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Ok. One more attempt at clarification. I checked my system record and have concluded:
1) My computer locked up just prior to 12 midnight.  Mild panic. I rebooted. It takes some time for my computer to reboot. Why? It's got a lot of stuff on it.
2) After the reboot I tried to reboot Skype. It wasn't happening. Spinning away. Later I checked my system record and figured out my McAfee security program just happened to start running a full system scan right around midnight. More panic.
3) I had put my cell phone on airplane mode so as not be interrupted during the show, and in my somewhat agitated state forgot I had done that.
4) I got Skpye up and called the producer at 12:06. She answered. From that point I was in her hands. There was some confusion. I was on line. She said I wasn't. Had to be. We were communicating. Whatever.
5) I waited quite awhile for an incoming Skype call, but it did not come. Eventually I recalled the producer and was told the show had gone to open lines.
6) The Skype record is attached.
S**t happens. You do your best, apologize and move on.

Ok. One more attempt at clarification. I checked my system record and have concluded:
1) My computer locked up just prior to 12 midnight.  Mild panic. I rebooted. It takes some time for my computer to reboot. Why? It's got a lot of stuff on it.
2) After the reboot I tried to reboot Skype. It wasn't happening. Spinning away. Later I checked my system record and figured out my McAfee security program just happened to start running a full system scan right around midnight. More panic.
3) I had put my cell phone on airplane mode so as not be interrupted during the show, and in my somewhat agitated state forgot I had done that.
4) I got Skpye up and called the producer at 12:06. She answered. From that point I was in her hands. There was some confusion. I was on line. She said I wasn't. Had to be. We were communicating. Whatever.
5) I waited quite awhile for an incoming Skype call, but it did not come. Eventually I recalled the producer and was told the show had gone to open lines.
6) The Skype record is attached.
S**t happens. You do your best, apologize and move on.

Some clarification for the record. I did not cancel my appearance with Art Bell on Midnight in the Desert on Monday evening. Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell was the first talk show I interviewed with back in early 1997 - one of a couple dozen I did during his tenure. I would never stand up Art Bell. There was a Skype issue. I fixed the problem and was ready to go at 12:07. Art's new producer got a bit flustered. I sat waiting for thirty minutes to go on. I was told I would be Skype called and not to call in, but I have no record on my Skype for any missed calls. Only after I recalled the producer was I told I would not be on. It is possible Art had the wrong Skype handle. Let's face it, the Internet is not like making a phone call in 1970 - a lot of complex technology and computers on each end..........That said, I regret the foul up and apologize to Art and his listeners for the missed interview. Hopefully, another segment can be scheduled for the near future