My first time in Oklahoma. Went to a play tonight (Woody Sez) songs and stories by Woody Guthrie. Great music and insight into Guthrie's genius at the Lyric Theatre in OK City.
My only connection to OK is a story about my great grandfather, Joseph Green Poe, born in Bowling Green, KY and married to Missouri Ann Gerard. On his way back from a cattle drive on the Chisolm Trail he cut through Oklahoma. A little too SOON, apparently. He was arrested in Oklahoma for jumping the gun and was thrown in jail for two weeks until the Oklahoma Territory was officially opened to settlers. Joseph Green Poe - an accidental "Sooner." He pleaded his case (that he was just going home to KY and crossed the border by mistake) but the officials didn't buy it. So he spent time in the hoosegow.
No event tomorrow, so it's a visit to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks (just outside of Tulsa). I'll keep you posted.
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