John Melendez answers questions from fans on his message board. Here are some of those questions and his answers.Q: who would you like to see on the news more???Michelle Jerson Shuli Lisa G MikePiazza
A: me
Q: Where would you rather live? Bayville or LA?
A: bayville then la
Q: Did you ever fart in the catchers face? If you ever pass gas at home, do you blame the dog? Do you read the scripts of the movies you make, or do you just go "eenie meenie minie moe"? Does your gynecologist send you love letters? How does it feel to be on your own, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone? Did you learn to walk backwards to avoid your fathers punches? Didn't you steal my car? Did you ever think you'd see the day when Garrett Morris is more happening than you? Who got hit in the face with more balls, Yogi Berra or Rock Hudson?
A: yes to all of the above
Q: Will Tom Chiusano make a great intern?John , do you think Tom could handle it ? Or would LA be too much for him?
A: tom would make a great intern & has for many years
Q: NY or LA, which one you like better? Do you miss the show more than you like being on this one? Do you listen to the show anymore? And, do you talk to any of the guys from the show still?
A: new york is my home, la is a close second, I don't listen to the show, I still have matained friendships with artie, gary, sal, will, & jason, & the tv guys
Q: Does it feel like stealing? Is Jay as much of a tool as he is on TV?
A: jay is a great guy, really, I love working with him
Q: What about my 1st question?
A: does what feel like stealing
Q: What would you like to do in the future? What projects would you like to be doing? What's the hardest thing to get used to living in LA?
A: I'm working on a movie & a book, acting would be something that I would really like to see myself doing
Q: You ever going to be back on the Stern show as a guest? Been waiting to hear you since the move.
A:maybe, if I am in town
Q: Wh-Who are you?
A: nice
Q: Hey John. Big fan, big fan. Who came up with the Jay-walking concept? Was it you or Jay? It is such a fresh, new idea.
A: you've been listening to howard too long
Q: Will you ever buy a JokeMaster Jr.? Your kids will love it!
A: buy, no, for free... no!
Q: do you get jay leno's baked potato too?
A: fortunately ne eats normal food... I get him chicken wings!
And a comment from a fan
I'm a longtime Howard fan and I'm glad John put up this board to get some of this stuff a little more out in the open. Obviously, John's stuff on the old show were some of the funniest bits ever and were pretty groundbreaking stuff. I love Howard on Sirius now, too.
When John left the show, it was pretty ugly. Howard was over the top brutal. It wasn't even funny most of time. Howard was going off about Leno and I remember John saying something like "Why can't it be that they want me on the Tonight Show because they like me?"
If anyone's been listening to Sirius they may have heard the whole thing with Dee from Twisted Sister. Howard didn't talk to him for years, after Dee called and asked him if him taking a competing radio job would hurt their friendship. Howard said it wouldn't and then went on to cut Dee off completely. Howard was very honest talking about his feeling when they reunited on Sirius, but it really shows an unpleasant part of Howard's personality.
So does this thing with John. It seems like Howard really doesn't want people to succeed out of his show.
This whole thing is like a divorce where the kids feel they need to take sides. Howard is a powerful personality and has the audience and so a lot of people seem to want to take Howard's side. John went onto to bigger and better things and the right thing to do is wish him success, because there's no competition here. I understand Howard's feelings, sort of, but he didn't do the right thing. Like Dee and Dice, I'm hoping at some point John and Howard have some kind of reconciliation - it'd make great radio.
In the meantime, thanks to John for putting up a forum to talk about it.
John: thanks, I think you hit the nail on the head
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