If you remember, Steve C was trying to sell O&A back their own material and they weren't having it. So if Steve was mad, it wasn't just at Opie.

Also, Ben Sparks is a noted piece of shit. Perhaps it'd be smart to take what he says with a grain of salt.

And by "their own material" you mean stuff Steve filmed and put up on his own website? It took effort and money to do that 10 years ago, these days somebody as dumb as Opie can figure out how to do it himself. Ben may be a bitter asshole, but it's also obvious that they refused to mention Steve C killed himself. Might that be because they would look bad for treating him like shit for all those years?

They also killed Richard Jeni.

And did the world a favor.

but it's also obvious that they refused to mention Steve C killed himself

Mental Health Charity guidelines suggest that the media don't report somebody committing suicide if possible. That's why there wasn't any cause given for his death.

Your right though, it is Opie's fault.

media don't report somebody committing suicide

unless youre Robin (lewy ck body) Williams

Reread. I said they don't "If possible". Williams Is a big name so It would of leaked anyway. Steve wasn't a celebrity.

um, i was just alluding to the fact that the media are bags of shit and will forgo their own rules when it suits them.

Yeah, I mean the videos on Steve's website that he made money from. You know, those videos he used to promote himself and his band.

Why would they bring up that he killed himself? Don't you think it's possible that his family didn't want that out in the open?

Where's the proof that they treated him like shit?

Ben Sparks is a noted piece of shit. Perhaps it'd be smart to take what he says with a grain of salt.

Mixing those metaphors leaves a bad taste in my mouth

You are right, salt makes shit taste much better.

Did opie get him fired right when he was having his first child to fuck him over?

And then he killed himself. At least Opie has that guilt forever.

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Frat boys dont feel guilt

As much as I love shitting on Opie (and boy do I ever) I absolutely can't stand that fuckwad Ben Sparks.

Little creep got shunted 8 years ago and is still running around all bitter about it.

Who the hell is Ben Sparks? Did he work on the show?

Did some producing in the xm days

The new hero of this sub.

I agree - if the Opie-Bitchers are using Ben Sparks as source material - wow. Barrel Scraping moment.

I eagerly await tweets from ex-girlfriends and Bam Margera as the next source of opie hatred.

Fuck Ben Sparks though, honestly. Opie sucks, but he's not gonna hold a grudge after Steve died

Is this even the real Ben Sparks...he's not been associated with the show for what? 8 years? Fucking pathetic.

I believe it.

And (at the time) Opie hated Steve. He yelled at him daily on air. So no surprises here.

"Yyyyeeeeeeeeeethsssssssss, I pardon you"

Get in line, who doesn't hate Opie?

Steve C put a curse on O&A before he died- resulting in OpieRaqio.

Most the ex-employees seem to hate Opie, but those guys also happened to be enormous bitter assholes; so its a wash maybe?

I like Ben's pixely clipart guitar picture. Rockin'!

Ben was almost as bad as Danny. Steve C was a shit whiney baby as well. When those 2 complained about jimmy making jokes about he is a millionaire because it alienates them and the audience I lost all respect for them.

I thought there was a running joke that Jimmy wasn't a millionaire and O&A were? Like he's comfortable, but never hit a million.

That was exactly it, and Jim immediately mentioned it and called them dumb motherfuckers.

Yes, but what Jim say in that argument? He told them if they have something to say, come right out and say it. He hates people who aren't honest.

Yet he isn't honest about Opie being shit

People are really digging around here when taking the word of the ultimate piece of shit Ben Sparks.

On a semi-related note, what was the reason for the bad blood between Danny and Steve?

who

It seems Steve C was mentally ill so that might have effected his views, actions, and frame of reference.

He always seemed like a schemer. Always thought he was smarter than everyone else. That probably was the reason for his downfall.

I don't know if it he was a pile on or a convient person to blame or actually not doing his job, but the entire staff didn't seem to like him.

That probably was the reason for his downfall.

I thought the pendulum just swung back the other way?

thats, thats terrible I'm sorry

Ben and Danny are both good guys

Steve C never struck me as a great guy. Even at his funniest moments on the radio show, he seemed weasely.

whoa don't say that to his face, he's a BADASS!!!! so big and strong! if he really let a punch go he'd kill somebody so he has to refrain!