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Quote from: RealCool Daddio on November 04, 2013, 10:01:39 PM
First, I am mighty pissed at Art for quitting yet again.  Second, I am pissed that I wasn't the first to post about it.  Lowers my batting average to .500.  Third, I am pissed that Art doesn't have the stones to post here about his latest announcement.  Noory suffered the slings and arrows of this forum, but Art?  In hiding.  Pathetic.

Yeah, I hate to agree with you. Noory is still a turd, but at least he shows up for work every night. Even if he phones it in like Homer Simpson.

Quote from: Baron Landscape on November 04, 2013, 09:37:39 PM
there is always Clyde Lewis to listen to ..... he's in it 4 life

Someone somewhere said this guy was pretty decent:

http://www.darknessradio.com/

Well, I was willing to remain optimisitc until reading Art's reply to Bateman. I'm sorry, but what a crock of shit. He mentioned many times that Sirius brought a whole new audience with it. I think it was something like 27 million potential new listeners? And I do even remember someone calling into the show saying they had just discovered Art Bell through Sirius ads for the show and were getting into it. But he decides to throw in the towel because more truckers can't call in? Art, that's what Coast is for! You didn't need to fight for your old listeners, we've been here all along. You should have focused on getting new ones, and that takes time.

So, I wonder, if Art does decided to stream from his site or to work through some other venue, he can't use the Dark Matter name? Is it a property of Sirius? I would imagine so. It just makes me wonder about that contract. Art mentioned many times that with Sirius he has complete control, but how much of that was actually true?

Quote from: kf5iwe on November 04, 2013, 06:53:29 PM
No matter what Clyde  will be on at 9 pm central.  Just sayin

ClydeGab?

Quote from: alleyrulez on November 04, 2013, 06:43:41 PM
art bell.com

at least SOMETHING is going on, I guess.

Like what? Sirius will air replays until the contract expires?

Which one is this?

Quote from: onan on November 04, 2013, 06:14:07 PM
just got done "chatting" with Sirius.

Ten to midnight??

Maybe Producer Paul could be kind enough to drop by here and tell us something...anything, other than "Well, it's been real....now fuck you all"?

Quote from: Seraphim27 on November 04, 2013, 05:47:58 PM
Just so you know what kind of a f*cking week I'm having - over the weekend my dad got in an accident that caused severe head trauma, which resulted in severe brain hemorrhaging. They've been trying to drain the blood, but meanwhile he's like . . . I don't know, a childlike vegetable now and they're warning us that the brain damage is probably going to be bad. So I've had a hellish past three days at the hospital.

The only thing that was keeping me sane, AS SAD AS IT SOUNDS, was the prospect of listening to tonight's show with you guys and taking my mind off all this tragic shit for a few hours.

AND NOW THIS.

SHEEEEZUS, I HAD A WEIRD FEELING HE WAS GOING TO FLAKE THE HELL OUT â€" ask Chine. She's the only one I was brave enough to confess that vibe to. 

YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEART, ART. SERIOUSLY.

Good God, no wonder Gnoory changed his AV to a crown. He's probably throwing a BIG DAMN PIZZA ROLL PARTY right now.

Hey, doctors don't always know everything. Sometimes they don't even know anything. Don't give up hope.

Quote from: Derpspiracy on November 04, 2013, 05:48:30 PM
Hey, guys. I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but Mr. Derpspiracy just got off the line with Sirius customer support. Now, I know that sometimes the Sirius people are about as smart as a bowl of moldy bananas, but they assured him several times that Dark Matter is still airing.

Well, maybe his FB did get hacked. I'm gonna check in at 7 just in case.

Quote from: aldousburbank on November 04, 2013, 05:39:00 PM
I hereby submit my request for emergency GabCast MV sir!  Any seconds to the motion?

I second that. Need something to listen to now.

Quote from: ledzep69r on November 04, 2013, 05:21:50 PM
I feel bad for the people who bought expensive Sirius radios. I would REALLY feel ripped off if I was one of them. Also, I never had big problems with the internet stream. A few cut-offs but nothing major. I hope we get an explanation on this one soon.

Yeah, same here. Only a few problems here and there, but nothing that major. This stinks of bullshit.

Someone over on FB was wondering if his account was hacked. I suppose it's a possibility...or maybe I'm still just at the denial stage of grieving.

Oh wow! His FB is down after all. Hmmmm...I've got this strange feeling...like his account's been hacked...?

I do hope this isn't the end for Art, and that he's got something in the works, but just decided Sirius wasn't for him. But why so cryptic? He hasn't shied away from airing the dirty laundry in public before. I think he does owe us a more in-depth explanation. It's frustrating to no end. And to think Noory is probably popping a tube of Pizza-flavored Pringles in celebrayshun right now. Aaaargh!

Quote from: alleyrulez on November 04, 2013, 04:49:43 PM
yeah, it is in the thread below this one.

Oh? I looked, didn't see it. I'll hop over there.

Art just posted this on FB...

"Sometimes when you are "all in" you win, sometimes lose. By mutual agreement Dark Matter will no longer air as of tonight."

I had to look up to find out what the "Tedx issue" is all about. Interesting. Seems Hancock ruffled a few feathers over there:

http://www.grahamhancock.com/forum/HancockG6-TheWarOnConsciousness.php

Quote from: georgesucks on November 01, 2013, 07:07:13 PM
I think that Art really wants to quit because he knows that he is really a better host then Noory. I think that he will quit by the end of the year.

Your comments so far have made little if any sense.

Quote from: georgesucks on November 01, 2013, 04:05:22 PM
I think Art is planning to quit Dark Matter because he knows Noory is planning to retire from C2Cam.

Wait, are you speculating that Noory is retiring or do you know something?

Quote from: jazmunda on November 01, 2013, 04:01:38 PM
Spare bedroom singular. You make it sound like I live in a mansion.

Art is welcome to broadcast from my house as long as he doesn't mind sharing a room with my daughter's imaginary friend.

I'm sure they'll get along famously as long as he doesn't toss his spent e-cig cartridges into the yard.

Quote from: jazmunda on November 01, 2013, 03:36:00 PM
I agree. Art shouldn't have said anything. Alas cryptic has always been apart of Art's MO.

Jaz, maybe he'll move Down Under and broadcast from one of your spare bedrooms ;-)

Quote from: MV on November 01, 2013, 01:47:48 PM
agreed on all points.  and yeah, i used to work in radio.  i forgot to answer that question from you in another thread.

Oh cool! I thought so. You seemed pretty comfortable at the mic :-)

I wonder how many people are actually able to listen live every night. We're a pretty select group of listeners here on this forum and I hope we don't represent his entire listenership. Art's proposing that the show be streamed live through his website, which would also make it available worldwide. But those who can't listen live will still need to go through Sirius to hear the On Demand shows. I think Art realized pretty early on that even though Sirius provides a better quality listening experience than terrestrial radio, it would still keep his audience pretty limited. Think of all the countries that would have access to the show through his website. The audience would increase exponentially. And even though this may not seem lucrative for Sirius in the short term, it might do wonders for their revenue in the long term as those who will discover/rediscover Art across the globe may inevitably get hooked and choose to turn to Sirius for broader access to DM. I hope the execs over there can see that far ahead. Remember, Art was able to grow his exposure in the past by twisting the arm of executives. He's usually won. I think he might win this one too. 

Is this the licorice pipe guy?

Jesus, people! Quit bitching, just enjoy the show. Not everyone can tell a good story.

Not getting an echo here. Listening over the tv through my Apple TV.

A likely story!

I like the podcast. MV, do you have a background in radio? Good broadcasting voice.