The Electric Rag Band
Tulsa International
Mayfest
Tulsa, OK
Mickey Gilley
Showplace Theatre
(Riverwind Casino)
Norman, OK
EXTRA BUZZ
Joe-to-Joe(l): Everett Edition
By Joe Mack
Stone Moses/
Dirty Red & the
Soulshakers
The State Theatre
Harrah, OK
Brandi Reloaded
So Fine Club
OKC, OK
The Chad Todd Band
Wicked Piston Bar & Grill
Edmond, OK
EverFade
Midway Club
Choctaw, OK
Billy K Band
The Silver Stallion
Mustang, OK
Just Strangers/
Rodney Whaley
Armed Forces Day
Festival
(Elmer Thomas Park)
Lawton, OK
The Chad Todd Band
Armed Forces Day
Festival
(Elmer Thomas Park)
Lawton, OK
Allen Biffle Band
Armed Forces Day
Festival
(Elmer Thomas Park)
Lawton, OK
JJ Hall
Keel’s Lounge
Tulsa, OK
Melissa Hembree
The Venue
McAlester, OK
The Buffalo Ruckus
W/ Special Guest
Chuck Ligion
Rock Island Train Depot
Chickasha, OK
Dirtfoot W/ Mike Hosty
Blackbird on Pearl
Tulsa, OK
Jake Hooker
Bordertown Casino &
Arena
Wyandotte, OK
MUSKOGEE, Okla. – One
of the unsung heroes
and promoters of eastern
Oklahoma culture and
activity is 60-year-old
Oklahoma native Joel
Everett. Everett, the Special
Projects Manager for the
City of Muskogee Parks &
Recreation Department, has
worn many hats in the time
I’ve known him. When we
first met he was the standing
executive director at the
Oklahoma Music Hall of
Fame; in more recent years
I’ve ran into him for lunch to
talk about art, or mapping
out a trek for an upcoming
cycling event.
JM: What does Muskogee
lack that you’d like to see
added to the community?
JE: The water here is such
an under-developed,
under-rated gift. It’s a rare
place on Earth where three
rivers come together, and
Muskogee and Fort Gibson
have this.
JM: You’re a pretty active
person - what drives you to
get up and run and ride?
JE: I was watching a
documentary last night
about San La Muerte (Saint
Death in Mexican culture).
The believers in San La
Muerte nearly all said the
same thing…they had faith
in her because there was
nowhere else to turn. I think
about trail running riding
the same way. I love being
out in nature, but I also
know there’s nowhere else
to turn but yourself to take
care of yourself. I want my
parts to move when I want
to do something, which is
pretty constant and the
opportunities for adventure
seem to increase with age!
JM: You’re a music fan
- what was your first big
concert and where?
JE: Grand Funk and
Steppenwolf at the
Fairgrounds in OKC probably
‘73. I’m not much of a
crowd guy, but it was
memorable. I remember
thinking I don’t have much in
common with these fans.
JM: Top three favorite
restaurants in Muskogee and
why?
JE: SmokeHouse Bob’s –
because Bob reminds me
of the great working men
– farmers and ranchers and
workers - of my youth. He
has big vegetable gardens
around the restaurant and I
drive by and see him hoeing
and working there, and
he has that working man’s
approach to food.
Anna’s Diner – good,
honest blue plate special
lunches and the waitresses
are friendly and wise in the
ways of those who work and
scratch by.
Tacos la Morena – this is
a Mexican grocery store/
restaurant on Callahan
Street and near my office.
The owners, from around the
Acapulco area, don’t speak
English, but their kids do.
Honest, regional Mexican
food.
JM: If and when you retire,
where do you hope to land?
JE: Not sure yet and not sure
‘retire’ is the word. I may
wedge over into some other
activities that coincide with
what I’m doing now; putting
on runs and bicycle rides
mostly and building trails.
I look at Medicine Park
in southwest Oklahoma
fondly. It combines a lot of
passions. Wichita Mountains,
trails, wide open spaces, art,
music. We will see.
Editor’s note: Read more
of our conversation with
Joel Everett at www.
thecurrentbuzz.net.
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