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« on: January 13, 2006, 04:17 AM »
So the first week ended... Well, I think it did anyway, it seems like Stern's not doing Friday's maybe, but it was a good week and lots of good stuff.
Some rag that rates radio shows gave Corolla a B-, DLR a D (and whoa what a deserved grade that was. I'd have given him worse) and Stern got an A-. I'd say A should've been Stern's grade... Not plus, just A, and my only complaint was his tech difficulties that sometimes interrupted the show. Sparse as they were I can see a half point coming off for it.
That said, it was some of Stern's best air this week... Reading some people's comments at another site with a Stern thread I felt it was interesting to note that some felt Stern COULD have done better on Old Style Radio... I, having listened this week, 100% now disagree with that statement.
Stern's not abusing his freedoms, but I will say that hearing things unedited, not hearing big cuts out of the show, not having them pause to ponder if they can, or cannot, say something... Yes, Stern's show is better on Sirius. It's not that vulgarity = funny, but it's that vulgarity cut from things is just butchery and pretty much takes a piss on any humor that was in the bit.
When the show's people want to describe Martha Stewart's daughter as being something that rhymes with "punty", they should be allowed to because it was damn funny. And Artie Lange is a whole other person when he's not censored. He's like night and day really.
The show was good, I hope George Takei is kept on in some permanent capacity though because that guy stole the show. He was hysterical and fit right in. Really seemed like a great guy too, just a good humor, and good spirit. He added to the show and didn't take away at all. They need to pay him and bring him on full time because he kicked much ass.
I hope you guys are checking it out, it's really better than even a lot that's on TV so I'm just listening to the show sometimes at night since I'm not always up when it's airing live.