GREETINGS FROM SW OKLAHOMA:

     AFTER HAVING READ SEVERAL POSTS TODAY, REFERING TO THE SUPER SONICS MOVING TO OKLAHOMA CITY  AND THE FOLKS IN OKLAHOMA BEING REFERED TO AS HILLBILLIES I FEEL IT IS ONLY RIGHT TO GIVE A FEW LITTLE KNOW FACTS ABOUT THE HILLBILLIES WHO LIVE HERE.

     1.  THE CURRENT CBA CHAMPIONS ARE BASED OUT OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

     2.  THE CURRENT CHAMPION FROM "THE CONTENDER" PROGRAM IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED GRADY BREWER, ALSO FROM LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

     3.  THE CURRENT "NFL TEACHER OF THE YEAR" IS CHARLOTTE GAGLIARDI, FROM LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

     4.  AND LAST BUT LEAST THE 2007 "MISS AMERICA" LAUREN NELSON, IS FROM LAWTON OKLAHOMA.

     NOW THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT THAT THEY ARE FROM MY HOME TOWN, BUT THEY ARE FROM OKLAHOMA, AND ARE NOT HILLBILLIES,  AND HERE ARE A FEW OTHERS WHO WERE BORN AND BRED AND MOSTLY STILL RESIDE IN OKLAHOMA.

 1.  GARTH BROOKS     - COUNTRY SINGER

2. REBA McINTIRE     - COUNTRY SINGER

3. ROY CLARK           - COUNTRY SINGER

4.  LEON RUSSELL     - 60'S ROCKER

5.  WILL SHIELDS       - NFL

6.  JIMMY WEBB          - SINGER SON WRITER

7.  TOBY KEITH          - COUNTRY SINGER

     BUT I WILL ADMIT WE DO HAVE MOUNTAINS IN OKLAHOMA, THE FACT IS WE HAVE THE OLDEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN NORTH AMERICA IN OKLAHOMA, THE WICHITA MOUNTAINS PREDATE ALL OTHER MOUNTAIN RANGES BY ABOUT 3 MILLION YEARS.

     BUT IF THE SONICS MAKE IT OR NOT HERE, I DON'T HAVE A CLUE IF THEY WILL, BUT IF THEY DON'T IT WON'T BE BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA, BECAUSE WE WILL MAKE THEM WELCOME AND WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.

     AND IF I REMEMBER RIGHT ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BLOGGER'S IN-LAWS ARE STILL GET A CHECK FROM AN OIL LEASE IN WEWOKA OKLAHOMA. AND VERY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WILL ROGERS ( WORLD FAMOUS STAGE AND SCREEN STAR AND PILOT) STATED AT ONE TIME " WHEN THE OKIES LEFT OKLAHOMA AND WENT TO CALIFORNIA IT IMPROVED THE IQ OF BOTH STATES".

THAT'S MY OPINION  -  WHAT'S YOURS

GUNAQUAT