Can I just go ahead here and say my two cents regarding Sirius Satellite Radio? I've had it for about six months now, ever since Howard Stern moved over. It really is one of my favorite things day in and day out, and I actually only listen to two channels regularly. It's kind of the equivalent of having cable at work. The entertainment is phenominal. I really can't say enough about it, and I don't understand people who are reluctant to get it. The only valid reason to hesitate is they concern that its short lived and won't last. Satellite radio, that is. But an informed consumer would know that, in fact, it is not a valid concern. Sirius has recently spent $260 million to launch a new satellite to expand and increase coverage. They're signing all sorts of new exciting entertainment deals. NASCAR is coming to Sirius next season (now if they'd only get baseball there would be absolutely no way XM could stay in business). Their subscriptions are steadily increasing and are above and beyond all predictions and expectations. Satellite radio, and Sirius in particular, is not going anywhere.
It cost me 60 bucks for the receiver and 13 dollars a month.
I have my own office away from the sensative ears of anybody else who may be in my facility at any time. I feel like this is necessary because I love love love listening to Howard Stern everyday. I've been listening to Stern since high school - about 8 years - and I've never heard a radio show that has entertained me an eighth of the way he does now. It's quite ridiculous actually. I plan my work so as to do all my paper and desk work in the morning and anything that requires me being away from my desk in the afternoon. I'm tied to the radio. In fact, I get annoyed when I have to make phone calls because I have to turn down the radio and miss a few minutes. Fortunately, Howards show is replayed all day on one of his channels. He has two.
I could write for a long time about how much I love Sirius, but I won't. I suggest you all go out and buy it.
Posted by Mike at June 13, 2006 01:51 PMI donno man, I can definatley see that Stern is entertaining but it hasn't ever really appealed to me. Is he the only reason to get Sirius?
Posted by: Jon at June 15, 2006 03:03 AMNo. But he's the reason I got it.
Posted by: Mike at June 15, 2006 08:00 AMMike - were you following the Howard Film Festival at all? A friend of mine submitted an entry in which i starred (i use that term loosely). I'm just wondering if you saw any of the winning entries and if they were any good. My friend was proud of his entry and that he didn't have the stomach to watch the the films that beat him out.
Posted by: sam at June 15, 2006 12:03 PMSam,
I did follow it in the sense that they talked alot about it and did a show live from the film festival and generally just made a big deal of the whole thing. With that said though, no, i did not see any of the films. Howard has a channel on the OnDemand service called Howard TV. Ten bucks a month for every second of every show, not to mention all the rest of the stuff that goes on in his universe, including of course, The Howard Stern Fiml Festival. I am not a subscriber to Howard TV, though. I heard alot about the films that won and did well. From what I understand, Howard is commisioning the creators of some of the better films to make short films on subjects of his choosing. Should be funny because he says their films were surprisingly good. The films that were submitted which were not good by his standards were not shown at the festival. Instead, they kind of made a collage of a film with parts of all the rest. Do you know if his film made it into the group of finalists, i.e. shown all the way through?
On a different note, you ever find out who the Reno 911 actress was in Playboy?
Posted by: Mike at June 17, 2006 02:35 PMMike - my friend's film wasn't one of the 8 finalists and I don't think it was used in the montage. He's almost convinced no one even watched it cause 4,000 films were submitted and they were under a tight deadline to review. If you're interested, I'll try to get you a copy -that is if I can get one myself.
The Reno 911 actress appeared on the show last season as brothel owner. I can't remember her name.
Posted by: Sam at June 21, 2006 10:09 AM