{image1} No more forums, please. No more questions on campaign finances, community benefits, Park East redevelopment and the like. Let's get down to business and get inside the heads of Marvin Pratt and Tom Barrett. Here are 10 quick questions with the candidates. Admit it, you've been wondering, too: boxers or briefs?

1. What is your favorite Milwaukee restaurant?

Marvin Pratt: Ja 'Stacy and The Soup House.
Tom Barrett: I'm running for mayor of Milwaukee. I love all of them.

2. What's the last concert you saw?

Barrett: Paul Simon.
Pratt: Anita Baker on January 3 at The Riverside Theatre.

3. What CDs are in your car right now?

Pratt: Donnie Hathaway, although I don't get to drive much these days.
Barrett: Lots of them, specifically Rolling Stones "Greatest Hits."

4. You need a new tie for this weekend, where do you go to buy one?

Barrett: Boston Store at the Shops of Grand Avenue.
Pratt: Sophisticated Man (322 E. Wisconsin Ave.) or Mark Pasch, Ltd.

5. If you could have a beer with one person, who would it be and why?

Pratt: Muhammad Ali.
Barrett: My brother John, because I can make him pick up the tab.

6. Would you support a one-day "Parking Amnesty Day" in downtown: a day where all meters and city lots are free?

Barrett: Show me the money ... before I commit to this I would need to know the cost. I would love to explore ways of doing this and providing incentives to come downtown, especially on a prime retail shopping days like the day after Thanksgiving.
Pratt: Yes.

7. Boxers or briefs?

Pratt: Briefs.
Barrett: Yes, always.

8. Favorite TV show?

Barrett: Seinfeld.
Pratt: 60 Minutes, but I don't watch much TV.

9. Coke or Pepsi?

Pratt: Pepsi.
Barrett: Diet Coke.

10. Favorite place for coffee in Milwaukee?

Barrett: I don't drink coffee, but Highland Park Pies and Café on Martin Drive is a favorite spot to chat and catch up in my neighborhood.
Pratt: Bean Head Café on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Marvin Pratt's Web site is marvinpratt.com.
Tom Barrett's Web site is barrettformayor.com.