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Private Parts
1997 · Film · 109 min
Directed by Betty Thomas
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the radio world, always with his supportive wife, Alison, by his side. Landing a gig in Washington, D.C., Stern meets Robin Quivers, who will become his long-time partner in crime. When the two move to New York, they face the wrath of NBC executives.
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There is this famous scene from Howard Stern's movie Private Parts -
Howard: In a way that I gotta figure out what I'm gonna be. I mean, I don't want to be one of these disc jockeys that runs around the country, you know, looking for work all the time. I don't want to end up like that. It's so sad. It's so apparent to me now what I should be doing. I should be talking about my personal life. I've got to get intimate. And every time I feel like I shouldn't say something, maybe I should just say it, just blurt it out, you know? I just got to let things fly. I got to go all the way.
Alison: You didn't go all the way before?
Howard: No. I mean...No. A lot of times, I'm just holding back.
Alison: Then I guess you should go all the way.
When blogging first came about, lot's of people had the same realization. Because it works, in terms of connecting with people.
His 1997 (semi?) biographical film Private Parts is full of lascivious shenanigans that you might expect from a "shock jock", but it's also thoughtful and charming.
Every time I read a Gruber post I can't help but think of these lines from Howard Stern's Private Parts:
The average Howard Stern fan listens for - are you ready for this? - an hour and twenty minutes. The average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day. Most common answer? "I want to see what he'll say next."[1]
I subscribe to his RSS feed and can't bring myself to unsubscribe for fear of missing the next really asinine thing that will dribble out of his over-inflated head.
[1]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119951/quotes?qt=qt0468488