Quit Eye(Spot)balling me Boy!

The title of this blog entry refers to their CD a few years ago, entitled, "Quit Eyeballing Me Boy!"

In a nut shell, here's the video I made about the Dog House. Kind of generic since Eyespot didn't offer too much copyrighted material--my favorite.

So briefly, the video below is a brief run down about some notable things The Dog House has done over the few years. What their show was generally about and what it featured. It doesn't get into it all, but does highlight some things about their tenure in the Bay Area.

Why The Dog House Is Gone/Comedy Jam

The Dog House had a successful run for nearly a decade as the morning show in the San Francisco Bay Area. They shattered ratings records left and right and were the THING to listen to every morning from 6-10 a.m.

JV, host of The Dog House, always wanted to be syndicated. Clear Channel and their station Wild 94.9 never backed them. JV informed the program director that The Dog House was not going to re-sign with the station at the end of the year.

The show was alawys rude and obnoxious, poking fun at guests when they came in studio. Then comes April 2005, some band performing a concert came in and Elvis, the co-host of the show said that people join bands in high school because they are too fat to be cheerleaders. He then said he was joking. The girl was upset and told the program director, who then suspended The Dog House.

A few days later, he fired the entire show, hoping to get a head start in rebuilding the station. Wild 94.9, the station The Dog House built, never gave The Dog House what Elvis and JV gave the station. From that day forward, I refuse to listen to that station, AND YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER!!!

What added insult to injury was a comedy event JV came up with called The Dog House Comedy Jam. Acts like Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Shawn Wayans, Dave Attell, Ralphie May--the list goes on and on and on...

This event would pack The Shoreline in Mountain View every summer. And even after The Dog House got fired, Wild 94.9 still ran the event, claiming it was their invention.

This brings up the next point of the biggest backstabber of them all--Carlos Mencia. Mencia would not even have a career if it wasn't for The Dog House. Mencia headlined every single Comedy Jam The Dog House ever put on, and still did the show when he knew The Dog House was fired from the station.

Mencia is a sell-out and plus, he steals jokes...See this, Mencia gets called out by Joe Rogan for stealing jokes, and Carlos Mencia's real name is really Ned.



The Dog House put Carlos Mencia and Dave Chappelle on the map and were the catalyst for the big boom in stand-up comedy in the last several years. They packed a stadium of 25,000+ and the rest of the nation recognized this. They then started putting on comedy tours themselves. The Dog House did a lot of things, i.e. Comedy Jams and all the Jackass stunts (see previous posts) that they never got credit for at all--and that totally sucks...

The Dog House however has landed on their feet and are on in New York's Free-FM. You can listen online every morning from 6-9 PT.

Listen Live

I just hope one day they come back and get syndicated. My mornings just aren't the same...

Letters...Letters...Lots and lots of letters

When The Dog House got emails, they used to play a very very catchy sound bite. "Letters, letters, lots and lots of letters that were sent to us from you."

Very goofy and childish, but nonetheless, as a Dog House fan, I loved the drop. So this blog will address every single question that has been left since this blog has started. Does anyone bother reading this blog even though you are not required to for class? I'd bet no, but if you are...your question will be answered.

Theo writes:
Q. What ever happened to the Dog House?

A. They are now in New York, hosting a middays show from 9-12 on the Free FM in New York.

Q. Did John London ever host that show?

A. John London never hosted the show. However, JV's idol as a young kid was John London when he used to be on KMEL with Renel.

Q. Can you find archived podcasts of the show?

Go to The Dog House Blog for all the latest news on The Dog House. There you can find current bits and other information.

Larry writes:

Q. Did the Dog House get any credit or compensation for inspiring Jack(booty)?

A. Not at all. Sad, sad, sad...

Andy writes:

Q. Have Howard Stern and other shock jocks leaving for satellite radio opened the door for these guys?

A. No, they've been around for nearly a decade and have been strong in the ratings in the Bay Area when they were here. JV, host of The Dog House doesn't believe we need to pay for radio and therefore does not want to go on satellite radio.

Sadly, those were all the questions I got...But if you got any, shoot them to me. But for now, enjoy a classic Dog House bit...