I've been wanting to contribute to this forum for awhile...mostly a lurker here. I guess this is a good opportunity.
I fear this isn't just a hack, but a real re-re-re-re-retirement. I guess I got the bad vibe when he skipped a night due to a "bad back." I dunno how many of you all were around at the end of the 90s/beginning of the 2000's, but every time he had to leave due to problems with his son, with legal issues, or with an argument with the network, it always seemed like he used the bad back excuse. When I heard him use "bad back" recently, I believed to myself that something was probably amiss.
I've been a die hard fan since the early/mid 90s....but, you know, I think it's time to call it quits. You can only put so much faith in a rusted out Nova that keeps quitting every time you hop in it for a trip to the grocery. Art had a great run and made radio history...we romanticized a comeback, but I guess it just wasn't in the cards. GRRRR.....
I feel sorry for the people who invested in new radios, etc. though.
2"]I've been wanting to contribute to this forum for awhile...mostly a lurker here. I guess this is a good opportunity.
I fear this isn't just a hack, but a real re-re-re-re-retirement. I guess I got the bad vibe when he skipped a night due to a "bad back." I dunno how many of you all were around at the end of the 90s/beginning of the 2000's, but every time he had to leave due to problems with his son, with legal issues, or with an argument with the network, it always seemed like he used the bad back excuse. When I heard him use "bad back" recently, I believed to myself that something was probably amiss.
I've been a die hard fan since the early/mid 90s....but, you know, I think it's time to call it quits. You can only put so much faith in a rusted out Nova that keeps quitting every time you hop in it for a trip to the grocery. Art had a great run and made radio history...we romanticized a comeback, but I guess it just wasn't in the cards. GRRRR.....
I feel sorry for the people who invested in new radios, etc. though.[/quote]
I also remember when the "bad back issues kept him from broadcasting. I'm a Nurse & have had actual SURGERY to help with my back issues, so I never put much stock in that excuse.
Unfortunately, some put Art on this God like pedestal. ..was strange to see some behave like groupies. Sure, I ADORE his style & shows, & have listened to him since Dreamland & the inception of C2C. But, his many retirements were a turn off.
That being said, I would gladly pay for a Streamlink type fee to listen to him if he chooses to continue on his site.