by Brandon Rush
Its amazing living in Oklahoma City. Just last weekend I experienced a once in a lifetime 48 hour span that truly made me appreciate how great it is to live here.
Friday night I had a date night with my wife, which included the customary dinner and a movie, but it was something I had never experienced before. On a whim, we went to eat at the legendary Cattlemen’s restaurant in Stockyards City. I had been once before when I was 16 or 17 on a pre semi-formal date but there was too long of a wait, so we left, but I always wanted to go back. Well it took me 13 years to experience what I had heard about, but I wasn’t totally blown away, but enjoyed the experience. The ambiance of the restaurant was pretty cool, I love reading about legendary places and the stories of how they came to be. The steak was good, but for the price I was a little uninspired to return, though it remains a great place to take people from out of town, or would be more fun in a group setting. It was a packed house, and it seems as if there were a lot of out-of-towners.
Off to the AMC Quail Springs Theater to watch a movie. Normally I hit Warren in Moore due to proximity, but some free movie passes I had won from a golf scramble easily swayed my options. AMC is about to put in an IMAX Theater (Which I’ve never understood the appeal) but I think it is much needed. Malls haven’t had the most luck of late, and with the amazingly increasing teenage population, people don’t have a reason to go so much anymore, but AMC’s people are the best, and the addition of an IMAX should help.
On to Saturday, and the OU/Texas game. For some reason it lost a lot of the luster for me, maybe it was the later date, OU having a pair of losses, or whatever, my enthusiasm for an OU win wasn’t high. We didn’t make the trip but I really think anyone that did love the event so much they won’t miss it for the world if they can afford to go. That in itself makes it special, the fact that people can be that passionate about something makes me feel good inside.
On to Sunday, and a once in a lifetime experience closing trifecta. One of the biggest bands in the history of the world playing in our backyard. I know a lot of people dislike U2 for a variety of reasons, and though I am not a huge fan of the band and I had seen them before, I wasn’t missing this for anything!
I know there have been concerts at Memorial Stadium in the past, but since I have lived here, there have only been two, and both were “were you there when?” moments. Rolling Stones and U2 have combined to sell a kajillion records, and have fans around the world, but to spend a few hours with 50,000 friends enjoying a shared experience makes me realize how cool life is when you sit back and look at it.