The first question that creeps in after surveying Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's weekly schedule today is, "Who are the Blue Heels and why is Mayor Dave going to their CD release party?"
Good question. A lot of CDs get released in this town each year, so it's fair to wonder why the mayor, a proponent of "buy local" policies, would make it a point to check out a band that hails from Neenah. The Blue Heels are a pretty solid band many might classify as twangy or rootsy or alt-country or Americana. They've got a jam-packed schedule over the next few months which includes several stops here in Madison.
But if anything can be learned about bands Mayor Dave has openly supported in the past, don't expect the Blue Heels to be around very long. The Junkers played a fundraiser for Cieslewicz four years ago and they are, sadly, defunct. As are The Profits, a band the mayor hyped to anyone in earshot a couple years ago.
Enjoy it while it lasts, Blue Heels. Unfortunately, you've been cursed.
MAYOR CIESLEWICZ WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday, January 29, 2007
10:00 a.m. Policy staff meeting 11:30 a.m. Phone calls and correspondence 1:00 p.m. Senator Mark Miller and Mario Mendoza, State Capitol 2:30 p.m. Quinn Craugh and George Twigg 4:30 p.m. Board of Estimates, MMB 260
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
9:00 a.m. Dr. Marv Birnbaum, Dr. Darren Bean, and Mario Mendoza 10:30 a.m. Chief Debra Amesqua quarterly meeting 12:00 noon Lunch with Linda Keys 2:00 p.m. Chuck Kamp quarterly meeting 3:30 p.m. Eileen Mershart, Julie Larson, Mario Mendoza, and Enis Ragland 8:30 p.m. State of the State reception, Governor's Executive Residence
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
9:00 a.m. Rep. Mark Pocan and Mario Mendoza, State Capitol 10:00 a.m. Staff meeting 2:00 p.m. Halloween debriefing for business community/property owners, Central Library 2:30 p.m. Mark Olinger, Hickory Hurie, Mary Charnitz, Enis Ragland, and Jeanne Hoffman 5:30 p.m. Common Council Committee of the Whole meeting, CCB 201
Thursday, February 1, 2007
9:00 a.m. Downtown Public Improvements and Infrastructure (DPII) meeting, MMB LL-110
11:00 a.m. Steve Hurley, Jerry Hancock, Chief Noble Wray, Lucia Nunez, Mario Mendoza, and Enis Ragland
12:15 p.m. Grand opening of Allied Drive volunteer tax assistance center, 4633A Verona Road
1:30 p.m. Agustin Olvera quarterly meeting
2:30 p.m. Jon Becker, Dorothy Wheeler, Janet Battista, and Jeanne Hoffman
3:30 p.m. Chief Noble Wray monthly meeting
Friday, February 2, 2007
11:00 a.m. Rob Gottschalk and Jeanne Hoffman 12:00 noon Common Council leadership meeting 2:00 p.m. Speak at Madison Fire Department Group 26 graduation ceremony, Monona Terrace 9:00 p.m. Blue Heels CD release party, Cafe Montmartre
Saturday, February 3, 2007
8:00 a.m. Appear on Victor Arrellano's radio show, La Movida, 730 Rayovac Drive 5:00 p.m. Serve at Habitat for Humanity Souper Bowl XI annual fundraiser, West High School 9:00 p.m. Frostiball, Overture Center 11:00 p.m. Latino Ball, UW Memorial Union
