im an artie fan. i guess im in the minority now but i still cant get enough of his drug woes. i just got finished listening to the week of shows before the vacation and i am fascinated with his morbid comments and i really would like to know what that big thing in his life is that has him even more fucked up these days. its kinda like the reality tv i like. maybe it says something about me but i enjoy watching other peoples misery, ie intervention, survivorman, and artie on the stern show.
on top of that i think he is funny as hell. his stories are great and usually when he 'crowbars' something into a conversation it makes me laugh. now its not like i would ditch the show if he left, but i think he add a great deal of content both in the comedy and drama department.
-jhdk