From: "Raj Feridun" <rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp>


> Billy West. When he left the show really was for the worse. For me
> '94-'95 (OJ, etc) when Billy was on the show were the best years for
> the show period.
...
> I heard that Billy was unconditionally offered Jackie's position after
> Jackie left but that for some reason he considered the Stern Show a
> "step down" in his career at that point. That's really sad because
> he's the one guy I think would have improved over even Jackie and
> instead we've got Artie Lange.


Of those three I definitely like Artie the best. 

The old shows are sometimes good, but many seem slow and dated. 

For those of us in Japan, thank God for a.b.h-s.