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Memorial Day weekend 1973: Saturday night in Tulsa
For fun, I decided to look up the local newspaper from 50 years ago this weekend. I was particularly curious to see what kind of live entertainment was on offer, and what people were watching on TV. (News clips below are from newspapers.com. Click the image to see the original...
Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi
We saw the new Star Wars movie last night. I'm glad we went, mainly because we finally found out a few answers to the questions raised by Episode VII. The Last Jedi had its exciting moments, a few funny moments, but overall, I found it unsatisfying. Like many Tulsans my...
Remembering 9/11 and Benghazi
Twelve years ago today, America was attacked by Islamofascist fanatics. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives, tens of thousands were injured, hundreds of thousands were left orphaned or widowed or deprived of a dear friend. We particularly remember today a graduate of Tulsa's Memorial High School, Jayesh Shah, who...
Made-in-Tulsa movie set for international release
A homegrown feature film, The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, already the recipient of multiple awards on the film festival circuit, has been picked up for international release by a division of Warner Brothers. This is a big milestone for Tulsa and a feather in the cap of...
The coffeehouse scene, in 1959 London
A year or so ago, the blog "How to Be a Retronaut" posted a movie short from 1959 about London's coffeehouse scene. The film was part of the "Look at Life" series of short documentaries screened in British theaters between 1959 and 1968. This amusing eight-minute color film depicts the...
Bring on the LFL!
Finally, a women's pro sports league a heterosexual male can get excited about: The 10-team league features seven-on-seven tackle football in which women are clad in helmets, shoulder pads, bras, panties and garters. But the mayors of Oklahoma's two largest cities aren't excited about the Lingerie Football League coming to...
My week in jail and a visit to the Aztec Theater for "San Antonio Rose Live"
Because this is a long entry, you'll need to click the "Continue reading" link to see the whole thing. Clicking any of the photos will take you to a bigger version and my full set of San Antonio streetscape photos. If you're interested in hotels, restaurants, historic preservation, and entertainment...
American Guide Series on Google Books
Yesterday, while catching up on yard work, I wished that I had had a chance to look through the appropriate Federal Writers' Project guidebook prior to a recent business trip. When I have free time during a trip I try to see the unique places around me, to get away...
Tulsa 1957: Restaurant map
As I mentioned in my initial Tulsa 1957 post, I wanted to be able to create maps showing where things were back then. I finally figured out a relatively easy way to do it, using Google Earth, and I found a number of online tools to minimize the amount of...
Condemning TU: University of Tulsa benefits from city's abuse of eminent domain
An edited version of this piece was published in the August 9, 2006, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The edited, published version of the piece is online in the Internet Archive. Posted on the web April 28, 2013. Condemning TU By Michael D. Bates Usually it's the daily paper's editorial...
Flunking the Yellow Pages Test
An edited version of this piece was published in the May 24, 2006, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The archived version is no longer online. Posted on the web July 3, 2010. Flunking the Yellow Pages Test By Michael D. Bates When he was Mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith had...
The development of the literary palate
At the grand old age of 20, Jamie Pierson finds that all the tumblers on the combination lock of literature are falling into place: As I get older, I’m finding that the books, and music as well, that left a foreign and confused taste in my mouth, that gave me...
Blogger Bash recap
Had a great time at the first-ever bash for faith-friendly Oklahoma bloggers. About 14 folks showed up -- Don Danz has the list here and here . (Browse around to see several of his entries about the event.) Dan Lovejoy has some great pictures here, with links to larger versions....
Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik
This excerpt from negotiations at the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit is on CNN's website for its "Cold War" miniseries. I got a smile out of it. Secretary General Gorbachev: We are for parity in general. In the information field, for example, or in film. Almost half of the movies showing in...
Most important considerations in planning Tulsa's future
About a year ago, I responded to a questionnaire about the Mayor's Vision Summit, for which I served as a facilitator. I came across my reply today, and much of it still seems relevant. (My entire response, along with the responses of others, is in the archive of the old...
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