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Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by giantrobot »

egfx wrote: post #3

I used to work obscenely late hours in my QA days at Bliizard and I would listen to Art Bell alone in my car late at night outside an undeveloped area of Irvine looking at the hills and the stars at 1am for my dinner break. I still listen to Coast to Coast for 30 minutes every night for the bumper music or more if the topic is interesting.

I worked a graveyard shift for a while and would listen to C2C on my "lunch" breaks at 2AM. It was a fun show to listen to at that weird time of night by yourself.

It was far less fun any time George Noory was guest hosting. He just let guests run unchallenged. Art Bell was good at going on the guest's journey without letting them go too far off in the weeds.

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by adolph »

mmcgaha wrote: post #23
egfx wrote: post #3

I used to work obscenely late hours in my QA days at Bliizard and I would listen to Art Bell alone in my car late at night outside an undeveloped area of Irvine looking at the hills and the stars at 1am for my dinner break. I still listen to Coast to Coast for 30 minutes every night for the bumper music or more if the topic is interesting.

Back in the 90s, my girlfriend and I would go out drinking and end the night in the back of her van listening to Art Bell and sobering up. The show I remember most was when a guy called saying he was flying into area 51 and Art was trying to talk him out of it.

That’s weird, this guy flew by taking pics without issue.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32919/pilot-takes-amaz...

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by tptacek »

mindcrime wrote: post #12
egfx wrote: post #3

I used to work obscenely late hours in my QA days at Bliizard and I would listen to Art Bell alone in my car late at night outside an undeveloped area of Irvine looking at the hills and the stars at 1am for my dinner break. I still listen to Coast to Coast for 30 minutes every night for the bumper music or more if the topic is interesting.

It's funny... pretty much the only time/place I ever want to listen to Coast to Coast AM is when I'm in my car, driving somewhere overnight, and it's 2:00 in the morning and I'm on the Interstate halfway between Bumfuck and Nowhereville. In that setting, there is something magical about it.

The only exposure I've had to Art Bell was on a drive from Chicago to San Francisco with my brother, who turned it on in the middle of the night driving somewhere in Wyoming.

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by pwned1 »

rsync wrote: post #24

If you are an Art Bell fan you owe it to yourself to listen to the Phil Hendrie parodies of the show that he did back in early 00's ... "North of the rockies ... South of the rockies ..."

Man, what ever happened to Phil Hendrie? I loved his episode where he had the preacher on who was making the case that god hated trailer parks because they were impermanent homes, and he gave the Israelites a permanent home, therefore that's why tornadoes always hit trailer parks.

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by varelse »

What was a wonderful pre-apocalyptic buzz guilty pleasure back in the 90s is now the sad precursor to MAGA. Why are people so utterly stupid?

But, for real, I was in the theater next to Art Bell when he watched Contact. And you know how much he loved that movie.

That said, the night the satellite feed was cut after the supposed Area 51 worker called in and said everything about the aliens was real was to die for.

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by mitchdoogle »

hallway_monitor wrote: post #20
qbasic_forever wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately his voice came from a lifetime of smoking cigarettes that eventually contributed to his death.

Life contributes to death. Do what you like and don't shame others for doing the same.

Sometimes shame is useful. Cigarettes are gross and unhealthy, not just for the user, but for the people around them. It is a costly habit, and most importantly, often leads to premature death. If anybody I care about smokes, you can bet your ass I'm shaming them. They shouldn't be doing it.

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by area51org »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #17
tlholaday wrote: post #4

Request for advice: I don't know Art Bell, though the name seems like one I have heard previously. Would you advise me to just start listening, or would you advise me to use a search engine first? As a guide to your advice, were it Andy Kaufman or Henry Fielding, the advice I'd want would be "just start watching" or "just start reading"; but if it were Robin Hanson, the advice I'd want would be "read this report abou…

There are some real classic episodes that are an amazing introduction. There’s one where a guy calls in from his cell phone while ion a Cessna about to fly over Area 51. Art urges him not to do it . The last we hear from him is his reports of fighter jets approaching. That’s not even an interview it’s just a caller! Even if completely fake, the entertainment value was huge. I’ll reply later with some links to 2-3 of…

Here's a link to an MP3 of that 'dude flying into Area 51' call: https://www.area51.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Man-tries-...

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by area51org »

mmcgaha wrote: post #23
egfx wrote: post #3

I used to work obscenely late hours in my QA days at Bliizard and I would listen to Art Bell alone in my car late at night outside an undeveloped area of Irvine looking at the hills and the stars at 1am for my dinner break. I still listen to Coast to Coast for 30 minutes every night for the bumper music or more if the topic is interesting.

Back in the 90s, my girlfriend and I would go out drinking and end the night in the back of her van listening to Art Bell and sobering up. The show I remember most was when a guy called saying he was flying into area 51 and Art was trying to talk him out of it.

Link to an MP3 of that call with the dude flying into Area 51: https://www.area51.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Man-tries-...

Re: Art Bell Back in Time

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Post by area51org »

hallway_monitor wrote: post #20
qbasic_forever wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately his voice came from a lifetime of smoking cigarettes that eventually contributed to his death.

Life contributes to death. Do what you like and don't shame others for doing the same.

It's funny how fast that attitude changes when someone you know dies of something you could have helped prevent. Suddenly you feel like you've got blood on your hands, and that maybe sometimes other people need a nudge or a kick in the right direction.
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