The Summerbash Experience

Ferrell going absolutely nuts. Love him! 

This is very hard to write right now with the current situation at the Ticket but I would love to write about the experience I had at this year's Summerbash.  This is actually my second time to go to Summerbash, last year I went, a complete blast.  I met some of my sports heroes and it was generally a great time.

After work schedules and baby sitters, I arrived at Sneaky Pete's at around 5.  I had a buddy of mine save us a spot near the pool, perfect spot to just put your legs in the pool and watch the action.   Hardline segments were solid but I know what this is all about.  Round tables and on my way to Lewisville I heard the "Ferrell" segment, it was gold!  Ferrell shows up to do 2 segments with the guys. OH MY GOD!! Ferrell is now in
my trust tree,  he is pure entertainment.  Cocky? You gotta when you've been in the business as long as he has.  He was absolutely the highlight of the evening.  If you listened on the radio you didn't know that when he was going nuts and screaming on the radio, he was jumping up and trying to get the crowd into it.  At the end I was entertained and that's all that matters. 

Now after these round tables my memory is getting fuzzy.  It was my buddy's birthday celebration so we had ordered enough buckets to put out a house fire.  I got it together and I think they did start playing music.  I'm not gonna go over the set list but my favorites, Bob Sturm creep parody for the Mavs championship, Mike Rhyner's Alice in Chains and TC and Jake's Sabatoge parody.  The Ticket Timewasters at Summerbash ends almost the same every time with "Keep on Rockin with The Hardline" and "Sweet Hardline".  One note which was a little different, there was some significant language from some people I have never heard curse.  Junior Miller and Donovan Lewis, Donnie Do during the Summerbash song and I think a couple times before.  Junes then curse basically for no reason at all,  "How are you doing tonight Mother Fuckers", it was jarring but also very cool.  It was like going your whole life not hearing your parents curse and then out of nowhere hearing them say, "Cocksucker". 

 I then went over before the set ended to go over to the left side of the stage and see if I could say hello to some of my favorite radio host.  Last year we tried the same thing and I swear some of the host are illusionist.  I blinked and they were gone.  This year I was pretty lucky.  First one I ran into is I guess my Summerbash friend Jake Kemp, its always a pleasure with that guy.  I walked up to him and he saw me and said, "Calhoun!". I had numerous conversations with him, most I can't write in this.

I then ran into my hero, baseball Jesus, Mike Rhyner.  Last year I met him and he was pretty short, he wasn't mean, just short.  Which is fine, I would be beaten meeting a bunch of dumb listeners.  Well this year was surprisingly much better. I went up to Mike and introduced myself, he smiled and said hello. I asked him some asshole question about Greggo.  No reason to reveal that answer.  He took a picture with me and my buddy and he said he was "not going anywhere" when I asked him to not go to The Fan (little did I know the events that would come later).  I also had another interaction with Mike when talking "Darkwing Duck" and he was so very happy.  We also took in the "twerking" contest together. My fandom of this man then grew so much.  I will for some reason in my dumb never forget that night for that reason alone.

I then ran into my favorite black friend, Donovan Lewis, he is always very gracious. I always tell them my name and most say, "okay" and a few might say, "oh yeah from Twitter".  Donnie Do did say he does and we met last year but I wouldn't be surprised if forgot all about it nor would I blame him. Met Gordon Keith briefly, very nice.  Ran into the great Mike Sirois, probably one of the best conversations I had all night.   Of course so little shoopy, Michael Gruber, very nice but also a little shy.  Another great interaction was with Ticker guy Sean Bass, I of course harassed him about RBIs.  He took it well and then I told him to relax, "we are all black friends".  So to summarize my interactions with Ticket guys, nobody was a jerk, so great success.  

Summerbash for my wife and I and my buddy and his significant other, has become a annual tradition and I hope it continues.  Its my one my few nights I can really cut loose and hang out with some of sports heroes.  Who knows, that night could of be historically significant if rumors develop. 

I guess I can briefly discuss this Bob and Dan situation, really not a lot of difference about that night, nobody was even talking about it.  Dan was little quiet last night, he almost seemed a little weird now that I think about. Bob was just as jolly as he ever was.   At one point at the night Dan and TC sat at a picnic table and talked for a significant time. I remember that only because I walked by and they were sitting there and I went by it seemed a good half an hour to an hour later and they were still there. Regardless of what happens, I really enjoy those guys on the radio.  Will follow them to The Fan? I would like to but Bob always tells me to follow the team and not the players, does this include radio shows?

 I guess if anything, I fear for the end of the line up of 1310 The Ticket.  Hardline is rumored to be done after the end of Mike Rhyner's contract (which ends 2014).  There was talks of BaD Radio taking over that spot but now who knows.  Things could all look very different for sports radio in the next 6 months to a year.  I will say I'm visibly shaken by the news and I don't know what to do really.  I guess at the end of the day, BaD Radio will be on the air in the DFW area (well maybe after 6 months if its true). 

Left to Right (Me, Mike Rhyner, Jacob Sailors