For the last few days, I've spent most of my time wandering around numerous Milwaukee neighborhoods. This city is under occupation. Hundreds of thousands of bikers have awakened a sleeping giant.

Last night, for instance, my friends and I walked over to a block party over at Frank's Power Plant bar in Bayview. The music started the night out right. People were dancing, and generally pretty relaxed. After a couple hours, the band inside was going to begin so we planned our next move.

We maneuvered north to the Walker's Point district. The party here was pretty large in scale. There was a stage with some band playing. We talked with a group of people from Texas and Indiana that had rolled in for the festivities.

After about an hour here, we decided our journey must continue. We continued north to downtown. Lo and behold, more bikes, more celebration. We walked up Water Street and grabbed a table to rest our legs, and to sip a beer.

At this point, we are blocks from Brady Street. Therefore, it would be silly not to see what other madness was taking place. We walked on up, and were not disappointed. The street from end to end was packed with revellers talking with friends, cruising on their bikes, and having a few malt beverages. It was a this point, we ran into Ben on his now operational Harley Sprint. We gathered on the sidewalk between Brady Street Hardware and the Oriental Coast restaurant almost in awe of this event that has overtaken Milwaukee.

For all the noise, traffic problems, and such, this weekend has been a lot of fun. For locals like myself, this is about more than celebrating the success of a local company. It's about celebrating this city and showing the visitors that this town knows how to throw a hell of a party.