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Johnny Rotten

Tom Dutton — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:39:43 +0000

Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the Sex Pistols, performing in Tulsa. The Cain’s Ballroom is the only venue graced by the Sex Pistols’ 1978 tour that is still in operation.

For the full version of this photo featuring the Cain’s banner above, purchase a copy of the January 15th issue of This Land from Dwelling Spaces online or any of our distributors.

Kevi Luper

Shane Bevel — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:00:33 +0000

Last season, Oral Roberts University basketball star Kevi Luper became the first player in NCAA Division 1 history to lead the entire nation in scoring (23.7 points per game) and steals (3.7 per game). Earlier this year, she played with Team USA in the Pan American Games.

Brett McKay

Paul McEntire — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:00:14 +0000

Brett Mckay is the creator of The Art of Manliness, a Tulsa-based blog that proves to more than 2 million readers each month that there’s more to being a man than sperm count and six-pack abs.

Jimmy Markham

Shane Brown — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:40:49 +0000

Musician Jimmy “Junior” Markham is one of the caretakers of the Tulsa Sound.

Shane Hood

Shane Bevel — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:03:19 +0000

Lortondale resident Shane Hood is the creative director of HOOD design and sits on the board of the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture.

You can check out a full-length interview with Shane and his wife Heather in Issue 1 of Prairie Hive, an exciting new Tulsa-based craft/home decor blog & magazine outfit, which featured the Hoods’ mid-century Lortondale house.

Annie Ellicott

Ralph Cole — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:15:36 +0000

Annie Ellicott is a prolific singer, songwriter, and actress in Tulsa.

Dan Mayo

Grant McClintock — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:33:04 +0000

Dan Mayo is a painter, photographer, producer and art collector in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In this special True Tulsa double feature, photographer Grant McClintock captures Mayo in 1987, and 24 years later in 2011.

Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman

Michael Cooper — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:26:26 +0000

In this installment of True Tulsa, Michael Cooper presents a black and white portrait of the beloved Rabbi Marc Fitzerman, who leads the Congregation B’nai Emunah.

Goose Dragoo

Grant McClintock — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:02:36 +0000

Michael “Goose” Dragoo is a longtime Tulsa drummer and vocalist in such acts as Soul Avengers and Jazzbos. In addition to making music, he sold it, at the legendary, now-lost Sound Warehouse.

Grant McClintock brings us two photos of Dragoo–one from 1987, and a shot from 2011.

Matt Phipps

This Land — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:00:22 +0000

Matt Phipps takes us inside the making of a skate video in this episode of True Tulsa. He talks to us about how sudden unemployment led him to a richer, freer life as a filmmaker and skateboarder.