Author Archives: Granger Meador
Save the Last Dance for Me
I’m no dancer, my attempts consisting primarily of shifting my weight from foot to foot as I wriggle my hips and shoulders, accompanied by flailing forearms. The first time I recall dancing in public, if we discount my escapades as … Continue reading
Lolita, Under the Volcano
I recently decided to burden my Kindle with some “fine literature.” A perusal of the Modern Library’s list of 100 best novels showed I had only read a paltry 10% of the board’s list, which I find sadly biased against … Continue reading
A Bit of Darkness Brightens My Day
The 1960s were the Golden Age of children’s movie musicals with the likes of Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. All three were choreographed by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood, who got their break into … Continue reading
Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation
I attended a fun performance by Hot Club of Cowtown at OK Mozart today. Living this close to Tulsa, Bob Wills style Western Swing is pretty classic, if not classical. I loved hearing some of my favorite Bob Wills tunes, … Continue reading
Wildflower Lane
On my day hikes on Black Friday 2010 I’d been unable to take the Rock Creek Trail near Veterans Lake in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area (which is still Platt to me). Three major projects had been underway at the … Continue reading
