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There Were A Couple Of Times...Some shows had bigger reputations than actual problems.Marilyn Manson, ICP, and the Juggalos all came with a lot of hype, but most of the time the crowd was not the issue people expected.When ICP came through, even the police knew the deal.Let the Juggalos do their thing, keep an eye on it, and do not go looking for trouble.That same idea showed up at the Gathering of the Juggalos at Lost Lakes.Police thought about rolling in deep, then saw how dark it was down in those woods and had second thoughts.Meanwhile, the Juggalos were carrying a 70-inch TV, a couch, and a generator into the woods so they could keep partying until 4:00 in the morning.That pretty much says it all. #HeresTheDealPodcast #ICP #InsaneClownPosse #Juggalos #GatheringOfTheJuggalos #LostLakes #MarilynManson #ConcertStories #FestivalStories #OKCMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

KISS at the Civic Center with Mountain Smoke. March 4, 1976.This was the first time Max ever saw KISS, and it was also the first time he camped out for tickets.He ended up third row.Mountain Smoke was on the bill, which included Vince Gill before he became a country music legend. That night, Vince got booed by a KISS crowd that was not there for bluegrass.Max and his friend Ronnie Thomas even went looking for the band after the show.Ronnie took his mother’s Cadillac, and they found KISS at the hotel near Meridian and I-40. They did not see them without makeup, but they did see the backs of them getting out of the limo.For two teenage KISS fans, that was enough.Then they got their ass beat when they got home.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #KISS #MountainSmoke #VinceGill #OKCCivicCenter #KISSArmy #ConcertStories #OklahomaMusicHistory #ClassicRock #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacity #PaulStanley #GeneSimmons #AceFrehley #PeterCrissLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Dokken Concert With All Original MembersJuly 29th at The Brink in Tulsa.Dokken played the Dysfunctional Tour with the original lineup: Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, and Mick Brown.The Brink was a Brookside club better known as a dance club and cover-band room, but that night it had original Dokken on stage.KMOD presented the show, and tickets were only $13 in advance or $15 at the door.There is still one mystery left.Who opened the show?The ticket does not say, but it was probably a local band. So if anybody from Tulsa was at that Brink show, this is the question.Who was the opener? #HeresTheDealPodcast #Dokken #DonDokken #GeorgeLynch #JeffPilson #MickBrown #TheBrink #TulsaMusic #KMOD #DysfunctionalTour #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Tech N9ne has played the Diamond Ballroom so many times, he might be one of the most frequent artists to ever hit that room.Headlining, opening, coming back again and again, Tech built a serious history there.But one part of his show started getting extra attention.Some local police officers heard about the “Areola” song, and when Tech came to town, a few of them would show up just to watch it.Of course, they were there checking the parking lot and making sure everything stayed under control.But everybody knew they were waiting for that song.That was one of those funny Diamond Ballroom moments.Security outside. Cops checking the crowd. And a few music fans in uniform watching Tech N9ne do his thing. #HeresTheDealPodcast #TechN9ne #DiamondBallroom #AreolaSong  #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Jack White, Loretta Lynn, & Wanda JacksonSome shows become legendary before anyone realizes it.The White Stripes at the Bricktown Event Center was one of those nights.They had played the Green Door before that, and somehow half of Oklahoma City claims they were inside that tiny room. But the Bricktown Event Center show was the one that really put a stamp on that year.Max had seen The White Stripes and had a signed poster, but Jack White really clicked for him later through the solo records and live shows.Then came the country connections.Jack working with Loretta Lynn on “Portland Oregon” was the one that pulled Max in. He even got to talk with Loretta about it, and she said Jack was a nice fellow.Jack also worked with Oklahoma legend Wanda Jackson, which made the story hit even closer to home.The White Stripes at Bricktown Event Center was not just another booking.It became one of those special shows people still remember.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #JackWhite #TheWhiteStripes #LorettaLynn #WandaJackson #BricktownEventCenter #GreenDoor #PortlandOregon #ConcertStories #OKCMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Mudvayne The KATT’s “First Annual” Monster BallMudvayne headlined The KATT’s “First Annual” Monster Ball with V Shape Mind and Finger Tight on October 29, 2003 at the Bricktown Event Center.And yes, the show was sold out.But the real conversation turned into one of the great promoter rules of all time.Do not call your event the “first annual.”It has not become annual yet.You have to make it to year two before you can say that.Call it the inaugural event. Call it the launch party. Call it anything else. But the second you print “first annual” on the flyer, you are tempting fate.And in this case?There was only one Monster Ball.The first annual was also the last annual.Still, you cannot take away from the show itself. Mudvayne at Bricktown Event Center in 2003 was a big deal. Heavy crowd. Big room. Sold-out night. The kind of booking that showed how strong that building was during that run.Big stage. Big sound. Big lights. Sold-out metal show.Just maybe don’t call it annual until it happens twice.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Mudvayne #TheKATT #MonsterBall #BricktownEventCenter #VShapeMind #FingerTight #LiveMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacity Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Gary Allan has been one of those artists Max has worked with year after year since 2004.Sometimes more than once a year.And there is a reason for that.Gary Allan is an incredible performer. You know what you are getting when he walks on stage. Ninety minutes to two hours of hits, a strong crowd, and a show that delivers every time.Back in 2007, Gary was hot.By 2024, he had moved into that classic country lane. The kind of artist people keep coming back to because the songs still hold up.But this story is about Durant.Max says he saved Gary Allan’s ass one time on tribal land.The crew was outside smoking, and this was long before anything was legal. On tribal land, that is a whole different situation. Cameras everywhere. Different rules. Different law. You do not play around with that.Gary had to jump back into the bus and shut the door fast.That was the lesson.When you are on tribal land, you are not just dealing with venue rules.You are dealing with their law.And in the concert business, knowing where you are and what rules apply can save the whole night. #HeresTheDealPodcast #GaryAllan #CountryMusic #TribalLand #DurantOK #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomaLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

The summer of 1997 had a little bit of everything.May 21st, Better Than Ezra played the Diamond Ballroom with The Boo Radleys. At that time, Better Than Ezra was riding high, and The Boo Radleys were a solid name on the bill too.Then June rolled in with a strange mix of shows.John Tesh at the Civic Center. Reel Big Fish at Bricktown Live. RATT at In Cahoots.Then came June 22nd.Matchbox 20 at The Boar’s Head.Five dollars.That is the kind of ticket price that sounds unreal now. A 95X show, Matchbox 20 coming through before they became a much bigger name, and a cool pass designed like an actual matchbox.That is the fun part about looking back at these old calendars. Some shows were already big at the time. Some were club dates before the band exploded. Some were just wild bookings that only make sense when you remember how different the scene was back then.Better Than Ezra at the Diamond.RATT at In Cahoots.Matchbox 20 at The Boar’s Head for five bucks.That was summer concert season in Oklahoma.Different rooms. Different crowds. Same nonstop calendar.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #RATT #BetterThanEzra #Matchbox20 #ReelBigFish #JohnTesh #TheBooRadleys  #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Max had two KISS pinball machine glasses he wanted signed by the original members. Ace Frehley signed them at the Diamond Ballroom, then years later Max got Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons to sign Robin’s glass at Choctaw Casino.But Peter Criss was still the missing piece.Then Max found out Peter was appearing at Comic-Con, and his friend Danny Stanton was working as Peter’s manager and handler.The line was six hours long, but when Max told security his name, they said, “They’ve been expecting you. You’re family.”Max was taken straight in to meet Peter.Peter signed both pinball glasses, heard the story, and Max finally completed a 20-year KISS autograph mission.When Max tried to pay, Peter’s wife said no.If Danny said he was golden, he was golden.And just like that, it took Max longer to park than it did to finish the whole thing. #HeresTheDealPodcast #KISS #PeterCriss #AceFrehley #GeneSimmons #PaulStanley #KISSPinball #KISSArmy #AutographStories #ComicCon #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenLinks: Here’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.comLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

December 2003 had two wild shows just a few days apart.First, the show that did not happen on September 30th got rescheduled for December 6th at the Diamond Ballroom.Hatebreed. Agnostic Front. The Unseen. Ringworm.429 people in the room.$16 tickets.On a Saturday night.That is a heavy lineup. Hardcore, punk, metal, and a crowd ready to move. Looking back, it is wild to think about shows like that happening right in the middle of downtown.Then six days later, December 12th, the scene shifts to The Rockwell in Springfield, Missouri.Twiztid. The ROC. Society 1.Springfield was a huge Juggalo town. ICP, Twiztid, bootleg CDs, videos, underground fan culture, and that whole world had a real following there.And apparently, Max was close to doing ICP in Branson.That sounds almost impossible, but it was right there on the edge of happening.That is what made this era so strange.One week it is Hatebreed and Agnostic Front at the Diamond.The next week it is Twiztid in Springfield.Death metal. Hardcore. Juggalos. Downtown venues. Regional promoters. Wild routing.All part of the same concert calendar. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Twiztid #Hatebreed #AgnosticFront #TheUnseen #Ringworm #Society1 #TheRockwell #DiamondBallroom #Juggalos #DeathMetal #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen  Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Being deep in the Rolling Stones world opened a lot of doors.Max had the record store, he was plugged into the Stones network, and when big shows came through, people would show up. Collectors. Fans. Hustlers. Road people. Everybody had something.One day, these guys came into the store with bootleg Rolling Stones shirts.And they were badass.White long sleeve shirts, nothing like Max had seen before. They even had a phone card promotion tied to them, with the Stones tongue on the card. You bought the shirt, got a $5 phone card, scratched it off, called the number, and used it like people did back then.It was very 90s.But Max knew Norman was going to be hot.When a huge concert rolled into town, they were already watching for people scalping tickets, selling bootleg merch, or trying to hustle outside the show.Those guys went to Norman anyway.And as Max was walking in, he saw them get arrested.For shirts.They were from Canada, following the tour, moving city to city, trying to make money on the road.That was part of the old concert economy too.Official merch inside. Bootleg shirts outside. Ticket hustlers in the parking lot. Police watching all of it.And sometimes, the hustle ended before the show even started.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #RollingStones #TheRollingStones #BootlegMerch #ConcertMerch #TourLife #ConcertStories #NormanOK #StonesFans #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

MXPX, The Hippos, and Ghoti Hook at the Diamond Ballroom.That was a Tooth & Nail tour with a $12 ticket, and for that era, that lineup made perfect sense. Punk rock, ska-punk, Christian punk, and that late-90s scene all packed into one night.The Hippos were on the bill. Ghoti Hook was on the bill. MXPX was leading the charge.And somehow, the date almost slipped through the cracks.That is what makes these old show calendars so fun. One band name leads to another, one poster brings back a memory, and suddenly everybody realizes there was another Diamond Ballroom show hiding in the timeline.Staind had their moment.MXPX had theirs too.And Cinco de Mayo at the Diamond had a $12 ticket with a lineup people still remember. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Staind #MXPX #TheHippos #GhotiHook #DiamondBallroom #ToothAndNailRecords #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Baby Bash Hates His Limo, Borrows Some Guy’s LimoSome runner stories go sideways before the artist even gets to the venue.This one started at the Sheraton by Bricktown Event Center.Baby Bash wanted a stretch limo.Not a regular runner vehicle. Not a normal ride. A stretch limo.So Max gets sent over there with a long stretch Jeep limo, thinking that should handle it.It did not.Baby Bash came out with the entourage, took one look at it, and said no. From there, it turned into Max against the whole group. Fingers in his chest. Everybody telling him what he was going to do. And he was standing there by himself trying to solve a transportation problem that was getting worse by the second.He called the limo company.Nothing available.Every limo was already being used.Then out of nowhere, some guy who had been watching the whole thing stepped up and gave up his limousine.He and his girlfriend were going to the show, and when he saw what was happening, he let Baby Bash use their ride instead. Come to find out, the guy was a professional minor league baseball player.That is a wild save.Max got the limo switched, got the entourage over to the venue, and somehow the night started to settle down.They were still ugly about it.But the job got done.That is concert business in one story.Wrong limo. Angry entourage. No backup cars. And one random guy saving the whole night by handing over his ride. #HeresTheDealPodcast #BabyBash #BricktownEventCenter #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

The Wallflowers were huge at this time.Jacob Dylan had his own thing going, the songs were strong, and for Max and Jeff, there was another layer to it. They both loved Bob Dylan, so getting the chance to meet Jacob Dylan after the show became a mission.But they still had to be professional.No fanboy stuff. No crossing lines. No making it weird.Jerry Bachman was running the show, Jerry Lewis worked it, and after everything was over, Max and Jeff waited it out.The show was done. Load out was done. Security had left. Stagehands were gone. Semis were pulling away.At that point, if it had not been for Jacob Dylan still being there, everybody would have already been out the door.Max and Jeff knew where his dressing room was, so they sat on a road case and waited.And waited.Finally, Jacob came out. #HeresTheDealPodcast #JacobDylan #TheWallflowers #BobDylan #StillwaterOK  #OklahomaMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

The legendary Slipknot show at the Tower Theatre on January 11, 2000. Next on the calendar was The Misfits with Speed Dealer and Element on January 14th, and that show was originally booked for the Tower Theatre too.But it could not happen there.So the show had to be moved to the Diamond Ballroom.That kind of move is never easy. When you change venues, you almost always lose ticket sales. People miss the update. Plans change. The momentum gets harder to keep.But even with the switch, they still pulled 621 people.For The Misfits at that time, and with only a three-day promotion after the move, that was a strong turnout.Slipknot had just left its mark at the Tower Theatre, and now The Misfits, Speed Dealer, and Element were keeping the heavy music calendar moving at the Diamond.Different room.Same Oklahoma concert chaos. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Slipknot #TheMisfits #SpeedDealer #Element #TowerTheatre #DiamondBallroom #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacity Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

October 2003 at the Bricktown Event Center was stacked.October 3rd had AFI, Hot Water Music, and Bleeding Through.Sold out.That was one of those shows that reminds you how strong the Bricktown Event Center run really was. Big stage. Big sound. Big lights. The kind of room that could hold the energy of a show like AFI and make it feel massive.Looking back, there were a lot of great shows in that building.Then October 9th brought a completely different monster.The Wicked Wonka Tour.Insane Clown Posse. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Kottonmouth Kings. Tech N9ne. Killah Priest.That lineup was wild.ICP was built for October. The Clowns always had that Halloween-season energy, and the Wicked Wonka Tour fit right into it. Soda flying. Cards spinning. Fans losing their minds.Kottonmouth Kings were in their moment.Tech N9ne was still coming up.And now look at him.Back then, Tech N9ne was opening on a bill like this. Today, he is a longtime headliner and one of the smartest independent artists to ever do it.That is what makes old show calendars so crazy.You look back and realize some of the biggest names in the room were still climbing.AFI sold out. The Wicked Wonka Tour brought chaos. And Bricktown Event Center was right in the middle of it all. #HeresTheDealPodcast #AFI #HotWaterMusic #BleedingThrough #InsaneClownPosse #BoneThugsNHarmony #KottonmouthKings #TechN9ne #KillahPriest #BricktownEventCenter #WickedWonkaTour #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

March 1997 had two very different nights.March 14th, D Generation played Bricktown Live.Great band.Almost nobody there.The bill had D Generation, The Lunch Bunch, Lord High Octane, and The Camshaft Kings. It was a full package tour with no local support, and that made a difference. For a punk rock or glam-leaning rock show, a strong local opener could have helped bring people into the room.But that night, they probably had less than 100 people.Sometimes the band is good. Sometimes the bill is cool. Sometimes the room still does not fill.Then three days later, everything flipped.March 17th, 1997.CAKE at the Diamond Ballroom on St. Patrick’s Day.Sold out.1,200 tickets in advance. $15 day of show. 1,516 people in the room.That is a completely different kind of night.Same month. Same Oklahoma concert scene. One show barely draws. Another one packs the Diamond on a holiday.That is the business.D Generation may have deserved a bigger crowd.CAKE got one.And St. Patrick’s Day at the Diamond became one of those packed-room memories. #HeresTheDealPodcast #DGeneration #CAKEBand #BricktownLive #DiamondBallroom #StPatricksDay #PunkRock #AlternativeRock #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenLinks: Here’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.comLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Teenage Juggalo vs. Police OfficerThis ICP cancellation story somehow got even crazier.After the show was called off at The Myriad, a police officer came back inside covered in clown makeup. He said one of the Juggalos attacked him.Turns out it was a kid. Maybe 13, 14, or 15 years old. First concert rookie mistake, and it was a big one.The kid had been beating on the big glass windows after the show got canceled. When the officer told him to stop, the kid turned around and charged him.By the time Max saw him, he was sitting outside in handcuffs, crying, with clown makeup running down his face. #HeresTheDealPodcast #InsaneClownPosse #ICP #Juggalos #TheMyriad #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenLinks: Here’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.comLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Ween & Twiztid ShowsWeen at the Diamond Ballroom in 2003.701 people in the room.That one was underground, weird, and exactly what it needed to be. Ween had that cult following, the South Park connection, and songs that lived in their own strange little world.“Piss Up a Rope” was one of those moments.All-access pass. Poster. Diamond Ballroom energy.That was a good one.Then September 21st at the Diamond, the room shifted into another lane.Twiztid and Society 1.487 people.Not as many as Ween. Not as many as Modest Mouse. But still its own scene, with its own crowd, its own attitude, and its own kind of loyalty.That’s what made those Diamond calendars so interesting.One night it could be Ween bringing the oddball underground crowd.Another night it could be Twiztid bringing the Juggalo world back through the doors.Different music. Different fans. Same room.And somehow, both shows made perfect sense at the Diamond.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Ween #Twiztid #Society1 #DiamondBallroom #PissUpARope #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityFollow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenLinks: Here’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.comLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

The Offspring at the Diamond Ballroom.October 15, 1997.Sold out.This was the Ixnay on the Hombre era, and The Offspring were huge. That mid-90s punk rock wave was rolling strong, and when they hit the Diamond, the room was packed.The Voodoo Glow Skulls were on the bill too, bringing that fast ska-punk energy that made the night even wilder.But backstage had its own story.There was a cool backstage pass from the show, and the logo looked like something tied into Dexter Holland’s hot sauce world now. Pretty fitting, because hot sauce somehow became part of the conversation backstage too.The catering guy was apparently running on no sleep, cooking in gym shorts, and having a rough day. At some point, chicken went down the drain, the drains got stopped up, and Ralph was not happy.That is the kind of show business lesson you don’t forget.Some mistakes become stories. Some stories become warnings. And some sold-out punk shows come with clogged drains and a catering disaster.The Offspring sold out the Diamond.The Voodoo Glow Skulls brought the chaos.And backstage, everybody learned what not to do with chicken. #HeresTheDealPodcast #TheOffspring #VoodooGlowSkulls #DiamondBallroom #IxnayOnTheHombre #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen  #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

The Rolling Stones in 1981.Or as Max calls it, their first farewell tour.That week was unbelievable. Houston for two nights, then straight into Dallas for the Cotton Bowl shows. October 31st was rainy, but when they added November 1st, the sun came out and it turned into a beautiful November day.Max saw The Stones four times that week.That alone is a story.But the part everybody remembers is Mick Jagger climbing all the way up to the top of the stage truss during “Sympathy for the Devil.”One spotlight. Mick way above the crowd. The whole stage coming alive.That was the first time they had used lifts like that, and it made the moment feel even bigger. When he hit “Please allow me…” the crowd went with him.Some concert memories stick because of the songs.Some stick because of the weather, the road trip, the city, and the people you were with.And some stick because Mick Jagger is standing at the top of the stage like he owns the entire stadium.That was The Rolling Stones in 1981. #HeresTheDealPodcast #TheRollingStones #MickJagger #CottonBowl #RollingStones1981 #SympathyForTheDevil  #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenLinks: Here’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

November 1994 at The Roxy had a little bit of everything.First up was Pro-Pain, M.O.D., and Spud Monsters on November 5th.Great bands, but not a great turnout.That was one of those nights where the lineup was heavy, the names were solid, but the room just didn’t fill the way it needed to. Looking back, it felt like one of those early warning signs for The Roxy. You hit a dud, and in the club business, a dud can tell you a lot.Then five days later, November 10th, The Roxy had Storyville with Otis Watkins.Completely different world.Storyville was not just another band. That was an Austin supergroup.Malford Milligan was one of the great voices out of the Austin scene. David Grissom had played with John Mellencamp. David Holt had ties to Carlene Carter and The Mavericks. Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon were part of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legendary backing band, and they were also tied into The Archangels with Doyle Bramhall and Charlie Sexton.That is a serious room full of musicians.Americana music at its finest.But the backstage story took a turn.This was the night the tour manager got his nose broken by George.George was a different animal back then, and at The Roxy, anything could happen. One night you had heavy bands playing to a thin crowd. A few nights later you had Austin royalty in the building and a broken nose backstage.That was The Roxy.Great music. Wild personalities. No boring nights. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Storyville #ProPain #MOD #SpudMonsters #TheRoxy #AustinMusic #StevieRayVaughan #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacity Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Steve Howe unplugged at The Roxy. November 11th.Or as Jeff remembers it, the show from hell.Everybody knew Steve Howe could play guitar. That was never the question. The man is a legend. But this night started rough before the show even had a chance to breathe.He and the tour manager pulled up in a Vega station wagon, and Jeff stepped forward like any promoter rep would.“I’m Jeff, I’m the promoter rep.”Hand out. Ready to greet him.Steve Howe looked back and said he didn’t shake hands because that was how he made his living.That set the tone.Then they got inside and he asked for the dressing room. Jeff took him back, Steve looked around, did a full 360, stared him dead in the eye, and said the place was not fit for humans, much less himself.At that point, everybody knew it was going to be a long night.Some shows are hard because of ticket sales.Some are hard because of production.Some are hard because the artist walks in already mad at the building, the room, and maybe the whole day.This was one of those shows.A legendary guitarist. An unplugged night. A rough dressing room. And a promoter rep realizing in real time that the next few hours were going to be brutal.That is concert business reality.Sometimes the show from hell still has to go on. #HeresTheDealPodcast #SteveHowe #TheRoxy #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

November 2, 1994.Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.Nine Inch Nails. Marilyn Manson. Jim Rose Circus.That was the show of all shows.Jim Rose Circus was coming in hot from the Lollapalooza era, and at that time, it fit perfectly. Strange, wild, uncomfortable, and exactly what that crowd wanted.Then Marilyn Manson walks in during the Portrait of an American Family era. Before the full mainstream explosion. Before The Beautiful People. Before everybody knew what Marilyn Manson was supposed to mean. Earlier that year, they had played Will Rogers, and most people still didn’t fully understand what they were seeing.But on this tour, it started making sense.College town. Norman. 1994. The right crowd at the right time.And then Nine Inch Nails.Trent Reznor was becoming the voice of that darker industrial generation. That show had atmosphere, tension, and danger all over it. It wasn’t just loud. It felt like the culture was changing in front of you.Jim Rose Circus set the tone. Marilyn Manson pushed the room further. Nine Inch Nails finished the job.Some bills are stacked.This one was historic. #HeresTheDealPodcast #NineInchNails #MarilynManson #JimRoseCircus #LloydNobleCenter #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

September 27th.Destiny’s Child at The Myriad.This one pops up in the middle of the conversation almost like a missing piece. Everybody is looking through the dates, trying to figure out why it isn’t listed, and then there it is.Destiny’s Child.Say My Name era.That was a major moment. Before Beyoncé became Beyoncé on the level we know now, Destiny’s Child was already a machine. Huge radio singles. Massive pop and R&B crossover. Packed rooms. Real star power.And the opener?Virgin Crab. #HeresTheDealPodcast #DestinysChild #SayMyNameTour #Beyonce #TheMyriad #VirginCrab #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

 February 12th at The Myriad.Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid.Cancellation number two.This one got all the way up to the doors. The band was in the building. Box office was ready. Ushers were ready. Merch was set up. The line was wrapped around The Myriad with Juggalos in full clown makeup downtown.Then the show fell apart.The setup was already strange. Hockey in the main hall. Fellowship of Christian Athletes in one side hall. A wedding in another. ICP in a side hall room that was never really the right fit.The stage had been built halfway into the room to make the space feel tighter, but the band wanted it pushed up more. In a union hall, that is not a quick fix. You can’t just move a built stage in the middle of the day with other events happening around you.Then came the bus idea.They wanted to pull the buses behind the stage and use them as a backdrop with generators running.The fire marshal shut that down fast.An hour before doors, the call came down.No show.Everybody still had to be paid. Staff. Box office. Ushers. Crew. The room was ready, but the show was dead.And the Juggalos did not take it well.Ringling Brothers had been there the week before, so there were hay bales still sitting around The Myriad. Once the cancellation hit, the crowd started grabbing hay bales and throwing them into the downtown water features.That is how fast a concert cancellation can turn into chaos.No show. Angry crowd. Hay bales in the fountains.Only ICP could create that kind of scene without ever playing a note. #HeresTheDealPodcast #InsaneClownPosse #ICP #Twiztid #Juggalos #TheMyriad #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Rob Halford Headlines Madd Maxx’s Metal Bash 2000July 22, 2000.Rob Halford at the Diamond Ballroom.Madd Maxx’s Metal Bash.And yes, it was Max’s birthday party.418 people in the room for the Metal God himself. For Max, this one hit different. Early Judas Priest meant everything to him. In the late 70s and 80s, he traveled all over to see Priest, so when David called and said he had a headliner for Metal Bash, the name made him stop for a second.Rob Halford.That’s not just another booking.That’s one of your heroes walking into your show.The lineup was packed too. Around 16 bands wanted on that bill. Element was supposed to play right before Halford, but the night shifted and they ended up having to play after him.That is a dangerous spot.Everybody knows when the headliner is done, the room can turn into a ghost town fast. If you’re going on after the main event, you better be ready immediately.So they pulled off one of the fastest set changes they had ever done.Element hit the stage, played like champs, and held the crowd.Even Rob Halford watched them.That’s the kind of night that proves why Metal Bash mattered. Local bands, national legends, impossible changeovers, and a room full of people who came for heavy music.For Max, it was more than a birthday.It was a full-circle metal moment. #HeresTheDealPodcast #RobHalford #JudasPriest #MetalGod #MaddMaxxMetalBash #DiamondBallroom #Element #HeavyMetalHistory #OKCMetal #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

May 2000 at the Diamond Ballroom was loaded.May 7th: Staind, Dope, and Primer 55.1,034 people in the room.That was a strong $22 ticket. Staind was rising fast, Dope fit that heavy early-2000s lane, and Primer 55 brought the kind of energy that made them a perfect match for bands like Element. That whole show had the sound of the moment written all over it.Then three days later, May 10th, the Diamond flips into a completely different world.Live. Local H. Tracy Bonham.1,196 people.That poster still stands out too. Behind the box office at the Diamond, there’s a cool piece from that show designed like a whiskey bottle with Live and Tracy Bonham on it. One of those posters you remember because it looked different.And Live?Incredible band.That’s what made the Diamond so special back then. One night it’s Staind, Dope, and Primer 55. Three days later it’s Live, Local H, and Tracy Bonham.Heavy rock. Alt-rock. Radio hits. Club energy.Same room.Different crowd.Same magic. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Staind #Dope #Primer55  #LocalH #TracyBonham #DiamondBallroom #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

This was not your average radio giveaway.For the Last of the Breed Tour with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price, the promotion went full Oklahoma.There was an ag network sending reports to small-town AM radio stations across the state. Farm towns. Rural listeners. Country music people. The exact audience that understood how big this show really was.So the idea was simple and wild.Get front porch rocking chairs signed by Willie, Merle, and Ray.Then give them away through stores tied into that farm and home crowd.That meant sitting out in the heat, waiting for three legends to come sign rocking chairs like it was the most normal thing in the world.“Hey, can you sign my chair?”That is radio promotion at its finest.Not a poster. Not a T-shirt. Not a pair of tickets.A signed rocking chair.And somehow, they got it done.That’s the kind of promotion you remember because it actually fit the show. Willie, Merle, and Ray Price at the Zoo Amphitheatre. Country legends. Small-town radio. Front porch rocking chairs.Perfect match. #HeresTheDealPodcast #WillieNelson #MerleHaggard #RayPrice #LastOfTheBreed  #ZooAmphitheatre #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

This was one of those stretches where every flyer got heavier.Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Sepultura, and Downset. That lineup alone says everything about where heavy music was headed in 2000. Downset had a following. Sevendust was already becoming one of those bands people stayed loyal to for life.Then came Static-X, Taproot, Deadlights, and Slaves on Dope.That was the sound of the era. Industrial edge. Nu-metal energy. Packed rooms. Loud merch tables. Everybody trying to catch the next band before they broke wide open.September 6, 2000 — Cannibal Corpse at the Diamond Ballroom.That one had Max written all over it.Then there was Living Sacrifice.A Christian metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, heavy as heavy gets. One of those bands you don’t forget once you see them live. Element and Fear the Clown were added as support, and the whole thing turned into chaos.At Rogers State University, the room was provided in exchange for sound and lights on another show. Good deal on paper.Until the first four rows of seats got destroyed.Almost got kicked out of school over it.That’s how wild those heavy shows could get.Different bands. Different rooms. Same lesson.When the crowd moves, the building better be ready. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Sevendust #StaticX #CannibalCorpse #LivingSacrifice #CoalChamber #Sepultura #Taproot #DiamondBallroom #HeavyMusic #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

October 22, 1994.Kansas at The Roxy.Ten dollars in advance.And according to Max, it was one of the best club shows he ever saw.Kansas was locked in that night. Tight, powerful, and the kind of live performance that gives you goosebumps while you’re standing there. Some shows are good. Some shows remind you why you started chasing music in the first place.That was one of them.Fast forward years later, and Kansas is still out there playing rooms like Heartland Expo Center in Shawnee. That kind of longevity says everything.Then the next night, October 23rd, The Roxy flips into a completely different lane.Peter Criss. 36 Inches. Cry Freedom.Peter Criss from KISS in a club setting. Buck Bush and 36 Inches on the bill. Cry Freedom was another cool band from that era, with some names possibly crossing later into War and Peace circles.That’s what made The Roxy calendar so wild.One night you get Kansas giving you goosebumps.The next night you get a KISS drummer in the room.Two nights. Same venue. Completely different worlds.That was 1994. #HeresTheDealPodcast #KansasBand #PeterCriss #KISS #TheRoxy #ConcertStories #LiveMusicHistory #OklahomaMusic #ClubShows #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

August 3, 2007.ZZ Top. The Pretenders. Stray Cats.That was one of those bills where every name on the flyer mattered.ZZ Top always delivers. The Pretenders are legends in their own right. But that night?Stray Cats stole the show.As many times as Max had seen ZZ Top, and even after seeing The Pretenders a few times, the Stray Cats came out and absolutely blistered the place. Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker are hard to top when they’re locked in, and that night they proved it.That rockabilly energy hit different live. Fast, sharp, loud, and tight as hell.Some shows are great because the headliner brings it.Some shows become unforgettable because the opener walks out and takes the whole room.This was one of those nights. #HeresTheDealPodcast #ZZTop #ThePretenders #StrayCats #BrianSetzer #LeeRocker #Rockabilly #ConcertStories #LiveMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Before online presales, verified fan codes, and digital queues, you had to earn your concert tickets.Sometimes that meant camping outside in the snow.Max talks about waiting in line for Ozzy Osbourne tickets during the Randy Rhoads era with only a few people crazy enough to be out there. The police got called, Jim Dunn came out, and instead of just running them off, he realized they weren’t leaving.So he opened the door and let them stay inside a small area.That moment turned into something bigger.Jim Dunn became one of those people who took Max under his wing. A mentor. A building guy. A ticket guy. Someone who knew the rooms, the systems, the angles, and the history behind how concerts really worked.But mentorship only matters if you’re willing to listen.Max listened.From camping in the snow for Ozzy tickets to learning how buildings operated, how ticketing worked, and how the concert business moved behind the scenes, that relationship helped shape the next chapter.Sometimes the education doesn’t start in an office.Sometimes it starts outside in the cold, refusing to leave the ticket line. #HeresTheDealPodcast #OzzyOsbourne #RandyRhoads #ConcertTickets #OldSchoolTicketing #JimDunn #ConcertStories #MusicBusiness #TicketLineStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Max’s sister came to him with a job: two Taylor Swift tickets at AT&T Stadium. Not just any tickets either. They had to be good, because they were for the big boss.So Max called Ron.And Ron’s answer was exactly what you want to hear in that moment:“No problem. We’ll get it done. Don’t ask how. We’ll just get it done.”As the show got closer, Max had to drive down to Arlington, pay $60 just to park at a hamburger stand, and walk into the madness around AT&T Stadium. Thousands of people. Ticket hustlers everywhere. Every corner packed with someone trying to flip seats.Then came the instructions.Go to will call.Meet the guy.In a crowd of 60,000 to 80,000 people, that sounds impossible.But somehow, out of nowhere, a guy walks up and says:“Are you Max Baker?”That was it.Exchange made. Tickets handled. Mission complete.Taylor Swift tickets for the Reputation tour weren’t just tickets. They were a full operation.And sometimes in this business, the answer really is:Don’t ask how. Just get it done. #HeresTheDealPodcast #TaylorSwift #ReputationTour #ATTStadium #TicketStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Powerman 5000, Static-X, and Dope at the Diamond Ballroom.1,210 people. March 18, 2000.That was a hot bill for that moment. Powerman 5000 was moving. Static-X was on fire. Dope fit right in with that whole industrial, nu-metal, heavy radio wave that was taking over in 2000.At that point, 1,210 at the Diamond was probably a sellout or close to it.And then you fast forward 23 years.Powerman 5000 comes back to the same room in 2023.Same Diamond Ballroom.Different decade.Same kind of crowd memory.Then April 23rd at The Myriad:Slipknot. Mudvayne. Ultraspank.953 people.That number sounds low now, especially when the memory feels closer to 2,500. But that’s what happens when a room is full of chaos. Sometimes 953 angry people can feel like 3,000.And that’s where the joke comes in.“They were all mad at Max.”Mad at Max.Madd Maxx.The name had already been around, but that night sure made it fit.Some shows are remembered by ticket counts.Some are remembered by the noise, the crowd, and the stories that never leave.This one had all of it.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Powerman5000 #StaticX #Dope #Slipknot #Mudvayne #Ultraspank #DiamondBallroom #TheMyriad #NuMetal #MaddMaxx #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

.The first time seeing Cheap Trick was when they opened for The Kinks, and even with The Kinks being legendary in their own right, Cheap Trick made a mark that never went away.Then the calendar keeps moving.September 27th — an alternative show at the Student Union Ballroom with The Judybats, Rob Rule, and Vibralux. That was the kind of bill that lived in the college-radio lane, where smaller rooms still carried real scene energy.October 4th — Eagles on the Hell Freezes Over tour at The Myriad. That was a major one. Reunion-era Eagles. Big room. Big production. Classic songs everywhere.Then October 14th at The Roxy — Prong, Clutch, and Drown.That’s a completely different world.Harder. Heavier. Dirtier. A club show with teeth.The range is what makes it great.Classic British rock. Power-pop perfection. College alternative. Arena legends. Heavy club chaos.That’s not just a concert calendar.That’s a music education. #HeresTheDealPodcast #CheapTrick #TheKinks #Eagles #HellFreezesOver #Prong #Clutch #TheJudybats #ConcertStories #LiveMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, & Ray Price — Last of the Breed TourAugust 17, 2007.The Zoo Amphitheatre.Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price on the Last of the Breed Tour.That wasn’t just a concert. That was country music history standing on one stage.Three legends. Three voices. Three completely different lanes of American music, all tied together by time, songs, and respect. It was one of those shows where you knew while it was happening that you were watching something that wouldn’t come around again.The Zoo was the perfect summer setting for it too. Sit outside, watch the sun go down, have a drink, and listen to Willie. That’s about as Oklahoma as it gets.KXY was involved, celebrating decades of country radio, and they promoted it like the moment deserved.And here’s another detail that made it stand out.It was the first seated show some of us had seen at the Zoo, with actual seats set up instead of the usual lawn-style chaos. That changed the whole feel of the night. More formal. More respectful. Like the venue knew it was hosting something special.Willie. Merle. Ray Price.Last of the Breed was the right name.Because that tour really did feel like the end of an era. #HeresTheDealPodcast #WillieNelson #MerleHaggard #RayPrice #LastOfTheBreed #ZooAmphitheatre #CountryMusicHistory #KXY #OklahomaMusic #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

When you’ve seen The Rolling Stones as many times as Max has, picking one favorite show is almost impossible.Every one is different. Different stage. Different songs. Different city. Different people with you. Some shows hit because of the performance. Some hit because of the moment around it.But if you had to narrow it down?Paris or the desert.Paris was unforgettable. Eiffel Tower in the rain. The whole atmosphere. David Browne and Annabel Brandt there with Max, helping make it one of those once-in-a-lifetime trips.And then there’s the story that pushes Paris over the top.Lizzy Jagger.Mick Jagger’s daughter.Dancing. Paris. The Stones. Max in the moment, letting it all go.That’s the kind of memory you don’t manufacture.You only get to see the Stones in Paris once.And when you’re there, knowing every word, living every second, the whole room can feel that energy.Some concerts are shows.Some become part of your life story.#HeresTheDealPodcast #RollingStones #MickJagger #LizzyJagger #ParisConcert #TheRollingStones #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Some guests would be cool to have on the podcast.This one would mean something different.After years of stories, Jeff finally got to meet Max’s mom, and even with all the stories he’d heard, it still hit different. Then came Max Baker Sr. Stories started flowing, and the room knew right away there was history there.Max says having his dad on the podcast would be the biggest gift anyone could ever give him.Because he admires his father.That’s the heart of this clip.It’s not just about funny stories or old trouble. It’s about respect. It’s about family. It’s about finally getting to hear the other side from the man who lived through it.And apparently, Max Baker Sr. already warned everybody.He’s got “a bunch of stuff” on Max.That sounds like an episode we all need.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.#HeresTheDealPodcast #MaxBakerJr #MaxBakerSr #FamilyStories #PodcastStories #RespectYourParents #RealLifeStories #BehindTheScenes #OklahomaStories #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

June 14, 2000.Disturbed was still in that early Sickness era, and the package came through twice.The Other Side in Tulsa. The Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City.The lineup was stacked for that moment:Disturbed. Deadlights. Apartment 26. Workhorse Movement. Underside in Tulsa. Element in Oklahoma City.Looking back, that bill should have been a monster.The Diamond show had 258 people. Not terrible, but not what it should have been for what Disturbed was about to become. The Other Side probably felt stronger, and the Tulsa crowd may have turned out harder that night.That was the thing about those early 2000s shows. Sometimes you were watching a band right before the explosion, and nobody fully knew it yet.Disturbed would go on to become one of the biggest hard rock bands of that era, but in 2000, they were still grinding through rooms like The Other Side and the Diamond.Some shows look small on paper years later.But when you know what came next, they become history. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Disturbed #TheSickness #DiamondBallroom #TheOtherSide #ConcertStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen  #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Max drove a wrecker. If he made a little money, he put it right back into the next show, the next ticket buy, the next opportunity. That was the cycle.It started young. At 14, he bought his own motorcycle and turned it into his motocross bike. He learned early how to work, how to build credit, and how to walk into a bank with a plan.If Fleetwood Mac was coming through on the Tusk tour, he’d go to the banker and say, “I need to borrow money for 90 days.”And for a long time, he didn’t get turned down.That’s how serious it was.Not just being a fan. Not just chasing shows. Treating tickets like an investment. Work the job. Borrow smart. Buy the tickets. Flip what you could. Put it back into the next one.But the story has another side too.The bar game. Mad Maxx’s. Drugs. Acting wild. Losing everything.That’s part of it.You can build something with hustle, but you can lose it just as fast if you stop respecting the game.Before the concerts, before the clubs, before the wild stories, there was a wrecker, a work ethic, and a kid trying to figure out how to get to the next show. #HeresTheDealPodcast #GeorgeStrait #ConcertStories #TicketBuying #MusicBusiness #WorkEthic #PromoterLife #MadMaxx #OklahomaMusicHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

After the original Rocklahoma in 1980 with Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, and The Doobie Brothers, the University of Oklahoma didn’t host another stadium concert until 1997.That’s a long gap.And according to the conversation, they left a lot of money on the table. Pink Floyd. The Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge tour. Major stadium acts that could have brought huge crowds, big production, and serious revenue to Norman.By 1997, the concert industry was in a strange place. Lollapalooza was struggling in some markets. HORDE wasn’t doing what people expected. Even U2’s PopMart tour was having trouble selling out certain stadium dates.So OU finally stepping back into the concert business came at a weird but important time.The stadium had already proven it could work. The 1980 show helped pay for the field. But instead of building on that momentum, the door stayed closed for almost two decades.Seventeen years.No stadium shows.No Pink Floyd.No Stones Voodoo Lounge.No major concert revenue.Sometimes the biggest loss in show business isn’t the show that fails.It’s the show you never book. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Rocklahoma1980 #VanHalen #SammyHagar #DoobieBrothers #PinkFloyd #RollingStones #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Max quitting Red Bull was not a small thing.For years, it was part of the routine. Before recording, before work, before getting on the road, somebody was usually making a 7-Eleven or OnCue run for sugar-free Red Bulls. Then one day, the heart doctor asked what he drank, Max said Red Bull, and the answer came back simple: “No good for you. Cut it out.”So he did.No big announcement. No long speech. Just stopped.And that wasn’t the only change.Max also gave up Mexican food, which might be even harder to believe. That is a major sacrifice when you know how much he loves it. The tortillas, the chips, the spice, the whole thing. But when your health puts you in a corner, you either keep doing what you’ve always done or you make the change.Max was on a mission.No Red Bull. No Mexican food. Less road time. More time at home. Different choices.Sometimes getting better starts with giving up the things you never thought you’d quit.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #MaxBakerJr #HealthJourney #RedBull #MexicanFood #JeffBrownen Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

September 27th at the Bricktown Event Center.Alice Cooper on the Brutal Planet tour.That was one of those shows where everybody made it through the day, even if not everybody loved being there. Jeff may not have been thrilled, but the night itself turned into a real one.Backstage was tight. One way in, one way out. Kitchen area. Side access. Everybody packed into the same working space, trying to keep the show moving.And somewhere in the middle of it, there’s a photo with Alice Cooper, Carrie, and Max.That’s the kind of proof you keep.The show itself was strong. Alice brought the full theatrical rock energy, and his daughter Calico was part of the performance too. That made it feel even more like a production than just a concert.Some people remember this as one of the early Bricktown Event Center shows. Maybe not the first, but definitely one that stuck.Alice Cooper doesn’t just play songs.He brings a whole world with him. #HeresTheDealPodcast #AliceCooper #BrutalPlanetTour #BricktownEventCenter #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen  #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

ZZ Top with Jackyl on the bill — the Antenna era. That mid-90s stretch when ZZ Top was still rolling hard, still evolving the sound, and still drawing real crowds.But the part that sticks isn’t just the show.It’s the meet.A signed Antenna lithograph from the record company. Meet-and-greet passes. Winning the kind of poster you keep for life. “Cry Love” opening the Tulsa date, and then meeting them again in Oklahoma City with Kerry Staton in the mix.And backstage, Ichiro (“Chero”) is there too — getting the Jackyl flat signed by ZZ Top like it’s a trophy.That’s how those nights worked.You went for the concert. You left with history in your hands.Some people remember setlists.Some people still have the signed poster. #HeresTheDealPodcast #ZZTop #Jackyl #AntennaTour #Myriad #OKCMusicHistory #ConcertMemories #SignedPoster #RockAndRollStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

 It doesn’t matter where Max is in life — hospital bed, lowest low, highest high — the Stones have carried him through it. That’s not a slogan. That’s survival. And by 2024, the story has stretched far beyond Oklahoma: seeing them in Paris, seeing them in the desert alongside names like Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, The Who, and Roger Waters.Then comes the backstage moment you can’t script.Pipe and drape. One opening. You step through… and accidentally step on Mick Jagger’s toes. The kind of mistake that becomes a legend the second it happens.And it wasn’t just the band that felt unreal — it was the backstage world. The most elaborate setup Max had ever seen: snooker tables, games, liquor bar, food everywhere, hors d’oeuvres actually worth eating.Then the seat assignment.Keith Richards’ table.Keith walks out with a buddy wearing the same scarf, and they’re sitting there syncing up “medicine” timing like it’s a ritual. Quiet. Intense. Nobody says more than they have to.That’s what backstage with the Stones feels like.Not chaos.Precision.And for a Stones fan, those few minutes in that space are unforgettable. #HeresTheDealPodcast #RollingStones #MickJagger #KeithRichards #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen  #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

It starts with a simple problem.“There’s a band coming this summer that I have no connections for.”And everybody immediately knows who we’re talking about.“Do they roll along stoned?”Yeah. They do.That’s how show business works. The biggest moments don’t show up on a calendar first — they show up in random conversations where you realize your ass is on the line again. And somehow, it turns into a blessing.Then the joke becomes the plan:“So do you have to get her Rolling Stones tickets?”Because if she’s not into the Stones, you’re not about to become buddies. That’s the rule.That’s Max and Jeff in a nutshell — turning pressure into comedy, and comedy into a strategy session.Like, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told. #HeresTheDealPodcast #RollingStones #DoTheyRollAlongStoned #ConcertBusiness #MusicIndustryStories #BackstageLife #TourStories #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

June 11, 2000.Motörhead. Nashville Pussy. Supersuckers.A lineup that should’ve been a stampede.And only 372 people showed up.That number still hurts. Less than 400 bodies for a bill that loud, legendary, and unapologetic. Tickets were around $20–$22 and it still didn’t move like it should have.But the people who were there remember it.Lemmy. Up close. Real as it gets. One of the most vivid memories? Him beating on a pinball machine that wouldn’t work, mad as hell, barking at it like it owed him money. Pure Lemmy.Nashville Pussy was a burner. Supersuckers were exactly what you wanted them to be. That whole night was rock and roll in its raw form.And Motörhead did come through again later — including a Zoo bill that tied into the Judas Priest / Testament world. That’s also the night the meet-and-greet stories started stacking up, and the pit was full of musicians watching musicians.But this June 2000 show?That was the one that deserved a packed house.372 is criminal. #HeresTheDealPodcast #Motorhead #Lemmy #NashvillePussy #Supersuckers #RockAndRollStories #ConcertHistory #OKCMusic #ZooAmphitheatre #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

You had two sides of the room that did not mix. Skinheads on one side. SHARPs on the other. Real tension. Real politics. The kind of night where you’re not just running a show—you’re playing judge, jury, and peacekeeper just to keep it from turning into a riot.At points it looked like Moses parting the sea.The floor literally split down the middle like an early wall of death, except it wasn’t a fun mosh-pit moment. It felt like a setup for a fight. Total Chaos is punk, and punk crowds can bring that edge. The Bosstones were a different animal, but they came up in that same northeastern circuit where those scenes overlap.Security had to stop the show more than once. Keith Graham was working hard, trying to keep the room from boiling over. Everyone could feel it—one wrong push and it turns into a gang fight.We’d done a lot of shows, but we hadn’t crossed that kind of situation before.That’s the part people don’t see.Sometimes the hardest thing about a concert isn’t the load-in. It’s keeping the crowd from tearing itself apart. #HeresTheDealPodcast #MightyMightyBosstones #TotalChaos #PunkShows #SkaPunk #ConcertSecurity #VenueLife #BackstageStories #LiveMusicBusiness #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com

Some bands aren’t just bands.They’re the reason you end up in the music business.ZZ Top is that band.Over the years, we did a lot of business with their world. You meet crew guys. You watch the touring machine evolve. You see faces change. But some things stay consistent—there aren’t many people cooler than Billy Gibbons.And it still hits different seeing him in Ardmore, Oklahoma, sitting at 2 Frogs like it’s just another day.But the roots go back farther than any of that.Age 14. Fair Ground Speedway. Tres Hombres era.On one bill:ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynyrd The Marshall Tucker Band The Animals (Eric Burdon)And the ticket?$4.00.That’s the kind of lineup that doesn’t exist anymore at that price. Four-dollar admission to a night of southern rock history. The kind of show that rewires your brain and makes you chase live music for the rest of your life.That’s not nostalgia.That’s origin story. #HeresTheDealPodcast #ZZTop #BillyGibbons #LynyrdSkynyrd #MarshallTuckerBand #EricBurdon #TheAnimals #SouthernRock #ConcertHistory #MaxBakerJr #JeffBrownen #oklahoma #oklahomacityLike, share, and follow so these stories keep getting told.Follow & Connect: Max Baker Jr. Instagram @bmaddmaxx | Facebook @bmaddmaxx  Jeff Brownen Facebook @jeff.brownenHere’s The Deal YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealokHere’s The Deal Podcast Website https://heresthedealok.comBuy Here’s The Deal Vintage & Collectables https://heresthedealvintagecollectables.comGet an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card https://medcardsmadeeasy.netConcert & Event Production Services https://bakerboyspro.comBuy Roadie CBD Balm & Oil https://bakersremedycbd.com