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Quote from: steelbot on October 08, 2013, 08:34:32 PM
ACTUALLY, sirius DOESN'T PAY! lol - they were in trouble for a bit there with not paying royalties for some music they were playing.

Don't want to get off on a side track, but terrestrial broadcast radio stations/networks pay ASCAP/BMI fees allowing them to play music. I brain-farted, as Sirius is EXTRA-terrestrial radio...whole different ball game I'm sure.

Quote from: Spooky Matter on October 08, 2013, 08:22:19 PM
Does Anybody have Any idea At All about why Art keeps playing the Same Songs Over and Over? I'm not imagining this right?

Actually, Sirius pays licensing and logs are kept for each play. The short excerpts used as bumper music are most likely preloaded on producer's computer and Art doesn't cue them up spontaneously anymore, like he did on C2C. But it is a good bet Art chooses what the producer has in the library.

Radio is a fickle business. Just look at how many times the on-air personalities change at your local classic rock station. Talk radio is a little more stable...but it is all about how they book. If C2C ratings begin to slide (further), then PremRat will throw Snoory under the bus - no matter about his contract - they have armies of suits that will get them out of keeping him.

Comparing Sirius to terrestrial radio is pointless. They measure different metrics. Sirius knows, based on their server activity EXACTLY how many listeners are streaming Dark Matter. Broadcast radio depends on VERY UNSCIENTIFIC surveys of selected listeners - it is just a best guess - and always skewed upwards to try to snag more ad dollars.

Quote from: Redacted on September 19, 2013, 09:57:44 PM
But Art was classy & said, "OK, enough of that."

Because he is a veteran broadcast professional with talent and confidence.

Tommy just tossed Snoory a fresh box of Depends.

First time I exposed my wife to Art Bell was the original Jonathan Reed "Alien in a Freezer" episode. She laughed until her sides were hurting - but she was hooked!

Quote from: phrodo on September 17, 2013, 09:42:54 PM
I had nachos with Tesla ... ya shoulda heard him cussing out Greer ... Siriusly

Clever...Wide awake poster's here tonight.

Quote from: lava filling on September 17, 2013, 09:40:44 PM
Nah, I think Greer is involved in a bit much more.  How else does he gain access to all these mil/intel black sites and ultra secret research labs? This man is quite possibly the Director of National Intelligence's go-to guy.

Because he is a "simple country doctor" in Virginia.

Man, if he says he is a deep undercover Navy Seal, (but can't talk about it,) I'm gonna shit me drawers!

THIS is why Art needs to find NEW guests and let these burnt out maniacs go on with Snoory.

Man, I've missed this great bumper music!

Does Dr. Greer think he is talking to Alex Jones...or...Snoory? Art won't let him do this monologue very long before he tries to call him out on all this name dropping!