Oklahoma music scene is definitely top ten in the country. We have unbelievable talent here.

With the ACM going in, it's only going to get better. I think it could be on par with Nashville, Austin and Atlanta as far as size is concerned in ten years.

Oklahoma music scene is definitely top ten in the country. We have unbelievable talent here.

With the ACM going in, it's only going to get better. I think it could be on par with Nashville, Austin and Atlanta as far as size is concerned in ten years.

You are quite correct but there is a significant portion of the population that doesn't accept C & W as "music."

You are quite correct but there is a significant portion of the population that doesn't accept C & W as "music."

A significant portion of what population? The nation as a whole? Or OKC?

I went to Arbitron.com and according to their reports most formats are basically tied for ratings. The only two formats with ratings noticeably higher that the rest (alternative, oldies, rock spanish, urban, country) is News/Talk and Adult contemporary. And if you listen to adult contemporary there are a significant amount of country songs.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll14/Platemaker_photos/2012Trendswcomments.jpg

I was being facetious but thanks for the information. Seriously, a lot of people simply turn their noses up at C & W thinking its trailer-trash music. Go live in CT for a while like I did and see what they think of it.

Minnesota has Dairy Queens. That in and by itself makes them superior to Oklahoma, right?

Yeah country music is more popular than some may think. Also if you are trying to be sarcastic in a post - use smilies. : )

And why are we digging up the DQ thing again? There is no point in stirring the pot that has calmed down unless the primary objective is to troll.

excellent music scene.

Minnesota did give us Prince and the "Minneapolis Sound" back in the mid-80's, after all.:woowoo:

Awesome, maybe one day I will get to try some nice fried walleye
Culver's has walleye http://forum.austinrat.org/images/smiles/ducking.gif

We have a few Culver's down here in Austin, it is pretty good. I like Steak 'N Shake but the ones here are not near as good as the other one's that I have been to in other parts of the country. Freddy's is expanding as well, they were open in OKC before Austin.

I liked it up there, it's beautiful up there but I went during the summer, it was 103 when I left OKC and the high 80's temps were nice. Stillwater (MN) wasa nice place, we ate a a great German restaurant between St. Paul and Stillwater called Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter (http://www.gasthausbavarianhunter.com/).

Minnesota also has Adrien Peterson!

Minnesota also has Adrien Peterson!

So do Chicago

Yeah country music is more popular than some may think. Also if you are trying to be sarcastic in a post - use smilies. : )

And why are we digging up the DQ thing again? There is no point in stirring the pot that has calmed down unless the primary objective is to troll.

If you read post #1, that's what this thread is all about. Everything else is a thread hijack.

No kidding Patrick, besides is this really a Metro Area specific topic more than it is an underground off topic?

I think defining a state goes beyond fast food and one's opinion. Although you wouldn't be able to tell from the childish posts here...but this state is most defined by it's people. Even other newsbroadcasters say Oklahoman's give a hand to their neighbors more than any other state they've been in. We are welcoming and humble. As a state.

Now, people will be people and they will like what they like. I love Oklahoma and do not like sonic or braums. The only thing I buy from sonic is a drink. Braums is just gross. I love DQ. But only their ice cream.

Instead of bashing the Minnesota person who got the wrong first impression of Oklahoma, why not show and encourage the fact that we are not a horrible state? Sure we have bad tippers, we also have great tippers. Ask my bartender saturday night. She made some bankage. We have idiots just like every other place in the world, that doesn't make us all that way. How very closed minded of a conversation to lump everyone into a stereotype based on personal short experiences.

I completely agree with everything you said even the part about hating Sonic and Braums (both mediocre, to each your own) I only like DQ's Blizzards, not love but like. Fast food shouldn't even exist anyways, so unhealthy, lol!

Sorry....I was laughing for so long when I read that someone was upset that Oklahoma didn't have Dairy Queens. What's so special about a freakin Dairy Queen? And for the record, I do know they have one inside Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa. But nonetheless, I'll take Braums for Dairy Queen any day of the week. Can't beat Braums ice cream and dairy products. Everytime I go on long vacations outside the state, Braums is the one thing I really miss. I literally go into Braums withdrawals. What's so special about Dairy Queen? I just don't get it. If you're that stuck on DQ's Blizzards, go to Sonic and get a Sonic Blast. Or Braums has the same thing....they call it a Mix! :)

Aw, c'mon! There is just no place else to get a Peanut Buster Parfait! And I love me some Peanut Buster Parfait!

I've been to Minnesota once and was impressed by the hospitality. Spent a night in St. Paul - walked around downtown, spent the next afternoon touring the 3M campus. Went to the 3M corporate lodge, "Wonewok" up in the North Woods near Park Rapids. Some very beautiful country, great fishing, crystal clear water, bald eagles, great northern pike...just beautiful and great fun. Of course being the guest of 3M at their lodge one would expect a high level of hospitality but even then I was very impressed how high the bar was set. Gourmet food around the clock, accommodations that were perfect. The two negatives about the place, clouds - CLOUDS - of mosquitoes like I've never seen anywhere else, and it all ended too soon.

That said, I would not want to live anywhere else than in good old Oklahoma. Contrast the lack of Dairy Queen to the embarrassment of riches when it comes to beautiful vistas of the Wichita Mountains, Winding Stair Mountains, Cookson Hills, lakes with more total shoreline than the state of California, bounty of wildlife, the sweet April breeze, the mighty roar of thunderstorms in the spring and summer, the awesome power of many tornadoes every year....Oklahoma is unmatched in these United States.

That said, I would not want to live anywhere else than in good old Oklahoma. Contrast the lack of Dairy Queen to the embarrassment of riches when it comes to beautiful vistas of the Wichita Mountains, Winding Stair Mountains, Cookson Hills, lakes with more total shoreline than the state of California, bounty of wildlife, the sweet April breeze, the mighty roar of thunderstorms in the spring and summer, the awesome power of many tornadoes every year....Oklahoma is unmatched in these United States.

Yes, I wouldn't give those up for anything. OKC is a wonderful town and we have those natural wonders, too.

. Fast food shouldn't even exist anyways, so unhealthy, lol!

touche'. this could explain why when inside grocery stores you see asians in the produce section, not the frozen food aisle.

touche'. this could explain why when inside grocery stores you see asians in the produce section, not the frozen food aisle.

Good observation.. I never thought about that, but my mom always does go straight for the cabbage and jalapeno's and I go straight for the apples and avocados!

touche'. this could explain why when inside grocery stores you see asians in the produce section, not the frozen food aisle.

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if thats your perception. i was actually referring to her preference of whole foods and made a simple correlation of her ethnicity. i didnt employ the usage of any derrogatory slang, as youre implicating.

if thats your perception. i was actually referring to her preference of whole foods and made a simple correlation of her ethnicity. i didnt employ the usage of any derrogatory slang, as youre implicating.

Just jokin' around, dude. Jeez.

Well I am from Wisconsin, and I do miss Dairy Queen, but the only thing that I don't like about Oklahoma is probably the flatness of the land. However I am starting to get used to it. I guess I could look at it as being able to see a tornado for many miles away if one comes.

Well I am from Wisconsin, and I do miss Dairy Queen, but the only thing that I don't like about Oklahoma is probably the flatness of the land. However I am starting to get used to it. I guess I could look at it as being able to see a tornado for many miles away if one comes.

Old Oklahoma joke: local citizens of the OK panhandle are not happy that the local sheriff isn't pursuing a bank robber. Two days after the robbery they confront the sheriff who says "what's the hurry? I can still see him".

Well I am from Wisconsin, and I do miss Dairy Queen, but the only thing that I don't like about Oklahoma is probably the flatness of the land. However I am starting to get used to it. I guess I could look at it as being able to see a tornado for many miles away if one comes.

You can have mountains in Oklahoma, as a for instance, from the Lawton area and west of there. One time I saw a TV news report from the Altus area with a mountain in the background. I didn't know a TV scene with a mountain in the background from Oklahoma could look so cool on TV. I suspect the mountains of southwestern Oklahoma look more convincing as mountains than the ones in southeast Oklahoma. And they are probably taller than what passes for mountains in Wisconsin.

I saw that John Wayne movie "Rooster Cogburn" and he was supposed to be in Oklahoma. There were snow-covered mountains in the background I could swear were the Grand Tetons! Kiddin!

I think its Poteau that claims its next to the "worlds tallest hill" at 1,999 feet tall from base to top?

Well I am from Wisconsin, and I do miss Dairy Queen, but the only thing that I don't like about Oklahoma is probably the flatness of the land. However I am starting to get used to it. I guess I could look at it as being able to see a tornado for many miles away if one comes.

One of the reasons Oklahoma is wonderful because of the different ecoregions. Head east and south to block the view if you feel the need for a quick relief from the flatlands.

In Virginia, the lovely trees make me positively clastrophobic, pretty as they are. I love the long view. Husband and I were both raised on the flatlands and are both always are looking to make sure a panther or something isn't going to jump on us (it's in the dna...:elmer3:).

i spent some time in Minnesota. I think the people get cabin fever from being inside all winter. can oklahoma improve? absolutely I came back here to retire after living in many states due to job assignments for 45 years. some things have been refreshing while others have been disappointing. however, I can say that about almost everywhere i had a job assignment. never had an assignment in Minnesota but was there for enough meetings to know i didnt want to live there. also they have gigantic mosquitos.

In Virginia, the lovely trees make me positively clastrophobic, pretty as they are. I love the long view. Husband and I were both raised on the flatlands and are both always are looking to make sure a panther or something isn't going to jump on us (it's in the dna...:elmer3:).
My father-in-law has much the same feeling, having spent his entire life in the Permian Basin area of West Texas he is used to the wide open spaces. He comes here to Austin every year and will spend some time out fishing and camping in the area, the Central Texas area offers a similar variety in eco-regions, the Hill Country to the wet, the Piney Woods to to the east, the plains to the northeast and then the Coastal Bend area to the southeast. My wife took him one year (before I met her) to Bastrop State Park about 45 minutes east of Austin at the edge of the Piney Woods region, the area has real tall pine trees all around the lake. It unnerved him to be "in" the forest with the trees over the top of him. He prefers fishing/camping out on the Blanco River State Park (about an hour west of Austin) which is in the Hill Country and has more of the Live Oak variety which is a bit more open than the pine forests.

In Virginia, the lovely trees make me positively clastrophobic, pretty as they are.That's exactly how I feel and I didn't know it until I lived in Kansas City. Living under constant shade makes me depressed and claustrophobic.

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I think its Poteau that claims its next to the "worlds tallest hill" at 1,999 feet tall from base to top?

It's taller than 2,000 above sea level. However, the World's Highest Hill claim came about based on a definition (Brit I think) of a mountain being more than 2,000 above surrounding terrain, and Cavanal is a speck under 2,000 above the valley floor.

Was a fun place to romp and explore in my youth until someone decided to build a decent road up it.

There are still interesting places to go, and most won't, and the touristas for decades have enjoyed some really nice views from the edge of the road way.

I miss my hills of SE Oklahoma.

Poteau travel guide - Wikitravel (http://wikitravel.org/en/Poteau)

http://wikitravel.org/en/Talihina

TravelOK.com: ADA-Rec (http://www.travelok.com/ada-rec/detail.asp?region=SE)