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Name: Sirius XM Radio
Age: 21
Occupation: satellite radio provider
Last Seen: New York, NY
Bee-otched For: bringing a heaping pile of shit back to life---
Age: 21
Occupation: satellite radio provider
Last Seen: New York, NY
Bee-otched For: bringing a heaping pile of shit back to life---
When disco died in 1979, it should have stayed dead.
But, not according to Sirius XM.
Of course, we talked about the demise of the BBC Radio 1 channel a few months ago so the company could make way for the new Studio 54 channel. And it just had to happen the same exact time Britain was in turmoil because of the looting and rioting that took over the country.
Now, they're promoting their new channel by reopening the iconic club for one night.
Last week, Studio 54 was reopened to basically promote the new channel. Aside from winners from a contest, only 100 guests were allowed in, and several celebrities such as Keith Richards, Cameron Diaz and Kevin Bacon were spotted in the crowd. The event was simulcast on the Studio 54 channel.
True, Studio 54 was an American icon, but sadly, it was also a statement of rejection. Many were turned away from the club only because the bouncers thought that they didn't 'fit in'. If you weren't in, you weren't in. Thankfully, punk rock was starting to get popular only because it was the song of rebellion amongst those who were fed up with a bunch of black women singing dorky songs for gay dudes.
Thankfully, the punks won. In 1979, the fun ended for Studio 54 when the owners were caught embezzling cash and with drawers of cocaine. The club chugged along barely for a few more years until closing for good in 1991.
One man who is angry about Studio 54 reopening is none other than Howard Stern. On last Wednesday's show, he was angry because Sirius owes him big-time dollars. Yet, they're promoting a club that told the middle class man who works his ass off all week "fuck you". It's like MTV bringing back Jersey Shore after it was canceled; it's bringing back a whole new round of stupidity.
Because of this, I've decided to cut down on my Sirius subscription this time around. Why should I pay them $13 per month and only get three days per week of Howard and bad programming decisions? Instead, I just went with the internet subscription, which was only $8 per month for me. Thanks, but disco sucks.
Maybe Sirius will grow a brain and start a CBGB channel and reopen that club. John Varvatos would be pissed, but it would suck to be him.
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