tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post8261014296068414808..comments2023-10-17T07:42:23.364-05:00Comments on Behind The Cheddar Curtain: An Open Reply to My Friend, Bruce (Updated for Mile 6)Mike Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-27617075547789930882017-07-20T07:48:58.467-05:002017-07-20T07:48:58.467-05:00Thank you. I did see Kyle Megna & The Monsoons...Thank you. I did see Kyle Megna & The Monsoons at Summerfest this year. They're a very entertaining and tight band!Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-35156100757534335752017-07-20T07:14:08.296-05:002017-07-20T07:14:08.296-05:00Hey Mike!! GREAT tips! Thanks for loving our fes...Hey Mike!! GREAT tips! Thanks for loving our festiVal as much as we Appletonites do! One local band definitely worth mention to see is Kyle Megan and The Monsoons. If you can fit them I to your schedule, you will be happy you did! See you at "The Mile"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316141239338294179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-47256445540288119222017-07-19T14:58:23.179-05:002017-07-19T14:58:23.179-05:00Thank you for the detailed story of the genesis of...Thank you for the detailed story of the genesis of Mile of Music. Very interesting. I did not know it. Thanks, too, for the kind comments. Peace, Love, Music to you too!!<br />Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-79287713565430405742017-07-18T22:47:22.432-05:002017-07-18T22:47:22.432-05:00Hi Mike, awesome article! Thanks for the the heart...Hi Mike, awesome article! Thanks for the the heartfelt words for our community and our community festival. I remember this story, a story of a man walking his dog one chilly February night while thinking of a recent business meeting at a downtown Appleton establishment. While at the downtown Appleton establishment, this man was reminded of how the downtown businesses could use some help from the community and then immediately reminisced about his time going to Austin's SXSW festival many years ago and how that event greatly improved the local economy. This man felt that this community, our community was ready for something different, something that could transform our local economy like SXSW, an event that could bring us all together. A few days later, and after a recent meeting with a locally connected singer/songwriter, this man made a phone call in a parking lot to said musician, a discussion ensued and that March, Dave Willems unveiled his idea for Mile of Music. This vision that Dave had in early 2013 has not only transformed our downtown, but an entire region into one great place for live original music that now transcends year round. So, Thank You, Mike for supporting us and Thank You to all who continue to support and show up to live original music events on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights, who discover and experience amazing talent that has traveled up to our little community because of what is being fostered here... we are in a renisance for creating a destination of music and art. We continue that mission of economic development for our downtown and waterfront. We continue to be about our community and bringing music from all over the world to this community. We continue to be about the artists who create and work so hard at what they do. Thank you to a man who had a dream and thank you to a dog who needed to go out when he did. :) Peace, Love, Music! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026539757693758327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-61684554948657932672017-07-18T20:39:08.636-05:002017-07-18T20:39:08.636-05:00You're right about Mike Nielsen & The Rust...You're right about Mike Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts. We saw them last year at Wauwatosa's Tosa Tonight Summer Concert Series and they were superb! Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-23392442649792362202017-07-18T20:36:56.323-05:002017-07-18T20:36:56.323-05:00This is a great suggestion. Thanks for adding this...This is a great suggestion. Thanks for adding this important comment!Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-6651727840040988012017-07-18T20:36:03.513-05:002017-07-18T20:36:03.513-05:00Funny that you mention Cool Waters Band. They were...Funny that you mention Cool Waters Band. They were one of the bands I had in mind when I wrote tip #7. I've been listening to them on Spotify and I dig their rock 'n' roll vibe!Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-26398368229959057732017-07-18T20:34:31.446-05:002017-07-18T20:34:31.446-05:00Good suggestions. Desert Noise is definitely on my...Good suggestions. Desert Noise is definitely on my list. I used to listen to them a few years before they disbanded. Great stuff! Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579829839022633950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-87116373942287087002017-07-18T18:01:34.092-05:002017-07-18T18:01:34.092-05:00And don't forget the Music Education events! I...And don't forget the Music Education events! If you're up early on Saturday, do the Deep Listening Walk, which will be life-changing, not to mention soothing on tired ears. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920334811983678443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-47782041862606192642017-07-18T15:25:17.634-05:002017-07-18T15:25:17.634-05:00Great article! I've been to MoM all four days ...Great article! I've been to MoM all four days all four years so far and offer these extra tips: Do "breakfast" (sandwich and bloody Mary) at one of the venues early in the day and ask the barkeep or waitstaff who rocked the joint the night before... I've never failed to get good tips for excellent bands I might not have considered. A local band to add to the list are Appleton's own Cool Waters Band, who always put on an energetic show in front of a hometown crowd. Two more great venues to add to the list are OuterEdge (a converted church on the east side of town with a bar in the back) and the Radisson Courtyard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830204066478699053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-74668027961430989952017-07-18T13:18:29.209-05:002017-07-18T13:18:29.209-05:00You absolutely need to check out Miles Nielsen &am...You absolutely need to check out Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-soWiSl0Lg) Good call on the Fast Romantics. They are amazing! Great blog and great tips, from a born and raised Wisconsinite :)Amberljhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497059401123793816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757799888262892030.post-1358218414732215642017-07-18T13:01:49.539-05:002017-07-18T13:01:49.539-05:00A few others to check out Bascom Hill, Boom Forest...A few others to check out Bascom Hill, Boom Forest, Dan Rodriguez, Desert Noises, J-Council, Mo Lowda & the Humble, LOLO. Great to hear you promote this amazing festival.MOMloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636080951921114612noreply@blogger.com