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Ian Punnett
sillydog:
Yes, I know he doesn't exactly have the same style as Art, and he does do some very silly shoes, but he does ask some hard questions. If his guests are waffling, he'll call 'em out. In fact, he might actually be a bit better at exposing his guests than Art is. Perhaps that's why some of the more frequents guests that GN (or Ass Hat, as I like to call him) has on don't get Ianized.
That said, I wish he treid a little harder during the first hour. Still, I appreciate his midwestern sense of humour, that I know some others don't get. I really like that he's freindly and rigorous at the same time.
What do y'all think about Ian? I was really hopeful that he'd have been Art's replacement. I occasionally listen to GN/AH shows when he's got an interesting guest, but can be heard to groan outloud whenever he asks one of his patently dumb questions. It's like tortue, unless the guests actually make fun of him (George Ure and Cliff from 4 March 2008 leap to mind) and he doens't even get that he's just been smacked down. Unlike GN/AH, that's good stuff.
You know, I'd really like to have Ian interview the banned guest, David John Oates. I saw him shortly before he was banned and, I thought it was fascinating. Some of his reversals of Bush Jr. and Cheney are super creepy.
ArtBellFan:
I like Ian also but won't be listening to him anytime soon, his guests recently don't interest me in the least, plus I am a little miffed at the way he starts the show now, doesn't greet his listeners anymore, have a feeling he isn't happy with the show any longer, know he wasn't happy when he lost the earlier time slot on Saturday evenings and his Coast to Coast Live, can understand that, he works all week and probably doesn't want to be up all night on Saturday. Come on Ian get back to where you started from, a little too mainstream for me.
Michael Vandeven:
i agree with you about ian. while i do not specifically seek out his broadcasts, i will give them a few minutes when i stumble upon them in order to see if it's something interesting. he seems well-read, intelligent, genuine and is not afraid to drop humor into seemingly humorless conversations. and yes, he's tougher on all the guests than any other host, art included. did you hear his interview around halloween with that douche who was buddies with some guy who invented a machine with a "100% success rate" in contacting the dead? bullocks, i say. and ian was really calling this guy out on a lot of things, which in turn let callers in on the fact that it's ok for them to do so as well, hence the fact the guy was an embarrassment by the end of the show.
i remember waaaaaaay back when mike siegel was announced as art's replacement, i sent ian an email telling him i was shocked he wasn't named as the replacement. i think if he had been, the show would still be something i include in my life.
speaking of david john oates... i interviewed him one time. VERY nice guy. if you'd like to hear the interview you can go here:
http://www.ufoship.com/page.php?14
click april 21, 2006.
*ADMIN* correction: click Mar 24, 2006. hope the april 21 show i initially told you to click wasn't too horrible.
there were a couple "odd" moments in the intervew that cause me to feel embarrassed when listening to it, but otherwise, it's listenable i guess.
sillydog:
Thanks so much for the link! The implications of his research are profound -- if it were widespread it'd be like a society that was suddenly introduced to telepathy -- the implications for civil society are incredible.
When dating a few years back, I seriously considered asking any potential suitors to send an audio clip describing themselves. Sanity prevaled and I shortly met a fellow who started one of our first converstaisons by saying, "ever listen to Art Bell?" Four years later we still live together w/ our twin BayGen radios. ;)
slipstream:
The only time I can listen to C2C anymore is when Ian or Art are hosting. Maybe if GN has a guest I really want to hear. I also was dismayed when Ian didn't get the top spot when Art quit in 2002, but I guess Ian had other things going on. I like Ian because he knows how to conduct and interview. He has a style that lets the guest go where s/he wants but can quickly reel the guest in and call them to account. He does indeed seem very knowledgeable about many subjects. It is a pity he only does one night a week.
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