The Tulsa Forum by TulsaNow

April 18
You get better tickets if you call as opposed to using the online purchase.

Eh, I got my group of 6 in row J online. Not too bad for not having to speak to a soul.

I would have done a lot better had I not been buying six seats together.

There probably would have been fewer junk fees over the phone, though.

Bill Maher sucks.....

Luckily, it's a free country, so nobody is forcing you to go see him or watch him on TV.

Well...  I bet you think the Greatful Dead sucked too?  ;)

Stop hiding.  Everyone knows who you are.

Wow, such an informed, and astute, observation.

 ::)

BM .....

And Gaspar, it's Grateful....as in be grateful.

I saw his movie. Tulsa is SO overly religious though, I can't believe he's coming here.

Maybe that's the reason he is coming here.

That's my guess.  Nothing like footage of being protested for your opinion to make a good movie promo.  Not sure why his disbelief in Gods is offensive to anyone given that he doesn't lobby Congress to pass laws in accordance with his views, build tax free social clubs, or basically do anything except make jokes about religion which you generally have to pay to enjoy.

Not that it really bothers me.  Pretty sure he gets a good chuckle out of it.

His show last night was much better...Ron (Opie) Howard and Gore Vidal ...Instead of his usual panel format, Bill split this week's hour between discussions with just the two guests seperately.The devil can't recommend this episode any more highly.

Ran and got me two ducats.....

Can't wait to get reamed....

RipTout is wrong. Damn house guests. Used my computer so she got banned from TNF even though FOTD and Rip were never one and the same.....

Fill the Brady....

Just got home from the show.  Well worth the money.  The Brady is a fantastic venue, and Maher didn't fail to deliver.
Hope everyone enjoyed as much as I did!

Absolutely! A great political mind atop humor.

Great crowd.

"Republicans are not racists, racists are Republican." Bill Maher 04-18-09

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Enjoyed it.

Also gave me a chance to have dinner and drinks in Brady and walk to a show.  I love that.

I thought it was OK.  The crowd was pretty rude; not sure if that's the alcohol or that Brady brings out the worst in our crowds.  Maher was interupted a couple of times by idiotic comments.  The people sitting near me said some ridiculous things as well, from a guy who seemed shocked by Maher's political leanings (don't go to the car race if you don't like cars) to the obese woman next to me who had her fat rolling over into my seat.

My experience is that Brady is generally a pretty lame venue.  The Ryan Adams show awhile back was incredible (as discussed on this board), but other shows over the years have been ruined by idiotic crowds, from people interupting to Tom Waits last year (when Tom Waits tells you to stop, please stop) to the Morissey show, many years ago, ending early because idiots kept jumping onto the stage to hug him.  Something about it encourages people to get a little to rowdy, often beyond what the particular artist can work with.

Meanwhile, I go to Cain's generally expecting chaos and it never lets me down.  I've never seen anything there fall completely apart, or at least in a way that wasn't part of the show. 

As for Maher, I thought he did a pretty decent job.  He is definitely more of a humorist than political thinker.  I'm sort of scratching my head as to how he got to Tulsa, OK on a Saturday night when his tv show is in season.

Rerun this week. He was in KC Friday night. Not that they don't have airplanes that can fly from LA to Tulsa in a few hours. ;)

I thought he handled the hecklers pretty well. Overall, it was certainly worth the money, IMO. As I've said before, I may not agree with him on everything, but he is funny, and he does almost always have a reasoning behind his opinion that so many lack that I find it hard not to have at least some respect for his point of view even when I think he's wrong.

The Brady is a great venue. Over the years, this devil has seen and heard tremendous stuff there. From Joe Cocker Mad Dogs and Englishmen to Dylan to The Kinks to Traffic to far too numerous to list, this venue needs and deserves our support. The owner loses money to keep Tulsa Municipal Theatre alive. The sound is far superior to the ballroom.

Funny you mention Ryan Adams. Tenth row center and there are three messed up "dudes" ruining the show for us demons sitting around them. Crowds today suck compared to those in the 60's and 70's who went for the experience of feeling and participating in the vibe. Alcohol has a huge effect on individuals and it spills all over our feet and our souls. Back in the daze, no booze was allowed in rock and roll shows.

Maher handled the drunx exquisitely and made them look like the fools they were. Too bad nobody had the balls to fire some up....he'd probably have stopped the show for a hit.....