Happy Birthday Oklahoma!

[saildog]

Today is the Centennial Celebration marking our entrance into the Union.

As a State Employee, I've got the day off so I'm watching the re-enactment of the Statehood Proclamation on Television.

The original Capitol of Oklahoma was Guthrie and in 1910 the Capitol was moved to Oklahoma City.

The happy result of Guthrie's misfortune is that Guthrie is a perfectly preserved Victorian city. While growth and poor urban planning caused other Oklahoma towns such as Oklahoma City to destroy much of their early downtown architecture, much of the entire central business and residential district of Guthrie is totally intact.

Guthrie, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This makes quite a scene for the celebration. There are people dressed as they were in Territorial days gathered in front of buildings that have been preserved as they looked one-hundred years ago. Kind of like stepping back in time.

Tonight there is a celebration concert in Oklahoma City and if you are a Country Music fan, check out this line-up: Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood (all native Oklahomans).

[garagesale]

Todd:

Thanks for pointing that out to everyone here.... unfortunately, I'm spending Oklahoma's centennial in Texas, land of the barbarians!

JamesD

[saildog]

Happy Statehood Day, JamesD!

Well, being in Texas, it shouldn't be too hard to celebrate with a good ole' chicken-fried steak dinner!

It should be easy to find on the menu anywhere down that way.

[saildog]

If the board would be so kind as to indulge me, I would like to post a partial list of famous Oklahomans.
In no way am I implying that any other State of the Union has not given us impressive people, but I am feeling especially proud that my little State has produced our fair share.

Will Rogers (my favorite)
Daniel Hale Rowan (of Rowan and Martin)
William Boyd (actor), better known as "Hopalong Cassidy"
Lon Chaney Jr
Joan Crawford
Blake Edwards
James Garner
Van Heflin
Ron Howard
Ben Johnson
Rue McClanahan
Megan Mullally
Leona Mitchell (and her weirdo brother, Yahweh ben Yahweh)
Chuck Norris
Brad Pitt
Tony Randall
James Marsden
Garth Brooks
Toby Keith
Reba McEntire
Roger Miller
B. J. Thomas
Carrie Underwood
Kristin Chenoweth
Paul Harvey
Bill Moyers
Sam Walton
Ralph Ellison
Chester Gould
S.E. Hinton
Troy Aikman
Johnny Bench
Joe Carter
Bill Goldberg
Matt Holliday
Steve Largent
Mickey Mantle
Shannon Miller
Bobby Murcer
Darrell Porter
Allie Reynolds
Darrell Royal (take that Longhorn fans!)
Lee Roy Selmon
Jeremy Shockey
Jim Thorpe
Gordon Cooper
Thomas Stafford
Owen K. Garriott
Wiley Post
All-American Rejects
The Nixons
The Flaming Lips
And six Miss Americas, including the last two winners.

[txteach]

Nice to see you consider us barbarians James.

[saildog]

Nice to see you consider us barbarians James.

Teach, you know we love our Texas neighbors!

(Besides, I am a native Texan, so you will never hear a "discouraging word" about Texas from me. Well, maybe when OU plays Texas, but then someone always points out the fact that I was born in Texas and then I have to shut up. My own sister won't even give me a break on that point.)

I'm every bit as proud of my Texas roots and gladly claim to be a Texan, as well.

[garagesale]

John:

You know I love Texas! I was born at Parkland hospital in Dallas (where JFK died), so I'm a barbarian by birth. I'm at TX A&M in Commerce, about an hour east of Dallas, right now for a theatre festival. I've been to Amarillo back in October, and I'm coming back to Huntsville in February. By the way, Bette and I are thinking of a spring break getaway on the Heartland Flyer to chill in Ft. Worth/Dallas, and we will probably do our Galveston trip with the kids this summer.... I don't know what I'd do without Texas! As much as I love OK, TX really is the place to go for fun.

Hope all is well for you and your family down there in the Houston area!

JamesD

[Mikey]

I love Oklahoma !!!

For the specific reason, they're not Texas

Keep on rock'in, Okie's !!!

[txteach]

Ya know I love ya James buddy. Just getting a rise out of you. You, me, and Saildog have to talk megomeet soon. Make some plans.

[paradave911]

well, from another Texan, Happy Birthday oakies!! I cant say anything bad about Oklahoma eaither, have several good friends, and a bunch of ex inlaws (which I got along better with than the ex wife :0) from there. Some of the best buffalo burgers I have ever had was in oklahoma!! On the Phillip 66 Ranch I believe it was. It was the *hunting lodge* of the guy that owned phillips 66, man that guy had a hell of a gun collection!!

[paradave911]

Happy Statehood Day, JamesD!

Well, being in Texas, it shouldn't be too hard to celebrate with a good ole' chicken-fried steak dinner!

It should be easy to find on the menu anywhere down that way.

Man I would kill for a desent chicken fried steak right about now, cant find one here in podunk CO. I also miss my blue ribbon sausage and bacon!! cant find either of those here either.