http://tulsatvmemories.com Tulsa pop culture and history en-us http://tulsatvmemories.com/favicon.gif http://tulsatvmemories.com noTulsa pop culture and historySubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesTulsa TV/radio/movies/pop culture of the past. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tulsatv/sets/72157628692447251/ Scott Linder sent this photoset from his time at Capitol Records. Sinatra and Deano smoked up the joint when they recorded there. Flickr link Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:06:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/index.html Lee Woodward just created this video especially for TTM. Watch it on the main page and enjoy. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:32:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/index.html Mike Miller's book, "How High Can A Guy Stoop?", is now available on Kindle. Great last minute gift idea. Link on the main page Bulletin Board. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:31:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/warhorse/chewwarhorse.html A new Steven Spielberg film that astounds your visual senses. Opens Christmas Day. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/descendants/chewdescendants.html George Clooney is a soon-to-be widower who is part of a multi-generational Hawaiian family. Will he and his extended family sell the virgin coastal land on Kauai they've owned for generations? Opens today. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:40:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/edgar/chewedgar.html Biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the iconic FBI chief with Judi Dench, Annie Hoover. Naomi Watts, Helen Gandy and Armie Hammer. Now playing. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/rum/chewrum.html This cinematic version of Hunter Thompson's first novel is set in 1960 Puerto Rico at a slow-dying multilingual newspaper. Johnny Depp gets involved with predatory capitalism at the beginning of the Castro era. Now playing. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/margin/chewmargin.html "Margin Call" is a fictionalized account of the meltdowns of Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and AIG in September 2008. The Halloween scare is just how close the financial world came to the brink of chaos. Stars Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker and Demi Moore. Opens 11/4 at the Circle Cinema in Tulsa. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/index.html Dave Jones recently commented: "I can't believe this still exists!" Four 1981 KGCT videos currently on the TTM YouTube Channel. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:26:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/restless/chewrestless.html An age-appropriate "Harold and Maude" with a shading of "Love Story": Mia Wasikowska and Henry Hopper meet, then go to funerals of people they don't know. Now playing. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:06:00 CDT http://guestbooks.pathfinder.gr/read/tulsatv#jerry Guesting on Peter B. Collins' show: Mike Miller and Gary Chew. Jerry Pippin: "I think they are going to discuss old Tulsa radio and television days, plus a little about God knows what else." The podcast will be available Monday night late on PBC's website or at iTunes. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/ides/chewides.html Stellar cast in a drama portraying an Ohio presidential primary scheduled on what proved to be a bad hair day for Julius Caesar. With Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Gregory Itzin. Opens today. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:00 CDT http://guestbooks.pathfinder.gr/read/tulsatv#car People tell the story of their first car on longtime TTM reader John's new blogsite. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:11:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/oiler.html#1963 I had this one on my wall. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/number/chewnumber.html Pretty entertaining for a templated rom-com. The number in question is how many persons with whom one has shared intimate moments. Stars Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor and Blythe Danner. Opens today. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/moneyball/chewmoneyball.html This low-key Brad Pitt vehicle, a cerebral baseball story, may not be to everyone's taste, including Oscar's. Also stars Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Opens today. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:42:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/straw/chewstraw.html Remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 classic is important, and in its strange and unsettling way, approaches cinematic art. Stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. Now playing. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:20:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/higher/chewhigher.html Actress Vera Farmiga makes her directorial debut in this contemporary story of a thirtysomething married woman and mother dealing with her faith. Now playing. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:30:00 CDT http://guestbooks.pathfinder.gr/read/tulsatv#boy Coppola's 1983 "Rumble Fish", based on S.E. Hinton's novel, was filmed in downtown Tulsa. The characters in the film hang out at Benny's Billiards. A photo/video art installation will be unveiled at 8 pm tonight at 13 East Brady (site of Benny's). Circle Cinema is showing the movie at 11:00 pm. Meet and Greet at Caz's Chowhouse starting at 6 pm. More at the link. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/debt/chewdebt.html In the 1990s, three former Mossad agents try to work out what went wrong during their mid-60s mission in East Berlin to kidnap and bring to justice a very evil man. With Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Chastain. Now playing. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/oneday/chewoneday.html Emma and Dexter are college students who have an overnight fling just after graduation. They decide to meet up same time each year to see what's up with their friendship. With Jim Sturgess, Anne Hathaway and Patricia Clarkson. Opens wide Friday. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb083111.html#consumers New reader Karl H asks about Consumers. Beryl Ford photos and a link in GroupBlog 330. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:20:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb083111.html#jernigan Robert Jernigan Jr. sadly informed us that his dad, who played Captain Ben on KTUL-TV, has passed away. More information in GroupBlog 330. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/anotherearth/chewanotherearth.html A double of Earth has been behind the sun for eons... until now. A young woman's life changes at the instant its synchronicity with Earth One is broken. Starring Brit Marling and William Mapother, coming soon to a theater near you. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb083111.html#neil Neil was one of the original KOTV engineers who put the station on the air in 1949. Tulsa World obit link in GroupBlog 330. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb080511.html#art Tonight: Group Exhibit reception for OH, TULSA! at Living Arts of Tulsa's ArtSpace, 307 E Brady. The reception is from 6-9 pm Friday, 8/5. One of the projects on display is Oom-A-Gog, recreated by artist Chris Wollard, who is also a Tulsa Tiki aficionado. Curator is Melanie Fry of Joyce Martel fame. More details and links at the top of just-archived GroupBlog 329. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/cowboys/chewcowboys.html Daniel Craig can't remember a thing when he wakes up in the Old West with a high-tech wristwatch thing attached to his arm. It's just what he'll need in this new-fashioned shoot-em-up with Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. Opens wide July 29. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:55:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb080511.html#cbs I caught this brief clip from CBS' "The Early Show" today, touting Tulsa as a great place to retire. YouTube clip in GroupBlog 329. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:56:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb080511.html#jack Jack is looking for movie/video footage, old commercials, pics, anything from the 1970s for his "70s show". Watch a preview in GroupBlog 329. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:10:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb080511.html#val Tulsa World article about "Etruscan Dreams Jewelry by Valerie," a 2-hour special showcasing Valerie Naifeh's pieces on ShopNBC, Cox channel 117 in Tulsa, at both 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/friends/chewfriends.html Gary Chew says FwB is really, really quite bad. But on the brighter side, it does feature Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman and Richard Jenkins. Opens wide July 22. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb080511.html#dreamsville Henry Mancini's great tune "Dreamsville" is heard in the background as Peter Gunn (Craig Stevens) and his girlfriend Edie (Lola Albright) cook Swedish meatballs on a hibachi in Pete's apartment. Their idyl is broken by a phone call. Lola Albright recorded the tune on her album "Dreamsville", orchestra conducted by Mancini. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/horrible/chewhorrible.html Plenty of laughs in this R-rated, extremely rude flick. Jason Bateman, Jason Sedeikus and Charlie Day are the aggrieved employees; Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston are the horrible bosses. Opens wide Friday. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/index.html I happened across this historic meeting today on RTV and captured it. On the TTM YouTube Channel. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#diner Lazzaro submits an interior black and white photo of a diner which he will later identify with a shot of its business sign. In GroupBlog 328. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:59:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/beginners/chewbeginners.html Thirtysomething Oliver has just struggled his way past the event of the death of his eccentric mother. Not long after, his father announces: "I'm gay. And I've known it since before I married your mother." Stars Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer. Now in limited release. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#ths Tulsa Historical Society opened a new exhibit yesterday: "The Big 97: Tulsa's KAKC Radio". See KAKC personalities in 3 photos linked in GroupBlog 328. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:39:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#kakc Tulsa Historical Society opens a new exhibit today at 4:30 pm: "The Big 97: Tulsa's KAKC Radio". Includes a Q and A session with former KAKC personalities. Adults $5, Seniors $3 - Members FREE. More in GroupBlog 328. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#reid Jim Reid will be doing a show with the Tulsa Theater Organ Society at 7 pm on Friday, June 17 at the Broken Arrow campus of the Tulsa Technology Center at 129th E. Ave (Olive) and 111th St. He''ll be running his 16mm prints of what he considers the funniest silent shorts, accompanied by organists playing a vintage 1920s theater organ. More in GroupBlog 328. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/krmg.html#ugh Gerald Weathers said in email: "I'm an old Tulsa ex-patriot reading thru your website and I couldn't help but remember an old bumper sticker I had stashed in a box: an original UGH! bumper sticker from the 60s." On the KRMG page. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/art/chewart.html A tender, funny, coming-of-age yarn starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Alicia Silverstone, Blair Underwood and Rita Wilson. Opens wide June 17. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#1959 I was reading Dick and Jane, and carrying my 'Men Into Space' TV series lunchbox and Thermos. See them in GroupBlog 328. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:10:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb070511.html#twin I took some photos at the event today. Check them out at the Flickr link in GroupBlog 328. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:20:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb061011.html#twin The public is invited to a 10:30 am Saturday groundbreaking ceremony at the drive-in which will serve as a kickoff for the rebuilding effort. Bring your own shovel. Tulsa World story link in just archived GroupBlog 327. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb061011.html#moby The Tulsa World reports that Moby Anderson, a bassist who played Tulsa coffee houses in the 1960s, has passed away. Link to Moby's 2005 comment on TTM in GroupBlog 327. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/midnite/chewmidnite.html Woody Allen's new movie has Owen Wilson escaping his Hollywood present to early 20th Century Paris. A better time to live a life? With Rachel McAdams, now in limited release. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb061011.html#leon Tulsa World story about retiring Brook Plaza barber Joe Reeves also features Leon Meier, who was "Hornstaff" on KOTV's 1950s horror movie show, "Shock Theatre". Story link and TTM "Shock Theatre" link in GroupBlog 327. Sat, 28 May 2011 13:49:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/treelife/chewtreelife.html Director Terrence Malick creates a realistic, but dreamlike tale, spinning from a routine life in Waco of the mid-Fifties to an urban present. Stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. In limited release May 27. Fri, 27 May 2011 05:59:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/beaver/chewbeaver.html Depressing, maudlin, creepier than "Mulholland Drive", but then again, Mel Gibson's character is seen talking to Jon Stewart with a stuffed beaver on his fist. Opens wide on May 20. Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb061011.html#beatles 7 p.m. Thursday at the OSU-Tulsa campus: "The Everlasting Beatles". See the webmaster's footage of George Harrison in Tulsa, 1974. More in GroupBlog 327. Thu, 19 May 2011 16:20:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb061011.html#burger "It was a quonset hut type affair located on the north side of 11th, either between Lewis and Delaware or Delaware and Harvard (I think)," says Lazzaro. Can you ID it? Photo in GroupBlog 327. Thu, 19 May 2011 05:08:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb051311.html#bowl "Bowling alley rolling in", article from the Tulsa World today. "The pins are set for Dust Bowl Lanes and Lounge, Elliot Nelson's newest Blue Dome District venture." Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/everything/cheweverything.html Will Ferrell is Nick, recently-fired regional VP of sales and backsliding alcoholic whose wife put his ass out in the grass. Rebecca Hall is Samantha, newly moved in across the street from Nick, pregnant and awaiting her husband's arrival to settle down to Arizona living. Laura Dern is Delilah, divorced former high school bud of Nick's, living in the area with her two kids. She and Nick haven't seen each since graduation. Opens at the Circle Cinema 5/13. Thu, 12 May 2011 22:10:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb051311.html#jukebox In 1929, the Coon-Sanders Nighthawk Orchestra did "Alone in the Rain", the first section of which became part of Mazeppa's opening theme. Hear their 1924 recording of "Night hawk blues" in GroupBlog 326. It's from "The National Jukebox", the Library of Congress' new, free audio archive online. Wed, 11 May 2011 13:40:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/betterworld/chewbetterworld.html Best Foreign Language Oscar winner for 2011. Danish director Susanne Bier and screenwriter Anders Thomas Jensen tell a stoic story about two upper-middle class Danish families, one just stricken with the natural death of the mother, the other slipping from estrangement into divorce. Each has a boy about 11 years old. Chew calls it grounded and uplifting, despite the strife, pain and disillusionment. Now in limited release, opens at Tulsa's Circle Cinema on 5/20. Thu, 05 May 2011 21:49:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/elephants/chewelephants.html Take a heaping helping of 1956's "Trapeze", mix in mid-30s Gable/Harlow movies, and add a soupcon of 1955's "Picnic", and you have something much like this new movie starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. Opens wide on April 23. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb042311.html#av As part of a general discussion with veteran Tulsa projectionist Scott Linder about Tulsa theaters and equipment, we see a photo of the webmaster as Audio Visual guy in 1967 or 8 at Lewis and Clark jr. high in GroupBlog 325. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:18:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb042311.html#bead Lazzaro is trying to remember the name of a girl who worked at the Bead Workshop in the 1970s. See a print ad for it from The Tulsa Phonograph Record Magazine, July 1975, in GroupBlog 325. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:39:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb042311.html#continental Photo of OKC's Continental Theatre (a duplicate of Tulsa's) in GroupBlog 325. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:38:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb042311.html#sound Mitch Gray mentioned Sound Warehouse at 15th and Peoria. See an ad from a July 1975 Tulsa Phonograph Record Magazine in GroupBlog 325. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:37:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/conspirator/chewconspirator.html Robert Redford's relevant, thought-provoking film about the immediate aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright and Tom Wilkinson. Opens wide on April 15. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#twin Tulsa World article states that the Twin will be operational with a new screen, concession stands and restrooms by July. Link in GroupBlog 324. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:18:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#ganymede Jon Heder is the star of a movie now in production: "Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede". Plot recap: All TV channels worldwide show a noninterruptible live performance by Buddy Holly originating from a Jovian moon. Oliver Vale is the apparent object of the broadcasts. Story elements relevant to TTM include TV, a drive-in theater, 60s/70s/80s pop music and culture, and the Kansas/Oklahoma setting (book only). YouTube and links in GroupBlog 324. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#susskind TV executive, producer and talk show host David Susskind will be the focus of the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL on Monday, Apr. 11, 8 pm CST. The show will also be available as a podcast. Links in GroupBlog 324. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#reid Former KTUL director, current TTM contributor Jim Reid is interviewed in a story about the past (Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested there) and present of Texas Theatre in Dallas. Story link and video in GroupBlog 324. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:29:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#martin Anchor of Channel 2 news circa 1960, an era before video tape and color. Photo of Mr. Martin with NBC national anchor Chet Huntley in GroupBlog 324. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:28:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/born/chewborn.html IMAX 3D documentary about animals whose destiny is to exist in the wild, narrated by Morgan Freeman. Opens wide on April 8. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:50:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/hanna/chewhanna.html Chew: "One could almost imagine that 'Hanna' begins where Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' leaves off, except that the child with the father, both trekking through a post apocalyptic world, is not male, but female." Stars Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett. Opens April 8. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:49:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb041511.html#smile A kids' program filmed in the basement of the Tulsa library whose theme song was "Make Me Smile". Dave McFadden was part of the show. He tells us about it and has a great promo photo. In GroupBlog 324. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/source/chewsource.html Jake Gyllenhaal "Quantum Leaps" multiple times into an explosive trainwreck of the very recent past. Will he foil the mad bomber and find true love? The answer will become available to you on April Fool's Day. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:49:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb032911.html ...is still outstanding. More about the "fabulous" prizes in GroupBlog 323. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb032911.html#mclendon Did Top 40 popularizer McLendon give phony names to his DJs to make them expendable if they asked for more money? More in GroupBlog 323. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:05:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb032911.html#leon On 3/14/2011, the Master of Space and Time was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:40:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/paul/chewpaul.html A diminutive other-world alien gets encountered in the vicinity of Area 51 by two comic book geeks from England named Graeme and Clive. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jane Lynch, Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Bateman, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Tulsa's Bill Hader, John Carroll Lynch and Seth Rogen. Opens 3/18. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:29:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html Scott Linder, a former projectionist in Tulsa movie theaters, tells inside-the-booth stories with the encouragement of TTM readers in just-archived GroupBlog 321. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:07:00 CDT http://www.youtube.com/tulsatv Since we are talking about the second coming of the Admiral Twin, I just added one of my personal favorite drive-in movie countdown timers to YouTube. See it on the main page or the TTM Channel. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:49:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html#twin Rebuilding should have the Twin back in service this year. Link to KTUL story in GroupBlog 321. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html#tulsa When discussion turned to this epic starring Robert Preston, Chill Wills and Susan Hayward, Lazzaro found the whole thing on YouTube, and posted it in GroupBlog 321. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:35:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html#house Lazzaro tells a spooky tale about a house abandoned in the 1960s. Do you know anything about it? Aerial shot in GroupBlog 321. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:26:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/kings/chewkings.html The best movie from 2010 that Chew has seen in 2011... and eligible for the Best Picture Oscar this weekend. With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter. Now playing. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html#ebook Gary Chew, JohnnyK and I enjoyed Bradley Denton's ebook, "Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede". My recent e-reading and the software that made it possible are listed in GroupBlog 321. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:20:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb031011.html#jj New article at This Land Press about it. I visited J.J. and his cafe on 6/16/2007. In 1973, it was the Rubicon head shop, also a J.J. enterprise. Details, links in GroupBlog 321. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:16:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html Some of the noms de guerre Lee employed at KOTV sign-off time were dillies. He lists a few in GroupBlog 321. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:52:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/barney/chewbarney.html Barney Panofsky is a TV producer and thrice-married party dog whose life goes verkakte. From the book by Mordecai Richler, the movie is set in the same cynical Canadian milieu established in Richler's earlier opus, "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz". Starring Paul Giamatti, with Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike and Dustin Hoffman. Now in limited release. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:30:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/illusionist/chewillusionist.html It's 1959. The career of the magician in this marvelous, artfully animated feature film is quickly slipping over the horizon. He is alone, but can still find joy in kindness to a young girl he meets along his tour. Now in limited release. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:55:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#film The author of the original book, Bradley Denton, has an update on the status of the movie with a link to the movie's Facebook page in GB 321. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#randy Our favorite modern folk writer, Randy Prahl, tells us on YouTube about the ad purchase made by the town of Henryetta yesterday, then shows us the ad. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/kalamity/chewkalamity.html Majoring in stream-of-consciousness with a minor in death-obsession are Nick Stahl and Jonathan Jackson. Alona Tal and Beau Garrett help the medicine go down. Now in limited release. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#jones Sci-fi radio serial which aired on Tulsa station KMOD for one season in 1977. More in GB 321. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:09:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#ganymede All TV channels worldwide suddenly begin to show a nonstop, noninterruptible live performance by Buddy Holly originating from a Jovian moon. Oliver Vale is the apparent object of the broadcasts. Story elements relevant to TTM include TV, a drive-in theater, 60s/70s/80s pop music and culture, and the Kansas/Oklahoma setting. Free ebook. More in GB 321. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:54:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/clubcard.html On the 1st Liquor-by-the-drink page, see a faked Oklahoma drivers license and an explanation of how it was done. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:50:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/mazmusic.html#georgia "Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia" was used as backing for a TU student film on the Mazeppa show in 1971. I should know, I audiotaped that episode. Hear it on YouTube on the Mazeppa theme page. Also currently featured on the main page. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:48:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#jack Jack told us why people are unhappy in a YouTube at a link in GroupBlog 321. Also there, see Debbie Drake and read about other exercise-related topics from the early 1960s. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:31:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb021811.html#mazeppa Now online at This Land: Mazeppa: The Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting by Lindsey Neal. The article includes interviews with Gailard Sartain and Jim Millaway. Link in GroupBlog 321. Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:15:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb011711.html#thisland From online article in This Land Press: "TULSA TV MEMORIES: Find out the backstory of how Mike Ransom's interest in the obscure led him to start one of Tulsa's most vibrant and celebrated websites." Link in GroupBlog 320. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:50:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/company/chewcompany.html "Glengarry Glen Ross" lite, updated for our times? Chew explains. With Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Maria Bello, Rosemarie DeWitt and Kevin Costner. Now in limited release. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:25:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/blueval/chewblueval.html Two-track love story in which the now of it is shown alternately with its beginning six years before. Chew calls it raw, real, tender, touching, happy, goofy... and sad. A smart date movie for realists. Stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Now in limited release. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:36:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2011/strong/chewstrong.html Gwyneth Paltrow as country singing star Kelly Canter. No you're not having a Jack Daniels flashback of "Tender Mercies", "Crazy Heart" and "True Grit", though you wouldn't be far off if you did. Now playing. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:55:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb011711.html#betty Steve Williams reports the passing of a Tulsa TV icon, Betty Boyd. Reader comments and links to a Tulsa World story, and a KTUL story with a 1965 video are in GroupBlog 320. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:01:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/tulstik3.html We now have a complete story of the origin and construction of the early 60s Tulsa coney drive-in, thanks to Jack and Mack Bettis and Patrick, Bill and Tom Lester. We're still looking for a photo of the giant smoke-belching Tiki head to go with the shot of co-creator Jim Lester at the Tiki hut. Also, new, separate Club Trade Winds/Tiki Nook and Jade East pages under the Tulsa Tiki banner. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:29:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb011711.html#trout Icon of the Pine and Sheridan area, this Catholic school was the subject of much speculation by poorly informed neighborhood kids in the early 1960s. Andy Holthouse fills the vacuum with his follow-up in GroupBlog 320. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:52:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chew2010/dagenham/chewdagenham.html Rita O'Grady and husband Eddie work at Ford Motor in 1960s London. She's a good mother, wife, housekeeper, friend... and a totally uncompromising shop steward for a band of rogue unionist females who work for much lower pay than their male counterparts. With Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, and Miranda Richardson. Now in limited release. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:45:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/gb011711.html#land The webmaster wrote one of the articles in the fifth issue of This Land magazine, coming out this Friday. Preview of the cover and list of stories at a link in GroupBlog 320. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:01:00 CDT http://tulsatvmemories.com/chewbyte.html#2010 Link to each review on Gary Chew's list. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:52:00 CDT nonadult