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From the EDITOR What’s in your wallet? Better yet, what’s on your plate? This issue is about food...specifically dining out on The Corridor...and food is definitely one of my favorite subjects. Who doesn’t love great food? I have counted 86+/- dining establishments dining establishments along The Corridor. So get your hungry on and let’s take a walk through this issue so you can decide which of these great restaurants to visit the next time you decide to go out to eat! So, what’s your favorite cuisine? Cuisine – a noun - a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment. In this issue we have announced the winner of The Corridor Cuties Contest. So go to page 32 and 33 and see our beautiful 2021 contestants, our winner and winners
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by ALLISON ELDREDGE Tulsa and Oklahoma City contain a lot of great food choices. But what if you don’t want to travel to the big city? Well, several small towns throughout the Corridor have some great choices. Let me introduce you to one in Yale. That’s right Yale. I know you thought…where is Yale? Or, is Yale really big enough for something that amazing? I know my first thought when I saw their Facebook post in 2017 was, “isn’t Yale that small town up north a ways?” Yes…yes, it is. But remember, we don’t judge books by their cover here along The Corridor. The pictures posted made the place look interesting and unique. Facebook promised that it would be a great new spot and so, I kept an eye out for future notices. Yale, OK is right on Highway 51 between Mannford and Stillwater, not far off Highway 18, which connects Cushing to Pawnee. It’s not a very big town; Yale’s population is only around 1,100. There aren’t very many restaurant (or eating out) options in town. Chavas, Dairy Hut and Mugsy’s Grubhouse are the only results you will find in a Google search. Mugsy’s Grubhouse opened in 2017 after several “soft” openings. When they first posted that they were gearing up for opening, I started stalking their Facebook page. A few mishaps in their “soft” openings lead to a very honest and brave post. I was impressed that Mugsy’s took responsibility for the errors that happened, and they promised to learn from their mistakes and get
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better. So, I kept them on my radar. When they stated that they were officially opening, I immediately asked for a date night with my honey. However, it took us at least three months, maybe six, before we made our way to Yale for a meal. We went on a Sunday, after church. When we pulled up to the restaurant, we found the parking lot full. A full lot usually means you’re in for a good experience. The exterior was beautiful. The wood that covered the outside and the inside walls is well cut and constructed in a visually appealing manner. We entered the door on the left side of the building. It lead to a hallway that is lined with pictures from Yale and Quay history. These pictures are a wonderful glimpse into the history of the area. They are artfully arranged and large enough to make you feel like you are looking through a clear window into the past. The next thing, I noticed was the deer. It is the full animal, not just the head and antlers. It begs to be petted and if you aren’t careful, ridden. When you have a little kid in your party, the deer gets ridden. I’m sorry if that was against the rules. Back before COVID changed our normal routines, Mugsy’s had a Sunday Lunch Buffet in The Backroom. The décor of the The Backroom made me catch my breath. There is an enormous photo series capturing the beauty of the longhorn, the furniture was dark wood and the food was delicious!
Every visit we have had at Mugsy’s included a visit with the owner, Darrell. He makes you feel like you are the most important person visiting his Grubhouse at that moment. If he doesn’t know you, you still feel like he does. He knows how to talk to each person and get a smile out of even the toughest customer (even shy little three year olds). He checks on your order and brings refilled drinks, as needed. He is hands on, he is involved and he is a delight to have a conversation with. The stories that he tells leave you laughing and waiting for more. The staff have always been friendly, quick, and responsive to every need we had have; including lots of refills, extra plates, extra napkins and silverware. We usually have our daughter with us and messes tend to happen and items tend to drop on the floor. The main dining room has options to accommodate a dinner party of 2 to 10. We have visited as a party of two for an anniversary and a party of 8 for a birthday party and several times as a party of 4. They have always
Mugsy’s Grubhouse owner, Darrell Mueggenborg, and just a sampling of some of the delicious ‘grub’ you will enjoy at Mugsy’s...
gotten us seated as quickly as humanly possible and apologized for any wait that we have had. The menu is full of amazing choices. Starters such as calf fries and fried mushrooms are favorites of the masses. From the Garden options are delicious. BBQ is smoked daily. Their Grilled to Perfection menu has multiple options. My date night go to meal is the Chicken with White Wine Sauce. The chicken is cooked perfectly and the herbed rice makes my mouth water. If you like trying new things, keep an eye out for their specials. Most are not available on the main menu and they are not on a weekly rotation. Some restaurants have the same specials week after week, but Mugsy’s has a great variety of specials. Some of the ones that I want to try are the WooHoo Burger, the Jacked Up Burger, Kickin’ BBQ Mac and Cheese and the Pickled Pig Sandwich. Once you make the journey to Mugsy’s, you will be hooked on the food and you will need to stock up on their merchandise so you can share the good news of Mugsy’s with others. Hats, hoodies, and t-shirts will be worn with pride and memories of great food. Mugsy’s Grubhouse is located at 215 W Chicago Ave. They are open Wednesday thru Saturday 11am to 8pm and Sunday 11am to 2pm. There are two banquet rooms that are available for booking. Parties can be booked in The Backroom. They can accommodate parties up to 75. Catering can be scheduled by emailing mugsycatering@yahoo.com or calling 918-285-6250. Mugsy’s was featured on Discover Oklahoma in 2019. If you need a video visual of the food and atmosphere, go check out their segment. Besides Facebook, check out their other social network accounts on Twitter, Pinterest, and Linkedin. n
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Years ago, my newly formed partner and I decided we wanted out of the crazy state of California’s disarray in search of a better life. We started planning trips to other states, and a family member suggested Oklahoma. I knew very little about the state except what I saw while driving through or flying over. My (now) husband was agreeable so we booked a ticket to Oklahoma City. We were immediately pleased by how simple it was to rent a car at the Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers International Airport. More smiles came as we saw how quickly we could be outside the big city and have countryside all around us. Before setting out, I purchased the book Off the Beaten Path in Oklahoma. Our first night in the state, we stayed over and ate at The Hillbilly Inn, one of the quirky little places the book identified. The decorations in the café and rustic small rooms were quaint and entertaining. Our experience was so pleasant we
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found ourselves quickly purchasing a small property with the hopes of someday leaving California. However, upon returning to our home state we could think of very little except claiming our stake in Oklahoma at the new 20-acre piece of property with a 1979 mobile home. Looking back, it is amazing to think how the purchase of that book and the quick decision to move impacted my life’s journey. Had we not moved, neither of us would own a ranch and enjoy the lifestyle we always wanted. I would have never known what it was like to sit in my own front yard and sip wine while watching fireflies on a humid summer night. Blackberries and canning became dedicated hobbies, along with food foraging and enjoying my own home-grown pecans. Our daughter would have never met her husband at Oklahoma State University (OSU), and the grandchild we are now expecting would never have come to be.
How true it is that the decisions we make drive the major outcomes of life’s journey. When I was asked to write a story about the Tree House Tavern I was elated. Another quirky little place that belongs in Off the Beaten Path in Oklahoma, the book that led me to this state. I interviewed Ed Suthers, who co-owns the Tree House Tavern with Georgeann Campbell. Ed grew up in northwest Oklahoma farming and ranching with his family. He ended up at OSU to finish up his bachelor’s degree in animal science with a business option. Ed always thought he would end up in the farming and ranching business, but he was also adventurous and found his own direction. Ed is a third generation OSU graduate which includes himself, both of his parents, and some of his grandparents. His last few years in college, Ed owned a shuttle bus business where he met Mark, the Corridor publisher’s nephew. Mark was the main driver of the shuttle bus operation. The Tree House Tavern is located between Perkins and Stillwater at 3219 East 92nd Street. Originally the business was called The Spider Dome, followed by the Gypsy Spider Dome, and then The Dome. Ed is the fourth owner of the establishment. The Tree House Tavern seemed a fitting name to Ed because of the large outdoor deck areas he built around a group of trees which come up through the floor.
The tavern has regular events such as live music on Saturdays, a doubles blind draw dart tournament on Sunday afternoons, 3 ball pool tournaments on Mondays, Ladies Night Wednesdays, doubles blind draw darts on Thursdays, and free jukebox Friday nights. Happy hour specials are available weekdays from 5 to 7 P.M. Typically the bands play a variety of country music, blues, and southern rock. I had to inquire about the dart board games, since they clearly were much more than the round dart board I grew up with. Ed explained they are some of the latest in dart technology and are hooked into the internet allowing customers to compete with others around the world. Ed spoke proudly of the decks he added for the outdoor seating. All have televisions which typically
play current sporting events. The most popular time of the year is football season. The tavern is well-known for its unique setting, welcoming friendly atmosphere, prompt service, shaded outdoor areas, and being a great place for people to come and enjoy sports. An added feature to the location is a 16-site RV park where some live year around. Some are out of town workers, others come for a temporary stay, while others are just there for the night. All options are available. Ed has owned and rented properties since 1998 in the area.
The tavern is well-known for its unique setting, welcoming friendly atmosphere, prompt service, shaded outdoor areas, and being a great place for people to come and enjoy sports.
The food menu at the Tree House Tavern is simple: pizza, nachos, corn dogs, burritos and hotdogs. Ed once hosted a wedding at the tavern for a couple who stopped by scouting for a location, and the upper outdoor deck can be rented for events. All of Ed’s guests are equally important, and he enjoys his customer base of locals, with quite a few regulars from throughout the state. Additionally, he believes he has had patrons from every state as well as people from Mexico. Ed has seen an increase in the number of people from the west coast areas as many are moving out of there. Most of the advertising is on Facebook where weekly events, bands, and other announcements are made on a regular basis. A recent post shows a location clearly out of the ordinary for a tavern with a country entryway and an overhead sign reading “Tree House Tavern and Shady Acres RV Park.” There is certainly something for everyone at the Tree House Tavern. Whether stopping in for a drink, catching a game, staying overnight, or looking to live the RV life, Ed has created a nice, relaxed environment for his patrons. I explained my own journey from California several years ago to Ed. He said he recalls the book Off the Beaten Path in Oklahoma. I told him we need to check into getting The Tree House Tavern in the book; it is certainly worthy. After interviewing Ed, I went online and purchased the latest edition of the book, along with another one entitled Oklahoma Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. As I only live an hour from the Tree House Tavern, I feel a girls road trip coming on in the near future. Maybe I will get someone to teach me how to play modern darts, or just spend the afternoon on one of the shaded decks with a cold drink. n
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PA S TO R PA U L’ S PA S S A G E S by Pastor Paul Ragle
DINING OUT
I love to go out to eat. I love to try new restaurants and to experience new menu items at the eateries I frequent. Dining out is integral to our lives. But I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve sat down to eat a meal in a public restaurant during the past 18 months. Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, I hesitate to risk eating in public places. As it is true for so many, this represents a great change in my lifestyle. I love to go out to eat. I love to try new restaurants and to experience new menu items at the eateries I frequent. Like many of us, I’ve been feeling a bit claustrophobic and depressed because I haven’t felt safe to dine out in public. In the middle of the pandemic, my family and I moved to Enid, Oklahoma so I could accept a call to pastor the Christian Church of the Covenant. Enid is a town with many restaurants. How difficult it has been for our family not to dine out in these places! It’s like having a new world outside our window, but don’t feel free to explore it. Fortunately, many restaurants do have on-line menus and we are been able to order take-out foods. One of my favorite places to order food in Enid is Mama Tita’s Tacos, just a quarter mile up the street from our church building. My spouse and family love to drop in at the church office about lunch time. They know I’ll ask them to join me for lunch. They get excited – very excited – when I suggest we order from Mama Tita’s Tacos. Mama Tita’s does not have a dining room. The entire menu is take-out. Once each week, we order lunch from this family owned and operated restaurant located in a small unassuming building in a shopping center parking lot. The building looks like it may originally have been a MotoPhoto store. Most of the day, we see a group of vehicles lined up in Mama Tita’s drive-through. My favorite items to order are the chicken tacos and the carne asada bowls. My girls love the chicken quesadilla. Mama Tita’s green chili sauce is unmatched! I am blessed to work in
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an office with a beautiful conference table. We regularly dine out with Mama Tita’s Tacos in my office. Since beginning my pastorate at Christian Church of the Covenant, we have not held a covered-dish dinner; folks tell me such dinners are a specialty at CCoC. Our parish nurse has advised against having such dinners during the pandemic. However, with careful planning and social distancing, we have served a number of smaller meals for special occasions. We host the occasional bereavement luncheon; we set up tables at safe distances and with fewer place settings than normally night be set. We order the entree from Jumbo’s, our favorite grocery deli, with sides donated by church members. My spouse Connee provides dinner rolls and once her famous squash casserole. There are several Disciples of Christ congregations in Enid. Rev. Tom Stanley, pastor of Central Christian Church, brought to our attention the fact that many senior adults were greatly missing being able to go out to eat. Representatives from the Disciple congregations came together and wrote a grant proposal to host a monthly senior adult luncheon where people can dine out in a reasonably safe place environment and enjoy fellowship together. Most participants – volunteers preparing and serving meals as well as those attending the luncheon – have received the appropriate vaccine. Most wear masks and observe social distancing protocols. Since May of this year, senior adults have gathered every first Thursday of each month to enjoy dining out together. I know that a lot of people are back to dining out. But while the pandemic continues to claim lives, some of us are not yet ready to resume old familiar patterns of dining out in public restaurants. I am thankful for other safer dining alternatives that are available.
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Save Room for Dessert! I have a sweet tooth. If dessert could be considered a meal, it would be my favorite.
by MISSY HUSTED I also love making sweets, some completely from scratch and some with a little help from a box, but all yummy, none the less. If you come to my house for a gathering odds are the dessert bar will be more full than the *real* food bar. When I was in the restaurant business a few favorites were my chocolate caramel cheesecake brownies, coconut cream pie, and turtle cheesecake. I would try to make at least one, if not three, pans of brownies a week and ten to twenty pies of various flavor. Cheesecake is a little more
time consuming and didn’t get made quite as often. I have great respect for the dining establishments along The Corridor that make desserts from scratch to sell to their customers. My very favorite, hands down is C’Anne’s Bread Pudding from Territory Cellars in Stroud: sweet and cinnamon with a buttery sauce and a big dollop of homemade whipped cream. Perfect textures and great with a steamy cup of coffee. The Prague Bakery has amazingly soft chewy sugar cookies. I’ve had really good lemon pie from The Downtown Café in Prague, and I
had a great piece of chocolate cake from The Hungry Toad in Chandler. Small locally owned restaurants will almost always have amazing desserts that are made in the kitchen by people who are passionate about their food! I’ve had a few requests for recipes from some great readers so I’m going to keep this short and sweet, pun intended, and share those recipes. Enjoy the beautiful Oklahoma fall weather and get out along The Corridor and find those small hole-in-thewall restaurants and save room for dessert!
Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake Brownies - Rich, Decadent Brownie Mix (I like Duncan Hines) Eggs Oil Water 8 oz Cream Cheese, softened ½ cup caramel ice cream topping* 1 cup chocolate chips*
Basic Cheesecake Use your favorite basic cheesecake recipe
Preheat oven 350 - Mix brownie mix per package directions, do not over mix eggs. Pour into greased 9x13 pan and set aside. Cream together cream cheese and caramel, drop dollops of mixture into pan of brownies and use a knife and swirl around. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top and bake about 25 minutes or until brownies are done. *Use peanut butter instead of caramel *Use heath or toffee candy pieces instead of chocolate chips *Add pecan pieces for the “turtle” flair Heat oven 300 degrees, prepare a pan lined with parchment paper, prepare a hot water bath pan
Cheesecake Crust 1-2 cups crumbs gram crackers ¼ cup sugar 1 stick butter, melted
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Mix crumbs and sugar then add the butter and press into the bottom of a lined 9” pan.
Filling
3 packages (8 oz) cream cheese, softened ¾ to 1 ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 3 tablespoons sour cream Pinch salt 3 eggs
Apple Pie 2 pounds (4-6) McIntosh or other sweet apple, peeled, cored, and sliced ¼ thick 1 ½ pounds (3-4) granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced ¼ inch thick ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg ¼ to 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 egg white 2 pie crust uncooked
Preheat oven 300 - Prepare a pan lined with parchment paper, and prepare a hot water bath pan. Cream together cream cheese and sugar until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Add vanilla, flour, sour cream, and salt. Add eggs one at a time and only mix until mostly combined. Mix eggs the rest of the way in by hand, do not over mix the eggs. Pour cheesecake mixture over crust. Place the pan with the cheesecake into a pan with hot water about ½ way up the pan. Bake about 1 hour or until set. Turn off oven and let set 30 more minutes. Remove from oven and hotwater bath and let set until cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. For the turtle cheesecake pictured, drizzle caramel and chocolate ice cream topping on the cold cheesecake and sprinkle with pecans. Preheat oven to 500 degrees and place a cookie sheet with edges on the bottom rack. Roll out one pie crust and place in your baking dish, it’s best to use a 9” or deep dish pan. Roll the other crust and set aside. Toss the apples with the ¾ cup sugar, flour, lemon juice, zest, salt, and spices and let set about 3-5 minutes. Pour apples and any accumulated juice into your pie pan. Place the pie on the heated cookie sheet and drop the temperature to 425, bake 25 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet and reduce the over temperature to 375 and back 30-35 minutes or until the juices are bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown.
Cream Pie Filling 1 ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup cornstarch ½ teaspoon salt 2 ¼ cup milk 4 eggs, separated 1 tablespoon butter Vanilla
In heavy bottom sauce pan mix sugar, cornstarch and milk. Cook over medium to high heat, stirring constantly, until it starts to thicken. Temper egg yolks into the hot filling and continue to cook until it is a thick consistency, like set pudding. Turn heat off and add butter, vanilla, and other flavoring of choice. Pour into cooked pie crust and top with meringue and bake until golden brown or cool and top with whipped cream
For Coconut Cream
(When in the restaurant business this coconut cream pie was the best seller, and I hear it is that way at other restaurants too.)
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ teaspoon coconut flavoring 1 cup coconut flakes For Chocolate Cream Add 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips For Banana Cream Add 2 teaspoons vanilla 1-2 bananas, diced
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Following Delilah’s and Eli’s wedding ceremony, Dooby, Karon, Joel, Delilah, and Pastor Caldwell stood on the porch of the church exchanging small talk, while Eli fetched the 1967 Camaro RS/SS 427 left to Delilah by her Aunt Nettie. Suddenly, there was an odd whistling sound from above. Everyone looked up to see a silver, blue ball with a fire red tail streaking through the sky toward them. “What is that?” Karon asked, as the object got closer. “It looks like some sort of metal,” Pastor Caldwell said. “Oh, my Lord!” Karon yelled, as she began backing up. “It’s too close.” “Looks like part of a satellite,” Joel said, backing up as well, and taking hold of Delilah’s arm to pull her back. “NO!” Delilah screamed, as the fiery object crashed into the Camaro. The car disintegrated in a magnificent ball of fire as Delilah sat straight up in bed. “What’s wrong?” Eli asked, running into Delilah’s room seconds later and turning on the lamp next to her bed. “What’s the matter?” Joel questioned, right behind Eli. “Bad dream,” Delilah panted heavily. She dropped her head into her hands. “Really bad dream. Nightmare, actually.” Eli sat on the edge of Delilah’s bed and rubbed her arm. “Babe, you’re trembling,” Eli said. “What did you dream?” Delilah looked at Eli and took a deep breath. She really did not want to tell him she dreamt of his death. “An asteroid hit the Camaro and it blew up,” Delilah said quickly. “Dang!” Eli and Joel said in unison after a bit of a pause.
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DELILAH’S PLACE “That would be a nightmare,” Eli said. “Right?” Joel said. “Terrifying. Probably bring me to tears to see that car destroyed.” “You and every man with an appreciation for classic cars,” Eli said. “Mmm,” Delilah offered with a forced smile. “You okay?” Eli asked. “Fine,” Delilah said. “Y’all go on back to bed. I’m fine.” Eli kissed Delilah goodnight again, turned the lamp off, and he and Joel went to their bedrooms. “I’m about to kill my sixth husband, but other than that, I couldn’t be better,” Delilah said under her breath. She wiggled down under her covers and surprisingly, fell fast asleep, grateful that the nightmare was just that, a nightmare. Breakfast was already in full swing when Delilah got to the kitchen the next morning. Eli had shared Delilah’s nightmare with Dooby and Karon who had stayed in Dooby’s apartment over the garage the night before. As aghast as everyone was at the thought of Nettie’s Camaro being destroyed, Delilah wondered how horrified they’d all be if they knew the rest of the story. Within thirty minutes, Eli and Dooby were out the door and on their way to Oklahoma City where they would board Eli’s jet and fly north to Wyoming. When Delilah’s cousin, Abigail, burned the ranch hand’s mobile home to the ground, it was decided that it would be replaced with a log cabin made of Ponderosa Lodgepole Pine. Dooby had always wanted to build a cabin from a kit but had never had the opportunity. The 1,200 square foot, 2-bedroom floor plan had been selected. Because there was very little insurance
paid on the fire, Dooby and Eli established a special account specifically for the new construction using their own funds. Delilah had strongly objected to this idea. But after being reminded that both men had more money than Hershey’s had kisses, and this was really nothing more than a “slightly expensive hobby” for them, she had to give up the squabble. The inside was left to the interior decorator, Delilah. She wanted reclaimed pumpkin pine floors and offwhite paint on all the interior walls. She had not yet made a decision on the cabinets, or kitchen appliances, much less the finer details, like hardware, and light fixtures. But she had to keep the expense to a minimum because unlike her male counterparts, she did not have more money than Hershey’s had kisses. In fact, she only had maybe two kisses. But she knew where she could acquire more kisses. She was just reluctant to do so. “I’m going to go to Stillwater this afternoon; do some shopping,” Delilah told Karon after the guys left. “Want to go?” They were sitting at the dining room table sipping on their last cup of coffee. Joel was in the living room, sprawled on the sofa, channel surfing through the multitude of Sunday morning documentaries on television. “Whatcha shoppin’ for?” Karon asked. “This isn’t a
Lowe’s trip, is it?” Delilah followed a wince with a guilty look. “I’m just getting some prices,” Delilah said. “Not only do I lack the funds to make purchases just yet, but the cabin will have to be framed, at the very least before I order anything.” “Can’t you just check prices online?” Karon asked. “I could,” Delilah said with a different kind of guilty look. “But then I wouldn’t have such a wide variety of choices for eating out.” Karon chuckled. “Yeah, count me in,” Karon said. “What time will you be picking me up?” “Noonish?” Delilah offered. “Sounds good,” Karon said, and then she took one last gulp of coffee and departed. Delilah went to the living room and sat at the old, oak roll-top desk. She flipped through her address book and landed on The Pulapup Ranch in Conway, Arkansas. “Joel?” Delilah said. “Do you want to go to Stillwater with Karon and me this afternoon?” Joel sat up and grinned. “Uh, no,” he said, shaking his head with far too much vigor. “Thank you, but I believe I’ll pass. Very kind of you to ask though. To think of including me? But. No.” Delilah just ogled him a moment. She wanted to laugh.
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“So that’s a no,” Delilah verified. “What plans do you have for the day?” “I’m going to do my laundry and watch the National Geographic channel,” he replied. “Good plan,” Delilah said. “Now, if you don’t mind, I need to make a call, so will you turn the volume down a bit?” With no objection, Joel turned the television off and proceeded upstairs. “I didn’t mean for you to . . .” Delilah called after him. “Not a problem!” Joel hollered back. Delilah took a deep breath and dialed the number. Perhaps, with any luck, Bart and Caroline Webster would be at church. And if she were exceptionally lucky, Caroline’s father, Mordecai Pulapup, would be with them. “My Darlin’ Delilah!” Mordecai purred, when he discovered who was on the other end of the line. “Hello, Mordecai,” Delilah replied. “How are you?” The conversation continued with Mordecai exercising remarkably well practiced flirtation. She informed the sweet, old man about the mobile home burning, Eli’s and Dooby’s plan to build a cabin, and her need to pad her bank account so that she could finish the inside. She had called to solicit the use of her stud horse, Henry’s Last Hoorah. Mordecai had long since been out of the horse ranch-
ing business, and assured Delilah he would have Bart or Caroline return her call. And then he suggested what Delilah was hoping everyone had forgotten. “You know, John Lexington still wants to buy your foals,” Mordecai said. “Now I know you don’t like John, and I can’t blame you for that, but a hundred K would solve your money issues.” “Yeah, it would,” Delilah said on a sigh. “I’ll give it some consideration. A couple hours later Delilah picked up Karon in Cushing in the Camaro. The moment she got in the car, Karon started in about Delilah’s dream. “I’m glad you brought this car,” she said, strapping herself in. “I can’t imagine never riding in it again. That’d be sick, man. You know what I mean? Where are we gonna eat? That was a horrendous dream. I hate dreams like that, don’t you? I mean, the only thing worse would be if it really happened, right?” “That was only part of the dream,” Delilah said. Delilah told Karon about the wedding and Eli being in the car when the satellite hit. They talked about it while they went up and down the aisles in Lowe’s, where they got a few strange looks from other shoppers. They talked about it at the convenience store getting drinks. They talked about it at the restaurant, where the waiter seemed to abandon them.
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Karon reassured Delilah that everything would be okay; that it was safe to marry Eli; that the dream had no bearing on real life. And by the time Delilah had dropped Karon off, she was more confident than ever in her decision to marry Eli. When she got home, there was a silver Toyota Corolla in the circle drive in front of the house. Delilah didn’t recognize the vehicle, and knew that it was no one she knew. Everyone familiar with the ranch drives to the back and enters the house through the back door. Delilah parked the Camaro in the garage and made her way into the house. The television was on, and there was a conversation taking place in the living room. It was Joel and a woman; a young woman. Delilah got a sinking feeling in her stomach. She entered the living room to find the young lady sitting in the wingback chair. She was on the tall side. Thin, but sinewy. She had strawberry blonde hair that fell in long waves half way down her back. Her eyes were bright blue and almond shaped. She looked vaguely familiar. “Oh, Delilah,” Joel said, jumping to his feet. “This is Lizzy. Lizzy, this is Delilah.” “How do you do?” Delilah said, stepping into the room, and proffering her hand. Lizzy extended her hand. “Lizzy is Eli’s daughter,” Joel said.
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The MUSIC of FIVE YEAR GAP I tuned into KOSU FM radio on a recent Friday night to listen to the Oklahoma Rock Show. Ryan LaCroix hosts the 2 hour show and he mentioned he had carved out a sizable block of time for new works by a new band, ‘Five Year Gap’ . The band is actually a sister/brother duo from Tonkawa. The excellent music combined with the fact that it was from rural Oklahoma, immediately grabbed my attention.That seems to be where my heart lies. This is as good as anything pop/rock I’ve heard this year. I found the music to be hopeful, refreshing and lightly tinged with pleasant mystery. Who are these people? I explored. It turns out that Ciara Brooke has been a pop solo artist for the past five years. I went on to listen to a few of those recordings and wondered why on Earth hadn’t I heard of her before now? Solid, organic voice, always in complete control of the lyric. Perhaps that’s because she sings her own songs and knows where she’s singing from and where she’s singing to. She is passionate about conveying her experience and she is gifted with a well rounded musical vision, as well as the abilities and voice to do it right. Her pop songs such as ‘Bother Me’, ‘Messy Parts’, ‘Pick Up’, ‘High School’ are filled with good vibes and youthful energy that I remember from my days of listening to AM radio. Refreshing! Especially in this new age I find myself living in. Ciara Brooke says of ‘Five Year Gap’; “We are a brother/sister alt rock duo from Tonkawa, OK. We like board games, movies, DND and LOTR. We
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are both pretty introverted except for when on the stage. We are five years apart but look like twins!” As CIara Brooke she has been playing with younger brother Brody Farrow as an accompanist. This past year (we all know about this last year don’t we??!!!) they concentrated their time, talents, frustrations and energies morphing into this more heavily collaborative effort resulting in the fresh, new music and a name: ‘Five Year Gap’. Here’s a little more from Ciara about their musical and family background; “I have been singing my whole life, and Brody started playing drums when he was 10 and then guitar shortly after that. I attended ACM@UCO where I got my bachelors degree in music production, and now Brody is attending the same school for music business.
“We come from a somewhat musical family. Our great grandma played piano completely by ear and it was amazing. We think that’s where Brody got his natural talent. Our dad and his brother are both musical, which is super fun. Uncle John has played on a few of our recordings.” She’s been performing for years on stages at state fairs and festivals in Oklahoma, Arizona and California and many places in between. She said that during these past five years her brother Brody ...played drums for me. That was the extent of our collaboration as a band really. This past year, however, I went through a pretty serious season of depression and anxiety and had to reevaluate a lot of things, one of those being the direction I wanted my music to go. Brody and I got a lot closer during that time (he lives with me and my husband), and we started writing together a lot more and our development as a band just kind of happened naturally. We both feel a lot more at ease and happy with guitar licks and then I write most of the lyrics and melody. We both sit down and think about what we want the song to be about, though. We approached this first batch of songs with a theme of who we are as people and looking back on our childhood. The songs are personal to both of us which makes it really special.’ One such song, ‘Chalk Houses,’ has been turned into a video and I highly recommend it. Here’s a link: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3uJl0Ojn9s (or search for FIve Year Gap Chalk Houses Youtube) Who among us hasn’t had a memory of a once cherished, inseparable childhood friend who seemed to have completely disappeared when adulthood stepped in? Here’s the lyric from ‘Chalk Houses’Chalk houses in the driveway Sweatin’ in the Oklahoma sun all day
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