| PREVIOUS BUS
PARTY™ STOPS |
Nightclub Adds
Security After Police Concerns
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan. 19, 2000) |
A nightclub that has struck gold by featuring a
hip-hop music format, drawing a crowd of 600-plus on Monday nights alone, added new
security measures when police raised concerns recently about minor scuffles potentially
escalating into serious violence. "They're monitoring us very, very strictly, and
we're aware of that," said Bill Essex, manager at Rooters,
901 Northview Road. Rooters was a stop on the Ballroom Blitz! held in 1991. |
5 Arrested After
Fights Erupt Outside Rooters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan. 25, 2000) |
Police from three communities and Waukesha County
sheriff's deputies arrested five people, some allegedly involved in a drunken brawl, early
Tuesday after being called to quell fights as several hundred people left Rooters, a popular nightclub. Police Capt. Richard
Piagentini said a total of 17 law enforcement officers from the City of Waukesha, Town of
Brookfield, City of Pewaukee and Sheriff's Department were called to break up fights
outside the nightclub, which features hip-hop music. Rooters
was a stop on the Ballroom Blitz!
held in 1991. |
Waukesha Club Plans
To Tone Down Manic Mondays
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan. 27, 2000) |
Plagued by fights and criminal behavior by some of
its customers, Rooters nightclub announced it was
dumping its hip-hop music format in favor of pop, Top 40 and mainstream house music. That
announcement by club general manager Scott Voss came in letters to 2,000 club patrons and
on Rooters' Web site. Rooters was a stop on the Ballroom Blitz! held in 1991. |
Her
funds tapped out, tavern owner shuts doors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (06/10/99) |
Kerry Wiedemann, the owner of Cecilia's Pub who asked
customers to lend her money to keep her business going, has closed shop. The Irish-theme
tavern at 818 S. 2nd St., was a stop on 1998's "The Bars
That Made Milwaukee Famous." |
Gym
Bar's legacy continues with 'Big Shots' opening
Marquette Tribune (04/22/99) |
The Gym Bar was a starting point for many of the Bus
Parties. Known for the Marquette memorabilia posted along its walls, the former Gym Bar's
reopening as Big Shots is the latest chapter in the history of Marquette's night life. |
| THE BUS PARTY IN
THE NEWS |
Bus Party
Metro Paper, Scott Feldmeyer (11/5/1998) |
Mark Mathu's revived Bus Party was to hit the town
Halloween night, his birthday, starting at the Gym. The tradition dates back to 1982, but
lapsed.The theme for this year's sold-out tour is "The bars that made Milwaukee
famous" and it was to include Y-Not, Irish Spring House, Buffalo Wing, Steny's,
Vitucci's, Safe House, winding up with a 2 a.m. cracker fight at Real Chili. "I'll be
the drunk guy (dressed as the Pope)!," Mathu advised on the itinerary. |
Mark Mathu's
Summerfest '98
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/29/98) |
Mr. M. may be known for his Bus Party site and his
Bus Parties (renting an MTC bus and making whoopie on wheels), but this page will be his
new claim to fame. The best Summerfest links homepage around, it features links to dozens
of sites for Summerfest performers; his links range from a site for Phil Collins to Dirty
Dozen Brass Band. A must-see before Summerfest. |
The Bus
Running Late
City Edition
(8/27/98) |
The itinerary of the rowdy fall Bus Party has not yet
been planned, according to an organizer, Mark Mathu. One good excuse is he's getting
married this month, and the engineer is designing a state prison. The theme will be:
"The Bars That Made the Bus Party Famous" over the past 15 years. Alas, the
Avalanche is departed. "Probable stops will include the Safe House (can't have a
greatest hits package without that one), Silver Spring House, probably some
bowling alley, National Liquor Bar," he wrote. Ninety festers ride along.
Caps and shirts must be designed. |
