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These people look comfortable…

I guess you can’t really blame OPUBCO for producing so many online videos. It is the format where the new media is alleged going.

However, I do think they fail to realize that the people they throw in front of the cameras chose to pursue a career in print journalism over broadcast journalism.  And for a good reason. Seriously, Andrea Cohen looks about as comfortable in front of the camera as Mike McCarville would be at a Jim Roth cocktail party. Scott Wright makes Rusty Olsen sound like a master orator.

If the people who run OPUBCO were smart, they would probably hire people with actual degrees in broadcast journalism to do this stuff instead of throwing out secretaries, keyboard players and introverted journalists (above). Sure, it may cost a little more to do it the right way, but then people may actually want to watch their videos.  Which in all honesty, may actually be a good thing.

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More on the Idiotheadz…

The guy in the picture above is Jordan Glover. Glover was one of the owners of Kegheadz, a loosely organized group of party planning douche bags from UCO. They got pretty upset a few weeks ago when the Oklahoma Tax Commission claimed they owed $320,000 in back taxes due to the income claims they made on MySpace. From the Oklahoman:

Tax officials got the wrong idea because of embellishments on the Kegheadz MySpace Web site that boasted things like “Over a billion served,” “Biggest party in the state,” and “Biggest party in the country,” Glover said.

But that was just “exaggerated hype” designed to create a buzz and attract people to the parties, Glover said.

Yeah, I know. We wrote about this a few weeks ago. But that post was simply a heads-up to the Oklahoma Tax Commission to not take Clark Matthews’ monetary claims seriously. I never really mentioned how I felt about the Idiotheadz who threw the parties, and in all honesty, never really planned to until somebody sent me the picture above. Now…what do I think?

I think that the Oklahoma Tax Commission should probably drop the case, but that Drew Edmondson should then sue the group for for false advertising. Why? Because not only do they openly admit to distorting facts to make their parties look cool, but they are also posting pictures like the the one above on their personal Facebook pages!

Seriously, you just can’t get more “false advertising” than that picture. I don’t care how slutty the girls are and how many $100 bills you had lying around, I seriously doubt two girls would want to make out behind a guy with a 1989 haircut and half goatee. That is unless these parties took place on the south side. Then it wouldn’t be surprising at all.

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Saturday Morning 1990’s Music Video (5)

This is the song Clark Mathews  plays for the crowd as he walks to the final table of a major checkers tournament.  It’s also the song he played after the Twins blew it against the Sox.  It’s also the song I’ll probably play when the Cubs blow it against the stupid Dodgers.

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Merry Gary England Day…

69 years ago today, our lord, savior and favorite meteorologist was born in the quaint village of Seiling, Oklahoma.  Severe weather has never been the same.

So, from The Lost Ogle family to yours, we wish you a safe, happy and peaceful Gary England Day!

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Top 20 OKC Restaurants that I Wish Were Still Open, Part II…

Last week, I unveiled Part I of my “Top 20 OKC Restaurants that I Wish Were Still Open.” Here is a rundown:

20. Showbiz Pizza Place
19. Terra Luna Grill
18. The Eagles Nest
17. UR Cooks
16. Jimmy Johnson’s Three Rings Bar and Grill
15. Monterey Jack’s Cafe Y Cantina
14. Le Petit Jardin Ice Cream Parlour
13. Garfield’s
12. Applewood’s
11. Split-T Bar and Grille
10. Dodson’s Cafeteria

Notice how I listed restaurants 20 through 10 and didn’t stop at number 11? I wish I had a clever excuse for that, but I really don’t. Maybe I should just lie and say Gary England made me do it.

Anyway, check out 9 -1 after the jump.

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Maggie Carlo had a going away party…we were not invited.

So our good pals at Channel 5 issued a press release this week that officially announced Maggie Carlo’s departure. It’s a shame they didn’t issue the release earlier, because then they could have officially announced her going away party, too, and we could have gone.

As the pictures seem to show, it looked like it was a fun party. And it should have been, because with the rate employees are jumping ship at KOCO, they are probably getting pretty good at throwing these things. Seriously, what does Channel 5 do to their employees? They probably beat them with whips, chains and old Dino Lali movie reviews. I bet their only happy employee is Jordan Williams, and that’s probably just because he is…uhhhhh…happy.

Anyway, thanks to a reader email, we now get to live the party vicariously through pictures. Compared to other live, local, latebreaking parties, these pictures are okay. There are no pictures of Tyler Suiters and his man boob kissing a gay producer. No pictures of Aaron Tuttle dressed as superman. No pictures of Mark Rodgers doing his Skarky impersonation. Nope, none of that. They are still good though. Check them after the jumpity-jump.

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This is the Great State Fair of Oklahoma

The Great State Fair of Oklahoma has come and gone (at least the Oklahoma City version) and this year some of our kind readers decided to send us photos from this awesomely bad event. Since the picture above not only shows the typical fair attendee – but also includes a funnel cake – I’m going to go out on a limb and say it is the best one. But don’t take my word for it, check out even more great pictures and vote for your favorite after the jump.

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Depressing News: Maggie Carlo is leaving Channel 5

We have learned that Maggie Carlo is leaving Channel 5. Her last day is Wednesday, October 15. From one of the several emails we received alerting us of the news:

The guy she’s married to is a hedge fund manager and he has been commuting back and forth to Chicago. That’s where they are moving.

Sad day for matching eye shadow lipstick and outfit fans.

Yeah, I don’t know if I buy the whole “I have a rich husband who manages millions of dollars in Chicago” excuse. Something tells me she probably just got sick of Paul Folger showing her all the pictures he took of his longhaired Dachshund dressed up in doggie clothes.

This sucks on many different levels. Here are a few of them:
• If I ever watch the Channel 5 news again, I’m actually going to have to focus on the news. That’s no fun.
• I imagine that “Schamarlo Sandwich” pictures like the one above (and this one where they try the librarian look) are going to show up on the Internet less frequently.
• Yes, we’ve lost another member of our “20 Hottest Women in the OKC Media” powerpoll. The way things are going right now, Ann DeFrange may make the next list.
• What the hell are the labor conditions like at Channel 5? They are losing people faster than the Oklahoman is losing subscribers. Who knows. Maybe Rick Mitchell creeps everyone out.
Anyway, we really do wish Maggie the best of luck as she moves away to Chicago land. Hopefully, her experience here in Oklahoma was a good one, and we didn’t totally freak her out with our over-the-top fascination of her and co-anchor. Also, if things don’t work out well up north, and if all the hedge funds collapse and Chicago falls into Lake Michigan, we’ll gladly welcome her back with open arms.
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