Show Rundown: Wednesday November 18, 2015
Show Rundown: Wednesday November 18, 2015
Virtuosic guitarist Leslie West calls in and Andy Cohen judges gay phone sex
Good Morning Everybody!
The show opened with a sentiment Howard expresses frequently: How the hell do people nurse their coffee all day?
Howard also mentioned that he had a great idea recently to get a bunch of cardboard cutouts of Ronnie the Limo Driver made up to use like Flat Stanley where people can bring them around and take photos with them.
Howard looked into making up about 50 Flat Ronnies, but it turned out to be really expensive, so he’s still deciding whether to do it or not. Later in the morning, High Pitch Erik called in and asked for one. “I will take it wherever I go,” he begged.
Robin said she thought Flat Ronnie may be too big to take around. “Robin, with all do respect, I don’t tell you how to do the news, don’t tell me how to do Flat Ronnie,” Howard told his co-host.
The Ronnie Pronunciation Game
Speaking of Ronnie, Howard told a caller he had a game available if they wanted to play. Ronnie was shown a word written down and the caller had to guess whether he knew how to pronounce it or not.
Practice Round:
Hypocrisy: No
Real Round:
Gratuitous: Yes (X)
Ubiquitous: No
Impertinent: No (X)
Niche: No (X)
After getting three correct, the caller asked if it would be too greedy to ask for a Flat Ronnie signed by Ronnie and Howard obliged before playing a few words left over.
Serendipity: Yes
Insatiable: No
Myriad: No
Incomprehensible: Yes
Ralph called in and Howard let him play the last two words.
Plethora: No (Ralph guessed No)
Sycophant: No (Ralph guessed No)
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Ronnie and Howard’s 30th Anniversary
Celebrating his win, Ronnie also mentioned that yesterday marked his 30th anniversary with Howard seeing as he officially started at K-Rock on November 17, 1985.
Howard then recounted their fateful meeting. Ronnie had been hired to drive Howard in Hartford, and afterwards, he left a “crazed note” in Howard’s mailbox telling him he wanted to be his official driver.
“Oh my god, this fucking guy is crazy,” Howard thought at the time, but K-Rock interviewed a ton of drivers and they were all expensive. So in the end, Ronnie got hired.
Howard made sure to point out that at the time he hired his infamous limo driver, Ronnie’s current girlfriend was two years old.
The Tan Mom and Sal Saga Continues
The hotly debated Wack Pack sensation Tan Mom reportedly camped out outside the Stern Show trying to get a hold of Sal yesterday. JD got on the phone with her ultimately, telling her that Sal was busy and couldn’t see her, but that just infuriated her more than her normal elevated level. She then phoned the show’s call-in line crying (after the show was over) and even got a hold of Shuli on his cell to try and have him forward the call.
“He’s fallen out of love and is afraid,” Howard said of Sal.
Tan Mom has even been sending Shuli nude photos of herself in hope that he can give them to Sal. “Boobs out, ass out, the works,” Shuli told Howard.
Howard said he’d try to convince her to give it up the next time he talked to her, which prompted Tan Mom to call in, but turned out to just be an uncanny impression by Shuli. Tan Mom herself responded on Twitter.
Stay tuned to see how the saga progresses.
And Now It’s Time for News!
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Leslie West Calls In to the Show
Leslie West Calls In to the Show
One of the “top five guitarists of all time,” in Howard’s opinion, Leslie West, called in this morning to promote his new solo album, “Soundcheck,” which features guest performers Brian May and Peter Frampton.
Leslie came to prominence as the co-founder of the band Mountain, but “Soundcheck” is also his 16th solo album. Howard became a fan early on. “Leslie was a god to me,” he remembered. “He’s a virtuoso,” Robin agreed.
Despite losing his leg in recent years, West said he wasn’t slowing down at all. “I’m pretty f-cking busy, believe it or not.”
To warm listeners up a little Howard played some classic Mountain tunes like “Theme For An Imaginary Western” — which was actually written by Jack Bruce for Cream, but Eric Clapton didn’t want it – and “The Animal Trainer And The Toad.”
Leslie also recounted some stories about working with the late Jack Bruce. “It hit me very hard with Jack,” he told Howard. The two had recorded and performed together many times and West also later took Bruce’s son out to perform with him.
Howard played a clip from Leslie’s collaboration with Peter Frampton from his new album, where they recorded a rendition of “You Are My Sunshine” that they changed into a minor key to give it a “funeral dirge” type of vibe. “Soundcheck” also features a track called “A Stern Warning,” which he insisted was loosely dedicated to Howard.
Something you may not know about Leslie is that aside from being one of the foremost musicians of our time, he is also one of the most sampled rock guitarists ever. Take Jay Z’s “99 Problems” for instance. “It was me and Billy Squire – our music,” Leslie pointed out – Kanye West, Common, and A$AP Rocky too among others.
And before the call ended, Leslie and Howard discussed “That Metal Show,” which features West as announcer. Leslie told listeners that when he got the gig, he called Howard to get some ideas of fun things to do with it. Howard said that Leslie does a great Porky Pig stuttering impression, so he should try that. As a result the credits for the show read: “Announcer: Leslie West” and “Announcer Advisor: Howard Stern.”