Tag: Madison WI

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Scott Joplin, The King Of Ragtime, Also Wrote Operas

Today in 1868, at least on paper, Scott Joplin was born, though his actual birth date is probably a different day. He's best known for his groundbreaking ragtime works like "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer," but Joplin also wrote two operas.

On The Lake

You can take pontoon boat rides on Madison's Lake Mendota, and we picked one of the nicest nights to try it out.

Elvis Almost Threw Down At A Wisconsin Gas Station

Elvis Week is getting underway in Memphis, Tennessee, and while I can't be there, I can still celebrate, because my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin is where the King once broke up a fight at a gas station in the middle of the night.

City kids

Riding the bus to preschool!

“Oh hai marquee”

This is how you do a marquee for a showing of Tommy Wiseau's "The Room."

Someplace Special

Can you think of a better place for a bus to take you?