It’s amazing to see how the bar scene has changed since I turned 21 back in ::counts on my fingers and toes:: 2004. There were only a couple of ‘cool’ places to go and none of them...
In case you missed it, Kanye West has found his way onto the Oklahoma presidential ballot. Even though we were the first state to say people can vote for him, and despite the fact he still...
Allegedly, we’re going to get NBA basketball back. The league is restarting in Orlando, FL which is currently the COVID-19 hotspot of America. They are trying to have a ‘bubble’ at...
Over my long, lonely quarantine months, I’ve spent a lot of time birdwatching. There’s a bunch of trees surrounding my apartment balcony, and they attract all sorts of critters...
There is NOTHING I miss more than sitting at my favorite dive bar and having a Coor’s Banquet and shooting the shit with my bartender friends, or going to a cheap Tex-Mex joint and filling up...
Even though Oklahoma outlawed cockfighting back in 2002, we are occasionally reminded that the cruel and barbaric practice still thrives in certain parts of the state, usually in spots that have...
As the fabric of our reality shreds by the day, life has been getting weirder and weirder. Oklahoma is notoriously famous only for bad reasons, and Joe Exotic’s story going worldwide has put...
The world is breaking down and becoming more surreal moment to moment. What day is this? Who knows! But nature is healing, and wildlife is returning to its natural order during lockdown. Proof of...
So far, the OKC bar and restaurant scene hasn’t fallen seen a high volume of permanent closings as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, but there have been some victims. A few weeks back, The...
There are a lot of huge problems going on in the country right now, as we are constantly reminded by every commercial and promotional email that is essentially ‘Times are hard, that’s why...
Sometimes, I worry that the isolation of quarantine is making me lose my grip on sanity. Then, I go online and see that everybody else in the world is losing their goddamn minds, and it’s been...
Every once in a while, a story pops up that reminds us all cops aren’t all violent control freak predators who bullied you in high school and now get to throw you in jail, or shoot at you, for...
I’m sure you’ve all heard, but it’s a pretty dormant time for the service industry at the moment. Other than the places doing take-out or slowly re-opening, most bars and...
This last weekend saw the first phase of “opening up” the state, with many businesses getting the OK to get back to work. People are still getting infected and dying, but industry says...
It’s been a helluva year for OKC so far. We’re experiencing a pandemic, historical unemployment, and a sinking economy. Now, there’s a new plague heading our way: BATS! And not only...
As I’m sure you’ve heard, the OKC shopping mecca Penn Square Mall will open tomorrow as part of Kevin Stitt’s hasty plan to re-open the state. Here are details via KOCO: Penn Square...
It’s a weird goddamn time right now being so isolated that my iceberg of depression grows every day, but at the same time I’m a day away from joining NextDoor so I can complain about all...
I think I can speak for most of us in saying that there’s nothing more that I miss right now than sitting inside a restaurant. Right now, I would do unspeakable acts to safely walk inside a...
With his name recognition at an all time high, there should probably by a movie made about Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, especially if it’s a disaster flick like Chernobyl. But who would play...
It’s been cool seeing Oklahoma (and America in general) starting to really dig into craft beer. We used to have to settle for corporate-made lagers, and now the options are crazy. I still love...
Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma has long been contentious. After all, it reeks of socialism, and the mere thought of sick people being assisted by the federal government is enough to give us a brain...
Say what you will about the one of the most controversial Thunder players, but Russell Westbrook showed up every single night. No, I’m not talking about his crazy athleticism or his ferocious...
Yesterday, a bunch of weirdos held a rally where they vroom-vroom’d around in their cars to try and convince local government to “open up” the state amidst a (hopefully) once in a...
Ever since ‘the shit went down,’ I’m trying to catalog my memories of places where you could be around other people and have fun and not worry so much if someone else coughed on...
It’s a hard time for everyone right now, but being a state employee, either furloughed or working from home, must be nerve-wracking. With yet another Republican governor who wants to run...
