Wahhhh I only have 10 weeks off
Today I heard Howard complaining that people don’t like how he takes 10 weeks of vacation a year. I am among the ones that don’t like it. What I really don’t like is he actually takes much more than that off and conveniently forgets to add those numbers in. It annoyed me enough that I sent this in to the show although I doubt he would dare read it on the air.
“I heard Howard belly aching today because people give him a hard time about the tons of vacation he has as well as accusing him of coasting through the remainder of his contract. I would disagree on one point, when Howard is in the studio the shows are GREAT.
However as a hardcore fan I am offended by the stupidity that Howard assumes we have. Howard claimed he has 10 weeks of vaca a year. That is incorrect. Howard takes 10 weeks of vacation PLUS only works 4 days a week the 42 weeks a year he puts in so in reality he is off EIGHTEEN WEEKS and change if you divide those additional 42 Fridays by 5.
To further simplify the math, the live Stern Show is off the air more than a THIRD of the year. Say that back to yourself slowly and THEN maybe you will get a sense of how ridiculous that sounds.
If Howard has no idea why fans have a problem with that then he has lost all grip with reality.
When you take the light show schedule and throw on top Sirius screwing over listeners with higher rates, charging for previously included services like internet streaming and Iphone apps that don’t even include Stern content you have an angry fan base that is being taken advantage of.
Howard still puts on a great show. However he needs to drop the act that he cares so much about his fans, someone that cares doesn’t prostitute his listeners without batting an eye.
Of course this will never make it on the air because Howard doesn’t like to discuss the hypocrisy of what he has created.”