Vintage Stern
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 09:38amThis week on Howard Stern, they’re playing old favorites. Right now Rodney Dangerfield is on, plugging a movie, and his appearance has led my mind back eleven years.
It’s 1997. I’m at the movie theater in Morristown NJ, waiting in line with Justin. The line is ridiculously long and we are likely ridiculously “enhanced.” We are waiting in line to see the re-release of The Empire Strikes Back, and have sent an envoy up to the front of the line to see if we’re wasting our time trying to get in. We wait for what seems like forever, and our envoy, Chuck, returns, yelling, “So, ARE YA’LL READY TO MEET WALLY SPARKS?”
Jason on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 10:38 am
I have to admit, I loved Meet Wally Sparks. It’s no Back to School, but you can pretty much put Rodney in any movie and just let him do his thing and it’s going to be funny.
I do hate it when Howard takes a week off. I need to know what’s going on with Eric the Midget and his Idol commentary show. Ack ack!
freakgirl on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 10:41 am
I hate that Howard and Jon Stewart are always on vacation at the same time. I lose the bookends of my day.
Chuck on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 10:57 am
HAHA!! Thank god you have a memory for all three of us. I remember going to see that with you guys, but I thought we got in?!?
freakgirl on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 11:01 am
We DID get in! We almost stayed and watched it again afterwards.
But decided that the alcohol and videogames back at Justin’s were more tempting.
Hugh on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 12:19 pm
“I’m so ugly… I worked in a pet shop, and people kept asking how big I’d get.”
“So I stop in the bar for a few drinks. The bartender asked what I wanted. “Surprise me”, I said. So he showed me a naked picture of my wife.”
GeekBoy on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 12:41 pm
My favorite Rodney joke … “Oh, it’s been a rough day, rough day. Why, I got up this morning, put on a shirt, and a button fell off. Then I picked up my briefcase, and the handle came off. Now I’m afraid to go to the bathroom!”
Hugh on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm
“A girl phoned me the other day and said “Come on over, there’s nobody home.” I went over. Nobody was home.”
Jason on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 1:41 pm
My favorite Rodney story from an interview with Bob Saget:
“I show up at his place, and Rodney’s naked in his bathrobe,” Mr. Saget said.
“He’s always naked in his bathrobe with his balls hanging out. He goes, ‘Bob, you didn’t call to confirm. I got Ron Jeremy coming up with two hookers.’”
Mr. Saget wasn’t too keen about meeting the porn star. “I said, ‘Rodney, I really don’t want to see Ron Jeremy and I don’t want to see hookers. No offense-I’m sure he’s a lovely man.’”
Dangerfield walked him out, apologizing profusely.
“I say, ‘That’s O.K. I’m O.K., Rodney, it’s fine-don’t worry about it. How are you doing?’ And Rodney says, ‘You want to know how I’m doing? You’re leaving, and I’m waiting up here alone for a guy who can suck his own cock-that’s how I’m doing.’ I laughed pretty damned hard.”
freakgirl on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Aw, Rodney.