Knives on Howard Stern!!

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So last night I'm watching the Howard Stern show, and there's this segment with John Popper, the singer from Blues Traveler. As some of you may know, John is a BIG fan of guns and knives. Well, seems as though he thought it would be funny to show off his knives to one of Howard's assistants. First, he pulls out a Cold Steel Vaquero with his left hand and snaps it open into reverse grip, freaking out everyone. And then, he takes out another knife (looked like a Camillus Talon, but I'm probably wrong. I do know it was bead blasted though!
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) and actually puts it against the throat of wide eyed assistant. Hey, great PR for us, huh?

Then the assistant complains to security, asking how John Popper could just stroll into the show, armed with THREE knives. I guess he had a fixed blade in his boot as well...

It was cool to see the knives, but I think it was a bad move for Popper to do that. Makes him look like one of them psycho knife weirdos.
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That sorta sucks, Popper seems like a decent guy too ! I guess when you get a little money and fame you turn into a dick.
 
Boy, what an excellent thing to do. I bet he felt really cool afterwards. Frickin' idiot. Do people not realize that doing things like that reflects negatively on everyone who carries a knife?
 
Originally posted by Burke:
Boy, what an excellent thing to do. I bet he felt really cool afterwards. Frickin' idiot. Do people not realize that doing things like that reflects negatively on everyone who carries a knife?
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The problem is, people who do things like that don't even realize it reflects negatively on themselves, much less anyone else
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On the other hand, his act fits nicely into the sophistication of the HS Show.....
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HM
 
While I'm sure stern loved it for the outrageousness of it, it just reinforces negative images of knife owners and carriers. I just wish he would have tried it with frequent stern guest, Chuck Zito. Alot of people aren't aware that though he comes off as such a nice sweet guy on tv that he's a member of The Big Red Machine(Hells Angels) and I'm sure he would have shown him what a bad idea it was to play with knives.
 
Now let me get this straight. You guys think a loser with a jackknife somehow is more offensive than some geaky, no talent beanpole with a bad haircut who isn't happy unless he offends 90% of the listeners in a tri-state area? What we behold, we become. HS couldn't get arrested in broadcasting until he went over the top; his own wife dumped him. Somewhere right now, 500 junkies are planning a 'rave' complete with a metric ton of drugs and a chainsaw--who cares? Again, it's too bad it involved knives, but both my TV and my radio can be shut off...OKG
 
Uhm, OKG, the problem is not with our perceptions of either of these people, it's with the perceptions of everyone else. And while I don't shape my life according to the perceptions of others, I also don't appreciate it when people ask "What are you doing with a weapon like that?" when I pull out my Leatherman to sharpen a pencil. When guys play with knives in a careless and irresponsible way, that also happens to threaten innocent people, it gives everyone who carries a knife a black eye in the public's view.
 
All I know is that it annoys me when people 'show off' their knives, in an irresponsible manner, in front of 'regular' folks. Like this co-worker who loved to snap open his Home Shopping Network POS folder, eliciting gasps from all the other employees, "Oh my God, a KNIFE!" And he'd say, "Oh yeah, I carry this for protection"
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Meanwhile, he couldn't even cut open a friggin' cardboard box with that butter knife!

Uneducated knife people don't need negative people to make them even more uneducated. Next thing we know, our knives might be ILLEGAL.
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Well;that's a great image to portray of us knife owners.Unfortunately,a thing like this,reinforces all those negative perceptions people have of knives,owners,carrying etc.With PR like this,I would be suprised if the government allows us to pack toenail clippers in a few years.What a terribly irresponsible way to handle himself.Thanks for the heads up,Ralph

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Good Evening.
It is me.

I saw the clip you're referring to, Mr. G.
(Me and Mr. G ain't related guys, in case you were thinkin' that)

I have to admit, I didn't see any problem with him pulling the blade out until I read this post. I just went with the flow, thinkin' it was pretty bizaar (someone email me and lemme know how to spell that werd, please) and was particularly tickled when JP asked the receptionist if she'd seen a really nervous homophobic run through there lately.

Then again, my mind was still more twisted than usual after seeing Tom Green on SNL licking tongues with Will Farrell as they were dressed up as giant eagles.
(I watched Stern during the commercial)

Don't be too hard on (huh huh) JP though. Between losing all that weight and having to go through life with giant hideous boobs, he can't be held accountable for all of his actions.
Ya gotta admire the guy for using a WW II M1 Garand cartridge belt to carry his harmonicas though!

Also, he was busted in NYC ( I think) for carrying a concealed weapon (handgun).
He reminds me of myself, when I was in my early 40's or so.

Wondering what the hell my point was,
I remain,
VG
King of all Clams!

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HS sucks!

VG: There no clams in Nevada! What does that make you king of???

My point? HS sucks....

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Awww... great. I'm sure that lapse of judgment just caused another 10 million people to believe that pocket knives are just for killing people.
 
I never claimed to have a LARGE KINGDOM, now DID I!
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Perhaps I muddled my own point. HS gets ratings for being controversial. We shouldn't be surprised by the behavior of the guests he choses. Would HS select a guest who factually discusses the history of knives and knife making? I don't watch HS, and that sets an example. Moderate people (not sheeple) who have not made up their minds about the high-end knives I carry will see me seriously pursueing my craft, and ignoring the glitter junkies. I think walking away from idiots sends more of a message than we think.--OKG
 
MrG, I like to show people my knives too, but I don't snap it out as quick as I can and then brag about how I carry it for protection or some silly nonsense. I calmly present my knife (MT SOCOM or BM 940) and then cut my material that needs to be cut. This is generally in front of people that know me, so no one really jumps. Around people that don't know me, I generally take out the BM 940 instead of the SOCOM, then cut what needs to be cut, and if anyone asks questions, I explain that this is a high quality cutting tool, not a weapon, and that most knives are used responsibly and owned by responsible people. So far, I've converted many people into knife people. Most of them carry CRKT and one carries an Emerson now. Showing people the knives in a responsible manner and using them as tools, no matter how "scary" looking of a knife it may be, will help them overcome their irrational fear of cutting tools. My own mother used to hate knives. She would tell me I was acting like a crazed murderer when I carried a Gerber EZ-Out with the clip. Three years later, she gets a package from UPS and asks me for my knife. I present my SOCOM, she doesn't say anything, it is just a tool now. I haven't tried to stab or cut anyone, and every day I carried a knife, so obviously there is nothing wrong with it. Not a word is said even when I draw a CS Desperado from my waistband (except when she said that I should be careful because it might poke me through the sheath if I sit down).

I also became very displeased as I found out about what happened on HS. It took me three years to make my mother a knife tolerating individual. In 5 minutes, a neutral person could be turned anti-knife by watching that kind of behavior on television. Good credit for the knife carrying group is hard to earn, and bad credit is very easily earned. We live a very rough life because of our unwillingness to bow down to the politically correct element.

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I'm wondering if Vampire Gerbil is too tame for Howard Stern. I would love to see him on the show, exposing himself, and showing off his famous 'scary' micra for all with very good eyesight to see...
 
Dear ParcelCloserthanyouthink,
Funny you should say that!
I WAS contacted by them a few years back, due to some material that was shown on a websight that I was running. I declined to show up due to my belief that I'd re-marry some day, and what I'd do on Stern would most likely come back to haunt me.

Staring longingy at those fleeting 15 minutes,
I remain,
VG
 
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