Top Oklahoma City Experiences*
- Watch a movie at the Winchester Theater
- Fly over downtown in a helicopter
- Meet Clara Luper
- Attend a birthday party at Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour at Crossroads Mall
- Draw with crayons on the table cloth at Garfields
- Eat at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant with full hogs hanging from hooks in the kitchen
- Shop at Super Cao
- Witness heartbreaking bravery in response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
- Cried during my first visit at the Oklahoma City National Memorial
- Attend the model train show
- Dance around the salad bar at Molly Murphy’s to my favorite song, “Car Wash”
- Ride the monorail at the State Fair
- Ride the Space Needle at the State Fair
- Attend a show at the Oklahoma Opry
- Meet Wayne Coyne
- Meet Edward L. Gaylord, enjoy his incredible dry wit
- Get yelled and cursed at by Jim Brewer
- Share a laugh with Jim Brewer
- See a skyscraper get built
- Ride the rollercoaster, crash bumper cars at Frontier City
- Ride the rollercoaster, crash bumper cars at Springlake Amusement Park
- Meet Robert Henry
- Attend a service at a black Baptist church
- Calf fries at Cattleman’s Steakhouse
- Enjoy an evening in the Paseo
- Enjoy an evening in the Plaza District
- Hear Richard Hogue talk about the importance of tithing and his affinity for $1,200 Italian suits
- Be amazed at the excess of an oil boom out of control
- Be dismayed by the devastation of a crippling oil bust
- Listen to stories by Mary Jo Nelson
- Square dance like a happy dork
- Hang out with much cooler people
- Breakfast at Nic’s, lunch at Nic’s, no heart attack afterwards
- Enjoy a burger made by Big Ed himself, no heart attack afterwards
- Hang out with fellow dorks
- Go down the rocket slide at Stars and Stripes Park
- Reminisce about the rocket slide, now removed at Stars and Stripes Park, as sons enjoy the newer playground
- Stay up at night listening to “Boogie” Michaels on KOFM, hope not to get caught by parents
- Watch Greg Burns at work in his art studio
- Listen to Danny Kaye on WKY with parents
- Ride go-carts at Hook’n’Slice
- Meet Pody Poe
- Enjoy real homemade Jewish chicken noodle soup with Mark Schwartz
- Ride a motorcycle through Oklahoma City
- Watch Greg Burns at work in his art studio
- Prime rib and Caesar salad at Junior’s
- Experience Eric Cartmanesque glee visiting Casa Bonita
- Watch son learning to salsa dance at arts festival
- Watch a performance of the Oklahoma City Ballet
- Enjoy a performance of the Philharmonic
- Meet John Johansen, architect of Stage Center, wonder if he’s a genius or just crazy
- Meet John Johansen, architect of Stage Center, wonder why he never bothered to get community buy in for his design
- See the Biltmore Hotel blown up
- See the Skirvin Hotel restored
- Write a book, get it published
- Write a second book, get it published
- Write a third book, get it published
- Get offers to write four more books
- Get a column in the newspaper
- Win wonderful readers to interact with everyday
* This list is a work in progress ……
