I'm traveling to Philly in a few weeks, and will live with a host while I spend two days canvassing the city. What do you guys think would be a good gift that's something unique to Oklahoma/OKC?

I'm open to all gifts - regardless of price.

it may not travel well if you're flying... but i'd recommend wine from a local vinyard. another possibility is a book about city/state history.

-M

Thunder t-shirt.

Doug's 'Springlake' book would be great if they are interested in Oklahoma history. It's on Amazon.

red dirt - its cheap too...

red dirt - its cheap too...

Funny! You beat me to it--seriously! :smile:

Duh.

Rose rocks.

I've given books on Route 66 before. Always appreciated.

I'm traveling to Philly in a few weeks, and will live with a host while I spend two days canvassing the city. What do you guys think would be a good gift that's something unique to Oklahoma/OKC?

I'm open to all gifts - regardless of price.What hobbies do they have and what business are they in?

Cowboy hat, Bar BQ Sauce, Find a old Photo of Philly fanatic in town when the 89'ers were the AAA team for the Phillies.

Take 'em an order of lamb fries from Cattleman's. :chef: I was going to say either a cowboy hat or a pair of boots, but since those aren't really unique to OKC, I'd say take them some Thunderwear.

Thunder t-shirt.
Ding! I gave one to my son...he wore it that night to go play league basketball and got laughed at (well, at least some folks in Central Maryland know we have an NBA franchise)

Gave another one to my sister...she got very excited.

Gave a third one to my brother...he'll be washing the car with it this spring.

The best one? The picture of my granddaughter wearing her first OKC Thunder shirt...which said, ironically: "My First OKC Thunder Shirt".

Yeah, you gotta go with the locally unique stuff!

I'm traveling to Philly in a few weeks, and will live with a host while I spend two days canvassing the city. What do you guys think would be a good gift that's something unique to Oklahoma/OKC?

I'm open to all gifts - regardless of price.

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If you havne't visited Philly you will LOVE it! It's one of my favorite cities and so much history of our founding of this country all within walking distance! I'd give them some OKC Thunder Gear (help get the word out we have a major league franchise), unless you can dry ice a Chuck House Chicken Fried Steak Meal.

yep, I'm couch surfing.

Okay, I'm staying with a young law student. Does anyone else have any other gift ideas? I want it to be something nice, meaningful, and Oklahoman.

Then I'd go with a nice OKC History book, perhaps Steve's OKC A Second Time Around would be appropriate.

http://www.fullcirclebooks.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productID=0966146026

Okay, or I was thinking about giving the Oklahoma Centennial Commerative Book too.

Okay, or I was thinking about giving the Oklahoma Centennial Commerative Book too.


That's a really good idea and Klemme would love you for it!!

How about a coffee table from from the Oklahoma City Musuem of Art. They have a great one with Chiuly's work. See the link below.

http://www.okcmoa.com/store/booksandmultimedia?q=node/161

P.S. I have hosted couchsurfers, it has been great. Good luck in your travels.

I second the book ideas. Or how about a piece of Frankoma pottery? Frankoma makes some lovely decorative pieces that depict Oklahoma's history. They also make clay cake pans shaped like Oklahoma that are really cool. Or even just a couple classic Frankoma mugs. They really have something for everyone's taste.

Or you could make up a sort of gift basket that contains made in Oklahoma products- ex: Frankoma Pottery, Prairie Gypsy jams, Bedre Chocolates, A book about Oklahoma, a red dirt t-shirt, Thunder t-shirt, etc. I also second the Route 66 merchandise. Or how about a POP's T-shirt? The possibilities are limitless.

There are many places where you can go to look for gifts. The Oklahoma Dept. of Tourism has a welcome center with a wonderful gift shop, located on the ground floor of the First National Center downtown. They carry a lot of Frankoma products, books, and route 66 merchandise. They also have a gift shop at the Capitol. Other places include the Red Dirt Emporium in Bricktown (they have tons of cool stuff), the Museum of Art gift shop, The Cowboy hall of Fame gift shop, and the gift shop at the Oklahoma History Center, across from the Governor's Mansion. I have provided you some links below. Good luck!

Oklahoma History Center Gift Shop (http://www.oklahomahistorycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=101)

Red Dirt Emporium (http://www.reddirtemporium.com/)

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (http://store.nationalcowboymuseum.org/index.php)

Oklahoma City Museum of Art (http://www.okcmoa.com/store)

POP's Route 66 (http://shop.pops66.com/)

Frankoma Pottery (http://www.frankoma.com/Scripts/PublicSite/)

Well, I got a Frankhoma pottery trivet, some Oklahoma Sweet wine, and a book. Think I covered my bases.

Thanks to ejillparker for mentioning Oklahoma's Red Dirt Emporium. Just a quick, self-serving note: within the next week or so I will have Steve Lackmeyer's new book on Bricktown in the store. Today or tomorrow I will have a page up at www.reddirtemporium.com (http://www.reddirtemporium.com) where you will be able to reserve your SIGNED COPY.

Also, we are planning a signing event for February 12, which will have the added bonus of a Q&A with Steve and with Bricktown Association executive director Jim Cowan. Steve will be bringing a seldom-seen video interview of the late Bricktown visionary Neal Horton. As space will be limited for the Q&A, I will have an RSVP form on the site. The signing itself, of course, will be a come and go event with no RSVP required.

Also, don't forget: we already have a number of signed copies of Steve and Jack Money's book OKC: Second Time Around.

Native American Flute....buy it at the Cherokee Trading post on I-40 West of El Reno. Not many people in Philly can brag about having one of them...Rather Pricey...
The CD's are great also...All Native-American...

Just a thought, but lose the sweet Oklahoma wine and replace it with a bottle of Metore's Russian Heritage Vodka...It's produced in downtown OKC and it's truly world class...


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