Article: Howard Stern convinces local sidekick to see doctor: "Jeff The Drunk" from Berne treated at Albany Medical Center Hospital for recurring boil.

Byline: Paul Grondahl

May 11--ALBANY -- A few minutes of embarrassment stuffed into a hot pink bikini for a comedy bit on the Howard Stern radio show may have spared Jeff Curro of Berne more years of pain.

There's no delicate way to describe the malady afflicting Curro, best known as "Jeff The Drunk" and a regular guest on Stern's show as a beer-guzzling, foul-mouthed member of the "Wack Pack."

At issue is a large, festering boil on his backside, for which he's receiving antibiotics and treatment at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

A closeup color photo of Curro's purplish, blistered buttocks greeted visitors to Stern's Web site ...

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