Dr. Kessler does Milwaukee 1970s sitcom style

Just so you don't think I wasn't thinking about you on my February daycation, here is evidence of my inability to put class out of my mind on a trip.  While visiting Milwaukee I dragged my partner (who is graciously taking the pictures) to various Garry Marhall sites to feed my love of 1970s TV.  The top picture shows the original sources.  Top left - Happy Days' The Fonz, who we know was the coolest dude in 1970s TV and totally jumped a shark. I, for one, was very proud of my Fonzie tube socks in grade school.  Next to the Fonz are Laverne and Shirley working diligently on the bottling line at Shotz Brewery.  Bottom right is Milwaukee's City Hall as shown in the opening credits of the show and bottom left is L & S sitting on their stoop. Have I mentioned how much I love Laverne and Shirley? 

 Here we have my trip.  Top left is The Bronze Fonz, an "art" piece on display in Milwaukee. Apparently it created quite a flap, as the art community thought it was a hunk of junk and wanted none of it. I, for one, think it's amazing and hilarious.  Both Flat Sarnoff and Flat Farnsworth were really glad to touch base with the Fonz and take some cool tips.  Top right - That's me inside part of the Pabst empire on an awful "tour."  That said, the windows you can see behind me belonged to the brewery used for the opening credits of Laverne and Shirley.  The boys weren't with me. They were at the bar having a Pabst.  Bottom right - Flat Sarnoff and I hang down the street from City Hall. We were sad that the "Welcome to Milwaukee" sign no longer exists.  Bottom left - Flat Farnsworth and I stand on Knapp Street, about a half a block away from Laverne and Shirley's fictional apartment at 780 Knapp Street.  It was a whirwind tour, but in the words of Laverne and Shirley: "Give us any chance we'll take it. Read us any rule we'll break it."

Anyway, it was a pretty cool trip. All trips are made better with a touch of television.