November 20 2006 at 14:26:01
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Clear Channel/Tulsa division
Comments: (Source: National Geographic BIR) Clear Channel Communications has agreed to sell the company to a consortium of private-equity firms and plans to shear off more than one-third of its 1,150 radio stations, dismantling a giant that dominated the industry and became the bogeyman of media consolidation for the past half-decade. The buyers, led by Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners, agreed to pay $26.7 billion for the company, which includes the assumption of $8 billion in debt. Clear Channel also will seek buyers for all of its television stations and 448 of its smaller radio stations. The sell-off will mark the end of the consolidation era for the radio industry and its largest player.

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Maybe Griifin Broadcasting can pick up some more local stations with this deal. Or "our friends" at Milwaukee Journal who owns KFAQ and a good number of TV stations in smaller markets might enter the Tulsey market. Guy Atchley sez the Milwaukee Journal tv group which bought his station - KGUN - has been a good outfit to work for.

Tulsa TV stations KOKI (23) and KMYT (41) will be sold. Both operate from the old Oertle's building, which was completely renovated and improved 4 years ago.

November 20 2006 at 12:39:08
Name: Alan Lambert
Topic: ONG Noon Show Hostess
Email: alambert@rsu.edu
Comments: I worked with Oralee Attaway during most of her time at KVOO-TV. She was a beautiful lady! Always focused and professional.

November 18 2006 at 20:16:17
Name: Ken Harwood
Topic: ONG Noon Show Hostess
Email: jayhawken@aol.com
Comments: I always get confused which utility sponsored which noon show, but on KTUL was the (now) venerable Betty Boyd and over on KVOO-TV was the gracious Oralee Attaway, the mother of my best buddy in grade school. Oralee passed away a few years ago after suffering for several years with bad, bad Alzheimer's. Betty is, of course, still very much in the public eye.

November 18 2006 at 19:40:00
Name: David Thayer
Topic: Best Wishes to Alan Lambert
Email: davidoldfordfan@aol.com
Comments: Alan, you are a great guy, I miss you coming out and singing Elvis songs though. I have a new band called the Tulsa Boyz. We play every other Fri and Sat at the 4 Aces at 41st and Garnett. Come see us buddy, we always have an open mic for you!!!

November 18 2006 at 19:36:38
Name: David Thayer
Topic: Oklahoma Natural Gas daytime cooking show
Email: davidoldfordfan@aol.com
Comments: Does anyone remember the name of the lady that hosted ONG's daytime cooking show?

How about Donnell Green and Peggy Shaber?

Here's a new photo from the ONG set at KOTV in the early days, courtesy ONG:

November 18 2006 at 19:34:39
Name: David Thayer
Topic: My first recording
Email: davidoldfordfan@aol.com
Comments: Sometime in the late 60's, mom loaded us up and took our little band down to the KVOO studios on Brookside. We went in and recorded about 8 songs. If I remember right, they charged mom $30. Then, they pressed it to vinyl right there.

November 18 2006 at 12:18:47
Name: Chuck Adams
Topic: Howdy from Kentucky
Email: cavaky[at]msn[dot]com
Comments: Yas...it has been awhile, so long in fact that your "guest book" has been changed to the trendy "guest blog".

Perusing through the blogs for an hour or so this morning, so much to comment on but will limit my remarks to...

The passing of Jerry Vaughn, which I learned while reading your web content. What a loss! Jerry was my best "hire" while I was PD at KRMG. A natural radio talent with a great wit. I loved his air work, and secretly thought he was funnier than me. Plus he was a great family man. Oklahoma has lost a genuine entertainer.

And the loss of my News Director, Vic Bastien. Vic and I renewed our friendship following my visit last year to Tulsa, for the "Icons" thing. We swapped a lot of funny emails prior to his departure. His fans should know that he kept his spirits up to the end.

It's sad to see good people go.

More another time.

November 16 2006 at 22:20:05
Name: Gary Chew
Topic: Alan Lambert
Comments:

"I second the motion" about what a fine broadcaster Alan is and was. It's always with a bit of a tear to hear of such an event about someone in the biz you've appreciated for a long time.

I'm diggin' the fact, though, that Alan will still be spinnin' discs there on my old fav Tulsa radio station: KWGS. The big band show we fired-up while I was there we called, "Standard Reprise." Great music it is and was: whether you're hearing it for the first time...or over and over again!

Play me a Les Elgart track, Alan!

November 16 2006 at 17:02:55
Name: Erick
Topic: Flea Market
Email: ericktul@yahoo.com
Comments: I believe the Flea Market that burned down was the one on the north side of Admiral just west of the traffic circle.

November 16 2006 at 16:33:02
Name: Charles
Comments: Which of the many flea markets on Admiral burned down? I remember all of those flea markets in their earlier incarnations as strip malls, etc.

November 16 2006 at 12:48:21
Name: RichT
Topic: Sipes cartoon hut
Email: chardtomp@aol.com
Comments: I also spent plenty of time in the Sipes cartoon hut when I was a youngster in the sixties. My family left Tulsa in 71 and I've never been back. I gather the Sipes stores are gone now?

November 16 2006 at 11:51:05
Name: Dan Wright
Comments: Speaking of Cartoon Huts, The last one I remember seeing in Tulsa was at the Flea Market on Admiral. I assume it perished in the fire along with the rest of the place.

November 16 2006 at 11:07:56
Name: Rick Clark
Topic: Alan Lambert
Email: clarkrick@yahoo.com
Comments: "The Professor" is retiring from fulltime radio. Well he certainly deserves a long & happy retirement. I (and countless others) owe him for allowing me to realize a lifelong fantasy of being a DJ & without his guidance & friendship I never would have realized my longtime dream of being a KVOO Ranchhand. Godspeed Alan & your lovely wife.

November 16 2006 at 10:24:41
Name: Erick
Topic: The Channels
Email: ericktul@yahoo.com
Comments: Mike Bruchas mentioned the island in the Arkansas River. The plan is actually for a chain of islands called The Channels. I think the idea is to put office and retail space on the islands. It's an interesting idea, and I'm glad that someone is finally looking at river development on the Tulsa side.

November 16 2006 at 09:06:28
Name: Webmaster
Topic: Alan Lambert
Comments: RSU Radio and Tulsa Media Legend Alan Lambert to Retire This Year

November 15 2006 at 22:45:14
Name: Bubba Lawrence, Bunker Under the Rose Bowl
Topic: Sipes Cartoon Hut, etc.
Comments: Forgive me, Mike Bruchas on a roll, but this humble grasshopper must intrude, and thank the Mighty Webmaster for mentioning the Sipes Cartoon Hut recently.

Ah, many times as a sprout in the early 60s, in the Eastgate Sipes, did I tarry there. Laurel and Hardy, sigh.

Oh, do I recall the Saturday morning, a glorious gray morning of cold and rain ... remember the days when it seemed half of Tulsa families grocery shopped on Saturday mornings? ... when a product demonstrator introduced our family to the wonder of the Frito Chili Pie! My mother responded to the earnest entreaties of my sister and moi, and made it for us for lunch. I was reading The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew at the time ... A neighbor just gave us some home-made chili, which I transformed, for the pleasure of the Ms./Mrs. and I, into Frito Chili Pie.

Ambrosia!

And the product demonstrators/hawkers at the original Sears at 21st and Yale ... always offering the latest in jewelry excellence.

Those were the days, my friend ...

November 15 2006 at 19:53:21
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Stakeholders or SnakeOilers?
Comments: I am told some wild plans are afoot in Tulsa to build an island in the Arkansas? Why + when? It ain't like Mud Island in Memphis? Could Bell's move there???

You know the Arkansas - you can have 10 "100 year floods" some years there in one season. I mean the Tulsa Mountains plan never was more than a pipe-dream by John Erling!

November 15 2006 at 13:50:18
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: It ain't the same...
Comments: John Hillis' "baby" - NewsChannel 8 here in the DC burbs is running promos celebrating 15 years on the air. It ain't the same without Hillis at the helm!

Al Jazeera English (AJE) launched today - about a year late - former ABC Nightline reporter Dave Marash is a US anchor. They will do 4-5 hours from DC daily and 4 other bureaus circling the globe. On dish but betcha ya won't find it on cable anywhere...go to www.washingtonpost.com and the Style section to raed about Dave. His wife Amy worked in NM for a long time as a free-lance shooter/feed producer - she is a desk person with AJE.

November 14 2006 at 21:41:45
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: It's a smaller "Okie World"
Comments: Got an e-mail from Stu Odell, long ago of 6 and 8 fame. A friend of his from waaaaay back when in Putnam City schools is now doing voice-over work.

Mark Keller is an artist whose voice is just right. He is the voice of Home Depot spots, too. His latest narrated new National Geographic show is "Ultimate Factories: Ferrari" which is airing now on the National Geographic Channel.

November 14 2006 at 17:31:48
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Western Auto
Comments: It was a great chain, bigger and older than OTASCO, but it failed.

In my IL hometown in the 50s/60s on Main Street there was a big Sears, a Western Auto and the local old fashioned hardware store. Ace came in on the far south of town; wasn't then convenient. If Sears or the local hardware didn't have it, Western Auto did.

Out of customer loyalty, I patronized the few Western Tire locations in Tulsa, but I can't remember WHERE they were. I thought there was one on Lewis. OTASCO bought some of the Western Auto stores, others became indie auto places and more just closed.

Anyone else in Tulsey remember them? May have had Claremore and Sapulpa stores.

A Western Auto was seen in the "Back to the Future" movies. Eastgate shopping center (SW corner of Admiral and Memorial) had one, and a Sipes Cartoon Hut.

November 14 2006 at 11:09:07
Name: Erick
Topic: Bell's
Email: ericktul@yahoo.com
Comments: In response to my response to Bill's question...

It pays to do research BEFORE commenting. After my last entry, I went to the Vision 2025 site, and up pops a gigantic picture that says "Expo Square" at the bottom.

So, yes, I was wrong.

BatesLine has an interesting point of view on the Bell's deal.

November 14 2006 at 11:06:55
Name: Erick
Topic: Bell's
Email: ericktul@yahoo.com
Comments: In response to Bill's question about Bell's relocation in the Vision 2025 plans...

I'm no expert on city/county government, so I may be way off on this. But I believe Vision 2025 was a city project. Expo Square is run by the county, which did not play a part in the Vision plans. I think.

Again, please ignore me if I'm dead wrong.

November 13 2006 at 22:39:46
Name: Bob Oertle
Topic: Bell's - Expo Master Plan - Vision 2025
Email: boboertle@hotmail.com
Comments: Wonder since the Expo is now saying Bell's was not included in their "Master Plan", why Bell's re-location was not included in the Vision 2025 project lists.

November 13 2006 at 21:22:36
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: way back when - sign of a "good" Xmas at KTUL
Comments: If we were doing Sears Xmas ads in the studio AND OTASCO Xmas ads too - in other sessions. Don't mean slide tag spots to film spots - that was like TV Magic Cards. Maybe BILL MITCHELL at 8 now should re-create a spot from when he was a youngish OTASCO man! And we can never forget Johnny Hardin Thanksgiving spots - when Johnny fed all the night crew at 8 to the bursting point and gave us foil and trays to take food home with us after! He wuz a gentleman!

I rode Zingo twice for KOTV with Steve VanDyne shooting a story for Corinthian Kids News. I think I closed my eyes both times - little Lee - our kid reporter was not there and we shot intros/outros later. He was NOT gonna ride Zingo any way! Have ridden maybe once since with Jane Hobson at Fair time.

November 13 2006 at 21:13:41
Name: John Hillis
Topic: Old Anchors Revived for Sweeps
Comments: Another of my old stations has an interesting try at getting attention during sweeps:

[From WRAL.com] RALEIGH, N.C. -- WRAL will feature a blast from the past on Nov. 17, when former anchors Charlie Gaddy and Bobbie Battista and weatherman Bob DeBardelaben return to host a special reunion newscast.

The 6 p.m. reunion newscast is part of WRAL's yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, which culminates in December. They will be joined by longtime WRAL sports anchor Tom Suiter for the newscast.

Gaddy, Battista and DeBardelaben also will serve as grand marshals of the WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade, which will air at 10 a.m. Nov. 18 and be streamed live on WRAL.com.

"I'm personally thrilled about this reunion because, having worked with Charlie, Bobbie and Bob several decades ago, it will be a special treat to see them back on WRAL-TV, even if it's just for one night," station Vice President and General Manager Jim Hefner said.

Gaddy and Battista formed the Triangle's first male-female anchor team and, along with weathercaster DeBardelaben, led WRAL to ratings dominance in the early 1980s.

"It was my honor to sit on the set with people I consider to be the best in the business," Gaddy said. "I look forward to seeing all of them again for our reunion newscast."

Gaddy retired from WRAL in 1994, following an award-winning, 24-year career that saw him report stories ranging from hurricanes and elections to the fun and games of the North Carolina State Fair. Recently, he has hosted a series of "WRAL Listens" outreach programs in various North Carolina counties.

Battista spent seven years at WRAL, leaving in 1981 to become one of the original newscasters at CNN in Atlanta. She became one of the network's most recognizable anchors before leaving in 2001 to found Atamira Communications, a communications strategy firm for corporate clients.

"I can’t think of anything I would rather do to mark WRAL's 50th anniversary than to come back home and share the anchor desk with three people I love and respect. I'm thrilled Channel 5 has asked me to do this," she said.

DeBardelaben became known as "The Biggest Name in Weather" during a WRAL career that spanned three decades. He gained early popularity hosting "Dialing for Dollars" call-in programs before moving into his role as the station's fulltime weather anchor. He retired in 1989.

I bet that will be a fun event. I'd be nice to have had the opportunity to see the same at KOTV before Bill Pitcock started singing bass in the choir invisible. It would have been a kick to have Claxton, the Moose, Professor Woodward, the King, and Broo all on the same piece of real estate one more time...

November 13 2006 at 18:48:05
Name: Rick Brashear
Topic: Kon-Tiki Hut
Comments: I remember that place and was a next door neighbor of Tom Lester for many years. He, and all of his brothers, were Tulsa policemen. I always thought the motif of the hut was really cool and wondered what it looked like inside. As a kid, it seemed weird to me that a policeman would have a bar.

As an aside note about one of the owners: One day, back in high school, I'm coming home down 89th Street from 21st on a stick-shift 1942 Harley (SWEET!). I notice a car fender to the left of me between 19th & 17th and looked back. It's Tom Lester in a patrol car and he motioned to race me to the corner of 15th Street. Well, his house at the corner was before mine but, I won the race since I was out front to begin with and he wasn't going to pass me on the wrong side of a 2-lane road, although we were neck-and-neck for a block.

He also kept me and the neighborhood guys from getting caught up in "The Great Wienerschnitzel Raid" on Peoria. Apparently, "Schnitzel" was a drug haven! I got parked across the street facing the place just in time to watch the festivities start a minute later. It was like turning on a light and watching the roaches scatter in every direction! It's all about location, location, location.

Times used to be pretty cool and a lot less stressful. Thanks, Tom.

I've had fascinating conversations with Tom over the last number of years. I've been trying to persuade him to send a photo of the Kon-Tiki Koni.

November 13 2006 at 17:58:06
Name: Rick Brashear
Topic: Bell's
Comments: Being born in the mid-50s, I had lots of good times at Bell's. It might have been with the family or neighborhood kids or later in my teens with a girlfriend. The go-carts were a lot of fun and I always loved checking out the train parked out by 21st Street.

I remember one night in 1972 getting suckered into riding Zingo with a girlfriend and her friend (having previously ridden it after it was built). I told them I hated the zero-gravity when the cars drop off the top, that I could die happy if they'd just plug me before the drop. Of course they begged me to ride it "just once". I was a fool and did. Love must make people do anything stupid. I rode it again. That was the last time.

As for the park going away, "Ask not what the Expo can do for your parking. Ask what Bell's can do for our fun."

November 13 2006 at 16:47:46
Name: Patrick Bryant
Topic: Land of Schwarzenegger
Comments: Oddly enough, I used to imitate Chris Lincoln, back in the early 80s when I worked with him on those horse race remotes at Ruidoso Downs. I'm not sure if he was ticked off or amused by it, though.

November 13 2006 at 14:39:51
Name: Marc Hall
Topic: Bell's
Email: fox23stormchaser@yahoo.com
Comments: Just curious to know if anyone has received any kind of response to the email they sent to Bjorklund?

Not I.

November 13 2006 at 08:58:59
Name: Don Lundy
Topic: Bell's Amusement Park
Email: don_lundy@rtv6.com
Comments: My first job in "show business" was at Bell's back in 1962. I started there running the pony ride, the major duty being to sweep up the droppings (such a small word for such a large quantity). As I've moved up in the business, I've found the job description is pretty much the same.

I did graduate there to running the Mad Mouse and the Tilt-A-Whirl and other rides. My co-workers and I worked hard to see which of us could get the Tilt-A-Whirl spinning and induce the most hurling.

Those were the days before Zingo. The pay was 65 cents an hour and the days were long. But the place was fun.

It's sad to see the controversy going on there now. But, it gave me some good fodder for my blog (rtv6gm.com).

Contact info for the responsible party:

Rick Bjorklund President/CEO rbjorklund@exposquare.com
Main Number: 918-744-1113 Ext. 2050

Turning Bell's into a parking lot. Swell idea.

November 12 2006 at 13:02:39
Name: David Batterson
Topic: Bell's
Email: davidbat(at)yahoo(dot)com
Comments: How about this photo caption: Let Bell's Keep Ringing

And speaking of Bell's, one of my early 16mm films as a TU student was taking a Bolex camera to Bell's and filming the rollercoaster ride from the front seat. They let me do it for free, too.

November 12 2006 at 08:38:21
Name: Ken Harwood
Topic: Bell's Picture
Email: jayhawken@aol.com
Comments: Webmaster, would you agree that "Let it BE" would be an appropriate caption for your picture?

Yep.

November 12 2006 at 00:30:50
Name: Webmaster
Topic: Bell's
Comments:

November 10 2006 at 22:03:55
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Jack Palance - 1975 CBS show
Comments: Before I went to 6, I was a fan of the short-lived CBS cop show, "Bronk", starring Jack Palance on Sunday nights.

It had a different but now well-known writer for almost every episode, including Michael Mann. Cast a great group of charactor actors that were chosen for their "look" and acting (good casting!) and for some reason, Bronk drove a gigantic Caddy convertable - hello Hollywood reality. It was like "Dirty Harry" cleaned up for TV and moved to another city. It lasted 1 season.

I think it was replaced by Judd Hirsch as "Delvecchio" the next year in the same time slot with a young Charles Haid (later famous in Hill Street Blues as Andy Renko and now a TV director). "Delvecchio" had a lot of screaming characters but never as gritty as "Bronk".

Bonanza was still on NBC on Sunday nights then and CBS was starting Sunday as a crime block as Sullivan went off the air. A little show called "Murder She Wrote" started a year or 2 later on CBS, but some show had to do the 9-10 pm Sunday block after. And for CBS - it was a cop show.

November 10 2006 at 20:26:38
Name: Gary Chew
Topic: The Great Jack Palance
Comments:

Bob Gregory and I used to try to do impersonations of Jack. Bob was much better than I, and had Mr. Palance down pretty well. Jack was probably the nicest menacing-looking guy in all of Hollywood. I'm already missing him.

Delmeaux de Gillette du Coffeville

Chris Lincoln imitating Bob Gregory (courtesy Jim Reid)

November 10 2006 at 18:07:43
Name: Jim Ruddle
Topic: Palance
Email: jruddle@earthlink.net
Comments: When Palance broke in, he was "Walter" Palance and you'll still find that name in some old movie credits.

November 10 2006 at 17:27:35
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Jack Palance
Email:
Comments: Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday. Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family, said spokesman Dick Guttman. He was 87.

When Palance accepted his Oscar for best supporting actor he delighted viewers of the 1992 Academy Awards by dropping to the stage and performing one-armed push-ups to demonstrate his physical prowess.

He was a villain and supporting actor in "Oklahoma Crude" (George C. Scott and Faye Dunaway starred), and was in Tulsa for the so-called World Premiere. The theme music from that film was adapted to Jimmy Leake and Bob Gregory's "Oil in Oklahoma" series.

November 10 2006 at 15:19:13
Name: David Batterson
Topic: Video runs, scores and wins!
Email: davidbat(at)yahoo(dot)com
Comments: My video for AssociatedContent just won a cash award! Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to order a new Lexus!

November 10 2006 at 13:38:09
Name: Erick
Topic: Bell's
Email: ericktul@yahoo.com
Comments: I saw a news story this morning that the county made the decision to boot Bell's because they have not been able to pay their rent. To try to assist, the county even lowered their rent, and Bell's was still unable to pay that consistently.

So, the county decides that turning a somewhat profitable amusement park into a parking lot will somehow be more profitable??? Sounds like there may be more to the story than what we are being told.

In any case, it does not sound like Bell's will be staying. This doesn't seem like a negotiation tactic by Expo Square. Part of me is glad to see Bell's leaving, only because it will make life easier for those of us who live near it. But I would rather see it leaving because it has moved to a bigger, better, less crowded spot of land.

November 09 2006 at 22:24:45
Name: roy lee
Topic: Bell's
Email: beerdrunk@cox.net
Comments: Just drove by Bell's after making my horse bets tonight, the Zingo lights were on as well as the lights on that blue tower thing that picks you up and drops you. Eerie.

November 09 2006 at 22:18:48
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Waffle Houses
Comments: I likes them but sadly they may be the last bastion of meal-time smokers. I do not think they are allowed to be smokeless at any time! My late life asthma and cig smoke just doesn't work. They do seem to be cropping up more off interstates. My favorite was in OKC off the turnpike and on a frontage road.

But then you know you are in the South if there is a BISCUITVILLE franchise in town! Usually close by 2 pm but open at 5 am. How many different things can you do with a biscuit???

November 09 2006 at 21:26:36
Name: Rick Clark
Topic: Waffles
Email: clarkrick@yahoo.com
Comments: Looks like the Waffle House at 11th & 169 is no more. I spent many early mornings there seeking nourishment after many nights investigating the bourbon shortage in Tulsa. Ahh, good times, good times.

November 09 2006 at 15:37:18
Name: Lowell Burch
Topic: Jungle Hut
Comments: I think this has come up before but that little hamburger joint is still standing and has been a number of businesses over the years, usually a used car lot (and probably is one right now). The building is round and the roof was painted to make it look like a grass hut and then the war mask, etc., was added for decoration.

Strange, but my folks would never stop there, either.

November 09 2006 at 14:47:10
Name: Mike Bruchas
Topic: Ed Bradley dies
Comments: Sorry to hear this but last few years, I wondered about his health.

November 09 2006 at 14:21:38
Name: Mike Brown
Topic: Hamburger Shack on 11th St. (Rt. 66)
Email: mlb-at-home@sbcglobal.net
Comments: I was curious if anybody remembers a (what I remember being a hamburger or hot dog joint) small eating establishment on 11th Street (probably somewhere west of Sheridan) back in the mid 1960s that had a huge mask standing next to the street that was probably their business sign.

I was still a kid then but I remember this huge ugly mask (probably on a pole) that kind of reminded me of an indian war mask or maybe something like a face on a totum pole. I may be a little off in my description of the mask/sign and it may not have been a hambuger joint either because I never actually got to eat there, every time my folks would drive past it and I would would say "let's stop and eat there", they would say "I don't think so!".

If this jogs anybody's memory, or anybody happens to have an old picture of it I would like to hear about your memories of it. Thanks.

You are undoubtedly referring to the Kon-Tiki Koni. I haven't got a picture of it yet, but there is some good info on the Tulsa Tiki page.

November 09 2006 at 11:54:22
Name: Webmaster
Topic: Oklahoma Centennial Film Festival/The Outsiders news
Comments: Starting tonight: the Oklahoma Centennial Film Festival at the Circle Cinema. On Nov. 9 alone, see a History of Tulsa Movie Theaters (with a credit for TTM), the 1949 movie, "Tulsa", "The Outsiders", and "Rumble Fish" with producer Doug Claybourne attending.

"The Outsiders" also opens as a play on Nov 10. See the Theatre Tulsa web site for more details.

November 09 2006 at 11:04:21
Name: Webmaster
Topic: Previous GroupBlog summary
Comments: Archived GroupBlog 224...

We had just learned that Bell's Amusement Park may have permanently lost its lease at the Fairgrounds. Contact info for Expo Square's CEO was given. The Tastee-Freez at 11th and Yale is definitely history. An earlier amusement park, Lakeside near Mohawk Park, was seen in a photo.

After the Bell's and T-F news, David Bagsby was looking around for the other 2 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He had already sent a YouTube link to a short horror/comedy movie he made in 48 hours as part of a competition. It's worth seeing.

Stevo has a new online radio show playing diverse music in the general spirit of underground FM radio of the early 70s.

Palindromic topics: Halloween 'n' Neewollah. There were photo flashbacks to earlier political elections in Tulsa. The beer talk continued to flow, from John Hillis and Lee Woodward. We saw the Northside T. Roy Barnes Drugry. The former owner of the Italian Inn has written a cookbook.

Darren Marvin, son of 1950s KOTV "Kids Korral" host Don Marvin, wrote in.

Check it all out in GroupBlog 224.