When did you turn on George?

[marklancedance]

I'll start by saying that I love Coast to Coast. I started listing to Coast about three years ago, it helped me through a very dark depressing time in my life. So, that being said, I really liked George a first. George seemed to be really nice. I have to admit he has charming and kind way about him. I even went to see I live taping of the show, and got to see him working up close. I then progressed and became a streamlink member and started to listen to all the hosts. I started to look forward to the weekend shows, and would look in the upcoming shows for Art Ian and Knapp. I guess there were a few points that bothered me about George. Climate Change denial, Peek Oil denial, and a general religious undertone. I know with Ian religion is a part of his life, but he tries to keep it check. I can forgive the general religious undertone of Coast to Coast as I know it is big part of American culture.(Not trying to offend) But I have to say that I could breath I sigh of relief with an Art show, because I knew religion wouldn't be lurking in the tapestry. Loosing Art hurt, and now Ian ins't doing the Sundays shows anymore. I understand that George wants to let his guests have the stage, but that kind of contradicts the term "Interviewer". I guess thats why George is the "Host".

[onan]

I guess thats why George is the "Host".

Even at that, Noory is a sad example. A host should make their guest feel comfortable and show some interest in that guest. Noory doesn't even try to "phone it in". His questions can be imbecilic. No one expects noory to be fully knowledgeable but for christs sake do some homework.

The last time I gave noory a chance was with Michio Kaku and it was painful to listen to the dialogue.

I didn't just turn on noory I turned on the corporation that allows him to continue is blather. The man is a narcicist with no concern for his guests outside of what they can do for him. Sadly he knows so little that no guest can make noory shine... hes just too dull.

[anagrammy]

Sure, if you become a streamlink member, now called "Coast Insiders" in a transparent appeal to vanity, you can listen like I do--without commercials and whenever I please.  Plus I have an organized library to share.  For bumper music, I play arts, which Mike put up on one of his websites and it's terrific.

http://www.mikevandeven.com/

Yeah, that sealed the deal for me.  When the guest flipped his story, I literally froze what I was doing and slowly turned toward the radio, thinking OMG they're going to go OFF THE AIR!  They have a schizophrenic in full decompensation for a guest!  Literally, the hairs on my arm stood up. 

I've been in that place.  I've had my son tell me he "knows" that I am jealous of his position as the one in the world who decides what words mean.  He told me he "knew" I wanted him dead so I could be the Queen, so I could make those decisions myself.  Then he added that everyone in the world could see him naked in the shower, which is why he hadn't been showering frequently.  That was many years ago, though, and thank goodness he is stable now and "happy" even though it is not the kind of happy I had in mind for him.

My son sounded every bit as calm and reasonable as this guy did making his alarming statements of paranoia.  There is a period of time where mental patients who are in denial take meds until they feel a little better, then they question whether they are sick at all and go off the meds, then they are back on until they feel a little better, etc, etc, in a cycle that is exhausting to family and caregivers.

That's where I think this guest is.  I hope Ian talks about the show some next time he's on.

Anagrammy

[Digitech]

When he first began substituting for Art Bell or hosting the weekend shows, I found George unlistenable. I would just change the radio station after the theme music played if his voice came on.

So, when he took over the show, I was pretty disappointed. My feeling in the first couple months after he took over was that didn't have his own style. He was a diluted version of Art Bell - -He even borrowed the same words for the opening segment ('Good morning or good evening,' etc.)

As time went by, I felt like he gradually became an acceptable host and had an interesting style. This was about six months after he took over the show. While he wasn't as good as Art Bell, he was still pretty good to listen to.

After that, I wasn't able to listen as much for a while. Maybe a couple years later, I noticed that sometimes he seemed bored or even grumpy during the open lines segments. It just wasn't as much fun to listen to anymore.

I listened to the show last night, and after reading these forums I notice so many of the things which members frequently complain about. When he takes calls, he just lets them talk for 2-3 minutes, makes a short, disengaged comment about what they said and goes on to the next call. During the interviews, he does sound like he's just reading from a list of prepared questions.

It seems like he's mailing it in, and doesn't really want to be there.

[awguy]

There wasn't one specific point when I "turned" on George. My story seems to be similar to what others have said above.  When George took over in 2003, I honestly didn't think he was that bad and I still listened regularly. He was no Art Bell but he was way better than Mike Siegel. As time progressed, George developed his own style and became very comfortable in that role. Now we are at the point where George just seems to be "mailing it in". He has his list of pre-determined questions and like a job interviewer, goes through the same routine with every guest.

Is it me of have the topics on the show greatly changed as of late too? I rarely listen anymore because I'm not interested in anything George Talks about (even Ian shows lately aren't that intriguing to me). Bio terrorism, genetically modified food, witchcraft and end time prophecies. I'm not interested in these topics at all. And enough with the 2012 thing, I'm a bit interested, but I solely believe nothing is going to happen and we will all wake up on December 22nd and start our Christmas shopping because the world didn't end.

And the quality of the callers has dropped to an all time low. I used to love open lines but now they are unbearable to listen to which probably explains why they are rarely done anymore. And if they are done, half the time George goes home early and the literally replay open lines from two years ago!

[SheilaVG]

The night that I heard him say that singer Edie Brickell had been shot. Wrong. I think it was her bassist at the time or something. It wasn't until that point that I noticed he gives out lots of misinformation and cannot pronounce things.

After the Brickell incident, he had a physicist on that I was really trying hard to follow, and I was doing pretty well, until George chimes in with some pointless rubish. He said all of a sudden, "Hey didn't you go to highschool with Steven Hawking?" That was not the first time I heard in the voice of a guest that he or she was generally ticked off, either at being interrupted or George's constant "maybe it's aliens" or "maybe it's a government conspiracy". Like I said in another post, if I hear "wireless internet" one more time, I'm done. Three amigos my butt. How insulting and ass kissing can you get.

[MV/Liberace!]

i've seen a couple references to this "wireless internet" thing, but i don't know what it's about.  is george using this term repeatedly?  i don't listen to the show anymore, and i haven't in years, so i am out of the loop.

[anagrammy]

Michael V:  You simply must tune in to see how the program has deteriorated.  You'd be like the uncle who comes by so infrequently that he really notices the yard landscaping changes or how the kids have grown up.

And return and report, of course.

Anagrammy

[MV/Liberace!]

Michael V:  You simply must tune in to see how the program has deteriorated.  You'd be like the uncle who comes by so infrequently that he really notices the yard landscaping changes or how the kids have grown up.

And return and report, of course.

Anagrammy

oh, boy... the MST3K broadcast of c2c is going to be big fun.  for anyone who is uncertain as to what this is, see here:
http://www.coastgab.com/index.php/topic,1325.msg31797.html#msg31797

[b_dubb]

i started listening to coast summer 2010.  i'd heard old C2C shows with Art prior to that.  what really started to piss me off about george was the e-foods ads.  annoying as hell.  i stopped listening for a while and then my friend let me 'use' his streamlink acct so now i cherry pick the good stuff and forget the rest.  most of the stuff that happens between monday and friday i have little interest in.  even if the topic/guest is interesting ... i just refuse to listen. 

[mrkorb]

Man, there are a number of things that just drive me crazy about George, but I think the moment when I really looked at my radio like it had grown arms and legs, was when George did that stunt with the "Satan worshipper" audio.  He built it up by saying the guy was from somewhere in Eastern Europe and that everybody who came in contact with him could "feel the evil."  Then they played this recorded message where the guy's voice, complete with a bad eastern Europe accent, got all demonic and scary sounding.  I was just like, "come on George, you manipulated the recording, and it's so obvious that it makes you look like a hack to even try to pass this off as legitimate."  That stunt, plus the Ouija board debacle ("I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it! ... I decided not to do it.") just murdered any faith I have in the show with Noory at the helm, and my faith in the post-Art era was already pretty strained by that point.

[Eddie Coyle]

When I finally saw a picture of him and realized he was a wig-wearing Arab

  JUST KIDDING

   Actually, about 2006 or so when he started having Jerry Corsi and Alex Jones types on regularly. C2C was basically turning into something I'd expect from TRN. The absurdist "right", the brainless war-mongering,berserk Capitalists that destroyed American "Conservatism".

[HAL 9000]

...but I think the moment when I really looked at my radio like it had grown arms and legs, was when George did that stunt with the "Satan worshipper" audio.  He built it up by saying the guy was from somewhere in Eastern Europe and that everybody who came in contact with him could "feel the evil."  Then they played this recorded message where the guy's voice, complete with a bad eastern Europe accent, got all demonic and scary sounding.  I was just like, "come on George, you manipulated the recording, and it's so obvious that it makes you look like a hack to even try to pass this off as legitimate."

I took that original audio, and using an audio manipulation program, was able to restore the audio enough to confirm that, in fact, is was Snoory's voice that was morphed into the "devil" voice after the fellow that spoke with the heavy Russian accent (Dimitri as I recall). I immediately emailed Snoory with the original and my "restored" version, proving him a fraud - it was the first and only time he's ever responded to me - and he, of course, denied any complicity. Asshole.

[Marc.Knight]

I took that original audio, and using an audio manipulation program, was able to restore the audio enough to confirm that, in fact, is was Snoory's voice that was morphed into the "devil" voice after the fellow that spoke with the heavy Russian accent (Dimitri as I recall). I immediately emailed Snoory with the original and my "restored" version, proving him a fraud - it was the first and only time he's ever responded to me - and he, of course, denied any complicity. Asshole.

I wonder how he envisions the sophisticated legions who follow his every ham-handed deception and errors.

[El Kragen]

I posted this on another site and thought I'd add it here:


Mine was his interview with Star Trek actor Walter Koenig on July 28 2005.

Noory was all kinds of giddy trying to sound cool hip and in the know. George got around to asking what Walter thought about the other cast members of Star Trek. It's a well know fact that many of them especially Koenig have nothing good to say about William Shatner.

Walter Keonig, a little uncomfortable,  prefaced his run down of the castmates by saying something to the effect of: I'm not going to single any one out or talk bad about anyone. You should be able to tell by who I omit how I feel. He proceeds to go down the list: Nimoy, Doohan, Kelley, Takei and Nichols saying nice things about all of them.

When he finishes Snoory immediately jumps in with a super giddy tone: WHAT ABOUT SHATNER? Keonig: Ummm...Snoory: NUTHIN'  HUH?

I felt bad for Walter cause it was obvious he was uncomfortable being put on the spot and annoyed with Noory's ineptitude.

That was the first time (certainly not the last) that I legit yelled at the radio: GOD DAMNIT GEORGE! ARE YOU A F*CKING IDIOT? The truth had been revealed. GEORGE NOORY SUCKED. There was no going back. I could no longer just passively listen to the show and enjoy it. Every one of George's constant f*ck ups scream from the radio like a siren.

[Eddie Coyle]

Mine was his interview with Star Trek actor Walter Koenig on July 28 2005.

Noory was all kinds of giddy trying to sound cool hip and in the know. George got around to asking what Walter thought about the other cast members of Star Trek. It's a well know fact that many of them especially Koenig have nothing good to say about William Shatner.

Walter Keonig, a little uncomfortable,  prefaced his run down of the castmates by saying something to the effect of: I'm not going to single any one out or talk bad about anyone. You should be able to tell by who I omit how I feel. He proceeds to go down the list: Nimoy, Doohan, Kelley, Takei and Nichols saying nice things about all of them.

When he finishes Snoory immediately jumps in with a super giddy tone: WHAT ABOUT SHATNER? Keonig: Ummm...Snoory: NUTHIN'  HUH?

I felt bad for Walter cause it was obvious he was uncomfortable being put on the spot and annoyed with Noory's ineptitude.

   This is a very good example. I remember hearing this interview at the time and cringing. It's common knowledge, the dislike of Shatner is basically universal among the old Star Trek cast and dumbass Noory didn't seem to grasp it at all.

   I can picture Noory interviewing George Takei and asking if he has a wife and kids ...

[haloedorchid]

But listening to Noory one night several years ago, I realized something that I hadn't before.  C2C had become a children's show.  Noory's delivery is similar to the labored cadence and overpronunciation that you hear in children's programming, or similar to  the way someone would read aloud to a group of first graders.  Not only was the content  dumbed down on an intellectual level but actually spoken in a manner similar to  how some people speak to children.  It's insulting. 

This is so true. He is a master of faux enthusiasm. It's even worse than those people who end every sentence with an upward inflection. It's aggravating.

[Bart]

Noory's interests tell more of his life than anything.  Finances seem to be h
is main interest followed by health.  Me thinks he's desperate to find answers to those problems before all else.  (remember, he's helping all his kids he says)  I still wonder if noory is "renting" the show, and paying part of the kickbacks he gets to Premiere.  GN getting paid a salary for what he puts out makes no sense at all.  Could there be another answer for it?  And yes indeed, he has been sounding desperate lately.  Something he said made it sound like he recently had an MRI (of the head?)----wonder why. 

[anagrammy]

Maybe he is on the way out and what we are hearing is victory lap with explanations to "set the record straight."  I am a ghostwriter and people usually feel compelled to explain and defend when they are in a life review mode.  George could have already agreed to a limited time left and then he'll leave voluntarily.  That would explain the self-serving requests to have praise repeated once, twice, and the framing that he's doing. It's legacy-building and he'll leave to spend more time with family (since the end is coming).

Dames already did that on the show a few nights ago so apparently his gig is up.  Notice how down he sounded? 

Anagrammy

[b_dubb]

Maybe he is on the way out and what we are hearing is victory lap with explanations to "set the record straight."  I am a ghostwriter and people usually feel compelled to explain and defend when they are in a life review mode.  George could have already agreed to a limited time left and then he'll leave voluntarily.  That would explain the self-serving requests to have praise repeated once, twice, and the framing that he's doing. It's legacy-building and he'll leave to spend more time with family (since the end is coming).

Dames already did that on the show a few nights ago so apparently his gig is up.  Notice how down he sounded? 

Anagrammy

and his one year extension (of his contract) would seem to support this

[aldousburbank]

Maybe he is on the way out and what we are hearing is victory lap with explanations to "set the record straight."  I am a ghostwriter and people usually feel compelled to explain and defend when they are in a life review mode.  George could have already agreed to a limited time left and then he'll leave voluntarily.  That would explain the self-serving requests to have praise repeated once, twice, and the framing that he's doing. It's legacy-building and he'll leave to spend more time with family (since the end is coming).

Yeah, I liked it more when he pissed me off.  Now he's just pitiful and I feel sorry for him.  It takes all the fun out of disliking him.

[anagrammy]

Maybe he is on the way out and what we are hearing is victory lap with explanations to "set the record straight."  I am a ghostwriter and people usually feel compelled to explain and defend when they are in a life review mode.  George could have already agreed to a limited time left and then he'll leave voluntarily.  That would explain the self-serving requests to have praise repeated once, twice, and the framing that he's doing. It's legacy-building and he'll leave to spend more time with family (since the end is coming).

Dames already did that on the show a few nights ago so apparently his gig is up.  Notice how down he sounded? 

Anagrammy

[Scully]

Yeah, I liked it more when he pissed me off.  Now he's just pitiful and I feel sorry for him.  It takes all the fun out of disliking him.

I thought I had a tender heart, but it's going to take more than his recent pitiful behavior for me to feel sorry for Noory. He's stolen 1,460 hours of pleasure from every recent year of my life, and he's gotten rich doing it.

I actually trusted the man for a long time before I realized he'd taken me for a ride on the Ship of Fools.  I thought he was a very kind man who meant well, but had somehow been misguided along the way.  I wrote to him a number of times to explain to him how he was actually hurting people with his constant tales of gloom and doom.  I pointed out that guests such as Alex Jones were bringing out the worst in gullible listeners.  In return he patronized me by telling me to open my mind, etc. 

There's gotta be a special hot spot in hades for sucker punchers like Noory, Jones, Corsi, Dames, Beck, Limbaugh, Savage, televangelists, et al. 

[b_dubb]

Scully ... i want to open his mind with my boot.  Noory is a douche of the grandest proportions

[Scully]

Scully ... i want to open his mind with my boot.  Noory is a douche of the grandest proportions

LOL.  Thanks, b_dubb.  I thoroughly appreciate your gallantry.  George is NOT a nice guy.

[Lunger]

For me, I kept faith with George for some time after he took over.  Not choosing to see the incompetence that defines this radio buffoon.  But I turned the night he was speaking with Zahi Hawass and that idiot Noory didn't know the difference between Giza and Gaza.  That was the moment he fell on me like a ton of stupid bricks.

(BTW:  Hawass resigned his position on March 6th 2011. )

[b_dubb]

Lunger ... you get the heavy handed avatar award

[Scully]

Lunger ... you get the heavy handed avatar award

That avatar is indefensible.

[b_dubb]

That avatar is indefensible.

yeah this one's pretty over the top.  i fail to see the connection.  maybe i need to watch more footage of Alex Jones lurking in bushes and pacing around security fences outside utility buildings

[haloedorchid]

And I thought this bumper sticker was slightly hyperbolic: