We went on an Art Journey of Oklahoma City yesterday. It culminated in this series of bronze statues of the ‘boomers’ who are the people in the Oklahoma land rush. They just boomed across the border. (Actually I think there was a cannon that boomed, and then they were allowed to go.) The ‘sooners’ – which is the name of the Oklahoma University sports teams- is the name given to the people who snuck across the border early, before the land rush had officially started.

The statue was quite well done and really looked like it was frozen in excited motion. In art terms, I guess it was baroque.

I strongly encouraged my father to participate in the drama of the statue.

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It was pretty awesome.