Irritated Tulsan on a tear
Irritated Tulsan says that this non-blogging life is interfering with his ability to write quality content, but that's manifestly not the case. Like an oyster, he continues to turn minor irritations into pearls of hilarity (and sometimes wisdom).
- Honest Downtown Tulsa Signs
- An open letter to Mayor Taylor, about her belated response to the indigent medical care problem, wherein we are introduced to the term, "Blond Gnome District."
- "Turdlips," a touching story of baseball ineptitude and childhood conflict resolution (like IT, I was a clueless right-fielder, when they let me play at all)
The best of all is not original material but scans of the first 16 pages of the program for the 1969 University of Tulsa football homecoming game, with a promise of more to come. The section that was posted includes ads for Page-Glencliff Dairy (and their Golden Hurricane ice cream), DX, Skelly, KVOO, Rainbo, Eddy's Steakhouse, R. A. Young and Son, Williams Brothers, Thornton, Smith, and Thornton, and Brown Dunkin (with sketches of their downtown, Southland, and Northland stores). There are profiles of TU President J. Paschal Twyman (marking his first anniversary with the school), athletic director Glenn Dobbs, and Head Coach Vince Carillot and his assistants. There's a roster of the 1969 team. Dobbs was honored as Mr. Homecoming 1969 -- Steve Turnbo's byline is over the article about that honor.
An article about the history of TU has this intriguing conclusion:
Recent addition to the University's curricula is a new bachelor of arts degree program in urban studies as a part of a $92,000 contract with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The first of its kind for undergraduates in the nation, the TU-HUD project will lead to the establishment of TU campuses in Washington D.C., and possibly other major cities.
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Michael,
Thank you so much for the nice post. I'm always honored when Tulsa's top political blogger mentions me. It would be interesting to study how many "athletically challenged" children became bloggers. I bet the percentage is high.
Thank You,
Jerry, aka Irritated Tulsan
Irritated Tulsan is always good for a different angle on something. I always look forward to his posts. I'm not a native Tulsan but I especially liked the 1969 TU homecoming game post.
the program lists a defensive back named ken shoemaker. is that the ken shoemaker that has the insurance agency at 101st and sheridan? i've done business with him for 25 years.