Notes from the Red Fork Revival

The Tulsa Young Professionals put on the Tulsa StreetCRED-Red Fork Revival in southwest Tulsa over the weekend. Like it attempted with the Pearl District east of downtown a year ago, it was designed to bring renewed interest and economic activity to an often-overlooked area. The event was spread out over the Route 66 Village, downtown Red … Continue reading Notes from the Red Fork Revival

A memory of Ernie Edwards

I realized at the report of Ernie Edwards' death at age 94 that no footage of him apparently existed on the Internet. I decided to rectify that by mashing together footage from Canadian musician Melissa McClelland's "Pedal to Steel" documentary from 2006, when she embarked on a tour of Route 66. She visited Edwards at … Continue reading A memory of Ernie Edwards