there is a word for ferris bueller that is kind of overplayed now, though, because it wasn't used enough then, i'll say it- douchebag.
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Posted by brunocarlson on July 14, 2009 at 9:50 a.m. (report)
Junior year in high school a few of us tried to do a Ferris Bueller Day Off. We actually went to Chicago, sans the Ferrari (actually a Dodge Diplomat), and could not attempt everything that they accomplished in the movie. There was a elderly group in the museum, no parade and I spited the Cubs then as well. Plus, a look in the phone book lead us to believe there was no Chez Paul. But I would say I am Patrick Cudahy the third, Bacon King of the Midwest.
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Posted by gc67 on July 14, 2009 at 7:08 a.m. (report)
Drew - great column! Love Ferris Bueller and now will need to go out and find the DVD tonight! Couple of ideas: 1) Start the day off with breakfast at the Forum on hwy 100 in greenfield 2) Hit the zoo after breakfast 3) Hit Kilowatt and explain that you are the great-great-grandson of sausage king, Fred Usinger 4) Miller Park: get to the press box and chat with Tom Haudricourt and Drew Olson ;) .... who knows maybe run into Uke on the way to the food table 5) Go back downtown and visit the Old German Beer Hall and enjoy the mallet game and a few liters of Hofbrau 6) Hit "Jazz in the Park" and wonder why they're not playing Beatles' music, leave and hit Water Street for some end-of-evening activity in the beer garden at McGuillicuddy's! Later..i'm packing up and taking the day off now!
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