Famous Stillwater People
|
Famous Stillwater People
|
|
Special Sections
|
If you are looking to be famous, Stillwater is a great place to start!(Please if you know more famous people to add to this list!) Frank Eaton - "Pistol Pete" - Yeah, he was a real guy, and he has an official website so you can find out all about the famous local legend.
Jimmy LaFave was playing Friday and Saturday nights at Willie's on the strip when Garth was just the Wednesday happy hour entertainment. Here's his web site: www.jimmylafave.com/
On doublnotspyz.com Tom Skinner says this about Stillwater "...you rarely think of Stillwater as a musical Hub of any sort but it is certainly unique in this aspect...the college brings people from all backgrounds together and the size of the town makes it easy to find everyone that plays...there are only so many places to play around there and sooner or later if you hear about someone who is good, you will more likely than not, see them playing in one of those places..." Find more on Tom Skinner here: http://www.binkyrecords.com/artists/skinner/
Some more famous Stillwater bands and musicians:
Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Get their music
Manifest Destiny - All Life All Mind Album
TheatreNancy (Anne) Nelson: A
graduate of Stillwater High and currently director of the
Burr DeBenning: Guest-starred in many television shows such as Highway to Heaven, Quincy, M.E., Barnaby Jones, Little House on the Prairie, Wonder Woman, the Rockford Files, and more. He grew up on 9th street and his mother was a school teacher here in Stillwater.
Jay Daniel: has helped us all get good laughs from television shows: Executive Producer of Maybe Its Me and Roseanne; Director and Producer of Moonlighting; and Producer of Cybill. Graduated from OSU.
Bassey Ikpi: She was raised in Stillwater but moved to D.C. before high school. From her bio at http://www.basseyworld.com/: In The Big Apple, Bassey has seen her performing career take off. She has opened for such acclaimed artists as world renowned writers, Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovanni , International recording group, Les Nubians, and Grammy Award winning artists such as India Arie, Alicia Keys, and Luther Vandross, just to name a few. In the fall of 2000, Bassey's work was featured in a compilation CD entitled, "NYC SLAMS". She also won a role as Def Poetry Jam's New York City representative in the first incarnation of the television and Tony Award nominated Broadway hit, Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. She has appeared on both the second and third seasons of the Peabody Award winning HBO program. Bassey has also recently completed her first spoken word CD entitled "From This Safe Space." It is a compilation of her old work set to music and a few newer pieces in their original form. In March of 2003, Bassey along with fellow Def Poets, Amalia Ortiz and Ishle Yi Park appeared on the 34th Annual NAACP Image Awards. She has also been seen gracing the pages of magazines such as Nylon, Marie Claire and Glamour. Though Bassey is blessed to be making a living with her art, she is definitely not resting on her laurels. She continues to expand her resume and skills to include acting as well as writing for film and the stage.
ComedyAfter growing up in Stillwater, one thing you learn is how to laugh at yourself. Check out up-and-coming comedy star Sean Anderson who recently made the big move to Hollywood. You might have seen him during his opening act for Sinbad when he MC'd the Orange Peel a few years ago. Sean's also been popular at the Tulsa Comedy Club and was a big hit with the CBS exec's when auditioning for Star Search in November 2002.
Entertainment
From Decipher.com (http://www.decipher.com/partyzone/pente/garygabrelstory.html) The PENTE STORY A Retrospective Look By Inventor Gary Gabrel
During that time in my life, I did a lot of interviews with the news media, and the questions were always familiar. "Today we'll discover PENTE, the new mating game for the glamorous," the talk show host announces."I'm talking with Gary Gabrel, the inventor of PENTE, a new board game that is being called the backgammon of the 80s. Tell me, Gary, just what is PENTE?" "PENTE is the third generation in a family of classic games. The first generation was go, the complicated strategy game that originated in the Orient. The second generation was the much simpler go-moku. The third generation is PENTE. It's like a sophisticated tic-tac-toe, the object is to get five in-a-row or to make five captures." "How did you come to invent the game?" the interviewer asked. As many times as I have answered this, I try to keep it fresh. "It's been 10 years now since I started playing go and go-moku, and "inventing" PENTE. It's been an amazing and wonderful experience, a business dream come true. Neverless, I hardly ever play PENTE anymore and can't really compete with the Chess players who have taken up the game." At the opening ceremonies I'll play a game for the press with Tom Braunlich, my friend and defending world champion. We use real diamonds and rubies as pieces--the fix is in, I win in five moves, PENTE! It all started in 1973. I was putting my sociology degree to work washing dishes at the Hideaway pizzeria near the Oklahoma State campus. We used to hang around after closing to party and play games. Call it what you will--destiny, vision, or just sheer luck--I was wondering what would be next after pizza--social work? I opened my mind to all the possibilities, and there was a vision of PENTE. I spent 5 years perfecting it, writing the rules and overcoming what seemed to be one obstacle after another. One year I logged 50,000 miles in a van selling PENTE at craft shows from New Orleans to Denver. Then my persistence paid off. I began to transform the game visually to make it the beautiful game it is today. It caught on in night clubs as an alternative to backgammon, and stores from Neiman Marcus to Macy's couldn't get enough. We were on the verge of making it big on our own. But, in '83 we just ran out of the steam and money needed to push PENTE over the top. PENTE was sold to Parker Brothers. Unfortunately, the game and toy industry is a fickle one, and Trivial Pursuit took center stage at Parker Brothers. Soon thereafter Norfolk-based Decipher saw its potential and took PENTE into its care. Today, PENTE survives because of her great qualities--a game that is easy to learn, plays fast, has depth and great beauty. One of only 20 games featured in Games magazine's Hall of Fame (Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble are also listed.), maybe someday she too will become the mega-hit she has the genes to be--a classic game of skill, for all ages, and all time. In the meantime, I'm making pizzas again. This year my new company will open its fifth new Hideaway pizzeria in just five years. PENTE! I win again!
SportsFamous Stillwater Athletes include: John Smith - among many other accomplishments, John has won two Olympic gold medals, the coveted Sullivan Award and six straight World Championships. Tom Borland - Nicknamed "Spike", Tom was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1960 and 1961. He is the founder of Pioneer Tire Center in Stillwater.
Barry Sanders http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sanders/ http://football.about.com/cs/legends/p/barrysanders.htm
Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas statistics - pro-football-reference.com
Robin Ventura
Pete Incaviglia Pete Incaviglia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Bob Tway ESPN.com Golf Player Card - Bob Tway
Scott Verplank PGATOUR.COM presents -- Bio, Stats, and Results
Ed Gallagher - Wrestling Hall-of-Famer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_C._Gallagher_%28wrestling%29 http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/awards/?dm&honoree=4
Who was Lewis Field named for? Laymon Lowery Lewis, a former dean of science and literature and veterinary medicine from Oklahoma A&M.
to add who you think should be listed here and why.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please verify all information with the business listed because good deals sometimes don't stick around!A business must have a special, discount, coupon, or good deal to get a free listing on this web site.
for questions or comments about this web site.
|
