As I said I would report back on OKC. I unfortunately did not get to meet with Billy D but I saw their arena everyday, and scolded all the Thunder fans I could for stealing him away. The downtown area is really nice. The locals said since the Thunder moved in 2008 the area has blown up. I was impressed with the downtown area. They also have a really nice AAA ballpark for the Dodgers AAA team. It's a big baseball town as Mickey Mantel and Johnny Bench are from OKC. My hotel was on Flaming Lips Alley (they are from OKC). And across the street from the stadium is a restaurant called Fuzzy's Taco Shop (comment as you desire :)).
I didn't see the rest of the city, so it could be an absolute dump.