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and henry talked about living in venice

and marilyn manson

and what he eats every day (very little)

but better… remember this winter when he had his lovely wife do snow angels in the snow

while she was wearing a bikini?

hey now

all he forgot to say was “baba booey”

only howard stern has gotten away with charging people to pay for radio

and then only working three days a week.

if that doesnt make him your hero how about this:

he says exactly whats on his mind

he’s filthy rich

his wife is beautiful, wonderful, and has a heart of gold.

he interviews people better than anyone.

sadly the demons in his life appear to be overwhelming:

he doesn’t seem to truly enjoy his success

he doesnt seem to like himself

he doesnt get the respect that lesser broadcasters get

his longtime sidekick robin seems extremely ill.

so what are the lessons we can learn from howard?

- be careful what you ask for

- appreciate yourself

- your best asset is your uniqueness, own it

ive been listening to howard for maybe 20 years now,

every day.

hes a bigger influence on my life than you probably know.

so what’s my favorite interview he’s given? probably the one he did in 1996 with JFK Jr.

voici:

Geoff Boucher, Suzie Reynolds, Chris Lee – Coachella 2008

While many were watching the Raiders on Monday Night Football,

Hero Complex superstar and veteran Times journalist tweeted this sad message

Interviewed Clint Eastwood over on the Warner Bros lot today…great way to go out.

— Geoff Boucher (@geoffboucher) September 11, 2012

Howard Stern’s stylist Ralph Cirella then asked

@geoffboucher “going out”? are u leaving LA TIMES?

— RALPH CIRELLA (@MYGEEKTIME) September 11, 2012

and then Boucher tweeted the tweet heard across the galaxy

@mygeektime Yes after 21 years.

— Geoff Boucher (@geoffboucher) September 11, 2012

there is a disturbance in the Force,

rock with caution.

[Update, Tuesday: Geoff writes: Thanks everyone for your thoughts and words and sentiments. It is very strange and sad to leave the paper after 21 years but it is completely my choice. I'm going to gamble and bet on myself and what I've learned over these past few years with the Hero Complex success. As a friend of mine in Metropolis says, you can't fly until you take a leap...]

i do not like the White Sox.
which is ironic because i have like 18,000 white socks.
but in 1979 the White Sox did something beautiful
they let a 24-year-old shock talk host from a rock & roll radio station
invite the city of chicago to come to a double header for 98 cents
if they brought in a disco album which they would blow up in between games.

back then people had taste and the White Sox couldn’t draw a crowd
despite having the always innovative Bill Veeck running the place
despite having Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersal calling the games
despite having Nancy Foust tickle the ivories on the organ
despite having hard alcohol served generously all through the stadium
and despite the wackiest uniforms – ever.
they looked like black and white pajamas for colorblind clowns.

but Steve Dahl, the predecessor of Howard Stern, and Disco Demolition
packed the place, and people had to sneak in to get in.
and once they got in and once they blew up those records
mayhem ensued.
whats amazing about this video is how little security baseball teams had
back in the innocent pre-1980s days.

and just like Sox fans, of course they stole home plate.

any time Howard Stern goes on vacation people die.

the other day Andy Griffith died, today Ernest Borgnine

and earlier this afternoon out in Cape Cod, man eating sharks closed down a beach.

i know its very difficult, Howard, for you to insult people, smooze celebs

and oogle porn stars, but youve ended up with money, a beautiful young wife

and all the freedom to say whatever you want 24/7

or in your case 5/3

but please dont go on vacation any more

ever.

howard stern’s long time radio sidekick robin quivers said on the show that doctors discovered a 5-inch mass near her bladder.

said Quivers:

“[The doctor] lowered the boom. He took me out. I was devastated… [Sirius executive] Tim [Sabean] called me right after I left his office. I was a mess… America’s Got Talet was coming on… I wanted you [Howard] to enjoy the show… He went along this line of what they might have to do in order to remove this… I saw it… It’s as big as a grapefruit… Some of the outcomes are not that good… It’s not a death thing… but those outcomes aren’t acceptable to me… I don’t want to talk about it.”

Yesterday Howard asked Robin why she wasn’t available when he called her Monday after the show.

Robin, 59, said, “You must have called the phone that was left in Pittsburgh. I was busy all day with testing.”

In the middle of Monday’s show Robin told Howard and the listeners that she was wearing a “pee bag” to which Howard said, “Boy we are geting old.”

Robin said, “I’m wearing a catheter. So when you see me, I’m peeing. It just constantly goes.”

Quivers has been a vegan for a number of years which includes a liquid diet that has been joked about on the show involving “green drinks”. shes also been known to travel around the world on spiritual journeys.

when robin isn’t in the studio the show loses its balance and turns into a frat house, howard has admitted.

she is the secret weapon to America’s most popular radio show of all time.

she will certainly be in my prayers tonight.

Fritz didn’t say it would be like this but while the weathercaster was explaining

how people should go to the NBCLA website and enter to win a new iPad

he announced the day’s winner

JOHN MELENDEZ!

perhaps that John Melendez is different than the former howard stern intern Stuttering John

who Jay Leno stole from the show without asking howard

so as to become the Tonight Show announcer

(even though Jay forced John to tape his announce so as to avoid any stuttering)

but how many John Melendezes are there?

this has to be Stuttering John. in which case. co co co congratulations!

howard stern was only on the air three days this week but he had one of the best interviews of the month

with of all people lady gaga

who for some reason im not a fan of even though she basically stole the show at the yoko ono spectacular

and gave one of the best live performances ever on howard this week

maybe what turns me off is all that studio production dance pop crap she smears all over her records

stripped down and just behind the piano you can see why elton john wanted her to be his kids godmother.

shes got it.