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Howard Stern
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In case anyone missed it, here is Heidi Cortez's first "tissue time" show on Sirius
http://rapidshare.de/files/7649440/Tissue_Time_11_14.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/7649440/Tissue_Time_11_14.mp3.html
Getting started with Sirius - my experience.
I made the decision to follow Howard months ago, but just got my radio setup today. I wanted something that I could use in my car as well as in my home. I did my research and read the reviews to narrow my choice down to two units: Sportster Replay and the Starmate Replay.
I headed to Circuit City so I could see the two side by side and it was there that I decided on the Starmate. I bought the Starmate Replay receiver, the home installation kit including antenna, and a 3.5mm wire so I could listen through my computer because I don't have a shelf system to plug the receiver into, so I use my computer's Altec Lansing speakers. I couldn't see spending $99 on the Sportster boombox - it just seemed over priced for such a small unit. Receiver, home installation kit, and extra wire was $202 before rebates, so - $50.
I came home, plugged the AC power into the receiver, plugged the antenna in, and set the antenna on my window sill with no consideration as to direction and instantly I got 2/3 bars signal (Columbus, Ohio). The receiver picks up 2 bars about 75% of the time and occasionally jumps to 3 bars. The screen prompts me to call a # to activate, so I did.
The operator was very friendly, and activation was very easy. I followed a series of prompts and options before I got to the operator herself. I gave her the # on the back of the box, she asked for my name and email address, and asked for me to create a user name and password (assuming this is in case I wish to listen online?). She game me subscription options, then she gave me a 9-digit Sirius account number, and said my radio would be ready in less than 3 minutes. After spending a whopping 07:35 on the phone with the operator my radio was working fine with great clarity.
The unit itself is very easy to use and navigate through. The bright blue display is very cool looking and the unti is so small it fits nicely on my desk and is very unintrusive. All in all it was way easier than I thought in setting it up, and I can't wait for the first day!
Hope this helps.
Here are some shitty pics I took with my cell phone.
I made the decision to follow Howard months ago, but just got my radio setup today. I wanted something that I could use in my car as well as in my home. I did my research and read the reviews to narrow my choice down to two units: Sportster Replay and the Starmate Replay.
I headed to Circuit City so I could see the two side by side and it was there that I decided on the Starmate. I bought the Starmate Replay receiver, the home installation kit including antenna, and a 3.5mm wire so I could listen through my computer because I don't have a shelf system to plug the receiver into, so I use my computer's Altec Lansing speakers. I couldn't see spending $99 on the Sportster boombox - it just seemed over priced for such a small unit. Receiver, home installation kit, and extra wire was $202 before rebates, so - $50.
I came home, plugged the AC power into the receiver, plugged the antenna in, and set the antenna on my window sill with no consideration as to direction and instantly I got 2/3 bars signal (Columbus, Ohio). The receiver picks up 2 bars about 75% of the time and occasionally jumps to 3 bars. The screen prompts me to call a # to activate, so I did.
The operator was very friendly, and activation was very easy. I followed a series of prompts and options before I got to the operator herself. I gave her the # on the back of the box, she asked for my name and email address, and asked for me to create a user name and password (assuming this is in case I wish to listen online?). She game me subscription options, then she gave me a 9-digit Sirius account number, and said my radio would be ready in less than 3 minutes. After spending a whopping 07:35 on the phone with the operator my radio was working fine with great clarity.
The unit itself is very easy to use and navigate through. The bright blue display is very cool looking and the unti is so small it fits nicely on my desk and is very unintrusive. All in all it was way easier than I thought in setting it up, and I can't wait for the first day!
Hope this helps.
Here are some shitty pics I took with my cell phone.
j22
Bluelight Crew
Elegant Elliot Offen on the show today.
His most hilarious appearance yet. Fucking unreal. So funny.
By far my favorite wack packer.
His most hilarious appearance yet. Fucking unreal. So funny.
By far my favorite wack packer.
cydonorb
Bluelighter
Artie's DVD
I am an avid Howard Stern fan & think that Artie Lange has been a positive influence on the show. I was almost going to buy this DVD but was warned by several folks I know (fellow Stern fans) that it's a waste. One of them gave me his copy which he was about to throw out. After seeing half of this I chucked it into MY trash. IT'S THE WHISKEY TALKIN looks & sounds like a bad cable access show from the late 1980s. The production values wouldn't cut it on a snuff film as Artie is often out of focus & filmed from what seems like a mile away, giving it the appearance of a security cam tape. Was this shot on someone's cell phone? Artie's material is even worse than the sub amateur production values. There isn't one second of his act that you haven't heard 1,000 times before from better comedians. Artie comes across like a 4th rate Belushi clone who stumbled onto stage at a suburban strip mall comedy club sometime around 1989. His lame & dated material wouldn't make it 5 minutes on amateur/open mike night at any comedy club in New York, LA or Boston which is probably why he had to go all the way to Tempe Arizona to find people to laugh at his tired diatribes. I’m not being a snob here—what I means is that there isn’t a big comedy scene in Tempe so someone mildly famous like Artie Lange gets away with a few minutes of good will laughs. The sad thing is that the biggest audience responses come not from his material but his references to things from the Howard Stern show. Whenever Artie senses that he's losing his audience--which is pretty much every 5 minutes--he'll do his Jeff The Drunk or Angus Young impression. These are seeded into his act more & more as even the entertainment starved audience in Tempe begins to tire of his stale "observations".
The audience seems to be made up of rabid Howard Stern fans who at first are psyched to see someone from the show in the flesh but who soon look as though they are sitting through the most embarrassing & long drunken wedding toast in history. I'll say this for the lousy production: at least it honestly depicts the enthusiasm draining from the room like air escaping from a balloon. A more professional team would've intercut positive reaction shots of the crowd from the early part of the set when the audience was happy & hopeful that a fun night was about to begin. Instead the mounting disappointment, despair & depression of the audience is faithfully captured.
Tempe may be a long way from New York but one thing we all have in common: suffering the presence of a big fat boorish drunk who thinks he’s funny. Think of the bloated loser ex jock from high school whose glory days are long gone at any reunion or wedding & you get the picture.
And that's all in the first 30 minutes! Holy Jeezus I can't even imagine how awful the rest of the set was. A double bill of THE BAD LIEUTENANT & SCHNINDLER'S LIST would be lighter & funnier than the funeral that is IT'S THE WHISKEY TALKIN'. Even though I saw this on a friends discarded DVD I still feel like I was ripped off. I'll never get that half hour of my life back!
On the Howard Stern show where he interacts with Howard & Robin Artie can be pretty quick witted & funny but on his own he’s an embarrassment. I’m shocked he has allowed this for distribution as it is a complete turn off.
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I am an avid Howard Stern fan & think that Artie Lange has been a positive influence on the show. I was almost going to buy this DVD but was warned by several folks I know (fellow Stern fans) that it's a waste. One of them gave me his copy which he was about to throw out. After seeing half of this I chucked it into MY trash. IT'S THE WHISKEY TALKIN looks & sounds like a bad cable access show from the late 1980s. The production values wouldn't cut it on a snuff film as Artie is often out of focus & filmed from what seems like a mile away, giving it the appearance of a security cam tape. Was this shot on someone's cell phone? Artie's material is even worse than the sub amateur production values. There isn't one second of his act that you haven't heard 1,000 times before from better comedians. Artie comes across like a 4th rate Belushi clone who stumbled onto stage at a suburban strip mall comedy club sometime around 1989. His lame & dated material wouldn't make it 5 minutes on amateur/open mike night at any comedy club in New York, LA or Boston which is probably why he had to go all the way to Tempe Arizona to find people to laugh at his tired diatribes. I’m not being a snob here—what I means is that there isn’t a big comedy scene in Tempe so someone mildly famous like Artie Lange gets away with a few minutes of good will laughs. The sad thing is that the biggest audience responses come not from his material but his references to things from the Howard Stern show. Whenever Artie senses that he's losing his audience--which is pretty much every 5 minutes--he'll do his Jeff The Drunk or Angus Young impression. These are seeded into his act more & more as even the entertainment starved audience in Tempe begins to tire of his stale "observations".
The audience seems to be made up of rabid Howard Stern fans who at first are psyched to see someone from the show in the flesh but who soon look as though they are sitting through the most embarrassing & long drunken wedding toast in history. I'll say this for the lousy production: at least it honestly depicts the enthusiasm draining from the room like air escaping from a balloon. A more professional team would've intercut positive reaction shots of the crowd from the early part of the set when the audience was happy & hopeful that a fun night was about to begin. Instead the mounting disappointment, despair & depression of the audience is faithfully captured.
Tempe may be a long way from New York but one thing we all have in common: suffering the presence of a big fat boorish drunk who thinks he’s funny. Think of the bloated loser ex jock from high school whose glory days are long gone at any reunion or wedding & you get the picture.
And that's all in the first 30 minutes! Holy Jeezus I can't even imagine how awful the rest of the set was. A double bill of THE BAD LIEUTENANT & SCHNINDLER'S LIST would be lighter & funnier than the funeral that is IT'S THE WHISKEY TALKIN'. Even though I saw this on a friends discarded DVD I still feel like I was ripped off. I'll never get that half hour of my life back!
On the Howard Stern show where he interacts with Howard & Robin Artie can be pretty quick witted & funny but on his own he’s an embarrassment. I’m shocked he has allowed this for distribution as it is a complete turn off.
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wanderlust
Bluelighter
^thanks for the radio setup review.
youll keep the rest of us posted when he flips... right?
youll keep the rest of us posted when he flips... right?
BlueAdonis said:
still thinking it over. i have a sirius-ready head unit in my car, whatever that means, but i guess i still need to buy the sirius radio device and maybe get some installation. well check with the best buy chaps this weekend.
If you need any help or have questions get ahold of me on AIM or PM me here. I can explain the installation process more if you need it, and suggest sites/stores to buy from.
Honestly, I think Sirius is good enough to warrant the $12.99 a month even without Howard. I just hate, HATE listening to regular radio any more with all the dumb commercials and edited songs. 8)
Honestly, I think Sirius is good enough to warrant the $12.99 a month even without Howard. I just hate, HATE listening to regular radio any more with all the dumb commercials and edited songs. 8)
Hey I know a couple of you are looking into getting Sirius, here is a GREAT deal I just found.
Starmate Replay with car kit for $59.99
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11096592&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=
Starmate Replay with car kit for $59.99
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11096592&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=
