I stopped by Rock 101 Little Elm to sample a bit of Guy's Night Out. Was able to stay for about 45 minutes, hour.
First, we need to clear something up.
Rock 101 Little Elm is the name of the venue.
But it is not in Little Elm.
It is east of FM 423/Main Street, although just east -- and that's Frisco, despite the trademark. If you would like confirmation of this, see The Rock 101 Little Elm Website and scroll down to check out the address.
GNO was pretty cool, I thought. Fun venue, loved the old 70's and 80's music videos running on the screens, some video trivia all but two contestants were ignoring, grub looked good. Great crowd.
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| Mike, Corby, and George discuss American Sniper |
Hosts who weren't broadcasting mingled with the crowd, happy to be chatting with the P1s. Never seen them otherwise.
Dan looked somehow healthier than I've seen him at other venues in the past. Perhaps it was the purple lighting. Corby looked stout, but I think it was probably just his TCU hoodie.
Dan looked somehow healthier than I've seen him at other venues in the past. Perhaps it was the purple lighting. Corby looked stout, but I think it was probably just his TCU hoodie.
Unlike some other GNOs, if you were paying sufficient attention and situated yourself strategically, you could hear most of what was going on in the show.
During the ads, one of the promo ladies ran a mini-trivia contest on the stage between two attendees for valuable prizes. I signed up for a drawing I was assured would take place in ten minutes, but did not. I had to leave a half-hour or so later, so I don't know if I won or not. Or what I would have won if I'd have won. It was a little noisy.
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| An early round table. |
On my way out, I had a chinwag with a chap at the Ticket promo table. The promo people had apparently dug deep, deep into the promo closet, because, other than some forlorn t-shirts, the only premiums they were offering were Craig Miller trading cards. No one else's -- just Craig's. They were very aged. They featured Craig with dark hair and, on the reverse side, listed his nicknames as "Junior" and -- care to guess? -- "Professor." His show is identified as "Dunham & Miller" -- no mention of The Musers, no mention of Gordon. (I didn't see Gordon there, but he may have shown up later; I didn't get to hear a lot of the show after I left.)
Anyway, the promo intern was a pleasant guy, enthusiastic, eager to promote the station. Hopeful of a shot at JV status and perhaps the big time some day. I got his name, which is featured in the title of this post, and told him to check in.
Cat and Promo Director, keep an eye on this up-and-comer.
Anyway, the promo intern was a pleasant guy, enthusiastic, eager to promote the station. Hopeful of a shot at JV status and perhaps the big time some day. I got his name, which is featured in the title of this post, and told him to check in.
Cat and Promo Director, keep an eye on this up-and-comer.
