Defend the Indefensible: Oklahoma

Arkies and Okies have somewhat of a rivalry. (Arkies live in paradise while Okies are shoeless Tom Joads killing the Indians, etc.)

I was in a sandwich shop and the TV was blaring something about some horrible event in Texas. Guy behind the calendar says, "It's always Texas."

I say, "Ain't that the truth. You must be from around here."

He says, "Nope, I'm from Norman, Oklahoma."

We just stood there for a bit watching the news. "Welp," I said. "Guess we have some common ground."

Whoa, the Tulsa Race Riot, had NEVER heard of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_riot

not even sure how I found it today, some internet wormhole I guess

the worst. still so sad to go to greenwood, cause nothing came ever back there.
cool local band Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey recently released an album about it, which is interesting
http://jfjo.com/projects/race-riot-suite/

The 'G' in The Gap Band stands for Greenwood.

(And 'a' for Archer and 'p' for Pine, all three streets in the band's old Tulsa neighborhood.)