If Howard can do the same show he does on regular radio, he might succeed, but my feeling is that once any restrictions on him go away, the show will decline. His mystique is the way he can push the envelope. Once hes consistenly over the line, it will get old fast. Same with Bubba.
> > I wish Howard Stern well. But I guess I am old, and
> > brittle. I just don't get it I guess. Why the jubilation?
>
> > Why the dancing in the streets? ALL hail Sirius! "Oboy
> > another place we can hear F@CK and SH&T!" THAT will make
> our
> > lives complete!
> >
> > That's what we need more of. That will make this planet a
>
> > better place..Thank God we have a new place to hear Howard
>
> > the way he is supposed to be heard..full of cool swear
> > words, and more talk about boobies and heinys!..heee
> > heee..Lot's of wealthy and well educated listeners who'll
> do
> > whatever he says, and buy it because Howard says for us
> to.
> > The sponsors will get thier money's worth all right.
> > Embarrassing!
> >
> > And I must disagree about cable TV. There, we can all
> learn
> > about the charming Louie the Talking Trout, and
> Veg-O-Matic,
> > and all about Ron Popiel and his amazing Showtime Oven,
> and
> > some of my personal favorites..The George Foreman Grill
> (Do
> > you know most people don't even know he was a sports
> > figure?..Most people think he makes grills and installs
> > mufflers) The Juiceman, The Rug Doctor and the all time
> > favorite gift "Video Cat-Nip" Oh there's Cortislim, and
> > NutriSystem, and Blue Hippo Computers..where you can get a
>
> > 500.00 "Famous Name" computer for only 36 easy payments of
>
> > 39.95!l2600.00 payable over 3 years. "And its a "famous
> > name" computer..." I never knew 'Abraham Lincoln'(tm)
> > computers..were so good!
> >
> > No, Cable TV, and satellite channels open our small world
> to
> > the wonders of Chris the Knife Guy, and Body by Jake..and
> so
> > many others keeping us all company in the wee hours of the
>
> > morning as we try to stop the bleeding from cutting off
> the
> > tip of our thumbs with the Ginsu 3000 cleaver. Sirius will
>
> > run the radio versions of these..bet on it.
> >
>
> As usual, a fine explanation, Jeff.
>
> What no one seems to realize is just how few people are
> really going to hear this stuff. When you combine that with
> the irreparable damage done to Infinity,(who blew up
> numerous stations in a show of loyalty to Howard over the CC
> fiasco, only to have him spit in their faces) this is a
> lose-lose proposition.
>
> And BTW, after this post I read Jeff's post further down
> where he DOES make the same point about audience...
>