The Tulsa Voice | Vol. 2 No. 12

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contents TEN YEARS OF TOUGH LOVE

J u n e 3 - 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 // v o l . 2 n o . 1 2 N E W S & C O M MEN TA RY

Years in the making

A GUIDE TO TULSA’S WORLD-CLASS ANNUAL CYCLING EVENT

The small victory of the texting-and-driving ban

By Andy Wheeler

BARRY FRIEDMAN // 30

FOOD & DRINK

Mom and pop go Krazy Longtime Tulsans perfect Middle Eastern delights

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MARGARET VASILEVA // 14 ON PAGE 26

THE ORIGIN STORY OF CRY BABY HILL

A RT S & M U S I C

BY MITCH GILLIAM

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30 // S laves to fashion

Ray Pearcey and Molly Bullock

Zac King, jock strap

A beginner’s guide to using two wheels instead of four

Why those tight yoga pants are bad for your health f e a t u r e d

f e at u r e d

The beginning of Desi & Cody A power duo steps into their own golden age MATT CAUTHRON // 34

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36 // Remembering a radio star

John Langdon, interlocutor

A. Jakober, eulogist

Desi and Cody visit Voice headquarters

Mike “Hondo” Walker used his spotlight to boost local music m u s i c n o t e s

c yc s q &a

FILM & TV 40 // Unexpected journeys

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editor’sletter

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hen I began biking to work last month, I figured I’d enjoy the exposure and stress relief. I didn’t suspect I’d come to prefer cycling to driving, but I have.

It’s been great, and hopefully I can survive long enough on our streets to make it a regular thing.

I watched several safety videos before setting out on my experiment, yet nearly every day, I’ve had tense and sometimes frightening encounters with motor vehicles.

In the most dangerous moments, my best response was to unleash a screeching, descriptive expletive, straight from the depths of my lizard brain. Despite the good that did, it’s clear we could all benefit from some tips for sharing the road. I pulled together the following safety tips for drivers from YieldToLife.com, Edmunds.com and my own observations:

1. B ikes on the road are considered vehicles. Expect cyclists and always share the road.

COLLECT EM’ ALL

2. Appreciate cyclists’ vulnerability.

Cyclists are sentient beings riding bikes, not obstacles between you and the McDonald’s drive-thru on Cherry Street (lookin’ at you, new white Subaru Forester last Saturday). In an accident, bikes always lose.

3. “Patience, not patients.” Cyclists move slower than you’d like and faster than you expect. Give them time to navigate intersections. Don’t make a left turn in front of an oncoming cyclist, or a right turn in front of one approaching from behind.

4. NEVER tailgate a cyclist or needlessly honk or shout.

5. Allow at least 3 feet when passing. Never crowd a cyclist to the right, where they might collide with opening car doors.

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Vintage Wildflowers in Concert June 25 BUSKER CARNIVAL June 5 Guthrie Green

FRINGE - BY GEORGE June 25 Comedy Parlor

FRINGE - DON’T BE SHY: POETRY FROM A SINGLE LIFE June 10 Comedy Parlor

FRINGE - LOCURAS EN WICHITA (WILD IN WICHITA) June 26-27 Nightingale Theater

FRINGE - BEYOND THE TOMB: MAY’S STORY June 12 June 26 Tulsa Spotlight Theatre

FRINGE - CONFESSIONS OF A MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL June 26-28 Living Arts, West End

West Side Story June 12-14 Pagliacci Project June 12-13

FRINGE - THE GRAPES OF WRATH PROJECT: MODERN JAZZ REFLECTIONS June 14 Woody Guthrie Center Top Hat Family Magic Show June 14 Heller Shorts: A Little Bit Longer Now June 18-21 The Way Bent Review June 18-21 Trio Spiritoso 18 to 21 June 18 BLUE WHALE COMEDY FESTIVAL June 18-21 Venues: Dwelling Spaces, Vlue Flag, Legends Dance Hall, Fassler, Fly Loft, Guthrie Gree, Circle Cinema, Fur Shop, Boomtown Tees, Dust Bowl Lanes Lineup: Michael Ian Black Natasha Leggero, Nikki Glaser, Nick Thune …. And SOOOO many more!

FRINGE - I WISH YOU ACTUALLY LIKED ME (AND OTHER FAMILIAL IMPOSSIBILITIES) June 19-21 Nightingale Theater Next to Normal June 19-21 Rack Pack: Vintage Vegas June 19-20

FRINGE - WELCOME TO JEWN June 26 Comedy Parlor C-C-C-Combo Breaker!

June 26-27 Fractured Eye June 26-27 Pat Hobbs — Firsts!

June 26 FRINGE - THE BARD IN THE BRADY-TWELFTH NIGHT June 26-27 Guthrie Green Thomas Williams — Holding Out for a Hero June 27

FRINGE - PHUNBAGS June 27 Comedy Parlor FRINGE - TINKERBELL IS DEAD (AND ROLLING OVER IN HER GRAVE) June 27 IDL Ballroom Appassionata Duo in Concert June 28

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newswire

by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton

NEW TPS EXEC SEEKING FEEDBACK

U P D AT E

To form a five-year strategic plan with Tulsa Public Schools’ board of education, the office of incoming Superintendent Deborah Gist has launched an online survey for area teachers, parents, students and other residents.

The survey includes potential improvement priorities for classrooms and the district as well as programs or procedures that should be left unchanged under the new administration. It’s available in Spanish and English at tulsaschools.org/survey through June 17.

The future of the former Turkey Mountain outlet site Turke y Mountain // Photo by Morgan Welch

The Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition is seeking to raise $3.2 million to purchase the land formerly slated for an outlet mall on Turkey Mountain’s topography.

After months of increasingly active civic objection to the Simon Properties proposal, the company abandoned the plan; however, the site is still available for commercial development.

Simon and the City of Jenks announced May 21 that Tulsa Premium Outlets would instead be built across the Creek Turnpike from the Oklahoma Aquarium on a 300-acre pre-cleared lot.

The mall was originally proposed for 48 privately owned acres near the intersection of 61st Street and U.S. Highway 75 and neighboring Turkey Mountain’s Urban Wilderness Area and the Westside YMCA. As of late May, Simon hadn’t released the property but was expected to within days.

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2015 LEG ISLATIVE SESSION REACHES BUD GET DEAL , WRAPS A WEEK EARLY // In the state legislative session’s final week, the two houses reached an agreement on a $7.14 billion budget for fiscal year 2016. Working with $611 million less than the year before, the legislature is pulling $150 million from the state’s “rainy day fund” and another $50 million from the unclaimed property fund.

Eight agencies, including the Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, will get budget increases, and 49 are bracing for cuts of up to 7.25 percent. Despite state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister’s calls for teacher raises, common education is among 12 departments receiving flat funding for 2016.

Two $25 million bond issues were passed to finance the completion of OKC’s American Indian Cultural Center and Museum and the OKPOP Museum planned at Archer and Boston. Both bond issues failed during the 2014 session, and the House only approved OKPOP on a reconsideration vote during the session’s last day. The measure had failed on May 21 by a 44-49 count after several representatives questioned whether the state should be funding museums.

Approved in 1994, state funding for the OKC museum went on the backburner in 2012 thanks to multiple cost overruns. Since then, the construction site near the intersection of I-40 and I-35 has sat unfinished. The property will be sold to Oklahoma City upon completion.

The OKPOP Museum is scheduled to open in November 2018 under the Oklahoma Historical Society.

CHANGE OF COUNSEL

To protect “investigative integrity,” Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced May 20 his request to be recused from an inquiry into the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office following the April 2 killing of Eric Harris by a now-former reserve deputy.

Kunzweiler opted out to avoid any perception that his previous legal work with the office would taint the investigation. Prior to the request, he publicly announced his support for the inquiry.

In light of Kunzweiler’s decision, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has appointed Okmulgee County District Attorney Rob Barris to oversee the investigation.

TCSO’s reserve deputy program remains suspended until at least September while its program records are under review.

Sheriff Stanley Glanz told the Tulsa World on May 26 that the office hopes to have the program back up and running in time for the Tulsa State Fair. a June 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

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viewsfrom theplains

Years in the making The small victory of the texting-and-driving ban

by BARRY FRIEDMAN

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t was a nice moment, an effective photo op, actually.

Gov. Mary Fallin, obviously moved, hugging those whose loved ones were killed or injured due to texting and driving1.

“Don’t text and drive in the state of Oklahoma,” she said. “We need to have a change in attitude in our state when it comes to texting or being distracted while you’re driving down the highway.

It’s very dangerous.”

And with that, our governor signed a bill that would make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle while using a handheld device to compose, send or read electronic messages. The fine is $100, which is $30 more—believe it or not— than the penalty2 one is assessed for transporting a loaded weapon in a speeding car without a valid handgun license, but let’s not quibble—it’s Oklahoma. It also would have been nice had the bill contained some provision about using a handheld device to, you know, actually call someone (unless being used hands-free), but, again, this is no time to get greedy. Good on Fallin for advocating for public safety. No small achievement for someone who, along with most the state’s GOP, believes government is usually a voracious pterosaur.

So, okay, the legislation might not work3: The Highway Data Loss Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found

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and for reasons that defy understanding, it and similar bills were rejected by the state’s GOP. This from a December 2, 2013 editorial5 in The Oklahoman.

“For years, Republican leadership at the Legislature has quashed efforts to ban texting at the wheel — despite the fact that there’s no organized opposition to the idea.”

Lovely. Rebels without a constituency.

Illustration by Georgia Brooks

that in 3 of 4 states that enacted texting bans, accidents actually increased after the ban went into effect.

And why is that?

The argument goes like this: People are so addicted to their phones that a ban won’ t stop most people from texting while driving.

Instead they’ll put the phones deeper in their laps to avoid detection and the result will be an increase in accidents.

For the love of Guglielmo Marconi.

Still, this is better than nothing. If even one less mother has to do a PSA while showing her dead daughter’s cracked cell phone and last text, it’s worth it. People mocked seatbelt laws, too, and now—with the exception of those conspiracists who believe government drones are flying over the old Walmart at Admiral and Memorial in preparation for martial law— nearly everyone who gets behind the wheel wears one.

The maddening thing about this texting ban (on second thought, it’s Oklahoma; before this legislation, only those with learner’s permits were prohibited), which is law in almost every state4, is that it took so long to pass here. For years

Rep. Josh Cockroft, R-Tecumseh, who moved to table McDaniel ’s amendment … [said,] “In my discussions with law enforcement across the state and across my district, many of them feel like it would be very, very difficult to enforce.”6

(Take note, young writers: Always add an extra very when citing your faux research. It adds so much to your credibility.)

Not for nothing, catching motorists who drive under the influence is also “very, very difficult to enforce,” but we as a society decided it would still be worthwhile to pass laws that frown upon it.

Bill foe Sen. Steve Russell said parents should make the decisions about what their children do. 7 June 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

Oh, there’s a good idea. Some kids can text and drive, some can’t.

What could possibly go wrong there? And while we’re at it, why not allow parents to make the decision on whether their unvaccinated, Rubella-infected, sneezing 7-year-old gets to attend school and sit next to your son or daughter, too? (Oh, bad example.)

Then there was the astonishing and insulting, yet unsurprising callousness of Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, who sees in such legislation the end of the republic and proof that Hitler lives.

State Rep. Mike Ritze said the 2014 texting & driving legislation resembles a product of “a Nazi state,” the AP reported in February.

Attaboy, Mike. Nothing like comparing the murder of millions by the Nazis with asking a 17-yearold to wait till he gets out of the car before texting his friends some monumental inanity.

Let’s continue.

It took seven years to get a ban on texting and driving in this state—seven years! Alabama and Utah had it before us!

And this was the easy stuff.

In Oklahoma, we embrace antiquated laws that only require those under 18 to wear helmets8 on motorcycles, even though 19-yearold brains are not appreciably better at handling impact on concrete; we enact new laws9 that allow oil and gas companies the right to tell localities to go to hell if they want to frack, even though there’s pretty good evidence fracking and injection wells cause earthquakes and disease and make your tap water taste like Febreze. We refuse to change laws10 that allow merchants to sell unlimited numbers of guns at gun shows without keeping record of who’s buying— even though guns, like texting and driving, have been known to do a fair amount of damage (we’re also on the verge of signing the most insane piece of gun legislation11

since... the previous one). And we hide behind laws that allow us to refuse12 healthcare funds from the federal government, even though expanding Medicaid (at no initial expense to Oklahoma taxpayers) would make living not so “dangerous” for the state’s uninsured poor.

But texting and driving will now cost you a C-note, so there’s that.

The governor is right, though.

When it comes to health and safety and the common good, we do need to have a “change in attitude” in Oklahoma—on the hard stuff.

Just don’t hold your breath waiting for the next photo op. a 1) The Washington Times: Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill banning texting while driving 2) Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Guns in vehicles in Oklahoma 3) The Christian Science Monitor: Inconvenient truths to a ban on texting while driving 4) DrivingLaws: Cell Phone and Texting Laws 5) The Oklahoman: Oklahoma should get off short list

of states that haven’t have banned texting while driving 6) Washington Examiner: Okla.

House kills texting and driving ban again 7) Hands Free Info: Oklahoma cell phone laws legislation 8) FastFred’s Ezine: Oklahoma helmet law 9) ThinkProgress: Oklahoma local drilling bans 10) Laws: Oklahoma gun laws 11) The Oklahoman: Oklahoma House oks handguns in schools by trained personnel 12) The Huffington Post: Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Governor, Rejects Medicaid Expansion, Health Insurance Exchanges

“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.

Barry Friedman is a touring standup comedian, author and general rabble-rouser.

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Clock wise from top left: Chicken noodle soup, cabbage rolls, tabouli, Kraz y Olive be ef trio, eggplant dish, Sy rian salad

Mom and pop go Krazy Longtime Tulsans perfect Middle Eastern delights

by MARGARET VASILEVA | photo by VALERIE GRANT

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have a great appreciation for the “Mom and Pop” deli, the kind of place with a menu steeped in family tradition. At The Krazy Olive, longtime Tulsa restaurateurs Nazir and Glea Alkhatib offer distinctive flavors that only time and practice can create.

With sons Michael and Shawn and daughter Olivia, the Alkhatibs also run Hello Deli at 46th and Mingo. The couple owned and operated the Bill & Ruth’s at 31st and Memorial for more than two decades and opened Bixby’s Apple Barrel Cafe and Bluestone Steak House & Seafood at 101st and Sheridan. The Krazy Olive is a return to the family’s Middle Eastern roots.

Nazir prepares an enormous variety of dishes including gourmet soups, sandwiches, sizable salads, flatbreads, pastas and— my personal favorite—Mediterranean platters. There are no items on this menu to be skipped, as they’re all prepared with great attention to quality.

Lunch began with the Syrian staples of hummus and tabouli.

Toasted triangles of pita bread, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with spices, make this dish exceptional.

I moved on to a favorite among regulars: the cabbage rolls.

This labor-intensive but flavorful dish has been in the Alkhatib family for generations. Though the full recipe is top secret, the

foundation is ground Black Angus beef, rice and house-steamed cabbage leaves spiced with cumin, sweet paprika and garlic salt and topped with tomato sauce.

Next, I tasted their chicken noodle soup. This is the place for gourmet, made-from-scratch soups and a long list of choices including potato leek, beef lentil, chili and garden veggie. The chicken noodle was filled with white meat chicken, large noodles and a variety of veggies in a light broth.

The Syrian salad—a large bowl brimming with cubes of goat cheese and fresh veggies—makes a perfect light but filling lunch option. I also tried the Krazy Olive beef trio. The thick sandwich

of thinly sliced corned beef, roast beef and pastrami is topped with gooey melted Swiss cheese, and it’s big enough to share.

If you go for dinner, the Mediterranean platters are a must. I tried the eggplant dish, a thick and creamy layered entrée of roasted eggplant and ground Black Angus beef, topped with tomato sauce and drizzled in olive oil. The zahara platter—cauliflower, chickpeas and cilantro cooked in a spiced red sauce—is a great vegetarian option.

An impeccable way to end your meal at The Krazy Olive is a slice of baklava—a rich, sweet pastry with layers of filo and chopped nuts held together with honey. a

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CARB-LOADING // BY BRITTANY JACKSON AND RACHEL LELAND The Bistro at Seville 10021 S. Yale Ave. | 918.296.3000 bistroatseville.com The Bistro’s memorably named Pasta YaYa, a fettuccine in a creamy white wine sauce, offers an equally unforgettable flavor. Scallions and garlic add savory balance to the sweet, rich sauce, and sautéed chicken breast, sausage and added blackened shrimp make the dish hearty and filling. This is The Bistro’s most requested pasta plate.

SUN-THURS 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

FRI-SAT 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Mondo’s Ristorante Italiano 3410 S. Peoria Ave. 918.561.6300 mondositalian.com Brookside’s Mondo’s is frequented by cyclists and runners alike who carb-up on the menu of delicious pastas. The Spaghetti & Meatballs features two groundbeef and veal meatballs on a bed of more-than-you-can-eat spaghetti covered in their family marinara recipe. Ambitious eaters can add a plate of Cheese Garlic Bread, which is served with the same marinara sauce.

MON-THURS 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

FRI-SAT 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

SUN 3 p.m.-9 p.m.

Hey Mambo 114 N. Boston Ave. 918.508.7000 heymambo.com Located less than a block from Guthrie Green, the patio at Hey Mambo is good for downtown people watching (and great for brunching jazzily on a Sunday with Clay Welch, Jordan Hehl and Sean Al-Jiboori). Their lunch and dinner menus are full of delicious options, but the Asiago Tortellini pasta plate is a doozy.

With its creamy mixture of sweet cheese and savory sauce, this dish is so tasty you might be tempted to order another To Go. MON-THURS 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-10 p.m.

FRI 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

SAT- SUN 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-9 p.m.

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Inner Circle Vodka Bar 410 N. Main St. 918.794.2400 icvodkabar.com The bartender: Logan Penrod The cocktail: Bikini Tini The ingredients: Strawberry/pineapple infused vodka, Malibu and orange juice The lowdown: This refreshing fair-weather infusion comes in a stylish cosmo glass. After opening earlier this year in the Brady Arts District, Inner Circle went completely smoke-free in May.

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SOUTH TULSA

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 India Palace

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 The Krazy Olive 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

GREENWOOD Abear’s

Fat Guy’s

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

WEST TULSA

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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 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

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RED LIGHT | GREEN LIGHT

My cycling hang-ups and how I’m dealing with them RED LIGHT: Cycling is uncomfortable. I did a fair amount of mountain biking back in high school and college.

One day, I realized I wasn’t having fun and didn’t even really enjoy riding a bike. Being hunched over the handlebars felt forced, and bike seats need no further introduction.

GR E EN LI GHT:

Soreness is expected the first few days on any seat, but my old one was straight-up unpleasant.

Gaylord Oscar Herron of G. Oscar Bicycle replaced my standard seat with a $25 model that’s wider and more cushy. It only took a few days to break in the new seat, and Herron lowered it a bit so it sits below my handlebars.

It’s still no townie, but I’m much more comfortable.

R ED LI GHT: Sensitive Skin. My skin breaks out easily if I hang around in sweaty stuff.

GR E EN LI GHT:

The jury is still out on this. Unseasonably cool spring weather has created the perfect environment to try biking to work. I change into work clothes soon after arriving and haven’t had any issues with breakouts. If it ever does warm up this summer, this might become an issue when I show up to work super sticky. I might need to keep some cleansing wipes at the office with me.

R ED LI GHT:

This dog in a sidecar

This sunset

This spot on the Midland Valley Trail

THING S I HAD TI M E TO EN J OY B EC AU SE I WAS ON A B I K E

Less is more

A beginner’s guide to using two wheels instead of four

by MOLLY BULLOCK

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nspired by last month’s Bike to Work Week, I undertook a lifestyle experiment. I’ve ridden to work (and almost everywhere else) for the past two and a half weeks, with a few rare exceptions, and I don’t anticipate changing course any time soon.

Here are my rookie’s tips for finding your way on two wheels.

DUST OFF YOUR BIKE AND GET READY TO RIDE Give yourself time to get familiar with your bike before you’re counting on it as your primary mode of transport. It took me a few days—and a few frustrating, greasy early mornings on the driveway—to work out some kinks with my ride and get it in working order.

My trusty Gary Fisher has been sitting in various base-

ments and garages ever since I abandoned mountain biking a decade ago. On “Day Zero” of my bike-to-work experiment, I dragged the bike up my basement steps and left it in the mudroom.

Early on Day One, I popped both wheels in my trunk and drove to QuikTrip to air them up. When I realized one wasn’t holding air and bike shops wouldn’t open for another hour, I drove to work instead. Having taken my wheels to G. Oscar Bicycle for air and repair, on Day Two I couldn’t work around the chain and other doodads (go ahead and laugh) on the back of my bike to replace my rear wheel. Feeling deflated but determined to finally get started, I borrowed a neighbor’s bike and rode to work for the first time. A friend stopped by later to put the wheel in place. On Day Several, I

encountered a different issue with my chain and rode a borrowed bike yet again. Back we went to G. Oscar, where bike whiz Gaylord Oscar Herron had it up and running in no time.

GEAR UP A few staple pieces of gear go a long way. Here’s what’s helped me the most: apparel: Lightweight, comfortable weather gear tops my list of commuting essentials. I recently got completely soaked (no doy) riding to work in flash flood conditions. It’s hard to say whether any specialized gear could have kept me dry, but I squished into the office that day determined to find out. I called a few local shops but didn’t find the quality, selection or price that suited me. I ended up ordering an ultra-light-

The helmet hair dilemma/I need to look professional at work

GR E EN LI GHT:

Let’s face it—my thick, wavy hair doesn’t look much different post-helmet than its standard disheveled (tousled?) look on any other day. Mind you, if I was into round-brush/blowout styling, the helmet would probably be an issue. I don’t know how to solve this for anyone else.

For my bike commute, I wear comfortable workout clothes and pack a lightweight outfit to change into at Voice HQ. Incidentally, this simplifies my morning routine because I don’t try on what I’ll be wearing that day until I’m at work with no other options.

Sometimes, this means I look like a kindergartener who dressed herself. Most days, I look just fine.

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CYCLING CULTURE BY RAY PEARCEY CYCLING IS MORPHING AT WARP SPEED. Ultra-light materials, 3D printing of cycling parts and sensor technologies are revolutionizing two-wheeling in the U.S. The healthcare industry is taking note of the substantial benefit even causal cycling can have for reducing obesity, especially among children. These vectors point to our city’s need to build something akin to a "cycling culture."

T-Town's annual cycling extravaganza, Saint Francis Tulsa Tough (see p. 23), continues to push us farther down this path. More than 2,000 cyclists participated in each of the past two years, and an estimated 60,000 people spectated last year. Chamber estimates put the immediate economic impacts of the hyperkinetic contest at $2 million.

THE GO PLAN Topped only by Portland and a handful of other communities, Green Country has one of the best planned, most well-funded and most fully executed bike/multi-use trail systems in the U.S. We’ve got more than 120 miles of bike trails and fully or partially funded plans for more than 200 miles of multi-use paths.

About three years ago, regional planning agency INCOG (the Indian Nations Council of Governments) organized a publicly funded $4.2 million series of citizen meetings, consulting engagements and studies to increase cycling and active walking in the Tulsa area. With the help of dedicated citizen volunteers, the agency has crafted an imaginative pedestrian and cycling agenda called the GO Plan.

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Molly’s bike

weight, top-rated Outdoor Research jacket from Amazon for about $100 and some pants on clearance at REI for about $50.

Thankfully, a break in the weather occurred while I waited for my new supplies to arrive.

In college, I invested in a few ultra-windproof Marmot jackets, both of which have come in handy on my bike. One is a durable shell, and the other is a super-light, silky windbreaker that fits in my pocket.

For my base layers, I go with breathable or looser clothing that’s fitted at the ankle to avoid snags (see Zac King’s story on p. 30 for more on “letting your junk breathe” and trendy tapered pants). storaGe: Unless you’ve got built-in storage on your ride, a

THINGS I HAD TIME TO ENJOY BECAUSE I WAS ON A BIKE (NOT PICTURED): Sun, rain, wind, warmth and cold, mornings and evenings, scents produced by different plants in bloom, appetite for alkaline foods, lack of interest in acidic foods, improved leg strength, increased assertiveness and ability to yell profanity at drivers endangering my life, high motivation to explore alternate strategies of conflict management.

comfortable, high-utility bag is essential for transporting your clothing, food, laptop and other necessities to and from work. San Francisco manufacturer Timbuk2 has perfected their durable

To increase the role of cycling in our transportation and fitness portfolio, companies, public agencies and non-profits need to provide showers and bike lockers at and near workplaces. We need better bike/transit connections, safe access to bike parking and more bikeways and street/trail linkages. With the GO Plan complete, we’re closer to getting funding for cycling/pedestrian friendly initiatives—especially if these items are included in this year’s anticipated Vision 2025 voter referenda.

TECH ON TWO WHEELS Rapidly evolving technology is shaping cycling in the U.S. Tulsa-based company ICEdot is developing innovative bike safety sensor and crash notification technology. Mounted on a helmet, the sensor communicates with

messenger bags through years of research and customer feedback. The progressive company’s practical designs and environmental responsibility make this a great brand to get behind. A large bag will run you about $100 and is worth every penny. Whatever brand and style you select, the two features of my Timbuk2 that I couldn’t go without are its rubbery waterproof lining and a secondary strap that keeps the load centered on my back. liGHts: I carry a small flashlight that attaches to my helmet and found a simple LED blinker to clip above my rear wheel. Trust me—it’s treacherous enough taking to these streets during the day.

If you’re out when it gets dark, you’ll want as much visibility as possible. a

a smart phone app about drastic changes in a rider’s orientation and acceleration—the kinds of disruptions a biker experiences in the course of an accident. If ICEdot’s crash sensor detects such an event, it triggers a phone alarm. If the cyclist doesn’t disable the alarm, the device automatically notifies emergency contacts. Best of all, the gadget costs less than $130.

ICEdot is only part of a rapidly expanding ecology of body sensors that can track human activity levels and metabolic functions.

Researchers have been feverishly interested in outfitting bikers with technology to monitor blood pressure, heart rate, blood chemistry and simple brain metrics. Some analysts believe an interactive healthcare strategy will evolve from this research within the next 4-5 years. a

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TEN YEARS OF TOUGH LOVE

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Ten years ago, no one expected Saint Francis Tulsa Tough to become the extraordinary, nationally known event that it is today. It started as a bike race and ride, but it’s become something more and better—a sweaty, screaming, hilarious celebration of the bicycle. Participants and spectators speak of it in reverential tones reserved for religious ceremonies and Coneys.

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JUNE 12 TO 14, MORE THAN 2,000 RACERS, another 2,000 riders, an untold number of spectators and all that beautiful tax revenue will be rolling into Tulsa, just because of bicycles.

Director Malcolm McCollum didn’t know Tulsa Tough would become this, but serendipity was on his side. Tulsa had a history of successful cycling events, plus the advantage of people with experience, knowledge and connections.

“We felt confident that we could put on a good event,” McCollum said.

But they didn’t know whether sponsors would get behind it.

“And let’s face it,” McCollum said, “in this business, there’s a lot to the saying, ‘It’s all about the money.’ You don’t run one of these things without significant financial backing.

“And the other thing we didn’t know [laughing nervously] was if anybody would come.”

Those initial fears have been put to rest like my pet goldfish I won at the fair when I was seven (I don’t think Nemo even made it home). Fans regularly post the countdown— “Six months until Tulsa Tough!” In the dead of winter, people talk about it as their carrot to get through the long, cold nights.

Board member Chris Zenthoefer played a key role in the event’s conception, McCollum said. A new cyclist, Zenthoefer was on Tulsa’s Sports Commission Executive Board, which sought to create an annual event instead of relying on short-lived sporting events passing through town.

“He went down to Wichita Falls, Texas, and saw what they had going on at Hotter’N Hell [annual cycling event],” McCollum said.

Back in Tulsa, “nothing really big was going on. We had a lot of grassroots events. Those were great. But there was kind of a vacuum.”

To fill the void, Saint Francis Tulsa Tough was born like some mythological creature from Zeus’ cycling-enhanced thigh. Thirty-one races take place over three days. Six Gran Fondos (a long-distance, mass ride on a marked route) happen over two days, with incentives for those completing the 100+ mile rides under a certain time. (Gran Fondo might be Italian for Big Masochist—our Google Translate is broken so we can’t verify, but it sounds right).

There’s even a free 8- or 5.4-mile townie ride for the entire family, from the aspiring young cyclist to your buddy who hasn’t seen his feet since the Reagan administration.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 FRIDAY CRIT

RACES: GKFF Brady Arts District Criterium. Starting at 10 a.m. and running well after 9 p.m., everyone from Cat V to Pros races today’s course.

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ROUTE: L-shaped course through the heart of the Brady Arts District, including several narrow, sharp turns plus “Soundpony Hill,” a subtle increase in elevation that takes its toll on riders over repeat climbs.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, JUNE 11

There are no races or Fondos today. But you wish there were. It’s like Christmas Eve when you’re a kid: “WHY CAN’T IT BE NOW?!”

If you go for a ride at River Parks, you might bump into some professional race teams. Ask to join their ride if you can keep up—it’s like riding with Santa’s reindeer before they drop off presents to all the boys and girls.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

RACES: The McNellie’s Group Blue Dome Criterium starts at 6:15 p.m. with Men’s Cat III, followed by Men’s Cat I/II, Women’s Pro I/ II and Men’s Pro I. ROUTE: This figure 8 course allows you to see the high-speed racing up close—so close you get pushed by the wind the racers are creating. Somehow, the races get faster as it gets darker. There are always a few wrecks, but it’s shocking there’s not mass carnage.

WHERE TO WATCH: The apex of the figure 8 (formerly the Dilly Deli corner). Those who know meander toward the start/finish line—there’s always a bunch sprint, and it’s as good a time as any to start losing your voice.

WHERE TO WATCH: My favorite spot is near Soundpony, where several interesting phenomena take place: • Last year, race officials had to tell people (read: Lucas Euser, current professional racer) to quit trying to hand racers dollar bills as they passed, as it was creating a dangerous situation.

• This is also where the Women’s and Men’s Pros get beer “hand ups” from the crowd after their race.

• Also, several dozen attractive women (AKA spoke sirens) descend on the Men’s Pros after their race like Seal Team Six operatives—no one knows where they came from, they were just suddenly there.

RACE REVIEW WITH BRYAN DUVALL: Saturday is similar to Friday but with a couple more features, and of course, Soundpony Hill has the ability to break things up a little bit. There are some cross wind sections and a series of narrow corners. It all helps to break it up just a touch, because the group is so big they can’t possibly all go through the bottleneck corners. That changes the pace of that event. The big move usually comes from the hill—a strong rider can generally hold it to the finish line from the hill.

It doesn’t necessarily boil down to the last field sprint, although that can still be a factor. Last year, when I won the field sprint, I launched at the corner on top of Soundpony Hill and held it all the way to the finish line from there. It’s kind of a long, drawnout sprint.

SATURDAY GRAN FONDO ROUTE: Southwest of town to climb Kiefer Hill, then back to Keystone Dam and through Sand Springs to climb McKinley Hill.

FYI: Tulsa Tough’s Gran Fondos stack up against any major Gran Fondo in the country. “Our entry fees for the Fondo, and what the Fondo riders get for their base-level entry fee, is one-half to a third of other entry fees,” McCollum said. “It’s unbelievable the value this Fondo gives the riders.”

CYCLING CELEBRITY APPEARANCES: Bob Roll (cycling commentator, former pro racer, comedian), Jeremy Powers (U.S. Cyclocross National Champion, DJ, comedian), and maybe a surprise or two.

DISTANCES: 40.3 miles, 69.9 miles, 110 miles.

RACE REVIEW BY 2014 MEN’S CAT I/II OVERALL WINNER BRYAN DUVALL: Friday night is more an all-out speed course. The turns are wide, full-gas speed through the corners—for the general public who don’t know about bike racing, this is the closest to NASCAR. Not a lot of technicality to it because the course is so big—it’s all about speed. Personally, it’s one of my favorite styles of courses—a big rolling mass of chaos. Which also lends to the danger of it. It almost always comes down to a quick, short, snappy field sprint.

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AWARDS: Riding 110 miles under time (5 hours for men and 5:40 for women), King and Queen of the Mountain (Men’s and women’s fastest climb of McKinley Hill).

OTHER SATURDAY EVENTS: Guthrie Green Festival, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis Bear Clinic: (from noon to 2 p.m., each child will receive a free plush panda to “triage” with the volunteer medical team), kids’ race (age 9 and under).

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ORIGIN STORY:

BY M I TC H G I L L I AM CRY BABY HILL

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A SEA OF FURIOUSLY GYRATING, costumed and beer-drenched flesh congeals at the summit of 13th and Jackson. Shots are jello’d; baby dolls are brandished—to gaze upon this ritual is to gaze into the sun itself.

Among the brave souls who have, the accounts are similar, if unbelievable: Somewhere inside, there are people racing bikes.

Cry Baby Hill, the last and wildest race of Tulsa Tough, has quite possibly become the biggest of the weekend. In a gorgeous tribute to the Hill, international racing blog Manual for Speed1 wrote that every weirdo “within 750 miles of Tulsa, Oklahoma is on that hill during that race, and 1000% without exception, is PARTYING IT UP.” #takemondayoff has become synonymous with the event, with warnings to do so popping up on social media for six months before the race. But not long ago, before the DJs, global attention and attendance in the thousands; there stood only a few weird warriors.

Like the haunted Cry Baby Bridges scattered across America, the origin of Cry Baby Hill is obscured in legend. Its birth year is said to be Tulsa Tough No. 2. The number of initial partiers is disputed, but most say it’s between 10 and 30. Among those verified in attendance were a coach with a trumpet, a man named Speedo Gonzales, and an Elvis in drag known as Melvis—“Mad woman Elvis,” Soundpony Co-owner Mike Wozniak explained to me.

Soundpony Co-owner Josh “Salt Dragon” Gifford* said “cycling was getting big” when CBH came into the world.

“We were used to seeing all these crazy people wearing costumes and supporting the races in Europe,” Gifford said. “We wanted to bring that to Tulsa Tough.”

A small crew set up camp on the hill wearing costumes, playing instruments and generally acting insane—oblivious to the seed they had planted. Gifford grabbed a baby doll from the handlebars of racer Joseph Schmalz. Disappointed in his performance in Saturday’s race, Schmalz had received the doll from his mother, who was tired of hearing him sulk.

Doll in hand, Gifford ran alongside cyclists on the hellish climb.

“I was yelling, ‘Oh do you need a baby doll? You can’t get up this little cry baby hill?’ at the racers,” he said.

In an act of divine genius, or severe intoxication, Gifford began singing about “cry baby hill” through the P.A. The idiocy on the incline had found its name. The following years saw the crew’s behavior mirrored, and the initial handful of weirdos grew to 3,000.

The rapid evolution of the scene overwhelmed Tulsa Tough organizers. Above all else, Cry Baby Hill is a bicycle race. Amazingly, it’s still a race without barricades. Andy Wheeler, the Hill’s 2015 volunteer director, said the CBH team has employed unconventional methods to keep barricades off the hill. One effective method has been public shaming.

One year, a spectator dumped a cooler—ice, beer and all—onto the racers.

“When I finally found this guy,” Wheeler said, “so many people were screaming at him that he was nearly in tears.”

Volunteer party police order the crowd to “mind the gap” and call attention to those who must be shamed. “The gap” is a narrow space between the cyclists and the drunken mob. As much as a stray camera lens in the gap could cause a wreck—and an end to Cry Baby Hill as we know it.

Each year grows closer to the brink of chaos, with the well-behaved worried that surely we’ve blown it this time.

Last year served as a sort of reset: Pouring rain warded off fair-weather fans, and the most pious partiers engaged in trench warfare.

There won’t be barriers this year.

But for the first time ever, security checks will keep dogs, glass and strollers off the hill. So leave those things at home. And if you want to appease the party gods—that valiant crew who first looked upon the hill and said, “What if we wear swimsuits and play a tuba?”— then mind the goddamned gap. *[Author’s note: Not wanting to take credit for Cry Baby Hill, Josh Gifford humbly requested to be called “Squirrel” for this piece. I told him there was no way my editor would let that happen.] [Editor’s note: Nope.]

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SUNDAY CRIT

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

RACES: The New Medio River Parks Criterium, AKA Cry Baby Hill, runs from 8 a.m. to about 6 p.m. In between, anything can happen.

ROUTE: The ovular course starts and finishes at 15th Street and Riverside Drive. The climb begins at Lawton Avenue and turns onto 13th Street amidst a mass of screaming spectators. The course circles around to Riverside Drive via Galveston Avenue.

HOW IT WORKS: In a symbiotic miracle, the encroaching crowd (“MIND THE GAP!”) prevents attacking but also inspires the racers. Referees and The Commandments rule the madness, and the race always takes priority. Cry Baby Hill is totally unique to Tulsa and has become famous throughout the U.S. Other event organizers constantly harangue McCollum—”How do you do that? I want that at my race/event!” “It can’t be done,” McCollum replies. “Cry Baby Hill is as organic as it gets. They can create something cool, but it’s got to be natural, authentic and reflect what already exists in their community.”

PARENTAL ADVISORY: Leave your kids, dog, stroller and glass at home and go check it out.

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GOLDEN OPPORTUNIT Y: I am personally aware of at least a dozen relationships that have started on Cry Baby Hill and the following #takemondayoff. I also know of a few that have ended because of Cry Baby Hill.

RACE REVIEW WITH BRYAN DUVALL: Sunday is far and away the hardest of the hardman style criterium courses. It’s not the fact Cry Baby Hill is all that hard, it’s the fact you go over it 30 or 40 times. Cry Baby Hill has a mystique all its own. There’s the crowd, and the weather always plays some sort of factor. As much as you have to suffer on that course, you can’t help but smile because of all the noise and chaos. That last corner [before the start/finish line] is off-camber and more than 90 degrees. There’s always a potential for a wipeout. I just damage-control that corner each time. I try to stick to the inside to stay out of trouble—in case someone falls on the inside of you, they take you out. But if you are on the inside of them and they fall, they slide away from you.

That course is a constant fight for position all race long—that is almost more challenging than the physical aspect of it.

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ROCK ON Tulsa Tough is nationally known for its role in developing and supporting women’s cycling at the highest levels in the U.S. The event was an early adopter of equal prize money for men and women.

Gran Gran

SUNDAY GRAN FONDO ROUTE: North through Skiatook, Barnsdall and Avant.

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DISTANCES: 39.1 miles, 66.3 miles, 107.9 miles.

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CLIMB OF INTEREST (READ: OX YGEN DEFICIT): Javine Hill (outside Avant) immediately follows the 5-mile time trial.

A 1-mile climb levels off and immediately ramps back up for a 2.5-mile climb. 5 percent average, 8 percent maximum —this might be a good place for medical supervision.

And a priest.

Piccolo Medio Gran

AWARDS: Riding 110 miles under time (5 hours for men and 5:40 for women), completing both days’ longest distances each day before 5 p.m., fastest completion of a 5-mile time trial at 103rd Street North and 52nd West Avenue (west of Sperry).

OTHER SUNDAY EVENTS: Kid’s Zone presented by Pediatric and Adolescent Care and Dr. Jennifer Donnelly (1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Riverside Drive—“Cry Baby Hill for kids”), STRIDER Adventure Zone with test rides of STRIDER bikes (age 18 months- 5 years), Kids’ race (age 9 and under), ever-popular Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Townie Ride(2:15 p.m.)

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Public Classes Private Parties Girls Night Out Date Night Corporate Team Building

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Celebrity Attractions

5-14 West Side Story Tulsa Project Theatre

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12-13 Pagliacci Project Portico Dans Theatre

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Top Hat Family Magic Show Steve Lancaster

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Trio Spiritoso: 18 to 21

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18-21 Heller Shorts: A Little Big Longer Now

ART LAB Paintings • Mixed Media Color Experiments 2 days filled with: 2 Day Camps! June • July • August (ages 8+)

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18-21 The Way Bent Revue Spinning Plates Productions

19-20 The Rack Pack: Vintage Vegas

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Slaves to fashion

Why those tight yoga pants are bad for your health

by ZAC KING

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ou’ve spent an hour getting ready. The mirror rewards you with a reflection of outer beauty. But how do you feel physiologically? Your legs are numb from the skinny jeans, your man/lady parts are squeezed and displaced and your shoes feel like anacondas digesting your feet.

If you’re like me, you’re frequently perplexed by the bizarre habits and cultural conditioning you find yourself buying into.

Apple bottom jeans Most people own compression pants, boxers or maybe an overwhelmingly tight pair of jeans.

They look rad, but at what cost to the cardiovascular and nervous system? Integrative medicine practitioner Dr. Andrew Weil writes that tight clothing “can compress a sensory nerve called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve that runs from the abdomen through the thigh.”1 The result is meralgia paresthetica, or “tight jean syndrome”—tingling, numbness and sometimes a burning pain on the front of the legs.

There is a gorgeous mess of arteries and nerves at the front of the hips. We restrict this area with clothing and further compress it when we sit, drive and compute.

A looser fit at the waist and thigh allows the blood to flow and the nerves to manifest unrestricted sensation. Fashion is cool, but having feeling in your legs is cooler. Look for trendy tapered sweats and baggy “parkour” pants as stylish alternatives.

Boots with the fur At the end of the pant, the foot’s 200,000 sensory receptors, 33 joints and endless maneuverability are begging to be liberated. Instead, we jam them into crimp-toed heels and cushiony sneakers. Whether you’re 30 // ARTS & CULTURE

Pants can be both st ylish and loose-fit t ing

wearing wedges, boots or traditional athletic shoes, most footwear elevates the heel above the toes, shifting weight to the balls of the feet. This creates a biomechanical imbalance and causes overcompensation in the front of the legs. The Achilles tendon shortens, the hamstrings weaken and the pelvis tilts forward, putting your butt muscles to sleep.

Pointy toes narrow your connection with the ground, further offsetting balance up to the base of the skull. This makes it even harder to control our giant heads as we text our way to our desk jobs. You can restore your balance by going barefoot more often and making a gradual transition to minimal, zero-drop footwear.

Crown jewels Our precious sex organs are last on the list. The vulva, breasts and balls were meant to hang and

breathe, yet we squeeze them into sports bras, synthetic panties and compression boxers. My favorite biomechanist Katy Bowman puts it best on breasts in her amazing book Move Your DNA. Bowman writes that bras weaken important suspensory muscles in the female chest by adapting the tissues to unnatural support rather than the natural breast weight2.

This suggests that once the bra comes off, the breasts hang lower.

She recommends initially going braless at home and overnight.

Gradually, try spending more of your time with less unnatural support.

Bowman also addresses a recent study concluding that compression of breast tissue can redirect malignant breast tissue toward normal growth patterns3. This study shows that breasts’ mechanical environment affects breast tissue development.

“The issue with affluent ailments such as breast cancer is that incidence correlates with modern behaviors,” Bowman writes. “This is why evolutionary medicine/ biology researchers are calling for a return to ‘more natural’ behaviors4. Medicines and surgeries cannot bridge the gap between the cellular experience of modern habits and ancestral habits.”5 Try letting your breasts hang while integrating the shoulder blades. Use the chest muscles that typically go quiet when your head hangs forward, and expand the ribs under your breasts with deep breathing. To go deeper on this topics Bowman’s books are essential reading. In the meantime, experiment with a short braless walk.

As for guys, we’ve already heard that compression boxers can lower our sperm count. But what about our cremastor muscle, the suspensory muscle encasing our testicles?

If the balls are smashed against the torso all day by underwear or tight pants, this muscle atrophies. Commando is the way to go. Try sleeping in the nude to initiate the shift.

Our bodies were meant to sense our environment. When we’re all buttoned up, we block blood flow, sensory receptors, perspiration outlets, vitamin D exposure, movement patterns and more. As you begin to cast off erroneous habits, remember to make each transition slowly and mindfully. a Zac King is a natural movement instructor at DEEPmovement Studio.

1) DrWeil.com: What is Tight Jean

Syndrome?

2) Move Your DNA 3) UC Berkeley News Center: To revert breast cancer cells, give them the squeeze 4) The American Journal of Medicine: Achieving hunter-gatherer fitness in the 21st century: back to the future.

5) KatySays.com: Thanks for the mammaries.

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POETRY READING

In the late 1980s, the vibrant Los Angeles poetry scene gave voice to a new wave of writers and spoken word artists. The essence of Don’t Be Shy, Poetry from a Single Life, represents one man’s journey through the eclectic coffee houses and performance art venues that celebrated diversity and uncensored self-expression.

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Tulsa Pride Sat., June 6, noon to 10 p.m. at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Sun., June 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Centennial Park, okeq.org Oklahoma’s longest-running Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride festival comprises two days of fun and events. Tulsa Pride Street Festival takes place Saturday in the East Village and includes folk and rock acts; DJs and drag performers; booths from organizations that support the work of Oklahomans for Equality; food vendors; a beer garden and many more activities. The Pride Parade begins at 6 p.m. at 13th and Boston, travels north on Boston to 4th Street and then moves east to the Pride Festival.

Sunday, the celebration starts at 8:30 a.m. at Centennial Park with the 1k and 5k Rainbow Run. Pride in the Park, a family picnic event under the Tulsa skyline, starts at noon.

The Figure Examined

As You Like It

Open through Sun., Sept. 13 Philbrook Museum of Art, philbrook.org

Fri., June 5 through Sat., June 13, 8 p.m., $15-$20 Philbrook Museum of Art, americantheatrecompany.org

This exhibition focuses on the human form, as seen and depicted by more than 100 artists through dozens of styles and practices in painting, sculpture and works on paper. Among the many diverse artists featured in the exhibition are Picasso, Dalí, Matisse, Rodin, Miró and Pollock.

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Lovestruck Rosalind tries to win the affections of Orlando by disguising herself as a boy and instructing Orlando on how to woo a woman. American Theatre Company presents this comedy by Shakespeare on the lawn at Philbrook.

E.T.A. Takeover

Full Moon Run

Throughout June, starting Fri., June 5 Mainline, eta-eta.tumblr.com

Sat., June 6, 8 p.m., $10-$40 Veterans Park, fullmoonrun5k.com

Mainline art bar celebrates its first anniversary this month by handing over its walls and events to E.T.A., a new collective created by local artists Tahlia Ball, Tommy Ball, Grace Grothaus Grimm, Jason Lockhart, JP Morrison Lans, Libby Williams and May Yang.

The 28th Annual Full Moon Run is an evening 5K and 1-mile fun run in a party atmosphere. Dress bright and flashy for a chance to take home one of the “Most Glowing” costume awards. Stick around for music and dancing at the after-glow party in the park.

Busker Carnival

Oklahoma Anarchist Book Fair

Fri., June 5, 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com

Sun., June 7, noon to 5 p.m., $2, Nightingale Theater, facebook.com/OKAnarchistBookFair

Street performers take over Guthrie Green once again during the First Friday Art Crawl. Catch amazing performances from World Unicycling Champion Jamey Mossengren, Mama Lou Strongwoman, aerial artistry by Voler: Thieves of Flight, fire dancing with Tricks of the Light, street magician Chris Capstone and more as well as music from Joe Tholen and Friends and Grass Crack.

The Oklahoma Industrial Workers of the World and Mongrel Empire Press host this event to promote dialogue and understanding of anarchist ideas, in hopes of creating a world free of prejudice, corruption and abuses of power. Immediately following the book fair, Nightingale Theater will present Linda Takes One—“a multimedia fantasia into the heart of the Modern American.”

eMerge Dance Festival – Available Space

Ok, So…Tulsa Story Slam

Fri., June 5, 7 p.m., $5-$10, One Place Tower, emergedancefestival.wordpress.com

Wed., June 10, 8 to 10 p.m.

Enso Bar, facebook.com/oksotulsa

eMerge Dance festival breathes new life into unorthodox venues.

This year, site-specific performances will take place in undeveloped space in One Place Tower. Portico Dans Theatre, Kilmyn Graf & Tulsa Central Dance Company, Marianne Evans-Lombe and Maggie Boyett will dance among unfinished walls and unadorned windows, revealing the potential for expression to emerge from even the most raw and unexpected spaces.

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The second Wednesday of every month, Tulsans come together to tell true stories based on a given theme. Anyone can tell a story. The chosen winner of each month is entered in the annual Grand Slam. This month’s theme is, “Seemed like a good idea.”

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Don’t Be Shy: Poetry from a Single Life Wed., June 10, 8 p.m., $15 Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com In the late 1980s, the vibrant Los Angeles poetry scene gave rise to a new wave of writers and spoken word artists. Don’t Be Shy represents one man’s journey through the eclectic coffee houses and performance art venues that celebrated diversity and uncensored self-expression. This collection of poems navigates the existential and sometimes humorous landscape of love and longing, social commentary and spiritual awakening for one who embraced the enigmatic creative promise of the City of Angels.

Top of the Town Thurs., June 11, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Various locations downtown, ccrctulsa.org Top of the Town, Child Care Resource Center’s annual fundraiser, provides unmatched access to some of the greatest views in town from locations otherwise off-limits to the public. The evening includes 16 venues downtown (including the Mid-Continent Tower and One Williams Center), food from 16 restaurants and shops and 15 music acts scattered throughout the venues.

Beyond the Tomb: May’s Story Fri., June 12, 7:30 p.m. $10 Spotlight Theatre, spotlighttheatre.org A one-woman show for theatre goers who love Ca jun Creole history. Beyond the Tomb describes the story of Old New Orleans as told by May Constance, an affluent, eccentric character of the 1890s. May is portrayed by Ann Therese Hargrave Knight, a local actress and storyteller.

Gimme Abbey Fri., June 12, 8 p.m.

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsapac.com Two of the best tribute bands in the world, The Return and Satisfaction, come together to take you back to 1969, the year The Beatles performed their last live show and the Rolling Stones kicked off their legendary American arena tour. Only this time, for one night only, the two bands will take the stage together.

Pagliacci Project Fri., June 12 and Sat., June 13, 8 p.m., $10-$15 Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa PAC porticodanstheatre.org The worlds of opera, dance and aerial circus performance collide in this new interpretation of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s tragic opera Pagliacci. “The show must go on” despite personal turmoil in this show-within-a-show, which features jaw-dropping feats on the trapeze, lyra and Spanish web. It also includes hip-hop, tap and contemporary dance pieces. Presented by Portico Dans Theatre.

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Brookside Rumble and Roll // Hundreds of motorcycle riders parade from TU’s Reynolds Center to a street party on Brookside featuring music from The Fabulous Midlife Crisis Band to raise money for Make-a-Wish Oklahoma. Last year, the event raised $17,745 for making wishes come true. // 6/4, 5:30 pm, Brookside, www.rumbleandroll.com/ Guthrie Green Kids Day // This day just for kids at the Green features arts & crafts, music, comedy, a science show, circus acts and more! // 6/14, 2:30 pm, Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com West Side Story // Can love exist in a world of hatred and prejudice?

Tulsa Project Theatre presents this Broadway classic, an epic love story amid the us-versus-them mentality of street gangs. For West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim created some of the most memorable and beloved music in American drama. // 6/5-6/14, John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC, $22-$30, tulsapac.com Ninja Turtles Live // Cowabunga! Join Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael in the fight against bullying and the unending quest for more pizza. // 6/13, 2:00 pm, Broken Arrow PAC, $10-$50, www.brokenarrowpac.com/ Top Hat Family Magic Show // Master magician Steve Lancaster and magician and comic Deputy Du-Dah come together to delight their audience with awe-inspiring sleight-of-hand, dumbfounding illusions and zany fun. // 6/14, 2:00 pm, Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa PAC, $23.75-$27.75, tulsapac.com Untamed Shrews // 6/3, 6/4 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $9, 6/5, 6/6, 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm, $12, www.loonybincomedy.com/

Ra jun Ca jun, Trenton Davis // 6/11, 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $9, 6/12, 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $12, 6/13, 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $12, www. loonybincomedy.com/ Bruce Bruce and Friends // 6/13, 8:00 pm, Brady Theater, $35-$45, www. bradytheater.com/ Squeaky Clean Stand Up // 6/13, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com/ The Mic Drop // 6/13, 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com/ Sunday Night Stand Up // 6/14, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com/ Haha Stand Up Comedy // 6/15, The Shrine, www.tulsashrine.com/ Tulsa Driller vs Midland RockHounds // 6/3, 12:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com Tulsa Driller vs Midland RockHounds // 6/4, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com Tulsa Drillers vs Frisco RoughRiders // 6/5, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com Xtreme Fight Night 23 // 6/5, 8:00 pm, River Spirit Event Center, $40-$102, www.riverspirittulsa.com/ Tulsa Shock vs Chicago Sky // 6/6, 7:00 pm, BOK Center, $13-$173, shock. wnba.com/ Tulsa Drillers vs Frisco RoughRiders // 6/6, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com Tulsa Drillers vs Frisco RoughRiders // 6/7, 2:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Pop Up Players // 6/4, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com/

Tulsa Shock vs Seattle Storm // 6/9, 7:00 pm, BOK Center, $13-$173, shock. wnba.com/

Blue Dome Social Club // 6/5, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Northwest Arkansas Naturals // 6/11, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Ryan’s Drinking Problem (A Beer Drinking Game Show) // 6/5, 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Northwest Arkansas Naturals // 6/12, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Beardos // 6/6, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Springfield Cardinals // 6/13, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Comfort Creatures // 6/6, 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Springfield Cardinals // 6/14, 2:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Sunday Night Stand Up // 6/7, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Springfield Cardinals // 6/15, 11:05 am, ONEOK Field, $5-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com

Hurricane Hump Day w/ Gerald Harris // 6/10, 8:00 pm, Loony Bin, $10, www. loonybincomedy.com/

Tulsa Shock vs San Antonio Stars // 6/16, 11:30 am, BOK Center, $13-$173, shock.wnba.com/

Laughing Matter // 6/11, 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor. com/

Tulsa Drillers vs Springfield Cardinals // 6/16, 7:05 pm, ONEOK Field, $2-$35, www.tulsadrillers.com ARTS & CULTURE // 33

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Desi and Cody // Photo by Charles Elmore

The begining of Desi and Cody A power duo steps into their own golden age

by MATT CAUTHRON

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fter Desirae Roses-Clinton and Cody Clinton finished the recording phase of their eponymous debut album, Clinton told me something I didn’t quite understand at the time.

“Before, as far as records go, it was either Desi or it was Cody,” he said. “The record we’re making now is going to be the actual beginning of Desi and Cody.”

I wasn’t sure how I felt about this. I had seen the duo perform for a couple of years and always adored their brand of spare, harmony-infused folk rock— Cody on acoustic guitar, Desi swaying breezily with a cocktail glass in hand. It was the kind of music they could’ve performed on a street corner as easily as a stage, and it was gorgeous. Talk of a new beginning, which to me implied a shift in their musical direction, gave me pause. Why fix what isn’t broken?

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After just one spin of their new record, I realized I shouldn’t have doubted them for a second.

Although the duo is backed by a full band throughout, the album still contains plenty of the classic Desi and Cody vibe. The soulful ballad “Big Dream” and the dreamy, hopeful “Second Wind” anchor the album’s slightly quieter second half. But the knockout revelations come on side one, which plays like a varied master class on bright, ’60s-inspired pop.

“I’m Glad You Noticed Me” sets that tone right out of the gate. It alternates from lilting bounce to rollicking dance-pop, with a charming back-and-forth vocal melody buoyed by Andrew Bones on bells. “I Wanna Feel Your Love” follows—a bewitching soul ditty with sultry vocals from Roses-Clinton, soaring gospel organ by Chad Copelin and horns by Ryan Wayne Tedder. It

may as well have been plucked from a Motown session.

“Skyline,” which could be considered the album’s first single, is perhaps the crowning gem (and it’s accompanied by a winning music video available on Vimeo). It has all the hallmarks of the golden era of pop music—sunny “la la la” backing vocals, a hint of happy psychedelia, a driving percussive rhythm—with enough inventive, indie production flourishes to make it sound completely of the moment.

The record, which Clinton produced himself and engineered alongside Nathan Price, Costa Stasinopoulos and Copelin, has been a long time coming. I don’t know whether the timing of its release was a calculated move or a stroke of serendipity, but it arrives at the perfect moment. It begs to be played in a car with the windows rolled down, or at a backyard patio party in the late afternoon. It

sounds the way a carefree summer day feels—and for my taste, there’s no higher praise an album could receive.

If this is the beginning of Desi and Cody, count me in for whatever comes next. a

DESI AND CODY Desi and Cody Available on CD and vinyl at DesiAndCody.com and for download at iTunes.

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esirae Roses-Clinton and Cody Clinton made an appearance at the Voice’s Courtyard Concert Series before their May 30 album release. In addition to some old favorites, they played side B of the record all the way through.

Favorite way to spend a Saturday: Desi: At home with the dogs— our littles—just cooking all day, and having my coffee on the patio in the morning and kind of being a homebody.

Cody: To go fishing and kayaking, and spend time in nature away from people, and be lazy on the lake.

Currently listening to: C: ‘90s grunge rock on Pandora.

The new Alabama Shakes record.

We get really bored with folk all the time.

D: We listen to things that make us feel nostalgic—Smashing Pumpkins radio, Beck. We went through a hip-hop phase where we were listening to Too $hort, Tupac, Biggie.

C: Desi got really into First Aid Kit. Harry Nilsson. It varies greatly.

People might be surprised: C: Maybe it would be better if

we answered for each other—although, more dangerous. I can tell you the thing that might be most surprising about Desi. She can whip a girl’s ass. I’m just saying, if someone crosses her— D: No no no no no. (laughs) C: I’m not kidding.

D: I guess that would be surprising. I don’t get into fights, but I will defend myself.

C: She doesn’t lose.

D: Cody’s a really good cook, especially with Cajun food. I can kick people’s asses, he can cook.

Best concert ever in Tulsa: C: Paul McCartney. I hate that that’s my answer because it seems so cliché and easy, but that’s it.

D: It made us fall in love with music and performance again and really inspired us to work harder and have more of a show. Watching this man who’s been doing this so long, you’d think he would be jaded. But he surprised us.

We were so far away, and he still touched us. That’s what it takes to be great.

Three albums I’d need on a desert island: D: Here’s something you might not know about me: I’m in love with Christmas. I would take a

classic Christmas compilation with Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Eartha Kitt. Second: The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street.

C: I’m so glad I married you.

D: Then, I couldn’t rightfully listen to the Stones and not listen to The Beatles, so the White Album.

C: Nilsson Shmilsson would definitely be one. Nirvana’s Bleach album.

D: Are we together on this island?

Cause we’ve got a good collection going.

C: Let’s see, and Wilco, Being There.

We are going to be on the same island.

D: You’d probably just go to the other side of the island when I put on the Christmas music.

Tattoos?

D: No. I wouldn’t be able to decide.

C: I almost got one, but the guy who was going to give it to me got too drunk.

D: And there’s your sign.

C: Never got close again.

Music is...

D: Bliss.

C: I’m gonna steal a quote. I heard Levon Helm say it, but he might have been quoting someone.

“Music is the language of the heavens.” a June 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

6/5 – Huey Lewis and the News @ Brady Theater

6/10 – E-40 @ The Vanguard

Wed // Jun 3

Fri // Jun 5

Boulevard Trash – Outline in Color, Farewell My Love, Via the Verge, When the Clock Strikes, Fortune Favors – 6:00 pm – ($5-$7) Cain’s Ballroom – Brandi Carlile, Anderson East – 7:30 pm – ($28-$43) Centennial Lounge – Don Who? – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Ayngel & John – 9:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Amanda Preslar w/ Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher – 7:00 pm Hunt Club – The Brothers Moore Lot No. 6 – Elle Carpenter – 9:00 pm Mercury Lounge – Sour Bridges – 10:00 pm On the Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm Soundpony – *Erin O’Dowd, Robert Hoefling – 10:30 pm The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Vanguard – You, Me and Everyone We Know, Future Crooks, Daisyhead – 8:00 pm – ($7-$10)

Boulevard Trash – The Costanzas, Mad On Acis, Monochrome – 7:00 pm – ($5) Brady Theater – *Huey Lewis and the News – 8:00 pm – ($42.50-$82.50) Centennial Lounge – The Scissortails – 9:00 pm Cimarron Bar – Elaborate Hoax Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Dueling Pianos – 9:00 pm Guthrie Green – Joe Tholen and Friends, Grass Crack – 5:30 pm Gypsy Coffee House – Onyx Owl – 6:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Wilbur Lee Tucker – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Hi fidelics – 5:30 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Uninvited Guest – 9:00 pm Hillman’s Garage – Que Pasa, Who & The Fucks Hunt Club – Curt Hill, Soul Shine Inner Circle Vodka Bar – Eric Himan – 8:00 pm Mercury Lounge – Billy Joe Winghead – 10:00 pm Osage Casino Tulsa, NINE18 Bar – Imzadi – 9:00 pm Peppers Grill - South – Quasimojo w/ Jennifer Marriott – 8:30 pm Shrine – Hondo’s Birthday Bash - New Science – ($10-$50) Soundpony – Lessons in Fresh – 10:30 pm The American Legion - Post 308 – Branded – 7:30 pm The Colony – Paul Benjaman Band Yeti – Lotta Tuff

Thur // Jun 4 Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Cain’s Ballroom – Butch walker, Jonathan Tyler, The Dove & The Wolf – 8:00 pm – ($13-$15) Full Moon Cafe - BA – Piano Man Tom Basler – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Toast & JAM w/ C. Redd and Cynthia Jesseen – 10:00 pm Fur Shop – Daniel Amedee, Young Readers, James Rose, The Savage Young Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Shawna Russell – 8:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Hi Fidelics – 3:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – 4Going Gravity – 7:00 pm Hunt Club – The Shrive Mercury Lounge – *Hey Judy, Johnny Badseed and the Rotten Apples – 10:00 pm Shrine – Tab Benoit, Caretakers, James Groves Blues Machine – ($20-$25) The Colony – *Indicator/Activator The Joint, Hard Rock Casino – Patti Labelle – 8:00 pm – ($55, $65) Woody’s Corner Bar – Tequila Kim

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Sat // Jun 6 Arnie’s Bar – Levi Parham – 9:00 pm Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Bramble – Emily Northoutt & Chase McCumber – 9:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Flogging Molly, Radkey – 8:30 pm – ($28-$43) Centennial Lounge – Dustin Pittsley – 8:00 pm Cimarron Bar – Seven Day Crash Comedy Parlor – Green Corn Rebellion – 6:00 pm Dwelling Spaces – Branjae and the Filthy Animals – 7:00 pm Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Salty Dogs – 3:00 pm Fassler Hall – D-Lay & The Easy Way – 5:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Dueling Pianos – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Jason Young Band – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Travis Kidd – 5:30 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Dante & The hawks – 9:00 pm Hunt Club – Fine as Paint

Joe Mommas – Dad the band – 9:00 pm Lambrusco’z Downtown – Chuck Dunlap – 5:00 pm Lennie’s Club – David Dover Lot No. 6 – Dan Martin – 9:00 pm Mercury Lounge – The Vine Brothers – 8:00 pm Osage Casino Tulsa, NINE18 Bar – Imzadi – 9:00 pm Peppers Grill - South – Chuck Dunlap – 8:30 pm Shrine – *Hondo’s Birthday Bash Caroline’s Spine – ($10-$50) Simply Clothing Boutique – Erin O’Dowd – 6:00 pm Soundpony – The Shame - Happy Hour Show – 4:00 pm Soundpony – Soul Night w/ DJ Sweet Baby Jaysus – 10:30 pm The Colony – *Green Corn Rebellion The Vanguard – Pirate Palooza Renaissance Festival After Party, The Musical Blades, Jack Ketch and the Bilge Rat Bastards – 8:00 pm – ($8-$10)Yokozuna – Scott McQuade Organ Duo – 10:00 pm

Sun // Jun 7 Brady Theater – Brit Floyd – 8:00 pm – ($27-$47) Cain’s Ballroom – *Tyler, The Creator, Taco – 8:00 pm – ($30-$45) Dirty Knuckle Tavern – The Blue Dawgs Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher – 6:30 pm Fur Shop – Darku J Guthrie Green – *The Scissortails, Rockwell, Dusty Pearls, Branjae, Robert Hoefling, Rachel La Vonne – 2:30 pm Mercury Lounge – Bonnie Montgomery – 5:00 pm Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Angie Cockrell – 5:00 pm – ($10-$20) Soundpony – The Tulsa X World Shindig – 10:30 pm The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Good Ground

Mon // Jun 8 Elwood’s – Mark Gibson – 6:00 pm Guthrie Green – Open Mic – 7:30 pm Soundpony – Cherry Death, Sun Vow – 10:30 pm The Colony – Open Mic Hosted by Cody Clinton Yeti – Cypher 120 – ($5)

Tue // Jun 9 Cain’s Ballroom – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – 8:00 pm – ($41-$56)

Centennial Lounge – Open Mic & Jam – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Preslar Music Showcase – 6:30 pm Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic – 7:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Clark & Kidd – 7:00 pm Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham – 10:00 pm Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams – 5:30 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm The Colony – Andrew Michael Tin Dog Saloon – Dan Martin – 9:00 pm

Wed // Jun 10 Cimarron Bar – The Boogie Full Moon Cafe - BA – Ayngel & John – 9:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Amanda Preslar w/ Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher – 7:00 pm Main Street Tavern – Cynthia Simmons, Scott McQuade – 6:30 pm Mercury Lounge – *Voodoo Glow Skulls, Slow Children, Merlin Mason – 10:00 pm On the Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell – 7:30 pm The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Vanguard – *E-40, Stevie Stone, Nessasary, Cool Nutz, Oilhouse, IamDES, Young Verse, G-Smooth – 7:00 pm – ($25-$75)

Thur // Jun 11 Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Boulevard Trash – Cantalouper, Echo Bones – 7:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Zomboy, Must Die!, Laxx – 8:00 pm – ($23-$25) Centennial Lounge – Robert Hoefling – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - BA – Piano Man Tom Basler – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Toast & JAM w/ C. Redd and Cynthia Jesseen – 10:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Justin Smith Band – 8:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Darren Ray – 3:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Urban Addiction – 7:00 pm Hillman’s Garage – Cigarette Bums, Swap Meat, The Daddyo’s, Cucumber and the Suntans Mix Co – *Grazzhopper – 7:00 pm

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Donnie Rich at The Shrine // Photo by Greg Bollinger

Remembering a radio star Mike “Hondo” Walker used his spotlight to boost local music

by A. JAKOBER

W

hat’s the proper way to memorialize a loved one? Tennyson penned the epic Ulysses after the death of his own close friend and colleague, Arthur Henry Hallman.

When it came to celebrating the life of Tulsa’s beloved 90s radio personality Mike “Hondo” Walker, his friends and family knew only one thing would suffice: a concert.

This year marks Walker’s 40th birthday and the 14th anniversary of his death. Hondo’s Birthday Bash will be held June 5 and 6 at The Shrine at 18th and Boston.

Shrine owner and Tulsa concert promoter Donnie Rich emphasized that “this is not a benefit!”

“This is a full on Birthday Party!” Rich said. “It’s an acknowledgment that he’s still with us and is the reason we’re doing what we’re doing.”

The Edge’s Chuck Stickel and Davit Souders and KMOD’s Lynn Hernandez will host the two-night event, which features bands whose careers Walker directly impacted, such as Caroline’s Spine and New Science.

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Hondo’s larger-than-life radio personality earned him a reputation as a shock-jock, but his high-spirited nature and honesty about what he liked always drew listeners.

Whether he was antagonizing Metallica’s attorneys amid the Napster-era lawsuits or parking The Edge van in residential yards for on-location features, Hondo never failed to assure the listener it was all in the name of entertainment.

Caroline’s Spine bassist Scott Jones said fans responded to Hondo because they knew they were listening to someone real.

“He was just so good at what he did,” Jones said. “He didn’t need a script. He always knew what to say, and he’d say it in a way that was engaging. … He was very smart. He walked that thin line, but fans of the radio station would never let him be fired—and the station owners knew that.”

With his infectious love for local talent and authentic support of the music he personally enjoyed, Walker used his voice and career on the radio to help local artists.

Bands like Freakshow, Fanzine,

Admiral Twin and Molly’s Yes all found their audiences growing by way of Hondo.

“He was pumping these local and original shows on the radio and was always playing local music,” Rich said. “He would announce his own parties on the air, and these bands would come up to his apartment and play. He was putting locals on [the same level] as the big guys. You’d hear Caroline’s Spine, The Toadies and Stone Temple Pilots all in a row.”

Jones remembers Hondo’s profound ability to garner new Caroline’s Spine fans.

“Whether he was on the radio in Tulsa, Kansas City, Dallas or Phoenix, it seemed like [Caroline’s Spine] always had a spike in sales and concerts,” he said. “We used to do a lot of radio. We were trying to get in with any radio station that would have us, and Hondo would always let us come on the air and do an interview. He was a genuine fan of our band. He would work until midnight and always end his set every night with our song ‘Necro.’

Eventually, The Edge got so many

requests for our songs, they had to put us [in rotation].”

Rich said Hondo’s Birthday Bash was conceived during a loadin before a gig. He got permission from Walker’s parents and had Stickel, Souders and Caroline’s Spine on board within an hour and a half of the initial thought.

Perhaps the event is long overdue. But Jones said that for someone who touched so many lives, grief has no timeframe.

“There were so many people at his funeral that they were spilling out into the street,” he said.

“People like that have an impact on their communities, and he was very much a part of [ours]. I saw every musician I knew there, and they were all just as affected by Hondo as Caroline’s Spine.”

All About A Bubble and DDS join a reunited Caroline’s Spine and New Science in the celebration of Walker’s life. Proceeds from the party go to honoring Walker in a more permanent way through Up With Trees signage in the Tulsa area. Tickets are available at TulsaShrine.com. a June 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

* 6/13 – Other Lives @ Cain’s Ballroom Peppers Grill - South – The Scissortails Soundpony – The Kyle Sowashes – 10:30 pm The Colony – Beau Roberson The Joint, Hard Rock Casino – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 8:00 pm – ($55-$75) Woody’s Corner Bar – Brandon Jackson

Fri // Jun 12 Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa PAC – Gimme Abbey - A Tribute to The Beatles and the Rolling Stones – 8:00 pm – ($25-$50) Centennial Lounge – David Castro Band – 9:00 pm Elephant Run – Wharp Drive Four Aces Tavern – David Dover Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Dueling Pianos – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Outlaw Son – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Darren Ray – 5:30 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Uncrowned Kings – 9:00 pm Hillman’s Garage – *The Sour Notes, The Daddyo’s, Cucumber and the Suntans Hunt Club – Hosty Duo Lot No. 6 – Tori Ruffin Osage Casino Tulsa, NINE18 Bar – The Stars – 9:00 pm Peppers Grill - South – Sea of Time – 8:30 pm River Spirit Event Center – Clint Black – 7:00 pm – ($30-$50) Shrine – Whitey Morgan, Brandon Clark – ($20-$75) Soundpony – K5 – 10:30 pm The American Legion - Post 308 – Joe Harris – 7:30 pm The Colony – *John Calvin Abney Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Spin Yeti – Jay Rufus

Sat // Jun 13 727 Club – The Risky Business Band – 9:00 pm Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Cain’s Ballroom – *Other Lives, Riothorse Royale – 8:00 pm – ($15$30) Centennial Lounge – Johnny Paul Adams Band – 9:00 pm Elwood’s – Alan Doyle – 7:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Dueling Pianos – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Cabin Creek – Bandit Band – 9:00 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Darren Ray – 5:30 pm Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Another Alibi – 9:00 pm Hunt Club – Amped THE TULSA VOICE // June 3 - June 16, 2015

Lennie’s Club – David Dover Mercury Lounge – Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies – 10:00 pm Osage Casino Tulsa, NINE18 Bar – The Stars – 9:00 pm Peppers Grill - South – Scott Musick – 8:30 pm Shrine – Vinylicious w/ DJP, Pete Doerr, Eli Stephens, DJ Nutter – ($8.50-$12.50) Soundpony – Afistaface – 10:30 pm The Colony – Dan Martin, Jacob Flint & Cody Woody The Vanguard – The Return of Oldman, Forever in Disgust, Spank, Adolescent Apes – 8:00 pm – ($5-$10)

Sun // Jun 14 Cain’s Ballroom – *Ben Folds – 8:15 pm – ($33-$48) Dirty Knuckle Tavern – The Blue Dawgs Downtown Lounge – The Dirty Mugs, Rum Rebellion – 8:00 pm Full Moon Cafe - Cherry Street – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher – 6:30 pm Fur Shop – Darku J Hunt Club – Ben Neikirk Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Darell Christopher and The Ingredients – 5:00 pm Shrine – Dire Wolves, BrujoRoots, Ego Culture – ($5) Soundpony – DJ Falkirk – 10:30 pm The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Vanguard – Tony Macalpine, Lonero – 8:00 pm – ($20) Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Mikey B

Mon // Jun 15 Guthrie Green – Open Mic – 7:30 pm The Colony – Open Mic Hosted by Cody Clinton

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Michael Whalle y and Ben Mendelsohn in ‘Slow West’

Unexpected journeys A Homeric Western and a strange fantasy classic

by JOE O’SHANSKY ‘Slow West’ Is it weird that the guy best known for being the DJ from The Beta Band, John Maclean, just made one of the best movies of the year? I guess it shouldn’t be. But having only heard the music of his cult-favorite, electronic Scottish-folk ensemble in films like “High Fidelity” and “Remember Me,” I found Maclean’s feature film debut, “Slow West,” a welcome and unexpected revelation.

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Kodi Smit-McPhee (“Let Me In”) is Jay Cavendish, a Scottish teenager traversing the American wilderness alone in pursuit of his true love, Rose Ross (Caren Pistorius), who fled to the Western frontier with her father after a deadly altercation back in Scotland.

Jay, a gullible yet inexplicably lucky traveler, crosses paths with Silas Selleck (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious rogue who offers to safely guide Jay west, handily killing anyone who gets in their way—all except for a band of like-minded bounty hunters led by Payne (Ben Mendelsohn). Jay is a sheep among wolves.

The joys of “Slow West” lie in their discovery. The narrative scrolls through a humorous, often violent, dream-like world.

From the opening scene—which finds Smit-McPhee whimsically shooting stars—the tone is of a textbook Joseph Campbell hero’s journey. It’s a trippy Herzogian adventure where the environment becomes a part of the characters’ existential journey.

That influence becomes readily apparent when Jay leaves Silas behind and meets a writer named Werner (Andrew Robertt) who’s documenting native cultures while trying to keep them from being killed or proselytized by white people. For transparency’s sake, Jay confesses to killing a woman in self-defense.

“I’m no judge, or father,” he replies. “In a short time, this will be a long time ago.”

I guess actually casting Herzog would have been a little too on the nose.

Writer/director Maclean infuses this slow-burn story with gritty ruthlessness, metaphysical atmosphere and an unlikely sense of humor that makes it feel like a weird “Game of Thrones” episode with Aria and The Hound set in 1870’s America. (The Hound himself—Rory McCann, as Rose’s father—accentuates that vibe.)

Smit-McPhee treats Jay with tenacity and vulnerability that never feel overplayed and a ghostly gravity that lends a strange depth

to his character. Fassbender plays the protector badass with his typical charisma while keeping us guessing at his true motives.

Mendelsohn radiates delicious menace as the leader of a band of scofflaws out for a bounty— though I wish we could have seen more of him. Pistorius is great in a small but intense role that elevates the film’s deviously empathetic emotional core. All of Maclean’s characters evolve believably within this organically rendered world.

Stunning cinematography by Robbie Ryan (“Wuthering Heights”) captures the wide, gorgeous vistas and thoughtful performances with equal aplomb.

As a first feature, “Slow West” is a novelistic knockout—Maclean has this auteur thing down right out of the gate.

‘The Last Unicorn’ If Rankin/Bass Productions doesn’t ring a bell, you likely remember their 1964 stop-motion “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” The purveyors of childJune 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

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hood catnip mostly made a name for themselves with ‘70s network holiday specials and their televised adaptations of “The Hobbit” and “Return of the King.”

Though 1982’s “The Last Unicorn” is geared toward tween girls rather than Tolkien nerds, its sentimental charms are enticing. Shout Factory releases it this month on Blu-Ray with a trove of new bonus material.

A unicorn (voiced by Mia Farrow) hears a rumor that she might be the last of her kind in the world. Though her presence protects the forest, those without a pure heart or a little magic see her as merely an unusually beautiful horse.

She’s captured by the witch Mommy Fortuna and her bumbling wizard sidekick, Schmendrick (Alan Arkin), who displays the Unicorn in their collection of phony mythical creatures (with a fake horn that normal people can see). But the good-hearted Schmendrick decides to help free her and aid her quest to find the Red Bull, a terrifying beast who’s herding all the unicorns into the ocean and keeping them prisoner for the amusement of the wretched King Haggard (Christopher Lee).

To protect her from the Red Bull (who has no interest in humans) Schmendrick transforms the unicorn in to a beautiful girl, Amalthea—for whom the king’s adopted son, Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges), falls head over heels. But the longer she remains in human THE TULSA VOICE // June 3 - June 16, 2015

form, the more she risks losing her identity forever.

“The Last Unicorn” doesn’t quite get its legs under itself until after the first act. But by then, you’re either fully immersed in the world and its themes of man subjugating nature, or you’re rolling your eyes at Okie Jimmy Webb’s syrupy ‘70s folk soundtrack.

Something of a musical, the film utilizes songs in a kitchen-sink way, with treacly montages giving way to individual songs that fulfill character exposition. The singers are a little worse for wear (I know Jeff Bridges can sing, but here his vocal stylings seem out of place).

For better or worse, the score is very much a product of its time.

But the animation is rich and unique, and the world is well-rendered, with fairy-tale creatures, dark caverns, magical clocks, talking skeletons, trees with boobs, cats that speak in riddles and a demonic bull. Its anime quality will appeal to retro-dwellers and contemporary senpai alike.

The voice cast is the strong suit, with Arkin, Bridges, and Lee stealing the show, along with Tammy Grimes as the bandit sidekick, Molly. Farrow sounds like she’s constantly on the verge of tears, which is really what she always sounds like.

As a Saturday afternoon confection, the warm nostalgia “The Last Unicorn” induces after 33 years is still rewarded by an imaginative fable that memorably stands apart. a

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“It’s the Real Thing” ‘Mad Men’ ends its groundbreaking run on an ambiguous note

by JOSHUA KLINE [Author’s note: This review contains spoilers.]

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on Draper would like to buy the world a Coke.

At least, that’s one way to interpret the end of “Mad Men,” which AMC put to rest on May 17. Creator Matthew Weiner closed the series with what he’s called “the greatest commercial ever made,” a 1971 Coca-Cola ad that co-opted the good vibes of the era’s new age movement.

“It’s the real thing,” sings a diverse cast of young people, all holding bottles of Coke on a grassy hilltop.

In the context of the series, it’s damn near impossible to read the commercial as anything but a cynical comment on Draper’s character (Jon Hamm) and the ad industry. The series engine has always been Draper’s search for meaning and happiness as he lived a life fraudulent to the core, and this last episode finally dismantles the Draper façade and brings Dick Whitman (Draper’s real identity) into full sunlight.

After leaving advertising a few episodes back and hitting the road for California, Draper/Whitman learns his ex-wife, Betty (January Jones), is dying of lung cancer.

Distraught, he ends up at an ocean-side spiritual retreat at the behest of Stephanie, the niece of the real Don Draper and the only person left who knows the real Dick Whitman.

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Jon Hamm in the ‘Mad Men’ finale

ing. After Stephanie abandons him, he breaks down. He calls Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), his protégé and closest ally in New York, with a tearful confession.

“I broke all my vows,” he says.

“I scandalized my child. I took another man’s name. And I made nothing of it.”

Whitman tells Peggy “goodbye,” and for a moment it seems he’s preparing for suicide. But in a group therapy session, a middle-aged office drone shares his despair as someone destined to plod through life unnoticed—the anti-Don Draper. Overcome by sudden empathy, Whitman embraces and cries with the man.

Draper/Whitman is the ostensible star of the show, but the finale isn’t all about him. Joan (Christina Hendricks) and Peggy have satisfying, upbeat send-offs—a relief after a decade of uphill battles. As a career woman in a man’s world, Peggy’s had little room for love and romance, while Joan has

been used and abused by clients and co-workers. In the closing episodes, Peggy proved herself as a serious ad woman at McCann-Erickson, and Joan broke free of the ad world and found a seemingly decent man (Bruce Greenwood).

So it’s somewhat shocking when Weiner pulls a switcheroo in the finale’s last few minutes. Peggy realizes she’s in love with Stan (Jay Ferguson)—her best friend and co-worker—and Joan ultimately chooses a new career over her relationship.

These about-faces extend to other characters as well. Fast-living Pete (Vincent Kartheiser), who’d abandoned his family for the city life, realizes he’s still in love with his ex-wife, Trudy (Alison Brie). They reunite, and he leaves the trappings of New York for a quiet life in Wichita. Roger (John Slattery) takes another step toward accepting his mortality by finally settling down with a woman his own age. Uncharac-

teristically, “Mad Men” seems determined to leave the audience with hope (as evidenced by Weiner glossing over Betty’s fatalistic acceptance of her coming death—the one subplot arguably given short shrift).

But back to that Coke ad. The final moments show Whitman on the beach in group meditation.

“A new day, a new you,” the group leader says.

Whitman “Oms” with the group. The hint of a serene smile breaks, and Weiner cuts to the Coke commercial.

The finale takes place in the fall of 1970. McCann-Erickson, the same agency Whitman walked out on earlier in the show, released the Coke ad in 1971. It seems that Whitman, fueled by a newfound clarity, returns to New York as Don Draper, where he exploits the new age aesthetic to create the greatest television commercial of all time. One read is that people never change—Draper’s spiritual epiphany is fleeting. Another is that his new inner peace gives rise to his masterpiece. In recent interviews, Weiner has insisted on an optimistic interpretation. Then again, in using a Coke commercial, it’s possible he’s contractually barred from painting the company in a negative light (including his references to the commercial in the press).

Either way, it’s a beautiful, poetic ending. Like the series, it’s ambiguous and understated; like Draper himself, it harbors a deep sadness and fundamental phoniness. a June 3 - June 16, 2015 // THE TULSA VOICE

news of the weird

by Chuck Shepherd

Great Art Class!

Among the requirements of “Visual Arts 104A” at the University of California, San Diego is that, for the final exam, students would make a presentation while nude, in a darkened room. Professor Ricardo Dominguez (who would also be nude for the finals) told KGTV in May that a nude “gesture” was indeed required (and disclosed to students in the first class) as a “performance of self,” a “standard canvas for performance art and body art.” After an inquiry

by KGTV, the department chairman announced that nakedness would not be required for course credit—even though professor Dominguez said in his 11 years teaching the course, no student had ever complained before.

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British forensic scientist Dr. Brooke Magnanti, 39, has written two best-selling books and inspired a TV series based on her life, but she recently fi led a lawsuit accusing her ex-boyfriend of libeling her–by telling people that she was NOT formerly a prostitute. A major part of Magnanti’s biography is how she paid for university studies through prostitution– which has supposedly enhanced her marketability.

Body cameras for police officers is yesterday’s news. At the Sanmenxia canyon rapids in China’s Henan province, the issue is body cameras for lifeguards. The all-female White Swan Women’s Rafting Rescue Team has complained recently about swimmers deliberately throwing themselves into the water so they could scream for help–in order to fondle the women when they arrived to save them. Attaching cameras to the women’s helmets and legs is expected to deter perverts.

Latest Religious Messages The long-time swingers’ club in Nashville, Tennessee (The Social Club), is seeking to relocate to the trendy Madison neighborhood–but near two churches and an upscale private Christian school in a state that bars sex businesses within 1,000 feet of a church or school. The Social Club’s preferred solution: re-open as the United Fellowship Center and attempt to hold services on Sunday mornings, converting, for example, its “dungeon room” into the “choir room.” While courts are reluctant to examine religious doctrine, they often judge cases on “sincerity of belief.” (Any shrieks of “Oh, God!” “Oh, God!” coming from the on-premises swing club are not expected to carry weight with the judges.)

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Pets With Issues A veterinarian at Brighton (U.K.) Pet Hospital, operating on Garry, age 2, a black-and-white cat with a tumor-like bulge in his abdomen, found instead (and removed) a large collection of shoelaces and hairbands that might soon have cost Garry his life.

Benno, the Belgian Malinois, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, has eaten a ridiculous series of items over his four years, but his latest meal, in April, was 23 live rounds of .308- caliber bullets (all swallowed after Benno had partially gnawed them). Among Benno’s other delicacies: a bra, lawn mower air fi lter, TV remote, styrofoam peanuts, drywall, magnets, and an entire loaf of bread still in the wrapper. Least

Competent Snake: Owner Aaron Rouse was feeding his python, Winston, a tasty rat in May, using barbecue tongs, when Winston got hold of the tongs and would not let go. Rouse, of Adelaide, Australia, decided not to engage in a tug-of-war, but when he returned (believing Winston would see no food value in the metal clamps), the tongs had been swallowed and were halfway through the snake’s comically bloated body. After taking X-rays (that of course became Internet attractions), a veterinarian at Adelaide University removed the tongs by surgery.

Crime in Florida Daniel Palmer, 26, was arrested in Miami Beach in April only after he returned to the crime scene area to berate his victim, a New York tourist from whom he had snatched a “fake” necklace at gunpoint. Palmer initially got away, but was upset and returned to confront the tourist, who pointed out Palmer’s car to an officer.

Ms. Joey Mudd, 34, of Largo was arrested in May, along with her husband, Chad, on charges that they routinely shared marijuana and even cocaine with their daughters, aged 13 and 14.

Deputies said Ms. Mudd freely admitted that she used the drugs

as incentives to get the girls to do their chores and do well in school.

Last Words “Go ahead and shoot me,” said Rodney Gilbert, 57, who was embroiled in a domestic tiff with his girlfriend, Kimberly Gustafson, in Ocala, Florida, in February (2011).

According to police, Gustafson, after cocking the gun in front of witnesses, turned to walk away without firing until Gilbert pursued her, shouting his final words several more times.

“You’re going to shoot? Right here,” said now-deceased Roberto Corona, pointing to his chest.

Corona was refusing to reveal the whereabouts of his sister in January (2011) to her husband, David Sanchez-Dominguez, who was pointing his handgun at Corona.

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The shelter never euthanizes for space and happily rescues animals from high-kill shelters. They also accept owner surrenders, rescues from cruelty investigations and hoarding and puppy mill situations.

Animals live on-site or with fosters until they’re adopted.

All SPCA animals are micro-chipped, vaccinated, spayed/neutered and treated with preventatives.

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Three-year-old PEACHES loves the outdoors. She can usually be found in a window watching the world go by or out in the kitty yard. Peaches enjoys treats and being brushed and petted but is also happy to just sit by you while you work. She does great with mild-mannered dogs and most cats.

Six-year-old GENO has been through a lot and needs attention and exercise from an experienced adopter. Whatever happened in his past, it’s made him nervous about meeting people for the first time. Once you gain his trust, Geno’s as loyal as they come.

He loves to play fetch with his favorite tennis ball and take a quick swim in the kiddie pool. At the end of the day, he’ll cover himself up with blankets for some R&R. Geno is house and crate trained but needs a cat-free home.

A mature, smart and sweet companion, 7-year-old ELPHIE is house and crate trained and knows basic commands. Elphie’s game for just about anything: walking, running, playing, swimming or just hanging out. Ask her to show you “dead dog,” where she lays on her back with her legs stretched up! She’s good with kids and some dogs but isn’t a cat lover.

One-year-old DAHLIA was dumped on our doorstep with her kittens. After bringing up her babies, she’s finally ready to be on her own, and so are the kittens! Dahlia is great with dogs and gets along well enough with older cats but isn’t fond of the younger ones (maybe she’s just tired of having kittens underpaw).

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free will astrology

by ROB BREZSNY

GEMINI

(MAY 21-JUNE 20):

Nobel Prize-winning physicists Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr were both amused at how counterintuitive their innovative theories seemed. Once Pauli was lecturing a group of eminent scientists about a radical new hypothesis. Bohr got out of his seat in the audience and walked up to the front to interrupt his colleague. “We all agree that your theory is crazy,” Bohr told Pauli. “The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.”

Pauli defended himself. “It is crazy enough!” he said. But Bohr was insistent. “It’s not crazy enough!” he argued. I’m going to pose a comparable query to you, Gemini. Are your new ideas and possibilities crazy enough to be true? Make sure they are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve wandered into an awkward phase of your cycle. Missed connections have aroused confusion. Disjointed events have led to weirdness. I’ve got a suggestion for how you might be able to restore clarity and confidence: Make a foray into a borderland and risk imaginative acts of heroism. Does that sound too cryptic or spooky? How about if I say it like this: Go on an unpredictable quest that will free your trapped vitality, or try a mysterious experiment that will awaken your sleeping magic. P.S. For best results, ask for help every step of the way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gesamtkunstwerk is a German word that can be translated as “total art work” or “all-embracing art form.”

It refers to a creative masterpiece that makes use of several genres. The 19th-century composer Richard Wagner had this in mind when he produced his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, which included orchestral music, singing, theater, and literature. I’m invoking the spirit of Gesamtkunstwerk for your use, Leo. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to synthesize and coordinate all the things you do best, and express them with a flourish.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Defender was a popular video game that young people played in video arcades during the 1980s.

Fifteen-year-old Steve Juraszek was profiled in Time magazine after he racked up a record-breaking 16 million points while playing the game for 16 hours straight. But when his high school principal found out that Juraszek had skipped classes to be at the arcade, he was suspended. I’m wondering if there may soon be a similar development in your own life, Virgo. Will you have to pay a small price for your success?

You should at least be prepared to risk an acceptable loss in order to accomplish an important goal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): People I meet are sometimes taken aback by the probing questions I ask them. Recently an acquaintance said to me, “Why don’t you feel driven to talk about yourself all the time, like everyone else?” I told him the truth: “Being curious is just the way I was made. Maybe it’s because of my Mercury in Gemini, or my seventh-house sun, or my three planets in Libra.” I suspect that you are due to go through a phase similar to the mode I’m so familiar with. If it doesn’t happen naturally, I suggest you coax it out. You need to be extra inquisitive. You’ll benefit from digging as deeply as you dare. The more information you uncover, the better your decisions will be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I love to watch an evolved Scorpio get his or her needs met by helping other people get their needs met.

It’s thrilling to behold the paradoxical Scorpio assets in action: the combination of manipulativeness and generosity; the animal magnetism working in service to the greater good; the resourceful willpower that carries out hidden agendas and complex strategies designed to make the world a better place. I expect to see a lot of this idiosyncratic wisdom from you in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a tree,” says the Talmud. “But it is like the shadow of a bird in flight.” That’s a lyrical sentiment, but I don’t agree with it.

I’ve come to prefer the shimmering dance over the static stance. The ever-shifting play of light and dark is more interesting to me than the illusion of stability. I feel more at home in the unpredictable flow than in the stagnant trance of certainty. What about you, Sagittarius? I suggest that in

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the immediate future you cultivate an appreciation for the joys and challenges of the shimmering dance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The core of your horoscope comes from the poem “A Color of the Sky” by Tony Hoagland. Imagine that you are the “I” who is saying the following: “What I thought was an end turned out to be a middle. What I thought was a brick wall turned out to be a tunnel.

What I thought was an injustice turned out to be a color of the sky.” Please understand, Capricorn, that speaking these words might not make total sense to you yet. You may have to take them on faith until you gather further evidence. But I urge you to speak them anyway. Doing so will help generate the transformations you need in order to make them come true.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Lessons in luck are coming your way. Will they help you attract more luck? Maybe. Will they show you how to make better use of your luck? Maybe. A lot depends on your ability to understand and love the paradox of luck.

I’ve assembled a few enigmatic teachings to prepare you. 1. “Luck is believing you’re lucky.” - Tennessee Williams. 2. “It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.” - Baltasar Gracián. 3. “Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck.” - Lorii Myers. 4. “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” - Samuel Goldwyn. 5. “You’ve got to try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” - Jimmy Dean. 6. “Go and wake up your luck.” - Persian proverb.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The word “boudoir” means a woman’s bedroom. But hundreds of years ago, it had a more specific definition. It was a room where a well-bred girl was sent when she was pouting. “Boudoir” is derived from the French verb bouder, which means “to sulk.” If it were in my power, Pisces, I would send you to the sulking room right now. In fact, I would encourage you to sulk. In my opinion, a good long sulk would be just the right prescription for you. It would trigger brainstorms about how to change the soggy, foggy conditions that warranted your sulking in the first place.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Persian scholar Avicenna was so well-rounded in his knowledge that he wrote two different encyclopedias. Even as a teenager he was obsessed with learning all he could. He got especially consumed with trying to master Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which did not easily yield its secrets to him. He read it 40 times, memorizing every word. When he finally understood it, he was so excited he celebrated by giving out money and gifts to destitute strangers. I suspect you will soon be having an equivalent breakthrough, Aries. At last you will grasp a truth that has eluded you for a long time. Congratulations in advance!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When it’s rush hour in Tokyo, unwieldy crowds of commuters board the trains and subways. They often need help at squeezing in. Railway workers known as oshiya, or pushers, provide the necessary force. Wearing crisp uniforms, white gloves, and neat hats, they cram the last stragglers into each car. I foresee the possibility of you being called on to perform a metaphorical version of the service these pushers provide.

Is there a polite and respectful way for you to be indelicate in a worthy cause? Could you bring light-hearted tact to bear as you seek an outcome that encourages everyone to compromise?

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ACROSS 1 Reveals 6 Music award 12 Tell a secret 16 Outward flow of the tide 19 Plain folk 20 Take the reins again 21 Indian royal 22 “___ bad!”

23 Valentine’s Day celebrants 25 Relating to the armpit 27 “___ never believe it!”

28 Edgar Allen and family 29 Unavoidably involved 30 Starchy tuber 32 Carve in stone 35 Beanery sign 36 Brownish purple 40 Artist Chagall 43 They all lead to Rome, it’s said 45 Troop camp 49 Soon, to a bard 50 Dichotomies 52 Summary 53 Andes capital 54 Paris railway 55 Victorian, for one 56 Sailing ship with three or more masts (var.)

57 One of the Brady Bunch 59 Suffixes with “two” or “four” 61 Hair piece 63 Function 64 Motor parts 66 Summer shade 67 Top-of-the-line 68 Bakers’ wares 69 Some insurance policy clauses 73 Affirm 75 Ilsa ___ (“Casablanca” character)

76 Alternative to “com” or “org” 77 Act of twisting 80 Fleur-de-___ 81 Prepared for a drive 82 Official of old Rome 84 Really irritate 85 Dismissive scoffs 87 Dinner table dropping 89 Daughter of Ops and Saturn 91 “Mona ___” 92 Half of Hispaniola 93 Well-pitched game 95 “... happily ___ after” 96 Colorado resort 97 Big Bertha’s birthplace 98 Carry a tune 100 Some animal shelters 101 ___-bodied 103 Europe’s high points 105 Tool with teeth 107 Ardent emotions 111 Electrical measures 114 Analyzes, as a sentence 119 Word of praise 120 A ton, to 1,000 pounds 122 Trident-shaped letter 123 Mortgage security 124 Word in a Presley song title 125 Like some buckets 126 Bread for dipping, e.g.

127 Arid 128 End of a threat 129 Give your two cents’ worth

DOWN 1 Thai currency 2 Eastern nurse 3 Ready to be picked 4 Catch a glimpse of 5 Coyly 6 Miracle-___ (gardening brand) 7 Join again, as the army 8 Food fit for a dog 9 Confused handto-hand fighting 10 Experts (var.)

11 Rusher’s stats 12 Highlands hillside 13 Lack of strictness 14 Santa ___ Park (racetrack) 15 Like some agreements 16 And others, for short 17 Make yawn 18 “Cheers” bartender Woody 24 Chowder morsel 26 “Tiny” of films 31 Earned 33 Dove houses 34 “Aquarius” musical 36 Tropical trees of Florida 37 An Eastern Christian 38 Russian craft?

39 Battle recreator 41 Dead-end jobs 42 Jugular’s counterpart 44 Church official 46 Eager to possess things 47 Take a breather 48 Fencing equipment 51 “Death of a Salesman” name 54 Game with shooters

56 Dwellers by the English Channel 58 Gambler’s chit 60 Concluded 62 Single condo, e.g.

65 Pivot 67 Magic charms 68 Crushed, as a spice 70 Funds 71 Decree 72 Anger 73 Greek “A” 74 Passport endorsements 78 Football Hall-ofFamer Merlin 79 Approaches 81 Two games for the price of one 82 “I Love Lucy” name 83 “... ___ saw Elba” 86 “Relax, and that’s an order!”

88 Santa ___, California 90 Coastal raptors 93 Even smaller 94 Like current heads of state 99 Breaks 102 Danny DeVito’s “Taxi” role 104 Perform brilliantly 106 “Yippee!”

107 Baby foods 108 “Not to mention ...”

109 Berth place 110 Playing with a full deck 112 1450, in Rome 113 Calls, in poker 115 Bring in the sheaves 116 H.H. Munro’s pen name 117 Knotted up 118 “Auld Lang ___” 120 General on some Chinese menus 121 “___ we having fun yet?”

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