Russ was a great tour guide of Madison. He gave me all the scoop about the town including that its Moving Day for University of Wisconsin students. (The year lease for college students ends on August 14 and as they move out, the sidewalk is filled with trash, sofas and other pieces of furniture.) He introduced me to the beauty of the area. Thanks for the introduction to Madison!
UPDATE: 2/7/08 -- I am so glad that the taxi service was available to take me to Epic this morning. SInce I wasn't able to take the shuttle from the hotel this morning (hey, I was stuck in St Louis until 9:00 am this morning) and there were no 4-wheel drive cars available to rent (Madison got 13.5 inches of snow yesterday/last night and the conditions were not the best - black ice was an issue). I got to the campus safe and sound, as quickly as possible. Great service!!!