I’ll pass on the obvious “pussy” and “fag” joke and note that it is REALLY hard to quit smoking. Don’t smoke, kids. It will kill you.
I didn’t make it to the Museum roof on Thursday, but I did go to Live on the Plaza Friday night and had a great time. I had some sightings of long-lost friends like Lexi M and Sandy T., for example.
I also got to be there for the opening of Saints, which is Red Cup friend Patrick’s new venture, aided and abetted by the also Red Cup associated Kristen, and patronized by the ever-dart-throwing Tim, sans LaNeice.
Patrick was all smiles with the Plaza Fest crowd
Tim takes careful aim
Kirsten stays busy
They were showing the Thunder vs. Grizzlies game on the wide screen, so I watched OKC’s disappointing Game 6 loss at the last of the fest, but the Fest couldn’t be ruined for me since it started with a fashion show put on by Velvet Monkey celebrating their 2d anniversary and the models and creations were outstanding. Here are some of the visions I caught out on the street:
I thought of "Pris" in Blade Runner
eye opening, I thought
virtual ecology
I really tried to get every model’s name, but my memory isn’t what it used to be and there were lots of them. In fact, the ones I got pictures of were but a tenth or so of the 30-40 models who were loosed onto the streets. Also, my iPhone photo taking skills aren’t all that great, so there were photos that just turned out kinda crappy. Here’s a couple more I thought were interesting to see.
Tally turned into a hot momma
All the models were very polite when asked for a photo, I might add, and I gave some of them the name of this blog and I hope they will email me, etc., so I can send them their photo.
Britteny and (?)Wendi
There were musicians plying their trade in almost all of the Plaza venues and in addition there were street musicians like my law school classmate Beth Isbell. Street vendors with their art lined the sidewalk outside Bad Granny’s.
Beth Isbell
The image of Abe is made with pennies
That about wraps up my coverage of Plaza Fest. The crowds are somewhat smaller than First Friday on the Paseo, but they’ve only had Plaza fest for a year or two now and it’s a good bet the crowds will grow over time because it is a very laid back bit of family-oriented fun presently dominated by hipsters, Wayne Coyne/Flaming Lips fans and neighborhood families. There were lots of things to do in OKC last night and this is one of them that has made my hometown much more liveable in the past couple of years.
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