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sasquatch69

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  1. This is quite a read. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/14/influenceable-texas-politics-ken-paxton/ Notable from the above link: Brad Parscale, who ran Trump's digital efforts in 2016 and ended up running his 2020 campaign until he was drummed out, has moved to Midland and is now apparently working for Tim Dunn, the billionaire behind Empower Texans (and many other far-far-far-right-wing efforts). Not a good sign, as Parscale is known for a lot of dirty tactics.
  2. MQS, his Empower Texans cronies and their various associated groups - and the billionaires that fund them - have done more to hurt the Lone Star State and ruin the so-called Texas mystique over the last two decades than anyone else.
  3. If D&J had simply waited out the six-month noncompete and made a few subtle changes so they weren't so clearly leveraging direct IP from their Ticket show, it's likely none of this legal brouhaha would ever happen. It was their intense desire to stick it to the man so immediately after departure, without wanting to change basically anything, that has gotten them to this point.
  4. But here’s the thing: It would have to be a GOP president for him to make it that far, and right now that still looks like it’d be Trump. And Trump wouldn’t give him the chance because he probably sees his disability as a sign of weakness.
  5. The first appearance(s) of Irving Cares at Frank Parra during a Rant remote were legitimately funny.
  6. We went to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis a few weeks back. The first exhibit (while you’re waiting for the intro film) is about the history of the slave trade. It has life-size sculpted figures huddled in chains and recorded sounds of cries of agony. It left me shook - and Desantis should be forced to sit in there for a while and take it in.
  7. Getting serious Range Rover vibes from the new Santa Fe. https://www.autoweek.com/news/a44590687/2024-hyundai-santa-fe-teaser/
  8. I'm at about 600 miles for 2023 so far, but not much MTB lately. When I have ridden in June/July so far it's been almost all paved trails - mainly the loop from North Dallas down around WRL and back - because there's more of a breeze. I need to figure out motivation to get up super early and go ride actual unpaved trails while it's still semi-tolerable out.
  9. Having worked in the biz, I can say with relative certainty that there are still a lot of AEs with broadcast background who can sell traditional radio ads all day long, but can't seem to figure out how to attractively market the value proposition of streaming ads.
  10. Welp - Rhyner is becoming a granddad. Nothing with the Hang Zone. As you were...
  11. Pretty fascinating story about the making of “Vogue” here from legendary DJ/producer Shep Pettibone. I’d argue that the “Vogue” video by David Fincher (and the complementary but completely different take on it at the MTV Video Music Awards) are the most iconic single thing Madonna did in a career full of iconic moments. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/vogue-producer-shep-pettibone-interview-6575923/amp/
  12. This got brought up in the Titanic submersible thread for some reason, but it seemed more apropo for this one. My question: Where the heck is this skate park-looking concrete ramp and stairwell structure under Mopac? Can't recall ever seeing it and it's not easily identifiable from Google Maps.
  13. Gordo called for it on Muse in the News, and it didn’t take long at all.
  14. Basically, when he was at KLIF, Norm thought the Ticket was unserious, and the Ticket guys thought Norm was goofy and too inside-baseball for wider audiences. One of Gordo's earliest bits was Norm and his sidekick Andy Panda, and it made frequent references to a gambling addiction, which apparently Norm really took umbrage to. You can hear one of the really early ones (from while Norm was still on KLIF) here - it's track #8 in the player: https://www.theunticket.com/5-years-of-failed-bits-ticket-cd/ (Side note: Pretty much every track of the CD audio linked above is greatness, and a direct glimpse into the first few years of the little Ticket.)
  15. I spent a few years in Columbus while growing up in the mid 1980s, and the Hannas went to our church. Good folks.
  16. Wanting the Frogs to pull it out, but either way this is a hell of a game.
  17. Not necessarily a celebrity per se, but he was one of my all-time favorite radio voices, a hell of a reporter and an all-around great Texan (and a Longhorn). https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1167837454/wade-goodwyn-npr-correspondent-dies
  18. This is already happening in Southlake, thanks to the Patriot Mobile takeover of the school board. Teachers and support staff leaving in droves, district now facing a multi-million dollar shortfall, etc. The Southlake Together Twitter account (@southlake4all) does a pretty good job chronicling the insanity.
  19. Oh man, I hate to hear this. I figured out who he was IRL back when he was sweetjones/upgrayyed but didn't realize he'd switched monikers again on here. As a fan of both good music writing and Texana, I got to be a big fan of his work. I will miss reading his future takes on the Lone Star State and everything else.
  20. Looks like WVU may be looking for a new coach soon.
  21. Because the PPM sample set is so small, a station with a smaller (and/or growing) audience seems bigger fluctuations month to month. Still, that dropoff was surprising. The Freak *really* needs to mix in more sports if they want to be competitive. I love the personalities on the Downbeat, but I need more consistency and less randomness to be a more regular listener. The morning show is a tuneout for me, too.
  22. Banner couple of weeks for the Crow family. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/20/trammell-crow-jr-billionaire-linked-sarah-ferguson-accused-financing/
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