@creedon right on.
So here is a code that does everything I want to do with the summary block when I am using it purely for display purposes and I don't want the thumbnail, title, metadata or anything to point anywhere else. I also want to improve the size of the excerpt so it's readable. This is code inserted into the Index and Page both, in case you may use the page individually without the index. You can see the following implemented here in the summary grid in the middle of the page.
http://rasool.vc/the-club-of-alchemists
<style>
.summary-excerpt p
{
font-size: 19px !important;
font-family: "Roboto Light";
}
.summary-thumbnail-container,
.summary-metadata-item--location,
.summary-metadata-item--tags,
.summary-title-link
{
pointer-events : none; !important;
}
</style>