George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

[Tara]

He's a HOE. He only knows and cares about what and who pays. During open lines, a woman called and said that she was infested with bugs and had to dig them out of her nose with her fingers. Gross. Noory said to get Cedar something or other that sponsors him. Coast to Coast AM is an infomercial.

I rarely listen, but I heard part of C2C last night  That woman with bugs up her nose was an all time gross out.  How did she get through the screeners?  She probably was a paranoid psycho; they imagine such creepy things.  She needs a doctor of some kind, but Noory of course doesn't give her the most sensible advice:  see a doctor for either your head or your nose. 

[Wahnfried]

I know the bar is pretty damned low, but I thought last night was one of the worst.

I caught the reference to Bill Clinton being "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" was one of the dumbest, and most incorrect, things I've ever heard. Love him or hate him, the man grew up in near poverty. If there was a spoon in his mouth, it was stainless steel.

And then Noory had the chance to remind us, once again, that he doesn't take much vacation time. "I love my job! It's fun! I'll be here holidays, whatever!"

George, please: take some more time off!

I finally turned it off. It's just getting to be too much.

[Lovely Bones]

Coast to Coast AM is an infomercial.

Yep, this is what I've been saying, Frys Girl.  Can't tell the discussion from the commercials anymore.  Scare the folks to death, then offer 'em something they can buy to calm their fears. 

I got royally pissed off at a Cedar Cide commercial a few nights ago claiming that "top spot" flea/tick treatments poisoned dogs' blood, and pests had to drink from the poisoned bloodstream for the product to work.  If Cedar Cide is a nice natural alternative to products like Frontline, great.  But don't FREAKING LIE to pet owners and scare the bejesus out of them (Frontline stays in the oil glands of the skin and is wicked into the haircoat) just to SELL YOUR FREAKING PRODUCT. 

Come to think of it, they're not much different from Liar Noory. 

Rant over.  For the minute. 

[Eddie Coyle]

    At least when Art hawked worthless shit on the air..it was his worthless shit.

[PB the Deplorable]

... During open lines George spoke about some friends of his who adopted a dog, named "Freddy," and they dress him up, feed him on a high chair, and tape spoons to his paws so that he can learn to use them.  George said, "theres nothing wrong with that." ...

Hahahah.  Priceless.  Only from the diseased mind of George Noory. 

When his father stomped those hampster babies to death with his bare feet, it must have had a real impact on little Georgie.  Oh wait, that didn't really happen either?

What kind of demented person comes up with these stories - does he work at it, or do they occur to him spontaneously?  Why does he feel the need to share them?  Is this his way of finding common ground with animal lovers?

Early on, I heard him mention Art Bell's cats with an undertone of contempt.  I think him claiming to have a dog named Casey was his way of trying to connect with Art's audience.  Somewhere along the line he must have figured out most people like animals, and not just their own pets.  So he comes up with these clumsy creepy stories, thinking he can add on to his 'nige guy, aw shucks' persona. 

[MV/Liberace!]

But I cant take Ian doing 4 hours with the dude who claims to be a horse ethier. Who is scheduling these guests?

I'm relieved I never heard that broadcast.

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[Frys Girl]

I'm relieved I never heard that broadcast.

Sent from my Droid X.

I really hope you start listening so you can do some spoofs for trainwreck radio.

[Rico999]

In terms of general George Noory suckage, last night's show from Albuquerque was a show stopper.   There's been some good comments made already and I apologize for the bandwidth below but damn, I had to post this (didn't now though, that I-25 running thru ALB was so clean you could "eat" off it!)

It all started when I decided to listen to RCH "live" in the studio. You KNEW it'd be good for a laff or two and maybe RCH would get testy with Snortge right there in person. You can hope, anyway.

So yeah, I was disappointed when RCH's consort, Robin Falkov told us he was "under the weather," and couldn't make it. Good move, Richard....

What followed in the next few hours was literally the "Worst" of Coast to Coast. I dunno, I don't listen to the whole program every night (who the hell could??) -- but I hung in there last night for the first 2-1/2 hrs and DAMN, I knew the show was bad -- hell you can pick up on that just listening to the "news" segment -- but if this program was typical, then the situation is far worse than I even imagined.

I remember thinking "oh shit," when he had on yet again, full-time schnook and charlatan, Mitch Battros. I think he and the Snoron must have some kind of unspoken "agreement," because the moron Battros would never get any "exposure" any other way.

The "omphen lines" section started with Ralphie bitching about the TSA picking him out of line that morning when he was ready to board. He was pissed because he paid twenty bucks extra to Southwest so he'd get a priority seat. Is this guy a cheapskate as well as brain dead? Just spend the dough, Snorge, fly US Air, Alaska, American -- or some other airline where you can get a 1st Class or Business class ticket to ALB. Is that so fucking difficult? Or is your paycheck from PremRat too small to accomodate that?

Among the other Noory gems we heard were -- one again -- that he is "very intuitive" and he blows everyone's mind in the office.

He took a "gorgeous girl" out on a dinner date and she was jabbering to him about that she hated dogs. It bugged the social-skills-challenged Ralphie so bad that he "paid the check and walked out."

We were treated to a few minutes of banter between George and Tommy. Tommy was working the "text question" desk.

He censored a caller who was "naming a name," on his secret society shit list.

Speaking of which, he jabbered on about "secret societies" and he gave us the following gem (just about verbatim).... "these people, generally are the elitists of the planet who were spoon-fed from their parents, from their parents and their parents, so now, they don't have to worry about doing much work .... and they're just bored out of their mind, Jeremy (the caller) , they have "nothing" to do, so they just look around for ways to manipulate and control people -- and that's what they do. That's what drives them -- that's what they do when they wake up in the morning -- because they don't have normal jobs -- they don't have to become police officers, or cooks or people who work with the postal service -- they don't have these jobs -- what they do is they call their 'buddies' and they say "what can we do? what wars can we start? what can we do to manipulate populations? how can we control?" That's what's become their motivation and they're out there. In terms of knowing them directly -- I probably have met a few, but I don't really know who they are. They are very, very secret."

There was more, but you get the idea.

He suggested to a caller that a woman the caller had seen with "all black eyes" might be a demon. Demons are big with Snorge now. The word "demon" of course is very loaded to provoke fear and loathing -- because that's what COAST is all about now -- spreading fear, paranoia and superstition to as wide an audience of rubes and dopes as possible.

Then there was the woman with bugs up her nose. I thought Georgie was gonna puke right on the air....

All of this was done in Snorgie breezy, used car/snake oil salesman style more suited to a game show host (he kind of reminds me of the sniveling Pat Sajak) than a show about the finding the "truth," in all things.

I swear, it would be so easy to put together a CD of the "Worst of George Noory." All you'd have to do is get a month's worth of "omphen lines," and put together the gems. Hell, it's gotten to the point where the callers make more sense that the Snoron. And that's saying a whole lot. The guy sucks so bad that it's kind of even gone beyond normal everyday suckage. It's like the black hole type of suckage where anything and everything get sucked in and nothing escapes.

For god's sake is Art Bell listening to this shit??

[WOTR]

I rarely listen, but I heard part of C2C last night  That woman with bugs up her nose was an all time gross out.  How did she get through the screeners?  She probably was a paranoid psycho; they imagine such creepy things.  She needs a doctor of some kind, but Noory of course doesn't give her the most sensible advice:  see a doctor for either your head or your nose.

I turned the radio on awhile before this and turned it off during the "advice" that George started to give this caller.  For anybody who did not hear it, this woman went to the doctor for insects that she believed lived on her skin.  They found nothing but, according to her "there are insects that are too small to see with a magnifying glass."  Now she claims to be pulling them out of her nose, but they live all over her.  Instead of reaching the obvious conclusion and telling her to seek help he began to reply as though there really were bugs.  Google Parasitosis to see what the woman really suffered from.  (I really was not paying enough attention to her at first, but I think they lived on her skin.  If not, google Morgellons Disease, but she sounded like it was Parasitosis from the brief snippet I caught.)  When he started his reply it was along the lined of "it sounds like you have..." I actually shouted at the radio "mental illness, you dumb F###! while switching it off. 

Prior to her was a guy who had butter knives being tossed at him by spirits (who stole his holy oil that he always keeps on him.)  George advised to be careful because they will start using sharp knives soon. 

Those were the only two calls that I recall (I was practicing the organ in between and C2C became background garble.)  I understand that the show is one of the few to actually take the issues of the insane and mentally unstable seriously.  But George seems to get a particular pleasure out of making their issues worse and reinforcing that they really do have insects on their skin, that they will end up dead because of the spirits throwing knives or (in the case of a woman who thought that she was being tracked by a broadcasting chip in her credit cards a few months ago) that they don't JUST use credit cards to keep tabs on you.

I suppose because I have had to deal with the truly mentally ill in my job I really do feel like taking a bat to George some nights...

[11angeleyes11]

Regarding the $20.00 for seating with Southwest, because this is an affliate sponsored event I would have thought that Premiere was picking up the tab for their star.  I mean, it is good to watch expenses, but $20.00 is worth it to get added service. 

Remember, you get in life what you pay for, however it is sweet to mind a bargain.

[Tara]

Re:  the guy who thought he saw a woman with black demon eyes.  Noory somehow got in a few words about his eyes (who cares).  He said he has dark brown eyes, "puppy dog eyes."  How nauseous.   Yes, I agree with all prior posts that this last show was the worst I've heard.  I know it shouldn't get me angry but it did, so I sent Noory an email (cc: Lisa) and told him that he should be ashamed of himself.  Those bugs up the nose are a new low.  He doesn't care but I needed to vent.

[kf5iwe]

Where is Peter Davenport when we need him?

[PB the Deplorable]

For god's sake is Art Bell listening to this shit??

Art was actually the first person to realize George Noory sucked and the first to quit listening.

[PB the Deplorable]

I thought I was the only one who cured insomnia with C2C? I thought I had a problem. But I cant take Ian doing 4 hours with the dude who claims to be a horse ethier. Who is scheduling these guests?

Ian was very pleased with that interview.  He said that's the one he gets the most mail on.  I guess 4 hours wasn't quite enough to get all the details, because he had the guy on another time (which is good news for MV, there might just be enough there for another show).

Nah, Ian doesn't suck...

[Frys Girl]

More about the Bug in my Nose lady: She said that she was nervous. George took the whole "I'll try to make her laugh and not be nervous" act too far. He was like "900 people are listening to you in addition to the millions of others" Haha year right George. Awkward, but then he began clapping for her when she spoke, as though she were a monkey. George Noory is such a fucking terrible host.

[kf5iwe]

Uh oh its getting dark here. Only 4.5 hours til the hell begins. Please God strike me deaf. Why am I compelled to listen? Because maybe this time it will be better. Maybe Art will guest host. Or maybe I will almost electrocute myself again. Thats what happens when you play with the ham gear.

[b_dubb]

some of us like to suffer. why else would someone tune into C2CAM w/ Snooron?

[Wahnfried]

I'm listening to "Somewhere in Time" right now, realizing what we've lost.

Art's guest isn't great, but good lord, they call him "The Master" for a reason... he can make the best of a bad interview, or a lukewarm interview and give us quite a ride. There's drama (in the good sense) pacing, and a sense of fear. He truly knows how to "do" radio.

We miss you Art.... we NEED you Art!

I'm so glad I wasn't alone in thinking last night's C2C was one of the worst ever...

[Morgus]

Noory's science advisor Richard Hoagland was mysteriously "under the weather" at the last minute so he didn't appear at all last night - not even a quick hi call-in.
His girlfriend showed up at the on location New Mexico station solo.
Maybe Hoagland got sick when he realized he would be facing Noory face-to-face instead of only on the phone?

Noory maintained his perfect record of switching to an old replay for the last hour whenever he is doing a remote broadcast.
This time he signed off after 3 live hours saying up next is a replay of an hour from a "classic" - I thought he meant an Art Bell replay, but no such luck... 

[Frys Girl]

Noory maintained his perfect record of switching to an old replay for the last hour whenever he is doing a remote broadcast.
This time he signed off after 3 live hours saying up next is a replay of an hour from a "classic" - I thought he meant an Art Bell replay, but no such luck... 

I think if you add these hours up, you'll find Noory takes more than his 3 weeks of vacation.


His rant about how great a host he is because he doesn't take vacation while Obama does was pathetic. Does he really think that is a reason to think of him as a good host/employer? LOL! News flash George Noory: You and Obama both suck. At least he goes away from a while.

[Wahnfried]

I think if you add these hours up, you'll find Noory takes more than his 3 weeks of vacation.


His rant about how great a host he is because he doesn't take vacation while Obama does was pathetic. Does he really think that is a reason to think of him as a good host/employer? LOL! News flash George Noory: You and Obama both suck. At least he goes away from a while.

Well, I'd differ with you on your assessment of President Obama. A president is pretty much "on call" 24 hours a day. Noory *barely* works four! (I'm convinced that show prep is damn near non-existent!) But Noory is really pathetic comparing himself to the president, no matter what one's political opinions may be!

[Frys Girl]

Well, I'd differ with you on your assessment of President Obama. A president is pretty much "on call" 24 hours a day. Noory *barely* works four! (I'm convinced that show prep is damn near non-existent!) But Noory is really pathetic comparing himself to the president, no matter what one's political opinions may be!

I agree. Just to make the point since Obama's vacation is such a big deal in the media. Puh. I could care less.

[rangers1919]

More about the Bug in my Nose lady: She said that she was nervous. George took the whole "I'll try to make her laugh and not be nervous" act too far. He was like "900 people are listening to you in addition to the millions of others" Haha year right George. Awkward, but then he began clapping for her when she spoke, as though she were a monkey. George Noory is such a fucking terrible host.

It's unfortunate if this caller is mentally ill, but I thought George and the call were hilarious. I have to say he wasn't as terrible as usual last night--I probably got an hour of listening in. The lady was kind of all over the place I think. I thought she said they were inside of her at first, like in her arms and stuff. Next she said they were coming out of her nose, but it sounded like she also said there were bugs all over her house so I thought they were probably actually just flying into her nose. I thought she probably had a fruit fly infestation or something in her house.

I thought the story about the date with yet another gorgeous woman who hated animals was entertaining b/c of Noory's oddness. I also enjoyed the guy saying he saw an alien on the roof of the school, and there was one other caller around that time I thought was decent. I think I made like 45 minutes which is a record for me lately .

[Morgus]

Noory indeed bragged last night  about taking far less vacation time each year then he is given by the network.
He failed to tell why he does that however, its clearly because he is afraid he guest hosts took more time away from him, they would be on long enough to show their ratings were higher than his.
So he takes one day off at a time, never a whole week or two weeks at a time. Or he only takes off several days in a row during holidays when ratings aren't taken... 

[Wahnfried]

\ Or he only takes off several days in a row during holidays when ratings aren't taken... 

But "not if the holiday falls on a work day" because, y'know, he feels strongly about that!

[Morgus]

I thought the story about the date with yet another gorgeous woman who hated animals was entertaining b/c of Noory's oddness.

Noory has told that story many times before.
Last night he said he had a date with a gorgeous woman and during the dinner when he found out she didn't like dogs because they are unclean, he paid for the dinner and just left.
His lost - he didn't have to marry her and have a dog family with her, just have some physical fun with her, and he just bails - pathetic.
Of course thats if you even believe his story was true.
More likely it was her who disappeared in the middle of the dinner after taking a bathroom break. She probably was setup with him on  a  blind date and once she saw Noory, she bailed or made up the dog hate to get rid of him? 

[rangers1919]

I agree. Just to make the point since Obama's vacation is such a big deal in the media. Puh. I could care less.

The stupid thing is that it is such blatant hypocrisy from the people making the biggest deal out of it. They defended Bush and his constant vacations by saying they were all "working" vacations, and that it was cheaper to go to his Crawford ranch. Bush took far more vacations than Obama. On average Obama has taken about 20% as many vacation days as Bush. If you added Obama's days over 8 years and compared it to Bush's, Obama would have far fewer. In fact Bush would have more than double the total vacation days as Obama at BOTH Camp David and his ranch in Crawford. Double the vacation days in two separate places, but he was defended the entire way. Also, Bush had the longest vacation by any president since Nixon directly before the 9/11 attacks. During this as many here already know the CIA sent a briefer to warn him about increased activity and the possibility of attacks which the White House's main Terrorism Advisor said was a scream for help because it was so rare. This is when Bush famously told the guy to go home, and that he had "covered his ass."

[rangers1919]

Noory indeed bragged last night  about taking far less vacation time each year then he is given by the network.
He failed to tell why he does that however, its clearly because he is afraid he guest hosts took more time away from him, they would be on long enough to show their ratings were higher than his.
So he takes one day off at a time, never a whole week or two weeks at a time. Or he only takes off several days in a row during holidays when ratings aren't taken... 

I've worked with people that have done this. I just basically think "loser", can't find a way to entertain themselves or find something to do more entertaining than work even if they were paid to. Sit at home and read a book or something. These were decent jobs, but difficult physically, in horrible Alaskan weather, and they were paid days off that couldn't be cashed in.

[Flaxen Hegemony]

Well, I'd differ with you on your assessment of President Obama. A president is pretty much "on call" 24 hours a day. Noory *barely* works four! (I'm convinced that show prep is damn near non-existent!) But Noory is really pathetic comparing himself to the president, no matter what one's political opinions may be!

Are you actually suggesting that George Noory's keester isn't parked in a lounge chair on the hot sandy beaches of Oahu, focused each and every day on making his show the most bestest it can possibly be?

Note that George's definition of "hot sandy beaches of Oahu" is probably dumping play sand in a spare bedroom. turning off the AC, and writing "New Stewdeeo this way --->"    in crayon on the wall. The man dreams big.

[Eddie Coyle]

     Ratings books for overnight shows are absolutely useless. Art could host a week straight of shows and it wouldn't make a difference. Advertising revenue is a measuring stick for an overnight show, not ratings.