I despise Howard Stern. The guy is such a vacuum of social value that for years I’ve hated the fact that he’s out there, on the air, even though I’m ignoring him. I am so glad he’s taking a blow to his career from Clear Channel. Maybe he’ll get out of “entertainment” and realize there’s a dream job out there for him: washing windshields of cars stuck in traffic, and trying to get people to cough up a buck.

I can’t tell you how glad I was to learn that Clear Channel fired that lowlife miscreant Bubba the Love Sponge. I remember the day in February 2000 when he castrated and butchered a live pig, on the air. Bubba and I exchanged a few e-mails over that one. Wish I knew where those e-mails are now. I’d show you a clear picture of the shallow end of the gene pool. The sponge is just some flotsam, stuck in the filter and collecting scum.

To be fair to DJs and Clear Channel, not all their people suck. Here in Santa Barbara, we have a good rock station, KTYD. It’s been around since 1973, so they had their act together before Clear Channel got involved. But the Early Show is cool, if you’re ever listening in SB in the morning, 6-10. The DJ, Matt McAllister, actually seems to care about the community, kids, and pets. … the deeper end of the pool.