Me too...used to travel from So NY to NEPA for work, listened to Dr. joy Brown (for some reason) all of a sudden there was this bombastic guy on, and the rest is history. actually got through on the local show once...about a guy who ate his girlfriends cat...used shake and bake....
I think I first heard him on KFI in So Ca,back in 88, though he had been broadcasting in Sacramento since 84.