For those of you who would like to get more enjoyment out of Kelly "I'm the Only Entity that Refers to Me as . . . the Bulldog" McClure commercials, I offer the following guide to some of her more puzzling pronunciations. You know who I'm talking about, the Chief Executive Officer of the McClure Law Group (which group has seven lawyers of which to be Chief Executive Officer listed on her website, although there are nine in the group photo):
I think I can guess at least one of the departees -- the blonde in the right flank who had the audacity to do a left-foot-forward-hand-on-hip pose and showed some chest flesh, although in her defense she was wearing non-McClure black. (The photo is clearly assembled from individual portraits; Ms. McClure's reproduction has taken some calories off her nose, which is a pity, as I find her real-life honker rather alluring in her publicity snaps. And she seems also to have lost some weight in her cheekish area at the artist's hand.)
Anyway, if you are having trouble following her ads, here are some clarifications which may help:
"whey" when he
"looza" loses a
"probby" probably
"custy" custody
"a unhappy" an unhappy
"a honest" an honest
"harng" hiring
"prordy" priority
"merches" marriages
"fahlng" following
"falngs" filings
"ordy" already
Look, I'm sure she and Mr. Epstein and their shifting cast are all excellent lawyers. Her success can't have come solely from self-promotion and impressive structural elements. Heck, if I were a high-net-worth man with marital, pre-marital, or post-marital woes, I'd nip by for a consult.
But her ads have been cracking me up since they started running on The Ticket some time back. I know some of you don't like MTC advertising talk, but it's here to stay -- they're a big part of The Ticket day (not to mention its revenue). The Ticket cast may stay the same -- not much new material there -- but one can always count on a fresh batch of ads to thrash the bejeebers out of all of us.
Previous observations on Ms. McClure's ads may be found in the archives:
http://myticketconfession.blogspot.com/2015/10/investigative-report-kelly-mcclure.html
http://myticketconfession.blogspot.com/2016/01/investigative-report-follow-up-bulldog.html
Hoping you're not one of those unfortunates who cause falngs to go up after the New Year. As Ms. McClure persuasively urges, "Oh, the holidays!"
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| "Is that the final decree in your pocket, Sugar, or are you just happy to see me?" |
CORRECTION: The blond posing woman is one of the survivors. Still listed on the website. Impressive credentials.
ReplyDeleteNice rack for a bulldog. Some serious gun bags, that one. Cue wolf whistle.
ReplyDeleteFun bags, dammit.
ReplyDelete“The Bulldog” reminds me of a faster-talking version of Cecily Strong’s “Girl at a party you wish you wouldn’t have gotten into a conversation with” character on SNL. I also heard this strange dialect one time on a flight attendant making the safety announcement. It was so pronounced I attempted to pull out my phone to record, because I knew my fam would get a huge kick out of it. Is this just lazy slur-talk, or is there something else going on?
ReplyDeleteIn this very sensitive time where I should be questioning whether or not I should should be asking this, I will throw caution to caution and ask "Are those provided by the Lord above or by the same funding source that sponsors the Troy Aikman source?".
ReplyDeleteellis, I appreciate your sensitivity and awareness. The Musers are mallwalking for you.
ReplyDeleteI agree that in the ordinary case speculating on the provenance of a lady's superstructure is inappropriate. However, when that superstructure is not only unusually super, but (1) the lady's pulchritude is, or was, hilariously touted on her radio ads as among her qualifications for hire as domestic relations counsel, and (2) the lady unmistakably has herself dressed and photographed to draw jaw-dropping male attention to that certain structure, it's fair game. Not a man or woman can possibly crack open that website without laughing at its sexist presumption and cartoonish pneumatics.
Which does not make her a bad divorce lawyer. As noted, she's probably a real good one. Board certification, whenever it actually happened, is meaningful. It probably makes her a genius promoter.
I showed Ms. McClure's website to a female acquaintance of mine who'd never heard of her. At first she said "could be real," but upon review of all available images, she withdrew that tentative conclusion.
To slightly alter The Band's classic lyric: "No," was all she said.
I hate to say it, but I'm starting to side with these accuse-ee's of all this sexual harassment crap! I made the mistake today of turning over to THL [mainly just to hear Mike occasionally] and catching Corby's Detainment News. I watched the Weinstein video tonight while working out, and as usual, Corby made it out to be much worse than it was. The guy barely slapped him. [nothing as good as that jaw popping Corby got at that bar a couple years ago] I so wish Weinstein's buddy would have knocked the crap out of him. Now, your going to have every little punk-ass with a camera trying to get his 15 minutes. If I was Weinstein, I'd sue the hell out of the dude for assault. Look, Weinstein is a pig, I know that, and these guys that have used employment and the work place to intimidate, take advantage of, molest, and sometime rape...all need to be gone! Period! That's your Weinstein's, Matt Lauer's, Bill Oreilly's, and others...gone! But it seems that it's become that all it takes is some bimbo to say some guy grabbed my ass 25 years ago, and guess what, he's out of a job and getting roasted! What happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? This just another version of the so called "offensive" confederate monuments crap we had to deal with! We just don't know where to draw the line. And nobody seems to exacerbate this nonsense more than little PC pansie Corby!
ReplyDeleteAwesome redhead on this post. Very strong eyebrows which isn't usually the case on a lot of redheads.
ReplyDeleteGeorge's Cardio status:
I am a little concerned how out of breath Georgio got just walking. Even fast paced walking shouldn't make you that out of breath if not somewhat cardio impaired. I have long thought that death of a host would break up the lineup before any sort of contract issue or even retirement. I am concerned for George and wish he would embrace SOTA or some other type of weight loss strategy. He is carrying an extra 75 lbs or so.
Slinky: Corby isn't labeled hyperbolic for no reason as he tends to over exaggerate everything. Having said that I still think he and Danny's sense of humor and interplay with the more stoic Rhynes is very entertaining. If you are honest with yourself you will find that those with a more liberal slant are likely more grating to your personal sensibilities than a conservative. Not unusual as we all have political biases and everyone is more acutely sensitive to any shortcomings of those on the other team. Having said that I absolutely agree with you that there is a guilty until proven (if even possible) mentality that has developed with the "me too" movement. I know there is some greater good that has come from this but I am concerned that many innocents will be unfairly taken down as this movement gains momentum with the exception of our President whom seems very Teflon coated - oops there goes my personal biases. Dang it.
Love Intentional Grounding. Wish it were two hours all year long.
ReplyDeleteDid I detect some genuine testiness on David Moore's part towards Robert Wilonsky last evening during the Jason Garrett discussion? Big Bob had the same attitude as a lot of us (including Big Bob Sturm) that we've seen quite enough -- more than enough -- of Garrett as head coach. David offered a more personal view of the man, suggesting that the face he presents to the public is not the face the team sees. He jabbed BB several times throughout the show on the latter's anti-Garrett stand.
Anyone else get that sense?
Well, it's most likely not a natural redhead so
ReplyDeleteReally shouldn't do her own ads, and someone should have the courage to tell her that. I suppose they're afraid she's going to go all bulldog on them.
ReplyDeleteAll hands on deck meeting at the Ticket right now ...... anyone have any insights ?
ReplyDeleteYeah, very odd. Playing a best of Norm-a-thon. I'm a genuine P1D1 loop listener. I cannot recall EVER something like this going down. Remember, there was the all skate with the person who's overseeing the "transition" at Cumulus a month or two ago.... You take a show off air for a meeting? What's so important that can't be related to said hosts once their show concludes? Weird. That ain't normal standards of operating procedure. Nope, no way.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.
PS. Sweet rack, Bulldog.
I had to tune out of IG when Bob said he remembered well the Sex Pistols show in Dallas 40 years sgo. Sure ya did, Bob. You were 8 at the time. Great voice, good writer, does a nice service where the history of Dallas is concerned. But his penchant for fabricating his personal and family history is something that one day might bite him in the ass.
ReplyDeleteI got in my car about 20 mins ago and heard something bout this big meeting and stand by for Normathon re-play and Rotten Radio. I thought it was a joke till they came back with Norm interviewing Mark Cuban. I rushed home and immediately opened MTC to see if anyone had any insight. What is so big they had to pull hosts off the air!? Hhhmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteDo you take a show off air, begin another one 40 minutes late----for a meeting?????? WTF? Ditto 1148, this isn't normal. I'm telling you as sure as shit that something is up. What that is, dunno. It's something of consequential, rest assured. Whatever it is, it's serious.
ReplyDeleteYo Pjit. Don't shut this bitch down just yet, chief. For once butts might need to be firmly gripped.
ReplyDeleteThis comes from Rhyner's Twitter:
ReplyDelete"Easy, kids...just a back from dry dock staff meeting which happens every year--no big deal at all...Cat did it this way so that he could do this only once...he normally has to repeat it for whoever's on the air at the time...carry on in that way that you do...everything's cool"
https://twitter.com/theoldgreywolf/status/951559198470475778
I just sat my five employees to tell them I was moving to another office. If they are halting programming (and nothing less than the Musers mentioned they couldn't do another mall walk remote because of it), this has has to big news that exceeds Jerry Rice at Ticketstock. I will gladly hold on to your butts for you.
ReplyDeleteRhyner's tweet just now (Thursday afternoon):
ReplyDeleteEasy, kids...just a back from dry dock staff meeting which happens every year--no big deal at all...Cat did it this way so that he could do this only once...he normally has to repeat it for whoever's on the air at the time...carry on in that way that you do...everything's cool
Love my leader, Mike Rhyner, but I'm not buying what he's selling here. You don't potentially lose ratings numbers during peak broadcasting hours in order to save yourself from having to repeat some info. I call total bulsh on this. Something's up. Highly doubt it is a lineup issue, but something's going on and it isn't merely a PD fireside chat. You don't interrupt two shows for that. No way, no how.
ReplyDeleteIt could have been a private discussion with staff that Norm isn't going to make it. More news to follow. Jake to the Varsity to team with Donny or some sort of shake up that will incorporate Jake into the line up with Norm passing on to the next plane.
ReplyDeleteRIP Norm... You will never be forgotten
My ears perked up during WTDS when they were talking about the little girl who survived an airplane crash and wondering how old she was today. Mike said something along the lines of: "Ticketstock needs help. Maybe we can get her."
ReplyDeleteFWIW
Sources must read your comments because I've heard from a guy who has been reliable in the past that M Rhyner's tweet is accurate.
ReplyDeleteMany a Ticket host will indulge in some healthy speculation on a given story from time to time, and in that vein, here's mine. The weekday shows normally do a good job looping in P1s when there's any kind of change to an upcoming program, even the mundane (i.e. so and so is on vacay tomorrow and so and so is filling in, etc). We get ample heads ups on procedural stuff. So piping in rotten radio during prime time without much notice feels very out of the ordinary. That's kind of messing with the secret sauce in that the ticket is appointment radio, which is one of the higher compliments a radio station can have. You probably don't mess with that lightly. Having the same meeting twice seems like a small price to pay for keeping daily programming intact and not leaving Invasion or Bad P1s puzzled... unless the message was so important that it would be wrong or disrespectful to allow part of the team to be in the dark for even a nominal amount of time. Cue the conspiracy sounder Jerr.
ReplyDeleteDA, you got yer ears on, pal? Any big Cumulus news? I agree with 422 and 525, that's not how they've ever conducted business and furthermore it makes zero sense. Unless something's up. If what Rhynes Tweeted is true, then if I'm a CTO, I'm utterly enraged at Cat. Who in the Hell makes that sort of moronic and selfish decision? If true, such a move shows i incompetence of the highest order. But Cat is non of that. So I'm thinking Rhyner is running interference.
ReplyDeleteConfessors, I don't believe it. Partly because the show that got interrupted was a Norm-less Norm show that ended up featuring Norm, and partly because my DTI (Deep-Throat Informant) has not let me down in the past. Of course, something big can always happen when you have aging hosts and a prima donna or two hosting a show, or dreaming of hosting a show, or with no freakin' chance of ever hosting a show and smouldering with resentment.
ReplyDeleteBut I believe it when M Rhyner says it wasn't a topic of today's meeting.
I would tend to believe Mike, but Dan for sure seemed a bit flustered/uncomfortable when they did come back on at around 40 after. It was noticeable.
ReplyDeleteI would tend to believe Mike, but Dan for sure seemed a bit flustered/uncomfortable when they did come back on at around 40 after. It was noticeable.
ReplyDeleteI would tend to believe Mike, but Dan for sure seemed a bit flustered/uncomfortable when they did come back on at around 40 after. It was noticeable.
ReplyDeleteWe got it The first time, Shaggy.
ReplyDeleteI disagree Anon 10:56
ReplyDeleteAfter the 3rd time Shaggy's comment really hit home. I am now worried.
After listening to Junior's segment on Bitcoin yesterday, I've taken out a HELOC for $200K. I'm all in.
ReplyDeleteNonononever
ReplyDeleteBefore you take out a HELOC or any other mortgage product please remember with the new Trump tax plan you wont be able to deduct the interest on any 2nd mortgage loan going forward in order to drop the tax rates on both passive pass through income for billionaire hedge fund managers and also drop the corporate tax rate on corporations with already historically low "effective" tax rates who, oh by the way are busting at the seams with over 6 trillion in cash reserves.
Other than that Trump is stable brilliant.
God bless America, Baby Jesus, Bald Eagles and the Little Ticket
@January 11 5:43PM,
ReplyDeleteI really don't know much about the meeting, but I do know that an older long time, prominent SF talk host reached and agreement with Cumulus to stop broadcasting.
Ronn Owens is out at KGO since being there since 1975. Owens, like his former KNBR colleague Ralph Barbeiri, now suffers from a form of Parkinson's. Before Cumulus, KGO was a Citadel station (Disney).
SF media blogger Rich Lieberman has more, including salaries to show the terrestrial radio decline. Even if still highly rated, there are less listeners than in 2000 due to smartphones and satellite radio.
http://richliebermanreport.blogspot.com/2018/01/gonnnnnnne.html?m=1
As for the previous thread and Sturm and the DMN parting ways, I see only two outlets for Bob’s analysis:
1- The no ad, little video sports website The Athletic comes to the Metroplex and his writing goes behind their paywall with access to their other cities’ material Chicago/Toronto/Bay Area plus niche sports like Stu Mandel’s NCAA football site (The All American) and Seth Davis’ NCAA basketball site (The Fieldhouse).
2- Bob goes to the new DFW site which is trying to be The Athletic, Upsetsports.com.
They're the site which ran that Mike Rhyner interview behind a paywall late last year. They only went live a month ago, so any negotiation on compensation must be based on how much value Bob would add.
I think darkiguana was on to something in the last post. Not a single mention of Trump’s “Shithole countries” comment on BaD Radio on Friday.
ReplyDeleteNot a peep from the Musers either.
ReplyDeleteI heard this about Leila Rahimi this morning on the cross-talk between Tee Box and Country Force (I think) and then later today saw it in the DMN.
ReplyDeletehttp://epaper.dallasnews.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=d7d94d17-1cc1-4585-94e9-f98d19763bdb
I don't know if this link will end up behind a paywall so a small paste of some relevant information.
"When she landed that job, with the help of fellow North Texas alum Mark Followill, with whom she had interned in the KLIF-AM (570) radio studio, she thought she had found her career nirvana.
Rahimi’s fears her lasting legacy at the station may be an infamous lead-in to a ticker gone bad about the death of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy. It morphed into regular “drop” status at the “The Ticket.”
More importantly, Rahimi, determined to pursue her craft, survived the minor setback and has thrived in a television career that has taken her from coast to coast."
Do a search, thumb up? Maybe the P-man can score a breaking e-mail interview like 10 questions on her time in Dallas, The Ticket and the drop.
Looks like my previous link was behind the paywall. I think this one will work.
ReplyDeletehttps://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/moresports/2018/01/12/infamous-ticket-ticker-miscue-couldnt-keep-unt-gradleila-rahimi-successful-career-sports-media
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It wouldn't surprise me if that happened, although I have heard on repeated occasions that Cat never -- almost never -- interferes with program content.
ReplyDeleteWhat about The Hardline? My sense is that the shows I hear have dialed back the political talk to a noticeable degree, but that predated last week's meeting. Unfortunately I have not been able to spend as much time lately listening to PM drive, but when I do dial in The Hard Ones it seems to me I'm not hearing quite so many Corby/Danny lectures. (Remember Mike's recent comment when he was not participating in one of their rants -- "I don't think this is why people listen to us," OWTTE.)
If Cat did order a reduction of political talk, you can bet that it was because of sponsor pressure. The ratings are still high, but if your steady advertisers are unhappy, it wouldn't matter if you were the only station in town.
The musers have laid off of Trump talk for awhile think it's more about getting kicked in the nuts by both sides no matter what position they take.
ReplyDeleteMRWO: Again, it's never been about which side they take. It's been about the lecturing tone they (esp Danny and Corby) use when they talk about it.
ReplyDeleteI don't even listen to The Hardline anymore. Corby's "If you don't think like I do, you must be some ignorant, country, hillbilly roob that has sex with farm animals" attitude drove me off!
ReplyDeleteAfter inspecting the McClure web site, I wonder when she finds time to try a case between photo shoots and nip-tucks.
ReplyDeleteI assume everybody knows that those D Magazine "Best Lawyer"/"Best Doctor"/Best Dentist" awards are just ads that the named individual pays for.
The rumor on the street is that Paul the Damn Viking will be calling in today at 5:10.
ReplyDeleteANOM 9:28
ReplyDeleteWord on the street also is he passed away a few years ago.
We shall see.
Yes, he is either dead or he is not.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Norm, Donny, Bob and Dan all doing a show together before afternoon Stars game. Holiday treat or too many voices?
Was that the Ghost of Paul the Damn Viking?
ReplyDeleteI know who I'm pulling for this weekend.
There was quite a cast of characters in the early days of the Ticket. While I don't remember all the names I wonder where they are these days. J.D, Blue in the Grove, Glenda (RIP), even Sterling on occasions.
Sterling has been dead for years.
ReplyDeleteGreek Man, Rogers in Hammerstein, Dr. Matt, Side Show Bob, JD, Hippie in Euless, etc......
ReplyDeleteI remember Glenda could not stand Corby.
ReplyDeleteAmit (“Skip”) from SMU...
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