06/02/2026
I know most of y’all are tired of hearing me complain about the complete disaster that was the Tulsa capital cruise. With that being said I’ve spent too much mental wherewithal the last few days dwelling on it. So I’m going to make my last statement/post about it now….
I was raised here in Chandler on Route 66. My dad’s family moved here in 1907. My mother’s side of the family was relocated to Indian Teritorry in 1831 and lived in the Oologah and Chelsea areas until they moved to Chandler when she was in school. Her father was a state trooper so he patroled Route 66 and thats how they ended up here. Route 66 is ingrained in my DNA. I now own multiple properties and conduct my day to day business operations on Route 66. My love for history and the community is the reason the SW corner of 7th & Manvel was sold to me and not someone else 6.5 years ago.
The spirit of Route 66 is the independence of the open road, creating memories, and the nostalgic feeling that takes you back to a simpler time.
While I know it was important to the leaders of Tulsa to make money and set a world record, that’s not what should be the only drivers of success.
We all need to take care of our communities… however when a wrong has been committed it’s imperative that the offending parties remedy the situation. This is not only done through an apology, but also requires an admission of fault. The organizers and the city of Tulsa just don’t seem to understand basic common decency.
With all of that being said any car people in the area if you were affected or not… let’s cruise downtown Chandler this Saturday evening to celebrate my birthday and have our own Route 66 good time.
This is not a money thing! We will meet at Big Willy’s maybe about 8pm or so, it should be cooled off by then. Big Willy's Hot Dogs will not be open! I’ll have some kids on a grill cooking dogs for tip money. I’ll pay for the dogs, drinks, and chips so ya’ll dont have to worry about that.
Bring your cars, bring your friends, bring your bikes, bring your lawn chairs, bring your pooches, I don’t care… let’s just have a good time. I’ll come up with some rules and a route in the next few days.
This is not a sanctioned event or organized in any way. We are literally gonna cruise like it’s the old days!!!!
Share this!!!! Let your momma, your weird uncle, that ex that still texts you at 3am, the people you don’t like, and even the people you do like know about this.
Thanks and as always please pass this along….