Art Bell died

[Fake Messiah]

http://news3lv.com/news/local/radio-host...hrump-home

Oh well, although I think that his establishment Coast To Coast AM radio is total shit where they really know no boundaries of insanity they'll claim is true, I guess got even worse after he retired, he himself was kind of legend. Compared to what c2c is now Bell seemed to have a dose of sobriety - or maybe not I'm not that well familiar with the whole thing.

He lived somewhat romantic life in the desert where during the night he talked about UFOs for many years when he got rich selling book rights to Roland Emmerich who made that movie "Day After Tomorrow" and Bell could retire to Hawaii, although it says that he died in Nevada.

I guess he also influenced some TV shows like "X Files" and Spielberg 2002 TV show "Taken" where they feature similar radio show that grows into a movement. Although he was not a pioneer in paranormal radio, that was Long John Nabel.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

A character based on him was prominent in "Taken", a SyFy miniseries from 2002.

[vorlon13]

Curiously, Bell never did a show on the one true alien menace: The Voltones.

[CapnAwesome]

I listened to him every night as a kid. Art Bell had a major influence on me being a skeptic, cause when you listen to enough, you realize all the bullshit sounds the same.

I even made it on his show one night when I was maybe 18 and made up an alien abduction story just to talk to him. He took it totally seriously but I had the feeling that he was just going through the motions largely and didn't believe most of what was on his show.

RIP

[Fake Messiah]

Ha! Great story. I mean how is it possible that you lied when you didn't have any financial gain--is an argument that UFO people use to "validate" supposed witnesses.
I guess with Internet there is more skepticism when it comes to paranormal stuff because you can put your beliefs to the test and you have to be really persistent (crazy) to believe in flying saucers, Bermuda Triangle, Loch Ness monster etc.

I mean I remember hearing Kevin Smith once said how he used to watch those stupid documentaries on cable and actually believed them that there is Loch Ness monster, but with the coming of the internet he just debunks those things.

That's how it is with Bell: he gave voice to UFO people and after many years of people trying to find something they just stayed where they were in the first place: nobody has any credible evidence or knows anything about supposed aliens or what is living in Loch Ness and so on.
But also Bell interviewed scientists who actually value his gift for making interesting conversations.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The "no pay/no play" tactic is stupid. Feeding the ego is all some people are looking for.

[Jackalope]

Assassinated by Greys, no doubt.

[chimp3]

Insomniacs and shift workers are in mourning. Art Bell helped me learn scepticism and recognize blind gullibility. I always had the sense he did not believe the nonsense but he did not let on.

[The Valkyrie]

Perhaps he was abducted...

[vorlon13]

. . . and anatomically inverted . . . .