Why does The Ticket hardly ever take live calls anymore? (As opposed to the voicemail compendium BaD does, the name of which escapes me.)
Not counting voting on E-Brake or Cowboys post-game.
We have been reminded recently of Paul the Damned Viking, and commenters to the last thread listed many other notable identifiable callers from The Ticket's past. Names unfamiliar to me, and I've been listening for over ten years: Greek Man, Rogers in Hammerstein, Dr. Matt, Side Show Bob, JD, Hippie in Euless, Blue in the Grove, Glenda (RIP), Sterling. Hong Kong Paul (more of a remote fixture, with at least one notable call-in).
Confessors seem to remember these names with fondness. I wonder if there's a touch of nostalgia here. I had my fill of Mike from Duncanville on the post-game, and I wonder if maybe Cat, or the hosts, were wary of listeners with a lot of time on their hands hanging on hold, trying to become Ticket fixtures with canned material.
Sure -- lots of callers are terrible and obviously unbright. But some are good -- Hakeem in Frisco is always a reasonable voice after Cowboys games. And lousy or dumb callers can be fodder for colorful host responses, including but not limited to Norm meltdowns, Mike dismissals, Gordon sarcasm, Dan destruction. It's not like all of these shows have a backlog of topics to get to, or careful show prep to exhibit -- I'd rather hear unpredictable calls than Corby stumbling through an article he just found during the previous break (although I have to admit, it's kind of entertaining when he does).
And although I assume producers have a lot to do, couldn't they screen calls for a segment or two to ensure droolers don't get through, and let through people who seem to have a clue? And there's a delay for the bombers and trolls.
I'll bet there's an answer to this question, and probably a good one. They haven't done it for years, and some of the hosts clearly disdain it. I just don't know why. I think it would be interesting to schedule a call-in segment, give it a name, and have it sponsored. I wonder if MTC could afford a spot.
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| "Hello, Mike? Thank you for taking my call. I met you once after a Petty Theft show and you guys were great, so cool to meet you! I wanted to ask a question about why the Cowboys hardly ever use the counter trey, but first I wanted to tell you that the test came back . . . ." |
