By Justin Spiro
spirojus@GMail.com
September 2, 2014
A week ago, during a particularly disengaging afternoon in my endless academic career, a simple idea came upon me like an unmarked box of narcotics on Drew Lane’s back porch. It was a brilliant idea in its simplicity, and the excitement ignited my spirit. I imagined Terry Foster felt much the same way when he first conceived each of his “get rich quick” schemes.
The Boss Joff Moss had been bugging me to increase my contributions to this space. Both as a friend and fan, I wanted to oblige. But once you establish a DSR career of farting into your cell phone during podcasts and swindling the site’s most loyal followers out of money during a fantasy baseball scam, it is extremely difficult to shed the blanket of complacency.
Luckily, the media in this town makes things so easy. I followed 97.1 The Ticket’s Twitter feed for no particular reason, and quickly realized they Tweet out many of their show topics. As far as I was concerned, The Ticket was basically assembling DSR content on a plate and serving it to my Twitter feed. This resource increased in abundance as I followed 105.1 and individual Detroit sports radio broadcasters. My cup runneth over.
But what to do with this wealth of material? How could I use it to help the DSR?
I wrote Moss a detailed proposal for a new, recurring DSR feature. The proposal included various reasons why I thought the new feature would work and how I would gladly commit to it going forward. I knew Moss liked my proposal when he responded with “I don’t care”, rather than his usual response of “Seen by Jeff Moss at 7:55 AM”.
It is with tremendous pride that I introduce to you the newest weekly DSR feature: “This Week’s Detroit Sports Radio Topics”!!!
Now you can visit the DSR every week and brush up on which sports topics have been burning up the radio waves! Are you returning from a long trip to Europe and finding yourself out of the Detroit sports loop? We will catch you up on everything you missed, including Tigers topics such as, “What is your favorite condiment?” and, “What Burger Joints Are On The Burger Joint Mount Rushmore?”.
With football season upon us, this aggregation of Detroit sports radio topics could not have come at a better time. You don’t want to be lost at the water cooler when your co-workers are discussing Mike Valenti’s controversial opinion on food carts or Drew Lane’s enthralling take on the most outrageous fraternity initiation activities.
Without further delay, here is a sampling of this week’s best Detroit sports radio topics!
“How have the recent thunderstorms affected Arts, Beats, & Eats?” (97.1)
“A man has been killed by a falling pallet of ceramic tiles during a trip to a home improvement store; is no one safe anymore?” (97.1)
“Is the SI cover jinx for real? Who is the next victim?” (97.1, Benedict & The Whale)
“Are you staying home or leaving town for Labor Day weekend?” (97.1, Benedict & The Whale)
“What is the craziest lie you have ever told or heard?” (97.1, Benedict & The Whale)
“What local community has the craziest parents?” (97.1, Benedict & The Whale)
“If we hacked your phone, what would we find?” (97.1, Valenti & Foster)
“What are the Top 100 nude scenes of all time?” (105.1, Drew & Marc)
“How is the rain affecting you? (105.1, Drew & Marc)
“Are the people around you accountable for their actions?” (105.1, Drew Sharp)
“Is the Ice Bucket Challenge cool or not? What is the craziest Ice Bucket Challenge video you have seen?” (105.1, multiple shows)
For all of those who needed to catch up on the hottest topics in Detroit sports, you’re welcome!
(Did we miss any riveting Detroit sports radio topics from the past week? Let us know! spirojus@gmail.com)