Midnight In The Desert

[bielek]

I listened to about 30 minutes of tonight's MITD with Heather Wade. I have been an enthusiastic supporter and fan of Art Bell since the mid-90's. I followed all of his resurgences and subsequent, always strange, disappearances. After the whole Sirius fiasco I patiently waited two years for his non-compete to end, and when MITD was launched I was an early adopter. I subscribed early and have been paying the low low introductory offer of $5 ever since. When Art had his stalker problem and decided once again to pull his disappearing act I couldn't really believe it. I kept hoping against hope that he would come back. I kept downloading the podcasts every day after Art handed over the show to Heather Wade because I know the download numbers matter and MITD was still so new when Art abandoned the show that I wanted to continue to support the effort in the hope that he would come back.

I, however, didn't listen to any of Heather's shows. I was feeling somewhat betrayed and sad that Art had again pulled a Houdini that I didn't want my negative feelings to color my impressions of her show. In other words, I really wanted to give her a chance to find her footing. I wanted to reserve judgement. I listened to my first Heather Wade show and, sadly, I am canceling my subscription to MITD. I don't dislike her or anything, but she is just simply not what I signed up for. Tonight in just the first 30 minutes she praised Donald Trump twice and belittled Bernie Sanders once. But, really, that's just the surface annoyance. I haven't gone back to check but I can only assume that Heather, like the loathsome George Noory, is a climate change denialist as well as a Trump supporter. This is definitely not what I hoped MITD would be.

Sorry, but bye. 

[Walks_At_Night]

I wonder what kind of poon you can get working the huckster circuit from town to town.

One would imagine that they would do quite well in that arena.

Solaris BlueRaven-types, Reiki disciples, Spiritualists, Wiccans, Holistic Healers.  Target rich environment baby.

[73s]

ho-lee-fuk.

Amy has a show? Wow...

[73s]

I, however, didn't listen to any of Heather's shows. I was feeling somewhat betrayed and sad that Art had again pulled a Houdini that I didn't want my negative feelings to color my impressions of her show. In other words, I really wanted to give her a chance to find her footing. I wanted to reserve judgement. I listened to my first Heather Wade show and, sadly, I am canceling my subscription to MITD. I don't dislike her or anything, but she is just simply not what I signed up for. Tonight in just the first 30 minutes she praised Donald Trump twice and belittled Bernie Sanders once. But, really, that's just the surface annoyance. I haven't gone back to check but I can only assume that Heather, like the loathsome George Noory, is a climate change denialist as well as a Trump supporter. This is definitely not what I hoped MITD would be.

Sorry, but bye.

I'd say if the only reason you're leaving is due to the political views you might reconsider, she strikes me as either apolitical or liberal. Most of the time she's just regurgitating the views expressed by Bell on his Facebook. Who knows what she really believes, or if she has well formed views.

Judging from this forum and comments I've seen in Facebook groups, most of the disenchanted just can't stand her lack of experience and mannerisms.  I gave her 4 months of solid listening and have decided she's not for me. I reserve the right to tune in for an occasional guest but most of the content is uninteresting to me. And her going to 5 hours solo just seems like an even less appealing situation.

[73s]

And there's that too. Doing a nightly show 5 days a week (properly) requires a ton of prep. That's what you're doing with your day. Art wasn't kidding when he said if you do a daily show, it's your life. You can't loosely prep a 3 hour show, let alone 5. What happens if a guest sucks and has to be dumped in hour 2? 3+ hours of open lines? 5 hour open lines shows on Fridays? Christ almighty. She's got one thing working in her favor, and that's that she's on the west coast. To do 12-5am here would turn me into a fucking maniac. It's not like you can go to bed at 5:01, you're in bed at like 7 or 8. You begin to understand why a lot of radio guys self medicate. Heavily.

From an outsider's view this is certainly the impression I had.  I feel like Keith/Art either really have no idea how to run their own show or just don't give a damn sometimes. I don't get it. Do they ever listen to advice or pay attention to what critics say, I wonder. I mean, yes, there are trolls but I would think you would want to see the negative feedback to look for ways to improve.  Even people with vast experience need to be given real feedback and take action on it if they want their product to be the best it can be.

[cweb]

*Actual sidekicks from Indiana Jones and the Sketchy Slides

[Auslandia]

Makin' some bucks peddlin' conspiracy crack.

[Auslandia]

Heather says "ta" instead of "to."  The way she speaks sounds a lot like Sarah Palin, only without the entertainment value.

That's a thing that some people do to sound more relatable.  It's kind of like saying "where ya going" instead of "where are you going" or to a lesser degree "gonna" instead of "going to."  Politicians do this a lot (aka Palin) so their audience thinks they're one of the people.  I don't think it's rehearsed as much as it's a mostly subconscious shift that people employ to get people to sort of like them or even agree with them. 

It kind of reminds me when Hilary Clinton morphs into Al Sharpton if she's talking to a black audience.  Or Mitt Romney suddenly becoming a good ol bot when he crosses the Mason/Dixon line.  To me, it's one of those things that people tend to do when they want to be liked.  I listen to Marc Maron every once in a while and he transforms into a NYC Jew when he's interviewing people from the north east and then suddenly morphs back into himself when someone like Judd Apatow comes on.  It's really interesting.  I have a sister in law that used to put on a fake New England accent for no apparent reason because her dad is from Connecticut even though she is not.  She apparently befriended a group of people from somewhere up there and started pronouncing things like them overnight.  I really don't know what causes it.

[changes2012]

Oh Honey, but you aint Art and you don't know politics like Art does baby.

Until recently, even Art just discussed things - not opinionated...informed. Thanks for the link to the twitter too...I feel myself becoming a mean person when it regards HW...I just cannot take it and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who sees the issues with her delivery, ability, etc. Thanks for the validation -- I KNEW I wasn't making shit up -- I tend to see things as they are.

[whoozit]

That's a thing that some people do to sound more relatable.  It's kind of like saying "where ya going" instead of "where are you going" or to a lesser degree "gonna" instead of "going to."  Politicians do this a lot (aka Palin) so their audience thinks they're one of the people.  I don't think it's rehearsed as much as it's a mostly subconscious shift that people employ to get people to sort of like them or even agree with them. 

It kind of reminds me when Hilary Clinton morphs into Al Sharpton if she's talking to a black audience.  Or Mitt Romney suddenly becoming a good ol bot when he crosses the Mason/Dixon line.  To me, it's one of those things that people tend to do when they want to be liked.  I listen to Marc Maron every once in a while and he transforms into a NYC Jew when he's interviewing people from the north east and then suddenly morphs back into himself when someone like Judd Apatow comes on.  It's really interesting.  I have a sister in law that used to put on a fake New England accent for no apparent reason because her dad is from Connecticut even though she is not.  She apparently befriended a group of people from somewhere up there and started pronouncing things like them overnight.  I really don't know what causes it.

Her delivery sounds like Connie Willis on muscle relaxants.

[changes2012]

Her fake laugh is nauseating.

Again -- so glad to know that it's not just me. Reading through these posts from last night...I'm guessing we are gonna get to the "my notes say Summer 2016" - gonna have to talk with my producer -- SO, as I suspected, she doesn't really prepare for her own show (much like GN) -- Dammit, just give it back to Art or take this show off the air! I agree with so many of the statements on this thread...thanks for the validation. Keith and ART have to change this up.

[Auslandia]

Keith and ART have to change this up.

Why?

[Inglorious Bitch]

From an outsider's view this is certainly the impression I had.  I feel like Keith/Art either really have no idea how to run their own show or just don't give a damn sometimes. I don't get it. Do they ever listen to advice or pay attention to what critics say, I wonder. I mean, yes, there are trolls but I would think you would want to see the negative feedback to look for ways to improve.  Even people with vast experience need to be given real feedback and take action on it if they want their product to be the best it can be.

Not when you have an ego the size of Mt. Rushmore. Your post makes perfect sense to reasonable people, but not to a narcissist type who thinks they have all the answers and the sun shines out of their ass.

[Richard Groyper]

https://twitter.com/TheeArtVandelay/status/720473908747595776

[Inglorious Bitch]

Just call me 'the human flashlight'.

I prefer to think of you as the human inchworm.

[SredniVashtar]

I prefer to think of you as the human inchworm.

I'd rather have worms than crabs.

[Inglorious Bitch]

I'd rather have worms than crabs.

And yet you have both. It's an embarrassment of riches!

[SredniVashtar]

And yet you have both. It's an embarrassment of riches!

Better than being richly embarrassing, you despicable harlot.

[Inglorious Bitch]

Better than being richly embarrassing, you despicable harlot.

Let's save the pet names for the bedroom.

[Yorkshire pud]

Let's save the pet names for the bedroom.

Okay, which one of you is tied to the celtic cross as the other one whips the hide off the other's arse? A friend was asking.

[changes2012]

LOL  " a tight rope stretched over a slippery slope"   that has to go top right corner  LOL

and didn't Marrs tell her there's not much to talk about the grave.. yet she is going to ask him about it again.. and then she says she has so many questions she can't get to them all.  LOL Jesus tapdancing Christ she is dense.   I think she will open up calls right away as she hasn't got any relevant questions.

She says that she has so many questions EVERY night -- but she doesn't. I'm so tired of this -- just sticking around until I download all the AB's that I want. She wants to keep the guest to herself -- BUT she'll go to the phone -- it's NOT about you, Heather!

[albrecht]

Which cruise was this from? I love the idea of trapping people on a boat with a bunch of "experts" in UFOlogy, ancient archology, ascended masterry, reike healers, clairvoyants, psychics, arcologies/19.5, alternative/chinese medicine, and conspiracy theory. It sounds like a nightmare scenario in which you must be constantly checking your wallet.

[GravitySucks]

She says that she has so many questions EVERY night -- but she doesn't. I'm so tired of this -- just sticking around until I download all the AB's that I want. She wants to keep the guest to herself -- BUT she'll go to the phone -- it's NOT about you, Heather!

...and yet you listen. Now you are just typing so you can read it back in your own voice and think you are profound.

[K_Dubb]

Which cruise was this from? I love the idea of trapping people on a boat with a bunch of "experts" in UFOlogy, ancient archology, ascended masterry, reike healers, clairvoyants, psychics, arcologies/19.5, alternative/chinese medicine, and conspiracy theory. It sounds like a nightmare scenario in which you must be constantly checking your wallet.

2013 Contact In The Desert

[changes2012]

I listened to about 30 minutes of tonight's MITD with Heather Wade. I have been an enthusiastic supporter and fan of Art Bell since the mid-90's. I followed all of his resurgences and subsequent, always strange, disappearances. After the whole Sirius fiasco I patiently waited two years for his non-compete to end, and when MITD was launched I was an early adopter. I subscribed early and have been paying the low low introductory offer of $5 ever since. When Art had his stalker problem and decided once again to pull his disappearing act I couldn't really believe it. I kept hoping against hope that he would come back. I kept downloading the podcasts every day after Art handed over the show to Heather Wade because I know the download numbers matter and MITD was still so new when Art abandoned the show that I wanted to continue to support the effort in the hope that he would come back.

I, however, didn't listen to any of Heather's shows. I was feeling somewhat betrayed and sad that Art had again pulled a Houdini that I didn't want my negative feelings to color my impressions of her show. In other words, I really wanted to give her a chance to find her footing. I wanted to reserve judgement. I listened to my first Heather Wade show and, sadly, I am canceling my subscription to MITD. I don't dislike her or anything, but she is just simply not what I signed up for. Tonight in just the first 30 minutes she praised Donald Trump twice and belittled Bernie Sanders once. But, really, that's just the surface annoyance. I haven't gone back to check but I can only assume that Heather, like the loathsome George Noory, is a climate change denialist as well as a Trump supporter. This is definitely not what I hoped MITD would be.

Sorry, but bye.

YUUUUP! Well said. Give me ART! Gotta download all the episodes I want before I cancel...She's unlistenable...(new word?)

[VENUS FIREBALL XL5]

Is he a mean adult baby?

yes, he was raised by a mean baby

[VENUS FIREBALL XL5]

Bay Area Rapid Transit?

love it

[VENUS FIREBALL XL5]

High ya Bud

[VENUS FIREBALL XL5]

It's Bartable

Bay Area Barf Transit

[VENUS FIREBALL XL5]

Guy on the right is wearing a Richard Attenborough starter kit Hallowean costume.

OMG ha ha