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moniss

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6. Back in the '80's there was a bar

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 07:39 PM

Sunday

in Milwaukee called "Liquid Johnny's" and they started having an annual "World's Largest Tailgate Party" with bands and the whole bit in the stadium parking lot. Tickets were reasonable and all proceeds, as I recall, went to fight childhood cancer. So they had a whole big parking section that was just for the many hundreds of people who always showed up for the party.

The weather was beautiful and things were starting around 11:00 a.m. and I pulled into the parking area and there was Uecker in orange coveralls, Liquid Johnny's hat and sunglasses directing traffic. I slowed up and thanked him. One of the best moments of my life. It's the kind of guy he was. He didn't have to do that but he wanted to help.

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