The Tulsa Voice | Vol. 2 No. 8

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APRIL 1 - 14, 2015

SHANNON MILLER LAUGHS AT CANCER | P22 SOCCER FANS TAKE t-TOWN | P24 KLINE LEARNS TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY | P40

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Tulsans make the case to protect Turkey Mountain P18

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April 1-14, 2015 // vol. 2 no. 8 7 // Newswire

COVER PHOTO BY MORGAN WELCH

Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, stringer

Spring storms, trendy stores, teacher’s rallies and more 8 // A promise made

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Barry Friedman, left-hand man klahoma’s paper of record O

NEWS FOOD & DRINK

N AT U R A L B E AU T Y

follows new editorial policy all the way to the right viewsfromtheplains

Fully integrated Café builds on basics to create foods for optimal health

Tulsans make the case to protect Turke y Mountain

LISA WEI-HAAS // 12

B Y M O L LY B U L LO C K

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22 // L aughing last

BEST OF TULSA PARTY

The Tulsa Voice staff

Lawn games, public art and a new bike pub on our radar

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Morgan Welch, Georgia Brooks AD SALES MANAGER Josh Kampf GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN Cristina Moore THE TULSA VOICE // April 1 – 14, 2015

1603 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74119 P: 918.585.9924 F: 918.585.9926 PUBLISHER Jim Langdon PRESIDENT Juley Roffers VP COMMUNICATIONS Susie Miller CONTROLLER Mary McKisick ADMIN. ASSISTANT Rachel Webb RECEPTION Gloria Brooks, Gene White

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36 // S ongs with friends Megan Shepherd, festival fan

The War on Drugs crafts curious magic m u s i c n ot e s

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CONTRIBUTORS Greg Bollinger, Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Patti Zumwalt DeBolt, Barry Friedman, Valerie Grant, Casey Hanson, Joshua Kline, Joe O’Shansky, Lauren Parkinson, Matt Phipps, Megan Shepherd, Lisa Wei-Haas

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Olympian Shannon Miller spreads the gospel of the good stuff f e a t u r e d

Send all letters, complaints, compliments & haikus to:

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MATT CAUTHRON // 24

Patti Zumwalt DeBolt, former gymnast

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

PUBLISHER Jim Langdon MANAGING EDITOR Molly Bullock CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Matt Cauthron ART DIRECTOR Madeline Crawford ASSISTANT EDITOR John Langdon

In a crowded field, Tulsa’s love of soccer shows no signs of slowing

40 // To Pimp a Butterfly Joshua Kline, temperature taker

MUSIC

Tulsa musicians discuss Kendrick Lamar’s new record popradar

April ghouls FILM

Atmospheric indie horror flicks play with sin and scenery JOE O’SHANSKY // 42

REGULARS // 14 boozeclues // 15 voice’schoices // 16 dininglistings 32 thehaps // 38 musiclistings // 44 astrology // 45 news of the weird CONTENTS // 5

editor’sletter

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’m thrilled to be leading the Voice at this energizing time of collective growth in Tulsa.

With the slight increase in responsibilities that’s come with my new position, I’ve been setting aside iotas of time here and there to play with my friends, enjoy the season and take my vitamins. Our story on Nourish Drink Café (by none other than Ultraman Lisa Wei-Haas) makes me want to just drink my vitamins instead. You’ll probably be surprised by how real-deal they’re doing things at Nourish; see p. 12 for details.

I suspect that for some of us, health food goes down easiest when enjoyed with hip-hop.

Thankfully, there’s Kendrick Lamar’s fresh release, To Pimp a Butterfly. For some help digesting the record, pop culture columnist

Joshua Kline got a cross-section of panelists from Tulsa’s music scene to return his emails—eventually. See how Butterfly’s landing with them on p. 40.

This issue is full of other ways to spend the spring—becoming a soccer fan (p. 24), learning new lawn games (p. 26) and supporting our incredibly sweet live music scene (p. 38). The one I need the most—the space to experience natural beauty—made our cover this issue.

Sunday evening, a friend and I went walking on Turkey Mountain. As the sun began to set, we pulled out of the parking lot and drove north on Elwood instead of heading back across the river.

At the top of a steep hill, Elwood curves west into 61st Street, and you suddenly feel far from the

city. The two-lane stretch is lined on both sides with redbuds and other life just coming into bloom.

Backlit by the typically gorgeous Okie sunset that needs no further description, the shadowy road feels a like a secret tunnel.

It opens to an expansive sky as you near Highway 75 and the land Simon Property Group has proposed for an outlet mall. The wooded acreage is the epicenter of Tulsa’s months-long debate on responsible economic development and the value of green space, and—you guessed it—I suggest you visit it for yourself. When you do, all the concerns about infrastructure and quality of life in light of the proposal will immediately become clearer. You’ll stop wondering why area residents are confounded by the plan to con-

struct a six-lane bridge in place of the extremely modest 61st Street bridge currently in use. You’ll grasp what you can’t from reading about Turkey Mountain—that despite its proximity to the highway and nearby Tulsa Hills, the land still feels rural, secluded and wild. Our feature on p. 16 tells the story of Tulsans’ efforts to protect it.

Thank you for making Tulsa a place I want to live. a

MOLLY BULLOCK MANAGING EDITOR

Thank you, Voice Readers!

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newswire

by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton

Bill Armour and his friends clear the rubble from his home after a March 25 tornado damaged several trailer parks on the west bank of the Arkansas River near Highway 51 and 145th W. Ave. The tornado killed one man, and several others were taken to the hospital with injuries.

PHOTO BY MATT PHIPPS

Spring storms reverse rally plans For about 48 hours, Tulsa teachers were set to take a day off March 30 to attend the OKED Rally at the Capitol. Tulsa Public Schools’ Board of Education voted March 24 to use the district’s fifth and final snow day so employees could rally.

The next day, severe storms in the Tulsa area cut power to 10 Tulsa Public Schools sites and littered school grounds with debris. The district cancelled classes March 26, and officials reversed their earlier decision, which would have extended the spring semester to May 26—also known as the Tuesday after Memorial Day. “I strongly believe TPS students cannot afford to lose another day of instructional time, especially

given today’s unexpected closure,” Superintendent Keith Ballard said.

Organized by the Oklahoma Education Coalition, the rally was the second such event in as many years aimed at lobbying state lawmakers to prioritize public education during budget negotiations. Tulsa Public Schools faces a shortage of more than 40 fulltime teachers and a potential state aid cut next year due to a projected $611 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2016.

Rally organizers were also asking the state legislature to ease high-stakes testing requirements.

With the abrupt about-face, each TPS site had the option to pick two or three employees to represent their school at the rally.

CREEKS EYE RECALL PETITION // George Tiger, the principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is the subject of a recall petition making the rounds in northeastern Oklahoma.

The petition stems in part from a Tulsa World article outlining Tiger’s involvement in an attempt by a developer and the Wetumka-based Kialegee Tribal Town to open a casino in Broken Arrow.

Petition organizers have up to 60 days to collect at least 3,300 registered voters’ signatures. The tribe’s constitution requires at least 20 percent of all Creek voters to sign off before the petition can go before the Creek Nation National Council, which would vote on a removal trial.

The council has issued a resolution of no confidence in the Tiger administration and has publicly asked him twice to resign.

Tiger has denied illegal or inappropriate behavior. He is up for re-election this fall. Along with the southern suburbs, the tribe’s jurisdiction includes Tulsa south of Admiral.

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Trader Joe’s comes to the Restless Ribbon Ending months of speculation, Trader Joe’s announced its future Brookside location on March 6.

Demolition to clear the way for the company’s first Oklahoma store began March 25. The 9,500-squarefoot store will be on Peoria Avenue between 37th Street and 37th Place.

The privately held chain of special-

ty grocery stores has more than 400 stores nationwide.

Among the businesses displaced by the project is Brookside Body Works, which relocated a few blocks north to 31st Street. Sasha Malchi Home moved to 35th Place and Peoria, and Lockers Salon moved to 51st and Harvard.

Another crack at Vision 2025 On March 24, Mayor Dewey Bartlett and representatives from several Tulsa County communities announced their plan to renew the Vision 2025 sales tax.

The proposed extension would allow each Tulsa County community to create its own Vision-funded list of projects, determine the cost and, if passed, oversee its execution. In Tulsa, residents will continue the discussion on funding Arkansas River development, public safety and other priorities.

Among the projects financed by the original Vision 2025 tax are the BOK Center, which received $188.8 million, and Morton Health Care Center, which received $14 million for a new clinic and other updates.

Bartlett and other officials intend for all participating communities to vote on the same day this fall. Tulsa County voters approved the original Vision 2025 sales tax in September 2003, providing $880 million in funding for four propositions. The tax is set to expire in late 2016. A proposed extension put before the voters in November 2012 failed in part due to concerns that it was rushed, vague and sloppy. a NEWS & COMMENTARY // 7

viewsfrom theplains

A promise made Oklahoma’s paper of record follows new editorial policy all the way to the right

by BARRY FRIEDMAN

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t’s not like they didn’t warn us. Back in 2013, when BH Media Group bought the Tulsa World from the Lorton Family and Bill Masterson was named its new publisher, the paper made two announcements. The first had to do with its new policy of no longer accepting online comments from people who used pseudonyms. Although this received most of the attention, it was important only to those who wanted to continue spewing their global warming-denying, gun-loving, Obama-hating, grammatically-challenged venom in anonymity. It was Masterson’s second point, however, that was (and is) of greater concern.

The paper’s shift right.

He explained it this way1: I received a few notes asking for clarification when I mentioned in my first column that the editorial position was going to reflect the community in which it serves. My reason for that statement was the result of taking a hard look at the data we develop about our readers and our community. It clearly shows that the community perceives (right or wrong) that our editorial position is too far to the left and is not reflective of what is consistent with Tulsa and Oklahoman’s values.

Whoa, hoss. “Right or wrong” is a parenthetical to you?

Perception is reality and it is our job to fix that.

To the first part, no, it’s not; to the second, Ken Neal, who spent 8 // NEWS & COMMENTARY

Illustration by Georgia Brooks

his professional life at the paper— including 12 years as its editorial pages editor (1994-2006)—said there was nothing to fix.

“Newspapers should help shape public opinion, not follow it. Some Tulsa World readers (including our U.S. Senator) reject science, are racist, reject any religion other than Christianity, hate public education, refuse adequate healthcare and reject help for the poor. Should an editorial writer ‘reflect’ those views?”

Bam! Perception in this case wasn’t only not reality, it was manufactured and distorted, for the only Tulsa World readers who thought its editorial page too liberal were those who got their news from Michael DelGiorno and crazy relatives who forwarded discredited Drudge links.

“Only in Oklahoma would we have been considered ‘liberal,’” Neal said. “Jim Inhofe built a career on calling us (Tulsa World) liberal. I guess because we wanted enough taxes to keep the schoolhouse door open, or perhaps because we opposed religion in the public schools, or maybe because we wanted to raise the pay of teachers or keep social security for old people. I wonder if those who called us liberal knew the World has not endorsed a Democrat for president since 1936.”

This is not some bitter, aging liberal talking, either.

“I personally wrote the endorsements for Bush 43.”

Speaking of doing the (lowercase) right thing, Neal did away with the daily Bible quote (often from the New Testament) on the editorial page and put words from

Jeremiah on the masthead—words that now appear in the vestibule of the World building, words adopted by Eugene Lorton, World owner from its early years until 1949—“Publish and set up a standard; publish and conceal not.”

Neal said, “I don’t think the old man was so interested in quoting the Bible; just thought it fit a newspaper.”

Commie pinko!

Let’s continue.

The point here—from the paper’s subsequent bromance with Rep. Markwayne Mullin2, to its both-sides-do-it defense of Rep. Jim Bridenstine puffily standing by while a constituent said the president “should be executed as an enemy combatant,”3 to its begrudging pouting over the SCOTUS ruling to allow samesex unions4—the World righted a ship that was never left and then, for good measure, redoubled its efforts to coddle right-wing politicians who act like ignoramuses.

Which brings us to this.5 Bad blood between Congress and President Barack Obama spilled onto an international stage Monday when 47 Republican senators wrote to Iranian leaders to warn them an anti-nuclear proliferation agreement being negotiated by the administration might not be binding after 2016 without Senate approval.

The letter is inappropriate, partisan and undercuts the president in his constitutionally mandated duty to negotiate foreign agreements.

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That said, Obama shares some culpability.

Couldn’t help yourself, could you? Had to throw some red meat to the dogs.

He’s never learned the art of working with Congress.

Some of his foreign policy decisions have alienated allies such as Israel. Members of Congress understandably are frustrated at being left out the process.

Oh, for the love of causality, this is yet another example of World Editorial Pages Editor Wayne Greene taking moral equivalency out for a walk and getting lost on the way home. Show me one instance where Democrats ever did something so similarly and unilaterally petty because a Republican president had bad communication skills. Further, show me why Israel’s unhappiness should dictate U.S. foreign policy.

Show me when Congress isn’t

frustrated when a president pushes an agenda. And show me how this has fuck-all to do with how senators comport themselves in world affairs and with world leaders, especially the onerous ones. For the World to suggest that 47 Republican U.S. senators (and what is it with the GOP and that number?) were justified in penning a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because President Obama didn’t genuflect in their direction was fatuous.

More disturbing than the banality of its prose—“The president needs to understand, however, that he must negotiate with the Iranians from a position of strength” (No kidding, really?)—the editorial never gets around to mentioning that our two U.S. senators, Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, signed the letter.

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freedom-loving, patriotic senators sign a letter to The Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran discounting the President of the United States and—what—nobody brought this up at the staff meeting?

Imagine the banner headline, the hand-wringing, though, had Senators Reid and Schumer and 45 fellow Democrats written Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War to alert him that he would get a better deal with a subsequent administration? The editorial staff would have been verklempt and never once commiserated with the plight of Democrats “left out of the process” or explained how President Bush shared some culpability for such a seditious letter.

What our two senators did in signing this piece of dreck was equal parts petulant, disrespectful, dangerous, and borderline treasonous—which at the moment (believe it or not) is not the point.

This is: The state’s leading newspaper—even in its new perceived reality—had, at the very least, the

journalistic obligation to tell you they did. If Wayne Greene and Bill Masterson need to be reminded why, it’s right there on the wall when they come into work. a 1) dailykos.com: We got your comments right here 2) tulsaworld.com/archives: Wayne’s World: It’s hard not to love Markwayne Mullin 3) tulsaworld.com: An opportunity missed for Bridenstine 4) m.tulsaworld.com/blogs/ editorialboard: Tulsa World Editorial: Same-sex marriage divisive, but the law 5) tulsaworld.com: Senators letter to Iran is out of line “Views from the Plains” appears each issue and covers Oklahoma politics and culture—the disastrous, the unseemly, the incomprehensible … you know, the day-to-day stuff.

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SMOKE. on Cherry Street | 1542 E. 15th St. Executive Chef Erik Reynolds focuses SMOKE’s menu on locally sourced ingredients and aims to give Tulsans a high-quality, consistent dining experience. Their fresh wood-grilled Chicken BLT sandwich has bacon jam, lettuce and smoked garlic aioli, all atop homemade bread.

Looking for a beverage to top off the tank? Readers voted SMOKE the Best Bloody Mary in the Voice’s 2015 Best of Tulsa Awards. In coming weeks, SMOKE will launch a seasonal menu centered around a new partnership with the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market, which now offers a delivery service for local restaurants.

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DINNER SAT 4 p.m.-10 p.m., SUN 4 p.m.-9 p.m.

BRUNCH SAT-SUN 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Juniper 324 E. 3rd St. Every drop of food on Juniper’s $8 lunch menu sounded perfectly enchanting, but I opted out of saving money—as I usually do—and went with the Herbed Ricotta Gnocchi ($15). Creamy pesto sauce with bright green peas, lovely carrots and crisp snow peas top a springy gnocchi. Readers voted owner Justin Thompson Best Chef in the Voice’s 2015 Best of Tulsa awards.

My advice: put off that depressing QuikTrip lunch and go to Juniper.

LUNCH MON-FRI 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

DINNER: MON-THURS 4 p.m.-10 p.m., FRI-SAT 4 p.m.-11 p.m.

BRUNCH: SAT 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Tallgrass Prairie Table 313 E. 2nd St. Farm Pho is an adventurous new addition to Tallgrass’ seasonal lunch menu, which is available until 2 p.m. The huge helping of pho comes with a gorgeous side of thai basil, snow pea shoots, cilantro, mint and lime. Careful with that tiny dish of innocent-looking orange sauce—it’s house-made habanero sriracha (aka habaracha), and one little sip will blow your cute butt right off your stylish barstool. Best of all, they’ll trade out the bone broth for a vegan modification upon request. Readers voted Tallgrass Prairie Table Best New Restaurant and Best Restaurant for Locally Sourced Ingredients in the Voice’s 2015 Best of Tulsa Awards.

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Big Al’s Health Foods Bill’s Jumbo Burgers Billy Ray’s BBQ Brothers Houligan Calaveras Mexican Grill Capp’s BBQ Corner Café Duffy’s Diner El Rio Verde Freddie’s Hamburgers Guang Zhou Dim Sum Hoot Owl Coffee Company Jim’s Coney Island Las Americas Super Mercado & Restaurant

BBD II Baja Jack’s Burrito Shack Bamboo Thai Bistro Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders Bodean’s Seafood Restaurant The Brook Camille’s Sidewalk Café Cardigan’s Charleston’s Cimarron Meat Company Dona Tina Cocina Mexicana El Guapo’s El Samborsito Elements Steakhouse & Grille The Fig Café and Bakery First Watch Five Guys French Hen Gencies Chicken Shack Gyros by Ali Hebert’s Specialty Meats Helen of Troy Hideaway Pizza

Lot a Burger Maxxwell’s Restaurant Moonsky’s Cheesesteaks and Daylight Donuts Mr. Taco Oklahoma Style BBQ Philly Alley Pie Hole Pizza Pollo al Carbon Rib Crib BBQ & Grill The Right Wing Route 66 Subs & Burgers Tacos Don Francisco Tally’s Good Food Cafe Umberto’s Pizza

PEARL DISTRICT El Rancho Grande The Phoenix Café Lola’s Caravan

Ike’s Chili Papa Ganouj JJ’s Hamburgers

BROOKSIDE Antoinette Baking Co. Biga Billy Sims BBQ Blue Moon Bakery and Café The Brook Brookside By Day Café Ole Café Samana Charleston’s Claud’s Hamburgers Cosmo Café & Bar Crow Creek Tavern Doc’s Wine and Food Egg Roll Express Elmer’s BBQ Fuji La Hacienda Lokal The Hen Bistro Hibiscus Caribbean Bar and Grill HopBunz In the Raw

Keo Lambrusco’Z To Go Leon’s Brookside Lokal Mazzio’s Italian Eatery Ming’s Noodle Bar Mondo’s Ristorante Italiano Old School Bagel Café Pei Wei Asian Diner R Bar & Grill Rons Hamburgers & Chili Señor Tequila Shades of Brown Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar Starbucks Sumatra Coffee Shop Super Wok The Warehouse Bar & Grill Weber’s Root Beer Whole Foods Market Yolotti Frozen Yogurt Zoës Kitchen

UTICA SQUARE Brownies Gourmet Burgers Fleming’s Goldie’s Patio Grill McGill’s Olive Garden P.F. Chang’s China Bistro

WO ODLAND HILLS

BLUE D OME India Palace La Crêpe Nanou La Flama Mahogany Prime Steakhouse McNellie’s South City Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas Napa Flats Wood Fired Kitchen Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar Nordaggio’s Coffee OK Country Donut Shoppe Pita Place Redrock Canyon Grill Ripe Tomato Ron’s Hamburgers and Chili Sushi Hana Japanese Fusion Thai Village Tres Amigos Mexican Grill & Cantina White Lion Whole Foods Yokozuna Zio’s Italian Kitchen

Pepper’s Grill Polo Grill Queenie’s Café and Bakery Starbucks Stonehorse Café Wild Fork

Albert G’s Bar & Q Dilly Deli El Guapo’s Cantina Fassler Hall Joe Bots Coffee Joe Momma’s Pizza Juniper

Lambrusco’z McNellie’s S&J Oyster Company STG Pizzeria & Gelateria Tallgrass Prairie Table Yokozuna

DECO DISTRICT Atlas Grill Billy’s on the Square Boston Avenue Grill Deco Deli

Elote Café & Catering Mod’s Coffee & Crepes Tavolo The Vault

DOWNTOWN 624 Kitchen and Catering All About Cha Stylish Coffee & Tea Baxter’s Interurban Grill Bohemian Pizzeria The Boiler Room The Boulder Grill Café 320 Casa Laredo Coney Island Daily Grill Foolish Things Coffee Grand Selections for Lunch The Greens on Boulder Lassalle’s New Orleans Deli

Lou’s Deli MADE Market in the DoubleTree by Hilton Mazzio’s Italian Eatery Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar Oneok Café Oklahoma Spud on the Mall Seven West Café Sheena’s Cookies & Deli Steakfinger House The Sushi Place Tabouli’s Ti Amo Topeca Coffee Williams Center Café

TERWILLEGER HEIGHTS Bill & Ruth’s Blue Rose Café Burn Co. BBQ The Chalkboard Dalesandro’s

Elwoods Mansion House Café Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili La Villa at Philbrook

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MIDTOWN Albert G’s Bangkok Thai Super Buffet Bravo’s Mexican Grill Bros. Houligan Celebrity Restaurant Daylight Donuts Supershop Eddy’s Steakhouse Felini’s Cookies & Deli

Golden Gate Lambrusco’z Mary Jane’s Pizza My Thai Kitchen PJ’s Sandwich Shoppe Phill’s Diner Trenchers Delicatessen

I-44/BA INTERCHANGE Big Anthony’s BBQ Bill & Ruth’s Subs Billy Sims BBQ Binh-Le Vietnamese Chop House BBQ D’Oro Pizza Desi Wok Fiesta Cozumel Gogi Gui Growler’s Sandwich Grill Hideaway Pizza Himalayas – Aroma of India Ichiban Teriyaki Jumbo’s Burgers Las Bocas Las Tres Fronteras Le Bistro Sidewalk Cafe Mamasota’s Mexican Restaurant & Bar Mazzio’s Italian Eatery

Monterey’s Little Mexico Nelson’s Buffeteria Pho Da Cao Pickle’s Pub Rice Bowl Cafe Rib Crib BBQ & Grill Roo’s Sidewalk Café Royal Dragon Sezchuan Express Shawkat’s Deli & Grill Speedy Gonzalez Grill Spudder Steak Stuffers USA Tacos Don Francisco Thai Siam Tokyo Garden The Tropical Restaurant & Bar Viet Huong Villa Ravenna Watts Barbecue

NORTH TULSA Amsterdam Bar & Grill Admiral Grill Bill & Ruth’s Christy’s BBQ Evelyn’s Golden Saddle BBQ Steakhouse Hank’s Hamburgers

Harden’s Hamburgers Hero’s Subs & Burgers Los Primos Moonsky’s Cheesesteaks and Daylight Donuts The Restaurant at Gilcrease White River Fish Market

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Arnold’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers Burger House Charlie’s Chicken Jumpin J’s Knotty Pine BBQ Hideaway Pizza Linda Mar

Lot a Burger Monterey’s Little Mexico Ollie’s Station Rib Crib BBQ & Grill Sandwiches & More Union Street Café Westside Grill & Delivery

Asahi Sushi Bar Baker Street Pub & Grill Billy Sims BBQ Bistro at Seville Bluestone Steahouse and Seafood Restaurant Brothers Houligan Brothers Pizza Bucket’s Sports Bar & Grill Charlie’s Chicken Chuy’s Chopsticks El Tequila Fat Daddy’s Pub & Grille Fat Guy’s Burger Bar Fish Daddy’s Seafood Grill Fuji FuWa Asian Kitchen Firehouse Subs The Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse Haruno Hungry Howie’s Pizza In the Raw on the Hill Jameson’s Pub Jamil’s Jason’s Deli

Jay’s Original Hoagies Keo Kit’s Takee-Outee La Roma Lanna Thai Logan’s Road House Louie’s Mandarin Taste Marley’s Pizza Mekong River Mi Tierra Napoli’s Italian Restaurant Oliveto Italian Bistro Ri Le’s Rib Crib BBQ & Grill Ridge Grill Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili Savoy Shogun Steakhouse of Japan Siegi’s Sausage Factory & Deli Ti Amo Italian Ristorante Wrangler’s Bar-B-Q Yasaka Steakhouse of Japan Zio’s Italian Kitchen

BRADY ARTS DISTRICT Caz’s Chowhouse Chimera Draper’s Bar-B-Cue Gypsy Coffee House Hey Mambo The Hunt Club Laffa Lucky’s on the Green Mexicali Border Café Oklahoma Joe’s

Prhyme Downtown Steakhouse The Rusty Crane Sisserou’s Spaghetti Warehouse The Tavern Z’s Taco Shop Zin Wine, Beer & Dessert Bar

CHERRY STREET 15 Below Andolini’s Pizzeria Café Cubana Chimi’s Mexican Food Chipotle Mexican Grill Coffee House on Cherry Street Doe’s Eat Place Full Moon Café Genghis Grill Heirloom Baking Co. Hideaway Pizza Jason’s Deli Kilkenny’s Irish Pub & Eatery La Madeleine

Lucky’s Restaurant Mary’s Italian Trattoria Mi Cocina Oklahoma Kolache Co. Palace Café Panera Bread Phat Philly’s The Pint Qdoba Mexican Grill SMOKE. Te Kei’s Tucci’s Café Italia Zanmai

EAST TULSA Al Sultan Grill & Bakery Big Daddy’s All American Bar-B-Q Birrieria Felipe Bogey’s Brothers Houligan Casa San Marcos Casanova’s Restaurant Charlie’s Chicken Cherokee Deli Darby’s Restaurant El Centenario El Gallo Loco El 7 Marez El Refugio Azteca Super Taqueria Fiesta Del Mar Flame Broiler Frank’s Café Fu-Thai Garibaldi’s The Gnarley Dawg Hatfield’s

Jay’s Coneys Josie’s Tamales Kimmy’s Diner Korean Garden Leon’s Smoke Shack Lot a Burger Maria’s Mexican Grill Mariscos Costa Azul Mariscos El Centenario Mekong Vietnamese Pizza Depot Porky’s Kitchen Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili RoseRock Cafe Señor Fajita Seoul Restaurant Shiloh’s of Tulsa Shish-Kabob & Grill Stone Mill BBQ & Steakhouse Tacos San Pedro Taqueria la Cabana Timmy’s Diner

ROSE DISTRICT BruHouse Daylight Donuts Family Back Creek Deli & Gifts Fiesta Mambo!

Hideaway Pizza In the Raw

The Hutch Pantry Main Street Tavern McHuston Booksellers and Irish Bistro Romeo’s Espresso Cafe The Rooftop

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Tulsans make the case to protect Turkey Mountain

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April 1 – 14, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, competing plans for three outlet malls have been announced in the Tulsa area this past year. The one that’s raised the most ire is Simon Property Group’s proposed 800,000-squarefoot development near the intersection of 61st Street and Highway 75 on Turkey Mountain’s topography. Opposition to the mall has grown steadily since the August announcement, which ultimately gave rise to the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition. The resistance has reached a clear and eloquent critical mass, a decided ripening that’s accelerated over the past few months. Simon has twice requested additional time to prepare for its meeting with the Planning Commission, which is now expected to take place June 17.

After meeting with Simon representatives when they submitted an initial plan in February, the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition voiced concerns that Simon had rushed its plans in order to stay competitive with the other developers and had failed to adequately safeguard the remaining green space and address infrastructure and drainage needs. Simon’s initial submittal to INCOG (the Indian Nations Council of Governments) included plans to build a retaining wall/fill area up to 70 feet high and replace the two-lane 61st Street bridge with one up to six lanes wide (see Preliminary Site Plan).

The Southwest Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and Riverfield Country Day School hosted a public forum March 12, and District 2 Councilor Jeannie Cue held a forum for area residents

THE TULSA VOICE // April 1 – 14, 2015

March 16. At the District 2 meeting, residents voiced grave concerns about infrastructure, overwhelming traffic and prolonged road construction. They also questioned the wisdom of selecting Turkey Mountain for the mall when other areas of Tulsa are more in need of development. The impacts of the massive proposed retaining wall and increased pollution were also discussed. The most depressing moment at the March 16 meeting was when Clay Bird, director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, responded thusly to a woman’s question about the project’s economic sensibility:

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I look around here, and I mean, you ladies all look really nice.

I would think that you’d probably like shopping at a Simon Premium Outlet.

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About 300 people showed up to the public meeting Councilor Cue held March 17 at the Southern Hills Marriott. A second room was opened to accommodate the crowd, who for a full two hours overwhelmingly voiced pointed concerns about the development. The only

representative of Simon, Tulsa attorney Lou Reynolds, left after the first hour but gave some insight into why Simon postponed its March 18 hearing with the Planning Commission.

“One of the things that we’ve learned is there are lots of people that have lots of questions, and they’re questions that take some level of skill to answer,” Reynolds said. “… And I visited with them, and I told them I thought it was premature for this matter to go to the Planning Commission with the questions that we had to date and the, if you will, the lack of answers and concrete information that I’d seen about the project.”

Reynolds named the 61st street bridge widening, the concerns of the neighboring Westside YMCA and storm water as issues Simon is trying to address.

With Simon being only distantly and minimally engaged in the public discussion, Clay Bird is taking most of the heat. His job is to attract and expand businesses with a primary focus on retail. After all, a massive portion of Tulsa’s operating budget is funded by sales tax—a fact Bird has hammered in with what could only be described as admirable indefatigability.

F I V E K E Y CO N C E R N S with the development crystallized at the March 17 meeting. We’ll start with two from a commenter who at one point received a full 30 seconds of applause.

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1 Simon doesn’t have Tulsa’s best interests in mind.

Kaye Price represents the West of River Tenants and Homeowners (W.O.R.T.H.) and lobbied for nearby Tulsa Hills’ tax increment financing (TIF) district. Price said Simon—the owner of Woodland Hills Mall—was fiercely opposed to that development.

“Simon Properties stated that we would cannibalize them, as did Promenade,” Price said. “Both malls were vehemently against Tulsa Hills’ development. … Simon now wants to jump on a successful bandwagon. … They screamed and hollered and bellowed about not letting Tulsa Hills have a tax increment financing district, and now they want one in the very location? How dare they?”

Price’s next point has been on many of our minds since August.

2 Right development, wrong location.

“East Tulsa is dying,” she said. “They very badly need this.

If Simon has the best interests of the citizens and the city of Tulsa in mind, and if they’re such wonderful neighbors with deep pockets like you keep talking about, then let them put this with a TIF—because the figure I’ve heard is $30 million. That is $30 million that the citizens of Tulsa will pay for. I for one can’t justify paying $30 million for infrastructure and then allowing this company to come in and destroy this beautiful mountain that all of us don’t want destroyed. And for what purpose? We don’t need this catalyst. We already had it, it’s called Tulsa Hills and The Walk. So Simon, how dare you come back to my area and tell me that now you want onboard. ... And then you asked us to foot the $30 million bill for the infrastructure? No. Take it to east Tulsa. The infrastructure is there.

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If there’s not enough infrastructure for you to build it there, then you can get a small TIF for what you need. But building sixlane bridges? I don’t know how you’re going to bring that down to a two-lane county road. It’s the right thing in the wrong place.

Put this somewhere else.”

Bird said he’s committed to securing at least one outlet mall development within the city limits (one of the three is proposed in Catoosa).

“My job is to try to work with both of them and try to make each project work if at all possible, and that’s what I intend to do,” he said. “I mean, ‘How dare Simon come in?’ Well, I want Simon here. I want Simon. I want them to bring those stores here, I want you all to go out and spend money there, buy lots of new shirts, new dresses, … because that’s going to put more cops on the street, it’s going to help fix the streets, it’s going to do all of that.”

Bird said the proposed development is far enough away from what he considers to be Turkey Mountain that the mall wouldn’t really affect the wilderness area.

Though he conceded that the mall traffic would squeeze an area widely known to be under-equipped for its existing traffic counts, he said—repeatedly and to vocal disapproval from the crowd—he hopes to find a solution that serves both Simon and Turkey Mountain. Bird even suggested the development might somehow be good for Turkey Mountain.

“Why not put up a parking structure and include that?” he said. “… And maybe it’s a parking structure with a rock climbing wall, … and guys, I’m not the bad guy here, I’m trying to—no I’m not the bad guy. Dude, I’m not the bad guy. But if we don’t try to come up with something that will work for everyone— that could be a win-win—then I don’t know what to do beyond that, other than we just tell them, just go on down the road, we don’t want it here. [loud cheering and applause] … If that’s really what most people want, and if that’s the way the City Council feels, that’s the way that it’ll be resolved. This is a public process.”

3 It’s a quality of life issue.

Longtime Turkey Mountain visitor Kirk Wester, who attended the meeting with his daughter, said there’s more than one road to sales tax revenue, and some take Tulsa in the wrong direction.

“Turkey Mountain is designated as a wilderness,” Wester said. “A wilderness means that it’s a separation from development, society. …

It’s a unique place that you can go within just a few minutes and not be around all of that. … Where does the issue of quality of life— and what we value as a quality of life—play into all this? I’d argue that the availability of retail sales is not the only driver of sales tax revenue, that one driver of sales tax revenue is the fact that you enjoy your city, you get out in your city, that you’re not sitting on your couch all day watching TV. “Our city is finally making that turn.”

Bird agreed that quality of life is important but reiterated his desire that Tulsans approach this proposal with an attitude of trying to make it work. Councilor Cue responded that quality of life is a top priority for Council members and encouraged Tulsans to communicate with their representatives about issues that affect their quality of life.

4 The plan conflicts with what we know about smart, sustainable growth.

Colin Tawney, government affairs coordinator for the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition, acknowledged the need to respect the rights of private property owners but asked the city to weigh the costs of developing green space over redeveloping areas that have fallen into disrepair. Tawney said the collateral infrastructure and maintenance needs of a new development would largely undercut the alleged sales tax benefits.

“When you bring a development like this in and you’ve got a highway corridor that’s already overtaxed, … that’s going to contribute to the need to widen highway 75. We have a very dangerous road corridor from Highway 75 down to 71st that people cut through daily that will be used more. So eventually that’s probably going to require—to mitigate traffic safety issues—a widening, leveling, that kind of thing. How many millions in infrastructure do we spend to support this project, which nominally might bring in $4-6 million a year in new sales tax revenue, if that? … What is the real sales tax benefit? Because there’s plenty of national information now that’s coming about that suburban development is actually robbing communities of important assets because of the cost of sprawl—the cost of improving all the extra infrastructure that’s not accounted for and then maintaining it; the additional fire and police presence we’d have, because parking lot crime does follow a development that has 1,800 to 2,000 parking spots. …

And then you also have to deal with mitigating the trash. Is that back on the developer, or should that become a public problem when it wasn’t a public plan? So these are the things, in terms of smart and sustainable, that I don’t think anybody’s really hearing about. If anybody could possibly amplify on that—what the national trends are, versus what we seem to be doing that’s a little bit different? Rather than redeveloping, we’re still crunching down wilderness and having to come up with new infrastructure costs.”

Bird didn’t expound much on sustainable growth but said he agrees with many of those sentiments. He also highlighted the city’s continued efforts to redevelop downtown. But Bird essentially said that the proposed property is a good spot for development because it’s an undeveloped property within city limits that’s near Tulsa Hills and Highway 75.

Around this time—halfway through the meeting—Reynolds left. Cue said there would be another public meeting “as soon as we can get Simon here to actually speak.”

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Unless a larger space is selected, the meeting is likely to exceed capacity.

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As the property is currently zoned, more than 1 million square feet of development potential could be realized now, without any public involvement. If the site’s existing zoning was a good fit for the mall, Simon would go straight into the permitting process. The only reason Tulsans get a say in the proposed development is because re-zoning requests require a public hearing process.

Most of the property is currently zoned Corridor. One part of it is zoned Commercial Shopping, and a small strip is zoned Office Light. The east and north borders of the property are zoned Agriculture (see Zoning Map).

According to Lou Reynolds, the Tulsa attorney representing Simon, the Agriculture districts will remain as such, but Simon is seeking Corridor zoning for the site’s Office Light and Commercial Shopping districts. Corridor is a customizable zoning district developed through a site-specific public hearing process. Depending on the circumstances, a Corridor district can be limited to only a few uses or a wider range of uses.

INCOG, a regional planning organization, oversees zoning for the city of Tulsa and unincorporated Tulsa County. INCOG also provides the primary staff to the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, a recommending body comprised of 11 citizen volunteers. When existing zoning doesn’t suit landowners’ needs, they go to INCOG for professional planning advice and assistance. INCOG then takes submissions before the Planning Commission and offers a recommendation for or against approval. Simon’s initial submittal (see Preliminary Site Plan on p. 19) to INCOG has been the subject of in-depth public discussion. Simon is still working on a final submittal to INCOG and pushed its March 18 public meeting with the Planning Commission back to June 17.

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position on the mall, Cue initially defaulted to what for months has been her stock response— that we all need more specific information on the project before she can take a position. Eventually, her response found its way to something more substantial.

“I think Simon knew if we had to vote next week, we could not approve this project, it would have had to go,” she said. “… I was hoping they would be there last night (at the March 16

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Steve Schneider, an area representative of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, said it’s critical to preserve green space and mindfully manage natural recreation areas. He stressed the city’s “responsibility to invest in wellness and a healthier lifestyle for the Tulsa taxpayers” and challenged Simon to “settle up” with the landowner and look elsewhere for a mall site.

Schneider also asked the city to undertake purchasing the land, to much applause.

“All across the south and midwest, we are dealing with hypertension, obesity, diabetes and the like,” Schneider said. “Destroying natural areas, especially green space already in use, will not encourage a healthier lifestyle. And we all know a healthier lifestyle lessens the chance of health issues we face, including less sick days at work, less strain on insurance costs, and the list goes on and on and on. So there is more to this story than the obvious conservation issues. … The only true green space in Tulsa right now is Turkey Mountain.

That’s it. … Find some fundraising efforts. You have a lot of people in this room that will be glad to do that. … Raise the funds, secure this prized piece of land, keep it green and invest in the health, wellness and future of this community.”

The question of purchasing the property has arisen numerous times over these months, and Cue has emphasized the city’s lack of funds for the purchase. Tawney indicated at the March 17 meeting that he was working on raising funds or finding a buyer for the property.

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decision making process,” INCOG Land Development Manager Susan Miller said at the public meeting March 17. “So the Planning Commission considers our recommendation as professional planning staff … as well as every other comment that is presented to them in the meeting. ... We don’t live on the street, and we don’t see what happens in your neighborhood. And those are things that they need to hear from you.”

If the Planning Commission rejects the proposal, Simon must file an appeal before it can go before City Council (the plan will get to City Council either way; a rejection only necessitates this extra step on the applicant’s end). If the Planning Commission recommends approval, the proposal goes before City Council and a second public hearing. In Simon’s case, the latter hearing will likely take place three to four weeks after the former due to the expected turnout at the Planning Commission meeting June 17. If City Council approves the plan, the ordinance becomes effective about a month later.

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Shannon Miller speaks to cancer sur vivors and caregivers at St. John Medical Center // Photo by Mat t Phipps

Laughing last Okie Olympian Shannon Miller spreads the gospel of the good stuff

by PATTI ZUMWALT DEBOLT n our minds, she’s still the petite Edmond native and seven-time Olympic medalist who anchored the U.S. women’s gymnastics team in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games. She’s the teen who spent eight years in the spotlight as the face of American gymnastics, carrying the weight of the world and feeling the pressure of an entire nation.

That’s nothing compared to Shannon Miller’s accomplishments since the Magnificent Seven’s historic run at the team gold in Atlanta. In recent years, she’s added a few lines to her résumé: business owner, author, commentator, health advocate, mother and cancer survivor, just to name a few.

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company just opening its doors, Miller visited her doctor for a routine exam. That day, her doctor discovered a baseball-sized cyst on her left ovary. In the coming months, she underwent major surgery and nine weeks of intense chemotherapy.

Miller treated the Voice to a phone date before she visited Tulsa Saturday, March 28 for Celebrating the Art of Healing: Finding Balance in 2015.

The free symposium at St. John Medical Center was sponsored

by St. John, St. Francis Hospice, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Shannon Miller: I feel like it’s okay to watch TV if I’m folding laundry. That’s my out. I love “Scorpion” and any of the “NCIS” shows.

it was amazing. The tough thing is when you’re sitting up in press row, you’re not really supposed to cheer, so it was hard. I had to keep my cheering under the table.

TTV: You’re one of the most decorated athletes in the state’s history, and here I am wondering what you’re listening to and who you follow.

TTV: The sport has changed a lot since you were competing.

The Tulsa Voice: Do you ever just sit on the couch and watch TV?

SM: To be able to sit in the broadcast booth and watch them win—

SM: Well, you know Carrie Underwood and I share a birthday! She’s my girl. And I’m a big Charles Barkley fan.

TTV: You were commentating the 2012 Summer games in London when the Fab Five won gold.

What was that like?

SM: The things that these girls are doing now are just absolutely insane. It’s fantastic to watch.

You constantly wonder where it is going to top out. How can they do more flips and more twists? I don’t know how they do it.

TTV: What’s your favorite way to stay fit?

SM: I’m a walker. I really love walking. Every year I say, “Oh! I’m going to try tennis this year!” and it hasn’t worked yet. I had April 1 – 14, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

GELOTOLOGY (Or, what we learned at Laughter Yoga) Here are some highlights from the Laughter Yoga breakout session at Celebrating the Art of Healing: Finding Balance in 2015.

Laughing is a natural pain killer, sleep aid and relationship booster Gelotology is the study of laughter and its effects on the body Therapeutic care clowns are rad Try the following exercises for just 10-15 minutes per day: Combine repetitive clapping and ho-ho-ha-ha-ha-ing with body movement and eye contact Open your mouth and belly laugh Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth with a sigh End your session with “Very good, very good, yay!”

Shannon Miller interacts with therapeut ic clow ns at St. John Medical Center // Photo by Mat t Phipps

a baby, and then I had chemo, and then I had another baby. So maybe this fall!

TTV: Your book, It’s Not About Perfect, comes out in April. What can we expect?

SM: It kind of sums up my life.

I was always striving for perfection—every toe point, every flick of the finger made the difference in winning gold. As women, we are always focused on perfection.

How do we look? How do we behave? We all want to be the perfect mother, but no such thing exists.

It’s great to strive for perfection, but it just isn’t about perfect. It’s about getting up every day and just giving it your all, trying to do the very best you can that day.

TTV: You’re a great advocate of healthy lifestyles. A lot of people don’t know you’ve experienced cancer.

SM: That is the main reason why I was very upfront, very outspoken.

Not because I like to go around talking about my ovaries, but because I wanted people to really get that visual and to understand that it really doesn’t matter who you are or where you are from.

TTV: Tell me about your diagnosis.

What prompted you to see a doctor?

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SM: My husband and I decided this would be a nice time to start thinking about expanding our family. I made a doctor’s appointment to get the prenatal vitamins and stuff. I thought, “You know, I just don’t have time for this,” so I called up to cancel the appointment. And it was that moment on the phone sitting there on hold, and I realized I was not walking the walk. I was not being a good advocate for women’s health by being too busy to go to my own exam. When the nurse came back on the line, I just said, “Ok, I’ll just take the first available appointment, and I’ll figure out my schedule.” There happened to have been a cancellation that morning, so I drove right over there. There was no urgency, no concern for my health. Cancer certainly was not on my radar. In the span of a 15-minute appointment, I got the shock of my life.

TTV: In hindsight, you recognized some symptoms such as weight loss, bloating and frequent urination. But you weren’t concerned when you visited the doctor?

SM: What woman doesn’t have all those things? I wish it was because I was so very aware of my health, but—like a lot of wom-

en—I was just very busy at that point in my life. If you asked me the day that I was at the doctor’s office getting that exam, I would have told you, “No, I don’t have any issues. I’m healthy as can be.

I feel great.” But when I look back now, I realize I’d lost six pounds that month.

TTV: It’s hard to know how to help when a friend or family member is diagnosed. What helped you through your diagnosis and treatment?

SM: I really appreciated it when other survivors reached out. Little tips and tricks and hints about how to get through it—whether it was picking out a wig or keeping your head warm or taking care of your skin. It was a whole new world that I really never understood. The things that you can do that may not seem like a lot—like going over and cooking dinner for the family so that they can just go lay in bed, or coming over and playing with the kids for a little bit so that they can get some rest—everyday things that are really tough to get to. You don’t want to deal with those everyday things, but they don’t go away.

TTV: What was least helpful?

SM: The least helpful thing was any negative attitude, or anyone who wanted to tell me their horror stories. Any negative thoughts were something I just didn’t want to deal with. I didn’t want to hear it, and I didn’t want to be around that.

TTV: Tell me about your treatment.

SM: I went into it blind. I did not realize how bad the nausea would be and how quickly it would knock me out. I couldn’t even keep down water. I didn’t expect the neuropathy in my hands. I mean, I couldn’t open a bottle of water on my own.

I almost appreciate that I didn’t know as much with regards to the specifics for the nausea, the hair loss, because I think I would have probably been a little bit intimidated.

TTV: What kept you going?

SM: Being able to laugh at even the worst moment—being able to keep that humor alive—was so critical for me, especially during the hair loss. It wasn’t always fun.

I cried when my head was shaved.

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Fever pitch In a crowded field, Tulsa’s love of soccer shows no signs of slowing

by MATT CAUTHRON ulsa loves soccer. It was evident last summer when World Cup Fever swept the city and thousands of flag-waving fans filled ONEOK Field to watch Team USA’s matches on the jumbotron.

But it didn’t start there. Not by a long shot. Tulsa has had soccer in its blood for decades.

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Out of the blue The Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League relocated from Honolulu to Tulsa in 1978, and the city was immediately, irrevocably smitten. Attendance numbers at the team’s home field— Skelly Stadium at the University of Tulsa—were routinely among the highest in the league, topping out in 1980 when more than 30,000 turned out for the Roughnecks’ 2-1 win over the New York Cosmos. The team went on to win the Soccer Bowl (league championship) in 1983 before the NASL folded the following year and the Roughnecks disbanded.

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to bring a United Soccer League expansion team to Tulsa and invited the public to choose the team’s name. In a landslide, Tulsa’s soccer faithful chose to pay homage to the past and their beloved NASL squad—and now we have the Tulsa Roughnecks, 2015 edition.

“The Roughnecks were a big part of the wonderful Tulsa soccer community,” Roughnecks Head Coach David Irving said in a release. “I know that I have a tough act to follow with the legendary Roughneck players and coaches.”

If opening night at ONEOK Field was any indication, Tulsa soccer fans have already embraced the new version of the team. A sellout crowd of more than 8,000 fans turned out on March 28 to cheer the Roughnecks to a 1-1 draw against new in-state rivals Oklahoma City Energy FC. Before the match, a new tradition was born as fans gathered at Guthrie Green for pre-game festivities, where the Roughnecks’ official fan organization, the Roustabouts, taught chants to the new Roughneck faithful before leading a march to the stadium prior to kickoff. The Guthrie Green pre-game party and fan march are planned for every home game this

season, which will resume Thursday, April 2 against St. Louis FC. Home grown Given soccer’s recent Tulsa resurgence, the excitement about the Roughnecks should come as no surprise. For a couple years now, the Tulsa Athletics of the National Premier Soccer League have become a grass-roots phenomenon, gaining a fiercely loyal following with high-scoring matches and festive fan gatherings at Athletics Stadium (the former Drillers Stadium).

The new team at ONEOK Field might have the Roughnecks moniker, but Athletics co-owner Sonny Dalesandro said his team is steeped in the spirit and tradition of the old Roughnecks as well.

“The whole reason I love this game is because of what was brought to Tulsa in the late ’70s, and the impact on us was profound,” Dalesandro told the Voice back in September. “We felt like we needed to start something organically, new, while paying respect in our own way to what has been here before.”

After just two seasons in the NPSL, the young Athletics have come out firing, winning their conference both seasons and setting national records for goals scored

per game. The team kicks off its 2015 season May 10 against the Liverpool Warriors, but the real party begins on May 16, when the Athletics host Dallas City FC in their home opener at Athletics Stadium.

“We feel like we have the best product in town at the best value,” Dalesandro said. “Five bucks to get in, great beer, great concessions and a great product.

“We want the community to take ownership of our team. We’re not in this to make money. We will take this as far as the citizens of Tulsa and surrounding communities want this to be taken.”

If Tulsa’s soccer frenzy continues at its current clip, that could be very far indeed. a Of a Revolution The Tulsa Revolution are coming off a tough second season in the Ma jor Arena Soccer League.

But with newly-appointed Head Coach Alex Miranda, they’re looking to strengthen the team as soon as July, with an open tryout.

The Revolution has found a new home in the Expo Square Pavilion, where the team will compete in the 2015/16 season this fall.

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TALE OF TWO TEAMS TULSA ATHLETICS Home field: Athletics Stadium (formerly Drillers Stadium) League: National Premiere Soccer League Hooligans: The Athletics Armory gathers behind the south goal during matches, repping the motto: “Tulsa ’til I die.”

Last season: Won the South Central Conference Championship for the second straight season with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. In the playoffs, advanced to the South Region final before falling to Chattanooga FC. Fresh face: The Athletics recently signed former University of Tulsa standout and Ma jor League Soccer left back Chris Taylor.

Tulsa strong: The Athletics have never lost a regular season NPSL game at home.

Tickets: Single game tickets are $5 and season tickets are just $50.

TulsaAthletics.com/tickets

(Clock wise from right) Tulsa Oilers, Tulsa Shock, Tulsa Buffalo es, Tulsa Drillers

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TULSA DRILLERS As an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tulsa’s minor league baseball team the Tulsa Drillers continues to grow in recognition and fan following. In the 2014 season, the Drillers secured the top spot in the Texas League North first-half standings and finished second in the final season table. Their summer season is a Tulsa staple (and the family-friendly ONEOK Field made our Editor’s Picks in the Voice’s 2015 Best of Tulsa awards).

‘Thirsty Thursday’ beer night is another fan favorite.

Not to be missed: The 2015 Tulsa Drillers season

TULSA ROUGHNECKS Home field: ONEOK Field

will feature 5 ‘Bark at the Park’ nights—bring along your furry best friend at no extra cost.

League: United Soccer League Hooligans: The Roustabouts, the team’s official fan club, will gather at Guthrie Green prior to matches and lead a march to the stadium before kickoff.

Blank slate: 2015 will be the Roughnecks’ first season, which kicked off on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against the OKC Energy FC in front of a sellout crowd at ONEOK Field.

Key signing: The Roughnecks recently added veteran forward Sammy Ochoa, formerly of the Seattle Sounders of the MLS. Tulsa strong: The Roughnecks got their name because fans chose it in a landslide in a “name the team” contest last year.

Tickets: Single game tickets start at $8 and a number of season ticket packages are available. TulsaRoughnecksFC.com/tickets THE TULSA VOICE // April 1 – 14, 2015

TULSA OILERS The Tulsa Oilers are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in the Western Conference of the East Coast Hockey League. Until 2008, the Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center; now, they hit the ice at the BOK Center. Their season wraps up in April, with the team currently positioned mid-table. Their next campaign kicks off in late October. You’ll find the Oilers sporting maroon and navy jerseys.

Re-writing history: For many years, the Oilers shared a name with Tulsa’s former minor-league baseball team. The media and fans often got confused, thus nicknaming the hockey team the “Ice Oilers.”

TULSA SHO CK The Tulsa Shock basketball team is Oklahoma’s only professional women’s sports team. Before moving to Tulsa for the 2010 season, the gold-and-black Shock originated in blue and red in Detroit, Michigan. The team is still finding its feet in the challenging Western Conference of the WNBA, and the only direction to go is up. Catch their season weekday nights this summer at the BOK Center.

Bet ya didn’t know: Shock Forward Glory Johnson

was featured on an episode of “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” with her fiancé and fellow WNBA opponent Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury.

TULSA BUFFALOES Grown from two friends kicking a footy around a local rugby field years ago, the Tulsa Buffaloes have made a name for themselves around town. The Buffaloes play Australian Rules Football, which has many similarities to the game of rugby with differences most of us probably couldn’t distinguish. Regardless, the Buffaloes are known to have a good time both on and off the field. Home games have free admission and are played at the Athletics Stadium. The season wraps up in October, finishing with a national tournament in Austin, TX. The team’s jerseys are red, black and white.

Home team: The Buffalos are sponsored by local favorite Fassler Hall, where you’ll spot the players and their entourage grabbing a pint after a victory.

(PLUS AN OUTLIER) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Home to the league’s current reigning MVP Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder is certainly the state’s pride and joy when it comes to sports. Previously located in Seattle, the Thunder settled in Oklahoma in 2008.

Playing their games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in OKC’s Bricktown, the franchise recently celebrated its 200th consecutive sellout with more than 18,000 fans in attendance. With their injury-plagued season, the big question for Thunder this year is whether they can make the NBA playoffs.

A rookie wouldn’t know: The Thunder had a minor league basketball team affiliation with the Tulsa 66ers. Last year, the team moved to Oklahoma City and was renamed Oklahoma City Blue.

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New kids on the block A cycling-themed Belgian bar and coffee shop is scheduled to open in downtown’s Deco District in time for Tulsa Tough. Local cyclists Chad Coccaro and Colt Shipman expect Velopub to draw fellow cyclists as well as people working and living downtown and visitors from nearby hotels.

Located at 5th and Boston across from the Vandever and Philtower buildings, Velopub will have outdoor seating and a large community bike rack on Boston.

They’ll also run a low-key shop out of the office in back, where they’ll sell bikes, build custom orders and do maintenance work.

“A lot of people ride their bikes to work in that area, and … they can just drop it off at my shop and leave it there,” Coccaro said. “We can change a flat or just small maintenance without them having to bring it to a shop on their own time. While they’re at work, it’ll get fixed.”

Velopub will have eight beers on tap and more varieties in bottles, with an emphasis on Belgian beers.

The menu will also include cocktails, wine, pastries, pourovers, espresso and an honors-system DIY to-go coffee.

In addition to filling a bar/ coffee shop void in the Deco District, Coccaro envisions Velopub as a gathering place after Wednesday Night Rides and a watch-party spot during televised races.

“I love going to the bike shops and just hanging out and talking,” Coccaro said.

“If I could go to a bike shop and hang out and have a beer, that’s even better. … If I can go to a place and watch the Tour de France or the Giro d’Italia or the Tour of Flanders—there are actually people that watch cycling like they watch football.”

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Spring things Lawn games, public art and a new bike pub on our radar Set it up, knock it down

If playing lawn games is your idea of a fun spring afternoon, you’ll be an instant convert to the cult of Kubb after just one match. Originating in Sweden, Kubb (pronounced COOB) takes place on a rectangular pitch, with teams knocking over wooden blocks with wooden batons.

That’s the gist, but believe me, the intricacies stack up quickly.

I was first introduced to Kubb by local craftsman and banjo slinger Eric Fransen. Fransen makes beautiful Kubb sets, but your standard kit is available for $4050 online. The rules seem a tad

convoluted at first, but once you catch on, they’re a snap. Consult YouTube to get acquainted, then head out back and get to tossing.

The happiest hour You probably know that Guthrie Green (partnering with Lululemon) hosts a free yoga class Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. from April through October. What you might not know is that immediately following yoga, Lucky’s on the Green hosts a weekly 6:30 p.m.

Bocce tournament at the Green’s nifty Bocce court, located just outside the restaurant.

It couldn’t be simpler to learn and immediately be pretty darn good at Bocce. One team throws a small ball (called a Jack) to a predetermined area, and the rest of the game is basically each team “bowling” larger balls and trying to land them nearest the Jack. It gets slightly more complicated, but the principle is pretty easy to grasp: get yours closer than theirs.

Check out the equipment at Lucky’s any time, or bring your own set. The Wednesday tournaments are a great way to get familiar with the game, meet some new folks and enjoy being outside. a

SEEING PATTERNS // If you grew up in the Midwest, you’re bound to have a summer memory or two of chasing fireflies as they lit up your backyard. Your imagination and whimsy might be sparked once again with the unveiling of TULSA PATTERNS, a public art installation from the Urban Core Art Project (UCAP).

This yearlong installation by Kansas City artist James Woodfill debuts in early April at the Mimosa Tree-Pinnacle Building (3rd and Detroit).

“I hope that the work operates both as a direct exhibition and as an ambient, subtle encounter,” Woodfill said. “I want it to have a subtlety that will allow a fresh experience each time people go by.”

The design features sporadic flickers of light using a system of battery-operated, solar-powered bulbs. The installation will almost blur into its surroundings as the lights pulse slowly, dancing from nearby light poles to various sides of the building. Woodfill developed the pattern by closely observing fireflies and their stochastic exchanges of light.

“The magic part of what we see with fireflies in the wild is a vivid sense of purpose that is outside of our comprehension,” Woodfill said. “We are seeing into an alien system of communication that arouses our sense of wonder.”

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Spring has finally sprung, and that means it’s the beginning of Farmers’ Market season. The Tulsa area has several great places to find the freshest produce, meats, veggies, cheeses, baked goods and more, straight from the people growing and producing them.

Downtown Tulsa Farmers’ Market: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3rd and Boston Brookside Farmers’ Market: Wednesdays from 7:30 to 11 a.m. in the Whole Foods parking lot The Market at Guthrie Green: Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. (beginning April 23) Cherry Street Farmers’ Market: Saturdays from 7 to 11 a.m. Voted Best Place to Shop Green and Best Reason to Rise Early on a Saturday in the Voice’s 2015 Best of Tulsa awards.

Rose District Farmers’ Market: Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on Main Street, Broken Arrow Jenks Saturday Market: Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2nd and Main, Jenks Owasso Farmers’ Market: Every other Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the parking lot of the Owasso Family YMCA

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Sat., April 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Schusterman Center, OU Tulsa, themonumentquilt.org

Back for its eleventh year, Nude Erotic Art Show features works and performances by local and regional artists that celebrate our sensual nature. Romantic to raunchy, playful to provocative, the artists are encouraged to let it all out—no boundaries, no dull moments.

Drillers Opening Night vs. San Antonio Mission Thurs., April 9, 7:05 p.m., ONEOK Field, $5-$35 Celebrate the opening night of Drillers season with a pre-game parade starting at 6 p.m. It’s also Thirsty Thursday—$1 beers and soft drinks. The first 5,000 fans will receive a Drillers Rally Towel.

For decades, tens of thousands of Native American women— who are sexually assaulted 2.5 times as often as members of any other ethnic or racial group—have been unable to prosecute their perpetrators because of U.S. policy. The 2013 Violence Against Women Act began to address this travesty for domestic violence survivors, but jurisdictional issues still prevent rape survivors from getting the justice they deserve.

The Monument Quilt is a bright red, hand-sewn story of survival. Each 4-by-4-foot piece was created by a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence. The Quilt comprises 400 such stories and seeks to change the public perception of who experiences sexual violence by telling many stories, not just one.

See art for free // Brady Arts District’s First Friday Art Crawl: April 3

108 Contemporary: Act III: Harolyn Long, Paul Medina & Sue Moss Sullivan; AHHA: Epic Storied: Forging Meaning Amidst Memory Allegory and Culture

by Shannon Crider, Kara Hearn, Sunni Mercer, Erin Shaw, Mark Wittig, Entertainment by Tulsa Youth Opera; Brady Artist Studio: pottery by Mel Cornshucker, Donna Prigmore, Chas Foote, Murf & Julie Box; Caz’s Chowhouse: Live music and art by Josh Caudle; Caz’s Pub: Live Graffiti Art; Chrysalis Salon & Spa: “Wish You Were Here” – conceptual photography by Brooke Golightly; Classic Cigars: Guest Artist John Hammer; Club Ma jestic: Hoe You Think You Can Dance! Dance Contest; Guthrie Green: Gathering Place Park Pod and music at Lucky’s on the Green; Gypsy Coffee House: Music by Onyx Owl and Friends; Hey Mambo: Artist April Laura Abbot & 7blue Jazz Trio; Living Arts: “Sweet Pea’s Gestation” by Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek, New Genre Art Festival XXII-A; Mainline Art Bar: Contemporary Oklahoma artist Micheal Jones; “Thoughts Become Things”; Mason’s: Art by Duane Duvall; Philbrook Downtown: The Art of Ceremony curated by Christina E. Burke; Tulsa Artists Coalition: Sacred Mascots by Matthew Bearden; Tulsa Glassblowing School: Glassblowing demonstration by Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen and Jasen Johnsen; The Vanguard: Artists Debbie Hogan and Meagan Hogan; Woody Guthrie Center: Free Admission; Zarrow Center: Exhibition: Rumbleville, Live music by Casey & Minna

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Admiral Blvd. & Lewis Ave. Last year, this first food truck festival of the year featured the incredible, mouth-watering Burn Co./Lone Wolf collaboration, the “Burn Mi.” We can only hope such delicious surprises are in store at this year’s K-Dub Festival on Historic Kendall Whittier Main Street. The festival is free to attend and will feature live music by Cody Brewer, Wink Burcham and Chloe Johns.

Marshall beer, Mr. Nice Guys, Gyros By Ali, Pollo al Carbon, Dog House, Andolini’s and more will be on-site.

Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival Fri., April 10 through Sun., April 19, Muskogee Boasting over 260 films, Bare Bones is dedicated to the efforts of small-budget filmmakers and producers. The festival spans 10 days and eight Muskogee venues and features films of all genres, live readings of new screenplays, live music and performances, art and much more.

Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash Fri., April 10 through Sat., April 18, $12-$15, Muskogee Little Theatre, muskogeelittletheatre.com Johnny Cash’s life story is told through his music. This musical includes more than two dozen hits from the Man in Black.

Instead of featuring an actor portraying Cash, Ring of Fire lets his music speak for him.

80s Prom Sat., April 11, 8 p.m.

IDL Ballroom, Electric Circus, Enso Bar Get out all your brightest neon-colored clothes—it’s time for 80s Prom. Now in its 13th year (that’s right, 80s Prom has lasted three years longer than the 80s did), this costume dance party will sprawl across three clubs. IDL Ballroom will feature pop and club hits of the decade, spun by DJs Lynn K, Sea, Badger and Jeremy Dawson (of Shiny Toy Guns), as well as the King & Queen costume contest, Retrovision and some special surprises. Electric Circus will feature new wave, post-punk, dark wave and underground electronic music with DJs Bone, Sok Monkey and Jeremy Dawson.

Finally, Enso Bar will host the best of the golden age of hair metal with DJs Jamison White and Jessy James Price. Righteous!

Tulsa Art Studio Tour Sat., April 11 and Sun., April 12 ovac-ok.org This self-guided tour showcases the talent of artists living in Tulsa, including 16 artists in 10 studios. Featured artists for 2015 are Marjorie Atwood, Sally Bachman, Cynthia Brown, Voice contributing photographer Jeremy Charles, Tom Conrad, Mel Cornshucker, Yusuf Etudaiye, John Hammer, Brook Golightly, Rebecca Joskey, Ken Place, Donna Prigmore, Chris Rogers, Daniel Sutliff, Jim Terrell and Robin Tilly. Studios include AHHA Studios, Brady Artists Studio, Waterworks Studio and La Maison, among others.

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THE BEST OF THE REST EVENTS Grand Lake Renaissance Festival // The year is 1529. Her Most Royal Ma jesty Queen Margaret Tudor is stopping here, in the quaint Scottish village of Queensferry, on her way to Edinburgh. Pay your respects to the Queen and her Royal Court, watch warrior test their strength in battles of skill and thought, have a rest in Shanty Towne and hear the songs and stories of Village Bards, or give in to your inner child in the Children’s Realm // 4/4-4/5, Grand Lake, $3$5, okierennie1.wix.com OrangeFest // Originating in the late ‘80s as Super Saturday, OrangeFest is a homecoming celebration combined with free, family-friendly activities for all ages.

This year’s Fest will include a LAN Party & robotics, Glo Run 5k, muscle car expo, culinary tailgate party, KiteFest, chalk walk, kid zones, food trucks and live music and entertainment, including a special appearance

by Craig Wayne Boyd, winner of Season 7 of The Voice. // 4/10-4/11, OSU Institute of Technology, orangefest.osuit.edu/

PERFORMING ARTS Godspell // Tulsa Project Theatre presents this production of Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz’s enduring first major musical. // 4/3-4/11, John H. Williams Theatre, PAC, $22-$30, tulsapac.com Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike // Vanya and Sonia are a middle-aged brother and sister who never had to grow up.

They’ve spent their adulthood looking after their now-dead parents, and are living off of their movie star sister, Masha. Their aimless lives are disrupted when Masha comes home, along with her young and gorgeous but dim-witted lover Spike. The comedy, written by Christopher Durang, won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. // 4/10-4/19, Broken Arrow Community Playhouse, $10$15, bacptheatre7471.wix.com/bacp Of Mice and Men // The pages of John Steinbeck’s iconic novella come to life in this operatic adaptation by Carlisle Floyd, presented by Tulsa Opera. // 4/10-4/12, Chapman Music Hall, PAC, $25-$105, tulsapac.com Modigliani Quartet // A French quartet, named for an Italian painter plays music by a Russian composer (and a couple French ones.) The quartet’s program will include Shostakovich’s Quartet in C Ma jor, Op. 49, Saint-Saëns’s Quartet in E Minor, Op. 112 and Ravel’s Quartet in F Ma jor. // 4/12, 3:00 pm, John H. Williams Theatre, PAC, $5-$20, tulsapac.com

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Homemade Fireworks // Improv // 4/9, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Crayons // Improv // 4/10, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Army of Stand Ups w/ Michael Zampino, Peter Bedgood, Toby Morton, Andrew Deacon, Jack Allen, Thomas King // Stand Up // 4/10, 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Cringeworthy - Ok, So… Tulsa Story Slam // Storytelling // 4/11, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Comfort Creatures // Improv // 4/11, 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Sunday Night Stand Up // Stand Up // 4/12, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Soundpony Comedy Night hosted by Andrew Deacon // 4/13, 9:30 pm, Soundpony, thesoundpony.com

SPORTS Tulsa Roughnecks vs Saint Louis FC // 4/2, 7:00 pm, ONEOK Field, $8-$35, tulsaroughnecksfc.com Tulsa Oilers vs Missouri Mavericks // 4/3, 7:35 pm, BOK Center, $15-$55, bokcenter.com TU Women’s Tennis vs Houston // 4/3, 5:00 pm, Case Tennis Center, tulsahurricane.com TU Softball vs UCF // 4/3, 2:00 pm, Collins Family Softball Complex, $5, tulsahurricane.com Legacy Fighting Championship // 4/3, 8:00 pm, The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino, $42$75, hardrockcasinotulsa.com Tulsa Oilers vs Missouri Mavericks // 4/4, 7:35 pm, BOK Center, $15-$55, bokcenter.com TU Men’s Tennis vs Tulane // 4/4, 1:00 pm, Case Tennis Center, tulsahurricane.com TU Men’s Soccer vs ORU // 4/4, 6:00 pm, Hurricane Stadium, $5, tulsahurricane.com ORU Men’s Tennis vs IUPUI // 4/4, 12:00 pm, LaFortune Park, oruathletics.com Tulsa Roughnecks vs Austin Aztex // 4/4, 7:00 pm, ONEOK Field, $8-$35, tulsaroughnecksfc.com ORU Baseball vs Texas Tech // 4/7, 2:00 pm, J.L. Johnson Stadium, $5-$12, oruathletics.com ORU Men’s Tennis vs Oklahoma Baptist // 4/8, 3:00 pm, LaFortune Park, oruathletics.com ORU Women’s Tennis vs Oklahoma Baptist // 4/8, 4:00 pm, LaFortune Park, oruathletics.com Tulsa Drillers vs San Antonio Mission // 4/10, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, tulsadrillers. com TU Women’s Soccer vs Central Oklahoma // 4/11, 3:00 pm, Case Soccer Complex, tulsahurricane.com ORU Women’s Soccer vs TU // 4/11, 6:00 pm, Case Soccer Complex, tulsahurricane.com TU Men’s Soccer vs Missouri State // 4/11, 6:00 pm, Hurricane Stadium, $5, tulsahurricane.com Tulsa Drillers vs San Antonio Mission // 4/11, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, tulsadrillers. com Tulsa Drillers vs Corpus Christi Hooks // 4/12, 2:5 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, tulsadrillers.com ORU Shootout // 4/13-4/14, Forest Ridge Golf Club, oruathletics.com Tulsa Drillers vs Corpus Christi Hooks // 4/13, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, tulsadrillers.com Tulsa Drillers vs Corpus Christi Hooks // 4/14, 12:5 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, tulsadrillers.com

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Songs with friends The War on Drugs crafts curious magic from singular vision

by MEGAN SHEPHERD

T

he War on Drugs has had a busy year. Adam Granduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Charlie Hall, Jon Natchez and Anthony LaMarca released Lost in the Dream (named a top 10 of 2014 by Pitchfork, Uncut and others), toured the world and were nominated for a BRIT award. After a healthy hiatus back at home in Philadelphia, keyboard player Robbie Bennett says they’re ready to get on the road. Lucky for us, they’ll be making a stop at Cain’s Ballroom on April 5.

Most of what you’ll read about The War on Drugs centers on founding member (along with Kurt Vile of The Violators) Adam Granduciel. He’s more than earned the right to run the show, but it’s hard not to wonder about the hands on the other instruments. I ask Bennett how much of their music is a collaboration, and he gives a surprisingly honest answer.

“I think The War on Drugs kind of has two different states,” he says. “The live part and the record part. The songs and records are mostly like a solo effort from Adam. When we’re playing them, we all contribute melodies and musical moments that shape the songs and help the record, but it’s really his vision.

“It also has this other part—the live band, and what happens in that moment. And I think Adam always wants it to be a band. He doesn’t want to be a solo thing, up there by himself. He wants to be surrounded by friends.”

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The tour kicked off at one of Bennett’s favorite hometown venues, Philadelphia’s Tower Theater. He saw his first show there as a 16-year-old just getting into music—the Flaming Lips opened for Candlebox. These days, The War on Drugs shares the bill at festivals with the Lips.

“They’re sweet guys,” Bennett says. Inflatables and all.

Speaking of festivals, when I first saw The War on Drugs at one in Vermont, their light show and pumpy, too-loud ‘80s rock ballads perplexed me. I wasn’t sure what I was listening to, but I knew I liked it. This oddly pleasing cacophony apparently isn’t so uncommon at the band’s festival shows.

“You get outside, and you’re playing this very condensed set—what should be two hours, crammed into 45 minutes,” Bennett says. “And all of a sudden ... there’s like seven amps onstage ... it’s way louder than it’s supposed to be ... you’re all just soloing over each other ... you’re just kind of sweating it to see if you’re going to make it through. Sometimes it’s a complete catastrophe, and sometimes it’s transcendent.”

Their show at Cain’s will likely be much more contained, mostly featuring turns from Lost in the Dream. The album is textured—a bunch of slurred, Springsteen-sounding layers looped and piled over one another with a dreamy, beachy feel. It’s a record

you listen to with wind in your hair. It’s palpable.

With Granduciel handling most of the creative direction for the band, I wonder how Bennett himself creates. After all, nobody joins a band to live in someone else’s limelight.

“You know, I feel like I get inspiration from my friends and things like that,” he says. “I also perform in a men’s singing group, The Silver Ages.” (Google it. Now.) “It’s a men’s choral group. We sing 19th Century songs, kind of like stuff from Yale groups. So we get together once a week when we’re home, make Old Fashioneds and sing old men songs.”

Band members Charlie Hall and Dave Hartley are in the group, too.

I’m not much for a cappella, but I’m jealous.

With Lost in the Dream just over a year old, I ask Bennett if he’s ready for something new yet, and his answer makes me hopeful for what we’ll hear during their Tulsa stop.

“I’m definitely still enjoying playing the record. Whenever we get a break, it kind of reinvigorates us. It’s hard to hit the road and play the same songs every night. We definitely mix it up, but you fall into patterns. It starts to become a little robotic, and that’s no fun. We want to stay true to the record, but it’s staying true to the idea of the song, not every note for note. No one really has an interest in doing that.

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Dr. Dog

APRILFEST 2015!

Packed with incredible headliners, the first weekend of April feels like an impromptu festival at our two most historic venues.

Friday the 3rd, THE best blues band touring today, Tedeschi Trucks Band, kicks things off at the Brady Theater. Experimental guitar/synth duo Ratatat makes a triumphant return to Tulsa on Saturday, also at the Brady, in the very first stop on their first tour since 2011. (Bonus points if you were at their insane show at the old Marquee in ’08.) Cain’s Ballroom takes the reigns the next two nights with a one-two punch of indie rock from Philly.

The War on Drugs plays Sunday the 5th—see Megan Shepherd’s story on p. 36. The grand finale on the 6th is one of my favorite bands in the world, Dr. Dog, returning to Cain’s on the heels of their live album release, Live at a Flamingo Hotel, on which you’ll find every reason to catch one of their shows—except the exuberant feeling of actually being there.

Easter Island Music Festival

BEANS, SPROUT, PAIN AND THE UN The Moai Broadcast’s grassroots music and camping festival returns with three nights of music. Performing on the festival’s two stages will be headliners Andy Frasco and the UN, Jon Wayne and the Pain, The Magic Beans, Mountain Sprout and Wood & Wire. Local acts include the Maud Squad performing Radiohead’s In Rainbows, Paul Benjaman Band, Grazzhopper, Desi & Cody, New Technique, Green Corn Rebellion, Dirty Creek Bandits, T Gram and dat Funky Fam and much more.

Located 30 minutes northeast of Tulsa at Valley Park Sports Complex. 4/9-12, $30-$80, easterislandfestival.com

Wed // April 1

Cain’s Ballroom – *Bad Religion, OFF!, Lizard Police – 8:00 pm – ($25-$40) Cellar Dweller – Mike Cameron Collective Dusty Dog Pub – Scott Ellison Band – 6:30 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Ayngel & John Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Amanda Preslar w/ Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Mercury Lounge – Gun Safe – 10:00 pm Naples Flatbread – Dean DeMerritt and Frank Brown On The Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm Soundpony – Mothercoat, Hittboyz – 6:00 pm Soundpony – Lowland – 10:30 pm The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project

Thur // April 2

Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Chad Lee – 8:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Bownlink & Dieselboy, Rekoil, DeDboli – 8:00 pm – ($18-$21) Centennial Lounge – Rusty Swan & Friends – 8:00 pm Crow Creek Tavern – Dan Martin – 7:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Piano Man Tom Basler Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Toast & JAM w/ C. Redd and Cynthia Jesseen Mercury Lounge – The Hangdog Hearts, James Honnicutt – 10:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Hi Fidelics – 3:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Phil Vaught – 7:00 pm

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Soundpony – Spencer LG The Colony – Chris Combs – 6:00 pm The Hunt Club – Christine Jude Woody’s – Tequila Kim Yeti – Turnt Up

Fri // April 3

Brady Theater – *Tedeschi Trucks Band, Willie Watson – 8:00 pm – ($32.50-$69.50) Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Phil Vaught – 9:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Aaron Watson, Kyle Park, Bo Phillips Band – 8:30 pm – ($14-$29) Centennial Lounge – Knights of Revelry – 9:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Dueling Piano Show Magoo’s – David Dover Mercury Lounge – Steve Pryor Band, Sioux City Kid – 10:00 pm NINE18 Bar @ Osage Casino Tulsa – Traveler – 9:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Hi Fidelics – 5:30 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Members Only – 9:00 pm River Spirit Event Center – Air Supply – 7:00 pm – ($25-$45) Shrine – *Wayne “The Train” Hancock – ($10-$12) Smitty’s 118 Tavern – Dan Martin – 8:00 pm Soundpony – Lessons in Fresh w/ DJ Somar The Colony – *Green Corn Rebellion The Hunt Club – Dante and the Hawks Woody’s – DJ Spin Yeti – the savage young, Old Town

Sat // April 4

6th Street Entry – *Brujoroots – 8:00 pm Arnie’s – Jacob Tovar & the Saddle Tramps – 9:00 pm Brady Theater – *Ratatat, Despot – 8:00 pm – ($22-$24)

Bramble – Shelby Eicher and Brad Henderson – 9:00 pm Bull and Bear Tavern – Dean DeMerritt Jazz Tribe, Midnight Jam Session Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Phil Vaught – 9:00 pm Cimarron Bar – Seven Day Crash – 8:00 pm Coffee House on Cherry Street – Haven Alexandra – 7:00 pm Comedy Parlor – Bandelier – 6:30 pm Dwelling Spaces – John Calvin Abney – 7:00 pm Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Salty Dogs – 3:00 pm Fassler Hall – Hosty Duo Fassler Hall – Brandon Clark & Brandon Autry – 5:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Dueling Piano Show Joe Momma’s – Johnny and His Striking Gang – 9:00 pm Kenosha Station Pub & Grill – Brent Giddens and the V.C.R. Band – 9:00 pm Krystal Palace Event Center – J Love (Yung Nasti) – 8:00 pm Lambrusco’z - Downtown – Erin O’Dowd & Robert Hoefling – 5:00 pm Mercury Lounge – Paul Benjaman Band – 10:00 pm NINE18 Bar @ Osage Casino Tulsa – Traveler – 9:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Chad & Keith – 5:30 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Members Only – 9:00 pm Shrine – Devon Allman – ($10.25-$15) Simply – Damion Shade – 6:00 pm Soundpony – Soul Night w/ DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus The Colony – D Lay & The Easy Way The Hunt Club – BC and The Big Rig The Vanguard – *Red Wood Rising CD Release w/ Dante and the Hawks, Kenzie & Kendal – 8:00 pm – ($10) Yeti – FYE Yokozuna – Sara Maud Trio – 10:00 pm

Sun // April 5

Cain’s Ballroom – *The War On Drugs, Hop Along – 8:00 pm – ($25-$40) Elwood’s – Hammer Down – 3:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark – 9:00 pm Soundpony – Buhu The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Dirty Knuckle Tavern – The Blue Dawgs – 3:00 pm Woody’s – DJ Mikey B

Mon // April 6

727 Club – Johnny Paul Band – 8:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – *Dr. Dog, mewithoutYou – 8:00 pm – ($20-$35) Juniper – Dean DeMerritt, Frank Brown and Cynthia Simmons Mercury Lounge – Quinn deVeaux – 9:00 pm Soundpony – The Body, Idre The Colony – Open Mic hosted by Cody Clinton

Tue // April 7

BOK Center – Nickelback, Pop Evil – ($25-$80) Crow Creek Tavern – Open Mic Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Preslar Music Showcase Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham – 10:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Great Big Biscuit – 7:00 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm The Tin Dog Saloon – Follow The Buzzards – 7:00 pm

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Cain’s Ballroom – Tech N9ne, Chris Webby, Krizz Kaliko, Murs, King 810, Zuse, Young Verse – 7:30 pm – ($30-$45) Cellar Dweller – Mike Cameron Collective Elwood’s – Miles Williams – 3:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Ayngel & John Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Amanda Preslar w/ Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Main Street Tavern – Cynthia Simmons, Scott McQuade – 6:30 pm On The Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm Shrine – Sunsquabi, Ego Culture – ($5-$10) Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm Soundpony – Out of Nowhere, Flip Show The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Hunt Club – Billy and Bobby Moore

Thur // April 9

Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Bill Holden – 8:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – *Yonder Mountain String Band, Ben Sollee – 9:00 pm – ($22.50-$37.50) Centennial Lounge – The Reckoners – 8:00 pm Crow Creek Tavern – 4Going Gravity – 7:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Piano Man Tom Basler Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Toast & JAM w/ C. Redd and Cynthia Jesseen Mercury Lounge – A.J. Gaither OMB – 10:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Darren Ray – 3:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Jumsuit Love – 7:00 pm Shrine – Advocate, I am, Ethera, Insvrgence – ($5) Soundpony – Brujoroots The Colony – Paul Cataldo The Hunt Club – Mark Givson Valley Park Sports Complex – *Easter Island Music Festival (4/9-12) Woody’s – Geena Fontanella Yeti – Turnt Up

Fri // April 10

6th Street Entry – Kudos – 9:00 pm BOK Center – Jason Aldean – ($32.25,$62.25) Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Joe Worrel – 9:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Battle of the Bands w/ The Capital Why’s, Dad, Hazel Blvd., La Lune, Noire, The Riot Waves, John Dodger, Marc Lamanque, Cherish and Jada, Morgan Connor – 7:00 pm – ($10-$12) Cimarron Bar – 13 Toyz – 9:00 pm Downtown Lounge – Human Bashing, The Rising Plague, Mortuary Science Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – Kelli Lynn and the Skillet Lickers – 8:00 pm Fassler Hall – Oilhouse, We Make Shapes Four Aces Tavern – David Dover Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Dueling Piano Show THE TULSA VOICE // April 1 – 14, 2015

IDL Ballroom – Assimilation Magoo’s – Elaborate Hoax Mercury Lounge – Troy Cartwright – 10:00 pm NINE18 Bar @ Osage Casino Tulsa – The Stars – 9:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Darren Ray – 5:30 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – FM Live – 9:00 pm Shrine – First Class Friday – ($10-$15) Soundpony – Netherfriends, Algebra The Colony – Desi & Cody, The Dusty Pearls The Hunt Club – Hosty Duo The Vanguard – Flyleaf, The Agonist, Fit for Rivals, Diamante, Falling for Scarlet – 7:00 pm – ($20-$25) Woody’s – DJ Good Ground

Sat // April 11

Bull and Bear Tavern – Dean DeMerritt Jazz Tribe, Midnight Jam Session Cabin Creek @ Hard Rock Casino – Rivers Edge – 9:00 pm Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Salty Dogs – 3:00 pm Elwood’s – Branjae – 6:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Dueling Piano Show NINE18 Bar @ Osage Casino Tulsa – The Stars – 9:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Darren Ray – 5:30 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Those Party Bros – 9:00 pm River Spirit Event Center – Jonny Lang – 7:00 pm – ($30-$50) Soundpony – Mammoth Man, Rat’s Nest, Swamp Fox, Streetlight Fight The Colony – Grayless The Hunt Club – All About a Bubble The Vanguard – Emerson Hart of Tonic – 8:00 pm – ($25-$50) Woody’s – Robby Vanvekoven Yeti – ADMIRALS

Sun // April 12

April 10-11 2015 OrangeFest is an Okmulgee tradition hosted by OSU Institute of Technology & Okmulgee Main Street. Join us for a community homecoming festival with FREE, family-friendly fun.

Check out osuit.edu/orangefest for a list of all Friday & Saturday activities and locations.

Craig Wayne Boyd SATURDAY, APRIL 11 AT 2 P.M.

Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Shrine – Conflict of Interest – ($10) Soundpony – Gee Floyd The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Dirty Knuckle Tavern – The Blue Dawgs – 3:00 pm Woody’s – DJ Good Ground

Mon // April 13

Juniper – Dean DeMerritt and Frank Brown The Colony – Open Mic hosted by Cody Clinton The Vanguard – Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line – 8:00 pm – ($10-$12) Unit D – *Elliott Brood

Tue // April 14

Centennial Lounge – Open Jam – 8:00 pm Crow Creek Tavern – Open Mic Full Moon Cafe - Cherry St – Preslar Music Showcase Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham – 10:00 pm Riffs @ Hard Rock Casino – Runnin On Empty – 7:00 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino – Bryan Adams – 8:00 pm – ($65-$85)

106.1 The Twister, Oklahoma’s Best New Country, is proud to present Craig Wayne Boyd in concert Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m., during Okmulgee’s OrangeFest on the campus of OSU Institute of Technology.

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Kendrick Lamar // Tulsa musicians Jay Hancock, Branjae Jackson, Costa Stasinopoulos, and Derek Clark

To Pimp a Butterfly A cross-section of Tulsa musicians discusses Kendrick Lamar’s new record

by JOSHUA KLINE

K

endrick Lamar broke out in 2012 with the major label debut Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, an autobiographical concept album about growing up in Compton that became a commercial and artistic hit.

The March release of Lamar’s latest, To Pimp a Butterfly, was one of this year’s most anticipated pop culture events. The noise surrounding Butterfly is deafening, and with good reason. The 80-minute follow-up to Good Kid is a dense, ambitious collage of ideas and sounds anchored by a confrontational sociopolitical through-line. It demands active, thoughtful listening.

To help me sort through the album, I called on four opinionated Tulsans from across our music scene: R&B artist Branjae Jackson, producer/engineer Costa Stasinopoulos, rapper Derek Clark (AKA Verse) and Holy Mountain record store owner Jay Hancock (aka DJ Sweet Baby Jaysus). Below is a condensed version of our discussion, conducted through group email.

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The Tulsa Voice: I was a big fan of Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City.

It was brooding and introspective and emotionally raw with a huge beating heart. After hearing that first single “i” from To Pimp a Butterfly, I worried maybe he’d lost some emotional steam and was just chasing a hit record. My worry dissipated after I digested the whole album. As much as I loved Good Kid, this feels stronger in every way—more accessible but also angrier, more outward-looking, more pointed in its criticisms, more complex and consistent in production. Do you disagree?

What’s your opinion of this album as a follow-up to Good Kid? Jay Hancock: It’s definitely an improvement over the latter. This album is a lot more concise and socially aware than 99 percent of hip-hop coming out today.

Verse: I actually thought GKMC was more accessible, from a hip-hop head’s standpoint. With

“Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe,” “Backseat Freestyle,” “Poetic Justice,” “Money Trees,” “Swimming Pools” and “M.a.a.d. City” you have six joints you can play in the club or at a dance party and nobody blinks. It didn’t really take risks production-wise. This album definitely didn’t feel like a safe record to make.

Jay: It’s not a safe record by any means. Any record that blatantly calls out the irony of racism vs. black-on-black crime is not looking for its club hit. Even Dead Prez knew that.

Verse: Replacing all those 808’s with Thundercat is where you lose the club.

TTV: Do you think there’s any obvious candidate for a big club hit on this record besides maybe “King Kunta?”

Verse: I hope so. The scope has to be larger more than ever now.

The balance is way off in hip-hop as far as activism versus superficiality, especially with the young successful acts.

Jay: So true. Sometimes an artist has to step up and confront those social realisms that the club pretends don’t exist. Artists have done it for years—Gil Scott-Heron, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy, NWA, Rage Against the Machine, Talib Kweli—some built careers off of it, some dabbled in the pool to maybe affect a change in perception. Whatever it was, it brought a first-hand account of what was actually taking place in the world. It maybe helped push some people to look at the world around them differently. Kendrick may have done just that with this album. Time will tell.

Branjae Jackson: What I hear from the whole of this record is truth. All sides of it. From the confidence, almost cockiness of the track “i” to its counterpoint April 1 – 14, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

“u.” The struggle to love himself and insecurities of success. It’s open. At first listen, I can see how some fans would assume he went more ‘pop’ with this record, but those are people who are not listening.

As far as the club, shit don’t really change. People catch on to what they relate to, if we are honest with ourselves. People still want the vibration of that 808. I appreciate a hip-hop artist willing to speak about deeper issues with no apology, along with bangin’ beats other than what the club is used to. His audience is much wider this time around, and he’s taking advantage.

Jay: What’s to stop him from remixing tracks from the album for club use? The single release of “i” is substantially different from the album version. It’s a fairly common practice and one his label may try to capitalize. Hopefully if that scenario plays out the message doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.

Branjae: To Pimp a Butterfly is a work of art. It’s fashion-forward and ahead of the game concerning music, content and subjects like black culture, the streets and politics. Why not remain true to the original work and let the club catch up later? I think it’s a powerful message to not remix the record and let it stand for what it is—cutting edge, uncomfortable, sensitive and in-your-face purposeful. This album is strong enough to stand on its own without having to remix for specific audiences.

Verse: The west coast funk was my favorite thing about this album. The message is the most important part, but after I heard George Clinton on the first track, I didn’t really give a shit what he did. On Section.80 (Lamar’s first album) and GKMC the production sounded like everything but a traditional west coast sound. He still nailed those, but I thought it was dope that this felt like west coast rap and he sounded right at home on it.

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his race, humanity. I love Yeezus, and I’m not crazy about pitting it against Butterfly, but Kendrick just seems to have gotten it right in all the ways Kanye didn’t.

Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

have never happened without the Parliament/Funkadelic catalog to pull from. The man is a legend and seems to only appear with those he feels like can carry on that burgeoning creativity. But you can’t help but notice there are some Dungeon Family nods thrown in there as well. Basically what I hear from this album is an amalgamation of some of the best sounds hip-hop has offered.

There’s the jazzy flourishes of Native Tongues, the swagger of DJ Premier, the gospel of D.F., and the aqua boogie funk of the west, all rolled up together to create this brilliant pastiche.

Verse: Shitchea. And his rhyme style/songwriting since Section.80 has heavy Dungeon Family influence, seemingly from Andre 3000 in particular.

Branjae: Right on, Verse. West coast vibe all over this record. I missed when hip-hop made us bounce. I find myself having a very hard time honing in on these tracks without bobbin’ my fro. It’s real. Brings me back to the oldschool hip-hop.

Costa Stasinopoulos: I love albums that sound like they’re from multiple decades, and while this is obviously a modern effort, for me it achieves the same kind of thing with an American

ubiquity—it’s all over the place.

It’s like a tour of hip-hop in a lot of ways. Really happy Flying Lotus and Thundercat got included in the conversation. Also, for having 21-some-odd producers on the album, it sounds really tight and unified. I think that’s a testament to how internally driven a lot of the album is. With how often the album moves its center, I find myself forgetting how much is boiling under the surface for some of his characters—theatrical as a lot of it is—with the same beating heart, the same tiny-radio of consciousness looking as deeply inward as it does outward. Sharing in the spoils and the blame, often in the same breath. I love the wisdom in that.

TTV: Wisdom is all over this record. Brutal self-analysis mixed with confrontational cultural/political observation can be a dangerous recipe. You’re setting a higher standard for yourself, and critical listeners are looking for signs of bullshit. In this way, I think Yeezus is an interesting counterpoint to Butterfly. Kanye seems sincerely angry and engaged on a song like “New Slaves,” but then he undermines that power with the relentlessly narcissistic “I am a God.” He seems lost in his own success. Kendrick, on the other hand, sings “I love myself,” and you know exactly what he means. He’s singing for himself,

Costa: That says it all right there—Kanye didn’t get it right.

Kendrick is easily stronger in every way, though the real difference is how seemingly honest he is with himself. Even when the ‘truth’ is in jest, in anger or insincere, he celebrates the process and the self-discovery (and shares it with us with the album’s slow-reveal narrative thread). Kanye is deluded in fantasy and ego, hell-bent on always trying to be discovered—as if he was still the underdog or some poor, lonely genius from the future. Bullshit.

There isn’t much I can criticize on To Pimp A Butterfly, but I’m curious how it ages in comparison to GKMC. There’s a simplicity and a purity about GKMC that’s been traded in for just about everything else. Does Butterfly go down as his classic, or does it suffer from what is, at best, a fully realized palette and, at worst, a bit scatterbrained?

Just for argument’s sake, if the direction of this album is every direction, has he spread himself thin?

TTV: The scatterbrained nature of the album is part of its appeal.

He throws the entire kitchen sink into it. If GKMC is “Mean Streets,” then Butterfly feels like “Goodfellas.” It’s a big, sprawling mess that also feels like a definitive artistic statement. I’m less concerned with how this album will age than how he’ll recalibrate on the next one.

Branjae: Joshua, great comparison between the two. Also, I loved how Kendrick used personas in the recordings. Literally changing his tone and voice to sound like what his grandma would sound like giving him wisdom and advice about life. It showed how open and real he is about who influenced him. I find that creative from the start. He was brave with this record. He left himself open on the chopping block and never apologized for it, and I think that’s one reason people are digging it so hard. We want to hear unapologetic, edgy and opinionated lyrics.

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filmphiles

Maika Monro e is Jay in “It Follows”

April ghouls Atmospheric indie horror flicks play with sin and scenery

by JOE O’SHANSKY IT FOLLOWS I went into “It Follows” knowing almost nothing, though purposefully so. Smoke signals from some horror-loving friends indicated it might be something special, so I just wanted to be surprised. Too often I’ve seen a trailer that went too far, spoiled too much or somehow sapped my enthusiasm to buy what it was selling. And hype in the horror genre can be as overblown as for comedy. Both kinds of films must induce the visceral, involuntary responses of laughter and fear to be successful. The best horror can do both.

“It Follows” is a fairly humorless affair, but its intermittent tension was enough to have me looking over my shoulder.

After an opening sequence where we quickly learn something wicked kills cute girls, we meet Jay Height (Maika Monroe). On a date at the movies, her boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), recognizes a wom42 // FILM & TV

an Jay weirdly can’t see. Quickly deciding to leave when Hugh gets freaked out, they go to a secluded locale and have sex. But the post-coital glow is unexpectedly snuffed when Hugh chloroforms Jay into unconsciousness.

She wakes up tied to a wheelchair. Assuring that he won’t hurt her, Hugh explains how he’s actually really fucked up her immediate plans for staying alive.

Turns out Hugh is stalked by an “it.” “It” can look like anyone—a stranger or someone you know— and “it” invariably follows, bent only on killing. The sex passes on the curse. Hugh had sex with Jay to draw “its” attention away from him (dick move, guy). And she can do the same by having sex with someone else. But if “it” kills Jay, then Hugh is back on the hook for their sin.

Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (whose debut film, “The Myth of the American Sleepover” did nothing to indicate

a turn to straight horror), “It Follows” is a bit of a disappointment for its conventionality. Perhaps that’s because I watched “Spring,” which mixes the horror genre and its expected tropes of sexual consequence ways less predictable.

“It Follows” spreads too little thematic butter over too much toast. ‘Have sex and you die’ isn’t quite enough. Mitchell actually does a good job keeping things moving, though. It does indeed follow, but it never seems to be in a rush.

And the lack of a real internal logic to “it” took me out a little.

Invisible to those who don’t have the curse, a physical presence that can kick people’s asses and be shot and bleed, but not die—the beast is explained but given no reason to exist. Only one quick scene really hints at it, but it’s as if Mitchell thought the idea of an unstoppable “shape” was enough. Guess it worked for Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees.

On the upside, the film is gorgeous. Despite essentially being variations on the same scene, it drips with atmosphere, recalling the moody, cross-dissolved, twilight compositions of David Lynch. Mitchell evokes bouts of dream-like tension within his less-than-traditional nod to the ‘80s slasher—helped by a goddamn fantastic John Carpenter-on-acid score from composer Disasterpeace. Performances from Monroe and Keir Gilchrist (as Jay’s childhood first kiss, Paul) are the standouts and do much of the heavy lifting in terms of emotional investment.

Maybe there’s more going on under the surface, but I don’t think so. “It Follows” is a wellmade horror throwback that manages to be memorable for almost every reason besides its story.

“It Follows” is playing in Tulsa area theaters.

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Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker in “Spring”

SPRING There’s been something of an indie horror renaissance for the past couple of years. Films like “You’re Next,” “Cheap Thrills,” “Under the Skin” and “The Babadook” (among many others) prioritize imaginative narratives and more nuanced character development over lazy, big-budget formulas to elicit suspense and scares.

The latest in that line, “Spring,” is a weird little amalgam of romance and the macabre that makes its mark by gamely inverting the genre.

Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a sous chef from California who loses his mother to cancer—and then his job, over a fight with a punk in the restaurant’s bar. A friend persuades Evan to kick around Italy for a couple of weeks to get his head together and heal from the brutal one-two punch.

Staying at a hostel, he falls in with a group of surprisingly endearing British party animals who decide to take a side trip to a stunning seaside fishing village in the shadow of an active volcano.

Evan meets Louise (Nadia Hilker)—the proverbial girl in the red THE TULSA VOICE // April 1 – 14, 2015

dress—who at first tries to seduce him but is driven off when Evan, fearing she’s a hooker, asks for a normal date.

Deciding to pursue Louise (because, damn), Evan gets a job as a farm hand so he can afford to stick around and woo the charming and dead-sexy siren. Spending time together walking the ancient, cobbled lanes, they fall for each other. And when they inevitably go to bed, the world around them grows freakishly fertile (the orange trees on the farm begin to sprout lemons).

But when Evan begins to fall hard, it threatens the dark secret Louise has been hiding.

In a way, I’m not sure “Spring” explains the nature of its beast much better than “It Follows.”

But it eases suspension of disbelief more effectively by trying.

Thousands of years old, Louise is forced to renew her cells with a homemade serum (she’s been around long enough to study cellular biology), lest they denature and she transforms into any number of bizarre and lethal creatures. Regardless, every 20 years she must get pregnant to renew her life. That scenario has always

ended badly for the father.

“Spring” has been called a supernatural “Before Sunrise,” which is apt—though the horror elements include nods to H.P. Lovecraft (seaside villages and girls with tentacles) and the technologically-infused body horror of Cronenberg. It even owes a small debt to Ken Russell’s “Altered States.”

Written by Justin Benson, who co-directs with Aaron Moorhead, “Spring” melds the elements of a romantic drama with its unique take on horror in a way that feels unforced and organic. One scene finds Louise offended at Evan’s unwillingness to tell her about his family. After he discovers what she is, they walk among the excavated ruins of her ancient home to see her parents, still frozen by the volcanic eruption that killed them centuries earlier. It’s a haunting scene that gives weight to their unconventional romance.

Pucci and Hilker make for a scorching couple (no matter how many cats she eats), and they both turn in natural performances that are the heart and soul of the film.

The Italian settings are beautifully shot (including some interesting

use of drone cinematography), and the soundtrack—featuring contributions by Sigur Rós—provides atmospheric heft, whether in a tender moment or when the blood gushes.

There’s a lot to love about “Spring.” It’s funny and dramatic.

It’s sexy and smart and weird. It melds genres into its own cinematic DNA in a way that defies their individual conventions and creates something that feels familiar, yet is entirely one of a kind. a “Spring” opens April 10 at Circle Cinema.

Tulsa’s independent and non-profit art-house theatre, showing independent, foreign, and documentary films.

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free will astrology

by ROB BREZSNY

ARIES

(MARCH 21-APRIL 19):

The term “jumped the shark” often refers to a TV show that was once great but gradually grew stale, and then resorted to implausible plot twists in a desperate attempt to revive its creative verve. I’m a little worried that you may do the equivalent of jumping the shark in your own sphere. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I’m not at all worried that you’ll jump the shark. It’s true that you did go through a stagnant, meandering phase there for a short time. But you responded by getting fierce and fertile rather than stuck and contrived. Am I right? And now you’re on the verge of breaking out in a surge of just-the-right-kind-of-craziness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you happen to be singing lead vocals in an Ozzy Osbourne cover band, and someone in the audience throws what you think is a toy rubber animal up on stage, DO NOT rambunctiously bite its head off to entertain everyone. It most likely won’t be a toy, but rather an actual critter.

APRIL FOOL! In fact, it’s not likely you’ll be fronting an Ozzy Osbourne cover band any time soon. But I hope you will avoid having to learn a lesson similar to the one that Ozzy did during a show back in 1982, when he bit into a real bat -- a small flying mammal with webbed wings -- thinking it was a toy. Don’t make a mistake like that. What you think is fake or pretend may turn out to be authentic.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the spring of 1754, Benjamin Franklin visited friends in Maryland. While out riding horses, they spied a small tornado whirling through a meadow. Although Franklin had written about this weather phenomenon, he had never seen it. With boyish curiosity, he sped toward it. At one point, he caught up to it and lashed it with his whip to see if it would dissipate. This is the kind of adventure I advise you to seek out, Gemini. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. I don’t really believe you should endanger your safety by engaging in stunts like chasing tornadoes. But I do think that now is a favorable time to seek out daring exploits that quench your urge to learn.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Novelist L. Frank Baum created the make-believe realm known as Oz. Lewis Carroll conjured up Wonderland and C. S. Lewis invented Narnia.

Now you are primed to dream up your own fantasy land and live there full-time, forever protected from the confusion and malaise of the profane world. Have fun in your imaginary utopia, Cancerian! APRIL FOOL! I halflied. It’s true that now would be a good time to give extra attention to cultivating vivid visions of your perfect life. But I wouldn’t recommend that you live there full-time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “The national anthem of Hell must be the old Frank Sinatra song ‘I Did It My Way,’” declares Richard Wagner, author of the book Christianity for Dummies. “Selfish pride is Hell’s most common trait,” he adds. “Hell’s inhabitants have a sense of satisfaction that they can at least say ‘they’ve been true to themselves.’”

Heed this warning, Leo. Tame your lust for self-expression. APRIL FOOL! I was making a little joke. The truth is not as simplistic as I implied. I actually think it’s important for you to be able to declare “I did it my way” and “I’ve been true to myself.” But for best results, do it in ways that aren’t selfish, insensitive, or arrogant.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): No matter what gender you are, it’s an excellent time to get a gig as a stripper. Your instinct for removing your clothes in entertaining ways is at a peak. Even if you have never been trained in the art, I bet you’ll have an instinctive knack.

APRIL FOOL! I lied. I don’t really think you should be a stripper. But I do recommend you experiment with a more metaphorical version of that art. For instance, you could expose hidden agendas that are causing distortions and confusion. You could peel away the layers of deception and propaganda that hide the naked facts and the beautiful truth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Give yourself obsessively to your most intimate relationships. Don’t bother cleaning your house. Call in sick to your job. Ignore all your nagging little errands. Now is a time for one task only: paying maximum attention to those you care about most. Heal any rifts between you. Work harder to give them what

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they need. Listen to them with more empathy than ever before. APRIL FOOL! I went a bit overboard there. It’s true that you’re in a phase when big rewards can come from cultivating and enhancing togetherness. But if you want to serve your best relationships, you must also take very good care of yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s after midnight. You’re half-wasted, cruising around town looking for wicked fun. You stumble upon a warehouse laboratory where zombie bankers and military scientists are creating genetically engineered monsters from the DNA of scorpions, Venus flytraps, and Monsanto executives. You try to get everyone in a party mood, but all they want to do is extract your DNA and add it to the monster. APRIL FOOL! Everything I just said was a lie. I doubt you’ll encounter any scenario that extreme. But you are at risk for falling into weird situations that could compromise your mental hygiene. To minimize that possibility, make sure that the wicked fun you pursue is healthy, sane wicked fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you were a ladybug beetle, you might be ready and eager to have sex for nine hours straight. If you were a pig, you’d be capable of enjoying 30-minute orgasms. If you were a dolphin, you’d seek out erotic encounters not just with other dolphins of both genders, but also with turtles, seals, and sharks. Since you are merely human, however, your urges will probably be milder and more containable.

APRIL FOOL! In truth, Sagittarius, I’m not so sure your urges will be milder and more containable.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The past is not only another country where they do things differently,” says writer Theodore Dalrymple, “but also where one was oneself a different person.” With this as your theme, Capricorn, I invite you to spend a lot of time visiting the Old You in the Old World. Immerse yourself in that person and that place. Get lost there. And don’t come back until you’ve relived at least a thousand memories. APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating. While it is a good time to get reacquainted with the old days and old ways, I don’t recommend that you get utterly consumed by the past.

MASTER

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Some Aquarian readers have been complaining. They want me to use more celebrity references in my horoscopes. They demand fewer metaphors drawn from literature, art, and science, and more metaphors rooted in gossipy events reported on by tabloids.

“Tell me how Kanye West’s recent travails relate to my personal destiny,” wrote one Aquarius. So here’s a sop to you kvetchers: The current planetary omens say it’s in your interest to be more like Taylor Swift and less like Miley Cyrus. Be peppy, shimmery, and breezy, not earthy, salty, and raucous. APRIL FOOL! In truth, I wouldn’t write about celebrities’ antics if you paid me. Besides, for the time being, Miley Cyrus is a better role model for you than Taylor Swift.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Annie Edson Taylor needed money. She was 63 years old, and didn’t have any savings. She came up with a plan: to be the first person to tuck herself inside a barrel and ride over Niagara Falls. (This was back in 1901.) She reasoned that her stunt would make her wealthy as she toured the country speaking about it. I recommend that you consider out-of-thebox ideas like hers, Pisces. It’s an excellent time to get extra creative in your approach to raising revenue. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied.

It’s true that now is a favorable time to be imaginative about your financial life. But don’t try outlandish escapades like hers.

Describe what you’d be like if you were the opposite of yourself. t h i s w e e k ’ s h o m e w o r k // T E S T I F Y AT F R E E W I L L A S T RO LO G Y.C O M .

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ACROSS 65 Sports car engine 1 “... bombs option bursting ___” 66 “Char” anagram 6 Generic name 67 Sorrowful sound for a dog 70 Wall decorators 10 Make cookies 72 Like some 14 ___ of Wight horror films 18 Danes of 76 Another wedding “Homeland” dress material 19 Love, in 77 Off-road vehicle Latin class 79 Decay away 20 Over again 81 Courtroom 21 Cut, as coupons cover-up 22 Everyday 82 Industrial insects 24 Hard-water 83 “Bear” that’s not product a bear 26 NNW opposite 86 ___ good faith 27 Unpleasantly loud 87 Cave, to some 28 Lively duple-time animals dance 88 “The Way,” to 30 Chess side the Chinese 31 Testimonial 89 Belmont Park dinner, e.g. attraction 33 Wedding dress 91 Insurance cases material, 93 Bakers’ sometimes implements 34 Balcony feature 95 Back-to-school 35 Marino of football times (Abbr.) fame 96 Sort or kind 36 Singer Norah 97 Guys’ 37 Winged horse companions of myth 98 Gets closer 40 Quick impression 99 Throw off the 43 “Turn, soldier!” scent, e.g.

45 Home-school 103 Emergency-room link, briefly supply 46 Once more, 105 Modern Iranian to Li’l Abner language 47 Conjure up, 106 Starbucks offering as a memory 107 Signal at 49 St. ___ Girl (beer Sotheby’s brand) 109 Risky venture 50 “Blueberry Hill” 111 Finishing touch singer Domino 114 Start of many 51 Karate award fairy tales 52 Legally prohibit 115 Coating of ice Public inGrad the student’s 53 Newpolicymaking York team 116 player exam United States is often gridlocked 54 Blackjack cards 117 Wipes off the 55 Perform without blackboard by recalcitrant ideologues, but at preparation 118 Golfer’s collection 57 No-fly zone, e.g.

119 Went way down least administrators areinnot con61 Greasy spoon, e.g. the rankings 63 Complain about 120 Test answer strained by elves, as in Iceland. little things 121 Sound units

Elf Justice

After seven years of controversy, the country’s Road Administration recently approved a new pathway near Reykjavik that had been delayed by a troublesome, 70-ton boulder in the right-ofway–which could not be dislodged because it is believed to be a “church” for the country’s legendary “hidden people.” The elves’ leading spokeswoman, Ragnhildur Jonsdottir, finally declared, to officials’ relief, that the elves had accepted the boulder’s relocation (to the side of the road), having “been preparing for this for a long time, moving their energy to the new location.”

DOWN 42 Irises are part 1 Gambler’s words of them of lament 44 Get steamed up 2 Christener, e.g.

46 Atty. grp.

3 “Ready, ___, fire!”

48 Kimono closer 4 Cell feature 50 Paternal 5 Gave up 56 Hamburger 6 Opposite of holder 120-Across 58 Fabricated 7 “___ be wrong, beginning? but ...”

59 Releases pent-up 8 “Gunsmoke” feelings, in character psychoanalysis 9 Spaghetti sauce 60 Intimidates seasoning 62 High card 10 Catapult 64 Groggy states 11 Negatively 66 Sonar predecessor charged atom 67 Braids 12 Dole’s running 68 Porch, in Hawaii mate 69 Thing from God 13 Fleece-producing 70 Ballpoint and female fountain 14 Bay of 71 Decay Naples isle 73 Be a gadabout 15 Extremely 74 Long-legged bird slow rate 75 “Mountain” or 16 Merry-go-round “rocket” finish music, e.g.

78 Sailors, in slang 17 Weapon with 80 Service volunteers a bell-shaped 84 Ran out on guard 85 They can be 18 Units for liquid designated for meds. rest or play 23 “The ___ and 89 Ships’ wheels the Pendulum” 90 Juicy, soft fruit 25 Metal-bending 92 Quickly, musically tool 94 Brownish grays 29 Enjoyed, 98 Actress Watts as flattery 99 Kind of sugar 32 Picks out of 100 “Why, ___ be a lineup, e.g. a pleasure!”

33 Dries out, in a way 101 Humiliate 34 Poet at a reading, 102 Cuts into small e.g. pieces vehicle wasknown destroyed saidresident 36 City once 103 but, Aberdeen as Batavia 104 Atlantic bird the police superintendent, “we 37 Like Death’s 105 Fencing weapon horse, in what happened 106 Maui feast don’t know to the Revelation 108 ___ Plaines 38 Pronounce 110 “48 ___” (Mursnake.”

39 Disrespectful, phy/Nolte flick) in a way 112 Bobby the 40 Full of years hockey great 41 Vitamin bottle 113 Entered a unit marathon

Supporting the Troops

Federal law prohibits foreclosures and repossessions (unless by court order) against active-duty military members, but Americans would hardly know that from observing creditors. A 2012 Government Accountability Office report found at least 15,000 violations by U.S. financial institutions, small and large, including J.P. Morgan Chase (violations News of the Weird reported in 2011). In February, auto lender Santander Consumer USA agreed to pay $9.35 million to settle charges that it illegally seized cars of 760 service members (some while deployed in war zones) over the last five years.

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Universal sUnday by Crossword Chuck Shepherd Edited by Timothy E. Parker

HiGH Cards

By Kenneth Holt

Man’s Best Friend Researchers are now preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber, by itself (and not just the psychological advantages of playing with and petting a dog), might provide human health benefits (such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation). Specialists from the University of Arizona and University of California San Diego point to existing evidence of the comparative healthiness of dog-owning families and suspect that canine saliva, like yogurt, may have unusual probiotic value.

Artists Working in the Medium of Silicone Padge-Victoria Windslowe, a “Gothic hip-hop” performer known as “Black Madam” who carried out buttocks-enhancement procedures on the side © 2015 Universal Uclick (“thousands,” she bragged) using industrial-grade silicone (and Krazy Glue to seal the injection site), was convicted in Philadelphia in March of the third-degree murder of one “patient” whose silicone leaked to her lungs.

During the trial, Windslowe told the jury she had been called the “Michelangelo of buttocks injections”–though the reigning overachiever still appears to be Ron Oneal Morris, some of whose patients achieved higher booty-circumference numbers.

(Morris is awaiting trial in Miami on manslaughter charges.)

India Justice

Home Unimprovement Recent cases to add to the classic “Don’t DIY” Files: (1) Fred Horne of Columbus, Ohio, burned down his house in February trying to smoke the bedbugs out of his couch. Only that one piece of furniture caught fire, but carrying it out of the house, Horne got stuck in a doorway, and the blaze spread. (2) Near Darwin, Australia, in February, an unnamed woman living in an RV came face-to-face with a snake and decided to encourage the serpent to leave–by lighting a fire beneath the RV’s floor. The

news of the weird

Smash-Mouth Competition Dentist Leopold Weinstein, 63, was arrested in February in Camarillo, California, and charged with suspicion of setting fire to three competing dental offices (one for the fourth time). One victim said the arsonist even drilled holes in the roof and poured in gasoline to accelerate the blaze. (Later in February, in Hua Hin, Thailand, a 36-year-old woman was arrested for scattering screws on a busy street in order to increase business for her husband’s tire shop.)

Since News of the Weird last visited the judicial backlog in India (2013), the problem has worsened. The open caseload grew to 31,367,915 by the end of that year -- a quantity that, if all of the country’s judges, working around the clock, each resolved 100 cases an hour, it would still take 35 years to clear. Bloomberg Business Week reported in January that lawyers needlessly fatten the backlog with multiple filings, mainly to jack up their fees (and thus encouraging “extortion threats,” in place of “law,” as the

preferred method of resolving disputes).

Recurring Themes Japan may have its cat restaurants (where loaner felines lounge during meals) and even its penguin bar in Ikebukuro, 4/5 and London (as reported here a month ago) an experimental owl cafe (with specially domesticated birds perched on diners’ shoulders), but not to be outdone, an entrepreneur in Seoul, South Korea, guesses that his Thanks to Nature Cafe will be a big hit–with sheep wandering through the dining room. (After all, according to the lunar calendar, 2015 is the Chinese zodiac Year of the Sheep.) Owner Lee Kwang-ho said his novel business model has attracted visitors from Macedonia, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, among other countries. a

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ACROSS 1 “... bombs bursting ___” 6 Generic name for a dog 10 Make cookies 14 ___ of Wight 18 Danes of “Homeland” 19 Love, in Latin class 20 Over again 21 Cut, as coupons 22 Everyday 24 Hard-water product 26 NNW opposite 27 Unpleasantly loud 28 Lively duple-time dance 30 Chess side 31 Testimonial dinner, e.g.

33 Wedding dress material, sometimes 34 Balcony feature 35 Marino of football fame 36 Singer Norah 37 Winged horse of myth 40 Quick impression 43 “Turn, soldier!”

45 Home-school link, briefly 46 Once more, to Li’l Abner 47 Conjure up, as a memory 49 St. ___ Girl (beer brand) 50 “Blueberry Hill” singer Domino 51 Karate award 52 Legally prohibit 53 New York team player 54 Blackjack cards 55 Perform without preparation 57 No-fly zone, e.g.

61 Greasy spoon, e.g.

63 Complain about little things

65 Sports car engine option 66 “Char” anagram 67 Sorrowful sound 70 Wall decorators 72 Like some horror films 76 Another wedding dress material 77 Off-road vehicle 79 Decay away 81 Courtroom cover-up 82 Industrial insects 83 “Bear” that’s not a bear 86 ___ good faith 87 Cave, to some animals 88 “The Way,” to the Chinese 89 Belmont Park attraction 91 Insurance cases 93 Bakers’ implements 95 Back-to-school times (Abbr.)

96 Sort or kind 97 Guys’ companions 98 Gets closer 99 Throw off the scent, e.g.

103 Emergency-room supply 105 Modern Iranian language 106 Starbucks offering 107 Signal at Sotheby’s 109 Risky venture 111 Finishing touch 114 Start of many fairy tales 115 Coating of ice 116 Grad student’s exam 117 Wipes off the blackboard 118 Golfer’s collection 119 Went way down in the rankings 120 Test answer 121 Sound units

DOWN 1 Gambler’s words of lament 2 Christener, e.g.

3 “Ready, ___, fire!”

4 Cell feature 5 Gave up 6 Opposite of 120-Across 7 “___ be wrong, but ...”

8 “Gunsmoke” character 9 Spaghetti sauce seasoning 10 Catapult 11 Negatively charged atom 12 Dole’s running mate 13 Fleece-producing female 14 Bay of Naples isle 15 Extremely slow rate 16 Merry-go-round music, e.g.

17 Weapon with a bell-shaped guard 18 Units for liquid meds.

23 “The ___ and the Pendulum” 25 Metal-bending tool 29 Enjoyed, as flattery 32 Picks out of a lineup, e.g.

33 Dries out, in a way 34 Poet at a reading, e.g.

36 City once known as Batavia 37 Like Death’s horse, in Revelation 38 Pronounce 39 Disrespectful, in a way 40 Full of years 41 Vitamin bottle unit

42 Irises are part of them 44 Get steamed up 46 Atty. grp.

48 Kimono closer 50 Paternal 56 Hamburger holder 58 Fabricated beginning?

59 Releases pent-up feelings, in psychoanalysis 60 Intimidates 62 High card 64 Groggy states 66 Sonar predecessor 67 Braids 68 Porch, in Hawaii 69 Thing from God 70 Ballpoint and fountain 71 Decay 73 Be a gadabout 74 Long-legged bird 75 “Mountain” or “rocket” finish 78 Sailors, in slang 80 Service volunteers 84 Ran out on 85 They can be designated for rest or play 89 Ships’ wheels 90 Juicy, soft fruit 92 Quickly, musically 94 Brownish grays 98 Actress Watts 99 Kind of sugar 100 “Why, ___ be a pleasure!”

101 Humiliate 102 Cuts into small pieces 103 Aberdeen resident 104 Atlantic bird 105 Fencing weapon 106 Maui feast 108 ___ Plaines 110 “48 ___” (Murphy/Nolte flick) 112 Bobby the hockey great 113 Entered a marathon

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