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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Shrine 100 News: IRISH JOHN IS A COMEDIC GENIUS!!!

This is a blog in progress.


I just got to say that I thought that the Erik shitathon was fantastic yesterday..I enjoyed it immensely but for me the show went beyond greatness in the evening after Erik fell asleep in his chair.After listening to Erik nap for awhile I believe it was Eddie Sacks who whispered softly a goodnight to the people listening.....a few minutes later a drunk Irish John decided to get the party started again and gave out his cellphone number for people to call and call they did. The result was an impromtu call in show that made for some very compelling radio. First fans called with advice on how to get Erik up and shitting again. Joey Boots tried to call (according to Erik anyway) and was promptly turned away,Zolar called and was hung on, then Billy Mira called and even stopped over and was turned away. I thought it was a great play by Irish John to give up the digits and hearing his phone ring with the song Hello Hello!! was priceless. No, Maryann, Joey Boots, Ralph,shuli and all that "shit" didn't make that show great, it was Irish John and the late night callers that took Howard 100 to a new level for those who were still listening at that late hour. Big Kudos to John and Dale in Sales and Eddie Sacks and High Pitch for a very special moment in Sirius radio history. Awesome job dudes.

I will be posting some comments and audio from this amazing broadcast later today sometime. or maybe tomorrow...I am a little sleepy from staying up to almost 3 listening. Give these guys there own late night show Howard....no wait...forget that...I would never get any sleep.

(update: I was listening to Howard 100 News and I heard one fan say that he enjoyed the High Pitch Erik dumpathon but he thought that Irish John ruined it at the end and that radio was not for him. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here are a few clips of that historic night when quite to the contrary Irish John turned a dying show into some of the finest reality radio this reporter has ever heard.

In this first clip we hear the original end of the show as Erik passes out in his chair and Eddie Sacks says goodnight to the listeners. Irish John tries to get things rolling again:

Goodnight: Take one

In this clip you will hear a drunk Irish John make a spur of the moment decision that I thought was brilliant. He threw caution to the wind and gave out his cell phone number and began fielding calls from the late night fans still listening.

Speak your mind

In clip #3 the boys get pranked called by someone using a Howard Stern soundboard. Hmm...wonder who that was? Could this be the very first time Howard Stern's voice was ever heard on Howard 100?

Howard calls in


Many calls were made including calls from Zolar and Billy Mira. Billy Mira even stopped by the apartment. In this final clip we hear the end of Zolar calls in and a surprise ending it is.

Zolar calls in

I could pull many more clips but I just wanted to give you all a small taste of what you aren't hearing on Howard 100 News if you weren't listening that night. This is just some of the fun you are missing out on if you don't have your Sirius Radio yet. Don't miss out on any more historic and compelling reality radio. Don't delay, get your shit today!!!!