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MBJ Enterprises LLC
MBJ Enterprises LLC is the umbrella brand behind our growing network of podcasts, media clips, and original content. We produce, document, and distribute stories rooted in live music history, show business, and real behind-the-scenes experiences. From archived concert memories to new digital media projects, MBJ Enterprises brings multiple creative ventures together under one banner. This is where storytelling, production, and legacy content connect and continue to grow.
Episodes
MBJ Enterprises LLCRolling Stones in Paris or the Desert
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Biggest Gift You Could Ever Give Me
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCDisturbed — The Sickness x2
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCI Drove a Wrecker to Buy George Strait Tickets
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCOU Went 17 Years Without Having a Concert
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…
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I Quit Red Bull & Mexican Food
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCAlice Cooper Brutal Planet Tour
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCZZ Top & Jackyl Antenna Tour
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMeeting Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Unforgettable Backstage Stories
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCDo They Roll Along Stoned?
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMotörhead, Nashville Pussy & Supersuckers Show
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones & Total Chaos
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…
MBJ Enterprises LLCZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band & Eric Burdon
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…
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If You Stay in the Problem, You Never Find a Solution
Max says it plain. If you stay in the problem, you never find the solution.That lesson came from the woman sitting to his left, his sister Deana. When they…
MBJ Enterprises LLCDeftones & Glassjaw at Brady Village
July 30, 2000. Brady Village in Tulsa. 2,571 people. Deftones and Glassjaw on the same bill. And the crazy part? You lived in Tulsa at the time.Glassjaw is one…
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Ticket Buying Challenge: The Homeless vs The Cops
Ticket drops used to feel like the land run.People camped. Lines formed overnight. Rules said you had to be in line, but they didn’t always say it had to be…
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I Just Got Released From The Hospital Today
The day Max was released from the hospital with a new knee. Rehab starting. Exercises underway. And even with the fresh pain of surgery, Max says it still…
MBJ Enterprises LLCDavid Allan Coe’s Nephew Easy Jesus & Pimpadelic
Pimpadelic was that kind of band. Even as a spectator, you could feel the room going sideways. They were shock-rock meets rap-rock chaos, and it was so wild it…
MBJ Enterprises LLCMadd Maxx’s Metal Bash #15
Volume 15.By that point, Metal Bash wasn’t an experiment. It was a machine.This one was special because it was the first time bringing Metal Bash to Cain's…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTwo Paul Rodgers / Bad Company Shows Before Edgefest
Before Edgefest chaos, Tulsa and OKC were already stacked that week.August 15th and 16th — Brady Village and the Zoo Amphitheatre.Paul Rodgers and Kansas on…
MBJ Enterprises LLCZoo Amphitheatre Is Old Like Keith Richards
If you’ve worked the Zoo Amphitheatre, you know the struggle isn’t the show.It’s the load-in.Rolling cases through gravel. Fighting the layout. Dragging gear…
MBJ Enterprises LLCDropkick Murphys & Superjoint Ritual Shows
Two nights. Two completely different scenes. Same weekend.September 13, 2003 — Curly’s. Dropkick Murphys with Last Target and The Unseen. DCF and AEG. One of…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTwo Nights With Udora
Two nights. Two stages. Full local scene energy.The dates matter here. Not July 24th. It was July 29th and 30th.One of those nights was at Cain's Ballroom and…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Flaming Lips & Liz Phair
June 9, 2003 — Bricktown Event Center.The Flaming Lips. Liz Phair. Starlight Mints.That night wasn’t just a great bill. It was work.Assistant promoter rep…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThe Killers Sold Out Show
Big Monday. August 15, 2005.That’s the kind of date that tells you everything about momentum.Not long before, The Killers were playing Bricktown Live, a…
MBJ Enterprises LLCQueensrÿche, Dream Theater & Third Eye Blind Concerts
June 2003 didn’t slow down. It stacked.June 20th, River Parks in Tulsa — Third Eye Blind. Great setting, perfect summer venue energy, one of those nights that…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTwo New Amphitheaters in Oklahoma
If you grew up going to shows in Oklahoma, you already know how much a venue can change a whole city’s music scene.Tulsa is talking about a new amphitheater on…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSelling Weird Al Poodle Hat Tour Merch
Weird Al at the Diamond Ballroom.And if you’ve never worked a Weird Al merch table, you haven’t seen true efficiency.This was the Poodle Hat Tour era. Goofy…
MBJ Enterprises LLCAmazing Concert Merch Numbers
When people talk about big shows, they usually talk ticket sales.They don’t talk merch.Here’s a number for you.ZZ Top — two casinos — two days — almost…
MBJ Enterprises LLCKottonmouth Kings & 2 Kitties
Summer 2004 was a blur of stacked weekends and split-city decisions.July 8th, 2004 — 7Mary3 at Bricktown Live with Headroom and Pulltoy. That was the era where…
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Look Lady, I’m Eating My Corn Dog
This was Edgefest.Not the other downtown outdoor Evanescence show — this was the real Edgefest lineup:Evanescence Mudvayne Cold Blue October Smile Empty Soul…
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It Was Acting, Mom. It Was Acting
After the Devil’s Daughter video shoot with Shotgun Rebellion and Jesse Jane, there was one conversation that had to happen.Talking to Mom.Trying to…
MBJ Enterprises LLCBands Crossing Genres on Bills — Now & Then
Go back to the ‘60s and ‘70s and look at the old flyers.Santana Chicago FoghatOr:Aerosmith The J. Geils Band Ten Years After New Riders of the Purple SageThose…
MBJ Enterprises LLCTwiztid & ZZ Top x2
Twiztid & ZZ Top x2Mid-September was a wild swing in genres.September 15th at Bricktown Live — Twiztid and Anybody Killa. Different crowd. Different energy…
MBJ Enterprises LLCStaind, Cold, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Snoop Dogg Shows
Staind, Cold, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Snoop Dogg ShowsJune 2003 was a blur.June 10th, 2003 — Staind and Cold at the Bricktown Event Center. That was peak…
MBJ Enterprises LLCUntitled Episode
Jesse Jane Is on Drowning Pool’s Backstage PassGoing back through old laminates and backstage passes will bring back some wild memories.One of them?Drowning…
MBJ Enterprises LLCRascal Flatts Was HUGE!
At that time, Rascal Flatts wasn’t just big.They were one of the biggest country bands in America.Arena-level draw. Major production. Real money on the…
MBJ Enterprises LLCThis Show Had LOSS Written All Over It
August 2, 2003.Bile Nocturne Blunt Force Trauma LowlifeOn paper, it looked aggressive. Underground. Heavy.In reality?It had loss written all over it.Twenty…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSuperjoint Ritual At Madd Maxx's Metal Bash
All hell broke loose at the Diamond Ballroom.Superjoint Ritual headlining Madd Maxx’s Metal Bash. Not the shortened Superjoint era. This was early. First…
MBJ Enterprises LLCI Saw Parliament-Funkadelic on the Mothership Tour
My dad had a guy working at his transmission shop who took me to Lloyd Noble to see Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins on the Mothership tour.Let that…
MBJ Enterprises LLCBuilding a Massive Stage in Miami
Building a Massive Stage in MiamiBefore the permanent venues. Before the easy load-ins.We built it from the ground up.On the backside of a parking lot in…
MBJ Enterprises LLCHank III & Assjack at Cain's Ballroom
Same night Lamb of God was tearing up Springfield, Hank III was leveling Cain’s Ballroom.Country first set. Assjack second set. Two completely different worlds…
MBJ Enterprises LLCWhat’s in Godsmack’s Future?
Twenty years ago they were climbing.Now they’re headlining with a different kind of conversation happening around them.Godsmack has publicly hinted that this…
MBJ Enterprises LLCFilming "Devil's Daughter" with Jesse Jane & Shotgun Rebellion
Sometimes rock videos crossed the line on purpose.This one definitely did.Shotgun Rebellion filmed the video for Devil’s Daughter inside a church. Dark…
MBJ Enterprises LLCEvery Band Had the Same Agent — Tim Borror
Here’s what made that lineup even crazier.It wasn’t just stacked.Every band on that stage was booked by the same agent — Tim Borror.One agent. One package…
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Band Canceled Max Put TM's Cell # On Venue Door
Band Canceled Max Put TM's Cell # On Venue DoorThis was the Killswitch show that never happened.Somewhere along the way they got hung up — Wichita Falls…
MBJ Enterprises LLCHank Williams III At Cain's Ballroom
Hank was my guy.And one night at Cain’s stands out more than most.Before the doors ever opened, he was just walking the room. No crowd. No noise. Just him…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSounds of the Underground Festival 2005
July 10, 2005. One day. One ticket. Absolute chaos.Lamb of God Clutch Opeth Unearth From Autumn to Ashes Norma Jean Poison the Well Every Time I Die Chimaira…
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What 90s Grunge Bands Can Sell Out Casinos?
When you start talking about 90s grunge in casino rooms, the first tier is obvious.Pearl Jam Alice in Chains Foo FightersThose bands aren’t playing casinos…
MBJ Enterprises LLCPartying Outside the Gates Before the Show
What most people don’t realize is you just added a whole new chapter to the “back in my day” stories.Because before that hill became a park… it was a grass…
MBJ Enterprises LLCSelling KISS & Black Crowes Merchandise
The first time casino merch sales really hit different was in Durant.Smart move.When you bring a legacy act like KISS into a smaller market and print that city…
MBJ Enterprises LLCHilary Duff, Headroom, Tech N9ne, & Tantric Shows
2004 was stacked.Hilary Duff rolled through on the Most Wanted Tour at the Lloyd Noble Center. AEG Live and DCF Concerts. No cameras. No recording. Tight…
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Safety Meetings & Tailgate Parties
When you’ve got 60 stagehands, loaders, riggers, and production crew flaring up in the heat, you better have a park nearby.That’s why that space…
MBJ Enterprises LLCW.A.S.P. Ended Amplified Live
In the 80s you saw W.A.S.P. in arenas.By 2022, they were playing clubs.And it didn’t matter to Blackie Lawless. His rider didn’t care what size the room was…
MBJ Enterprises LLCNeil Young & Good Charlotte
Sixteen-dollar tickets.Different eras. Same idea.Neil Young went through that stretch where he’d split the show in half. First set mellow. Deep cuts. Acoustic…
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Los Tigres del Norte At The Zoo Amphitheatre
Family Day at the Zoo Ten-dollar ticket.Los Tigres del Norte headlining with four or five other regional Mexican acts traveling together. Caravan-style lineup…
MBJ Enterprises LLCZZ Top & Cardboard Vampires Then Soulfly & El Nino
Mid-August 2004 was stacked.First up, ZZ Top at the Zoo. The opener? Cardboard Vampires, a project fronted by Jerry Cantrell. That wasn’t a long-running act…
MBJ Enterprises LLCRobert Plant, Billy Idol, The Wallflowers & Ryan Cabrera In One Week
March 2005.One week. Four major artists. Zero downtime.It starts with Robert Plant at Southside Education Center in Tulsa. Friday, March 11. From there, drive…
MBJ Enterprises LLCEvanescence & Seether – Max Gets Hired As Zoo Runner
Mid-2004 was stacked.Canadian rock rolling through town. Finger Eleven. Thornley, fronted by Ian Thornley, who previously led Big Wreck. Multiple rooms…
MBJ Enterprises LLCLocal H & Sum 41 Shows
April 17.Back in Oklahoma City.Local H at Bricktown Live. Ten bucks. Short and Sweet, Andy, and Ballista on the bill. Ballista was local. Tight scene. Downtown…