Old news: Artie Lange hospitalized ... New news: Suicide attempt

Back in the day, he was an active part of the show -- even just where he did the Jackie laugh every time there was a tragic story. Ever since the divorce and Jackie leaving, weeks have gone by without him saying a word. I haven't listened in about a year, but he was basically an afterthought.

 

Yeah, but there's no better sound effects guy in radio.

The Jackie laugh during tragic stories always had me in tears. It was even funnier when you would hear Jackie protesting in the very background.

 

Artie isn't serious. This guy was serious.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/SUICIDE/dwyer.mpg

 

Horseshit.
I've out-lived my father. It's because I don't smoke two packs of Pall Malls and drink a quart of scotch per day. Did I mourn his passing? Absolutely, because he was, at heart, a good person. Do I feel guilty I'm not living that lifestyle and passed him in years? Hell no. Sounds like Artie Lange has contrived a nice excuse to eat, drink, smoke and otherwise ingest anything he wants, and/or be mentally fucked enough to stab himself nine freaking times. Classy to tacitly blame your father for that.

 

Sorry to veer this back to Stern instead of Artie. Back in the day's of Private Parts -- first the book and then the movie -- does anyone really believe that Howard didn't engage in anything extra-marital behind Alison's back? Seriously. He writes in the book as though he was the most monogamous guy in the world. And I don't believe it for a second.

It reminds me a little bit of Jim Bouton in Ball Four writing about how affairs on the road a regular part of the scene but he, of course, is completely immune from the temptations.

All that said, I hope Artie gets some real and serious help.

 

My hunch is that he was monogamous -- he seemed to use his radio show as therapy and discussing his issues with marriage. Maybe he did something with one of those Scores girls from time to time, but i tend to doubt it.

Or he just did a great job creating a fake persona to relate to his audience.

 

He's implied on the air that the life he was exposed to while filming the movie was what caused him to decide to leave his first wife. It wouldn't surprise me either way.

More than one time he's pointed out how strange it was that he decided to leave his wife while filming a movie about how great their relationship and marriage was.

He's essentially banned from talking about Allison on air now as part of their divorce agreement.

 

After his divorce, he dated Angie Everhart and Robin Givens (confirmed) and it's widely rumored that he hooked up with Carmen Electra and Demi Moore.

 

So if you don't have the same personal problems as someone else, the other person is faking it?

 

I never had a problem getting a job offer from the Plain Dealer.

 

I can't tell if you are agreeing with me or mocking me. Hmmm.