That would look good next to "Boner Lake"

That would look good next to "Boner Lake"

I think you mean Lake Flacid.

I think you mean Lake Flacid.

No that’s only after it drains

Love's Travel Stops Stage & Great Lawn

Love's Travel Stops Stage & Great Lawn

I listened to the press conference but didn't really catch what the gift was.

Did they just say they donated 2 million dollars? For anything specific or for just operational funds?

They donated $2 million for the Bandshell & Great Lawn.

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via @scissortailpark Twitter feed.

:/ (All I have to say.)

So, the Myriad Gardens & Scissortail Park have the 'Great Lawn'? Would be nice if they had two different names?

Not surprising given that you can count the number of major corporate players in the city on one hand. I suspect when Arena naming rights come up for rebid they will be a big contender. It makes the most sense for their name to be said on national tv also.

Love's Travel Stops Stage & Great Lawn

Omg. I thought this was a joke when I first read it...

Omg. I thought this was a joke when I first read it...

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

Their 6x4" logo on my Thunder jerseys wasnt enough. Now they will turn my great lawn yellow too? :-/

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

What?

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

I guaranty you if you let the HQ know you saw a dirty bathroom at one of their facilities, they will take care of it. With the proliferation of the newer On-Cue type service stations on the highways with absolutely spotless bathrooms, they know the competition took a step-up. The issue with a lot of the Love's is they are a bit older and, therefore, are not quite as nice. The one's I frequent when I travel the region are, for the most part, pretty decent.

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

Actually, I think you are the only person whose mind went straight to prostitution. Most normal people don't think that about any particular gas station brand....

Why can't Love's get slushie machines... On-Cue and 7-Eleven have them... Until then Love's is just not a go to for me!

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

First thing that comes to mind after reading this post: "Dang, what are you doing in truck stop bathrooms???"

Considering it's proximity to Devon Tower, I would have gone with the Great Lawn of Mordor.

Considering it's proximity to Devon Tower, I would have gone with the Great Lawn of Mordor.

LOL... I thought I was the only one that looked at Devon and saw Barad-dûr.... Good to know I'm not the only odd one. ;)

LOL... I thought I was the only one that looked at Devon and saw Barad-dûr.... Good to know I'm not the only odd one. ;)

+1

Dallas has that one skyscraper that my family named the Eye of Sauron.

Are we taking bets on who the opening act is going to be for opening weekend. Are we thinking big like Garth Brooks Blake Shelton Reba McIntyre or we thinking more like Toby Keith

I want Lady Gaga! ����


Are we taking bets on who the opening act is going to be for opening weekend. Are we thinking big like Garth Brooks Blake Shelton Reba McIntyre or we thinking more like Toby Keith

I want Lady Gaga! ����

I vote for Travis Scott

Is it sad that the first thing that comes to mind, is the prostitution that takes place down the road and how that is a "business" that happens a lot at a truck stop?

Also, hopefully Scissor tail will be cleaner than a Loves bathroom.

:duckdodgehonestly, I wasn't thinking that at all.

Love's Travel Stops Stage & Great Lawn

I was fearing it would be called Oklahoma City Stage & Great Lawn

They donated $2 million for the Bandshell & Great Lawn.

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via @scissortailpark Twitter feed.

What would the 2 million be need for? Speakers? Audio equipment?

What would the 2 million be need for? Speakers? Audio equipment?

Yeah, that's why I was asking what exactly Loves is paying for. The citizens tax dollars of OKC paid for the Band Shell & Great Lawn. Not Loves.

Here is the Facebook post made by the Scissortail Park page, so looks like it will be just for operational expenses.



Thanks to the Love family and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores for your very generous donation of $2 million to the Park!

The Stage and Great Lawn at Scissortail Park, scheduled to open this fall in Oklahoma City, will be named the Love’s Travel Stops Stage and Great Lawn in recognition of a major gift from the Love Family. The $2 million gift will fund ongoing maintenance of the park and support stage productions in the future.

The six-acre Love’s Travel Stops Stage and Great Lawn is a first-class outdoor performance venue and features a prominent stage with green room and capacity for small (up to 1,500 guests), medium (up to 10,000 guests) and large (up to 15,000 guests) events, including concerts, outdoor movies, corporate events and symphonic performances.

The venue can also accommodate festivals for up to 250,000 guests over multiple days and is adjacent to the future MAPS 3 Convention Center and Omni Luxury Hotel.

“On behalf of my family, I’m excited to announce this gift, which will help launch and maintain a new premier performance venue for Oklahomans to enjoy for generations to come,” said Jenny Love Meyer, vice president of communications for Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores. “This gift is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to Oklahoma City for all the support they’ve shown our family and our business throughout the years.”

Here is the official press release:

https://scissortailpark.org/2019/06/17/scissortail-parks-stage-and-great-lawn-named-for-loves-travel-stops/?fbclid=IwAR0wOzbOWU9LyJZ43rzLlGCTeVfAy8EcPXiJlwwo Tl4hT67znMjdy5r9Tf0

So, it's basically an endowment?

Good for Tom and Judy Love. They are really stepping up their community sponsorships. They support the arts, rodeo events, OKCMOA, the Thunder, Scissortail Park, and others. We need more corporate citizens like them.

Yes, very generous of Love's.

OKC's largest private employer, Hobby Lobby, should take a lesson.

Yes, very generous of Love's.

OKC's largest private employer, Hobby Lobby, should take a lesson.
They're probably too busy stealing antiquities.

Didn't Hobby Lobby just recently donate land to Embark for public transit?

Yes, very generous of Love's.

OKC's largest private employer, Hobby Lobby, should take a lesson.

Probably the only way to get them to be more like Love's is if the park had a tabernacle.

Probably the only way to get them to be more like Love's is if the park had a tabernacle.
:LolLolLol

Good for Tom and Judy Love. They are really stepping up their community sponsorships. They support the arts, rodeo events, OKCMOA, the Thunder, Scissortail Park, and others. We need more corporate citizens like them.

Thanks theanvil, you highlighted the support the Love's have given to the Oklahoma City community. Judy is visible at Thunder games with her enthusiastic support--just ask LeBron James.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuYWJVgnKZ0

The Love's travel stop off I-35 service road north between Edmond & Oklahoma City is a very nice, clean well-lighted place, a 24/7 beacon to welcome all travelers.

Tom & Judy Love are to be commended for their support of Oklahoma and their travel stops throughout the country. They have stepped up and given back to the community.

As for the yellow patch corporate sponsorship on Thunder uniforms, glad we have a patch ALL can see, the Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores put millions into the sponsorship of the patch, Thunder rewarded their efforts with a patch you can proudly see.

Just wait til they buy naming rights to CHK Arena

Just wait til they buy naming rights to CHK Arena

I still want Sonic to buy the naming rights to the arena and name it the SuperSonic Center.

I still want Sonic to buy the naming rights to the arena and name it the SuperSonic Center.

ROTFLMAO. I wish I had thought of that.

They're probably too busy stealing antiquities.

Cheap shot. Hobby Lobby didn't buy the antiques with the dubious provenance, Steve Green did as a private citizen (and he didn't steal anything). You may not like him or them but they are paying quite a bit in property taxes, especially for their HQ and their stores generate a good deal of sales tax.

Just wait til they buy naming rights to CHK Arena

Come on down to a little old place where we can get together, the “ Love’s Shack”

Today's WINNER ^^^:Smiley173

Come on down to a little old place where we can get together, the “ Love’s Shack”
HAHA. Outstanding!

Mayor Holt just tweeted that we are 100 days out from the grand opening celebration of Scissortail Park on the weekend of September 27-29.

Mayor Holt just tweeted that we are 100 days out from the grand opening celebration of Scissortail Park on the weekend of September 27-29.

Carrie Underwood is here the 25th but then has another show in Nashville the 27th. She might be out for the opening act? Do we even think it will be a big time act?

Carrie Underwood is here the 25th but then has another show in Nashville the 27th. She might be out for the opening act? Do we even think it will be a big time act?

It will be a big-time act but I belive Kings of Leon will be the headliner on the main Saturday night.

Kings of Leon have a show already scheduled for the 27th Probably not them

Kings of Leon have a show already scheduled for the 27th Probably not them

where are you seeing this i can't find anything for them past sept 15th

where are you seeing this i can't find anything for them past sept 15th

Your are correct I was looking at past tour. So yeah maybe it will be them #pass

It will be a big-time act but I belive Kings of Leon will be the headliner on the main Saturday night.

This is really the best they can do? I don't know much about Kings of Leon or how famous they really are, but this seems kind of blah. Is there a special connection with this band to Oklahoma?

This is really the best they can do? I don't know much about Kings of Leon or how famous they really are, but this seems kind of blah. Is there a special connection with this band to Oklahoma?

Yes, they are from Oklahoma originally.

Here is a great story from the Gazette on them: https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/kings-of-leon-returns-to-its-native-oklahoma-as-one-of-rocks-last-arena-acts/Content?oid=2980544

This is really the best they can do? I don't know much about Kings of Leon or how famous they really are, but this seems kind of blah. Is there a special connection with this band to Oklahoma?

I kind of agree but but they are a good "mid range" act I would think meaning they would get a great crowd without having an over kill crowd. Meaning like I heard it can hold up to 15,000 I don't think the Kings of Leon could bring that many (i could be wrong) but they could come close. Where like a garth brooks would be over kill and bring in way more than 15,000

They last played Chesapeake in the fall of 2017, so they are a big act.

Kings of Leon plus the excitement of opening the park will easily bring 15k

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if this was free or nearly free.

Opening weekend and park is closed to taxpayers for a concert wouldn't go over too well so I'm sure it will be completely free.

This is really the best they can do? I don't know much about Kings of Leon or how famous they really are, but this seems kind of blah. Is there a special connection with this band to Oklahoma?

KoL is big time. Great following. Especially big in England, Germany and Australia.

I just figured it would of been a country act giving all the great country artist we have from this state. Anyone is probably going to bring in 15 k if it's free. What about the flaming lips?

You guys keep forgetting about Color Me Badd.

You guys keep forgetting about Color Me Badd.

They would have to turn away people for that. What about Hinder?

All-american rejects?

Maybe The Hanson brothers?