Monthly Archives: October 2016

Batty for Bobbleheads By Andrew Levinson Sports reporter Scott Grodsky takes us to Milwaukee’s Bobblehead Hall of Fame to find out the secret that makes these collectables so desirable.

Cleveland Indians World Series bobbleheads to be released if team wins By Marc Bona CLEVELAND, Ohio - World Series bobbleheads are planned for Cleveland Indians players, but only if they win the series against the Chicago Cubs. The folks at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee say bobbleheads are in the works for…

Once burned by bobblehead business, Iowan says he's ready to bounce back By Bryan Guise DES MOINES (AP) — Bobbleheads wobble by nature, and Bryan Guise’s business got off to a similar start when he began making the custom dolls with oversized heads. A decade ago, Guise’s foray into small business ended in a disaster that…

Zack Hample bobbleheads By Zack Hample Ten months ago, I received an email from someone at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum who asked if I’d be interested in having a bobblehead done of myself. Long story short: I was skeptical at first but ended up going for it, and now it actually exists! Check it…

Hey, OnMilwaukee has a podcast now By Jimmy Carlton To paraphrase a fitting line from Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here," but, what the heck, we've decided to podcast anyway. Oh, haven't you heard? Podcasts are all the rage. There are hundreds of thousands of…

Hail to the kitschy election collectibles By COURTNEY ORTEGA The race for the White House between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has heated up so fast and furiously that we’ve hardly remembered to stop and buy souvenirs. With just a month to go until Election Day, there’s still time to get our hands on kitschy election…