Howard Stern is back and his terrestrial replacements...

I understand Howard and Bubba are not everyone's cup of tea. They ARE MINE, and I am willing to pay for a subscription to listen to them, and so is my wife.

What sucks about this morning is that my wife and I have yet to purchase home kits for our his and her Sirius car radios. We could have bought at least one when we bought the radios for Christmas, but we balked at the price, and now the home kits are sold out. We'll get two or three when we can afford to - one for Julie's work (which needs it the most, since she's restricted at work what she can surf), my work and at home.

Since we don't have a home kit, that meant listening to something else to wake up and get out the door to. In Cleveland, David Lee Roth took over for Howard, and Rover (another Howard replacement in some markets) is on another station. David's first week on the airwaves sucked. He was a little more listenable this morning because he was talking about bands who are not really playing live in concert - something he obviously knows about and has some credibility talking about. This is a stark contrast to him spouting off about guns, and stupid stuff we really don't want to talk about in the morning while we're trying to wake up. I don't think he's grasped the comedy element. Rover's good - I like him - but he's no Howard.

I wish that we could listen to Adam Carolla to hear what he's like. I am a big fan of Adam. I used to listen to him on Loveline, and saw him on The Man Show and his comedy on Crank Yankers. I am sure he'd be up to the task... probably the only person that truly could fill Howard's shoes.

When I lived in Jacksonville, Howard Stern was not over the air, and I listened to Bubba the Love Sponge. I LOVED listening to him and his crew (Manson, Brent, Ned and - back then - Spice Boy) every morning. After I left Jacksonville and moved to West Virginia, I used to listen to him in the morning over the internet (when the stream was working). I have missed him, and I look forward to listening to him on the drive home today.