Casey Cornett heads to Oz
We gave Casey Cornett a Flip Mino HD last summer to capture couchsurfing across Europe.
Now he’s headed to one of my favorite places on the planet: Australia. Casey left this afternoon for a week’s travel beginning in Melbourne. I caught up with him in his office at Jones PR this morning for a quick debrief, watch above. And to deliver another Flip cam for him to record his adventures.
So, over the next week you can follow his travels on Twitter (@caseycornett), on his personal blog and on his NewsOK blog. You can also read and watch the Europe couchsurfing series on the same blogs.
I’ll be jealous in the meantime. I’ve been to Sydney twice and it’s amazing – great Harbor, great food, mountains, beaches, rail system, accents, friendly people… and Vegemite. Anyone else tried Vegemite?
What’s your favorite OKC sidewalk cafe?
I, for one, could not be happier that winter is almost over and that the temps will not dip below freezing this week for the first time this decade. I’m all about sitting patio-side (or poolside for that matter) having lunch, dinner or drinks. The NY Times has an article about NYC sidewalk cafes:
Coffee and cheesecake from my NYC 2008 trip. As good as advertised.
As of January, the Department of Consumer Affairs had licensed 1,078 sidewalk cafes in the city, up from 761 at the same time in 2007. Although licenses are expensive — anywhere from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, including fees and security deposits — many restaurateurs say they are worth it because they significantly increase the number of available seats.
“It can double the day,” said Jean Jacques Bernat, an owner of Provence en Boite, most of whose 24 outdoor seats were filled on Sunday, augmenting the 45 inside. “It’s a big boost.”
New York is a wonderful place, and part of that charm is from the delis and cafes along many of the streets and alleys. They add personality and charm.
My favorite OKC patios/sidewalks:
- Ryan Parrott‘s Iguana Grill.
- Will’s Cafe & Lobby Bar on Western.
- Musashi’s Japanese restaurant located just across the street from Will’s.
- Buffalo Wild Wings on NW Expressway. They have an impressive patio with plasmas.
Kevin Durant visits the OPUBCO Studios
Watch out for that light... Kevin Durant tapes his basketball camp commercial.
Busy Thursday for the OPUBCO Studios crew:
- Air Thunder taped its weekly episode.
This usually begins the night before with the ingesting of pre-taped segments. Then the Thunder crew begins to filter up to the 7th floor around 11 am.
Taping starts around noon with final wrap by 2 pm. Today they wrapped a little early.
Happy Birthdays to Grant Long and Brian Davis. Great guys both to work with.
- Kevin Durant stopped by the studios around 2:30 pm to tape a commercial for his summer youth basketball camp. You’ll see the spot in May.
Darnell Mayberry had a chance to sit down with the very tall forward for a one-on-one interview. The pic is by David Jones to his Twitter account (@davidjones2).
Reporter meltdown
This video is making the rounds this week. The reporter’s meltdown is bizarre. The anchor’s reaction is priceless.
Rubik’s cube is getting old
30 years ago the Rubik’s Cube won the German Game of the Year award. Hard to believe it’s been around that long.
Meet Jerod Tate
Part four in our continuing Creative Oklahoma series called “State of Creativity.”
