It's War: XM Radio crashes Stern / Sirius Rally
XM Satellite Radio and the O&A Army were at the Stern / Sirius Rally in full force armed with XM Satellite Radio protest signs, O&A 'WOW' stickers, t-shirts, hats and the Opie & Anthony/XM Radio van. Met with cheers and boos from the crowd, the O&A Army had a massive presence all day in Union Square and managed to steal at least some of the attention from Howard's show.
The Police didn't like the sticks attached to the protest signs and confiscated them:

Devoted Opie and Anthony fans penetrated the crowd and helped do their part to 'spread the virus':

No sticks? No problem. XM had plenty arms to hold up the signs:











Comments
Screw Howard! O&A! O&A! O&A!
XM OWNZ that little puppydog and they're FUCKED for paying his ass!
hoo hoo hoo... hoooo?
Posted by: Spread the virus | November 18, 2004 02:26 PM
Opie and Anthony are jerk off's and so are there fan's!!!!!!! Wth out a howard Stern there is not Opie and Anthony...OH yeah 1 more thing Opie and Anthony are NOT EVEN FUNNY!!!!!!
Posted by: MIke | November 18, 2004 03:14 PM
Whoa. Definitely some heated opinions over here. I think that's part of the whole beauty of XM vs Sirius - with Howard vs O&A, this should be fun!
So go ahead and rip into each other - I won't edit any comments.
Posted by: Ryan | November 18, 2004 03:23 PM
I think both shows are enjoyable in their own ways. Me? I have XM and O & A. Howard has a larger audience and I think it will stay that way for awhile, as he's broken through to a more mainstream audience. O & A are just coming back, and while their show is definitely funnier, they just don't have the fanbase (yet). I expect Howard to cream them at first.
I think people loyal to Howard are reluctant to give O & A a shot, which I can understand. I was that way too and if a Mancow fan insisted that he was better than my show, I'd be irritated too. All I can say is O & A's show is much more relevant to my life. I give not one shit about the celebs on Stern's show, while O & A will talk about things that interest me, i.e. video games and other geeky things. I've found O & A are much more audience involved and clever.. but then again, Howard was funny back in the day. To each their own.
Posted by: Doug | November 18, 2004 03:36 PM
All I gotta say is spread the virus! Hardcore Stern fans will continue to listen to his boring ass show no matter, and will not admit that he has been slipping in the past couple of years. He is just not as funny. Give O&A a chance and you'll wonder why you haven't started listening earlier.
Posted by: Frank T | November 18, 2004 04:08 PM
Well, well, well!! Just a few tid bits of info for you Stern fanboys out there. Opie and Anthony are the first to enter into the realm of Satilite radio, not your ol' pal Howie, like he has been saying. I hope you all have lots of fun listening to crappy commercial radio for the next year and a half, Infinity will never, NEVER, sell off Hoo Hoo's contract. The little doggy company will never catch XM in subscriptions, even with Hoo Hoo and the "Golfer" girl sidekick! This will be a fun little ride though, as the little doggy runs out into traffic and gets run over by the O&A big rig!! (insert loud truck horn here) Spread the virus!
Posted by: ColumbusJoe | November 18, 2004 05:56 PM
Fvck you goddamn O&A douchbags. I listened to the show many times and it sucks. Opie really tries hard to be Howard, even imitating Howards temper. The show is so unlistenable XM wont even release the numbers of how many subs O&A have. The virus is AIDS and the patient is dying.
Posted by: dean | November 18, 2004 08:30 PM
Here's your new Sirius welcome package: "YOU GET NOTHING! GOOD DAY, SIR!". Howie's done. Useless. Not funny since he unloaded Jackie. Trust me - I knew, and saw Jackie LONggggg time before HooHoo picked him up. I WILL GIVE CREDIT - Howard was funny - a longggg time ago. I listened to him on CCC (anybody here remember that?). Time to moooove out 'da way. Ali knew when it was time. Anybody know how I can SUCK AS BAD AS HOWARD, AND GET HALF AS MUCH HE'S SUPPOSSEDLY GOING TO MAKE?
Posted by: Your Mom's Box | November 18, 2004 09:13 PM
Fuck Hoo-Hoo the biggest hypocrite in this world. Yea the big hook nosed fag is such a big believer in free speech that he goes ahead and puts a gag order on Opie and Anthony. O & A are funnier, more inventive, more gooder, and sure as hell steal nothing from Stern. If anything Stern has tried to steal from the boys. For example Stern once claimed to have created WoW. Something the boys have been doing way before they were even that well known. O & A are fresh, Howard is washed up, and has nothing left but the same old gag everyday...
Posted by: F Hoo-Hoo | November 18, 2004 09:46 PM
OMFG! My buddy has XM and i borrowed it to listen to Opie and Anthony..... i was bored out of my mind. There was nothing there. NOTHING!
I heard a pretty good source tell me that the ratings for O&A are pretty pathetic, but its ok cuz XM isnt spending any "real" money on O&A. I tried looking for the rating figures from XM , but i dont think XM has released them. HAHAHAHHAHA!!!! That's a sure sign of "shame"! You're right.... the virus is spreading and it's deadly to themselves. O&A are nobodys and being at XM they continue to be nobodies. O&A's popularity can only decrease on satellite, while Howard is still promoting, raising eyebrows and has millions and millions of followers to follow him to SIRIUS. And not only that, but also the curious will be more open to checking out satellite radio. HOWARD WINS AGAIN!!!!
Ps.... How pathetic... O&A crash Howard at Union Square.... all 50 O&A fans vs. thousands of Howard's fans?! HAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!! You cant even crash his event right. O&A are DEAD!!
Posted by: Future Sirius Subscriber | November 18, 2004 10:36 PM
Well I have listened to Howard for the last few years and I have been bored out of my mind. I beleive he has his following and we were all Howard fans at some point. However, his show is stale and most listeners listen to him out of habit. O&A are fresh and will contiue to build an audience. Stern will probably continue to have his aduience of the hardcores but not many of the "average joe." Of the people that have XM , O&A are drawing from all over the country. Not bad for a show that was primarily an East Coast staple. I beleive O&A will eventually win this. Howard hasnt done a decent show in years. Lets see if he has anything on Sirius. Maybe he'll do a show and not a bunch of strippers for the whole show. That act is old. Spread the Virus
Posted by: Brian | November 18, 2004 11:08 PM
I am not a future Sirius subscriber. Never will be.
Posted by: Brian | November 18, 2004 11:09 PM
Ok..who fucking cares who goes to XM and who goes to SIRIUS. Ok.... now im curious.
I checked figures and it turns out that Opie and Anthony made a buzz at XM for the first 3 weeks. Very slight, I might add. But since they first went onto to XM,their ratings have fallen and it seems like the show will continue to decline and not only that, but there are "2" sports radio talkshows that have higher ratings than Opie and Anthony. Thats not good.
As far as Howard going to Sirius it is too early to tell, but by the fan support showing in New York it's quite remarkable. The report says they passed out 500 Sirius radios along with 20,000 (yes, twenty thousand) certificates for free radios. If anything thats the way to spread a virus. Even if not everyone subscribes, X-mas is right around the corner and this is the best promotion anyone at XM or Sirius could of came up with.
I guess so far the edge is definitely Howard Stern.
Posted by: Who cares?! I do , now. | November 19, 2004 12:30 AM
Read a couple of comments. Sure yesterday was a bit boring but according to another poster, he's been bored for years. So you weigh it...bored for a day, or bored for a year. I'll take a fist of bored for the day in order to get the total O and A experience. Fucking awsome.
Posted by: Kevin | November 19, 2004 06:34 AM
Stern is such a wuss, he censors his own messageboard to keep off any mention, topical or not, of O&A on his board. Members are banned, just for mentioning their names.
Even the famous director Kevin Smith had his posts neutered for mentioning O&A, the very same day he was a guest on Sterns show! Can you smell the hypocrisy?
Let's be realistic here. People showed up to the rally for the free stuff. And the numbers that DID show were paltry compared to other Stern rallies.
Face facts, his days are numbered, and O&A are the only ones with the balls to take on the 500lb gorilla.
Posted by: Former Stern Lemming | November 19, 2004 07:46 AM
O&A are not funny, I have listened and I dont like. Opie does a (poor) Howard impersonations but he really is just a scared little boy who isnt charismatic at all. Could you see Opie pulling off a Letterman appearance? He's just not an entertainer.
Posted by: gary | November 19, 2004 10:12 AM
O&A are fucking awesome!! Howard Stern HAS been washed up for yrs now. It's time to call it quits Howie!!!
XM RADIO RULEZ!! CHANNEL 202!!
Posted by: O&A Fucking Rule!! | November 19, 2004 11:46 AM
Way to listent to show. If you really did listen to the show, you would know Opie doesnt do impersonations. Plus I think we have a difference of opinion on entertainment. If you call doing the same stripper shows and an informericial for Kerry for the past month, enetertaining, then Stern wins.
Plus, give the boys sometime and they'll be doing interviews more on a consistent basis. If anything this rally, has people talking.
Spread the virus
Posted by: The Greaseman | November 19, 2004 03:33 PM
I have XM. Ive had it for about 10 months. I have tuned into Opie and Anthony and its a bit refreshing. I must admit that they make me laugh a bit in the morning and im glad i can tune in a regular basis.
Now, what i dont like is that I had to pay $2.50. I dont really mind cuz i got a free 12 months of 2 channels to choose from as a gift.
Sure the boys are funny, but i find the novelty wearing off. They were refreshing, young and youthful voices, but now its getting somewhat repetitive. I will not continue to pay the extra money to listen to Opie and Anthony 2 months from now. I gotta say that I drive around a lot and found myself listening to Howard Stern a bit more and more even when I have the free O&A on my XM. Now, will i switch to Sirius from XM? I dont know. I'd like to, to be honest, but not sure. IF someone were to give me a free Sirius radio, absolutely I would. I just think that Howard might and will indeed bring more to the table, plus the guests are a bit better, i feel.
Posted by: XM Subscriber | November 19, 2004 08:31 PM
http://www.tcf.net/howard_stern.jpg
Posted by: Rich | November 19, 2004 09:26 PM
http://www.howardstern.com/04/11/19/crowd_b.jpg
Look at this pic. Amazing. Im actually surprised at the response. Sure, free is free, but damn..........this many people? Sirius is on teh rise as well..... the stock has shot up a remarkable amount. Damn it! WIsh i would of purchased as soon as Howard announced.
Posted by: Sirius-ly nutz!! | November 20, 2004 01:21 AM
Rich: Nice shot, I wasn't able to get that close to the stage at the time I arrived. Thanks for posting it.
Sirius-ly nutz: Both XM (XMSR) and Sirius (SIRI) stocks have shot up since Howard's announcement. Should've bought both! Expect them to shoot up even higher in the coming months...
Posted by: Ryan | November 20, 2004 08:11 AM
I did not even know those 2 idiots were in Satellite Radio until I saw this Blog. o&a are a pair of losers and how come you all idiots writing here compare those 2 with Howard ?? please, is like comparing Detroit Lions with Pittsburgh Steelers.... there is no comparison, is the bottom against the top.
weren't these 2 idiots cought in some church fukcing themselves?
Posted by: Al Bundy | November 20, 2004 11:46 AM
I WAS A HUGE STERN FAN BACK IN THE DAY, BUT WHEN I WAS IN PORTLAND AND HEARD O&A. I WAS A LITTLE IFFY AT FIRST, BUT I GAVE THEM A CHANCE, AND ILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW...OPIE AND ANTHONY ARE FUNNIER,A LOT MORE CLEVER, NON HYPOCRITICAL, AND AFTER HEARING O&A, STERN DOES NOT ENTERTAIN ME ONE BIT! AND HOO HOO CROSSED THE LINE WHEN HE STARTING RIPPING OFF "BALOONKNOT" FROM 0&A!FUCK STERN!!!!!!!!!
COMEDIAN GABRIEL PAUL
Posted by: GABRIEL PAUL | November 20, 2004 08:43 PM
I WAS A HUGE STERN FAN BACK IN THE DAY, BUT WHEN I WAS IN PORTLAND AND HEARD O&A. I WAS A LITTLE IFFY AT FIRST, BUT I GAVE THEM A CHANCE, AND ILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW...OPIE AND ANTHONY ARE FUNNIER,A LOT MORE CLEVER, NON HYPOCRITICAL, AND AFTER HEARING O&A, STERN DOES NOT ENTERTAIN ME ONE BIT! AND HOO HOO CROSSED THE LINE WHEN HE STARTING RIPPING OFF "BALOONKNOT" FROM 0&A!FUCK STERN!!!!!!!!!
COMEDIAN GABRIEL PAUL
Posted by: GABRIEL PAUL | November 20, 2004 08:43 PM
Jesus Christ.... nice double post, you fuckhead!! Balloon Knot.....you fuck!And Stern only started using it after George Takei used it, you dumbshit.
I have XM and sure, i listen to O&A. Ive listened for a good 2 weeks now. The only reason its interesting is cuz there's 3 guys to listen to and they sound fresh and juvenile which is great......but man, theres a lot of dead air. A lot is just blabber. Just guys chatting. I dont know man, i wish i had Sirius though. I'd give my xm for x-mas to someone if it werent tacky to do. Maybe on E-Bay.
Im going to Sirius, plus XM's hip hop's stations are wack, their latin stations blow and no mexican regional stations or pop stations either. Im SO going to SIRIUS when Howard jumps ship.
O&A turned out to be duds! What a disappointment. Honest.
Posted by: Gabriel Paul is a Douche! | November 21, 2004 12:51 AM
WELL GUYS HERE'S THE REAL DEAL O&A ARE OK BUT HOWARD IS DEFINATLY THE KING! IF YOU WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT. YOU GUYS HAVE TO REMEMBER HE HAS BEEN GAG ORDERED MOST IF NOT ALL OF HIS CAREER. AND HAS STILL I REPEAT STILL #1 AT HIS GAME. YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT BUT THE REALITY IS WHEN HE GOES TO SIRIUS SAT RADIO WATCH OUT BECAUSE THEN YOUR REALLY GOING TO GET MORE THAN YOU EVER EXPECTED. IF I KNOW HOWARD LIKE I THINK I DO, HE'S GOING TO BRING IT SOMETHING FEARCE. AND SAD TO SAY BUT YOU O&A FANS ARE GOING TO RUN OUT AND BUY SIRIUS RADIOS BECAUSE YOUR GOING TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE OUTRAGIOUS SHIT HOWARDS THROWING DOWN... MARK MY WORDS AND BECAUSE IM A NICE GUY YOU WON'T HEAR ME SAY I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!
Posted by: Mr. Nice Guy | October 27, 2005 02:26 AM
I am a hardcore howard fan, even watch the TV show everyday, recently got a freetrial for O&A XM radio, the first hour i didnt understand much maybe because you have to be a FAN to understand, but i gave it 2 more hours, they had me crying laughing, howard hasnt really impressed me lately its pretty much the same thing stump the booey, porn star gets naked, lets rate woman, lets give them free surgery, howard needs to make something new and funny cuz im ganna switch to O&A
Posted by: Josh | November 24, 2005 05:20 AM
O&A... The two biggest sacks to cross the airwaves. Last time I heard them, I felt like someone was shitting in my ears.
Rock on Howard. The original...
Fuck O&A and their clueless fans...
Posted by: john | December 18, 2005 10:39 PM
you do realize your replying to something well over a year old, don't you?
Posted by: XM202.... OPIE & ANTHONY!!!
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December 19, 2005 10:11 AM
ok ive been reading your crazy arguments here, remember the reason howard is leaving his former radio station is why guys? because he cannot and is not allowed to do the things he wants to do, so on sirius his is allowed so much more freedome and free to do as he pleases. he could have a girl getting gang banged on his show by beatlejuice and three retards and have no restrictions, then ask the girl questions while beetljuice is goin at it, who wouldnt wanna listen to that? no matter how gross it sounds im sure you'd wanna tune in or at least find out what was said and what happened
Posted by: matt | January 11, 2006 08:53 PM