And this is why I have successfully resisted cable/sat tv in my house...
One usually gets stuff like this from peeps that havent listened to the show,
or somebody who tries to make easy money off of Arts misfortunes.
I can write a disertation on Art Bell, but unlike the Schnozz, unfortunately
haven't had the luck to meet the man himself.
He was a regular talk show host with a witty sense of humor, until one day in
1993 when he decided to dedicate his weekend programs to space exploration. I
remember his first Dreamland show as it was named at the time. It had mostly
scientific angle, then he decided that he could add some flavor and started
touching the theme of life beyond Earth...His voice was perfect, I remember
carrying me back to the times when most of the people were really curious about
space exploration and found that romantic.
The show was successfull, but it really took off after he started scheduling
guests that had bizarre ideas...The formula of success was not the
sensationalism as one might suspect, but the fact that he treated each guest
like a human being. He never believed nor showed belief in most of the stuff
that his guests were talking about when they had the floor. He never ridiculed
or got mad at anyone. His patience was amazing at times...and as mentioned
above, that was the secret ingredient.
He was never threatened by the gvmt. He lived in the desert, because he was a
radio nut. He was always proud about the accomplishments of the "hams", such
as, bouncing a radio signal off the Moon first...
Art retired, because of the need to deal with family issues. The media at the
time kept a tight lip on the reasons for which he made such decision. The real
reason for his retirement was his son. His fifteen year old son was kidnapped
by his own teacher, dragged across the state border and raped.
Art came back on occasional basis, but his appearances really got rare after
his love of many years died and he blamed himself for it.
Now he is happily married and lives with his new wife abroad...needless to say,
the show isnt the same now...:(
The cave is in the brains of thoz that pour crap out of your tv into your
room. I would reconsider where I get my sources of info if I wuz you.
Boris
Subject:
Re: [OM] Retouchng pictures
From:
"Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
Date:
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0500
Ah, yes, coast to coast AM. I read a story in one of the newsmagazines about
the first host of this show, who has now retired to obscurity in a cave
somewhere.
They showed photos of his studios/home which was a couple of trailer houses
in the middle of a barren southwestern desert. They were notable only
because of the location and the several large sattelitte dishes.
This guy was a conspiricy theorist like Amierica can produce like no other.
Not only did he locate in this barren location so he could see the
Government men coming for miles, but also tohelp his communication with
extra-terrestrials.
Just plain nuts! as the Far Side cartoon said.
Bill Pearce
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