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[Aerick]

Originally Posted by DadOf8

Should I send K.G. a link to the RSL forum? He might laugh at the stuff we post, or it might give him more fodder to poke fun at. What do you all think?

They have a link to it on their website already. Oh... they HAD one. It still says "realsaltlake.org" but it links to saltlake.matchnight.com. How 'bout that.

[devNull]

I guess I should add my two cents here. I listen to HotTicket 700 mainly b/c the reception sucks for 1280 in the antiradio cage that is my office (yes, I know that 1280 has streaming, but dealing w/ Windows Media streams in Linux is annoying). It is true that Matt Thomas and Bill Riley don't talk a ton of soccer. I will however say that Matt Thomas is very open to listener opinions and Bill is very well informed. Matt went to the LA game and said it wasn't bad. He is open minded on the topic. Here is an example:

On the day of the LA game Matt said, "Why haven't RSL fans chimed in to let me know that they are disappointed that I haven't had an RSL interview or talked about RSL on game day?" Well, since that time I have sent him an e-mail (easier for me than calling at work) the day before a game or Thursday before a Saturday game and asked for an RSL interview. Both times the interview has happened. He had Jamie on before the Chicago game and Seth on before the Metros game. I don't know if more people are asking for this or not or if it is a coincidence, but this has been what has happened. I guess the moral of the story is if you want to hear some more RSL talk then Matt Thomas seems to be very open to talking about it for a bit if people are interested.

Bill Riley also talks soccer periodically. He had Pastorino on recently and asked him about the Argentina-Brasil Confederations Cup final game. Bill had seen the game and thought it was great soccer (which it was). To me that shows that Bill is really quite informed and will probably also talk soccer if people call in to talk about it when he brings it up.

So for my money HotTicket 700 seems very open to soccer and willing to talk about it if the listeners want to talk about it. I can however say that it will take a bit before significant time is given to soccer. I can see the point of view w/ the call screener that told DadOf8 they didn't have more time for soccer. I am pretty sure that if they start talking about soccer for much more than 2 segments or so that they probably start getting calls telling them to shutup about soccer and talk "real" sports. They are bound by what the general listener wants to hear and the general listener sadly isn't very open minded about soccer I would guess. Anyway, that is a long two cents, but that is it.

[the Bardguy]

Originally Posted by DadOf8

Hey, could we get ourselves registered as a minority and sue them for hate speech? 🙂

The problem is that WE WON'T BE THE MINORITY FOR LONG! VIVA REAL.

Did you guys hear the "we're not gonna take it" chant? Awesome.

[Remus]

Originally Posted by Aerick

If Remus can host, I'll try and remember to download the show after it's finished and post the soccer related excerpts.

I have no problem with that... it would actually be good as I haven't heard it either. Just let me know.

[MomOf8]

DadOf8 wanted me to post this here for him since he banned himself from here.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Roger Douglass <roger.douglass [at] gmail.com>
Date: Jul 5, 2005 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: Yes, those were Patriot fans not Giant fans
To: Kevin Graham <kevin [at] 1280kzn.com>


I know you were Kevin. I'm in touch with my inner-child.

I don't know if you're aware of this, but a lot of Loyalists hang out
at http://www.realsaltlake.org/forums/ we had a big discussion about
you today. I even suggested kidnapping you and painting your face but
someone thought it would be better to kidnap Brad Rock and paint his
bald head. (I hope you know we don't really intend to do this.)

Can I make a request of you? Would you interview an RSL player? Some
of us listen to Bill Riley over on 700 AM and he has some good
interviews with RSL players. I know you're learning the game but the
players are really cool and I think they'll give you a break if you
don't know the game. I'd like to personally request that you
interview Clint Mathis or Jamie Watson if possible.

Thanks for your RSL coverage,
Roger

On 7/5/05, Kevin Graham <kevin [at] 1280kzn.com> wrote:
> Roger,
>
> Just having some fun....thanks for being a good sport!
>
>
> Kevin Graham
> Big Show Co-Host
> 1280 The Zone
> 515 S. 700 E. Ste 1C
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> DL: (801) 325-3198
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Douglass <roger.douglass [at] gmail.com>
> To: Kevin Graham <kevin [at] 1280kzn.com>
> Sent: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 17:35:48 -0600
> Subject: Yes, those were Patriot fans not Giant fans
>
>
> > Just so you don't think I'm completely NFL illiterate, I mistakenly
> > identified Patriot fans as Giant fans in the images I sent to you,
> > this still should not take away from the message I'm trying to convey:
> > They're 40 years old and painting their faces and they're not soccer
> > fans.
> >
> > 🙂 Keep smiling
> >
> > Roger

[DadOf8]

I just got this from K.G. about 5 minutes ago:

Originally Posted by Kevin Graham

Roger,

Checked out the board...I think it's pretty cool you guys are so close knit and into your team.

I read some of the comments...just so all you guys know, the face painting thing was just for fun.

I will say this...I tried to break the game down (at least the best a novice could) and opened up the lines for calls. Unfortunately the only ones we received were from Loyalists. It won't deter me talking RSL in the future, but I was surprised we didn't get more of a reaction. I'm sure as the team improves and fans follow the game more closely, that will change. Today Michael C. Lewis from the Trib will be co-hosting...so I'm sure somewhere in the program today we'll spend a segment on RSL.

As for the shtick postings...I guess I just try to be me which typically means I'm a sarcastic SOB at times(just ask my wife)... Overall though, just trying to have some fun. Thanks for all the feedback and for listening.

Kevin

[SoccerPrime]

Mike Lewis is a RSL n00b, but a really nice guy who wants to know more about soccer and has admitted his son is a big fan of the EPL and Arsenal.
That should be a good show.

BTW Thanks for sharing his email, Dad. 😉

[Loyal1]

Originally Posted by the Bardguy

The problem is that WE WON'T BE THE MINORITY FOR LONG! VIVA REAL.

Did you guys hear the "we're not gonna take it" chant? Awesome.

Yes! I think it's a keeper too.

[bordelais7]

Ellinger on 1280 this morning (8:30AM for those who want to try to find it in the taped version)

Some notes:

- Chris Brown will be moved to the back line this week :ohmy2:
- Gregorio (sp?) will likely be available this week (says Aug 15th deadline does not apply)
- Cabrera will likely be coming on soon as well (same thing w/ Aug 15th deadline not applying)
- Jay Nolly to start against Minnesota
- Broome likely available Saturday, but Coach E doesn't feel that he's in 90-minute game shape yet, so he'd be a sub

[SoccerPrime]

Wow, interesting news

I am especially excited to hear about Gregorio and Cabrera. Nice!