Posted on 11/04/2013 2:55:12 PM PST by Beowulf9
Art Bell show on Sirius radio was being pirated by many and streaming free, he said, everywhere. Many haven't been able to hear Art's show as they could not pay for Sirius radio so Art tried to get Sirius radio to cut a deal with Sirius for the show be free as it aired. Only the night it aired.
Today the news came through, the deal didn't:
"Sometimes when you are "all in" you win, sometimes lose. By mutual agreement Dark Matter will no longer air as of tonight" ~ Art Bell
Not the only inconsistency in his story, but the Art Bell Fans ate it all up.
I’m sorry to say, but I have seen much the same spirit here on FR. Just check out any UFO thread where I’ve debated Quix of MHGinTn.
Wow! I’ll look at all this. Thanks, Kevmo.
BTW-Art Bell always gave me the creeps but that’s just my opinion.
Art Bell is a gifted interviewer and his gift contrasts greatly with the current Clear Channel host.
In my opinion, any interviewed guest has the potential to turn off the listening audience. All credit or blame though
generally lies with the person who interviews the guest.
She’s young. How old were they when they got married?
OK now things get interesting.
I can absolutely see Art going head-to-head against the regular show.
And I would listen to one, or the other, depending on who they had on.
Never would listen to Art when his show was pay-only, I certainly hope he’s back in the (free) radio market now.
Go Art.
Just got off the phone with sirius to cancel my subscription i made sure to tell them the art bell show being taken off was the reason i canceled my subscription. For those of you that are interested sirius will refund prorated for canceling your subscription. I really hope you come back on the air one way or another have you considered this? maybe podomatic or americanfreedomradio? or perhaps just start your own site to stream from? I myself would definitely pay for a subscription to hear you on air. Sorry to hear you are no longer on the air hope you come back soon. And if not it was a pleasure being able to hear you for the couple months you were back.
Thanks for posting the photo, Reeses.
What happens next? Tell me, tell me.
He was 60. She was 21.
I haven’t written anything further. lol
Art sent out a couple of emails to those who wrote him about the cancellation. They are the same. This is a copy:
“I started the show with the expectation that my listener’s would be able to stream the show since most were coming from AM.
They started the thirty day trial and found that it was dropping out on them every few minutes. After the 30 day trial most did not renew, why would they? Faced with paying about $180 bucks a Year for something that was not working right, what would you do?
So I lost my base. My show is based on call in, if all I am left with is Truck drivers with cell phones going down the road at 70 MPH, well you get the idea. So I asked Sirius to allow free streaming for a Year until they could fix their problems and they said no. The show was simply not viable under these conditions.
Art”
Holy smokes. He’s lucky she didn’t give him a heart attack. LOL
I loved most of the topics he discussed. The one I really couldn't stand, though, was the guy who played snippets of recordings backwards and claimed to hear messages in them. They were so stupid. I would scream, inside my head, "Make the guy ask Art what is being said, not tell us before he plays it what it says." He was planting the suggestion of what it said in an unintelligible garble.
Later, the guys who recorded ghosts would do the same thing. Art would never ask them to play first, and then see if we would hear it the same way without being told what it said.
But otherwise, great entertainment.
That’s pretty good. Can you do it for 250 pages?
I loved the new show. Loved that he got the same guy to say, “Wanna take a ride?” He got Keith Rowland to do the graphics again. The show had few commercials and it was genuine Art Bell quality.
I was one of the people he called to give their ghost story on Spooky Matter. I’m on in the last 30 min, about footsteps down our hall, Phoenix. Believe me, as a long time lover of Art Bell, I was thrilled to pieces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljCyw8oFvoA
lol
11 different stories maybe
The old C2C shows are on utube??
I set up a youtube playlist with the new shows, and will look for your story when I get to the Spooky Matter one. I listen on long trips.
“Get It Right Next Time” by Gerry Rafferty was one Art’s staples.
“Isn’t It Time” by The Babys, “Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac, “Hold On” by Ian Gomm are some others that come to mind.
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