Well it is finally here. Howard Stern made his debut on Sirius satellite radio today. We’ve already discussed my alliance with XM, so I can’t tell you if it was any good or not. But hey, Howie is promising listeners stripper poles and live sex on his show. OK, is it just me or is listening to people have sex about as unoriginal as it can get? And who can see stripper poles on radio? Nice, Howard. How about something new and refreshing instead of boobs? I certainly don’t need to pay 13 bucks a month to hear the same old “Oh wow…look at those. And those are real? Oh honey those are perfect. Turn around and show us your ass…oh yeah. You got a couple stretch marks there, but I’d still do you. If only my penis wasn’t so small.”
Still, Howie seems bitter. As per the article:
On Monday, caller after caller wished Stern luck — and he reacted with annoyance.
“I’ve been doing years and years of shows but I get irritated when people wish me luck,” he said. “You should have wished me luck 25 years ago.”
Yeah that’s good. Get pissy with all the folks giving you money. Assclown.
Ramon, get this dullard off of the radio!
RAMON, find me someone with original ideas!
Spotlight, you seem to have a problem with Stern. I’m not sure you have an accurate picture of his recent content. I don’t remember the last time he talked about his (lack of) penis size or the last time a stripper that entered the studio. A lot of the porn star/stripper content was for the E! show and his show had good ratings because of it.
I listen to the show because I genuinely like ther personalities of the main cast members (Howard, Robin, Artie, Fred, Gary) and after listening for several years, I feel like I know them.
Finally, after listening to the first show, the article you read mischaracterized his tone. Stern wasn’t bitter when fans called in to wish him good luck. His tone was “Thanks for the sentiment, but I don’t really need it.” I don’t think he was pissy at all.
I’m just quoting the source there, Howie himself, who said he’s gonna have strippers in the show. All I’ve seen in his recent interviews is how amazing this is all going to be for him and such, and some of the best ideas he can come up with are strippers and live sex? The guy has yet to prove he’s worth half a billion. He might have some really frickin’ hilarious show down the road, but so far it looks like he’s going to be mining the same old same old that he called “subpar radio.”
I’m sure there will be strippers, but that’s not the crux of his show. I get the feeling that your exposure is the E! show where visuals like that earn better ratings.
Mostly, it’s about Howard and the rest of the gang talking about their lives, pop culture, politics, etc in a humorous fashion.