Art Bell Quits Dark Matter

[Catsmile]

Curious it is, to me, that you like him, Onan.  I thought you were one of the "Can't We All Just Get Along" people, and Coyle's deportment seems to go against that dictum (imo).

You just don't know how to pet the Coyle's, he won't bite as hard if you learn the secret.
And when he does bite... well it's just how the Coyle's is expect it, and bite back or move on no worries.

Not to mention he has interesting things to type every now and then, beyond simple unicorn candy coated platitudes we all spew as social grease just to get along.
Now if you agree with his ravings is another issue, but every now and again he'll make you stop and go "hummm" IF you think about it.
Sometimes you have to read the words he didn't type for it all to make sense. 
What the hell do I know anyway?

[LAM4:2]

So what is the latest news on the Art Bell quits Dark Matter saga?

[urbie88]

So what is the latest news on the Art Bell quits Dark Matter saga?

Still not on the air and Producer Paul was terminated by Sirius.  Not exactly glowing with optimism in these parts today. 

Stick a fork in it.  The experiment in Dark Matter is over.

[aldousburbank]

Well that sorta puts the balls in my court now, doesn't it?   

Only if that's what unfolds your truest self. Or you just dig that kinda stuff.

[Producer-Paul]

Still not on the air and Producer Paul was terminated by Sirius.  Not exactly glowing with optimism in these parts today. 

Stick a fork in it.  The experiment in Dark Matter is over.

Let's be clear on this..
My termination was going to occur either way.
Part of the proposal is that SXM doesn't pay either Art or myself.

Bottom line,
We don't know.
No news is no news...

[samdean]

The moment he signed a contract, and went on the air - the non-compete clause went into effect.

Hypothetically example, without a NC -  Art joins SiriusXM and becomes a huge overnight hit.  He builds a huge new audience, and lots of people are signing up to SiriusXM to listen.  Again hypothetically, he gets a huge offer to return to terrestrial after several weeks... he quits the new position, and takes the new offer.   

All that work promoting and setting Art up for a return is for nothing - and Art collects his new job, using SiriusXM as his launching point.

I'm not saying the current situation is anything close to that - but that is why the NC exists.

Why any company put any dollar into promotion for somebody, if the chance exists for the talent to use them for a short period before splitting away at the first better-looking offer?

In most states, NC clauses are invalid on their face, unless their is extra consideration that went into them.  (ie, a signing bonus or termination payout).

They are pretty standard in every contract, but that doesn't automatically make them enforceable.

[Catsmile]

Your avatar got me to thinking.
Are there any female paranormal podcasters ?
Seems to be a male only club.

Oh, a separate thing. Is there a way to print out a particular post in here ?

A quick and dirtry way would be to copy and paste into notepad>print if you were a PCfag, but you are a Macfag so can't really help ya.

[aldousburbank]

Still not on the air and Producer Paul was terminated by Sirius.

You mean... He's... sleeping in Jimmy Hoffa 's condo?

[steelbot]

lol

[coaster]

Fuck Sirius.

[IcicleTrepan]

Fuck Sirius.

[popple]

Fuck Sirius.

[Producer-Paul]

You mean... He's... sleeping in Jimmy Hoffa 's condo?

Who told you?

[AppealPlay]

I feel bad for "Producer Paul."  Apparently he quit a decent gig to do Dark Matter but when Art bailed after 6 7 weeks, he was fired.

That's a real bummer, man.

[MarkP]

Fuck Sirius.

Why?  They haven't really done anything wrong....  I'm hoping things work out for the best - but if they don't, it certainly isn't Sirius' fault.

[aldousburbank]

Just wanted to say 230 whatever stupid pages. What a bunch of losers. Except Paul, maybe Art. Ok Chine is nice, but geez people, we suck. I'm going back to work. Bye.

[Catsmile]

Those poor folks in the P.I., I can`t even imagine. Hell, I rode out a CAT 2 hurricane once...thought I was going to freaking die. And that`s before the peanut butter and beer ran out!

God bless the people of the Philippines.

And you probably weren't in a nipa hut ridding it out.
Amen, God bless.

[AppealPlay]

Those poor folks in the P.I., I can`t even imagine. Hell, I rode out a CAT 2 hurricane once...thought I was going to freaking die. And that`s before the peanut butter and beer ran out!

God bless the people of the Philippines.

Survival Item Checklist
Beer - CHECK
Peanut Butter - CHECK

Fuck it, that's all I'll ever need.

[tertiaryimam]

I had a dream last night. I've done by my best to record it here as it happened, but my memory is a little spotty. Anyway, I dreamed I was in my hotel room in Toronto and I was getting ready to doze off, but then I heard a knock at my door. I thought it was room service bringing me my coveted Two-Glazed-Donuts-Smothered-In-Nestle-Quick dinner but I looked at the clock and it was 1 a.m. I thought "Who could this be?" I'm a writer, as you might know, and sometimes I get crazed fans looking me up to bang a few lines of Pinkman's blue meth and shoot the shit, so I got my taser out. Anyway, I opened the door and, to my amazement, standing there was Art goddamn Bell!

He looked like a perfectly ordinary man of perhaps seventy or so. There was nothing awesome about him, and very little that was distinctive. He smiled a fair amount, but he also spoke with greater authority than anybody I have ever known. There was a palpable sense of the truth about what he said.

He had also known me, he said, before, and seemed surprised that I did not know him. He said, in fact, that I knew perfectly well who he was. He explained the nature of the soul in utterly rational and non-mythologized language, as far as I know, for the first time. Also, he brought forth the concept that our souls, when we die, have a weight based on the sort of life we have lived. They can be heavy or light, and the light ones slip out of the coils of life and into higher ecstasies, while most of us linger here, eventually returning to physical existence in an effort to release ourselves from our lingering appetites.

Here is a transcript of some of our conversation as it relates to his recent show-cancelation:


Whitley "Gatekeeper" Strieb: Art, why'd you quit your show, my man? It was a good thing going.
Art "Key Master" Bell: It is as I have stated repeatedly. Do not feed your mogwai after midnight, yet, my son. Though there were things spoken behind the scenes, I have not been deceptive with any of you in any way or fashion. In the end, I want what is best for my show and my listeners, and no contract shall stand between us.
Whitley Strieb: Oh snap!
Art Bell: Indeed.
Whitley Strieb: So do you think you will actually come back and do the show again?
Art Bell: The ball is in their court. The pig is in their living room. The lizard is in their Oldsmobile. The pigeon has crawled up their fire-escape. The ---
Whitley Strieb: Ok, fuck, I get it.
Art Bell: Good.
Whitley Strieb: So now that I've got you here, what really did happen with that Ouijia board experiment you won't talk about?
Art Bell: What makes you think I'll talk about it now?
Whitley Strieb: I don't know. It was worth a shot.
Art Bell: Ok, I will tell you. It was the summer of '64. I had recently purchased my Ouijia board from a small, run-down apothocarry ---
Whitley Strieb: You mean apothecary.
Art Bell: Right. Anyway, later that evening I texted a Lebanese girl I dug --- Georgette Noory --- saying I had gotten this wicked Ouijia board and was going to use it for the first time. I wanted her to join me. She texted back in agreement with this, so, anyway, later that night we went into the garage, lit a few candles, got the board out and laid it on a big, honking-ass Persian rug. I didn't know who to summon up, so Georgette recommended we just ask for whatever spirits are present to begin to speak with us. We did so and after about five minutes the planchette started to move. At this point, I began to feel palpable fear, but Georgette seemed unphased. She was such a strong lady, even then. Anyway, we asked the spirit a few questions and it was going well. It turns out it was a spirit of an elderly lady named Blanch. She apparently lived with her mother and her sisters --- Dorothy, Rose, Sophia --- and they had crazy misadventures by the dozen! Anyway, we talked with her for a few moments until . . . this next part is very difficult to talk about, so bear with me.
Whitley Strieb: It's cool.
Art Bell: . . . until I realized that the coney-island double-chili-mac hot dog I had eaten before was not sitting well with me. Like Andy Dufresne, it wanted its freedom, so to speak. I wanted to excuse myself to the rest room but I was so fascinated by Blanch and I didn't want to let Georgette down so I held it in. Georgette had no idea. We kept bantering back and forth to Blanch until I couldn't take it anymore, so I hastily got up and proceeded to run to the toilet. But it was too late.
Whitley Strieb: Oh god.
Art Bell: Yeah.
Whitley Strieb: What happened after that?
Art Bell: I couldn't go.
Whitley Strieb: What? Like, never?
Art Bell: No, it took a few days but I really think I did some damage to myself. You know, the Roman Empire outlawed that kind of shit.
Whitley Strieb: Damn, man.
Art Bell: Anywhere, ever since, there's been occasions when I just act. . . well . . . full of shit. For all my talent I've never been able to shake it.
Whitley Strieb: It's cool. I understand. I mean, when all is considered, your good outweighs your bad.
Art Bell: Thanks. That means a lot to me. Well, anyway, I'm going to take it easy awhile and, who knows? Maybe in two years I'll set up a Youtube account and a podcast and whatnot. Anyway, the soul, you see, is a lot like a lightning bug. . .

Anyway, I thought you guys might be interested.

And for you slow pokes, the references made are to Whitley Strieber's book "The Key", Breaking Bad, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Shawshank Redemption and Golden Girls.

[dortmunder]

Come on over guys, MV's on too http://www.justin.tv/dmabot3d0x3#/w/7432828624/2

[Producer-Paul]

I feel bad for "Producer Paul."  Apparently he quit a decent gig to do Dark Matter but when Art bailed after 6 7 weeks, he was fired.

That's a real bummer, man.

No need to feel bad.   
Just another chapter in life...
Another channel,
another act... 

(pot down Paul as you pot up 'And the beat goes on')


on another note...  ufo?  http://instagram.com/p/WjpmkJvrrI

[Jackstar]

How many of you louts tried to bust clouds with Neil Slade's amygdala-technique?

http://www.meteorologynews.com/2009/10/12/hole-punch-cloud-not-ufo-spotted-over-moscow/

The foundation of a hole punch cloud is traditionally a mid- or high-altitude cloud type such as cirrus or cirro-stratus.Ã,  Such clouds generally form above 20,000 feet or so in the atmosphere.Ã,  The National Weather Service has explained that HAHAHA.

I know, right? Last laugh is on us. Oh my god, it's full of fnords!

[Bigfoot]

No need to feel bad.   
Just another chapter in life...
Another channel,
another act... 

(pot down Paul as you pot up 'And the beat goes on')


on another note...  ufo?  http://instagram.com/p/WjpmkJvrrI

CLEAR. UNDENIABLE. PROOF.

[Marc.Knight]

"My God, it's full of pizza rolls."

[midnight]

Just wanted to say 230 whatever stupid pages. What a bunch of losers. Except Paul, maybe Art. Ok Chine is nice, but geez people, we suck. I'm going back to work. Bye.

Well, don't expect me to pm you for your selfie then.  Bye.

[secretlab]

No need to feel bad.   
Just another chapter in life...
Another channel,
another act... 

(pot down Paul as you pot up 'And the beat goes on')


on another note...  ufo?  http://instagram.com/p/WjpmkJvrrI

Yup, town to town, up and down the dial.

Paul, would you produce in Pahrump if Sirius accepts Art's proposed deal?

[JayDee543]

Art Bell's big plan (and by big plan I mean throwing a temper tantrum & leaving, and then trying to spin it like it was the plan all along to work for Sirius w/o getting paid) seems to have backfired a whole big bunch.

Gave up any leverage over any negotiations with Sirius and is now begging to work as an indentured servant.

Maybe he should've done a little less 'ragin' and a little more 'workin'.

[shell88]

WOW. What a fantastic dream Tiertiary (sp) man. Your very lucky to have art visit you in your dreams.

[Catsmile]

I got ads...
Relevant to searches I've done recently. (Don't even go there...)

No worries here about your midget nun foot porn fetish, its all good.

Unfortunately my kink is asian dudes doing black chicks, it's almost as rare as hens teeth.

[Producer-Paul]

Yup, town to town, up and down the dial.

Paul, would you produce in Pahrump if Sirius accepts Art's proposed deal?

I'm not sure I understand your question.