John B. Wells

[sleeplessinca]

'Twas a trick question. And a reminder that you and I may be relics.

thought so.  It's fun to think back to a time where things rang not beeped.

[Nucky Nolan]

What? No bejeweled self dribbling basketballs or mechanical elves?  I would think they would fit right in.  Oh and Alvin was clearly a prototype for the Terminator.

And Krishna was a smurf. I had a dream about those dribbling elves, and I'll never eat pizza so close to bedtime again.

[SnapT]

That was a legitimate crazy person we just heard.  Andrew Basagio's story is about a thousand times more believable than hers.

I was tempted to call in simply to bring up Harlan Ellison's successful lawsuit against James Cameron for stealing TERMINATOR from HIM, but another caller beat me to it.  And she took the opportunity to diss Ellison as a "1950s sci-fi author."  As opposed to her, the great Oracle behind THE MATRIX.  Ha!

[sleeplessinca]

       Exactly, did anyone ever possibly consider talking to her in advance. I only tuned in because of the posts here. I lasted about 45 seconds.

       My theory. Wells had this guest forced upon him from on high, out of some forced "diversity" attempt. It failed. Now get us some old Englishman to talk about Spring Heeled Jack or something.

Didn't Art like to cold interview?  She could have been good if she could string together some transcendent ideas and break through to some quantum theory tie-ins.  Love that

[Nucky Nolan]

What's the b side of IGDV?

The rest of IGDV? Was it even a single?

[sleeplessinca]

And Krishna was a smurf. I had a dream about those dribbling elves, and I'll never eat pizza so close to bedtime again.

The Krishna tie has legs.  Tell us more about that.  The elves were Terrence McKenna and DMT.  Never got that but can't forget it either

[Eddie Coyle]

Didn't Art like to cold interview?  She could have been good if she could string together some transcendent ideas and break through to some quantum theory tie-ins.  Love that

      Art did cold interviews, but I think had a general idea of who/what he was going to interview. Wells probably saw the word Matrix, said "cool" and that was the background.

[Nucky Nolan]

more IGDV 

I should have read your message before I posted the same one. You can take the blame for the bad joke.

[TheGrimCreeper1]

Its so funny to me how people don't enjoy open lines on c2c anymore.

A large amount of Art's classic shows are open line shows.....basically, I can't wait til monday.

The missing ingredient is Art Bell, who made open lines interesting and entertaining. To quote a recent article:

Bell’s fans frequently laud his interviewing style, probing questions and ability to tease a good conversation out of the most unfocused callers. Adhering to the model of his original show, Bell will not screen calls on “Dark Matter.”

“In my opinion, any talk show host worth his salt can take any call and make it funny, informative or something,” he said. “If you are good at what you do, you can handle it. I don’t need to screen calls. It’s also entirely possible that a call-screener might well screen out a gem. Someone who might sound nutty to a call-screener may be a blast.”

[sleeplessinca]

The rest of IGDV? Was it even a single?

I might be wrong but there was a 2-3 minute single that got some air play.  Light my Fire by the Doors was like that too.

[Renaldo]

I'd like Wells if he wasn't about fear. That drives me crazy.

[sleeplessinca]

      Art did cold interviews, but I think had a general idea of who/what he was going to interview. Wells probably saw the word Matrix, said "cool" and that was the background.

And he paid the price if so.

[TheGrimCreeper1]

       Exactly, did anyone ever possibly consider talking to her in advance. I only tuned in because of the posts here. I lasted about 45 seconds.

       My theory. Wells had this guest forced upon him from on high, out of some forced "diversity" attempt. It failed. Now get us some old Englishman to talk about Spring Heeled Jack or something.

Maybe next time Lionel Fanthorpe can read excerpts from The Matrix 4 as The Breather takes copious hits from his bong.

[Renaldo]

I might be wrong but there was a 2-3 minute single that got some air play.  Light my Fire by the Doors was like that too.

Wikipedia says there was a 45 released of it. Doesn't say what the B side is thought.


"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was released as a 45 in the US and other territories. The 17 minute original version was edited down to 2:53 minutes. This version contains the intro, two complete verses, the repeat of the main theme very near the end, a short break and the closing segment. There is nothing at all left of any of the solos.

[Nucky Nolan]

The Krishna tie has legs.  Tell us more about that.  The elves were Terrence McKenna and DMT.  Never got that but can't forget it either

They were all light blue brothers, just like the Blue Meanies. I didn't mean to imply that Krishna bought ingredients for meth, by the way.

[aldousburbank]

thought so.  It's fun to think back to a time where things rang not beeped.

I remember my folks being horrified at the spectacle of long hairs making "so called music."  My kids get the same reaction from me regarding the lack of hair on the "so called musicians."

[sleeplessinca]

The missing ingredient is Art Bell, who made open lines interesting and entertaining. To quote a recent article:

You hit this, Grim.  Art loves talking to people and is good at it.  Monday is so close.

[aldousburbank]

They were all light blue brothers, just like the Blue Meanies. I didn't mean to imply that Krishna bought ingredients for meth, by the way.

This may explain Blue Man Group. Or not.

[sleeplessinca]

I remember my folks being horrified at the spectacle of long hairs making "so called music."  My kids get the same reaction from me regarding the lack of hair on the "so called musicians."

My dad said the Beatles were a passing thing.  Hahaha

[Nucky Nolan]

I might be wrong but there was a 2-3 minute single that got some air play.  Light my Fire by the Doors was like that too.

You are correct, madam. It was before my time (forgive me; I rarely get to say that these days).

[Renaldo]

My dad said the Beatles were a passing thing.  Hahaha

Your dad was right, they haven't put an album out in decades!

[SnapT]

Another thing I loved about the crazy person interview was when she claimed that what separated the Terminators in her story from the one created by Harlan Ellison in his teleplay is that hers experienced "nudity without shame," or something like that.  Made me laugh.

[sleeplessinca]

Wikipedia says there was a 45 released of it. Doesn't say what the B side is thought.


"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was released as a 45 in the US and other territories. The 17 minute original version was edited down to 2:53 minutes. This version contains the intro, two complete verses, the repeat of the main theme very near the end, a short break and the closing segment. There is nothing at all left of any of the solos.

I have a vague memory of the first drum solo but it is a shaky memory .

[TheGrimCreeper1]

I'd like Wells if he wasn't about fear. That drives me crazy.

I'd like Wells if he was relegated to traffic reporting on a small NPR affiliate.

[sleeplessinca]

This may explain Blue Man Group. Or not.

Or maybe the Blues Brothers or not

[sleeplessinca]

You are correct, madam. It was before my time (forgive me; I rarely get to say that these days).

Savor those moments dear Nucky

[Nucky Nolan]

This may explain Blue Man Group. Or not.

I never got them, either. I'm relieved to hear that I'm not the only one. Do you get the big brawls at Chuck E Cheese birthday parties? That's another confusing and confounding contemporary clusterfluck.

[Renaldo]

Does he keep calling the country of Mexico, New Mexico? He just said he didn't think they'd shut the grid down in Canada, US and New Mexico.

[sleeplessinca]

Another thing I loved about the crazy person interview was when she claimed that what separated the Terminators in her story from the one created by Harlan Ellison in his teleplay is that hers experienced "nudity without shame," or something like that.  Made me laugh.

You listen very well.  I just remember pure word salad.

So the evil one wasn't Larry Ellison?

[Étouffée]

Another thing I loved about the crazy person interview was when she claimed that what separated the Terminators in her story from the one created by Harlan Ellison in his teleplay is that hers experienced "nudity without shame," or something like that.  Made me laugh.

Yes!  Non-sequitur theater and I loved it!  Ending with chipmunks...perfect.

However, Jesus H. Christ, Art, your return is so needed and welcomed!