Count Gregore & Retro Metro OKC

Collectively, Wayne Coyne and the Oklahoma Gazette’s annual Halloween Parade have doubtless captured the fancy of the contemporary grizzly and ghoul market in the city. But, in my youth, the one and only person that did that was Count Gregore, also known as John...

Well, Shut My Mouth!

Just when I kinda thought I’d correctly pigeonholed some if not most members of the Oklahoma City Council into one place or another, I’ll be darned if I didn’t have to eat my words at about 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday November 15, 2011, and I’m...

October 18 — Another Fun Day At The Races

Originally posted on October 19; updated on October 22 to update the item on Ed Shadid’s resolution to be presented to the council on October 25 concerning discrimination prohibition. The October 18, 2011, City Council meeting provided several items worthy of...

Will the OK Legislature Blow Off the Native American Center in OKC?

Two Former Governors, One Democrat, One Republican, Hope Not Will the Oklahoma Legislature let this masterpiece-in-progress die, mid-stream, in its tracks? In the above video produced by the Chickasaw Nation and published a couple of days ago, two former governors,...

What Is the DEAL With Councilman Ed Shadid?

As an underdog (Charlie Swinton being the highest vote-getter in the Ward 2 primary vote and favored by the Oklahoman and the Committee for Oklahoma City Momentum), in the runoff election Shadid roundly defeated the Oklahoman’s and the huge and hidden monied...