As much as I like to take a road trip to a new location, it's also nice when the scenery comes to ME. I took the day off today not so I could turn miles on an Oklahoma back-road or experience roadside nirvana in an old diner; I took the day off so I could … Continue reading A Veteran Affair
Month: September 2017
Throwback Article – Claud’s Hamburgers
While researching my upcoming book about Lost Tulsa Restaurants, I came across a decades-old article about a Tulsa burger institution that is still going strong in the 21st century. It's one of my all-time favorite local burger joints, Claud's. I got a kick out of it and thought you all might enjoy it, too! Claud's … Continue reading Throwback Article – Claud’s Hamburgers
Palace on the Prairie
It feels like it's been a lot longer than three weeks since I've taken a road trip. The end of August was pretty busy: my article in Tulsa People came out, I prepped a selection of my photography for display at a local coffee shop, and I spent Labor Day weekend at DragonCon in Atlanta. … Continue reading Palace on the Prairie
DragonCon 2017
2017 marked my eighth year as an attendee at Atlanta’s DragonCon. For the uninitiated, DragonCon is one of the biggest pop-culture conventions of the year. Most people have heard of Comic-Con, and this is kind of like that -- but it covers so much more. It started as a celebration of fantasy culture (hence the … Continue reading DragonCon 2017