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- From: rogers_m@watson.bms.com (MICHAEL ROGERS)
- Subject: Re: Comment on Howard Stern
- Message-ID: <6NOV199217330062@watson.bms.com>
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:33:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov6.144847.3650@tellab5.tellabs.com>, pleitt@tellabs.com (comnet) writes...
- >
- >Hello all
- >
- >
- >Well, I have had a chance to listen to Howard Stern (in Chicago)
- >for a couple of weeks now, and now I feel I can give my opinion
- >of his work.
- >
- >I really tried to give his show a chance, listened to it every day at
- >least for the past 2 weeks. At first I thought, not too bad, maybe this
- >guy can be as good as people claim.
- >
- >Well, as the days went by, it became obvious that I just don't get this
- >guy's appeal. I mean, the show seems to be nothing more than a
- >commercial for his video, for himself, etc. ALL he seems to do is
- >constantly plug his video. Is he so insecure that he practically
- >has to beg everyone to order his video?
- >
- >Also, on one show he is slamming this Gennifer Flowers chick (Clinton's
- >gal), and then a few days later, she is on his show, and he is basically
- >kissing her ass, an ass he called big a few days earlier.
- >
- >Sorry for all that like this guy, but I have to admit I don't
- >care for his show, he is a little too high on himself, and his cohort
- >is also very annoying.
- >
- >
- >The guy has a right to be on the radio if there are enough people out
- >in the world that like his show, so I don't have any problem with that.
- >By the way, I have what most would consider a very sick sense of humor,
- >so it isn't that I don't like him because I find him offensive. I just
- >have found his show to be boring.
- >
- >I think WLUP in Chicago really screwed up by getting him on the AM,
- >and putting Steve & Garry on FM. It is enough for me to even give up on
- >the station totally.
- >
- >Anyway, just my opinion(s), hope I don't offend any fans. I'm sure I'll
- >"turn" my radio dial to Howard from time to time, just to see if things
- >have changed, but I don't hold out much hope.
-
- I had much the same reaction when I first listened to Howard. His humor
- sounds simple-minded and low, but he gets off some very good satire
- which at first listen may be misinterpreted. Now I'm hopelessly addicted
- for about three years.
-
- As Howard says, keep listening, he grows on you like a fungus.
-
-
- >
- >Later
- Much
- >
-