Madison, Wisconsin

Love this city.  I can't believe that it's almost 20 years since the last time I was there. Time really flies by the older you get. I spent two summers in Spring Green, Wisconsin working for American Players Theatre and on the weekends I would go into Madison, about 35 minutes drive.  My father went to grad school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 70's.
This week's events brought back some awesome memories of my time strolling around the campus of UW, the city's 5 lakes and the State Street downtown area, of sitting at cafes drinking coffee, reading zines in bookstores, and perusing music stores when they still had records and cassette tapes. Grunge scene had just started in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. I volunteered at WORT-FM radio station, and did a couple of late night shows subbing for some regular DJ. The music director, Michelle, later went on to work at KPFA in Berkeley I think. Madison had this cool, hip progressive liberal vibe very much like my other favorite US cities: Santa Cruz, Portland, Burlington and Asheville.
My kind of towns:

1. Portland, Oregon
2. Portland, Maine
3. Santa Cruz, California
4. Burlington, Vermont
5. Madison, Wisconsin
6. Asheville, North Carolina 

( Yes, I have been to all of these cities) 

Saw this sign at the protest:  "Tea Parties are still for little girls. Grow up!"