Pops on the Prairie, Oklahoma

It is the OKMozart festival time here in Bartlesville and his tunes take precedent, but last night was Pops in Woolaroc. After a BBQ dinner at Dink’s we headed out into the prairie to Frank Phillip’s oilman outpost. The magnificent grounds were filled with families packing cooler dinners and beverages sitting in fold up chairs, reminiscent of a fourth of July from a western. The prairie sky deepened as the orchestra tuned up, French horn pecking from the back of the pack. Soon opera, show and movie tunes filled the night air, friendly claps punctuated between tunes. It was Americana that still has deep roots here in Oklahoma’s northeast. As the medley of western movie music ended the concert, there was hope for more. As the theme for Superman played, magnificent fireworks lit up the sky reflected in the lake below. For just a bit my problems and my countries seemed minimal, pride filled the prairie. Unfortunately dreamy nights and punchy tunes do not last forever, but they do help.