Busy Busy Weekend In Review by The Grand Lake Bum

We’re going to have to work really hard to jam more fun into a weekend than we had last weekend on Grand Lake. Even Mother Nature cooperated for the most part. The Friday morning Oklahoma Legislative Golf Tournament had a five-hour rain delay, but they still got the tournament in. The GLOC Shootout Performance Boat Races, Grand Lake Aquapalooza Raft-up, the Oklahoma Academy events, and the Oklahoma Grand Lake Legislative Getaway were all record-setting events on a wonderful sunny weekend on Grand Lake.

*****

We’re going to have to step up our game, Grand Lake. We have the Grand Living on Grand Lake television show which is great – but Lake of the Ozarks now has a NETFLIX television series directed by and starring Jason Bateman. It’s about a couple who move with their children to Lake of the Ozarks from Chicago to escape a drug lord after a money laundering deal goes wrong. Money laundering and refugees running from drug lords at Lake of the Ozarks? Hmmm. They say the series is fiction, but I don’t know. Seriously, Ozark is available on NETFLIX beginning Friday night.

*****

No, there was not a “12 foot alligator spotted in Grand Lake” as the farce Facebook post on Sunday indicated. I like to have as much fun as the next guy, but people should think twice about the negative impact on lake area businesses before they start spreading goofy fake news posts about things that would make people stay away from Grand Lake. Funny is funny…but that little Facebook trick was not.

*****

Another health myth has been debunked by new medical studies. All these years that people have been telling you coffee wasn’t good for you…they were wrong. The new studies released last week show that coffee not only contains anti-oxidants and boosts energy and performance when absorbed into your system – but it can also help ward off diabetes, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and depression – and while boosting performance, it also helps to protect the liver. Yep, I’d say the people warning that coffee was dangerous were a little off base. Drink up! Let your life slow down.

*****

It’s not my imagination. A new survey conducted as part of a nationwide Kars4Kids safe driving program confirms it. Oklahoma drivers aren’t the rudest in the country, but we’re close. Drivers in Oklahoma earned a “D” on the survey report card and a ranking of 43^rd in the courteous driving category. Only Georgia, Maine, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, and New York were rated worse than Oklahoma drivers. Our biggest hit came from the fact that few Oklahoma drivers seem to know how to work turn signals. The most courteous drivers, if you’re wondering, are in Idaho. Small wonder.  How many drivers are in Idaho? Five hundred?

*****

Don’t be mean to your food! A restaurant owner near Florence, Italy was fined 2,000 Euros by the nation’s highest court last month after the court ruled it was illegal to keep lobsters on ice because it causes them undue suffering. “The suffering caused by detaining the animals while they wait to be cooked cannot be justified,” the judges wrote. So…no more fresh lobster dinners in Florence, I guess.

*****

Have you heard about the dress code protests resulting from record-breaking heat in Europe? The first incident happened at Isca Academy in Exeter, England where male students protested the “no shorts” policy of the school by wearing skirts issued to the female students as part of the school’s uniform policy. Following suit, bus drivers in Nantes, France did the same thing – donning skirts to stay cool while avoiding the company’s “no shorts” rule. It worked. The guys may now wear shorts “as long as they match the required uniform colors.”

*****

More proof that you can’t fix stupid. The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy reports that a recent survey indicates as many as 16.4 million Americans believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Really. Almost half of the survey respondents had no idea where chocolate milk comes from. Just think. Those people vote! Are you scared yet?

*****

Patricia Krentcil is thinking about suing her daughter’s school in Nutley, New Jersey. Whether she does or not, she’s furious! Why? Because her daughter came home from school with a bad sunburn from recess. You might not think that’s a big deal, but it is to Patricia who became known as “Tan Mom” about five years ago when the same school turned her in to authorities who charged her with child endangerment for taking her daughter to use a tanning bed.

*****

BEST SIGN SEEN THIS WEEK: Toilet stolen from police station. Cops have nothing to go on.

*****

BEST FACEBOOK POST THIS WEEK: Do not accept any friend requests from Lizzie Borden. You will get hacked. Also, don’t accept friend requests from Hormel. It might be spam.

*****

DEFINITION OF THE WEEK – Camping: where you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person.

*****

LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK (from Josh Davis): If you’re going to use a bunch of stolen gift cards, it’s probably not a good idea to have the stuff you bought delivered to your house under your name.

*****

GRAND LAKE BUM SHOUT-OUTS: Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Rene Talley, Jack Kirkpatrick, David Poindexter, Liz Poole, Dennis McCulla, Michael Rippey, Shawn Webb, Randy Sullivan, Kent Jopling, Christina Riggs, Peggy Kiefer-Steed, Karla Bradley, Dean Ruth, Molly Sullivan, Heather Lillard, Tammie O’Neal, and Katie Merrill.

*****

UNANSWERED QUESTION OF THE WEEK (from my friend Kenny Belford): The lady in the television commercial for Life Alert necklaces said she fell. Laid there for 8 hours ‘til her friend came. So, why didn’t the camera operator help her up?

*****

BEST EVENTS OF THE WEEK: Saturday morning at 8:00 is the 2017 Bobber Drop. Bobbers bearing prizes will be dropped from areas surrounding Sailboat Bridge, Elk River, Honey Creek, Shangri-La, Bernice. Saturday afternoon is also a Cobalt owners raft-up and pool party at Cherokee Yacht Club. Monday-Tuesday, July 24-25 is the Tri-State Women’s Golf Championship Tournament at Shangri-La Golf Club.

*****

GRAND LAKE WEEKEND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: There’s great entertainment around the lake this weekend. On Monkey Island, you provide a big part of the entertainment at The Balcony Bar at The Shebang, with Friday and Saturdaynight karaoke. Downstairs in the Burlesque Room, Randy Lunsford provides the weekend entertainment; and across the street at Big Shots Rhythm & Booze, enjoy all the best dance tunes Friday & Saturday nights with DJ Deeko. Just down the highway from there, Friday night is Karaoke Night at Monkey Island Pub; and there’s always great live weekend entertainment at the Road Hog Saloon.

On South Grand Lake, Friday night’s entertainment is Reverse Reaction at Sharky’s at Hammerhead Marina. Saturdaynight, Sharky’s will host South of Vertical.

Area casinos have excellent musical options this weekend, as well. At Downstream Casino’s Legends Sports BarRetrorockerz will take the stage Friday night, followed by the Joe Giles & the Homewreckers Saturday night. Buffalo Run Casino’s Trailer Park Bar & Grill will host Western Justice both Friday & Saturday nights.  Cherokee Casino Grove will feature RockFisch Friday night and Whiskey Poet Society Saturday night. At River Bend Casino in Wyandotte, Club 60 West spotlights Lickitty Split Friday night. At Indigo Sky Casino, there is live entertainment in the Echo Bar startingThursday night with music by September’s End. Friday night features the music of FM Live followed by The Band DeLorean Saturday night. Rachel Turner & Georgia Coast will be on stage at Lost Creek Saloon at Bordertown CasinoFriday night, with Running on Empty wrapping up the weekend entertainment Saturday night.

The best spots to catch all your favorite sports action, including NASCAR and PGA Golf are Eddy’s Lakeside Bar at Shangri-La Marina, Doc’s Bar & Grill at Shangri-La Resort Hotel, Monkey Island Pub, the Standing Room Only Bar at The Shebang, Road Hog Saloon, 1909 in Grove, and Pickles at the Lake in Langley.

*****

BUM MUST-SEE TV: The series premier of Ozark is available Friday night on NETFLIX. The season premier of  Ballers is on HBO Sunday night at 9:00; and the series premiere of Midnight, Texas is Monday night at 9:00 on NBC.  

*****

BUM MUST-SEE MOVIES: Girls Trip and Dunkirk

*****

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “The new Republican healthcare bill is out. The bad news is, older people still pay more than younger people. Of course the good news is, they don’t pay more for long.” – Conan O’Brien

 

*****

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, August 5 – Boats, Bikes, Bikinis & BBQ at Arrowhead Yacht Club. Friday-Sunday, August 18-20 – Thunder on Wolf Creek (boat races). Saturday, August 19 – Barkarita (fundraising party for Second Chance Pet Rescue) at Honey Creek Landing in Grove. Saturday, August 19 – Roaring 20’s Costume Party at Monkey Island Pub.

*****

The PGA Tour has two tournaments to watch this week. The British Open (I refuse to call it “The Open” is this week. Coverage on the Golf Channel starts daily at like 12:30 in the morning if you really want to watch live action. Saturday &Sunday coverage is on NBC at a slightly more reasonable hour – 6:00 a.m. and continues until 2:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. Sunday. The Barbasol Championship is also this week in Alabama. Coverage is on the Golf Channel beginning at 4:00 Thursday & Friday, and 3:00 Saturday & Sunday.

NASCAR drivers are in Indianapolis for a really big one this weekend. Coverage of the Brickyard 400 begins at 1:30Sunday afternoon on NBC.

*****

Weather for the weekend ahead looks like you would expect in July – hot! We’ll have sunshine with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid-70s. Next week, other than being a little warmish, it should be perfect weather for the dozens of guests competing in the Tri-State Women’s Golf Championship Monday & Tuesday at Shangri-La. Get out and enjoy all Grand Lake has to offer, but remember, wherever you decide to play, be sure to buy a drink for the guy next to you.  It could be me. 

GRAND LAKE BUM

Want more information on advertisers you see in the Grand Lake Bum?  No problem.  Just click on their ad and you will be connected to their web site.  If you would like to join the growing list of sponsors of The Grand Lake Bum e-blast and the Bum’s page on both grandlakenewsonline.com and www.360grandlake.com, as well as Grand Times on Grand Lake, the cost is only $50 a week and the list of readers is growing.  E-mail or contact grandlakebum@gmail.com to sign up.

Looking for places to go, things to do, services to use or property to buy in the Grand Lake area?  Here’s a starter kit listing of “open to the public” fun places to spend time at Grand Lake.

1909 in Downtown Grove

American Grill in Grove

Aquabar & Grill at The Landings Marina on Monkey Island (smoking on the deck)

Artichoke Restaurant & Bar in Langley

Balcony Bar at The Shebang (Smoking – open Friday & Saturday nights)

Big Shots on Monkey Island (smoking upstairs—open Friday & Saturday nights)

Blind Swine on Monkey Island

Bobbers Café in Langley

Buffalo Run Casino in Miami (smoking)

Café Italia on Monkey Island

Carlos Montez in Langley (smoking in bar)

Ceasar’s Place in Vinita and on Monkey Island

Chickanella’s in Grove

Chicken Coop West of Langley

Clanton’s Café in Vinita

Coffee Shelter in Ketchum

Cosby’s Catfish on Highway 28 in Eucha (East of Disney)

Doc’s Bar & Grill at Shangri-La Resort Hotel

Docks Bar at Harbors View Marina

Downstream Casino in Quapaw (smoking)

Drake’s on the Lake at Blue Bluff Harbor

Drake’s Restaurant in Grove

Eddy’s Lakeside Bar at Shangri-La Marina

Frosty & Edna’s (west of the dam in Langley)

Gabby’s Place in downtown Grove

Goodfella’s Pizza (Cleora and Grove)

Grand Lake Casino, north of Grove on Highway 10 (smoking)

Grand Lodge in Ketchum (smoking)

Hatfield’s Saloon in Grove

High Winds Casino east of Miami (smoking)

Indigo Sky Casino west of Seneca, Mo. (smoking)

Juan Montez Restaurant & Cantina at Red Arrow Marina

Karrie's Kaboose in Langley (smoking)

La Casita de Martin in downtown Grove

Lakeside Bar & Grill in Grove at Sail Boat Bridge

Lighthouse Supper Club in Ketchum

Los Garcias in Langley

Lupe's Mexican Restaurant in Grove

Monkey Island Pub (Smoking)

Monkey’s Uncle at Littlefield Corner (Breakfast & lunch)

Mooney’s Sunset Bar & Grill in Disney (smoking, etc.)

Morrows Bar & Grill in Raper Hollow

Nu Taste Restaurant in Grove

Okie Smokies Barbecue in Grove on Hwy 59 South

Pickles at the Lake in Langley

Pit Stop Café in Grove

Quarterdeck Cafe at Tera Miranda Harbor (smoking on the deck)

Raggedy’s in Grove

Rancho Viejo in Grove

Riggs & Company in Langley

River Bend Casino in Wyandotte (smoking)

Road Hog Saloon at the entrance to Monkey Island (smoking...but not at lunch)

Roadhouse 125 on Monkey Island (smoking deck)

Rusty Anchor (next to the cliffs at Dripping Springs)

Scooters in Langley (smoking)

Sharky’s at Hammerhead Marina (smoking)

Smokin’ Spur BBQ & Trading Post at Old Towne Plaza, Cleora

Sticky Fingers Barbecue in Ketchum

Stuffn’s Restaurant in Ketchum (Smoking on patio)

The Grill at Indian Hills Resort & Marina in Bernice

The Landings Marina (smoking on the deck)

The Landings Market and Grill on Monkey Island (smoking on the patio)

The Parrot at Honey Creek Landing in Grove (Smoking on the patio)

The Office on Monkey Island (smoking)

The Stables Casino in Miami (smoking)

The Shebang on Monkey Island (smoking on patio and Balcony Bar)

Ugly’s Grill & Bar, Thunder Bay Marina (smoking)

VIP Pizza at Hammerhead Marina (smoking on deck)

Water Side Bar & Grill in Grove

Waterway Café, Harbors View Marina (smoking on breakwater dining deck)

Wolf Creek Diner in Grove