Art Bell

[Canned Heat]

I would spend $20 a month to hear Art Bell one time a week let alone 5.

[ItsOver]

Dave... The Wicked Warlock, Sometimes West of the Rockies.

[Nick el Ass]

Dave... The Wicked Warlock, Sometimes West of the Rockies.

The wonderful Wizard of Suck.

[WhiteCrow]

I agree the Shortwave will be fun I am not sure how many will listen there. Bob Crane is going to sponsor it for 6 Weeks and it will have to pay the electric bill. In fact the shows survival will depend on people supporting it by buying the Podcast or donations, we are really rolling the dice by putting on a live streaming show. Both Keith and me have some skin in this game. We had a big player but decided we wanted to be our own masters.

Art

Like buying real estate there are three important guiding words for success:  subscriptions, Subscriptions, SUBSCRITIONS!

FWIW
Do everything to making signing up and accommodate the different  payment sources as painless as possible.

Do everything possible to build listener base, including broadcasting on terrestrial/shortwave radio, youtube, pirated streams and podcast sources, Smart TV channels, Roku, Apps etc. Make shows free to everyone on every source available.

Brand your Streaming /Podcast site as the official site with subscription/donation clicky, but it's still free for X number of months.
Very short term contracts only, if required for terrestrial. Advertise your official site on all sources.

Keep it free for X number of months. Don't be concerned about pushing subscriptions for X number of months or even shutting down pirated unauthorized streams/podcasts, until listener base is established.

After listener base is established, switch to subscriptions for everybody that hasn't already subscribed.
End all free sources (terrestrial/shortwave, youtube, pirate streams and podcasts sources you don't control)

After shut down of unofficial sources, always have a very generous free trail period for new listeners to your controlled stream and podcasts.

Keep reminding loyal fan base, Bellgabers and FacePals to pump out social media blitz ads.

Hmmmm.... the bumper music conundrum     Good luck

 

[morgana213]

I think BellGab had an NDE.  We're probably lucky to have her back.  Yes, a huge thanks to MV and Curtis.

Also, big thanks to wr250 and Redacted for staffing the chat site around the clock.

OMG!  I had no idea I was so addicted.  I need an intervention!  But thanks also to MV and Curtis for enabling me!  And of course everyone that participated in the chat.  You kept me goin'!   

[RoseGirl]

*grabs onto MV's leg and won't let go*

NEVER let that happen again...ya hear me???

[jazmunda]

For the non-Facebook crowd:

[PB the Deplorable]

This place is the last tolerable place on the internet.

That's what Dave said

[nextgen.fm]

 

I was so scared! 

[Nick el Ass]

Welcome back. I missed you all again. 

[jazmunda]

I'm going to need therapy if this continues. Who needs to pay for a shrink when you have BellGab.

[Nick el Ass]

I'm going to need therapy if this continues. Who needs to pay for a shrink when you have BellGab.

Separation anxiety sucks, and so does Dave.


/Art rules.

[WOTR]

Don't matter wut color daze be boi, but...

And this is the problem with a Falkiesque post.  When you give too much information, sometimes it comes back to bite you.  Glad I didn't post the GPS coordinates where I will be parked...  Though if there is anybody in Alberta, you are welcome to join me.  Listen for the bus playing "Crystal Gayle" and wander on over to say "hi".

Hell, next year maybe I will take it back down to Arizona and park in the desert (the bus has a decade of resort stickers from Phoenix on it.)  I seem to recall a great place in the middle of a canyon that should still be accessible.

[inuk2600]

For the non-Facebook crowd:

Glad Telos is on board with Art. I hope they set his lines up with crystal clear G.711u

[MV/Liberace!]

Excellent, MV!! clever man...thank you!

hugs to your mom , wife and daughter with my thanks... A fine lad, Mrs MV!!

maureen, i wish you lived close to me.  i'd invite you over for hot tea.

[paladin1991]

maureen, i wish you lived close to me.  i'd invite you over for hot tea.

Well, shit howdy!  Hows it hanging MV?

[MV/Liberace!]

So MV, did you lose anything or were they finally able to do a full restore?

not a single post was lost.  for a twelve hour period, i thought we'd lost a full week of posts.  in other words, i thought they'd entirely lost the database containing all of bellgab's posts and we'd have to restore from my backup which is a week old.  sparknode was actually trying to push me in this direction at one point, at which time i informed them that this would be unacceptable and reminded them of the very public nature of their profound failure this weekend.  long story short, all seems to be as it was.  essentially, everything had to be rebuilt manually.  what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

[jazmunda]

  what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

[morgana213]

not a single post was lost.  for a twelve hour period, i thought we'd lost a full week of posts.  in other words, i thought they'd entirely lost the database containing all of bellgab's posts and we'd have to restore from my backup which is a week old.  sparknode was actually trying to push me in this direction at one point, at which time i informed them that this would be unacceptable and reminded them of the very public nature of their profound failure this weekend.  long story short, all seems to be as it was.  essentially, everything had to be rebuilt manually.  what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

Thank you for your dedication to this vaguely lovable crowd.  We really REALLY do appreciate you!   

[lonevoice]

what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

I'm so sorry you went through all of this, MV. 

If you feel like strapping on a bomb, going to sparknode and sewer piping, we'll understand.

[inuk2600]

not a single post was lost.  for a twelve hour period, i thought we'd lost a full week of posts.  in other words, i thought they'd entirely lost the database containing all of bellgab's posts and we'd have to restore from my backup which is a week old.  sparknode was actually trying to push me in this direction at one point, at which time i informed them that this would be unacceptable and reminded them of the very public nature of their profound failure this weekend.  long story short, all seems to be as it was.  essentially, everything had to be rebuilt manually.  what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

Jeesus, what a clusterfest. Can we expect you to give sparknode the old Hitler treatment on the next Specsheet, or gabcast?

[Scully]

I had no idea I was so codependent on this forum.

Scary, it was. 

[jazmunda]

I had no idea I was so codependent on this forum.

Scary, it was. 

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Welcome to the club. 

[inuk2600]

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Welcome to the club. 

The second step is a bit harder. You must accept that falkie is in fact real and not just an act.
I know... Hang in there

[coaster]

not a single post was lost.  for a twelve hour period, i thought we'd lost a full week of posts.  in other words, i thought they'd entirely lost the database containing all of bellgab's posts and we'd have to restore from my backup which is a week old.  sparknode was actually trying to push me in this direction at one point, at which time i informed them that this would be unacceptable and reminded them of the very public nature of their profound failure this weekend.  long story short, all seems to be as it was.  essentially, everything had to be rebuilt manually.  what a horrible weekend.  this absolutely wrecked the last 48 hours for me.  oh well.

How frustrating. Sorry you had to go through that. But everything seems to be in working order (hopefully), and I'm glad you didn't lose anything.

[MV/Liberace!]

*grabs onto MV's leg and won't let go*

NEVER let that happen again...ya hear me???

this week, curtis and i are going to implement some changes to ensure this can never happen again, no matter how badly any hosting provider screws up.

[MV/Liberace!]

  Well, shit howdy!  Hows it hanging MV?

man, it's better now.  it's better. how you been?

[MV/Liberace!]

we can always find a different hosting provider.  george's "condition" will always remain.

[MV/Liberace!]

If you feel like strapping on a bomb, going to sparknode and sewer piping, we'll understand.

i am through with making such threats.

[MV/Liberace!]

...I'm glad you didn't lose anything.

me, too.  i look at each post as a little snapshot of space/time.  the thought of losing any of it makes my stomach upset and aggravates my tourette ticks.