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Quote from: creepygreenlight on March 10, 2017, 02:32:09 PM
You're wasting your time here with such Earthly logic.  The people who post daily on Bell Gab about this particular subject are mentally ill basement dwellers with no hobbies or life, so they just keep cycling through the same tired bullshit with one another over and over again.  This place is literally an echo chamber of mentally ill Coast listeners from the 90's who still have nothing better to do than talk endlessly about shit they know nothing about.  Be careful because if you post here long enough you'll join the crowd.

The simplest explanation is that Art was having issues with COPD and didn't want to reveal it because of the obvious implications on his career.  Did he have a stalker?  Who knows, maybe someone did show up to his house and he decided to go ahead and call it quits all things considered.  It defies logic that he worked so hard to build a new program and affiliates only to just suddenly make up a fake story as an excuse to call it quits.  The biggest mistake Art made was pawning off his listeners to the horrible new host that I won't name, I think if he had just ended the show entirely then people wouldn't be so bitter about it.

I will say though, that is probably the best analysis I have heard yet.

One thought has occurred to me, and that's if there's that many Art Bell haters and that many people who apparently can't stand him and spend this much time talking trash about him, assume they know exactly what is going on in his life and what he's thinking, and argue countlessly with those who defend him, then I believe full well that it is entirely possible some psycho nutcase could be out there who would indeed want him dead and would take shots at him, either to kill him or merely scare him into going off the air. And who says they couldn't be smart enough to cover their tracks? You could even say the same for the Snoory haters, though they seem to be far more intelligent and far more sensible from what I have read in the past, but then again I already made the mistake of assuming everyone on here had at least half a brain and some form of common sense, so whatever.

Quote from: ©StarrMountain® 2010 on March 09, 2017, 01:39:42 PM
When you consider you are using common sense in a group of anti-Art Bell "snowflakes," you may decide to just shake your head and walk away.  That's what I did.

Yeah, I slowly began to realise that a couple years ago and walking away is what I pretty much did. It was only out of mere curiosity that I thought I would check back in and see if anything's changed, but it's gotten far worse than I ever remember it. It used to be the majority of the people here mave have had their own mixed feelings for Art but most all seemed to like him but hate and want to poke fun of Noory. Now it just seems like every other troll ridden forum website where everybody hates everbody and is nothing but negative about everything. At least I know not to waste my time here again anymore.

The police reports seemed pretty inconclusive if you ask me, and saying he just got tired of the show is hardly a decent reason either. As many ridiculous reasons as Art has come up with to leave the airwaves over the years, I don't even think he is capable of formulating such a plot, unless somebody was in on it with him. Especially when you consider the possible implications of lying to the police and not even laying down a trail of false evidence like shotgun shells or tire tracks from someone else's vehicle or something other than beer cans. It all seems like even he'd be smart enough to make it look good instead of just hoping everybody takes his word for it. Believe what you want to believe, but the true fact of the matter is we still don't know all the details and unless Art eventually comes out and admits what really happened or he announces another comeback and claims to or not to be dodging bullets again on his way to the broadcast studio, all we're left with is mere speculation.

Conjecture. Pure conjecture. We weren't there. We don't  know what really happened. I pity fools who think they know everything based on nothing but presumptions and their own self drawn conclusions. The past actions of certain people are a reasonable example to make assumptions with, but if that's all one has to go on, then it hardly makes one an authority on what exactly occured or what the real reasons were for someone's decision making. At the same time, I'm not saying my views of the whole situation are what really happened or what the real reasons were either, but I like to take a more common sense approach and think that the person or persons involved did too.

Whatever the case may be, I find it hard to believe that with all of the supposedly huge deals for his show that were on the table waiting to be signed that he would come up with a fake story like that. Especially after all of his past retirements and knowing full well the impact it would have on fans and the public beating he would and is obviously now taking. As far as the Savage fiasco, that too wouldn't be the first time someone has said something slanderous about Art and he's taken them to court over it. The difference here is that while Savage may not have mentioned Art by name, everyone knew who he was talking about and he not only insulted him but also his family, and I think that's where it struck a huge nerve with Art to want to make it a legal matter. Can't really blame him for that either.

Ouch. Well, I've been away from the site for awhile, so I guess I didn't realise how many trolls have invaded it.

Quote from: mikuthing01🇯🇵🗾🗼🎋🌸🐙🐲🐼 on March 08, 2017, 05:55:13 PM
The stalker story was a ruse to get out of doing the show

Again, can you show me where it says this somewhere? What evidence are you basing this on?

Quote from: mikuthing01
That never happened tho

Well, maybe I've been out of the loop for a while or I missed it somewhere, but can you show me where it says it didn't?

Quote from: ItsOver on March 08, 2017, 04:16:38 AM
Art is a full time drama queen.  In more ways than one.

In all fairness, while Art does seem to attract a certain amount of drama, he can hardly be blamed for most of the things that have happened to him in his live. I mean honestly, how can you help it if someone wants you dead and takes potshots at you, or if your spouse happens to pass away unexpectedly, or some sick bastard molests your kid, or some loudmouth blowhard insults you? He may have a tendency to call it quits far too soon and far too often, but who wants that much trouble in their life? Especially when you're in the constant scrutiny of the public eye.

All I can say is that I'm glad to see this matter finally settled for Art, and there's one less piece of drama in his life. Hopefully now he can focus on more important things, like his health, his family, and if he's actually considering it, another long awaited return to radio.

Quote from: effluenza on March 07, 2017, 05:00:56 PM
If Art really did want to help (redacted), MITD and DMRN then he would do this. But you know .... the stalker.

True, but I think if it was pre-recorded, whoever that might be out there wouldn't know exactly when or if he was going into the studio, providing if it was done at varying times of day or night. However you would lose the ability to take calls, which is of course the driving force of the show, so I doubt he would go in that direction.

There's definitely something to be said about listening to the old fashioned terrestrial radio broadcasts, particularly on AM. For those of us raised before the digital age, there's just something about hearing it in a less than perfect tone with the occasional scratching or static interference in the background. It's kinda like the whole LP records vs. CD's or downloads argument. There does indeed seem to be a certain crispness and better overall quality of it coming through the radio antenna and not the internet cable. Also, I don't want to hear a Skype caller who sounds like they're right in the studio with the host. It just sorta takes a little something away from the feel of the whole thing. (Plus a lot of the Skype callers from what I can remember had a certain amount of echo to them hat made it sound like they were calling from the bathroom!) Another benefit too about listening to programs on AM radio is that it's the best weather warning system. By that I mean you hear the static and crackle of lightning strikes as the storm moves closer to you, sometimes long before there are any reports on it. I guess there are just some of us out there that are too old fashioned, but if you listen to all the varying formats and compare the differences for yourself, I don't see how you can go wrong with traditional radio.

The last shows I left off on before Funklbaldy got the plug pulled on him were around mid-late '96. If you have any from that point on, I'd love to hear em! Thank you for doing your part to satisfy us Art Bell addicts, and let's hope the new show goes just as well!

"From the high desert, in the great American southwest..." -My favorite words I loved to hear at 12:05 CT every night. Thank God I'll soon be able to hear em again!

OK thanks! Got it to work this time! I remember seeing that list somewhere else, but I don't know what happened to it. Works well as a handy reference guide!

So I don't understand. How the hell are you supposed to open this once you install Dropbox?

Here's another one I just thought of that might work. Has a kinda creepy lead in to it.

Van Halen-The Seventh Seal...

Not bad. The first two are kinda Art Bell-ish. Sounds like something he'd use. I don't know about the one from "Oblivion" though. Personally if he were to use a song from a Tom Cruise movie, I think we all know what the obvious choice should be...

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
I don't care who you are, both this song and the movie still kick ass!

Also, I've always been a fan of this one as bumper music too.

J. Geils Band - Centerfold

Well, in another month we wont have to play around with downloads or YouTube anymore... 

I'm too lazy to read all these replies, but what I can take from the looks of things is that Snoory must have learned his history from the backs of cereal boxes. Then like always he tries to pretend like he actually knows what he's talking about. Only he just makes a bigger idiot out of himself than he already is. Typical.

"I call it 'The Quickening.'" -Art Bell

Quote from: onan on August 06, 2013, 06:16:21 PM
I am not the tech guy on this forum... but imo norton's is probably bigger malware than anything else on your machine.

windows defender does a very good job.

Turn norton off and see if you can d/l the torrent... I can vouch it is safe.

I still can't get it to work and I don't really feel like figuring out how to adjust it just for the torrent. It's really not all that important anyway. I take it the shows on there aren't really all that different from the ones on Funklbaldy's site?

Windows 8. Norton's

Quote from: WildCard on August 06, 2013, 08:48:19 AM
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Still can't get it to work. My computer says it can't download it cause it's malware.

It's not working for me. All it keeps doing is bringing up some stupid thing that keeps scanning the computer for errors. Am I doing something wrong? I also see that there's 100 different places to click on. Do I select "Download Now", or "Get This Torrent" or what?

Quote from: SaucyRossy on August 05, 2013, 12:14:15 AM
As cliche as it is. If it ain't broke.....

Here here!

Don't know if it's been talked about yet, but I wonder what kind of bumper music Art will use on his new show. I'm sure Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase" is out as the main theme as C2C seems to have a hold on that now, but it almost seems out of place for him to do a show without the calypso melodies, Abba, Fleetwood Mac, Crystal Gayle and the like that he used to always use. I don't know if maybe he could use the old Dreamland theme "The Oh of Pleasure" (personally I preferred that one better than "The Chase") but I'm sure knowing his vast knowledge of classic rock & roll tunes as well as a deep appreciation for all types of music that he should be able to pick a pretty good list, barring copyright grants and whatnot.

What do you people think might make for the best bumper music for his new show, or what would your "dream list" be?

"I call it 'The Quickening.'" -Art Bell

I know Morgus, but if you know anything about me it's that I don't like to read those huge topic pages because there's too much to keep caught up on, plus when you go to post a response, 5 other people have already posted ahead of you. I just felt I had to shout it out from the rooftops to the other lazy readers of the world that he is indeed coming back! (Besides, I think news as big as this deserves it's own separate page.)

Quote from: Morgus on July 30, 2013, 01:41:20 PM
of course he didn't, Noory will never mention Art Bell and give him free advertising on his show - he even stopped mentioning Art Bell in his thank list at the end of the show last night...
Noory's call screeners are also apparently on alert now and stopping any caller from mentioning Art Bell and his new deal too.

Don't often comment on these big, multi-thousand reply posts, but considering the big news today, I had to pop in and see what the scuttle is. All I can say about Snoory's position now with Art returning, and providing this story about him censoring any word about it has done nothing but officially seal and ensure his status as a royal shallow douchebag. You think Snorge would at least have the class and decency to be big enough to say thanks to Art for practically making his career for him, but also wish him luck in his new radio endeavors. I don't know if it's by his choosing or his PR people's choosing not to, but obviously it's beneath him. With The Great Bell finally returning, I officially have no reason to ever listen to a single word breathed out of his hot air filled mouth again!

"I call it 'The Quickening.'" -Art Bell

Well, since no one else seems to want to tackle the maybe-not-so earthshattering news that we've all been expecting to hear sooner or later, I will.

He's back! And hopefully with a vengeance! Our own and beloved master of the paranormal, the man who made the weird weirder, the strange stranger, and the unbelievable more believable is returning to the airwaves, much to the delight (and relief!) of the ears of all us long time Art Bell loyalists! Albeit on satellite radio, I still think he'll be a success. (And that's not just me being overly optimistic!) All he has to do is not try and change anything the way Snorge did and just do the show exactly the way he used to in the old days, and The Great Bell should hopefully ring just as loudly across the plains and seas of this planet as he did for so many years before.

Best of luck to you Art! Hope you can bring your magic back with you!

Well, looks like I should have read up a little bit before I responded. I see though that what I said seems to be true, as it doesn't really matter where he said it, word is gonna start flyin fast! Satellite radio seems to the way to go now-a-days. Howard Stern went that way so he could have alot more freedom and less interference from the FCC, but I think Art must have thought that either this was the best way to compete and get himself back to the level he once was, (though I don't think that should be too hard) or maybe it was just a business decision and this was the best deal he could make with a broadcasting company after gettin screwed over by PremRat. I'm sure we'll learn more details as time progresses.