Give The Hardline a New Name

Seems tomorrow’s Dallas Observer will shed a little more light on the mysterious disappearance of Greg “The Hammer” Williams from local radio airwaves. Can’t wait. In the meantime, since Williams has been gone, Mike Rhyner has referred to The Hardline, the show they once co-hosted, as “Afternoon Drive Radio Program” or something similarly generic. Whether Hammer comes back or not, the show needs a new name, even if it’s only temporary. Here’s my shortlist, and then I’ll hang up and listen.

  • The Corby Davidson College Football Spectacular
  • (any Tom Petty reference)
  • George Michael’s Sports Machine
  • The Rocco Pendola Show

23 comments

  1. Remember Indy Car Timm (long time ago Saturday show on the Ticket)? He received an email from Rhyner with the following quote regarding Greggo;

    “Greggo has exhausted any and all professional regard and personal goodwill I might’ve once had for him. I hope he never comes back.”

    @ 9:44 am on November 20, 2007
  2. Wow, way to throw the guy under the bus there, hoss…

    @ 9:47 am on November 20, 2007
  3. The Afternoon Cloud Extravaganza.
    Funtime With Grubes.
    Where’s Newy?
    The Rhyner’s Dead and Greggo Ain’t Feeling That Well Daytime Thing.
    The Three To Seven ****-Off.
    Four Hours of Shark Jumping.

    @ 9:48 am on November 20, 2007
  4. Can we just have the Dunham and Miller show re-played every day during afternoon drive?

    @ 9:50 am on November 20, 2007
  5. “Hey, Dill! We Are Mailing It In Show.”
    “The Petty Theft Promo Show”
    “The Bathroom Humor Extravaganza”

    @ 9:55 am on November 20, 2007
  6. I like the Afternoon Cloud Extravaganza. Plus it already has a theme song.

    @ 9:56 am on November 20, 2007
  7. How about extending “Why today doesn’t suck” to last until 7:00?

    @ 10:01 am on November 20, 2007
  8. The I love OU and USC and I don’t care if nobody else cares coachs show.

    @ 10:45 am on November 20, 2007
  9. “The Seventeen Minutes of Taped Commercials Interrupting Forty Three Minutes of Self Promotion, Every Hour on the Hour Craptacular”

    Maybe that’s too wordy. Shorten to “Why Today Does Suck”

    @ 11:10 am on November 20, 2007
  10. The remaining HL crew is filling in capably. After all, could it be any worse than the old days of Chuck Cooperstein milking the clock during that same timeslot?

    @ 11:16 am on November 20, 2007
  11. Really BAD Radio.
    White Zinfandel.
    Fun Babies in Boyd.
    Vigor S%it.

    @ 11:19 am on November 20, 2007
  12. The Rapidly Going Limp Line. Pretty bad when the best part of the show is old Greggo drops.

    @ 11:35 am on November 20, 2007
  13. Daddy Touched Me There
    Oh God, I’m Horny
    Taming the Peanut Cobra
    Bombast and Esoterica
    Taking Over Norm’s Slot

    @ 11:55 am on November 20, 2007
  14. How about “The Decomposing Upon Their Laurels Show”?

    @ 1:04 pm on November 20, 2007
  15. I have a name for Rhynes’ penis: Dunkleosteus

    @ 3:52 pm on November 20, 2007
  16. Who is the guy on with the show today?

    @ 4:03 pm on November 20, 2007
  17. The Human Fund
    Drive-time time waste
    The Marconi Grill

    Yeah, I’ve got nothin’.

    http://reddirtkings.blogspot.com/

    @ 4:38 pm on November 20, 2007
  18. Just Say Blow

    @ 4:57 pm on November 20, 2007
  19. I like the last one, Zac, but only if Greggo comes back as a swarthy Neapolitan.

    @ 7:17 pm on November 20, 2007
  20. How about “The Dead Rhyner Mail-in-Show” presented by commercial interruption every 30 seconds.

    @ 10:16 am on November 21, 2007
  21. I am honored to have been mentioned on Frontburner. Gordo leads me in mentions, though, 173-1.

    @ 10:22 pm on November 21, 2007
  22. HL officially renamed: The Kid from Deliverance Tossing Rhyner’s Salad from 3-7 Wishing They Were Really Involved in Music

    @ 2:30 pm on February 8, 2008
  23. hey cheers for that… very informative – i’ve added your blog to my netvibes account – thanks :)

    @ 5:08 pm on March 17, 2009