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Hi everybody, just my quick check in to say hi to all. As you know, I think, I have had some health issues. Getting older is not for the faint of heart.

Otherwise all is well. I read that some of you think my memory is slipping about the Master card story and it is not, I got a call about it on the show and as a result made calls to my own credit card company which happens to be Master Card with the results I related.
While I do have some physical challenges I think the mind still chugs along ok, (of course if it was going into failure mode I might not know, I might not even care).

Art

Praise all critics

What happy uplifting News Network do you all get your news from?

Quote from: Showroom Dummy on April 15, 2016, 10:08:29 PM
i invited Art to join us so he can see for himself why we feel the way we feel but he won't come here

You never know.

Quote from: Jinger Rat Snapps on April 15, 2016, 10:00:53 PM
No, sahe would improve if she made the show her own and got rid off all Art Bell references.

Now there is some advice I will take to heart.

Art

Quote from: MV on April 15, 2016, 09:35:44 PM
Also, the people you encounter on an internet forum are not your "friends".  Exchanging private messages from time to time and learning you share an affinity for Pabst does not constitute friendship... at least, not as I define it.

I come to Bell Gab with no expectations and they are always satisfied. I am long past the illusion that I have many friends here.

I had nothing to do with Heather's decision to go to five hours, that was between Keith and Heather.

I speak with Keith every now and then, I advise Heather in ways she can get better at what she loves doing and beyond that have zero part of the Network. I have offered to fill in as needed, that's it.

As many of you have pointed out I am indeed old now, if the stars align in your favor, all of you will be as well.

Art

Yup, I indeed said that at a time my Family was being attacked by Super Predators. However I did not say I was leaving for good. I will leave again for now and hope at some future point I will be welcome again. Have a joyful day!

Art

Quote from: Jinger Rat Snapps on April 15, 2016, 08:44:23 PM
So now Heather is your child?  I thought you said this place was a Den of Snakes and you would never be back,, I might of been wrong and then again it would not be the first time I was.

I did at one point say I was leaving, but not forever. I don't come here very frequently because of all the negative stuff but I remain a Bell Gabber. I do return every now and then to see if anything has changed.

Art

I understand this will be heartbreaking news for some of you but MITD with Heather has for some time now been growing every day in subs. The show with Heather has legs and will continue to grow.

She has improved greatly. Now I fully understand that those of you who have decided to hate her will continue to do so but the growing number of subs says there is a wider World out there that does not feel that way. I continue to help her in every way possible.

I know she would love to be able to again join Bell Gab since her roots are here but I have advised her not to do so because of all the hate, if that ever changes I will let her know. I am well aware it is not everybody here but it is still many.

Thought you all might enjoy a update, or not.

Art

I saw somebody who said I only care about myself and not the listeners who were with me for Decades, nothing could be further from the truth, I will take to my grave the connection I have felt for those who spent countless late nights with me and were loyal to a fault. Without the support of those of you who loved the show as I loved doing it there would have been no show. I was never in this for the money, not ever, I was in it for the love of doing it, the subjects covered and the joy it brought to those who listened.

Art

I simply posted here to explain myself, no axe to grind at all and as far as renaming the Forum is concerned I simply said that so none of you would think I would be hurt if you did so.

Yes I was diagnosed with COPD or I would never have said so.

Art

I am not going to try and defend Heather but if she had not done the show on that day there would be no show. the solution for those that don't like it is don't listen and if enough of you do that there will be no show, that's how the biz works.

I have no connection to the Network any longer. Yes I try to help Heather as she learns the ropes but that's all.

I do agree that this board should be given a new name.

Art

My fellow Gabbers, you guys love the truth right? Ok here it is, not that I expect anybody to believe it.
Everything said about the Stalker was true, every bit of it. Even before the July start of the show I had COPD but it was at a level I could handle and in some ways still is but this is a smoking related disease that gets worse and it has. I am not at Deaths door yet but it has worsened since I left the air. There is nothing I love more than doing my show but it is tougher and tougher to do. The truth is I loved smoking and still miss it. There is nobody to blame other than myself. I may come back and do some fill in shows but five days a Week is not going to happen.

It's funny that smoking and Radio are impossible to seperate. Of course i no longer smoke, just Vape now but even that irritates my Lungs.

My Marriage has been a blessing and despite things said is a damn good one, we have been very happy and will celebrate 10 Years on April 11th, I did not set out to find a younger Woman, we were introduced by my Brother in Law at a time I was in a lot of dispair, it was like a gift from God for me.

It is strange to me that people make things up, but I guess that is a natural thing when they have no or little information but the truth is just that, the truth. One thing I do not do is lie so as unlikely as this chain of events may seem to some it is the simple truth.

Art

The MEETING Lumes.

Quote from: Hog on March 17, 2016, 09:43:44 PM
Heather hasnt posted in months after the embarrassing "rattling some cages" incident.

The show was Midnight in the Desert with Art Bell, thats what we were told would be delivered, what we supported/vouched for and what we paid for.  Midnight in the Unknown Location with Heather Wade is a completely different show. She would have more support if the effort was for her own show on some other timeslot.

We all have an interest in YOU hosting the show that you were supposed to host. Crazy thought I know.

peace
Hog

No not a crazy thought at all, that's why we made it only a Month to Month basis, we knew it might not last a long time and wanted nobody to lose money. Of course the number of subs is down some but still in the many thousands with people joining every day because of Heather since of course it has been Month's now. I will if I am able do some fill in as I have said but I do have health issues now that control my ability to do that. Heather will either continue to grow into the position or not so you are correct, it's her show now and she can change it in any way she wishes.

Art

No worries, I do have thick skin and I do ignore the Troll's. I feel that even the biggest critics would admit that she is catching on. Girl Noory? Not even close, I know George and she is no George (Thank MV)

I am getting older now and trust me it's not for the faint of heart, so if I can leave something behind that will grow to be what I wish I had the Years left to build I will be a happy camper.

Art

Ah, but unless I am on air I don't make a penny from the show, so I am not asking for me. Again, it has always seemed to me that since Redacted was a Years long member here (and still is) that this group would have some interest in seeing her do well, crazy thought I know.

Art

Quote from: Uncle Duke on March 13, 2016, 11:00:12 PM
I have no question everything you've said here is true.  What I'd be interested to know is the opinion of law enforcement professionals relative to you posting such photographs/videos on social media considering the perceived stalker threat to you and your family. 

There are at least four active/retired law enforcement officers who post fairly regularly on Bellgab.  Perhaps they, or other law enforcement types who are 'gabbers, would care to offer their expert opinions?

Has anybody considered that the Bastard that caused so much trouble here more or less already knows where I live along with anybody else with 5 minutes on Google?

Art

Everybody knows where I live, my Ham call gives my address, people have been coming by and taking pictures for Years, my antenna's can be seen for miles, I could go on. Not really a secret, jeez.

Art

Am I trolling? Cool, so I am just part of the crowd. I am leaving now, not quitting, I will check back in a Month or so.

Art

Haha, if I am not here you say I quit Bell Gab, if I am here you say I should not be or why am I here, just funny.

I have nobody on ignore, I understand it's not all, just most and that is what makes it easy to disregard because to be a decent critic you have to be a little objective, I have come to not expect that here which is ok. Since the opinion seems to be that nobody here (for the most part) cares if I am on air or not, I will not comment on that.

Art

Quote from: Roswells, Art on March 06, 2016, 07:18:11 PM
Do you have auto ignore for anything supportive said to you?

Not needed, it's built in.

This board is what you make it, look at what you have made. It has changed. No big deal, I am just saying that the words said here start to not mean much when they are all negative all the time. So many of the good people who were here are gone now, ho hum.

I'am sure you meant COPD, and trust me it will eventually remove you from my view.

Art

Quote from: rekcuf on March 06, 2016, 06:45:30 PM
At least we don't disappoint you, Daddy. I'm glad to see you haven't been able to quit on this family. Kisses.

Well if I do Son I am sure you will be adopted by 4Chan.

It's funny, I used to care what Bell Gab said about me, but even when I was doing the show people on here said "it's just not the same" or "the same lousy old Guest's" or the old standby "he sounds drunk" or " he must have Alzheimer's", so it's not like you seemed to enjoy it when I was on the air. For that reason I can't get very worked up about wether you care if I do any more air work or not because as nearly as I can see you don't like much anyway. In that same spirit it's really hard to take any comments on Heather seriously.

I do come up here every now and then to see if anything has changed, I am never disappointed.

Art

...  The more he posts on here and FB, the more distance he's putting between himself and the ordinary people who use to listen ... I'm sick of Art's drama...

Yup, I'am sick of it myself, the guy should get a life!

My Wife didn't want to come to America at all, I am the one who made that decision because they wouldn't let me keep my antenna's up. We will be Married Ten Years in April and could not be happier, think whatever you wish.

Art

Anybody who thinks legal immigration to America is easy is nuts.

Art