http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_davebegel.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Dave Begel en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 13:31:13 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 When a team is as bad as the Milwaukee Brewers have been, you kind of just hold your breath, waiting for somebody with authority to lose patience with the whole thing and start chopping. And, as we all know, the normal first head on the chopping block belongs to the manager. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelronroenickefuture.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelronroenickefuture.html?33832 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:00 CDT For decades Milwaukee has been a whipping boy for all those state legislators who aren't from Milwaukee. We need to find a way to fight back, something that will scare the crap out of some Republican from Bonduel or Abbotsford or even Mequon. Here are Dave Begel's weapons of war... http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/weaponsofwar.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/weaponsofwar.html?33792 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:00 CDT I have been kind of out of commission for more than 40 days with a health difficulty and it's been a real long haul. I think I'm in the final couple of weeks before I get to go home, but lately I've been thinking a lot about what things I miss the most. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/davebegel051413.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/davebegel051413.html?33767 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:01:00 CDT The Journal Sentinel just hired someone named David Paulsen to be its new Breaking News Editor. Paulsen comes to the paper after stints as a reporter in Wausau and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and two years at Fox News. Well, when the announcement was made the cries from staffers in the newsroom in Downtown Milwaukee could be heard throughout the civilized world. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begeljsblog051413.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begeljsblog051413.html?33768 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:00 CDT Any sport can be improved upon with simple tweaks to the rules. Here is a list of one change for the major spectator sports that will help each game. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelnewsportsrules.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelnewsportsrules.html?33749 Tue, 14 May 2013 05:35:00 CDT For months, all the pro leagues had been preparing for this announcement from some athlete. They had formed alliances with LGBT groups, laying plans for how to respond and how to handle the inevitable public reaction. But even in Wisconsin, we have moved beyond this kind of homophobic bull crap. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelblog050913.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelblog050913.html?33681 Thu, 9 May 2013 05:31:00 CDT Do something great and we adore our heroes with shouts, screams and applause. We care and we show we care. What are we to do when they screw something up? We care about them just as much and ignoring their failure should not be part of this equation. Not caring is worse, much worse, than disapproving. We have to let them know that we who depend on them so much are disappointed. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbooingaxford.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbooingaxford.html?33673 Tue, 7 May 2013 05:34:00 CDT Enough young people have been convinced they should care about using the proper fork that a number of colleges and universities in Milwaukee have started holding etiquette classes for students headed out for job interview lunches and dinners. I see no reason, however, to limit this to meals. Think of all the opportunities these kids are missing. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/newetiquette.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/newetiquette.html?33613 Fri, 3 May 2013 05:08:00 CDT Another shock when a 4-year-old boy was shot while playing in front of his home near 40th and Chambers Tuesday night. But what was he doing outside? http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begel050113.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begel050113.html?33621 Wed, 1 May 2013 17:59:00 CDT I am one of those people who are interested in health care issues and all the arguments about what kind of health care we should have in this country. Farmer/Physicians Blue This and Green That. Let's even forget Obamacare, although I kind of like that one. I vote for AnnieCare. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begelblog050312.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/begelblog050312.html?33592 Wed, 1 May 2013 10:31:00 CDT Nobody is born a criminal. There is no inevitability to a kid becoming a criminal. There is something else at work here, and that leads us to the big question: Does crime cause poverty or does poverty cause crime? http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/crimeissue.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/crimeissue.html?33539 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:08:00 CDT Excitement, recreation and fun are good things and they are well worth paying for. Let's remove the science from this debate and just concentrate on the style of life and caliber of a city we all really want. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelnewarenataxdollars.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelnewarenataxdollars.html?33514 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:31:00 CDT Lately, it seems like the whole world has been singing Milwaukee's praises. We've been named on this list or that list. It's an exciting time. But we need to take caution and remember the educational and societal problems that need our attention. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/begel041713.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/begel041713.html?33458 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:31:00 CDT The major American pro sports leagues are getting ready for its first active, male athletes to come out. And when this happens there's going to be a lot of shouting about progress and how far we have come, but that's a little overwrought. Real progress will be when a gay professional athlete is only concerned about his performance on the field and the rest of us cheer or boo for the way he plays. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/maleathletecomingout.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/maleathletecomingout.html?33426 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:02:00 CDT I am one of the people in Milwaukee who doesn't mind that Summerfest chief Don Smiley makes a lot of money and I am one of a handful who knows why this is such a big story for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The newspaper has always been obsessed with how much money people who don't work for the newspaper make. When I say "obsessed," I am not exaggerating. I have very personal experience with this. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/begelblog040413.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/begelblog040413.html?33334 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 16:26:00 CDT Baseball season is underway. Six months of drama, excitement, fear and loathing. It's a time to think, to make wishes and to predict. Yes, it's time to set your dreams aside and face the cold reality of what you think will happen. Predictions. Some serious. Some not. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbrewerspredictions.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbrewerspredictions.html?33317 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 05:33:00 CDT This is kind of a classic race. The incumbent is Dr. Tony Evers, a veteran educator with a decades-long file of experience. He's being challenged by Don Pridemore, a right-wing lawmaker from Hartford who has no meaningful education experience and has made a name for himself by saying single parenthood is the leading cause of child abuse. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/everspridemore.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/everspridemore.html?33276 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:32:00 CDT After his long struggle back from mental, emotional and health problems, all carried out in spectacularly public glare, Tiger Woods is once again the most dominant golfer in the world - by far. The question is whether this is a good thing or not. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelwoodsisback.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelwoodsisback.html?33258 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:04:00 CDT It's difficult to pigeonhole this show. It's not a concert. It's not a tribute cover band. It's not theater. What it is seems to be a couple of hours of the great songs of Sam Cooke boiled down to a musical theater audience level and delivered with practiced smiles, dance moves, patter with the band and a timorous set of vocal chords that sometimes hit but often missed channeling one of the great singers of our time. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/cookebookreview13.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/cookebookreview13.html?33236 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:25:00 CDT Nobody wants Shawn Schulpius in their neighborhood and it's easy to understand why. Schulpius is a registered sex offender. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/sexoffenderrelease.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/sexoffenderrelease.html?33186 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:07:00 CDT They call soccer a beautiful game, but one play from Sunday's Milwaukee Bucks contest proves just how pretty basketball can be. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbucksbeautifulgame.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbucksbeautifulgame.html?33170 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:32:00 CDT It may come as a surprise to people who have seen "A Raisin in the Sun" before, as I have, and it certainly came as a huge surprise to me. But when I watched the play that opened at the Milwaukee Rep this weekend, I was stunned to figure out that it's a love story. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/begelreview031813.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/begelreview031813.html?33156 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:05:00 CDT To say this play is disturbing and powerful is like saying Ryan Braun can hit a baseball. Nothing quite captures the depth and breadth of this story. And though the cast consists of a dozen or more actors, make no mistake: it is a one-man show. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/maninaglassboothreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/maninaglassboothreview.html?33135 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:28:00 CDT Viswa Subbaraman admits to a mild case of nerves as Skylight Music Theatre announced its 2013-14 season Thursday, the first under the new artistic director who is expected to continue the impressive record of the Skylight over the past few years. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/skylightviswa.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/skylightviswa.html?33123 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:18:00 CDT The Miami Heat rolls into the BMO Harris Bradley Center on a 20-game winning streak, but the Milwaukee Bucks have busted such streaks before. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/miamiheatstreakmilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/miamiheatstreakmilwaukee.html?33128 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:27:00 CDT Big changes may be in store across the Milwaukee basketball landscape in the coming months. Who stays, and who goes? http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelmarchmadness.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelmarchmadness.html?33088 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:32:00 CDT One of the biggest problems with "Pump Boys and Dinettes" is that there seems to be no context. They may tell a quick joke or have a short discussion only as a means of setting up an entry to the next song. And almost all the songs are cute and clever ditties that have little or no emotional punch. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/pumpboysreview13.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/pumpboysreview13.html?33079 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:03:00 CDT Rudy Pazinski spends a fair amount of time bedeviling Sister Clarissa, his aging teacher, and talking to Jesus Christ in the darkness of the chapel. He asks Jesus to make Sister Clarissa nicer and to put his father into a good mood when he comes home for dinner, bringing spaghetti from a local restaurant. This evening of theater is full of not just chuckles but real belly laughs. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/overthetavernsparkles.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/overthetavernsparkles.html?33065 Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:25:00 CDT Sheriff David Clarke has written a self-serving letter to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, apologizing for Milwaukee Police Dept. Chief Ed Flynn's testimony at recent Senate hearings. Ask yourself why in the name of all that's holy, would Clarke write a letter like this. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/clarkeletter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/clarkeletter.html?33039 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 05:02:00 CDT Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who helped bring Milwaukee it's only NBA Championship, should coach the Bucks. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelabduljabbarbuckscoach.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelabduljabbarbuckscoach.html?33006 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 05:31:00 CDT In the Milwaukee Rep's production of "Ring of Fire" at the Stackner Cabaret, we saw not the story of a singer and his wife and his backup band. We saw the story of America. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/ringoffirereview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/ringoffirereview.html?33004 Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:31:00 CDT This examination of a marriage born of and buckling under the pain of genocide is like an intricate dance, with spectacular acting and direction. It ranks right up there with the best plays of the year and should not be missed. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/beastonthemoonreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/beastonthemoonreview.html?32997 Sat, 2 Mar 2013 13:03:00 CDT Everybody's favorite mayor Tom Barrett delivered his State of the City address this week, and in it he had a long list of things that have gone right and a wish list of things that need to get done. According to Dave Begel, he left a few things out. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/wishlistformilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/wishlistformilwaukee.html?32969 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:26:00 CDT One thing about the debate over gun control is that Milwaukee's two big law enforcement officers are becoming national spokesmen. Police chief Edward Flynn is slated to appear on "Anderson Cooper 360" tonight on CNN at 8 p.m. Flynn thus joins Sheriff David A. Clarke who has enjoyed some national fame recently. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/flynnoncooper.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/flynnoncooper.html?32984 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:16:00 CDT It was one heck of a weekend for women in sports as the Daytona 500 and UFC had history-making performances by women. But, the fight between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche pandered to our basest beliefs and was exploitative. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelwomesufc.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelwomesufc.html?32934 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:32:00 CDT Semi-Twang, the veteran Milwaukee band led by John Sieger, has been named one of the top 50 bands in the country by Alternate Root magazine, a national publication that keeps track of American roots music. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/semitwangranks.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/semitwangranks.html?32927 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:02:00 CDT This play needed a lot more workshopping than it apparently got in its almost 14 years of life. It doesn't do anything to grab you. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/timetolivereview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/timetolivereview.html?32924 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:02:00 CDT This critically-acclaimed one-man play has been performed all over the world. In Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's adaptation, James Ridge, turns in a performance that makes you gasp in wonder as director C. Michael Wright leads him through a stunning and mysterious journey to which we are all privileged watchers. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/underthelintelreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/underthelintelreview.html?32923 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:03:00 CDT There are no overly serious messages or issues in the musical which is aimed straight at little girls. "You can have too much of a good thing" and "you really should eat your vegetables" are about as serious as this gets. But the play is a wonderfully delightful way to spend an hour with some little girl in your life. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/pinkaliciousreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/pinkaliciousreview.html?32918 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:27:00 CDT Can a really good play can overcome weak acting to make a satisfying night at the theater? The answer to that is, unquestionably, "no." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/lastromancereview13.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/lastromancereview13.html?32897 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:03:00 CDT When Wisconsin foolishly passed a concealed carry bill, there were many people - me among them - who predicted that this was going to spawn a kind of vigilante justice and turn many neighborhoods into the OK Corral. Well, Guess what? It's happened. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/vigilantejustice.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/vigilantejustice.html?32880 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:07:00 CDT Sister Act is a one-joke show. Take a black woman who can both walk the walk and talk the talk, and put her with a group of mostly white, sheltered nuns and see what happens. What happens is funny. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/sisteractreview022013.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/sisteractreview022013.html?32882 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:26:00 CDT When it comes to the money athletes make, our hands are tied. Athletes can take performance enhancing drugs, they can commit all sorts of mayhem, but as long as they can still run, jump, swing and hit harder than any of us, we will continue to flock to watch them do all this. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelsportssalaries.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelsportssalaries.html?32863 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:33:00 CDT I want to make something very clear, right from the start. I'm not saying that Dominican High School's production of "Phantom of the Opera" was a great production for a high school. This was a great production. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/dhspoto021813.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/dhspoto021813.html?32860 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:01:00 CDT One of the most interesting mysteries I've ever seen, "Underneath the Lintel" opens Feb. 20 at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre - and it should be a hot ticket in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/underneaththelintelprev.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/underneaththelintelprev.html?32840 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:05:00 CDT About the only theater company in town that gives regular performances of works by local playwrights is tiny Windfall Theatre, and it is at it again. The company will present "A Time to Live" by Milwaukee playwright and actor Howard Goldstein, opening Feb. 15 and running through March 2. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/timetolivepreview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/timetolivepreview.html?32817 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:01:00 CDT It's Valentine's Day, a celebration a lot of people think was created by the floral industry, kind of like Sweetest Day. In truth, the day is nearly 2,000 years old and has always been associated with love and romance. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/vdaycouples.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/vdaycouples.html?32811 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:17:00 CDT There is a group of young girls who have fallen in love with another young girl who can't get enough of the color pink in her life. It is, of course, "Pinkalicious," the minor phenomenon you can hardly avoid if you have a young girl in your life. And now you have a chance to see her action. First Stage Children's Theatre presents "Pinkalicious: The Musical" Feb. 22 through March 24. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/pinkaliciouspreview13.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/davebegel/pinkaliciouspreview13.html?32790 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:01:00 CDT An open letter to new Milwaukee Wave President and CEO Sue Black, who will face some different challenges in her new role. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelmadampresident.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelmadampresident.html?32785 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:31:00 CDT Once you drag yourself to the end of this play you begin to realize that the only reason anybody either breaks up or gets together is sex. Most of it is pretty straight old-fashioned sex, but with an occasional kink thrown in. And most of us who are over 18 have probably come to the realization that a real relationship is much, much more than that. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/closerreview020813.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/closerreview020813.html?32768 Sat, 9 Feb 2013 15:03:00 CDT