You cannot keep the jazz and hooch lovin' peeps of Miltown down, and news that Democratic State Assembly Representative Leon D. Young introduced a bill yesterday that would allow Jazz in the Park goers to bring alcoholic beverages in with 'em is the 100% proof you need. So what happened on the legislative floor? It passed with flying bottles and cans!
Back in January of this year, East Town Association Inc. was told by the Milwaukee Police Department that it was violating Wisconsin Statute 125.32(6)(a) by letting people carry-in their own wine, beer and other legal mood-enhancing liquids to the free Thursday night summer concerts at Cathedral Square. East Town's response? It caved like the bell of a tuba accidentally sat on by an elephant--believe you me, that tragedy happens more often than you'd think.
Anyhoo, if passed by the Wisconsin State Senate and Governor Doyle, the bill will make it legal for Jazz in the Park as well as other park event and festival organizers holding a Class B liquor license to make their own carry-in beverage policies. Hurray!
We have yet to attend one of the concerts this season, but it appears that either folks haven't heard about the BYOB ban or their livin' life on the edge as we've seen scores pass by our windows with six-packs and bottles o' vino clutched tight in their little hands. If the men and women in blue decide to actually enforce the current and completely ludicrous law until the new bill passes, every Thursday night could turn into a HIlarious Keystone Cops scene, punctuated with shouts of "It's a raid! Everyone scatter!" in 4/4 time.
(via BizTimes Daily and Today's TMJ4 News)
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