The Current Oklahoma November 2009 : Page 25

ENTERTAINMENT A November to remember at Tulsa’s SpirtBank Event Center By Bryan Jones November events at the Spir- itBank Event Center get started with the Prick or Ink Tattoo Convention. The convention starts is slated for Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, and is the first ever event of its kind held in Oklahoma. The Prick or Ink event is pri- marily a tattoo and body piercing con- vention where artists from all around the nation will be in attendance to show off their body modification methods; however, this event also features live music, food, and freak shows. Each night national, touring music acts close the event with live performances. Friday, October 30, is your chance to see Reverend Horton Heat hold his unique rockabilly revival. The good Reverend’s music is hard to pin down. Their music is self described as “country-fed punkabilly,” and others have called it cowpunk, but neither highlight the Reverend’s surf influ- ence. Yet, one can’t call it surf because you can’t surf in the land locked states from which the band takes it biggest influences. So, let’s start a new one: how about “grass-surf?” They share the stage with Devil Doll, a rockabilly act with a female lead whose slogan is “puttin’ the sex back into rock n’ roll,” and Oklahoma’s own psychobilly, blues rockers, The Ju Ju Beans. Saturday, Oct. 31, is Hallow- een and that is when you can see The Toadies perform. Many of you may remember that Toadies had a massive heat with “Possum Kingdom” back in ’94. The song reached no. 4 on Bill- board’s modern rock chart and no. 9 on its mainstream chart. Recently the song has been featured on the video game Guitar Hero, where its use on the wham- my bar in the main riff has endeared it to a brand new batch of fans. The song is oddly fitting of Halloween because bassist Lisa Umbarger described it as a ghost story in a 1995 interview. Possum Kingdom is a real state park in Texas whose most well know feature is called “Hell’s Gate.” Sunday features music from Thrown. This hard rock band out of Dallas is a four-piece, who just released their first full-length album, The Beauti- ful End. The album production is slick and seamless and well worth a listen for those looking for a band with a won’t- back-down message. They share the bill with bands Framing Hanley and Janus. November first also marks the anniver- sary of tattoo legalization for Oklahoma. On November 1, 2006, Governor Brad Henry signed Senate Bill 806 making tattoos legal in the state of Oklahoma. Signing the bill also made tattoos legal in all fifty states by virtue of the fact that Oklahoma was the last state to hold a ban on tattoos. Brad Henry cited pub- lic health issues as the deciding factor in determining his signing of the bill. In a statement released at the time, Henry said, “Public health experts say that tat- tooing must be regulated if we are to help guard against health hazards that might arise from shoddy practices.” Ac- cording to a 2006 article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, “public opinion really began shifting in favor of legalization in 2004 after Le Flore County saw a spike in hepatitis-B cases, and four people in Atoka County in southeastern Okla- homa were diagnosed with a rare skin infection because of receiving unsafe tattoos.” Since signing the bill, tattoos in Oklahoma are still seen as scandalous by many Oklahomans, but, for many tattoo troubadours, that is part of the fun of tattoos in the first place. For a full list of tattoo and piercing artists attending the event, as well as links to sites containing pics of their artwork, visit the Prink or Ink MySpace page at www.myspace.com/ prickorink or call (918) 272-9955. Tick- ets are on sale now, just $25 for a single day pass or $50 for a three day pass. For anyone interested in an- tiques and collectables, the Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell is November 7- 8. The event runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For those looking to buy, The Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell offers 35,000 square feet of merchandise from over 200 vendors, which includes col- lectibles, antiques, toys, books, pottery, glass, art, records, dolls, clothing, furni- ture and more. For those looking to sell, 10’ x 10’ dealer’s booths are still available. This show offers a climate-controlled facility with an onsite hotel located near several of Tulsa’s best restaurants and shops. Visit the Vintage Tulsa Show Web site at www.vintagetulsashow. com to download registration form. There are plenty of ways to contact the Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell. For more information via the inter- net visit www.vintagetulsashow.com, www.twitter.com/vintagetulsa, or send an e-mail to vintagetulsa@gmail.com. Of course, you may want to make con- tact in a way more fitting of the event and dial Gail Kinney at (918) 619-2875 on an antique phone. The X-treme Fighting League comes to Tulsa’s SpiritBank Event Cen- ter on Friday, November 27, for Final Fury. More than a mere tough man con- test, the XFL is the area’s premier event showcasing the top talent in Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing in the Midwest. The XFL has a history longer than Ultimate Fighting. Tulsa’s own Dale “Apollo” Cook started the XFL as the culmination of his quest to develop a fighting style the utilized the best features of techniques he studied from around the world. Nearly 30 years ago, Cook began promoting his own fight- ing events because “legitimate” fight- ing promoters were only interested in promoting boxing. Final Fury features two main bouts, Cyborg v. Kennedy Discount Liquor Bartlesville NOVEMBER 2009 THE CURRENT 25 This beautifully drawn tattoo is of Sweeney Todd. and Jeri Sitzes v. Thomas Longcage. Doors open at 7 p.m., fights start at 8 p.m. For more information call (918) 369-9360 or go to x-tremefight- ingleague.com. Tickets are available through the SpiritBank Event Center, as well as any TicketMaster outlet location. Go to Homeland at 3139 S. Harvard in Tulsa or phone (918) 749-6093. To call TicketMaster, dial (800) 745-3000. Tick- ets are also available at Apollo’s Martial Arts in Tulsa or by calling (918) 627- 7070. To purchase tickets for any up- coming SpiritBank events go to www. spiritbankeventcenter.com and click the proper link, or call the SpiritBank Event Center Box Office at (918) 369-9360. Northeast Oklahoma’s Favorite Corner!

SpiritBank Event Center

Bryan Jones

A November to remember at Tulsa’s SpirtBank Event Center

November events at the SpiritBank Event Center get started with the Prick or Ink Tattoo Convention. The convention starts is slated for Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, and is the first ever event of its kind held in Oklahoma.

The Prick or Ink event is primarily a tattoo and body piercing convention where artists from all around the nation will be in attendance to show off their body modification methods; however, this event also features live music, food, and freak shows. Each night national, touring music acts close the event with live performances.

Friday, October 30, is your chance to see Reverend Horton Heat hold his unique rockabilly revival. The good Reverend’s music is hard to pin down. Their music is self described as “country-fed punkabilly,” and others have called it cowpunk, but neither highlight the Reverend’s surf influence.

Yet, one can’t call it surf because you can’t surf in the land locked states from which the band takes it biggest influences. So, let’s start a new one: how about “grass-surf?” They share the stage with Devil Doll, a rockabilly act with a female lead whose slogan is “puttin’ the sex back into rock n’ roll,” and Oklahoma’s own psychobilly, blues rockers, The Ju Ju Beans.

Saturday, Oct. 31, is Halloween and that is when you can see The Toadies perform. Many of you may remember that Toadies had a massive heat with “Possum Kingdom” back in ’94. The song reached no. 4 on Billboard’s modern rock chart and no. 9 on its mainstream chart. Recently the song has been featured on the video game Guitar Hero, where its use on the whammy bar in the main riff has endeared it to a brand new batch of fans. The song is oddly fitting of Halloween because bassist Lisa Umbarger described it as a ghost story in a 1995 interview. Possum Kingdom is a real state park in Texas whose most well know feature is called “Hell’s Gate.” Sunday features music from Thrown. This hard rock band out of Dallas is a four-piece, who just released their first full-length album, The Beautiful End. The album production is slick and seamless and well worth a listen for those looking for a band with a won’tback- down message. They share the bill with bands Framing Hanley and Janus.

November first also marks the anniversary of tattoo legalization for Oklahoma.

On November 1, 2006, Governor Brad Henry signed Senate Bill 806 making tattoos legal in the state of Oklahoma.

Signing the bill also made tattoos legal in all fifty states by virtue of the fact that Oklahoma was the last state to hold a ban on tattoos. Brad Henry cited public health issues as the deciding factor in determining his signing of the bill. In a statement released at the time, Henry said, “Public health experts say that tattooing must be regulated if we are to help guard against health hazards that might arise from shoddy practices.” According to a 2006 article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, “public opinion really began shifting in favor of legalization in 2004 after Le Flore County saw a spike in hepatitis-B cases, and four people in Atoka County in southeastern Oklahoma were diagnosed with a rare skin infection because of receiving unsafe tattoos.” Since signing the bill, tattoos in Oklahoma are still seen as scandalous by many Oklahomans, but, for many tattoo troubadours, that is part of the fun of tattoos in the first place.

For a full list of tattoo and piercing artists attending the event, as well as links to sites containing pics of their artwork, visit the Prink or Ink MySpace page at www.myspace.com/ prickorink or call (918) 272-9955. Tickets are on sale now, just $25 for a single day pass or $50 for a three day pass.

For anyone interested in antiques and collectables, the Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell is November 7- 8.

The event runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For those looking to buy, The Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell offers 35,000 square feet of merchandise from over 200 vendors, which includes collectibles, antiques, toys, books, pottery, glass, art, records, dolls, clothing, furniture and more.

For those looking to sell, 10’ x 10’ dealer’s booths are still available.

This show offers a climate-controlled facility with an onsite hotel located near several of Tulsa’s best restaurants and shops. Visit the Vintage Tulsa Show Web site at www.vintagetulsashow. com to download registration form.

There are plenty of ways to contact the Vintage Tulsa Show and Sell. For more information via the internet visit www.vintagetulsashow.com, www.twitter.com/vintagetulsa, or send an e-mail to vintagetulsa@gmail.com. Of course, you may want to make contact in a way more fitting of the event and dial Gail Kinney at (918) 619-2875 on an antique phone.

The X-treme Fighting League comes to Tulsa’s SpiritBank Event Center on Friday, November 27, for Final Fury. More than a mere tough man contest, the XFL is the area’s premier event showcasing the top talent in Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing in the Midwest.

The XFL has a history longer than Ultimate Fighting. Tulsa’s own Dale “Apollo” Cook started the XFL as the culmination of his quest to develop a fighting style the utilized the best features of techniques he studied from around the world. Nearly 30 years ago, Cook began promoting his own fighting events because “legitimate” fighting promoters were only interested in promoting boxing. Final Fury features two main bouts, Cyborg v. Kennedy and Jeri Sitzes v. Thomas Longcage.

Doors open at 7 p.m., fights start at 8 p.m. For more information call
(918) 369-9360 or go to x-tremefightingleague.Com. Tickets are available through the SpiritBank Event Center, as well as any TicketMaster outlet location.

Go to Homeland at 3139 S. Harvard in Tulsa or phone (918) 749-6093. To call TicketMaster, dial (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available at Apollo’s Martial Arts in Tulsa or by calling (918) 627-7070.

To purchase tickets for any upcoming SpiritBank events go to www.
Spiritbankeventcenter.com and click the proper link, or call the SpiritBank Event Center Box Office at (918) 369-9360.


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