The Musers — 2024-11-29
The Musers — 1310 The Ticket, Dallas | Friday, November 29, 2024
📋 Segments This Day
- The E-Brake – The Non-Musers 11292024
🎙️ Early Show Analysis
Segments in This Portion
- The E-Brake – The Non-Musers [00:00:01-00:04:50] – The weekly “emergency brake” segment featuring embarrassing moments from The Ticket’s programming, with voting for the best/worst moment
E-Brake Segment
The E-Brake segment featured moments from non-Muser shows. Two candidates were presented:
Candidate 1 [00:01:15-00:04:13]: Matt Birmingham (“Childish Hambino”) incorrectly labeled a live spot assignment, leading to confusion when Dave Lane’s commercial music played but it wasn’t on the list. Someone called Ham a “Dill Hole” on air, prompting David Moore to defend him with “Don’t do him that way.”
Candidate 2 [00:04:13-00:04:50]: EA mispronounced the name of “an all-time Rangers great” while doing the “Why Today Doesn’t Suck” segment, though the actual mispronunciation wasn’t included in this transcript portion.
Sports Topics Discussed
- Cowboys: Discussion of Dallas not winning any home games this year, with someone suggesting this creates “home field disadvantage” against the New York Giants
- Rangers: Reference to EA mispronouncing an “all-time Rangers great’s” name during a birthday segment
Funny Moments and Memorable Quotes
- [00:02:15] Someone calling Matt Birmingham a “Dill Hole” over the live spot mix-up
- [00:02:17] David Moore’s protective response: “Don’t do him that way”
- [00:02:02-00:02:05] Airplane! movie reference about hospitals: “Well, it’s a big building with patients, but that’s not important right now”
- [00:04:04-00:04:07] Ryan Baldwin noting David Moore’s chuckle and calling it “a solid David Moore chuckle”
Recurring Bits and Inside Jokes
- The E-Brake itself is a recurring weekly segment highlighting on-air mistakes
- Reference to “P1s” (The Ticket’s term for loyal listeners) voting on E-Brake candidates
- Nickname “Childish Hambino” for Matt Birmingham
- The “Why Today Doesn’t Suck” segment mentioned as a regular feature
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This portion of The Musers focused entirely on The E-Brake segment, a beloved weekly feature where listeners vote on the most embarrassing moments from The Ticket’s programming. The segment was being hosted by fill-in hosts Mark Elfenbein, Saad Youssef, and Ryan Baldwin during the Black Friday show, as they were covering for the regular Musers crew during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The E-Brake candidates showcased typical behind-the-scenes radio chaos, from technical mix-ups with commercial spots to on-air mispronunciations. The first candidate involved Matt Birmingham getting called a “Dill Hole” for mislabeling a live spot, which led to David Moore jumping to his defense. The segment demonstrated The Ticket’s self-deprecating humor and willingness to highlight their own mistakes for entertainment value.
The hosts maintained the show’s characteristic loose, conversational tone while managing the voting process for listeners. Ryan Baldwin provided commentary and analysis of the E-Brake moments, including appreciation for David Moore’s subtle reactions and the overall chaos of live radio production. The segment served as both entertainment and a celebration of the authentic, unpolished moments that make The Ticket’s programming distinctive in sports radio.
⏰ Mid-Show Analysis
Segments in this portion:
- E-Brake voting segment [00:04:53-00:09:19] – Presenting three candidates for the daily E-Brake award and taking listener votes
Funny moments, Gordo bits, or memorable one-liners:
- [00:05:12-00:06:05] EA (likely a show contributor) mistakenly called Hall of Fame catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez “Ivan Rodriguez” with what the hosts joked sounded like a Russian pronunciation, leading to jokes about “Ivan the Great Rodriguez” and “You’re not Russian”
- [00:07:56-00:08:42] Bob got caught laughing at an unfortunate time during a serious listener email about a friend’s “acute leukemia” diagnosis, which led to a series of questionable jokes including confusing “acute” with “cute” and mixing up “donating platelets” with “donating plates” for Thanksgiving dinner
Phone callers:
- [00:09:17] A caller was beginning to weigh in on the E-Brake vote when the transcript cuts off
Pop culture, music, or non-sports topics discussed:
- Brief discussion of Thanksgiving dinner preparations and plate settings as part of the platelets/plates confusion bit
- Reference to acute leukemia and platelet donation awareness
This portion of The Musers featured their daily E-Brake segment, where they present the worst on-air mistakes from across The Ticket’s programming for listener voting. The three candidates showcased the kind of unintentional comedy that the station is known for, ranging from technical difficulties to mispronunciations to unfortunately timed reactions.
The standout moment was EA’s mispronunciation of beloved former Rangers catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez’s first name, which the hosts treated as if he had given the Puerto Rican baseball legend a Russian identity. This led to playful mockery about EA “sprinting out of the blocks in a marathon” – suggesting he had started strong in the E-Brake competition early in the day.
The segment also highlighted the station’s willingness to pile on when someone makes a mistake, as evidenced by Bob’s unfortunate laughter timing during a serious listener message about leukemia, which spiraled into a series of increasingly inappropriate wordplay jokes. The hosts were preparing to take listener votes when this portion ended, maintaining the interactive element that makes The Ticket’s programming distinctive.
🏁 Final Hour Analysis
Segments in this portion
E-Brake Voting Segment [00:09:29-00:13:39] – The show conducted their regular e-brake voting where listeners call in to vote for the best mistake/blooper from the week. The competition was between “Childish Hambino,” “EA,” and “Bob.”
Phone Callers
- [00:09:29] Cruz Alito voted for “Childish Hambino”
- [00:09:40] Triple Fat Tiger called out someone for getting “Ivan Rodriguez’s” name wrong (it’s actually “Iván” not “Ivan”)
- [00:10:05] Fake Vladimir Putin caller voted for “Ivan Rodriguez,” playing into the Russian theme
- [00:10:27] Another caller voted for “comrade EA”
- [00:10:46] Caller voted for “crazy Ivan”
- [00:11:04] Cruz called back to vote for “Charles Tambino” again (vote not counted)
- [00:11:12] Random caller asking “who killed Ed Carter” (no vote given)
- [00:11:35] Final caller made crude joke about “George’s dilapidated labia” then voted for Ivan
Funny Moments or Memorable Gordo Bits
Running Ivan/Iván Rodriguez Joke [00:09:48-00:12:53] – The show developed a running bit about callers mispronouncing the Hall of Fame catcher’s name as “Ivan” instead of “Iván,” with fake Russian callers playing into the communist theme and hosts joking about “Comrade EA” and Rodriguez being a “fellow communist.”
Fake Caller Characters [00:10:05] – Multiple fake Vladimir Putin callers participated in the voting, adding to the absurdist humor typical of the show.
How the Show Wrapped Up
[00:13:00-00:13:39] EA was declared the winner of the e-brake contest. Dylan provided updated standings showing this was EA’s second win, putting him 135 wins behind the all-time leader “Norman Turducken-Hitzkiss.” The hosts noted EA usually gets nominated but doesn’t win often, so they were happy to see him succeed. The segment concluded with thanks to “Baldi” for bringing the e-brake content.
Notable Quotes
[00:12:03] “Those three points, if you didn’t have those three points, we might not have won the finals. Who knows?”
[00:13:09] “That puts him 135 behind the all-timer Norman Turducken-Hitzkiss.”
Summary
This final portion of The Musers was dominated by their signature e-brake voting segment, where listeners called in to vote for the week’s best on-air mistakes or bloopers. The competition featured three nominees, with “EA” ultimately winning after a series of entertaining caller interactions that developed into a running joke about mispronouncing Iván Rodriguez’s name as “Ivan.”
The segment showcased the show’s trademark absurdist humor through fake Vladimir Putin callers who played up a communist theme, voting for their “comrade” EA and “fellow communist” Ivan Rodriguez. The hosts leaned into the bit, creating an entertaining back-and-forth about the Hall of Fame catcher’s proper name pronunciation. Various callers participated, including repeat caller Cruz Alito and someone asking random questions about obscure references.
EA’s victory marked his second e-brake win, though he remained far behind the all-time leader with the comedic name “Norman Turducken-Hitzkiss” with 135 more wins. The hosts expressed genuine happiness for EA’s success, noting he often gets nominated but rarely wins. The show wrapped up this segment with typical Ticket-style inside jokes and references, maintaining the irreverent tone that defines The Musers’ brand of sports talk radio.
Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Gordon Keith (Gordo), George Dunham, Craig Miller, Mike Rhyner, Donovan Lewis (Junior). Station: 1310 The Ticket, Dallas, TX.
