Open Lines

[Stevenqbosell]

One of the best open line call I've heard was a from a few years back during a ghost-themed show. A woman called in and described a situation in which she and her daughter were vacationing somewhere along the Eastern seaboard and they decided to take a walk on the beach. They were walking in the water when they noticed something rolling in and out with the waves. She assumed it was a log or some other beach debris, but as they got closer she realized it was the dead body of a young man. She immediately called the police and took her daughter back to their rented beach house.

I don't remember all the details, but at some point she said she was on the porch of the beach house and the deceased man appeared to her. She said he was incredibly frightened and didn't know what to do. She said he was panicked, and mentioned a prank gone wrong with a friend, but he could not accept the fact that he was dead.

That show gave me chills, and I could not sleep with the radio on after that. Now I fall asleep listening to Coast to Coast.

That call sounds awesome! Do you happen to have a year for the broadcast, or rough estimate?

[haloedorchid]

That call sounds awesome! Do you happen to have a year for the broadcast, or rough estimate?

It had to have been either 2005 or 2006. And it may have been a Ghost to Ghost show. I am really interested in re-hearing this call again now, too. It's always stuck with me.

[GuerrillaUnReal]

I personally love the time traveller and government agent open lines back when C2C was just so ridiculously awesome. There were a few calls during those that stick in my memory. One in particular was a guy who claimed to be calling Art's show from the future through the internet. That single call captivated my imagination and I admit I looked into the possibilities of this for awhile one night. How cool would that be to call into Art's show from 2010? 

Although the one thing that disappoints me is that no psychics or time travelers ever said the key three numbers to prove it.

I also liked when militia people would call into Art when that was a hot issue.

[Stevenqbosell]

always found this one(attachment) pretty funny, perfect example of something only Art would air.  JC called the next night complaining.

Lung collapsing hacking, 1 second pause then "good green bud"

That call made my morning

I personally love the time traveller and government agent open lines back when C2C was just so ridiculously awesome. There were a few calls during those that stick in my memory. One in particular was a guy who claimed to be calling Art's show from the future through the internet...

Although the one thing that disappoints me is that no psychics or time travelers ever said the key three numbers to prove it.

Yeah I was just listening to that call too, have to find it and post it. \

nobody mentioning 9/11 - That was one thing that was always disappointing on those TTravel OL calls when listening to them in retrospect. About 70% usually had some variation of the "Clinton declares Marshall Law, and is the last U.S. President" and not one of them even vaguely mentioned 9/11 - that I've heard.

[MV/Liberace!]

One of the best open line call I've heard was a from a few years back during a ghost-themed show. A woman called in and described a situation in which she and her daughter were vacationing somewhere along the Eastern seaboard and they decided to take a walk on the beach. They were walking in the water when they noticed something rolling in and out with the waves. She assumed it was a log or some other beach debris, but as they got closer she realized it was the dead body of a young man. She immediately called the police and took her daughter back to their rented beach house.

I don't remember all the details, but at some point she said she was on the porch of the beach house and the deceased man appeared to her. She said he was incredibly frightened and didn't know what to do. She said he was panicked, and mentioned a prank gone wrong with a friend, but he could not accept the fact that he was dead.

That show gave me chills, and I could not sleep with the radio on after that. Now I fall asleep listening to Coast to Coast.

i also remember this one.

[Hemi]

Some guy called Noory a few years back talking about lead based paint. He thought the govt removed it from paint so they could send subliminal messages

[anagrammy]

My all time favorite was more like a presence than a guest because he managed to be "on" even when he wasn't on. 

JOHN TITOR the Time Travelor from 2022 or thereabouts.  He was pissed off at us because "it" was our fault.  He said the civil unrest started in 2005 and then there was civil war in the United States.  Sounded ridiculous then, but now, not so much.  With the government making preparations with underground bunkers and "FEMA" camps, they seem to be getting ready for something they know about but we don't.

The other BEST GUESS has got to be the guy who calmly announced he had a photograph of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.  It's my fav also because of the way Art handled the guy.  Art had quite the love affair with time travel and it was one of his favorite subjects.  I'll never forget his introduction of his guest, the publisher of "Father Ernetti's Chronovisor: The World's First Time Travel Machine." 

I have to rag on George a little here because I AM SICK OF HEARING THE SAME INTROS:  How long have you been interested in ant larvae harvesting, Tony?  Oh, 40 years?  Well, that's practically your whole life, isn't it?   Oh, it is your whole life?  Well, practically your whole life.....You're 60 now, so that's....a lot of years, Tom, well what do you think.  With your background, I'm sure you'll have something interesting for our Coast audience." 

I hope so because I am about to claw my ears off.  Anyway, the chronovisor mp3 is posted here at Coastgab several different places.  Listen for when Art freaks out (WHHHHHAAAAT?) and the the dude says calmly, "I should probably tell you it's been found to have been a fake."  Prolly, yes.

Guests good listed by listeners: Peter Davenport, Katheen Keatigg, Lori Toye, Malachi Martin, Gary Patterson (IAN), Fiona Horne, Jim Sparks, Harlot the Witch(Satanist),  Dr. Tess Garritsen,, Mr. Blues Brothers Barbara and Brenden.

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[anagrammy]

It's always been a fantasy of mine that C2C would open a portal (yep, I said "portal") for time travelers.  A dedicated space on the website for input and emails from listeners who felt they might have encountered time travelers.  Does anyone know if there is such a thing?

Ongoing discussion of suspected time-traveler influenced events would also be fun.  Is there another thread where people are talking about this?

I don't remember any time traveler open lines callers, but I remember Art's treatment of the subject was one of being open and asking all the right questions.  Most people know my all time favorite show is the chronovisor show where Art talks about his love of all things Vatican.  You cannot miss the passion and fascination in his voice.  Such a contrast to the content-deprived responses of Noory, it brings tears to my eyes to think about it.

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[anagrammy]

Since I became a Snoorologist, I like Open Lines.  There's where there might...just MIGHT...be something unscripted happen.  A caller could bluff all the screeners and say something right off the goddamn wall.  By Friday, the Snooring is extremely loud and old Noory is phoning it in with exclamations like his charmer from the other night:

3/24/11 John Rappaport.

GN:  Something's wrong with people these days.  People can't just talk any more; they get angry.  People have lost the ability to speak.  I think this country is compromised.  Do you think there's something wrong with people, John?

(Silence)

George--there's something wrong with YOU, for sure.  YOU have lost the ability to put together a complex sentence in any meaningful way on the air.  We're out here wondering if you need neurological tests--a stroke?  Do you have a loved one at home who can care for you?  Man up, George, it's time to think of the future realistically before you reach the PeeWee Herman level.

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[violaine]

time traveler open lines are TOPS. also, the antichrist/time traveler open lines. really good.
mostly i love to hear art needle them until they slip up with something really obnoxious/ludicrous/dumb and then joyfully disconnect them, haha

i always listen to old reruns through my android phone - i didn't listen to c2c when art was still actively, frequently hosting - so even though i love things with an air of mystery and possiblity the most, it is a pretty good time to hear all these funny predictions that time travelers make on the show 'because they've been there'

it isn't that i don't believe it is a possibility - i'm so open to it - but because the episodes are older, they are really a hoot.

[guildnavigator]

every once in a while, there is a time travel caller with information that makes me say "HOLY SHIT"


"uh, I predict, that george bush's son, will be the president, and he will deal with a threat that will change our country in 2001"


shit like that, coming out of some half-drunk sounding east of the rockies caller. i can't remember any really good ones, but i remember listening to the stream last year hearing a call from the mid nineties that was dead on like that.

[The General]

yeah, sometimes it's amazing but...
like they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[anagrammy]

yeah, sometimes it's amazing but...
like they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Thanks for reminding me of that one--think I'll embroider it on a sofa pillow to remind me!

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[anagrammy]

What about the combination anti-Christ/time-traveler line.  I am a big fan of anti-Christ callers--is this the right thread for that?  I didn't find an anti-Christ thread.  Art used to munch those callers like popcorn, some serious fun there.  I don't hear the anti-Christ calling in any more--did Snoory offend him?  Can you offend the anti-Christ, I mean, maybe he'd take a slur as a compliment...

Just sayin--

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[Digitech]

Why do they even do open lines every Friday anymore?
It's a leftover quirk from when Art Bell hosted the show. It suited Art well because he was excellent at that sort of program. George is horrible at it. In fact, I'll go so far to say it is the thing he worst at. Why do they keep doing it if it is the weakest part of George's hosting abilities?

Either give the Friday shows to someone else or just don't do open lines anymore if George is going to host that day.

[b_dubb]

Since I became a Snoorologist, I like Open Lines.

come for the trainwreck.  stay for the ineptitude

[Orzunoid]

I've always liked Coast to Coast AM but the last few years of the show have been driving me crazy. I've been listening since 1997, back when the show was fully interesting and engrossing. I know many people here hate Noory and where he's taken the show, and I always though you guys were mean-spirited about him, but the more I read the posts at this forum the more I agree with certain arguments you guys have.  Don't misunderstand, I like Noory, he seems like a great guy, and I usually like listening to his shows, but there are a few things that are REALLY bugging me.

The main problem I'm having with the show nowadays involves the open lines shows/segments.  Back in Art's day, I actually looked forward to an open lines show because for the most part callers had interesting things to talk about.  Now, with Noory it seems that just about every hour to half hour he takes calls from someone who is disabled or stricken with illness of some kind.  It wouldn't be as bad if the calls didn't take up a good ten minutes of airtime, and they always seem to be the same people. 

I truly feel sorry for these people, but I don't necessarily want to hear about how they're blind and a charity won't give them money. I turn the show off when this happens and it's usually every open lines night.  I don't for the life of me remember hearing a show like this that Art hosted.  I'm not necessarily blaming Noory completely for this, but it seems that he allows it to continue.  It's kind of sad but I look forward to Ian's and Knapp's shows more often unless Noory has a really good guest lined up. Do you guys think I'm just being mean-spirited?

[HorrorReporter]

what I personally find awful about open lines anymore is how it has become some weird forum to mock people who listen to the show.. It's almost like C2C is a joke and likes to mock those who listen to it... It's not honoring the fan base whatsoever..

Beyond that, open lines then compared to now is different. The it was fun, weird, different, and sometimes off the wall.

Now it's... well. Now.

[Eddie Coyle]

what I personally find awful about open lines anymore is how it has become some weird forum to mock people who listen to the show.. It's almost like C2C is a joke and likes to mock those who listen to it... It's not honoring the fan base whatsoever..

Beyond that, open lines then compared to now is different. The it was fun, weird, different, and sometimes off the wall.

Now it's... well. Now.

     In essence, it's become JUST LIKE most overnight shows. Calls from drunks,kooks,wise-asses and truly odd beings. C2C is just part of the pack now, nothing particularly compelling more often than not.  That's the most scathing indictment in my eyes, that Noory has made it disposable radio.

[Agent : Orange]

     In essence, it's become JUST LIKE most overnight shows. Calls from drunks,kooks,wise-asses and truly odd beings. C2C is just part of the pack now, nothing particularly compelling more often than not.  That's the most scathing indictment in my eyes, that Noory has made it disposable radio.

Yeah I second this.

I don't think your comments were mean spirited at all Orz, if anything you didn't go far enough. The whole show has degenerated significantly since Noory took over. Open lines used to be a LOT of fun, one of the best part of the show. Now it's a chore. That says something.

Noory wants to be seen as "a worker in the light" whatever it is that's supposed to mean exactly. He uses the show as a vehicle to promote that view.

[Scully]

I truly feel sorry for these people, but I don't necessarily want to hear about how they're blind and a charity won't give them money. I turn the show off when this happens and it's usually every open lines night.  I don't for the life of me remember hearing a show like this that Art hosted.  I'm not necessarily blaming Noory completely for this, but it seems that he allows it to continue.  It's kind of sad but I look forward to Ian's and Knapp's shows more often unless Noory has a really good guest lined up. Do you guys think I'm just being mean-spirited?

I see it as self-induced torture on Noory's part.  His main schtick is that he is there to help people.  I even think he believes that with as much insight as he has about any of his convoluted reasoning.  A lot of people believe him and when they actually call in and cry out for help, there he is -- the Emperor wearing no clothes.

During the height of the fight for a public option in the healthcare bill, George made it a point to often say there were other ways besides government to take care of those who need medical attention and can't afford it.  Then the calls began, and there he was, naked as always.

This is a sore spot with me, in case it doesn't show. 

[PhantasticSanShiSan]

Unless I'm riffing on the show, I can't be fucked listening to that garbage/drivel.  It's part of the 'Homer Simpson-nization' of the US using the 'McDonalds' model.  Play to the absolute lowest common denominator with the lowest IQ with the least amount of work or cost.  ...

     I say this, Wanderer's first paragraph, pretty much sums up what Open Lines has turned into.  I don't really think there is much difference in the quality of callers (I always thought they were "drunks,kooks,wise-asses and truly odd beings"), but the subject matter they discuss has definitely changed, and the show has either changed with it or has been instrumental in causing the change.

     Also, Art had skill and finesse when it came to handling various types of callers, from phonecall to interview and everything in between.  Part of the charm was his reaction to a caller; Noory seems to lack a charasmatic aspect, that Art had, in his interviewing style, according to many.

     The overall change in the show's feel and direction is one of the things that makes Ian's show more enjoyable IMO - at least Ian is still the Ian he always was and that familiarity & tie with the "good old days" seems to remain.   

[muraka]

i have felt this way for a long time.the callers get on and go on and on about crap . i think open lines be abolished. i want to hear the guest especially the good ones where time flies by .have questions only in the last half hour.also alot of dry guests lately. i saw a light when i was6.it was strange and go on and on.you were 6 is a typical caller i can do without.i am usually tolerant but in these extreme times we need the concioussness raising and exposing the illuminati ,the alien influence ,the climate change. the loss of liberties and freedom,can you say patriot act. haarp and so much more.....

[Eddie Coyle]

     Go back and watch the film "Talk Radio" and compare Barry Champlain's callers with any Open Lines of C2C in recent times. It's eerily similar. The over the top southern accents,the end of days mentality...

[rangers1919]

I agree with Eddie Coyle. You cannot have 50% of your topics solely about Christianity and attempt to wedge the philosophy into the rest of the topics without turning off a lot of people--including Christians. They've embraced the mold set by Beck, which means they will have his level of audience, namely mostly idiots. Also, they've gone too far towards conspiracy theories without including any variation, they are all about government, very few other types are presented. You cannot have a show where the host and a guest go on for an hour or two with nothing but how horrible the government is, and how inefficient they are, only to follow it up with a guest saying how the government has kept a conspiracy about something with no leaks for 60 years, or how the are preparing to wipe out most of the population after imprisoning all of us in their FEMA camps. It makes anyone with half a brain think it is too ridiculous and tune out.

[Eddie Coyle]

You cannot have 50% of your topics solely about Christianity and attempt to wedge the philosophy into the rest of the topics without turning off a lot of people--including Christians. They've embraced the mold set by Beck, which means they will have his level of audience, namely mostly idiots.

     Agreed, and Beck is basically stealing and mainstreaming Hal Lindsey's act. The Christian Zionist fervor that really blossomed after 1967, added with Bircher/Liberty Lobby paranoia. So, clearly none of this shit is new, but it draws in the ignorant, the supersititious etc...and unfortunately C2C has become a sounding board for them far too frequently.

   I don't mind these nuts having airtime(the more they talk, the deeper the hole), but only if it's countered. And on C2C in 2011, it rarely is. The FEMA camp stuff unites imbeciles of all colors and creeds and political affiliations, you can hear it on right wing "patriot" radio, left wing Pacifica radio, or the side-splittingly moronic Nation of Islam broadcasts("The Mother Wheel will rescue you from those camps..Yes Sir,Right On!!")

[Scully]

What Eddie said. 

[Seamus Capone]

To me it seems they're trying to squeeze as many commercial breaks in as they can.

That's an astute observation. There seems to be more commercials now. The breaks might be two or three minutes longer too. They also take more breaks.

[fysisist]

The WORST shit is when he pulls a prank on a caller pretending to be another caller whose line got crossed with theirs. UGHHHHHHHHHH! ! !

So yeah, fuck open lines.

These are among the most excruciatingly painful moments in radio history, I'm quite certain.  And you know that Jackass George is sitting there in his studio with a stupid smug grin on his face, maybe winking at the board op, thinking how effing clever he is.  Fuck me.

[anagrammy]

They also cut the bumper music time down to 15 seconds, if that.  Gotta save time for more ageless males buying gold ads.

Ana