(4013,1,'2010-11-24 14:47:08','2010-11-24 19:47:08','<a title=\"Norman Rockwell by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/5204120211/\"><img src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5204120211_5c2335fa96_o.jpg\" alt=\"Norman Rockwell\" width=\"375\" height=\"479\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNot everyone wants to slave over a hot stove for three days or heat the house to infernal temperatures by running the oven for hours on end. Sometimes the best idea is to pile in the car and head to a friendly local restaurant for eats on Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\nBut, who\'s open? And which restaurants offer the best deals? And who has the best gravy (or whatever it is you\'re jonesing for if you want to get as far away from Thanksgiving cuisine as possible)?\r\n\r\nLet\'s create a community effort here: If you know of a local restaurant that\'s open and serving up Thanksgiving deals and noms, post about it in the comments or <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">send me an e-mail</a>. The more you all add to the list, the more useful it will be.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a start. And please, don\'t forget to make reservations.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cafe Savannah at Forest Ridge</strong>\r\nWhere: 7501 East Kenosha St.\r\nReservations: (918) 357-4407\r\nThanksgiving meal for $18.95 for adults, $8.95 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under. The offerings are vast - <a href=\"http://www.forestridge.com/restaurants/specials.asp\">check \'em out here</a>. Open 11am-2pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cracker Barrell</strong>\r\nWhere: 41st and Memorial and in Owasso\r\nGet turkey, dressing, three sides, dessert and pie for $8.99 per adult, $4.49 per child starting at 11 a.m. (and I hear the portions are especially huge). Regular menu also available from 6am-10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Delta Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 41st Street and 129th E. Ave.\r\nGet turkey, dressing, salad, two veggies and a dessert for $9.99. Open 10:30am-5pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Girouard Vines</strong>\r\nWhere: 817 East 3rd Street\r\nReservations: (918) 585-8463\r\nNo, it\'s not Thanksgiving dinner, but who cares when there\'s (really, really) good wine available? The tasting room at GV will be open Friday, Nov. 26, 4-8pm. Don\'t forget to check out the Christmas lights downtown while you\'re there.\r\n\r\n<strong>Green Onion</strong>\r\nWhere: 41st Street between Harvard and Yale\r\nReservations: (918) 481-3338\r\nThanksgiving buffet for $21.95 per person from 11am-5pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hard Rock Casino Wild Potato Thanksgiving Buffet</strong>\r\nWhere: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa\r\nThe selection is even wider than normal at the Wild Potato Buffet at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this Thanksgiving. <a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/Documents/WPBThanksgiving.pdf\">Get a load of the full menu here (PDF)</a>. Cost is $21.95. Thanks to <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/\">Aubree of TheSouthernFamily.net</a> for sharing!\r\n\r\n<strong>Marie Callenders</strong>\r\nWhere: 41st Street between Harvard and Yale\r\nThanksgiving buffet for $19.99 per person between 11am-8pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Michael V\'s Restaurant</strong>\r\nWhere: In the Palazzo Shopping Center at 8222 E. 103rd, Ste. 137, in Tulsa\r\nReservations: (918) 369-0310\r\nGet a cornucopia of upscale offerings at this annual Thanksgiving buffet. <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/\">Get the full menu here</a>. Prices are $24 for adults, $10 for kids 10 and under. Hours are 11am-2:30pm. Reservations are required. Thanks to <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/\">Aubree of TheSouthernFamily.net</a> for sharing!\r\n\r\n<strong>Mimi\'s Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 71st and Memorial\r\nGet a starter, turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, desert and bread for $14.99 per person. Thanksgiving offerings begin at 10am.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tally\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 11th and Yale\r\nTally\'s generously offers a free (yes, free) Thanksgiving meal for those in need between 11am-2pm. For a fabulously complete listing of offerings for those down on their luck this holiday, check out <a href=\"http://www.thesouthernfamily.net/\">TheSouthernFamily.net</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Chalkboard</strong>\r\nWhere: 18th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nReservations: (918) 582-1964\r\nThanksgiving buffet between 11am-3pm for $29.95, or full menu from 5-9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ti Amo</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 3rd and Cheyenne or at 61st and Sheridan\r\nReservations: Downtown: (918) 592-5151; South: (918) 499-1919\r\nLook for Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Roast Turkey Breast, Smoked Pit Ham, Baked Salmon, Lasagna and Penne Siciliano and trimmings like Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Dressing, Candied Yams, Country green Beans, Glazed Carrots, Broccoli Slaw, Mixed Vegetables and assorted breads, salads like Cranberry Salad, Three Bean Salad, Pasta Salad and Tossed Lettuce with assorted dressings and desserts like Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie, Peach Cobbler, Carrot cake and a huge Chocolate fountain at Ti Amo this Thanksgiving. Available from 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Warren Duck Club at Doubletree Hotel Warren Place</strong>\r\nWhere: 61st and Yale\r\nReservations: (918) 495-1000\r\nGet the likes of beef au jus, maple glazed ham, tom turkey with giblet gravy, cornish hens, blackened salmon and pork loin with sides and desserts at one of Tulsa\'s top restaurants. Only reservations left are between 1:30-3pm. Pricing is $49.95 for adults, $39.95 for seniors and $18.95 for kids 4-10.\r\n\r\n<em>Thanks to TDT reader Katie for doing much of the legwork on the original version of this list. Katie, you rule!</em>','Dining Out for Thanksgiving: Where to Go?','Not everyone wants to slave over a hot stove for three days or heat the house to infernal temperatures by running the oven for hours on end. Sometimes the best idea is to pile in the car and head to a friendly local restaurant for eats on Thanksgiving. But, who\'s open? Let\'s build a list.','inherit','open','open','','3949-revision-6','','','2010-11-24 14:47:08','2010-11-24 19:47:08','',3949,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3949-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3995,1,'2010-11-25 19:03:00','2010-11-26 00:03:00','','Zaireeka','','inherit','open','open','','zaireeka','','','2010-11-25 19:03:00','2010-11-26 00:03:00','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Zaireeka.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4902,1,'2010-12-30 10:39:19','2010-12-30 15:39:19','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n<h2>Where to Find Live Music This NYE</h2>\r\n<strong>Brookside</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\"> Crow Creek</a>. Mister Pistol, 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ciao-brookside.com/\"> The Primo Room at Ciao</a>. Olivia Duhon and the Frank Brown Trio, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Catoosa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/nightlife/calendar/Pages/CabinCreek.aspx\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino</a>. DeeJay Rog Mahal and DJ Ziploc, 8:30pm at Friction; Scott Ellison at 8pm in C:Note; Deuce Eleven at 9pm in Cabin Creek.\r\n\r\n<strong>Claremore</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cherokeestarrewards.com/casinos/willrogersdowns/nightlife/calendar/Pages/default.aspx\">Will Rogers Downs</a>. Nick Gibson and Beer &amp; Chicken Band at 7pm, Iron Dog Saloon.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.club209tulsa.com/\">Club 209</a>. Arthouse with DJ Josh &amp; DJ Jitsu, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">Hunt Club</a>. Blackwood, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>. The Zuits, complete with a countdown and a toast at midnight. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junkie-Live/154298727944419\">Junkie Live</a>. P.D.A. is home and joins Brandon Davis. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/\">A ticket</a> gets you into both Junkie and Pink. 9pm\r\n<a href=\"http://themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>. Glam-R-Us, plus a countdown and champagne toast. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/mercury_lounge\">Mercury Lounge</a>. Electric Rag Band and RC Edwards, all for $5. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000328907311\">Woody\'s Corner Bar</a>. 2 Steps Back, 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>North Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/nightlife/music-calendar\">Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino</a>. Ray D. Rowe, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>South Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakers-Street-Pub-Grill/154274264588305\">Baker St. Pub</a>. Crossland for a $10 ticket. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/harvardsportsba\">Harvard Sports Bar</a>. The Moving Company for a $5 cover. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamagoos.com/index.html\">Magoo\'s</a>. Admiral Twin, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/mysticriver/Pages/Home.aspx\">River Spirit Casino, Mystic River Lounge</a>. Revelation: A Tribute to Journey. 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party or band on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-22','','','2010-12-30 10:39:19','2010-12-30 15:39:19','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(4901,1,'2010-12-30 10:34:22','2010-12-30 15:34:22','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n<h2>Where to Find Live Music This NYE</h2>\r\n<strong>Brookside</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\"> Crow Creek</a>. Mister Pistol, 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ciao-brookside.com/\"> The Primo Room at Ciao</a>. Olivia Duhon and the Frank Brown Trio, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Catoosa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/nightlife/calendar/Pages/CabinCreek.aspx\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino</a>. DeeJay Rog Mahal and DJ Ziploc, 8:30pm at Friction; Scott Ellison at 8pm in C:Note; Deuce Eleven at 9pm in Cabin Creek.\r\n\r\n<strong>Claremore</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cherokeestarrewards.com/casinos/willrogersdowns/nightlife/calendar/Pages/default.aspx\">Will Rogers Downs</a>. Nick Gibson and Beer &amp; Chicken Band at 7pm, Iron Dog Saloon.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.club209tulsa.com/\">Club 209</a>. Arthouse with DJ Josh &amp; DJ Jitsu, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">Hunt Club</a>. Blackwood, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>. The Zuits, complete with a countdown and a toast at midnight. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junkie-Live/154298727944419\">Junkie Live</a>. P.D.A. is home and joins Brandon Davis. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/\">A ticket</a> gets you into both Junkie and Pink. 9pm\r\n<a href=\"http://themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>. Glam-R-Us, plus a countdown and champagne toast. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/mercury_lounge\">Mercury Lounge</a>. Electric Rag Band and RC Edwards, all for $5. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000328907311\">Woody\'s Corner Bar</a>. 2 Steps Back, 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>North Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/nightlife/music-calendar\">Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino</a>. Ray D. Rowe, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>South Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakers-Street-Pub-Grill/154274264588305\">Baker St. Pub</a>. Crossland for a $10 ticket. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/harvardsportsba\">Harvard Sports Bar</a>. The Moving Company for a $5 cover. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamagoos.com/index.html\">Magoo\'s</a>. Admiral Twin, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/mysticriver/Pages/Home.aspx\">River Spirit Casino, Mystic River Lounge</a>. Revelation: A Tribute to Journey. 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party or band on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-21','','','2010-12-30 10:34:22','2010-12-30 15:34:22','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(4900,1,'2010-12-30 10:33:18','2010-12-30 15:33:18','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. \r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\nWhere to Find Live Music This NYE\r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside</strong>\r\nCrow Creek. Mister Pistol, 8pm. \r\nThe Primo Room at Ciao. Olivia Duhon and the Frank Brown Trio, 9pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Catoosa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/nightlife/calendar/Pages/CabinCreek.aspx\">Hard Rock Hotel & Casino</a>. DeeJay Rog Mahal and DJ Ziploc, 8:30pm at Friction; Scott Ellison at 8pm in C:Note; Deuce Eleven at 9pm in Cabin Creek. \r\n\r\n<strong>Claremore</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cherokeestarrewards.com/casinos/willrogersdowns/nightlife/calendar/Pages/default.aspx\">Will Rogers Downs</a>. Nick Gibson and Beer & Chicken Band at 7pm, Iron Dog Saloon. \r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.club209tulsa.com/\">Club 209</a>. Arthouse with DJ Josh & DJ Jitsu, 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">Hunt Club</a>. Blackwood, 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>. The Zuits, complete with a countdown and a toast at midnight. 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junkie-Live/154298727944419\">Junkie Live</a>. P.D.A. is home and joins Brandon Davis. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/\">A ticket</a> gets you into both Junkie and Pink. 9pm\r\n<a href=\"http://themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>. Glam-R-Us, plus a countdown and champagne toast. 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/mercury_lounge\">Mercury Lounge</a>. Electric Rag Band and RC Edwards, all for $5. 8pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus, 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000328907311\">Woody\'s Corner Bar</a>. 2 Steps Back, 10pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>North Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/nightlife/music-calendar\">Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino</a>. Ray D. Rowe, 9pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>South Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakers-Street-Pub-Grill/154274264588305\">Baker St. Pub</a>. Crossland for a $10 ticket. 8pm. \r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/harvardsportsba\">Harvard Sports Bar</a>. The Moving Company for a $5 cover. 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamagoos.com/index.html\">Magoo\'s</a>. Admiral Twin, 9pm. \r\n<a href=\"http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/mysticriver/Pages/Home.aspx\">River Spirit Casino, Mystic River Lounge</a>. Revelation: A Tribute to Journey. 10pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party or band on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-20','','','2010-12-30 10:33:18','2010-12-30 15:33:18','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(3165,1,'2010-10-21 22:29:54','2010-10-22 03:29:54','','Tulsa Childrens Museum','','inherit','open','open','','picture-1-6','','','2010-10-21 22:29:54','2010-10-22 03:29:54','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Picture-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4899,1,'2010-12-30 10:05:39','2010-12-30 15:05:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. \r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.\r\n\r\n</strong></strong>','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-19','','','2010-12-30 10:05:39','2010-12-30 15:05:39','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(3988,1,'2010-11-25 18:29:39','2010-11-25 23:29:39','','Scuba Santa','','inherit','open','open','','scubasanta','','','2010-11-25 18:29:39','2010-11-25 23:29:39','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/scubasanta.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3168,1,'2010-10-21 23:02:24','2010-10-22 04:02:24','','Top Hat Magic','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1626','','','2010-10-21 23:02:24','2010-10-22 04:02:24','',8178,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1626.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4898,1,'2010-12-30 10:03:54','2010-12-30 15:03:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. \r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.\r\n\r\n</strong></strong>','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-18','','','2010-12-30 10:03:54','2010-12-30 15:03:54','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(4897,1,'2010-12-30 09:58:09','2010-12-30 14:58:09','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.\r\n\r\n</strong></strong>','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-17','','','2010-12-30 09:58:09','2010-12-30 14:58:09','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(5679,1,'2011-02-06 16:05:51','2011-02-06 21:05:51','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"chili by MissWisabus, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizabeth/5411358660/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5411358660_a8061a1241.jpg\" alt=\"chili\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n<em> Photo by <a href=\"http://www.misswisabus.com/\">Elizabeth of MissWisabus.com</a> - and yes, in case you\'re wondering, you are drooling</em></p>\r\nEven if you already have your menu set for this year\'s Super Bowl match-up, it\'s still fun to stalk others in search of what they chose to prepare for this near-holy American holiday.\r\n\r\nHere are a few posts and photos from around the Oklahoma corner of the Interwebs.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/tulsa-pizza-types-of-food-tulsa/bellacinos-is-the-pizza-wing-headquarters-for-super-bowl\">Pizza &amp; Wings - It\'s Super Bowl Time!</a> - TulsaFood.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/talk/our-queso-recipe-for-the-super-bowl\">Our Queso Recipe for the Super Bowl</a> - TulsaFood.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.misswisabus.com/2011/02/02/chili/\">Chili</a> - MissWisabus.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/02/super-bowl-super-food-part-1/\">Super Bowl = Super Food! Part 1</a> - RedDirtChronicles.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/02/super-bowl-super-food-part-2/\">Super Bowl = Super Food! Part 2</a> - RedDirtChronicles.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/2011/02/super-bowl-appetizer-wrap-up-rhokin.html\">Super Bowl Appetizer Wrap-Up</a> - Real Housewives of Oklahoma\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bifftastica.blogspot.com/2011/02/chowchow-elvis.html\">ChowChow &amp; Elvis</a> - Bifftastica\r\n\r\nAnd of course...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/category/holidays/super-bowl/\">Super Bowl Food</a> - ThePioneerWoman.com\r\n\r\nHappy lurking!','Okie Super Bowl Food: Pics, recipes and more','Even if you already have your menu set for this year\'s Super Bowl match-up, it\'s still fun to stalk others in search of what they chose to prepare for this near-holy American holiday.','publish','open','open','','super-bowl-oklahoma','','http://tulsafood.com/tulsa-pizza-types-of-food-tulsa/bellacinos-is-the-pizza-wing-headquarters-for-super-bowl\nhttp://tulsafood.com/talk/our-queso-recipe-for-the-super-bowl\nhttp://www.misswisabus.com/2011/02/02/chili/\nhttp://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/02/super-bowl-super-food-part-1/','2011-02-06 16:05:51','2011-02-06 21:05:51','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5679',0,'post','',2),(5680,1,'2011-02-06 16:05:29','2011-02-06 21:05:29','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"chili by MissWisabus, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizabeth/5411358660/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5411358660_a8061a1241.jpg\" alt=\"chili\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n<em> Photo by <a href=\"http://www.misswisabus.com/\">Elizabeth of MissWisabus.com</a> - and yes, in case you\'re wondering, you are drooling</em></p>\nEven if you already have your menu set for this year\'s Super Bowl match-up, it\'s still fun to stalk others in search of what they chose to prepare for this near-holy American holiday.\n\nHere are a few posts and photos from around the Oklahoma corner of the Interwebs.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/tulsa-pizza-types-of-food-tulsa/bellacinos-is-the-pizza-wing-headquarters-for-super-bowl\">Pizza &amp; Wings - It\'s Super Bowl Time!</a> - TulsaFood.com\n\n<a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/talk/our-queso-recipe-for-the-super-bowl\">Our Queso Recipe for the Super Bowl</a> - TulsaFood.com\n\n<a href=\"http://www.misswisabus.com/2011/02/02/chili/\">Chili</a> - MissWisabus.com\n\n<a href=\"http://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/02/super-bowl-super-food-part-1/\">Super Bowl = Super Food! Part 1</a> - RedDirtChronicles.com\n\n<a href=\"http://www.reddirtchronicles.com/2011/02/super-bowl-super-food-part-2/\">Super Bowl = Super Food! Part 2</a> - RedDirtChronicles.com\n\n<a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/2011/02/super-bowl-appetizer-wrap-up-rhokin.html\">Super Bowl Appetizer Wrap-Up</a> - Real Housewives of Oklahoma\n\n<a href=\"http://bifftastica.blogspot.com/2011/02/chowchow-elvis.html\">ChowChow &amp; Elvis</a> - Bifftastica\n\nAnd of course...\n\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/category/holidays/super-bowl/\">Super Bowl Food</a> - ThePioneerWoman.com\n\nHappy lurking!','Okie Super Bowl Food: Pics, recipes and more','','inherit','open','open','','5679-revision','','','2011-02-06 16:05:29','2011-02-06 21:05:29','',5679,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5679-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5682,1,'2011-02-07 10:00:00','2011-02-07 15:00:00','<strong>PSST: <a href=\"http://dowhat.thislandpress.com/event_tags/valentines-day/\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for 2012 Valentine\'s Day things to do in Tulsa, Oklahoma?</strong> Snuggle up to the full list at DO WHAT? at This Land Press</a>. Your love life will thank you.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5709\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/sidewords-giveaway/dsc_1862-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5709\" title=\"Sidewords\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1862-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Sidewords\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>WINNERS!//Congrats, Kristin P., Jennifer Wedemeyer and Morgan!</strong> Each of you has won a copy of Sidewords for your favorite pint-sized valentine. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me</a> with where to send your books and you\'ll get them in a jiff! \r\n\r\nThanks to everyone for playing and sharing about your favorite childhood books. It was a trip down memory lane, for sure. And may or may not have reserved a few copies of The Babysitters Club and old Little House on the Prairie videos at the library. Heh.// \r\n\r\nWe parents already know that reading to our kids is important. But what if you could take something that\'s already hugely beneficial to your children one step further, <em>and</em> cover your bases for a gift for Valentine\'s Day at the same time?\r\n\r\nWith <a href=\"http://annelliobooks.com/annelliobooks.com/Home.html\">Sidewords</a>, a book that was written, published and illustrated right here in Tulsa, not only can you build your kids\' reading, listening and language skills, but you can also support Tulsa\'s literary scene, local art and the diversity of Tulsa\'s independent, locally owned business landscape.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a little something I like to call a win, win, win situation.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nAuthor Susan Dornblaser gave me a copy of Sidewords last summer, and my son and I were hooked right away. First, we appreciated that the book was actually three smaller stories, which are perfectly bite-sized and suited for reading a little here, a little there (one of our oft-employed strategies as the parents of a two-year-old).\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5707\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/sidewords-giveaway/dsc_1848-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5707\" title=\"Sidewords\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1848-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Sidewords\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee? Toggling between two activities as we speak.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5710\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/sidewords-giveaway/dsc_1870-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5710\" title=\"Sidewords\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1870-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Sidewords\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe stories themselves, a sort of behind-the-scenes peek into the lives of different types of animals, are whimsical and fun. The art, by Tulsa\'s own Gil Adams, is gorgeous - the full-bleed illustrations are dynamic, the color is impossibly rich and the detail is, well, amusing. How many frogs do you know that wear gloves, I ask you? Or penguins that wear Hawaiian shirts? Or buffalo that wear white sunglasses?\r\n\r\nIt\'s the sort of world I wouldn\'t mind living in.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5711\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/sidewords-giveaway/dsc_1877/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5711\" title=\"Sidewords\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1877-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Sidewords\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor those of you still looking for the perfect Valentine\'s Day gift for the sweet, special, pint-sized person in your life, give Sidewords some consideration. Since Susan and Gil are dedicated to the local business scene of which they are a part, the book can be found at <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo gift shop</a>, and the <a href=\"http://www.lollygarden.com/\">The Lolly Garden</a>, <a href=\"http://annelliobooks.com/annelliobooks.com/Buy_From_Stores.html\">just to name a few</a>.\r\n\r\nPlus, <strong>Susan has a few copies of Sidewords she\'d like to give to some luckier-than-most TDT readers</strong>. If you\'d like to win one, here\'s what you\'ve gotta do:\r\n\r\n<strong>Head to the comments section and tell us: What was your favorite thing to read when you were a kid?</strong>\r\n\r\nI still get pangs of guilt when I think about how many Tiger Beat magazines I read as a kid, but I also gave myself heavy doses of The Babysitters Club and Goosebumps. To, you know, round things out. At least I read wholesome things when I was younger, right? Things like <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Out-Water-Helen-Palmer/dp/0394800230\">Fish Out of Water</a>, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Little-House-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/039525938X\">The Little House</a> and <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Shelbys-ABZ-Book-Primer/dp/067121148X\">Uncle Shelby\'s ABZ book</a>.\r\n\r\nAnd now you know why I am the way I am.\r\n\r\nBut enough about me. Let\'s talk about you! I\'ll let Random.org pick winners from all entries that come in before Wednesday afternoon at 4pm, and I\'ll announce which of you are the lucky ducks are shortly after.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy reminiscing!','Valentine\'s Day Gift Idea/Giveaway: Sidewords','We parents already know that reading to our kids is important. But what if you could take something that\'s already hugely beneficial to your children one step further?','publish','open','open','','sidewords-giveaway','','','2012-02-08 14:20:02','2012-02-08 20:20:02','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5682',0,'post','',13),(6796,1,'2011-03-09 15:03:27','2011-03-09 21:03:27','[contact-form 1 \"Contact form 1\"]\r\n\r\n\r\nHave an Event to Submit? Click Here.\r\n\r\n[contact-form 2 \"Event\"]\r\n\r\n','','','publish','open','open','','6796','','','2011-03-28 08:05:14','2011-03-28 14:05:14','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=6796',4,'nav_menu_item','',0),(5692,1,'2011-02-08 14:14:52','2011-02-08 19:14:52','<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGcS4MDBAv0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGcS4MDBAv0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThe time Tulsa hunkered down through its worst snow storm in history: You remember that, right? \r\n\r\nInstead of contributing to the calamity and mayhem that are Tulsa\'s grocery and hardware stores today, thanks to yet more snow that\'s forecast to fall tonight and tomorrow, hypnotize yourself instead with these time-lapse videos of the last storm, all shot by Tulsa-area folks on YouTube. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/lOYH3tvY3CM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/lOYH3tvY3CM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nWow. So beautiful. And look, it\'s the <a href=\"http://www.bluerosecafetulsa.com/\">Blue Rose Cafe</a>! I heard they had a snow day grand opening during our last storm. \r\n\r\nAnd I heard it rocked. And I heard <a href=\"http://twitter.com/jvergara\">from a reliable source</a> that you should try the blackened chicken and cheese fries when you try it yourself. \r\n\r\nMmm...cheese fries.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/lvD3SjaMEqI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/lvD3SjaMEqI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nGotta love the ecstatic dog at the end.\r\n\r\nThe next one is my favorite, mostly because it makes me feel like a snow-spying ninja: \r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGcS4MDBAv0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGcS4MDBAv0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nDo you plan to shoot any time-lapse video of our next snow storm?\r\n\r\n<strong>PLUS:</strong> Need to shake the winter blues? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/\">Let these photos take you to the summer version of Tulsa</a>.','Time Lapse Videos of Tulsa Snow Storm 2011','Hypnotize yourself with these time-lapse videos of Tulsa\'s historic 2011 snow storm, all shot by Tulsa-area folks on YouTube. ','publish','open','open','','tulsa-snow-storm-videos','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/','2011-02-08 14:23:58','2011-02-08 19:23:58','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5692',0,'post','',0),(5693,1,'2011-02-06 22:24:52','2011-02-07 03:24:52','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','5692-revision','','','2011-02-06 22:24:52','2011-02-07 03:24:52','',5692,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5692-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4866,1,'2010-12-29 17:26:35','2010-12-29 23:26:35','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4867\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/girouard-vines-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids/dsc08972/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4867  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Deco\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC08972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Deco\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nThis Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.\r\n\r\nAfter you recover from lunging after your calendar to capture the details of an event that involves wine, downtown and date clothes the week of New Years Eve but not on a night that requires three months\' worth of notice for the babysitter, head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-thursdays-girouard-vines\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for the scoop.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Thursdays at Girouard Vines','This Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.','private','open','open','','girouard-vines-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:39:27','2011-07-10 17:39:27','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4866',0,'post','',3),(5735,1,'2011-02-07 23:17:40','2011-02-08 04:17:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5719\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0741/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5719  aligncenter\" title=\"River Parks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0741.jpg\" alt=\"River Parks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nFlipping through my Twitter stream this evening I saw this little tidbit from <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/juliechin\">a local meteorologist</a>: If we get another three inches in the snow storm that\'s scheduled to pummel Tulsa tomorrow afternoon with the third frosty fist in the space of a week, February 2011 will go down in history as Tulsa\'s snowiest month ever.\r\n\r\nIf we get just a shade under five inches, we\'ll have the snowiest season ever on record here in our city.\r\n\r\nThis is the same city, by the way, that gives us just a few weeks of spring before scorching us with 95-degree high temps in the beginning of June - you know, to match the percentage point of the humidity that hangs over us like a stinky, sweaty cloud for months on end.\r\n\r\nBut still, as several inches of snow still hide my frozen lawn from view, stinky and sweaty doesn\'t sound half bad right about now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5719\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0741/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5719  aligncenter\" title=\"River Parks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0741.jpg\" alt=\"River Parks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nThe lazy mornings spent splashing around at River Parks. My bright, mango-polished toenails peeking up at me from a pair of strappy sandals. Kids walking by with snocones of every color in the rainbow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5720\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc00414/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5720  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Parks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC00414.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Parks\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nSpending the time between dinner and bedtime at one of Tulsa\'s many public playgrounds.\r\n\r\nBecause yes, there\'s actually daylight between those two times here in Tulsa during the summer. Daylight, yes - 4 o\'clock sunsets, no.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chandler-park/dsc_0693/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1725  aligncenter\" title=\"Chandler Park\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0693.jpg\" alt=\"Chandler Park\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nPicnics.\r\n\r\nOh, the picnics.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/x2_1e60d94/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5722  aligncenter\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/x2_1e60d94.jpeg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nOrange chipotle cream Cosmic Cones from the <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0702/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5723  aligncenter\" title=\"Linnaeus Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Garden\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nVisits to Tulsa\'s many magazine-cover worthy gardens.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0684-2/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5724  aligncenter\" title=\"Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0684.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nThe skies.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0132/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5725\" title=\"ONEOK Field\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0132-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"ONEOK Field\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNights spent sprawled on a homemade quilt on the lawn at ONEOK Field, the sound of cracking bats reporting from the field.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc_0651/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5726\" title=\"Summer\'s Fifth Night Utica Square\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_0651-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Summer\'s Fifth Night Utica Square\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSummer\'s Fifth Night at <a href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/\">Utica Square</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><code><a title=\"Stonehorse Cafe by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374851924/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3374851924_18573c01a7.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehorse Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" /></a></code></p>\r\nDining alfresco - perhaps the signature way to take a meal in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5727\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/dsc04941/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5727  aligncenter\" title=\"Woodward Park\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC04941.jpg\" alt=\"Woodward Park\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nThe squirrels that get to live the good life at Woodward Park.\r\n\r\n<code><a title=\"DSC_0597 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4663335101/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4663335101_2038134bbe.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0597\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></code>\r\n\r\nSwimming.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/summer-on-my-mind/picture-1-12/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5728  aligncenter\" title=\"QuikTrip\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-1.png\" alt=\"QuikTrip\" width=\"477\" height=\"634\" /></a></p>\r\nThe 49-cent fountain drink from <a href=\"http://quiktrip.com/\">QuikTrip</a>.\r\n\r\nOh, my stars.\r\n\r\nKnowing that yet more (according to the latest models, perhaps much more) snow lies just on the other side of tomorrow, it\'s almost overwhelming to think of all the things that summer brings.\r\n\r\nBut now, at least we\'re all thinking about it together.','Summer On My Mind','As several inches of snow still hide my frozen lawn from view, stinky and sweaty doesn\'t sound half bad right about now.','inherit','open','open','','5718-revision-6','','','2011-02-07 23:17:40','2011-02-08 04:17:40','',5718,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5718-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4867,1,'2010-12-29 17:24:41','2010-12-29 22:24:41','','Tulsa Deco','','inherit','open','open','','dsc08972','','','2010-12-29 17:24:41','2010-12-29 22:24:41','',4866,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC08972.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4868,1,'2010-12-29 17:25:24','2010-12-29 22:25:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4867\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4867\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC08972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Deco\" title=\"Tulsa Deco\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4867\" /></a>\n\nThis Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.\n\nAfter you recover from lunging after your calendar to capture the details of an event that involves wine, downtown and date clothes the week of New Years Eve but not on a night that requires three months\' worth of notice for the babysitter, head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-thursdays-girouard-vines\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for the scoop.','Babysitter Worthy: Thursdays at Girouard Vines','This Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.','inherit','open','open','','4866-revision','','','2010-12-29 17:25:24','2010-12-29 22:25:24','',4866,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4866-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4869,1,'2010-12-29 17:26:35','2010-12-29 22:26:35','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4867\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4867\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC08972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Deco\" title=\"Tulsa Deco\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4867\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.\r\n\r\nAfter you recover from lunging after your calendar to capture the details of an event that involves wine, downtown and date clothes the week of New Years Eve but not on a night that requires three months\' worth of notice for the babysitter, head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-thursdays-girouard-vines\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for the scoop.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Thursdays at Girouard Vines','This Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.','inherit','open','open','','4866-revision-2','','','2010-12-29 17:26:35','2010-12-29 22:26:35','',4866,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4866-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4870,1,'2010-12-29 17:26:36','2010-12-29 22:26:36','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/girouard-vines-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids/dsc08972/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4867\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC08972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Deco\" title=\"Tulsa Deco\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4867\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.\r\n\r\nAfter you recover from lunging after your calendar to capture the details of an event that involves wine, downtown and date clothes the week of New Years Eve but not on a night that requires three months\' worth of notice for the babysitter, head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-thursdays-girouard-vines\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for the scoop.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Thursdays at Girouard Vines','This Thursday, parents, it\'s just you, your date and a glass of wine blended in the heart of Tulsa\'s East Village District.','inherit','open','open','','4866-revision-3','','','2010-12-29 17:26:36','2010-12-29 22:26:36','',4866,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4866-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3981,1,'2010-11-23 23:48:46','2010-11-24 04:48:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/lg_img_9758/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3895\" title=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/lg_IMG_9758-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nActually, it means lots of things. It means frantic trips to grocery stores-turned-mine fields. It means the gathering of Black Friday ads in anticipation of putting some smack down in the name of low prices and hot deals. It means an afternoon on the couch after this biggest dinner you\'ll eat all year.\r\n\r\nSo, yeah, that Thanksgiving is coming right up means all of those things. But it also means that several of our city\'s lights-on events are ready and raring to go. Here\'s where to find \'em.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at Rhema</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 6pm\r\nWhere: <strong>Rhema Bible College</strong>,\r\nWant to see the biggest display of Christmas lights in our part of the state come on all at once? Head out to Broken Arrow for the lights on event at Rhema Bible College. My bet is that the earth shudders when enough electricity to fire up millions of lights across an entire college campus is used at once, but I don\'t know - you\'ll just have to find out for yourself. Definitely bring the kids for this one. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On! at Utica Square</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day), 6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/now_showing/now_showing_lights.asp\">Utica Square</a>, east of 21st Street between Utica and Yorktown\r\nPut away the turkey, bundle up the kids, and head over to Utica Square this Thanksgiving for Tulsa\'s 43rd annual lights-on tradition. Sip on some hot chocolate as you sing your favorite holiday carols with the Founders Chorus, and don\'t forget to stop by and see Santa Claus after he lights the more than 700,000 lights adorning 175 trees at Utica Square each season. If you\'re looking to start a new family tradition this year, consider this event your top pick. Admission is free and open to the public, but you might want to get around early because parking can be, on a scale of un-crazy to absolutely insane, downright institutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at The Blue Whale</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/bluewhalek2c66\">The Blue Whale in Catoosa</a>, just off old Route 66\r\nEver wonder what our beloved, historic Blue Whale would look like decked out in lights? Good news - you get to find out this year! When you stop in for this lights-on event, be on the look-out for Christmas music, too, as well as a lighted snack shack and ark. \r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 7pm\r\nWhere: Downtown Tulsa\'s Blue Dome District, centered on 2nd and Elgin Ave. \r\nI\'ll give you three tries to guess what color the Christmas lights are going to be in the Blue Dome District for this lights-on event, but my bet is that you\'re only gonna need one. Don\'t miss this first-ever event in downtown\'s hip, happening BDD. \r\n\r\n<strong>Holiday on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.rsu.edu/\">Rogers State University in Claremore</a>, in front of Preparatory Hall, the gold-domed building at the campus main entrance\r\nDon\'t miss Claremore\'s RSU campus go up in more than 24,000 lights while Dr. David Blakely performs a reading of the holiday classic, \"T\'was the Night Before Christmas.\" Look also for performances by the RSU Choir and preschoolers from the RSU Child Development Center. All are encouraged to bring cameras and be ready for photo ops with Santa and Hunter the Hillcat. Free hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be served. It\'s all free and open to the public. \r\n\r\n<strong>River Lights at River Parks</strong>\r\nWhen: Dec. 4, 4-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.riverparks.org/\">41st Street Plaza</a>, 41st Street and Riverside Drive\r\nMark your calendars now for the second-annual River Parks River Lights, a holiday lights-on celebration that lines the banks of our Arkansas River. Featured performers at the event include the Spotlight Children’s Theater Group and Team Galaxy. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<h3>Other places to see Christmas lights in Tulsa</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden Glow @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Started Saturday, Nov. 20, 5pm; Continues each evening until Dec. 31\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum or Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nThis third-annual, free event at one of Tulsa’s cherished landmarks is not to be missed. Spend some time perusing the exhibits at Philbrook and then head outside at dusk to see thousands of lights come to life in the garden.\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden of Lights</strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, at dusk\r\nWhere: Honor Heights Park in Muskogee\r\nCount ‘em – one million lights, baby. It takes 120 acres to contain all that Christmas cheer at Muskogee’s Honor Heights Park. The fun continues through Dec. 31.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Kingdom </strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okcastle.com/ChristmasKingdom.html\">The Castle of Muskogee</a>, 3400 Fern Mountain Road\r\nThere’s nothing like a 20-foot inflatable to get a person into the holiday spirit. Get that and 999 other Christmas Inflatables, along with thousands of lights, in this fourth annual, free event. Check out the horse carriage rides starting at 6pm, and don’t miss Christmas in the Garden Room, cookies and hot chocolate (nightly from 6-10pm), tractor-drawn hay rides and a visit with Father Christmas (Fridays and Saturdays, 6-9pm). Check out the full calendar of events at OKCastle.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, dusk\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.woolaroc.org/\">Woolaroc Museum &amp; Wildlife Preserve</a>, southwest of Bartlesville\r\nEver seen a buffalo with a red, glowing nose? You just might if you head to Woolaroc for its Wonderland of Lights. See 650,000 lights, sing carols, sit back for a wagon ride and a cup of cider, see Santa and sneak a peek at the Holiday Horseman, all on Oklahoma’s own 3,700-acre wildlife preserve. Just, whatever you do, don’t tip Rudolph. Admission is $8 for guests aged 12-64 and $6 for seniors. Children 11 and under get in free.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144648058916499&amp;index=1\">Chandler Park</a>, 6500 W. 21st Street\r\nChandler Park will be ablaze with the sights and sounds of the holiday spirit during November and December with their annual Lights on the Hill display. The best part? You don\'t even have to get out of your car. Take a take a drive through three miles of bright lights and whimsical displays in celebration of Christmas. If in the event you do feel like braving winter temperatures and climbing out of your car, the folks at Chandler Park will offer horse-drawn carriage rides and hot chocolate. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nStay tuned, y\'all - the annual map of where to find Christmas lights in Tulsa is coming. Too bad there\'s no Santa Tracker-like system for this thing. That\'d be pretty cool.\r\n\r\nWhere do you go to find lights-on events in Tulsa? Enlighten us (sorry, I couldn’t help myself) in the comments.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/\">Image from UticaSquare.com</a>.</em>','Lights On Events in Tulsa','Thanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.','inherit','open','open','','3812-revision-14','','','2010-11-23 23:48:46','2010-11-24 04:48:46','',3812,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3812-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(3982,1,'2010-11-25 14:03:21','2010-11-25 19:03:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/lg_img_9758/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3895\" title=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/lg_IMG_9758-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nActually, it means lots of things. It means frantic trips to grocery stores-turned-mine fields. It means the gathering of Black Friday ads in anticipation of putting some smack down in the name of low prices and hot deals. It means an afternoon on the couch after this biggest dinner you\'ll eat all year.\r\n\r\nSo, yeah, that Thanksgiving is coming right up means all of those things. But it also means that several of our city\'s lights-on events are ready and raring to go. Here\'s where to find \'em.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at Rhema</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 6pm\r\nWhere: Rhema Bible College, 1025 West Kenosha Street\r\nWant to see the biggest display of Christmas lights in our part of the state come on all at once? Head out to Broken Arrow for the lights on event at Rhema Bible College. My bet is that the earth shudders when enough electricity to fire up millions of lights across an entire college campus is used at once, but I don\'t know - you\'ll just have to find out for yourself. Definitely bring the kids for this one. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On! at Utica Square</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day), 6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/now_showing/now_showing_lights.asp\">Utica Square</a>, east of 21st Street between Utica and Yorktown\r\nPut away the turkey, bundle up the kids, and head over to Utica Square this Thanksgiving for Tulsa\'s 43rd annual lights-on tradition. Sip on some hot chocolate as you sing your favorite holiday carols with the Founders Chorus, and don\'t forget to stop by and see Santa Claus after he lights the more than 700,000 lights adorning 175 trees at Utica Square each season. If you\'re looking to start a new family tradition this year, consider this event your top pick. Admission is free and open to the public, but you might want to get around early because parking can be, on a scale of un-crazy to absolutely insane, downright institutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at The Blue Whale</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/bluewhalek2c66\">The Blue Whale in Catoosa</a>, just off old Route 66\r\nEver wonder what our beloved, historic Blue Whale would look like decked out in lights? Good news - you get to find out this year! When you stop in for this lights-on event, be on the look-out for Christmas music, too, as well as a lighted snack shack and ark. \r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 7pm\r\nWhere: Downtown Tulsa\'s Blue Dome District, centered on 2nd and Elgin Ave. \r\nI\'ll give you three tries to guess what color the Christmas lights are going to be in the Blue Dome District for this lights-on event, but my bet is that you\'re only gonna need one. Don\'t miss this first-ever event in downtown\'s hip, happening BDD. \r\n\r\n<strong>Holiday on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.rsu.edu/\">Rogers State University in Claremore</a>, in front of Preparatory Hall, the gold-domed building at the campus main entrance\r\nDon\'t miss Claremore\'s RSU campus go up in more than 24,000 lights while Dr. David Blakely performs a reading of the holiday classic, \"T\'was the Night Before Christmas.\" Look also for performances by the RSU Choir and preschoolers from the RSU Child Development Center. All are encouraged to bring cameras and be ready for photo ops with Santa and Hunter the Hillcat. Free hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be served. It\'s all free and open to the public. \r\n\r\n<strong>River Lights at River Parks</strong>\r\nWhen: Dec. 4, 4-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.riverparks.org/\">41st Street Plaza</a>, 41st Street and Riverside Drive\r\nMark your calendars now for the second-annual River Parks River Lights, a holiday lights-on celebration that lines the banks of our Arkansas River. Featured performers at the event include the Spotlight Children’s Theater Group and Team Galaxy. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<h3>Other places to see Christmas lights in Tulsa</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden Glow @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Started Saturday, Nov. 20, 5pm; Continues each evening until Dec. 31\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum or Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nThis third-annual, free event at one of Tulsa’s cherished landmarks is not to be missed. Spend some time perusing the exhibits at Philbrook and then head outside at dusk to see thousands of lights come to life in the garden.\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden of Lights</strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, at dusk\r\nWhere: Honor Heights Park in Muskogee\r\nCount ‘em – one million lights, baby. It takes 120 acres to contain all that Christmas cheer at Muskogee’s Honor Heights Park. The fun continues through Dec. 31.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Kingdom </strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okcastle.com/ChristmasKingdom.html\">The Castle of Muskogee</a>, 3400 Fern Mountain Road\r\nThere’s nothing like a 20-foot inflatable to get a person into the holiday spirit. Get that and 999 other Christmas Inflatables, along with thousands of lights, in this fourth annual, free event. Check out the horse carriage rides starting at 6pm, and don’t miss Christmas in the Garden Room, cookies and hot chocolate (nightly from 6-10pm), tractor-drawn hay rides and a visit with Father Christmas (Fridays and Saturdays, 6-9pm). Check out the full calendar of events at OKCastle.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, dusk\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.woolaroc.org/\">Woolaroc Museum &amp; Wildlife Preserve</a>, southwest of Bartlesville\r\nEver seen a buffalo with a red, glowing nose? You just might if you head to Woolaroc for its Wonderland of Lights. See 650,000 lights, sing carols, sit back for a wagon ride and a cup of cider, see Santa and sneak a peek at the Holiday Horseman, all on Oklahoma’s own 3,700-acre wildlife preserve. Just, whatever you do, don’t tip Rudolph. Admission is $8 for guests aged 12-64 and $6 for seniors. Children 11 and under get in free.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144648058916499&amp;index=1\">Chandler Park</a>, 6500 W. 21st Street\r\nChandler Park will be ablaze with the sights and sounds of the holiday spirit during November and December with their annual Lights on the Hill display. The best part? You don\'t even have to get out of your car. Take a take a drive through three miles of bright lights and whimsical displays in celebration of Christmas. If in the event you do feel like braving winter temperatures and climbing out of your car, the folks at Chandler Park will offer horse-drawn carriage rides and hot chocolate. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nStay tuned, y\'all - the annual map of where to find Christmas lights in Tulsa is coming. Too bad there\'s no Santa Tracker-like system for this thing. That\'d be pretty cool.\r\n\r\nWhere do you go to find lights-on events in Tulsa? Enlighten us (sorry, I couldn’t help myself) in the comments.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/\">Image from UticaSquare.com</a>.</em>','Lights On Events in Tulsa','Thanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.','inherit','open','open','','3812-revision-15','','','2010-11-25 14:03:21','2010-11-25 19:03:21','',3812,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3812-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(4890,1,'2010-12-30 09:37:26','2010-12-30 15:37:26','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tulsa-shootout-tulsa-kids-day-out/microcar/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4891\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/microcar.jpg\" alt=\"Microcar\" title=\"Microcar\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4891\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIs there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?\r\n\r\nI don\'t think so. That\'s why you, my dear parents, should grab a pen and your calendars and head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsa-shootout\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for details on this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out event. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa Shootout','Is there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?','private','open','open','','tulsa-shootout-tulsa-kids-day-out','','','2011-07-10 11:39:11','2011-07-10 17:39:11','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4890',0,'post','',0),(4891,1,'2010-12-30 09:34:37','2010-12-30 14:34:37','','Microcar','','inherit','open','open','','microcar','','','2010-12-30 09:34:37','2010-12-30 14:34:37','',4890,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/microcar.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4892,1,'2010-12-30 09:36:43','2010-12-30 14:36:43','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4891\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4891\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/microcar.jpg\" alt=\"Microcar\" title=\"Microcar\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4891\" /></a>\n\nIs there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?\n\nI don\'t think so. That\'s why you, my dear parents, should grab a pen and your calendars and head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsa-shootout\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for details on this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out event. ','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa Shootout','Is there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?','inherit','open','open','','4890-revision','','','2010-12-30 09:36:43','2010-12-30 14:36:43','',4890,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4890-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4893,1,'2010-12-30 09:37:26','2010-12-30 14:37:26','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4891\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4891\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/microcar.jpg\" alt=\"Microcar\" title=\"Microcar\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4891\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIs there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?\r\n\r\nI don\'t think so. That\'s why you, my dear parents, should grab a pen and your calendars and head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsa-shootout\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for details on this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out event. 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That\'s why you, my dear parents, should grab a pen and your calendars and head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsa-shootout\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for details on this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out event. ','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa Shootout','Is there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?','inherit','open','open','','4890-revision-3','','','2010-12-30 09:37:26','2010-12-30 14:37:26','',4890,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4890-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4895,1,'2010-12-30 09:38:38','2010-12-30 14:38:38','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tulsa-shootout-tulsa-kids-day-out/microcar/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4891\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/microcar.jpg\" alt=\"Microcar\" title=\"Microcar\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4891\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIs there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?\r\n\r\nI don\'t think so. That\'s why you, my dear parents, should grab a pen and your calendars and head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsa-shootout\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> for details on this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out event. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa Shootout','Is there a kid out there, even amongst the girliest of girlie girls, who doesn\'t enjoy a good race?','inherit','open','open','','4890-revision-4','','','2010-12-30 09:38:38','2010-12-30 14:38:38','',4890,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4890-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4896,1,'2010-12-29 19:45:52','2010-12-30 00:45:52','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.\r\n\r\n</strong></strong>','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-16','','','2010-12-29 19:45:52','2010-12-30 00:45:52','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(6984,1,'2011-03-15 12:06:57','2011-03-15 18:06:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2091\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/mcnellies-mustache-contest/3320759598_f96a806689_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2091\" title=\"McNellies Public House\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/3320759598_f96a806689_o-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"McNellies Public House\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nSt. Patrick\'s Day is a big, big deal in Tulsa. Several parties swell and spill out of doors, closing surrounding streets. Green beer foams in mugs and pint glasses all over town. Ladies wear lots of glittery green eyeshadow, guys dig out their old Killians Irish Red t-shirts and kids demand nothing but Lucky Charms for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It\'s a thing, to say the least. \r\n\r\nI\'ve been asked before why a midsize city in the south-central U.S. would dive so headlong into an Irish-themed holiday, and I think there are several reasons: First, plenty of folks in this part of the country share an Irish background. And then there\'s that whole gratuitous-and-copious-eating-and-drinking thing. Because we Tulsans are all about eating and drinking. Any time we have an excuse to go overboard, we are so there. \r\n\r\nHere are some tips on where to get your grub and drink on in celebration on St. Patrick\'s Day 2011. Following that are tips and tricks to maximize your luck of the Irish as you party hard in Tulsa this year, from where to park to how to call Tipsy Tow to how to party with the huge NCAA crowd that will be downtown for the festivities. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Where to Eat in Tulsa for St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>Kilkenny\'s Irish Pub</strong>\r\nWhere: 1413 E. 15th Street\r\nFor the most robust set of offerings that could just as well be served in Ireland as in Tulsa, Oklahoma, <a href=\"http://www.tulsairishpub.com/\">get thee and thine to Cherry Street for a meal at Kilkenny\'s Irish Pub</a>. While the menu is about as Irish as it can get during regular times, St. Pat\'s turn the menu positively green. Here are a few of the offerings, just as good during <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/\">one of the largest St. Pat\'s day parties in the city</a> as they are year-round:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Irish Trio Sampler, with Kilkenny\'s famous Reuben rolls of corned beef rolled in baked pastry, chicken tenders served with Guinness BBQ sauce, and fried spudders topped with Irish Cheddar, bacon and sour cream, $13.99;</li>\r\n	<li>A menu of seven varieties of Boxty, a traditional Irish dish that\'s common to the rural parts of the country, consisting of a grilled potato pancake stuffed with fillings from corned beef to salmon and creamed leeks. Ranging in price from $9.99-$17.99. And each and every one of them is good. I should know.</li>\r\n	<li>Traditional Irish Stew, with chunks of seared beef cooked slowly with herbs and veggies, $4.99 for a cup, $5.99 for a bowl;</li>\r\n	<li>Oysters Graiguenamanagh (or, as they\'re ordered at Kilkenny\'s, Oysters G.), six gulf oysters on the half shell topped with a creamy shrimp, mushroom and Irish bacon sauce, $10.99;</li>\r\n	<li>Kilkenny\'s Traditional Irish Breakfast, with two eggs, two bangers (Irish sausages), rashers (Irish bacon), a grilled tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and Irish soda bread, $9.99.</li>\r\n	<li>Guinness BBQ Baby Back Ribs, smothered in a Guinness BBQ sauce, $16.99.</li>\r\n	<li>Several items on the dessert menu, from the Guinness Chocolate Cake ($5.99 for a slice that can easily feed two or three), Irish Balloons (fried pastry balls dusted with powdered sugar and served with sweet Irish whiskey butter sauce, $3.49), Brown Bread Pudding (baked with Irish whiskey-soaked raisins, $4.49), and Sticky Toffee Pudding (cream-soaked pound cake pan-fried in a sticky, buttery, caramel toffee, topped with nuts, $4.99).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYeah. In case you can\'t tell, the menu at Kilkenny\'s is huge. Which isn\'t something I normally like in a menu, but on St. Patrick\'s Day, it\'s nice to have lots of choices. Kilkenny\'s is the place to be the day after St. Pat\'s, too - their Irish Coffee does wonders for ringing hears and a sore head. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsairishpub.com/menus.htm\">Read the full Kilkenny\'s menus PDF</a>.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150102702490563&amp;set=pu.364126615562&amp;theater\">Read the Kilkenny\'s special St. Patrick\'s Day menu insert (Facebook)</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie\'s Public House</strong>\r\nWhere: 409 E. First Street\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\"> McNellie\'s is home to one of the largest St. Patrick\'s Day celebrations in the city</a>, and it\'s also one of the top places in town to grab a bite of Irish nosh. Here are some of my favorite Irish-inspired items on the menu:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Irish Lunch Special, served with potato leek soup, a 12-ounce Guinness and bread for $5.50;</li>\r\n	<li>St. Patty\'s Melt, with ground beef grilled with onions and topped with Swiss and American cheeses on marble rye for $8.49;</li>\r\n	<li>Landlord\'s Cottage Pie, a casserole of chipped beef and mixed veggies in a beef sauce, topped with mashed potatoes and cheese, $10.99.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe side of Irish Mashed Potatoes and the Fish and Chips are pretty stellar, too. The beer special this month is Abita Amber, at $3.50 a pint, but that\'s, of course, not by any means the only beer available at this bar, the home of the best beer selection in T-Town. McNellie\'s makes a pretty fabulous Irish Car Bomb, too.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mcnellies.com/images/data/attachments/0000/0349/FoodMenu_TULSA.pdf?1289354812\">Read the full McNellie\'s menus (PDF)</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Main\r\nThree words: Bangers and Mash. More words: Made with the amazing sausage from Fassler Hall. So good. If you pride yourself on knowing Irish food, you must try this dish at <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/\">Brady Tavern</a>. <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/eat/\">Read the Brady Tavern menus here</a>.\r\n<h3>Where To Drink in Tulsa For St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3638\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/mcnellies-pub-run-tulsa-kids/img_5190/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3638\" title=\"McNellies Pub Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_5190-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"McNellies Pub Run\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Arnie\'s Bar</strong>\r\nWhere: 318 E. Second Street\r\nNot only does <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/best-patios-in-tulsa/\">Arnie\'s have the best patio in Tulsa</a>, but it\'s also one of my top choices for getting your Irish drink on this St. Patrick\'s Day. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/\">Arnie\'s hosts one of the largest St. Patrick\'s Day parties in town</a>, and the weather will be beautiful - be sure to stop by, especially if it\'ll be your first time. It\'s a must-have Tulsa experience.\r\n\r\n<strong>Enso</strong>\r\nWhere: 1st and Detroit\r\nCan you say Guinness Milkshake? <a href=\"http://www.ensobar.com/\">The folks at Enso Bar sure can</a>. In fact, it\'s their specialty. Take a break from green beer and try what\'s becoming a Tulsa classic this St. Pat\'s. Plus, Electric Circus is hosting a St. Patrick\'s Day party with live music by \"Unscene\" Trance Progressive with Elliot Post right next door.\r\n\r\nOther Irish-inspired drink spots:\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsairishpub.com/\">Kilkenny\'s Irish Pub</a>, 1413 E. 15th Street\r\n<a href=\"http://www.themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>, 114 S. Elgin Avenue\r\n\r\n<h3>Parking, NCAA Tournament and Tipsy Tow: Surviving St. Patrick\'s Day in Tulsa</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>The NCAA Crowd.</strong> In case you haven\'t heard, <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&objId=480\">Tulsa\'s very own BOK Center is hosting the NCAA playoffs this week</a>, and several thousand extra folks will be around to push the St. Patrick\'s Day partying to new heights. \r\n\r\nIf you weren\'t planning to carpool to your party of choice, now is the time to make arrangements. Before you head downtown, consult these parking maps provided by the folks at BOK Center: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://static.bokcenter.com/documents/DowntownDaytimeParkingSpaces2011.pdf\">Downtown Business Hours Daytime Parking map</a> (because the parties at McNellie\'s and Arnie\'s start at noon)\r\n<a href=\"http://static.bokcenter.com/documents/DowntownNCAAAfterHoursParkingRoute2011.pdf\">Downtown After Business Evening Parking Map</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://static.bokcenter.com/documents/DowntownNCAAAfterHoursParkingRoute2011.pdf\">Downtown After Hours Parking Map</a>\r\n\r\nI want to say this, too: <em>Be friendly, smiling and warm toward our out-of-town visitors.</em> Offer to give directions to folks who look lost. Let them know about some of the things to do around town this weekend (and if you don\'t know exactly what\'s going on, feel free to refer them to this site). We want these people to enjoy themselves while they\'re here so they\'ll go back home and spread the word about what a hip city Tulsa is. Friendly, welcoming people is where that starts. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tipsy Tow</strong>. The folks at AAA Oklahoma are offering their Tipsy Tow service for both St. Patrick\'s Day as well as the NCAA Tournament. Here\'s how it works: Those who imbibe in the alcoholic beverages with a little too much gusto can call <strong>800-222-4357 (program your phone now)</strong> for a swerve-free ride home for both the motorist and one additional person, plus a free tow for their vehicle within a 15-mile radius of the point of pick-up. And no, you don\'t have to be a member of AAA to take advantage of this life-saving service.  Tipsy Tow starts at noon on St. Patrick\'s Day and runs until 10pm on Sunday, March 20 in the metropolitan Tulsa area. (Thanks to <a href=\"http://havesporkwilltravel.blogspot.com/\">Traveling Spork</a> for this great tip.)\r\n\r\nWhere\'s your favorite place to get your grub and drink on for St. Patrick\'s Day? Got any leprechaun-worthy survival tips? We\'d love to read about them in the comments. ','Where To Eat and Drink in Tulsa This St. Patrick\'s Day (Plus, tips for surviving parking, driving and the NCAA awesome craziness)','Tulsans love St. Patrick\'s Day. It\'s a chance to eat and drink until we\'re full to bursting. Here are some restaurants and bars to hit on the big day, along with some tips on surviving parking, helping NCAA fans and getting home safely.','inherit','open','open','','6973-revision-11','','','2011-03-15 12:06:57','2011-03-15 18:06:57','',6973,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6973-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(3978,1,'2010-11-25 08:23:07','2010-11-25 13:23:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3976\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3976\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/monkey-500x637.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"637\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3976\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn lieu of the daily Things To Do in Tulsa Today post, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. You\'re the best darned looking blog readers on this planet, and you\'re sweethearts, too. Thanks for being awesome and taking time out of your day to check out this little corner of the web. Because of you I get to spend my time telling as many people as I can about my favorite city in the world.\r\n\r\nIn other words, it\'s the coolest job ever. That I get to do most of it in the high school band t-shirts and the various holiday-themed socks I wear to bed is a bonus. So thank you all for that.\r\n\r\nI\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends.\r\n\r\nHere\'s some irresistible cuteness to share with them when you do.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3967\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3967\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3967\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoothanksgiving-500x614.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThese photos were taken at <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a> as part of enrichment day for the animals there. It\'s their little way of celebrating Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3971\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3971\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/meerkat1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAhhh! Overwhelming cuteness!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3972\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3972\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rhino-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3973\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3973\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtle-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNom, nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3974\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3974\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtlenom-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3975\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3975\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bear-500x370.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3969\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3969\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazootnxgivingelephant-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOh, the elephants. The elephants are my favorite.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3970\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3970\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoosmash-500x547.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"547\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd this is why. Check out the look on this elephant\'s face. Someone\'s having a blast smashing that pumpkin to bits.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re itching to get out and away from all the family time you\'ll experience today and can\'t be forced to stay home, a trip to Tulsa Zoo is an option (yes, <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/Visit/HoursAdministration/\">it\'s open every Thanksgiving</a>).\r\n\r\nOr, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/\">check out these lights-on events this evening</a>.\r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re still looking for a place to have that Thanksgiving feast, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/dining-out-for-thanksgiving-tulsa/\">check out this list of Tulsa-area restaurants</a> serving up the good stuff.\r\n\r\nAnd if anyone has <a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=turbaconducken&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">turbaconducken</a> on his/her holiday table, please <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a> (with photos).\r\n\r\n<em>All photos used with permission by <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a></em>','Happy Thanksgiving! (Also, some cute animal photos)','I\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends. Here\'s some irresistible cuteness to share with them when you do.','inherit','open','open','','3966-revision-2','','','2010-11-25 08:23:07','2010-11-25 13:23:07','',3966,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3966-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3966,1,'2010-11-25 08:23:07','2010-11-25 13:23:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/monkey/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3976\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/monkey-500x637.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"637\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3976\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn lieu of the daily Things To Do in Tulsa Today post, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. You\'re the best darned looking blog readers on this planet, and you\'re sweethearts, too. Thanks for being awesome and taking time out of your day to check out this little corner of the web. Because of you I get to spend my time telling as many people as I can about my favorite city in the world.\r\n\r\nIn other words, it\'s the coolest job ever. That I get to do most of it in the high school band t-shirts and the various holiday-themed socks I wear to bed is a bonus. So thank you all for that.\r\n\r\nI\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends.\r\n\r\nHere\'s some irresistible cuteness to share with them when you do.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3967\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/tulsazoothanksgiving/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3967\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoothanksgiving-500x614.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThese photos were taken at <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a> as part of enrichment day for the animals there. It\'s their little way of celebrating Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/meerkat-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3971\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/meerkat1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAhhh! Overwhelming cuteness!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/rhino/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3972\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rhino-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/turtle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3973\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtle-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNom, nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/turtlenom/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3974\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtlenom-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/bear/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3975\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bear-500x370.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/tulsazootnxgivingelephant/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3969\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazootnxgivingelephant-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOh, the elephants. The elephants are my favorite.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-also-cute-animal-photos/tulsazoosmash/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3970\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoosmash-500x547.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"547\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd this is why. Check out the look on this elephant\'s face. Someone\'s having a blast smashing that pumpkin to bits.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re itching to get out and away from all the family time you\'ll experience today and can\'t be forced to stay home, a trip to Tulsa Zoo is an option (yes, <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/Visit/HoursAdministration/\">it\'s open every Thanksgiving</a>).\r\n\r\nOr, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/\">check out these lights-on events this evening</a>.\r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re still looking for a place to have that Thanksgiving feast, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/dining-out-for-thanksgiving-tulsa/\">check out this list of Tulsa-area restaurants</a> serving up the good stuff.\r\n\r\nAnd if anyone has <a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=turbaconducken&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">turbaconducken</a> on his/her holiday table, please <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a> (with photos).\r\n\r\n<em>All photos used with permission by <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a></em>','Happy Thanksgiving! (Also, some cute animal photos)','I\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends. 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You\'re the best darned looking blog readers on this planet, and you\'re sweethearts, too. Thanks for being awesome and taking time out of your day to check out this little corner of the web. Because of you I get to spend my time telling as many people as I can about my favorite city in the world.\n\nIn other words, it\'s the coolest job ever. That I get to do most of it in the high school band t-shirts and the various holiday-themed socks I wear to bed is a bonus. So thank you all for that.\n\nI\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends.\n\nHere\'s some irresistible cuteness to share with them when you do.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3967\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3967\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3967\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoothanksgiving-500x614.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" /></a>\n\nThese photos were taken at <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a> as part of enrichment day for the animals there. It\'s their little way of celebrating Thanksgiving.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3971\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3971\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/meerkat1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nAhhh! Overwhelming cuteness!\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3972\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3972\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rhino-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3973\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3973\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtle-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nNom, nom, nom.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3974\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3974\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/turtlenom-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3975\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3975\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bear-500x370.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3969\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3969\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazootnxgivingelephant-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nOh, the elephants. The elephants are my favorite.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3970\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3970\" title=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tulsazoosmash-500x547.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Zoo Thanksgiving\" width=\"500\" height=\"547\" /></a>\n\nAnd this is why. Check out the look on this elephant\'s face. Someone\'s having a blast smashing that pumpkin to bits.\n\nIf you\'re itching to get out and away from all the family time you\'ll experience today and can\'t be forced to stay home, a trip to Tulsa Zoo is an option (yes, <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/Visit/HoursAdministration/\">it\'s open every Thanksgiving</a>).\n\nOr, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/\">check out these lights-on events this evening</a>.\n\nOr, if you\'re still looking for a place to have that Thanksgiving feast, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/dining-out-for-thanksgiving-tulsa/\">check out this list of Tulsa-area restaurants</a> serving up the good stuff.\n\nAnd if anyone has <a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=turbaconducken&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">turbaconducken</a> on his/her holiday table, please <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a> (with photos).\n\n<em>All photos used with permission by <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a></em>','Happy Thanksgiving! (Also, some cute animal photos)','I\'m going to go for a change of pace here and encourage you all to sit on your butts as much as possible today. Make a you-shaped dent in your couch. Spend some time with family and friends. Here\'s some irresistible cuteness to share with them when you do.','inherit','open','open','','3966-revision','','','2010-11-25 08:22:51','2010-11-25 13:22:51','',3966,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3966-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3179,1,'2010-10-22 07:27:08','2010-10-22 12:27:08','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nSometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\n\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>TDT:</strong> Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\n\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\n\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\n\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\n\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\n\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\n\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVP’s are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. 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Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\n\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>TDT:</strong> Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\n\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\n\n<strong>TDT: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\n\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\n\n<strong>TDT: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\n\n<strong>TDT: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\n\n<strong>TDT: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\n\n<strong>TDT: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\n\n<strong>TDT: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\n\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\n\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\n\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVP’s are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Tulsa Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. ','inherit','open','open','','3178-autosave','','','2010-10-22 07:29:19','2010-10-22 12:29:19','',3178,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3178-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3181,1,'2010-10-22 07:27:30','2010-10-22 12:27:30','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nSometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\r\n\r\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>TDT:</strong> Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?\r\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\r\n\r\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\r\n\r\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\r\n\r\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVP’s are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Tulsa Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. ','inherit','open','open','','3178-revision-2','','','2010-10-22 07:27:30','2010-10-22 12:27:30','',3178,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3178-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3182,1,'2010-10-22 07:31:12','2010-10-22 12:31:12','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nSometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\n\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>TDT:</strong> Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\n\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\n\n<strong>TDT: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\n\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\n\n<strong>TDT: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\n\n<strong>TDT: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\n\n<strong>TDT: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\n\n<strong>TDT: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\n\n<strong>TDT: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?</strong>\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\n\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\n\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\n\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVP’s are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Tulsa Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. 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Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\r\n\r\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>TDT:</strong> Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?\r\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\r\n\r\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\r\n\r\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\r\n\r\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVPs are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Tulsa Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. ','inherit','open','open','','3178-revision-4','','','2010-10-22 07:31:35','2010-10-22 12:31:35','',3178,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3178-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3184,1,'2010-10-22 07:32:29','2010-10-22 12:32:29','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2_EybfvBX18?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nSometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa</a>, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots.\r\n\r\nI caught up with Karol Olten, a top member at PITT, to ask her a few questions about her experience as a real-life ghost hunter.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>TDT: Where do you think is the most haunted place in Tulsa?</strong>\r\n<strong>Olten</strong>: On our tours we take everyone to some of the most haunted places in Tulsa: the Gilcrease home and museum, the Cave House on Charles Page Boulevard, Cain\'s Ballroom, Brady Theater, Tulsa Garden Center and The Tulsa Little Theater, just to name a few.\r\n\r\nWe really feel that the Gilcrease home is one of the most haunted houses in Tulsa due to the quality and quantity of evidence that we have received over the years and on every investigation that the team has done there. Mr. Gilcrease is often seen both in the home and in the museum by the staff there. The home was an orphanage for the under previlaged children of the five civilized tribes for a while and we believe that the children come back and visit as well.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: Have you ever spent the night at a haunted place? If so, what went down while you were there?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: When we do investigations we often stay all night or the majority of the night in the location, so many things happen over the course of the evening. The times that I have actually spent the night in haunted hotels have been very uneventful, though. I know that the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, is very haunted, along with the Basin Park Hotel in the downtown area there. We have investigated the Tioga in Chanute, KS, and believe it to be haunted as well. While in our room at that hotel, the door locked seemingly by itself. Pretty interesting! The Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City is very active and was investigated on numerous occasions by one of our team members when he lived there and prior to the renovations and reopening of the hotel. I heard that a basketball team that was spending the night there was kept awake all night because of the haunted acitivity.\r\n\r\nThose are several haunted sites that are close by and worth checking out. The founder of our group, Teri French, and our science advisor, Russel White, are getting married at the end of the month and plan on spending a night or two in the very haunted Stanely Hotel in Colorado while on their honeymoon. I can\'t wait to hear about that experience!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What types of equipment do you use to investigate paranormal activity?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We are fairly old school when it comes to equipment. We use standard cameras - 35mm, digital and polaroid, along with video cameras that have night shot vision. We use both analogue and digital recorders, EMF (electromagnetic field detectors) meters of various types, EMF arrays (that stand alone and visually show changes in EMF using lights), temperature gauges and security alarms that go off if anything passes between them and more.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: Why do you think the PITT ghost tours are so popular here in Tulsa? They sell out sometimes months in advance each year.</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I believe that everyone enjoys learning more about the place they live, and the tours are a wonderful source of information on the history of Tulsa as well as the hauntings. Hauntings are also something that always peaks the interest of people around Halloween time and the tours are about the real thing and are not geared to be likened to the spook houses or other amusements that are readily available this time of year. I think people appreciate the fact that we have personally investigated almost every sight we visit or talk about on the tours. They usually enjoy the EVPs (electromagnetic voice phenomena - sounds and voices not heard during the investigation but that are captured on either video or audio equipment and are discovered later during data review) that we have gotten over the years, and also that we can relay personal experiences from our investigations of each location. That really brings the hauntings to life for those who have not experienced them before. It might even help to change the minds of non-believers on occasion.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What made you decide to be a paranormal investigator?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I grew up in a house where there was some paranormal activity, and I have always been sensitive or aware of those types of things going on around me. It just seemed to be a calling - wanting to help others who are experiencing things that they cannot explain or need help to understand and deal with. If you haven\'t experienced a haunting (and sometimes if you have!), it can be very scary and even make you feel like you are loosing your mind.  I think it\'s very helpful to talk to someone who understands what you are going through and who can also give advice on how to deal with it. That\'s what keeps me going in this field of research and interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What\'s the strangest/most interesting thing that has happened on a PITT investigation?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: I wasn’t on the first investigation of the Tulsa Garden Center, but the team had some very interesting experiences there: They actually experienced teleportation. Some flyers moved from a shelf on the wall nine feet to the center of the room and landed in a perfect, straight pile on the floor. They were advertising the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market. Someone joked about the spirits at the Garden Center wanting to tell us to investigate the market. Two weeks later the team was called by a business at the location where the market was held and asked us to investigate activity occurring there. Another thing: There were six team members in the room at the time this happened, and six flyers moved to the center of the room. I think that was pretty nifty!\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT: What should amateur paranormal investigators explore this Halloween?</strong>\r\n<strong> Olten</strong>: We never advocate that people investigate or visit sites without the permission and knowledge of the owners, of course. That leaves locations that are publicly accessible. One really cool location that is not well known as being haunted is the Gypsy Coffee House, at 303 North Cincinnati Ave. in downtown. Much of the paranormal activity occurs during the day there, and they have awesome coffee and desserts and free wi-fi to boot! Brady Theater would be another great place to explore. Be sure to check out the basement if you can get down there! Cain’s Ballroom is haunted as well, so keep your eyes peeled during events and and listen carefully while using the restrooms there - you just might not be alone when you think you are!\r\n\r\nAnother place that we feel may prove to play host to paranormal activity is our new BOK Center. It was built on top of the original Tulsa graveyard at 2nd and Frisco, and bones were found during the excavation for the building site. The graves were supposed to have been moved when Oaklawn Cemetery (11th &amp; Peoria) was designated as the city’s official cemetery in 1904, but many bodies apparently remained there, undiscovered until the roads and buildings were built. We believe that the bodies that were not moved and were found during the excavation for the building site is due to many of the unmarked graves as well as Indian burials on or near the site. Hopefully your readers will let us know if they experience anything there in the future.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Tasha\'s note</strong>:</em> Teri French, PITT founder, has just released her new book that details many of Tulsa’s haunted spots. If you\'re interested in learning even more about haunted T-Town, look for the book under the title <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1287750307&amp;sr=8-1\">Tulsa’s Haunted Memories</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>MORE</strong>: Find many of PITT\'s older case files and (really freaky!) EVPs are on their website, <a href=\"http://www.pittok.com/\">pittok.com</a>.','Interview with a Tulsa Ghost Hunter','Sometimes a ghost story just isn\'t enough. Sometimes, especially at Halloween, only meeting a ghost face to face will do. Thrill-seekers and serious paranormal enthusiasts alike can do exactly that thanks to our very own Paranormal Investigation Team of Tulsa, which hosts ghost tours at some of T-Towns most historic spots. ','inherit','open','open','','3178-revision-5','','','2010-10-22 07:32:29','2010-10-22 12:32:29','',3178,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3178-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3185,1,'2010-10-21 16:57:58','2010-10-21 21:57:58','Halloween  is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up,  put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like  REAL rockers. Now, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you in her car, and you have  yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable. (Not sure  where biting the heads off bats fits in. It kind of straddles both).\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\nWhat  better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of  thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk  funny with my vampire teeth in). Pop music loves all things dark &amp;  twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and  skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe  organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten  about when building the perfect goth-y group.\r\n\r\nSome  of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce  goose bumps and a sense of helplessness. (Thanks for feeding my  Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with  roots right here in Oklahoma. (I marked them with “OK.” Scary clever,  right?)\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (listen here)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolves” - Betty &amp; The Werewolves</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aquaduct (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born</li>\r\n	<li>“333” - El Paso Hot Button (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\nLooking  for more places to wear your Sid &amp; Nancy costume besides your  work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R.  nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the  roll-playing a bit too far.) Well, take your mohawk, your blood-stained  shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II.\r\n\r\nThe  showcase features 4 bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene--  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead:Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa)  and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect  to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of  punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk  rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! (Don’t answer  that.)\r\n\r\nSeriously  though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and  comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs  terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is  something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth  place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll  totally fight you. (Not really, I cry easily).\r\n\r\nSoundpony  is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get  “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length  also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you  don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend  beat-up).\r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10:00 p.m.\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\nNPR’s  wonderful and wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered  recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them  during their teenage years. Hundreds of people entered stories, but only  a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the  lucky few to make it to air? THIS GUY!!!\r\n\r\nI  spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in the middle of Oklahoma City (can I  mention that place on TDT without being struck by lightning . . . .  guess so). It was during the most awkward of years-- the time between  junior high and high school-- that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit  to Death In The Future Head. The album did an amazing job reflecting all  the strangeness that I felt as a teen and to discover that it was made  in Oklahoma blew me away.\r\n\r\nI  featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. Also, you can listen  to the NPR bit <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">here</a>. My segment starts around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI  know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to  hear about the music that got you through your teens, or music aside,  the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool  after all.\r\n\r\nShare  your stories in the section below. Also feel free to contact me on  Twitter if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions. I’d  especially loved it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh  pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-4','','','2010-10-21 16:57:58','2010-10-21 21:57:58','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3187,1,'2010-10-22 08:50:19','2010-10-22 13:50:19','\r\n\r\nHalloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\nNow, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (listen here)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolves” - Betty &amp; The Werewolves</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aquaduct (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born</li>\r\n	<li>“333” - El Paso Hot Button (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. You can listen to the NPR bit <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\nFeel free to contact me on Twitter, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com. I\'m still here! ','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-5','','','2010-10-22 08:50:19','2010-10-22 13:50:19','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3188,1,'2010-10-22 15:05:49','2010-10-22 20:05:49','','Paddling Ghost','','inherit','open','open','','paddlingghost','','','2010-10-22 15:05:49','2010-10-22 20:05:49','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/paddlingghost.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3189,1,'2010-10-22 15:06:38','2010-10-22 20:06:38','','Bearhug','','inherit','open','open','','bearhug','','','2010-10-22 15:06:38','2010-10-22 20:06:38','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bearhug.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3190,1,'2010-10-22 15:07:46','2010-10-22 20:07:46','','TJ in High School','','inherit','open','open','','tjhighschool','','','2010-10-22 15:07:46','2010-10-22 20:07:46','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJhighschool.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3191,1,'2010-10-22 12:01:03','2010-10-22 17:01:03','\r\nHalloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\nNow, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (listen here)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNPWT6WDJQ\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolves” - Betty &amp; The Werewolves</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aqueduct (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely (<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brad+Neely/_/Cat+People\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born</li>\r\n	<li>“333” - El Paso Hot Button (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. You can listen to the NPR bit <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\nFeel free to contact me on Twitter, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com. I\'m still here! ','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-6','','','2010-10-22 12:01:03','2010-10-22 17:01:03','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3192,1,'2010-10-22 15:08:59','2010-10-22 20:08:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3188\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3188\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/paddlingghost.jpg\" alt=\"Paddling Ghost\" title=\"Paddling Ghost\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3188\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHalloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->Now, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3b1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNPWT6WDJQ\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolf” - Cat Power (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcuw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3l2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aqueduct (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3ua\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3x3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely (<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brad+Neely/_/Cat+People\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq45h\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4db\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4fk\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4g9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4hw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcx8\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd1n\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqejo\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd2m\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd3k\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard (<a href=\"http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jay+Reatard/track/All+Wasted\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdcv\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqddp\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdhx\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdim\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTo-TBIUn_M\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdr2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqds3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdt9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdw3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdy1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdz9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3189\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3189\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bearhug-500x336.jpg\" alt=\"Bearhug\" title=\"Bearhug\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3189\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3190\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3190\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJhighschool.jpg\" alt=\"TJ in High School\" title=\"TJ in High School\" width=\"429\" height=\"603\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3190\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. You can listen to the NPR bit <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\nFeel free to contact me on Twitter, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com. I\'m still here! ','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-7','','','2010-10-22 15:08:59','2010-10-22 20:08:59','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (3193,1,'2010-10-22 15:09:00','2010-10-22 20:09:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3188\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3188\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/paddlingghost.jpg\" alt=\"Paddling Ghost\" title=\"Paddling Ghost\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3188\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHalloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->Now, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3b1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNPWT6WDJQ\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolf” - Cat Power (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcuw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3l2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aqueduct (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3ua\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3x3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely (<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brad+Neely/_/Cat+People\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq45h\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4db\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4fk\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4g9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4hw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcx8\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd1n\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqejo\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd2m\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd3k\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard (<a href=\"http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jay+Reatard/track/All+Wasted\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdcv\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqddp\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdhx\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdim\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTo-TBIUn_M\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdr2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqds3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdt9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdw3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdy1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdz9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3189\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3189\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bearhug-500x336.jpg\" alt=\"Bearhug\" title=\"Bearhug\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3189\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3190\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3190\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJhighschool.jpg\" alt=\"TJ in High School\" title=\"TJ in High School\" width=\"429\" height=\"603\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3190\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. You can listen to the NPR bit <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\nFeel free to contact me on Twitter, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com. I\'m still here! ','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-8','','','2010-10-22 15:09:00','2010-10-22 20:09:00','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(3194,1,'2010-10-22 15:11:57','2010-10-22 20:11:57','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3188\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3188\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/paddlingghost.jpg\" alt=\"Paddling Ghost\" title=\"Paddling Ghost\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3188\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHalloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like <em>real</em> rockers. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->Now, replace drug overdoses with a case of sugar-crash,  exchange groupies for your mom waiting for you at the curb in her minivan and you have yourself Halloween. The two are practically interchangeable, especially the part about biting the heads off bats.\r\n\r\n<h3>Halloween Themed Playlist</h3>\r\n\r\nWhat better way to celebrate the creepiest of holidays than with a batch of thrill-themed “thracks?” (I’m not forcing alliteration, I just talk funny with my vampire teeth in). \r\n\r\nPop music loves all things dark and twisted so there’s an endless supply of songs from which to choose. This  week’s playlist includes songs about ghosts, zombies, werewolves and skeletons. It also features a couple songs with vibraphones and pipe organs, two instruments with killer sounds that are often forgotten about when building the perfect goth-y vibe.\r\n\r\nSome of these songs just have a spooky tone, while others literally produce goose bumps and a sense of helplessness (thanks for feeding my Illuminati fear, Jay Electronica). There are also tunes from bands with roots right here in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>“Paddling Ghost” - Dan Deacon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3b1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Fright Night (Nevermore)” - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNPWT6WDJQ\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Werewolf” - Cat Power (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcuw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Zombie Killer” - Leslie Hall (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3l2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“As You Wish” - Aqueduct (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3ua\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Season of the Witch” - Donovan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq3x3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Cat People” - Brad Neely (<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brad+Neely/_/Cat+People\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Key” - The Coral (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq45h\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“My Boo” - Ghost Town DJs (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4db\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Creature Fear” - Bon Iver (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4fk\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Organ Donor” - DJ Shadow (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4g9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bad Dreams” - Lyrics Born (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xq4hw\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Bombay” - El Guincho (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqcx8\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Ghosts” - Japan (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd1n\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Earth People” - Dr. Octagon (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqejo\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Friendly Ghost” - Harlem (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd2m\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Skeleton Man” - Evangelicals (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqd3k\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“All Wasted” - Jay Reatard (<a href=\"http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jay+Reatard/track/All+Wasted\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Van Helsing Boombox” - Man Man (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdcv\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dead Souls” - Joy Division (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqddp\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“God Only Knows” - The Langly Schools Project (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdhx\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Navajo” - The Black Lips (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdim\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Pledge” - Jay Electronica (<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTo-TBIUn_M\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Monsters” - Boy Least Likely To (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdr2\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” - David Bowie (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqds3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Grim Reaper Blues” - Entrance (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdt9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“The Vibes Ain’t Nothing but the Vibes” - Barry Adamson (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdw3\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Dark Night of the Soul” - Danger Mouse/Sparklehourse/David Lynch (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdy1\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>“Halloween on the Barbary Coast” - The Flaming Lips (OK) (<a href=\"http://blip.fm/~xqdz9\">listen here</a>)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3189\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3189\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bearhug-500x336.jpg\" alt=\"Bearhug\" title=\"Bearhug\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3189\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for more places to wear your Sid & Nancy costume besides your work’s dead rock-star party? (Don’t ALL businesses have those? H.R. nightmare, by the way. The guy dressed like Ike Turner always takes the role-playing a bit too far.) \r\n\r\nTake your mohawk, your blood-stained shirt and your punk-loving heart to The Soundpony on Friday, October  29th for APUNKALYPSE II. The showcase features four bands from Oklahoma’s recently budding punk scene - <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bearhugtulsa\">Bearhug</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/lizardpolice\">Lizard Police</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/operatordeadtulsa\">Operation Dead: Post Abandoned</a> (all from Tulsa) and <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/devereauxlicious\">Blanche Devereaux</a> (from OKC). All of these bands pay great respect to the roots of punk without really giving a crap about the roots of punk. C’mon, you know what I mean. It’s a fine line. You think it’s punk rock to “pay homage?” Geez, have I taught you nothing?! \r\n\r\nDon’t answer that.\r\n\r\nSeriously though, the bands at APUNKALYPSE II, along with other locals like  <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/bronchoband\">BRONCHO</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/theprettyblackchains\">Pretty Black Chains</a> and more are making music that is top notch and comparable to anything you’ll find nationally. Not only are their songs terrific, but the energy and stage presence of many of these bands is something that can only be experienced live. It’s no doubt these bands  will inspire others to follow. I’m telling you, we might be the re-birth place of good old fashioned punk. And if you don’t agree with me, I’ll totally fight you. \r\n\r\nNot really, I cry easily.\r\n\r\nSoundpony is a great place to see one of these punk shows because you can get “intimate” with the bands (read: spitting distance), but it’s length also allows for the music to be enjoyed at a “safe distance” (read: you hipsters don’t want to stain your new Anthropologie dress, or see your boyfriend get all beat up). \r\n\r\nAPUNKALYPSE II starts at 10pm. \r\n\r\n<h3>The Only Thing Scarier Than Ghosts or Ghouls: Teenagers</h3>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3190\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3190\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJhighschool.jpg\" alt=\"TJ in High School\" title=\"TJ in High School\" width=\"429\" height=\"603\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3190\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNPR’s wonderfully informative music show All Songs Considered recently asked listeners to submit stories of music that saved them during their teenage years. \r\n\r\nHundreds of people entered stories, but only a few got selected. Guess who has a caps lock button and was one of the lucky few to make it to air? \r\n\r\nTHIS GUY!\r\n\r\nI spoke about being an ultra-odd kid in Oklahoma City (can I mention the name of that city on TDT without being struck by lightning?). It was during the most awkward of years - the time between junior high and high school - that I bought the Flaming Lips’ album Hit to Death In The Future Head. \r\n\r\nThe album did an amazing job of reflecting all the strangeness that I felt as a teen. When I discovered that it was made in Oklahoma, I was blown away.\r\n\r\nI featured one of the songs on this week’s playlist. <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654846\">You can listen to the NPR bit here</a>. My segment starts at around the 13:30 mark.\r\n\r\nI know what I experienced wasn’t exclusive to me or to OKC. I’d love to hear about the music that got you through your teens - or, music aside, the stuff about Tulsa that made you realize it was pretty damn cool place after all. Feel free to share your stories in the comments section on this post. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">Feel free to contact me on Twitter</a>, too, if you ever have comments, questions or suggestions for me. \r\n\r\nI’d especially love it if you sent me pictures of yourself in a local mosh pit while wearing your Chilean Miner costume. That would be rad.\r\n\r\nAlso? You can say Oklahoma City here on TashaDoesTulsa.com after all. I\'m still here! \r\n\r\nRock with you guys again in two weeks, TDT readers. Happy Halloween!','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Let\'s Get Scared','Halloween is probably the quintessential rock-and-roll holiday. People dress up, put on unusual make-up and go on “tour,” begging for food-- just like REAL rockers. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3141-revision-9','','','2010-10-22 15:11:57','2010-10-22 20:11:57','',3141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3141-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(3212,1,'2010-10-23 14:36:25','2010-10-23 19:36:25','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3197\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3198\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3199\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\n\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\n\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of my fellow members of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\n\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3200\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3201\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3202\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3203\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\n\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\n\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3204\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\n\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\n\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3205\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3206\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\n\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3207\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\n\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\n\nGolly.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3208\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3209\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3210\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3211\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\n\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\n\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\nCall: (918) 492-4745\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Food Review: The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision','','','2010-10-23 14:36:25','2010-10-23 19:36:25','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3213,1,'2010-10-23 14:43:40','2010-10-23 19:43:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3197\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3198\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3199\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of my fellow members of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3200\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3201\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3202\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3203\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3204\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3205\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3206\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3207\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3208\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3209\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3210\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3211\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-2','','','2010-10-23 14:43:40','2010-10-23 19:43:40','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3214,1,'2010-10-23 14:43:40','2010-10-23 19:43:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of my fellow members of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-3','','','2010-10-23 14:43:40','2010-10-23 19:43:40','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3215,1,'2010-10-23 14:51:45','2010-10-23 19:51:45','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-4','','','2010-10-23 14:51:45','2010-10-23 19:51:45','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3216,1,'2010-10-23 14:51:45','2010-10-23 19:51:45','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-5','','','2010-10-23 14:51:45','2010-10-23 19:51:45','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3217,1,'2010-10-23 15:11:06','2010-10-23 20:11:06','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-6','','','2010-10-23 15:11:06','2010-10-23 20:11:06','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3218,1,'2010-10-23 15:11:06','2010-10-23 20:11:06','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nKnowing that later in the week I had a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, waiting for me at the start of the weekend, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-7','','','2010-10-23 15:11:06','2010-10-23 20:11:06','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(3219,1,'2010-10-23 15:12:13','2010-10-23 20:12:13','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-8','','','2010-10-23 15:12:13','2010-10-23 20:12:13','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(3220,1,'2010-10-23 15:12:14','2010-10-23 20:12:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce was bright and full of tecture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-9','','','2010-10-23 15:12:14','2010-10-23 20:12:14','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(3221,1,'2010-10-23 15:15:15','2010-10-23 20:15:15','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce had a bright flavor and was full of texture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-10','','','2010-10-23 15:15:15','2010-10-23 20:15:15','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(3222,1,'2010-10-23 15:15:15','2010-10-23 20:15:15','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce had a bright flavor and was full of texture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-11','','','2010-10-23 15:15:15','2010-10-23 20:15:15','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(3223,1,'2010-10-23 15:15:40','2010-10-23 20:15:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce had a bright flavor and was full of texture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife to eat it. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and Ti Amo on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers a wide selection. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-12','','','2010-10-23 15:15:40','2010-10-23 20:15:40','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(3225,1,'2010-10-23 15:18:58','2010-10-23 20:18:58','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\r\n\r\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\r\n\r\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\r\n\r\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\r\n\r\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\r\n\r\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\r\n\r\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce had a bright flavor and was full of texture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife to eat it. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\r\n\r\nGolly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tiamotulsa.com/\">Ti Amo</a> on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers quality and variety. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\r\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\r\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 492-4745\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','3196-revision-14','','','2010-10-23 15:18:58','2010-10-23 20:18:58','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(3226,1,'2010-10-23 15:20:02','2010-10-23 20:20:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3197\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16521-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIdeas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket, pints of locally brewed beer or four-layer chocolate cake made from scratch.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3198\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1598-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3198\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_15981-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nBut these dishes and drinks, along with the traditional soups and sandwiches that do come to mind at the mention of a deli, are exactly the ones you can expect at <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">The Boston Deli Grill and Market</a>, found on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Sheridan Road.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1601-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3199\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nEveryone knows that a girl\'s birthday isn\'t just a day. As a matter of course, I try to stretch my own birthday celebrations to last a week or more. And why not? It takes us an entire year to earn a birthday. Why not milk those suckers for all they\'re worth?\n\nThough I knew that later in the week I had waiting for me a birthday dinner with family, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/\">complete with a remake of the Barbie dress cake I had when I was four years old</a>, I still wanted to dine somewhere fancy on my actual birthday, which sadly fell in the middle of the week this year.\n\nThere\'s a buzz about The Boston Deli Grill in Tulsa\'s food circles as of late. The cafe hosted a <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewingcompany.com/\">Marshall Brewing Company</a> beer dinner last month and according to some of the T-Town fooderati, it went over really, really well.\n\nThe chatter about how the deli served up unexpectedly gourmet fare grew louder. So when I was thinking of where I\'d like to have dinner with the two handsomest men I know on the evening I officially entered into my late twenties, one place came to mind.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3200\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1627-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3200\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16272-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3201\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1621-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3201\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16212.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1619-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3202\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16191-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3203\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1633-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16331-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIt all started with a little cup of this: What the folks at The Boston Deli call white bean chili. Which is really more soup-like, actually, but warming and delightfully spicy nonetheless.\n\nThe soups are constantly different at The Boston Deli - the menu is, too, actually, and <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/MenuRegular.aspx\">it\'s reset at the beginning of each week</a> - but the white bean chili is a constant favorite.\n\nSpeaking of the menu, The Boston Deli Grill and Market is another Tulsa restaurant where several items available for order are made from ingredients procured from local sources. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/shop-eat-local-diagram/\">Which is so important to our health, our economy and our community</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3204\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1613-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3204\" title=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16131-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOur little guy opted for this, which our waitress brought out before our meals.\n\nAnd as every parent knows, bringing kids\' meals out before the adults\' meals is almost always appreciated. Kids get pretty impatient when there\'s food around, you know, and toddlers are especially lacking in the ability to keep their feelings to themselves.\n\nIn other words? There is no such thing as an inside voice when a little belly is empty.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3205\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1625-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3205\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16251-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n\"No, Dada - you get away from my grilled cheese now!\"\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3206\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1637-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3206\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nI, however, opted for this: Home made chicken parmesan, with house red sauce, angel hair pasta and just the right amount of cheese.\n\nIn a word? Yum. In three words? Yum, yum, yum. The sauce had a bright flavor and was full of texture, and the chicken was so tender that I didn\'t need a knife to eat it. The breading was light and crispy, too. This isn\'t the kind of chicken parmesan that will put you to sleep for 12 hours. It was filling, not overly so.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1641-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16411.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nMy husband went with the wine-braised brisket with caramelized pearl onions and dried apricots, served on a bed of smashed potatoes and a side of roasted kale.\n\nAnd it\'s the only way I want to have brisket ever, ever again. It was one of the best meat-and-potatoes dishes I\'ve had. I loved the pairing of robust meatiness with the delicate, wine-soaked fruit, all on top of flaky potatoes, crisp potato skin and the bitter tenderness of slow-roasted kale.\n\nGolly.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1647-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3208\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16471-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWe had a hard time choosing what to have for dessert. But that\'s what happens when there are a dozen or more choices that range from cakes to tortes to pies.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/yet-more-about-pie/\">And you all know how I feel about pie</a>. But I felt that cake was more appropriate to cap off a birthday dinner.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1652-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3209\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16522-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nThe Chocolate Wall got the job done quite right.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3210\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1657-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3210\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16571.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3211\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/boston-deli-grill-and-market/dsc_1658-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3211\" title=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Boston Deli Grill and Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nThe 61st and Sheridan intersection is an unsung foodie treasure here in Tulsa. There\'s The Boston Deli Grill and Market, <a href=\"http://www.gauchotulsa.com/\">Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tiamotulsa.com/\">Ti Amo</a> on the northwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.silverflamesteakhouse.com/\">Silver Flame Steakhouse</a> open again on the southwest corner, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/savoys-famous-cinnamon-rolls-boy-and/\">Savoy Restaurant</a> on the northeast corner and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/\">In the Raw on the Hill</a> on the southeast corner.\n\nNext time you\'re hungry, this part of Tulsa offers quality and variety. And The Boston Deli Grill and Market is to thank for much of it.\n\n<strong>The Boston Deli Grill and Market</strong>\nWhere: 6231 E. 61st Street\nWhen: Monday, 11am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-3pm; 5-9pm\nCall: (918) 492-4745\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thebostondeli.com/\">TheBostonDeli.com</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630153/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Boston-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630153/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Boston Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','The Boston Deli Grill and Market','Ideas that come to mind when one thinks of a deli don\'t usually include chicken parmesan made in house, wine-braised beef brisket or five-layer chocolate cake made from scratch. \n','inherit','open','open','','3196-autosave','','','2010-10-23 15:20:02','2010-10-23 20:20:02','',3196,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3196-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4011,1,'2010-11-26 10:02:28','2010-11-26 15:02:28','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4006\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" title=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" /></a>\n\nI\'m not usually a fan of dinner in a styrofoam box. \n\nBut when I\'m busy watching a fast-paced sporting event at <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa</a>, I\'m always willing to make an exception. \n\n<!--more-->\n\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" /></a>\n\nMy husband and son and I were treated to a <a href=\"http://www.tulsaoilers.com/\">Tulsa Oilers</a> game earlier this week (more about this soon), and it wasn\'t until we made it downtown that we realized we hadn\'t had dinner. We\'d spent the afternoon at <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/HaikeyCreek.aspx\">Haikey Creek Park in Broken Arrow</a> foraging for what ended up being a three-pound haul of native pecans (it\'s a good crop this year, y\'all - go getcha some!) and you\'d better believe that when the hunger hit, it was fierce. \n\nThe best thing about realizing you\'re hungry at the BOK Center is that you know you have options beyond the standard nachos with the weird rubbery melty cheese and the stale hot dogs that are grayer than your grandpa that constitute the limited menu available at most event venues. In fact, <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=228&urlkeyword=Arena\">several of Tulsa\'s hoomegrown eateries have counters in the newest jewel of the downtown skyline</a>. There\'s pizza from Mazzio\'s, sushi from In the Raw and gourmet hot dogs from The Dog House.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4007\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4007\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17381-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" title=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4007\" /></a>\n\nAnd then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.billysonthesquare.com/\">Billy\'s at the BOK</a>, the only outgrowth of one of my all-time favorite Tulsa restaurants, Billy\'s On the Square. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4006\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" title=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" /></a>\n\nWhen I worked downtown I practically lived on the mushroom burger at Billy\'s. With a side of onion rings - which are famously delish, by the way - and a cup of ranch dressing (or Oklahoma ketchup, as I like to call it), it was a meal fit for a king. \n\nOr a fledgling, hungry reporter, as it were.\n\nMy beloved mushroom burger isn\'t on the menu at Billy\'s at the BOK, but the landmark Theta and Hickory burgers ($6 each) are. And then there\'s the kid-approved standard Billy\'s burger, complete with cheese and all of your classic burger fixin\'s, also $6.  \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4008\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4008\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" title=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4008\" /></a>\n\nMmm - om, nom, nom. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" /></a>\n\nMmm - om, nom, nom. \n\nOops - Did I just say that out loud? \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4009\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4009\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1761-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" title=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4009\" /></a>\n\nThe good news? The burgers at Billy\'s at the BOK are just as juicy and flavorful as the ones at the Billy\'s at 5th and Main. And at $6, they\'re a bargain both in terms of venue food and of the world of burgers in general. \n\nPair a Billy\'s burger with a drink and an order of fries or onion rings for each member of the entire family and you\'re not really in value meal land anymore (even on Tuesday night Oilers games when beer and soda are $2), but who wants to eat that stuff anyway? \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4010\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4010\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1814-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4010\" /></a>\n\nEspecially if you want to be an Oilers Ice Girl someday. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4006\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" title=\"Billy&#039;s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" /></a>\n\nYou definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man. And the last time I checked, burger theft and assault in the name of burgers are both still prosecutable crimes in the state of Oklahoma.\n\n<b>Billy\'s at the BOK</b>\nWhere: BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave. \nWhen: During BOK Center events\nWeb: <a href=\"http://BillysOnTheSquare.com/\">BillysOnTheSquare.com</a>','Billy\'s at the BOK','You definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man.','inherit','open','open','','4004-revision','','','2010-11-26 10:02:28','2010-11-26 15:02:28','',4004,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/4004-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3983,1,'2010-11-25 18:16:54','2010-11-25 23:16:54','','The Blue Whale Christmas','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1794','','','2010-11-25 18:16:54','2010-11-25 23:16:54','',4149,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1794.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4881,1,'2010-12-29 17:41:40','2010-12-29 22:41:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\" mce_style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4873\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sprouts-play-cafe-tulsa-kids/photoi/\" mce_href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sprouts-play-cafe-tulsa-kids/photoi/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4873  aligncenter\" title=\"Sprouts Play Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/photoi.jpg\" mce_src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/photoi.jpg\" alt=\"Sprouts Play Cafe\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\"></a></p>\r\n<p>Picture this: You’re out shopping the post-Holiday sales when the latest gizmo jumps out at you from a fancy display. It’s clever. It’s cute. It solves one of your most basic problems.</p>\r\n<p>You wish you’d thought of it.</p>\r\n<p>That’s how I felt when I walked into <a href=\"http://www.sproutsplaycafe.com/\">Sprouts Play Café</a>, in the shopping center just east of US 169 at 8787 N. Owasso Expressway.</p>\r\n<p>Get the debut of my series of reviews of family-friendly, Tulsa-area restaurants in <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=activities/entertainment/dining-out-kids-play-food-sprouts-play-café\" mce_href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=activities/entertainment/dining-out-kids-play-food-sprouts-play-café\">the January 2011 issue of Tulsa Kids Magazine</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Dining Out (with kids): Play with food at Sprouts Play Cafe','Picture this: You’re out shopping the post-Holiday sales when the latest gizmo jumps out at you from a fancy display. It’s clever. It’s cute. It solves one of your most basic problems.','inherit','open','open','','4872-revision-8','','','2010-12-29 17:41:40','2010-12-29 22:41:40','',4872,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4872-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(4883,1,'2010-12-27 15:42:27','2010-12-27 20:42:27','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-15','','','2010-12-27 15:42:27','2010-12-27 20:42:27','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(3239,1,'2010-10-28 08:59:09','2010-10-28 13:59:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3339\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/trick-or-treat-lessons-video/dsc_1618/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3339\" title=\"Root Beer Costume\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1618.jpg\" alt=\"Root Beer Costume\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur son has been trick-or-treating before. Well, sorta.\r\n\r\nIt was last year, when he was about 20 months old, when, because he was too small to walk the neighborhood, we took him in <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3856432363/\">his bad-ass jogging stroller</a> that can hop curbs and fly like the wind and run over other small children with ease. \r\n\r\nSo, does that even count as having done the trick-or-treat gig before?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nBy my estimation? No. In fact, I bet even his third year of trick-or-treating will feel a lot like the \"first-ever.\" That\'s one of the cool things about being a little kid: For the first few years of life, everything seems brand new and warrants an unabashed sense of wonder, even if you\'ve actually done whatever it is that\'s so amazing before. Because your memory span is not much longer than that of a goldfish.\r\n\r\nNot that there\'s anything wrong with that.\r\n\r\nSo, our son is going to go trick-or-treating on his own two feet this this year. Since he\'s somewhat afraid of his own costume - even though it\'s styled after a bottle of his most favorite drink ever (root beer - what else?), it slips over his head, and when it comes to things being on his head he\'s kinda like that guy on There\'s Something About Mary who has that unfortunate and violent sensitivity about his ears - I wanted to get in a few practice runs before the big night.\r\n\r\nBefore we headed to my aunt\'s house to do just that, I wanted to first see if the kiddo had any idea about what we were about to do.\r\n\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Hey there, my snookie pie lovey bear little man baby (heh). Do you know what Halloween is?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Yeah. I know what Halloween is.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Yeah? So what is it?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Girls wear butterfly wings and boys wear chicken hats.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Uh...\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Yeah. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/\">My chicken hat</a> is asleep over there. *points*\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: In your toy box?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Yeah. Chicken hat sleeping in toy box.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: So, hey. Do you know what trick-or-treating is?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: *silence*\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Remember? It\'s that thing where you knock on the door or push the button (this is how this kid understands ringing a doorbell) and when someone answers you shout, \"Trick or treat!\" And then that person puts some candy in your trick-or-treat bag.\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: A <em>treat</em>???\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Yeah, a treat!\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Can I have treat now?\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Sorry, we\'re fresh out of treats. But everyone will be happy to give you a treat on Halloween. You have to wear your costume, though.\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: *silence*\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: But that\'s OK, because you have one. Remember?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Yeah. I have a costume.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Do you know what you\'re gonna be for Halloween?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Chicken hat.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Actually, Daddy and I found a root beer costume for you.\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Root beers? Go get root beers now???\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I have a feeling that this interview is over now.\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Mommy?\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Uh-huh?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: Hey, Mommy?\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Yeah?\r\n<strong>Son</strong>: We get in my car, go get root beers now??\r\n\r\nHis briefing thus disposed, we decided it was time for a semi-dry run of this trick-or-treat action. Off to my aunt\'s we went.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s what happened there.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/HZs4RK62SzA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/HZs4RK62SzA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nI think we\'re mostly good to go. As long as we can keep the boy moving instead of letting him stop after each house and eat his candy on the porch like he wanted during this practice run, I think we\'ll live to see Nov. 1.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/trick-or-treat-lessons-video/dsc_1617/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3340\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1617.jpg\" alt=\"Root Beer Costume\" title=\"Root Beer Costume\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHow did <em>you</em> get your first-time trick-or-treaters ready for one of the biggest nights of his/her childhood?','Trick-or-Treat Lessons [VIDEO]','How did you get your first-time trick-or-treaters ready for one of the biggest nights of his/her childhood?','publish','open','open','','trick-or-treat-lessons-video','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/','2011-10-28 12:32:11','2011-10-28 18:32:11','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=3239',0,'post','',0),(3240,1,'2010-10-26 14:14:50','2010-10-26 19:14:50','Okay, I\'ll admit that our son has been trick-or-treating before. It was last year, when he was about 20 months old. So, does it count? By my estimation, no. In fact, I bet his third year of trick-or-treating will feel a lot like the \"first-ever.\" That\'s one of the cool things about being a little kid: For the first few years of life, everything seems brand new and warrants an unabashed sense of wonder, even if you\'ve actually done whatever it is that\'s so amazing before. Because your memory span is not much longer than that of a goldfish. \n\nAnd, in my mind, that\'s a pretty cool thing. \n\nTDT: Do you know what Halloween is? \nSon: Yeah. I know what Halloween is.\nTDT: So...what is it? \nSon: Girls wear butterfly wings and boys wear chicken hats. \nTDT: Oh, yeah? \nSon: Yeah. My chicken hat is asleep over there. *points*\nTDT: In your toy box? \nSon: Yeah. Chicken hat sleeping in toy box. \nTDT: So, hey. Do you know what trick-or-treating is? \nSon: *silence*\nTDT: Remember? It\'s that thing where you knock on the door or push the button (this is how he understands ringing a doorbell) and when someone answers you shout, \"Trick or treat!\" And then that person puts some candy in your trick-or-treat bag. \nSon: Treat???\nTDT: Yeah, treat!\nSon: Push the button, I get treat!!!!11!! *excited laughter commences*\nTDT: You have to wear a costume, though. \nSon: *silence*\nTDT: But that\'s OK, because you have one. \nSon: Yeah. I have costooome.\nTDT: Do you know what you\'re gonna be for Halloween? \nSon: Chicken hat. \nTDT: Actually, Daddy and I found a root beer costume for you. \nSon: I have root beers???\nTDT: No, not the drink. It\'s a root beer <em>costume</em>.\nSon: Go get root beers now???\nTDT: I have a feeling that this interview is over now.\nSon: Get in car, get root beers now!!! ','Interview with a First-Time Trick-or-Treater','','inherit','open','open','','3239-revision','','','2010-10-26 14:14:50','2010-10-26 19:14:50','',3239,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3239-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3242,1,'2010-10-26 16:13:10','2010-10-26 21:13:10','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3243\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1612/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3243\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1612.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDid you know that you don\'t have to go to those generic, pop-up clearinghouses for a killer Halloween costume?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nIt\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3244\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1641-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3244\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16412-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne option is to head to <a href=\"http://www.tophatmagic.com/\">Top Hat Magic &amp; Costumes</a>, on the northwest corner of the 41st and Yale intersection.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3245\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1642/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3245\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1642-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere you can be anything from a flapper girl to a medieval knight to an Indian princess to a zoot suit pimp daddy G to a wookie. \r\n\r\nThe selection, even this close to Halloween, is remarkable.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3246\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1616-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3246\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16161.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have fond memories of my dad taking me to Top Hat so that we could check out all the weird and gross stuff that\'s available there. My dad and I share a sense of humor that\'s appreciative of such things.\r\n\r\nLast week, I got to pay that favor forward by taking my son for the same reason.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3247\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1622/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3247\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1622.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHis first words as we walked through the door? \"Oh my gosh - look at <em>this</em>!\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3248\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1626-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3248\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16261-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd by <em>this</em> he meant, <em>everything in this entire store</em>, which I will now proceed to attempt to drag off the shelves and touch with my always-sticky toddler hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3249\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1624-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3249\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16241-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think all the squealing and grabbing made the staff a little nervous, but they still found it in their hearts to be hospitable.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3250\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1636/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3250\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1636.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat they managed it even after the squealing and grabbing still hadn\'t stopped after five minutes or so speaks volumes of these people. \r\n\r\nAnd perhaps of their long track record of experience in owning a magic and costume shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3251\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1635/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3251\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1635.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat object that my son is, uh, investigating is a chicken hat. In case you were wondering what the poor, molested thing was.\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry. We bought it. I mean, it was the only proper, polite thing to do after treating a thing like we\'d bought it too many drinks and asked it back to our place, only to get as far as the dark alley outside. \r\n\r\nHey, son? You didn\'t hear any of that. And if you did, Mommy has no idea what she\'s even talking about, so just click ignore and try to think of a fancy name for your new chicken hat.\r\n\r\nAhem. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1629-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3252\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16292.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1620-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3253\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16201-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor those of you still searching for a costume for Halloween, have no fear.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1623-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3254\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16231-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you can dream it up, Top Hat probably has it. Whether it\'s these \'80s earrings...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1643-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3255\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16432.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr this spare leg...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1644/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3256\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1644.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr one of those long cigarette-smoker thingies (which I just adore, by the way, even though smoking is terrible and you should never, ever try it, even on a recreational basis because <em>just say no</em>)...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1646-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3257\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16462-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr these spare, glue-on body parts...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3260\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1660/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3260\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1660-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr a mood ring...\r\n\r\nI\'ve gotta stop just a second here. Mood rings, people! MOOD RINGS!\r\n\r\nSorry. I\'m a child of the \'80s. Thus, I get all wistful when I see mood rings.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1653/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3258\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1653.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEven if what you need is a date to one of Tulsa\'s rockin\' Halloween parties, Steve Lancaster, Tulsa\'s own homegrown magician and illusionist, has it in his shop, which has had open doors to the community for more than 30 years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1649-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3259\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16491.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSteve is a sweet man. But don\'t go walking around his store snapping your iPhone camera or you\'ll get a piece of his mind.\r\n\r\nUnless you put the photos on Facebook and tell all your friends that they can find the stuff in your photos at Top Hat. Then he\'s pretty much cool with that.\r\n\r\nDid you know that you can hire him to teach you magic tricks, one-on-one? And that you can hire him for your kid\'s birthday party? And that you can see him perform these amazing magic shows at the PAC downtown from time to time? It\'s all true.\r\n\r\nI love living in a town that has its own magician. It makes me feel very...magical.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3261\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1639-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16391.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThough there\'s still a lot to choose from in terms of costumes and props at Top Hat, I wouldn\'t delay if you\'re still looking for those things. When we stopped in to check the place out, it was super busy - at least a couple dozen folks came through and headed to the costume room during just our short, half-hour visit - and that was last week.\r\n\r\nThings are different this week. People are desperate. Searching for a costume could get ugly.\r\n\r\nBut Steve and his staff have been doing this for a long time. They have the experience and the know-how to keep things at or below a fever pitch. And they probably could help you in the event that you and another customer reach for the last zombie costume and grab it at the same time and commence grabbing and shoving and stabbing each other in the eyes with the hangers in an effort to wrest the costume from one another.\r\n\r\nBut I bet you\'d get a time-out. So I wouldn\'t do that if I were you.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3262\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1645/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3262\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1645-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSpeaking of zombie costumes, Steve mentioned while we were in that the most popular costumes this year are the classic ones - vampires, ghosts, Elvira, zombies, what have you - thanks to there not being a major, costume-influencing movie out in time for Halloween this year. He said that \'80s costumes are really popular, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3263\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/top-hat-magic-costumes-halloween/dsc_1623-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3263\" title=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16232-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat Magic and Costumes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s where these babies could come in handy.\r\n\r\nAnd if you wanted to wear them again, I totally wouldn\'t blame you. In fact, I might be willing to stab you in the eye with a hanger for them. I\'d probably be pretty nice about it, though. It\'d be the most amiable eye stabbing ever.\r\n\r\n<strong>Top Hat Magic &amp; Costumes</strong>\r\nWhere: 4016 S. Yale Ave.\r\nWhen: Monday-Friday, 10am-8pm; Saturday, 10am-5:30pm; Sunday, 1-5pm (Halloween holiday hours)\r\nCall: (918) 663-5550\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tophatmagic.com/\">TopHatMagic.com</a>','Top Hat Magic and Costumes: Shop Local This Halloween','Did you know that you don\'t have to go to those big-box, pop-up clearinghouses for a killer Halloween costume? Thanks to Top Hat Magic & Costumes, It\'s true. 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