True everyone makes his or her own deal. But anyone working there, struggling to pay the rent in and around NYC, would have a hard time suppressing the knowledge that Howard - unlike Jay Leno - refuses to spread around his enormous income. I do not know that for a fact but it sure seems that way. Howard has trouble parting with $500 for Wendy. He cannot stop talking about Robin's $800 wine. His favorite, JD, takes a subway to work in the middle of the night (at least he used to). It bothers him that Jeff and HP Eric, two damaged individuals, get government benefits.
You've got to let this go. Leno did that once, and made a big public thing about it. For him, it amounted to the equivalent of me giving a homeless guy a nickel each day. During the writer's strike, Letterman (who owns a non-union production company) also paid workers out of his pocket, but he's not a narcissistic asshole like Leno, so it wasn't widely known.True everyone makes his or her own deal. But anyone working there, struggling to pay the rent in and around NYC, would have a hard time suppressing the knowledge that Howard - unlike Jay Leno - refuses to spread around his enormous income. I do not know that for a fact but it sure seems that way. Howard has trouble parting with $500 for Wendy. He cannot stop talking about Robin's $800 wine. His favorite, JD, takes a subway to work in the middle of the night (at least he used to). It bothers him that Jeff and HP Eric, two damaged individuals, get government benefits.
It bothers just about everyone (but you) that HPE is chauffeured around like Donald Trump, while thousands of American war vets are sleeping on park benches. Eric gets a sickening amount of benefits.It bothers him that Jeff and HP Eric, two damaged individuals, get government benefits.
I assume he is getting the Access-A-Ride service that is all over NYC. It's hardly being chauffeured around like Donald Trump. I thought it was the general consensus among HSS fans on this forum that Howard is consumed by making money as a measure of manhood and that he is a pretty cheap guy when it comes to laying it out for humans.It bothers just about everyone (but you) that HPE is chauffeured around like Donald Trump, while thousands of American war vets are sleeping on park benches. Eric gets a sickening amount of benefits.
Why would anyone be a fan of someone like that?I assume he is getting the Access-A-Ride service that is all over NYC. It's hardly being chauffeured around like Donald Trump. I thought it was the general consensus among HSS fans on this forum that Howard is consumed by making money as a measure of manhood and that he is a pretty cheap guy when it comes to laying it out for humans.
I complain about him too, and still listen. Although I think he's an out-of-touch hypocrite, but not a terrible person.Why would anyone be a fan of someone like that?
That's the opinion of many, even his listeners. However, I don't fully agree, and I've expressed that many times here. In areas where his lifestyle doesn't allow him to fully explore an area of interest - such as contemporary music - he does seem to equate money with success, because he doesn't have the time to evaluate with a different criteria. I don't believe he is personally consumed with making money - if he was, he'd be out there hawking a bunch of shit; but he does demand respect, which often equates to getting a contract deal that's appropriate.I thought it was the general consensus among HSS fans on this forum that Howard is consumed by making money as a measure of manhood and that he is a pretty cheap guy when it comes to laying it out for humans.
Howard has a real monster side. There is no denying it. It's one of the things that draws us to him. I love love love a full-out tantrum. No one else... except maybe Imus... would reveal his true self, without shame, on radio or TV like Howard. Who could forget his lawsuit against Sirus? Every day ranting about not getting what was due him, about Sirius breaching it contract with him and about Sirius reneging on its promise make him a "partner". No one from Sirius dared to utter a word knowing what it would bring down upon them on-air. (In the end, Sirius basically won a no-hitter against him in the courts)Why would anyone be a fan of someone like that?
... Howard is consumed by making money as a measure of manhood and that he is a pretty cheap guy when it comes to laying it out for humans.
I know that's what you meant (I think everyone did). My response is that one need not have a positive view of every facet of an entertainer, in order to remain entertained. In fact, Neigh points out that people love when he goes off the rails; and when he does, it's usually about something that he's being a total jerk about. So it's very possible to be entertained by someone with unlikable traits.I meant this:
He said they were "fans", not just entertained. "Fan" is short for "fanatic".I know that's what you meant (I think everyone did). My response is that one need not have a positive view of every facet of an entertainer, in order to remain entertained. In fact, Neigh points out that people love when he goes off the rails; and when he does, it's usually about something that he's being a total jerk about. So it's very possible to be entertained by someone with unlikable traits.
I am not a fan of obsession with money or being cheap or diva tantrums. I am a fan of Howard, warts and all.I meant this:
Why would anyone be a fan of that?
Wow, the production of that interview was horrible. Was the main host walking around the room during the interview? She would get real quiet and then five seconds later she would be twice as loud like she would get far away from the microphone and then get right up on it.
I'm not sure why that former Howard TV guy felt like Howard or Sirius XM owed him anything. He was an employee of In Demand so why would those other entities pay him a severance?