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I cringe when I hear her utter those dreaded words...

"Here, then, is...."

Seriously, who introduces a guest like that? James Lipton?

So George apparently never heard of the Findhorn community in Scotland. A listener brought it up (along with the stories of the freakishly massive veggies they grow at Findhorn), but George said it was all news to him. Now, Findhorn was founded around 40 years ago, and was led by David Spangler, a legend in New Age circles. Make of that what you will, the fact is that anyone with even a casual interest in alternative spirituality has heard of Findhorn, and David Spangler as well. There was even a bestselling book, "The Findhorn Garden", and the community got a lot of press from being discussed in the film "My Dinner with Andre".

But the caller called it "FIND-horn", with the long "i" sound, and so did George. It actually rhymes with 'wind born'.

Then, soon afterwards, another caller wanted to know the name of some old Viking movie. George went to some texts and emails, and apparently not knowing what was being referred to, said, "was the movie called Findhorn"? He apparently forgot that a caller was talking about the Findhorn community JUST TEN MINUTES PRIOR.

I'm not saying I'm a Findhorn fan, or that the community should be covered on C2C. But come on, George! If you're not going to broaden your interests beyond Linda Mouton Howe, the Mayan calendar nonsense, and e-foods direct, at least pay enough attention to know what just happened ten minutes ago on your own show! :

Quote from: Camazotz Automat on June 08, 2011, 01:36:22 AM
Oh, I beg to differ.  Anyone who knows the importance of the spice knows their place in the universe.

Speaking of sand worms, I retrieved an older graphic I put together many many moons ago for georgenoorysuck.com.  It's still one my favorites of the "before time."

You might refer to that time as GNS I and now we are in GNS II.  (cough)

If you click on the bottle to enlarge it, you can better see the "subliminal seduction" graphics of money, death, and sex.

I looked closely at the Jagerspice bottle...and I saw death, sex, embarrassing college-era incidents, and sandtrout. 

Quote from: Roger on June 05, 2011, 08:35:16 PM
Oh, yeah, I think your referring to L.Ron and that guy that
started Fate magazine.

I like your tongue-in-cheek sardonic humor very much. I just don't
understand why with such a marvelous opportunity for fun
and stuff to discuss and explore it all has to revolve around
such a short list.  It's listening to a gnat trying to kiss
yer ear.  Eventually, though cute at first, there are other
bugs out there with other bugs out there to talk about.

Roger,

Thank you, sir, for the compliment on my humor. I am your humble servant and jester.

However, I can't take ALL the credit. Dr. Steve REALLY DID say our overlords come from underground. And yes, there are uncanny shades of the Shaver Mystery! Good call!

The Michael Diamond show was AWFUL. I'm not Catholic, but I was astounded that Diamond could characterize John XXIII as a "demonic imposter", and Snoory never even uttered a "hey, wait a minute'.

On the other hand, I guess (since I'm not a member of the One True Church), I am hopelessly lost anyway.  :

Yes, what a lot of psychobabble and general applesauce.

"Gee, would the Dark Knight-era Batman ("graphic novel" or film version) be limited because he is acting out of an angry place, because of the murder of his parents, rather than a place of empathy? Why are we so fascinated by the Joker? They could call the 'jaws of life' the Hands of Superman! Let's compare Hindu gods to Marvel superheroes!"

Gotham Chopra sounds like a nice, bright guy, but that was a niche program plain and simple. And i LIKE comics.

But, after all, it was Chopra's dad who recently apologized for accidentally causing an earthquake with his all-powerful mad meditation skills.

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/04/05/chopra-blames-own-meditation-for-baja-quake/

Quote from: rodanders on June 03, 2011, 02:51:10 AM
Ian is the best, smartest host on C2C.

He is, do doubt, the smartest. But he would be a much better host of he could keep his churchboy/fanboy side under control.

So....our alien overlords (as depicted in the Sumerian texts and the Hebrew scriptures) are actually from under the ground, and religion is merely an ongoing slave training system? MMMMMkay. Very Hubbardesque.

I see his name has turned up on a website related to his former partner in medicine Ron Paul.

Honestly, I don't mind occasionally listening to a nut like this, but Snoory's typical lack of interviewing skills and/or insight made for a fairly dull evening.

Quote from: El Kragen on May 31, 2011, 01:51:48 PM
There was also an unintentional funny call from some toothless Snoory fan talking about Revelations and a peace treaty between Israel, Russia and the "AY-RABS" Usually Ian's correcting pronunciation is annoying but this time not so much. It was funny because this guy literally sounded like a parody.

I was glad Ian corrected the guy too. But I think Ian gave the dope too much credit; he kept saying "You know it's not 'AY-RABS', right?" I honestly think this idiot thought that WAS the proper pronunciation.

After all, if Ray Stevens pronounced it that way, it MUST be correct.

Quote from: jinwicked on May 26, 2011, 02:40:13 AM
New host with a modicum of intellectual curiosity.

Cut out the politics and preachy Creationism and End Times bullshit.

More aliens, cryptozoology, ghosts, occult, paranormal, science, fun stuff!

More hilarious crazies, fewer I-want-to-punch-the-radio crazies.

LMH, RCH, Glynis McCants: NEVER AGAIN.

I couldn't have said it better!

I'm not an atheist, but Richard Dawkins may have responded to Ian this way: "If you're upset that Camping and his followers don't spend enough time and money helping others, then what about the enormous cathedrals other churches build? What about their huge bureaucracies? What about the gold candlesticks and fancy vestments? What about the Vatican and Canterbury Cathedral? Shouldn't all of that money be given to Second Harvest?"

Personally, I understand how Ian feels. But very few forms of faith pass that test. Where I live, it's actually the Catholic Church that does the most for the community.

Quote from: Agent : Orange on May 16, 2011, 11:03:05 AM
Oh man, those are some of the most interesting shows imo. I like that Ian has such a wide range for the weird or just general strangeness, like sports fixing and pop culture stuff. In my opinion that's one of his strengths, not a weakness. He casts a farther net than the other hosts and sometimes it's nice to hear about stuff that's off the beaten path. Just my $0.02.

Well, I'm glad someone's enjoying those shows. They're some of Ian's best work, but they don't interest me in the least. To each his own.

Five minutes of Googling clearly shows how dicey this scam is. And Noory, Hannity, et al pushing this nonsense is typical.

I've been lurking on this forum for a year; I first came here because I wondered if anyone else found Ian as pretentious and annoying as I do. It's nice to know I have compadres!

Here's the thing: Ian is an intelligent and well-read guy, and I appreciate that about him. But that DOESN'T MAKE HIM BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. Ian goes weak in the knees for someone who had a doctorate or, better yet, a background in theology. He assumes we all will give such people's words more weight, and value their opinion more highly.

Actually, I share some of Ian's background. I studied theology in college (although I only minored in it), and for a while was very active in the Episcopal Church, serving as Lay Eucharistic Minister. And I can tell you that people in such fields get very comfortable with their academic-approved version of spirituality, which frequently uses buzzwords like "orthopraxis" and "panentheism". There is a definite tendency to feel that one trained in such fields may have a deeper understanding of faith, which is in no way true. It's pure elitism.

Last week, I heard Ian correct a listener on a fairly technical term, "It's septuagint, just so you know". Ok, Ian, you're right, but how insufferable can you be? Really, do you expect your audience to be amateur biblical scholars?

And what's with the shows about organized crime, or Jimmy the Greek? Who cares?