Least Competent Criminals
Recurring Themes: Lonnie Meckwood, 29, and Phillip Weeks, 51, were arrested in Kirkwood, N.Y., in June after allegedly robbing the Quickway Convenience Store. Their getaway ended about a mile from the crime scene as their car ran out of gas, even though the Quickway is also a gas station. Hatim Gulamhusein, 48, was arrested at…
The Classic Middle Name (All-New!)
Arrested recently and awaiting trial for murder: Jerry Wayne Damron, Taylorsville, N.C. (July); Edward Wayne Edwards, Louisville, Ky. (August); Anthony Wayne Thomas, Orlando, Fla., (June); Travis Wayne Baczewski, Austin, Texas (July). Indicted recently for murder: Heath Wayne Overstreet, Roanoke, Va. (July); John Wayne Boyer, Nashville, Tenn. (August); David Wayne Hoshaw, Norfolk, Va. (August); Kenneth Wayne…
The Classic Middle Name (All-New!)
Arrested recently and awaiting trial for murder: Jerry Wayne Damron, Taylorsville, N.C. (July); Edward Wayne Edwards, Louisville, Ky. (August); Anthony Wayne Thomas, Orlando, Fla., (June); Travis Wayne Baczewski, Austin, Texas (July). Indicted recently for murder: Heath Wayne Overstreet, Roanoke, Va. (July); John Wayne Boyer, Nashville, Tenn. (August); David Wayne Hoshaw, Norfolk, Va. (August); Kenneth Wayne…
Recurring Themes
It should be well-known by now to News of the Weird readers that a DNA test disproving fatherhood will not necessarily relieve a man of child-support obligations. Frank Hatley’s case is especially alarming. He was finally released in July in Cook County, Ga., but only after having spent 13 months in jail because he had…
Recurring Themes
It should be well-known by now to News of the Weird readers that a DNA test disproving fatherhood will not necessarily relieve a man of child-support obligations. Frank Hatley’s case is especially alarming. He was finally released in July in Cook County, Ga., but only after having spent 13 months in jail because he had…
Least Competent Criminals
Recurring Themes: Lonnie Meckwood, 29, and Phillip Weeks, 51, were arrested in Kirkwood, N.Y., in June after allegedly robbing the Quickway Convenience Store. Their getaway ended about a mile from the crime scene as their car ran out of gas, even though the Quickway is also a gas station. Hatim Gulamhusein, 48, was arrested at…
Ironies
When the tenant failed to pay $87,000 in rent in April and May on two townhouses and a retail property at Trump Plaza in New York City, the landlord did what Donald Trump would surely do: It began eviction proceedings. However, the tenant in this case is Donald Trump’s Trump Corp., which leases the space…
Ironies
When the tenant failed to pay $87,000 in rent in April and May on two townhouses and a retail property at Trump Plaza in New York City, the landlord did what Donald Trump would surely do: It began eviction proceedings. However, the tenant in this case is Donald Trump’s Trump Corp., which leases the space…
I Want My Rights!
Relatives of two British convicted murderers, claiming a breach of “privacy” under the European Convention on Human Rights, filed lawsuits recently against the Greater Manchester Police over a crime-prevention campaign. High-profile gangbangers Colin Joyce, 29, and Lee Amos, 32, had been sentenced to long prison terms, and the GMP, trying to turn youths away from…
I Want My Rights!
Relatives of two British convicted murderers, claiming a breach of “privacy” under the European Convention on Human Rights, filed lawsuits recently against the Greater Manchester Police over a crime-prevention campaign. High-profile gangbangers Colin Joyce, 29, and Lee Amos, 32, had been sentenced to long prison terms, and the GMP, trying to turn youths away from…
House: Season Five
2008-2009 Remember when in popular culture, “House” referred to a horror flick starring William Katt? My, how times have changed! For half a decade now, “House” has been owned by Fox’s acclaimed drama from executive producer Bryan Singer. It’s not your average medical TV series. For one thing, its lead character of Dr. Gregory House…
Oklahoma City Magic Club gathers for its annual ‘Pandemonium’
A handful of the state’s most experienced magicians and several newcomers will conjure everything from mentalism to tricks for childrens at Saturday’s “Pandemonium of Magic,” the annual fund-raiser for the Oklahoma City Magic Club. FIRST MONDAY DIVERSITY This year’s event includes acts that combine magic and comedy, as well as “close-up” magic performances, similar to…
Oklahoma City shop hosts SchlegelFest
Bike on over to the second annual SchlegelFest, a day filled with bicycles, giveaways and outdoor family fun. The Sunday event came about formally last year as Schlegel Bicycles celebrated its 20th anniversary, said Jessica Herford, the shop’s office manager. The event was popular among local cyclists, drawing more than 600 visitors, she said. Festivalgoers…
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
For better or worse, you are at least temporarily becoming more psychic. It could be a blessing, or it might be a bit of a burden. You may really enjoy having an enhanced ability to tune in to what people are thinking and feeling, and it could prove eminently useful. Knowing what’s really on everyone’s…
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
I’d like to discuss The Game. Do you know what I mean? I’m talking about The Unnamed Game. The Uber-Game that is so vast and all-encompassing that it’s virtually a secret. What if you discovered that one of the seemingly sacrosanct rules of The Game was really just a local ordinance, and no longer applied…
Program revitalizes two side-by-side neighborhoods
The house in the 300 block of N.W. 26th is a bungalow, just like the others in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. It’s painted a bright, sky blue with crisp, white trim and has a porch swing hanging out front. Inside, 1920s styled light fixtures, wood trim and large windows complete the two-bedroom home. It doesn’t…
World-Class Adolescent Endeavors
Japanese engineer Takuo Toda’s paper airplane was certified in May as the Guinness Book record-holder for the longest flight from a single folded sheet of paper: 27.9 seconds. And in Witcham, England, in July, Jim Collins won the World Peashooting Championship, using a “traditional” instrument blowing at a target 12 yards away, but noncompeting ex-champion…
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Squirrels often bury the nuts they find, intending to come back and retrieve their bounty at a later time. The only trouble is, they sometimes forget where their hiding places are, and the nuts go uneaten. This, at least, is the story told by children’s book writer Beatrice Potter, and I regard her as an…
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Technically, this would be an excellent time to shuck all your responsibilities and plunge into a week-long bacchanalia, complete with rowdy feasting and delirious dancing and lunatic laughter and erotic abandon and mind-altering emotions. Realistically, though, while such an interlude might do wonders for your relationship with yourself, it could dampen your relationships with people…
Oklahoma Railway Museum is right on track for family adventure
At the end of summer, many family fun budgets are nearing empty. Fortunately for the metro, free comes in the form of locomotives, cabooses and passenger trains at the Oklahoma Railway Museum. With free admission, train lovers of all ages can enjoy the charms of the choo-choo. Located at 3400 N.E. Grand, the Oklahoma Railway…
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Let’s say you’re listening to your favorite band on a stereo system. There is a place between the two speakers where you will hear the two streams of music blend perfectly, exactly as the sound engineer intended. This place is called the sweet spot. If you play tennis or baseball, you know about another version…
USGA doubles the fun for Oklahoma golf fans
Only four times in the long history of the United States Golf Association has one state hosted both the U.S. Amateur Championship and the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in the same year. Next week, Oklahoma will add its name to that elite list when the U.S. Amateur returns to Tulsa’s Southern Hills Country Club…
Norman’s one-man rock spectacle insists new album marks final chapter
Few metro musicians have the rock shtick down better than one-man-band Mickey Reece, known musically as El Paso Hot Button. From exhaustingly energetic and charismatic live shows to the polished style of his press-kit images, Reece knows how to attract attention and is just as consistently diligent in cultivating his image as an enigmatic rock…
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
An epic treasure hunt will soon begin. Are you ready for it? I don’t think you are. To get yourself in shape to perform at a high level, I suggest that you open your mind wider than you ever have before. The clues that will be most helpful won’t resemble any clues you’ve ever valued…
Chimaira forges on with ferocious album
Subsequent releases, like 2003’s “The Impossibility of Reason” and 2005’s self-titled release, still roared with savage riffage, but neither were as resonant. The group was slowed by a creative valley, internal tensions and the diminishing attention of its record label. After a move to growing metal-core label Ferret Music (Poison the Well, The Devil Wears…
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Did you ever notice that some people seem to be addicted to falling in love over and over again? While they may truly have a natural propensity to exult in the beauty of a great variety of their fellow humans, I also suspect that their addiction serves as an excuse for them to fall in…
OU College of Nursing program provides care, support for elderly, disabled
With the growing popularity and awareness of home health care, elderly patients and those with disabilities can stay home rather than move into a facility while still receiving the assistance and supervision they need to stay safe. GROWING TREND PROVIDING GUIDANCE A home health program offered by the University of Oklahoma’s College of Nursing is…
Chimaira forges on with ferocious album
Subsequent releases, like 2003’s “The Impossibility of Reason” and 2005’s self-titled release, still roared with savage riffage, but neither were as resonant. The group was slowed by a creative valley, internal tensions and the diminishing attention of its record label. After a move to growing metal-core label Ferret Music (Poison the Well, The Devil Wears…
OKC mayor participates in online fantasy football contest
Mick Cornett has a lot on his plate. He’s working as a consensus-builder and question-answerer for a potential MAPS 3 proposal. The clock is a-tickin’ as the Oklahoma City Council has until Oct. 6 to approve a MAPS 3 resolution for voters to consider in December before the tax expires. And Cornett, considered by some…
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
For better or worse, you are at least temporarily becoming more psychic. It could be a blessing, or it might be a bit of a burden. You may really enjoy having an enhanced ability to tune in to what people are thinking and feeling, and it could prove eminently useful. Knowing what’s really on everyone’s…
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame welcomes Carrie, shuns Garth
Place another trophy in the Carrie Underwood success bag. Underwood will be elected to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame! We’re not trying to make fun of Carrie Okie. She has been nothing but gold since winning the “American Idol” contest back in 2005. Numerous awards, hit songs and fortune have rolled her way, and…
Is Oklahoma prepared to deal with teens sending, receiving nude images?
A bid for attention, a desire for increased popularity or notoriety among peers or modern-day flirtation ” hormone-driven teens who engage in “sexting” are running smack up against the very laws designed to protect them against sexual exploitation by adults. ONLINE STUDYNOT A CRIME Sexting, the practice of sending nude or seminude photographs between cell…
Legendary grunge act still makes waves its own way
King Buzzo speaks a truth that’s self-evident. “I’m always interested in doing something weird, whatever it may be,” said the singer/guitarist for musical iconoclasts the Melvins. EARLIEST INCARNATION BETTER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR From Roger “Buzz” Osborne’s wild, unwieldy hair to offbeat merchandise and numerous, indescribable studio albums written throughout the band’s quarter-century together, the Melvins…
Time is running out for city schools
It’s been a long wait for things to change in the city schools. After desegregation’s “white flight” devastated the district 40 years ago, many citizens have toiled through the years to rebuild the district. Nearly a decade ago, MAPS for Kids was organized, generating close to a billion dollars to rebuild the district’s aging infrastructure,…
Fetishes on Parade
Christopher Bjerkness, 31, was arrested in Duluth, Minn., in July and charged with another episode of breaking into a gym facility and slashing numerous large rubber exercise balls. He had acknowledged a sexual urge to slash that type of ball following a conviction in 2006 for cutting up 70 balls in three incidents at the…
World-Class Adolescent Endeavors
Japanese engineer Takuo Toda’s paper airplane was certified in May as the Guinness Book record-holder for the longest flight from a single folded sheet of paper: 27.9 seconds. And in Witcham, England, in July, Jim Collins won the World Peashooting Championship, using a “traditional” instrument blowing at a target 12 yards away, but noncompeting ex-champion…
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
An epic treasure hunt will soon begin. Are you ready for it? I don’t think you are. To get yourself in shape to perform at a high level, I suggest that you open your mind wider than you ever have before. The clues that will be most helpful won’t resemble any clues you’ve ever valued…
Oklahoma State psychologists research mate poaching
A new study released by two Oklahoma State University social psychologists has all the attached women in CFN headquarters drawing up defensive plans to protect their relationships. Melissa Burkley and Jessica Parker reported on their findings of “mate poaching” in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, according to an article in The New York Times.…
JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub hosts free concert
A handful of the metro’s best singer/songwriters will convene Saturday for a free, daylong “Bricktown Unplugged” concert at JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub. The small bar will open at 10 a.m. and fill its upstairs and downstairs stages with a rotating lineup of local musicians. Performances will be staggered, so when one musician wraps up their…
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
I think you’ve been lurking and slinking long enough, Capricorn. For now, you’ve learned all you need to know about wrestling with camouflage and subterfuge. You’ve done all you could to clean up the crooked places and bring integrity to the twisted stories. Now it’s high time for you to come out and play –…
USGA doubles the fun for Oklahoma golf fans
Only four times in the long history of the United States Golf Association has one state hosted both the U.S. Amateur Championship and the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in the same year. Next week, Oklahoma will add its name to that elite list when the U.S. Amateur returns to Tulsa’s Southern Hills Country Club…
Time is running out for city schools
It’s been a long wait for things to change in the city schools. After desegregation’s “white flight” devastated the district 40 years ago, many citizens have toiled through the years to rebuild the district. Nearly a decade ago, MAPS for Kids was organized, generating close to a billion dollars to rebuild the district’s aging infrastructure,…
Health reform
I always enjoy checking the mail. I’m a retired kind of guy. Strolling to the mailbox often highlights my day. I even like junk mail. I always think someone’s going to send me something important. (They rarely do.) On a recent trip out front, a letter from Cancer Care Associates in Oklahoma City caught my…
Program revitalizes two side-by-side neighborhoods
The house in the 300 block of N.W. 26th is a bungalow, just like the others in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. It’s painted a bright, sky blue with crisp, white trim and has a porch swing hanging out front. Inside, 1920s styled light fixtures, wood trim and large windows complete the two-bedroom home. It doesn’t…
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Did you ever notice that some people seem to be addicted to falling in love over and over again? While they may truly have a natural propensity to exult in the beauty of a great variety of their fellow humans, I also suspect that their addiction serves as an excuse for them to fall in…
Ponyo
Fairy tales have been around for a long, long time, serving as one of the world’s repositories of cultural mores, morals, ethics and fears. Taken at face value, the old stories describe a much scarier world, in which one was likely to be abandoned, raped, eaten or worse. Little Red Riding Hood was originally consumed…
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Your strategies are very close to working. The results you’ve generated so far are almost useful, bordering on successful, and on the brink of being beautiful. My question now is: You won’t stop here, will you? You’ve already garnered a measure of recognition. You’ve gotten a taste of victory over your old bugaboos. Will you…
Lyric Theatre reunites director, stars to revisit ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Balancing dark comedy, musical parody, and ’50s sci-fi homage, “Little Shop of Horrors” tells the story of lowly flower shop employee Seymour, who discovers a mysterious plant that makes him an overnight sensation. Things are complicated when his new plant starts talking to him, promising to fulfill his dreams of sweeping co-worker Audrey off her…
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Let’s say you’re listening to your favorite band on a stereo system. There is a place between the two speakers where you will hear the two streams of music blend perfectly, exactly as the sound engineer intended. This place is called the sweet spot. If you play tennis or baseball, you know about another version…
Health reform
I always enjoy checking the mail. I’m a retired kind of guy. Strolling to the mailbox often highlights my day. I even like junk mail. I always think someone’s going to send me something important. (They rarely do.) On a recent trip out front, a letter from Cancer Care Associates in Oklahoma City caught my…
The Tree Bank Foundation has made Oklahoma leafier since 1987
At the next baby shower, donate a tree in the newborn’s name. It’s a unique, lasting, natural gift possible through The Tree Bank Foundation. Besides, in one year, a single mature tree can absorb as much carbon as a car produces when it is driven 26,000 miles. That’s green. Public spaces remain green, thanks to…
Oklahoma State psychologists research mate poaching
A new study released by two Oklahoma State University social psychologists has all the attached women in CFN headquarters drawing up defensive plans to protect their relationships. Melissa Burkley and Jessica Parker reported on their findings of “mate poaching” in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, according to an article in The New York Times.…
Face of homelessness in Oklahoma City changes
“Dale” worked hard in a reasonable construction job refinishing floors. There are a lot of gymnasiums in the Oklahoma City metro area, and his company had contracts with the big one ” the University of Oklahoma, as well as a number of others. FAMILY LODGE ALARMING TREND BY THE NUMBERS But then came the recession,…
Street scourge evolves into art at hands of graffiti creators
Some of the most striking works of Oklahoma art are wrapped around dank drainage tunnels or stretched across train cars. Most people never get to see them, but the annual “Made You Look” art show shines light on a style pinned to the shadows of the city. MAKESHIFT PLYWOOD WALL SMALL-SCALE REPRESENTATIONS FREE GRAFFITI CLASSES…
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame welcomes Carrie, shuns Garth
Place another trophy in the Carrie Underwood success bag. Underwood will be elected to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame! We’re not trying to make fun of Carrie Okie. She has been nothing but gold since winning the “American Idol” contest back in 2005. Numerous awards, hit songs and fortune have rolled her way, and…
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
I think you’ve been lurking and slinking long enough, Capricorn. For now, you’ve learned all you need to know about wrestling with camouflage and subterfuge. You’ve done all you could to clean up the crooked places and bring integrity to the twisted stories. Now it’s high time for you to come out and play –…
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
It’s not a favorable moment to get your honey’s name tattooed on your forearm. Maybe in November, but not now. On the other hand, it’s an excellent time to determine whether your lover is willing to have your name tattooed on his or her forearm. In the coming weeks, I also encourage you to figure…
OKC mayor participates in online fantasy football contest
Mick Cornett has a lot on his plate. He’s working as a consensus-builder and question-answerer for a potential MAPS 3 proposal. The clock is a-tickin’ as the Oklahoma City Council has until Oct. 6 to approve a MAPS 3 resolution for voters to consider in December before the tax expires. And Cornett, considered by some…
Pint-sized green belt brings back gold from national judo tournament
Marco Enriquez bridled with energy throughout the interview, as would any 7-year-old who just proved he was the best at something. In his case, it was his recent victory over an 8-year-old to win the gold medal at the Amateur Athletic Union Grand National Judo Tournament in Kearney, Mo. Just a few minutes before the…
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Your strategies are very close to working. The results you’ve generated so far are almost useful, bordering on successful, and on the brink of being beautiful. My question now is: You won’t stop here, will you? You’ve already garnered a measure of recognition. You’ve gotten a taste of victory over your old bugaboos. Will you…
O Pioneers!!! features flurry of upcoming releases
Houston’s O Pioneers!!! cook up jagged, fevered, punk-rock convulsions that rattle and thunder like it might fly apart at any moment. Front man Eric Solomon’s hoarse, hectoring scream presides over the tremulous crunch like its foreman, shouting encouragement and anguished outlines of the obstacles ahead. The shuddering pulse; stabbing, slashing guitars; and Solomon’s vocal bluster…
District 9
A long-dormant spaceship hangs over the skies of Johannesburg, South Africa, like a giant umbrella. Twenty years ago, its occupants “? insectoid beings roughly the size of humans “? were discovered malnourished and disoriented. Earthlings subsequently herded the aliens to the city below and forced them into a shantytown of razor wire and trash. Derisively…
Governor’s Gallery displays Norman artist’s work
A Norman artist who works with mixed media and focuses on depicting natural landscapes is showcasing work in an exhibition in the Governor’s Gallery on the second floor of the Oklahoma Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln. “Nature’s Sketchbook” spotlights B.J. Wood, a printmaker who was raised on a farm in Indiana before moving to Norman, said…
University of Oklahoma adds on to Gaylord Hall
Since it opened its doors in 2004, Gaylord Hall, home to the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been widely considered one of the campus’ most modern buildings. But when OU classes begin on Aug. 24, the facility will attract even more envious gazes from students and professors in other…
Oklahoma City vendors lose coins to machine theft
Hear that distant sound of shaking coins? That’s the metro’s vending machine population giving a big ol’ sigh of relief (and maybe releasing a few cans of Diet Coke while they’re at it). Could the scourge of Coca-Cola vending machines met its match? According to an article on NewsOK.com, Kendra Dimeo, 33, of Edmond was…
Oklahoma Railway Museum is right on track for family adventure
At the end of summer, many family fun budgets are nearing empty. Fortunately for the metro, free comes in the form of locomotives, cabooses and passenger trains at the Oklahoma Railway Museum. With free admission, train lovers of all ages can enjoy the charms of the choo-choo. Located at 3400 N.E. Grand, the Oklahoma Railway…
The Tree Bank Foundation has made Oklahoma leafier since 1987
At the next baby shower, donate a tree in the newborn’s name. It’s a unique, lasting, natural gift possible through The Tree Bank Foundation. Besides, in one year, a single mature tree can absorb as much carbon as a car produces when it is driven 26,000 miles. That’s green. Public spaces remain green, thanks to…
OU College of Nursing program provides care, support for elderly, disabled
With the growing popularity and awareness of home health care, elderly patients and those with disabilities can stay home rather than move into a facility while still receiving the assistance and supervision they need to stay safe. GROWING TREND PROVIDING GUIDANCE A home health program offered by the University of Oklahoma’s College of Nursing is…
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Squirrels often bury the nuts they find, intending to come back and retrieve their bounty at a later time. The only trouble is, they sometimes forget where their hiding places are, and the nuts go uneaten. This, at least, is the story told by children’s book writer Beatrice Potter, and I regard her as an…
The Time Traveler’s Wife
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” is a romantic drama with a gimmick that fails absolutely. The gimmick borrows an iconic trope from science fiction “? time travel “? and director Robert Schwentke (“Flightplan”) and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin (“The Last Mimzy”), working from Audrey Niffenegger’s novel, are stuck with it. From the time he was 6,…
Fetishes on Parade
Christopher Bjerkness, 31, was arrested in Duluth, Minn., in July and charged with another episode of breaking into a gym facility and slashing numerous large rubber exercise balls. He had acknowledged a sexual urge to slash that type of ball following a conviction in 2006 for cutting up 70 balls in three incidents at the…
Norman’s one-man rock spectacle insists new album marks final chapter
Few metro musicians have the rock shtick down better than one-man-band Mickey Reece, known musically as El Paso Hot Button. From exhaustingly energetic and charismatic live shows to the polished style of his press-kit images, Reece knows how to attract attention and is just as consistently diligent in cultivating his image as an enigmatic rock…
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
I’d like to discuss The Game. Do you know what I mean? I’m talking about The Unnamed Game. The Uber-Game that is so vast and all-encompassing that it’s virtually a secret. What if you discovered that one of the seemingly sacrosanct rules of The Game was really just a local ordinance, and no longer applied…
Bands, staffers, record-spinners convene to pay tribute to The Bowery
Ray von Schlageter was just out of high school when his family moved to Oklahoma in the early 1980s, far from their crumbling neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. He was used to the burgeoning punk and New Wave scene in the Big Apple, so it was with considerable surprise and disappointment he learned there was nothing…
Is Oklahoma prepared to deal with teens sending, receiving nude images?
A bid for attention, a desire for increased popularity or notoriety among peers or modern-day flirtation ” hormone-driven teens who engage in “sexting” are running smack up against the very laws designed to protect them against sexual exploitation by adults. ONLINE STUDYNOT A CRIME Sexting, the practice of sending nude or seminude photographs between cell…
Face of homelessness in Oklahoma City changes
“Dale” worked hard in a reasonable construction job refinishing floors. There are a lot of gymnasiums in the Oklahoma City metro area, and his company had contracts with the big one ” the University of Oklahoma, as well as a number of others. FAMILY LODGE ALARMING TREND BY THE NUMBERS But then came the recession,…
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Maybe you weren’t listened to very attentively as a child. Perhaps you were dressed in clothes you didn’t like, hugged only three times a year, and fed food you were allergic to. I suppose it’s even possible that your parents were psychotic drug dealers who kept you chained to a radiator in their squalid basement.…
Compelling Explanations
When motorist Timothy Pereira, 19, rammed Christine Speliotis’ car head-on in Salem, Mass., in March, there was no doubt in police officers’ minds what the cause was: Pereira was driving 85 mph in a 35 mph zone and had swerved into Speliotis’ lane. However, in July, Brandon Pereira, 17, an injured passenger in his cousin’s…
Pint-sized green belt brings back gold from national judo tournament
Marco Enriquez bridled with energy throughout the interview, as would any 7-year-old who just proved he was the best at something. In his case, it was his recent victory over an 8-year-old to win the gold medal at the Amateur Athletic Union Grand National Judo Tournament in Kearney, Mo. Just a few minutes before the…
JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub hosts free concert
A handful of the metro’s best singer/songwriters will convene Saturday for a free, daylong “Bricktown Unplugged” concert at JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub. The small bar will open at 10 a.m. and fill its upstairs and downstairs stages with a rotating lineup of local musicians. Performances will be staggered, so when one musician wraps up their…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
You can probably tell by the subtitle of this movie that at least one sequel is in the planning stages already. You can also tell that, like “Transformers,” the film is inspired by a line of toys. You also know whether or not you want to see it. If you do, you should; if you…
Legendary grunge act still makes waves its own way
King Buzzo speaks a truth that’s self-evident. “I’m always interested in doing something weird, whatever it may be,” said the singer/guitarist for musical iconoclasts the Melvins. EARLIEST INCARNATION BETTER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR From Roger “Buzz” Osborne’s wild, unwieldy hair to offbeat merchandise and numerous, indescribable studio albums written throughout the band’s quarter-century together, the Melvins…
Disney train traveling across U.S. makes Oklahoma City stop
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or at least it will when Disney pulls into to town. To celebrate the release of Disney’s “A Christmas Carol,” starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman, a 16,000-mile train tour is steaming from the West to the East Coast, stopping everywhere in between to bring Christmas joy…
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Maybe you weren’t listened to very attentively as a child. Perhaps you were dressed in clothes you didn’t like, hugged only three times a year, and fed food you were allergic to. I suppose it’s even possible that your parents were psychotic drug dealers who kept you chained to a radiator in their squalid basement.…
Oklahoma City vendors lose coins to machine theft
Hear that distant sound of shaking coins? That’s the metro’s vending machine population giving a big ol’ sigh of relief (and maybe releasing a few cans of Diet Coke while they’re at it). Could the scourge of Coca-Cola vending machines met its match? According to an article on NewsOK.com, Kendra Dimeo, 33, of Edmond was…
Disney train traveling across U.S. makes Oklahoma City stop
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or at least it will when Disney pulls into to town. To celebrate the release of Disney’s “A Christmas Carol,” starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman, a 16,000-mile train tour is steaming from the West to the East Coast, stopping everywhere in between to bring Christmas joy…
Compelling Explanations
When motorist Timothy Pereira, 19, rammed Christine Speliotis’ car head-on in Salem, Mass., in March, there was no doubt in police officers’ minds what the cause was: Pereira was driving 85 mph in a 35 mph zone and had swerved into Speliotis’ lane. However, in July, Brandon Pereira, 17, an injured passenger in his cousin’s…
University of Oklahoma adds on to Gaylord Hall
Since it opened its doors in 2004, Gaylord Hall, home to the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been widely considered one of the campus’ most modern buildings. But when OU classes begin on Aug. 24, the facility will attract even more envious gazes from students and professors in other…
Bands, staffers, record-spinners convene to pay tribute to The Bowery
Ray von Schlageter was just out of high school when his family moved to Oklahoma in the early 1980s, far from their crumbling neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. He was used to the burgeoning punk and New Wave scene in the Big Apple, so it was with considerable surprise and disappointment he learned there was nothing…
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Technically, this would be an excellent time to shuck all your responsibilities and plunge into a week-long bacchanalia, complete with rowdy feasting and delirious dancing and lunatic laughter and erotic abandon and mind-altering emotions. Realistically, though, while such an interlude might do wonders for your relationship with yourself, it could dampen your relationships with people…
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
It’s not a favorable moment to get your honey’s name tattooed on your forearm. Maybe in November, but not now. On the other hand, it’s an excellent time to determine whether your lover is willing to have your name tattooed on his or her forearm. In the coming weeks, I also encourage you to figure…
O Pioneers!!! features flurry of upcoming releases
Houston’s O Pioneers!!! cook up jagged, fevered, punk-rock convulsions that rattle and thunder like it might fly apart at any moment. Front man Eric Solomon’s hoarse, hectoring scream presides over the tremulous crunch like its foreman, shouting encouragement and anguished outlines of the obstacles ahead. The shuddering pulse; stabbing, slashing guitars; and Solomon’s vocal bluster…
Oklahoma City shop hosts SchlegelFest
Bike on over to the second annual SchlegelFest, a day filled with bicycles, giveaways and outdoor family fun. The Sunday event came about formally last year as Schlegel Bicycles celebrated its 20th anniversary, said Jessica Herford, the shop’s office manager. The event was popular among local cyclists, drawing more than 600 visitors, she said. Festivalgoers…
Rest of Best of OKC
Exactly 105 categories later, another year of Oklahoma Gazette’s annual Best of OKC contest is behind us. Or so we thought. Turns out, you people love your lists and clamor for more. Shockingly, we didn’t quite cover it all last week, despite running the gamut from Best Mediterranean Restaurant to Best Museum, so we came…
Sunshine Cleaning
2009 “Sunshine Cleaning” is about a pair of sisters who come to learn, after a long era moping around the same sad rut, that the best revenge against a cruel world is to live as well as one can. Amy Adams stars as Rose Lorkowski, one of those unfortunate people who peaked in high school…
Dexter: The Third Season
2008 Criminally, I’m late to the “Dexter” train, but quickly have discovered that few television shows are as deliciously addictive. The Showtime series revolves around a novel high concept: Dexter Morgan is a crime analyst who moonlights as a serial killer “¦ but only of bad people who really, really deserve it. Dexter (Michael C.…
