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uncamark:
[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 05:11 PM\']As Crazy as you may think this is.... I feel that Rod would of been absolutely fine with the tribute Howard gave to him. I realize people here are going to be particularly sensitive about the situation. However Rod appeared on Geoff Edwards Radio Show a couple of years back. Rod seemed to understand that Howard's schtick is to be outrageous. Rod basicly defended Howard during this interview. So considering that ....... I feel Rod would of been happy that Howard mentioned him and probably would of found his tribute funny.[/quote]
Probably because it seems like as a talk show host Rod was doing what would be Stern's shtick without the sex jokes.

Also, considering that Gordon McLendon was an ardent conservative, it's surprising that he let Rod get away with being a liberal on his flagship station (although from airchecks I've heard on reelradio.com, he let his talent on his KNUS-FM station in Dallas get away with some anti-Establishment remarks that he probably didn't care for).

inturnaround:
[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 05:11 PM\'] Hey, inturnaround...  Thanks for the info, especially so quickly!

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 Hey, don't mention it. I'm unemployed right now so I've nothing better to do. Hehee.

MyCapableAssistant:
[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 04:11 PM\'] As Crazy as you may think this is.... I feel that Rod would of been absolutely fine with the tribute Howard gave to him. I realize people here are going to be particularly sensitive about the situation. However Rod appeared on Geoff Edwards Radio Show a couple of years back. Rod seemed to understand that Howard's schtick is to be outrageous. Rod basicly defended Howard during this interview. So considering that ....... I feel Rod would of been happy that Howard mentioned him and probably would of found his tribute funny.

 I've posted a portion of this interview with Rod at the following link


 http://www.johnchartier.com/rodgeoff.rm





John [/quote]
 Like I said, I don't listen to Howard Stern. I'm not a fan of his
and I know he's outrageous, but if the majority think his tribute was
good, then it's fine with me too  ;-)

DrBear:
Sorry, people who get their kicks at the misfortune of others who have done nothing wrong don't do it for me. As far as I'm concerned, Stern is just typical of why radio is unlistenable any more. From what I've heard of Stern, he's no diferent than the type of people we left A.T.-G.S. to get away from.

Adam Nedeff:

--- Quote ---Sorry, people who get their kicks at the misfortune of others who have done nothing wrong don't do it for me. As far as I'm concerned, Stern is just typical of why radio is unlistenable any more. From what I've heard of Stern, he's no diferent than the type of people we left A.T.-G.S. to get away from.
--- End quote ---

OK, before I start, I don't find Howard Stern funny; there are people out there doing shock comedy better than him, IMO. That said...

LIGHTEN UP.

This is not a mockery of Rod's death; rather, a mockery of how it was handled. Howard establishes that from the beginning with his griping, and frankly, I thought the whole premise of the segment is pretty funny. The suggested alternative of a "very special Price is Right" is amusing simply because of the impossible notion of a powerful episode of TPIR. The tribute song was good for the most part (didn't like the cancer joke, not because I was offended---which I wasn't---but because it just felt tacked on for shock sake and that never works for me).

Besides, I dare anyone on this board to step up and say that, in a private moment, they've NEVER made a joke about a death. Humor is a defense mechanism, after all. It's how we cope with fear, very often; fear of anything, but especially death. If Howard was "just another guy" who did a low-key, not-professional version of this at a water cooler among friends, it would draw chuckles. But since he did it on a national broadcast with millions of listeners, a few people climb on a soap box and call him degenerate.

I know, I know, his motives are probably not related to coping with fear, and yeah, he was probably going for the shock value in the premise, but remember a few things.

1. Considering it's Howard Stern, this could have been a lot worse.

2. If you were offended, you're probably not his target audience, so it's not like he lost fans forever with this.

3. Am I alone in thinking that Howard appears to demonstrate tremendous respect for Rod a few times in this bit?

With all that said, nobody is more surprised about my defending Howard Stern than me.

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