To earn money to help pay his out-of-state tuition, (Jim) Meehan got a job at State Street Brats. He handled the door, the grill and the bar, and within two years became manager. Meehan ? possessed of ambition, smarts and a willingness to outwork everybody ? was 20 and couldn?t yet buy a drink in his own place. Meanwhile, he was getting a liberal arts education that included majors in English and African-American Studies….Today, Meehan can give you a list of the UW-Madison instructors who influenced him ? Sandy Adell, Craig Werner, Richard Davis and Tim Tyson ? as quickly as those who did the same in the service industry, starting with Kelly Meuer and Ross Johnson at State Street Brats.
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