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When fans packed into Miller Park for Opening Day 2004, something looked a little different this year. Instead of a sea of shirts and hats with the familiar script "M" logo that has defined the team since 2000, many people took a more "old school" approach, sporting the ball and glove logo that the Brewers wore from 1978-1993.

From rapper 50 Cent to the bleacher bum wearing the free, new Miller Lite old-logo t-shirt, the ball and the glove is regaining popularity.

In fact, when OnMilwaukee.com conducted a poll to see if fans would favor a return to the old logo, almost unanimously, people said yes.

Miller Brewing Company announced plans on Friday to bring its 2005 Marketing, Sales and Distribution Conference to town in honor of the brewer's 150th anniversary.

It also announced a multimillion-dollar, 12-year sponsorship commitment with the Wisconsin Center District (WCD), the public/private entity that runs the Midwest Airlines Center, U.S. Cellular Arena and Milwaukee Theatre.

"Milwaukee has been Miller's home for a century and a half, and today we continue the tradition of our company giving back to its community and making it a good place to live and work," said Michael Jones, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Miller.

Franklyn Gimbel, WCD Board President, seemed proud of his facility and his city, not to mention his local brewery. "This is a generous agreement that will undoubtedly benefit the Wisconsin Center District and the hundreds of thousands of guests who visit our facilities each year," said Gimbel. "The Wisconsin Center District is an attraction for locals and guests, and we are proud to more prominently involve Miller Brewing Company in that experience."

This is Miller's third major Wisconsin sponsorship announcement since summer 2002. At that time, Miller announced a 10-year partnership with the Green Bay Packers. In December 2002, Miller announced a long-term partnership with Summerfest to name Miller Lite the official beer sponsor of all events at Maier Festival Park.

According to Jones, Miller's April 2005 conference is expected to attract more than 3,000 guests to Milwaukee for the three-day event. That translates into more than 9,000 occupied hotel rooms and, when paired with food and entertainment, the conference is expected to have an economic impact of more than $5.6 million. This year's conference was held in New Orleans.

Playboy 50th Birthday Party

100 reasons Milwaukee is better than Chicago
By OMC Staff Writers

There's nothing like a little cross-state debate. While Milwaukee has never been a "suburb of Chicago," thank you very much, we do enjoy a spirited rivalry with our bigger neighbor to the south. Don't get us wrong, we've had lots of fun in Chicago ... but we know that Milwaukee can more than hold its own with the windy ones.

So, in classic OnMilwaukee.com style, here is our list of "100 Reasons why Milwaukee is Better than Chicago."

1. Our rush hour is only an hour.
2. Our art museum has a retractable, moving roof.
3. So does our baseball stadium.
4. One word: tailgating.
5. We can see trees, nature and stars just 10 minutes outside downtown.
6. We're two hours closer to Door County.
7. Our baseball loyalty isn't split between two teams.
8. The Packers have won a Super Bowl in the last decade.
9. You won't get tailgated at 90 mph on our highways.
10. Our lakefront isn't obstructed by skyscrapers.
11.  A cheesehead is better than a F.I.B.
12. Chicago is the second fattest city in the U.S.; Milwaukee is 22 (Men's Fitness Magazine).
13. Plenty of good parking still available.
14. No freeway along Lake Michigan.
15. Milwaukee police not as easily mistaken for Checker cab drivers.
16. More beer at Milwaukee Mile than Magnificent Mile.
17. Milwaukee has Harley headquarters, Chicago has Harley-Davidson store.
18. It's free to drive on our I-94.
19. Santiago Calatrava picked us for his first U.S. project.
20. Milwaukee River has dirt, not concrete at the bottom.
21. Most famous "Chicago" architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, actually a Cheesehead.
22. Parking tickets don't cost $50.
23. Parking checkers can't give you the boot.
24. Milwaukee River doesn't require regular dye job.
25. Sacks of gold bullion not required to pay rent each month in Milwaukee.

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26. Residents and visitors free to park, permit-free, in most neighborhoods without fear of reprisals.
27. Dead people don't vote as often in Milwaukee.
28. Al Capone's ghost is meaner than Frank Balistreri's.
29. But even Al Capone left Chicago to vacation in Wisconsin.
30. George Webb's better than Billy Goat.
31. The Cubs will never win, the Brewers ... wait, that's a tie.
32. You can still find a $6 martini in Milwaukee.
33. Self serve doesn't mean $1.50 per gallon in Milwaukee.
34. 7 million fewer people means more beer per capita.
35.  Dennis Rodman didn't help break up the Bucks.
36. Oprah grew up here.
37. Lake Geneva is in our state, even though you act like you own it on weekends.
38. You can buy lunch downtown in Milwaukee for under $5.
39. Usinger's with kraut better than Chicago Red Hots any day!
40. Milwaukee bars and taverns don't all look like Sauce.
41. Coffee options not limited to Starbucks on every Chicago corner.
42. Our beaches have sand, not concrete slabs.
43. Harry Carey, bless his heart, was no Uecker.
44. Chicago is closer to Beloit.
45. O'Hare hassles make us appreciate Mitchell International even more.
46. Miller beer is fresher up here.
47. A snowy city is prettier than a windy city.
48. Michael Jordan didn't leave our city.
49. Milwaukee's Crime Lab Index is 268; Chicago' is 375 (100 is average).
50. Jerry Reinsdorf doesn't own any Milwaukee sports teams.
51. Chris Farley died in Chicago but was born in Wisconsin.
52. Chicago is closer to Gary, Indiana.
53. Sales tax in Chicago is a whopping 8.75%
54. Chicago has the highest homicide rate in America.
55. Beer is always cheaper in Milwaukee.
56. It takes less than an hour to commute from our suburbs.
57. You don't need a PhD in Engineering to understand the radio traffic reports in Milwaukee.
58. Our new ballpark doesn't need a renovation yet.
59. Lambeau Field sells out no matter what the Packers' record is.
60. Taste of Chicago is no match for Summerfest.
61. When was the last time you saw a bull in Chicago?
62. We don't think we're New York.
63. What the hell is a "Toddlin' Town?"
64. Halle Berry lives in Milwaukee; Judy Tenuta lives in Chicago.
65. The Lambeau Leap is infinitely cooler than the Super Bowl Shuffle.
66. You can still see a movie in Milwaukee for less than $9
67. Ditka's sweaters are arguably uglier than Packers zubas.
68. Band Chicago was never good with or without Peter Cetera.
69. When you call 9-1-1 in Milwaukee, someone answers.
70. George Karl can out-coach Bill Cartwright any day.
71. Cabbies in Milwaukee drive safely.
72. Commonwealth Edison rate hikes loftier than those of Wisconsin Energy.
73. "Genuine American City" is slightly less lame than the "City of Broad Shoulders."
74. Driving the Marquette Interchange (even after construction begins) a cakewalk compared to Edens.
75. Howard Stern is not on Milwaukee radio.

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76. Violent Femmes and BoDeans are cooler than REO or Styx.
77. We never had a mayor painted wearing women's underwear.
78. Bonnie Blair left Illinois to live here.
79. Lap dances are $10 cheaper here.
80. Our independent movie theater isn't inside a mall.
81. We don't have to leave here to enjoy our summer weekends.
82. Miller is better than ... oh wait, there aren't any real breweries in Chicago.
83. Quality shows like Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones hail from Chicago.
84. What would you rather see an abundance of? Guys with beer bellies or with leather pants?
85. Downtown Milwaukee sidewalks actually see the sun.
86. Jim Miller is not our quarterback.
87. The drive to Great America is quicker from Milwaukee.
88. Bernie Mac lives in Chicago.
89. We didn't name our soccer team after a tragedy (Chicago Fire).
90. Chicago accent is slightly more nasally than Milwaukee accent.
91. The rest of our state actually has real cities.
92. When's the last time Chicago had a good college basketball team?
93. OnMilwaukee.com is cooler than Metromix.com.
94. The Brewers have been in the World Series in the last 20 years.
95. William Kennedy Smith lives in Chicago.
96. Two of our most recent mayors weren't related.
97. Half of our city didn't start out as stockyards.
98. Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" was set in Chicago.
99. The only team to ever throw a World Series was the White Sox.
100. NFC Central Champions or not, the Bears still suck.

Dead Poets Society

Keating: "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, 'O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless--of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.' That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

Keating: "O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you're slightly more daring, O Captain my Captain."

Keating: "Now I'd like you to step forward over here. They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? --- Carpe --- hear it? --- Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary."

Neil Perry: "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life, and not when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived."