Show is back on break
I usually don’t listen to replays or specials, I will probably catch some of today though. I heard they were all the Losers bits this morning. Might be interesting.
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August 25th, 2008 at 9:08 am
when will they be back?
August 25th, 2008 at 9:18 am
fucking break. URRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH
August 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I am listening to old shows I had on the computer at work. Today is Jan. 3rd 2007 and Artie is trying to quit drinking soda. Good luck fatboy.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:48 am
HA HA HA HA, that was funny.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am
he also said he would quit heroin……..
August 25th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I really lose interest in the show after these breaks…
August 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Same here Eddie and that might be my source of dissatisfaction. Hey I’m all up for ppl getting vacation time. Maybe their scheduling could be better but I’m a live show fan these days. Obviously some people really enjoy the replays.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:37 am
its alright but I heard these on summer vacation in high school back in the day. so i know what happens. the magic johnson saga for the month of june and july of that year was funny stuff though.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Look, I have been listening to Howard since the late 1980’s on the old WLUP AM in Chicago.
Since this show has moved to Sirius, it’s become a joke and a rip-off.
I yelled at the radio in frustration this morning when I saw they were not there.
You work for two weeks, two FOUR DAY work weeks, and then take a week off? Sometimes, you work for two weeks and go on vacation for two weeks? And this pattern just continues.
How long will the show be on break when Howard gets married and goes on the honeymoon? Two weeks? Three?
We don’t pay our subscription money to hear “best of” crap for a quarter (sometimes more) of every month, 12 months a year. Is there actually a calendar online somewhere that shows just how much vacation this show takes in a calendar year? They have to be off the air just as much as they are on the air. If they are on the air more than off, it’s not by much.
And you know what’s scary? Most of the “best of” stuff from the K-Rock days is better than anything they’ve done on Sirius.
We’re being ripped off.
I am a sincere fan of this show. I may disagree with some of their politics, but I have always defended the show for the entertainment that it is.
However, I think Howard and the core of that show have lost their souls and are taking advantage of the situation they have there because Sirius begged them to come in. I don’t begrudge them making money, or taking reasonable amounts of vacation.
What I do begrudge is this apparent “fuck the fans, they should be glad we’re still on the air as much as we are” attitude they seem to project.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Artie could be using all the time off the make a Beer League sequel. Heroin League would prob. have a much bigger budget.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
or Hawaiian Punch Drunk Love?
August 25th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I seriously am thinking about cancelling my Sirius subscription. I cancelled HowardTV right after that retarded/staged/dramatic Artie vs. Teddy squabble. Now Howard has become such a grouchy pussy, Robin’s an idiot who should really just be boating all the time and acting her age…Artie’s funny once but it’s not enough to keep me as a subscriber anymore.
August 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
The amount of vacation these guys take is ridiculous. I guarantee they aren’t live 30 percent of the time. Who the hell wants to listen to the fucking Losers? When they are in studio, Howard has become such a pill, especially when they are doing the news. In the past, Robin’s news report provided some of the funniest/most spontaneous moments on the show. Now, whenever anyone starts to go off on a hilarious tangent Howard immediately says “Ok Robin, what’s next?” or “I gotta get out of here.” Half the time when the show ends it happens so fast I think my radio went out. Howard is in such a fucking hurry to end the show and get the hell out of there. He’s so put upon to sit there for an extra 10 minutes and get paid MILLIONS.
August 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Your right about the news. Every story (even the first one) ends with, “Anything else Robin?”.
August 25th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Ive been listening since the beginning, and even I am fed up with this Sirius/Howard ripoff. This is a very sirius situation….Time to cancel friends.
Anything else…..?
August 25th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Listen Guys, I am the die-hard Stern fan but even I have had my fill. My wife (who hates the show) even commented that “He’s on vacation again!” Congrats for making the big bucks Mr. Stern but It won’t be my money. My contract with Sirius runs out in December but my patience for the poor show has already expired. My money will stay in my pocket and I’ll go back to terrestrial radio! Free and no Howard relative bee commercials!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
While i have to agree they have way too much time off, especially given the fact they work a 4 day week, i dont think the show is any better or worse versus k rock.
Just like at k rock, the sirius show has had it great moments (artie fights, musical guests, great interviews) and total shit moments (porn stars, bad skits, stupid wack packers).
while i am not ready to quit, and i hate the too many vacations and best of reruns, i think howard made it perfectly clear that he was ready to walk away a few years ago. obviously, sirius not only gave him the cash, but also the sweet benny of nearly triple the vacation he had before!! and every week is a 3 day weekend! who the hell would turn that down???
yes i hate it, but really i cant blame him….
August 25th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Howard, money grubbing swine, has been playing all of you for the fool. I think some of you are starting to figure out why he wanted the merger. His endless lobbying was nothing but a scam ensuring the preservation of his stake in Golden Goose, aka Sirius Radio. I do not fault him for it; I just thought he would have at least had the decency to be a little more candid on the matter.
I look for him to keep the channels after his current contract has expired. The 100 channel will be a repeats of old shows and the 101 channel will feature new talent. It is quite reminiscent of the current situation, Howard gets paid for doing practically nothing. The only redeeming virtue of his vacations is that you have the opportunity to listen to the show when it was good.
Maybe that gay bachelor party last week should have been for Howard instead of George. In George’s case, there’s only Brad. Howard, on the other hand, has been fucking millions of people in the ass ever since he moved to Sirius.
Way to go, hook nose.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/26/technology/moritz_sirius.fortune/index.htm
Howard Stern may have a Sirius dilemma
Financial problems at Sirius and XM mean the lavish deals with Stern and other top talent may be a thing of the past.
By Scott Moritz, writer
Last Updated: July 1, 2008: 9:06 AM EDT
NEW YORK (Fortune) — Howard Stern hit the jackpot when he moved satellite radio more than three years ago. He’s pocketing $80 million a year and has received Sirius Satellite Radio stock worth roughly $200 million for meeting subscriber growth targets spelled out in his five-year contract.
But the shock jock may be in for a shock of his own when his deal expires in 2010. Heavy spending by Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), its chief rival and potential merger partner, on stars like Stern have come at a hefty price: While millions of radio enthusiasts have signed up in recent years, both Sirius and XM are deeply in debt, cash-strapped and suffering an ominous sales slowdown.
Once Sirius and XM merge, as early as this week, they’ll need to take drastic steps to bolster their balance sheet, including cutting costs and refinancing XM’s massive debt. It won’t be easy, but the prospect of financial collapse will have its advantages - namely, negotiating power with stars like Stern. After all, Sirius-XM will be the only satellite radio game in town.
Sirius said Monday that it expects to squeeze about $400 million in costs out of the combined company next year, and reach positive free cash flow, excluding spending on satellites, in 2009.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Who the fuck is jenny jones and why can’t I get baseball?
August 25th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
hearing the shrill voice of Quivers shouting “I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD” over and over made my spine hurt and my skin crawl. Fucking cackling whore.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I enjoy the “Best of the Week” complication on Friday, but I agree with everyone else that they are on vacation way too much.
How many weeks off does everyone think they have had this year so far…?
August 26th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Wow, this is the first time I’d ever been on this site and didn’t realize how many unhappy fans there are. I too think this is completely an F.U. to the fans. I have some thinking to do…
August 26th, 2008 at 8:22 am
i also think there are people that are just jealous from a deal that was given to him. If you got the same we all would take it and not give a shit what others thought. The show is great when its on and if you think about it, with fewer and shorter commercials 4 days is the same as 5 days on krock. people in this world just need to relax, its thirteen bucks a month. someone should complain about other things like high gas and idiot politicians out there.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Tina Yothers is a whiny bitch.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Good find Clemenza, next time email me so I can post it up as its own thread
August 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
or as scott “the head loser” salem says Tiner Yuthas.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Sirius has the sound quality of AM radio. My stiletto 2 already broke after just a few months. I pay money to hear commercials for lumber liquidators and man groomer? WTF! Sirius is designed for hillbilly truck drivers. Trading at a buck thirty-three today. Nice work Mel! How about that mad dog ass kiss fest last week? He sucks too. I am so tired of hearing how great satellite is when is just doesn’t work. Stern’s show is like an infomercial.
August 26th, 2008 at 11:39 am
speaking of vacation, artifan, why are you taking a day off with a new thread? :)?
jeez one day, i should just start my sal and richard website, ill call it miterbinisderty.com.
i love these complainers. just end your subscriptions already and complain on the hillman radio message boards.
August 26th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Sorry guys, i just felt everyone was talking in here so I would just leave the conversation in here… I’ll create a new thread
August 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
artiefan Says:
August 26th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Good find Clemenza, next time email me so I can post it up as its own thread
Will do.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I’m going to tough it out to the end of Howard’s contract but I’ll cancel after that. Some days I think I’ll cancel immediatley though, once I turn on my Stiletto to hear they are AGAIN on vacation.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:52 am
ditto !!!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:45 am
“……….WE’VE BEEN ON SINCE 6:00 AND NOW IT’S 7:00, WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK!!”. ANYONE ELSE TIRED OF THOSE WORDS?
August 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
The Losers for 4 days - crikey. This is 30 minutes of good radio packed into 16 hours. I’d rather listen to Opey & Imus than this crap.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
This is IT, man - it’s download time. It’s easy as hell to DL a stern show, and rather than having to try to catch the show at the same time you left off (which seems to never happen; it never fails, every time I tune in, it’s the same thing I heard earlier that day), you can simply save to your MP3 player for FREE and enjoy each show at your leisure WITH NO COMMERCIALS. Some trackers even edit out the songs that they play every half hour that are put there purely to give Howard more downtime. The show is better than ever, but it’s because of the uncensored format, the staff (best combo of players of the show ever), and the great new wackpackers - not because of Howard but despite him. Howard, go join George Lucas on an island of former geniuses who became lazy, greedy, narcissistic hacks. And take Bianca with you.