There’s nothing quite like the feeling of twisting a throttle on a crisp Oklahoma Sunday morning and knowing the whole family is right there with you… The road didn’t care that our original plan fell through. It just kept offering up pieces of Oklahoma history and a whole lot of family time.
Whenever business takes me through Henryetta, I stop by Grandpa Eli Maghe’s grave—and remember the World War I veteran, smelter man, and stubborn fishing partner who survived a ditch in France and was still canoeing the Illinois River in his mid-eighties.
After a hard mountain bike ride at Draper Lake, we sat at a picnic table. I had recently come through open-heart bypass surgery and was still struggling with a slow, complicated recovery. I did most of the talking, pouring out the setbacks and doubts. Across from me sat Denny Beitler—well into his seventies, body bent and marked by a lifetime of racing injuries—quietly listening with that familiar little twinkle in his eye. When I finally ran out of steam he leaned in just slightly and delivered six words that changed my attitude: “Sounds like an excuse to me.”
Join Kay and me as we celebrate 250 years of America at the 2026 Edmond Liberty Fest Parade! For over 30 years, we’ve been staking out our lawn chairs in downtown Edmond, first with our kids and now with the grandkids, soaking up one of America’s top Fourth of July parades. From the roar of the P-51 Mustang ‘Miss America’ flying overhead to snapping photos of all the wonderful people and floats, it’s always a highlight of our year in this great community. Come read the full story!
While the world cheered Tommy “Tombo” Bolton—the King of Cali who became the first African American to push a motorcycle over 200 mph and stacked 25 national championships—few ever saw the man behind the roar. In the quiet bays of his Oklahoma City shop, Tombo was the King of Kindness: quietly hiring ex-inmates, mentoring at-risk kids, giving a homeless motorcycle fan rides to work, and saving broken lives. One wrench, one conversation, one second chance at a time—this is the true Tombo Way.