George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

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This also explains George's zero-familiarity and disinterest with the books written by nearly all of his guests, except for the most cursory of examinations into them made grudgingly by him or his largely ignorant staff.

He once mentioned giving away guest-written books that had accumulated in his studio.  "We gave away piles of 'em," he said, as if he were talking about firewood or canned goods he'd never dream of eating.  No serious book-lover would simply give away all the treasure like that, let alone treat it like a nuisance.

I'll bet if you were in George's house, you'd be astonished at how few books you'd find.  The ones you might see would be coffee-table volumes used primarily for decoration and, of course, a Bible somewhere out of moral necessity.  He recently referred to the Bible as his "favorite" book, which is often a non-reader's favorite unread book.

I hate to be disagreeing with you, but I can't go along with this.  If he kept all his guests' books, he'd need a warehouse!

[nooryisawesome]

George blamed his speech issues on his forked tongue when he used to post here.  I wonder if he will return for christmas again?

[wr250]

George blamed his speech issues on his forked tongue when he used to post here.  I wonder if he will return for christmas again?

only to offer his chritshmush see-dee

[expat]

GN: "The comet lander bounced back about 1000 kilometers"

No, George, ONE kilometer.

[Bart Ell]

I pray every day that the rotted corpse of Steve Jobs will invent an off button for the radio so all of you can be freed.

Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, invent an off button for the radio.
Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, if that is asking for too much then just invent some sort of dial that will change the radio frequency.
Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, free these people from the slavery of radio.
Amen

[m]

no one's a slave. folks just want their beloved radio show to be right and to turn the thing off without discussion is pretty much like staying home on election day.

[Bart Ell]

no one's a slave. folks just want their beloved radio show to be right and to turn the thing off without discussion is pretty much like staying home on election day.

My apologies.
You have blessed me with insight that I could never have been enlightened with on my own.
I now see how still listening to something you hate and think is shit, night after night, is exactly like voting for the leader of your country.
How did I not see this before!
Excuse me while I go over to that dawgshed site and apologize to all those former Stern fans that spend their days complaining about a show they used to love and now hate yet still listen to all the time.

[NoMoreNoory]

Good ol' George.  He used to defensively insist someone else chose the bumper music.

Maybe if a caller likes it, he picked it, and if a caller doesn't like it, someone else chooses it?

I think that was right here, back when Gnoory was posting in the shitstorm over Art's return. Should dig out the post and send it to him. Such a pathological fucking liar.
I wonder if they weren't handing out suggestion slips in Toronto, or having requests whispered to him by his backstage Judies.
Last night he played You Keep Me Hangin' On. No big deal if it was The Supremes' original, but he played the Vanilla Fudge version. It was followed in short order by Dave Matthews' Crash Into Me. No way in the world are those Joorch's choices.

[pate]

there is a lot of hate here which I don't support. I do support making G aware that he needs to do research. that he dumps intelligent guests because HE can't ask an informed question is ridiculous. I'll never forget how he dumped Amit Goswami and blamed it on the phone - I was truly horrified.

The phrase "Let the mountain come to Mohammad" comes to mind for some reason...

[pyewacket]

My apologies.
You have blessed me with insight that I could never have been enlightened with on my own.
I now see how still listening to something you hate and think is shit, night after night, is exactly like voting for the leader of your country.
How did I not see this before!
Excuse me while I go over to that dawgshed site and apologize to all those former Stern fans that spend their days complaining about a show they used to love and now hate yet still listen to all the time.

I may regret jumping in here and I can only speak for myself, but George is a public figure. Our culture is full of media driven businesses that focus on public figures- tabloids, magazines, TV shows, and numerous forums. Art created a cult following for his once unique show and subject matter. George took it over when Art sold it. I think George was not bad when he started and I used to like him. Something has happened over the years and it appears to be a combination of ego, the Peter Principle, and a corporation that really doesn't understand or care about their target audience. People get frustrated and need a place to vent. I don't like the really mean comments that some people make and skip over them. You get those sorts of comments on most forums.

If you put yourself out there- especially in a ridiculous way- you're asking for it!

Case in point:

http://www.viralspell.com/kim-kardashian-looks-like-a-centaur-the-reality-stars-instantly-classical-lewd-paper-magazine-cover-sets-the-internet-on-fire/

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

George took it over when Art sold it. I think George was not bad when he started and I used to like him. Something has happened over the years and it appears to be a combination of ego, the Peter Principle, and a corporation that really doesn't understand or care about their target audience.

I remember liking George when he started, and thought he did a good job.  He has definitely slipped in the past couple of years, and I've begun to wonder, in all seriousness, if he might slowly be sliding into dementia.  I'm not sure if a lot of the weird, nonsensical things he says is entirely due to incompetence or sloppiness.

[pyewacket]

I remember liking George when he started, and thought he did a good job.  He has definitely slipped in the past couple of years, and I've begun to wonder, in all seriousness, if he might slowly be sliding into dementia.  I'm not sure if a lot of the weird, nonsensical things he says is entirely due to incompetence or sloppiness.

I've been thinking the same thing and I believe others have expressed this, too. I have no medical knowledge but I have seen older relatives decline in similar ways. It makes you wonder why they renewed his contract. He gloats about that from time to time- "I'll be here for a long, long, time" or something to that effect. As long as he does what they want, I guess he can stay on the air.

I'm thinking he and the show will continue to decline. It's almost like a scientific study.

[m]

My apologies.
You have blessed me with insight that I could never have been enlightened with on my own.
I now see how still listening to something you hate and think is shit, night after night, is exactly like voting for the leader of your country.
How did I not see this before!
Excuse me while I go over to that dawgshed site and apologize to all those former Stern fans that spend their days complaining about a show they used to love and now hate yet still listen to all the time.

great I'm so glad I made good so early in the day. you are a true patriot! btw I've already said in not so many words that the info - that is the show topics, guests - however mangled, is still getting out and that's important. bless you brother - I'd love to take you to lunch and talk for a really long time but I don't think that will happen.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

GN: "The comet lander bounced back about 1000 kilometers"

No, George, ONE kilometer.

That's due to George's incredible ability to only read the important bits.  He caught the tail-end of 'meters' and knowing the metric system so well, knew that the text must necessarily say 'kilometers'.  As he is so busy evaluating the news as he reads it, and being such a good efficient reader, there was no need for him to go back and reread the entire word including the surrounding spaces.

[Major Ed Damien]

I hate to be disagreeing with you, but I can't go along with this.  If he kept all his guests' books, he'd need a warehouse!

He could keep a good many of them.  It's called a library, and, believe it or not, people of his means -- if not his deficiencies -- have them. 

And even if it was impossible for him to have a library, because of the smallness of his shack, he wouldn't refer to those books as if they were pine straw to be given away to anybody who wanted to cart it away.

[Major Ed Damien]

I pray every day that the rotted corpse of Steve Jobs will invent an off button for the radio so all of you can be freed.

Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, invent an off button for the radio.
Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, if that is asking for too much then just invent some sort of dial that will change the radio frequency.
Please, rotted corpse of Steve Jobs, free these people from the slavery of radio.
Amen

Turn it off?

Are you kidding?

Do you turn your head when you see an awful car wreck up ahead? 

George is one disaster I could never ignore.  Not no way.  Not no how.

Somebody asked H.L. Mencken why he stayed in the U.S. if he found so much in it objectionable.

His answer: "Why do people go to zoos?"

"Coast-to-Coast AM" is the greatest source of unintentional humor and strangely-coddled crackpots available to the American consumer -- thanks to George Noory. 

My biggest fear about the show is that Noory really does have Alzheimer's, alcoholism or some other addling impairment which would make it necessary for him to decamp.

[Bart Ell]

Do you turn your head when you see an awful car wreck up ahead? 

So you are saying you are one of those rubbernecking assholes making me late for my Hot Toddy and blowie evening?

[Bart Ell]

I'd love to take you to lunch and talk for a really long time but I don't think that will happen.

Me pass.
I get the feeling you go to the same restaurant every day and then spend the rest of the day complaining about the meal.

[PB the Deplorable]

He could keep a good many of them.  It's called a library, and, believe it or not, people of his means -- if not his deficiencies -- have them. 

And even if it was impossible for him to have a library, because of the smallness of his shack, he wouldn't refer to those books as if they were pine straw to be given away to anybody who wanted to cart it away.

He used to (still does?) give away 6 books at a time to callers.  Just 6 random guests books, it didn't sound like there was any choice or any thought given to it.

With so many different topics and varying levels of guest credibility, what are the odds of a person getting even one book they want and would actually read? 

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

He could keep a good many of them.  It's called a library, and, believe it or not, people of his means -- if not his deficiencies -- have them. 

And even if it was impossible for him to have a library, because of the smallness of his shack, he wouldn't refer to those books as if they were pine straw to be given away to anybody who wanted to cart it away.

Unfortunately, George doesn't seem to have figured the whole library thing out.  He has 'desks of books.'  Five or six desks at last count.  One more book and he has to get another desk.  And then he'll have to take the door off the hinges so he can get the desk in.  Then he'll probably have to stack the desk on top of another desk.. and you know Tommy is starting to have problems with his back.  What a hassle!

[Major Ed Damien]

So you are saying you are one of those rubbernecking assholes making me late for my Hot Toddy and blowie evening?

Whoa, now, Inspector Carhardt.

I didn't say I slowed down to stare.

But I will have to give it a look if I'm in line.

Don't you?

[Bart Ell]

I didn't say I slowed down to stare.

If George is the accident then the radio must be you slowing down to stare, so you did.

Sometimes you just need to be told that you are the animal in the cage and not the human visiting the zoo.

This is my zoo. I visit to stare at the animals inside doing kooky animal things.

George may be your sub zoo, some sort of ant hill existing in you cage. I don't care about the ants, I find the bigger, dumber animals more entertaining... not in a horrible car crash way but in the touching the fire over and over way.

[Major Ed Damien]

If George is the accident then the radio must be you slowing down to stare, so you did.

Sometimes you just need to be told that you are the animal in the cage and not the human visiting the zoo.

This is my zoo. I visit to stare at the animals inside doing kooky animal things.


George may be your sub zoo, some sort of ant hill existing in you cage. I don't care about the ants, I find the bigger, dumber animals more entertaining... not in a horrible car crash way but in the touching the fire over and over way.

Yes, I think I do slow down to stare.

In fact, I believe that once I even stopped, got out of my car and crunched around on the broken glass.

So if 4 hours of Noory equals staring, then you're damned right I'm staring.



"This is my zoo. I visit to stare at the animals inside doing kooky animal things."

Shoot.  And here I was hoping you drove a truck for Barnum & Bailey.  Now THAT would make you interesting.


"George may be your sub zoo, some sort of ant hill existing in you cage."


Your scale is off.  George is my personal Bigfoot, doing his little grunts every night and running away from clowns.



"I find the bigger, dumber animals more entertaining... not in a horrible car crash way but in the touching the fire over and over way."


But that doesn't jibe with posting a video of a little kid whacking his back horribly trying to do a backwards dive at the pool.

It's possible you may have burned out something a little more valuable than your fingers.

[Bart Ell]

But that doesn't jibe with posting a video of a little kid whacking his back horribly trying to do a backwards dive at the pool.

Would you have preferred the child be whacking something else?

Did the toddler getting hurt prevent you from "finishing"?

You are sick!

[Major Ed Damien]

Would you have preferred the child be whacking something else?

Did the toddler getting hurt prevent you from "finishing"?

You are sick!

Yep, you lost the war on drugs.

[Bart Ell]

Yep, you lost the war on drugs.

Yet I am still smart enough to stop listening to/watching/fucking/eating things that I don't like.
Enjoy your cage.

[zeebo]

...He once mentioned giving away guest-written books that had accumulated in his studio.  "We gave away piles of 'em," he said, as if he were talking about firewood or canned goods he'd never dream of eating.  No serious book-lover would simply give away all the treasure like that, let alone treat it like a nuisance....

I missed this one ... but actually it explains alot.

[zeebo]

... I'm thinking he and the show will continue to decline. It's almost like a scientific study.

Yes it's like watching a fertile oasis be slowly reclaimed by the desert.

[Major Ed Damien]

Yet I am still smart enough to stop listening to/watching/fucking/eating things that I don't like.
Enjoy your cage.

"Yet I am still smart enough . . . "

It was meth, wasn't it?  Meth or crack.  Or both.


I never said I didn't like the show, Opie Dopie.

George Noory is certainly awful, but that is why I do like the show and try not to miss it.

Sure, it's a difficult concept for your damaged brain.  And you're not "smart enough" to get that one.  It's not my fault, though.

[Bart Ell]

It's not my fault, though.

Back in your cage, pedo.