You know, 1982 was a good year for science fiction films. We got Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” John Carpenter’s “The Thing” and Disney’s “TRON.” Of course, the latter two were relative flops, although ”The Thing” went on to sci-fi superstardom, while a cult of unapologetic geeks took “TRON” to its bosom. None have spawned sequels until […]
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The year in theater
Oklahoma City theater hibernates from Christmas until about the ides of January, so as we turn our attention to bowl games and ringing in 2011 — which marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of playwright Thomas Lanier Williams, better known as Tennessee — let’s look back on some of the city’s more noteworthy dramatic […]
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Holiday stink
So who got the official Red Ryder carbineaction, 200-shot range model air rifle they were angling for this Christmas? Yeah, us neither. But, hey, could be worse. At least we weren’t on the receiving end of one of the stinky presents from McClain County Operation Christmas. Not that the presents were dumb, or anything, they […]
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Ask, tell
Trey Watts looked out his office window on a recent blustery, December day. A string of multicolored pennant streamers flapped in the breeze at the used car dealership in north Oklahoma City where he has worked for 11 years. On his desktop computer, Watts checked for breaking news concerning the upcoming vote in Congress to […]
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Hippies that time forgot
The Bellamy BrothersFriday Wormy Dog Saloon 311 E. Sheridan www.wormydog.com 601-6276 $15 They’re a pair of lighthearted old hippies that time couldn’t bear to part with. Raised on a farm in Florida, they’re country boys at heart, but their tastes travel widely across reggae, gospel, folk and rock. They’re Howard and David Bellamy, aka The […]
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Chicago marathon
Chicago with Leon Russell8 p.m. Sunday Lucky Star Casino 7777 N. Highway 81, Concho www.luckystarcasino.org $41-$91 After forming in college, the members of Chicago Transit Authority — soon simply Chicago — abandoned their namesake home for La-La Land in 1968. Within a year, they’d signed with Warner Bros. and launched one of the most successful […]
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New Year, new resolutions
I nominally consider making New Year’s resolutions every single year. I have yet to actually make one and stick with it. But I swear, this year will be different. (No, it won’t.) First up, lipstick. I don’t wear it. I don’t even wear gloss. Instead, I go for ChapStick, a lifelong obsession. But I know […]