Maybe he just got a box set. Doesn't mean he got a ticket.
Very true.
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I'm going to waaaaaaay overthink this next bit, so be advised.
According to what I've learned about this, you get a meet & greet with the cast of the BRN and get to drop in on a live broadcast.
It's common knowledge that whenever a guest comes in the studio, Ned disappears. (Manson seems not to talk as much, but then again, he doesn't seem to do a lot of talking as it is.)
There are photos of Ned in the BRN studio. We all know what happened at the Film Fest.
I wonder how they'll handle this. Yes, I listen purely for the entertainment, but I have my own opinion of the Ned situation. Some of the stuff Ned has said could be potentially illegal. (Stuff about chickens, anyone? If 25 said that, if a regular guest said that, or if anyone on Howard's show said that stuff, they'd probably get a delay button hit.)
My guesses, in no particular order:
1) Ned will be out sick that day.
2) Ned will do his regular "I gotta run" routine.
3) They'll have real Ned in there, and the voice won't be the same (as in Film Fest.)
4) They'll bring the winners in, someone and Ned will be out of the studio and you can probably figure out the rest. A few minutes later, they'll come walking in. Ned will still be absent.
Ned rocks. Really, I swear he does. But he's been missing a LOT of good guests throughout the years. I can totally see where the conspiracy theorists come from.