Here, he’s John Matthews, a successful businessman with a trophy wife (Nadine Velazquez, Flight) and an adorable little daughter. He doesn’t live with his other child from his starter marriage, Jason (Rafi Gavron, Celeste & Jesse Forever), now a high school senior. He’s a good kid. He just has bad taste in friends, one of […]
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Centennial highs
OKC’s grand dame of hotels re-opened in 2007 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. A week-long celebration is planned to commemorate 100 years (see sidebar Page 22). The Skirvin Hilton, located at 1 Park Ave., gets its character from a combination of the old and new: vintage woodwork in the lobby, intricate […]
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Gum — Make It Sound New
With guidance from Trent Bell and the equipment in his Bell Labs Recording studio, the young group’s debut (they’re all around college-aged or fresh out of school) nicely juxtaposes a certain sonic wisdom against the songwriting of messy, emotive, mid-20s lives. Download the song “Ooo La La” for free. The album swings with John Baber’s […]
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Did you know?
A department newsletter released last week read, “Did you know that Oklahoma ranks 3rd behind Texas and California for the total number of Federally declared disasters?” Take that, New York!
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CFN Quote of the Week
“Now that you’re asking, I’m actually about to turn 46 this Christmas. I’m very excited. I’m going to spend it with the kids. You know, we’re gonna have a good vacation, nice Christmas and it’s gonna be good.” —Edmond pop moppet Greyson Chance, age 14, to The Associated Press
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Hungry for more?
Sergio’s Italian Bistro104 E. Gray, Norman 573-7707 In early August, Sergio’s Italian Bistro took the place of Bossy Squirrel. Just tell Sergio how hungry you are and how much you want to spend, and the staff will take care of it from there. Whether it’s a roasted veggie sandwich or the calamari, lasagna, baked salmon […]
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Rest of the Best of OKC 2011
From people and places to the Gazette itself covering these last 52 weeks, we once more not-so-proudly present a handful of additional rankings, in an attempt to satiate your need to have everything numbered in a nice, orderly fashion, but not limited to five slots. Just remember: Be careful what you wish for. Parental guidance […]
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Gingerly
Lots of musicians look at music as a sort of therapy, but singer Ginger Leigh needed it to be even more than that. The Austin, Texas-based performer — whose music falls somewhere in the realm of K.D. Lang and Melissa Etheridge — was forced to combat breast cancer this past year, and she is pretty […]
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Streakin’
Under the light of a full moon, City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing, hosts Saturday’s Midnight Streak races. Comprised of a free, 1-mile fun run and a registration-required 5K run, the annual event is a fundraiser for the center’s art-education efforts through adult classes, camps for kids, art exhibits and more. “Sometimes, art gets kind […]
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How hot is it?
It’s so hot that you might resort to these items for relief. But be warned: Some of them are so uncool, they may not be worth the cold. BY ROD LOTT