Topic: Ian Punnett

[Paper*Boy]

... This all sounds like it tracks with Major Ed Dames' "solar kill shot" scenario, where he saw in the future survivors living underground...

Oh thank god.  I was starting to get worried. 
 
The fact that Majorette Dames 'predicted' it lessens the likelyhood down to about zero.

[Paper*Boy]

I agree..i am sure it was a metaphor or just something nerds talk about.  perhaps if we were all high?  I will not listen to another zombie show.  Ian seem to be enjoying it.  zombies in haiti legend are voodoo living dead made to work for their capturer...not dangerous at all.  I kept thinking...why not just chop their legs and arms off when you bury the dead....and turn it into a monty python movie?

This stupid zombie comic book stuff is further evidence of Ian's hostility towards George for making him apoligize on air, and is trying to make the show into a joke.  If he would only tune in M-F, he would realize George has already done that.

[Frys Girl]

in my zombie state last night, I heard a caller tell Ian something along the lines of "George Noory says disclosure won't happen because yadda yadda." I honestly think Ian lets these anti-George people through and just pretends to argue with them. He wants certain statements to be made that are anti George. Smart ian. I likey.

[Flaxen Hegemony]

that's the thing about zombies.  the only way something like that would work is if MAGIC were involved. and since we're all grown ups .... yawn

You have to remember we're talking about the C2C audience circa 2011 here.

I never understood the whole zombie craze, and it seemed to transfer easily across all forms of media - books, movies, TV, video games.. just a glut that seemed to tag on to the vampire popularity.  I suppose it is an easy concept to shove into any shelved story to give it some life, no pun intended.  But I can't say I've found any of them interesting. [1]

[1] I'll set aside judgment on anything with "strippers" and "machine guns" in the title.



 

[kf5iwe]

If you build it they will come. If Art comes back so will the old audience. We are out here waiting all across the country. Ease our pain. If he returns in any fashion, the word will be flashed around the world here and elsewhere. I did not get on the internet until Art made me want to go look at his website in 1998. I started listening in 1995. I was the anticomputer, now I have DSL. All because of some guy from Pahrump Nevada.

 Has anyone checked with Ed Dames to see if he has remote viewed Art's return? I could not resist

[WOTR]

That guest was Max Brooks, author of "The Zombie Survival Guide" and "World War Z".

That show is in my top ten best. How come you didn't like it?

The other posters pretty much nailed it.  It just seemed way too long and that by the end they were just talking for the sake of hearing themselves.  Nothing was based on any rules or any version of reality; you just make it up as you go with no "wrong answer."  Not one suggestion was put forward that was shot down as being not plausible.  Every time the host or guest would come up with a new idea the show went in a new direction for far too long.  One suggestion of zombies wandering around under water caused 5 minutes of "serious" discussion on the topic.

To me it was the equivalent to listening to ten dungeons and dragons "fans" talking seriously about a fictional world for hours on end...  Perhaps 15 minutes of it would have been alright, but it just ended up being too much.

[Agent : Orange]

Bah!

[From Somewhere Out There]

Has anyone checked with Ed Dames to see if he has remote viewed Art's return? I could not resist

Dame's is busy working on a special project with Fort Rock.

[General Johnson Jameson]

Dame's is busy working on a special project with Fort Rock.

What is this special project with Fort Rock you speak of?

[onan]

What is this special project with Fort Rock you speak of?

I am not sure you were posting here when Ft. Rock was. He was... shall we say, ummm creative. His style made for some lively posts. He may still be a member, I don't know. The concept of dames and Ft. Rock would be like two peas in a pod.

[General Johnson Jameson]

I am not sure you were posting here when Ft. Rock was. He was... shall we say, ummm creative. His style made for some lively posts. He may still be a member, I don't know. The concept of dames and Ft. Rock would be like two peas in a pod.

Thank you onan. I haven't come across a poster named "Ft Rock" yet or any postings by him/her. While pondering this new information..I wonder how many students/people actually have paid/taken his courses and how many true sychophants Dames actually has out there.
I have some researching to do regarding Dames on another matter. See if I can't find some things on this Ft. Rock while I'm at it.

[Morgus]

I haven't come across a poster named "Ft Rock" yet or any postings by him/her.

Fort Rock was ultimately banned, so his posts are months back and may have been removed in the Art Bell thread.

[Morgus]

Ian Punnett's planned zombie-fest for last Saturday was pre-empted by hurricane (now less than tropical storm) Irene.
But Ian promised(threatened?) he would have the zombie guy back soon in the near future.

[BobGrau]

Fort Rock should be coastgab's mascot. I want to see a huge background pic of his grinning visage lurking behind every thread.

In fact, I might start using his photo as my signature.

[BobGrau]

As for the zombie shows, I thought the first 'world war z' show was great, but I agree the topic is pretty much done. I'd like to hear Max Brooks again, but maybe just a first-hour segment - unless he's got something new to talk about.

PS It really annoys me that the british media refers to the coming movie as 'Brad Pitt's new zombie film' - he might be in it, but I doubt that makes it 'his'.

[Paper*Boy]

Ian Punnett's planned zombie-fest for last Saturday was pre-empted by hurricane (now less than tropical storm) Irene.
But Ian promised(threatened?) he would have the zombie guy back soon in the near future.

How bored is Ian?  How much does he hate Coast, George Noory, the rest of the staff, the listeners?
 
I think Ian does the Zombies shows because he's seen how popular Vampire books, TV shows, and movies are.  He wants to be there if Zombies ever get to be as popular.  It's the same reason he does those True Crime shows - if any are ever solved, Ian wants credit for 'breaking' the case.
 
 
Ian needs a new challenge, maybe another degree or some credential, but what?  He already has 2 jobs that let him just talk and talk - as a preacher he is the only one that gets to do any talking at all, as a host of a now terrible radio show he is able to control and limit the guests and callers time.

[WOTR]

How bored is Ian?  How much does he hate Coast, George Noory, the rest of the staff, the listeners?
 
I think Ian does the Zombies shows because...

Could it be that Ian is doing Zombies as a commentary on the direction that Coast has taken, certain other hosts, guests and callers?  If it is an inside joke; a way of subtly saying that the program is a living, dead husk of what it once was I would applaud it... I might even give the WWZ show another shot.  Perhaps I will tune in next zombie show just to see if I am on to something; to listen for subtle clues.

[Paper*Boy]

I finally realized Ian was in reality an 8th grade loser when he came on the air, said he'd just taken his kid to see Kiss (without Ace and Peter), then gushingly proclaimed them 'the coolest band ever'. 

[xenocon]

Ian is a nerd.  he loves comic books..i mean i am his age but i am not sure i ever read a comic book.  not sure i even remember anyone else who read comic books other than mad magazine..but art is a nerd too..somewhat a social outcast...but that is not the point..who can entertain us for a few hours a night?  Punnett, sNoory and/or Bell...Choose two.  be my guest.

Hulk not read comic book Hulk not like Ian me smash radio hulk sleep now

[Agent : Orange]

Ian is a nerd.  he loves comic books..i mean i am his age but i am not sure i ever read a comic book. 

I feel sorry for you if you've never read a comic book. You're missing out big time. There's a lot of stuff that isn't geared toward children or the simplistic stories you might expect.

not sure i even remember anyone else who read comic books other than mad magazine..but art is a nerd too..somewhat a social outcast...

I don't see how one can be called a social outcast on the basis that they read comics, especially if you're Ian's age and grew up in a setting where they were much more common than today. You make it sound like he has the plague. A comic book reading adult in today's world is not all that unusual.

There's a judgmental air about those kinds of arguments I don't think I like. It's like looking down your nose at a 20 something that plays video games.
*shrug*

[Morgus]

I feel sorry for you if you've never read a comic book. You're missing out big time. There's a lot of stuff that isn't geared toward children or the simplistic stories you might expect.

most of the big hollywood blockbuster movies nowadays are based on comic book characters too, and big comic con conventions are very popular all across the country with attendance of over 100,000 people at some of them.
Comics are definitely in the mainstream now, not just for little kids anymore. 

[BobGrau]

Anyone commenting on an internet forum is automatically a nerd.

join us....

[onan]

I feel sorry for you if you've never read a comic book. You're missing out big time. There's a lot of stuff that isn't geared toward children or the simplistic stories you might expect.
I don't see how one can be called a social outcast on the basis that they read comics, especially if you're Ian's age and grew up in a setting where they were much more common than today. You make it sound like he has the plague. A comic book reading adult in today's world is not all that unusual.

There's a judgmental air about those kinds of arguments I don't think I like. It's like looking down your nose at a 20 something that plays video games.
*shrug*

AO, you cannot win a subjective debate with one that makes over-generalized statements about one specific behavior (take this sentence as an example).

The actual personality type that is being tossed isn't "social outcast" but anomic. An anomic personality chooses to live an isolated life for any of a multitude of reasons... comic books being very low on the reason list.

You are right though, not reading comics is a loss. Not  huge one but a loss none-the-less. To that end, I think superman had more of an impact on my ideas of social responsibility than Jesus did.

Looking down one's nose is the first indicator that one is missing certain experiences in life.

[FightTheFuture]

I like Ian. At least he reads the GD book! And besides, he doesn`t suck like Noory

[Agent : Orange]

Wow what a reaction by two posters to the fact i do not read comic books.  I mean maybe mad magazine in 6th grade.  There are actual books out there you know.......not full of pictures and captions...but i guess some people need help with their imagination right up to adulthood. 

I don't see how you come to that conclusion. I never said comics are all I read by any stretch of the imagination. Just that if you haven't experienced reading through one, maybe you should hold back on judging how terrible they are. In the past twenty years they have come to be seen as an art form, as they should be.

But I suspect these words fall on deaf ears (blind eyes?).

It's not like i never saw one...i have seen them and have absolutely no interest so don't feel sorry for me...i was not attacking Ian...but comic books are for nerds. 

So?

Most of the stuff that you rely on in your day to day life was made by nerds. If you are not sitting at a desktop computer to write this right now, you're doing it on a handheld device, which is even nerdier.

I think it's telling that you throw around the word "nerd" as an insult.

I have never met another adult who openly admits to reading them unless you include Goober on andy griffith but to each is own.

Andy Griffiths, eh?

Your obvious lack of connection with the world outside, the wildly dated reference and abject xenophobia combine for a trifecta of lol

And one more point...this is a blog about being judgmental.

In fact, this isn't a blog at all.

[Agent : Orange]

Ok i am nerdy internet junky and a wonk...but i don't sit around and debate about how fictional creatures would invade the world...

The shame!

What do you debate about with your limitless imagination that does not require pictures or captions?

that was what we were discussing. zombies invading the planet and the zeal Ian and the professor were discussing it. 

The conversation just became more interesting in the direction it's moving, I think.

But by all means, enjoy your comics.

THE SHAME!

[onan]

THANK YOU DR. FREUD...would you like another cigar?

Bleh, you turned the phrase social outcast. You made the issue of "not sure you had ever read a comic book".  Perhaps your insinuation was meant to indicate some loss on your part. But it had a "smell me" kind of ring. If anyone deserved a pie in the face it was you. Sorry your never-read-a-comic-book-feelings got hurt.

And no thanks on the cigar... and that isn't a cigar... put it back.

[Agent : Orange]

AO, you cannot win a subjective debate with one that makes over-generalized statements about one specific behavior (take this sentence as an example).

Oh, I'm not trying to win it.

You are right though, not reading comics is a loss. Not  huge one but a loss none-the-less. To that end, I think superman had more of an impact on my ideas of social responsibility than Jesus did.

Plus, Superman went into space and collected trophies for his fortress of solitude. I've never heard that about Jesus.

Looking down one's nose is the first indicator that one is missing certain experiences in life.

Better said than I could manage.

[Agent : Orange]

You are quite full of your smug self...and the pop psychology is very funny.  maybe sNoory would have you on the show.

I didn't think I came off smug. Besides, you started it.

As for pop-psychology I don't think I said anything that required any imagination to see in the first place.

Especially not anything outside the scope of an imagination that doesn't require captions or pictures.

[Agent : Orange]

Someone else said social outcast.  I said Ian was a nerd.  I like Ian.  but when someone comes on here and begins to spout fake psychiatric labels....that is just too funny.  you might want to go back to your Psychology for dummies manual and look up "projection."  maybe it will help you better understand yourself.  lol.  keep up the good work Doctor.

Yeah, what a nerd for labeling people like that.