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| Tulsa Press Club's Annual Gridiron Show is Feb. 21-22
"Lame Ducks and Councilmen, or Osama Where Art Thou?" is
the title of the 70th annual Tulsa Press Club Gridiron show,
scheduled for February 21 and 22. It again will be held in the
Bernsen Center of the First Presbyterian Church.
 P. Casey Morgan,
the chief author, says, "We plan to raise political
incorrectness to a new high this year, showing almost complete
disrespect for hallowed institutions and individuals. We are tired
of griping by people who say the Gridiron has gone soft."
Authors will include Morgan, Randy Krehbiel, Tom M. Campbell, Mimi
Haig, Chris Metcalf, Jeff Buckley, D. J. Morrow, Dennis Smiley, and
perhaps others eager to demonstrate their sarcastic bent. For 2002,
the sometimes rowdy general admission performance will be at 8 p.m.
on Thursday, and the banquet program will be on Friday night. This
is a departure from past years, when the show had a Friday and
Saturday run. The Gridiron is a humorous review of the past year's
events, featuring dialogue in the form of rhymed couplets and many,
many songs adapted to poke barbs into politicians and
celebrities.
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FORREST CAMERON for GTR Newspapers
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| Proceeds from the show, which is sponsored
by the Tulsa Press Club Educational and Charitable Trust, go to fund
journalism/communication scholarships at the University of Tulsa,
Oklahoma State University, Northeastern State University, and Tulsa
Community College. Morrow, Chairperson of the Trust, says that there
will be scenes dealing with national, state, and local politics,
sports, and many other topics. "Everyone from Gov-ernor Keating
to Mayor Savage, from Steve Largent to Coach Keith Burns, and even
Joe Williams can expect to feel the heat," Morrow emphasizes.
"We'd be 'stupid' not to devote a little attention to Oklahoma
Coach Bob Stoops," Morgan quippes. Work also is underway on a
scene that will probe the state's number-one national ranking in
executions, with Oklahoma having overtaken Texas. Sonny Gray again
will be the Gridiron's musical director. Tickets
for the Thursday night show are $10. They can be purchased at the
outlets of Novel Idea Bookstores and through the Tulsa Press Club,
located in the lobby of the Atlas Life Building, 415 S. Boston Ave.
People interested in the Friday banquet show, attended by many top
politicians, can call the Tulsa Press Club to receive an invitation.
The number is 583-7737. For more information on the show, and to
access a ticket order form, go to the Gridiron website, which is:
http://www.oocities.org /tulsagridiron. |
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Courtesy of DR. TOM M. CAMPBELL WILL IT RAIN? As a Gridiron
spoof proved in the 2000 show, Oklahoma weather is a guessing game.
Courtesy of DR. TOM M. CAMPBELL
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E.R. TROUBLE: Channel 8's Cindy Morrison had some trouble in the
emergency room during the Tulsa Press Club's 2000 Gridiron Show.
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