

And Howard, really, you should be ashamed of yourself. Melendez, who appeared on Stern's show for 14 years, continued, 'It's so sad that Scott Salem - a fixture on the show - that he has to go out and ask people for money is just a travesty. how many millions do you need, Howard? At this point, how many billions do you need? You got three f***ing mansions!' 'Howard, come on man, this is ridiculous - how has Scott, a man who's worked for you for 30 years, set up a Go Fund Me campaign?' said Melendez, who left Stern in 2004 to work on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Melendez called it 'pathetic' that Stern 'didn't help' Salem in a podcast Tuesday. 'I mean, Scott the Engineer, the guy's been there for 50 years.'

'I heard a story where Scott the Engineer went up to Howard and approached him, and Howard told him, "You know you're not allowed to talk to me,"' Melendez said on The Stuttering John Podcast, citing multiple sources who continue to work alongside Stern and Salem on the radio show. One reason could be a lack of communication, former Stern Show personality 'Stuttering' John Melendez said, relaying an anecdote illustrating how Stern has kept his staff at an arm's length in recent years - including Salem, whose work alongside the King of All Media dates back to 1986. ( has reached out to both Stern and Salem for comment on this story, but has not heard back as of Tuesday evening.) Though it was not immediately clear if the Private Parts star had donated to the cause, numerous sources said that Stern - who made $90 million last year to claim the seventh spot on Forbes highest-paid celebrities list - had not contributed.
#HOWARD STERN RONNIE HYPNOTIZED FREE#
Most likely in the privacy of the green room or wherever, George was able to be more relaxed and free with his thoughts.Amid the warm sentiment, some wondered why Howard, 64, had stayed silent on Salem's fundraiser both on social media or his SiriusXM program Monday or Tuesday. This also explains why Gary told Howard that the day before when they tested George to see if he was hypnotizable, Gary said he was. For Ronnie and Sal, that kind of shit has only paid off in spades for them. Did you notice the moments he was snapped out of the trance all had to do with stuff that would upset Brad? I am sure he has had to endure a lot of stress in his marriage because of this rebirth of his career via the Stern show and the shit he's said. Hurt Brad's feelings), he was snapped out of his "trance" (relaxed state) and became very aware of his surroundings.
While he was able to get to a very relaxed state (probably from his training as a performer and perhaps as a practicing Buddhist), when he was confronted with the reality of revealing information that in the past had burned him in his personal life (i.e. So being suggested to go to a gross monopoly threesome or becoming a turtle was quite easy because they could stay in a relaxed state knowing that they would most likely be rewarded (or if nothing else, they were in a safe zone). For Ronnie and Sal, they had both gotten tons of positive reinforcement from Howard and the show to be as revealing and stupid as possible. The power of suggestion is just that, the ability to get someone to such a relaxed state that they easily accept the suggestions of the hypnotist. But ultimately they are still there (just as George kept saying, "I'm still me.") It is only through them accepting the power of suggestion that they can allow their mind to block it out. The person who is hypnotized is always aware of where they are.

It isn't like the movies where someone is in a trance like a snake coming out of a basket to a flute player. I think the reason people have problems with hypnotism (or more accurately "the power of suggestion") is that they don't understand what it actually is that is going on.
