George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

[ziznak]

"if you welfare, you disability, bamaphone!!!"
she'd be an awesome guest.

[SnapT]

Friday night's show was the gayest Wells has ever been.  Two boring dud guests (one of them a TEENAGE "PROMISE-KEEPER") kept on for four full hours because Wells is either afraid to do open lines or he didn't get many callers.  Pathetic!

[coaster]

This is what happens when you stay up all night and watch the twilight zone. I call it "Noorymare at 20,000 Feet"

[eddie dean]

NEW gn word of the day!!!!

[HorrorRetro]

NEW gn word of the day!!!!

Brilliant! 

[Juan]

hahahahahhahahahhahah

[NoMoreNoory]

NEW gn word of the day!!!!

Howling laughing!!! Beyond brilliant )))

[hosehead]

Well done.

[ManiacMatt]

Thank you!  That was hilarious.

[Sardondi]

This is what happens when you stay up all night and watch the twilight zone. I call it "Noorymare at 20,000 Feet"

Brilliant. Inspired. Homeric.

[eddie dean]

thanks everyone! I'm glad you like the latest GN word of the day. I'm working on another one and I will post it later this week. Any and all feedback is encouraged and appreciated! If you have a example of  GN's mush mouth, in a past show, please direct me to it by hour and approximate minute into that hour. 

Thanks "NoMoreNoory" for  your suggestion for word of the day!! I will try to locate it and use it on a upcoming bit.

I'm also mulling over another idea to present, that includes clips of noory stating painfully obvious observations or weird comments that parrot a guests point. you will understand where I am going with it, when I get the first one posted in the next week or so. It's a bit called "Captin Obvious"

[coaster]

NEW gn word of the day!!!!

that was something else. More please.

[Falkie2013]

From the Ghost of Coast blog :


Huckabuck1000 said...

    Thank you for saying George is an idiot. he is. For example:

    To an archaeologist: "Do they call it Sanskrit because the tablets are written on sandstone?"

    To an astrophysicist: "Do you think comets could be intelligently controlled by aliens?"

    F*CKING IDIOT


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Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Hi Dixe. I was just browsing around the other day and did a Google search about George Noory. Why? Because I am a long-term listener to that show and I simply cannot believe how long the powers-that-be at Premiere have allowed this inept, clueless, inane, lame-brained host hang on to his job. I found your blog and, though the entry to which I add my comments was written a year-and-a-half ago, nothing has changed at C2C. If anything, George has gotten even worse at his job -- which is amazing because he never was any good and I just didn't believe he could actually *get* worse.

    I will preface this by saying that I listened to Art Bell since he was doing political discussions on KDWN in Las Vegas. I used to think his show was great after he transitioned to discussions of the paranormal, and, like many others, I suffered through his constant dramas and absences. But this comment isn't about THAT show; it's about the "new" Coast To Coast AM with George Noory at the helm...

    I have to say that George is, by far, the worst interviewer I have ever heard. He can't conduct an interview to save his life... George is just NEVER prepared -- and hey, they pay him to be prepared to conduct effective interviews. (Or maybe Premiere will say, "No, we pay him to increase ratings...) He constantly steers guests away from areas that are potentially interesting. When the show goes to break, he is INCAPABLE of returning to the topic previously under discussion, even when that discussion was not complete. I think George is doing his taxes during the show. At least he sounds like it... Of course, I understand that he is really scanning FastBlasts for questions -- since he rarely has any but the most generic questions or comments of his own. It's laughable when George cannot find questions to ask guests on FastBlast because the show pretty much grinds to a halt as he asks questions he has already asked or that his guest has already very clearly answered during his or her presentation.

    It is almost as if George comes in an hour before the show, learns who the guest and the topic is, and then asks a staff member to write down some generic questions. Then, when he's interviewing, he'll come out of left field to interrupt the guest (who is talking about something really interesting), and ask, "So what got you interested in this profession/interest/research/whatever?" Then we never get back to what they were talking about before George interrupted. I can frequently hear the frustration in the guest's voice.

    George's constant refrain has become, over the past several months, "I love it." Well, I wish his listeners and guests loved it. It's like George just can't get to callers soon enough so listener's won't expect anything more from him -- he can pretty much stop talking, kick back, and collect a paycheck. Oh, but I got a kick out of it the other night when he was doing a show about oil/alternative fuels and someone asked him what kind of car he drives. I'll paraphrase his response: "Er... I don't like to give that out because someone might follow me. It's American though!" Shoot, what he doesn't want to admit is that it's a big honking Cadillac... And he doesn't want us to know that because he realizes the extent to which it will alienate him from the everyday folks who comprise the core of his audience. That, and the fact that he can talk about the price of gas and how irresponsible the government is, but he can drive something that gets 3 miles per gallon because HE can afford it.

    But he doesn't have to worry about that because he believes in abiotic oil -- that the Earth constantly replenishes it's oil supply. George vehemently opposes the idea that "fossil fuels" are created by decomposition of dinosaurs, as he always puts it. Well, of fucking course not. Fossil fuels were created by all kinds of decaying organic matter like millions and millions of years of trees, grasses, and other plants. Of course there were dinosaurs (and mammals, marsupials, insects, and so on) thrown into that mix, but George, in case you can't figure this out, there are lots of sources of organic matter besides dinosaurs. All you have to do is look at a British peat bog or a Louisiana swamp to realize the vastness of organic matter that used to completely COVER the land masses of the Earth. If you do this, it is not at all difficult to understand how millions of years worth of organic matter under tremendous pressure for hundreds of millions of years can eventually turn into oil or coal.

    Finally, in the last hour of the July 3, 2008 show, Matt Savinar lit into George for spreading this bullcrap about abiotic oil. Basically, Savinar took George apart and did everything except call him an idiot for believing the Earth simply "manufactures" oil with no need for organic matter. I believe at one point Matt actually called George "irresponsible" and it certainly was not lost on critical listeners that Matt was saying, "George, you are a stupid fuck." You could tell Savinar was frustrated with George's idiocy; you could also tell that Savinar didn't care if he was ever invited back on the show. I'll bet that show was his last. It's still on StreamLink as I write this, so if you have access, give a listen. It's funny to hear George being handed his nit-wittery on a plate.

    Another thing that bothers me is the extent to which callers routinely begin their discussions with, "George, I love this show and you are the best host I have ever heard." What, do the producers/screeners PAY these people to say these things? Or is this the price of admission to get on the air? Now, I do understand that some people are not especially intelligent -- hell, 1/4 of the adult population of the U.S. cannot point to North America on a map or a globe. (This is true, BTW, not hyperbole.) So, maybe these folks really do think George is a great host, I dunno. But I just do not understand how anyone with one ounce of grey matter can actually believe this. I always have to snicker when someone calls Ian and basically says, "Whew, I'm glad you are on on Sunday nights because I get so sick of how stupid George is during the week." Ian always tries to cover this up as gracefully as possible, but you can tell that he realizes George is an idiot.

    So, C2C makes it because it's the only game in town -- well, maybe that's an overstatement because there are some very good local/regional early A.M. shows. But C2C is the only *national* show at that hour of the early A.M. because it's still rolling on the head of steam that Art provided. However, if someone came out and syndicated a quality show that actually deals with the paranormal and various conspiracy-related topics, I've got to believe listeners would abandon C2C in droves.

    If the good folks at Premiere are happy with the penetration of this show now, they should try getting a good host and they'd see things getting even better.

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Anonymous said...

    I am George Noory. I have read all of your comments and appreciate the constructive criticism.

However, if the personal attacks do not stop, I will prove that aliens do in fact control comets made from compact sanskrit materials.

You know,..this would be a fantastic idea for a future show. ESP and the extra-terrestrials.

Be sure to take your carnivora!





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[stevesh]

    It is almost as if George comes in an hour before the show, learns who the guest and the topic is, and then asks a staff member to write down some generic questions.

It's worse than that. The guests are asked/required to provide a list of questions for Simple George to read. It's easy to tell when he gets to the end of the list.

[Lunger]

From the Ghost of Coast blog :



    ...It is almost as if George comes in an hour before the show, learns who the guest and the topic is, and then asks a staff member to write down some generic questions. ....

I think you are giving George a bit too much credit here.

[Kaiborg]

It's worse than that. The guests are asked/required to provide a list of questions for Simple George to read. It's easy to tell when he gets to the end of the list.

This.

[McPhallus]

I don't listen to the current show much, but I'm listening to a GN show on the funklobaldy stream, and it sounds like lately, he's trying really hard to sound "slick," i.e., vocal inflection, rhythm, dramatic pauses, etc. He sounds a bit like a local DJ from an obscure town hoping make it big.

[eddie dean]

Why is it everytime George is interviewing somebody and the connection gets cut, he automatically thinks it's some sort of conspiracy? I guess in his world there's no such thing as technical difficulties or the battery on a phone dying.

The second hour guest tonight, got cut off  in the middle of an innocent, meaningless conversation. Then GN immediately goes into how it must be some sort of conspiracy because they were talking about the controversial topic of how a radio works.

Yup George, the NSA will flex its censorship muscles  when you're talking about broadcast radio.

[Kaiborg]

Why is it everytime George is interviewing somebody and the connection gets cut, he automatically thinks it's some sort of conspiracy?

Because he's an imbecile.  Not unlike other people I know, who believe the same thing.  Mostly, they're in their late 30's and beyond, live with their folks, and are incapable of self-support. 

[ziznak]

Because he's an imbecile.  Not unlike other people I know, who believe the same thing.  Mostly, they're in their late 30's and beyond, live with their folks, and are incapable of self-support. 

Ahhh yes... The live at home son's of America.  There's probly many more out then than what's reported too.  I met one of this species just recently who explained to me his lack of a diploma was due to teenage rebellion.  This guy looked more like some sort of WOW addicted, still at home, basement dweller than any kind of rebel I've ever seen.  He then went on to explain how he was kicked out of a certain local highschool due to violent threats.  At this point I needed no further information.  My original assessment held true even though it was done solely on his physical appearance. 

What I find so amusing about the live at home son's is they all have a story that explains every aspect of their failures and they go out of their way to tell you.  All you need to do is ask a simple "why did that happen?" question in regards to part of the story and you've gauranteed another rambling tirade.

Come to think of it they have a lot in common with crackheads... hmmmmmm

[Juan]

While they were working to get the guest back on, I was visualizing PaperBoy's characters scrambling.

[ziznak]

hehe... lisa lyons: "RIBBIT!!"

[El Kragen]

NEW gn word of the day!!!!

Brilliant! Keep up the good work.

It would be great to get a bunch of these and send a link to the crew over at C2C

[BobGrau]

Ahhh yes... The live at home son's of America.  There's probly many more out then than what's reported too.  I met one of this species just recently who explained to me his lack of a diploma was due to teenage rebellion.  This guy looked more like some sort of WOW addicted, still at home, basement dweller than any kind of rebel I've ever seen.  He then went on to explain how he was kicked out of a certain local highschool due to violent threats.  At this point I needed no further information.  My original assessment held true even though it was done solely on his physical appearance. 

What I find so amusing about the live at home son's is they all have a story that explains every aspect of their failures and they go out of their way to tell you.  All you need to do is ask a simple "why did that happen?" question in regards to part of the story and you've gauranteed another rambling tirade.

Come to think of it they have a lot in common with crackheads... hmmmmmm

Umm... I'm in my mid-thirties and have been back with my parents for the last 3 years. I very much understand the desire to yell "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

...but it is.

[onan]

Umm... I'm in my mid-thirties and have been back with my parents for the last 3 years. I very much understand the desire to yell "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

...but it is.

I can't speak to your specific situation. But fault can be a bit harsh. The job market is tough, and even tougher in some areas. I see several people in crisis due to being unemployed. Many times it is due to the individual and other times it is due to circumstances completely outside one's control.

I am always cautious about too much blame placed on anyone out of work. I have seen enough piss poor management and even more piss poor managers to think it is always the unemployed person's fault.

[McPhallus]

Umm... I'm in my mid-thirties and have been back with my parents for the last 3 years. I very much understand the desire to yell "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

...but it is.

I was a cellar dweller up until my early 30s.  And this was with a Master of Arts degree and no history of substance abuse.  The stigma is terrible, and you can get so depressed you feel like you're going to slip over the edge. 

[DAE]

Hi. No need to reply to this, but I thought I would let you all know that crop circles are still occurring throughout the world.  Thought I would mention that since Coast to Coast AM no longer keeps up with current paranormal going-ons.  Unlike Art Bell who was plugged in.

[eddie dean]

Brilliant! Keep up the good work.

It would be great to get a bunch of these and send a link to the crew over at C2C

Undoubtedly if GN or his "handlers" listened to my audio stylings, of Word of the Day, I would be dismissed as a "Hater". I absolutely do not hate GN, I'm simply saddened that my favorite show,(since 2001) with it's original and interesting paranormal topics, has been transformed into a joke. I find myself listening just to hear the next stupid thing that he says. Trainwreck anyone?

I simply poke and prod in an effort to drain the infection that has taken over. Like an annoying cyst or pimple that needs to be lanced in order to heal.

[NoMoreNoory]

Undoubtedly if GN or his "handlers" listened to my audio stylings, of Word of the Day, I would be dismissed as a "Hater". I absolutely do not hate GN, I'm simply saddened that my favorite show,(since 2001) with it's original and interesting paranormal topics, has been transformed into a joke. I find myself listening just to hear the next stupid thing that he says. Trainwreck anyone?

I simply poke and prod in an effort to drain the infection that has taken over. Like an annoying cyst or pimple that needs to be lanced in order to heal.

Agreed. It's become unmissable for all the wrong reasons. Alongside Word Of The Day and Captain Obvious, I'd propose a 'Say What, George?' collection, and would offer this, verbatim, from his introduction to his second guest last night:

'As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr Brian Weiss astonished and sceptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His scepticism was eroded when she began to channel messages from space between lives which contained some remarkable revelations about the Weiss family and their deceased son.'

[NoMoreNoory]

My bad, Noory's worse......

For 'astonished and sceptical', please read 'Dr Brian Weiss astonished sceptical when one of his patients....etc'

Which makes even less sense