January 1999
Volume 24
Number 1
Features
The
Noteworthy, Novel and Notorious of 1999
Milwaukee’s most incredible
personalities are assembled right here, right now. Plus a hit parade of memorable
events of the last year.
By The Editors
Where Have
All the Artists Gone?
If everybody knew who the top local
artists were 20 years ago (Tom Uttech, John Colt), scarcely a new name would
come to mind now. Why an art scene that used to be dynamic is bordering on dull.
By Tom Bamberger
Me and My Shadow
It would be tempting to make
comparisons between MU basketball coach Mike Deane and the old master, Al
McGuire, but it wouldn’t be fair. Deane is so different and… well, read this
and you’ll understand.
By Pat Fitzmaurice
My Life as
Hearsay
One night, a man was robbed of his
memory. The thief, amnesia, was a transient intruder. Read this first-person
account of a writer who experiences epiphany in the midst of fear.
By Jim Hazard
Departments
Outfront
Our American classic, by John Fennell
Letters
Laying it on the table.
The Insider
13
Reports of wild rides, a threatened
beach house and a “first daughter.”
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Pressroom
Confidential
What killed the Point’s morning radio
team.
By Peter Robertson
City Slants
Swing, soap, a sax sister, Santa Fe
and things that don’t begin with “s.”
Edited by Ann Christenson
Health &
Medicine
Eight evasive health conditions.
By Carolyn Alfvin
Calendar of
Events
Wicked theater, fiery guitar – this is
your month to paint the town red.
Edited by Charlene Mills
Dining
Etcetera
The roads to Morocco and Thailand.
By Ann Christenson
Restaurants
News to know, places to dine.
Endgame
Measuring success in the wake of
school choice.
By Kurt Chandler
On the Cover
Photograph by Francis Ford.
