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MEET COMBSY ON PAGE 18 | NIC’S GRILL UPDATE ON PAGE 4

from the editor

NATHAN POPPE LOOKatOKC EDITOR NPOPPE@OKLAHOMAN.COM

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ou know how I know when the holidays begin?

It’s when the annual Fowler VW of Norman and Blackwatch Studios holiday album returns.

By the time you read this, “A Blackwatch Christmas, Vol. 7” likely will be out. It’ll feature 10 newly recorded tracks from Okie musicians. This year’s lineup includes Breakup, Sherree Chamberlain, Jacob Tovar, Desi & Cody, Ben Kilgore, Emily Hearn and more.

from the top “A Blackwatch Christmas” is the seventh Christmas album produced by the local car dealership in partnership with Norman-based Blackwatch Studios, as part of a long-term goal to make Oklahoma the independent Christmas music capitol of the world. What a noble quest.

Side A of the vinyl and digital album is filled with five original songs and Side B features five classic covers.

Per tradition, the recordings will be released on a limited edition vinyl that’ll be available starting Black Friday at Guestroom Records in Norman and OKC, the Holiday Pop Up Shops in Midtown and Fowler VW’s dealership.

I dig the record so much I debuted a track on my Middle of Nowhere blog on NewsOK. Go find it and then mark your calendar.

To celebrate the release of the new album, Fowler VW will host a free concert and Christmas party from 7 to 11 p.m. Dec. 8 at Stash, 412 E Main St. in Norman. The all-ages celebration will include live music, refreshments and craft beer by Anthem Brewery. The first 200 attendees will receive a limited edition vinyl copy of the record.

If that’s not enough tunage, please check out this issue’s plethora of Okie music coverage.

LOOKatOKC 7 | Shopping for a future Sam’s Best Buys in Oklahoma City has been owned and operated by the Goldsteins since 1945. Now, its owner is looking to pass the tradition on to someone new. Jack Money tells the story.

21 | Big ‘Trouble’ Nathan Poppe shares photos from the grand opening of the Tower Theatre. Desi Valentine and Vintage Trouble turned a sleepy Sunday night into a rollicking party.

6 | A new brew Vanessa House brewery is set to open in late 2018 as development continues to emerge along the eastwest streets between Midtown and Automobile Alley in Oklahoma City.

Steve Lackmeyer has all the details.

Find the LOOK photographers • LOOK photographers will be in Bricktown, Midtown and other hot spots.

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“A Blackwatch Christmas, Vol. 7” album cover. [Image provided]

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FOOD

D I N I N G U P D AT E

Nic’s Grill updates hours, lunch returns to The Drake

BY DAVE CATHEY For LOOKatOKC

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n two decades behind the griddle at the original Nic’s Grill, 1201 N Pennsylvania Ave., neither lunch on Saturday nor dinner has ever been available.

That’s all changed.

“We’re open now Friday nights from 6 to 9,” owner Justin “Nic” Nicholas said. “And Saturday from 11 to 2.”

Nicholas said he did do breakfast on Saturdays at Nic’s Grill when he first opened two decades ago.

He also mentioned Nic’s Grill had hosted Thanksgiving that first year.

“I opened three days before Thanksgiving when I first opened,” he said. “I told one of my customers I was thinking of serving a free Thanksgiving dinner, and he called one of the radio stations.”

Nic said he ended up serving 150 to 200 people that day for free.

While Nic celebrates two decades serving burgers to folks from around the world, he’s not resting on his laurels. Far from it. Nic has big plans for Nic’s Place Diner and Lounge, 1115 N Robinson Ave., in the coming year, and be on the lookout for a new parking lot coming soon at Nic’s Grill.

That new parking lot looks to be just the beginning of what Nic has in store at his Ten-Penn location, but he’s not ready to go into detail with SEE DINING, 5

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Justin “Nic” Nicholas at Nic’s Grill.

Customers wait in line outdoors at Nic’s Grill.

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Burgers and fries at Nic’s Grill. [PHOTOS BY DOUG HOKE]

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DINING CONTINUED FROM 4 the public yet.

Stay tuned in 2018.

LUNCH RETURNS TO THE DRAKE In the summer of 2015, A Good Egg Dining opened The Drake, 519 NW 23 St., its first seafood restaurant, to large crowds and enthusiastic response.

Despite initial crowds so strong reservations were required for lunch, the midday enthusiasm quickly waned. Weekend brunch stayed strong, but lunch crowds dwindled enough the organization decided to suspend lunch service during the week and concentrate on dinner.

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Shortly after the restaurant celebrated its first anniversary, management also found the original family-style full-service approach employed wasn’t resonating with diners so they adjusted the menu to emphasize individual entrees over shared plates.

It’s been a year since that decision, and now The Drake is serving lunch once again.

The revived lunch menu contains six “sandwiches,” which include a burger and fish tacos. But let’s face it, if you’re going to The Drake for lunch you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to have the Lobster Roll.

I suppose those other options are for when you lunch at The Drake on consecutive days and you don’t want to seem like an addict.

Lunch also includes pasta options and a strong group of entree salads, anchored by the BLT.

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Exterior view of The Drake. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS]

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CITY NEWS

VA N E S S A H O U S E

DOWNTOWN

BREW Vanessa House brewery to open next year in downtown Oklahoma City

BY STEVE LACKMEYER For LOOKatOKC

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ntrepreneurship built on the stone pavers at Devon Energy Center and friendship at the University of Oklahoma is behind the latest brewery set to be built along Automobile Alley.

Vanessa House, 118 NW 8, is set to open in late 2018 as development continues to emerge along the east-west streets between Midtown and Automobile Alley.

Redevelopment of the three buildings that include 118 NW 8 dates back to 2011 when Adam Fink started his stone business Elevated Paver Systems with a contract at Devon Energy Center.

“We needed a place to store of materials,” Fink said.

“We found the space online and rented it. We were living in a camper so we moved it into the warehouse to be closer to the job.”

A few years later, Fink’s business is thriving and he has long since moved out of the camper and moved into a house with his family. Last year his landlord offered to sell him the warehouse, but with the caveat that he also had to purchase the two adjoining buildings to the west.

Fink went from tenant to owner of 19,000 square feet of warehouse space. His business fit comfortably into where it first opened, but he wanted to find a new tenant for the adjoining warehouses that were home to a Christmas decoration supply operation.

“We wanted to do something we thought might be cool,” Fink said.

Fink, however, admits he is a novice in real estate and development. His friends, however, spoke highly of Jonathan Dodson, a partner in Pivot Project which recent developed the Sunshine Cleaners warehouse into Stone Cloud Brewery at Classen Boulevard and NW 1 and also is developing Elk Valley Brewery at nearby NW 12 and Hudson.

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From left, Evan Smith, Andrew Carrales and Nicholas White share laughs inside the warehouse at 118 NW 8 that will be home to their Vanessa House brewery. [PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS] INSET: Some of the first tastes of Vanessa House were brewed in a Mesta Park garage. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY NOMINEE DESIGN]

“I think we had a similar definition of what we thought would be cool,” Fink said.

The Pivot Project agreed to act as a fee developer for Fink and signed up Gardner Architects and Lingo Construction, the team that built Stone Cloud Brewery.

Lending, meanwhile, was set up with Amy Bailey at CrossFirst Bank.

‘THEY’RE FUN GUYS AND THEY MAKE A GOOD BEER’ A recommendation by Micah Andrews with Oak and Ore in the Plaza District led Dodson to the group of friends looking to open up their first brewery for their year-old Vanessa House Beer Co. Andrews told Dodson, “They’re fun guys and they make a good beer.”

Andrew Carrales, Justin Wright, Zac Smith, Evan Smith and Nicholas White all were friends living on Vanessa Drive in Norman.

“We’ve always been beer drinkers and fans of craft beer,” Carrales said. “Seven years ago we got into the home brew game. We got together every Saturday. We brewed a lot of beer, more than we could drink, so we gave a lot of it away.”

With a strong response from their growing fan base, the five friends sought to turn the hobby into a business,

creating recipes in a garage and brewing in Missouri.

Their first brand, 401K Cream Ale, tells how they got their start. “That’s how we paid to get this thing rolling,” Carrales said. “We went all out.”

The beer was picked up by Oak and Ore, and with state law changing to be more favorable for breweries and tap rooms, the five were already looking for a permanent home when they were approached by Dodson.

Dodson saw a brewery and tap room as the most likely candidate to start development along a block that stretches between Hideaway Pizza at Broadway and OCU Law School at Robinson Avenue.

“Development has been coming this way with Barrios, the Hudson development, and to me it’s a perfect place,” Dodson said. “But there is no dedicated parking, so it’s not where you want to do a high-volume restaurant until the streetcar comes in. It’s perfect for a tap room, which typically gets busy at 5 p.m. when everything else around here starts to slow down.”

The guys at Vanessa House also shared the vision held by their new landlord — to have fun and bring life to NW 8.

“We want to bring our vibe to the tap room,” Carrales said. “We take our beer seriously but not ourselves too seriously. We want to create a place where people can hang out with friends, relax after a hard day and make it a cool place.”

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SA M ’S B E S T B U YS

CITY NEWS

Sam’s Best Buys opened as a military surplus store in 1945.

LEFT: Bernice Goldstein prices a jacket at Sam’s Best Buys.

[PHOTOS BY DOUG HOKE]

NEIGHBORHOOD Longtime southside retailer NICHE looks for buyer to carry on

BY JACK MONEY For LOOKatOKC

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he ring of the shopkeeper’s bell had a nostalgic tone.

The bell, hanging inside the double green doors at the entrance of Sam’s Best Buys, chimed nearly constantly during a recent Friday afternoon.

Store owner Gene Goldstein and his staff seemed to be everywhere as a steady stream of customers came in and out of the business at 2409 S Agnew Ave., showing people products, helping them check out and answering the phone.

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And they’ve been doing the same thing for decades.

The Goldstein family opened Sam’s in 1945 and has operated it ever since, and now, Goldstein is looking for someone to take over the business and carry on the family tradition.

“It is not just a business,” said Goldstein. “It is a way of life.”

Goldstein’s parents, Sam and Pauline Goldstein, founded the business as a military surplus store — Goldstein, for example, can remember sweeping the 8,000-square-foot store’s floor when he was just 5 years old.

By the late 1970s, the availability of genuine

military surplus clothing and equipment was drying up, so the family shifted the store’s emphasis to carrying ski wear and outerwear for the entire family.

His parents worked at the store their entire lives.

His brother, Don Goldstein, retired from there, and so did his sister, Sandy Goldstein Webb.

Goldstein runs the business now with a handful of employees and with his wife of 45 years, Bernice, who does most of its buying and who’s managed to raise two kids along the way.

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S A M ’ S B E S T B U YS

Sam’s Best Buys owners Gene and Bernice Goldstein pose with employees Karen Becker and Roger Ferrell at their south Oklahoma City store.

FAR RIGHT: Goods are housed in the back warehouse at Sam’s Best Buys. [PHOTOS BY DOUG HOKE]

SAM’S CONTINUED FROM 7 stock that they’ve had to deal with? And you haven’t seen the back warehouse. It’s huge.

“This takes so much of your heart and soul to keep it going. It sure does,” Goldstein said.

SKI WEAR AND MORE These days, Sam’s Best Buys still carries ski wear. Plus, it carries a wide assortment of hats, coats, coveralls, shirts, pants, belts, gloves, boots, cold weather headgear and footwear, and more recently, fire retardant clothing that’s a necessity for oil and gas industry workers.

It also carries products for men who are big and tall and a wide assortment of other interesting items, such as flags, knives and other curios you likely wouldn’t find just about anywhere else.

Goods hang from racks high above the store’s floor, and Goldstein said he’s sure there are things tucked away in a space somewhere that might surprise him.

“When people ask what we have, I like to tell them that we have everything from chocolate-covered bananas to camouflaged condoms,” he said, laughing. “Just everything.”

Bob Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, remembers shopping at Sam’s for military surplus gear as a youngster in the 1950s.

Back then, he and his friends were looking for military

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surplus gear they used in their neighborhood war games.

One treasured memory, he said, was an ammo box he bought there and subsequently used to store his marbles.

Blackburn said this week he’s excited to hear the business is still open, observing it must have done a good job adapting to a wildly changing retail environment.

Blackburn said he wouldn’t be surprised if Sam’s Best Buys has the same feel now as the five and dime stores did when he was younger.

“To me, as a historian, that’s connecting the dots with our retail past — almost like a time machine, where you are transported back into time to a store where there’s a surprise around every corner.

“This guy is carrying on that tradition, and he’s found a niche,” Blackburn said.

“Sam’s has shown creativity, adaptation and tenacity.

That’s rare.”

FINDING THE RIGHT BUYER Goldstein, meanwhile, said his biggest concern in finding a new buyer is to be sure that both his prices and the service he and his staff provide the store’s customers won’t become a thing of the past.

“For 72 years, we’ve used this formula: Treat people like neighbors, sell them quality goods they want and give them bargains,” Goldstein said. “I don’t mark my goods up. Never have.

“And man, if you can’t make a living after doing that, then forget it.”

From his perspective, the internet can’t provide what he and his staff do, he continued.

“People still want to touch, feel and try things on, and they want to talk with someone,” he said. “We help people in fitting them in clothing here — we handle it like a tailor — we know what we are doing.

“So when someone has a problem they want to discuss, our goal is to be sure they leave happy. That’s what I want to keep alive, and that’s why I am hoping to find a group, a family, that can take this over. I can help them continue this wonderful business.”

Goldstein said he is looking for a potential buyer who not only has adequate financing, but also has the right “moxie” — someone willing to work the business like a farmer who gets up early, does his chores and takes care of his responsibilities, while at the same time, watching over the business the same way he or she would nurture and take care of a child.

He often has stayed late and came early to handle various issues and said he always is checking to be sure the store’s contents and its customers stay safe.

“If you are willing to do those things, it will make you a good living,” Goldstein said. “But you have to know what you are getting yourself into. This is something that requires dedication.”

While he’s placed some advertising to look for a buyer, Goldstein said he doesn’t have an interest in using a broker to find the store’s next owner.

“I have met some people who have had money, but they don’t have the right stuff. And it is going to be very sad if this store disappears, because every day, I have people that beg me to keep the store open because they need it.”

Gene Goldstein can be reached at gene1487@att.net or 405-636-1486.

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JESSE PHILLIPS

M U S I C F E AT U R E

St. Paul and the Broken Bones made two stops in Oklahoma this year. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY DAVID MCCLISTER]

BIG BREAK St. Paul and the Broken Bones co-founder Jesse Phillips talks roots, ‘Sea of Noise’ and Charles Bradley

BY NATHAN POPPE LOOKatOKC Editor

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esse Phillips performs around the world as a Broken Bone, but he found his footing in a Birmingham, Alabama, concert venue.

The Bottletree Cafe looks like a Vietnamese restaurant these days because the defunct

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venue closed in 2015 and was remodeled into the Saigon Noodle House.

“I still have trigger points when I walk through the door,” Phillips told LOOKatOKC. “It’s very different inside. There’s a soda machine where the stage used to be. It’s super surreal, man. It’s disorienting sometimes when I have tiny flashbacks.”

Long before Phillips met St. Paul and the Broken

Bones lead singer Paul Janeway or he could imagine opening for the Rolling Stones with an eight-piece act, his favorite concert spot was just a place to belong.

In 2012, Phillips was new in town. He was a music teacher, but his forte was performing live. Eventually, St. Paul and the Broken Bones formed, and the band SEE PHILLIPS, 10

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JESSE PHILLIPS

PHILLIPS CONTINUED FROM 9 envisioned a day when they’d maybe be able to pull a couple hundred people to see their soul band at the Bottletree.

“That day came more quickly than we imagined,” Phillips said on the phone.

“They were instrumental in helping us find our footing. Being a forgiving listening room to try material out early on. I’m sure some of those gigs were pretty messy, but we did some fun things.”

Like covering an entire Otis Redding record one night and coming back the next evening to cover Wilson Pickett with as many as four backup singers. By early 2013, they were playing there so often that they jokingly called themselves the Bottletree’s house band. “By the end of it, we were selling it out,” Phillips said. “It’s a confidence booster when people start showing up prior to any big publicity.

It was just word of mouth and people bringing their friends out.”

Today, Phillips gets Christmas cards from Otis Redding’s family. He says a lot of heavy hitters have gone out of their way to encourage St. Paul and Co.’s brand of retro soul. The band definitely borrows from the past. Just look at the suits and listen to the heartbroken ballads bursting with inviting hooks and horns.

Those comforting soul trademarks sorta made frontman Janeway question even following up 2013’s debut, “Halt the City.” Call it a sophomore scare.

BOOK IT Phillips often keeps late hours when he’s not touring with the Broken Bones.

There’s an adjustment period where you have to get used to your bed not moving on a highway.

On a restless night trying to recover from touring, Phillips and Janeway were texting about the early mixes of what would become “Sea of Noise,” the bands second full-length LP. Janeway had read “Just Mercy” by the social activist Bryan Stevenson, and it made him question what he was doing

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with his life. He confided his uncertainty in Phillips. Was the band contributing anything good to humanity?

“The answer he eventually arrived at was yes. What we’re doing brings joyous positivity into the word,” Phillips said.

“People come to our shows and smile for a majority of 90 minutes.”

But you can still hear that worldweariness in “Sea of Noise,” especially when Janeway focuses his lyricism on the impact of gun violence in America.

The record doesn’t aim for answers.

There’s mostly questions about personal exploration.

“He didn’t want to write albums full of songs that are stereotypical, heartbreak pop songs,” Phillips said. “He wanted to do something more meaningful and weighty. I think he did a pretty good job lyrically and making it both listenable and poetic but also tackling a couple of issues and asking some real questions. I was really proud of him for the progress he made.”

SCREAMING EAGLE OF SOUL And there’s more new music on the horizon.

“I was actually just talking to Paul before you called and we were discussing plans for our next set of recordings,” Phillips said.

But at that moment, Phillips was more interested in some time off and finding a routine at home. Going to bed at a normal hour had become the equivalent of performing a headlining set.

“When you come home, it’s important to make a conscious effort to divorce yourself from (the band) a little bit,” he said.

So I figured it’d be worth talking about another musician. Singer Charles Bradley passed away a few days before our interview, and I wondered if the likeminded Screaming Eagle of Soul had crossed paths with the Broken Bones crew. A couple of summers back, the bands shared a stage in New York City and jumped on the same European music festival circuit.

One morning, both bands had to be

“Sea of Noise” was produced by Paul Butler and recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium. The group’s sophomore effort features an expanded eight-piece lineup.

It was released in June 2016. [IMAGE PROVIDED] up at 4 a.m. for an early call time after a late-night performance. Bradley and the Broken Bones made it into the hotel lobby.

“I felt super busted because of the short turnaround,” Phillips said. “I remember coming downstairs and Charles was there.

He was in his 60s. He was feeling pretty rough, but he was kind enough to say hello. Being up that early always sucks, especially when you’re used to rock ‘n’ roll hours. You’re just grumpy and tired.”

Bradley’s good attitude was contagious,

Phillips said.

“He was an inspiration. An infinite well of positivity and light,” Phillips said. “I never saw him say an ugly word or be grouchy to anyone. He probably would’ve liked to have been left alone, but he always took time for people.

“Being nice to people, sharing even just a little bit of your time, can go such a long way. People will remember you and be loyal. All you gotta do is say hello and say you appreciate them.”

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M U S I C F E AT U R E

Frontman Paul Janeway, of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, performs live in Bricktown in 2014. [PHOTO BY NATHAN POPPE]

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S PA G H E T T I E D D I E

For the fun of it

Spaghetti Eddie serves up another helping of children’s music

BY BRANDY MCDONNELL For LOOKatOKC

Brendan Parker often takes requests shouted at him from the bathroom.

For most dads, that’s just a normal part of the parenting process, but considering he’s also five albums into his second career as a children’s music-maker, it’s an especially good sign.

“People love the ‘Whistle’ song. I don’t know why. My kids are yelling at me to play the ‘Whistle’ song from the bathroom when they’re in the tub,” said Parker, who is half of the Oklahoma City children’s music duo Spaghetti Eddie.

“If I like a song or if my wife likes a song or my kids like a song, I feel as though, OK, I have a good sample of what will work. … I love writing new music, it’s one of my favorite things in the world. It’s just getting harder and harder with day jobs and kids growing and more responsibilities, but I’m glad I got to finish the album. I want to say it’s a step up in as far as the production and the writing that we’ve done in the past.”

Parker (singer/guitarist/electric kazoo player) and Erick Alexander (drummer/producer/singer) are serving up another helping of songs “written with the intention to entertain children and to not drive parents crazy” with their new album “Spaghetti Eddie! And Other Children’s Songs Vol. 5,” an independently released collection that just jumped into the nomination pool for Best Children’s Album for the 60th Grammy Awards.

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Brendan Parker sings with his band, Spaghetti Eddie, in 2014 during Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma’s third annual Peace, Love and Goodwill Festival at the Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City.

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ALBUM CONTINUED FROM 12 Strategically working around standard naptimes, the duo dished up a free lunchtime album release party in October at the Tower Theatre.

“It’s our favorite thing to do is to play live. The recording process, that’s one thing: It’s neat, but it takes time and energy, and it’s really hard to get it scheduled. But once we have everything out and we’re playing gigs, it’s like my favorite thing in the world,” Parker said.

“I love Erick to death, and I always enjoy playing with him no matter what the setting is. ... No matter what we’re doing, I always have a blast, and we always end up laughing and such.”

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Brendan Parker and Erick Alexander, of Oklahoma City-based children’s music duo Spaghetti Eddie, are celebrating the release of their new album “Spaghetti Eddie! and Other Children’s Songs Vol. 5.” [IMAGE PROVIDED]

Brendan Parker, left, and Erick Alexander make music as the Oklahoma City-based children’s music duo Spaghetti Eddie. [PHOTO PROVIDED]

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Parker’s unexpected sideline as an indie children’s musician began with becoming a godfather.

“My wife and I became godparents, and I wrote four or five songs that I was gonna give to her on a burned CD that I produced and made through GarageBand on my old Mac. I gave it to her mom … and she was very excited, she loved them and she passed them to her friends. And they said, ‘Ah, we love these!’ and they were burning copies of this album,” he said. “They said, ‘Are you gonna do any more?’ So kind of with the help of them pushing me, I wrote four or five more and we had a full album.

And then we just kept going down the next step like, ‘Well, OK, if we’re gonna release it how do we do that?’ ” His sister, Caitlin Parker, named the first album “Spaghetti Eddie! And Other Children’s Songs” after one of the tracks and drew the album cover art, including the duo’s mustachioed namesake character. She created the artwork for the subsequent volumes up to the new release, when Chris Castro took over as the cover illustrator but kept the same look and vibe.

“I never thought I was going to be doing this as any type of career — be it part time or not — but I absolutely love what I do, and it’s one of my favorite things in the world besides my family,” said Parker, who also runs a synthetic grass installation company called Always Greener with his wife, Carrie.

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MODERN MUSIC-MAKING Although the songs have a laid-back classic rock sound — Parker lists The Beatles, Tom Petty and the ’90s bands of his youth like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Green Day among his sonic influences — the busy bandmates lean on modern technology to make their music. While Parker writes, sings and plays guitars on the songs, Alexander plays drums, sings backup vocals and produces their albums.

“He mixes it, masters it. … I write songs over the six, 10, 12, 18 months, whatever from the last album, and then I send him rough demos, basically just voice recordings through my phone,” Parker said. “Then, he kind of goes to town on adding the drums and adding the background vocals and filling in with fun sounds and different melodies and harmonies. So, the songs are very much stripped down when we first start, just me and a guitar and then they evolve. …

He’s really smart and he’s funny, so all that plays in so well with what we do. I guarantee I could not be doing this with anybody else except him. I don’t think it would work if it was just me trying to make these songs happen by myself.”

Whether he’s penning an ode to the DIY fun of “Forts” or telling the tale of “Danger Dog,” a canine with a superhero secret, Parker gets songwriting inspiration from his two sons, James, who is 7, and George, who will be 5 in November. His wife was pregnant with James when he began his unanticipated music career, and the new song “Growing Up” is about witnessing how their boys have changed.

“You know, when they’re 3 and 4 years old, they’re getting their sea legs, and they’re doing their thing. But once they hit 6 and 7 it’s like, ‘Wow, you’re reading books to me right now; you are doing multiplication and adding,’ ” Parker said.

“From Vol. 1 to Vol. 5, the songs have grown up to a certain degree kind. … I’ll see a kid that came out in 2010 or 2011 now coming out to another show and they’re 7 or 8 years old. It’s weird but it’s awesome, because the songs on the new album are … more about things that aren’t so concrete like colors and days of the week and trains. They’re more like trying to be happy and loving where you live in your home and growing up, all those things. It’s definitely a little different as far as the subject matter, but I think it still works because it’s upbeat and it’s fun. And some kids, they need someone to say, hey, happy’s whatever you need to be.”

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COVER STORY

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS

Home is where the 'Heart' is TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS return to Oklahoma to close out 2017

BY BRANDY MCDONNELL For LOOKatOKC

The Turnpike Troubadours’ new album might be called “A Long Way from Your Heart,” but the root-rockers intend to be close to home, where their heart is.

The Oklahoma red-dirt standouts celebrated the release of their latest LP — their fourth or fifth, depending on how you’re counting — with a packed house of homestate fans recently at The Criterion, before traveling on to New York, Atlanta, Chicago and other points across the country. They’ll be back for a double header to end the year at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.

“I want to be in my home state when I’m doing anything big — or at least share those bigger moments with people that got us here,” said lead singer, chief songwriter and

guitarist Evan Felker.

Make no mistake, “A Long Way from Your Heart” marks a big moment for the hard-touring Troubadours, who have established a national reputation for their tearthe-roof-off live shows and true-to-life story songs. It’s the follow-up to the band’s 2015 self-titled album, which reached No. 17 overall on the Billboard cross-genre Top 200 list, No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, and No. 2 on the Independent Albums Chart.

Of course, since the Troubadours remain a truly independent outfit — the new album will be released on the band’s Bossier City Records with distribution via Thirty Tigers — Felker can view those milestones as accomplishments rather than targets he and his cohorts are obligated to aim for with their “Heart.”

“I don’t really care if this one does as good

success-wise. I think it’s a good record. It’s all about just writing my songs and making something that we’re proud of, and that usually in the past has translated into sales or into making our fans happy. And I think it will. I think you can trust yourself sometimes,” Felker said in a recent phone interview from his home in Okemah. “There’s nobody telling me how to do anything really, other than Hewitt.”

NEW PARTNERSHIPS That Hewitt is producer Ryan Hewitt, who brought fresh ideas garnered from his work with bands ranging from The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers to Flogging Molly and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to his first outing with the Turnpike Troubadours.

“He’s really professional. He’s got a really

Turnpike Troubadours perform live at The Criterion in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATHAN POPPE]

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TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS TURNPIKE, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 great system and just knows music and knows kind of what you’re after and helps you to do a better version of the band and helps step up arrangements. That’s a big part of what old-school producers did was work on arrangements, or say ‘That’s a bad lyric,’ ” Felker said.

“When you’ve been a bar band for a while, or you’re getting your sound together ... it’s easy to be sort of hardheaded and think you know what you’re doing, like I thought we did on a lot of the other records (where) we did a great deal more of the arrangements and stuff. These are a bit more interesting, I think.”

Also of interest is that “A Long Way from Your Heart” marks the first album for the Troubadours since adding Hank Early to their fulltime lineup. Although he primarily plays pedal steel and accordion, Felker said the newest member also added the dobro to the wistful “Old Time Feeling (Like Before).”

Since chart success doesn’t necessarily drive the Turnpike Troubadours — Felker, fiddler Kyle Nix, steel and electric guitarist Ryan Engleman, bassist RC Edwards, drummer Gabe Pearson and Early — the frontman said they can focus on building a better band on the foundation of their three previous albums (or four, if you include their out-of-print 2007

debut “Bossier City”). But by the time you read this, the latest record will have sold more than 20,000 copies.

“You always want to expound upon what you’ve done, and you always want to find new avenues to go down. ... But first and foremost, you ask yourself ‘Is this is a song for this band? Does it have the ability to be something that we can play live and that we can enjoy and our fans will enjoy?’ ” Felker said.

“Having Ryan on helped because ... he’s a big song-selection guy. He culled a lot of stuff that we would have probably used and really pared it down to something that’s nice, distilled it down to something that was drinkable.”

FAMILIAR CHARACTERS A markedly richer and headier brew than the band’s previous releases, the new 11-song collection blends fiery barroom rockers with evocative torch songs, all penned in the country sextet’s distinctive narrative style. “Pay No Rent” prettily pays tribute to Felker’s Aunt Lou Johnson, owner of beloved Okemah bar Lou’s Rocky Road Tavern who died last year. Although he didn’t do most of the writing on “Pipe Bomb Dream,” Felker said it is based on a

Above left: The Turnpike Troubadours celebrated their highly anticipated new album “A Long Way From Your Heart” with a release show in October at The Criterion.

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TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS true story of a military veteran who gets in trouble with the local law selling weed he procured in Colorado. The blazing yarn “The Winding Stair Mountain Blues,” which chronicles the disintegrating friendship between a good guy and his wildchild pal, contains the apt wisdom “The devil’s in the fine details.”

“With any kind of descriptive writing, you have to figure out the sequence of events that would happen and then do your best to get it as correct as you can,” he said. “The details are the main part of it.”

“A Long Way from Your Heart’s” first single and opening track, “The Housefire,” is another vivid story song that not only gets the collection off to a hot start but also provides the album’s intriguing title.

“It’s all about people’s ability to be resilient in tough spots,” Felker said. “I’ve wanted to write a song about the details of an aftermath of a house fire for a long time, because I thought it was poetic knowing folks that have been through it and how they get through things. And it feels like the end of the world, and then it’s not. That’s usually what they’ll tell you, especially if it doesn’t take

everything from them. Material possessions, in the end, aren’t the only thing in the world that makes us happy.”

“The Housefire” also rekindles some familiar characters: plain-spoken country girl Lorrie and the first-person character Felker often embodies. “The man with no name,” as Felker jokingly called him, is still learning from his relationship with Lorrie, which has progressed from the disastrous romance detailed in “Good Lord Lorrie” from the 2012 album “Goodbye Normal Street” and “The Mercury” from 2015’s “Turnpike Troubadours” (and arguably in other tracks, including the fan favorite “The Bird Hunters”).

For the red-dirt group’s growing fan base, the saga of Lorrie and her man have become a kind of country-music mythology that, like so much else about the Troubadours, is rooted in the band’s home state.

“I don’t think I’m the first person that’s ever done that by any means, but I think it’s fun for them. I like having it be a broader story with all these characters in the canon,” Felker said.

“It’s useful. I think that there are a lot more layers to be dug away with more characters that sort of all live in the same universe — or really in the same state and in the same timeline ... which

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Turnpike Troubadours perform live at The Criterion in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATHAN POPPE] always seems to me like landline Oklahoma like if they were adults when I was 16 or something like that. That (pre-cellphone period) is a real sort of romantic era for

me to think about how much things have changed and how little they had changed up until that point.”

Below: Acclaimed Oklahoma roots-rockers Turnpike Troubadours will end the year with a pair of shows at Cain’s Ballroom.

[PHOTO PROVIDED BY CAL QUINN]

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Brushing up with Combsy Tulsan talks solo debut, musical genetics and improvisation

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hris Combs’s trickiest collaborator right now might be freedom.

The Tulsa-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been in bands his whole life, most notably joining the ever-evolving Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey back in 2008. At 33, he’s released his very first solo effort in October under the moniker Combsy.

“Music has always been a collaboration. Even if I was the guy in the band who had the ball in terms of songwriting, it was still coming from a band,” Combs told LOOKatOKC. “This stuff is coming from a singular place.

There’s a lot of freedom that upfront was great, but then there’s a lot of responsibility.”

Do you think this sounds good?

No answer.

Are these shirts cool?

Crickets.

You get the idea. It can be lonely calling the shots. Combs admitted it’s a little terrifying at times, but the project allowed him to color outside of the lines. Instead of having a band that’s locked in at say five members, he can fill his shifting lineup with a variety of players.

On his self-titled record, he did just that. “Combsy” is an instrumental collection of Tulsa and New Orleans talent. Oklahoma’s Aaron Boehler

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(bass) and Andrew Bones (drums, vibraphone) spent a few days holed up with Combs at Fellowship Hall Sound in Little Rock, Arkansas, building the spine of the record.

At NOLA’s Marigny Recording Studio, Combs added Brad Walker (tenor sax, Sturgill Simpson), Dan Oestreicher (bass and baritone sax, Trombone Shorty) and Carly Meyers (trombone, Roar) into the mix. Throw in some violin from Tulsan Olivia McGraw, and the rest of the record was hammered out at Combs’ home studio. That’s where the songs started building character as Combs toyed with electronic layers and “swirled” the songs into a finished product.

Good luck trying to define Combsy’s genre. The new record is free-spirited and uses jazz as a springboard into something transportive, beautiful and delightfully weird. Sometimes all within the same few seconds.

I caught up with Combs to discuss his excellent new record.

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The new album’s totally instrumental. Can you talk to me about the challenge of communicating without lyrics?

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Tulsa’s Chris Combs performs solo material as Combsy. His debut record mixes his eclectic tastes in jazz, hip-hop, electronic and rock. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY PHIL CLARKIN]

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Combsy performs live at The Colony in Tulsa.

The venue is a popular destination for songwriting talent in Oklahoma.

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So can you tell me what a song like “East Tulsa Stomp” is saying about Tulsa? It seems to be talking about your city in a different way from your compositions on 2011’s “Race Riot Suite.”

person who creates it. When it’s met by someone, they experience it and it becomes something new. There’s a lot of potential for that in instrumental music. It’s pretty fascinating.

I like to leave hints in my music. Sometimes my writing is about something really specific, like what I’m going through or reading. There’s a tune called “1939” on the new record. That date isn’t necessarily relevant, but it inspires nostalgia. It gets people thinking about the past.

Combs: Saying what instrumental songs are “about” is sorta funny. I grew up at 3rd and Memorial in a pretty diverse neighborhood, which impacted me in a good way.

There was a big Hispanic population. I’m thinking about those old neighborhoods. I grew up going to Eastland Mall, which isn’t there anymore. I started playing shows at venues and none of them are around anymore either.

I’ve had like a second life in Tulsa. It feels like a different city than the one I grew up in. It’s grown so much even in

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the last five years. You go on tour for two weeks and you come back and you’re like, “Woah, what’s that building?

What’s this new business?”

Tulsa has always been one of those cities where if you can find the right part of the city, it can be fascinating. Maybe there’s some glorifying of that. “East Tulsa Stomp” comes from a more abstract place.

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Tulsa’s Horton Records is putting out your debut. The label’s known for releasing folk and country material. What made you a fit?

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Tulsa’s Chris Combs lists Charles Mingus, Madlib, George Harrison, James Blake, J Dilla, Radiohead and Marc Ribot as influences. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY PHIL CLARKIN]

RIGHT: A majority of Chris Combs’ new album was tracked in October 2016. The core tracks were recorded live as a trio to 2” tape at Fellowship Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas, with Aaron Boehler (bass) and Andrew Bones on (drums, vibraphone). [IMAGE PROVIDED]

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when I was a freshmen in high school. I was wide open to be imprinted upon. ... Almost anyone that’s been involved in the band has made some weird, personal impact on me.

CONTINUED FROM 19 Combs: I’m not really sure. They’ve been involved in a ton of stuff. A lot of the more successful stuff has been on the singer-songwriter side of things. ... They’ve also worked with And There Stand Empires, Senior Fellows and a few things outside of the norm. I think you’ll see more of that happening.

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It’s difficult for me to picture you outside of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Can you quantify how much being a fan and then a member of JFJO has shaped you as a musician?

Combs: I almost can’t. It’s like family. It’s on the genetic level. I saw them at Mayfest for the first time

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How much do your compositions change when they’re performed life?

Combs: Fairly drastically. Especially as the rhythm section changes. I don’t know if it’s quite as perceivable from the audience’s standpoint or not but it’s amazing hearing different pairs of bass players and drummers play the same thing. Where their personal accents lie.

It’s all technically the same, but it feels very different.

That’s fascinating to me. I’m getting into feel, which is a hard territory to define. With horns, we like to open stuff up and have these sections of improvisation. That’s when it takes on its own life. Group improvisations are written into and happen at different parts of a concert. I get to step back and watch it, as well. I always like hearing

individual personalities, especially in horn sections.

Most of my parts are written for the people who are going to record with me. That’s kinda how Charles Mingus’ bands were back in the day. Some of the jazz guys that were rolling with the 5-8 piece bands in the late ’50s and ’60s had a lot of strong personalities. Those personalities, through improvisation, helped define the music in a lot of ways.

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In contrast, how much did your arrangements change when you entered the studio for your solo record?

Combs: There’s been other records I’ve done where we didn’t know what was going on when we went into a studio or how it’d turn out. This is the closest thing, still not 100 percent, but this was pretty much what I was going for. Tonally. Aesthetically. Whatever. This is the one that feels closest to the mark for me.

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was exhausted, but I can only imagine how Ty Taylor was feeling. The Vintage Trouble frontman caressed fans in the front row, pole vaulted with his microphone stand and danced in the crowd. That was just during the first song as his LA-based rocker and soul

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ABOVE AND BELOW: The Los Angeles-based soul and rock act Vintage Trouble performs live recently at the Tower Theatre’s grand opening. [PHOTOS BY NATHAN POPPE]

CONTINUED FROM 21 ABOVE AND BELOW: London-born crooner Desi Valentine performs recently at the Tower Theatre’s grand opening.

headlined the grand opening of Tower Theatre. Roughly 450 patrons joined Nov. 5's concert celebration, which turned a sleepy Uptown 23rd into a rollicking party. It was far from capacity, but if Tower Theatre continues to attract shows this rambunctious and fun, then it's only a matter of time before a band like Vintage Trouble can fill it any night of the week.

UPCOMING TOWER THEATRE CONCERTS Dec. 2: John Moreland Dec. 3: Maria Bamford Dec. 8: Animaniacs Live!

Dec. 10: Weston Koury Dec. 15: Exile Dec. 31: Uptown Getdown with The Hood Internet

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DECEMBER 1: John Moreland, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa) 1: Lincka, Opolis. (Norman) 2: John Moreland, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Tower Theatre.

2: Jen Kirkman, ACM@UCO Performance Lab. 3: Maria Bamford, Tower Theatre.

4: Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa) 5: Hosty, JJ’s Alley.

6: Walk the Moon, Dashboard Confessional, Brady Theater. (Tulsa) 8-9: John Fullbright, Blue Door.

8-9: BRONCHO, Opolis. (Norman) 9: Lady Gaga, Chesapeake Energy Arena.

12: Riders in the Sky, OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center.

14: Cindy Wilson of the B-52s, Opolis. (Norman) 15: Jerry Seinfeld, WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville) 15-16: Daft Punk Discovery tribute show, Fassler Hall. (Tulsa) 16: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Riverwind Casino. (Norman) 16: JD McPherson, Parker Millsap, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa) 17: Kyle Reid, The Depot. (Norman) 21: Steve Earle and the Dukes, Tower Theatre.

26: Mannheim Steamroller, Civic Center Music Hall.

29: Hosty, VZD’s.

30: Harry Connick Jr., WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville) 30-31: Turnpike Troubadours, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa) 31: Uptown Get Down feat. the Hood Internet, Jabee, Tower Theatre.

31: Darryl Hall and John Oates, WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville)

JA N UA RY 4: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Criterion.

14: John Hiatt and the Goners, Brady Theater. (Tulsa) 14: Carter Sampson, The Depot. (Norman) 16: Bela Fleck, Banjo & Brooklyn Rider, Armstrong Auditorium. (Edmond) 20: Gladys Knight, WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville) 24: Margo Price, ACM@UCO Performance Lab. 26: Keller Williams, Tower Theatre.

26: Pitbull, WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville) 27: Equilibrium, UCO Jazz Lab. (Edmond)

F E B RUA RY 9: Jim Gaffigan, WinStar World Casino. (Thackerville) 10: Killswitch Engage, Anthrax, Criterion.

15: Bahamas, ACM@UCO Performance Lab. 16: Bully, Opolis. (Norman) 20: Nothing More, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa) 26: St. Vincent, Brady Theater. (Tulsa)

MARCH 2: Avett Brothers, Cox Business Center Arena. (Tulsa) 9: Miranda Lambert, Chesapeake Energy Arena.

11: Ellis Paul, The Depot. (Norman) 17: Skillet, Chesapeake Energy Arena.

24: Hot Club of Cowtown, Jacob Tovar, Vanguard. (Tulsa) 26: Sylvan Esso, Cain’s Ballroom. (Tulsa)

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The Red Dirt Rangers, with from left, Randy Crouch, Ben Han, Brad Piccolo and John Cooper, perform April 16, 2016, during Heard on Hurd in downtown Edmond.

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FEB. 23-24 Oklahoma State University is putting a new twist on its erstwhile Orange Peel musical tradition.

The OSU Alumni Association and its OKC metro area and Tulsa chapters have announced plans for Orange Peel: two benefit concerts supporting scholarships for OSU students.

Red dirt musicians Cody Canada and Mike McClure, who began their musical careers in Stillwater, along with Oklahoma comedian Spencer Hicks, will perform the first show Feb. 23 at the OKC Public Farmer’s Market, 311 S Klein Ave. McClure’s reunited red dirt band, The Great Divide, and the Red Dirt Rangers, two more Stillwater musical institutions, will play in concert Feb. 24 at Tulsa’s historic Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Up-and-coming Stillwater act The Chance Anderson Band also is on the bill.

Tickets for both events are on sale at www.orangeconnection.org.

Orange Peel, established in 1996 as a student-run concert series and pep rally, was canceled in 2009. It took place every year from 1996 to 2009, except for in 2007. The series brought in such talents such as Jimmy Fallon, Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, Jeff Foxworthy, Sinbad, Collective Soul and more.

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DEC. 9 TO 19 “The Nutcracker,” performed annually at the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker, is great holiday tradition and is the perfect first ballet for children or adults.

Oklahoma City Ballet’s stunning professional dancers are joined by over 100 children from The School of Oklahoma City Ballet, plus the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, to complete this dreamlike production the whole family will enjoy.

To purchase tickets or for more information, go to okcballet.com or call OKC Ballet at 848-8637.

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On Dec. 9, guests will be prancing in the streets of downtown Oklahoma City during the 2017 SandRidge Santa Run. As part of Downtown in December, the SandRidge Santa Run includes a 5K race, a one-mile fun run and a free Kids’ Dash.

All runs begin and end at SandRidge Energy, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave. All registered 5K and one-mile runners can participate in the costume contest following the races. The first-place costume contest winner will receive $150, second place will receive $100, and third place will receive $50 cash.

Medals will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in each age bracket for the 5K. Cost is $35 for the 5K and $20 for the one-mile fun run.

Go to downtownindecember.com for registration.

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The Winter Olympics are upon us!

Here’s one Olympic sport you can learn to perfect with the Oklahoma Curling Club at Devon Ice Rink in the Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W Reno.

Club members will walk you through the basic rules and etiquette of curling, explain the how’s and why’s of delivering and sweeping a stone and enjoying the sport of curling with friends or family. Dress warm, wear rubber soled shoes and prepare for a fun morning on the ice. All other equipment will be provided by the Oklahoma Curling Club.

Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Advanced registration required. Go to oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com for tickets and information.

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After taking a leave of absence from his social media channels, Issa Tweimeh is back with a new perspective, and he is looking to reconnect with his fans via a nationwide sojourn.

Tickets are $39.99 to $199.99.

Go to towertheatreokc.com for tickets and information.

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Holiday lights along Sheridan.

Automobile Alley prepares for Lights on Broadway.

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Automobile Alley prepares for Lights on Broadway.

Automobile Alley.

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The Devon Ice Rink at the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

PHOTOS BY DOUG HOKE, F O R L O O K AT O KC Window painted outside of Schlegal Bicycles at 8th and Broadway.

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Valerie Smith of the Double Diamond Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, prepares Remi for a showing during the Alpaca Blast-off show at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center.

An alpaca peers over its ribbons.

Leslie Rebtoy hugs an Alpaca.

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An alpaca cools off by a fan.

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assumable non-recourse loan.

4 full NNN leases with 10 & 11 years remaining plus 3-4 option periods. Each in Abilene, TX; Midland, TX; Carney, OK & Ardmore, OK. BBB rated Dollar General tenants. The assumption of full non-recourse loan required. Purchase price $5,014,000. Estimated loan balance $2,980,000 at 4.95%.

Possible seller financing of down payment. Contact Ed Routzong at 281-872-3411 or email edr@baileyroutzong.com

2 Bed Special $575

1 Bed Newly redecorated $535 Laundry & Pool. Casady 751-8088

57th/N May Crescent Park Apts Secure, HW floors. cer tile. Grt loc. ALL BILLS PAID! 840-7833

K Office, K Warehouse.

57th/N May Crescent Park Apts Secure, HW floors. cer tile. Grt loc. ALL BILLS PAID! 840-7833

GREAT Office Space. Various NW locations, 300-6000sf 946-2516

1 & 2 Bedroom 946-9506

1155sf. 221 W. Wilshire 842-7300

800 N Meridian

» 10848 Admiral Drive » 405-370-1077 11 Homes 2-4 Beds $625-1350 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com 1005 NW 99th St 2bed 1bath $575mo + dep 405-761-3068

MWC For Rent/Sale. Nice homes $400/up. RV space $200 306-2576

2 FARM MACHINERY AUCTIONS

Fri, Dec. 1 @ Weatherford, OK I-40 Exit 84, 1 N. 1/2 E., 1/2 N. JD 8100 MFWD-'82Chevy C70 Grain Truck-6620 JD Combine Set JD 450 Grain Drills-20 ft.

Sunflower Disk-26 ft. Richardson Mulch Treadder, Lots More - No Junk - All Have Been Shedded

Mon., Dec. 4 @ Bessie, OK

1/2 M. N. on Main Str. 420 AC VERY GOOD CULTIVATED LAND & MACHINERY JD 9330 PS 2,267 hrs.-Sunflower 9435 No-Till Grain Drill (Like New)-JD 9660 STS Combine, Draper 925 Header-McFarlane Harrow-30 ft. Landoll Disk, Vermeer R24A Double Rake Westfield 71 ft. x 10" Grain Auger-More Great Equipment HINZ AUCTION & REAL ESTATE hinzauction.com - FB/hinzauction Jimmie 580-774-4644 Jim 580-774-8467 Brandon-580-774-7396

Efficiency, upstairs, all bills paid, MWC, $125/wk. 405-672-0877

1bed 1bath $375-425, very clean, stove, fridge 405-314-4667

HOPE HARBOR

1213 SW 60th St, 1 & 2 bdr apts, $375 - $475 mo w/$250 dep, No Sec 8. 632-9849

Remodeled 3/2/2, .21ac, 1994sf + solarium. FP in master bed. Huge liv w/wet bar & fp. New SS appls, granite, paint, carpet & 2015 roof. $176,200 Realty Exp 414-8753

BRAND NEW 2 bed 1 bath ‘ 62+ Senior Apts ‘ $615 mo+Elec 6501 Lyrewood Ln, OKC 405-470-5833

NANTUCKET Gated 2/2 W/D, FP, Appls, $790+dep, No Pets, No Smoke. 405-229-8574

583 acres, 20 mi W of McAlester, deer, waterfowl, turkey, varmints $2200/acre, 620-600-0014, lv msg

Auction ¡ Sat Dec 9th ¡ 9AM 1691 SH 62, Chickasha

Seller Glen and Kay Thompson.

68 Acre Farm with 2360sf home.

Large shop. JD 7410 with loader 468 round baler. Grasshopper zero-turn. Polaris Ranger. 2013 Dodge 3500 4x4 DewEze bed with cube feeder. Lots of nice shop & other farm equip. 15 black cows (12 pairs) 2K Yr old Hereford bull.

Lots of household & furniture!

For info AND pics see:

kencarpenterauction.com

Ken 620-1524 ‘ Tami 406-5235 Duplex for Rent 3bed, 2bath, 2car 2,000sf, $1,000/mo 405-209-4084

Public Auction

Saturday, Dec. 2nd, 10:30 a.m.

Jim & Judy Miller, Tuttle, OK Directions: Junction Hwy 37 & Hwy 4 in Tuttle, go 3 miles S. to Fox Lane & 4 miles W. to 2920 Rd. Then S. 3/4 Mile to 1238 Rd. and E. to auction site.

Beautiful 8 acre tract of land with gravel driveway & gated entrance. Viewing Sunday,

LEASE TO OWN

MOBILE HOME WITH ACREAGE •2396 Alice Lane - Blanchard •6350 Mocella South - Noble •16501 186th - Lexington •21410 E Bowman Road - Luther 405-996-7368 or 405-634-1000

2br 1 bath 2 story 2 car garage On 2.3 acres $79,950 New laminate flooring $9,950 DOWN OWNER FINANCE Milburn o/a 405-275-1695 www.paulmilburnacreages.com

Clayton Homes of OKC has lenders offering Zero down with Land and less than perfect credit.

We will take trades in any condition & give you top dollar towards your new home. Purchase home and receive a free 50 inch TV! Call 405-631-7600 for details WAC 3 bed 2 bath set-up & ready for immediate move-in. Burntwood Mobile Home Park 405-631-7600

» 2224 Red Elm » 405-370-1077 Large 1&2bd, 2 laundry rooms, no Sec 8, $375-475mo 470-3535

MOVE IN NOW!

Nov. 26th from 1:00-3:00

’05 Case Super M 580 Extend-a-hoe. ’05 Link Belt 210 LX Trackhoe. IH TD 12C Dresser Dozer. Case 580E Construction King Backhoe. ’99 F550 Super Duty. ’85 Kensworth. ’99 Softtail Harley Davidson Dyna Low Rider Tractors, Trailer, Equipment, Lots of tools, More items too for more info & pics see: Rosenfelt Auctions

14 Homes 2-4 beds $625-1895 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car gar, all appl's furn, $725mo + $725 dep 824-8954

2 bed from $675 Try Plaza East • 341-4813

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160 ACRES * HUNTING * FARMLAND * COVINGTON OK

AUCTION

SELLER: KBT Enterprises

E of OKC, pay out dn.

Many choices mobile home ready. Call for maps TERMS 275-1695 www.paulmilburnacreages.com

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6640 S Champlin Rd, Covington, OK Tues., December 5 * 10 AM

LandBuzz.com 580-237-7174

Furnished/Unfurnished. Bills Paid Unfurn 1 bed $169 wk, $640 mo; Unfurn 2 bed $189 wk, $780 mo; Furn 1 bed $179 wk, $680 mo; Furn 2 bed $199 wk, $820 mo; Deposits: 1 bed $150, 2 bed $200; $25 application fee paid at rental; Wes Chase Apartments, Elk Horn Apartments, Hillcrest (SW OKC), 370-1077.

405-364-9277 405-659-8998

Nice country home. 3 bed, 2 bath, ch&a, Harrah Schools, $800/mo + utilities. Call 719-465-4655.

2 bedroom, 1 bath home on 1.5 acres in Harrah, OK for lease or sale ¡‘¡‘¡ 405-588-3716 Financing avail. 30day-5yr warr. $125&up 1233 SE 44th 632-8954 3bd+, 1 1/4ba carprt ch&a laundry room $900mo+$750dep. 740-8419

Washer, Dryer, Freezer, Stove, Frig, $100 ea, can del, 820-8727.

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5x8 » 5x10 » 6x10 » 6x12

w/gate ramps. 16' & 18' tandems $800-$1750 cash » 405-201-6820

80% Split, Delivered & Stacked, Quick Delivery, $130, 405-719-0793.

Auction ¡ Thur Dec 7 ¡ 9AM Estate of George Henthorn

Union City, OK From Hwy 152 & Manning Rd 1/2mi North.

Real estate 80 acres m/l legal 11N 6W S29 NW 4. In Union City limits & school. Lots of salvage tractors, trucks and equipment.

For info AND pics see:

kencarpenterauction.com

Ken 620-1524 ‘ Tami 406-5235

SEASONED HARD OAK $140 Stacked & Same Day Fast Delivery » » » » 219-1423

Oak Firewood $125/rick Delivered N. OKC & Edm area 405-999-0309

Paying cash for: Diabetic Test

Strips: FreeStyle, OneTouch, & Accuchek, also CPAP/BIPAP Machines Also buying GOLD & SILVER: Jim 405-202-2527 WANTED R-12 FREON We buy R-12 cylinders & cans.

EPA certified . (312) 291-9169

SEASONED SPLIT OAK $120 per rick 301-2019 ‘ 885-5469

Chihuahuas, ACA, 3M, 3F, teacup, s/w, $550-$650, 405-627-0419.

American Bullies White ¡ Pics!

Razors Edge, $400, 580-237-1961

Cocker pups 4 AKC beauties shots groomd $500 405-408-8724

HAVANESE PUPPIES, AKC, $600.

405-691-0897 or 778-0516.

Aussie, 10 month old male, needs responsible, loving home, please understand breed, housebroken, s/w, POP, $50 to a good home, 405-942-8198 or 405-830-6655.

Doberman Puppies, AKC, black & red, 3F, 2M, DOB 8/9/17, 3rd shots $500ea 806-231-9843

Italian Greyhound 1 AKC pup.

Aussie Mini 5 gorgeous

8wk old puppies. 1 red/tri M blue eyes, 1 red/tri F blue eyes, 2 liver /tri F blue eyes $400ea. 1M blk/tri brwn eyes $250, s/w ready Will meet 620-440-8274

Dobermans, AKC Christmas pups, black & rust, champion bloodline, 5 M , s/w/t/dc, $100 without papers, $250 with papers, 405-382-8250 or 405-220-6118.

Adorable! $500 405-408-8724

Lab AKC Registered Puppies 2 Choc males, 1 Blk male, 3 blk females. 6 wks old. Out of great hunting and loving parents. $500 405-517-6103

Labs Akc. reg.pointing labs pop wormed 1st. shot dew claws champion hunters parents hunt chocolate and black $700 silver and charcoal $1000 block heads $700-$1000 580-657-8552

Australian Shepherd, toys, blues and blacks, M/F, s/w, 2 litters, $450-$800, call or text, 580-504-0585.

Australian Shepherd Puppies, 4 black tri, $350ea. 580-748-0758 English Bulldog AKC registered. 6 month old Female crate trained UTD worming and vaccinations loves to play $1000.00 580 380 0240

LIVING ESTATE AUCTION SAT., DEC. 2nd 9AM 12562 300th St., Blanchard, OK

Seller Charles Clarence Condor.

Home on 6 acres. 20 classic & old cars. Lots of misc. Pics/info see:

kencarpenterauction.com

Ken 620-1524 ‘ Tami 406-5235

ANTIQUES! ANTIQUES AND MORE COLLECTIBLES Furniture - Glassware - Figurines - Christmas - Frankoma Crystal Fostoria - Carnival Hallmark Ornaments - ENID, OK

Bernese Mt. Dog puppies AKC reg. 5m. Ready at Christmas reserve one now! $1200 580-927-5161

New & Used. Financing available.

1233 SE 44th 405-632-8954

English Bulldog AKC Female DOB 2/11/12. UTD vacc. House/ crate trained, Great w adults, kids & dogs. $600 918~640~9890

Ladies platinum ring 4.2gram set w/0.98ct dia. WS1 grade col. H, 6 dia. 0.08ct $9500. White gold pendant, 16'' sterling silver chain 1.8 gram set w/0.20ct dia. SI1 grade col. IJ, $350. 405-573-0388

ONLINE ONLY AUCTION ENDS WED., DEC 6 @ 10AM

EquipBuzz.com 580-237-7174 300 LOTS COINS/COLLECTIBLES/AMMO Sat Dec 2nd @ 11am Best Western Plus (Saddleback Inn) 4300 SW 3rd OKC, OK see webpage for details

I-40 W. to Mustang Rd. Exit 138, S 2 miles. $42-$140 »»»324-1010»»»

Kittens & young cats, need loving homes, free, call after 3PM, 405-455-2400.

BOSTON TERRIER PUPPIES 3 AKC F blk & wht s/w/dc $500.

FB gossensbostonterriers,

Boston Terriers, $500-$600, AKC, mchip s/w hlt guar 405-434-0528

C&J Sporting Goods Black Friday sales now. $20-$40 off of guns.

Jon Brown

405-224-7721

475 Early Consigned - Young Females & Bulls

STOCK UP & SAVE

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37 4-5yr gentle Angus cows, preg to calf in fall to angus bulls. some have calved $1600 405-642-6156

2015 Club Cars $2850, plus large selection gas & electric! 872-5671

10 good, young, spring calving black cows, $1500 a head, 405-740-7515.

Mossberg 12 Ultra Mag, 2 3/4 to 3 1/2; plus 410 pump, gold trigger; $575 for both; 405-655-2799.

2 BLK Sim Bulls $1,500 ea

OR $2,500 for both 405-964-3732

fawn 4mos old AKC, $600, 550-0886.

Rottweiler AKC Puppies AKC reg 6m/4f will be ready at Christmas reserve one now! $1200 580-927-5161

French Bulldogs, AKC,

$1500, 918-652-5535 www.thunderridgebulldogs.com GERMAN SHEPHERD AKC PUPS solid wht s/w $400. 405-881-9844

GOLDENDOODLEs Raised

Winter Special Replacement Cattle Sale

12:30-Sat-Dec 2 - Chickasha,OK

Pug pups, 2M

Rottweiler AKC pups true Germ bred $400-$1000 405-227-4729

BOSTON TERRIER PUPS VET CKED VAX WORMED 6 M & F $400 405-240-1449

GENETIC SUPERIOR BULLS

POODLES, AKC, Teacup, $1200-$1800. 405-481-5558

English Bulldogs, AKC,

580-343-2623 ‘ 580-330-0719

birth wts like Angus but more muscle & growth & better disposition. Most $2,000-$2,800. John Kusel Limousins ¡ 580-759-6038

We buy GUNS Mustang Pawn & Gun. Over 1000 guns! 376-GUNS

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$150 ‘ 405-924-8479

For more profit! Buy Now. Low

6604 NW 38th, 789-8102.

7 RK-Unsplit Wood $350 Del 7 RK-Split Wood $520 Del 6 RK-Split Wood $435 Del 3 RK-Split Wood $230 Del 1 RK-Split Wood $95 Delivered & Stacked.

Pick Up $65. (405) 641-4856.

3M left, 10 weeks, s/w, asking $1500, 405-758-3761.

BLUE PIT PUPPIES

Sheet Metal 4'x8', 3/16" Excellent for trailer floor. $75 per sheet: 2 NE 9th Street-OKC, (405) 290-7552

Cedar wood panels, 6 feet high, 8 feet long, $43 each, 405-833-5439.

ENGLISH BULLDOGS,2 F puppies $2000 1 5yr old F $300. Also Champion stud svc 405-550-4339

Himalayan/Persian Kittens $500 Kittcatsmeow.com

1917 Conover piano from Chicago Parlor Grand orig ivory keys exc cond $4K firm. pics. 405-550-9605

Sheet Metal 3'x10' $16 ¡ Trim & Screws ¡ Mon-Sat ¡ 390-2077

Bichon Frise a gift that keep giving love ’ back . We raise healthy,happy puppies that bring joy to your home.

580-677-1913 ’ $650 M $750 F

CHOOSE & CUT

Christmas Tree Farm

Maltese & Morkies (ideal house pets) M & F, small, no shed, low allergy & odor, easy going, sweet & loving dogs, delivery/show room, $500-$1000, 918-694-3868.

Cavalier King Charles AKC AKC,Home Raised,crate trained, Beautiful, Very Lovable and Full Of Play $1,200 580-380-0240

UNDER FOOT crate trained approved homes only no text please $900ea 306-3066

Saint Bernards!!!

Only 1 boy left!! AKC, rough coat, dry mouth. 8wks, Vet cks. Call or text 405-521-7064 $600 .

Cavalier King Charles 3/4, Cocker Spaniel 1/4 puppy, 2 males left $600ea. Call Larry 940-642-2967 for info. Pups located in Yukon.

Chihuahua Puppies, TEENY TINY, 1st shot, $350 cash 405-435-5491 Chihuahuas, long hair, ACA, 4F: 2 cream, 1 blue, 1 blue/brindle, taking deposits, ready by Christmas, $400-$500, 405-326-6462.

Great Dane, AKC Christmas Pups, $1000-$1500 s/dw. 405-476-8673

Schnauzers, registered, toy & mini, M&F, some with blue eyes, raised in our home, (FB--Rhinestone Schnauzers) $600-$1800, Lorie, 580-210-9127.

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House Demo, Grading & Pad Cutting ¡‘¡ Call Mr. Smith 405-818-0348 or 405-512-3706

Shih Tzus, mchip, $400-$450 taking Christmas dep 405-434-0528

Jim's Painting/Remodeling, int/ ext, res/com'l, insured, 366-0722.

Siberian Huskies, Reg., 3 black & white F, 1 white F, papered, s/w, $400, 580-434-2324.

SCHNAUZERS, AKC, mini & toy, s/w, vet checked, $750-$900, 405-360-9190 or 405-650-1964 Schnauzers, Mini, AKC, 6wks old, family raised, s/w/t/dc, S/P $500-$600. 405-659-2044 Schnauzers, mini, ACA, 3M, 2F, s/w, ears done; 1F, 6 months, spayed; $650-$750; 405-627-0419.

Ceiling & Wall Doctor Total Remodeling

Siberian Husky black & white 1m 1f $100ea 580-428-3357

‚Acoustic popcorn removal ‚Drywall repair ‚Flooring ‚Custom hand trowel finishes & spray finishes ‚Interior/Exterior painting Credit cards accepted. Insured.

Free estimates. 405-408-5453.

SILKY/YORKIE pups no papers 8wks s/w $400 firm 620-440-8274 leave msg

Top Quality Paint

Ext. & Int. Repair » 405-326-4294

Bill's Painting & Home Repairs

Quality Work! Free Est. 306-3087.

YORKIES, AKC PUPS,

9 weeks old, less than 1 pound, s/w/t/dc, 1F $1500, 2M $900, 405-585-3190, pics avail, can del.

BUDDY'S PLUMBING, INC.

SHARPE'S ELECTRIC

Schnauzers AKC $500-$600 mchip s/w/e/t hlt grtd 405-434-0528

& Heat & Air, OKC, 341-8488.

Ask about our camera special.

528-7733, buddysplumbingok.com

TIPTONSPLUMBING.COM No Job Too Large Or Too Small Call Zach - (405) 703-2700

Yorkies AKC AKC reg. Will be ready by Christmas. Reserve one now. 3 f $1200 580-927-5161

Keys on brass snap, lost on I-35 between NE 10th & SE 66th, reward, 405-568-8583.

Appliance & A/C Service, 27 years exper, $40 service call, 371-3049.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INSTALLED YOURS OR OURS ¡ 405-885-0155

ROOFING & REPAIRS, Free Est. Ins. lic 80120 722-2226/640-1144

Brick & stone work. Small concrete jobs. (405) 821-1076

Home Repair & Remodel. Roofing.

Siding. Free Estimate. 410-2495.

A Carpenter & Handyman you can afford. 30yrs exp. 405-620-2623

2-Car Custom Carports on Sale Other Sizes Available. 694-6109

Teacup/Mini Piglets $200-$300, Adult Pet Sows $50-$100, 405-481-5558.

»GENE’S TREE SERVICE» Insured-Free Est. 682-2100.

RESIDENTIAL HAULING AND CLEANING, 765-8843.

Drives, Patios, All Types,

L&R Tree Service, Low Prices,

Ins, Free Est, Firewood, 946-3369.

Lic./Bond./Ins. Free Est. 769-3094

All Yard Work, Leaf Clean Up & Flower Beds. 210-3165 L&R Tree Service, Low Prices,

Drives/Patios/More 50 yrs in OKC Lic/Bond/Ins/Free Est 769-3094

Tearouts/Repours, Drives, Patios, & More, Lic Ins Free Est 794-8505

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Ins, Free Est, Firewood, 946-3369.

Fitzpatrick Painting, 34 yrs exp, free est, lic, ins, 405-446-9882.

Pro Tree Service - 1/2 off Seniors Free stump removal. 314-1313.

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