Return of the Jedi turns 30; Geek Pride Day 2013
The final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, “Return of the Jedi,” opened on this day in 1983. The 2015 “Star Wars” sequel is expected to be set some time following the events of this film.
The original “Star Wars” opened on May 25, 1977, and for this and other reasons, some celebrate May 25 as “Geek Pride Day.” May 25 is also “Towel Day” in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and an important date in the “Discworld” books.
“Return of the Jedi” was going to be called “Revenge of the Jedi” until fairly late in the process. (The above trailer uses the “Revenge” name.) The name was changed, reportedly, after some fans pointed out revenge shouldn’t be a motivator for the Jedi.
Marvel Comics published an adaptation comic back in 1983 by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson.
Back in the day before VHS and DVD copies of your favorite movies, this was the only way to re-experience the film. I owned a set of these and read and re-read them.
Geeks and nerds, enjoy your day, and if you pop in your “Return of the Jedi” Blu-ray in celebration, take a second to reflect on how far we’ve come in the past 30 years!
What to do in Oklahoma on May 25, 2013: Check out the Chuck Wagon Gathering at the National Cowboy Museum
Coleman Bixler’s head is nearly swallowed up by this oversized hat he wears while beating a drum after being selected from the audience to come on stage to assist Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, III, Esq. during the professor’s Old West Medicine Show. Bixler, 8, of Piedmont was given the hat and large coat to wear while he banged on a drum as Hedgethicket was concocting a scheme to make it rain. Hedgethicket, who bills himself as “Miracle Worker Extraordinaire” is played by George Hopkins of Oklahoma City. Hopkins has brought the character to life for the past 22 years, performing at the Children’s Cowboy Festival since the event’s premiere. The Chuck Wagon Gathering and Children’s Cowboy Festival is returning to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for its 23rd year. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman Archives
Today’s featured event:
Take in the 23rd Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering and Children’s Cowboy Festival, which includes children’s activities, live Western music, demonstrations and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63.
This year’s event has been moved indoors due to recent and possible inclement weather.
Every possible activity will be moved into the museum building, reports The Oklahoman’s Sarah Hussain. There will be no activities on the festival grounds, which means the cancellation of the chuck wagon cooking and pony and wagon rides.
The stew meat already acquired for the event has been donated to the Regional Food Bank.
Festival pricing has been discounted to normal admission rates, and discount coupons and passes will be honored. Free parking is available in the main lot and free shuttles will run from Remington Park to the front door as the need arises.
For more information, go to www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Remembering the 1955, F5 Tornadoes in north central Okla. and south central Kansas, National Weather Service, Norman
May 25
Source: National Weather Service:
…ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY…
IN 1955…TWO VIOLENT F5 TORNADOES STRUCK NORTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE FIRST
TORNADO…POSSESSING A TRACK 25 MILES LONG AND AROUND ONE
HALF MILE WIDE…TORE THROUGH DOWNTOWN BLACKWELL OKLAHOMA
WHERE 20 WERE KILLED…280 WERE INJURED…AND $8 MILLION
DAMAGE RESULTED. AROUND 400 HOMES WERE DESTROYED…MANY
OF WHICH WERE SWEPT FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS. AROUND 60
BUSINESSES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRIOR TO
HITTING BLACKWELL THE TORNADO CAUSED $150,000 DAMAGE TO
TONKAWA. THE LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORNADO WAS
INTENSE. THE VORTEX GLOWED AND POSSESSED ARCS OF GLOWING
LIGHT.THE TRAGIC UDALL TORNADO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED.
POSSESSING A TRACK 30 MILES LONG AND AVERAGING ONE HALF
MILE WIDE…THE TORNADO LEVELED MOST OF UDALL…KILLED
75…INJURED 270…AND CAUSED $2.25 MILLION DAMAGE. THE
TORNADO ALSO KILLED 5 CHILDREN 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
OXFORD…BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES TO 80.
IT IS STILL THE DEADLIEST TORNADO IN KANSAS HISTORY.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
511 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
511 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NO ORGANIZED AREAS OF
SEVERE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A RELATIVELY WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WILL DRIFT
EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH
THE HIGHEST CHANCES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
HOWEVER INSTABILITY REMAINS LIMITED THEREFORE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…20 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
AT LEAST LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO
NEXT WEEK WITH THE HIGHEST STORM CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Update on Tornado Information for May 19 and May 20, from National Weather Service, Norman
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
726 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
…LATEST ON TORNADO INFORMATION FOR MAY 19 AND MAY 20…
A NUMBER OF TORNADOES AFFECTED PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA ON MAY 19 AND 20. INFORMATION ON MOST OF THESE TORNADOES IS
STILL VERY PRELIMINARY.
…UPDATES…
1/ THE STEPHENS COUNTY TORNADO WAS DETERMINED TO BE TWO SEPARATE
TORNADOES. THE TIMES WERE ALSO CORRECTED FOR THE STEPHENS COUNTY
TORNADOES AND PRELIMINARY RATINGS WERE ASSIGNED.
2/ A TORNADO WAS ADDED NORTHEAST OF MEEKER FROM MAY 20.
3/ ADDED WIDTH TO LAKE THUNDERBIRD-SHAWNEE TORNADO
…MAY 19 EDMOND TORNADO /OKLAHOMA COUNTY/…
RATING: EF1
PATH LENGTH: 7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
TIME: 4:22-4:30 PM CDT
LOCATION: NEAR 33RD STREET AND SOUTH BOULEVARD STREET
IN EDMOND TO NEAR HIGHWAY 66 AND POST ROAD.
…MAY 19 ARCADIA TORNADO /OKLAHOMA COUNTY/…
RATING: EF0
PATH LENGTH: SHORT
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: NARROW
TIME: 4:33 PM CDT
LOCATION: APPROX. 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF ARCADIA.
…MAY 19 LUTHER-CARNEY TORNADO
/OKLAHOMA.. LOGAN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES/…
RATING: EF3
PATH LENGTH: 20 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
TIME: 4:41 PM – 5:24 PM CDT
LOCATION: 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUTHER TO CARNEY TO
2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRYON.
…MAY 19 LAKE THUNDERBIRD-SHAWNEE TORNADO
/CLEVELAND AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES/…
RATING: EF4
PATH LENGTH: 20 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1.2 MILES
TIME: 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CDT
LOCATION: LAKE THUNDERBIRD /8 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN
NORMAN/ TO 6.5 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
MCLOUD.
…MAY 19 WEST OF PRAGUE TORNADO
/POTTAWATOMIE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES/…
RATING: EF2
PATH LENGTH: 7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
TIME: 6:59 PM – 7:12 PM CDT
LOCATION: 6 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PRAGUE TO
3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PRAGUE.
…MAY 19 NORTHEAST OF PRAGUE TORNADO
/LINCOLN AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES/…
RATING: EF1
PATH LENGTH: 10 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 700 YARDS
TIME: 7:17 PM – 7:33 PM CDT
LOCATION: 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRAGUE TO
5.5 MILES WEST OF WELTY.
…MAY 20 NEWCASTLE/MOORE TORNADO
/GRADY..MCCLAIN AND CLEVELAND COUNTIES/…
RATING: EF5
PATH LENGTH: 17 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1.3 MILES
TIME: 2:45 PM – 3:35 PM CDT
LOCATION: 4.4 MILES WEST NEWCASTLE TO 4.8 MILES EAST
OF MOORE.
…MAY 20 SOUTH OF MARLOW TORNADO…
RATING: EF0
PATH LENGTH: 1 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
TIME: 2:58 PM – 3:01 PM CDT
LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
MARLOW.
…MAY 20 WEST OF BRAY TORNADO…
RATING: EF1
PATH LENGTH: 4 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
TIME: 3:07 PM – 3:22 PM CDT
LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
MARLOW TO 4 MILES WEST OF BRAY.
…MAY 20 NORTHEAST OF MEEKER TORNADO…
RATING: EF0
PATH LENGTH: TO BE DETERMINED
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TO BE DETERMINED
TIME: 4:40 PM – 4:42 PM CDT
LOCATION: 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEEKER.
OTHER TORNADO REPORTS ARE ALSO STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
On the water, it’s safety first
The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the boating season. Oklahoma’s lakes will be crowded with boaters, many of whom will be drinking while operating their vessel, which is dangerous but not illegal. It’s only illegal if the operator’s blood alcohol content exceeds the legal limit of .08.
The same person drinking at the wheel of an automobile would be hauled off to jail immediately if pulled over by the law. But rules on the water have always been different. Wanna drink while you operate that boat, which can travel at high speeds and has no brakes? Not a problem.
Through the years, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s marine enforcement division has asked the Legislature to pass stronger laws regarding operating a boat under the influence. They’ve been unsuccessful — most lawmakers have shown no interest in rattling that cage. So the culture of “anything goes” continues.
There were a dozen fatal boating accidents last year in Oklahoma. Of those, eight involved alcohol. In drownings involving adults, alcohol is a factor a majority of the time.
Earlier this month on Grand Lake, two 21-year-olds were killed when the boat in which they were passengers smashed into an unoccupied houseboat. Excessive speed, alcohol and operator inattention were cited — according to a preliminary report, the boat’s driver had downed 10 beers and a shot of tequila.
We join the OHP’s lake patrol officers in encouraging Oklahomans to have a great time on the water this weekend. But please, do so responsibly.
Tickets on sale this morning for Blake Shelton’s televised Oklahoma City tornado benefit
A version of this story appears in Saturday’s The Oklahoman.
Tickets on sale Saturday (today) for Blake Shelton’s televised tornado benefit
“Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert,” featuring Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill, is set for Wednesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena and will broadcast live on NBC.
Less than a week after devastating tornadoes ripped through his home state, tickets are going on sale for Blake Shelton’s star-studded Oklahoma City charity telethon.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday (today) to “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert,” which will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno.
“Working hard on putting this benefit together,” the Ada native promised on Twitter Thursday, two days after he announced his plans for a televised tornado relief benefit. “Gonna be (an) unbelievable line up for a great cause.”
The star of NBC’s hit TV show “The Voice” has recruited his Grammy Award-winning wife and fellow Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, as well as Oklahoma natives and Country Music Hall of Famers Reba McEntire and Vince Gill will perform alongside him at the show.
Additional guests for the concert will be announced shortly, according to a news release.
The show will be televised live at 8 p.m. Wednesday on NBC. It also will air on cable networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT on either a live or delayed basis.
The show will aid victims of this week’s ruinous tornadoes, including the EF5 twister that killed 24 people and injured more than 370 others as it tore through Moore, Newcastle and south Oklahoma City.
“Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy,” Shelton said in the news release. “This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero.”
Tickets are $25, with a limit of eight per person. Tickets can be purchased at the Chesapeake Energy Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.
“It is my understanding that ticket buyers will not have to pay any additional fees for this event,” said Ryan McGhee, Chesapeake Energy Arena’s communications manager, in an email.
The event will raise funds for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund. Working with their local community partners, United Way of Central Oklahoma will use the fund for immediate, intermediate and long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts in Oklahoma following the tornadoes that ravaged Moore on Monday.
Love’s Travel Stops is underwriting the concert cost. The Oklahoma City-based company previously announced it was earmarking $1.5 million of a $3 million total donation to fund a benefit event.
R.A. Clark, who produces the Academy of Country Music Awards, is executive producer for the televised event.
On Tuesday, the day after the monstrous Moore twister, Shelton and Lambert performed a heartfelt acoustic version of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You” on “The Voice.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident.
After the live TV episode, Shelton announced that he and NBC were planning the Oklahoma City benefit concert.
This isn’t the first time Shelton has reached out in the wake of tragic tornadoes in his home state. In 2011, Shelton and his longtime friend Reba played a pair of relief shows after an EF3 twister hit the tiny Atoka County town of Tushka. The two sold-out Durant concerts, which featured special guests and more than two hours of entertainment, raised $500,000 for the Oklahoma victims.
IN CONCERT
“Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert”
Featuring: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. Additional guests for the concert will be announced shortly.
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno.
On TV: Live at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Tickets: $25, with a limit of eight per person.
Ticket sale date: 10 a.m. Saturday (today).
Ticket purchasing: At Chesapeake Energy Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.
Benefiting: United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund.
Information: www.chesapeakearena.com.
-BAM
Sen. Jim Inhofe: The Oklahoma Standard Prevails Again
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, gave the Republicans’ national weekly address on Saturday morning. Most weeks, the remarks are highly partisan. But in the wake of last week’s deadly storms in Oklahoma, Republicans in Congress chose Inhofe to talk about recovery in the Sooner State.
The transcipt follows below:
“Hi, I’m Senator Jim Inhofe from the State of Oklahoma.
“Let me begin by telling those who lost loved ones during the tragic tornadoes in our state how much we love you guys. My family and I continue to pray for you. We pray for you every day.
“I’ve been in constant contact, in communication, with the Oklahoma Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management officials, and the Leaders of the Oklahoma National Guard – you can see over here – that the direct needs of those affected on the ground are being met. Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we’re not knocked out.
“Fourteen years ago, on May 3, 1999, an eerily similar tornado struck the same area of Moore, Oklahoma, and again in 2003. The images and the stories from the storm earlier this week are nothing new. Oklahoma will persevere and overcome this tragedy as we have demonstrated in the past.
“After the Oklahoma City bombing — we all remember that in 1995 — people saw the many ways Oklahomans took care of each other, from running toward the bombing instead of running away, to donating their blood, and their time and their money.
“This daily display of neighbors helping neighbors became known as the Oklahoma Standard. After each disaster the people of Oklahoma face, the Standard is exhibited again and again. In the aftermath of the Moore tornado we are witnesses once again to the Oklahoma Standard.
“The accounts of two elementary schools that were wiped out by the winds of 200 miles an hour have struck a chord, I think with all Americans – with everyone watching us now — all Americans across the country. It was the last day of school for most of the students — you know how excited they get — when the storm tore through the town of Moore, leaving little in its path. We’re beginning to hear about the selfless acts Oklahomans demonstrated to ensure the safety and protection of their fellow neighbors, and their friends, and their students. Second-grade teacher Tammy Glasgow kept praying with her students and reminding them how much she loved them as she and her students took cover in a school closet; We had Suzanna Haley, she was a first-grade special education teacher in Briarwood Elementary School, suffered a severe injury when part of a school desk was impaled in the back of her leg while protecting the students in her classroom. The most heart-wrenching testimony I’ve heard is from the person who was responsible for matching the missing kids with the missing parents.
“The individuals who lived through these storms are volunteering in the recovery and assisting efforts right now, and they’re America’s real heroes.
“I have seen people from all corners of the state continuing to flock to the devastating areas to give their time, their money, and their energy to help meet the dire needs of those injured or displaced. The Oklahoma Standard has survived an act of terror in 1995 and devastating natural disasters in the past. This most recent storm will only embolden the standard, and encourage the rest of the country to follow our lead.
“But our victims desperately need your help right now, they need your money. If you are able, please visit the American Red Cross website at AmericanRedCross.com or the Salvation Army website at SalvationArmyUSA.com to volunteer.
“I can speak for all Oklahoma today when I thank you for your continued thoughts, your prayers, your support as we begin the recovery process. Oklahoma is grieving and in pain, but the devastation such as this tends to bring us closer together as a country.
“I thank you for listening and God bless those who are suffering today and God bless the United States of America.”
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Video Spotlight: RIP Ray Manzarek
In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. (AP)
In all the madness of the devastating tornadoes that tore through central Oklahoma earlier this week, I never got the chance to pay proper tribute to Ray Manzarek, one of my favorite members of one of my all-time favorite bands.
Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose complex and indelible keyboards complemented Jim Morrison’s moody baritone, died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. He was 74.
According to the Associated Press, he died after being stricken with bile duct cancer.
The Doors’ original lineup, which also included drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robbie Krieger, was only together for a few years and they only made six studio albums. But the band has retained a large and obsessive following decades after Morrison’s 1971 death. The Doors have sold more than 100 million records and songs such as “Light My Fire” and “Riders On the Storm” are still “classic” rock favorites.
“There was no keyboard player on the planet more appropriate to support Jim Morrison’s words,” Densmore said in a statement. “Ray, I felt totally in sync with you musically. It was like we were of one mind, holding down the foundation for Robby and Jim to float on top of. I will miss my musical brother.”
The Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Their records have been reissued frequently and the band was the subject of a 1991 Oliver Stone movie, “The Doors,” starring Val Kilmer as Morrison and Kyle MacLachlan as Manzarek, who complained that the film stereotyped Morrison as a hopeless drunk and also omitted calmer, more humorous times, according to the AP obituary.
The Doors’ fame has hardly faded even though they’re one of the few groups not to allow their music to be used for commercials, a source of great tension among surviving members. Manzarek and Krieger reportedly supported licensing the songs, and Densmore has resisted. The group also feuded when Krieger and Manzarek formed a new group, Doors of the 21st Century. Densmore objected, and Krieger and Manzarek performed under various names.
Other Doors albums included “The Soft Parade,” ”Waiting for the Sun” and their last record with Morrison, “L.A. Woman.”
A Chicago native, Manzarek briefly tried to hold the band together on the albums “Other Voices” and “Full Circle,” neither of which had critical or commercial success. He played in other bands over the years, working with X and Iggy Pop among others. He also wrote a memoir, “Light My Fire,” and a novel, “The Poet In Exile,” in which he imagines receiving messages from a Morrison-like artist who had supposedly died.
He produced four albums for X, including another landmark album “Los Angeles,” and played off and on with the band for three decades.
Before we leave this week behind here a few samplings of my favorite Doors songs featuring Manzarek’s incredible keyboards:
-BAM
Video: Johannah Walker “Oklahoma Strong,” dedicated to those affected by Moore tornado
University of Oklahoma student Johannah Walker uploaded a video of her strumming and singing her original song “Oklahoma Strong” to YouTube on Wednesday, just two days after the EF5 tornado ravaged Moore.
The song is about the devastating twister and Walker has dedicated to all the people of Moore.
“My heart is with my home away from home and all those affected by the tornadoes,” she writes on YouTube. “I’m so humbled by the teachers who protected so many children, the first responders that were on the scene immediately, and all the volunteers who are there helping. Make sure to keep sending prayers and donations their way.”
See her “Oklahoma Strong” lyrics after the break.
