Tulsa Travel Guide
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Four Days and 1,407 Miles Later, We Turn In The Rental Car
Jaunted editor Paul Brady is back on terra firma in the U.S. after nearly a year away in South America. So how did he get back here? By taking the ultimate road-trip. All this week, he'll be telling us just how he did it. Any questions or suggestions? Let us know.
If 24 hours before, we'd been dreading a six-hour drive, the final leg of our one-way road trip started with a bit of melancholy of a different sort. Not because we'd been having a bad time but because it meant my trip--through South America, through the Gulf Coast and onward to Oklahoma--was about to end. It'd been so long since I'd stayed in one place, I didn't know what might happen when we arrived in Oklahoma.
But I put facing doubt about my future on hold while Pat Faser at the Fairfield Place served up a big plate of veggie frittata, sausage links, fresh fruit and a truly Southern biscuit alongside orange juice and coffee. I'd say the emphasis at this B&B was on breakfast if the bed hadn't been so comfortable.
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We See London, We See France But Tulsa Sees Your Underpants
TSA's controversial full-body screeners have landed at the Tulsa International Airport with passengers already testing the pricey machines (each one costs $170,000) to largely positive reviews. From USA Today:
The 35-year reign of airport metal detectors began its slow descent this week in Tulsa, where for the first time some passengers are skipping metal detectors. People are instead being screened in a 9-foot-high portal with glass shields that rotate to produce vivid pictures of what is underneath passengers' clothing.
Yet the machines did not stir as much "privacy rights" concern as we would think.
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Missed Connections in Tulsa: American Idol Winner Edition
David Cook, the winner of the seventh season of "American Idol," may have been born in Houston, Texas, but when the 26-year-old graduated from college he decided to pursue his career in music in... Tulsa, Oklahoma. (To be fair, he didn't audition there but in Omaha.)
We hope the city's borders are prepared for an onslaught of shaggy, sideburned dudes with a weakness for rock ballads. If you are one, or want to meet one, you might do well to look in these hot spots:
Club Maverick :: Maybe leave the mustache at home when frequenting this bear-friendly gay bar. 822 S. Sheridan Rd.
Four Aces Tavern :: Live local bands stop by this watering hole every weekend, but you and your friends can also do karaoke there and live your local-stardom dreams. 11035 E. 41st St.
River Park :: Desert, schmesert! Wander along the city's source of fresh water alone or with man's best friend. Hwy. 44 and Riverside Dr.
Related Stories:
· Missed Connections coverage [Jaunted]
· Tulsa Hotels [HC]
[Photo of a statue on the Arkansas River: Tulsa Topics]
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Ok, Seriously: What's Up With Clay Aiken's Feet in Airplanes?
Apparently Clay Aiken didn't learn his lesson about keeping his feet (and their smell) to himself after we mentioned it last month. According to People, when Clay was on a Continental flight to Tulsa on Saturday, his foot ended up in a stranger's lap. Ok, hold up here. His FOOT ended up in a stranger's LAP? A head on the shoulder, even a hand on the leg, that we can understand. But a foot on the lap? Are this kid's legs as flexible as his voice?
The best part is that because the woman woke Clay up with a "hit to his chest," the FBI was called in. Apparently, they didn't find any bombs in Clay's foot, so no one was charged with anything. Clay, meanwhile, has promised that he's "taken steps to prevent any foot wandering in the future." Still, we're not going to sit next to him on a plane. Even if he is famous.
[Photo: Celebitchy]
Related Stories:
· Clay Talks to ET About Airline Drama [Entertainment Tonight]
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Most Missed in Tulsa
Maybe Tulsa got a bad rap when Chandler on "Friends" got exiled there on "Friends." Sure, there's no Central Perk there, but the birthplace of Route 66 has its charms, especially for the nearly 400,000 people who call it home. See what Mr. Bing missed with our handy guide:
Club Majestic -- Don't take your drunk straight friends to this gay and lesbian dance party featuring drag king shows and concerts every weekend. After all, you could miss out on a sculpted hottie. 124 N. Boston Ave
Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino -- If you think a Loverboy concert is classic entertainment, have we got a 24-hour hotspot for you. 951 W. 36th St.
Sobo Loco -- What's better than mixing business with pleasure? Mexican classics served tapas-style at this restaurant and bar. 3523 S. Peoria Ave
[Photo: sommerbunce]
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Chicks and Ducks and Geese Better Scurry
Big props to the Washington Post for highlighting Tulsa (elevation 740 feet) this week in their travel section. Finally, some thinking outside the box in the travel press, even if it's an angularly-shaped state.
So what's happening in that great swath of land that is the middle of the country? Well, the food is still classic and meaty--at local favorite Coney Island, the special is three hot dogs with chili, onions, and mustard--but there's a growing bohemian enclave in the city as well, on Cherry Street. It's not a Midwestern Williamsburg just yet, but that's just because they've got a better handle on preventing scabies over there.
The Palms restaurant of Tulsa is Panera Bread. There's even a "Panera Parliament"; think of them as the grand doyens of the town. Or Doyennes. Anyway, it's where the filmmakers break bread with businessmen and reporters. How sophisticated!
We're just glad that they didn't kill this article to publish something about Buenos Aires instead.
[Image via Kaptain Krispy Kreme/Flickr]
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· I said Tulsa, OK? [WaPo]
