Alley named after band proposed

In November 2006 then mayor of Oklahoma City Mick Cornett proposed naming a downtown alley after the band. Vince Gill and Charlie Christian were also to be given street names by the city. Flaming Lips Alley is at the center of Oklahoma City’s entertainment district, Bricktown. At the official dedication in 2007, Coyne said of Oklahoma City, “…We’re on the way to becoming, I think, the fucking coolest city in America.”