I just now heard the news. I don't even know where to begin. I'm new here at Bellgab, but I've been listening to Art faithfully since 1997.
Honestly, this doesn't really come as a surprise to me. After the second replay of the show, I had a feeling this was going to happen. I don't know what it was, but something in my mind said that he would be retiring again. I guess it was just the trend over the years and I could see it happening again.
People are saying he made all this up because he got bored and wanted to quit the show, and because the show wasn't doing as well as he hoped. Frankly, at first glance those statements really piss me off. I'd like to think that isn't the case. His lines were jammed all the time..Friday night fast blast proved that. Almost every night he had amazing guests..Sally Vander Veer being one of them. The best radio interview on marijuana I've ever listened to. A few nights I said to myself this is the best show Art's done, I don't know how he's going to top that..and the next night he did.
Then there's all the threads about there being no police report which I do find rather odd. But again, why would Art make all that up? It would be easier for him to just say his back pain prevents him from doing the show any longer than to make up an elaborate hoax about people out to shoot him. So let's say the stalker is real. I'm certain there's someone who would volunteer to patrol or something and catch the person(s) and Art could get back to what he does best.
Each time Art retires I always keep hope because I know he'll eventually come back. However, this time it looks like it's for real the final retirement. He's getting up in age.
Dammit, I feel really let down again. I was really hoping this time around it was going to last at least a couple of years. He has the perfect platform now using internet streaming. He's ahead of the curve when it comes to that because radio is dying out.
Really bums me out because I was getting a year subscription to the show for Christmas
Anyway, I need some time to digest this.
Honestly, this doesn't really come as a surprise to me. After the second replay of the show, I had a feeling this was going to happen. I don't know what it was, but something in my mind said that he would be retiring again. I guess it was just the trend over the years and I could see it happening again.
People are saying he made all this up because he got bored and wanted to quit the show, and because the show wasn't doing as well as he hoped. Frankly, at first glance those statements really piss me off. I'd like to think that isn't the case. His lines were jammed all the time..Friday night fast blast proved that. Almost every night he had amazing guests..Sally Vander Veer being one of them. The best radio interview on marijuana I've ever listened to. A few nights I said to myself this is the best show Art's done, I don't know how he's going to top that..and the next night he did.
Then there's all the threads about there being no police report which I do find rather odd. But again, why would Art make all that up? It would be easier for him to just say his back pain prevents him from doing the show any longer than to make up an elaborate hoax about people out to shoot him. So let's say the stalker is real. I'm certain there's someone who would volunteer to patrol or something and catch the person(s) and Art could get back to what he does best.
Each time Art retires I always keep hope because I know he'll eventually come back. However, this time it looks like it's for real the final retirement. He's getting up in age.
Dammit, I feel really let down again. I was really hoping this time around it was going to last at least a couple of years. He has the perfect platform now using internet streaming. He's ahead of the curve when it comes to that because radio is dying out.
Really bums me out because I was getting a year subscription to the show for Christmas
Anyway, I need some time to digest this.
Thank You!!!