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I normally find these type of segments boring but I watched the Valentina Vaughn segment on HowardTV and it was captivating. At first glance you wouldn't even say she was one of the top 10 hottest chicks in studio. But the more I watched the hotter she got. Her mannerisms were just so sexy. The way she leaned and her facial expressions. Girl definetly had something going on that you rarely see. She somehow manages not to come off as slutty.It seems like every chick that comes in they say is the hottest girl they've ever had in. But in this case it may have been true.
I am not blindly loyal to either show, but you really dodged the question here. I'll bold it for you so you can try again.
Most of Howard's callers are regulars who call in all the time. King of All Blacks, Double-A, Jeff, Marianne, Zolar. The callers, besides the regulars, are of very little consequence.
I read the site and where does it say that callers are fake? This is a site that finds wacky people and gets them interviews on radio shows, a middleman between the wacky and the show. I fail to see how they are lame? Howard has setup calls all the time, where they call the guest and then do the phone interview, and not portrayed as an innocent incoming call. Also, I wonder where they get the "guests" for the Jack & Rod show bits that Richard and Sal do. Now if you want to stir things up, you can talk about how the site no longer lists Howard as a buyer of their services and get the conspiracy theories out there.
Yeah, I was trying to figure that out myself. I thought about this again based on yesterday's segment with the Ethics professor who slept with his students. Seemed impossible.The site above has changed since it was originally posted, though, because it no longer states which callers were on the Stern Show before. I know that they claimed responsibility for a pregnant mother who said she thinks it's fine to drink and smoke and a grade-school teacher who thinks it's fine to show his erections to the class. At the time I heard them, there seemed no way they could be real.
I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.First off I was
Pre-emptive ###-kissing before the merger.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.First off I was
yes, I have too. But this was completely different. Every other time they went down that road it ended, at least in some way, in a stern bash comment.This was like."...ya, that was really neat".I have listened to O&A on and off since pre-syndication. I am telling you, it sounded pretty friggen bizarre.I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.First off I was
Who is?I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:
Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.
First off I was
Then, it dawned on me. Maybe they finally have realized that paying homage to Stern (to a certain extent) and playing up the fact that they are a direct descendants of that show (literally now) will get them more fringe listeners than doing the whole O&A army we hate stern bit.
They are pretty savy guys, curious if it was a management thing or something they decided to do on their own.
I am.Who is?I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:
Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.
First off I was
Then, it dawned on me. Maybe they finally have realized that paying homage to Stern (to a certain extent) and playing up the fact that they are a direct descendants of that show (literally now) will get them more fringe listeners than doing the whole O&A army we hate stern bit.
They are pretty savy guys, curious if it was a management thing or something they decided to do on their own.
Exactly what I was thinking this morning!funny thing today was to hear Jessica Hahn's voice.She has hit the wall so hard that these days she feels she has to compensate by using that near whisper faux sexy baby voice.
Carlin is always funny though.
What exactly are you a fan of?I get the fact that she probably contributes to the show having a certain dynamic. But I don't think I've ever thought, damn that was a great line, or actually cared about anything that she said.I am.Who is?I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:
Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.
First off I was
Then, it dawned on me. Maybe they finally have realized that paying homage to Stern (to a certain extent) and playing up the fact that they are a direct descendants of that show (literally now) will get them more fringe listeners than doing the whole O&A army we hate stern bit.
They are pretty savy guys, curious if it was a management thing or something they decided to do on their own.
Same here.Exactly what I was thinking this morning!funny thing today was to hear Jessica Hahn's voice.She has hit the wall so hard that these days she feels she has to compensate by using that near whisper faux sexy baby voice.
The answer is "no" - there is nothing funnier than that. 3 years later and I always crack up on this. Everytime a girl cries on reality TV, I usually do my Zenaida impression, much to the dismay of my wife.The Ghost of Common said:
Good point.Who is?I've heard them praise the show's Jackie/Billy days before. Pretty sure they've never been fans of Robin.Listening to O&A today (as I normally do on fridays cause the tapes they play on stern are very hit or miss), heard an interesting development:
Anthony, for a few minutes, actually acknowledged the Stern show, did a play-by-play of an old Billy West bit for several minutes and went on to say how it was one of the funniest radio bits ever.
First off I was
Then, it dawned on me. Maybe they finally have realized that paying homage to Stern (to a certain extent) and playing up the fact that they are a direct descendants of that show (literally now) will get them more fringe listeners than doing the whole O&A army we hate stern bit.
They are pretty savy guys, curious if it was a management thing or something they decided to do on their own.
She is coming back in the studio tomorrow.The Ghost of Common said:
as an aside, while the bits can be pretty good at times, I find the most compelling part of the show is when they just talk about ####. Just naturally interesting people sometimes.Some examples:- Sal's marital problems- The discussion this week regarding $ and what guys like Gary and Fred will do if they go off the air in 3 years- Howard rejecting sex with Beth for chessWhen I say this I feel like one of the guys who used to say "I buy Playboy for the articles", but is is true.
Those three things you listed are about the most fascinating things to listen to for me.
I think they also mentioned Crazy Alice is coming in soon too. That should be great radio. I love that Chicken Bone song they created with her soundbytes.
yep. the awkwardness was astounding.Nother thing:loved artie saying "don't worry about it Howard, they are grown men". He is soooo ready for this stint to be over.
yep. the awkwardness was astounding.Nother thing:loved artie saying "don't worry about it Howard, they are grown men". He is soooo ready for this stint to be over.
I missed the second half of it. Did they say what they would do afterwards?
I am sure Gary has had the ability to negotiate a better contract each year.Fred, not so much (see Jackie).Can you imagine trying to go into a room and broker a good deal when you are the sound effect guy (he writes a little to, but comeon).I am sure Fred isn't considered "talent" like Robin and Artie and he contracts have reflected that fact.
not really, Gary said he wouldn't do another radio show because it would inevitably be a step down.He wants to produce/write a TV show like, and this was his example, the Tyra Banks Show.Fred, no talk on what he would do.JD has aspirations to become a TV watcher for the Daily Show or some other clip-oriented show.ETA:Howard's knee jerk self defense reaction for Fred (and to a lesser degree gary) not having money was to call him dumb and talk about his father's saving program.in 2 days you have seen a few facinating glimpses into how that dude's mind works.yep. the awkwardness was astounding.Nother thing:loved artie saying "don't worry about it Howard, they are grown men". He is soooo ready for this stint to be over.
I was surprised Fred didn't defend his actions more (as he usually does). Sounds like his money is tied up in real estate and not 401Ks, which is still a valid source of retirement income. Nonetheless, it was awkward with the $ disparity in the room.Howard's knee jerk self defense reaction for Fred (and to a lesser degree gary) not having money was to call him dumb and talk about his father's saving program.in 2 days you have seen a few facinating glimpses into how that dude's mind works.
In part, I think he maybe didn't want to get into that aspect of his life on the air.There was a discussion about this on sternfannetwork. You have to consider the cost of living in New York and how much those guys have really made in their careers. I would doubt that they made more than $100K per year until about 10 years ago. So maybe they made about 1-1.5 million bucks through 1997. Over the past 10 years, I'd estimate their earnings to be between 3-5 million dollars. They have wives, kids and expensive abodes. I read that Fred owns a house in the Hamptons, plus he supposedly tried to set up a clothing business for his wife. At their ages (especially Gary), I'd think they would need about $3 million to really retire forever, and it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't have that.And in terms of the disparity between Howard and them, let's face it, what kind of careers would they have had without Howard? Fred adds a lot to the show, but do you think the show would be a lot less successful without him?I was surprised Fred didn't defend his actions more (as he usually does). Sounds like his money is tied up in real estate and not 401Ks, which is still a valid source of retirement income. Nonetheless, it was awkward with the $ disparity in the room.Howard's knee jerk self defense reaction for Fred (and to a lesser degree gary) not having money was to call him dumb and talk about his father's saving program.in 2 days you have seen a few facinating glimpses into how that dude's mind works.
On the wrap up show the other day Gary was bringing up a "Golden Parachute" theory that Stuttering John held. That upon retirement Howard would give many on the staff a huge bonuse like a mill. I doubt Howard would do this for many on the staff but I would be surprised if he didn't take care of Fred. I could see Howard giving Fred a large enough bonuse that he could retire on it.Supposively Artie gets $1 mill/year. Wonder what Robin gets? I could see $2mill/year.In part, I think he maybe didn't want to get into that aspect of his life on the air.There was a discussion about this on sternfannetwork. You have to consider the cost of living in New York and how much those guys have really made in their careers. I would doubt that they made more than $100K per year until about 10 years ago. So maybe they made about 1-1.5 million bucks through 1997. Over the past 10 years, I'd estimate their earnings to be between 3-5 million dollars. They have wives, kids and expensive abodes. I read that Fred owns a house in the Hamptons, plus he supposedly tried to set up a clothing business for his wife. At their ages (especially Gary), I'd think they would need about $3 million to really retire forever, and it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't have that.And in terms of the disparity between Howard and them, let's face it, what kind of careers would they have had without Howard? Fred adds a lot to the show, but do you think the show would be a lot less successful without him?I was surprised Fred didn't defend his actions more (as he usually does). Sounds like his money is tied up in real estate and not 401Ks, which is still a valid source of retirement income. Nonetheless, it was awkward with the $ disparity in the room.Howard's knee jerk self defense reaction for Fred (and to a lesser degree gary) not having money was to call him dumb and talk about his father's saving program.in 2 days you have seen a few facinating glimpses into how that dude's mind works.
so funny, I wish they didn't have that band coming in and they could have pulled the empty studio clock prank on him.
Unbelievable. So funny.They were all observing him like he was an animal at the zoo.
I'm still a fan of the O&A show but I've hated their move to terrestrial radio. They actually tried to convince the listeners that the show was more entertaining when they dance around an issue for 5 minutes so that they wouldn't get dumped by using a questionable word or phrase.You're probably right as far as going back to XM only. I think it was Mel Karmazen who said that satellite programming should be held exclusively for satellite radio.Their other issue is that they have a difficult time attracting advertisers. Unless you have the overwhelming desire to join businesses trying to get you to pawn your jewelry through the mail, buy 'male enhancement' or learn how to live your life debt free there aren't many big advertisers knocking on their door.MrGuy
