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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Madison's Not So Official Song
Madison's Common Council meeting tonight began with a rousing rendition of "150 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" led by Council President Paul Van Rooy. The song was sung in honor of Madison's 150th birthday as a city.
The resolution to sing the song was introduced by Alderman Paul Skidmore who stated that he usually doesn't like such "feel good ordinances," but was making an exception in this case because the 150th year as a city is such a special occassion and because beer is "a major influence for me and others here in Madison."
Despite objections from Alderman Ken Golden, who protested the length of the song and subsequently the length of the meeting, the Council voted nearly unanimously, with Golden as the sole dissentor, to sing the song in its entirety. The whole song from 150 down to no more bottles of beer on the wall took more than 2 hours to complete. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz interrupted briefly mid-song to remind the Council that he had not yet eaten dinner.
Skidmore suggested to the mayor that he grab a bottle or two of beer from the wall, reminding him that "those carbs can be quite filling." Cieslewicz politely declined and continued singing along with the group. The rumblings of the mayor's stomach could be heard loudly over the melodic harmony in the Council chambers.
The resolution to sing the song was introduced by Alderman Paul Skidmore who stated that he usually doesn't like such "feel good ordinances," but was making an exception in this case because the 150th year as a city is such a special occassion and because beer is "a major influence for me and others here in Madison."
Despite objections from Alderman Ken Golden, who protested the length of the song and subsequently the length of the meeting, the Council voted nearly unanimously, with Golden as the sole dissentor, to sing the song in its entirety. The whole song from 150 down to no more bottles of beer on the wall took more than 2 hours to complete. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz interrupted briefly mid-song to remind the Council that he had not yet eaten dinner.
Skidmore suggested to the mayor that he grab a bottle or two of beer from the wall, reminding him that "those carbs can be quite filling." Cieslewicz politely declined and continued singing along with the group. The rumblings of the mayor's stomach could be heard loudly over the melodic harmony in the Council chambers.
posted by Pure Madness<> # 11:51 PM 
