Michael, though I don&#39;t think anyone said the BOK is architecturally irrelevant - if it&#39;s anything, it&#39;s certainly not that - you make some really good points, especially what you said about how the BOK reflects Tulsans&#39; penchant for riding the edge of built design innovation. Thanks for chiming in. <br /><br />SheezKrafty: &quot;I know how to flush a toilet.&quot; As in, duh! Classic!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Stephen. There&#39;s no doubt about it, the BOK Center has indeed changed the quality of life in this city for the better. What it has added to the feel of downtown is just as good. Whether everyone in this town feels that&#39;s a sufficient return on investment, especially those who can&#39;t spare groceries or clothes for the kids to attend some of the higher-end concerts at the BOK, is something else. There are residual benefits to having something like the BOK Center in the heart of our city, though. Those are tough to quantify. I think they&#39;re tough to get on the balance sheet in the mind of the public because of that. <br /><br />I&#39;m still intrigued by this concept of being paid back monetarily for public investments that turn a profit. I have to think some society somewhere in the world, somewhere in history has tried this. Sorry. The thought of getting an ROI check in the mail from my government, as if I were some kind of shark investor, makes me grin.