I've been to the aviary at the zoo many times, but I've never been to an "official" tweet-up before. That may be about to change.
Tomorrow evening – that's Wednesday, May 18– Leff's Lucky Town, 7208 W. State St., is hosting the Wauwatosa Chamber of Commerce's Explore Tosa tweet-up from 5 until 8 p.m.
While the event is ostensibly to introduce folks to all of the retail and dining goodness that Tosa has to offer these days, you know a lot of folks are coming out just to see who is hiding behind that vague Twitter handle and the blurry avatar photo.
The fact that the event is at Leff's is just another bonus. Also in the "plus" column are raffle prizes donated by MagPie, Leff's, Colonel Harts, Authentic Journey, Tosa Yoga and other businesses.
There will be free food, drinks specials, Tosa coupons and the raffles and drink purchases benefit the Wisconsin Humane Society.
Whenever discussing the tweet-up – and while tweeting from it – remember to use the hashtag #ExploreTosa because that's how it's done.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
