Red Rock (Otoe: Íno Súje pronounced [ĩꜜno suꜜdʒɛ], meaning "Rock Red") (Pawnee: Pásuuhararu ) is a town in northern Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 283 at the 2010 census, a decline from 293 at the 2000 census. The headquarters of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is located in Red Rock.
In 1886, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad built a line through what would become Noble County. The land around the railroad crossing of Red Rock Creek still belonged to the Otoe-Missouri reservation, but a trading post operated there. A post office named "Magnolia" opened at the trading post in March 1890. The name was changed to Red Rock in June 1892.
On April 26, 1991 a large F4 tornado touched down within one mile of the town. The tornado was rated because of the minimal damage that occurred. The "Red Rock Tornado" held the record for the highest recorded wind speed of 257-268 mph until the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999 in the 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak which had a wind gust of 318 mph.
Oklahoma i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ (Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or translated ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa,Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land prior to the official opening date, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, or informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.
The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award-winning 1955 film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions. Rodgers and Hammerstein won a special Pulitzer Prize for Oklahoma! in 1944.
This musical, building on the innovations of the earlier Show Boat, epitomized the development of the "book musical", a musical play where the songs and dances are fully integrated into a well-made story with serious dramatic goals that are able to evoke genuine emotions other than laughter. In addition, Oklahoma! features musical themes, or motifs, that recur throughout the work to connect the music and story. A fifteen-minute "dream ballet" reflects Laurey's struggle with her feelings about two men, Curley and Jud.
Edward "Ed" Ferrara (born November 22, 1966) is a former professional wrestling booker and agent for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling, often alongside Vince Russo. In WCW, he portrayed the character "Oklahoma", a mockery of WWF's commentator Jim Ross, and was the heaviest WCW Cruiserweight Champion, although he was forced to vacate the title for exceeding the 220 lb weight limit. Ed Ferrara began his work in television production and writing, contributing to shows such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and Weird Science on the USA Network. Ferrara was also a wrestler in Slammers Wrestling Federation known as Bruce Beaudine. He was most recently working on the creative team for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Ferrara graduated from Drew University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts and English.
Between 1994 to 1996, Ferrara was trained and wrestled in the California based independent promotion - Slammers Wrestling Federation. Ferrara worked under the ring name of Bruce Beaudine and on April 11 1996 he won the SWF heavyweight championship.
A few years back in an unknown place.
a little bull was born with a dark red face.
in a pen he was gentle,
but in the chute... a buckin' machine.
Mind over matter keeps you on for eight,
but it doesn't matter when they open that gate.
for this living explosion with the dark red shell,
he'll give you a ride... through hell!
Now every few years a man comes along,
he knows what he's doing and won't do it wrong.
he'll conquer the odds, he'll pass the test,
above and beyond... higher than the rest.
so what do ya do, when you've done it all.
you've climbed every mountain and jumped every wall.
well the chance comes along like a great big feast.
the chance for the hero... to ride the red beast.
(chorus)
they said he can be beat, he's just one of the rest,
but he couldn't be tames, cause he gave 'em his best.
he's ready to go so don't be a fool,
he jumps like a rabbit and kicks like a mule.
he's quicker than a quarter horse, aggressive as a hawk,
this mountain of muscle... red rock.
There were seven tough battles between the two gods,
and everyone thought the bull had the odds,
but the man had heart, and red finally lost,
four, eight second rides to the mighty lane frost.
Now both of them retired in their own special way,
but they'll both be remembered every single day.
they had desire to win and the hearts to try,