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CREATIVE AMBASSADOR Over the years, Abby Kurin has become one of Tulsa’s biggest

champions for the arts, connecting local filmmakers and musicians with resources, funding and broader exposure. As the head of the Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture (Tulsa FMAC), Kurin is an ambassador for our city and its creative community, constantly working to attract and retain the

kind of artistic talent that makes a city world-class.

To be sure, Kurin isn’t the only one: Arts Alliance Tulsa, GKFF, the Oklahoma Film & Music Office, and others have worked tirelessly in recent years to bolster the city’s creative cred. You’ll no doubt read more about those

organizations in future issues, but today we’re focused on Kurin and her work at the Tulsa Chamber.

Later this month, Kurin and a slew of local talent will travel down to Austin for the third annual Tulsa Boom Factory showcase at the South by Southwest Film & Music Conference.

Kurin’s job is largely thankless; she’s a woman behind the curtain, working hard to cultivate an inviting cultural landscape as she brokers partnerships in our community and promotes our city to the world. We’re lucky to have her. Turn to page 23 to read more about Kurin’s work at Tulsa FMAC. On page 38, Mitch Gilliam sits down with Jay Hancock, owner of Holy Mountain Records, to discuss the difficulties of running a record store. In February, Hancock shut down Holy Mountain’s brick-and-mortar location and shifted to an online-only retail model just as two new vinyl shops—Josey Records and Spinster Records—announced plans to open in Tulsa this Spring.

Elsewhere, Kathryn Parkman visits Bound For Glory, a new independent bookstore with a well-curated library of used books, zines, videotapes, records and assorted curios (page 28); Amanda Ruyle looks at the inception of MisFEST, an all-female artist music festival coming to town in May (page 40); and Ty Clark interviews legendary protest musician Tom Morello, who recently joined the Woody Guthrie Center’s Artist Advisory Board (page 36).

Finally, there’s still time to vote for this year’s Best of Tulsa awards. The response so far has been overwhelming—you’ve nearly doubled last year’s voting numbers and there are still five days to go. Turn to page 19 to see the nominees and then go to thetulsavoice.com/bot to cast your ballot. a

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ne certainty about the 2017 legislative session is that tax breaks for the wind industry are going to be a prime target for lawmakers hoping to address the state’s short-term and long-term budget deficit. Close to 20 bills have been fi led that would limit or eliminate subsidies for wind producers, and Governor Fallin’s latest budget proposal called for wind production to be taxed.

While it is true that subsidies for the wind industry have been rising, they still pale in comparison to Oklahoma’s subsidies for the oil and gas industry.

Oklahoma’s standard tax rate of 7 percent on oil and gas production has been in effect since the 1970s, but over the years, various exemptions were put in place to subsidize different kinds of production. Now, under legislation passed in 2014, almost all new wells are taxed at just 2 percent for the first 36 months of production before reverting to the standard 7 percent rate. In addition, horizontal wells and deep wells drilled prior to July 2015 are taxed at 1 percent and 4 percent respectively for 48 months.

As a result of these tax breaks, the effective tax rate on oil and gas production in the state has plummeted. Oklahoma is projected to bring in $460 million less this year than if all production was taxed at 7 percent, based on estimates by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. In FY 2018, the cost of oil and gas tax breaks is expected to increase by an additional $50 million, topping $510 million. The FY 2018 estimates assume that oil and gas production will remain at the same level as in FY 2017 but that the price of both oil and gas will rise.

The estimates of the cost of subsidies for wind producers vary, but we do know they are substantially less than the $400 million to $600 million cost of subsidies

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for oil and gas. According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s 2015-16 tax expenditure report, the zero emission tax credit, which provides $0.005 per kWh generated, cost $59.7 million in FY 2016. The Windfall Coalition, a group of oil and gas producers and property owners that are lobbying against wind subsidies, estimates the cost of the zero emission credit will be $123 million in FY 2017. In addition to the zero emission credit, wind power producers also received $29.6 million for the five-year ad valorem manufacturing exemption.

The Legislature has already acted to curb wind subsidies. As a result of legislation passed in 2015, wind producers are no longer able to claim the ad valorem exemption for facilities developed after 2016. Last fall, the Incentive Evaluation Commission recommended either capping the total amount of the zero emission tax credit or accelerating the credit’s expiration to the end of 2017 from the end of 2020. There’s a strong likelihood that the Legislature will pursue one of these approaches this session.

These actions to rein in wind tax breaks have some good justifications. As the wind industry has expanded and solidified in Oklahoma, subsidies have become more expensive and less necessary.

But subsidies to the wind industry are not a significant cause of the state’s recurring budget shortfalls.

If we are serious about putting our budget on solid footing and ensuring that state government can do the job Oklahomans expect of it, then the hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies for oil and gas producers must be part of the discussion. a

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he snark, as it turns out, wasn’t enough to cover this.

But it’s where we start.1 “I understand that they feel like that is their body,” he said of women. “I feel like it is a separate—what I call them is, is you’re a ‘host.’ And you know when you enter into a relationship you’re going to be that host and so, you know, if you pre-know that then take all precautions and don’t get pregnant,” he explained. “So that’s where I’m at. I’m like, hey, your body is your body and be responsible with it.”

That, you may remember, was Oklahoma Republican Representative Justin Humphrey, our latest guest on Legislators against the Ladies, reminding the state’s wimmin folk that when it comes to birthing babies, they’re just landlords.

Pre-know? ‘The hell?

Humphrey, while not certain what the fuss was about, subsequently distanced himself from his own words, saying, “I’ve not continued to use that out of respect to the people who’ve said they don’t like it,” and then added, “When I use the term host, it’s not meant to degrade women.”2 Of course not.

“I thought, ‘If there’s better verbiage out there, I will gladly use better verbiage.’ I just couldn’t find it.”

Better still, stop talking—or at least stop saying the word verbiage.

What’s surprising here is that it’s not surprising. Sadly, there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about an elected Oklahoma official who thinks women are chattel and/or receptacles who can’t be entrusted with dominion over their own bodies.

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What’s troubling is, with each moronic and ignorant statement, with each sip from the well of gooberism and misogyny, the distance between people like Humphrey and Tehran’s Gasht-e Ershad (morality police), who drive around in white Toyota pickups looking for women with exposed napes, decreases. This is about abortion, about sex, about power, but it’s mostly about control—and at this point, it doesn’t matter if the one lording over you is wearing a keffiyeh or a cowboy hat.

Humphrey is a first time state representative from District 19 (a largely rural area of southeastern Oklahoma with about 78,000 constituents) who believes there should be moral and legislative consequences for women who engage in sex in a way that doesn’t fit within his worldview.

“But after you’re irresponsible then don’ t claim, well, I can just go and do this with another body, when you’re the host and you invited that in.”

He might as well just color-code them like they do in “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

A few months back, I interviewed Carol Bush,3 newly-elected representative from District 70 in Tulsa, who assured me there was a new sanity in the state GOP, a party that would be more concerned with policy than piety, one that would stay away from such birdbrain legislation.

Surely, then, party officials would distance themselves from Humphrey’s mind-numbing arrogance and insensitivity, if just for the optics alone, right?

Right?

Not one GOP representative called out Humphrey publicly.

Not one.

The rationale for not doing so is that legislators like Humphrey are outliers, punchlines even in the GOP caucus (think Josh Cockroft, John Bennett, Josh Brecheen, Ralph Shortey) who, while they may get headlines— and national ones at that—are not serious players in the caucus; so to call attention to them and their doltishness is to embolden them. Unfortunately, they have bum-rushed the dinner party and are now at the adult table, deciding on the menu, smashing the good china, exhibiting the worst manners, scaring the women and children.

They must be taken seriously each time they try to put words together.

To wit:4 Around the same time Humphrey was explaining the new female paradigm, his fellow GOP legislators passed two bills out of committee. The first, authored

by District 14 Republican George Faught, HB 1549 (Prenatal March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

R EAD IT O Lord of hosts, Nondiscrimination Act of 2017), would make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion if she tells her doctor she’s doing so because her fetus faces genetic abnormalities.

Let’s stop for a minute and wonder why doctors are even asking such questions, much less archiving the answers.

The bill passed 7-2.

The second bill, written by Humphrey, HB 1441—and why the host discussion even came up—would stop an abortion if the father is opposed to the procedure.

It passed 5-2.

How many Republicans voted against either?

You have to ask?

“I believe,” said Humphrey, “one of the breakdowns in our society is that we have excluded the man out of all of these types of decisions.”

He didn’t say what the effects on society would be if the father wanted the fetus aborted and the woman didn’t, but somehow I imagine at that point he’d be one of the few feminists in Altus.

“I’m willing to work with any of y’all to change things, to work with either side, to make a better bill.”

To get in the weeds here, the first vote on Faught’s bill failed to clear committee, deadlocking 4-4, when three moderate Republicans, Mark Lawson, Marcus McEntire and, yes, Carol Bush voted against it, but then days later, after small changes were made to the legislation, Lawson and McEntire switched their votes—caved if you’re scoring at home5 —while Bush was a noshow, choosing instead to attend another committee hearing on a bill she had co-authored.

(You can cut Bush some slack here, as Faught’s bill was going to pass with or without her vote, it will probably never make it out of the House (much less signed into law or pass constitutional muster) and that hearing she did attend on House Bill 1468, “The Hidden Predator Act,” which would exTHE TULSA VOICE // March 1 - 14, 2017

tend the statute of limitations by which survivors could seek justice, was arguably more important.)

A few years back6, I volunteered at Reproductive Services Oklahoma here in Tulsa, the one place in town where abortions are still performed—Planned Parenthood doesn’t do them—and my job, if you can call it that, was simply to escort women, mothers, sisters, daughters, from their cars into the clinic. Why was that necessary? Because across the parking lot, just off property, protestors stood, many with grotesque signs, screaming about damnation, God’s word and the abomination inside (and of those going in to) the building. Those protesting didn’t know the women, obviously, and it wouldn’t have mattered, for the women were metaphors— nameless pregnant sinners.

While there, I heard the story of a 24-year-old, a worker from a nearby church, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer days after discovering she was pregnant. Doctors told her if she waited till after the baby was born to start chemotherapy, she would likely die. If she started chemo immediately, her newborn would die. You have a sign for that? You have legislation for that? You have sanctimony for that?

She was pro-life, by the way, already had two children, but now she had to decide between the life of her unborn and her own. That doesn’t suddenly make her pro-choice—it makes her a human being. a

1) nymag.com: Oklahoma AntiAbortion Lawmaker Says Women Are Merely ‘Hosts’ 2) bipartisanship.com: Oklahoma Just Passed The Most Oppressive Law Against Women In History 3) thetulsavoice.com: One of the good ones 4) news9.com: Two Anti-Abortion Bills Pass In House Committee 5) theintercept.com: Oklahoma lawmakers want men to approve all abortions.

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here is much to be said about Donald Trump’s embattled travel ban. The questionable legality, the bruteforce approach of signing an executive order rather than going through Congress, and of course the moral implications of sacrificing refugees in the name of keeping hypothetical terrorists on the right side of the fence have all served to muddy the waters surrounding his executive action. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has, for now, temporarily blocked the ban in a unanimous decision. The Trump administration has since gone back to the drawing board to re-draft a new version of the order, but what exactly will change remains to be seen.

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Currently, there are roughly 11.4 million displaced Syrian refugees.

As long as the war rages on, this number will continue to grow.

In Tulsa, it can be easy to ignore the suffering taking place half-a-world away. Unless, that is, you’re Senna and Dana Sous.

Senna and Dana are sisters, both born in the United States. Both are Muslim. Their parents were members of Syria’s once-robust middle class, transplanted to the US two decades ago. Until the war started the girls would spend their summer vacations in Aleppo with their relatives. Now those same family members are clinging to their old home, unable to leave a city ravaged by rebel fighters and government soldiers.

I first met Senna and Dana about a year-and-a-half ago. At the time, the Syrian Civil War was at its peak, and they agreed to sit for an interview about their perspectives on the turn their country had taken. This time, I wanted their thoughts on the one ours has taken.

“When I first heard about the travel ban, it didn’t really surprise me, because in a way it’s kind of been there already,” Senna said.

“But the fact that [Trump] is shutting the door on the people who are in most need, who are spending the night on the streets in a war-torn country, that was a little surprising.”

It’s always been hard to get from Syria to the United States.

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Senna and Dana have two cousins, both medical students, who tried time and again to gain entry to the US only to be turned away. Before that, their father, a doctor, tried for 12 years to get his visa before he was finally granted one. That was before the travel ban.

“I think with this travel ban it’s definitely just going to make things worse, and there’s just no hope,” Senna said.

Senna and Dana defy most every Muslim stereotype. They have friends of many religions and backgrounds, attend concerts, and choose not to wear headscarves.

When we met for the interview, both girls shook my hand, a gesture forbidden between men and women in cultures with fundamentalist Islamic views.

These may seem like pale stereotypes, but enough people believe in them that an anti-Muslim platform can get someone elected president.

“For people who don’t know that much, when they hear the word ‘Muslim’ they’re going to be scared, just because they don’t understand,” Senna said.

“I was actually approached today by a young man on campus,” Dana added. “And we’ve just been friends in passing, and he tells me ‘I had a friend that pointed out to me that you’re Muslim and I didn’t know that. And I’m sorry if I violated any of your cultural or religious [rules].’”

Both of the girls seem to think it’s funny, but it goes to show how little is understood about Islam, even in academic settings.

And by banning refugee admissions, Trump has attempted to lock millions of people in with their tormentors.

“The fact of the matter is, most of the people being targeted by ISIS, especially in Syria and Iraq, are the Shia Muslims,” Senna said.

“He’s actually shutting the door on the people that ISIS is targeting the most.”

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the Tulsa interfaith community, as well as a practicing Muslim.

When Donald Trump’s travel ban was enacted, Shimi and her husband were in the process of obtaining visas for his family, who live in Damascus. Thanks to the 9th Circuit’s ruling, those with pre-approved visas are currently allowed to travel, but getting approved for a new visa right now is another story. There is now very little hope of extracting any of his family members from a city with failing utilities, rampant corruption, and the ever-present threat of war.

Like many, she sees the travel ban as hypocritical and unhelpful, since most recent terror attacks have been carried out by radicalized Americans, rather than immigrants.

“If you want to look at domestic terrorism, let’s look at what happened in our own backyard here in 1995 with the Oklahoma City Bombing,” she said. “What type of ban would have stopped Timothy McVeigh from committing one of the most horrendous acts of domestic terrorism ever?”

Even if we ignore terror attacks committed by white nationalists and other far-right organizations, it isn’t clear how the current ban would have stopped any of the terror attacks committed by Muslims in recent years. Omar Mateen, who committed the Pulse Nightclub shooting, was born in New York to Afghani parents.

The Tsaernaev brothers, perpetrators of the Boston Bombing, were Chechen-American. The San Bernardino shooters were of Pakistani descent, and one was American-born. None of these countries or regions have had travel bans placed on them.

Shimi, too, feels that Islam is mischaracterized in western media. While many Americans identify Islam with ISIS, or other terrorist groups, she sees a much more complicated picture.

“The people who have been fighting [ISIS] in the front lines have been Muslims—have been Afghanis, have been Syrians, have been Lebanese.

“To be honest with you,” she added, “all this rhetoric we’re hearing, all this fearmongering, it’s just giving them more fuel. This is just making ISIS’s job so much easier.” a

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Ramen from Jinya Ramen Bar (left) and Roppongi Ramen (right) | GREG BOLLINGER

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ate last year, two ramen restaurants opened within two weeks of each other and less than a mile apart in downtown. First on the scene was Roppongi Ramen at 6th and Boston, opened by local restaurateur Libby Billings, who also owns The Vault and Elote Cafe. Next, the corporate powerhouse JINYA Ramen Bar added a location at 2nd and Frankfort to its growing roster of restaurants found across the country.

Authentic Japanese ramen is a sensory experience—wrapped in ethereal steam, a heady umami merger of unctuous meaty broth and subtle vegetable funkiness is at the core of the traditional noodle dish, but it can be prepared and interpreted in a variety of ways. I dove into the hot noodle fray, sampling both restaurants.

What I found in each instance was a mixed bag—one restaurant saddled by a goofy corporate sensibility and the other still struggling to nail its flavors. Fortunately, the high points of JINYA and Roppongi make both worth visiting, despite their imperfections.

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DUELING RAMEN The highs and lows of downtown’s new ramen shops

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JINYA RAMEN BAR Hiding in an unassuming spot on the eastern edge of the Blue Dome District, JINYA Ramen Bar may be small, but its sleek interior reflects big city roots.

JINYA has been riding ramen’s popularity wave since 2010, when it opened in California, and has since opened restaurants across the country and in Canada.

As a food writer, I have mixed feelings when writing about corporate-run restaurants. They often carry the stigma of being too polished, lacking authenticity.

My skepticism was already firmly in place when all the employees yelled in monotonous unison

some sort of unintelligible greeting as I was seated. I am sure it was a Japanese “welcome,” but it just added to the awkward, corporate demagoguery. My overly-familiar server sealed the corporate shellac, describing the menu with forced, cheesy analogies and mercilessly upselling.

Distractions aside, the menu is well-appointed. JINYA offers chicken and vegetable broth options, but it’s the pork-based tonkotsu that’s king—ordering ramen with anything besides the tonkotsu is like ordering a salad at a steak joint, in this critic’s opinion. You can order your tonkotsu as spicy as you like or

you can lighten it up with their Tonkotsu White, which mixes in chicken broth. You can also kick it up spicy miso style, but I opted for the Tonkotsu Black with an unadulterated pork broth. For $12.95, the bowl came with thin ramen noodles (some bowls have fat noodles), green onion, dried nori seaweed, fried onion, spicy sauce and a “seasoned” egg.

The open kitchen at JINYA gives patrons a bird’s eye view of the ramen preparation process.

Noodles are pulled from vats of boiling water, nestled into bowls, then floated in broth. A chef artfully places each ingredient on top of the mound of noodles, then gives the outside of the bowl a wipe with a clean, white towel. The colossal bowl of ramen placed in front of me was beautifully composed—bright green onion on one side, sheets of dark nori standing tall, a soft-boiled egg floating gracefully aside delicate slices of chonshu pork belly. And underneath all the window dressing was the glorious broth.

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bone and collagen break down into an emulsified broth. The result is a creamy, luxurious texture.

JINYA’s offering was textbook tonkotsu, viscous and satisfying.

The chonshu pork belly was gelatinous and fatty, and did not deliver the texture needed to offset that of the noodles. I gave the softboiled egg a gentle prod, releasing its velvety contents, adding another layer of umami and fortifying the broth’s creaminess.

Overall, JINYA was a solid ramen experience, and with a full bar, lunch specials and a great selection of non-ramen items, I can see it becoming a fast favorite for downtown crowds.

ROPPONGI RAMEN Libby Billings, proprietress of Roppongi Ramen, is no stranger to the restaurant world, but her experience with ramen has been a crash course. When the space that was home to Lassalle’s Deli on 6th and Boston became available, she claimed it for her new restaurant, booked a ticket to Japan and explored the world of ramen.

One area that appealed to her was the Roppongi district, an area of Tokyo home to many foreign embassies and exuberant tourism and nightlife. With that inspiration, she brought her own ramen concept to life.

What the space lacks in size it makes up for in personality, with bright fuchsia booths and anime-inspired characters painted on the walls. I stopped in to grab lunch on a dreary day that demanded a big bowl of comfort.

Roppongi’s menu is simple and the atmosphere is fast-casual; patrons order at the counter, take a number, and wait. The line-up of ramen relies on a shoyu-style broth—a soy sauce-based broth that’s clearer than tonkotsu, with less emulsified fat. Both the chicken and pork broths are shoyu style. Roppongi also has a seafood broth, a veggie broth and a vegan broth of rich coconut milk. They don’t currently offer a spicy broth, but word is that they’re working on it.

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free-range egg and scallions. Other items can be added for $.49 to a $1.99, like miso-marinated corn or Napa cabbage; but I ordered the veggie gyoza appetizer instead of loading up my ramen with extras.

The gyoza was served to me practically burnt on the outside.

I dipped the stiff triangular piece into the accompanying sauce, which was both too sweet and too salty. The veggie stuffing in the gyoza oozed out of its chewy envelope with a gloopy plop. The unidentifiable concoction contained far too much moisture, while sharp notes of vinegar and ginger fought it out, masking any real vegetable flavor.

My ramen was served in a large white bowl, streaked along the outside from brown broth that had been haphazardly ladled and not cleaned. Unlike the beautiful presentation at JINYA, this bowl lacked plating integrity—a monochromatic mishmash of dark brown broth, darker brown mushrooms, and a soft-boiled egg whose yolk had turned to gel— unlike the quivering golden river of yolk found at the previous stop.

I sunk my chopsticks in to grab my first mouthful; I was impressed with the texture of the curly noodles and how well the broth clung to them. Unfortunately, the broth was not worthy of the noodle. In a blind taste test, I would have never guessed pork had been incorporated into this shoyu broth. The main flavor I detected was mushroom and an overwhelming sweetness—the marinated shitakes likely added to the broth’s mysterious saccharinity. Though the mushrooms had a great chew, the marinade was cloying.

The choshu pork belly, however, was beautifully prepared.

The large slice of marinated pork belly was given a quick sear on the griddle, rendering off some of the fat, adding a layer of caramelization. I had also ordered a side of the coconut broth, just to see the approach to the vegan ramen. It was outstanding; I can see myself coming back often for the vegan ramen (and adding chicken). This gives me hope. New restaurants always have hiccups, and with some kitchen tweaks and fine-tuning, Roppongi can easily overcome the ramen learning curve. a

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’ve heard that if you want to understand best what bitters do for a drink, have a taste test: make two Manhattans—one with bitters and one without.

In the one with bitters, you’ll notice that the sweetness of the cocktail is less intense and the drink is more balanced, plus hints of a whole host of flavors are harder to pin down. That’s because bitters are essentially flavor extracts made with many ingredients—everything from spices to fruit peels, herbs to roots, berries to teas.

“They are,” as cocktail writer and bar owner Mark Bitterman said, “to cocktails as salt is to food.” Beyond enhancing cocktails, bitters mixed with club soda is one of the most effective tonics to cure a hangover or upset stomach.

The Fikes-Parkhill party supply store next to Parkhill Liquor & Wine at 51st St. and S. Lewis Ave. has an excellent selection of bitters.

They carry go-tos like Angostura and Peychaud’s, and more daring versions like Aztec chocolate or hibiscus bitters. My favorite flavor, though, is good old-fashioned orange. Pick up a bottle of Regan’s, Fee Brothers, or Angostura—or make your own. (I did! It takes about three weeks but they make excellent Christmas gifts.)

My favorite use for them?

Besides a Manhattan—in a gin and tonic. With a Manhattan you have to remember the ingredients (ok, it’s not so hard), but a gin and tonic spells it right out for you.

Remember this ratio, though: two ounces gin to three and a half or four (at most) ounces tonic.

Orange bitters are also great in martinis and champagne cocktails. Here are three recipes to get you started: MARTINI

• 1.5 ounces gin, .5 ounce dry vermouth, 1 dash orange bitters • Garnish: lemon twist • Combine the gin, vermouth, and bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Orange bitters became part of the martini around 1906 (as did dry vermouth) and remained so until the 30s.

MANHATTAN

• 2 ounces rye or bourbon, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 dash Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters (or two of either) • Garnish: Luxardo maraschino cherry or lemon twist • Combine rye or bourbon, vermouth, and bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry or lemon twist.

Substitute blended Scotch for rye/bourbon and garnish with a lemon twist for a Rob Roy cocktail.

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

• 1 sugar cube, 6 to 8 dashes orange bitters, chilled champagne • Garnish: orange peel • Place sugar cube on bottom of a Champagne flute or coupe glass. Douse the sugar cube with the bitters and fill the glass with Champagne. Garnish with the orange peel.

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IT’S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LIKE ABBY KURIN. I met Kurin eight years ago when she was a new hire at the Oklahoma Film and Music Office in Oklahoma City. Her desk faced the door and each time I passed it she would always greet me with a pearly white smile, eager to sing the praises of Oklahoma’s film and music scenes.

Between now and then, she was instrumental in recruiting and scouting for films including “The Killer Inside Me,” “August: Osage County,” and “True Grit,” though the latter ended up not coming to Oklahoma. In 2010, she co-created the Buffalo Lounge—a showcase for Oklahoma musicians at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and Music Festival in Austin.

Kurin then worked as an associate producer, writer, and Tulsa segment host for “Discover Oklahoma,” she continued organizing and traveling to SXSW for the Buffalo Lounge, helped start and edit Art Desk Magazine—a contemporary art magazine published by the Kirkpatrick Foundation in Oklahoma City—and was finally hired away by the City of Tulsa to develop and launch The Mayor’s Film and Music Office. In 2014, that office became a division of VisitTulsa underneath the Tulsa Regional Chamber, and rebranded as the Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts, and Culture (Tulsa FMAC).

Kurin prefers everyone say “Tulsa F-Mac.” “I always joke that it’s a tongue twister,” Kurin said. “ That’s why we really want Tulsa FMAC to catch on.”

In just three years, Tulsa FMAC has caught on in plenty of ways. The office, which recently returned from sponsoring the Oklahoma Room at Folk Alliance International in February, will head south to Austin this month for its third year at SXSW. FMAC will have a presence in South By’s trade show with their Created in Tulsa booth and, later at the music festival, a Tulsa-only music showcase.

“We use the Created in Tulsa booth as platform to promote start-ups, entrepreneurs and arts organizations— basically our creative scene in Tulsa,” said Kurin. “The booth has a more industry focus because we’re selling Tulsa as a whole there.”

In addition to Tulsa FMAC, partners at Created in Tulsa (March 12-15) will include MetKnow, The Mine, Woody Guthrie Center, Circle Cinema, Blue Whale Comedy Festival, Tulsa American Film Festival, XPO, Webb Branding, YelpTulsa, and VisitTulsa.

At the music festival, FMAC hosts Tulsa Boom Factory (March 16)—an official SXSW music day party and

nighttime showcase featuring eleven Tulsa bands: Lauren Barth, Mike Dee + Stone Trio, The Ivy, NUNS, Branjae, Travis Linville, HANSON, Casii Stephan and the Midnight Sun, Wink Burcham, BRONCHO, and RVRB. “It’s always good for us to have a presence down there [at SXSW],” said BRONCHO frontman Ryan Lindsey.

“There are tons of people from everywhere that go down there. Everybody’s circles kind of cross, so it’s a good opportunity for anyone from here to get seen by people who could be from anywhere. I’ve played Oklahoma showcases down there before and a lot of people that I work with in the music business always seem excited to go to an Oklahoma event, so for there to just be a Tulsa event I think is pretty awesome.”

“It’s a big deal for us to showcase in Austin,” Kurin said. “South By is a giant beast of a music festival. In three years we will have featured over 33 bands and I’ve only had maybe three turn me down because of scheduling conflicts. Everyone wants to go every year.”

She believes that’s because of consistency—both among her office’s showcase curation and organization, and the talent routinely found in Tulsa.

“It’s cool to create a lineup that shows off everything that your city has to offer. Our lineup consists of jazz, rock, singer-songwriter, country, dream pop—which is my new obsession—I’m really excited.”

Last year, Kurin was able to secure Leon Russell for a spot at the Boom Factory.

“The fact that we got Leon before he passed away last year just kind of blows my mind. That was an experience I’ll never forget.”

Besides providing visibility for Tulsa bands at SXSW, Tulsa FMAC also advertises in Austin to promote the shows, pushes them on social media and provides the bands a stipend to play.

“They get a lot of love,” Kurin said.

“And hopefully they feel it.”

Of course, the SXSW showcase isn’t the only way FMAC shows Tulsa musicians love. The office also hosts a bi-monthly panel and mixer series that brings industry experts together to discuss a particular topic, alternating each time between music and film.

Launched last February, the first panel included Cain’s Ballroom co-owner Chad Rodgers, musician Graham Colton, and “The Oklahoma Rock Show” co-host Ryan LaCroix, and was moderated by Tulsa World music writer Jerry Wofford. The most recent panel, held last November, hosted HANSON talking about the process of

Fiawna Forte performs atTulsa FMAC’s Tulsa Boom Factory at SXSW Music Festival in 2016

making an album and their passion for being in Tulsa. After a few months’ break, the series will return in March.

“The panels are great,” said Tulsa-based filmmaker Sterlin Harjo.

“FMAC is helping bridge the gap between musicians and filmmakers. The panel series brings a lot of people out and facilitates networking in the city.

I’ve hired people that I met at those panels. The subject of the panels are all very different, too, so every time they have one you’ll have a different crowd of people there to hear the panelists speak.”

Additionally, Kurin works with musicians and festival organizers to promote new albums and shows here in town. Recently FMAC helped announce MisFEST, the new female-led music festival coming this May, after meeting with the organizers and brainstorming and helping fine-tune their vision.

“I like to say that we connect a lot of dots—whether it be promotion for musicians, brainstorming marketing ideas, helping festival organizers, or doing a big feature in the chamber report or our visitors guide.”

Kurin refers to her office as “we,” though she is Tulsa FMAC’s sole employee.

“But it takes a team to get stuff done,” said Kurin. “Someone writes for the visitor’s guide, someone paints the mural. I help connect the dots. My colleagues are under Tulsa Regional Tourism.”

“One side [of the office] is of course promoting Tulsa as a creative hub and

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cultural destination. The other side is developing resources within the city.”

Those resources also include film resources—Tulsa FMAC became an official film commission through the Association of Film Commissioners International in January 2016 and is the only city film commission in Oklahoma.

Through this designation, the office is working to make Tulsa an attractive place not just for out-of-town filmmakers, but for hometown talent and locally helmed productions, such as the documentary “Boomtown: An American Journey,” which was produced here in 2015.

“We do everything from writing letters of support, making sure that everything’s covered with insurance, [helping source] attorneys or film

crews—you name it. We scout locations. Most recently we helped connect the feature film ‘Starbright’ here. We worked with ‘Let Me Make You a Martyr’ two years ago. We don’t really say no, we figure out how to make it work for everybody.”

For Kurin, the key to all of this working is consistency and visibility.

“We return to Sundance every year and co-host the Oklahoma Film Party at Sundance. It’s important that we continue to stay present in people’s minds.”

In September 2016, as the leader of an eight month-old film commission, Kurin won first place at the Association of Film Commissioners International in the categories of film advertisement and logo and took second place in

best swag. International competitors included film commissions from California, France, Vienna, and Argentina.

“By September, as a first-time film commissioner, to win all those awards among our peers was pretty cool. But it’s all about what we have to offer here. It really was Tulsa speaking for itself.”

As for the “arts and culture” part of FMAC, Kurin said her office is still tackling how best to be a booster in those areas. They recently worked with Tulsa Ballet to feature them on the cover of VisitTulsa’s visitors guide, which has a distribution of 40,000 and a six-month shelf life. They also helped coordinate and fund the mural of Bob Wills and his tour bus next to the Ross Group and across from the Fur Shop downtown, as well as the Aaron Whisner mural on the Mayo parking garage at 4th and Cheyenne.

“It’s evolving,” she said. “We’re a big proponent of public art. And we work with different arts organizations to highlight them in ways that maybe they haven’t been before. There are so many incredible arts organizations and we don’t need to dilute that. How do we help make them stronger? How do we promote them? For us to fine-tune our arts and culture side, it might take a while. I think we’re gaining some traction with film and music and I hope we get to implement a lot of really cool projects over the next few years.”

“It’s definitely a long title for the office,” she winked. “But I think we’re getting there.” a FEATURED // 25

onstage

MEMORY AND IMAGINATION A time-bending performance from Bridgman|Packer Dance leads the 2017 New Genre Arts Festival

by ALICIA CHESSER

L

ike flowers bursting out of the winter earth, the New Genre Arts Festival arrives every spring to bust Tulsa out of its familiar ruts. Over its many years at Living Arts, the festival has brought in nationally and internationally recognized artists who are not so well known here, challenging notions of what creativity can look like outside our regular fare of more or less conventional entertainment.

This year’s festival will be Steve Liggett’s last as artistic director of Living Arts and will continue the format instituted last year, one that’s perfect for folks who might hesitate to take a risk on risky work: free tickets, reservations required, made possible by local and national sponsors.

“People all over the world knowing more about Tulsa because of New Genre,” Liggett said, “and the city having a national reputation for being a place where, if you are a truly cutting edge contemporary artist, we have a festival to show your work— that’s the thing about New Genre I’m most proud of.”

New Genre 2017 is a raucous mix of installations and performances, from holographic visual art to a concert of sound works created on amplified latex balloons. The week’s main events (two performances and two workshops) come from Bridgman|Packer Dance, a duo of dance and video artists from New York City, whose mesmerizing

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creations merging video technology and live performance earned them in 2008 the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever given to a collaborative partnership.

Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer started working together in 1978 and began using video in their art about 15 years ago.

“A number of other groups have used video as background,” Bridgman said. “We wanted to use it in the foreground along with ourselves and have it as a performer onstage.”

Using both pre-recorded video and live camera feeds that pick up and process their movement

onstage in real time, they integrate 2D and 3D worlds in ways that open up space for rich questions about reality.

For their Tulsa performances (swiftly followed on their touring calendar by shows in Boston, Cleveland, and Beirut), the duo will present two works, “Under the Skin” and “Remembering What Never Happened.” In the first, their projected forms multiply on top of and alongside their performing bodies, filling the stage in a witty, tender, mind-bending play with identity.

For “Remembering,” Bridgman and Packer researched cognitive

psychology and neuroscience through the work of essayist and novelist Siri Hustvedt.

“I got very fascinated by the fact that the same parts of the brain are activated when we remember as when we imagine something,” Packer said. “That fed right into what we were working on about transformation. Video becomes a metaphor for transformation.

“Video itself has two different time zones in it, one past and one present,” she explained. “We’re playing with—and messing with—the usual past/present/ future sequence that we like to think of as ‘reality.’

“We’re looking at the connection between memory and imagination,” she continued. “A memory transforms every time we remember it. We reconstruct it each time. When we’re having memories, we are living in present and past at the same time. And we use our memories to project what’s going to happen in the future.

“In the piece we’re taking that a bit further. Each time we remember this event that either happened or didn’t happen, onstage, we allow it to become more and more fantastical as the piece proceeds.”

Bridgman and Packer film on location (for “Remembering,” in the Mojave Desert) and in their studio with green screen technology and computer programs such as Isadora. Their collaborators include composers and an array of tech experts. Their creative process is complex (with the addition of video, Bridgman said, insanely long rehearsals are the nature of the beast), but ultimately it’s about the simplest elements—time, space, and light—interacting in specific ways at specific moments.

Ultimately, Packer said, their work is a comment on a common human experience.

“The question of what is ‘real’ is very vital in the news today, and yet these are ancient philosophical questions: what is this existence, is my perception of existence the same as yours, what is this reality that we call our lives?

“We are looking these questions in our work,” she said, “not giving answers but presenting the questions. We’re doing it in a way that’s visceral, beautiful, and at times humorous. We’re using the technology as a way of getting at what that human experience is.” a March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

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retailtherapy

GLORY BOUND

Independent bookstore is a treasure of tattered tomes and assorted curios

by KATHRYN PARKMAN John Gabriel, Kris Rose, and Dan Riffe of Bound For Glory Books | GREG BOLLINGER

“I

don’t see anything intrinsically wrong with capitalism,” said Dan Riffe, who runs Bound For Glory Books with Kris Rose.

“Can I quote you on that?”

“Yeah, as long as you give it some context,” he said.

Context is all: Riffe has no problems with capitalism, but he didn’t open a bookstore to get rich. The books and zines, VHS and DVD movies (for rent or sale), records, magnets, jewelry, and other delightfully strange kitsch and miscellany that Riffe and Rose sell add context for Tulsa.

Bound For Glory, in the easternmost space in a little strip off Route 66 called Vandalia Plaza, is in good company. Mammoth Comics, the neighboring comic shop, hosts Magic: The Gathering, and Good Mischief peddles vintage clothing and pseudo-witchy sundries. A dance studio occupies the second floor of the building—Rose said you can hear their classes in the afternoon sometimes. “Sounds like elephants having sex,” she said.

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looking for inventory, but sometimes a book will sit on a shelf for months. It can be frustrating trying to predict what will sell.

The Keynesian animal spirit has a strong presence here.

Conversation with Rose and Riffe is frequently punctuated by a recommendation. When Riffe told me a story about the time he was interviewed by the Feds after the punk club Nitro was bombed by Tulsa skinheads in the 90s, he recommended Bill Buford’s “Among the Thugs,” about crowd hooliganism in British football (soccer).

For context.

What you can find: “Busted: Drug War Survival Skills, From the Buy to the Bust to Begging for Mercy” by defense attorney M. Chris Fabricant and illustrated by R. Crumb (and endorsed by Tommy Chong: “I wish I had this book before I got busted!”), dozens of Microcosm titles, including “Pedal Zombies: Thirteen Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories,” and Tulsa Artist Fellow Gary Kachadourian’s life-sized prints of parking meters and air conditioners. Some of the labeled categories on the shelves include Bicycles, Philosophy, Erotica, Kabbalah, Mystery, Native American, Conspiracy Theories, and Martial Arts.

As Rose lamented State Rep. Justin Humphrey’s recently proposed abortion bill (the one that refers to pregnant women as “hosts” and requires a “male sexual partner” to give permission for the procedure), she showed me “Sister Speak,” a visually striking zine that seeks to challenge the patriarchy and the status quo. It’s exactly what I needed to read in that moment.

“Because the Internet can be so overwhelming,” Rose said, “it’s nice to hold a physical effort...

There’s something vital in that exchange.”

Other self-published treatises by anarchists, feminists, and artists near and far, including new Tulsa zines “TYPOS: The Magazine for Interesting People” and “Normal,” have found a home at Bound For Glory.

As I perused their selection of the Beats, I mentioned to Rose that I’d recently picked up William S. Burroughs’ 1971 novel “The Wild Boys.” At this, Rose’s husband, David Dean, an English teacher, suggested I read “Port of Saints” next, describing it as “authentically transgressive.”

The shop also hosts shows, because why not? Recently, Florida singer/songwriter David Don-

dero (along with comedian Evan Hughes and Grass Crack, Riffe’s bluegrass gangstabilly five-piece) performed in the back of the shop, between dozens of boxes of comics and the Erotica section. If you’ve never heard Dondero, think Lenny Bruce meets an acoustic Billy Bragg: political and clever, but still a little dreamy. He sang about the pending wall between the United States and Mexico, finding sobriety (and keeping it for 14 months and counting), and even more personal vignettes exploring place and time with songs called “South of the South” and “Rothko Chapel.”

Where do Rose and Riffe see Bound For Glory this time next year? Expectations are modest.

Rose said she hopes to host more shows and in-store events, start a zine workshop, and add context to Tulsa’s story through the shop’s eclectic stock.

At this, Riffe countered: “The whole idea of progress is sort of disingenuous, I think.” a

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YOU CAN’T GET HIGH AROUND KIDS Michael Zampino | GREG BOLLINGER

The rise of comedian Michael Zampino

by MITCH GILLIAM

G

reat standup requires not just great material, but a confident command of the stage. Tulsa comic Michael Zampino inhabits the middle ground of the “be funny” and “don’t give a shit” venn diagram.

I attribute his approach to standup to both the amount of weed he smokes and just how long he’s been doing this.

I caught Zampino at the Comedy Parlor, where emcee Cian Baker introduced him as “the funniest man in Tulsa” before adding, “well, at least he was four years ago. That shit expires.”

Zampino is aware of the fickle nature of local notoriety, though he seems to have his renewal fees set to auto-draft.

His jokes center on his love for the green stuff and his Rubenesque physique. He also discusses the trials of being both a father to a newborn and stepfather to an 11 year-old, and how the golden rule to step-parenting is just “don’t let that kid see your dick.”

“You can’t get high around kids ‘cause they ask a ton of questions,” he tells crowds. “Then you gotta get them high, and hope they forget what they saw. Then your sister gets pissed that your nephew’s high, but you remember you don’t have a sister or a nephew and you’re like ‘hey, who’s kid did we just get high?

We may wanna get outta here.

Besides, this Incredible Pizza is lame.’”

Before Zampino was crowned “Funniest Person in Tulsa” at a Loony Bin contest in 2013, he said

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he spent three years “eating shit at open mics.”

Childhood cartoons like “Bobby’s World” and “Life with Louie,” and the comedy of their creators, Howie Mandel and Louie Anderson, were Zamipno’s intro to standup. He carried his love of the art into adulthood, but like George Costanza with women, he would find tiny excuses to keep his distance from the stage.

“I’d justify it with little things, like, ‘how will you keep writing material?’”

Zampino’s friends finally convinced him to test the waters of Tulsa’s burgeoning comedy scene in 2010. Open mics led to feature shows, features led to the “Funniest Person” title, and the good fortune continued to roll in.

He’s also enjoyed watching Tulsa’s comedy scene blossom into its current form.

“There was a period of infighting, and people popping up and moving, but I think the greatest difference over even the last six or seven months is this sense of togetherness and camaraderie,” he said.

That camaraderie can be seen in Channel Four and a Half, a production company Zampino maintains with local comics Landry Miller, Ryan Green, and Andrew Deacon. The crew books feature gigs for touring comics in addition to producing a series of web shows and podcasts. Zampino currently records and edits the podcasts “Lost Sock” and “Pillow Fight,” and hosts his own called “Opinions Like A-Holes” with Hilton Price. a

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sportsreport

BRACKETMANIA

How to host your own March Madness Pool

by JOHN TRANCHINA

M

arch Madness is around the corner, and soon millions of people across the country will be talking about college basketball and filling out brackets.

With some first- and second-round games being held at the BOK Center March 17 and 19, there should be more interest than usual in Tulsa this year, even if it looks like a longshot for any local teams to make the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State has been playing well lately, so they look like the best bet for any team from around here.

A lot of workplaces have their own pools, where you pay a fee (usually $5 or $10) to fill out the tournament bracket. Whoever gets closest to correctly picking the eventual results wins a portion of, or the entire, pot of money.

If there isn’t already an established pool at your office, or among your friends, here is how to start one of your own.

First of all, if you want to take the easy way out, there are several websites that will do most of the work for you, including the most arduous task of tabulating the results automatically. I’ve used the CBSSports.com and ESPN websites before for this. They have built in brackets for participants to

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fill out online, they determine the winners and you hardly have to do anything.

But that’s also less fun, and usually you don’t have the ability to customize the format, such as the point system or tiebreaker criteria.

So, to do it yourself, the first order of business is to find a bracket online to print out that leaves enough space for people to write in their picks in each round of the tournament.

Settle on an entry amount—$5 or $10, or if you have a bunch of high-rollers around you, maybe even $20 to increase the overall prize money.

Then a key factor is to determine your points system for calculating the results. How much do you want to weight correct picks from each round of the tournament? The point totals should increase with each successive step towards the national championship.

I’ve seen pools where the firstround games are each worth one point, the second-round is worth two, the next is four, then eight, et cetera. But honestly, I don’t like that because it devalues the first two rounds, where there are a lot of games that are tough to call, and puts too much emphasis on the later rounds.

Personally, I prefer a pool where correct first- and second-round picks are rewarded more. I don’t think a correct third-round game should count four times as much as a first-rounder, so if you have the first-round games go for, say three points, with the second five and the third seven (or 4-6-8), that seems more balanced. My point distribution would be 3-5-7-9, with 12 for a Final Four pick, and 16 for the champion.

The First Four play-in games could be worth one or two points, if you count them at all.

Also, some pools have a tie-breaker or bonus question, asking for a championship game score or total points scored in the Final. If you do that, just have it be worth one extra point and only applicable if the person correctly predicts the winner, or just as a tie-breaker (whoever’s closer) if two people are deadlocked at the top of the standings.

Then decide how to divide the prize money. If you have a large pool, say with 12 or more people, it’s a good idea to reward the top two or three finishers, rather than just giving the entire pot to the overall winner. In my pools, I’ve awarded 50 percent to the winner, 30 percent to second place and 20 percent to third.

Make sure you collect the brackets before the first games start, and of course, the money. If not everyone participating is local, you can also make things more convenient by accepting PayPal or another online currency exchange.

During the tournament, it would be cool to provide updates.

“Grading” the brackets can take a little time, but it’s also fun to see who picked who and where everyone stands.

So after the second round, get a bracket in front of you that reflects all the true winners and go through all the participants’ bracket sheets, figuring out how many correct picks each person got and calculating their point totals based on the system you devised. Then provide a standings update to everyone.

Do the same thing after the fourth round, after which the Final Four will be determined, and of course, after the tournament is over.

There you have it. It may be a little extra work—particularly during the sometimes-tedious process of “grading” the first few rounds of brackets—but running your own NCAA tournament pool is definitely a fun way to enhance the experience of one of the most exciting three weeks of the sports calendar. a March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

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bookworm

The Yankee from Chelsea

John Wooley gives ‘Right Down the Middle’ the upper hand

by ZACK REEVES n his country home on the eastern edge of Rogers County, writer John Wooley tapped on my RCA digital recorder and wondered about its functionality.

“I still use cassette tapes,” he said. “It’s like going to your grandma’s house.”

Not quite. His writing office overlooking the sun-soaked plains is stuffed with several decades’ worth of memorabilia, folders, and posters, and in the middle, an elegantly structured book-pile divides the room into two paths like a kitchen island. If it sounds like chaos, it somehow lends the office a strange navigability. The millions of items of media create a cozy atmosphere for the author, who locks himself in the office each morning to do his work.

(My grandma, for what it’s worth, owns a few well-hidden romance novels and uses Facebook more than I do.)

Wooley speaks with a gravelly baritone that belies his easy demeanor; it can quickly slip the mind that this is the man who wrote Wes Craven’s biography, or whom Garth Brooks once called a star.

“A lot of people want to write,” he said. “But you’ve really got to want it.”

His latest book, “Right Down the Middle,” was published by Müllerhaus at the end of last year.

It’s an as-told-to biography of Ralph Terry, a star pitcher for the 1960s New York Yankees from Chelsea, Okla., 50 miles northeast of Tulsa.

In the wrong hands, the sports memoir is ripe for bland writing, overblown stories, and endless braggadocio, meant for no one but fans and fellow players. But with Wooley’s capable storytelling,

I

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John Wooley’s “Right Down the Middle” was published last August | COURTESY

this spin on the autobiography takes on a high degree of sophistication and accessibility. Terry’s rise to fame, alongside the likes of Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra, is recounted in exquisite detail as the narrative teases out every pitch, every strikeout, every home run.

Sports fans and general readers alike will delight in the rendering of the famous 1960 World Series, where Terry threw the losing pitch, to the 1962 World Series, where he threw the winning one— the only player in baseball history to ever do so.

Honed down from just a few hours of interviews, Wooley dove into Terry’s life story, from the dirt lots of Chelsea, a town of barely 2,000 with “cattle grazing in the outfield,” to the lights of Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park, all the while keeping Terry’s strong, personable voice at the forefront.

“Part of it,” Wooley said, mentioning his 20 years of entertainment reporting for the Tulsa World, “is just knowing what to ask.”

Reading the book feels like

having a three-martini lunch with Ralph himself: to the point, and a little vulgar when it adds to the story. Central to the narrative is the access to a mind imbued with a singular passion, and the reader sees him elated, confused, furious, and compassionate, all revolving around his great love of the game.

“We’re all Chelsea boys,” Wooley said, referring to his own upbringing in the small town. “We all knew who Ralph was—he was a hero. One day, in the early 60s when he was with the Yankees, he came down to my backyard where we were playing ball and pitched to us. I was 11 or 12. He was catching balls behind his back, that sort of thing; he was a big deal to us in Chelsea.”

That starstruck kid never thought that he’d one day get the chance to work with one of his heroes.

“If anyone had told me when I was 12 years old that, one day, I’d have a book with Ralph, telling his story,” he said, “I would’ve said, great! I want to be 60 right now!”

“I continue to be optimistic about human nature in the face of,” he paused to laugh, “contrary evidence.”

He’s suffered his own dark nights of the soul, just like Ralph does in “Right Down the Middle,” just like any of us do in the headlights of our lives’ myriad tiny crises. But out of Wooley’s dark nights came a startling revelation, a viable mantra for the life of a writer, or any person looking to lead a life of value.

“You either wear them down, or they wear you down,” he said with a smile. “That’s the equation.

And I wasn’t going to let anyone wear me down.” a March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

March 31 • 7-9 p.m. • FREE Celebrate Women’s History Month at Gilcrease Museum. Tour the galleries and spot the Wonder Women in the collection during a museum-wide scavenger hunt. Come dressed as your favorite woman of the arts, or a woman you consider to be a role model.

Prizes, food, a cash bar, plus a performance by Tulsa singer/ songwriter Christine Jude.

Gilcrease After Hours takes place on the last Friday of the month. Explore the museum, grab a drink, network with other young professionals, and support your local art community. FREE.

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Living Arts & Tulsa Performing Arts Center, livingarts.org

New Genre Arts Festival XXIV Tues., Feb. 28–Sat., March 4 Each year, New Genre Arts Festival brings experimental and boundary-pushing artists to Tulsa for installations, performances, and workshops. Admission to each event is free, but tickets can be reserved at livingarts.org, where you’ll also find the full schedule of events.

Installations // Open March 3-25 “Dry Prong” by Kyle Triplett – Tripplett explores the natural and artificial experience of landscape through tangible objects and digital video projection. // “Heritage Habitats” by Owen VanAmeyden Collaborative – Ginger Owen illuminates concepts of impermanence and personal vs. collective histories with photographic images presented in nostalgic forms, such as kites. // “REVEAL” by Sally Weber – Weber creates optical holograms, drawing reference from the laws of nature and scientific thought.

Bridgman|Packer Dance Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer’s work combines live performance and video art. The duo will present “Remembering What Never Happened”—which explores the intersection of memory and imagination—and “Under the Skin”—in which the pair interact with ever-multiplying virtual versions of themselves. Fri. and Sat., 3/4-5, 8 p.m., Liddy Doenges Theatre, PAC Judy Dunaway Balloon Concert

Avant-garde composer Dunaway performs pieces written for and with latex balloons, as well as “Balloon Symphony No. 2,” an audience participatory piece. Sat., 3/4, 6 p.m.

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PIZZA PARTY

COMEDY

Celebrate Hideaway Pizza’s 60th Anniversary at a free outdoor concert featuring BRONCHO, Fiawna Forté, and TJ Mayes at the pizza parlor’s Cherry Street location. Mar. 3, 6-9 p.m., hideawaypizza.com

Comic legend George Lopez performs two shows (7 p.m. and 10 p.m.) at The Joint at Hard Rock Casino.

Mar. 4, $25-$45, hardrockcasinotulsa.com

FILM

COMEDY

Red Fork Native American Film Festival & Powwow will feature screenings of feature length and short films and a retrospective of featured filmmaker Mark Williams. Mar. 4, 12:30-11 p.m., Free admission, TCC West Campus, facebook.com/redfornaff

Something Awkward This Way Comes Tour Kickoff // Local comedians Ryan Green, Landry Miller, and CR Parsons do one last show in Tulsa before hitting the road. Mar. 4, 10 p.m., $10, Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com

COMMUNITY

LIVE PODCAST

From Clicktivism to Activism // Learn new ways to get involved and make a difference beyond social media in this discussion with Indivisible Tulsa and John Waldron. Mar. 4, 1 p.m., Rudisill Regional Library – Ancestral Hall, facebook.com/IndivisibleTulsa

Community creator Dan Harmon will be in Oklahoma for a live recording of his podcast Harmontown from the Qualla Ballroom at the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs. Roadtripworthy! Mar. 4, 9 p.m., $15, cherokeecasino.com/west-siloam-springs March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

FOR COFFEE LOVERS

STREET PARTY

Take a biking or driving tour of several local coffee shops, tasting samples and learning about their craft along the way in Tulsa’s second annual Caffeine Crawl. Mar. 10, 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., $27-$32, caffeinecrawl.com

Another way to celebrate St. Pat’s early is The Rose District Irish Street Party in Broken Arrow, which will feature live music, special menus at District restaurants and more. Mar. 11, 4-10 p.m., rosedistrict.com

RUN

CONCERT

Don your green trainers for the 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day Run, the official kickoff to race season.

Proceeds benefit Special Olympics Oklahoma. Mar. 11, 8:30 a.m., $20-$30, Brookside, sook.org

Tulsa PAC 40th Anniversary Concert // In homage to Ella Fitzgerald playing the first concert at the PAC, Jane Monheit will perform Ella favorites accompanied by trumpeter Nicholas Payton. Mar. 12, 7 p.m., $25$90, Chapman Music Hall, PAC, tulsapac.com

BEST OF THE REST EVENTS Dust Bowl Girls // Hear the true story of the Great Depression’s greatest basketball team, the girls of Oklahoma Presbyterian College. Lydia Reeder tells the story in her book, “Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory.” // 3/1, 7 p.m., Edison Preparatory School Gymnasium, booksmarttulsa.com Pretty Things Peepshow // A gaudy, bawdy blend of circus, sideshow, and burlesque acts. // 3/1, 8 p.m., The Fur Shop, furshoptulsa.com Tulsa Public Schools’ Tulsa School Pride Race and Health & Wellness Festival // 3/4, 8 a.m., Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com Inaugural First Saturday Food Truck Rally // The inaugural rally will feature Bohemia, MASA, Mr. Nice Guys, Rub, and Pie in the Sky, and music from Robert Hoefling, Chris Combs Duo, and Dane Arnold. // 3/4, 1 p.m., Fuel 66, fuel66ok.com Rockin’ Road to Dublin // The next generation of Irish song and dance. // 3/4, 8 p.m.,Tulsa Performing Arts Center - Chapman Music Hall,Performing Arts,$30-$32,tulsapac.com Town Hall Meeting with State Senator Kevin Matthews // Hosted by Kendall-Whittier Growing Together // 3/4, 2 p.m., Will Rogers High School, facebook.com/KWGrowingTogether Exotic Bird Fair // Tulsa’s biggest bird event! // 3/4, 9 a.m., Expo Square Central Park Hall, okbirds.com An Evening with David Baldacci // The author of the global bestselling Vega Jane series comes to Tulsa to celebrate the third book in the series, “The Width of the World.” // 3/6, Circle Cinema, circlecinema.com THE TULSA VOICE // March 1 - 14, 2017

Legends of Ska // Circle Cinema hosts the Oklahoma premiere screening of this documentary on the birth of Jamaican music. Afterwards, director General Moses will spin vintage tunes and take questions from the audience. // 3/7, 7:30 p.m., Circle Cinema, circlecinema.com An Evening with Chris Cleave // IThe bestselling British author of “Little Bee” makes his first appearance in Oklahoma. Cleave’s new novel, “Everyone Brave is Forgiven,” tells the story of three lives entangled during World War II. // 3/8, 7 p.m., Central Library, tulsalibrary.org/central Ok, So...Story Slam: Confessions // 3/9, 8 p.m., IDL Ballroom, idlballroom.com Girls Night Out: The Show // 3/10, IDL Ballroom, idlballroom.com

Arts Center for Education, signaturesymphony.org/of-life-and-death.html

Trew + 2 // 3/7, 9 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com

TSO Pops: A Trip Down Memory Road // Tulsa Symphony Orchestra pay tribute to the Mother Road with pieces by Aaron Copland, George and Ira Gershwin, W.C. Handy, Randy Newman, and Richard Strauss. // 3/11, 7:30 p.m., Tulsa Performing Arts Center - Chapman Music Hall, tulsapac.com/index.asp

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Vanessa Dawn // 3/8, VFW Post 577 Centennial Lounge,

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial // Adapted by Herman Wouk from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. // 3/10-18, Tulsa PAC - Liddy Doenges Theatre, tulsapac.com Sweeney Todd // Presented by Theatre Tulsa. // 3/3-12, Tulsa Performing Arts Center - John H. Williams Theatre, tulsapac.com

TFA 2nd Saturday Walking Tour: South Downtown // Explore and learn about the architecture on the south side of downtown with Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. // 3/11, Foolish Things Coffee Company, tulsaarchitecture.com

Motown The Musical// The true story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s rise from featherweight boxer to music mogul. // 3/14-19, $25-$64, Chapman Music Hall, PAC, tulsapac.com

Collector Con // Meet DC and Marvel artist Sam de la Rosa, Ashley Witter and Ash Maczko, artist and creator of Squarriors, and many more, and browse comics, collectibles, games, and more. Everything you need to properly geek out. // 3/11-12, Trade Winds Central Inn, collectorcon.org

COMEDY

Pi(e) Day Celebration // Celebrate 3.14 with a full day of sweet and savory, pies. // 3/14, 7 a.m., Antoinette Baking Co., antoinettebakingco.com

Improv and Chill // 3/3, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com

PERFORMING ARTS

Stand Up Comedy// 3/5, The Blackbird on Pearl, facebook.com/Blackbirdtulsa

Classics of Life and Death // Signature Symphony performs Mozart’s “Requiem,” as well as pieces by Joseph Bologne and Martinez Compañón. // 3/11, 7:30 p.m., VanTrease Performing

Nicholas Osborn Won’t Shut Up w/ Ryan Green, Vanessa Dawn, Adam Benson, Evan Hughes // 3/1, 7:30 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Open Mic Comedy // 3/1, , VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge

Sunday Night Stand Up // 3/5, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com

Sunday Night Live w/ Gerald “Hurricane” Harris, Tony Tone, Kevin Bozeman // 3/5, Loony Bin, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa

The Mic Drop // 3/10, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Komedy Kombat // 3/11, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Sunday Night Stand Up // 3/12, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Nicholas Osborn vs The World w/ T.J. Clark, Andrew Deacon, Trent Hill, Jason Redfearn, De’Marrio Oates, Josie Peacock, and more // 3/13, 8:30 p.m., The Venue Shrine, tulsashrine.com Kevin Bozeman // 3/1-4, Loony Bin, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa Tulsa Tonight // 3/10-11, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Comfort Creatures // 3/3-4, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, comedyparlor.com Gabriel Rutledge // 3/8-11, Loony Bin, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa Kosher USA // A lecture by Dr. Roger Horowitz, author of “Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food.” // 3/2, 7 p.m., Congregation B’nai Emunah, booksmarttulsa.com Will Eisner Comic Celebration // Celebrate comic book pioneer Will Eisner. // 3/4, 12 p.m., Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, jewishmuseum.net

SPORTS Big 12 Wrestling Championship // 3/4-5, BOK Center, bokcenter.com Tulsa County Roller Derby Valkyries vs Enid Roller Girls // 3/11, 4:30 p.m., Skates Roller Skating Entertainment Center, skatescenter.com

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Bad presidents make for good music Tom Morello talks Woody Guthrie, public enemies, and ‘Old Man Trump’

by TY CLARK om Morello first made a name for himself as a founding member of Rage Against the Machine, one of the 90s’ most iconic bands, which sold millions of records and whose populist political message remains relevant today. After breaking from Rage, Morello formed Audioslave with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, achieving triple-platinum success with the band’s first release. His lesser-known singer-songwriter alter ego, The Nightwatchman, channels his folk influences: Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.

Currently, Morello is recording and touring with the supergroup Prophets Of Rage, which features members of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and, of course, Rage Against The Machine.

Last month, he was named the first member of the Woody Guthrie Center’s Artist Advisory Board.

Other members now include Steve Earle, John Mellencamp and Ani DiFranco.

“The Woody Guthrie Center is proud to have artists who follow in Woody’s footsteps as part of our Artist Advisory Board,” said Deana McCloud, director of the Woody Guthrie Center. “By sharing messages of diversity, equality, and social justice, these artists continue Woody’s work by being the machines that promote these values.”

Morello, a self-described non-sectarian socialist, is actively engaged in the fight for social justice. Inspired by Woody Guthrie, he encourages people to “show up, join up, read up, stand up, and rise up.” And, like Guthrie, he believes in fighting for a world

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Woody’s life example and musical example is one that all protest songwriter acolytes aspire to, ya know, whenever there is a call to action, the idea—which Woody did not invent but in some ways perfected—that one person with a guitar can travel fast and sing loud at the barricades wherever the issues of the day manifest themselves and that music and culture can play a part in determining the outcome. So to help preserve, protect, and present his work and legacy for current and future generations is a great honor.

TTV: What are your practical duties as an artist advisor?

TM: [laughing] I think that is to be determined. I look forward to finding out myself exactly what they are. But I’m available!

TTV: Have you spent much time in Tulsa?

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“where no one is hungry, no one is homeless and everyone gets a chance.”

THE TULSA VOICE: How did you come to be involved with the Woody Guthrie Center’s Artist Advisory Board?

TOM MORELLO: Well, being a long time fan of Woody Guthrie and someone who has been inspired by both his music and his activism, I’ve been involved in a number of Woody Guthrie events. I was approached by the museum—at its

inception—to donate some items and we’ve been in touch since.

As a protest singer-songwriter myself, I consider myself as one of the links in the chain—that also includes Woody Guthrie and, hopefully, the museum—of getting to continue his legacy and the idea that music matters.

TTV: What does it mean for you, as a politically-minded musician who’s been influenced by Woody Guthrie, to now be directly involved with the preservation of his legacy?

TM: Well, it’s a great honor because

TM: Ya know, I think I’ve played there twice through the years, but I have not spent time there in Tulsa. Not yet.

TTV: Guthrie was a proud socialist and used his music to protest social injustices and inequality.

You’ve done the same throughout your career. How does Guthrie’s message resonate in today’s political climate?

TM: Well, Woody Guthrie would have certainly had a lot to say in today’s political climate. He would’ve been at the Women’s March, he would’ve been at the airports supporting Muslim immigrants. He was a person that’s March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

TTV: Last year, during the election campaign cycle, we learned that Woody Guthrie knew Donald Trump’s father as his landlord, and even wrote an unproduced song about him called “Old Man Trump.” You, Ryan Harvey and Ani DiFranco ended up recording the song last summer. Can you talk about that experience? What does that song mean to you, and what do you think Guthrie would have thought about Old Man Trump’s son in the White House?

of couldn’t believe it, the historical circumstance of Trump’s father [still laughing], ya know, mistreating [can’t stop laughing]... this discovery, ha! It comes as no surprise.

But these issues echo through the ages and the two things you can be certain of is before, during, and after Trump there will be injustices perpetrated [against] the poor, minorities, ya know, the underclass.

But you can be just assured that there will be resistance to those injustices and that is what we are counting on.

The struggle for liberation in this country goes back for hundreds of years and it will continue during and after Trump. Woody Guthrie certainly—one of his great achievements—was providing a soundtrack for that struggle for liberation during his time and I’ve attempted to be one of the people who does the same during mine.

TM: Sure! [laughing] It was Ryan Harvey who unearthed that song for me to hear it. At first I, kind

TTV: A variation of the term public enemy, “public enemy number one,” was first used in the 30s

had a clear class-based vision and always stood up for the underdog.

He was also an ardent opponent of racism and fascism and in these times when racism and fascism are on the ascent in the United States, Woody’s legacy of uncompromising resistance to oppression, both as an artist and as a human, is inspirational.

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to describe individuals whose activities were considered criminal and damaging to society. What or who would you consider America’s public enemy number one to be?

TM: I would say America’s number one public enemy is apathy, and it is being overcome. My hope is that this outrageous and atrocious Trump/Pence regime will bring into being the movement that will not only overthrow it but that will help to transform the United States of America into a more just and decent place.

TTV: Besides yourself, are there any current working artists you see as carrying on the legacy of Woody Guthrie’s work and message?

TM: Yeah, sure! I founded a record label called Firebrand Records to help promote artists whose work is, ya know, trying to change the world and so we have a roster of them. From The Last Internationale to Ike Riley to Sun of None

to Built For The Sea, ya know, those are all artists I know personally and fight the power with on a daily basis in their songs and in their lives.

Man, I think bad presidents make for good music and so I think we’ve already seen a kind of uptick of songs about the current state of affairs, and I think that will only continue.

TTV: Can Tulsa expect a visit from you or any of your projects in the near future?

TM: I am hopeful. Right now Prophets are playing South America and Europe in spring and summer but hopefully either as Prophets or myself will be coming through Oklahoma by the end of the year or early 2018.

TTV: I assume that will include a stop at The Woody Guthrie Center?

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A RECORD STORE Holy Mountain Records closes as two new vinyl shops come to town

by MITCH GILLIAM Josey Records in Dallas | COURTESY

J

ay Hancock texted me as I pulled into the Tally’s Café parking lot.

“I’m in the antique store next door,” he said.

We had scheduled a meeting to chat over chicken tenders, but Hancock had an itch to scratch.

I found him in the store flipping through records, and he told me about the gems he’d just found at the Next Generation market down the street. Even though Hancock had just lost his record store, his work as a crate digger wasn’t over.

Hancock’s Holy Mountain Records shut its doors for the last time February 28.

Hancock opened the shop with his wife, Violet Rush, in 2014.

Exactly one year ago, the George Kaiser Family Foundation tapped Holy Mountain to be a retailer in their renovated Archer Building in the Brady Arts District. Holy Mountain’s grand reopening was originally set for last November but construction delays pushed the ribbon cutting to April 2017. Because of the delay, Holy Mountain temporarily relocated to a relatively hidden space on North Main, above Inner Circle Vodka Bar. When Dallas-based Josey Records announced a new 2,500 square-foot store in Tulsa—across the street from Holy Mountain’s original space—Hancock knew it was curtains. Shortly after our 38 // MUSIC

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interview, another Dallas-based store, Spinster Records, announced plans to open a new shop in the Brady Arts District. I broke the news to Hancock through text.

“Just another reason to be happy for walking away, ha!” he replied.

I asked Hancock how he felt about it all. His hostile honesty has earned him a few “Best Bullshit Caller” Best of Tulsa nominations from TTV readers (including this year), so I was surprised by his calm, reflective response.

“An immense weight has been lifted, and I feel like myself again,” he said. “I was going through the taxes the other day, and noticed that after March, sales just dropped.”

Hancock said business had been down for the better part of a year.

“Everyday was more depressing than the last.” Some have speculated that Holy Mountain’s obscure location on North Main was behind the downturn, but Hancock said sales were dwindling before the move. However, the atmosphere at North Main was less than encouraging.

“There was a bail bondsman in my building who hated talking like a normal person and always used speaker phone ... so I had to hear him go after people for money every day,” Hancock said. “And Inner Circle Vodka Bar would constantly play fuckin’ 4 Non Blondes’ horrible 1992 hit, ‘What’s Up.’” Hancock would hear these things as he anxiously watched the declining numbers in his interim space.

“I’d often go three days without someone in the shop,” he said.

Blabbering bondsmen and Non Blondes aside, Holy Mountain’s story is a familiar one. Piece after piece has been written about the “resurgence” of vinyl record sales as LPs crop up in chains like Best Buy and Target. Meanwhile, nationwide mom-and-pop record stores shutter.

“People talk about the resurgence of vinyl in percentage of physical sales, but they don’t realize overall physical music sales are down,” Hancock said.

According to Billboard, he’s correct. In addition to a decrease in physical music sales, people are relying more on Internet retailers than brick and mortar stores for their vinyl needs. Hancock, who also sells online, confirmed this.

“Towards the end, probably 65 to 75 percent of my sales were online orders,” he said.

Rent, labor and electric costs force record stores to add a retail markup to ensure a profit. Hancock added a smaller markup than most local stores, but the slight increase can send people to web distributors.

Hancock told me all of this over his basket of chicken. I raised my eyebrow when he ordered three extra dinner rolls.

“I like starch,” he said.

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nicotine, and Coca-Cola like a teenager, the 38 year-old Hancock retains a youthful glow, reflected in his obsessions like professional wrestling, comic books, and punk rock, all of which he sought to support with his store.

When Holy Mountain first opened, he spoke to me about the independent record store’s role as a cultural nexus. During its brief tenure, Holy Mountain leaned into this role by hosting events like in-store concerts and open deck DJ tutorials. Hancock also carried a healthy selection of music most stores wouldn’t touch.

Longtime Starship Records employee Calvin Compton recognized Holy Mountain as the cultural nexus Hancock envisioned.

“Personally, the news of Holy Mountain closing affected me more than the news of Josey’s opening,” Compton said. “It’s just so sad to see a cool record store go, and I definitely wasn’t expecting it.”

Compton said he doesn’t see Josey or Spinster Records as a threat to Starship.

“Starship has been here since ‘72, in combination with the record store since 1980,” he said. “We have loyal customers who come see us for recommendations because we know their tastes.”

To call Tulsa’s incoming record stores “chains” is a bit disingenuous—they’re independent both operationally and in spirit. Josey has only two other stores, with one in Dallas, and the other in Kansas City, Mo. Spinster currently operates only one store in the Dallas suburb of Oak Cliff. The shops are more akin to Oklahoma-based Guestroom Records (which has three stores across two states) than former music giant Sam Goody.

Both stores said they were attracted to Tulsa by our current scene and deep musical roots, and both hope to move into the cultural void left by Holy Mountain.

In addition to a stage for local and national bands, Josey Records seeks to support Tulsa’s DJ culture.

They have a DJ booth for live events, and carry a selection of hardware and records catered to vinyl-specific DJs. Luke Sardello, from Josey Records, told me they also own a record pressing plant.

“On Record Store Day events we curate local bands and press a vinyl EP that features bands playing in the store that day,” he said.

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“That will start with November’s Black Friday Record Store Day event, and will continue with the big April Record Store Day event next year.”

Spinster owner Dave Grover said he wants his Tulsa location to be, “a place where people [can] listen to music, geek out about their favorite new bands, and watch new ones come through and play.”

The store will feature a cozy layout to cultivate an atmosphere of conversation and community. One of Grover’s missions is to “obliterate the vibe of an elitist outlet.”

Hancock said one of the things he’ll miss most about Holy Mountain is the unexpected interactions with interesting customers.

“I had this regular who would come in and buy the most disgusting Satanic metal,” he said. “It turns out he was an Episcopalian minister.” Hancock recalled a time when the minister bought a Churchburn record, and said he’d “have to hide the LP when people from the congregation came over.”

For now, Hancock will hold on to those fond memories while he makes a decent chunk of change

flipping wax on the net—specifically soul records.

“This weekend, I sold a 45 from a Muskogee soul artist to a dude in Denmark for 150 bucks,” Hancock said. “I paid a dollar for that ...

This is why I dig so hard.”

Hancock will feature those coveted records along with the stock of his entire shop through an online store he’ll soon launch under the Holy Mountain banner.

For now, you can personally hit him up and buy one of the many records stacked up to his home ceiling. a

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Ryan Howell, Casii Stephan, and Amira Al-Jiboori | GREG BOLLINGER

Music is she

A female-led music festival is born

by AMANDA RUYLE hen Amira Al-Jiboori and Casii Stephan started playing music together in the fall of 2015, they found themselves impressed with the wide variety of talented female artists in the Tulsa music scene.

“As we began meeting and becoming friends with some of these woman, we thought, ‘why don’t we plan an all-female led showcase?’” Al-Jaboori said.

Though they figured their solid relationships with local bar managers would make it a simple thing to accomplish, they ran into difficulties getting everyone organized, so it fizzled for a while.

“But the dream was still very much alive,” Al-Jaboori said.

Around the same time, Ryan Howell, who had recently started working at River Parks with the goal of increasing and diversifying its programming, attended one of their shows.

Howell knew Al-Jiboori and Stephan from booking them

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for another music festival, and mentioned that he’d been thinking about how great a female-centric event could be. With that, the ball was rolling.

“It seemed like a natural idea to turn it into a one day music festival,” Stephan said.

So Howell pitched the idea to his boss, got the OK, and out of a small idea meant to support and showcase women, MisFEST: Music is She Music Festival was born.

To be held May 13, 2017 at River West Festival Park, and in partnership with Tanninger Companies and Fowler Toyota of Tulsa, MisFEST is the first-of-itskind for Tulsa.

“A lot of festivals are built around a certain genre of music,” Howell said. “MisFEST crosses all those genres. Each artist was carefully selected to show the broad diversity of Tulsa’s female talent. We’re focused solely on music—highlighting powerful women playing powerful music

and showing how they can shred on stage.”

Indeed, MisFEST has booked some of the most dynamic acts in Oklahoma, from the harder driving rock of Fiawna Forte, KALO and Vagittarius to the country and singer songwriter stylings of Carter Sampson, Cassi Stephan and Rachel La Vonne to the rambunctious funk-and-soul style of Branjae.

Busting stereotypes and expanding expectations of what women are doing musically is essential to the heart of MisFEST, and Al-Jiboori said festivalgoers should expect a wide range of talent to be on display.

“Just because it’s ‘female-led’— don’t assume you know what that sounds like. Each woman expresses her art differently, and I want people to see that.”

The name MisFEST—or Music is She—is meant to reflect the diversity and power of the women represented onstage, and to affirm the idea that women have a role,

and a right, to be a vital force in the Tulsa music scene, a concept that is especially moving for Stephan.

“To me it represents the role of the female in all aspects of being a musician, a sound engineer or in production. You have to feel the music, the beat, the flow … it’s a way of expressing her story. It’s her way of communicating her deepest thoughts and dreams.”

Stephan found herself so inspired by the concept—and the now rock-solid reality of MisFEST—that she wrote a poem now featured on the festival website: “Music is the sway of her hair as is swings through the melodies in the air. Music is the stomp of her boot as she commands the drums and drives the percussion.

Music is on the tip of her fingers as they dance over strings and keys. Music is in her muscles, bones and blood as she dances to a beat that no one knows but she.

She is music and music is she.” a March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

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musiclistings Wed // Mar 1

Cain’s Ballroom – Dropkick Murphys, The Interrupters, Blood or Whiskey – (SOLD OUT) Cellar Dweller – Bluegrazz Wednesdays w/ Grazzhopper Mercury Lounge – Travis Linville Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Eicher Wednesdays – ($10) On the Rocks – Don White The Colony – Tom Skinner’s Science Project

Thurs // Mar 2

Cain’s Ballroom – Reckless Kelly, Uncle Lucius – ($18-$33) Crow Creek Tavern – Lost Dog Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Pumpkin Hollow Band Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Motordog, Scott Ellison Mercury Lounge – Paul Benjaman Band Soundpony – Cave of Swimmers The Colony – Honky Tonk Happy Hour w/ Jacob Tovar The Run – Joyride VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Hector Ultreras Zin Urban Lounge – Randy Brumley

Fri // Mar 3

American Legion Post 308 – Round Up Boys CJ Moloney’s – BC & The Big Rig Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Phil Vaught Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Phil Vaught Hunt Club – Zach Short Band Lennie’s Club – RocKFiscH Mercury Lounge – Miss Tess pH Community House – La Panther Happens, Brother Rabbit, Junfalls* Soul City – Dylan Stewart and the AntiIntervention – ($10) Soundpony – Soft Leather The Venue Shrine – Mountain Sprout – ($10) Utopia Bar & Lounge – DJ MO Vanguard – Shallow Side, Seasons After, Wither, Fight The Fade – ($10) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Chunky Monkey Zin Urban Lounge – Randy Brumley

Sat // Mar 4

727 Club – Ronnie Pyle & The Drivers Billy and Renee’s – Contingency Plan Cain’s Ballroom – Bob Wills Birthday Celebration w/ The Texas Playboys, The Round Up Boys – ($23-$38) Cimarron Bar – Seven Day Crash Crow Creek Tavern – Dr.’s Orders Downtown Lounge – Less Than Human, Smoke Offering, Fist of Rage Downtown Lounge – Less Then Human, Fist of Rage, Smoke Offering Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Boogie Fever, Darren Ray Hunt Club – Smunty Voje Mercury Lounge – The Electric Rag Band Soul City – The Grits – ($10) Soundpony – Soul Night Soundpony – Otanana Trio* The Blackbird on Pearl – Doc Fell & Co CD Release – ($5) 42 // MUSIC

The Fur Shop – Darkbird, Hannah Wolff The Venue Shrine – Screaming Red Mutiny – ($5) Vanguard – Funk N Beers – ($10) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Chunky Monkey

Sun // Mar 5

Downtown Lounge – Archgoat, Valkyrja, Hellfire Deathcult – ($20) East Village Bohemian Pizzeria – Mike Cameron Collective Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Venue Shrine – Andrew Frank, Dan Frigolette, Sonya Vai – ($10) Utopia Bar & Lounge – DJ MO

Mon // Mar 6

BOK Center – Stevie Nicks* – ($49-$149.50) Downtown Lounge – He Is Legend, Sweeper – ($15) Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Jimmy Peterson, Dave Les Smith

Tues // Mar 7

BOK Center – Green Day – ($29.50-$69.50) Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Bobby D Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham, Jacob Tovar and the Saddle Tramps Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Erin O’Dowd The Colony – Seth Lee Jones The Venue Shrine – Snow The Product – ($15-$20) Vanguard – Mobley, Future Tapes – ($7)

Wed // Mar 8

Brady Theater – R. Kelly* – ($37-$137) Cellar Dweller – Bluegrazz Wednesdays w/ Grazzhopper Mercury Lounge – Travis Linville Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Eicher Wednesdays – ($10) On the Rocks – Don White Soundpony – Rakta, Reigns, Bonemagic* The Colony – Tom Skinner’s Science Project Vanguard – Depths of Hatred, So This Is Suffering, Forever in Disgust, Constant Peril – ($10-$13)

Thurs // Mar 9

Billy and Renee’s – Contingency Plan Cain’s Ballroom – Shane Smith & The Sains, Flatland Cavalry – ($12-$15) Downtown Lounge – The Many Colored Death, Bringer – ($10) Fassler Hall – Oilhouse, Damion Shade, Marie Curie* Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Great Big Biscuit Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Poison Overdose, Caleb Fellenstein Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - The Joint – Bret Michaels – ($55-$65) Hunt Club – Christian Cheyenne Mercury Lounge – Paul Benjaman Band Savage Space – Mike Frazier, Dad. The Band, Carlton Hesston, New Time Zones, SPRNRML – 7 p.m. – ($5-$7)

Soundpony – North by North, Animal Names The Colony – An Evening with Jared Tyler Vanguard – The Virus, Corrupted Youth, Merlin Mason, Loose Wires – ($10-$15)

Fri // Mar 10

American Legion Post 308 – Joe Harris American Theatre Company – Monte Montgomery – ($25-$70) Cain’s Ballroom – Jimmy Eat World, AJJ – ($27-$42) Fassler Hall – Spanish Tour Send Off w/ Lauren Barth, Jesse Aycock, Levi Parham, Paul Benjaman, Jordan Hehl, Andrew Bones* – ($7) Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Rusty Meyers Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – FM Live Hunt Club – RPM Mercury Lounge – Ha Ha Tonka Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Sounds of Solitude ft.

Marcus L. James II w/ Miko The Artist, Paparzyi, Tea Rush* – 7 p.m. – ($10) pH Community House – Blood Tide, Girls Club, Noun Verb Adjective River Spirit Casino - Paradise Cove – ZZ Top* – ($75-$325) Soundpony – Afistaface The Blackbird on Pearl – Skytown, The Mules, The Danner Party The Venue Shrine – Struggle Jennings, Dusty Leigh, Sober Junkie, Infamous, Trip C, Clizz – ($10) Tulsa Little Theatre – Monte Montgomery* – 7:30 p.m. – ($25-$69) Utopia Bar & Lounge – DJ MO Vanguard – International Women’s Day Celebration w/ Vagittarius, Fiawna Forté, Spirit Cuntz – ($10) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – The Shelter People, American Shadows*

Sat // Mar 11

Billy and Renee’s – RockaMetal Meltdown w/ Violent Victim, Basses Loaded, An Open Approach, Frankie Cadillac’s ‘58 Delrays – ($3) BOK Center – Miranda Lambert – ($39.75-$57.75) Cirque Coffee – Endless Forms* Fair Fellow Coffee Co. – Cassi Stephan & The Midnight Sun – 7 p.m.

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Swinging West Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Stars, Travis Kidd Hunt Club – JT and the Dirtbox Wailers Mercury Lounge – Radio Birds, Dalton Domino & The Front Porch Family Band Savage Space – Motives, Vessels, Much Less, Lilac Kings, Cursed Me, Earth Groans, Goodfella, When The Clock Strikes* – ($7-$10) Soul City – Miranda Lambert after-party w/ Desi & Cody, Erin O’Dowd, Chloe Johns, Richelle Sigrist* – ($10) Soundpony – Helen Kelter Skelter, Mother Tongues, The Girls Room, Ramona and the Phantoms* The Beehive Lounge – The Shelter People, Pharaoh Voodoo, John Paul Ratliff The Fur Shop – Dangerbird, TerrorVision, The Penny Mob The Venue Shrine – Bart Crow – ($10-$15) University of Wash – Next Generation Songwriter Showcase* Vanguard – The Road To Austin, Sam Westhoff – ($10-$15)

Sun // Mar 12

Cain’s Ballroom – Conor Oberst, The Felice Brothers – ($22-$37) East Village Bohemian Pizzeria – Mike Cameron Collective Gilcrease Museum – John Fullbright* Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark Soundpony – Universe Contest, Plastic Psalms Happy Hour Show Soundpony – Gym Shorts, Vietrahm, The Paranoyds, Lizard Police* The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing Utopia Bar & Lounge – DJ MO

Mon // Mar 13 Cain’s Ballroom – William Singe, Alex Aiono – ($22-$125) Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective Hunt Club – Sexy Neighbors, Native Strange, Cucumber and the Suntans Mercury Lounge – Vuffalo Fuzz, Jake Allan pH Community House – Karima Walker Soundpony – AZP Soundpony – The Buttertones, Wild Wing, La Panther Happens Happy Hour Show The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night The Fur Shop – Glass Mansions, Animal Library, Class Zero Woody Guthrie Center – Brothers McCann – 7 p.m. – ($25)

Tues // Mar 14 Cain’s Ballroom – Brett Young, Tucker Beathard, LANco, Michael Tyler, Alaska and Madi Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Wilbur Lee Tucker Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham, Jacob Tovar and the Saddle Tramps Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Erin O’Dowd Soundpony – Lume, Plastic Psalms The Beehive Lounge – Sexy Neighbors, Toranavox, The Earslips* The Colony – Seth Lee Jones

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“The Red Turtle” | COURTESY

Awesome wonder

‘The Red Turtle’ is a beautiful respite from the family pandering of most animation

by JOE O’SHANSKY

W

hen it comes time to vote in the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle awards each year, I always find myself struggling on the Animation category. I rarely seek animated fi lms out except on occasion for this column. Left to my own devices I would never have watched “Finding Dory” or “Minions.” Oh God, I’d nearly forgotten “Minions.”

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I did seek out “Sausage Party”—a special case because I like raunch in any form. “Kubo and the Two Strings” was nice, “Zootopia” was fun, and when Pixar nails the right balance of humor, pathos and plot, such as with “Up,” it usually turns out great.

But I’m neither an easily amused kid [editor’s note: that’s arguable] nor an on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown parent, and the virtues of most animated fi lms are lost on me.

So when I see something like Michaël Dudok de Wit’s surreal, sublime, and devastating “The Red Turtle,” I’m reminded that the form can be more than candy-coated pablum for undeveloped minds. Sometimes it’s awe-inspiring.

The fi lm’s premise is simple: a nameless man adrift at sea during a tumultuous storm miraculously cheats death and becomes marooned on a deserted island. A verdant but desolate place, his only friends on the island are a

gaggle of tiny crabs. Discovering a bamboo forest, he quickly decides to build a raft and attempt escape.

After cobbling together a seaworthy vessel, he sets sail, only to have the raft violently broken to pieces by a mysterious force. He returns to shore, builds another, and tries again and again—each attempt ending in failure.

On his last try he meets his nemesis—a large, red sea turtle that plaintively stares at him. Back ashore the man spies the turtle pulling itself across the bright sand and beats it to death with a piece of bamboo. The man begins another raft, but the guilt of his cruel vengeance begins to wash over him like a shameful tide.

A co-production with Japan’s Studio Ghibli (founded by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki), “The Red Turtle” bears the studio’s distinctive, elegant animation style and whimsical sense of fantasy.

Told with almost no dialogue, the animation does most of the talking with subtle movements

and expressions and breathtaking attention to detail as the fable—almost narcotic in its beauty—unfolds. The tone and atmosphere Wit establishes verges on the magical, as we get pulled further out by the undertow of the visual narrative. It’s not specifically Japanese, though it certainly feels so.

The fi lm’s plot carries a sense of kami, a Shinto belief that all things have a spirit (and by extension a personality) whether a rock or a tree, a typhoon or turtle. They can be positive or negative, but the underlying ethos is a respect for the interconnectedness of all things in the natural and supernatural worlds.

Much like the American animated fi lms of 2016, “The Red Turtle” is about life and death, love and family, but it weaves those elements together into an emotionally resonant fantasy full of wonder and grace. This is Wit’s directorial debut, though you would never know it. a March 1 - 14, 2017 // THE TULSA VOICE

ULTERIOR MOTIVES “Get Out” | COURTESY

‘Get Out’ is a deliciously effective satire of race in America I’M NO FAN OF HORROR FILMS, but I know a great movie when I see one.

An auspicious and unexpected directorial debut by Jordan Peele, one half of the former sketch comedy team Key & Peele, “Get Out” isn’t just masterfully made; it has the kind of racial commentary that thinkpiece writers salivate over, and that their high-minded readers love to devour and debate while brunching. The irony: its villains (and targets) aren’t the deplorables of Trump’s America. They’re the white liberal coastal elites that see themselves as progressive allies for social justice.

It’s a thought-provoking (and delicious) bit of satirical schadenfreude that I don’t think anybody could’ve seen coming.

Chris and Rose are a young interracial couple straight out of central casting. He’s a casually cool, handsome African-American photographer with a chic loft in the city, and she’s a classy young professional with a haut monde pedigree.

They’re taking a trip to her parents’ country estate where her mom and dad will meet— and see—Chris for the first time. Despite not having told her parents that her boyfriend is black, Rose reassures Chris of her dad’s Obama-loving bona fides. Daniel Kaluuya is a real breakthrough as Chris, mixing charm and intelligence with natural ease before revealing a wide range of emotional depth.

As Rose, Allison Williams (the epitome of pretty white privilege on HBO’s “Girls”) is truly inspired meta-casting.

Her parents, come to find out, are as forward-thinking as billed, yet even before Rose’s weird younger brother shows up, Chris starts to glean hints that something’s off, not the least of which is the all-black servant staff with perpetual smiles, mannered politeness, and Stepford glaze in their eyes.

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able charisma and Catherine Keener shifts from classy to calculating with subtle ease.

It’s hard to imagine how this thriller could be more perfectly calibrated. Peele takes the iconic “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” premise and puts a jolt of Hitchcock into it, but rather than mirroring the master of suspense in specific aesthetics (as many do) Peele applies the same broader principles— namely, a slow-but-steady build of tension and unease in a character-based narrative that fuels the concept, with stark touches and occasional surprises that keep us off-balance and unsettled (particularly early on as Peele juxtaposes happy moments against an impending sense of dread).

What unfolds is a metaphor of black people trying to fit into a white world and a social order that feigns enlightenment for ulterior (not altruistic) motives.

It’s about how assimilation to white-defined society squelches the African-American soul, its edge, suppressing that identity into a zombie state. Chris’s best friend Rod, played with hilarious gusto by Lil Rel Howery, embodies black integrity. He serves as both comic relief and a voice of prophetic warning, founded in the cliché of how a brother should always be leery of a white girl’s seductions.

While appropriately labeled as horror, “Get Out” is far from a gory affair. Blood and violence are intermittent until the final stretch, and even then it’s not visually gratuitous. The terror is psychological, both in overt mind games and thematic implications.

As if the entire film wasn’t genius enough, the climax— which you think is going one way to make a statement (and it does) before going another— is Peele’s coup de grâce. It’s not a twist but a masterstroke, as “Get Out” becomes a horrific parable of the ultimate racial sadism: cultural appropriation.

—JEFF HUSTON

A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CIRCLE CINEMA “Julieta” | COURTESY

OPENING MAR. 3 JULIETA The latest film from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar combines his two greatest strengths: a female-centric tale told with mystery and suspense.

After a chance meeting, Julieta learns that her long-lost daughter is somewhere in Madrid. This triggers a painful reflection on her past, told in flashback. Rated R. OPENING MAR. 10 A UNITED KINGDOM Based on the true story of a Botswana prince in the late 1940s who marries a white woman from London. Starring David Oyelowo (“Selma”) and Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl”). Rated PG-13.

SPECIAL EVENTS DAVID BALDACCI LIVE Popular bestselling author David Baldacci pays a visit to Circle Cinema in this free event, hosted

by Booksmart Tulsa and Magic City Books. Baldacci will discuss and read passages from his book “The Width of the World.” (Mon. Mar. 6, 7 p.m.)

NEWTOWN This free documentary presentation shows how the community of Newtown, Connecticut came together in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of school children in U.S. history. This event is produced in partnership with “Moms Demand Action – OK.” There will be a special surprise guest at the conclusion of the screening.

(Tues. Mar. 7, 6 p.m.)

LEGENDS OF SKA This documentary takes us on a tropical journey from the origins of Jamaican music to the end of the island’s innocence, and how there is no Reggae without Ska. Q&A with director/DJ Brad Klein follows the screening. (Tues. Mar. 7, 7:30 p.m.)

REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD A new documentary from Margy Kinmonth explores Russian art at the time of the Communist revolution, encapsulating a bold 15-year period of Russian Avant-Garde. (Wed. Mar. 8th, 7 p.m.)

HEDDA GABLER: NT LIVE A riveting modern production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic masterpiece,

by Tony-winning director Ivo van Hove. This presentation of London’s National Theatre Live stars Ruth Wilson in the title role, with adaptation by Patrick Marber.

(Thurs. Mar. 9, 6:00 p.m.)

SWORD ART ONLINE: ORDINAL SCALE This presentation of the Circle Anime Club tells an action packed story of the near-future. In the year 2022, thousands of people are trapped in a game of augmented reality.

Kirito, the lone wolf player, leads the escape. (Thurs. Mar. 9, Wed. Mar. 10, Thurs. Mar. 11, 10 p.m.)

2ND SATURDAY SILENTS – JUST TONY (1922) This free event, sponsored by Hughes Lumber Company, is for a silent Western starring Oklahoman Tom Mix. Program includes a Felix the Cat cartoon, and Bill Rowland accompanies on the Circle’s original 1929 pipe organ. (Sat. Mar. 11, 11 a.m.)

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free will astrology

by ROB BREZSNY

PISCES

(FEB. 19-MARCH 20):

What would your best mother do in a situation like this? Please note that I’m not asking, “What would your mother do?” I’m not suggesting you call on the counsel of your actual mother. When I use the term “your best mother,” I’m referring to the archetype of your perfect mother. Imagine a wise older woman who understands you telepathically, loves you unconditionally, and wants you to live your life according to your own inner necessity, not hers or anyone else’s. Visualize her. Call on her. Seek her blessings.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): My astrological radar suggests there’s a space-time anomaly looming just ahead of you. Is it a fun and exotic limbo where the rules are flexible and everything’s an experiment? That might be cool. Or is it more like an alien labyrinth where nothing is as it seems, you can hear howling in the distance, and you barely recognize yourself? That might be weird. What do you think? Is it worth the gamble? If so, full speed ahead. If not, I suggest a course correction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Someone on Reddit.com asked readers to respond to the question, “What is the most liberating thought you’ve ever had?” Among the replies were the following six: 1. “If new evidence presents itself, it’s okay to change my beliefs.” 2. “I get to choose who’s in my life and who isn’t.” 3. “I am not my history.”

4. “You can’t change something that has already happened, so stop worrying about it.”

5. “I am not, nor will I ever be, conventionally beautiful.” 6. “I don’t have to respond to people when they say stupid s—- to me.” I hope these testimonies inspire you to come up with several of your own, Taurus. It’s a perfect time to formulate liberating intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It has been a while since I told you that I love you. So I’m doing it now. I LOVE YOU. More than you could ever imagine. And that’s why I continue to offer these horoscopes to you free of charge, with no strings attached. That’s why I work so hard to be a playful therapist and an edgy mentor for you. That’s why I am so tenacious in my efforts to serve you as a feminist father figure and a kindly devil’s advocate and a sacred cheerleader. Again, I don’t expect anything in return from you. But if you would like to express your appreciation, you could do so by offering a similar type of well-crafted care to people in your own sphere. Now would be an excellent time to give such gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I like the word ‘bewilderment’ because it has both ‘be’ and ‘wild’ in it,” says poet Peter Gizzi. I propose that you go even further, Cancerian: Express a fondness for the actual experience of bewilderment as well as the word. In fact, be willing to not just tolerate, but actually embrace the fuzzy blessings of bewilderment.

In the coming weeks, that’s your ticket to being wild in the healthiest (and wealthiest) ways. As you wander innocently through the perplexing mysteries that make themselves available, you’ll be inspired to escape formalities and needless rules that have kept you overly tame.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you familiar with psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow? It’s the unflattering or uncomfortable part of you that you would prefer to ignore or suppress. It’s the source of behavior about which you later say, “I wasn’t acting like myself.” Jungians say that the shadow hounds you and wounds you to the degree that you refuse to deal with it. But if you negotiate with it, it leads you to beautiful surprises. It prods you to uncover riches you’ve hidden from yourself. I mention this, Leo, because any shadow work you do in the coming weeks could generate rather spectacular breakthroughs.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You could make a vow like this: “Between now and April 15, I will be relentless in getting my needs met.

I will harbor a steely resolve to call on every ploy necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are not just gratified, but satiated to the max. I will be a dogged and ferocious seeker of absolute fulfillment.” If you want to swear an oath like that, Virgo,

Place the numbers 1 through 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

NOVICE

I understand. But I hope you will try a softer approach — more like the following: “Between now and April 15, I will be imaginative and ingenious in getting my needs met. I will have fun calling on every trick necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are playfully addressed. I will be a sweet seeker of unpredictable fulfillment.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How would Buddha ask for a raise or promotion? How would Jesus tinker with his career plans as he took into consideration large-scale shifts in the economy? How would Confucius try to infuse new approaches and ideas into the status quo of his work environment? Ruminate deeply on these matters, dear Libra. Your yearning to be more satisfyingly employed may soon be rewarded — especially if you infuse your ambitions with holy insight. How would Joan of Arc break through the glass ceiling? How would Harriet Tubman deal with the inefficiencies caused by excess testosterone? How would Hildegard of Bingen seek more emotional richness on the job?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect you would benefit from acquiring a new bedroom name, my dear. But should I be the one to give it to you? I’m not sure. Maybe you could invite a practical dreamer you adore to provide you with this crazy sweet new moniker. If there is no such person to do the job (although given the current astrological omens, I bet there is), I’ll offer the following array of amorous aliases for you to choose from: Wild Face… Kiss Genius… Thrill Witch…

Freaky Nectar… Boink Master… Lust Moxie…

Pearly Thunder… Peach Licker… Painkiller…

Silky Bliss… Slippery Diver… Swoon Craver.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Soon I’ll be off on my first vacation in 18 months. At first glance it might seem odd for an astrologer like myself to have selected two Sagittarians to be my housesitters. Members of your sign are reputed to be among the least home-nurturing people in the zodiac. But I’m confident that by the time I return, raccoons won’t be living in my kitchen, nor will my plants be dead or my snailmail stolen or my TV broken. The current astrological omens suggest that most of you Centaurs, at least for the foreseeable future, will display an uncommon aptitude for the domestic arts.

MASTER

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The near future will be mutable, whimsical, and fluky.

It’ll be serendipitous, mercurial, and extemporaneous. You should expect happy accidents and lucky breaks. Your ability to improvise will be quite valuable. Do you believe in lucky numbers? Even if you don’t, yours will be 333. Your sacred password will be “quirky plucky.” The cartoon characters with whom you will have most in common are Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner. The place where you’re most likely to encounter a crucial teaching is a threshold or thrift shop.

Your colors of destiny will be flecked and dappled. (P.S.: I suspect that an as-yet-undiscovered talisman of power is crammed in a drawer full of junk.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Treat your body like a sublime temple, please. And regard your imagination as a treasured sanctuary. Be very choosy about what you allow to enter in to both of those holy places. This strategy is always a wise idea, of course, but it’s especially so now, when you are extra sensitive to the influences you absorb. It’s crucial that you express maximum discernment as you determine which foods, drinks, drugs, images, sounds, and ideas are likely to foster your maximum well-being — and which aren’t. Be a masterful caretaker of your health and sanity.

Find a new person or institution you can eagerly and earnestly respect. t h i s w e e k ’ s h o m e w o r k // T E S T I F Y AT F R E E W I L L A S T R O L O G Y. C O M .

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At six years old, MARGARET is one of our resident seniors.

Her front right leg is missing but that doesn’t slow her down at all!

Margaret is very laid back and quiet. She would be content in a home that would let her nap in the sun all day. She gets along well with other cats and warms up to strangers fairly quickly.

ACROSS 1 Korbut who shined in the Olympics 5 Ancient Peruvians 10 Arrow cousin 14 Sri ___ 19 Ball-hammer link 20 Was trying to say 21 From a fresh angle 22 Egg-shaped 23 “Bye” 24 Glue relative 25 Certain alcoholic, in slang 26 Brandish 27 Combo eaten with a swirling fork 31 Walked proudly 32 63,360 inches 33 Daily time, forward or backward 34 Declare to be true 35 Diner’s sticking point?

36 “Rome wasn’t built in ___” 37 Mr. Lincoln, informally 40 “Ghostbusters” goo 43 Attract fish?

44 They may be fine 45 Biblical shepherd 46 After-tax amount 47 Many Telemundo viewers 50 Some tin workers 52 Had breakfast 53 Vehicle with legroom 54 “Pay ___ mind” 55 “Gunsmoke” setting 56 Fairy tale giant’s word 57 Airport listing, for short 58 Comics canine in the military 59 “Ready, ___, fire!”

60 Domestic’s combo workplace 69 Be wrong 70 “Oh, poor me” 71 Wood used in making baseball bats

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CELINE was rescued by our Cruelty Investigator in November.

Her owners moved away and she was left behind for three weeks before she was found. When she arrived at our clinic she weighed 23 pounds, was afraid of people, and near death. Today, Celine is 52 pounds, healthy and happy!

She prefers to be the only dog but absolutely loves people.

Emeritus, for short Rating a 10 Cut with shears Be in a posse “... or so ___ heard” 81 Early spring bloomer with bright yellow flowers 83 Too proud 85 Be litigious 86 Arctic floater 87 Feedbag fillers 88 Active volcano of Sicily 89 “Bride’s side or groom’s side?” asker 91 “Of course” 92 General assembly?

93 Intense criticism or a type of jacket 94 Behave like a 25-Across 96 Former Olympic team 97 Hidden valley 98 Diving fish-eater 101 Combo for one without long-term commitments 108 Inspire, as with ideas 109 Large wine container 110 Disco singer Summer 111 Computer feed 112 Weeper of myth 113 Box on a string up high 114 One with keys to the building 115 Man associated with elevation?

116 Exorbitant, as prices 117 Runner’s place?

118 Kitchen cabinet container 119 82 percent of anything DOWN 1 Stops being indecisive

2 Tries for a rebound 3 Annoy successfully 4 Change despair to diapers?

5 Block 6 Felix, compared to Oscar 7 Bad skier’s memento?

8 Kind of matter 9 Hissing appliance 10 Dilly-dally 11 Japanese cartoon movie genre 12 Russo of movies 13 Combo batting count 14 Small chest of drawers 15 Birdlike 16 Dec. 24 tune 17 Slay 18 Does a bit of simple math 28 Crude abode 29 1995 has two 30 Brown bread?

35 Contained fish?

36 “You ___ on the clock” 37 Under the covers 38 Large, frozen mass 39 “May I get you anything ___?”

40 Muddled, confusing mess 41 Stop working so hard 42 Things on lists 43 Box top 44 Is ___ (likely will) 45 Coffee feature 48 Up and about 49 Raze (with “down”) 51 Archie’s TV mate 54 “... if I thought ___ help, I’d ...”

57 Ahead of schedule 58 “___ bodkins!”

59 Cash or a house, e.g.

The Tulsa SPCA has been helping animals in our area since 1913. The shelter never euthanizes for space and happily rescues animals from high-kill shelters. They also accept owner surrenders, rescues from cruelty investigations, hoarding, and puppy mill situations. Animals live on-site or with foster parents until they’re adopted. All SPCA animals are micro-chipped, vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and treated with preventatives.

Learn about volunteering, fostering, upcoming events, adoptions, and their low-cost vaccination clinic at tulsaspca.org.

We can’t believe that GOOEY still hasn’t found a home! She is a four month-old mixed breed who adores kids, loves to play with toys, and gets along very well with other dogs and people. Gooey is a puppy and will need someone who has the time to give her the training she needs.

61 Make one’s hair stand on end?

62 Soundness of mind 63 Wanted poster entry, sometimes 64 Catch a few Z’s 65 Singer with Crosby and Stills 66 Dander 67 Musical production with skits 68 Use a rudder, e.g.

73 Not definite 74 Allot 75 God of love, to Greeks 76 St. Patrick’s Day decorations 77 Fighting combo in the animal kingdom?

78 “Baywatch” extra 79 Title for a Turkish military leader 82 Body trunk 83 Lady of Troy 84 Young upwardly mobile professional 90 Slavery of medieval times 92 Far from alert 93 Chipped, as old paint 94 Metric heavy weights 95 Academy Awards 96 Horseshoeshaped lab container 97 Christopher Wren’s “Beau ___” 99 One of the Muses 100 Legendary mountain creatures of Tibet 101 ’50s car features 102 Skip over 103 Type of woodwind 104 Go yachting 105 Fish alternative 106 “Black Beauty” author Sewell 107 Sunrise site

If you’re looking for a small dog to cuddle up with, POE is your guy!

He’s a two-and-a-half year-old terrier Yorkshire mix. He does get nervous around new people and needs time to warm up to people.

He would do very well in an apartment or home and would prefer to be the only pet.

Universal sUnday Crossword ClassiC CoMBos

By Timothy e. Parker

© 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication

THE TULSA VOICE // March 1 - 14, 2017

The first thing you need to know about MATRIX is that he’s not your ordinary cat. Not only is he extremely friendly, he likes to go on walks! Matrix even has his own harness and leash. Matrix is an 11 month-old domestic short hair mix. Today he is happily living in the cat colony room waiting for his furever family!

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