Although we have put them on notice, we at TheLostOgle.com love The Gazette. (Sure, the primary reason is that it is not The Oklahoman, but really what more do you need?) Related to that love, we were all excited to see the results of their “Best of OKC” poll when they were released recently. Let’s just say we were less than impressed.
Upon further review, it is not The Gazette which deserves our scorn. No, it is the people of OKC who voted to bestow awards on Carrie Underwood, Chili’s, and radio personalities at Wild 104.9. Bad OKC!
The editors of this fine website, which was not up for an award, have chosen to vent about the most egregious award winners (which you will find after the jump). Feel free to do your own chastising of the results in the comments section. Continue reading ‘You Disappoint Me OKC’
For the eight of you out there who didn’t realize it, 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the state of Oklahoma. To mark this, various publications around the state have been featuring all sorts of Top 100 lists that have provoked virtually no controversy and have not been talked about at the water cooler. In fact, we’ve heard so little discussion about these lists that we wonder if anyone is actually reading them. We sure don’t.
It does seem, though, that the focus has been on the more positive elements of Oklahoma. While we celebrate those things just like the rest of the world, it seems wrong to ignore the more humiliating aspects of the state of Oklahoma. Naturally, we’re here to fill that void, in this ten-part series that will run every Monday. Today, numbers 91 through 100 of Oklahoma’s Biggest Embarrassments..
100. Dean Blevins
We’d hate to imply Dean Blevins was the inspiration for this site, but lets just say that when we were bantering around ideas for the site’s name, the early favorite was PleaseSomeoneFireDeano.com. He’s a terrible writer who doesn’t know much about national sports and frankly, appears to be pretty lazy at his job. It seems every time we hear him on the Sports Animal he’s on the golf course. Also, he’s the type of journalist who refers to teams and athletes as “sexy.” As in, “Sure, he’s not what you think of as the sexy pick, but…” That’s really annoying.
Last night, while reading the Oklahoma Gazette, I noticed a buried blurb that mentioned The Original Varsity Sports Grill on NW63rd and Western is closed. This sucks, because The Original Varsity was pretty much the best sports bar in Oklahoma City. For the last 6-years, a group of friends and I would gather at its doors at 10:30am on the first day of March Madness to secure a prime spot in the TV pit. We’d then drink a ton a beer, eat too many nachos (you could add spicy chicken at no charge) and watch basketball all afternoon and evening. They even had an Elk Hunter game. Now those happy days are gone!
I, as an astute and gracious individual, can think of no better way to honor The Original Varsity than by voting it as “Best Sports Bar” in the Oklahoman’s Reader’s Choice Awards. Think of how great this would be! Oklahoma’s most read and most horrible newspaper would have to honor a closed restaurant in one of its Reader’s Choice categories!
Maybe next year, instead of trying to rig the Oklahoma Gazette’s Best of OKC publication, we should focus on destroying the Oklahoman’s Reader’s Choice Awards. Everyone hates the Oklahoman, so getting participation from the entire Oklahoma City web community (including theinnerwebs.com) should be easy. Of course, when you look at some of the categories and their choices (AOL makes an appearance as the “Best Internet Provider”, Parasite Turner Falls is a choice for “Best Tourist Attrraction”), you have to wonder if the thing is already rigged. Maybe Ed Kelly, Jenni Carlson (or even the Oklahoman’s Ass Pub) can tell us.
The Oklahoma Gazette has long been among my favorite reading materials. For one thing, anything looks good in comparison to the Oklahoman. And really, where else can you find a publication that provides commentary on current events, reviews of local bands, and advertisements for prostitutes escort services?
But it seems the Gazette has not moved forward with the times. They opened nominations for their annual “Best of OKC” survey this week, and we here at The Lost Ogle were shocked and saddened to see that there is no category for “Best New Web Site.” With that in mind, we really wanted to teach the Gazette a lesson. Unfortunately, it’s pretty short notice and we’re really lazy. Next year, however, there must be a category for “Best New Web Site.” Actually, it should probably be “Best Web Site,” or, even better for us “Best Second Year Web Site.” If the Gazette does not include one of these categories next year, we will incite the entire local web community to rig the “Best of OKC” survey. And believe me, you don’t want to get the folks over at The Innerwebs upset. That’ll get ugly.
Consider yourself warned, Oklahoma Gazette. Add a “Best Web Site” category to your survey next year, or face hundreds (thousands? millions? dozens?) of people sending in the answers you see after the jump.
Pink Floyd fans rejoice! This weekend, classic rock radio stations from throughout the country are airing their “Top 500 Classic Rock Songs of All Time” countdown. If you’re like me, you can only tolerate so much Rolling Stones and late Beatles stuff. That’s why I’ve created my own massive and controversial “best of” music countdown, complete with one YouTube clip and some inaccurate lyrics. So here we go, the “Top 5 Oklahoma Commercial Songs of All Time”:
Number 5: Brad Henry for Governor (2002) I’m not sure why, but some people think that Brad Henry’s 2002 radio commercial and Barry Switzer’s endorsement is what got him the Governor’s office. I think it was a guy named Steve Largent. Anyway, if some people think that a song repeating “Brad Henry” 5,000 times got a guy elected governor, it probably belongs in the top 5.
Number 4: “Taco Mayo Me Baby” Remember this one? Some hillbilly cowboy singing a country tune about what Taco Mayo items he orders on different days of the week, and then bellowing out “Taco Mayo Me Baby?” For some reason, I think this cowboy is a real person, and he is single-handedly keeping all Taco Mayo stores in business. Seriously. When is the last time you had Taco Mayo?
Number 3: BC Clark Anniversary Sale
This song seems to be the obvious number one, but it’s not. Sure, we all know the words. And when we see it for the first time in December, we all get little Goosebumps. But the song has become almost too popular, and BC Clark never shows the old commercial. They’ll now either brag about how popular the song is, or show customers singing the song. Plus, it has the line “Jewelry is the gift to give, because it is the gift that will live and live.” Trust me. I’m learning that’s not very accurate.
Number 2: Don’t Lay that Trash on Oklahoma This commercial ran non-stop in the late 80s during afternoon cartoons, and for some reason, I think it worked. I rarely, if ever, litter, and now keep all trash piled high in my car. Thank you the State of Oklahoma and Ackerman-McQueen for keeping our state (and not my car) beautiful.
Number 1: Paul Meade Insurance: I’m pretty sure it goes:
“Protecting everything you own,
like cars and trucks and mobile homes,
accidents or tickets, too,
call and we’ll take care of you…
524-1541.”
If you were singing along, we just connected. If you weren’t, you are probably at the wrong website.
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Although we have put them on notice, we at TheLostOgle.com love The Gazette. (Sure, the primary reason is that it is not The Oklahoman, but really what more do you need?) Related to that love, we were all excited to see the results of their “Best of OKC” poll when they were released recently. Let’s just say we were less than impressed.
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