I've never watched "American Idol." I kid you not.
I have nothing against it, but the DVR's full of the shows I love and, frankly, I'd rather watch basketball. So, I'm not one of the 25 million weekly viewers but I am a fan of some of the winners, especially Carrie Underwood.
Anyway, I am filled with Milwaukee pride knowing that one of our own, Danny Gokey, is in the final 13. The dude is probably the most talked about "celebrity" in town and most seem to think he has a real chance to take the crown.
So, I'm doing my civic duty and voting for the guy. Yet, I just found out that you can't vote online and that you must wait for a posted number after the performances. So, I'm assuming someone will e-mail me the number. I'll watch my Blackberry and vote for Gokey. I think you should do the same.
Whether you watch the show or not, that's your call.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
