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1997: The year Marilyn Manson hysteria hit Oklahoma City
Jan 3
2013
Yesterday, I got a little bored and decided to browse YouTube for some Oklahoma-centric videos. Surprisingly, I found some that were moderately interesting and worth posting and had nothing to do with selling used cars. I figured it would be fun to post some of them over the next few days. And yes, that’s because I’m still recovering from the holidays and have no clue what day it is.
Anyway, this video is from an old MTV News report by Kurt Loder that chronicles a 1997 Marilyn Manson concert in Oklahoma City. In the early winter of that year, his shitty cartoonish death metal band came to town, and our local citizens, civic leaders and media freaked the hell out:
Thoughts / Comments / Questions
• I was 18 and remember all the controversy this concert created. I was embarrassed by it then, and I’m still slightly embarrassed by it now. Here’s a clip of the local media’s reaction and coverage:
• I think it’s sad that Kurt Loder had to visit Oklahoma City in 1997. We’re a little bit better now, Kurt. Yeah, a bunch of the people are still batshit crazy and conservative, but now we have an NBA team and a canal. Yeehaw!
• Was anyone at this show? If so, why?!? I can’t think of anything worse than having to listen to Marilyn Manson. I’ve always felt that way, even back in the late-1990s when my favorite bands were Tool, Deftones and, ugh, Korn.
• Are there any Christian Coffee Houses still open around town?
Deftones will always rock tho
Hilarious
Not being sarcastic
“I think it’s sad that Kurt Loder had to visit Oklahoma City in 1997.”
Sad for which party? LOL!
Loder is 67 and doing movie reviews in NYC, The Lost Ogle should reach out to him for an interview on his 1997 trek to OKC.
Best part is the guy head-banging to the christian rock at 5:05 in the second video.
Makes me wonder what these “kids” are up to 15 years later. Ha!
They are juggalos now
I was there… but not because i liked the band, but because there was a girl, whom i went with, who liked the ban. And well… i liked her.
So that concert was my opportunity to seal the deal, and she ended up meeting a guy there and left with him. I still hate her and Marilyn Manson.
That sounds like a good reason
that stinks…hopefully she’s fat now
I took advanced igneous petrology to get close to a woman whilst in university. It didn’t work out with her, but gosh-dang, I know a hell of a lot about feldspar now…
Manson open for Nine Inch Nails in 1994 at the Lloyd Noble arena and I remember people (or maybe just me) laughing and throwing things at him…
I think I was at that concert (although I thought everyone was laughing at ME).
A friend of mine had tickets for the Manson / NIN show in Tulsa. I was not a fan of either band but went for the free tickets, left a few songs into Mansons set. He was shocking just to be shocking (had a strap on for an accessory that he frequently, erm, pleasured), but the music was garbage. I can handle homo erotic undertones just like any okie, but terrible music? I’m out.
after manson played his opening set at the nin show, he was walking around the floor for no apparent reason. on a friend’s dare, i went up to him and told him how great he was and ended up talking to him for a few minutes. he was actually a really nice, humble guy and thanked me for listening to his music.
Goog God, Jennifer Eve looks young.
I was there, me and a buddy heard about all the fuss surrounding the show so we decided that we had to see what the fuss was all about. Not all that impressed. L7 opened up for him and they SUCKED, they were a sloppy version of Hole. I remember waiting in line to go through the metal detectors and seeing one of the protestors get hit in the head with a bottle, then another protester telling us how he saw Slayer in the 80′s, in the very same building (T&T building on the fairgrounds) but was able to change his ways. The concert was on a Wednesday night, very ironic considering the religious outcry for the show. I only remember that because Manson told us it was Wednesday and the leaders of OK wanted us in church and that we were in his church.
Woah that’s Christian Slater!
Christians? Later dude.
Isn’t cuppies and joe a christian coffee house?
Cuppies and joes is exactly that. Anyone who is too scared to step foot into Grandad’s goes there.
I’m glad I was in California not subject to the bible thumping that must have gone on here during that time
Wait a second… Was that Christina Fallin at the :35 mark on the second video?
I lost all respect for Marilyn Manson when I saw that he had a guy on stage with him playing the key-tar.
Ah, late 90s goth kids.
So, what was funny was that about the time of this show was also the same time alot of kids at Durant were becoming “goth”. It started with mainly the freshmen that year, but it seemed like when we came back from Christmas break, there were goth kids everywhere. In Durant. The home of the Big Peanut.
Anyway, I was in the crowd who were affectionately called the ‘Alternakids’, among other names because we listened to stuff that wasn’t Boys II Men or whatever else was popular hip hop back then (Tupac?), and somehow got lumped in with the goth kids. I can remember wearing a Nirvana shirt and getting asked if I worshiped Satan (I probably gave some smart ass remark that didn’t help anything).
Of course, I started dating a girl who was into Manson at the time and that is how I first heard his music, which I at first thought was a bad NIN rip off before wondering what all the fuss was about.
However, can’t all agree that Kurt Loder carried MTV for the longest time and that when the channel went downhill was when he left. Also, I would pay good money to see the full interview he had with Keating.
Quick, someone Google David Coxsey from Durant.
Here you go:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&tbo=d&site=&source=hp&q=%22David+Coxsey%22+%22Durant%22&oq=%22David+Coxsey%22+%22Durant%22&gs_l=hp.3…1610.18694.0.18990.63.44.9.0.0.3.627.6573.32j2j1j3j0j5.43.0.les%3B..0.0…1c.1.iKTMePUS67o
There’s that weird coffee house/shop/church thing in the Plaza next to Urban Wineworks. I’m scared to go in there. I think it says, ‘coffee and fellowship,’ or ‘coffee and kool aid,’ I can’t remember which.
I’m pretty sure Marilyn Manson is doing movies with Kirk Cameron now. The Puppy that Lost His Way was a recent straight to video release – pretty solid.
too bad marilyn manson has always sucked.
The real story here is that this is how Paul Weaselhoft created a name for himself & was finally elected to public office (after previous failed attempts). Oklahomans for Children & Families, anyone?