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Quote from: BobGrau on April 11, 2013, 03:43:24 PM
...wha? I seem to have replied to a non-existent post.

ItsOver, I'm afraid you'll have to explain that one, it went right over my head.

I'm sorry Bob, let me clarify why I pulled it down...I realized that what I wrote may have been borderline insulting and even if not (to you personally) I took it down only because this is also my handle elsewhere and if it is ever found in a search, I do try to keep my communications as inoffensive as possible. That is...other than the one exception that I do make which is that there can be nothing too offensive, insulting or out of bounds when it comes to illustrating the irrefutable fact that GN Sucks!!!

Quote from: stlcoastfan1985 on April 11, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
Someone please tell me the flight attendant story! I'm dying to know how big of a perv Jorch itch is!

My best recollection of the set up to Snoory's delusional non-sequitor is as follows:


It was Robert Pelton, Monday night - hour 4...the topic was the new ruling relaxing rules allowing two and one half inch knife blades on planes which led to a conversation about guns on planes, pilots being armed, etc. A caller recalled when one could declare and check arms directly with the pilot and Pelton reiterated how one is able to check arms with the pilots in certain countries overseas. Pelton also asserted that most pilots on certain airlines are armed and described how to spot an air marshall on a plane, etc.


Snoory voiced his disagreement with the new knife blade ruling because according to him 'flight attendants are already on edge' as evidenced by his delusional anecdote, which was in essence that 'the flight attendant was blocking the aisle and I wanted to get by and touched her on the arm and she just went 'crazy' on me (not sure if the word was crazy, ballistic or what - but that was the essence).


So (and here is IMO the really CRAZY part...) in his (Snoory's) mind, it wasn't HIS fault that the flight attendant went off on him for touching her arm (which to my thinking, I don't care if a person is male or female, regardless of one's gender or theirs, none of us should be touching strangers or service people we don't know personally for any reason, it's plain rude and highly risky as evidenced by her reaction) in the Snoory consensus of one, reality tunnel, it wasn't anything HE did wrong that set her off, her reaction was due to the fact that SHE and all Flight personnel are so hyper and skittish as a result of loosening regulations and 'danger' in the skies that they react to being touched by (smarmy looking) strangers!


By this logic, one can only imagine all the other 'stories Snoory tells himself' about why the world behaves and reacts to him in such strange and mysterious ways...


"Climate change has caused the cancellation of yet another of my otherwise commercially acclaimed Internet TV shows!" (I know this is the case because after all, it was I who coined the term 'wireless internet'!)


"Allien abductions have left very few intelligent people in the world able to listen to C2C, but ONLY on the nights that I'm hosting" (You never know!)


"That dog bit my arm because of GMO pet food!" (I do not believe in coincidences!)

Quote from: McPhallus on April 09, 2013, 02:59:45 PM
I'm sure George gives off a creepy vibe, kinda like the run down lounge singer always trying to get laid.

Not to mention the 'energy suck' - the guy he loves to talk about who can 'clear a room' is actually him!


Overheard throughout the 767 upon GN boarding the plane...


"OMG, Flight Attendant, excuse me, but why am I suddenly feeling SO DRAINED? is there anyway to get off of this plane, now?"

"No, I'm sorry, FAA regulations prevent us from deplaning once the cabin door is closed - but I know what you mean...George Snoory is flying with us - in FIRST CLASS no less!"


"Oh well, one can always hope we will crash!"


"One can always hope..."

Hey y'all (just trying to practice getting through the screener if and when I call in to Snoory on C2C...)


Did anyone else catch the Snoorster last night recalling the time he was boarding a plane and a flight attendant (I'm surprised he didn't refer to her as a stewardess) went 'ballistic' on him because he touched her arm while attempting to get by her in the aisle?


Seriously...in 2013, what man wouldn't have the presence of mind NOT to tell a story revealing such utterly clueless and offensive behavior?

Quote from: b_dubb on January 20, 2012, 09:05:34 PM
Some of us have stopped listening to the show. For those of us who haven't ... what keeps you going back?

I am disabled and C2C is one of dozens of places I use to keep actively learning and prevent myself from becoming bored or depressed (please refrain from making obvious suicide-by-snoory jokes at my expense thank you). I scan the guest list and listen in either live or from the archives when something sounds interesting. Rarely will the content outweigh the cringe-factor.

For example, the other night I was interested in listening to the Sheldrake interview. After an already too-long introductory story about Rupert's near death from stabbing a few years back, George wastes more time asking if he knew George's Aunt Caligula or whatever her name was (the woman who died by a toaster falling in the tub or whatever...) So after determining that Rupert did NOT know her, Snoory launches into the whole story anyway - wasting another chunk of time when clearly the guest is not interested.  The whole interview goes downhill from there with George's 'golly gee Mr. Wizard' responses and poorly framed questions - Sheldrake's replies are always preceded by that uncomfortable pause we've all come to know - where the guest is thinking 'what does that have to do with what I'm talking about?' or (fill in your own thought of disbelief).

So yes, it is a bit of a challenge to listen, but I'm interested in some of the guests, so I keep subscribing.

look at the advertisers, a lot of gloom and doom end of the world stuff, non-hybrid seeds, gold hoarders, safes, storable foods

Not sure how much research is being done into the C2C demographic but has anyone else caught the latest pitch from the e-food people? It goes something like this - "Did you ever think it would come to this? Your home in foreclosure or your neighbor's home in foreclosure? You on unemployment and food stamps just to make ends meet? Putting your child's name on an Angel Tree just to get them a Christmas Gift?"

I like the idea of having a separate topic on this site with the list of advertisers, websites, executive contact names, phone numbers and emails. I would like to circulate warnings to people via Twitter and Facebook highlighting wrongdoings or other marginal infractions by any and all of these 'Fear mongering' wackadoodles. In other words, it doesn't have to be connected to C2C overtly, but part of a multi-pronged approach (including 'Dump George' emails and any other legal tactics) to impact advertisers who support the show.

Can you get any dumber?[/b]

Uh...that would be *dummer* George, wouldn't it?

I woke up at 3:00 a.m. East Coast time to hear Snoory's first question of hour 3 with Erin: "What inspired you to write about fiction?" About George? Write ABOUT fiction?? Are you kidding me??? That this illiterate moron is pulling down a serious paycheck continues to seriously piss me off...

Quote from: fysisist on December 05, 2011, 12:11:28 PM
I feel badly for his loss.... but he still sucks.

Thank You! Totally Agree. Not to mention, just how many 'afterlife' shows has Snoory done? Isn't his father in a better place? Better brace ourselves for 'when my father died' Snooryisms to be sprinkled inappropriately about. After all, in his mind it's probably 'good radio'.
I never saw this forum as a place to *debate* Snoory's humanity or entertain people who want to 'give the guy a break.'  We all assume he's not a robot (hmmm...do we?).    When Art left C2C, the show he founded should have ended. Like Seinfeld and Cheers and Unlike Two and a Half Men. I'm sure there are radio equivalents but TV examples come to mind. We all know the business reasons why this didn't happen, but if Snoory had his own show and not the structural spoils of Art's show to trample and exploit for his own professional aggrandizement, this forum wouldn't exist. So Snoory Sucks and if you can't see that, so do you!

Quote from: Morgus on November 30, 2011, 12:11:44 PM
yeah that was weird.
noory suggested the evil apparation in the mirror the caller claimed to be seeing wasn't really the ghost of his departed dad, but an evil demon masquerading as him.
Joshua Warren isn't an evil spirit expert, so that was an odd choice to help.
I would have thought he would recommend Evelyn Paglini or the ghost whisperer gal...

If I heard correctly George said that Joshua Warren was an expert in "Mirrors" - So he was making up the evil demon in the mirror nonsense and telling him that he was referring him to a 'mirror expert'. Poor psychotic kid (he had been seeing these hallucinations since his dad died) calls George for help? And the screener can't figure out that he is a head case? Maybe he'll get sued for practicing psychiatry without a license...

Quote from: b_dubb on September 28, 2011, 09:46:54 AM
Doc Fadiman was a pushy dick to callers.  i wanted Ian to put him in his place. Doc ... you flap your gums about LSD and I (Ian) will help callers get to the point

Agree! Especially where he told the caller that his story was 'boring'? And you are trying to sell your book? Maybe you forgot to include the part (in your book) about how doing LSD causes self-sabbotaging behaviors? Not to mention the fact that the C2C audience loves other people's stupid, boring stories or they wouldn't be listening.

It might be a generalization, but has anyone else noticed that too many of these 'consciousness studies geeks' carry themselves with an arrogant air of superiority - as if they *see* things that other people can't see? We old hippies had a name for that type of trip...it was called an ego trip!

Maybe listeners should take up the duty of calling in and questioning since George prefers to twiddle his thumbs.
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Now that's a solid suggestion - basically fire GS and make it a four hour call in show. The guests can book themselves, call in and have a screener handle the switchboard, cut to commercials, go to breaks, etc. We should do an email campaign to the affiliates giving them the idea of a listener run overnight show. It couldn't be any worse, saves GS salary and might actually be entertaining. Just like Snoory was 'sprung' on us with no notice when Art left - they could just fire his ass and tell the audience, "Good news! It's your show now and here's how it works..." People would love it. They could call in or just email their questions (like Google is doing with tonight's Republican debate). You don't even need an announcer - just use Dragon speech alternating between sexy male and female voices.

I've really got to stop drinking before noon...

Quote from: SomeVelvetMorning on September 08, 2011, 10:13:48 PM
I highly recommend the Kevin Smith show at: http://www.kevinsmithshow.com/  His show is M-F from 10-12 Eastern.  He reminds me somewhat of Art in the good old days and has many of Art's old time regulars as his guests.
You might also like the UFO Paranormal network: http://paranormalradionetwork.org/ They have various shows on each day of the week.

Thank you so much Velvet. I am going to check these out!

Months have turned into years and there is still little worth listening to on C2C unless you are a Snoory fan or 'new-bee'.  I'm betting that is the rationale for keeping Snoory and the pathetic remains that is C2C on the air. Sell advertisers on the huge sucker-is-born every minute woo-woo demographic - take the money and run (large advertiser turnover).

Has anyone ever seen the media kit, ad rates, etc. for C2C versus other shows? Just curious how any products or services are selling through on the show. The Crane Radio guy is obviously grandfathered (who could possibly be buying those antiques at this point?) and the other advertisers would need to be buying time on a per inquiry basis. Wouldn't they? How could anyone justify paying a per spot schedule to reach truck drivers and sleep-deprived wack-a-doodles?

Does anyone know of anything else worth listening to (like Art in the old days) on the Web? 

Quote from: valdez on January 19, 2011, 03:08:06 AM
     I've mentioned before that I'm beginning to think George's little antedotes are pure bullcrap, tonight at the opening of his interview with quantum physicist Dr Amit Goswami (he seemed to have a lot to say, all wasted on George's over reaching, painfully self answering questions)

Exactly! Once again, I am screaming at my PC , "who gives a crap what you think George? - nobody, that's who!" as he's going on and on.  Especially the wasted time on the Roman Catholic Priests detour - that's George's latest rant, leftover from another show.  Ugh...and the so called 'friend' who is a hunter? Again? Spare us please. I was bracing for the story about the guy who is "bad energy".

Is there any other interviewer ANYWHERE on the planet, who starts every other question with the phrases "I think"  and "a friend of mine"?  Nuh Uh George, sorry.

Here is how someone can make an easy Million bucks $$$$$ Create a voice recognition program that interfaces with your iTunes or whatever, that automatically DELETES any sections containing George's voice. You'll get only what the guest has to say, it will shorten the listening time required and you'll sacrifice ZERO understanding of the content/substance of the show!

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Quote from: valdez on September 11, 2010, 05:05:08 AM
some kid called in and claimed he was 500 years old.  What would it hurt George to grill the little liar and show him for what he was?  George was enthralled and, after the call he said he believed him.  Really?  You got a call from someone you believed was 500 years old and you couldn't give him more than five minutes?

Hah! I just logged into my account to let everyone here know that was me. I pulled everything out of my ass on the spur of the moment, and I had to cover the phone to keep from laughing because he was eating it right up. I was also doing shots with some friends during the call. Man that was fun!


And just to let everyone know, I would never have done that with Art Bell. Listening to Art Bell was an adventure every night.

That's awesome! 

I dont even listen to Noory, but I'm Dlding that show now!

Please post a clip of it here if u can. Would love to hear this shit.

Kudos! Gonna give you a listen soon 'Kiddo' - if we can all do this, it won't be long before open line callers will mysteriously disappear from the archived shows...like Nixon's missing minutes of tape, it'll be like "Hey!!! what happened to the 500 year old kid, his call has been erased from the show!!!" OR GN will get on the air to sadly announce that "due to some bad spirited, negative people who are RUINING it for EVERYONE we can no longer have open lines." Can't you just hear him ruining it for everyone because he is SFS?

Just finished listening to David Jacobs - George Knapp said twice as he wrapped up the segment, that he "appreciated" him coming on the show.  Appreciated what? What nonsense. Give me a goddamned break. This is the number one rated, commercial overnight radio show on earth and we have to listen to this crap? A guy droning on for over an hour about a wackadoodle client with a vendetta? Jacobs is the one whose obsessed as far as i can tell.

First the Horse guy on with Ian on Saturday night and then this guy?  Forget about Ian being on meds, i think the producers are doped up. Maybe it's hard to get guests during the holidays? What dreck!!!

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Quote from: KMKMKM on December 06, 2010, 07:38:25 PM
One thing I've always hated about George is how he introduces callers during open lines.
"let's go to ___________ in ____________.  Hey _________, welcome to the show(or "go ahead")!"
First, he says the person's name and location, but it seems like whenever there's the opportunity, he always says the nickname version(Jonathan/Johnny, Joseph/Joey, Andrew/Andy, etc.) of it the second time.  I'm sure it's an attempt to be more "personable" but it bugs the hell out of me, and it's so predictable when he's going to do it.

That's funny -- when I used to listen I notice he would always start off with the person's name as it's on his screen, and if it was a diminutive name, he would then refer to their full name. Like, "Let's go to Tim in Utah. Hey, Timothy, go ahead!". He must be switching it up now.

I get irritated over his mispronunciations like saying the word "open" as "OWN-PEN". Adding an "N" unnecessarily. There's too many others to list and I've blocked them out of my memory, but I always hated that one especially. OWN-PEN lines. Ugh.

You may be right on the order now that I think of it, key is he RARELY calls the person by the same name twice and it drives me crazy!

True. Almost makes you wonder how he'd introduce himself if he were a caller. "Let's go to OWN-PEN lines with George in St. Louis - go ahead Georgie!" (here's your BIG chance to be on the air with ME!)

modern talk radio, where the current formula is a strong personality as host who throws out opinions (often with no real facts or reason or logic behind them other than a political agenda) like penny candy and lets the like-minded callers and listeners whip themselves into a sugar high over them.

This is a very accurate description of current radio (and cable TV - the O'Reillys, Becks, Olbermans, etc.) and their lemming listeners. I'm wondering if there isn't a real opportunity over the next 5 years for alternative internet radio station/format of the type that Coast Gab founder MV and others are pioneering that can appeal to an audience that thinks for itself.  Curious who the pioneering sponsors might be as well. What would be really cool would be if someone like Ian would take a bold step away from the 'safety and security' of commercial radio and help lead the charge? Ian? Someone? 

Quote from: MV on November 30, 2010, 03:40:40 AM
the other night, for the first time in years, i listened to a full 4 hour broadcast hosted by ian.  i really regret not having done so more frequently.  the guy is just rock solid as a host, and i'm baffled at how he could EVER have been passed over in favor of mike siegel or george noory.  I HATE THE RADIO BUSINESS!!

Michael, it is very funny how you HATE things - you should start a list or something    

As for Ian - did you or anyone else hear his response to a caller who was interested in breaking into the radio business? The guy was in his early 40's and supposedly had an opportunity to host a college radio "advice" show (Whew, talk about original...Nellie BAR THE DOOR!). Anyway, Ian's advice was that you should be able to talk for four hours (intelligently, we are to presume) before you even think about hosting a show. According to Ian, this is critical because the callers or guests don't 'carry' the show. Well, okay...if you have no guests or shit guests, this would be true.

So naturally, I'm screaming at the radio - "HOW in HELL does this explain SNOORY?" and "How can you say this IAN, without mentioning that George can't string two sentences together in English never mind making any sense whatsoever?" I am almost thinking it was a hit on George, I mean it almost had to be.

It also provided insight into Ian's philosophy of what radio is about. Ian is in my opinion 'just alright', but because one can't help but compare him to George, he appears to be a huge talent. To me, his problem is that he talks too much and often let's his values and opinions get in the way of what an otherwise quality guest has to communicate. When a guest is good (and by that i mean a legitimate expert or learned individual) I want and expect a host to expand upon or course correct based on information and facts but personally, i don't need or want to have it filtered through your belief system.  I don't care if you agree with the guest or not, i want you to get out of the way so I can understand what the guest has to say. George does this too obviously (yes George, we all know that you believe in a higher being - but your guest is obviously an Atheist, so shut your pie hole).

This all leads back to our original inspiration, namely Art Bell. What was amazing about Art was that he could get out of a really good guest's way and let the guest be the star and he did it naturally in a way that no one else can touch. Then, to Ian's point, when the guest really sucked, you could still enjoy the show because Art would make it entertaining regardless. The best shows were the shows with crappy guests where Art was goofing on them the whole time without them realizing it. Art did let his politics get in the way towards the end of his run though. Hard to tell if this was legitimate, for effect (i.e. keep the real or imagined government folks off his back) or just to spout off cultural insights that he viewed as 'obvious' to his listeners.

Quote from: b_dubb on November 26, 2010, 09:18:41 AM
the man has said that he has a speech disorder.  maybe he needs to schedule some time with a speech therapist?

Great suggestion as it appears to be a very serious case - perhaps requiring extensive therapy and a possible long term leave of absence from work?

Digesting my Thanksgiving dinner last night and catching up on a few recent shows...Did anyone else catch GN interview with Brad Thor wherein GN mispronounces the author's book Athena, not once but TWICE? First calling it "Athinna" and then even after being corrected by Brad, adding an additional syllable, he pronounces it "Atheeneea". ARGHHHHHH!!! I mean, we're not talking an obscure, unheard of figure here. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom - we're talking a major player here!

Did George graduate high school? Maybe his difficulties can serve as a reminder of the importance of a good education! Or perhaps he has dyslexia or some other learning impairment that we should be aware of? It would be helpful to understand the root cause of his impairment. That way, we could possible feel some empathy and more importantly, his public display of stupidity could be performed as a kind of Public Service Announcement. Hey George...you might qualify for public funds or a grant of some kind, think about it!

NEWSFLASH!

Camden, NJ Is No Longer Most Dangerous U.S. City

The CQ Press's annual study of U.S. crime statistics shows that Camden, NJ is no longer the most dangerous city in the countryâ€"it's just the second most dangerous city. St. Louis, Mo. with 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents was #1 (the national average is 429.4). Other cities in the top five are Michian's Detroit and Flint and Oakland, CA. The safest city? Colonie, NY. NYC is #256 while Newark, NJ is #29.

So much for the "Gateway to the West"   

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When the electrical grid goes down for good....I'd rather be around that family than a dozen city-slickers.

haha, agreed.  at least they know how to make soap from pig fat.

Just don't bend over to pick it up if it drops while you're in the shower...

Quote from: TaoOfLuxLisbon on November 11, 2010, 06:30:08 AM
The asshole George had on last night is right up there. Spent several minutes sucking Richard C Hoax's ass (I guess he co-authored a book with him) before babbling about a bunch of bullshit, dismissing science, Stephen Hawking, spewing right-wing religious dogma, etc. A total bore.

Glad I missed it, thanks for sparing me the time of checking out on replay.

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And I like that gal who Snoory has on at the beginning of the show--dang--what's her name?  She talks all about the financial goings-on.
Well, it will come to me later.

Catherine Austin Fitts. Rollye James has her on her show once in a while.

I like Catherine Austin Fitts too... (love your kitty pirate avatar btw, cracks me up every time), but lately she is pissing me off with all her bowing and ass-kissing to GS. What is it with these people? Do they not think we notice? When they start in with all the kissing, I'm imagining two Ressies monkeys picking bugs off each other. Disgusting.

After I heard her story (about a year ago) I was impressed (loved the great vampire squid, but that came from Matt Taibbi). I signed up for her monthly web casts (at $30 a month they are no bargain and I'm thinking of canceling). Interesting, but lately it seems like she's hawking precious metals and probably making commissions off sales through Franklin Sanders, the Tennessee geezer she has on, pretty much monthly.

The problem with these folks (not unlike Alex Jones) is that they are right about a lot of stuff, but they have no tangible solutions other than 'buy gold' or "buy e-foods direct" or whatever. And they never back off their 'doomsday' mindset, even if they saw an opening for something positive; positive doesn't sell.  Is the average person supposed to move into the hills of Tennessee with the family and kids, buy gold and guns, farm their own food, etc. to survive?  Meanwhile (at least in CAF case) these folks are pulling in $30 per month from thousands of subscribers on their VISA Card? I dunno...

Anyone else have any opinions on Catherine? Genuinely uncompromising, devoted to evolving systems OR Conventional, dyed in the wool capitalist in sheep's clothing?

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I like Howard Bloom.

me too.

When I lived in New York back in 2000 or thereabouts, I heard Art interview Howard and had the opportunity to see him speak in downtown Manhattan. He walks out onto the small stage and starts reading frantically from a pile of handwritten notes.  From what i recall, he spent half the time on Michael Jackson and the other half on the threat faced from Pakistani nuclear subs. He took questions and if he disagreed with you, man would he yell! Wild guy.

Quote from: SnapT on November 11, 2010, 01:27:24 AM
George Noory just now: "I got my own little group of haters out there too.  That's just the way they are.  They need to move on." 

Coastgab got an on-air shoutout!

Dammit George, we're not haters, we're critics! But, since your brain stopped developing in high school, you don't understand the difference. Your 'little' brain filters everything through a narrow, self-absorbed and extremely limited set of beliefs. A wise person seeks to improve themselves based on input from 'the universe' of which we are most certainly a part. Seek opportunities for improvement George! Don't wait until you're unemployed, shaking your head, wondering "Maybe I should have listened to my well-intentioned friends on CoastGab!"

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Quote from: b_dubb on November 09, 2010, 04:45:11 PM
why is he dressed like a dentist?

Someone probably said "getting you(GN) to ask an intelligent question is like pulling teeth."

heh heh, nice one.

LOL!

 So Noory takes his whole tinfoil moonbat 2012 theory and tosses it out the window, steps up to the plate and preempts the guest by declaring there is no/will be no genetic changes.

Perfectly said. When you think about it, his is a rare ability. Reminds me of those contestants on American Idol who sing so perfectly off-key. It's more difficult than it appears.



Challenge -- we need to start intelligently pranking this guy, live. Call in, get on. Be informed. Be intelligent, subtle. Slip inconspicuous non sequiturs and inside jokes into the call and cap your question with the mystery that burns inside each of our hearts -- "could it be a portal?" Bonus points mentions of portals, angels, sand scripts, the word 'absolutely' and the phrase 'there are no coincidences.'


Someone step up to the plate. You will forever be immortalized here at Coastgab.


Challenge ON!!!
Once we've successfully branded ourselves on C2C, we can call other live talk shows with our 'signature' call - kind of like the old 'baba booey' from the Stern show. (e.g. "did you hear Rush get Snooried today? Limbaugh didn't have a fucking clue!")
In the infamous words of GN himself, "You never know..." 

have to figure out how you guys are referencing previous quotes in the posts, new to this as you can see