GOOD RIDDANCE !

TEXAS STADIUM COMES DOWN FOR GOOD !

Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys from 1971-2008, finally came down for good Sunday morning.

And with it, thankfully, came down years of not so pleasant memories for Washington Redskins fans like me.

Having been born in Washington, DC, I have lived the Redskins/Cowboys rivalry my whole life and Texas Stadium was not kind to the Washington Redskins which carried over and led to much pain and agony for us Redskins fans.

One reason I've always hated Texas Stadium is because of the fans.  The Cowboys fans seem to bring an arrogance and cockiness into Texas Stadium which has never changed through the years of generations.

The Dallas fans were calling the Cowboys "Americas Team" long before they had the right to even think of the phrase.  It all relfected off of Texas Stadium.

                   

But mostly, I hate Texas Stadium because it was the site of the most heartbreaking pain I've ever felt in my life.

To this minute I can still feel the remnants of what felt like a sledgehammer to the stomach when I was 8 and the Redskins were in Texas Stadium playing the Cowboys on Thanksgiving day.

The Redskins had been playing great that day having scored two touchdowns, recovered four fumbles, intercepted a pass and kicked three field goals for a 23-3 lead in the 3rd quarter.

When the Redskins knocked Cowboys starting QB Roger Staubach out of the game with about 10 minutes left in the 3rd, I was in Redskin Seventh Heaven.

Back in those days, the veteran back-up quarterbacks in the NFL were unknowns much less a rookie
back-up. 

So when Cowboys rookie back-up Clint Longley entered the game in place of Staubach, I knew it was just a matter of mopping up what was left of the Cowboys and going home with a sweet Thanksgiving Day win.

Instead, Clint Longley bombed the Redskins for 203 yards and two touchdowns including the 50 yard game-winning touchdown pass to Drew Pearson with 28 seconds remaining to steal the win from Washington 24-23.

Redskins Coach George Allen said, "It was probably the toughest loss we ever had."

It definitely was for me. And it happened in Texas Stadium.

The Cowboys did it again to Washington in the same fashion in 1979.  Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes in 2:20 to beat the Redskins 35-34.  Again, I can still feel the sledgehammer to the stomach.

The Redskins finally had a great experience in Texas Stadium in 1983, the year the Redskins went to Dallas wearing Army fatigues and came away with a kick ass 31-10 win.

And in 2005, Mark Brunell threw two touchdown daggers in the Cowboys hearts with 5 minutes remaining including a 70 yard game winner to Santana Moss and the Redskins stole one from Dallas ala' Longley and Staubach.

But those experiences of Texas Stadium were far and few between for the Redskins and the Skins fans.

And seeing my beloved Redskins compile a dismal 10-26 over the years in Texas Stadium, I am happy and relieved to see it go. 

Goodbye and good riddance.

RADIO PEOPLE ARE STRANGE !

                               

Someone sent me a list of things about people who work in radio and wanted to know if they were true or not.

I've read the list and in reply I am going to post the top 5 that are true...at least from my experience.

 - About half of our wardrobe consist of free t-shirts. - That's true. Mostly t-shirts from radio stations we have worked for but also t-shirts from charity events and other promotions.


- Radio people get fired more often than any other industry. - True. Bad ratings, stations get sold, formats change.  However, it's the one occupation where getting fired doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing.

- Radio people are just strange. - Yes !

- Radio people never look like we picture them. - True.  We usually look bigger, smaller, fatter, thinner, older, and/or younger than you thought.

- Radio people have a high divorce rate. - True.  We tend to move around a lot from market to market.  But marriage's of radio people are constantly tested by station groupies and other outside influences.

Those are just a few "strange" facts about radio people.

If you have any to add please feel free to e-mail them to me or post them in the COMMENTS section.

briandavisradio@gmail.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! THE BRIAN DAVIS RADIO BLOG REDUX !

               IT'S LIKE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN

Not that anyone knows because there are only a few hundred hits to this site but I have been on a blog hiatus for exactly one year.

There are a few reasons I haven't posted in a year.

Mostly, 2009 was literally one of the worst years of my life and things were hard enough to keep a grip on much less have the time to keep up the blog.

It has taken a few months to get things back on track. And while I'm still not where I want to be, I have straightened things out enough to get back on the blog again. Welcome to the BDR REDUX.

Coincidentally, I'm relaunching the blog site on New Years Day 2010, the 1st day of the new year and new decade and also the date of my last blog post. One year ago.

I started (and ended) last year by posting a live New Years television moment with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper as they hosted New Years Eve on CNN.

Griffin got into a verbal exchange with a heckler in the crowd in which Griffin told the person something along the lines of "knock the d**k out of your mouth."

Because of that comment, I was very surprised to learn Kathy Griffin was going to host the New Years Eve broadcast again this year with Anderson Cooper on CNN.

And never would I have thought Kathy Griffin would ever be so reckless or stupid as to have a repeat or similar episode if ever in the same situation again.

Therefore, I feel it's only fitting to once again lead off the new year with another live New Years television moment.

Just like deja vu there she was, Kathy Griffin, front and center in New York's Times Square alongside Anderson Cooper live on New Years Eve 2009 on CNN.

Cooper began to review the past year in pictures with Griffin.

When Cooper got to the "balloon boy" picture and mentioned the boy by his name "Falcon", Griffin saw her opening and took her shot.

"Fal ... F**king ? Falcon? How do you say it ?" Griffin asked Cooper, fumbling the boy's name on purpose. "You're terrible", Cooper laughingly replied.

If the FCC comes down on CNN then it serves CNN right.

"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me".

CNN should have learned it's lesson after last year and never brought Kathy Griffin back.

Griffin is an OK stand-up comic but will take any opportunity in front of a mic or camera to be the cause of controversy for the purpose of publicity with no regard for the network's or station's for which she works.

You're only asking for trouble from the FCC by letting Kathy Griffin host any sort of live broadcast.

Now we'll see if the FCC answers.

Happy New Year !