Music future is bright The first time that I encountered the genius of John Fullbright was via a radio program. The show is produced by the owner of The Blue Door, and it shares its name with the title of Joshua Boydston’s excellent cover story on the artist (“For the sake of the song”; May […]
John D. Carlson
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Saluting the ‘Greatest Generation’
It was an effective snapshot regarding the lives, the deeds, the perspective — and the passing — of certain members of what many refer to as “the Greatest Generation.” There could quite possibly be a small percentage of contemporary readers and members of the Tea Party circuit who might say that the cover photo “said […]
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Delicious discourse
I simply want to take a moment to say that — in all my years of reading the Gazette — I have never encountered a Commentary/Letters section as relevant, well-written and non ax-grinding/dead horse-kicking/ox-goring and positive as those very pages in the Aug. 10 edition. From Jason Reese’s Commentary “Okie local” to (hopefully) the last […]
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Righteous indignation
In addition to that, I take exception to the ignorant and unfounded implication that there exists, in reality, a single “gay” couple who possess the complete lack of housekeeping and decorating skills pictured therein. Apparently, Mueller has never tuned in to HGTV or TLC. I — along with Charles Darwin and probably Gary Larson — […]
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Pluck yew,’ part deux
Many letters regarding bicyclist’s rights (and wrongs) have appeared since Sara Ferguson (Letters, “Bicyclists vs. everyone else,” Gazette) launched the first on-target arrow on the topic back in September. Many of them ” in particular, Glen Garcia’s response (Letters, “Tone it down,” Oct. 27, Gazette) to my mild response, in which he accused me of […]
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When worlds (almost) collide
A recent, and long overdue, letter (Sara Ferguson, “Bicyclists vs. everyone else,” Sept. 29, Gazette) effectively documented the rudeness, idiocy and presumption of far too many members of “The Bicycle Bozohood.” The writer referenced events occurring near Lake Hefner that apparently gored her personal ox. However, the type of behavior she so aptly described is, […]
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Letters’ ‘hateful’ tone draws concern
As a longtime Gazette reader, I must say that I am a bit concerned about the hateful ” and borderline stupid ” tone of many of the letters that have recently appeared in this section of the finest independent weekly free publication in the Western Hemisphere. Or at least in Central Oklahoma “¦ County. Even […]
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Relevant history
In addition to being a part-time, pro-bono, semi-curmudgeonly, commentator/”opinionizer” (regarding what we might call “The Cultural Decline of Western Civilization As We Know It”) ” plus an amateur hobby chef/food critic ” I am also a casual history buff. In my personal experience, there is no greater repository of “contemporary, still-living, history” than Oklahoma. Imagine […]
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Swedish Reader Liking Vikings
As a 50 percent Swedish Euro-mongrel, I have been following the ongoing debate regarding Asatru, the ancient religion of The Great White Norse, appearing between the covers of the Gazette. I think the count is now up to one article and three letters to the editor. I haven’t seen so much interest in a topic […]