First commute without Howard

jrohland · 12-19-2005, 08:00 AM

Today was my first morning commute without Howard Stern. I did not think it would matter but, I could not find anything on the radio to listen to.

This could be a Sirius affliction.

jrohland

mdmikemd · 12-19-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by jrohland@Dec 19 2005, 08:00 AM
Today was my first morning commute without Howard Stern. I did not think it would matter but, I could not find anything on the radio to listen to.

This could be a Sirius affliction.

jrohland

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Look at it as if he's on a 3 week vacation and "Best of Stern" is stuff you never liked. I've been in Minneapolis for 4 years...(he was cancelled here 3 months before we moved here)...and only heard tidbits when I visited family and friends in NJ.

Now I see some Sirius changes in my future!

AlphaTeam · 12-19-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by mdmikemd@Dec 19 2005, 08:40 AM
Look at it as if he's on a 3 week vacation and "Best of Stern" is stuff you never liked. I've been in Minneapolis for 4 years...(he was cancelled here 3 months before we moved here)...and only heard tidbits when I visited family and friends in NJ.

Now I see some Sirius changes in my future!

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Citadel Broadcasting removed him from the air in my area several months ago. Said he talked too much about Sirus. I haven't listened to a Citadel station since. There was a place that streamed his show in ther internet I was able to catch him everyonce ina while that way.

I got a Sirius installed in Birdo on Friday in preperation for HS.

Spunky · 12-19-2005, 09:32 AM

I would highly recommend NPR (National Public Radio).

Find your local NPR stations and start listening to some REAL radio. They can be brilliant: entertaining, thought-provoking, conversation starters, un-encumbered by commercials (yahoo!). If you don't like classical music and happen across an NPR station that plays it, keep searching until you find the station that is right for you.

http://www.npr.org/stations/

My husband has walked in the front door and said, "Did you hear what was just on the radio?" We proceed to have great talks about the latest movies or the elections in Afghanistan or translations of bird song or capital punishment or pensions and our retirement plans or ...
Sometimes these discussions last into dessert and after-dinner coffee.

NPR will give you great ideas for conversations at your next office holiday party! Not many CEOs would tolerate discussing anything Howie considers worth dishing.

AzizaVFR · 12-19-2005, 10:02 AM

That is what Sirius radio is counting on. Howard and gang will make $100M/year for five years. To cover that cost, they need one million new lifetime subscribers ($500 each) to break even. I had them for three years until the Kenwood unit got fried during a slight rain on my motorcycle.

SteveS · 12-19-2005, 10:18 AM

Hoo Hoo, I invented everything, Robin.

You could always go to listen.xmradio.com and get the 3 day trial for XM and check out O&A....

TucsonDave · 12-19-2005, 10:58 AM

I agree. O&A are way better then Howard. Howard hasn't been funny for years. O&A are funny every day. Howard's breaking new ground....O&A have been on for 15 months. XM202!!!

Betelgeuse · 12-19-2005, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by Spunky@Dec 19 2005, 10:32 AM
I would highly recommend NPR (National Public Radio).

Find your local NPR stations and start listening to some REAL radio. They can be brilliant: entertaining, thought-provoking, conversation starters, un-encumbered by commercials (yahoo!). If you don't like classical music and happen across an NPR station that plays it, keep searching until you find the station that is right for you.

http://www.npr.org/stations/

My husband has walked in the front door and said, "Did you hear what was just on the radio?" We proceed to have great talks about the latest movies or the elections in Afghanistan or translations of bird song or capital punishment or pensions and our retirement plans or ...
Sometimes these discussions last into dessert and after-dinner coffee.

NPR will give you great ideas for conversations at your next office holiday party! Not many CEOs would tolerate discussing anything Howie considers worth dishing.

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Why not listen to both? I just heard Ira Glass (host of This American Life on NPR) give a talk and he was talking about how much he likes Howard Stern. That surprised me enough to consider listening to Howard Stern (something I had never realistically considered before). Unfortunately, with him moving to Sirius, I don't really have the chance to try him out for free. . .

DocVijay · 12-19-2005, 12:27 PM

What to do without Howard Stern?

Rejoice. He's an annoying, irritating prat anyway. Life is better without him.

GreenMachine · 12-19-2005, 12:46 PM

I thought I wouldn't like Howard Stern at all. One day a movie came on the TV called "Private Parts", and I half looked up and started watching it. I kept thinking "this is about Howard Stern and I can't stand him" but I keep on watching. It grabbed my attention and I couldn't tear myself away. It is a very good movie and I came away with an entirely different view of Howard than that of my pre-conceived opinion.

It came on television sometime later and I told my wife about it -- she said "I can't stand Howard Stern" and took a look ready to say it was awful --- but ended up watching the whole movie, just as I did and enjoying it.

If you haven't seen it, give it a try before you chalk him off.

On the other hand, I have never listened to his program on the radio and probably won't.

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12-19-2005, 08:00 AM	#1
jrohland Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arlington, Virginia, US Posts: 56 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Today was my first morning commute without Howard Stern. I did not think it would matter but, I could not find anything on the radio to listen to. This could be a Sirius affliction. jrohland

12-19-2005, 09:32 AM	#4
Spunky Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 469 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I would highly recommend NPR (National Public Radio). Find your local NPR stations and start listening to some REAL radio. They can be brilliant: entertaining, thought-provoking, conversation starters, un-encumbered by commercials (yahoo!). If you don't like classical music and happen across an NPR station that plays it, keep searching until you find the station that is right for you. http://www.npr.org/stations/ My husband has walked in the front door and said, "Did you hear what was just on the radio?" We proceed to have great talks about the latest movies or the elections in Afghanistan or translations of bird song or capital punishment or pensions and our retirement plans or ... Sometimes these discussions last into dessert and after-dinner coffee. NPR will give you great ideas for conversations at your next office holiday party! Not many CEOs would tolerate discussing anything Howie considers worth dishing.

12-19-2005, 10:02 AM	#5
AzizaVFR Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 48 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	That is what Sirius radio is counting on. Howard and gang will make $100M/year for five years. To cover that cost, they need one million new lifetime subscribers ($500 each) to break even. I had them for three years until the Kenwood unit got fried during a slight rain on my motorcycle.

12-19-2005, 10:18 AM	#6
SteveS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Upper Bucks County, PA Posts: 184 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hoo Hoo, I invented everything, Robin. You could always go to listen.xmradio.com and get the 3 day trial for XM and check out O&A....

12-19-2005, 10:58 AM	#7
TucsonDave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tucson Posts: 33 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I agree. O&A are way better then Howard. Howard hasn't been funny for years. O&A are funny every day. Howard's breaking new ground....O&A have been on for 15 months. XM202!!!

12-19-2005, 12:27 PM	#9
DocVijay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,455 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	What to do without Howard Stern? Rejoice. He's an annoying, irritating prat anyway. Life is better without him.

12-19-2005, 12:46 PM	#10
GreenMachine Senior Prius Poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 732 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I thought I wouldn't like Howard Stern at all. One day a movie came on the TV called "Private Parts", and I half looked up and started watching it. I kept thinking "this is about Howard Stern and I can't stand him" but I keep on watching. It grabbed my attention and I couldn't tear myself away. It is a very good movie and I came away with an entirely different view of Howard than that of my pre-conceived opinion. It came on television sometime later and I told my wife about it -- she said "I can't stand Howard Stern" and took a look ready to say it was awful --- but ended up watching the whole movie, just as I did and enjoying it. If you haven't seen it, give it a try before you chalk him off. On the other hand, I have never listened to his program on the radio and probably won't.