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mbpark · 09-05-2010, 10:38 PM

UT is right.

The average (not smartphone) cell phone is now powerful enough and gets enough of a signal to carry decent stereo sound to a car. There are millions of iDevices, Android phones, Blackberries, and other vendors' devices that are capable of handling the signal. The security is good enough to handle streaming these days.

The other thing to remember is that Howard owns the rights to his back catalog. He has over 20 years to offer. If he could offer THAT on demand with an app, I would sign up immediately (not like I won't already since I do own a Sirius radio and subscribe to Howard TV). When I don't want to hear Sal & Richard's Latest Gay Stunt, Scott DePace is Superior and Conservative, or Ronnie Embarrasses Himself at Rick's Again, I want to be able to hear old bits like every Sam Kinison appearance, Butt Cheeks Fever, LoJackie, or any Hank, the Angry Drunken Dwarf bit.

Radio's been dead for years, except for sports, news, and religious programming. The Internet has finally gotten to the point where it can replace the radio in your car.

Howard really hasn't been that funny the past two or three years and relies too much on shitty writers like Benji, Sal, and Richard who rehash the same stuff, and he doesn't have Artie Lange waiting to self-destruct all the time anymore. However, he has over 20 years of the funniest radio ever to stream. If he offers that, he'll get millions of subscribers who want to hear those bits.

I hope that there's more to come from Howard, Fred, and Robin (and hopefully Bababooey, JD, Will, and a few others) on the Internet. I hope Scott DePace loses his job and gets stuck on the worst morning TV show possible, or gets stuck hawking his golf camera clamp at county fairs next to the freak shows.

09-05-2010, 10:38 PM	#9
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Howard and the Internet UT is right. The average (not smartphone) cell phone is now powerful enough and gets enough of a signal to carry decent stereo sound to a car. There are millions of iDevices, Android phones, Blackberries, and other vendors' devices that are capable of handling the signal. The security is good enough to handle streaming these days. The other thing to remember is that Howard owns the rights to his back catalog. He has over 20 years to offer. If he could offer THAT on demand with an app, I would sign up immediately (not like I won't already since I do own a Sirius radio and subscribe to Howard TV). When I don't want to hear Sal & Richard's Latest Gay Stunt, Scott DePace is Superior and Conservative, or Ronnie Embarrasses Himself at Rick's Again, I want to be able to hear old bits like every Sam Kinison appearance, Butt Cheeks Fever, LoJackie, or any Hank, the Angry Drunken Dwarf bit. Radio's been dead for years, except for sports, news, and religious programming. The Internet has finally gotten to the point where it can replace the radio in your car. Howard really hasn't been that funny the past two or three years and relies too much on shitty writers like Benji, Sal, and Richard who rehash the same stuff, and he doesn't have Artie Lange waiting to self-destruct all the time anymore. However, he has over 20 years of the funniest radio ever to stream. If he offers that, he'll get millions of subscribers who want to hear those bits. I hope that there's more to come from Howard, Fred, and Robin (and hopefully Bababooey, JD, Will, and a few others) on the Internet. I hope Scott DePace loses his job and gets stuck on the worst morning TV show possible, or gets stuck hawking his golf camera clamp at county fairs next to the freak shows.