Howard Stern...renews contract with Sirius FM! Shock Jock still relevant?

Oh, that sly devil!

As contract negotiations rolled around, acid-tongued King of Radio shock talk put on his best poker face and fooled the best of 'em.

Although Howard Stern hinted that he might jump the Sirius Satellite Ship - on the premise that he was going to settle back and savor a few unadulterated moments of fun in the sun with his new gal pal - insiders continued to speculate that the irrascible DJ was ready to give iTunes a shot (in the arm or the jugular).

Too racy for those folks?

Some pundits were quick to jump into the fray and say "You betcha!".

On Thursday, though, Stern announced that he renewed his contract.

But, he was not discussing the terms of the pact, no Sir!

One media analyst - Barton Crockett - speculated that the unpredictable star in a galaxy of lesser entertainment & news personas would receive a cool $100 million a year in perks.

If that is true, Stern may have accepted a deal for less than his original contract, since that first outing with Sirius included stock in the company.

Sirius intends to transmit programming from Stern's two current outlets and expand the broadcast material to mobile devices.

When Stern first signed with Sirius - after being fed up with restrictive regulations imposed by the Federal Communications Commission at his former place of employ which fell under their jurisdiction - Sirius was an iffy proposition with 600,000 subscribers.

Today, the subscriptions have ballooned to a staggering 20 million strong.

Some conjecture that Howard Stern is - in large part - responsible for the Satellite Server's success today in the competitive marketplace filled with rich media.

In fact, when Stern announced he re-signed with Sirius, stock rose 7 cents a share to $1.38.

Even still, some pooh pooh the notion that Stern is still a power player on the broadcast terrain.

"He used to be so controversial. And, that's what drove listeners to Sirius FM," some asserted from the sidelines in recent days.

To others, the 57-year-old Stern is currently a former radio whiz kid who has flashed "out" in the past couple of years.

"He still has a large audience, but his relevance has declined," Ryan Schinman (Platinum Rye Entertainment) contends.

Schinman is a Chief Executive at a firm that matches up celebrities for advertising purposes.

"He was in the headlines alot because he was censored.  That's wasn't great for his creative freedom, but at the same time it created controversy that made people want to tune in."

But, in the final analysis - will they still - bed bugs or not?

News at 11!

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Howard Stern...bed bugs in limo carpet! OMG!

The onslought of bed bugs - a frenzied topic on the Nightly News this past summer when the infestations were at an all time high - is not over yet.

And, the pesky little devils have not limited their lofty climbs to couches and boudoirs around the country.

Indeed!

Just ask shock jock Howard Stern.

This past week when a canine warrior (trained in the art of ferreting out bugs) strayed near the DJ's luxury auto in downtown NYC, his tail began to wag furiously as he switched into sniffing mode.

OMG!

The virulent bastards had taken up residence in the carpet of Mr. Stern's chauffeur-driven limousine.

Of course, the title of a classic film came to my mind!

The scenario adds a whole new dimension to the concept of  "Carpet Baggers", doesn't it?

Just betcha, Howard is itchin' to get back to his sumptuous digs for a hot soapy bath to scruinize his - um - infamous private parts!

Bottoms up!

And, how was your day?

Exposed & bug-eyed!

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American Idol...Howard Stern & Ellen DeGeneres add sizzle! Meow...

ole blue eyes!

When the news went zig-zagging at lightning speed around the globe that Howard Stern was the numero uno choice to replace Cowell on American Idol, I chuckled at the thought of old pottie mouth tossing barbs back and forth with perky talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres.

A few months ago, I penned a tweet on Ellen (The Ellen Show & Ellen Fans & I follow each other on Twitter) in which I playfully joked that when it came to America's favorite past-time - dancing - Ellen was bit spastic.

Within minutes, Ellen zipped off a tweet levelled at Howard Stern.

"Howard just tweeted that he didn't like my dancing," Ellen wailed.

Was it a coincidence that Stern just happened to poke fun at the comedian on the heels of my own jibe?

Or, does the scraggly-haired king of the airwaves - with the startling blue eyes - read my posts on the Tattler?

No matter, in the final analysis.

Something tells me that if Fox tosses Stern and Ellen (sounds like a law firm doesn't it?) into the hot seats tailored-made for the winsome two-some - that American Idol is going to sizzle.

I can't imagine that the outsider network would cough up to $10 mil for a stint on the popular night-time enterterainment show, though.

Also - there is the issue of content - and Howard's tendency to go off at the mouth.

A case in point.

Today, when I was in whole foods facilitating their WiFi - after a bit of mindless-shopping - I cruised the Internet for a few secs to gleen some background information on the funky radio pirhana.

By error, I clicked on a link that featured some of Stern's material, and was summarily denied access.

A dialogue box generated by the Whole Foods web site noted that the content was not suitable fo a family-based outlet such as their own.

Forget about that flakey dude in Sacramento, Howard, there are bigger fish to win over in Corporate America.

Does Fox realize that?

Frankly, in my opinion, it's all smoke and mirrors. 

Mostly smoke, of the green and leafy kind, if you ask me.

Or, just maybe just a pipe dream for Fox?

Bottom line, it's all about generating publicity for a show on its last legs; after all, I predict this will be the last season.

Notwithstanding, when you consider that Fox has been too cheap up 'til now to pump some cold hard cash into the late-night talk-show arena to compete with Letterman & Leno, it is doubtful they'll put out big bucks to pump life into a reality-show facing mortality.

Heck, if they're going to start waving that kind of dough around, I just might conjure up a little raunch (and controversy at the Tattler) to get noticed by the suits in the executive suite.

Heck, I'd sign on the dotted line in blood, for $5 million smackeroos.

News at 11!

Don't turn your back on Howard, Ellen!

(you might get goosed)

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Twitter...Ellen DeGeneres tucks in twits - er - tweeters! Howard Stern & "Hangover" trigger raft of dialogue!

Ellen entertains flock with over-the-top frock!

In a round-about-way, I ended up signing on to "follow" the Ellen DeGeneres talk show, at ever-popular Twitter.

Of course, I've always been fond of the quick-witted comedian's style.

It all started when I inputted my user name and password to enter the Twitter site late yesterday afternoon a moment or two shy of posting a feature on Ellen's novel idea to gift fans of the show by tweet express.

Curiously, when a "thread" of conversation sprang to life on the screen, right away I spied a tweet from Ellen informing her "followers" that Howard Stern allegedly quipped that he didn't like her dancing on the show.

For those of you in the dark - on occasion - Ellen dead-pans a soft-shuffle or two to the delight of her gushing fans.

I was taken aback by the timeliness of the Stern barb!

Just minutes earlier, I published a post which also took a sly poke at Ellen's somewhat spastic (no rhythm!) two-step style.

Of course, the jibe was a bit tongue-in-cheek, and not meant to crush the bright-eyed talk-show host's penchant for engaging in the romantic past-time.

Since the Stern tweet was on the heels of my own post regarding the same subject matter, I was inclined to surf over to Ellen's fan site, to investigate the synchronistic moment further.

So, I clicked on the shock jock reference link provided by the charismatic show biz personality, and ended up plunk down in the middle of the Ellen "show" web site.

What a fun place (well, instinctively, I half-knew it would be!) for the curious to kick off their shoes and put their feet up.

Ok, I fess up.

I tapped the "follow" button - and within minutes - I was interacting (mostly reacting!) to a host of dazzling "Twitter" personas heretofore unknown to moi!

Golly!

Then, just before I keyed out at about 10 p.m , I took one last gander at the socially hip hub site I was now joined at the heart to, before signing off.

Now the Ellen "tweet" on Howard Stern was going full-steam ahead after triggering a slew of responses (mostly negative) from Ellen fans who flew to her side in a defense mode.

One irate tweeter was particularly angry with old garbage-mouth for dissing a woman on air about her abortion.

I won't repeat what she quipped in the heat of the moment, though.

This is a Disney-style family blog, after all.

Yeah, right!

And, I don't sleep buck naked at night, either.

One of my followers - Caesar's Palace - was all hopped up over "Hangover".

Throughout the starry night, CP urged tweekers to catch the entertaining feature just released around the country.

The mere mention of the comedy, which has garnered rave reviews in the local and National press in recent days - set off a tidal wave of glittering chatter - not unlike the kind you'd encounter in a trendy single's bar in Anytown, U.S.A.

Looks like I have springboarded into a dizzying strata of fresh meat - um - contacts.

Like Facebook & Twitter, membrs are often led through one door and out another, at Twitter.

If you're a true adventurer with a thirst for life, who knows where you'll end up!

Computer heaven?

Or on a fast track to trojan hell?

By the way, did you know that a major computer in Europe has been nick-named "The Beast".

Insightful thoughts on the subject, anyone?

As I was reflecting on these matters of import, a warm & fuzzy feeling swept over me when I caught sight of one last tweet from Ellen before she slipped off into another dreamy landscape that must have been beckoning from afar.

The tweet was short and sweet:

EllenFans Good night all my Tweeple!

Imagine that!

The quirky talk-show host tucks in her tweeters each night.

That's true class!

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