When Gilbert sat in on the news and riffed with Artie, that was some of the funniest radio ever. The news would take like 2 hours and Robin would get so annoyed at them.

I watched the Gilbert documentary last nite…it was free on Roku & some other streaming services. His dad died around the same age. I feel so sad for his wife & kids.

I’ve listened to Howard since the late 80s… he’s always talked about religion & politics & every other button-pushing topic. That’s how he built a career. What could he have possibly done 2 years ago to offend you?

I'd love to hear specifics. Pandering to who? Kissing who's ass? I think Howard has just grown up. He's almost 70 - you think he wants to keep throwing baloney at asses? It's less of a circus & more about interviews. He likes digging deep with guests and learning about their life and art. That being said - I did tune in last week & there was a whole bit about Debbie the Cumlady trying to unsuccessfully give High Pitch Erik a BJ over the course of many days...I mean - if that isn't old school crazy Stern show, I dunno what to tell ya. Honestly, I'm surprised he's still doing this...he could have easily retired and enjoyed a quiet life a decade or so ago. So - it's a nice treat to still tune in and hear the old gang I've been listening to since I was a kid.

I'm trying to think if that was my first exposure to Gilbert...I feel like he was just everywhere in the 80's. "Weird character" comics were such a thing back then...Judy Tenuda, Emo Phillips, Bobcat Goldthwait...Gilbert was "the king", though.