16 yrs of 1310 The Ticket

Sixteen years for Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket. Thanks to all at the station for making me laugh and talk the sport. It has become a welcome and comforting part of my life, much like that favorite shirt that has holes in it but you never want to get rid of.

Thanks to the Little Ticket I frequently bombard my 4th graders with drops, of which they have no clue of what they mean--though they frequently laugh. When I call on students I do the familiar "Let's go toooooooooooooooo (insert name) in Crazy Fort Worth (or some other place)." The kids get a kick out of it. They know that a Batphone, a phrase coined by the Great Mike Ryhner, is a cellphone. When I tell them to "mill about smartly" when they enter the classroom they know what that is. They know what "angst, flotsam, and jetsom" are thanks to Mike Rhyner. They laugh when I do, as Gordo once did, the fake Randy Galloway, "Alright, okay. Let's roll through some calls!"

Thanks to the Ticket making me laugh everyday as I take the long drive to and from work. I love my job as a teacher but let's face it, it is a made to order stress machine. What is an easier way to drive into work than to crack up listening to Fake Jerry and Fake Wade on the Dunham and Miller morning show with the Great Gordo (www.gordonkeith.com). I'm up every morning at 5:30 a.m. with those boys tuning in to hear the Dance Remix version of Rich Philllips (quack) doing the first Ticket Ticker.

Going home I look forward to the introduction of Corby with his dolphin laugh. I must admit when you joined The Hardline I saw you as abrasive, polarizing, and over the top but alas you have grown on me. I treasure hearing What is on Mike's Mind and E-News.

The Ticket has evolved--Greggo was missed at first but not anymore. The old Greggo was great but he left the show mentally long before he physically did. Rocco and Skip Bayless left (thank goodness), replaced by Norm and BAD radio. The show I miss the most during the school year is Norm as I am in class. Yes, he is a human drop machine and gets angry at callers but, he is THE best.

So Little Ticket, keep going strong. As the Chris Arnold once said, "I can't give you a B+ but I can give you an A-."