BOK Center Events

[sgrizzle]

I updated the schedule up top.

[Conan71]

The gymnastics tour and dance tour I don't think will do real well.

Shawn and Nastia (wow, what a first name...) did good at the olympics, but I don't think they will be as big a draw as "The Magnificent Seven" were when they toured after Atlanta.

"So You Think You Can Dance?"

Another over-hyped and copied reality game show, yawn.

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

My interpretive dance team is still working to find an open date. We added a bagpipe number and have spent the summer experimenting with a gold medalist pantomine artist.

Look for a Christmas themed show sometime in January.

I'm thinking of renting the BOK Arena for my many TulsaNow fans and admirers to come view Friendly Bear.  

Billing it as:  A Night in the Bear Pit.

They can then throw baseballs (3 baseballs for only $250.00) while I run around onstage with a hand mike, egging on the crowd.

Tickets will start at only $267 each for the cheap seats.  Bottled Oxygen is extra.

Expecting a sell-out house?

[]

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

It's almost time to open, the building is ready, the fence is down and here is the schedule for the rest of the year. (There are threads for individual events but here is a complete list.) It looks like so far that the BOK Center will be occupied 1 out of every 3 days.

Ribbon Cutting & Community Open House - Aug 30, 2008

Multifaith Celebration - Aug 31, 2008

Eagles - Sep 6, 2008

Kenny Chesney with LeAnn Rimes - Sep 10, 2008

American Idol: Idols Live! - Sep 13, 2008

Get Motivated - Sep 22, 2008

Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift - Sep 25, 2008

Jeff Dunham - Oct 3, 2008

2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars - Oct 9, 2008

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City - Oct 13, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008 - Oct 14, 2008

Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey OVER THE TOP Circus - Oct 17, 2008

Neil Diamond - Oct 21, 2008

Tulsa Oilers VS Oklahoma City - Oct 25, 2008

Carrie Underwood - Oct 29, 2008

Celine Dion - Nov 13, 2008

Metallica - Nov 18, 2008

Celtic Thunder - Nov 19, 2008

NINE INCH NAILS - Nov 22, 2008

Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration - Nov 30, 2008

TU vs OU - Dec 7, 2008

Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco - Dec 10-14, 2008

Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Dec 22-24, 2008

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dec 29, 2008

Harlem Globetrotters - Jan 3, 2009

The World-Famous Lipizzaner Stallions - Mar 1, 2009

Joyce Meyer - May 14, 2009

Don't forget all the other Oiler dates this year and into next.....

Visitor               DATE
Bossier-Shreveport   Fri, Oct 31
Wichita               Sat, Nov 01
Amarillo             Sat, Nov 08
Mississippi           Fri, Nov 21
Wichita               Sun, Nov 23
Wichita               Fri, Nov 28
Odessa               Sat, Nov 29
Texas                 Tue, Dec 02
Oklahoma City         Sat, Dec 06
Bossier-Shreveport   Sat, Dec 20
Wichita               Fri, Dec 26
Mississippi           Sat, Dec 27
Bossier-Shreveport   Tue, Dec 30
Texas                 Tue, Jan 06
Laredo               Fri, Jan 16
Arizona               Sat, Jan 17
Rio Grande Valley     Tue, Jan 20
Bossier-Shreveport   Thu, Jan 22
Oklahoma City         Fri, Jan 23
Colorado             Tue, Feb 03
Wichita               Tue, Feb 10
Rapid City           Fri, Feb 20
Rapid City           Sat, Feb 21
Colorado             Tue, Feb 24
Rocky Mountain       Fri, Feb 27
New Mexico           Sat, Feb 28
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 03
Mississippi           Fri, Mar 06
Wichita               Sat, Mar 07
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 10
Mississippi           Wed, Mar 18

Is it true that the Ice rink floor of the Arena is kept frozen 24 hours per day x 365 days per year?

God, I'm glad I'm not paying the electric bill....

Note to Self:  We ARE paying the electric bill!

[:O]

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

It's almost time to open, the building is ready, the fence is down and here is the schedule for the rest of the year. (There are threads for individual events but here is a complete list.) It looks like so far that the BOK Center will be occupied 1 out of every 3 days.

Ribbon Cutting & Community Open House - Aug 30, 2008

Multifaith Celebration - Aug 31, 2008

Eagles - Sep 6, 2008

Kenny Chesney with LeAnn Rimes - Sep 10, 2008

American Idol: Idols Live! - Sep 13, 2008

Get Motivated - Sep 22, 2008

Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift - Sep 25, 2008

Jeff Dunham - Oct 3, 2008

2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars - Oct 9, 2008

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City - Oct 13, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008 - Oct 14, 2008

Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey OVER THE TOP Circus - Oct 17, 2008

Neil Diamond - Oct 21, 2008

Tulsa Oilers VS Oklahoma City - Oct 25, 2008

Carrie Underwood - Oct 29, 2008

Celine Dion - Nov 13, 2008

Metallica - Nov 18, 2008

Celtic Thunder - Nov 19, 2008

NINE INCH NAILS - Nov 22, 2008

Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration - Nov 30, 2008

TU vs OU - Dec 7, 2008

Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco - Dec 10-14, 2008

Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Dec 22-24, 2008

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dec 29, 2008

Harlem Globetrotters - Jan 3, 2009

The World-Famous Lipizzaner Stallions - Mar 1, 2009

Joyce Meyer - May 14, 2009

Don't forget all the other Oiler dates this year and into next.....

Visitor               DATE
Bossier-Shreveport   Fri, Oct 31
Wichita               Sat, Nov 01
Amarillo             Sat, Nov 08
Mississippi           Fri, Nov 21
Wichita               Sun, Nov 23
Wichita               Fri, Nov 28
Odessa               Sat, Nov 29
Texas                 Tue, Dec 02
Oklahoma City         Sat, Dec 06
Bossier-Shreveport   Sat, Dec 20
Wichita               Fri, Dec 26
Mississippi           Sat, Dec 27
Bossier-Shreveport   Tue, Dec 30
Texas                 Tue, Jan 06
Laredo               Fri, Jan 16
Arizona               Sat, Jan 17
Rio Grande Valley     Tue, Jan 20
Bossier-Shreveport   Thu, Jan 22
Oklahoma City         Fri, Jan 23
Colorado             Tue, Feb 03
Wichita               Tue, Feb 10
Rapid City           Fri, Feb 20
Rapid City           Sat, Feb 21
Colorado             Tue, Feb 24
Rocky Mountain       Fri, Feb 27
New Mexico           Sat, Feb 28
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 03
Mississippi           Fri, Mar 06
Wichita               Sat, Mar 07
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 10
Mississippi           Wed, Mar 18

Is it true that the Ice rink floor of the Arena is kept frozen 24 hours per day x 365 days per year?

God, I'm glad I'm not paying the electric bill....

Note to Self:  We ARE paying the electric bill!

[:O]

Or, you could have quite simply linked to this same argument you made 6 months ago!

http://www.tulsanow.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8878

Please, get new material.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

The gymnastics tour and dance tour I don't think will do real well.

Shawn and Nastia (wow, what a first name...) did good at the olympics, but I don't think they will be as big a draw as "The Magnificent Seven" were when they toured after Atlanta.

"So You Think You Can Dance?"

Another over-hyped and copied reality game show, yawn.

SYTYCD hasn't been promoted and is almost sold out.

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

It's almost time to open, the building is ready, the fence is down and here is the schedule for the rest of the year. (There are threads for individual events but here is a complete list.) It looks like so far that the BOK Center will be occupied 1 out of every 3 days.

Ribbon Cutting & Community Open House - Aug 30, 2008

Multifaith Celebration - Aug 31, 2008

Eagles - Sep 6, 2008

Kenny Chesney with LeAnn Rimes - Sep 10, 2008

American Idol: Idols Live! - Sep 13, 2008

Get Motivated - Sep 22, 2008

Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift - Sep 25, 2008

Jeff Dunham - Oct 3, 2008

2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars - Oct 9, 2008

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City - Oct 13, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008 - Oct 14, 2008

Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey OVER THE TOP Circus - Oct 17, 2008

Neil Diamond - Oct 21, 2008

Tulsa Oilers VS Oklahoma City - Oct 25, 2008

Carrie Underwood - Oct 29, 2008

Celine Dion - Nov 13, 2008

Metallica - Nov 18, 2008

Celtic Thunder - Nov 19, 2008

NINE INCH NAILS - Nov 22, 2008

Casting Crowns Christmas Celebration - Nov 30, 2008

TU vs OU - Dec 7, 2008

Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco - Dec 10-14, 2008

Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Dec 22-24, 2008

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dec 29, 2008

Harlem Globetrotters - Jan 3, 2009

The World-Famous Lipizzaner Stallions - Mar 1, 2009

Joyce Meyer - May 14, 2009

Don't forget all the other Oiler dates this year and into next.....

Visitor               DATE
Bossier-Shreveport   Fri, Oct 31
Wichita               Sat, Nov 01
Amarillo             Sat, Nov 08
Mississippi           Fri, Nov 21
Wichita               Sun, Nov 23
Wichita               Fri, Nov 28
Odessa               Sat, Nov 29
Texas                 Tue, Dec 02
Oklahoma City         Sat, Dec 06
Bossier-Shreveport   Sat, Dec 20
Wichita               Fri, Dec 26
Mississippi           Sat, Dec 27
Bossier-Shreveport   Tue, Dec 30
Texas                 Tue, Jan 06
Laredo               Fri, Jan 16
Arizona               Sat, Jan 17
Rio Grande Valley     Tue, Jan 20
Bossier-Shreveport   Thu, Jan 22
Oklahoma City         Fri, Jan 23
Colorado             Tue, Feb 03
Wichita               Tue, Feb 10
Rapid City           Fri, Feb 20
Rapid City           Sat, Feb 21
Colorado             Tue, Feb 24
Rocky Mountain       Fri, Feb 27
New Mexico           Sat, Feb 28
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 03
Mississippi           Fri, Mar 06
Wichita               Sat, Mar 07
Oklahoma City         Tue, Mar 10
Mississippi           Wed, Mar 18

Is it true that the Ice rink floor of the Arena is kept frozen 24 hours per day x 365 days per year?

God, I'm glad I'm not paying the electric bill....

Note to Self:  We ARE paying the electric bill!

[:O]

Or, you could have quite simply linked to this same argument you made 6 months ago!

http://www.tulsanow.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8878

Please, get new material.

GREAT link!  Thanks!!

Let's savor those Arena estimated operating costs again, shall we?

Cannon Fodder helpfully provided a city energy study.  It estimated that:

Annual cooling of the new Arena will run: $925,000.

and,

Annual heating of the new Arena will run: $410,000.

These are NEW costs in the city operating budget.

Estimated BEFORE the latest round of electricity and natural gas price hikes.

BEFORE SMG's fee.

Before cleaning, maintenance, and security.

Uh, and those are ONLY Trigen contract costs.

The electricity from AEP, to light up that Iconic facade, that big, big scoreboard and that cold, cold ice rink, are extra.  

No estimate, YET.......?

AFTER the Grand Opening perhaps?

You can bet that Mayor Taylor will demand that EVERY light be left burning 24 x 7 so that astronauts can locate our Iconic Arena from space with the naked eye.

And, keep AEP VERRRRRRRRY, VERRRRRRY happy....purring like Mayor Kitty's kitty.

Meow.

[:O]

[TURobY]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

You can bet that Mayor Taylor will demand that EVERY light be left burning 24 x 7 so that astronauts can locate our Iconic Arena from space with the naked eye.

And, keep AEP VERRRRRRRRY, VERRRRRRY happy....purring like Mayor Kitty's kitty.

Keeps me happy too. I'd rather it be lit up  and visible, than be dark and unseen. After all, the voters should get to see what they voted for, right?

Of course, some are still stuck almost half-a-decade back in time.

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by TURobY

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

You can bet that Mayor Taylor will demand that EVERY light be left burning 24 x 7 so that astronauts can locate our Iconic Arena from space with the naked eye.

And, keep AEP VERRRRRRRRY, VERRRRRRY happy....purring like Mayor Kitty's kitty.

Keeps me happy too. I'd rather it be lit up  and visible, than be dark and unseen. After all, the voters should get to see what they voted for, right?

Of course, some are still stuck almost half-a-decade back in time.

Those thoughts exactly wash over me whenever I drive by.

Well, actually I think about my tax dollars - AT WASTE.

And, the fleeting thought that in just 8 1/2 more years, the temporary Vision 2025 Sales Tax will finally have the Arena paid for:

January 1, 2017.

Red Letter Day.

Expect by then a new Sales Tax initiative to "re-model" the "outdated" BOK Arena.

OKC is spending $100 million to remodel a five year old $90 million arena.

For the Basketball team.

[sgrizzle]

I've heard Trigen is providing the majority of the energy needs. AEP's bill is substantially lower.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear


January 1, 2017.

Red Letter Day.

Expect by then a new Sales Tax initiative to "re-model" the "outdated" BOK Arena.

OKC is spending $100 million to remodel a five year old $90 million arena.

For the Basketball team.

OKC is spending $100M to upgrade facilities that were lacking when it was built. Tulsa put them in the first time. They are spending a big chunk of money on... get this.. a big glass wall over the entrance.

[TURobY]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

Those thoughts exactly wash over me whenever I drive by.

Well, actually I think about my tax dollars - AT WASTE.

You had your chance to make you opinions known. You failed in the democratic process, and so now you have two choices. Move out of the county or deal with it. Your whining serves no purpose any longer, as the vote has already been presented, passed, and built. You are a few years too late...

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

I've heard Trigen is providing the majority of the energy needs. AEP's bill is substantially lower.

Probably should be less, with the heat and cooling coming from the central Trigen heating/cooling plant downtown.

Any estimates of what AEP's annualized electric bill will run for the BOK Arena?

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear


January 1, 2017.

Red Letter Day.

Expect by then a new Sales Tax initiative to "re-model" the "outdated" BOK Arena.

OKC is spending $100 million to remodel a five year old $90 million arena.

For the Basketball team.

OKC is spending $100M to upgrade facilities that were lacking when it was built. Tulsa put them in the first time. They are spending a big chunk of money on... get this.. a big glass wall over the entrance.

Well, if the $90 million spent on the Ford Center really made it only a dump, former Beatle Paul McCartney still thought it a worthwhile venue, right?

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by TURobY

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

Those thoughts exactly wash over me whenever I drive by.

Well, actually I think about my tax dollars - AT WASTE.

You had your chance to make you opinions known. You failed in the democratic process, and so now you have two choices. Move out of the county or deal with it. Your whining serves no purpose any longer, as the vote has already been presented, passed, and built. You are a few years too late...

Democratic Process?

Interesting concept.  I don't think it functions very well in a Banana Republic.

Since there are no campaign donation LIMITS on non-partisan elections, like sales tax and bond tax elections, the Vote YES Tax Vampires can spend any amount of money to push through a new or renewed tax.

NO LIMIT.

NONE.

Rather an unequal contest, when the Vote Yes organization can raise and spend over $1,000,000 to sell Vision 2025, wouldn't you say?  

Contributions coincidentally came from the very entities that benefit from the increased tax spending, like Manhattan, Flint, BOK, F&M Bank, (Lortons), AEP and ONG.  

Remember?

The Vote No organization raised and spent a mere pittance by comparison.

Ain't democracy just great in the Banana Republic of Tulsa?

[:O]