My Ticket Confession

A home for those who love almost everything about The Ticket (1310 AM, 96.7 FM, Dallas-Fort Worth), and who would like to discuss -- respectfully and fondly -- their thoughts on how (and whether) to eliminate the "almost."

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

I Give My Leader the Benefit of the Doubt + Bonus STD on Drops

And that leader, you may recall, is Jeff Catlin, Program Director of KTCK (The Ticket) and Operations Manager for it, KESN, KLIF, KPLX, KLI...

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Is There Tension?

I ask this question sincerely. I invite daily BaD listeners to weigh in, because I've recently heard something on BaD that I did not ...

Saturday, March 3, 2018

PSA

Did you catch it on The Teebox this morning? "It's just the tip of the icing." -- Craig Rosengarden * * ...

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Are You Going to Ticketstock?

I'm flat not going to make it this year. Usually I try to at least grab an hour or two of the least interesting time -- not long after...

Friday, February 9, 2018

Mickey Jones, RIP

Mickey Jones was a drummer with Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, and other notables. He then went on to have an acting career, most notably in ...

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Please, Robert

I really like Robert Wilonsky. Not everyone on this site does; some think he fudges some accounts of his past. I have no way of knowing ...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

A Happy Interim Birthday to The Little One

Let the Pre-Quarter Century Ticket Anniversary celebrations begin! There was a moment on The Musers this morning that reminded me of why ...

Monday, January 15, 2018

I Assume There's a Reason

Why does The Ticket hardly ever take live calls anymore? (As opposed to the voicemail compendium BaD does, the name of which escapes me.) ...

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Kelly McClure -- a Lexicon

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...

Thursday, January 4, 2018

ALERT: Placeholder Redhead

Apologies, Confessors. Slammed out on the plains 24/7. Hoping to keep this joint going in 2018 and will do my best to grab some time for ...

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Jock Sniffing Has Its Price

"Papa" John Schnatter, insufferable commercial pal of numerous pizza-fond athletes, is out as CEO of Papa John's. He recent...

Friday, December 15, 2017

So What's the Deal on Dave Lane?

I came to The Ticket after the main Davey Lane years, I think. I started listening in late 2004 or thereabouts. I never heard The Rant, b...

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

White Elephant Listening Post -- Let's Make It a Lively but Respectful Thread

I know it's a lame redhead-related-to-elephant image, but the only other two on the entire Internet I'd already used, and they w...

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Mind-Loss Check -- CORRECTION

OK, Confessors. I need to know if I'm losing my mind. Let me know if any of you have heard this. The Ticket is running a promo wher...

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Just Heard a Pretty Good Little Show on 103.3

Out driving around today. Hit The Ticket, expecting to hear SMU football with great play-by-play by Rich Phillips. Nope, must have ...

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Gobble Gobble

I wish all Confessors a happy and safe Thanksgiving and weekend. And I thank all three Musers for their courage in broadcasting today. ...

Monday, November 13, 2017

Remember My Crazy but Deeply-Held Theory About Coercing Jerry Jones to Sell the Cowboys?

Maybe not so extremely crazy, although this version is more conventional: Niffle Owners Could Force Jerry Jones to Sell Cowboys We can ...

Sunday, November 5, 2017

PROGRAM NOTE: JV Dream Date

I believe I wrote a week or so back that I wanted to hear Our Man Monte and Travis Mejia do a weekend show. If I'm hearing things corre...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Time Has Come for my Crazy Theory to Claim to be Just the Tiniest Bit Slightly Less Crazy

This will be the third time I've run this piece. Sorry if you remember it from 2013 or 2015. Of the hundreds...

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About Me

The Plainsman: Tiny KTCK Coverage Area, Texas; I am one of many gentleman listeners to The Ticket. I do not know anyone at The Ticket. I have never called into a program on The Ticket. I pop into a remote or station event from time to time but have never met any Ticket employee. I am not a radio industry insider. I am just a guy who spends a lot of time in a vehicle and whose employer doesn't tell him to turn off the radio in his work area.

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