06-19-2019, 02:06 PM
This thread is dedicated to one of my all time hereos, Howard Stern. Regardless of what you think of him and if you think he's changed, he forged the path making the way for all others to follow. Even people like Leno and Letterman took from him.
I was first introduced to him in the 90s when he came to Connecticut through radio station WCCC, where he physically worked before and met Fred, the guy who makes the sound effects.
Even the stupid segments had me laughing. I never really cared as much for the lesbian segments, but his general talk and especially yelling at his staff is the stuff made of legends.
I remember personally having Cancer and being wiped out on Chemo in 1999, not being able to do much of anything, but almost passing out laughing so hard from listening to him. I feat I neve thought I'd accomplish at that time... For that, I am eternally grateful.
Jackie was funny and awesome, and them raging on him was great, when he left and was replaced with Artie, the show never lost a step. Saying who was better is like saying if I like Salmon better than Filet ignon...2 of the best choices in their field.
I have Sirius to this day to listen to Stern, but I admit the laughs are not as frequent. I listen to him for nostalgia and the fact that regardless of what you think of him, he's still one of the best interviewers in the game. I downloaded his new book, But it was really just a list of all interviews I've heard; if I would have paid for it I would have been angry. I did buy Private Parts and watched the Movie.
Robin, Fred, Baba-Booey, even the wack pack callers came together in a perfect time to create legendary entertainment. I'm listening to old Stern clips now...
I think with all the sucesshe has, and years of therapy, he's either lost his edge to be controversial, or (like he says) he is evolving. No matter what he turned into, I'll always feel a sense of support for all the times he made bad times pass quickly.
Do you love Stern, hate him or don't care? Also, post your stern clips here...
Here is Artie telling one of my favorite stories about describing how a bookie was threatening him after finding out his friend was ripping him off on Ash Wednesday...
I was first introduced to him in the 90s when he came to Connecticut through radio station WCCC, where he physically worked before and met Fred, the guy who makes the sound effects.
Even the stupid segments had me laughing. I never really cared as much for the lesbian segments, but his general talk and especially yelling at his staff is the stuff made of legends.
I remember personally having Cancer and being wiped out on Chemo in 1999, not being able to do much of anything, but almost passing out laughing so hard from listening to him. I feat I neve thought I'd accomplish at that time... For that, I am eternally grateful.
Jackie was funny and awesome, and them raging on him was great, when he left and was replaced with Artie, the show never lost a step. Saying who was better is like saying if I like Salmon better than Filet ignon...2 of the best choices in their field.
I have Sirius to this day to listen to Stern, but I admit the laughs are not as frequent. I listen to him for nostalgia and the fact that regardless of what you think of him, he's still one of the best interviewers in the game. I downloaded his new book, But it was really just a list of all interviews I've heard; if I would have paid for it I would have been angry. I did buy Private Parts and watched the Movie.
Robin, Fred, Baba-Booey, even the wack pack callers came together in a perfect time to create legendary entertainment. I'm listening to old Stern clips now...
I think with all the sucesshe has, and years of therapy, he's either lost his edge to be controversial, or (like he says) he is evolving. No matter what he turned into, I'll always feel a sense of support for all the times he made bad times pass quickly.
Do you love Stern, hate him or don't care? Also, post your stern clips here...
Here is Artie telling one of my favorite stories about describing how a bookie was threatening him after finding out his friend was ripping him off on Ash Wednesday...
