Childhood Memories of OKC

[Harold_Sink]

Hey Prune, her dad is Eddie Peak. He certainly did some jazz and I'd bet 50 cents he at least knew Wayne Nichols even if he didn't play with him. I saw him on occasion backing up some of the lady jazz singers back in the '60s and early '70s. He was a terrific keyboardist and entertainer. But I would like to know if she knows what happened to Altice Moore, and if she knew Dean McDanials died a few years ago.

Altice Moore (III) passed away a few years back. I heard this from his son, also Altice Moore, who is a good friend of mine. I was amazed at what all his father knew how to do.

[Jim Kyle]

Does Baird Jones or Wayne Nichols ring a bell? Larry Skinner? Norma Jean?
Benny Garcia (the world's greatest guitarist)?

Just ran across this very old (2009) post on the thread and have to answer. I first encountered Baird when he was holding down the piano bar at The Store. Wayne took it over a few weeks after I discovered the place. I hung out there as long as Wayne ran it and Wayne taught me a few bits -- including the Ellington intro to A-Train -- but sadly he fell off the wagon again and it killed him.

I particularly enjoyed the nights when others would drop in and jam for a while. Haven't been back to The Store since Wayne left it. Those nights nursing a single draught beer and soaking up Wayne's memories taught me to hear the line and just follow it. I'm nowhere near pro, but still love the scene...

Reading back on the thread I find mention of Nick's Deli on Western, where I first met the muffleta -- and none of them I've tried since come close to being as good as Nick's were.

[ctchandler]

Jim,
I hate black olives but I ate quite a few muffletas at Nick's. I would always get the evil eye when I said to hold the olives but it was always excellent and the best in town ever in my opinion. I ate other items there as well, but the muffleta is the only thing I remember by name. Does anybody in town still make them other than Schlotzkie's?
C. T.
p.s. Evil eye is a little strong, let's just say, a strange look when I told them to hold the olives.

[CarltonsKeeper]

Jim,
I hate black olives but I ate quite a few muffletas at Nick's. I would always get the evil eye when I said to hold the olives but it was always excellent and the best in town ever in my opinion. I ate other items there as well, but the muffleta is the only thing I remember by name. Does anybody in town still make them other than Schlotzkie's?
C. T.
p.s. Evil eye is a little strong, let's just say, a strange look when I told them to hold the olives.

Jason's Deli makes a good Muffleletta and so does McAlister's!!!!!!! I'll let you by me one sometime CT.....LOL

[ctchandler]

CarltonsKeeper,
Jason's is fine, but I have been to McAlister's three times and got burned every time so I won't darken their doors again. Before I retired I ate at Jason's on NorthWest expressway several times and it was always good. Isn't it a local? I'm not sure.
C. T.

Jason's Deli makes a good Muffleletta and so does McAlister's!!!!!!! I'll let you by me one sometime CT.....LOL

[Jim Kyle]

No, Jason's is a chain. I think it started in Beaumont, TX, but I'm not sure about that. Their muffleta is better than Schlottzky's, to me; I wouldn't even call the Schlottzky Original a muffleta although there's some resemblance there...

[bluedogok]

No, Jason's is a chain. I think it started in Beaumont, TX, but I'm not sure about that.

You are correct, they started in Beaumont and it is still where their HQ is located.

[boscorama]

Haven't read this entire thread, but wasn't Lady Ann's Oddities down the street from Red Dog? Lady Ann's was the best head shop around. Good jewelry, accessories, and posters.

[Prunepicker]

Haven't read this entire thread, but wasn't Lady Ann's Oddities down the street from Red Dog?
Lady Ann's was the best head shop around. Good jewelry, accessories, and posters.

Do you remember where her first shop was?

[RadicalModerate]

Lady Anne's Oddities surpassed Abextra in any and every measurable way.
Both of them were superior to that creepy, proto-goth,
strip mall wannabee on the south side.

(That has somehow . . . evolved into something like Anthropologie?)

Of course, all of that was only from an alien/nonokc noob's point of view back then.
(circa '73)

[BlackmoreRulz]

I remember a head shop on the southside at about that time, though I think it was more 74 or 75. It was at just east of 59th & Blackwelder across the street from Sonic called "The Mad Hatter" but it seems like there was another one somewhere over there.

[Tritone]

Lady Ann's is Wow, or so said the sign. Remember the station wagon out front? A Chrysler product I believe.

[Prunepicker]

So far nobody has tried to answer where her, Lady Ann, first place was.
Any takers?

[Prunepicker]

I remember a head shop on the southside at about that time, though
I think it was more 74 or 75. It was at just east of 59th & Blackwelder
across the street from Sonic called "The Mad Hatter" but it seems like
there was another one somewhere over there.

This is news to me. I didn't realize there was such a place on the
south side.

[Prunepicker]

Speaking of head shops, does anyone remember Headquarters?

[boscorama]

I didn't realize Lady Ann's had another location.

Headquarters rings a bell. Where was that? Classen? I have this mental picture ... of The Monkees, lol.

I loved Abextra, my neighborhood , everyday shop. Lady Ann's was an infrequent excursion.

It wasn't a head shop, but do you remember Records Inc, at 23/Classen? You could listen on headphones to an album before buying, sitting on a barstool. Cool guys worked there.

[Prunepicker]

I didn't realize Lady Ann's had another location.

She did and I happened to be there when she first opened. It was
on N. Youngs Blvd and N.W. 17th. A house. She was one weird lady.

Headquarters rings a bell. Where was that? Classen? I have this
mental picture ... of The Monkees, lol.

It was on or about NW 50th and N. Western.

I loved Abextra, my neighborhood, everyday shop. Lady Ann's was
an infrequent excursion.

Same here. They were norbal people. Lady Ann was weird. Even
for people like me.

It wasn't a head shop, but do you remember Records Inc, at
23/Classen? You could listen on headphones to an album before
buying, sitting on a barstool. Cool guys worked there.

That's the intersection. I bought many a record there until I
discovered Wilcox's on NW 23rd just west of N Classen.

[MikeOKC]

I didn't realize Lady Ann's had another location.

Headquarters rings a bell. Where was that? Classen? I have this mental picture ... of The Monkees, lol.

I loved Abextra, my neighborhood , everyday shop. Lady Ann's was an infrequent excursion.

It wasn't a head shop, but do you remember Records Inc, at 23/Classen? You could listen on headphones to an album before buying, sitting on a barstool. Cool guys worked there.

I recall Records, Inc. as never being real busy. They sold albums at the MSRP and made them far more expensive than other places. If my recollection serves me, it was an AfroAmerican/Ethnic/whatever hair and beauty supply place after Records, Inc. went out. I bought my records down the street at Wilcox. They had listening booths and it was in a converted house. I still miss it. I bought my first Crawdaddy magazine there and my first issue of Creem. Oh, what memories.

[Prunepicker]

I recall Records, Inc. as never being real busy. They sold albums at
the MSRP and made them far more expensive than other places.

This is true, BUT, and it's a big but, if it was a Top 40 Hit they had it
immediately and in abundance. You didn't have to look anywhere else.
You knew it was there. That was a big deal until the 70's when the
music became pseudo-personal. Something Top 40 wasn't.

[boscorama]

Gotta wonder how Records stayed in business, as unbusy as they seemed to be. I really liked the place but bought most of my albums at places like JC Penney, Hydes Drug, Founders Fair or such. The first time I spotted Rubber Soul was at the GEX on S Eastern. What a nobrainer, realizing it would soon come to me as a Christmas present.

Remember the WKY weekly Top 50 Survey, distributed where records were bought? This consisted of the Top 40 plus ten newbies in a category called Pick Hits, or something.

Soul Boutique, I think, was at 23&Classen for a while.

I don't remember Wilcox, but do remember Rainbow Records and later, Peaches.

[Dollie]

Oh I loved Twillight Beach I believe I went there the summer of 57 & 1958, I would go at night with my good looking, black haired boy friend.
Sure brings back good fun memories!! As I'm going on 70, & can still remember that far back. And we also had good cool music back in the 50s!!!

[Prunepicker]

Soul Boutique, I think, was at 23&Classen for a while.

I don't remember Wilcox, but do remember Rainbow Records and later,
Peaches.

Soul boutique took over after some clothing store that used the
ecology flag on their sacks. I don't remember the name. They sold
upscale hippy apparel. Can't remember the store that was there
for many years. A drug store?

Wilcox's was just west of N. Classen on N.W. 23rd. It was a
converted house and Dr. Goodhead, optometrist, was next door.
Wilcox moved to where Pier 1 is now on N. Pennsylvania. It was
an outstanding record shop.

I worked a Peaches in the late 70's because I knew classical music.
I couldn't believe how unknowledgeable the staff was on any
musical topic. I honestly believe that the credentials for being
a manager was the size of your record collection.

[boscorama]

Was it The Jeanery? Ha! Think that was a few blocks east of Classen, perhaps.

There was another clothing store named Threads.

[Prunepicker]

Was it The Jeanery? Ha! Think that was a few blocks east of Classen,
perhaps.

There was another clothing store named Threads.

That's it! It may have been or moved to another location but it
was definitely at N.W. 23rd and Classen. I bought my first 'pro rock
star' clothing there. One shirt was close to $10!

The more I think of it, I believe it moved east near Mother's and it's
colors became red, white and blue.

I'll do a search and come back with some answers.

[Prunepicker]

I hope nobody gets cancer from this ad. It's from 1971.
There was an outlet at 57th and S. Penn.