The Musers — 2024-12-07
The Musers — 1310 The Ticket, Dallas | Saturday, December 7, 2024
📋 Segments This Day
- E-Brake
🎙️ Early Show Analysis
Segments
- E-Brake (Emergency Brake) [00:00:00-04:36] – Weekly segment featuring the worst on-air moments from across the station
E-Brake Segment
The E-Brake featured three White Elephant Day mishaps:
- Samuel’s Ticker Fail [00:01:47-03:15] – Matt doing a creepy “Samuel” voice for the Ticket Ticker experienced technical difficulties with dead air, confused board operations, and eventually Samuel meekly saying “I was going to do a ticker”
- Corby’s Announcement Blunder [00:03:20-04:36] – Corby accidentally revealed it was a “Ticket Stock announcement” when he was supposed to just tease a generic “big station announcement,” getting called out by colleagues as “the worst”
Funny Moments and Memorable Quotes
- [00:00:16-00:59] Extended riff on the term “makeshift toilet” vs “make-pee toilet” and “makesh*t toilet,” with hosts joking about toilet manufacturers and shopping at Home Depot
- [00:03:02] Host commenting on Samuel’s creepy, meek voice: “Now I kind of want to hear the Samuel ticker”
- [00:04:08-04:15] Corby getting roasted: “Charlie, what is wrong with you? You’re the worst… You’re just the worst”
Recurring Bits and Inside Jokes
- White Elephant Day – Annual tradition where show crews mix up and work different time slots, referenced as the source of all three E-Brake candidates
- Samuel character – Ongoing bit featuring Matt doing a creepy voice character for station elements
The E-Brake segment opened with The Hardline crew (including Corby) doing their typical comedic analysis of a news story about a makeshift toilet, turning it into an extended bit about bathroom humor and imaginary toilet manufacturers. The segment then transitioned into the actual E-Brake competition featuring three White Elephant Day technical and promotional mishaps.
The Samuel ticker incident showcased the chaos that ensues during the station’s annual crew-mixing tradition, with technical difficulties creating dead air and confusion. Meanwhile, Corby’s announcement blunder demonstrated the classic Ticket dynamic of hosts getting immediately called out by their colleagues for on-air mistakes, with the harsh but playful criticism being part of the show’s appeal.
The E-Brake perfectly captured the self-deprecating nature of The Ticket, where the station celebrates and votes on its own worst moments, turning technical difficulties and host mistakes into entertainment content for the listeners.
⏰ Mid-Show Analysis
Segments that appeared:
- [00:05:13] “Mews in the News” segment (brought to someone, sponsor cut off)
- Discussion of show candidates/moments featuring various host interactions
Funny moments, Gordo bits, or memorable one-liners:
- [00:05:34-00:07:35] Extended discussion about Monty doing a news story about East Oak Cliff and instinctively looking at Donovan (the Black host) for confirmation about whether it’s “the hood,” then catching himself and awkwardly trying to look at anyone else
- [00:06:14-00:06:21] Monty shouting “Cancer!” repeatedly as a “fair catch” after realizing his cultural misstep
- [00:06:28-00:06:33] Hosts mocking how Monty “almost strained his neck” trying to look away from Donovan to Gordon or “anybody, anybody, not just Donovan”
- [00:07:03-00:07:06] Commentary on how Monty “raised his own hand like he’s calling his own foul” immediately after the incident
Pop culture, music, or non-sports topics discussed:
- [00:05:54-00:07:35] Local Dallas news story about an abandoned school in East Oak Cliff that has caught fire five times in three months
- Discussion of cultural sensitivity and racial assumptions in media
This portion of The Musers appears to focus on reviewing awkward or funny moments from recent shows, with the main highlight being an incident involving host Monty making a cultural misstep during a news segment. The discussion centers around Monty reflexively looking to Donovan, the Black co-host, when reading a story about East Oak Cliff and asking if it’s considered “the hood.”
The hosts find great humor in Monty’s immediate recognition of his mistake and his physical attempt to redirect his gaze to other hosts, particularly Gordon. The situation becomes even more comedic when Monty starts shouting “Cancer!” as some kind of fair catch or reset mechanism after realizing he’s stepped into culturally sensitive territory.
The segment demonstrates the show’s typical style of self-referential humor and willingness to discuss and laugh about the inevitable awkward moments that occur during live radio. The hosts seem to appreciate both the unintentional comedy of the situation and Monty’s immediate recognition that he had made an assumption based on racial stereotypes, turning it into content for future shows.
🏁 Final Hour Analysis
Segments in This Portion
E-Break Voting Segment (07:39-11:53) – Phone voting segment where listeners call in to vote for who wins the “E-Break” contest between Samuel (The Ticker), Corby, and Monty. Monty wins with the most votes.
Phone Callers
- Ashley (08:20) – Voted for Monty, mentioned being a fellow pool player
- Cruz and Lito (08:46) – Voted for Corby, wished happy birthday to Fox Four’s Mike Ducey and Junior (both have December 20th birthdays)
- Anonymous caller (09:17) – Voted for “money in the hood” (Monty)
- Malcolm the Black Elephant (09:31) – Voted for Monty
- Anonymous caller (09:48) – Voted for Monty
- Michelle Weekend (10:02) – Called to file a complaint about E.A. breaking into her house to leave gifts
- Anonymous caller (10:22) – Made reference to Monty sounding “a little taller on the radio” (Smokey and the Bandit/Buford T. Justice reference)
Funny Moments or Memorable Gordo Bits
The “Hood” Discussion (07:39, 11:16) – An awkward moment where someone asked if East Oak Cliff (where a school fire occurred) was “the hood,” with particular focus on looking at Donovan for the answer, creating an uncomfortable racial dynamic that the hosts acknowledged as problematic
Final Notable Quotes or Moments
E-Break Results (11:46-11:53) – Monty wins his sixth E-Break, putting him “one hundred and thirty one behind the leader” Norman, with a reference to “accidental racism” in Norman’s case
Summary
This final portion of The Musers was dominated by an E-Break voting segment where listeners called in to vote between Samuel (The Ticker), Corby, and Monty. The voting was clearly going Monty’s way from the beginning, with multiple callers supporting him, including Ashley (a fellow pool player), Malcolm the Black Elephant, and others. One caller made a Smokey and the Bandit reference about Monty sounding “taller on the radio.”
The segment was interrupted by an awkward moment involving a news story about an abandoned school fire in East Oak Cliff, where someone inappropriately looked to Donovan to answer whether the area was considered “the hood,” creating an uncomfortable racial dynamic that the hosts immediately recognized and called out as problematic. This moment was repeated in the transcript, suggesting it was particularly noteworthy.
The show concluded with Monty being declared the winner of his sixth E-Break, though he remains far behind the all-time leader Norman, with the final comment referencing “accidental racism” in Norman’s record. The voting segment provided a mix of regular listener interaction and one of those uncomfortable moments that live radio occasionally produces, with the hosts handling the situation by acknowledging its inappropriateness.
Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Gordon Keith (Gordo), George Dunham, Craig Miller, Mike Rhyner, Donovan Lewis (Junior). Station: 1310 The Ticket, Dallas, TX.
