Calling all amateur psychoanalysts! What is really behind Howard's monster move to not only end Ronnie's Block Party but to tell him to cancel the shows already booked and appointing Gary to carry out the warrant of execution. If he says it is ruining his brand, he is full of shit. Ronnie the performer is only acting out the character that has been revealed and ridiculed by Howard for years... the blue collar Jewish guy with the heavy New York accent who dresses like an Italian, is always angry and is a loud drunk. So the "let's fuck some whores" guy which Howard has played a thousand times is doing the same thing before a live crowd. Same with other guys... JD.. the inarticulate bumbler... Scott the loser and terrible DJ... These shows are not hurting Howard.. In fact they are helping him first by letting Howard lovers have some second hand personal contact with Howard and second by providing some content for the pathetic Howard TV.. I assume Ronnie and cast make a few bucks and have themselves an adventure..Gotta to be fun to cheered by a big crowd... Really cold of Howard to shut them down... I think he wants to do the same to Gary and John's TV show. So what is the motivation here? Artistic integrity? I don't think so. Taking the spotlight off Howard? Diminishing his stature as "America's Judge"? Maybe. Personally, I think Howard loves to the emasculate his minions whenever that he thinks they are riding a little too high or just when they seem too comfortable. He has done it over and over again.. Stuttering John was a favorite target, Gary of course ... and the one time he tried it on Fred, Fred walked out...