The Musers — 2025-10-11
The Musers — 1310 The Ticket, Dallas | Saturday, October 11, 2025
📋 Segments This Day
- Scott Landry Dunham Talk The Musers 1022025
- Big Tex The Musers 1022025
🎙️ Early Show Analysis
Analysis: The Musers — 2025-10-11 (Scott Landry Dunham Talk Segment)
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Segments That Appeared
- Scott Landry Dunham Talk [00:00:00–00:03:57]: George Dunham shares a personal story about his youngest son, Scott Landry Dunham, who just got married the previous weekend. He walks through Scott’s life milestones — his birth, his appearance in old Ticket drops and audio, his high school football career, his long relationship with his now-wife Kaylee, and the emotional weight of the last of his three sons getting married.
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Funny Moments, Gordo Bits, or Memorable Quotes
- [00:02:15]: One of the other hosts (likely Gordo) reacts with “Oh my god” upon hearing a playback of young Scott singing “Mr. Brightside” — a clip that George notes was apparently played at Stars games during timeouts at the AAC, which is a genuinely absurd and funny detail.
- The playback of young Scott (around age 8) recording studio drops with his friend Heath is referenced as a clip that has been heard on the station “a zillion times.”
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Recurring Bits, Characters, or Inside Jokes Referenced
- Bad Radio is mentioned [00:01:28–00:01:31] as the show that young Scott submitted his “Mr. Brightside” song to, referencing longtime Ticket personalities Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell (heard briefly in the audio clip).
- Gordo’s Corner is referenced [00:00:26–00:00:28] as the time block during which Scott’s birth was announced on air, grounding the story in Ticket lore.
- Coach Tom Landry is mentioned as the inspiration for Scott’s middle name — he was born about three to four weeks after Landry’s passing [00:00:40–00:00:48].
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Summary
This short segment is a warm, personal tribute from George Dunham about his youngest son, Scott Landry Dunham, who was named in honor of Cowboys legend Tom Landry shortly after Landry’s death. George reflects on Scott’s life from birth — announced live on The Ticket during Gordo’s Corner — through childhood, including a now-legendary clip of young Scott singing “Mr. Brightside” that apparently made it onto the Stars game PA system, and studio drops recorded at age eight with his friend Heath.
George traces Scott’s journey through high school football (linebacker and deep snapper, like his older brother), his relationship with Kaylee that began at age 15 after football games, their years dating through high school and then Oklahoma State together, and ultimately their wedding this past weekend. The sentiment is genuine and clearly emotional for George, who notes this milestone feels like a “phase two” of empty-nesting now that all three of his sons are married.
The segment is a blend of nostalgia, Ticket history, and personal reflection — the kind of personal storytelling that has long been a hallmark of The Musers’ morning show culture. A co-host’s audible “Oh my god” reaction to the old Mr. Brightside clip provides the segment’s main comic beat amid an otherwise heartfelt tribute.
⏰ Mid-Show Analysis
I’ll analyze this transcript portion. However, I should note that the transcript provided is very limited — it contains only two small segments with minimal content. I’ll report only what’s actually present.
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Segments in This Portion
- Pre-segment / Personal Story (timestamp ~00:03:59): SPEAKER_03 (likely George Dunham, based on context) shares the story of his son Scotty’s wedding over the weekend. He discusses all three of his sons now being married, praises his three daughters-in-law (Maddie, Claire, and Kaylee), and tells a touching story about how Brady Black — a fiddle player who co-wrote the wedding song “Love and a Melody” — was connected to a Randy Rogers Band song (“In My Arms Instead”) that Scotty loved as a child before school. The newlyweds are honeymooning in Hawaii.
- “Big Tex” Segment (labeled: “Big Tex — The Musers 10/2/2025,” timestamp 00:00:00): A recurring Musers tradition during the first week of the State Fair of Texas. “Big Tex,” voiced in character (almost certainly by Gordo/Gordon Keith), calls in “via satellite” from Fair Park. Big Tex does mock public address announcements to fairgoers, including a dark joke about E. coli at the petting zoo vs. gunfire, and a gag about his big boots being on display at the Smithsonian. The segment is comedic and absurdist in tone.
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Funny Moments, Gordo Bits, or Memorable One-Liners
- Big Tex’s PA announcement to fairgoers: *”Come on in and leave them six shooters in the car. Here at the State Fair, if you’re going to die, we want it to be from the E. coli at the petting zoo, not gunfire.”* — a dark, absurdist joke characteristic of Gordo’s comedy writing (~00:01:03)
- Big Tex interrupting the interview multiple times to do his fairground announcements, including a non-sequitur plug about his boots being at the Smithsonian (~00:01:27)
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Any Pop Culture, Music, or Non-Sports Topics Discussed
- Randy Rogers Band’s song *”In My Arms Instead”* was referenced, with a note about the fiddle solo that Scotty loved as a child (~00:04:48)
- The wedding song *”Love and a Melody,”* co-written by SPEAKER_03 and Brady Black, was played at Scotty and Kaylee’s wedding (~00:05:08)
- The State Fair of Texas as a cultural institution and annual Musers tradition (~00:00:03)
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3-Paragraph Summary
This brief portion of the October 2025 Musers broadcast opens with a warm personal moment from one of the hosts — almost certainly George Dunham — who recounts the wedding of his youngest son Scotty to Kaylee over the weekend. He reflects on all three of his sons now being married and expresses heartfelt gratitude for his three daughters-in-law. A particularly touching detail involves the wedding song, *”Love and a Melody,”* which he co-wrote with Brady Black — a fiddle player connected to a Randy Rogers Band song Scotty had loved as a young child, making the full-circle moment especially meaningful.
The transcript then moves into the annual “Big Tex” segment, a beloved Musers tradition during the opening week of the State Fair of Texas. Big Tex — voiced in character, almost certainly by Gordo — calls in “via satellite” and keeps interrupting the interview to make mock PA announcements to fairgoers. The humor is classic Gordo: dark, absurdist, and deadpan, including a joke about dying from E. coli at the petting zoo rather than gunfire, and a bizarre plug about Big Tex’s boots being at the Smithsonian.
The transcript provided is quite short and cuts off mid-segment, so only these two moments are fully represented. No sports topics, debates, phone callers, or guests appear in this particular portion. The tone throughout is warm and celebratory in the opening personal segment, then shifts to the playful, comedic register the Musers are known for in the Big Tex bit.
🏁 Final Hour Analysis
Analysis: The Musers — 2025-10-11, “Big Tex” Segment
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Segments That Appeared
- Big Tex (00:01:38–00:05:45): Gordo performs his recurring “Big Tex” character — the giant talking cowboy mascot of the State Fair of Texas — delivering a series of increasingly raunchy and absurdist announcements and personal confessions in character. The bit is performed as if Big Tex is broadcasting live from the fairgrounds.
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Funny Moments or Memorable Gordo Bits
- [00:01:38] Big Tex opens by explaining he’s barefoot because his Air Jordans were stolen while he “slept standing up like a quarter horse.”
- [00:02:21] Big Tex complains about gastrointestinal distress from corn dogs and 7-Alarm chili, declaring “Brown Trail ain’t just a street in Bedford anymore” — a very Dallas-area inside joke.
- [00:02:38] Big Tex asks whether John McTier will be back for the Red River Rivalry, then notes the phrase is hard for him to say due to a former speech impediment — which he overcame by growing 50 feet tall.
- [00:03:10] Big Tex delivers a fake State Fair PA announcement describing the auto show as featuring “an Escalade recently farted in by a Mexican guy in a Luka jersey,” and warns fairgoers about rigged Midway games run by carnies with “facial scabs and discolored teeth.”
- [00:03:54] Big Tex reveals his personal life is in shambles: Mrs. Big Tex left him, moved down the road, and “took up with another meth head that showed her an ounce of attention — so basically what she always does.”
- [00:04:19] Big Tex announces he’s “back on the bottle” after 13 years sober, and references burning himself alive “like a Buddhist monk” over Mrs. Big Tex cheating on him — with Shawn Kemp.
- [00:05:03] The bit culminates with Big Tex explaining why he stays with Mrs. Big Tex, coining the term “dynamite pee” and describing her in spectacularly crude terms, to George’s horrified protests. The character then snaps back into official State Fair announcer mode with “Howdy folks, welcome to the state contest” before fading out.
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How the Show Wrapped Up
- [00:05:43] George closes out the segment with “Yeah, there he is, fading away — Big Tex from the State Fair,” signaling the end of the bit and likely the end of the show or this block.
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Any Final Notable Quotes or Moments
- *”Brown Trail ain’t just a street in Bedford anymore.”* — Big Tex (Gordo), [00:02:29] — a very Ticket-flavored local reference used as a digestive distress euphemism.
- *”Have you ever heard the term dynamite pee?”* — Big Tex (Gordo), [00:05:03] — perhaps the most memorably unhinged line of the segment, delivered entirely in character.
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3-Paragraph Summary
This final portion of the October 10, 2025 Musers show consists entirely of Gordo’s “Big Tex” recurring character bit, performed as if the giant State Fair of Texas mascot is making live announcements and asides from the fairgrounds. The segment opens with Big Tex lamenting that his Air Jordans were stolen while he slept standing up like a horse, and quickly escalates into increasingly crude State Fair commentary — fake PA announcements skewering the auto show, the Midway carnies, and the general atmosphere of the fair in Gordo’s signature absurdist-lowbrow style.
The bit takes a sharp turn into Big Tex’s personal life, revealing that Mrs. Big Tex has once again left him for a meth head, that Big Tex has relapsed after 13 years sober, and that he previously set himself on fire over her infidelity with Shawn Kemp. The segment builds to a crescendo with Big Tex explaining, in graphic and ridiculous terms, why he keeps taking her back — a passage that leaves George sputtering in mock horror and repeatedly pleading for Big Tex to stop. The hosts’ reactions throughout serve as a perfect comedic foil to Gordo’s increasingly unhinged character work.
The segment — and apparently this portion of the show — ends with Big Tex snapping back into official announcer mode one last time (“Howdy folks, welcome to the state contest”) before George wraps it with an affectionate “there he is, fading away — Big Tex from the State Fair.” It’s a classic Gordo character bit: locally rooted, escalating in absurdity, laced with crude humor, and capped with a winking return to form.
Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Gordon Keith (Gordo), George Dunham, Craig Miller, Mike Rhyner, Donovan Lewis (Junior). Station: 1310 The Ticket, Dallas, TX.
