Art Bell

[Sardondi]

Dammit, I tuned in just to hear the tail-end of the last one. Guess I'll just have to go to my own collection of G2G shows. And of course, like everyone else, I'm looking for the grail: pre-1993 ghost-to-ghost. Do they exist?

[999]

Art on FB:

"Our Nation has a sickness. When I was young I lived and went to School in Sandy Hook, Conn. There are not words for what happened there today, we wonder if we should remain in the U.S. There is opportunity here for her but safety? Never a School shooting in the Philippines....."

[b_dubb]

let's start a collection to clone Art Bell

[SomeVelvetMorning]

Art on FB:

"Our Nation has a sickness. When I was young I lived and went to School in Sandy Hook, Conn. There are not words for what happened there today, we wonder if we should remain in the U.S. There is opportunity here for her but safety? Never a School shooting in the Philippines....."

But Art could get his daughter killed in the Philippines by rockets fired by the crazies in North Korea:
At 9:49 AM in Japan on Wednesday, North Korea fired its long-range missile, in defiance of international condemnation. After launch, the rocket travelled directly south, passing over Japan’s island of Okinawa, and then crashing into the ocean near the Philippines minutes later.
http://japandailypress.com/north-korean-missile-fired-passes-over-okinawa-before-crashing-near-philippines-1219711
No matter where you go there are dangers.

[Scully]

Art's second FB post of the day, quickly following his first one:

Art Bell
10 hours ago near Pahrump, NV via mobile

"Just to be clear, there are lots of guns in the Philippines, never a school shooting...ever. It is a evil mostly here in the U.S. time to find out why."

[Eddie Coyle]

Art's second FB post of the day, quickly following his first one:

Art Bell
10 hours ago near Pahrump, NV via mobile

"Just to be clear, there are lots of guns in the Philippines, never a school shooting...ever. It is a evil mostly here in the U.S. time to find out why."

This could be a good tactic by Art. By asking such a common sense question, which would be deemed outlandish and unpatriotic by C2C's current "brain trust", maybe they'll finally cut the cord and he'll be free of being connected to the fetid,rotting carcass that is C2C 2012. I can picture the Premiere board room full of "Why's Art such an America hater?" talk.

[RealCool Daddio]

When I heard Ian was retiring from his morning gig, I popped over to Coast's website to see if they had any announcement about his Coast gig.  They had one of those chat sessions with Gerorge running.  I logged in, hoping to ask if there was any word on Ian.  I was too late, logging in just as Noory wrapped up.  But they were running a poll in the chat room.  The question - Do you listen to Somewhere in Time?

[Ben Shockley]

...they were running a poll in the chat room.  The question - Do you listen to Somewhere in Time?

That's a weird question to ask.   To ask it in a legitimate want-to-know way suggests that someone considers it possible that not many people do listen.   If they were legit in asking that -- if they're actually, objectively assessing listenership-- one could presume that in other chats they have asked, or soon will ask "Do you routinely avoid Noory shows?"
But there are other ways and reasons to ask.   Like: laying the groundwork for dropping "SIT" on the grounds of supposed lack of listenership (which they could claim their poll revealed).

     ...I can picture the Premiere board room full of "Why's Art such an America hater?" talk.

Good one, Coyle.  EXCEPT that Premiere suits don't even know what their current "headline 'talent'" --Noory-- says or does.   I really doubt if Art Bell's social media burpings are anywhere on their radar screens.

Switching gears:
On Fineartstream now, playing the 1995-10-24  Dreamland: Art again claims "I was in Vietnam" in connection to references to other people's combat service.   He might have physically been "in the country of Vietnam" for a few days, as a civilian in '75, "arranging that flight of orphans" -- maybe-- but he always manages to drop that "I was in Vietnam too" in such a contextual way as to imply that he's a combat vet and that just bugs me.
You know: like that repeated claim of being in some implicitly-well-connected position in the USAF during the Cuban Missile Crisis when in reality he was in high school at the time.   Repeatedly bugs me.   

[Morgus]

When I heard Ian was retiring from his morning gig, I popped over to Coast's website to see if they had any announcement about his Coast gig.  They had one of those chat sessions with Gerorge running.  I logged in, hoping to ask if there was any word on Ian.  I was too late, logging in just as Noory wrapped up.  But they were running a poll in the chat room.  The question - Do you listen to Somewhere in Time?

Noory wouldn't know about that anyway, he only cares about his own shows not the other hosts.
If you want real info about Ian, just use his twitter page.

[RealCool Daddio]

Noory wouldn't know about that anyway, he only cares about his own shows not the other hosts.
If you want real info about Ian, just use his twitter page.

That's where I heard about his retirement.  He hasn't tweeted anything about leaving Coast yet.

[Morgus]

That's where I heard about his retirement.  He hasn't tweeted anything about leaving Coast yet.

Ian already reduced his c2c hosting considerably from weekly to once a month, so he can probably handle that with his daytime retirement now.
Just tweet him at his twitter site to ask for confirmation, he will probably answer there.

[b_dubb]

dude needs to start sleeping

[Juan]

It's very hard to sleep with all the noise from tinnitus.  I have it, and that's why I started listening to Coast all night.  Now sNoory generally puts me to sleep.  Maybe Ian needs to try that.

[SomeVelvetMorning]

It's very hard to sleep with all the noise from tinnitus.  I have it, and that's why I started listening to Coast all night.  Now sNoory generally puts me to sleep.  Maybe Ian needs to try that.

Ah, sNoory is good for something then after all.  Best of luck in battling Tinnitus.  I hope that you will be free of the problem soon.

[ItsOver]

I second that, Jorch is very good at putting me to sleep if I'm still tossing and turning when he shows up on the air.  Just as long as I can nod off before he has one of his usual Noory-moments.

[Scully]

...On Fineartstream now, playing the 1995-10-24  Dreamland: Art again claims "I was in Vietnam" in connection to references to other people's combat service.   He might have  physically been "in the country of Vietnam" for a few days, as a civilian in '75, "arranging that flight of orphans" -- maybe-- but he always manages to drop that "I was in Vietnam too" in such a contextual way as to imply that he's a combat vet and that just bugs me.
You know: like that repeated claim of being in some implicitly-well-connected position in the USAF during the Cuban Missile Crisis when in reality he was in high school at the time.   Repeatedly bugs me.

I listened to part of Somewhere in Time from 2003 tonight and heard Art say he was a medic in the Air Force and didn't kill anyone, in response to his guest's statement that he had joined the Peace Corps to avoid going and killing people in a war. 


I had never heard that Art was a medic, and that caught my attention.  Just wondering how that plays in with what you're talking about here, Ben.  Just curious ... was he really a medic? 

[Mind Flayer Monk]

I have heard Art say he was a medic 3 or 4 times. Not sure if he really was or not.

[Juan]

I think I remember that medic in the Air Force covered people like lab workers, etc. in hospitals.  They were not just the people who ran out to the foxholes and bandaged wounded soldiers.

[LacyWoodrow]

I have heard Art say he was a medic 3 or 4 times. Not sure if he really was or not.

I believe it. When I was overseas AFN was always advertising for radio jokeys. You applied and if you did get it, you got to spend your tour attached to another unit. Everyone was expendable when there wasn't a conflict going on. I was pretty sure he said he toured Japan one time or another. I was stationed in Korea, but same deal applied.

[SomeVelvetMorning]

I believe it. When I was overseas AFN was always advertising for radio jokeys. You applied and if you did get it, you got to spend your tour attached to another unit. Everyone was expendable when there wasn't a conflict going on. I was pretty sure he said he toured Japan one time or another. I was stationed in Korea, but same deal applied.

I do know that Art worked at KSBK radio in Okinawa and I remember him talking about setting the seesaw endurance record during a stunt while there.  I used to have some photos that he had of himself on that seesaw.  There is a site where people talk about memories of KSBK and they have some Art stories on there: http://ksbkradio.blogspot.com/2010/01/notes-over-years.html
One sample:
Earl, who was on Okinawa, in 1967/1968 writes in: I walked from Nominoue to Kokusai Street and passing a Radio Station where the DJ was attempting to set a marathon record. He believed it to be Art Bell. Do you know the Naha Address of KSBK Back then?........
First...let me say you are absolutely correct. It was Art Bell, and he was trying to break the Teeter-Totter World Record of consectutive Hours Teeter-Tottering!. Bell did break the Record. I'm not sure how many hours he stayed on that teeter-totter, but I'm thinking it was a very long,long time. I have for a while now (and am) still trying to see if that record still stands! It might!

[Sardondi]

I listened to part of Somewhere in Time from 2003 tonight and heard Art say he was a medic in the Air Force and didn't kill anyone, in response to his guest's statement that he had joined the Peace Corps to avoid going and killing people in a war. 


I had never heard that Art was a medic, and that caught my attention.  Just wondering how that plays in with what you're talking about here, Ben.  Just curious ... was he really a medic? 

Just to confirm what you said Scully, I was just listening to the AB stream to a show from 4/26/96, and in response to the question where he was when JFK was shot, Art said he was in a military hospital, working as a medic.

Ben Shockley, is there some reason to think he was not in Vietnam at some point in is career?

[b_dubb]

when asked why he has effectively divorced himself from Coast Art responds with

Do you listen? If so, why do you need a answer to that?

and now i'm Art's new Facebook stalker

[PB the Deplorable]

when asked why he has effectively divorced himself from Coast Art responds with

and now i'm Art's new Facebook stalker

Heh.  Yeah Art, we listen (read, actually). 

And we read 'stay tuned', and we read threats to talk about why you want to be disassociated if they don't pull Somewhere in Time, etc.

Maybe make a statement or stop with the tease.

[Ben Shockley]

Howdy Scully.  You too Sardondi.   Sorry for not looking in here for a while.

I'm working on a reply for you both and want to make it as inclusive of all possibilities as I can.   After constructing a "wall of text," I put it on hold to incorporate info from a deep lead that's suggesting that Bell had even less time available for supposed "service in Vietnam" than I thought.

[Eddie Coyle]

I put it on hold to incorporate info from a deep lead that's suggesting that Bell had even less time available for supposed "service in Vietnam" than I thought.

Granted, after his Yeoman's work at 17 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, an excursion into Southeast Asian backwaters must have seemed mighty pedestrian. Anything less than the Phoenix Program would elicit yawns and shrugs from a DJ called Intrepid.

[Sardondi]

        Granted, after his Yeoman's work at 17 during the Cuban Missile Crisis....

If I had been drinking coffee, it would have come out my nose.

[Ben Shockley]

If I had been drinking coffee, it would have come out my nose.

Yeah, I'm going to offer a thorough impeachment of that "Cuban Missile Crisis" claim.   Just for kicks.   His self-impeachment through that repeated fibbing hurt his whole "Vietnam" thing for me too.    But he made the claim several times though-- I wonder if he believed it..?    The dates just don't work.   I've actually pondered whether he wasn't born a year earlier than he has always claimed.

Speaking of deep leads: at this moment, I'm looking at old posts in a site from a ham radio woman who apparently made it her business to monitor the seedy aspects of Art's and buddies' lives a few years ago.   Obviously obsessive yet biting stuff, ya know~
http://hamfanz.blogspot.com/
if that ain't old news around here.

[nomobjustice]

[quote author=Ben Shockley link=topic=1215.msg92990#msg92990 date=135659474 I'm looking at old posts in a site from a ham radio woman who apparently made it her business to monitor the seedy aspects of Art's and buddies' lives a few years ago.   Obviously obsessive yet biting stuff, ya know~
http://hamfanz.blogspot.com/
if that ain't old news around here.
[/quote]

Jesus.... and George calls the folks here Haters

[Sardondi]

Jesus.... and George calls the folks here Haters

All I saw was a lot of posts from people who appeared for some reason to be so enraged by and/or jealous of Art's financial success and general satisfaction with his life that they spewed gobs of vicious and defamatory accusations against Bell, most of which have long since been debunked, even to the extent of Bell filing civil suits for damages for slander and defamation, in which he prevailed. The rampant animosity against Bell was so obvious that for me it completely undermined the credibility of the accusations, which were vile and offensive.

Perhaps I missed something, but I saw nothing in the link that was either persuasive or of any value.

[Ben Shockley]

Perhaps I missed something, but I saw nothing in the link that was either persuasive or of any value.

I offered it only for novelty value.