Clogged in the Crap Filter
You just never know what’ll turn up in the ol’ Crapper these days.
For instance, this morning I found former Van Halen frontman and current radio/DJ personality David Lee Roth doing absolutely nothing bold, nothing innovative and nothing fearless in his debut as Howard Stern’s replacement on 92.3 Free FM. Apparently there’s very little rhyme or reason to the format and yesterday’s broadcast left virtually no impression. 
The liveliest section of Roth’s four meandering hours came when his uncle, Manny Roth, dropped by to talk about his World War II experiences and running the Cafe Wha? in the Village. The Cafe presented Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Jimi Hendrix and many other cultural icons. The elder Roth, 86, was prompted by his nephew for stories from the good old days, but didn’t remember much.
Call me crazy, but if that’s the best bit in four hours — your elderly uncle talking about the good ol’ days but not remembering any of them — then Roth’s venture into radio is more ill conceived than even I could have predicted.
Might as well jump (ship, Dave). Go ahead and jump.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Did he at least say, “Bip-a-dee bop!”?
January 4th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
i’ll do you one more, did he order a “hot dog and a shaaake?”
i thought he sold out a couple of years ago when he was prancing onstage with Keith Lockhart in Boston on the 4th of July.