Posted on 12/24/2010 12:29:47 PM PST by raccoonradio
This is the Howie Carr show thread for the week or so surrounding Christmas and New Year's. Howie will be back on air just after New Yr's. If there are any columns I will post them here.
Howie Carr list ping.
Avi Nelson is in for Howie today, Christmas Eve. Next week as I understand it Col Hunt is in on Tue and Thu, and I would
think Avi is on Mon, Wed, and Fri—oops, Avi just said it.
I was right. Join us.
In Maine the new GOP governor hires a hack—his daughter.
(As for Dem reaction, we know they NEVER would so something like this, right?)
Maine Gov.-elect LePage hires daughter
By Associated Press | Friday, December 24, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Northeast
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Democrats are reacting harshly to news that the 22-year-old daughter of Gov.-elect Paul LePage is getting a job in her Republican father’s administration.
Lauren LePage will work as an assistant to LePage’s chief of staff, John McGough, and will be paid about $41,000 a year.
Executive Director Mary Erin Casale of the Maine Democratic Party calls the hiring a “brazen display of political nepotism” and wants to know who else was considered for this position and how was it advertised.
LePage officials say Lauren LePage’s position is entry-level and commensurate with her experience, work history and education. Spokesman Dan Demeritt says she worked on policy issues during the campaign and is managing policy and constituent concerns during the transition.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=1305312
Just a question. Did anyone else here that “Splash” (the late Senator’s dog, not the Senator himself) won’t be down for breakfast tomorrow? Wonder if anyone had “Splash” in Howie’s death pool???
Yes, I heard very early this am that splash is no longer with us - not sure if anyone had him in the DP
Don’t recall him being in death pool either
Sunday column ping. Photo will be below this.
Fatman goes slim
By Howie Carr | Sunday, December 26, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists
If you think I still look bad now, you should see the before photos.
We’d have run a pre-op picture except for the fact that this is a family newspaper. I mean, I’ve gotten used to being called “fat bastard.” But by the fall when I looked in the mirror, I was always thinking of a certain old wrestler. The one named Haystacks Calhoun.
So last month I had what is called “tumescent liposuction.” The fat cells were literally sucked out of my gut and “love handles.”
It’s not an instant change. The fat cells were gone, but they were replaced by a saline solution, which drains slowly, very slowly. When I came home that afternoon from Dr. Steve Margolis’ office, I weighed seven pounds more than before the operation. Six weeks later, I’m down 10 pounds as the solution drains.
I’m glad I did it, because my gut is gone. The pain was minimal. I had the four-hour procedure on a Friday and was back at work the next Monday (wearing sweatpants). I have a book tour starting in late April, and by then, I should be looking, well, not fat.
At this point, I must acknowledge that I am a guy who has made great sport of fatties. It was me who put the Fat in Fat Matt Amorello. I described Jane Swift as a whale of a candidate. I dubbed the late House Speaker George Keverian “D-Papa Gino’s,” called Ted Kennedy “Fat Boy” and have implored state Sen. Dick Moore to “put down the gravy bowl, for God’s sake.”
But I always took it, too. I admitted to taking fen phen (truly a miracle drug and I miss it greatly). If somebody called into my radio show and said I had more chins than a Chinese phone book, I let it go through.
And yes, I got my liposuction for free. That’s the way radio works. Another one of my nicknames is “George Graft,” so you know where I stand on that issue. As the late Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards put it, I didn’t take no vows of poverty. But some offers never tempted me — ship cruises, for instance. Or liposuction.
But one day last summer I ran into a woman I hadn’t seen for awhile. She looked . . . different. OK, her figure was a whole lot better than I’d ever noticed. A couple of weeks later a radio salesguy asked me about a doctor from New England Cosmetic Surgery in Concord who was offering liposuction. I was giving him the brush-off when the salesman mentioned that Dr. Margolis had done the procedure on the woman I knew.
“Get me his phone number!” I said. “How soon can I have it done?”
Then my wife had the procedure. Already she can fit into jeans she hadn’t worn since she was in her 20s. Having three kids in three years will do that to your figure, she tells me.
One of her friends texted her, “I hear you and Howie are going L.A.” But if you can improve your appearance, why not do it? Is it somehow more noble to buy clothes two or three sizes too large to cover up your flab?
I still wear my same T-shirts to the gym – “Body by Ben & Jerry” and “I Beat Anorexia.” I’m not trying to put anything over on anybody here, because it wouldn’t work, any more than John Kerry denying that he’s ever taken Botox.
OK, so I look a little better. And when you see me at the book signings in April, I’ll look even better. All you haters, get over it. Now, does anybody know where I can get me some free hair transplants?
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1305467
First, he was advertising campaign events that he attended, now he talks about his (free) liposuction, the guy is a walking snake oil salesman.
(One thing I have noticed is that he is doing a lot more “in the show” advertisements these days. I bet the cut, if any, is a lot less than what WRKO lifts from his “real” advertisements. I notice that a lot of the conservative hots are doing “in the show ads.” Any comments?)
no surprise, part of the deal is to do mentions in this way. I would hear Hannity just mention off the cuff, “so I was flying Jet Blue last week, they do a great job by the way...”
I suspect whenever he mentioned “my wife and I are going up to Vermont to meet God at Okemo mountain” (i.e., a ski trip
this time of yr in scenic VT) that maybe he had a deal for that too. As Howie would say there’s honest graft and then
there’s dishonest graft.
Similar to the deal the Kowloon does—hey, they bring some food to Howie and the various “seagulls” down the hall
(ad sales people, WEEI hosts) and he mentions it; great deal for Kowloon to get mentions like that at fairly low
cost to them. Or Michael’s Deli.
Never been there, but out of curiosity, hmm:
http://delitogo.com/menu.html
>>* The Todd Feinburg *
Over 3/4 Pound of Romanian Pastrami
9.99
* Howie Carr (Radio Hall of Fame)*
Over 3/4 Pound of Corned Beef and Beef Brisket
9.99
* The Sandy (Howie Carr show)*
Smoked Turkey, Herb Cheese & Apricot Chutney
9.99
* (Steve) Leveille & (Mel) Simon’s WBZ Talk Host *
Turkey Breast, Chopped Liver & Russian Dressing
9.99
* Jordan Rich *
Turkey Breast, Chopped Liver, Russian Dressing
8.99
Tuned in a little early on Thu and heard Charlie Manning mention “Howie and Nancy, oops I mean Howie and Sandy will be at the Pizzeria Regina at the Allston Depot today...”
Max Robins has also slipped and mentioned Sandy’s real name.
I believe part of that is she doesn’t want her real first name on, plus Jerry Williams (see the book about him) was dating someone named Sandy Nagro, and I think it’s an inside joke...)
Did RKO really replace Pundit Review (Sunday nites) with that horrible horrible bill kelly (probably a rerun of his Sat show)??? Just when you thought RKO could not possibly get any worse........
Dennis Miller lets him on occasion. Miller used to have a Jewish sidekick named "Sal", so Miller had his people come up with a musical intro jingle for Scott.
"Matzoh Boy" or the like. I haven't heard it in a while.
Miller only lets him on every quarter or so, but do you think Howie would pay for jingles for Josh or Steve?
I had to turn if off for a bit when that Lisa person was hocking her book, couldn’t stand another second of that nonsense - when I turned it back on Scott was on and Hunt did cut him off after while, do you remember the morning guy who was on who got accused of rape, can’t remember his name but he had a theme song for Scott.
It was Reese Hopkins who had the theme song for Scott
Is that the "rapper" from NJ? Didn't he get nailed because he appeared on a national cable show as an analyst? Stupid is as stupid does.
Hmmm I don’t remember the cable thing, I do remember he was fired from RKO and then maybe a week or two later he was arrested for a rape that took place way back in 2003 or 2004 maybe? I don’t know what became of him other than last I heard which was a year or so ago, he was in jail, don’t know if his case has come up yet.
Reese Hopkins is still at Riker’s island, waiting for trial. He doesn’t want an “admit to sex crime” deal...
Is Howie’s doctor (Margolis) in trouble? Disciplinary
findings...
http://www.massmedboard.org/public/pdf/MargolisS20101215.pdf
Apparently Margolis is being limited to taking out only a certain amount of fat due to this.
—Avi just said he will be on tomorrow, not the Col. for some reason
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