The End Of MarksFriggin.com Daily Recaps

September 23, 2023

The End.

Well, I knew this day would come at some point. This was a really tough decision for me to make. At the end of this month, September 2023, I will no longer be doing my detailed daily recaps of the Howard Stern Show.

Even though I'm stopping with the detailed recaps of the show I will probably do some kind of very short segment list. I may just copy the segment list from the SiriusXM app and keep track of when guests were on or something like that. I really don't know. I'll have to see how much time I'm willing to put into this once I start work again in October. I'll be shutting down the early access Patreon.com thing at the end of this month.

Why now? There are a few reasons. The biggest reason is money. I need to get back to work, full time, to pay my bills. I should have shut this down about 8 years ago but I enjoyed doing it and loved the freedom I had the rest of my day. I started the site because of my love for the Howard Stern show. That love has become 'like' over the past few years. I can't say I love the show anymore.

There are a few things I don't enjoy listening to and I find myself getting aggravated far too often. I can't sit and type any more 2 hour long celebrity interviews. I don't want to type the phrase ''Howard answered a knock at the door'' ever again. I want to have the freedom to turn the radio off when I hear an awful Jon Blitt bit.

I'm not at the point where I'm going to stop listening to the show completely. I still appreciate Howard's interviewing skills. There are interviews I'd rather not sit through though. Now I can pick who I want to listen to and who I can turn off. I've forced myself to listen to a few celebrity interviews I wish I could have walked away from.

I don't want to be one of those former Howard Stern fans who bashes the show. I don't hate it. I'm just not as into it as I used to be. I know Howard has evolved. I can appreciate that. It feels weird even venting about the things I mentioned above. I do think the ''knock at the door'' thing is played out. Way too many impersonators with no material in my opinion.

Thank you to everyone who visited the site and supported what I've been doing since 1996. To everyone who contributed by being a Patreon member or bought something through an advertiser link, thank you so much. You helped keep the site going for 27 plus years. That's half of my life! It's been fun.

I doubt Howard will ever read this but I will thank him for the 35+ years of entertainment. No one else has captured my attention like that guy. What an amazing talent. So many years of fun shows.

I also have to thank the other staff who I've met over the years when I was invited up to the studio for various things. Everyone was so nice. I had great experiences up there. Thanks to everyone there.

I guess I'll close this out with my favorite Wack Packer, Eric the Actor's, ''Bye for now.''

Sincerely,
Mark

UPDATE: September 26, 2023. I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm not planning on taking the site down. My archives will remain available for the foreseeable future.