Killing the Female Shapeshifter in Milwaukee...

[Mr. Scott]

Howdy!

Was reading the Wiki page of Salome Jens, who played the evil Female Shapeshifter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Jens

She was born in Milwaukee and apparently hates the place. Her wiki site claims that she once said, "the only time I can imagine contemplating suicide would be if I was told that I had to go back and live in Milwaukee forever."

I wouldn't want to be from Milwaukee especially, but except for the cold Wisconsin doesn't seem like a bad place. Land of cheese and beer. Green Bay Packers. Of course Salome comes from a different generation who lived in California when it was beautiful, safe and clean.

I just thought the Milwaukee quote was strange and surprising. I don't like my hometown, but I can't rag on it too hard. Anyone from Milwaukee? Does it suck?

 

[CobraCommander]

I lived in Milwaukee from Dec 1990 until the end of '91. My opinion of it was that it was a nice place. I'm sure you could drive into a rough neighborhood like with any major city. I lived in S. Milwaukee off of US 41 near I-894. I frequented the areas: East of 76th st, South of St Luke Med center, and North of the Hardees on S. 27th (US 41). There used to be a an old 50's mall called Southgate that I used to frequent. It had a Handy Andy's hardware store and various regional department stores. Sadly it was all torn down in '99 to make room for a Wal-Mart. We did our groceries at the Pic N' Save off of 76th and Layton Bl. I didn't frequent the Northern areas or downtown since my mom didn't feel comfortable on the freeways or driving too far. I miss the McDonald chicken nuggets that used to be served in the styrofoam containers.

The weather could be severe in the winter. I personally liked the snow. The area is mostly flat (there are a few hills that could be a problem going uphill due to ice). Our car was left outdoors all year. It got hailed on, its coolant froze and blew the water pump, it got stuck in the snow and we had to dig it out, and our groceries were stuck in the trunk for two weeks due to a lock malfunction (too cold). Al least the groceries were well preserved when we pulled them out.
I always felt safe in the areas of Milwaukee I saw. It was an older blue collar American city in all the positive ways. I guess when you compare Milwaukee to 1975 California, then Milwaukee would come across as dull and old. Compared to CA 2010 (where I'm marooned for all eternity), Milwaukee is a great place to be. If it was up to me I would return to the midwest and the land of my birth.

P.S... For a stereotypical perspective of of 1960's-70's Milwaukee, watch this clip. Cobra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRmKzxhMzwo

 

[DevilEyes]

I have no idea what Milwaukee is like, but there's the line from "Dogma":

Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.



BTW, Marc Alaimo is also from Milwaukee.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Wow, the villains of Deep Space Nine have a bit of a history with Milwaukee. I wonder if Alaimo likes it over there, and then, if so, some crazed and delusional Trekkie can try to create some sort of allegory for the two actors' separate opinions.

 

[DevilEyes]

Wow, the villains of Deep Space Nine have a bit of a history with Milwaukee. I wonder if Alaimo likes it over there, and then, if so, some crazed and delusional Trekkie can try to create some sort of allegory for the two actors' separate opinions.

Well, AFAIK he hasn't lived in Milwaukee since his 20s, it was first New York in the 1970s and then California.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Yeah, those sound like the kinds of places you'd want to get going toward ASAP if you're pursuing an acting career.

 

[DS9 Gal AZ]

I could just be that something bad happened to her in Milwakee or she just had a very unhappy childhood or something. She may associate the place with unpleasant events in her life. It could have nothing to do with the place itself, like she hates the climate or something. My mother hated the cold when we lived in Massachusetts, but I doubt she'd kill herself if told we had to go back there...

 

[AdmiralGarak]

The Wikipedia article links to a newspaper article from 1969. She basically meant that she felt she needed to get out of the city to grow. A perfectly understandable sentiment for a young actress.

 

[swaaye]

My parents grew up in Milwaukee and have watched their former neighborhoods turn into dangerous places to be. I know people in the suburbs there but a lot of Milwaukee is not that great anymore. I live about an hour and a half north of the city (Appleton area). There are of course some cool things down there but things haven't gone really well for the city overall. Oh and if you want to be an actress you probably don't want to be in Wisconsin in general.

 

[DrTaylor]

Sometimes the place you grow up and live your whole childhood doesn't fit you. If they told me I had to live in my hometown forever I'd consider drastic action too.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

She must have been to the airport. It would explain her attitude.

 

[iamtosk]

She is very "out there" in real life. No place in the midwest would be a good fit for her.

 

[Finn]

^I knew an ASL interpreter in Phoenix who was adamant that not even wild Klingons could even drag her back to her native New Jersey, or even all of the east coast, due to her troubled years as a teen and college aged woman over there. All of her immediate family now live close to her.