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This past weekend the bulk of my dads side of the family got together at my Mom’s families lake house on Lake Eufaula. My dads parents, whom I have lovingly referred to as Mama and Papa since I was a little baby are named Robert Winston Cocke and Thelma Ann Cocke hailing from Wilburton Oklahoma. They have 4 sons: My vegan, meditating, tea-totaling father, Robert Winston Cox (Norman) Their homosexual, Native American, “two spirited” son John Hawke Co-cke (Tulsa) Their burly, masculine, cigar smoking, jolly son Will Eugene Cocke (Wilburton) and The youngest, laid back, cooler than cool, everybody loves him son Charles Wesley Cox (Dallas).

The four brothers don’t all share the same name because Robert and Charles had their name legally changed from Cocke to Cox years ago for obvious reasons. So that is correct, had my father not changed his name back in the day, my full legal name would be Wesley Winston Cocke. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Papa Rober has a sister named Anna Doris Pirtle who has three children of her own my fathers and uncles cousins: Janna, Jaime and Jay.

All of my dads brothers and cousins and their children where at the lake except for Will. When they get together it gets pretty loud, crazy and insanely funny. They are all such unique charachters and all have such strong personalities that the entire time spent with my dads side of the family is nothing but non stop laugh out loud funny.

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It has a distinct HOUSE feel with typical 4/4 bass groove and a snare, but what makes it especially house is the echoing organ rift. What makes this track worth the listen in my opinion is the good message contained in the sampled audio - it talks about how unconscious we are when we drink and how to ’snap out of it.’

House Drinking Song

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Now that I have got that off my chest, I can comment on the latest star of the show. You know when you see someone, or what someone on TV that people you know, friends, family have similarities or vague resemblances?

Well . . . as I was watching Big Brother the other night, it dawned on me that Jesse (the ripped up body builder) was a combination of two people who are close to me: Chase Schwabe, my brothers childhood friend and Mark Floyd, my high school friend and college frat bro. While this is not an exact prescription and other may not see the similarities, I noticed them. In fact, what got all of this started was a basic Twitter post which turned into this blog post:

“Big Brothers Jesse is a mix between Mark Floyd and Chase Schwabe with a dash of awkwardness and massive self directed thought.”

So to Elaborate I have prepared a little collage to showcase this assertion:

The same folk who attend the most exclusive black tie Tulsa events were there - except dressed in fancy country western get-up. It was a fresh take traditional black tie. What was most notable was the care, attention and MONEY that was pumped into the event. I have planned and hosted a few events in my day, most notably the Tulsa White Party, and I can tell you, no expense was spared at this event.

Speaking of which - this years White Party is going to go down at the Zoo a-la “Waltz on the Wildside” except the White Party is going to be an over the top, blowout party/concert/fashion show so LEGENDARY . . . . I digress.

If you want to become a corporate sponsor or just want a VIP Table at the upcoming White Party, book them fast, cause we are going to sell out quick. Here is link to the White Party IV SPONSOR PDF where you can find more information. Or call Lindsay at the Zoo to make your arrangements - 669-6637.

Anyhow - back to the point of this post, below are pics and a video from The Painted Pony Ball. Special thanks to Fraz Henke IV for inviting us and allowing us to share his table. Bro - you deserved that CMA and you will have that moment FOREVER.

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Painted Pony Video:

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We gladly set up a time and then waited for the phone call later on that day. Apparently our wedding photographer had submitted our wedding pictures to this magazine and they liked them so much they wanted to feature us in the “I do, I do” section, which spotlights the best real life Destinations Weddings. So I guess that means we had a “Top Destination Wedding” - take that to anyone who complained at first that we were not going to have it at home in Oklahoma! I have included a link below to the PDF of the article and here is a link to our wedding website.

Link to Full Resolution PDF of Article