I agree with you about North. It seems around here, that the concensus is that North is at his best when paired with a strong minded partner ala Jiggets. I disagree. When North had the noon-4 shift solo was when I feel he was at his best. It was caller intensive, and when he was controversial, at least it seemed like he meant it. Now it's so obvious that he's controversial for the sake of being just that. It's just to get a reaction, or to force an argument with Anne, which is always a circle jerk from hell. I do realize that North solo was far from perfect. He did tend to drag topics on too long, but hell, he's done that with partners as well. There was WAY too much BeBe (any is too much for me). Fritzie and his goomba pals bringing nothing to the party, and adopt-a-mutt, also pop to mind as negatives. I guess for me the show won me over with all the callers, and the back-and-forth banter. He seemed so much more genuine then, an actual "voice of the fan". 1.7 mil North sounds NOTHING like that North.
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