"Devon is freaking huge"
So says veteran blogger Charles Hill at www.dustbury.com as he reflects on the latest news about Devon CEO Larry Nichols and his ambitions for downtown.
This looks like the screaming deal of the century. None of this is graven in stone, of course. But from where I sit, it’s a lot more than a mere sketch on a dinner napkin.
Final note: Give the guys at The Lost Ogle some points for keeping things in perspective. Any magazine that creates a list of “great Oklahoma websites” and doesn’t give mention to Dustbury is dubious at best. Neither the guys (and gals) at the Lost Ogle or Hill need a magazine, me or anybody else to affirm their status as first reads each day the computer comes on.
In another era not too long ago, Charles Hill would have been one of those celebrated newspaper columnists who were literally a part of the community’s collective pscyhe. Think Mike Royko in Chicago, Dave Barry in Miami, Lewis Grizzard in Atlanta – sometimes brilliant, sometimes analytical, usually odd and humorous, sometimes confusing, but always a “must read.”
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Yeah…I noticed Dustbury wasn’t on the list, too…..so I threw the mag in the trash.
And I’ve never had trouble parking, either.
Oklahoma Magazine is a joke.
It’s all Tulsa articles and advertisers, and then they have the gall to act as if it represents the whole state.
[...] mean, seriously here: In another era not too long ago, Charles Hill would have been one of those celebrated [...]
Jake/Jason,
I agree “Oklahoma” Magazine should be called “Tulsa Magazine”, however they recently did a really cool OKC issue (did you catch it?), also in December (proposed issue) they are doing a feature article about some of us that live downtown OKC and the downtown OKC lifestyle. (check it out, I’ll be in it).
Upon examining the most recent issues, it appears they have gotten better on having OKC-related articles (although there is still a bias), however the advertising is still all Tulsa.
I know that about a year ago, when I was still working at an OKC ad agency, our media buyers scoffed at the idea of advertising with Oklahoma Magazine almost as much as they did with KSBI.
Um, thanks. Is this where I mention that I’ve never once had a lick of trouble finding parking in Bricktown?