anthonycumiashow

He was put in an awful position, as was I and Jimmy and the entire staff. I was fired from SiriusXM for what I see as no fucking reason at all. I had spoken out for years (like I had on twitter during the times square incident). This wasn't anything new - somebody that they didn't want on the air. I've been with them for 10 years. It put everyone in a very weird position. They throw me out, now Opie had two choices. Bail, or stay on and do a show without me. He chose the latter of the two, with Jimmy. That's now what people have to listen to that were used to hearing the three of us. Some people do not like it! Some people don't like all of the circumstances of the firing and they feel a disloyalty to the group. I think a lot of that anger comes from that. You're continuing after this corporation busts the show. I've pondered it, thinking "I'm human" or "i'm pissed", or "how else was it going to end"? What was I going to do after the show?

I've had thoughts also that Opie and Jimmy should have walked if they wanted to get me back, for them to say "we're not coming back till the three of us come on".

Or... fuck it, i'm doing a show now and it's cool.

or... who am I to tell them how to make money and live their life?

The truth of the matter is that the real way i feel is a mixture of all of the above depending on the day. I'm not happy about being fired or that the show I was with for 20 years was so easily dismantled.

I think a lot of the hate comes from the people on the outside looking in. People get pissed, what am I gonna do? People get pissed at me too! I get bad comments about myself! Sometimes I answer, get deeper in a hole, but it's a part of the deal you make with satan.

Our relationship right now is in a very weird place. We had done radio together for 20 years, and that was pretty much a daily get-together. Over the years, we had grown into two remarkably different people, and I think things that each-other did that annoyed us became a lot more pronounced. We didn't get into any huge arguments besides the 2 on air. As time went on, like any relationship, it just became tougher. We weren't as close as we were at the beginning. Once I got fired, I think we both just decided to spend some time away. Even through the firings, we would talk/text/email. With this circumstance, I knew I was out of that picture, and we just really didn't talk. We've had a couple of text conversations, also the stress and strain of having to change the show on his show and come up with a show on my side gave us little chance to wax fantastic about the olden days of radio!

The relationship is fine, but we really haven't spoken about it.

YES. Yes. Jimmy is an amazing talent. He would have been an absolute coup to get on this program. Didn't work out that way. I would have loved to have him as a cohost.

Edit: coup is not spelled "kuuuuu"

FUCK YEAH! In a second. That's some publicity! I don't have a problem with Howard Stern. Howard is an amazing guy. He made radio - changed radio! He made a show that became the benchmark for that kind of anti-zoo-crew radio. He entertained a lot of people for a long time.

As far as our battles - that's how you deal with him. If you use any other tactic on Howard, you lose. It made for interesting radio and interesting conversations with management. As far as a personal issue? No. I'd see the show in the halls or the streets - couldn't be nicer!

Fred and robin and gary have all been great.

Another person I considered a friend, but unlike Danny Ross, I know what happened with Joe. Joe's an asshole. Joe has this notion that people will give a shit about him or who he fucking hangs out with in the showbiz world. He got angry with me and what I said on Twitter about the times square episode and firing. Instead of addressing me and asking me about it and my intentions and opinions, he just thought he'd talk about it on other people's shows and really put me in a bad light. The final straw was "what am I supposed to tell my black friends?" That to me is the dumbest most hypocritical racist thing I've ever heard - and I listen to my own fucking mouth! So in the words of David from Spinal Tap, We shan't work together again.