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Pictured on the cover of this Sporting Edition are cousins Bailey & Reed Aldridge. The seniors have enjoyed their athletic experiences at Perkins High School, and both intend to play ball this summer before attending their respective colleges. See article on page 6.
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So, what is Joe up to this month? Rambling Maybe? Would you believe next month my classmates and I will celebrate our 50th class reunion? Age is only a number; and my hat’s off to John Terry for organizing and reuniting us. We are reaching out and searching for 1967 Stroud grads. Any help appreciated. Along the lines of graduating I must say congratulations to my granddaughter, Baillie Gooch and all The Corridor seniors who achieved the National Honor Society award. She certainly didn’t inherit her intelligence from me. I was happy with a C, and jubilant with a B. Again, speaking of graduating, June is the time a lot of families start looking for another home. Wouldn’t you know it... May just happens to be my Real Estate Guide. So please check with all my advertising realtors. They will help find your new home.
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by ROBBIE McCOMMAS
Born just 10 hours apart, these two cousins have grown up together, shared each others lives, set examples and encouraged each other for the last 18 years and…. played some exceptional ball!
Reed Aldridge
Bailey Aldridge
Reed and Bailey Aldridge are Seniors of PerkinsTryon High School, where they have accomplished honors and become leaders among their peers. The son of Jimmy and Stacey Aldridge, Reed was introduced to baseball at an young age, Reed started playing T-Ball with support from both of his parents. He went on to coach pitch playing third and first corner infield. “I was horrible at it, I was playing with all older kids,” Reed frankly stated as he smiled. “I don’t like not being good at what I’m doing. That motivated me to practice harder and harder. I got a batting cage at home and became focused. Dad would throw to me, I was able to get in extra reps.” Reed accredits his commitment to daily improvement. “I take that work ethic into what I do today,” Reed said. “I believe it allowed me to have the success that I have today.” Reed continued to play third and first corner infield
year after year. In 2016, he was named All Conference and the team became second team all area. He was selected for the Oklahoma State games last summer and felt privileged to play at the Oklahoma State University stadium. With a few games behind them for 2017, the Perkins-Tryon Demons Baseball team has started their season. “Last year I held the highest batting average with 373, our team made it to the state quarter finals,” Reed explained. “I got to travel to a lot of states around Oklahoma and made some really good memories.” Reed has visited two potential college/universities and coaches are making plans to come and watch him play. “His academics are going to take him a long way,” Bailey interrupted as she beamed with admiration. “We’re both Valedictorians for our senior class,”
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Reed humbly stated after a long pause. “And, were both taking college classes with Rose State College right now.” For four years the pair have been a member of the National Honor Society and both have served on student council. “I have a sports side and a musical side,” Reed explained. “I’ve always really liked music.” Reed has played the horn since sixth grade, he was All State for three years. In addition, he serves as drum major and plays guitar for the school’s jazz band. Whether Reed knew it or not, beginning with T-ball, he was playing a key role in mentoring his cousin’s life. Bailey had been watching him play for years, then at 10 years old, her parents, Billy Aldridge and Becky Linton, signed her up for fast pitch softball. “I wanted to be a good player like Reed,” Bailey disclosed. “To be at the level he was at.” The first day of practice Bailey was assigned to catcher. “I was in-sync with every pitch. My mind didn’t have time to wander, I could stay focused, that’s what I loved about being catcher.” At 14, Bailey began playing third corner. “I can’t pick between the two positions,” she said honestly when asked which she preferred. “Bailey lead the Perkins-Tryon Lady Demons to state runner-up last year!” Reed announced. “They were part of the top eight teams in Class 3A in Oklahoma to go to the state tournament in Oklahoma City.” As the only senior on the team last fall they played Chandler, who was ranked number one in the state. The game, held at Perkins, caused a change in the tide as the Lady Demons pulled off a victory pushing them to second in the state and a chance at a State Championship in the coming tournament.
REED AS A YOUTH WITH BASEBALL BAT IN HAND
Bailey said the team took the confidence they gained and went on a 17-game winning streak in the state tournament. They faced Chandler Lady Lions as a determining factor and Chandler won, five to three. “I was disappointed we didn’t win. But as a senior, I made it to the state championship and that was enough,” she said with satisfaction. “I also received All-State for third base.” Bailey said her dad has always been “her coach” on and off season. “He’d take me to the field to go hit throughout the years if we had free time on our hands. Sometimes, I felt like I needed to hit or just get some anger out.” Her mother also motivated her to be a better player. “If I was worn out, or discouraged she’d tell me to keep working hard and to keep focused on my goal to get a college scholarship.” Encouragement is strong in their family. “All our grandparents have always been supportive. They can’t get enough of us playing ball!” Bailey said as she laughed. Bailey signed on with Connors State and will attend there next fall where her name will be added to the Cowgirl Softball Roster. She plans a degree in the medical field and would like to become a radiologist. Though it is undetermined where Reed will attend higher education, one thing he said he is sure of, “I watched Bailey lead her team as the only senior, she set a good example of how I should go into our season for baseball and help lead the younger players.” After graduation, they’ll both travel with their summer ball teams. And, if they have a weekend off, they said they’ll likely go to the lake with their families.
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Madison is a sophomore at Kellyville High School. By the time this article is printed she will be celebrating her 16th birthday and likely have her driver’s license. Yet, she is already well known among citizens in Central Oklahoma. Especially among those who follow the sport of softball. Madison plays ball virtually year round, between slow-pitch and fast-pitch school ball and competitive softball. She committed to Oklahoma State University to play catcher prior to her freshman year of high school and is excited to play for the Cowgirls and even more excited to study Architectural or Mechanical Engineering. The Engineering Program at OSU had much to do with her decision to accept a softball scholarship there, though that is not to take anything away from the softball program. Madison is very impressed with the coaching staff and the program where she will play her college ball. Yet, she takes her education even more seriously than she does her college softball career. Madison is a straight A student in all honors classes and will take all Advanced Placement courses next year. Madison is like most 15 and 16 year olds, despite her great grades and committing to OSU during her 18 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
freshman year of high school. However, her journey to this point was indeed different than most. She was born deaf, though she hears very well now. She has cochlear implants, having the first surgery when she was just one year old and subsequent surgeries during the next two years. Having these surgeries at such a young age, she doesn’t even remember life before implants. She explains it this way: “It is really no big deal, it’s just me.” Outside of the game of softball, Madison enjoys mudding, fishing and just hanging out with her friends at the mall or going to a movie theatre. Though she hasn’t lived in Kellyville that long, Madison says she has made some great friends and truly looks forward to getting closer with them over the next couple of years. Madison has grown up around softball. She explained that she started in T-ball when she was four and five, then played coach pitch, and has continued playing some kind of ball since that time, “Like every waking moment,” she jokes. Madison has just one sibling, a sister 14 years her senior. Madison shared that her sister played softball in high school and had opportunities to play college softball, but she chose
not to. Her father, Scott Neighbors, has coached softball for many years and is currently the Head Coach at Kellyville High School. Scott and his wife Laurie moved from Dewey to Sand Springs to be closer to Oklahoma City, where Madison played competitive softball prior to her freshman year of high school. When asked about her family, Madison explained that she couldn’t ask for better parents. Along with softball, Madison played basketball and ran track before she decided to focus on softball when beginning high school at Kellyville. She said that basketball was really her first love, but when her dad became the Head Coach at Welch High School she really began to concentrate her efforts on softball even more than she had previously, including getting back into playing on competitive teams. Madison explains, “My Dad has always been there pushing me, but without that I wouldn’t be the player that I am today.” Madison is a talented catcher as well as a strong hitter. She has an impressive throwing arm, throwing close to 70 mph overhand. She has worked with former Major League Baseball Catcher, Coy Hill, who helped her immensely in many areas of fielding the position including vastly improving her pop times. “Pop times,” she said, “is the time between the ball touching the catcher’s mitt and the ball reaching the players’ glove who is covering second base.” Madison said that she has always been a good hitter, but in the past two years she has gotten much stronger and is now definitely a power hitter. Likely this power can be attributed in some capacity to lifting weights three days a week during school. Madison admits that she has never been one of the faster ball players. Scott, her father, backed up her claim of being a power hitter, telling me that she had one particular softball game that her team played on a baseball field. The difference being that on a baseball field, the outfield walls are typically 100 feet deeper than a softball field. Scott said that she hit home runs over the outfield wall on her first two at bats and was intentionally walked during each at bat for the remainder of the game. Madison explained that the hardest part of playing catcher is the mental part of the game. The position is called on to direct the team in many ways. You have to know how to take care of your pitchers, either giving them the encouragement or getting in their face, depending on what they need in that moment to get the most out of them in the game. In calling pitches during a game, Madison explains that you have to pay close attention to the batter’s hands and how they set up in the box, that way you give the pitcher the opportunity to attack their positioning. “You can also pick up a lot on batters by watching their warm up swings,” she said. As far as the particular pitches thrown in
softball Madison explained that while there are likely only six pitches that a pitcher will throw in competitive softball, you will often see all of those pitches in just one at bat. The teammates on her competitive softball team are all very close and Madison indicated that 12 out of the 14 have Division 1 offers, while all are being observed by college softball programs. I asked her father how he handles watching her competitive softball games to which he says, “I love it! I don’t have to be coach. I get to just be Dad.” He had good advice for parents who watch their kids play sports, saying that they are just kids. We have to watch them play and enjoy it, and we can’t expect them to be perfect because that’s not reality. Like her competitive team, Kellyville High School Softball has been successful during the two seasons under Head Coach Scott Neighbors. Since taking over the program, they have won every possible District Championship in both fast-pitch and slow-pitch school ball. The 2015 Kellyville Ponies Varsity Softball team was one of the youngest in the state, starting five freshmen and no seniors. During their last season, Kellyville lost in extra innings a game short of becoming one of the eight teams to go to state. Madison believes that they will definitely make it to state the next two seasons and from there who knows. Madison is determined to be successful and that kind of attitude has to be infectious. She is a very interesting young lady. I learned a little about softball from her and will look forward to hearing about her achievements in the coming years. n THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017 19
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Can I Fish If My Vision Is Impaired? by ROBBIE McCOMMAS
A cool breeze blowing across the water, the sound of frogs chirping, the splash of a fish jump, or the ripple of a wave as it reaches the ponds edge are all peaceful experiences as fishermen cast their rod. But, the real thrill is feeling the nibble of a fish on the end of your hook, and reeling him in. The question is, can I fish if my vision is impaired?
The window of opportunity is open! A visually impaired fishing clinic is scheduled for June 3, 2017, at Lake Arcadia’s stocked pond.
The window of opportunity is open! A visually impaired fishing clinic is scheduled for June 3, 2017, at Lake Arcadia’s stocked pond. Whether, fishing is second nature or you, or you’ve never baited a hook, volunteers stand ready to educate and make the day a huge success! 22 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
The idea became reality when Perkins resident Debbie Sanders, who is legally blind, teamed with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife in conjunction with an organization she launched called My Limitless Vision Foundation. The Wildlife Department was eager to sponsor the fishing day. Hooks, Oars and S’mores, is the name of the event offered through MLV Foundation. Hooks, Oars, and S’mores welcomes all persons, from adults to children, who are visually impaired. Certified Wildlife Department volunteers will teach those in attendance to fish. No fishing license is required for them or their sighted companion during the hours of the class. Other activities will include a ride on a pontoon boat in Lake Arcadia, a fish fry, roasting marshmallows and eating s’mores, among other events! For more information, or to register, go to hooksoarsandsmores.com.
VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are welcomed and needed for the day, interested people who can set up, help others fish, help cook, donate fish or food for the fish fry, should consult the website. Sanders said transportation is the number one issue for the visually impaired not attending. She hopes the Lion’s Club and/or churches, will aid in transportation for the event. “I’m looking forward to it!” said Volunteer Frank Barbie, who has been with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife for 18 years. “I hope to make this an annual event. We’ll have four certified aquatic educated volunteers that day.” FISH ON! Barbie said the pond they’ll be fishing at is on the south side of Lake Arcadia. The pond is continually stocked with bass, catfish, sunfish, blue gill and red ear. “I’ve seen people catch 15 to 18 inch fish and nice, two to three pound bass, Barbie explained. “The pond is not open to the public. The wildlife department uses it for clinics and classes throughout the spring, summer and fall. Sanders said she got the idea of a fishing class when she read a similar story in Ability Magazine. The article told of success in sighted fishermen who were eager to help others. SANDERS’ STORY Diagnosed with Glaucoma in 2009, Sanders began a new journey. “Now what?” She said to herself five years ago
when she was declared legally blind. “I was mid-career in 2012 when the rug was pulled out from under my feet, she explained. “I quit my job of graphic web design, I didn’t feel I could do it anymore.” Sanders said she struggled to find a support group. Unable to drive anymore, she said she was trying to connect with others to learn how to deal with this. Though Sanders has lost her peripheral vision, she said she can see straight ahead. “I have always been a creative person,” Sanders went on, “So, I started a non-profit organization that would aid the visually impaired. The mission of MLV states, ‘To enhance lives, encourage independence, and expand awareness.’ Their aim is to connect the blind and visually impaired who often find themselves isolated. MLV hopes to meet social and emotional needs and educate ‘how one can continue to live a purposeful life’. For more information about MLV’s training and programs go to MLVfoundation.org. “One of the foundations recent endeavors included a trip via the Heartland Flyer Railroad to the Ft. Worth Stockyards for the day. The large group enjoyed several activities, great food and fellowship connecting with each other,” Sanders stated. Early on, Sanders sought help through the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitations Services. She gained knowledge in life skills; how to use a white cane; doing laundry, cooking, organizing herself, and how to find something she dropped. “I was very encouraged that I can go on with life,” she stated. “I’ve just learned to do things in different ways.” n
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SHOOTING SPORTS
IN SCHOOLS
by MISSY HUSTED
Now, a relatively new shotgun based program is gaining popularity called the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program (OKSSSP). Started in 2014 with just a handful of schools, the roster now boasts over 150 Oklahoma schools and hundreds of kids between 7th and 12th grades.
Guns in schools: what a terrible idea! Guns are evil and scary and kids should never have access to them! Or so we are told. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and Conservation is hoping to change that perspective for the community. Over a decade ago, the Wildlife Department started an extremely popular archery program for students. After the required training, students participate in archery competitions across the state, concluding with state and national championships. Now, a relatively new shotgun based program is gaining popularity called the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program (OKSSSP). Started in 2014 with just a handful of schools, the roster now boasts over 150 Oklahoma schools and hundreds of kids between 7th and 12th grades. Many of those kids, I assure you, can shoot circles around me! Several schools along The Corridor participate in the program, including Prague, Paden, and, as of last year, Bristow. Shooters compete both as a team and as individuals, in a variety of classes. I asked a couple student participants about the program, and they were eager to talk about it. The object, the students say, of the shotgun competition is deceptively simple: shoot flying clay targets out of the air with either a 20 or 12 gauge shotgun. How hard can it be, right? Question: What is required for a student to participate in the program? Garrett: “At Paden, all a student has to do is complete the Oklahoma Hunter Safety Course, have passing grades, and be a member of the Paden FFA Chapter.” Many FFA programs are adding sporting clay shooting to their curriculum, but it’s not constrained to FFA. Any teacher, with signed authorization from the 28 2017 2017 28 THE THECORRIDOR CORRIDOR/ /APRIL FEBRUARY
school superintendent and upon completion of a one day training course, can oversee the program. Those instructors then put students through a two week shotgun course before they start attending competitions. Question: How does a competition play out? Jessica: “You have five shooters lined up at five different stations with one throwing machine in front of the middle shooter. The person that is at station one is always the one who starts the round. Station one shoots first, and then station two, and it continues through until each person has shot five times. You get five clays at each spot and then rotate to the next station.” Depending on the competition, clays will be thrown one or two at a time. Some clays are thrown straight away from the shooter (relatively easy to hit), while others are thrown across the shooter’s line of fire (more difficult to hit). It gets really tricky when two
clays are thrown in different directions! Question: What is the cost to the student to participate? Jessica: “It’s FREE!”
The Wildlife Department runs the competitions and, with the help of some great sponsors, provides some of the necessary equipment. Upon enrollment in the program, each school is provided training and safety equipment, including clays, clay throwers, and eye and ear protection for the students.
Question: Do you have to provide your own equipment? Jessica: “I think each school is different but at Paden you have to provide your own shotgun but if you don’t have one you can ask another student to borrow theirs or you can borrow the instructors. The school provides the shotgun shells, clay birds, and eye and ear protection. The type of shotgun does not matter, but if you are not shooting the action has to be open. Most competitions have shotguns available for you to use and they also provide the shotgun shells
and clay birds for you during the competitions.” The Wildlife Department runs the competitions and, with the help of some great sponsors, provides some of the necessary equipment. Upon enrollment in the program, each school is provided training and safety equipment, including clays, clay throwers, and eye and ear protection for the students. Firearms, however, are typically left up to the individual schools or shooters. Many schools hold shotgun raffles or auctions help raise money for the shooting team. Question:What is your favorite experience with the program? Garrett: “My favorite thing about this program is seeing the younger kids having fun and being safe while doing it. I see it as an opportunity for us to teach them how to be safe and handle guns safely.” That, in a nutshell, is the whole goal of the program. According to the Wildlife Department, the program is “focused on providing a fun, safe environment for participating in shooting sports and reconnecting kids with the joy of being outdoors.” Question: Is there anything else you want to tell me about the program? Jessica: “I think everyone needs to shoot skeet at least once, if you haven’t you’re missing out on a whole lot of fun.” She’s right, shooing clays is a blast! Kids, even in rural Oklahoma, all too often only see the violence and crime associated with guns. This program gives kids a chance to see the fun side of firearms, while learning safety, personal responsibility, and raising their selfesteem. It helps that they get to make a whole lot of noise in the process! n
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Spring Is Here...Summer’s Comin’ Baseball and softball teams are back out on the diamonds.
There’s nothing like the sound of a baseball or softball smacking into the pocket of a ball glove. Although it’s been a few seasons since I’ve played, I love to slip on my mitt and throw the ball into it to feel and hear that sound. The smell of the seasoned leather! The smack of the ball coming to rest in the glove. Nothing like it! After having played little league and high school ball, I really missed playing when I went to college. Unlike my brother, Warren, who had had college scouts following his high school baseball career, nobody had wooed me to play collegiate baseball. When spring rolled around at Hiram College my freshman year, I went down to the baseball field to watch Warren’s first practice. He was the senior pitching ace for the Terrier baseball squad. I found it difficult just to sit and watch. I had caught for Warren in my first season of high school 34 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
ball. I wanted to be out on the field shagging flies, throwing runners out at first base, or letting my brother bruise my hand with 90 mile per hour fast balls. But I hadn’t been invited. How excited I was when some of the guys in Peckham Dormitory knocked on my door looking for guys to play on the dorm’s softball team. I signed up. I had never played softball before, but how difficult could it be? I was going to play ball! Two afternoons later, dressed in sweats, I wandered down to the intermural softball field. Oscar Newman, our self-appointed coach, welcomed the team and directed us to warm up. I retrieved an old softball from a canvas bag and found another freshman guy to throw the ball with. This fellow didn’t seem to have much ball skill. “He threw like a girl,” as we used to say back before it become politically incorrect. I hoped the rest of the team looked better than my warmup partner. I began to feel a little overconfident in my own ball skills. “I’ll show these guys how to play ball!” I thought to myself. I had played third base my senior year of high school, so when Oscar told us to take the field, I ran out to the third sack. Oscar began hitting grounders to the infield. I caught the first ball on a short hop and threw the ball to first base. The ball bounced twice on the ground before the first baseman scooped it up. Yuck! It’s a different thing throwing a softball to first base.
“Let’s get those throws up, Ragle!” Oscar yelled in my direction. My next throw sailed over the baseman’s outstretched glove. Oscar hollered, “Ragle, let me introduce you to first base. It’s that bag on the other side of the diamond!” My face must have turned bright red, I could feel the heat, but my next throws were more acceptable. By the end of fielding practice, my throws were finding the first baseman’s glove without any difficulty. My first at-bat, was also a challenge. I had never hit a softball before. It was slow pitch, so the ball traveled a healthy arc through the air as it approached the plate. I was determined to smash that softball. I stepped into the batter’s box and waited for the pitch. Swoosh! My swing was so hard that I totally missed the pitch. My team mates made rude comments about the breeze caused by my “mighty” bat. My second attempt resulted in a high pop-up to the shortstop. Oscar came over and said, “Ragle, this is not baseball. Wait for the ball. Swing under control this time. I know you can do this.” My third swing unleashed a line drive into right field. That evening, my brother stopped by my dorm room. Warren picked up my ball glove and threw the softball into it a couple of times. “Heard you’re playing intermural ball,” he said. “Wish I was doing that. I’m tired of pitching baseballs.” I would have given my left arm to be able to pitch anything like him. n
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THIRD ANNUAL
Stroud Art Walk by TINA LIVINGSTONE
Mark your calendar for the Stroud Art Walk on Thursday, May 4. This is the third year for the Walk where area artists display their work in hosting Stroud Main Street businesses. The event is planned in conjunction with Stroud’s Shop and Dine Local event held on the first Thursday of each month from April to October.
A handful of young artists will be creating chalk drawings on the sidewalks on Main Street to promote the Stroud Art Walk. A handful of young artists will be creating chalk drawings on the sidewalks on Main Street to promote the Stroud Art Walk. They are meeting afterschool with Tina Livingstone, organizer of the Walk, to plan their designs and learn how to use the chalk and make it last. Then, they’ll spend a couple of afternoons creating art on the sidewalks of Main Street. This year’s walk will feature the photography of Rhys Martin, a travel photographer from Tulsa. He photographs roadside America, especially along Route 66. The “Artistic Cowgirl”, Moneica Slane is a self-taught artist. She teaches painting classes and typically paints on canvas. Her paintings have a colorful, western theme and will be displayed during the Walk. Other mediums you will find at the Stroud Art Walk are the 3-D dioramas of David Timmons, mixed media pieces by Don Neal, pottery by Barbara Harvey, and many more. Children’s art work can be registered on Tuesday, May 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Stroud United Methodist Church. Art from hundreds of students from Parkview Elementary in Stroud will be displayed at the church during the Art Walk along with some art that children have completed at home. There will be live music, inflatables, a food truck, and other activities for the children to enjoy. The community arts organization that hosts the Stroud Art Walk is called Stroud Arts. They are committed to promoting the arts and improving the quality of life through events and opportunities. A building, built in 1904, has been donated to the group. Renovations have begun to create a space for exhibits, classes, and other events. The bright yellow color chosen for the storefront came from paint samples from the early 1900s. The orange and yellow paint complements the Coca-Cola mural located on the east side of the building. The building, located at 214 West Main Street, will anchor the east end of the Stroud Art Walk. If you would like more information about how to get involved with the Stroud Art Walk or in the Stroud Arts community organization, email us at stroudarts@gmail.com or “LIKE” the Stroud Arts Facebook page. 46 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
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Notes
ALONG THE CORRIDOR
by RICK REILEY
YOUTHFUL YEARNERS –
Tulsa’s Lauren Barth and Erin O’Dowd
I met Erin O’Dowd and Lauren Barth at Red Dirt musical gatherings over the past year and made a mental note to learn more about them. Solo artists, their voices remind me of a mystical quality reminiscent of the late 60’s early 70’s female folk artists such as Sandy Denny of Airport Convention, Janis Ian and Mimi Farina. It’s an endearing quality that’s hard to miss for those of us who were there at the time. I’d call these two young women a part of a new renaissance of female folksingers . However I’m not sure it’s so much a Renaissance as simply a resurgence of a power and talent that’s always been present but now bubbling more to the surface. One was born in Mississippi, the other in California. Both now call Oklahoma home. Tulsa seems to be the magnetic center for them at the moment. As it has become for so many others. 50 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
Erin O’Dowd
Erin O’Dowd was born in Flowood, Mississipi near Jackson and moved to Tulsa in 2000 with her family when her father, a Presbyterian minister, relocated. She says he was given the option of Tulsa or somewhere in Maryland and Tulsa won out. She seems infinitely glad of that decision. Her mother played piano and sang in church. Erin took up piano early playing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on the family Baldwin piano. Her father sang opera when he was in college and often sang along with records in the living room. The family bird, Perky would sing harmonies and she became fascinated by that. Her musical influences are many and varied. Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Ryan Adams, Led Zep-
pelin, the Carter Family, Emmy Lou Harris, Patsy Cline. It’s a Heinz 57 mix and that makes it rich indeed. She’s been writing, playing and performing for as long as she can remember. Music has always been a deeper part of her life, her motives and her path forward. Her voice has a quality of Iris Dement and Mindy Smith. Hardcore back country grit strained through a bit of Emmy Lou Harris. Her song ‘Robin’s Egg Blue’ is a keeper. A broody love song which contains the line, ‘...chasing cowboys after curfew’. That is certainly a vision that might ring true to some folks in these parts! “My first instrument was piano, and my second my Fisher Price mini xylophone,” she writes. I wonder how many musicians started out on those toy instruments?
She also studied piano and classical harp in college and played bass in an indie band for a couple of years. Oh and if that’s not enough, she also plays harmonica and the djembe drum. RR: Where can we hear more of your music? EO: “I play every Tuesday from 8-11pm the 5 O’ Clock Somewhere Bar at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa. I also have a couple of monthly gigs- Chloe Johns and I are the Dandi Duo and play one Thursday a month at the Hunt Club in downtown Tulsa. I host the Okie Lady Showcase one Sunday a month at Red Brick Bar in Norman. Each month I host 2 lady songwriters from across the state and we do a song swap and generally just have a great time hanging out on stage. I’ve also got two songs on iTunes right now, and plenty of videos on YouTube. I’m currently recording my first album with Travis Linville and an all star Tulsa band. It’ll release this summer on Horton Records.” RR: How do we find out more? EO: “My website is www.erinodowd.com. You can also “like” my Facebook page, and follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and Bandcamp.”
Lauren Barth
Originally from Los Angeles she grew up in Santa Barbara California and lived in Santa Cruz and
Oakland for most of her adult life. At some point last year, Tulsa won her over and she’s now calling it home. She plays guitar which is her primary songwriting tool and she’s also has played bass in a band for a few years. Her signature song ‘Mama Don’t Cry’ is about the tougher side of being a young urban female in the USA. Of course it could also be about being a young rural female in the USA or a youngster of any persuasion growing up anywhere here these days I suppose. It has a slow but steady shuffle reminiscent of the JJ Cale Tulsa Sound. A little rhythm and bluesy that has me singing along before I even knew the words......that’s a pretty good sign right there. (I call it her signature tune but that might be debatable.)
Both of these young women have fine, definitive voices but sometimes you’ve got to listen closely to catch it. Light, vibrant voices that can punch a hole in your heart if you let them. She performs cover songs by Bob Dylan, Emmy Lou Harris, Levon Helm, Rodney Crowell as well as her originals. Dylan’s ‘You’re A Big Girl Now’ and ‘I Shall Be Released’ are a couple of her favorites as well as ‘Tulsa Queen’ by Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell. Her favorite song of her own at the moment is ‘Learned It from the Sky’ which will appear on her
upcoming CD. It came about she says after seeing Malcom Holcomb in concert in Arkansas. She began making music as a kid and yearned to be a guitar hero like Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page. Soon after, she began leaning more towards the work of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. Music has taken her into studios and stages all across the United States where she’s met and performed with a host of inspiring musicians. She’s performed in Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael California. (The restaurant/club is owned by Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead.) She’s done a lot of recording in the past but only recently began working towards an actual CD release. It’s titled ‘Forager’ and will be released soon on Tulsa’s Horton Records. The collection of songs was written in California as well as Oklahoma. She performs regularly at venues such as Soul City, the Colony and the Cellar Dweller in Tulsa. RR: How does the Tulsa/Oklahoma music scene feel in relation to other places you’ve lived? LB: “It is very warm, welcoming and supportive while simultaneously setting an extremely high standard. There is so much quality musicianship and songwriting in this scene. It keeps me on my toes and pushes me to be a better musician.... But I also feel so much support and love from fellow musicians and music fans.” Her record is set to be released in May, also on the Horton Records label and she’s hoping to finalize a European tour soon. Her website is Laurenbarth. com. And she can be found easily on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for social media updates. This is just a small sampling of live musicians/songwriters who dot the landscape all along the Corridor. Sample some of it whenever you can!
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“I know who did it,” Eli said, sadly. He shook his head. “ Now I have to prove it.” “I know who did it,” Eli said, sadly. He shook his head. “Now I have to prove it.” Dooby and Eli stood outside Delilah’s room at St. John Medical Center, in Tulsa. George, the director of the sub rosa government agency that employed Eli and Blaize, had just departed for Oklahoma City, after a brief visit with Delilah. Dooby looked puzzled. In his opinion, there had been nothing revealing about their conversation. “I don’t understand,” he said. “How did . . .” Before Dobby could complete his question, or Eli could elaborate on his statement, Gus, the tall, lanky, toothless ranch hand, emerged from an elevator near the waiting room. Though his blue jeans and red flannel shirt were faded, they were clean and pressed, and he was wearing his good boots. He carried a large, canvas bag in one hand and a garment bag in the other. He looked in the opposite direction of Eli and Dooby, studying the directional signs on the wall. Eli and Dooby called to him in unison. “Oh, there you are,” Gus said, moving toward Eli and Dooby. He held up the items in his arms. “Hope we got everything Karon wanted.” “We?” Dooby asked. “Where’s Marietta?” “She’th coming,” Gus replied, slightly evasively. “How’th Delilah?” “She’s good. She’s resting right now,” Eli said, taking the canvas bag from Gus. “Here, let me take those. I’ll put them in her room.” “Go on,” Dooby told Gus, pointing toward Delilah’s room. “I need to wait for Marietta,” Gus said. “I’ll wait for her,” Dooby offered. “Room 412.” Gus proceeded down the hall to Delilah’s room. Dooby waited by the bank of elevators. Five minutes passed. Then ten, then fifteen. Dooby began to fear that Marietta had gotten lost. His first instinct was to go look for her, but he didn’t know where to start. When at last he decided to take action, the bell of the elevator pinged, and Marietta stepped through the door. The small, pretty Latina, wearing a long, full coat over maroon slacks and an off-white 54 THE CORRIDOR / APRIL 2017
DILEMMAS by DIANE BROWN turtleneck sweater, waived at Dooby. Her long, layered, dark hair was pulled up in a tight bun. Her big, dark eyes were bright, but her skin looked a little pale. “Are you alright?” Dooby asked. “I just don’t like hospitals,” Marietta said with a shiver. “Blood, needles, sick people.” Dooby chuckled. “Yeah, I know what you mean,” he said. “Come on. Delilah will be glad to see you.” Dooby escorted Marietta to Delilah’s room. After a couple minutes, Dooby gave a barely perceptible jerk of his head at the door, signaling Eli to follow him outside the room. They made their way to the empty waiting room, and sat in a far, somewhat secluded corner. “Who shot ‘em?” Dooby asked. Eli shook his head and sighed. “I can’t be certain, yet,” he said. He paused. “A couple years ago, when Blaize and I were working together,” Eli began in hushed tones. “We were doing surveillance on drug traffickers in south Texas. Somehow the conversation got around to unusual suspects, and unlikely pairs. Blaize made a comment about Nettie and George being an item. Could’ve gone the rest of my life without that visual in my head.” Dooby laughed. “Anyway,” Eli continued. “The discussion segued into how difficult it is to identify and expose operatives within agencies. And, building on that, we hypothesized who would be the most unlikely mole in our own agency, and what we would do in the event we couldn’t name the traitor outright.” “I get it,” Dooby said. “In case someone’s listening, and you don’t want them tipped off.” “Precisely,” Eli said. “So, that Creedence Clearwater Revival song was playing on the radio, and when it got to the part about tambou-
rines and elephants, Blaize suggested we use that phrase.” “So, you believe it’s George?” Dooby asked incredulously. “Think about it,” Eli said in whispered tones. “Maybe Blaize was getting too close to discovering the heart of Mrs. Wrigley’s operation. So, what does he do? He brings me in to slow her down. He knew Blaize and I had a turbulent past. He knew I’ want to change the direction the investigation was going.” “Maybe,” Dooby offered reluctantly. “But that could’ve backfired just as easily. Bringing you in could’ve accelerated the discovery.” “Maybe,” Eli countered. “That aside, whatever Blaize saw, whomever she saw prompted her to use that phrase. It has to be someone close, or she wouldn’t have said it. And when Delilah repeated it, she or the guilty party would have no idea she had just exposed them. Using that phrase kept Delilah safe. I need to know, and I need to do everything possible to find out who’s behind this.” “Agreed,” Dooby said, pensively. “However, I think your primary concern right now should be Delilah.” “What! You think it’s not?” Eli said, defensively. “Don’t you want the person responsible for killing Blaize and nearly killing Delilah caught?” “Absolutely,” Dooby said, calmly. “And if you don’t catch them, I will. In time. But we need to focus on Delilah’s recovery.” “She’s got you,” Eli said. “You’re right. She’ll always have me, and she knows that,” Dooby said. “Nonetheless, what she needs now is to know that she’s got you. I don’t think you realize how crucial your next move is to your relationship with her.”
Eli glared at Dooby. On one hand his desire to apprehend the shooter was practically an obsession, and the only way he knew to reduce the guilt he felt. On the other hand, Dooby knew Delilah better than anyone, and he, Eli, would not sacrifice his relationship with Delilah for anything; not even the apprehension of the shooter. Eli drew in a deep breath, and rubbed the stubble on his chin. Dooby placed a hand on Eli’s shoulder. “We’ll get him,” Dooby said, confidently. “But we’ll do it efficiently and covertly.” “You mean dispassionately,” Eli offered. “Yeah,” Dooby said. From the bank of elevators came Karon’s voice, and she was not in good humor. “I don’t mean no disrespect,” Karon barked, disrespectfully. “But I really don’t think Georgia is where Delilah wants to be. Seems to me you got no regard for what she wants. Just ask her.” “This really is none of your business,” Hannah said, as she, Buford and Karon stepped into Eli’s and Dooby’s view. Dooby and Eli were already on their feet, and heading toward the kerfuffle. Moments later they had all joined Gus and Marietta in Delilah’s room where Hannah took respite from quarreling with Karon, and focused on attacking Marietta. “Who are you?” Hannah demanded, with all the charm and grace of a rattle snake. “You remember Gus, the ranch hand, don’t you Mother?” Delilah said. “Yes, yes,” Hannah replied, impatiently. “I’m talking about you!” She pointed at Marietta.
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M ariet ta’s eyes we nt w ide w it h f r ig ht , a nd s h e b egan trembling. “This is Marietta,” Delilah began quickly. Then she stopped. What else could she say? Abusive relationship refugee? Best to let that sleeping dog lie. Gus’s roommate? (Though Delilah was relatively certain there was nothing more to their relationship than friendship, as there was no outward signs of affection between the two, there was a chance, albeit slight, that more had developed.) Too much information for Hannah. Housekeeper? Not personal enough. “I’m the housekeeper,” Marietta offered. Like music that soothes the savage beast, the announcement that Delilah had finally hired “help” took Hannah to a happy place she’d not been since arriving in Oklahoma. And, wishing not to disrupt Hannah’s delusions, no one in the group offered an alternative to the partial truth. Dooby quickly suggested that it was dinner time, and Hannah just as quickly declined the invitation, indicating that she and Buford would be staying with Delilah. As Dooby, Eli, Karon, Gus, and Marietta huddled in the hospital parking lot, working out who was riding to the restaurant with whom, and in which vehicles, a cell phone was ringing over fifty miles away. >>>>>>>>>> He glanced at the display on his phone. It was her. He answered after the second ring. “Yeah,” he said with little enthusiasm. “Update,” she said. “The fire has been extinguished,” he replied. “And the raven flies with a clipped wing.”
There was a short stretch of silence. “I’m glad to hear that,” she said. “The fire was getting entirely too close to the house. How quickly can you get the fruit?” “By the first of next week,” he replied. “Do you have ice yet?” “The service man is working on the ice maker,” she said. “He said it would be fixed in two to three days. How are your ducks doing?” “Still on the pond,” he said. “Except for the one that’s caged. Think it’s time to let him go?” “Yes,” she replied. “He should fly north. I’ll check in with you later.” She disconnected the line. She lit the fire beneath a tea kettle, and placed a tea bag in a porcelain cup. She leaned with her back against the pantry door, and looked around and admired her designer kitchen. It had taken years for her to accumulate her wealth. She had worked too hard, and her. Poor Blaize, she thought. She had simply come too close to discovering Mrs. Wrigley’s identity. She had had no idea that her relentless computer searches were being monitored. All they had to do now was get Blaize’s Mac computer and erase her search history before Eli or Jacoby discovered the results. The fact that it would take nearly a week to retrieve it, made her a little uncomfortable. But, with Delilah injured, she was betting on Eli’s attention being focused on Delilah’s recovery, and Jacoby, well, he’d be focused on a funeral. The kettle whistled, and she poured the boiling water into the cup. Her thoughts drifted again. They would have the diamonds in two days, and the decoy that Eli’s team had
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apprehended would start feeding his interrogators bogus information that would send what remained of the team to Chicago, the opposite direction of the gem exchange. She smiled. It was all working as planned. >>>>>>>>>>>> Eli was the only one to stay with Delilah that night, even though she had insisted he go to the Ambassador Hotel with Dooby and Karon, and Buford and Hannah. They finally left the hospital around 8:30 PM, just thirty minutes after Gus and Marietta departed for the ranch. By 7:00 the following morning, Delilah was being examined by her surgeon, Dr. Mullins. He checked the incision at her left shoulder, felt her pulse, and checked her eyes. “I think you can go home today,” he said. “I want to do some blood work before you’re released.” “Is there a problem?” Eli asked, alarmed. “No, no,” Dr. Mullins said, slowly. “There was an anomaly in your blood tests yesterday, and I just want to re-check it. Nothing for you to worry about.” He smiled warmly, and squeezed Delilah’s hand. Delilah and Eli had breakfast, and watched the morning news. At a quarter till 9:00 there was a tap on the door. It was Patty. The distinguished woman in her mid-sixties entered the room. Her gray-white hair had been cut in a much shorter style since the last time Delilah saw her. Her hazel eyes were alert but troubled. “Oh, my Dear,” Patty said, holding Delilah’s hand. “I just couldn’t believe it when Karon called me. And she said Blaize was fatally wounded? What in the world happened?” Delilah conveyed the whole story as Patty dabbed her eyes with a tissue.
“Do they know who’s responsible?” Patty asked, looking from Delilah to Eli. “No,” the pair said in unison. “I can’t imagine who would do such a thing,” Patty said. “Eli, does this have anything to do with the case you and Blaize were working on?” “It could’ve been a hunter,” Eli said. “ At this point we only have speculation.” “Well, I know it has something to do with you,” Hannah said disdainfully from the doorway. “Mother, Daddy,” Delilah said with a forced smile. “This is a good friend of mine, Patty.” Buford stepped forward and extended his hand. “Buford Beauregard,” he said, shaking Patty’s hand. “And this is my wife, Hannah.” Hannah grasped the end of Patty’s fingers and gave one curt shake. “I believe we’ve met before,” Hannah said, curtly. “Weren’t you an acquaintance of Buford’s sister, Nettie?” Patty’s eyes widened in surprise. “Yes, I was,” Patty said. “Nettie and I met . . . well, some years ago.” “I thought you looked familiar,” Buford said, fondly. “Good to see you again.” “You worked with Nettie, didn’t you?” Hannah pressed. “No, actually,” Patty said calmly. “I worked for the U. S Department of the Interior, Administrative Law.” “Alright, Delilah,” Darren, the nurse said, as he walked into the room. “Let’s get some blood.” While Darren went about drawing two tubes of blood as though no one else was in the room, Buford engaged Patty in conversation about life of retirement. Eli just listened to the exchange, and Hannah sat in a chair and sulked.
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the stairs and met Buford and Hannah at the living room door. “Uh, Charlie came by,” Joel said, rising from the wingback chair, and offering the seat to Hannah. “Said he questioned everyone in a three-mile radius. No one saw anything or knows anything. Billy was ruled out, too. UPS delivered a package this morning. I put it on the dining room table.” Joel stepped into the dining room to retrieve the box, and Hannah moved toward the vacated chair. At the same time, Karon appeared at the living room door holding a large tray with a tea pot, several cups, and a sugar bowl. “Oh, yeah,” Joel continued, coming back into the living room. “I almost forgot. The hospital called and left a message. You’re pregnant.” Everyone gasped, the tray of tea fell to the floor, and Hannah fainted dead away.
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Once Darren completed the task of collecting blood, he picked up Delilah’s chart, and began with a series of medical history questions. He finished with “when was the first day of your last period?” Delilah blushed, and did the calculation. Three hours later Delilah was discharged. Dooby and Karon arrived first at the ranch in Karon’s Mustang, and Karon set about preparing hot tea. Dooby joined Gus and Joel in the living room. When Eli and Delilah arrived shortly thereafter in Dooby’s pickup, they were met at the back door by Marietta who took it upon herself to look after Delilah, while Eli took Delilah’s things upstairs Delilah made her way down the hall with Marietta at her side, ready to offer any assistance should Delilah need it. Delilah paused when they reached the living room. She looked at the three concerned faces looking back at her. “I’m okay,” she assured them. “Come on, Delilah,” Marietta said, gently taking hold of Delilah’s arm. “I’ll get you settled in upstairs.” “Thank you, Marietta, but I think I’d like to sit for a while,” Delilah said, moving into the living room, Marietta still close at hand. “I’m really tired of lying down.” They had only taken two steps into the living room when the back door opened, then closed. Hannah’s complaints could be heard all the way from the kitchen. There wasn’t room enough in the house for them to stay there. The hotel in Stroud wasn’t luxurious enough. There were too many people trying to interfere with what was best for Del i l a h ’s recovery. “And THAT is hardly conducive to effective convalescence,” Delilah said under her breath. She shook her head. As Delilah and Marietta sat on the sofa, Eli came down
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