Bob and Dave's Big Train Adventure: Day Two

[thoreau]

the William Remington style sculpture "bucking harley" outside the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI

We started off the day very late - with the time change - we didn't roll out of bed till nearly 11am. Yikes! After breakfast - we headed over to the warehouse for Steve's (David's Brother in Law) business to go through boxes of stuff David and his sister had inherited from their mother. David and I wrapped and boxed a beautiful set of handpainted "Franciscan" dishes - done in the red apple pattern. A full setting of everything for 12. (huge for Dave who has plastic plates at home) We looked through things like his baby book - his math awards in grade school that led to his scholarship in math at University of Wisconsin Madison - and later at Princeton. It was very interesting seeing that glimpse of that side of his early years - when he literally as his sister put it - "fell in love with Math." It is definitely part of David's charm - his LOVE of what he does.

So - this afternoon we visited the Harley Davidson Museum with David's sister Laurie, brother in law Steve and nephew Gehrsh. (Ge-ar-sh) While not necessarily my first choice - the bikes were an 'art form' of their own and it was interesting to see the evolution of the motorbike - and how WW2 forced the evolution of several innovations. They also had a fantastic gallery of bikes year to year - the entire line. including one of the first bikes to come off the line. It was great to do something with Dave's sister who was VERY excited to do. All of the employees were extremely knowledgeable and it was very friendly. Click here to view the entire photoset from the Harley Museum




We went to try and see the new Milwaukee Art Museum next - but it was closed for a private wedding. (disappointed!) But - it is a beautiful modern building.... and I fell in love with it as the building "spread it's wings" - the roof of the building literally rising and taking flight. Beautiful!


New Milwaukee Art Museum - wings down

and five minutes later:


The New Milwaukee Art Museum - wings up toward Lake Michigan

Click here for the full set of pictures from the new Milwaukee Art Museum

Tonight we went to dinner at Laurie's favorite Italian place; and while Steve and I watch violent shoot'emup spy recipes in the den and play on our computers - - Dave and Laurie are scanning David's favorite recipes from his mother's old recipe file ("The" Chocolate Cake and Matzoh Ball Soup with "schmaltz" (rendered chicken fat? yikes!?)) so I guess I'll be cooking like a Jewish Mother soon. Oivey! (Michael Levy? sfleatherbear? David says that you and he should both be a little afraid! (giggle))

Tomorrow? Off to Chicago tomorrow on the 11am train to meet David's cousin Laurie - and see a production of "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

Having a great time!


David and I on the bridge to the new Milwaukee Art Museum on the shore of Lake Michigan

Comments

[designerotter.livejournal.com]

Hey, cool pictures ! Glad you got to see the museum's 'wings' do their thing ... it's one of architect Calatrava's most remarkable designs.
Sorry you guys couldn't make it to Madison ... but I'm hoping there'll be a next time.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

Milwakee Art Museum

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Such a happy, happy post! You're looking mightly trim, my friend, in the photos!

HUGS!

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

there will most definitely be another time :) don't worry love :)

[bootglove.livejournal.com]

How long will you be in Chicago?

[apparentparadox]

I've done the Harley Davidson powerplant factory tour, but haven't done the museum.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is pretty cool on the inside as well. Hopefully you'll get to do that some other time.

Go to the Safe House!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Seeing those shots of the art museum, before I read the post, I thought "Hey! What are they doing in Sydney?"

while Steve and I watch violent shoot'emup spy recipes in the den

Um, what? (yeah, I think I know how this happened.)

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Wonderful!

[audrabaudra.livejournal.com]

Ross is into his motorbikes with a straight man's zeal for all things greasy and loud. We went to Milwaukee this past summer for Harley's 105th anniversary, and he was right into the museum, too.

I had sat on the back of a bike for the better part of a week and over 1000 miles, sweated in the same jeans for 5 days and was humming "Please, Mister Custer, I don't wanna go" at that point, yet the H-D museum's pre-1920 collection was really enjoyable.

Glad you're having a good trip and meeting the family! I'm very impressed by David's academic pedigree -- he's a clever lad, isn't he? ("Understatement of the week" award!)

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

We'll be in Chicago till noon Tuesday -

415-308-7885

Dave and I will be running around tomorrow - doingthe Downtown Architecture Tour by Boat - and perhaps Frank Lloyd Wright's studio... call us?

[althrman.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm….my vision of you on two wheels….is more like a purple Vespa with rainbow streamers on the handlebars.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

Orange Creamsicle colored with Banana Seat - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[bootglove.livejournal.com]

Sorry I missed you & Dave, but if you come back this way or possibly I visit SF next year, we can meet up!! :-)