Tulsa Edison Class of 1974 Reunion Weblog

Mel Brooks had a pretty good year.

(ranked by Gross Box Office)

1. Blazing Saddles – $119,500,000
2. The Towering Inferno – $116,000,000
3. Young Frankenstein – $86,273,333
4. Earthquake – $79,666,653
5. The Godfather Part II – $57,300,000
6. Airport 1975 – $47,285,152
7. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams – $45,411,063
8. The Longest Yard – $43,008,075
9. Benji – $39,552,000
10. Herbie Rides Again – $38,229,000
11. Murder on the Orient Express – $35,733,867
12. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – $30,859,000
13. Freebie and the Bean – $30,000,000
14. Chinatown – $29,200,000
15. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry – $28,401,735
16. The Great Gatsby – $26,533,200
17. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot – $25,000,000
18. Lenny – $23,244,000
19. Death Wish – $22,000,000
20. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – $21,044,810
21. The Man with the Golden Gun – $21,000,000
22. The Groove Tube – $20,447,000
23. That’s Entertainment! – $19,100,000
24. Macon County Line – $18,800,000
25. The Front Page – $15,000,000

How much do you think it will bring on eBay?

I was in Mr. Johnson’s homeroom in 8th grade. The pine step stool was a required project in wood shop, a/k/a Industrial Arts. (Metals shop was the domain of Mr. Whitaker, a new teacher who had so little control of the students that he "left to pursue other interests" after only nine weeks.)

Mr. Johnson, though, ruled with an iron fist, or rather a wood paddle. I don’t have any idea how today’s teachers manage 30 8th grade boys without the threat of physical violence.

The only thing we knew about Charles Johnson was that he was Kevin’s dad. We found out many years later that he was a decorated hero of the Anzio beaches in WWII. No word what ever happened to Mr. Whitaker.

A long chapter in Tulsa’s history is coming to an end. Steve’s Sundry, Books & Magazines began offering its last worldly possessions for sale on Saturday, marking the end of a well-lived life that enriched the lives and minds of thousands of Tulsans dating back to the Truman administration.

When store owner Joanie Stephenson unlocked the door at 10 a.m. Saturday, a lengthy line of customers had formed outside the business, which has been a Tulsa institution since 1947. It has been at 2612 S. Harvard Ave. since 1958. …

Stephenson, the daughter-in-law of store founder Steve Stephenson, who died in 2011, said changes in the publishing industry, a decrease in the number of magazines being printed since the 2008 recession and the rise of e-books were among the factors that made it increasingly hard to stay in business. She said a 2 1/2-year attempt to sell the business proved unsuccessful because “nobody wanted to work this hard for so little money.”

Tulsa World, December 29, 2013