Mad man

I agree with Cap Times columnist Doug Moe, who asks outlanders not to call Madison Mad Town or Mad City. Locals never use these terms, he notes. (There is a very good record store here named MadCity Music Exchange, but it seems to represent a bygone time.)

At the Old 97's concert the other night, frontman Rhett Miller greeted the crowd with a hearty, "Hello, Mad Town!" The response was subdued. I think people may not have known what he was talking about.