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The Car as Art

Rex Brown — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:25:55 +0000

Circulating around the Blue Dome Arts Festival this weekend (it’s that thing next to Mayfest where you see artists from Tulsa) we got to see a lot of old friends and meet some interesting and creative people. When we wandered down to Living Arts it was time to stroll through the vehicles on display for [...]

Corporate Bulletins by Email

Rex Brown — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:40:59 +0000

Just a quick note to let everyone know: all Maduko stockholders can now receive updates via email! Simply sign up by adding your email address, then jumping through the requisite hoops to confirm and validate. Then you will magically be informed when new and critical information is added to this wonderful blog. Note for Geeks [...]

Vintage Bike Show

Rex Brown — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:02:17 +0000

Last weekend was the annual motorcycle show down at Brookside Motorcycle Company. As usual Paul and the gang put out a great spread and the attendance was excellent. The lingering clouds finally coughed up some rain- but it was late in the day and everybody seemed to have a great time. Lots of photos were [...]

Local Cover Art

Rex Brown — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:18:14 +0000

The Art of This Land ..was an exhibit at Black Optical on Brookside which featured artwork and photography from the newspaper This Land Press. The one-night exhibit was held April 26th. Images of local celebrities as diverse as Leon Russell, Woody Guthrie and Mary Beth Babcock graced the walls of the narrow retail space. It [...]

Vintage RVs: Fun with Fiberglass

Rex Brown — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:26:27 +0000

In the Golden Age of Fiberglass there were a variety of RV manufacturers that took advantage of the light weight and easy to mold plastic to build motorhomes. They borrowed their engines and chassis from Corvairs, Oldsmobile Toronados and everything in between. Many of these efforts were quite forgettable. The retro styling and mobile party [...]