Let the Pre-Quarter Century Ticket Anniversary celebrations begin!
There was a moment on The Musers this morning that reminded me of why I listen. They were talking about Football Jerry and his interview at the Senior Bowl.
In discussing the future of Dez Bryant, the following line was uttered by Craig "Junior" Miller, the Fred Astaire of The Ticket:
"Jerry will keep Dez Bryant because Jerry has heard of Dez Bryant."
All of the problems with the Cowboys summed up in one brilliant and absolutely true sentence.
Thank you, Ticket, and Happy Birthday.
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While I will never complain about Myrna Loy pics, let's not forget the greatness that is Maureen O'Hara
ReplyDeleteHow many were there on D1 and thought, Meh? At that time my listening habits were pretty much split between WBAP and KLIF but I would still check out the Ticket during the day. My TSL began to grow over time. When KLIF bet the farm on Mike Fisher my transition to the Ticket was almost complete. When the Merger came and Norm came on board I became a P1.
ReplyDeleteHow many who post here are true D1P1's?
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ReplyDeleteI remember driving around and hearing the "loop", and wondering who was Mike Rhyner, Greg "the hammer" Williams, and the others. I wanted to listen to Mike today, as I always enjoy hearing about those early days. I remember getting up early and hearing Bayless open up; then hearing, for the first time, the Fake Norm, who I found out later was some guy named George Dunham: I fell for it! I thought it was really Norm. That was the first sign of what The Ticket was all about; Sports as well as funny shtick. Maybe shoulda been called The Shticket! I had forgot THL was 11-2; I was thinking they were 2-5. So, did Chuck's show start at 5 instead of 6? One thing I do remember , unlike Danny [as I heard today]...I was attracted to THL and Dunham & Miller [pre-Musers] immediately. I soured on Skip and Chuck almost as quickly. When The Ticket started their "Regurgitated" 7pm bit, I would switch back and forth from Galloway. When Gallow got sent to the politically correct surroundings of FM ESPN, it ruined him. No more Idiot Alert's and all the other shenanigan's that made him so enjoyable. But I too always liked hearing stories of the Squid growing up, as well as Greggo's Clyde Stories. Now as for as Corby's stories"...TUNE OUT!! Instant TUNE OUT!!
ReplyDeleteI was a KLIF P-1 until Tommy Kramer started messing with the formula. Sampled snippets of the Ticket and was eventually drawn in. It was after D&M and the Hardline had settled into their current slots. Have been an all day P-1 for years - even getting up at 5:30 on days I don't have to work.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a typical listener because I'm an older female, but I grew up with a Dad who was a coach and I love sports so here are a few thoughts on the Ticket's birthday:
ReplyDeleteI listened to Norm Hitzges on KLIF for many years. When The Ticket started I was hungry for more sports talk. I did tune in to Skip at first but tired of him and still listened to Norm, but then turned to The Ticket at 9 a.m. and listened to it for the rest of the day. I eventually became a huge fan (and still am). I regularly participated in Fax Fodder during the 11-2 Hardline and grew to love Those Who Muse So Gently.
Besides its outstanding on air talent, what helped the Ticket find its legs quickly were two things: It was in the middle of the Cowboys Super Bowl years and soon after it went on the air was the Jerry Jones / Jimmy Johnson parting of the ways. Dallas fans could not get enough. These things helped establish the Ticket.
But what made the Ticket great and still does was the introduction of pop culture, news, and personal observations not related to sports into the mix. They were the first to do it and the reason it worked was because of genuine respect, friendship and admiration among the on air hosts.
I still listen all day except for 12-3. I don't dispute the talent in that time slot, but I don't like hockey, EPL soccer or long-winded diatribes.
I dread the day that Junior says good-bye and the Musers are no longer there for me in the morning. I believe he'll be the first to go off into the sunset because he has stockpiled so much cash (no kiddoes) and he'll want to go globe trotting on his bike.
I'm not sure what will happen to the Hardline when Mike Rhyner decides to hang it up. I never thought it would survive the loss of Greggo, but it did. It was never quite as interesting to me but I still enjoy it and tune in.
I am grateful for this station and grateful for the Plainsman providing a forum to share thoughts on such. Here's hoping for another 24 years for the Little one. Happy Birthday boys!
I was not a D1P1. I listened to Norm over Skip and would tune in to the Hardline and the Musers and occasionally the Higher Authority. My all day listening didn't start until Bob and Dan came on board. However much certain on air talent and issues irritate me now I am still grateful to have had the Ticket around all these years.
ReplyDeleteI was aware of the Ticket early on, but was averse to listening because I heard it wasn't family-friendly. A few years in, I listened on my commute and heard the Chan Gailey impersonation, and laughed so hard I nearly had a wreck. I still think Fake Chan is the funniest character the station has ever put out there. I guess I became a P1 soon after, but I change the channel when the kids are in the car.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to celebrate another anniversary for the little Ticket, but the replays of Skip's first show get old pretty fast.
ReplyDeleteMuh muh muh my muh Myrna! Total babe.
ReplyDeleteI was a P1D1 and remember going to the Cowboys v 49's Championship game and when I was walking to the game the Ticket had a plan flying overhead with a banner. I think that their first day was the next day. I was a mix of Norm in the morning, Galloway in the afternoon, KERA and Rush Limbaugh during the day.
ReplyDeleteI always wonder how much that flying banner cost the station and how many people like me started listening the next day. I remember at the end of the Hardline Mike gave out a grade for his show that day and it was a C-. Wonder what he would grade himself today?
My favorite bit back then was the Prank Call of the Week. I think that each week George or Craig would rotate on who was doing it and I think that it was live. It was Greatness.
Thanks 1310 for 24 years !
I was wrapping up my final year of high school (actually final semester) when The Ticket launched, and can't claim to be a D1P1, but I would be curious to know if ANYONE else remembers a feature article that the Dallas Morning News ran on the first page of their Sports section not long after Day One - was something along the lines of "What it's like to listen to all-sports radio for 24 hours." (Or maybe twelve hours. Eighteen?) Anyway, it actually got me to tune in - was daily looking forward to the "SIXTY more minutes of the Hard Line!" sounder during the 11-2 show shortly thereafter...
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is the Hardline doing right now. Ian Kinsler and some guy about a building and a bat. Is this billable spot ? I can't even understand what they are talking about.
ReplyDeleteCorby used to bash the hell out of Kinsler and now they are best buds ? I guess I am off to 103.3.............
I think the Corby is an investor. Does that make this payola ?
ReplyDeleteI had not heard this, but if Corby (or anybody else at the station) is an investor the P-1 is owed some disclosure.
ReplyDeleteWell, Cumulus opts out of more contracts.
ReplyDeleteThey've reached an agreement with Don Imus to end his show in Q1 rather than December.
http://www.insideradio.com/don-imus-becomes-poster-boy-for-the-cumulus-bankruptcy/article_3b6f5cc8-000f-11e8-9a1c-b77f5a715d9c.html
They've also pulled out of being the radio station for both the Chicago Bulls and White Sox.
http://www.insideradio.com/free/cumulus-files-to-end-deals-with-white-sox-bulls-and/article_4f9f25fe-ff4f-11e7-8b13-279bab23205c.html
Will the Stars also be part of those 20+ contracts they want to shed?
My god...i hope so!
ReplyDeleteWhy does Becca keep saying "Crest Cars.cum"?
ReplyDeleteI remember the first time I heard the Ticket. I lived in Waco, came to visit my brother in Dallas, and I was driving out of town, and came across the station. Mike and Greggo were talking sports. Then they said, next up, we talk drummers. I thought that was interesting for a sports station, so I hung in there. I remember Greggo saying that Kenny Aronoff was hands down the best drummer on the planet. Then they took calls. A caller said that Neil Peart was the greatest drummer in history which the Hardline totally put down as folly. Interesting considering Ryhner's now documented "Rush regret". About 5 years ago, when Rush was touring behind the Clockwork Angels album (their last and IMHO, top three easily, possibly best), Corby got a ticket and decided to check them out. Corby says that they played Subdivisions and after that, for the next three hours it was awful, since they played 8 songs from the new album. Called my brother and we both discussed how Corby's a diva. So we get to yesterday and to what ANON 4:51 said about how THL used to bash Kinsler. At one point, Ryhner even said, "I have had it with this guy!!" Anywhoodles, now they're all best buds. Heck, Danny and Corby have always put down the Eagle, and now they're best buds with Henley. And now to come full circle, Corby is telling Kins yesterday, "heck, it's pretty much you and Eddie Vedder that are the big baseball fans, right?" Geddy Lee has a huge baseball collection that is worth some dinero, I imagine, and has been a Toronto Blue Jays season ticket holder forever. I imagine that if THL ever has Geddy on to talk baseball, Corby will be doing his usual jock sniffing and propping up Rush as the greatest band ever. Sorry this was long, but "I have had it with that guy!!"
ReplyDelete451/456/507: Interesting. I didn't hear the segments from beginning to end, but I was prepared to issue a comment that I found it very entertaining and interesting and thought The Hardline did a nice job with the whole thing. Unlike some, I don't find accounts of Corby's kickass exploits offputting so I don't have a large issue with his celebrity-sniffing.
ReplyDeleteWarstic looks like a kind of elite bat company that makes a high-end Ian Kinsler wood bat:
https://warstic.com/products/ian-kinsler-pro-signature-series-wsik58-maple
Do we have any actual evidence that Corby is an investor? I don't really have a problem with athletes coming on to hawk their stuff in the course of an interview that includes some substantive sports talk, and Mike R made sure this interview had a fair amount of it. And don't have a problem if Corby hangs out with Jack White and Kinsler and Eddie Vedder, playing on ball teams with them, getting backstage passes, and letting those tidbits drop on the air. Wish I lived a kickass life.
But I do agree that if any host has a financial interest in a venture that is the topic of what is supposed to be a segment, or is getting some freebies, it should be disclosed. (Remember that segment or two they did on Virgin Air a few years back?) And frankly, if disclosed, I don't even have a problem with using that connection to snare interesting guests and getting in a plug or two. Unless someone has some circumstantial or other evidence to the contrary, I'm going go with Corby not being an investor or otherwise financially advantaged by an association with Warstic (I didn't get in on the beginning of the Deep Ellum building thing, either), and I'll give a thumbs-up to that whole interview. Thought it was well-done and informative.
I doubt he's an investor. Two kids, stay at home wife, high property taxes, trips all over the place...he's not making a million / year. I'm sure his financial planner has told him to put some away, especially since he's in the profession he's in. I think they do the Warstic interviews because it is cool, and the Jack White connection gives it an undeniably cool connection. I love Jack White and Eddie Vedder - no probs with him mentioning them ad nauseum. I just thought the whole Rush circular thing was interesting anda little ironic, historically speaking. There would be no reason to know about Geddy Lee's collection (which looking at some pictures, is ridiculous) given Corby's somewhat narrow focus. I'm somewhat surprised that Mike didn't add it in there. Geddy even had a prominent role in a MLB commercial a couple of years back. Also, I don't have any issues with his jock / celeb sniffing or his kick ass life. If I could get my wife to go to Hangoutfest, I'd be right there. It's the "they suck until they're on the show" deal. Remember how awful the Real Housewives of Dallas was until they had two of the ladies on the show? So I "superlatively GUARANTEE 100%" that Corby would do a big turnaround if they ever had the Rush singer on the show. Hey, Robert Plant wandered in one day.
ReplyDeleteThe Troy Aikman story about getting yelled at by Tagliabue was awesome.
Jake Kemp featured in Startlegram today: http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/nightlife/sports-scene/article196662974.html
ReplyDeleteRock and roll epiphanies are nothing new for the Hardline. Remember when Mike used to call Pink Floyd "music for teenage mental patients'? I believe in recent years he has changed that point of view (personally I think he was right the first time).
ReplyDeleteCorby can sniff all the celebrity jocks he wants, but when he brings it to air it can get a little irritating.
Nice interview with Jake. Here's that link again, and my thanks to James:
ReplyDeleteNice interview with Jake. Here's that link again, and my thanks to James:
www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/nightlife/sports-scene/article196662974.html
(Sorry Blogger comments don't support direct links in any way I've been able to figure out.)
Two money lines:
"Early on when you run the board overnight and you’re doing a podcast that no one pays for and you’re writing a blog that no one is advertising on, you’re going to probably have to do it in addition to your regular job."
"There’s no way that I would have been able to buy my way into having Corby Davidson wearing some cheap khakis to my wedding."
(Sorry Blogger comments don't support direct links in any way I've been able to figure out.)
Two money lines:
"Early on when you run the board overnight and you’re doing a podcast that no one pays for and you’re writing a blog that no one is advertising on, you’re going to probably have to do it in addition to your regular job."
"There’s no way that I would have been able to buy my way into having Corby Davidson wearing some cheap khakis to my wedding."
Watch the embedded video in that article. One of the things that impressed me was his contact with Bob and Dan before and after the broadcast. It leaves the impression of a show that is always working to create solid segments, value for the listener.
ReplyDeleteI'm having some BaD Radio thoughts that I'm going let fester for awhile and perhaps they'll erupt sometime in the next, oh, year or so.
Just learned from the Work in Progress boys that Jake Kemp wears compression shorts every day as his foundational undergarment. Me too.
ReplyDeleteHey, Jake, check out "sub" brand. Very reasonably priced, durable, comfortable. Available on Amazon.
https://www.subsports.co.uk/mens/bottoms/shorts/
Dan's eating on the air.
ReplyDeleteHeard some of BaD today. Good show, fun.
ReplyDeleteBut: They were telling travel stories and making Mike R sound like an Alzheimer's refugee. (Wandering, no idea where he was going, didn't know how to use the elevator, etc.)
Rick Arnett had some good day 1 stories on the Teebox this past Saturday. Evidently he started bits before anyone, even Corby.
ReplyDeleteWell, they all make fun of, incessantly, of Big Dick Hunter. But he and Gordo were the original yuck monkeys. BDH was known as Little Teddy Champion. Actually, he was doing wireless before Gordo. True dat.
ReplyDeleteNot the greatest wireless segment ever, but Corby manages to step in the bear trap and get busted by the frequency police in the same segment. The frequency police also got Gordon this morning.
ReplyDeleteGood golly the webcam audio is horrible. Over-driven and thin. Sportsday audio is fine. I don't get that. Even if you do it with a separate mix bus, it shouldn't be hard. Definitely a gain issue in the path.
ReplyDeleteI missed why Norm and Mary are not at the Big Game? It seemed odd chemistry when Donovan and Corby did a segment with Norm on the phone just sort of there chiming in to remind you he was there.
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ReplyDeleteNorm is the Dirk of the Ticket. Eventually the Mavs the Ticket will have to understand that fans who "come there just to see them" are waning. He doesn't do any special events and certainly doesn't need the money. Norm is one of the first HSE voices I heard from Arlington Stadium. I love the guy.
ReplyDeleteI don’t know who takes his place though. It can’t be Donny and Sirois, can it? I don’t mind NormAnD but Sirois needs to swallow his mic. He and his brother can’t make their own weekend show 25% of the time.
Did we ever figure out what moving Corby to the tail end of BaD is about?
A lot of deleted comments. Say It isn't back.....
ReplyDeleteI think I've deleted one comment in the last month, and the guy corrected his error and re-submitted. Frequently Confessors will delete their own comments for repetition or to correct something. Nope, not much deleting by Your Plainsman lately.
ReplyDeleteCorby looks young for his age on webcam. Good clean living I suppose.
ReplyDeleteWhere is there an option to delete your own comment?
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