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I refuse to believe Bob and Tom have ever done anything funny or interesting.
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some guy on soulseek found my Todd Packer folder and sent me a message about how grateful he is that someone has a backup of that collection lol glad all that internet hoarding has paid off in some fashion
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Dec 11, 2020 17:00
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Former Human posted:I refuse to believe Bob and Tom have ever done anything funny or interesting. And you would be right. They were really just a show where touring stand ups would come in promote their local gig and would do some material. The Bob and Tom would take these bits and release Best Of CDs "for charity. Its basically "Boomer FM"
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Dec 11, 2020 17:15
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I need you to come up to the show. I need you to do something for me. I need you to come up here and ride the Sybian. How about coming up here and getting topless? Any problem with that? Topless. T-O-P-L-E-S-S. Yeah, ok. You'll do it when you get here.
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Dec 13, 2020 21:36
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I DON'T GET TOPLESS! NO!
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Dec 13, 2020 22:09
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Everyone read this? https://nypost.com/2020/12/12/ex-howard-stern-staffers-say-millionaire-dj-is-a-scrooge/ I mean, we kinda knew but I am curious how Stern approaches it.
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Dec 14, 2020 00:47
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Yeah, I read it yesterday. Sounds believable to me. I think there are a number of whiners that have not accomplished anything since they left the show and have tried to make cash off of their complaining, but I totally believe that he is lovely and anyone below Gary's seniority makes pretty poo poo pay compared to the value of the show.
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Bonzo posted:Everyone read this? "That's zlave labuh. I was a zlave."
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Dec 14, 2020 05:37
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Top shelf labor
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Dec 14, 2020 06:00
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Jackie had a point when he said Howard had all the marbles.
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Dec 14, 2020 06:07
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Former Human posted:Jackie had a point when he said Howard had all the marbles. That is totally the point. He definitely exploits anyone who will let him (as long as they are entertaining) and he deserves credit for that, but he would never step up and pay what is "deserved" vs what is "owed." There is a good reason why the family of whack packers never like Howard, while it is a mutually beneficial arrangement, he makes many millions while they made thousands. Artie was underpaid, but made up for it with the exposure he got for his shows. Robin and Fred get a small fraction of what he does but are essential for the show, but even the fraction is a big sum. Don't get me wrong, I love the show and Howard deserves to be plenty wealthy for what he has made, but there is no question 95% of the cash the show has made collectively has ended up his pocket.
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Dec 14, 2020 06:30
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In the process of listening to the Ronnie dildo reviews. It's the best thing I've heard in a while!
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Dec 14, 2020 14:54
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I didn't realize Scott the Engineer was off the show? When did that happen/was it mentioned by anyone on-air?
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wesleywillis posted:In the process of listening to the Ronnie dildo reviews. It's the best thing I've heard in a while! That was actually a really clever idea for a bit. DeadBonesBrook posted:was it mentioned by anyone on-air? Of course not. What could Howard possibly say? "Scott worked with us for 30 years, his wife died of cancer and I didn't help him, and then I fired him. Anything else, Robin?" They never mentioned Brent quitting/being fired either.
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Former Human posted:
Speaking of, who wants a "Sweaty Beave Nation" t-shirt? https://www.brenthatley.com/merch More on the latest with him is here https://old.reddit.com/r/howardstern/comments/kcxjwx/the_brent_vortex_a_long_catchup_on_all_things/ Bonzo fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Dec 15, 2020 |
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Dec 15, 2020 15:10
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DeadBonesBrook posted:I didn't realize Scott the Engineer was off the show? When did that happen/was it mentioned by anyone on-air? Former Human posted:Of course not. What could Howard possibly say? "Scott worked with us for 30 years, his wife died of cancer and I didn't help him, and then I fired him. Anything else, Robin?" It seemed like they just sort of unpersoned him. I have to believe that this wasn't their intention, but it really did seem like they fired him after his wife died because they didn't feel comfortable goofing on the sadness of his life anymore. The timing was questionable, at best.
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I can definitely understand why he got less air time as he probably didn't want to be given any poo poo while dealing with the tragedy in his own life and it would have brought down the mood of the show. But it is definitely suspect that you never heard another word about him and that he doesn't work there anymore. He definitely didn't just retire with his endless wealth...
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Dec 15, 2020 16:23
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YeahTubaMike posted:It seemed like they just sort of unpersoned him. I have to believe that this wasn't their intention, but it really did seem like they fired him after his wife died because they didn't feel comfortable goofing on the sadness of his life anymore. The timing was questionable, at best. I'm pretty sure this is why they (eventually) got rid of Artie. It wasn't fun any more, so he could no longer exist.
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Dec 15, 2020 17:25
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prefect posted:I'm pretty sure this is why they (eventually) got rid of Artie. It wasn't fun any more, so he could no longer exist. It's a mix. That last year of the show (09) he pretty much hit rock bottom then left to seek real treatment... but apparently never did. His suicide attempt is clearly related to the show re-upping and him likely being told there was no chance he would return. He talked a lot of poo poo about Howard (some of it definitely deserved) in the years since, so they don't bring him up anymore. The fans deserve to have a clean Artie interview, but Howard would never do it because there would definitely be some tough moments and he doesn't do that anymore.
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Lifespan posted:The fans deserve to have a clean Artie interview, but Howard would never do it because there would definitely be some tough moments and he doesn't do that anymore. Are there any clean ex-staffer interviews? I mean, it seems like Howard only ever had Jackie on his show so that he could belittle & berate him for having the audacity to leave the show. If Artie did an interview, Howard couldn't exactly be like "lol you tried to kill yourself what a stupid career move that was".
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Lifespan posted:It's a mix. That last year of the show (09) he pretty much hit rock bottom then left to seek real treatment... but apparently never did. His suicide attempt is clearly related to the show re-upping and him likely being told there was no chance he would return. He talked a lot of poo poo about Howard (some of it definitely deserved) in the years since, so they don't bring him up anymore. The fans deserve to have a clean Artie interview, but Howard would never do it because there would definitely be some tough moments and he doesn't do that anymore. I'm pretty sure I recall Tim Sabian deciding to axe Artie due to him skin popping during breaks and then nodding on air, for weeks. I'd LOVE to hear Sober Artie on the show but it will never happen. If it does, it will be a total kiss rear end session because God forbid Howard be confronted about mistakes he made.
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Dec 15, 2020 18:47
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we will never see Artie on the show ever again, for the rest of eternity. his tweets from like two or three years ago ruined what microscopically small chance there was for that to happen
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Dec 15, 2020 18:48
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Bonzo posted:I'm pretty sure I recall Tim Sabian deciding to axe Artie due to him skin popping during breaks and then nodding on air, for weeks. Do I want to know what this means?  And yeah, there was a lot of nodding, and I guess they couldn't make it into a bit forever.
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Dec 15, 2020 18:48
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YeahTubaMike posted:Do I want to know what this means?
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YeahTubaMike posted:Do I want to know what this means? Skin popping is when you put small amounts of heroin just below the skin rather than actually injecting it. If you've ever had an allergy test, that would be a like "skin popping" allergens. My understanding is that it doesn't get you very high, but is good at either extending a high or keeping withdrawals at bay until you can get a proper fix. I had no idea anyone claimed Artie was using in studio though. That's pretty bad. YeahTubaMike posted:Are there any clean ex-staffer interviews? I mean, it seems like Howard only ever had Jackie on his show so that he could belittle & berate him for having the audacity to leave the show. If Artie did an interview, Howard couldn't exactly be like "lol you tried to kill yourself what a stupid career move that was". Yeah, Jackie is the only one I could name. He and Howard made up and Jackie got his show to promote his crap. The interview was definitely a beat down, but not a bad listen. Lifespan fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Dec 15, 2020 |
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EgillSkallagrimsson posted:As someone that just googled to find out what it means, don't image search it. Those images just jumped to the top of my list for reasons to never try anything harder than weed. Oh trust me, I will not. That said, I would like to try LSD, but opiates scare the poo poo out of me. Lifespan posted:Skin popping is when you put small amounts of heroin just below the skin rather than actually injecting it. If you've ever had an allergy test, that would be a like "skin popping" allergens. My understanding is that it doesn't get you very high, but is good at either extending a high or keeping withdrawals at bay until you can get a proper fix.  quote:I had no idea anyone claimed Artie was using in studio though. That's pretty bad. Yeah, that's a very good reason to fire someone.
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Lifespan posted:
I think some people took random YouTube clips and showed where it was possible he was snorting a bit or moving his hand off camera that looked like it. I do recall one morning when they took a break after a 90 minute interview and no one could find Artie as they started the news. Then he came in late, saying he was getting food or whatever, and proceeded to fall asleep 20 minutes later. He might talk about this in one of his books. Oh and he was late to Gary's father's funeral because he had to score some poo poo first.
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I'm pretty sure some of the fringe staffers/interns have gotten to come back for an interview later on. Gay Rich is one who comes to mind. They did a check-in with KC when he was living in Alaska, didn't they? Or was that just on the news and not during the main show? This is going way, way back, but they had Boy Lee (the guy who had Baba Booey's job before Gary) back after the fact.
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Dec 15, 2020 21:01
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I'm positive they've had a few old employees (mainly some of the interesting interns,) return for an interview after leaving the show. But besides maybe KC, I wouldn't compare them to Artie's absence. He and Howard burnt that bridge together. As for the skin popping discussion, I thought Artie said he'd never used needles but only snorted it because he was afraid of needle? I'd be willing to chalk it up to, "addicts gonna lie," and it's not like the delivery method changes my opinions of him very much.
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If I recall the official Artie's Bullshit™ story was that some stripper secretly did the skinpopping on him when he was unable to resist/unconscious, because everyone knows that hardcore drug users do their utmost to use up the drugs on other people who are not aware it's happening.
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Ether Frenzy posted:If I recall the official Artie's Bullshit™ story was that some stripper secretly did the skinpopping on him when he was unable to resist/unconscious, because everyone knows that hardcore drug users do their utmost to use up the drugs on other people who are not aware it's happening. He said that she straight up injected him with it, and iirc Robin was the only one who was actually like "wtf, that makes no sense" while the rest of the crew either believed him or didn't say anything.
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Lifespan posted:
I remember reading something about him hiding it under a hat while he was in the studio. It might even have been in this thread.
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Price Check posted:I'm pretty sure some of the fringe staffers/interns have gotten to come back for an interview later on. Gay Rich is one who comes to mind. There's a pretty big list of staff members they've had back on the show: Jackie, KC, Grillo, Mitch Fatel, Al Rosenberg, Boy Lee, Cabbie (not an official member of the show but close), and I think Gary Garver was on a couple times after they quit using him for celebrity interviews. They tried to get Billy West on but he was never interested. Stuttering John and Artie burned their bridges by badmouthing Howard in a bunch of interviews and Twitter. It's more recent that Howard pretends like people don't exist after they get fired or laid off or whatever: HowardTV crew, Scott, Brent, etc. It's really callous and shameful.
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Dec 16, 2020 06:05
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Bonzo posted:
He should have broke his leg
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Dec 16, 2020 12:58
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Former Human posted:There's a pretty big list of staff members they've had back on the show: Jackie, KC, Grillo, Mitch Fatel, Al Rosenberg, Boy Lee, Cabbie (not an official member of the show but close), and I think Gary Garver was on a couple times after they quit using him for celebrity interviews. They tried to get Billy West on but he was never interested. Stuttering John and Artie burned their bridges by badmouthing Howard in a bunch of interviews and Twitter. Speaking of Cabbie, I've been listening to some Youtube clips of his appearances lately. Did he ever make an appearance again after Ron Jeremy revealed that Cabbie shot a porno in Howard's studio at K-Rock without permission? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG6FHZVY-XE Between that and the I57 Ignite lawsuit, I wouldn't blame Howard for banning that scumbag.
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Dec 16, 2020 17:44
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Yeah, he came in a couple of times including an apology appearance and the source of that lawsuit. He was on thin ice and the lawsuit was the end. I have no idea why Howard put up with him.
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Former Human posted:What could Howard possibly say? "Scott worked with us for 30 years, his wife died of cancer and I didn't help him, and then I fired him. Man oh man. Howard is such a piece of poo poo
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Dec 16, 2020 21:17
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I always felt that although goofing on Scott and his black cloud made great radio, Howard’s viscousness toward the guy was often uncomfortably real. He really got off belittling Scott and seemed to genuinely hate him just for existing.
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Dec 16, 2020 21:42
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Gary definitely cheats on his wife, but Howard shouldn't have said it, even for a bit. That whole segment was a shoot.
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Ralph Hurley posted:I always felt that although goofing on Scott and his black cloud made great radio, Howard’s viscousness toward the guy was often uncomfortably real. He really got off belittling Scott and seemed to genuinely hate him just for existing. Maybe I'm mistaken, maybe I don't fully understand the depths of Howard's viciousness toward Scott over the years, but it seems like Sal sort of replaced Scott as the resident pin cushion. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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