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We are joined again by Texas & Red Dirt Radio personality Kristen Rachelle, where we talk about concert production & the different jobs needed to pull off a live event.  We all 4 have worked gigs behind the scenes on an event day, in this episode we peel back the curtain & give you a glimpse of what its like production gigs. Jeff has once again found a gem, from Feb. 16th 1993, we discuss the legendary event that happened at the Yucatan Liquor Stand on Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City... Brad White, Max & crew brought the Hollywood Knockouts. 

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We are back with a special birthday episode of The Here's The Deal Podcast, The Max Baker Jr. Story. We would like to wish our historian Jeff Brownen a very special birthday. We are joined by special guest Kristen Rachelle, a longtime texas country & red dirt radio personality, who also works behind the scenes in the world of production. 

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Memory Lane aka Show & Tell w/ Max Baker Jr. 

Jeff Brownen has been hard at work, getting the Here's The Deal Vintage store, stocked & ready. He has been going through numerous storage units of Max's, gathering & sorting items to put for sale in the vintage store. During this time, he's found several show posters from when Max opened his first club, Mad Maxx's on North May Ave. in OKC. We discuss these legendary shows on this episode of The Here's The Deal Podcast!

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We begin this episode discussing the music history of concerts that have happened in the month of January, from years past. Max reminiscing about his first show at the Longbranch Saloon in Oklahoma City. We talk about the struggles Max had to go through in 2008 & 2009, dealing with his leg & all the surgeries. At this time Max had a few production crews working multiple events at the same time. Make sure you like & subscribe to the Here's The Deal Podcast YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@heresthedealok

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Here's The Deal Podcast - The Max Baker Jr. Story - Episode 135 - A Conversation Between Jake Daniels & Max Baker Jr, each discussing 5 records from their personal collection...

This Conversation between Jake Daniels & Max Baker Jr. is taken from their episode of Turntable Touche that aired on Rock 100.5 The KATT in Oklahoma City on January 26th, 2025. Turntable Touche airs every Sunday morning & Jake plays all vinyl. He invited Max to pick out 5 songs from his personal record collection & bring them up to the radio station, play them, & talk about them on the show. This turned out to be an amazing discussion about music and how it brings people together.... and how it also drives people crazy, as they're on the quest for a rare pressing... Below are links to the 5 selections Max picked out... 

1. The Four Horsemen - Rockin' Is Ma Business
2. Texas Hippie Coalition - Pissed Off & Mad About it
3. Charley Crockett - The Race Is On
4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Something Big
5. Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop

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WE ARE BACK!!!!!! "Here's The Deal" - Welcome To 2025!!!!

Thank you to each & every one of you who have taken the time to listen to an episode, watch a facebook reel, or clip or episode on YouTube. In this episode we discuss what we have been up to through the holidays & an update on the soon to open, Here's The Deal Vintage Shop as well as the shows we've seen. Max also discusses getting to meet Ryan Bingham at the Choctaw Casino in Durant. 

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January 11th, 2025 is the 20th Anniversary of this legendary day at the Tower. Since its the 25th Anniversary, we decided to re-release this episode. Enjoy!

January 11th, 2000 is a very historic day in Oklahoma City concert history. Slipknot was scheduled to play the Tower Theater for the 3rd time. The first show, they didn't have enough room to play the show due to being the opener on a Coal Chamber & Machine Head Package Tour. Max & Jimmy Johnson from Element, scramble, put their heads together to figure out how to get Slipknot back to OKC to play a headlining date. They have an off day on a Monday 10 days later, resulting in Slipknot coming back to play for 400 or so people with Element & Lowlife opening the show. Max see's the popularity of the band growing & wants to bring them back through again & the January 11th, 2000 date was booked. Keep in mind, during this time, 23rd street OKC, was not the nice vibrant neighborhood that it is now! It was a dangerous place to be with vacant store fronts everywhere. We set down with Max Baker Jr. & Jeff Brownen to tell their accounts of what happned that day, where they were during the chaos, the discussions between the band management & the booking agent, & paying the band, all before Slipknot decided not to play. There were rumors for years about what happened that night, Hopefully this clears up some of the chaos & confusion & brings people back together! 

Published & Aired Feb. 28th, 2000 on MTV News - "It was a bad gig, man. We learned out lesson," Corey Taylor (#8) continued. "We're never going to play there again. We're going to play a place that will hold everybody. And he will not be involved," percussionist Shawn Crahan (#6) added.

https://www.mtv.com/news/k9uiqu/slipknot-has-its-say-on-oklahoma-city-concert-flap 

Fast Forward 22 years later to 2022 & Max Baker Jr. was involved in a Slipknot show in Oklahoma, where his company The Baker Boys did production load in & load out.... and yes, Max was in the building, from start to finish! 

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In this episode, we wanted to feature the Here's The Deal Podcast Youtube Channel - Jeff Brownen has been editing stories down to shorter versions for you to enjoy as well as creating playlists on specific topics or bands. In this episode we will feature the stories recorded that he has edited for the Youtube Channel all about the Rolling Stones & Max's Adventures with this band. Like & Subscribe to the Here's The Deal Podcast Youtube Channel. 

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Episode 131 we get an update from Max Baker Jr., on his health & his recent Hospital stay during Thanksgiving. This episode was recorded on December 8th, 2024, which is the anniversary of Dime's untimely passing and we talk about where we were when we found out he was gone. 

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Part 2 of the series regarding the beginings of the Diamond Ballroom w/ audio from Ralph Russell Sr. Many Thanks to Vernon Gowdy III for sending Jeff Brownen this audio! Find Vernon's books on the Diamond Ballroom by CLICKING HERE - http://www.diamondballroombook.com/

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