There’s something really sad about their relationship. I guess it’s because I have a bro i’m really close with. Opie and Anthony seriously fucked it up. If you listen to extremely old O&A shows, like, first shows they ever did before Ant was even a cohost, Joe is on most of the tapes as a third mic. And if i’m remembering correctly, the idea was NEVER Opie and Anthony but Opie, Anthony, and Joe. Hell, we saw the eventual third mic get added when Jimmy came along. Then, through no fault of Opie or Anthony, Joe just got cut out of the spot because i’m pretty sure when the demo tapes were sent out they just wanted Opie and Anthony. (Because Joe didn’t really contribute much on any of the demo tapes.)
There’s definitely resentment on both sides with varying degrees of right and wrong. (I mean, we all know Cowheads famous “must be nice to have $$$” about Ant.) Joe feels like he helped Anthony get with Opie and was PASSED OVAH when he rightfully should have been a third mic. Truth be told, Ant got that job by being a happy go lucky motherfucker and if Joe acted the same way the show would be Opie and Joe. I completely understand why Ant would feel miffed having to pay this retard for a job he feels he rightfully earned. However, Joe is right in SOME sense that he helped Ant get the job. Enough to get a yearly two decade long allowance predicated on a childhood bet? Yeah i doubt it.
But Joe’s resentment is just retarded. It’s been 20 years since O&A started, almost 10 since it ended. Instead of feeling jealous that his baby bro got the job through shitty impressions, he could have done something to become just as, if not more, successful WITHOUT Ant.
Anyway, 4$ a pound.