tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post3192722494670358382..comments2024-03-28T13:29:49.821-05:00Comments on My Ticket Confession: This Started Out as a Comment to the Last Article, but It Kinda Grew Into an Unusually STDThe Plainsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-8560813963938320802012-01-30T12:23:31.887-06:002012-01-30T12:23:31.887-06:00I think the bitching and moaning is first nature (...I think the bitching and moaning is first nature (inmature) with the majority of hosts and board ops we have. That's what makes them #1 in our eyes, but on the other hand, can't they see how they look on air when they verbally cry? It's something I seen in Danny and Corby for years and that's the nature of their attitudes. One can only hope that somehow The Ticket grows up and takes responsibility for how they're perceived.T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-27003040231519501262012-01-30T12:08:16.476-06:002012-01-30T12:08:16.476-06:00I noticed this morning that both the Musers and No...I noticed this morning that both the Musers and Norm ( fought through technical difficulties without whining. I wish the same could be said for Big Strong. I guess he wanted to let everyone know that he, the board-op, was in no way to blame for the foul ups. Yeah, we get it, Jer. No, I'm not an insider. Just a P1 who has become fed up with listening to guys who have a job and a lifestyle I can only dream about piss and bitch and moan about damn near everything. This move and the subsequent, constant, whining has irritated me to the point that I felt I needed to vent to hopefully somewhat sympathetic ears. Or at least kindred Ticket loving souls. But I do appreciate the welcoming committee. Love the blog and (most) of its patrons.tired head tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-67164815057800751452012-01-30T08:01:08.568-06:002012-01-30T08:01:08.568-06:00First, a big MTC welcome to Tired Head Ted.
Secon...First, a big MTC welcome to Tired Head Ted.<br /><br />Second, I think THT is a Ticket insider. <br /><br />This episode with the numerous broadcast fails last week is the first time I can remember that any Confessor criticized hosts for B&M (Bitching and Moaning). I've always found the B&M about Cumulus kind of refreshing -- we'd all like to kick the boss in the goodies from time to time, and these guys are secure enough with their ratings that they figure they won't suffer too much for it. And B&M is also a bit.<br /><br />But despite the manifest justification for B&M last week, our guys are getting criticized. Fair enough, if you're tired of it, it's fair game. But Tired Head -- that sounds like someone who's maybe taking some heat at Cumulus for this shaky handoff.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-78287990517231757802012-01-29T21:18:00.252-06:002012-01-29T21:18:00.252-06:00I think I'm coming around on Scott Harrison. P...I think I'm coming around on Scott Harrison. Perhaps Plainsman was onto something, after all. He's really beginning to find his groove. Now only if he will change the name of his show, he might really take off. Okay, that's probably not true, but a listener can hope. I wonder if the CTOs are thinking along the same lines? Perhaps a grooming to replace __ in case __ takes off for greener pastures is in the makings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-32689701144309570582012-01-29T11:40:17.412-06:002012-01-29T11:40:17.412-06:00Tell us how you really feel, tired head ted! Actua...Tell us how you really feel, tired head ted! Actually you make some good points. But I do think that after so many ridiculous snafus, anyone would become frustrated to the point of snapping on-air. I see your side of it, but I also see where those like ap are coming from, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-51121839783534658072012-01-28T20:49:16.618-06:002012-01-28T20:49:16.618-06:00Brett Blankenship = Market Engineering Manager, Cu...Brett Blankenship = Market Engineering Manager, CumulusThe Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-90146478637454950922012-01-28T20:11:56.691-06:002012-01-28T20:11:56.691-06:00All will be remedied soon enough and this will all...All will be remedied soon enough and this will all be forgotten. The Ticket boys like to bitch and moan. They do it about damn near everything. From not staying in the accommodations of their choice which they don't pay for while being paid to go to the Super Bowl, World Series, Ranger Training camp, you name it, to the Christmas parties, to like I said, about damn near everything, they bitch and moan. So I agree with others who've bitched and moaned about the hosts bitching and moaning. I mean, keep your dirty laundry in house. Isn't that what a team does? Isn't that the code of the locker room--yes I'm talking to you, SPORTS station people. Instead of going out of your way to throw others under the bus, to let everyone know "it ain't me?," why not just apologize and briefly explain what's going on if necessary? I guess I just don't get it. I guess I'm not an apologist for immaturity on the professional level. Because the arrested developmental kind immaturity that makes the Ticket great is not the same as bitching and moaning and crapping on others because things are going wrong and you don't want to look bad. It doesn't matter if Cumulus or whoever screwed the pooch. Even if they've been in the process of moving for the last year. It doesn't matter if it's not your fault. Stop bitching and moaning. It's poor form. Besides, more than 85% of the crap they stop down the show for is inaudible to the listener. Perhaps they ought to have someone listening live to see just what's going out on air instead of putting on a circus act for all to hear.tired head tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-15267037239589168112012-01-28T20:10:18.685-06:002012-01-28T20:10:18.685-06:00Two words. Bret Blankenship.Two words. Bret Blankenship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-87557366798849976282012-01-28T14:20:49.482-06:002012-01-28T14:20:49.482-06:00I also think this goes beyond Jeff C. And it was ...I also think this goes beyond Jeff C. And it was also my intention to exclude The Ticket's everyday boots-on-the-ground techs from liability here, as you suggest. I don't know exactly what Vice President/Market Manager Dan Bennett's role is, he may be a great guy, may be a big Ticket champion, but he's a Cumulus guy, not a Ticket guy. He's not a twister/tweaker/cable-puller, but if his job description doesn't include either (1) ensuring that a professional-sounding product gets on the air, or (2) raising bloody hell with whatever Cumulus higher-up has that assignment, then one wonders why Cumulus needs a VP in DFW at all.<br /><br />I was also surprised that things did not improve, and in some respects deteriorated, over the course of the week. I thought maybe Richie Whitt showed up disguised as a Cumulus engineer and shot wet boogers into the USB ports or carnally assaulted the mixing board.<br /><br />I still feel personally disrespected, AP. Just like listeners feel slighted when a host shows obvious lack of preparation or engagement, throwing the switch when it should have been apparent to all concerned that the product would be noticeably faulty evidences a low opinion of P1's' listening standards.<br /><br />Look, it's not like the station is unlistenable, so I understand when commenters suggest that one shouldn't be so agitated about this. But dammit, this is The Ticket, one of the very best things about living in DFW, and it torques me off that the CTO treats the jewel in the Cumulus crown like a 1973 Vega.<br /><br />Well, AP, we've both had our rant. I guess I've had two of them. <br /><br />My protest: Each time there's another audible FUBAR, I'm punching in The Fan.<br /><br />But just for a minute or two. Because, sure 'nuff, before too long, I'm gonna need my SweetJack fix.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-35675156319450061222012-01-28T13:33:05.324-06:002012-01-28T13:33:05.324-06:00Whatever is going on here, my gut feeling is that ...Whatever is going on here, my gut feeling is that it is above the head of Jeff Catlin, and possibly above the head of Dan Bennett too. I don't think that the "engineers" managing the transition (yeah, that was a shot) are the usual ticket staffers that normally twist and tweak; they seem like they've been brought in from outside. I'd guess that they're responsible for all of the stations in the recent cumulo-citadel merger, but I don't have the inside scoop. Killer and a sidekick (Tony or Eric, hopefully) left for the SuperBowl earlier this week and I wish them all the best in advance given how some of the recent remotes have gone (Starpower, Guys Night Out and Modia, anyone?)<br /><br />We P1's aren't the ones who should feel disrespected. It's the Ticket itself that should feel disrespected. The audio quality has been getting substantially worse as the week goes on, and as one on-air host put it, the only response they've been getting has been palms upturned and a shrug. So many pieces of crucial equipment were overlooked (the logger, the streaming hardware, the playback equipment, the Enco, and the mic's), yet that damned SweetJack spot plays at perfect levels throughout the day, and at times cutting off hosts in mid-sentence. Cumulus made sure that they didn't harm that particular cash cow (or cash-dog, I suppose).<br /><br />Despite all of this, I want to repeat something I wrote a few posts back: the Ticket staff that has to work with this stuff (producers and board ops, especially) have done an admirable job in trying to pull together their regular showgrams despite the apparent ineptitude that surrounds their bunker. <br /><br />The UnTicket has tried to pitch in wherever we can, for instance, with E-brakes and trying to repost audio that wasn't streamed properly. I wanted to put together an fail-montage of this past week, but I worry that instead of being funny, it would be perceived as pouring salt onto a still-open wound. Let me know what you think.<br /><br />Rant over. Sorry if I offended anyone.aphttp://www.theunticket.comnoreply@blogger.com