Stuttering John in next week's Steppin out..

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Speaking of Steppin Out, check out this audio of "Dopie" Opie melting down on the air over this week's Asshole of the Week article. haha

Too bad only a few hundred people heard it.

Listen here

Did Howard Stern jump the shark? by Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg, not to be confused with the actor has a great blog about Howard Stern. Steve asks a question that a lot of us die-hard Stern fans ask each other all of the time. Did Howard Stern jump the shark? How appropriate since the creator of Jump the Shark is a part of the new Stern family.

Guttenberg goes all the way back to the NBC days as a Howard Stern fan. Guttenberg was attracted to the on-air fights with management that became a daily part of the show. Guttenberg echoes the sentiments of a lot of long time fans. Guttenberg feels that Stern jumped the shark when he divorced his wife Alison.

I remember when Howard divorced Alison and I said the same thing to my friends. It really wasn’t funny listening to someone get hit on by models and strippers who now could have fun with them. The fun used to be listening to a frustrated, married man who couldn’t take advantage of the fruits of his success. The talk about the in-laws, complaints about the wife, excitement of seeing strippers was now gone.

I really think he jumped the shark back in 2004. In 2004, Stern became a whiny, spoiled man who turned his show into five-dollar political chatter. The same guy that would make fun of Rush Limbaugh for hours was now the Rush of the left. It wasn’t his views that bothered me. It was the fact that he drove it down your throat for four hours a day. He also looked like quite an ass when Kerry lost after bragging about the millions of votes he was going to bring Kerry.

Guttenberg feels that Stern completely lost it when he jumped to Sirius. I have had mixed feelings about his show since the move. I feel like his show is much more contrived than it used to be. “Hey, did you hear Sal doesn’t know who won World War II? I just heard Richard Christy hasn’t bathed for a week?” It was funny the first time. It became old, tired, unrealistic, and just flat out not funny after the hundredth time.

I think the biggest problem with Howard is that he became the person he used to rail against. The old Stern was angry and bitter at being rejected by the establishment. The old Stern would go nuts on a celebrity making ridiculous complaints. It isn’t uncommon nowadays to hear Stern whine for an hour about having his picture taken while on vacation.

Publishers and writers who write about Stern’s preposterous relationship with a model have become the new enemy and replaced management. It may be unintentional, but the funniest moments of his Sirius tenure have come when he goes off yelling about a writer who called him ugly. It is unintentionally funny because he isn’t joking. Stern has become so out of touch with reality that I question whether he could dominate terrestrial radio today with the product he has brought to Sirius.

I think it is almost impossible to expect the same show to be funny for thirty-years. I also don’t blame Stern for falling victim to his own success. What was he supposed to do? Turn down $500 million to stay grounded? I don’t blame him, but I also wonder what he would have said about himself 15 years ago? What would Stern have said about the host who brings in his girlfriend to talk about dogs for an hour? What would Stern have said about the old, ugly guy dating the model who can’t see an alternative motive? What would Stern say about the guy who hired a news company to report on him and complained when they did a story about him?

We will never know because that Howard Stern is long gone. I will choose to remember the funny Stern who I grew up with. The new Howard Stern has turned into simply nothing more than a parody. Did Howard Stern jump the shark? You better believe he did.


from phillyburbs.com

Pic of Howard found vacationing in Europe

without his wig?

Great find from JJBOOKER65 of SFN


http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=360341&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

some photoshop fun with the poor guy who has no fame, no millions in the bank, no Beth, but Howard's looks.

This week on the Greg Fitzsimmons Show

Andy Dick


Check out Greg's show every Monday at Midnight on Howard 101.

Who is smarter? You or Sal the Stockbroker?

Take test here

SFN news: Mutt closes Joey Boots account

Mutt:

Boots is now calling my office (post #1)
he's calling my office threatening to post my office phone number, address, home phone number, home address, cell, kim's cell, etc. if I don't turn his account back on. he's called a dozen times in the past minutes. he says he's an enemy and I better turn him back on or else.

what the fuck crazy man


source:
http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=360197

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Joey Boots banned from SFN, Mutt worries about his personal info being posted.
My oh my how times have changed. It will be interesting to see how these two handle this situation now that shoes are on different feet.

Interview with the Rev Bob Levy by houstonpress.com

Houstoned: Of all the people who get their balls so severely busted on the Stern show, you are among the worst victims. They nail you about you poor spelling, bad pronunciation, career level, and living in your ex-wife’s basement. So how tough is it?
Levy: I don’t mind it. It takes awhile, but you develop a thick skin. And it’s better if they’re talking about you than if they’re not talking about you. Howard likes you if you amuse him. I think he really likes me. And he’s helping people make a living. He’s a saint, goddamnit!

Houstoned: Listeners can only imagine what it’s like really being in that studio with all the chaos. What’s the most surprising thing you think people should know?
Levy: Well…Robin [Quivers, co-host] is actually white. They do a great make-up job on her to make her look black. I mean, she has a boat, she was into race car driving…come on folks!

Houstoned: The Killers are such a strange package of people…
Levy: We try to mix it up. We have four strong comedians, then you go into the Iron Sheik, and it’s part of the show. We work the crowd with him. Then Beetlejuice comes out. We’ve finally got it down to where it clicks.

Houstoned: Well, given the way things are going with [Stern sidekick] Artie Lange and his health, you may want to polish off that audition tape to fill his spot.
Levy: Naaaah. Artie’s gonna be there forever. I hope. I love him on the show. He’s a perfect fit, and I don’t think anybody can fill his shoes.

Houstoned: Howard has put you in charge of coordinating the on-air roasts, which are usually pretty brutal. How do you put them together?
Levy: Me and [Stern producer] Gary put it together. We go through a list of comedians to see who would be the best fit. We also try to make sure we don’t step on each other with [the material].

more here

Angie Everhart arrested for DUI after pissing in restaurant by TMZ

Everhart Busted for DUI
Posted Apr 28th 2008 9:55AM by TMZ Staff

Model Angie Everhart was arrested for DUI early last Thursday and held on $15,000 bail.

She was released later that morning and is due in court on May 15.

According to an unconfirmed tip, Angie pleaded with cops to let her take a piss before submitting to a field sobriety test. After cops took her to a nearby restaurant to relieve herself, she took the test and failed. She refused to take any chemical tests because she said her attorney told her to refuse everything.

Source

Thanks unsolicted advice guy for the info.

Interview with Jim Florentine by newstimes.com

NT: You're dating Howard Stern Show co-host Robin Quivers, who's known for being sophisticated and high class. You're known for your love of flatulence. Does she having you doing things and going places against your will?

Florentine: In any relationship, with whatever chick you have, you're going somewhere you don't want to be. You gotta do some of that stuff. I'll go anywhere once just for the experience. It's good for comedy, so you have something to write about.

NT: Have you worked your high-profile romance with Quivers into your act?

Florentine: People want to know about it when I'm up on stage.

They talk about it on the (Howard Stern) show non-stop, so fans already know what's going on. (Quivers) is a cool chick. She's not a controlling little girl like most of these girls are, you know? She's independent, she's got her own life going on, so that's cool.

More here

Rick's Cabaret in Philly opens without a "stitch"

PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 25: Gary DellAbate of the Howard Stern Show with Show Girls at the Grand Opening of Rick's Cabaret Day-2 April 25, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mychal Watts/WireImage)



More pics here

Aol News: Howard and Beth on Hollywood Odd Couple list

She's Hot, But He's Not

Revolution too much fun for Scott Ferrall, renews contract

Scott Ferrall will continue to host his live sports call-in show, "The Scott Ferrall Show," every weeknight because he's renewed his contract with Sirius Satellite RadioSiriusly-Speaking May-07 .

"I work for Howard Stern, 'The King of all Media,' and Sirius Satellite Radio," said Scott Ferrall. "I couldn't walk away from the revolution -- it's too much fun."

On Saturday, April 26th Ferrall will host a special live broadcast from NFL Draft Fan Central outside Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan. The one-time show will air from 3pm - 4pm ET on Howard 101 and will feature Ferrall in front of a live audience talking directly to fans in attendance as the 2008 NFL Draft kicks off.

This weekend Ferrall makes his feature film debut in Redbelt, the mixed martial artsUltimate-Fighting-Championship drama written and directed by David Mamet. Ferrall plays himself, an "opinionated" sports broadcaster. Redbelt premieres today, April 25th at the Tribeca Film FestivalSundance-Buying-Frenzy in New York City.

The Scott Ferrall Show airs live Monday-Friday from 8pm - 12am ET on Howard 101 (ch 101).

Source

Howard still #1 in Satellite...

Arbitron has released ratings for satellite radio for the fall of 2007 and Howard Stern's Sirius channels are still the most-listened to stations on either service, according to this article that appeared in the Friday Morning Quarterback blog.

"Howard Stern 100 on Sirius is the most listened to channel on satellite, with a 0.04 AQH rating and a cume of 1,210,000 listeners 12+. His Stern 101 channel has a 0.01 AQH and a cume of 501,100. Over on XM, Opie & Anthony's Virus channel pulls in a 0.01 AQH 12+, with a cume of 171,300."

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach pitches new show idea!!

In memory of the Great Kenneth Keith Kallenbach we decided to present today some of the Shrine blogs devoted to Kenneth over the years. Enjoy!

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach Roast and Taking a Shit on Show Members

Hey what's up there. It's Kenneth Keith Kallenbach. I was hoping the Howard Stern Show could put together a roast for me on the Howard Stern Show. And call it something like the Kenneth Keith Kallenbach Roast or something like that. They could have all these bad comedians that think they are funnier than me come in and trash me. It would be great and very funny. It would be great too if I could come on and shit on these guys on the show for the contest they are having. I could guzzle like 2 bottles of mineral oil and then like a half hour later I could take like a huge diarhea shit on them. I'm great for it to because my bowel movements are extremely foul and bad smelling, very very much more than the average person.

Kenneth's website

Source

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach gets cranky with a furniture store

Kenneth Keith: Hey what’s up Howard Stern fans, It's me Kenneth Keith Kallenbach. I just made a great crank phony phone call to some furniture store down south. This is great!!! Here it is.
Thanks a lot,
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach
KennethKeith.com

Are you ready for some goofball?

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach on Monday Night Football

Joy to the World by Kenneth Keith Kallenbach

Kenneth Keith: Hey what's up Howard Stern fans. It's me Kenneth Keith Kallenbach. Check out the new Joy To The World Music Video I just did and put up on YouTube. This is great. I play all the instruments, guitars, bass guitar, drums and vocals. I did my own rock version of it. There is also a link to it through my regular website I also have it up on my Myspace Band Site The Kenneth Keith Kallenbach Band

Ok thanks a lot! Talk to you all soon.

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach DVD is finally here!!!!!

The New Hour and a Half Kenneth Keith Kallenbach DVD is finally here. With clips of my sketch comedy I have written, directed and acted in, clips of my band The Kenneth Keith Kallenbach Band performing live on stage, clips of my stand-up comedy, phoney phone calls I have made to radio and tv shows and people, many interviews with me and much much more.


Check the DVD here

Thanks Joe from superfansonline.com for the info.

Howardshrine presents: A video by Kenneth Keith "Duty in Hotel Room"

Hey Howard Sterns Fans,

It's me Kenneth Keith Kallenbach. My video of me Playing With Poo keeps getting banned from all the sites I keep putting it up on. The Philly papers are writing all about my Poo video everywhere. And I've gotten tons of publicity off it. Everyone is in a state of Poo about it!!! Doc was cool enough to put it up here at the Shrine. Check it out!!!


KennethKeith

Watch here

RIP Kenneth Keith Kallenbach

Howard Shrine Trivia: Kenneth was the very first Shrine inductee, following Howard, which is fitting to me considering he was one of the first wack packers and one of the most original.

Goodnight funnyman. Thanks for all the laughs and good times.



Kenneth's website

Jim Florentine on Robin Quivers

Now that's the sex tape I want to see.

Chaunce Hayden week continues here at the Shrine as Chaunce strikes again interviewing Jim Florentine this week for Steppin Out Magazine




More:

here
and here

Wack Pack News: Kenneth Keith Kallenbach allegedly arrested on charges of luring a minor into a motor vehicle and two counts of harassment

UPPER CHICHESTER -- Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, the man Howard Stern called "the ultimate airhead." (picture and photo) is reportedly facing charges of trying to lure a girl into his car.


The upper Chichester police have labeled him a predator, according to the Delco Times.

According to the report, Kallenbach was arrested on Monday March 17, 2008 for allegedly snatching a female who was walking along Chichester Avenue and attempted to pull her into his car.

The self-described standup comedian (he allegedly can blow air bubbles out of his eyes) was allegedly arrested on charges of luring a minor into a motor vehicle and two counts of harassment, according to court documents.


Kallenbach, 39, was arrested and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David Griffin, according to the report. He was then remanded to Delaware County prison.

Kallenbach was reportedly released on Thursday on $50,000 bail.


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Another Chaunce Hayden "Exclusive" being disputed: Opie of Opie and Anthony fame Offers $100k For Proof Of Sex Tape

Just when you thought you couldn't get enough Chaunce Hayden news this week there comes more.
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"There is no sex tape. There is absolutely no sex tape," said an enraged Gregg "Opie" Hughes today in response to a New York Post Page Six report about a sex tape involving his fiancée, Lindsay, and MTV/Jackass star Bam Margera.

The gossip column wrote, “A disgruntled ex-employee of the radio duo recently acquired rights to the video from Margera and it's soon to be released on a pay-for-play Web site, reports Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden. ‘They're doing the nasty - and I mean nasty,’ Hayden says. 'Hughes is taking legal action to prevent its distribution. Apparently, he's so distraught, he's banned the name 'Bam' from being mentioned on the show.’”

Contacted by FMQB, Hayden admitted he hasn't actually seen the tape, but was made aware of it's alleged existence by a couple ex-employees of the Opie & Anthony Show, saying they described the tape in such great detail that he believed they were telling the truth.

“Why would Bam give the rights to a sex tape to a disgruntled employee of our show?” questioned Opie during today's show. “Doesn't he do a radio show for Sirius? Why wouldn't he use that to get some exposure?”

Opie also denied any legal proceedings have started, suggesting that it would be a matter of public record if they had. He also said the sex tape has been a rumor making the rounds for a year and a half. Reading between the lines of the conversation regarding the rumored tape, the likely “disgruntled employee” behind the Hayden/Page Six report is former Opie & Anthony Show producer Ben Sparks, who was let go from the program in July 2006.

Showing his belief that such a tape does not exist, Opie offered $100,000 cash to anyone who can produce a copy

Source

Thanks to SonofSpaz for the info.

Howardshrine broadcaster Candystalker strikes again

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Free Screening of Jackie The Jokeman's movie "The Wackness"

a free movie screening for my pot-smoking pals here on Long Island!

a free screening, a great film, a fun time...

8 pm, this Thursday, April 24th,
at Roosevelt Field 8, on Long Island
Jackie will be hosting a free screening of
The Pothead Movie Of 2008!
a Sony Pictures Classics release
"The Wackness"
starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, & Mary-Kate Olsen

New York City, Summer 1994...
Hip Hop was blaring...Guiliani was in office...And all Luke wanted to do is sell pot from his ice cream cart and get the girl of his dreams...

at Roosevelt Field 8, on Long Island
630 Old Country Road
Garden City, New York
RSVP's madatory ... (212) 445-7100, ext. 13



Here's a little more about the movie:

From 31-year-old newcomer Jonathan Levine, THE WACKNESS is a coming-of-age
tale set in 1994 New York, and stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia
Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen and Method Man. It won the Audience Award at
Sundance earlier this year.

For more info, and to RSVP for the screening, people should visit:

here

Artie Lange: Asshole of the Week!

Chaunce Hayden:





keystone artie

Interview with Chaunce Hayden by the KingOfAllWhites

One of our Shrine blog readers, KingOfAllWhites, asked if we could follow up with Chaunce Hayden about his recent inside scoop story that wrongly predicted Artie would be suspended, then fired, for his recent attack of his assistant Teddy. Chaunce was happy to oblige.


KOAW: What was your source for the Artie news?
Chaunce: I would never betray a source by publicly outing them. I will tell you that my source has been right in the past. Including, telling me that David Lee Roth was taking over for Howard Stern weeks before the announcement was made. You might recall my Fox News appearance when I went on record and said that Roth was Stern's replacement. Everyone thought I was crazy....except my source.

KOAW: What changed from the time you reported it until Monday Morning when your information was proven incorrect?
Chaunce: I'm told that Artie Lange was indeed set to be suspended and then fired. However, Howard Stern and his agent got involved and reached out to Artie and had a long talk with him. The decision to keep Artie came as a surprise to most at Sirius who also had heard that Artie was gone. Although, it was made clear to Artie that not even Howard could save him if it happens again.

KOAW: Why are you still so involved in the world of Howard Stern?
Chaunce: I'm a celebrity reporter. I'm involved in the world of "entertainment." Whether or not you find the Stern show entertaining is your own personal opinion. Most still believe Howard is a celebrity and it is my job to report on what he does... as well as hundreds of other celebrities.

KOAW: Do you feel it hurts your journalistic credibility when you break a story, only for it to be proven false?
Chaunce: No... it's gossip. Not CNN. When I told Howard Stern that Marlon Brando had died hours before it became public and he announced at the end of the show, "Once again Chaunce got it wrong.".... did that change your opinion of Howard? When I announced that David Lee Roth got the gig taking over for Stern, did you feel compelled to send me a letter of congratulations on getting the scoop? When I announced that there would indeed be commercials and censorship on the "Revolution" version of the Howard Stern Show and was proven right, did you feel the need to apologize to me for all the hate mail claiming I was making up the story?
So, if Howard saved Aritie's job the last minute... good for Artie. I don't think I'll lose any sleep over this one. Enjoy the revolution! haha.

From the Howardshrine Mailbag: Thank you howardshrine

Dear Doc,

Thank you so much for your support of all of us dancers here at the Rick's Cabaret clubs. I am hoping to see you and all the Howard Stern fans at one of the Rick's Cabaret Philadelphia opening parties, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
There are so many girls at the club, be sure to ask for me.

Love,

Grace

SFN News: Joey Boots....

Account on hold.






copy and paste to read what the "super" fans have to say about the once "head" mod's demotion:

http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=358013&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

Robin Quivers and her dress on The View !!

Watch here

Thanks to Unsolicited advice guy for the info.

Howardshrine.com in the news: Will Artie Lange Be Back on ‘Howard Stern’ Monday? by nymag.com

Will Artie Lange Be Back on ‘Howard Stern’ Monday?

Since we wrote last week about comedian Artie Lange's jaw-dropping blowup at his assistant on Howard Stern's Sirius radio show, the Internet's been abuzz with speculation as to what will happen when the show returns from vacation on Monday. In the comments to our post, Stern fans have been debating whether Lange's departure from the show should be made permanent. "Sirius is a corporation," writes kensurfs. "I also work for a corporation; and the one sure thing that I know is that workplace violence gets you fired, no excuses." But, writes geminte, "Artie Lange isn't Bobby Knight representing a major university. He's a comic who fits perfectly with Stern's style and is loved by his listeners. I hope he comes back to the show after their hiatus." (He also hopes "that New York Magazine joins the likes of Life Magazine in the very near future".)
Stern fan blog the Howard Shrine is claiming to have inside information that Lange is gone for good, and "new comedians will begin auditioning for his job when the show returns on Monday." If Lange is gone, which semi-crappy comic will replace him? Newsday's Pet Rock blog breaks down five contenders, including Robin Quivers's reported boyfriend, Jim Florentine. Speaking of Quivers, on Fox 5 earlier this week, she denied that the Lange explosion was a publicity stunt, saying, "I wish it was!"

On Lange's MySpace page the comments are split between those taunting Lange for his foolishness and those supporting him. On the other hand, user joe enuf points out that Lange likely doesn't even check his MySpace page — it was his assistant, Teddy, who did that, and now that Lange's been fired for attacking Teddy on the air, it might not get updated for a while.

And what does this all mean for the Stern radio show? Commenters on our original post are debating that as well. "The show is now a parody of itself," writes giatime, who accuses Stern of being "completely out of touch with reality." On the other hand, notes johnstans1, "In an age of neo-conservative talk radio, he's oddly the lone liberal voice with a wide audience. Granted, his liberalism is interspersed with strippers, fights between employees and making fun of retarded people, but his point of view is still refreshingly unique."

A Howardshrine Exclusive. Artie Lange will be suspended....then fired [Howard Shrine]
Possible replacements for Artie Lange on Howard Stern Show [Pet Rock/Newsday]
Robin Quivers [MyFox New York]
Artie Lange [MySpace]

Earlier: How Would You Like to Be Artie Lange's New Assistant?

Source

Thanks to bloodorflies for the info.

Rick's Cabaret, America's Premier Gentlemen's Club, Opens In Philadelphia

Rick's Cabaret, America's Premier Gentlemen's Club, Opens In Philadelphia with three night celebration April 24th, 25th and 26th!


The 25,000 square foot club at 2908 South Columbus Blvd boasts a Gentlemen's Club, Steakhouse and Sports Bar!


Cast members from The Howard Stern show*, local celebrities, and over 100 of the most beautiful women in the world are good reasons to have fun!



Ronnie The Limo Driver” from The Howard Stern Show will host the media reception on Thursday, April 24th.


Gary Dell'Abate from The Howard Stern Show will host the media reception on Friday, April 25th.


Did we mention 100 beautiful girls??


ricks.com

"I'll be on the show Monday."~Artie Lange

Artie at a comedic gig since the incident


Copy and paste for more:

http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/newreply.php?s=fe1bec9f5ad85b96fefd72bf562d3714&action=newreply&postid=12321451

Super Fan Roundtable tonight at 7 on Howard 101.

Should be a good one.
=====

Mutt:

Super Fan Roundtable
April 3rd 7-8PM on Howard 101

1-888-STERN-101
TheFanShow.com

Tonights Guests: Irish John, ilovesavanna, Clumpy Stern, & rogny.

Replays Friday at 2PM right after Bubba and Sunday @ 9PM right after Miserable Men

Request to do the show SuperFanRoundtable@gmail.com




PREDICTIONS: WHAT WILL HAPPEN MONDAY?
- Will Artie be there or not?
- What do you expect Howard to say?
- If Artie is there, will it be with conditions?
- How anxious are you for Monday to get here already?
- Is it possible the show will resume as normal without any mention of Thursday?
- Are you hoping for a better explanation of what actually happened on Thursday than then what we're getting?
- Do you buy into it's all a bit theory?


HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS?
- How will the potential loss of Artie effect the show? What would the ramifications be?
- Is Artie more important to the show than Jackie was? Billy? John? KC? Why, what's the difference?
- Do you want Artie back? I was shocked to learn that there are Stern fans out there that don't.
(LINK)


WAS IT REALLY THAT BIG OF A DEAL?
- Artie didn't even hit him. Why is everyone all up in arms?
- Some people feel Artie was way out of line and others think it was just great radio. Is this the normal craziness you expect from the Stern Show or have things gone too far?
- The word we're getting is that Artie has already apologized to Teddy and Teddy's already made it very clear that he holds no ill will towards Artie or Sirius. Can they just have Artie back in on Monday business as usual?


WHO'S TO BLAME? (LINK)
- Is Howard to blame like Artie said? Howard himself said he loves when people fight only minutes before the incident but is this what he was talking about?
- Who apologizes to who? Who cops an attitude?


WHAT TO DO NEXT?
- Does Artie need to do something to make this up to Howard? To his co-workers? To Sirius? To the fans? If not, why not? If so, what?
- Should there be conditions for an Artie return? Should he have to go to anger management or rehab or someplace like that before he is back on the show.


WHO'LL SIT IN THE ARTIE CHAIR? (LINK)
- If Artie does not come back (god forbid) & if Howard decides to try out people in the Artie chair like he did w/ Jackie, who all should get a shot? Should Howard even bother, meaning, is someone even needed?
- How long do they wait till it's appropriate?


ARTIE CONSPIRACIES
- I've heard interviews from several of Artie's friends saying that they hope this is a wakeup call and he gets his act together. What do you think is going on with Art? What's Teddy stealing? Is there pressure from the book, the house, the gigs? Is he sick of the show laughing at his expense? Drugs? heartache over Dana? Is it the weight? What's your take on it?


PULLED REPLAY
- Howard pulled the replay & the Howard TV footage. Second guess the man, was it a mistake or what was needed? Was Howard right for thinking about what's best for Artie over what the fans wanted? In the long run, was pulling the replay best for the fans too?


PLUGS:
Thursday April 17th, Robin's Charity Dinner at the Rainbow Room NYC. Online Auction & Info.
Ricks' Cabaret Philly April 24th Grand Opening VIP Package Giveaway. WIN PASSES!!

Howardshrine.com in the news

The end of Artie?
by Craig
Thursday April 17, 2008, 12:03 PM

Chaunce Hayden is reporting that Hoboken's Artie Lange will definitely be gone from the Howard Stern Show when they return from vacation next week.

As we reported last week, Lange stormed out of the studio after an on-air confrontation with his assistant, Teddy. But it's not the first time Artie has said he's quitting the show, where he's been a regular since 2001. And the timing also was odd, considering it happened just before the show took a week-long vacation.

But Hayden - a "celebrity journalist" well-known to Howard listeners - reports that it definitely wasn't a stunt and that Artie is off the show.

The Howard Shrine blog has this report from Chaunce:

"A source from within the Sirius Satellite radio walls recently reached out to me to confirm that Artie Lange will be suspended when the Howard Stern Show returns from vacation.....

More here

I have betrayed you~Artie Lange to Howard Stern

Funnyman Artie Lange isn't feeling so jovial after an on-air fight led him to quit Howard Stern's Sirius radio show — and part ways with his assistant Teddy. "Artie feels that he betrayed Howard, who he really loves and respects," a source close to the comedian tells us. "He's hoping they can work together again soon."


Source

Howard nominated again for Radio Hall of Fame

How ridiculous that he isn't in yet.

Vote for this retarded shit here

Thanks to Bababaloney from SFN for the headsup.

From the Howardshrine Mailbag: Rick's Philly Grand Opening Giveaway compliments of SFN

Mutt from SFN:

Doc, I'm giving away two VIP packages to the 4-24-08 grand opening celebration of Rick's Cabaret in Philly. Each package includes cover, dinner, & drinks all night for 2 people plus access to the VIP area where the Stern Show guests & Howard TV cameras will be. Contest info is in the second post. basically people need to email me a SFN shoutout photo. these are normally a chick holding a Stern Fan
Network sign.

Here's all the info.

Copy and Paste link to learn more

http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=12298165

A Howardshrine Exclusive. Artie Lange will be suspended....then fired

Chaunce Hayden gets the 411 on Artie Lange's future!

Chaunce Hayden:

"A source from within the Sirius Satellite radio walls recently reached out to me to confirm that Artie Lange will be suspended when the Howard Stern Show returns from vacation. The suspension, according to my source is just to buy time until the higher ups at Sirius can work out Lange's contract payout. Ultimately Artie Lange will be fired and new comedians will begin auditioning for his job when the show returns on Monday. My source has never been wrong. In fact, it was the same source he told me that David Lee Roth was going to replace Howard Stern on KROCK.
Stay tuned for more details in next weeks issue of Steppin Out magazine."

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Check it out Stern fans. Zolar got some items for sale.

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Page 71: Artie is gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Page 71, just like Page 69 only we dig deeper for the dirt. Shrine 100 News has just learned from a sometimes reliable source that Artie has been allegedly fired from Sirius for his recent wah wah wah he is stealing my money attack of Teddy.

It's over Johnny!


The Shark has been flattened into a pancake........covered in syrup, mounds of butter and cupcakes of course...........



...allegedly.


"Artie has been fired. Got the word from a Sirius insider... it's very official"
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We had a link to the audio when the story first broke but it was taken down when we learned that the site who hosted it redlasso.com received a cease and desist letter from Sirius. They have since given the green light to post the audio.
I contacted the owner of redlasso.com Rowdy Yates for more info and here is what he had to say.

Rowdy:
here's the link to the artie fight
listen here

The clip starts with him in an argument over money with his assistant Teddy, he then tries to kick Teddy's ass, gets tossed from the studio, comes back in, apologizes for the whole thing and quits the program after a tense talk with Howard.

It is simply the most amazing radio I've ever heard. I don't want to see the video of the segment because of the mental picture I have. It's a bummer that the show has a week off, but I'll be glued to the radio on Monday the 21st to see what's gonna happen next.

Robin Quivers on The View video

Robin Quivers on The View 4/14/2008Her weight loss, Dating Florentine, Working with Howard, Artie Lange's walk off, How she met Howard, Her charity work

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=7f27af55-93bc-4842-b681-a1717abbd80f

Compliments of Rowdy Yates from redlasso.com

Is Artie Lange finished?

Vote here:

http://hitdeals.net/artie/?a=4290&b=7

"Tonight Show's" John Melendez aims at film career By Bob Tourtellotte

"Tonight Show's" John Melendez aims at film career Fri Apr 11, 2008

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It is a long way from television talk show sidekick to Hollywood movie stardom but next week John Melendez, the announcer on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," takes a step in that direction.
Melendez, who made a name for himself as "Stuttering John" on shock jock Howard Stern's radio show before working on the Leno program, stars in the National Lampoon comedy "One, Two, Many," which hits DVD shelves this coming Tuesday.
As a child, Melendez said he dreamed about acting but figured his speech impediment would prohibit him. As a student at New York University in the 1980s, however, he worked in friends' movies and changed his perception of himself.
"For some reason, I could do it (act) in front of the camera, and I didn't have such a hard time with the stutter," Melendez told Reuters this week.
In the 1990s, along came the Stern show, on which Melendez was one of a cast of pranksters and sidekicks. Later he moved to Los Angeles to announce the Leno program when it begins.
In more than 15 years in show business, Melendez has had small parts on television programs including "Baywatch Nights" and "Wings" and in comedy films like "Dude, Where's My Car?"
Absent any major roles, he wrote his own script for "One, Two, Many," in which he portrays a man who fears he can't fall in love and be monogamous, so he sets out to find a girlfriend who would be open to a threesome.
"In any business, if you want something you got to go get it yourself," said Melendez, 42. "No one was going to accept me as an actor because of the 'Stuttering John' thing."
Melendez said the first version of the script was finished eight years ago and he had raised some money to make it, but not enough. It was only recently revived after a friend of his found an investor to put up the money.
Early feedback has been good, Melendez said, and he has started working on a second feature film.
"We're going to shoot it this August," he said without a hint of a stutter. "This has never been a one-picture thing for me. I've always wanted to do this." http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCAN1138979120080411

Robin Quivers talks about her Vegan ways for nymag.com

Saturday, April 5I sleep in later because I stay up late on Friday night. I juice every morning and use nutritional supplements. I get green juices from Liquiteria, an organic juice bar on 11th and Second. I sometimes give them my own recipe, and other times I use recipes from medical nutritionists — with beets, celery, apple juice, carrots, cabbage.
I juice most of the day. For lunch I’ll have another juice — usually of kale and romaine and apple and lemon, along with a green salad. I’ll add green peppers and cucumbers and mushrooms, sometimes tomatoes with a lot of baby greens. I don’t eat a lot of fruit, and I’m not a big fan of green beans, but I like green leafy vegetables like broccoli or asparagus.
Dinner will be grilled vegetables. Sometimes, I may be out to dinner and have a little pasta with vegetables or a risotto. I’ve gotten chefs to make me a risotto with olive oil instead of butter and cheese and then putting in some vegetables. I go to Per Se at least two, three, four times a year — I go out to Napa a lot, so I know them from the French laundry. They have a vegan tasting menu. You have to ask about it. Cru does an incredible job with a vegan tasting menu.
Sunday, April 6 I had the vegetable juice. Howard and I shared diet information years ago. We used to have the same diet for a long while, but I became a vegan in the summer. I have a Magic Bullet [blender] in my office, and I put in these nutritional powders containing wheat grass and alfalfa in my juices. [Other cast members] look at it and say, “I can’t imagine surviving on that or even wanting to.”
For lunch, pretty much the same — I had a fruit smoothie with berries and coconut water.
And I had grilled vegetables. I have a lot of people now coming up to me because I’ve changed drastically, saying, “What’s your secret?” When I tell them, they say, “Ugh, never mind.”

More here:
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/04/robin_quivers_of_the_howard_st_1.html

Artie Lange's PSA from savebabygorilla.com

http://www.youtube.com/v/bssJaTvK8Z8&hl=en

Thanks to WhaDaHeck for the info.

Breaking News: Artie Lange makes eye contact with Teddy according to Page 6

FLIGHT PLAN

April 12, 2008 -- LOOKS like Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange made a quick recovery from his outburst on Thursday's show. Lange, who lunged at and threw a cup of water on his assistant Teddy for substituting the word Bloomie's for Bloomingdale's, was spotted boarding a flight for his planned trip to Amsterdam with other Stern show regulars Thursday night. According to one spy, Lange "made eye contact" with Teddy, who was on the same flight, but still kept his distance. Lange flew first class and exited before Teddy, then hopped in a cab and headed to his hotel. His career fate lies in the hands of Sirius satellite honchos, who will decide if he will return to the show.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04122008/gossip/pagesix/flight_plan_106115.htm

Jon Hein to replace Artie Lange on the Howard Stern Show?

Newsday.com's "Pet Rock" weighed in on a possible replacement for Artie.

1. Greg Fitzsimmons
2. Nick Dipaolo
3. Bob Levy (yuck!)
4. Jim Florentine
5. Jon Hein (hmm, interesting).

They wrote up a couple valid points for each.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2008/04/possible_replacements_for_arti.html

Come inside Howardshrine.net's forum to discuss:

http://www.howardshrine.net/viewtopic.php?t=21546

Artie's Alleged Blow-Up Gets Tons of Mainstream Coverage

Some links:

TMZ has a funny headline:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/10/artie-to-howard-i-know-how-to-quit-you/

The UPI has a story, so you know this has to be legit, right?

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/04/10/stern_cohort_lange_resigns_after_spat/6917/

The NJ.Com is a bit more skeptical:

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2008/04/artie_quits_again.html

While Phillyburbs.com calls for some help for Artie:

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=27209&cat=151

Chicago Sun-Times plays it straight:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/888464,lange041008.article

And the always stuffy Chi-Tribune reports the spat, but attributes sister papar, Newsday, which has been ontop from the moment Artie's blood-pressure shot 300 points:

Chi-Tribune's brief: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-artie-lange-howard-stern-show-080410-ht,1,135841.story

Newsday's coverage:

http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2008/04/artie_lange_walks_off_the_howa.html

Artie Lange walks off the Howard Stern Show By Adam Abramson from newsday.com

Howard Stern Show fixture Artie Lange walked out of the studio after an argument and subsequent outburst at his personal assistant on the air. Lange, who became a part of the show's daily routine in October of 2001, was spotted disputing with his assistant in the hallways off the air. When it was brought up to Stern, he asked Teddy to come into the studio and discuss the situation on the air.Lange began to express his disdain for his assistant of nearly two years because of recent money issues. Teddy retorted by implying there's more to the job than meets the eye.The two are slated to travel to Amsterdam this evening and the squabble began over setting up Lange's travel accommodations. However, the in-studio dispute quickly escalated into a discussion about how much Lange finances Teddy, who is affectionately called "Teddy Microphone" around the studio. As the argument continued, Lange became enraged and physically lashed out at Teddy, but the physical confrontation was apparently diffused by other members in the studio.When Lange returned, he said Teddy would be "dead" had he reached him and he'd be in jail.Stern then expressed his feelings on the situation, saying he cannot condone Lange's actions. The comedian, who has had a similar outburst on the air in the past, said he cannot guarantee he can refrain from acting out in the future. Upon hearing that, Stern said he cannot have Lange around with the potential of such actions looming.Artie then offered his resignation, Stern accepted, but told Lange to leave and cool off. Just before Lange left he told Stern: "I'm not a good person ... I gotta leave ... I love you"Teddy returned to the studio several minutes later and said there was overreacting from everyone, but did not downplay the seriousness of the situation.Show producer Gary Dell'Abate came in to analyze the situation, but he and Stern admitted they "did not know what to make of it all."Stern does not host a live show on Fridays.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2008/04/artie_lange_walks_off_the_howa.html

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And the Fratto craziness continues by Mutt

Mutt:
And the Fratto craziness continues
(post #1)
Well, it's more emails and another call with demands and threats of lawsuits if I don't do what he says. He hasn't acknowledged one thing I've done. He doesn't like my posts and he feels it makes him look bad if I tell you all the truth that he's threatening to sue me & Sirius.I have an idea, why not stop acting like an ass.Now he's claiming I'm extorting him. Even though he's created all this and he's offered several times to buy Kat's chopper. As soon as I said I took the girls auction down and I hope you take care of her. He's twisted that into some bullshit where I'm extorting money out of him. There's no winning here. It's bullshitThe only thing I do know is the more that I speak to him the more he comes up with to bitch about. I'm going to have to stop speaking to him before I wind up in jail.What a lunatic. He wanted all the --censored-- threads & comments down and miraculously I got them all down. a whole day went by and nobody made one. still, it's not good enough. the way I did it wasn't acceptable. you can't even say --censored--. the guy is cluesless. it's jsut another take down the threads cal.. what threads? as I've said over and over, there's no making this guy happy. all he wants to do is make trouble for me. I don't see anything else I can do to try to appease him. looks like I need that legal advice after all.here's what he wants now. he wants no threads about him, his company, or his product. he wants me to make this happen without making a thread or announcements telling you you can't make those posts. I have no idea how I am supposed to make this happen but that's what he wants. furthermore, I shouldn't even refer to it has his company or his business partners. Ok, somebody please tell me how I am supposed to do this. how do I tell you all not to do something & convince you to behave without being able to tell you what that something is. I tired asking him to tell me how he thinks I should do that and all i can get is if it's not done, Sirius is getting called in a lawsuit. He's really giving me way to pull it off. I've doen every single thing I've been asked. it's done nothing.

Copy and paste for more:

http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?s=8432af7df508b92d33acae5f0601bdd1&threadid=353644

Howard and Beth in the Hamptons magazine online

Heading into New York on the bus, I couldn't help but notice the two hunky construction types laughing up a storm. When I heard the names Howard and Beth, my ears perked up immediately as I listened to them chuckling about the special features of what was clearly the new Howard Stern- Beth Ostrosky manse. The guys were clearly impressed that Stern was building not one but two bowling alleys in the sprawling house--guess they thought he might start a little neighborhood league. But they ticked me off when they guffawed about Beth's 'shoe room' with individual cubby holes with their own light on each to make it easy for Beth to find the right match for her outfit. Don't these guys know anything about girls and our shoes? I hope Beth asks them to install special security with lots of complicated bells and whistles to torture them over the next few months.

http://www.hamp