The earlier you book your reservation on the brand new 81-seat double-decker coaches, the cheaper the cost. For procrastinators out there, it could cost as much as $20 to $25. Still, that’s cheaper than filling up your own car to head down Interstate 35. When you take a ride on a Megabus, you ride in […]
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Bernie
Bernie was also a murderer, as it turned out, convicted in 1997 of killing an 81-year-old widow and stuffing her body in a meat freezer. But in the eyes of townsfolk, that didn’t make him any less lovable. In Bernie, now playing, our antihero is played by Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels), but it’s not the […]
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Make like a tree and …
“Oklahoma pretty much got hammered,” said state Forester and Forestry Services Director George Geissler. “Even what you would call drought-tolerant trees — and by that I mean primarily the Eastern red cedar — have succumbed to the drought. It’s been a bad year.” In urban areas, he said, most of the lost trees are small-needle […]
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Getting Randy
The most successful enterprises often have humble beginnings. That humility’s a big part of what makes the Randy Rogers Band what it is: one of the biggest acts to emerge from the Texas/Red Dirt scene, which Rogers describes as “a brotherhood.” “We all realize we’re a bunch of like-minded individuals, and without each other, we […]
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Getting Randy
The most successful enterprises often have humble beginnings. That humility’s a big part of what makes the Randy Rogers Band what it is: one of the biggest acts to emerge from the Texas/Red Dirt scene, which Rogers describes as “a brotherhood.” “We all realize we’re a bunch of like-minded individuals, and without each other, we […]
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In the straw
In a state Republican Party straw poll released last week, Texas Congressman Ron Paul took a plurality of votes, with businessman Herman Cain placing second. The results were announced Dec. 5, the same day that Cain, who by then had already suspended his presidential campaign, appeared at a Republican rally and fundraiser in Oklahoma City. […]
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In the straw
In a state Republican Party straw poll released last week, Texas Congressman Ron Paul took a plurality of votes, with businessman Herman Cain placing second. The results were announced Dec. 5, the same day that Cain, who by then had already suspended his presidential campaign, appeared at a Republican rally and fundraiser in Oklahoma City. […]
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Tympanic TNT
In the current state of superficial pop songs; flashy, hip-hop anthems; and too-cool-for-school indie-rock bands, it’s hard to find musicians who can elicit any sort of real, personal emotion. However, Austin, Texas, post-rock group Explosions in the Sky can do it, and without saying a word. “I actually think it’s because there is no singing. […]
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Controversial Keystone XL pipeline focus of public meeting
The State Department is seeking citizen input on the pipeline, which would be owned by a Canadian company and would pass through Oklahoma. left, Protesters gather Aug. 23 at a Keystone XL demonstration at the White House. The planned pipeline has been criticized by some. The Sierra Club said it plans to attend the meeting […]
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Wade’s world
Wade Bowen stands on the brink of bigger things. After a dozen years solo, the Texas singer/songwriter is among the latest Red Dirt artists to be snatched up by the majors. He’s already doing a radio tour in advance of the first single, “Saturday Night,” from his still-untitled forthcoming Sony debut, due early 2012. In […]