The biggest plus, of course, is the unbridled joy you’d be able to spread with a special sack of presents. In that giving spirit of Christmas, we asked a host of notable Oklahomans, from elected leaders to burlesque performers, sports superstars to drag queens, what they would do if they were Santa. Responses ranged from […]
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Just push play?
Credit: Brad Gregg According to a Yahoo! report, the guest spot didn’t sit well with any band member who wasn’t Tyler. Recalled rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, someone said, “Wait a minute: So this is an Aerosmith album, right?” Perhaps that objector was lead guitarist Joe Perry? Quoted in Yahoo!’s article, he didn’t sound all too […]
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‘Blown Away,’ indeed
Credit: Brad Gregg Rather than a quick peck, however, he demanded “lip to lip.” She obliged. Now that the American Idol winner and country superstar is returning home for a Thursday concert at Chesapeake Arena, Chicken-Fried News suspects that throngs of metro boys are now shaving their wispy-thin mustaches and working on signs in hopes […]
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Indian bummer
Credit: Brad Gregg He remarks on it so much, in fact, you might assume he lacks substantive policy positions to discuss. Brown’s fans, including some of his own staffers, have latched on to the “controversy,” chanting “Indian war whoops” and making “tomahawk chop gestures” at more than one campaign rally. Even after Principal Chief of […]
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Wanna be the next Carrie?
Credit: Brad Gregg Have a high tolerance for criticism? Thirst for 15 minutes of fame? OMG, like, you should totally audition to be the next American Idol! Excitement in Oklahoma City is growing as auditions for the hit show’s 12th season are held this week at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Producer Patrick Lynn said he […]
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‘Some Hearts’ lack compassion
Touring to support her new album, Blown Away, Underwood told British newspaper The Independent that she supports gay marriage. “I think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love,” said the 29-year-old singer and Baptist-raised devout Christian. “It’s not up to me to judge anybody.” […]
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A leg to stand on
Yukon’s sweetheart Garth Brooks needs to consider writing a song about answered prayers. Earlier this month, he was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame — one of the youngest at a youthful and still-musical 50. In fact, Brooks told washingtonpost.com that he plans to take this honor “somewhere hopefully it […]