Art Bell's Wife Dies Unexpectedly
Ramona Bell, the wife of syndicated radio legend Art Bell, died unexpectedly Thursday at age 47 while vacationing with her husband in Laughlin, Nev., according to an announcement by Coast to Coast AM, the program Bell founded and still occasionally hosts.
"At present, the exact cause of Mrs. Bell's death has not been determined," the announcement states. "It apparently took place during her sleep." An asthma sufferer for years, Ramona Bell reportedly experienced an attack before her death.
The Bells married in the early '90s after meeting as coworkers at radio station KWDN in Las Vegas. Art Bell broadcast his show from the couple's home in Pahrump, Nev., a remote desert town 50 miles from Las Vegas near Area 51, where Ramona booked guests and handled many other duties. The couple also own FM radio station KNYE, an eclectic oldies station they began in Pahrump four years ago.
Though Bell has not been an everyday radio host since 2002, he appears weekends on Coast to Coast, engages regularly in ham radio chats at call sign W60BB and is frequently seen on his studio webcam. The photo of the Bells ringing in the New Year was one of dozens contributed by fans to an Art Bell online forum since Ramona's death.
As befitting a host who became famous for covering paranormal subjects, Bell once claimed to have seen a UFO while driving with his wife, according to a July 13, 1998, Newsweek article:
Four years ago he and Ramona were driving around 2 am. on the lonely stretch of road leading to their house. "Coming up from behind us. oh my God, was a gigantic triangular craft," says Bell. "It had a strobing red light on the front and a white light on each back point. We watched it float across the valley for five minutes, before we lost sight of it."
Update: Art Bell remarried in April and announced plans to leave the U.S.
Comments
So sorry for your lost. You have been such a bright spot in our lives. Aloha
Longtime listener... Saddened this morning after reading this news. Our prayers are with you Brother Bell.
Love & Light to you.
NF.
Art, my deepest sympathies. I've never spoken to you but you've been a good friend to me through some long, dark nights. I wish I could return the favor in your time of sorrow.
Like so many of your fans, we are very sorry to hear about your loss. I will say a silent prayer for you and your family. all our sympathy at this sad time.
I am truely sorry to hear about his loss. He has already absorbed so much. He has had made so many people so happy over the years and dedicated himself to others. My heart goes out. May god give him the strength to carry one and recover from your great loss.
SORRY FOR YOUR LOST ART, A TREASURE A GIFT ON LOAN FROM ABOVE MUCH LOVE MJ
Dear Art:
Sending you lots of love and light. Keep the Faith. She is well within Peresphone's tender care.
Blessed be,
Tracy
So sorry to hear of your loss. Have been a listener for many years. Wishing you the strength to carry on.
I am so sorry Art I have no words, god speed my friend.
Dear Art,
So very sorry to hear of your loss. I've listened to your voice for 10 years now and loved every minute of it. May God bless you in your time of sorrow my friend.
Kindly,
Shawn K.
Art:
So sorry for your loss. I can recall a number of times when you talked about Ramona on your show -- she seemed, as you are, a guest in my home.
God bless both of you.
Art you are a very special person, I miss listening to you everyday. I have been a fan for over ten years, I suffer from severe nerve damage and listening to you at night had a magical calming effect on me. I always remember you talking about the love of your life Ramona, she inspired you with her deep love for you! My deepest respect for Ramona she was a wonderful person and a great wife for you Art. Art you should remember that in these times of sorrow just remember that Gods Angels gave you something many people wished they had. The love of your life! Art keep your head up and pay tribute and gratitude to Ramona by coming back stronger than ever. She loved you and loved what you did, things happen for a reason and the Angels gave you quality time with your wife years before her death was to become reality. You may not know it but you didn't really retire off the air waves because of no other reason but to spend the best times of your life with the person that you love the most. She was the real true reason subconciously for leaving the 600 am show and God blessed you with true love and blessed you financially to be able to make her the happiest women on Earth. Art ask yourself this question, would you go through this again? Would you if given a chance to go back in time, knowing that Ramona was to die in 2006, would you change anything? I think not. You would do it over and over again loving, caring, spoiling Ramona until the very end. Art, Ramona died the most happiest women, wife, the most special being alive. I am a psychic and Ramona wanted me to tell you this. GOD BLESS YOU ART!
FRANK from San Diego.
You don't know me. But, the both of you are a part of my family. You two have a never ending love. You will see her again. Be strong Art. Don't want to lose you too. Danny
Art,
There are no words to express our sadness for you during this time. All we can do is offer our thoughts and hopes that you can find a way to make it through this most difficult time. Please remember that she would want you to go on, be happy and remember the good times that you shared and that you will see her again someday.
Deepest sympathy on your loss
Dear Art,
My heart goes out to you at hearing of the sudden loss of Ramona, your wife and love of your life. My thoughts and prayers are with you to find comfort and solace. Be strong, friend. You blessed each other in this life and will no doubt meet again on the other side.
sad occurance...
you are so strong... my dad used to be a listener soo long ago, one my fondest early memories is driving around with my dad in his ford van listening to your show.
carry on brotha and keep us posted on your progress. long windy road up ahead.
Art,
We all know how you sold out to the goverment.
Karma is a bitch.
Drew Kallen
Dear Art,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your wife. You have given me and my wife joy for years listening to you on the radio and it was always a treat when Ramona came on the air with you to give her opinions as well. We will miss her and our hearts share your grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in your time of need.
God Bless you and give you peace.
Richard
Dallas, TX.
Dear Art:
Our thoughts and love are with you.
Just another fan,
Virginia & Family
Cumming, GA.
I am so sorry to hear this. I listen to you most weekends. and in the past many times. I always felt I knew you and Ramona. I am so sorry for your loss. I ask you be strong through this awful time. My heart goes out to you. Frank G in Maine
Art
Our heartfelt sympathy to you and your family for the loss of your beloved Ramona. May God help you through this difficult time. Our prayers are with you. You are not alone.
Ohio Fans
God Bless
R & B Thomas
Ramona's radio voice was naturally sweet and sincere. And the way Art spoke of her, you could tell they were soulmates. Prayers for Art from Ohio Fans.
My thoughts and prayers are with you
God Bless you and give you peace.
Barry
I was so shocked and saddened to hear about Ramona. I know you were the love of each other's lives. And you always will be. Bless you Art for all you have given Ramona -- and all of us listeners for so many years.
To know someone you've never met is difficult if not impossible but you don't have to be a psychic to know that here was a man and a woman that had one of those oh so rare "true loves" for one another. I have welcomed Art and Ramona into my heart and home for a long time now and even tho Ramona has physically gone now I will continue to welcome both of thier presences. Art, millions of us feel for you and wish only the best for you, consider us part of your family cause we consider you and yours to be part of ours. Robert Totten
My prayers are with you Art Bell !!
Life is too short please take it easy.
Praying for strength for you Art !
Be well and hope we hear from you soon.
Dave in Virginia Beach
Dear Art,
I am so horribly, terribly sorry. I met you and Ramona in NYC at your book signing with Whitley. Ramona was just as nice and beautiful as you always portrayed on the air. She actually wrote my name before you autographed "Superstorm". I have a little bit of Ramona with me. You two had my ideal life out there in the desert and I loved knowing that you were both out there. Appreciate with all your heart the fabulous times you two had and as everyone else is saying, you WILL be together again. You know it's true.
The angels are weeping,
Nancy from nyc
Dear Art,
I was overcome with incredible, unexplained sadness upon hearing of Ramona's passing...I guess it was because you were able to communicate your great love for her over the airwaves to millions of people who had never met her...if we are to believe the testimony of youoor many guests, Ramona is right beside you, comforting you and your son..somehow, at the same time, because she was a Catholic, she is enjoying the comfort of resting in Jesus' arms...
God bless you..Mary Gin
Dear Art, What a beautiful example of love and devotion you and Romona were to your radio listeners. I use to always love it when you would ask Ramona a question and you could here her answere it in the background. I also remember that one time you had a picture of her on the web site with some of the very large vegetables that she had grown. What an amazingly talented person she was. Art, I find it so incredible that you and George have taken strangers from all over the world and all walks of life and woven all of us into a family. Many of us will never meet you, Ramona, or one another and yet there is such a feeling of closeness and belonging that can not be explained. Please know that your lose and sorrow is like a rock thrown into a pond. It has rippled out and touched your radio families lives in such a way that if each of us could take upon our shoulders some of your sorrow and pain, we would gladly do it without hesitation. I love you, Art, and will continue to pray that God will comfort your heart at this very sad time . May the love and beautiful spirt of Ramona's life bring you peace and strength to get through.
From all of us here in Alaska we morn your loss and envy the love you and Ramona shared. There are no words.
What more can I add? I, too, feel the loss as though of a dear family member.
I'm still in shock.
I have suffered and continue to suffer from asthma (so severe I have spent the last 3 months in and out of hospitals) so I was shocked to find one can die in one's sleep as a result; I have never heard of it. HOW COULD YOU HAVE KNOWN????
All I can do is pray for you.... don't know how else to help you. Have been a listener forever. Sylvia
Art; Most heartfelt condolances from Nebraska. Our family has some Idea of what your going through. My grandfather was lost in a similar way. He passed on due to a heart attack in his sleep. Still, as Chris from Alaska says. Theyre are no words. All our prayers. John.
Art, I too have been grief stricken since I learned of your wife's passing. If there is any comfort in sharing your grief may I add to your comfort during this time, and I pray to the Lord above that He will come to you in a new way to show His love to you and bring you peace about something that doesn't make any sense to us humans. I have listened to you since the 1980's when I was in Medford, Oregon and now you are on the air everywhere! You and your lovely wife brought me much comfort and enjoyment and I haven't had a good night's rest hardly in the past dozen years because of you and your show and now Coast To Coast Radio. I do wish you were on more than just weekends!
If there is anything I can do please do not hesitate to call on yet another avid and addictied listener.
Hilly,
North Carolina, Virginia and Oregon
Art,
Your loss saddens me deeply. Yours was a perfect match of soulmates. May God bless and comfort you at this difficult time and may you and Ramona be forever reunited one day in the next world.
On many a clear and starry night your voice has brought hope and inspired wonder all across the vast miles of this great country of ours. I hope that the great wave of love and sympathy that now flows forth from your millions of listeners reaches the shore of your troubled heart and eases some of your pain.
Love And Prayers To You! Your tears will fall upon our hearts! May you feel the warmth of all our arms as we embrace you with our love and spirits. God Bless!
Dear Art,
I was shocked to hear of the death of your beloved. You've had some really tough things to deal with. Continue to know that your listners to coast to coast wrap their arms around you now.
White Running Water
I am sorry you and your family have
suffered such a loss as your loving
Romona. When I listened to you I
knew she was nearby and her presence
added to your warmth. I wish you the best in whatever place you find yourself
without her. Gerry from Connecticut
I'm very sad to hear about Ramona.
I've been a listener for years. They brought many nights of good mind thought entertainment. Art is a man who brought new door openings and had the guts to do it.
My prayers are with
them both. God bless
Art and ramona.
Gronenthal
KD7 SSC Clear.
Art:
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Your fans in Denver - Joan and Susan
I have been a long time listener and am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayer are with you.
We miss you together.
Not one of us deserves a loss like this. Be strong and brave, dear Art.
Art,
I've leasoned to you along time. You and Ramona have come along on many date I've had with my husband. She was your soulmate so remember love like that never dies It goes on forever. Take care and remember the good times.
Brian and Desiree Cisco Ga
Dear Art and Ramona,
Just becausde a body leaves and goes over to God doesn't mean a soul leaves. You hold your kittens close and listen to their purrs, give them your love as you and Ramona do. You will see her physical self one day whether sooner or later on. You and Ramona warmed my heart every time you were on the air. You are both one as you were when you could see and hear one another. I also miss a loved one who is gone and feel a grief and sickness beyond words. I love you,
Joanie
Art, you don't know me, but I know you. I am very sorry to hear of your sudden loss. I hope, and I know, that you will perpetuate her memory by continuing to push forward the frontiers of radio in all its many facets.
73,
MN - KC2OYZ
My heart is with you, along with many prayers Art! Ramona was special to many.
Love and Prayers
Sherri Cinquina
Dear Art:
You have always been a sensitive man, full of compassion for others & it showed in your witness to the love for your wife & even the little wild cat you were determined to win over. God knows this, & taking Romana home to live with Him was not a strike against "you", but his own compassion for dear Ramona who must have suffereed more than anyone knew with her Asthma. Take care dear friend.You are loved by thousands out here in "Radio land."
January 15, 2006
Dear Mr. Bell:
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to you on the untimely passing of your beloved
wife - Ramona. My brother Joseph and I wish you the strength to continue and with the knowledge that true love - like yours - will once again reunite somewhere over the rainbow - when the time is right.
God Bless you!
Robert & Joseph Demyanovich
Royal Oak, Michigan
Mail2Media
www.mail2media.com
Art, I have been listening to you for years and years. You and Romona were like guests in our home. I loved hearing about your cats, sharing in your trials and triumphs, experiencing your friends with you. For some reason I fondly recall you talking about the smell of Romona cooking turkey at Thanksgiving when you were on the air. I am grateful that had more time recently to spend with your precious soulmate. I only wish your journey in this physical life could have been longer. I hope that God can comfort your in your sorrow. Please know that you have made a difference in the lives of millions and Romona helped you do that. God bless and rest her soul.
Nancy Rabbitt
San Juan Capistrano
Art I'm so sorry about your loss. I've been listening to you for almost 10 years, you were my friend along with the great talents that surrounded you. I know Romona
is with you always and in you do. And one day you will be together, please try not to left everything get to you. And I know our creator is with you always as so will and all your radio and media family that love you and ramona through your wonderful stories. Blessings and Violet Light
Sheldon NY.
I'm so sorry for your loss. It was to soon. She will be missed.
Art, I send my love to help comfort you.I have felt a part of your family for the past ten years.Even though we never met physically,I felt you and Ramona were honest,loving radiant people.You both communicated that night after night over the air.I couldn't wait until nightfall to listen in and access the web page for the latest webcam photos.I knew I could depend on you to stimulate my mind, and provoke thought.
I know that these are dark, painful days.No matter that we know in our heart that we will see our loved ones again,we still suffer.The heart will feel it deepest, and one can only hang on, waiting for the glimmer of light that signals the lifting of the heaviness of heart.It will happen. Please accept my prayers and love for you both. Peace, Love, and Joy.
Imenra
Dear Art: words fail me at such a time of deep sadness. I have been a listener for many, many years. It was impossible to listen to your voice without feeling Ramona's and your love for each other. Please remember that millions of your listeners are wrapping you in their love too and that Ramona is always near. God bless you.
Art
You are a wonderfully inspirational person. You kept me company nightly at work and soon my husband as well, because you linked us even when we couldn't be together. As you have always said, Ramona is my soul mate.
She still is.
Im so sorry to hear of Ramona`s death. You have my deepest sympathy. I have been a longtime fan. M. rogers of ohio
Like everyone I was shocked and did not believe Ramona had transitioned so suddenly. A love so strong she would go before you to prepare you a place. I love you Ramona in a way I never new until now. I grieve for Art our brother our friend in the night. Peace, love and God/dess go with you all and your family...our family. Breath easy now dear Ramona....
Dear Art:
K7EC told me of Ramona's passing away last night. You are in my thoughts and prayers, and I know you must feel the tremendous out pouring of sadness and love millions of us are sending to you.
God Bless, OM
73,
Dr. Joe, WV5X
Ramona we will miss you dearly as you were so much part of broadcast.Also how much you loved Art & cats know you will make a beautiful Angle & when you are looking over Colorado i hope to look up & see you
Liz Saylor
You helped me after my loss... may god be with you...
A long time fan, and writer for After Dark, my thoughts are with you. Peace and respect.
Once in a blue moon, celebrities so very unique and vibrant like Art and Ramona, share their love and gifts with the public. Your shining example of true love, combined with humor and talent, are a gift that I will cherish always.
You've helped me through a long dark night of the soul in my own painful loss; how I want to do the same now for you!
After much loss in my life, sorrow and anger were all I felt for a long time. I was finally given the gift I had wanted for so long...just to know for sure that there really is a life after this one. I hope that this realization comes to you too, Art. You and Ramona will be together again when your work here is finished.
May the combined love of all of us who have so much respect for you and Ramona reach you as the loving light of positive energy that it is, and help ease your pain. You are loved so very much by so very many. Like the experiment you did on the air...the great love of so many people has to help...
June
May GOD BLESS you. So sorry to hear about your beloved Ramona. I feel like I know you both. You have brought much light into this world.
Sincere condolences, Art. Your parting
is temporary.
best 73
Bill Ball
Very sorry for your loss. God bless you and you pets at this sad time of your lifes. B.
My Heart Bleeds with you.
I am a long time listnener, and Im Very sorry to hear the news Art.
Yeh. You really got me "hot on the tail" of beautiful Hale Bopp & so many otherthings & "lings" (evenings were always so much fun back then). You & Ramona's mutual caring was always, well,... a part of YOU. IT just IS.
Ramona can be your star now; always and forever on your shoulder and looking on, forward with you as you continue through life. Thats a good thing. LIFE. Love. The Sky.
~xxx
Love to you & Ramona.
You bothhave been w/me each night since the beginning.I too have asthma and am deaf and can no longerlisten I have tried everything.
ayou will never be alone, Yours was the Worlds Greatest Love Story. Be Blessed and fight on!
Kit
very sorry for your loss...will hope you only have the best in the future...uri from queens
Just learned tonight while listening on KFI. I am so sorry. You have been a part of my life for so long and to so many others. Nothing more to say except that your listeners adore you and please keep talking about her, we're very interested. A California listener who cares.
Art,
Sorry for your loss. Stay strong...
Jeff
Dear Art
I have been listening to your show for years through break ups, school, painting going crazy staying up late and I am listening to your show right now and I feel as if you are the bravest male I have ever heard.
I have never heard some one talk so frankly about someone so intimately.My father has never been one to talk about his feelings and as a human I feel so moved by your experience with your wifes death.
Please stay strong and beautiful you keep all of as strong and beautiful.
Love from stranger
Leanna Paul
Dear Art,
My name is Art and I too have lost a love. A love so precious to me.
I wish I could sing you a song. They make my mom so happy.
Art
Dear Art,
We feel as though we have lost someone so
special to us. You and Ramona have enriched our lives through good times
and bad. Each day since she left us, our
lives have been diminished for we wish we
could do something for you. How we wish we could.
So, sorry. Art, you have been so blessed
to have had Ramona, not many of us have
that chance. I know she is with you and
your kitties.
God Bless.
So, sorry. Art, you have been so blessed
to have had Ramona, not many of us have
that chance. I know she is with you and
your kitties.
God Bless.
Having the same sudden loss just recently I share all the thoughts you spoke last night.
You kept me sane during a time in my lie when I almost killed myself because of insomnia. You were there and I wasn't alone. I am so sorry for your loss. You are not alone.
saint martha
My husband I are sorry for your lose. My husband woke me up to tell me the news and he wanted to let me how a good a wife and a mother and how he so very happy with me and proud to me married to me.
May Ramona rest eternally with her Creator, and may you be blessed and find peace. God Bless you both.
Art, Just heard about the loss of your wife Ramona. Very sorry to hear that as I know she meant everything to you. Take care of yourself. All my best to you.
Art I was in the hospital when I heard of Ramona passing to the other side ,she is still with you and don,t quite talking to her as long as you do she still is with you.I know for it helps me through each day and she will help you.Blessed Beeeeeeeeee
Respectfully offer the most sincere condolences. I guess they were short of an angel up there.
Art...We mourn with you on your heartbreaking loss, and pray for your comfort and peace.
Art
Sorry for your loss. I heard your show on Sunday and was moved by your hour devoted to your wife. I thought your honesty was important about your valium experience. It took a lot of courage to let us inside your most private thoughts and moments leading up to this last sunday. I live in Edmonton Canada and you still bring here matters to me. Take Care
Love Rob
Dear Art,
So sorry for your loss! Please stay strong. We need you!
Longtime Listener,
V
Dear Art,
I'm very sorry to hear that a great part of your soul has separated from you, take heart that allot of people around the world are praying for you and your lovely wife. Pain is inevitable my friend but it has a time limit, and we will all be together soon enough!
Long time believer, 3 year listener, life time member.
Light and Love.
GG
You poor sweet man. I can't imagine how much pain your in. You were there for me when I was a young 19 year old single mother. My lonely nights when I could have given up you made me laugh with stories of falling off the deck and the super glue. You were my friend and I am embarrassed to say I cried to my husband when you went off the air. I remember how you talked of her and how happy I was to find somone who loved me as much as you did Ramona. If I could take your pain away like you did mine Lord knows I would. Please stay strong because I know she must be so worried about you and I hope that you know she is with you all the time as I would be if I left my husband from death. I would shake the heavens to be there by his side as I know she is doing for you. Stay strong, have faith and know that this is the begining of eternity with her. Faithful listener and friend.
My Deepest Condolences, Thank you for sharing with us your valium experience. It did take a lot of courage to let us inside your most private thoughts and moments leading up to this last sunday. I know that she is with you and that you will be together again. love never dies.
Long time listener, about 10 years.
Dianna
i have been listening since i was 12 years old and have found your love of your wife to be unlike any other i have heard of. i wish you nothing but the best in your time of need and pray that you make it through.
god bless
Got in my car to run an errand tonight, and your voice came on the radio. Didn't know who you were; had to look up the station's programming list to find out, because listening to your heart breaking over the air was just so... moving. I can't claim to be a long-time listener, as all those who posted above are -- just someone who was deeply touched by the honesty and pain in your voice, and who wishes you peace. It WILL come some day.
I am very sorry to hear of this. Please be strong.
My deepest sympathy in this very troubled time. God be with you to keep you strong. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Art, Ive been a Fan for years in the past and happend to tune in to Coast to Coast when George Noory was on and was totally floored to hear the news about your wife! I drive 18 wheeler and was forced to pull over off the highway because of the shock that I experienced because I knew she was the light of your life.Yes I did shed a tear for your loss but was comforted that we all are reunited on the otherside.I hope your getting the proper support to help you at this point in your life.We all grieve with you...Mark
Dear Art, for years I have enjoyed your radio program. Many of us have lost sleep just to stay up to listen. You have been there for us, now it's time we
were all here for you, with our prayers and best wishes during your time of great loss.
Hold on, you're in our prayers
You m
So sorry about Ramona. Your show has an authenticity that others' cannot claim.
G.
Can not say any more than others about the loss that you have to bare. You mean more to people than you will ever know. Art you have helped me though many of lifes hardships. Try to keep your head up!!!
Art and family,
My condolences to you in losing such a wonderful lady, friend, sister, and daughter. I understand what a huge hole this leaves in your life. I'm sure Ramona is smiling down on you and sending pure love.
Austin Sloan
Art...
I came across this news just now as I was looking for the exact C2C web address in a search. I was devastated to learn of Ramona's passing. Like others here, I felt a connection to her (and you) as family. My heart and prayers go out to you, your family and Ramona's family, and all those close to you who will be heart-scarred by this tragedy.
I only wish to add this. While you grieve in the coming months and years, remember always that death ends a life, not a relationship. You will forever hold Ramona in your heart and thoughts, and she will always have a life with you hereafter. You will see the essence of her and the memory of her in many things as you move through each day. And though this brings pain, it also brings some sort of comfort.
I wish you peace and comfort, Art. Most of all, at some point in the future I hope you can try to find joy in life again. It is the one thing you need to regain if you are to give Ramona's death any meaning. She would want that for you....to see you live life joyfully and to engage in it with gusto.
Art, like everyone else that has posted before me, I was shocked and saddened by Ramona's passing, my first thought was " this can't be ", as you both had that rare love that so few people will ever find. I pray that Our Lord will hold you close in his arms so that your pain may be eased.You will be with Ramona again, for you were truly her soulmate. A long time listner and fan of both you, Ramona and kitties.
MANY CANADIANS SHARE YOUR GRIEF.
WE LOVE YOU, ART...
I am listening to your program right now, and I just heard the sad news. We all loved her too. I am so sorry.
So very sorry to here of your lose. It is a difficult time and there is nothing that anyone could say that will make it any easier for you. Just know that the long haul drivers out here that have listened to you for years send you all our prayers for your journey thru the dark night. Just know that the sun will come up!
ALWAYS REMEMBER, GOD CREATED ALL OF US EQUALLY, AND GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY...
Hate Letter Against Filipinos
Please take time to read this, most especially the bottom part, PATRICIA EVANGELISTA's (19 year old Filipina) speech that won in a WORLD competition in London.
This is a hate letter coming from a radio talk show host Mr. Art Bell from Nevada. I dont consider myself as patriotic but please read my reply below in BOLD LETTERS and send this to as many of your friends as possible
until it reaches him.
Subject: HATE LETTER
This is a very disturbing open E-mail letter to all Filipinos around the world; specially here in North America!, from a man who has the power to reach millions of people. (he's a radio talk host)
Please read on..............
This is an open letter email by Art Bell, a radio talk show host in Nevada(more info in the email itself). Here is yet another person who has taken; advantage of his power and privilege to use hateful words and racial stereotypes that breed further ignorance and intolerance in our society.
Art Bell is a talk radio host who has two shows that he broadcasts from his home in Nevada, that is rebroadcast by 400 stations across the country.
He's written 2 books. He lived in Okinawa, Japan for some years and had a radio program on the English station here. And, though it's hard to believe after reading the following letter from him, he actually has been to the Philippines (he's traveled fairly extensively around the world).
Check out his website listed at the end to get a glimpse at this fool who's spreading this hateful ignorance. And check his wife as well. This letter is so degrading, I think it's really important that everybody read this and not attack him, but respond to him in a civilized manner because otherwise his thoughts will be reaffirmed. Understand that not everyone has a viewpoint like we do, and that this is an opinion of someone who hopefully can be changed only by civil actions.
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Filipinos.....*make me puke* (Art Bell)
As we've all come to notice, in the past few decades, Filipinos have begun to infest the United States like some sort of disease. Their extensive involvement in the U.S. Armed Forces is proof of the trashy kind of qualities all filipinos tend to exhibit on a regular basis. You can see this clearly by studying the attitudes and cultural Icons of most Filipino Americans.
Origins of Pinoys/Pinays:
Are they really asian? Well we've come to accept the fact the filipinos come from a part of the world known as South East Asia. But the term "Asia" is used in the wrong way. You may notice that contemporary Filipino Americans try very hard to associate themselves with groups that we know as Asian. I cannot count the number of times I have seen a 'Third World' Filipino try to connect themselves to the chinese or Japanese people. There is no connection and here's why. The Philippines is a Third World country. Nothing respectable has EVER been created by Filipino people during our entire human history. Young filipino men in America have become obsessed with "import racing". They have an enormously perverted affection for Japanese cars. It's a common phenomenon. In their minds, these Filipinos somehow believe that they are asian and that it somehow connects them to Japanese people and japanese cars. They often take credit for the ingenuity of Japanese people and say how it's an "Asian thing". This term..."Asian thing" derived directly from African American slang "black thang". "It's a black thang." "It's an asian thang."
You can see the connection. It's even funnier that, in Japan, Filipinos are heavily discriminated against. The only filipinos that can live successfully in Japan are the filipino prostitutes. But that's the case for most Filipino people no matter where they live in th e world. Now we've come down to this fact...and it is a fact.
Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian.
They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural influence which is in ANY way, asian. Thinking of the great countries in Asia such as Japan, Korea, and China there is no way you can possibly connect the Philippine Islands. This assault by filipino americans to connect themselves with the great peoples of North East Asia is foul and disgusting. Try visiting a young filipino's web site too.
You'll see something called the "Asian IRC Ring". It has to do with the chatrooms. The most horrible thing about this is that these TRASHY people are trying to associate themselves with Asia again!! People in Asia don't act like this at all. What we are seeing here is the natural Filipino in its element with full access to technology and this is how they act! You will consistently see this behavior over and over again.
Another interest ing thing is that these "thirdworld" people also frequent RC chatrooms such as #chinese #japan and #asian. They must believe that they are somehow related racially or culturally to North Asians. But it's completely WRONG! There might have been some distant contact With China and even less with Japan during World War II, but these people are actually more closely related to african americans and Mexican americans.
Do the parents of these young filipinos know what's going on? Would they accept this? I believe that they would and do. This is the natural "Trash" element in filipinos manifesting itself. Nothing good has ever come from Philippines and I don't believe anything good ever will.
Recognizing your Roots (A Message to Filipinos). To all filipino people:
Please recognize your ROOTS! You come from the Third World! You country is a disgusting and filthy place. Most people there live in poverty! Your culture has MUCH MORE SPANISH influence than chinese, and absolutely no JAPANESE influence whatsoever. People in Japan and China, d o not act like you. They do not constantly talk about sex and they have a MUCH HIGHER level of RESPECT for each other. There is NO WAY that you can connect yourself to Asia other than location.
Your culture and technological advancement does no! t even come CLOSE to What Chinese, people have done in the past and what Japanese and Korean people are doing now! Everything you do is distinctly filipino. You cannot take credit for Japanese cars, video games, or Hentai! It's not an "asian thing" it's an "American thing". You have no concept of culture...no concept of asian ideas or asian philosophy! Can you demonstrate how you use Confucianism or Taoism in you everyday life?? You can't. And you will NEVER be able to.
I understand that you are trying to create an identity for yourselves as young people... but it is NOT related to Asia. Your Identity is Filipino.
That's all you are. Just Filipino. Think about what that means....
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I find this funny, he is right in some ways where we, as Filipinos don't actually have an "Identity". I think this is due to the confusion of our mixed races from Hispanic, Chinese, American and Malay origins. I see it in malls, imagine young generations wearing ski caps and ski goggles in a tropical country, baggy low rise pants like that of African Americans living in the Bronx of New York, not to mention endless whitening products being sold at department stores and drug stores.
But his ignorance also blinds him from the other truth. That while we may glorify Anime shows and Japanese Internet gaming, he is not aware that a nameless Filipino may be responsible for some technical aspects of some Japanese software. He is not aware of our contribution to the the society in general .Technological advancements that may have aided post war navigations and landing on the moon. That the antibiot ic Erythromycin was discovered by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar from Iloilo creating the brand "Ilosone".
Thomas Edison may have discovered the electric light bulb and the fluorescent lighting was thought up by Nikola Tesla. But the fluorescent lamp we use today was invented by Agapito Flores (a Cebuano named Benigno Flores of Bantayan Island, according to the Philippine Daily inquirer), a Filipino scientist. Americans helped then-Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to develop it for worldwide commerce. That the personal physician of former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton is Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano, a Filipina doctor who was the youngest captain in the US Navy. A Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read a nd write at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20 languages, includind Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese.
Or that a Filipino genius was responsible for the near hiatus in the PENTAGON and White House nearly infiltrationg their closely guarded secrets with the "ILOVEYOU" bug. Nuisance maybe, but still one heck of a 'beautiful mind'...not to be underestimated.
The list goes on and on, but who cares right? Certainly not Mr. Art Bell...Boy, I'm not surprised.
Perhaps Art Bell does not know that although we consider ourselves ASIAN because we are strategically located in the Southeast asian region of which our nearest neighbors are Malays, ASIA does not mean only Chinese and Japanese race of people. Th en maybe it is his connotation that "Asia" meant only our economically successful, paler brothers and he considers Malays such as Thais, Malaysians, Indonesians, and ourselves as a "Third World" race. Then it is "his" ignonimity that would make a civilized person of whatever race puke. Imagine literally connecting Chinese, Koreans and Japanese to the Philippine Islands which is archipelagos away from the countries he has mentioned. I also wonder where he got the impression th at we aspire to be Japanese( ???) Hispanics maybe but not the Japanese. But even Hispanics today do not mind sharing their "surnames" to their Asian brothers who they have colonized for 3 centuries.
Another sad reality that although most Filipinos working overseas are domestic helpers and prostitutes, who does he think educates the toddlers of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Tokyo? Parents of these countries rarely have time spent with their children, leaving them to their Filipino nannies. And with regard to prostitution. Filipinos are not the only ones working as one. I HARDLY SEE FILIPINOS STARRING IN PORN MOVIES. THERE MIGHT BE A FEW FILIPINOS WE HAVEN'T SEEN , BUT MOST ARE FROM MR. ART BELL'S RACE.
He also mentioned that we have no concept of culture..no concept of asian ideas or asian philosophy. How can we demonst rate Confucianism or Taoism in a Christian nation? IS HE INFORMED THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS THE ONLY PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN/CATHOLIC NATION IN ASIA?! YOU HAVE TO USE COMMON SENSE IN A LOT OF THINGS SOMETIMES...
We do not need to create an identity for ourselves. We are who we are. Our identity stems from the anonymity we live in this world. How we contribute silently towards the progress of the world and not just one country. Although the Filipino blood may be tainted with malice, corruption, poverty and prostitution, it is not a perfect race... But so are the others. Maybe Mr. Art Bell needs to think about this.
WE MAY NOT BE PERFECT MR. BELL BUT AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE VALUES. FOR ONE THING WE DON'T PUT OUR AGING PARENTS IN NURSING HOMES BECAUSE "THEY'RE SIMPLY OLD AND WORTHLESS". WE DONT HAVE AS MUCH NUMBERS OF SINGLE MOTHERS WHO GET PREGNANT IN THEIR VERY EARLY TEENS AND EVENTUALLY BECOME PARASITES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS. < SPAN>
YES...WE CAME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO WORK, TO EARN DECENT MONEY (HALF OF WHICH BY THE WAY GOES TO TAXES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY SOCIAL PARASITES FROM YOUR RACE).AND BY THE WAY, MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH DON'T COME FROM YOUR RACE... THEY'RE ACTUALLY IMMIGRANTS TOO. AND THOSE EDUCATED ONES DO NOT ACT LIKE YOU DO, PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY'VE REALLY BEEN WELL EDUCATED..AFTER ALL THAT'S SAID... WHO IS THE IGNORANT ONCE AGAIN?!
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Pinay wins it big in London
By Alfred Yuson
The Philippine Star 05/16/2004
Patricia Evangelista, a 19-year- old, Mass Communications sophomore of University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, did the country proud Friday night by besting 59 other student contestants from 37 countries in the 2004 International Public Speaking competition conducted by the English Speaking Union (ESU) in London.
She triumphed over a field of exactly 60 speakers from all over the English-speaking world, including the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, reported Maranan.
The board of judges' decision was unanimous, according to contest chairman Brian Hanharan of the British broadcasting Corp. (BBC).
PATRICIA'S SHORT SPEECH WORTH READING....
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BLONDE AND BLUE EYES
When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white.
I thought -- if I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I'd wake upon Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles across my nose!
More than four centuries under western domination does that to you. I have sixteen cousins. In a couple of years, there will just be five of us left in the Philippines, the rest will have gone abroad in search of "greener pastures." It's not just an anomaly; it's a trend; the Filipino diaspora. Today, about eight million Filipinos are scattered around the world.
There are t hose who disapprove of Filipinos who choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural reaction of someone who was left behind, smiling for family pictures that get emptier with each succeeding year. Desertion, I called it. My country is a land that has perpetually fought for the freedom to be itself. Our heroes offered their lives in the struggle against the Spanish, the Japanese, the Americans. To pack up and deny that identity is tantamount to spitting on that sacrifice.
Or is it? I don't think so, not anymore. True, there is no denying this phenomenon, aided by the fact that what was once the other side of the world is now a twelve-hour plane ride away. But this is a borderless world, where no individual can claim to be purely from where he is now. My mother is of Chinese descent, my father is a quarter Spanish, and I call myself a pure Filipino-a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of cultures.
Each square mile anywhere in the world is made up of peopl e of different ethnicities, with national identities and individual personalities. because of this, each square mile is already a microcosm of the world. In as much as this blessed spot that is England is the world, so is my neighborhood back home.
Seen this way! , the Filipino Diaspora, or any sort of dispersal of populations, is not as ominous as so many claim. It must be understood. I come from a Third World country, one that is still trying mightily to get back on its feet after many years of dictatorship. But we shall make it, given more time. Especially now, when we have thousands of eager young minds who graduate from college every year. They have skills. They need jobs. We cannot absorb them all.
A borderless world presents a bigger opportunity, yet one that is not so much abandonment but an extension of identity . Even as we take, we give back. We are the 40,000 skilled nurses who support the UK's National Health Service. We are the quarter-of-a-million seafarers manning most of the world's commercial ships. We are your software engineers in Ireland, your construction workers in the Middle East, your doctors and caregivers in North America, and, your musical artists in London's West End.
Nationalism isn't bound by time or place. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially who they are. British society is itself an example of a multi-cultural nation, a melting pot of races, religions, arts and cultures. We are, indeed, in a borderless world!
Leaving sometimes isn't a matter of choice. It's coming back that is. The Hobbits of the shire travelled all over Middle-Earth, but they chose to come home, richer in every sense of the word. We call people like these balikbayans or the 'returnees' -- those who followed their dream, yet choose to return and share their mature talents and good fortune.
In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities come my way. But I will come home. A borderless world doesn't preclude the idea of a home. I'm a Filipino, and I'll always be one. It isn't about just geography; it isn't about boundaries. It's about giving back to the country that shaped me.
And that's going to be more important to me than seeing snow outside my windows on a bright Christmas morning.
Mabuhay and Thank you.
So, be proud, you are a Filipino,...and not like Mr. Art Bell. Please do send this to as many person as you can until it reaches him.
I AM DEEPLY SORRY TO HEAR OF YOU LOSS!!
I work the morning show. have for over 12 years. listened every morning getting ready to hit the air. Some of your stuff was ridiculous. some was brilliant. You are...your listeners are gullable. Comon..."chemtrails"!!?? "Remote viewing"??!! But still I listened. You were brilliant in never agreeing or admitting your bought what many of the crack pot guests had to say...but you played off people's fears wonderfully. I recall all the nuts about the economy failing...turn of the century chaos... etc etc. yet, here we are. still, I wish you well. find me. say hi. good luck.
Steve Conley
With all due respect:
Why is Ramona's death cause hasnt been determined yet? is there no interest in finding out, or is there no good enough forensic around?.
Skeptic as yourself,nevertheless officially I salute you.
NOT THIS PHILIPPNE STUFF AGAIN!! Mr. Bell has always spoken respectfully and fairly to and about everyone...He has publicly and in court proven he was not the one who wrote this terrible, hate filled letter. Anyone can get on the internet write what they want and sign other people name to it.
Signed, Ameila Airhart
Art :
I was deeply saddened to hear of your lovely wife Ramona Passing on . I have been a loyal listener for many many years and i often heard you wonderful wife on the air during your late night shows . She will be missed by all who have known and heard her as you have both become a part of all our families . We all share in your loss and pray that the creator gives you the strength to carry on as Ramona would have wanted . Our hearts and prayers go out to you and the precious angel we have come to know as Ramona .
Eugene Samson
Alberta , Canada .
Dear Art
I have been lisening to you since 1995.From KTRH AM in Houston Texas.And when i heard about Romona iwas in shock.My deepest sympathy.You can email me at freemanjrjohn@yahoo.com
Sincerly
John Freeman Jr
signing in here from EAST of the rockies
my prayers to you & your family, art..
peace&blessings
mary~
Dear Art
After listening to your show for so many years, I feel as though I knew you and your dear wife personally. so this comes as a shock to my system to hear that she has departed this life so suddenly.
Please accept my condolences and know that many people feel your great loss and share in your grief along with you.
God bless you Art.
Your friend and fan,
Jimmy Chick
stay strong god be with you always
if it was u hu wrote that hate mail to us filipinos, tang ina mo gago ka.
Mr. Bell,
My belated condolences for your lost.. I know how you feel, I lost my wife on jan6,2003
Mr. Bell-
My deepest sympathies to you on the loss of Ramona. For many years you have been a comfort for me at night and I remember so many times you speaking of Ramona. I pray that you find comfort in this time of your sadness. All my best to you.
Art I've listened to you since 1992 and know how much you adored your wife. I am so sorry for your loss
Art I've listened to you since 1992 and know how much you adored your wife. I am so sorry for your loss
Oh Art. I just learned about your beloved Romna.
You were one. You were sole mates.
How I ache because of your loss, your pain and loneliness. Dear Art, please regain your strength. Romna is with you. I know she is. And I know she would want you to heal and to return to what you love to do.
I hope you come back to us. We need you. You have gotten many of us through some bad times. I wish we could help you.
God bless you.
Edie
Dear Art,
You sound so happy tonight. I think we, your long time listeners - there through thick and thin know how very deeply you and Ramona loved one another. You always said that you were soulmates. May your new love fill the void that Ramona left in your heart.
Long time listener and steadfast fan, first time communication.
Wishing you the best of everything!
Elaine in Kirkwood, MO
Wait -- your wife (your "soul mate") just passed away less than four months ago, and now you're married to a 20 year old? How old are you, Mr. Bell, 60ish?
THAT IS JUST SICK!!!!
Just heard about your new wife. Sorry, guess I am just not ready to replace Ramona yet. She looks like your daughter.
Went to C2C tonight and was floored that your new wife is a gold diggin pinay. Pretty strange to say the least on both parts, but well I hope the best for you. Congratulations, you just inherited 42 RELATIVES WHO ARE STARVING VILLAGERS AND THEY WANT YOUR MONEY! Not to be gross or anything but that is some pretty expensive bootie. Trust me Art, they will get it too.
Art-------we are so thrilled for you. You look so happy. Congratulations! We have listened to you since you broadcast in Las Vegas. We so look forward to Sat/Sun nights with you.
Thank you-------such great news.
Art:
We all know no one in our lives can be replaced. But before you sell everything
that youv'e worked so hard building.
Take a ride for awhile. Make sure it's for real.
And folks... it is not unusual for widowers to marry very quickly....especially if they were happily married
I distinctly recall Arts Statement as to how he PROMISED Ramona to take CARE of the Cats!?
Art you should keep your promise! After all, it was Ramona who went with you through thick and thin and even when you were as poor as a Church-Mouse!!!
So sad and disappointed
in Sothern California
Arts behavior is puzzling to say the least.
Ramona was your soul mate'
The cats were like children to both of you.
Not only did you replace your soul mate' with another, a younger version
But you dumped the cats (the kids)!
Those poor little things ...
Not only did they lose their mom' so tragically,
But their dad' is dumping them,
so he can spend quality time with someone who could be his granddaughter.
I'm disgusted that Ramona was so easily and quickly replaced.
Here's some food for thought:
Your new wife can replace you just as quickly (in less than 3 months) with a much younger man ... .
and guess what?
She will have enough money (yours) to buy herself a younger man.
I agree with all of you who have found Art's behavior strange.
Yep, he's a pathetic sugar daddy and phony old fart who thinks that soul mate means just another trophy to collect.
So, he can move to Philippines and stay there forever and spare us (the listeners of CTC) his euphoric notions about his marriage (which is, quite frankly, idiotic).
Furthermore, I think that broadcasting from Manila is a stupid idea and I have decided not to listen to it.
art is on "tilt"..its common..my wife died two years ago..i started dating six months ago...marriage is not in my future..i wrote this six months after her passing:
lost my wife earlier this year after a long illness.i don't care how tough you think you are,watching a disease steal your wife's life just rips your heart out.i know of no greater
pain.
after she died,i received some grief counseling.best thing i ever did.the counselor told me she thought that i was angry at god.i told her i was.she said"thats o.k..god loves you even if you are mad at him".it was strangely comforting.
I've only prayed for one thing in my life for myself.that god would fix my wife.i know it was selfish,but i didn't care.he didn't do it.it makes me wonder sometimes.
people always ask me how she died.they have a morbid curiosity about it.like the answer is some piece to their own mortality puzzle.my wife was never afraid of death.she knew it was stalking her.she knew her time was limited, but she lived like she had another hundred years in front of her.thats all people need to know about how she died.
my wife died in her sleep right next to me.if i knew she would never wake up,i never would of let her go to sleep.it haunts me.
some of the finest people on this planet are nurses.
its odd.my wife's daughter wont set foot inside the hospital,yet some days if I'm driving by,i will pull in and just go sit in the lobby for a little while.it gives me peace.go figure.
things just happen sometimes.explanations won't soothe your grief anyway.
everyone is going to die.do everyone a favor and plan your funeral ahead of time.my wife's favorite movie was THE WIZARD OF OZ and she wanted SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW played at her funeral.everyone there knew it was her favorite song and even through all the tears everyone smiled when it was played.see what i mean?.
donate blood every chance you get.trust me on this.
i had some friends confide to me,a little sheepishly,that they didn't think they could do what i did for my wife.i always look them straight in the eye and tell them "yes you could!"and then i pray we never have to find out which one of us is right.
its hard loosing your number one fan.I'm back to work now,but its hard to find the same passion i brought to it before.i hope that will change.
doctors are sometimes wrong,but when they are right you had better strap on your seat belt.its an unholy ride.
all total my wife had fifty two hospital stays.we were both extremely private people.i bet family and friends knew about ten of them at the most.some of them got angry after finding out.i didn't care.there isn't a manual on how to do this stuff.
we never had children.sometimes i regret that.
of all the things i miss,the one thing i miss the most is holding hands.we would be walking somewhere and i would drop my hand back and she would take hold of it.there is nothing more reassuring then someone holding your hand...and watching your back.i just miss it.
never ever ever ever give up.i mean it.
most days i walk around like a pinball machine on tilt.trust yourself enough to know that
you're not up to making any major decisions.just stay put.thats my plan.
I've spent Halloween,Thanksgiving,Christm
as and New Years in an intensive care unit or hospital room.home for the holidays has a whole new meaning.
i know they are well meaning,but hospitals always give you a survey about your "stay".its not a week in Vegas.its a brutal,exhausting experience that leaves you numb and longing to return home.stop asking about it.
life really IS short.
i think when i get old and look back over my life,this will have been the best year of my life,as disturbing as that sounds.I'm scared of dying.I'm afraid of death,but having seen my wife's dignity during her struggle gives me hope that when its my time,I'll handle it nearly as well.i hope so anyway.
sometimes i still catch myself reaching for the phone to call her.old habits are a bitch.
some people believe in god,others don't.the bible has a great mission statement about life in the book of Timothy:"i have fought the good fight,i have stayed the course,i have kept the faith".that sums it up for me.
before my wife died,she made me promise her that i would remarry someday.she said that i was a good man and a good husband and that i deserved to be happy again.there was one qualification however.she said that she couldn't be more beautiful then her.that was Pam.i guess you had to know her.for those of us who did,we already know there could never be anyone more beautiful then her.i love you baby.
Art Bell remarried? Just over 3 months after Ramonas passing?
I don't know about anyone else, but I would need much more time than 3 months to get over my wifes passing.
How does one fall in love in 3 months with someone 1/2 way around the world, while trying to get over the passing of the wife?
What does everyone else think? What's really going on?!
C'mon folks, give Art a break. What self-respecting American woman would give such a peculiar old coot the time of day? Art was lonely and realized that the only way to get a female would be to find one in a culture where girls are raised to revere and subjugate themselves to American men of means. What's sad is Art's lack of honesty with his audience and with himself. How refreshing it would have been if Art had just come out and said, "I got laid! And by a girl young enough to be my granddaughter!" His giddiness last night and his constant referrals to her photos (in her Naughty and Nice tee-shirt) were sickening and sad. Saying over and over again that this kid "is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen" when his wife has been gone three months? It's poontang, pure and simple. Beyond that, delusion. What's the difference, really, in Art going after a post-teen and what happened to Art's son years back? Men crave youth, but not all men are fool enough to go after youth. I hope Ramona DOES, as Art said, give Art that kick in the ass.
So disrespectful,of his dead wife,did he really love her
Dear Art, sorry for your loss.
I feel like blowing my mind up!
hmm. took you no more than 4 months to find a other woman from another country that is more than half your age. seems kinds kind of scummy and shady to me.
as stated before me. you made alot of promises to Ramona.
Long time listener, first-time typer. Congradulations on the new wife Art, her youthful beauty radiats as told by the spicey boner under my computer desk. How old is the child anyways? 14? Thats some fucked up shit. All cultural differences aside, I leave you with some advise a little VD and $2,500 taught me. Allways cary your wallet in the front of your pants Art, these 12 yr. old gypsies will steal your mastercard from right out under you dick. A savage species really. When did you get into 10 year olds?
-Yale
I find it strange that Art has replaced Ramona so quickly and is looking to get rid of his "children" the cats. On the show he sounded like a giddy 15 year old. My bet is that he will be back in the states within a year all by himself. I wish him happiness but this whole thing sounds a bit fishy. The fact that Art has said that he and Ramona never spent even one day apart, makes me wonder how he found love in the arms of another woman so quickly. He said she was his soulmate. You oly find that once in a lifetime. I wonder if Ramona's family has given him their blessing?
dude i saw a shadow person or like a shadow cat but it was on two legs
I'm shocked and,disgusted..this is very disturbing..Not sure I can listen to coast to caost anymore..perhaps they are all liars, and full of crap..this is just SICK!!She is a baby! YUK!!
n the movie, Moonstruck, a befuddled female asks her male friend, "Why do men chase women? Her friend gives a rather profound answer, "Because they are afraid of death."
It isn't mentioned in anything I have read, but I'm wondering if Ramona had ever been a smoker? Probably not, with Asthma... But i notice Art Alway's has a cigarette in his hand. Could it be he contributed to her illness, and subsequent death? And I agree, This little child of 21 is young enough to be his grandaughter. It's his life, but he is not being very practical or straight thinking. He needed someone to guide him into thinking clearly. This won't last very long. And he will find himself in a deeper depression than the one he was sinking into. A mature man would have waited , and then married a woman with maturity, that has learned more about the world, herself, and why men rush to hold on to that which is familiar, after losing a mate. Alas! He will find out oh too soon why things didn't work out, And She (just by being so young will make him feel oh so old. Sad , but true
I have lost ALL respect for Art Bell. What a TACKY, TACKY, TACKY man. The fact that it is Art's life doesn't make it any less tacky. Just ask Brian J. Doyle of Homeland Security.
Ed Dames, too? Ed found a Ukranian woman. These men are proud that they are not considered datable by women of this country because they are strange, arrogant and controlling so they must troll less fortunate countries for female companionship?
I agree that Art should beware: it's just as easy for Art's new bride to become tired of Grandpa and find a beautiful young boy her own age. Divorce may not be "legal" in your new country, Art, but cheating pays little mind to the law.
Ah, what promises some men will break (Ramona), what lives they'll upset (cats, family, fans), what a joke they'll become and what lies they'll tell themselves just to get a nice young obsequious piece of tail.
Art...........take some more time off. When I tune in, I would like to hear something of interest. All the drama of your life and the old coots just like you calling in to give you support are sickening. We need Barbara back for weekends. She was great.
How do you fools feel today now that he has remarried? First simpathy cards and 2 months later wedding cards.
Right on, Patricia!
Hey, give Art a break...he has obviously been taken over by some strange force, probably originating from beyond our galaxy..do you honestly think that anyone in their right mind would marry someone young enough to be their granddaughter three months after their wife died if they were not being influenced from beyond...we need to get George Norey to do a show on this...the title could be, "Art Bell, just crazy or control by planet X?"
This is sad and so pathetic ... an old goat like Art Bell ROBBING the cradle.
Art imagine when you were 50 years old, she was 10
This is going way to far for most peoples taste.
I lost all respect for you.
Ramona's family must be livid with this entire fiasco
Did you have to desecrate Ramona's memory like this?
You obviously have no tact at all!
3 months after loosing your soul mate? I can't believe it!
you were saying:
"Divorce is illegal in the Philippines"
This is no guaranty,
that the girl who could be your granddaughter will stay with you,
even though this is what you hope for.
The only thing a young girl loves' about an old man is what's in his wallet.
What kind of young girl goes for an old guy anyway?
Just wait until she gets tired of an wrinkled old fart like you
and gets a nice young stud her own age.
Bruce
an EX listener
in Montreal
You people just don't understand...see Ramona has been reincarnaded...Art realized this as he spoke with this little girl...I'm sure it was hard for him to do...but he knew the only way to reunite with his wife was to marry this little kid...Art, you are so brave...I mean, knowing that every sane person from the East Coast to the West Coast will see you as a sick baby stealer...and you still had the courage to make yourself marry this poor little girl...the honeymoon night must have been very difficult for you, but you somehow forced yourself...this shows your true love for Romona,..that you would do all this, just for her...what a guy!!! You are my hero, I think it is safe to say that there is little doubt as to what you are...keep up the good work.
This is crazy real crazy makes me sick.
Hey,
Hold the phone everyone...I just went to the coast to coast web site..look at the bottom of the page where George Noory has an ad for children international...look at the little girl's picture, then go up the page and look at Art's new wife...I may be wrong, but if you this looks like the same person, just a few years in between...I'm not joking...look for yourself...this thing is getting stranger all the time...
What does Art Bell and Tom Cruise have in common?
I totally agree that this is a crock.... I heard about Ramona's death 6 weeks after since I don't have a chance to hear Art Bell that often and how he was distraught about her death...well I agree with everyone that there is something fishy....A 60 year old man marrying a 21 year old....give me a break.....to me he's just a DIRTY OLD MAN.....
Sorry Ramona....I'm sure you didn't give your blessing. HEY ART, HOPE THIS BABY WAKES UP AND KICKS YOUR ASS TO THE CURB.
I think Art's body has been taken over by an alien being who thinks he is a 25 year old stud. If Art EVER had any sort of realistic view of anything, he's lost it completely. I've alway's given him the benefit of dought, But I have to concede, he's a nut-ball.In the words of Rod Stieger: Do-Do-Do-Do Do- D0- Do- Do
Sorry that should have been ... Rod Serling . I'm must be smoking what Art has been using DOH !!!!!!
I'm sure Art is no longer reading these messages my friends. It is very disturbing about his marriage. My brother fell into the same trap while building a power plant in the PI. He was forced by gunpoint to marry the girl because she said he fathered the baby and was a virgin. His wallet and passport was stolen and he had to take refuge in the embassy and eventually was able to leave. Found out later that the girl then accused each one of his co-workers of fathering the baby and forced them to pay substantial amounts of money. My brother spents hundreds of thousands of dollars to PI lawyers for a paternity test and found out he was not the father.
Why Art bought a condo & not a house! also I know where they bought its a brand new building & not a 3rd world dump
A common problem with buying a house and lot is where a Filipina is married to a foreigner and the house and lot is bought in the Filipina wife's name. On the death of the Filipina the property cannot pass to the husband, as he is not a Filipino national, nor to any children they may have that have foreign nationality, and the property has to pass to Filipino relatives of the wife's family. This is not a problem with condominiums, as they can be passed on to Non Filipino nationals
Shocking news every which way. No respect for listeners, or respect for Ramona.
Listeners now feel betrayed by you Art. They were told to call in or e-mail you during your time of grief. Listeners felt compassion upon hearing your loss of Ramona. Then you did something shocking by disrespecting Ramona wishes by giving away her cats, and then marry 3 months after Ramona passed. Then you tell listeners to look at your new wife photos. This is so disrespectful to your listeners and to Ramona.
I agree with Dan above. I don't think this is what George Noory had in mind when he asked people to sponsor a child!One can not help but wonder what is going on here. How shocking and sickening!
I was feeling so sorry for Art. As fans we all loved him dearly. I sleep with headphones on listening to his show, faithfully for years. Out of respect for Ramona and due to the very short time since her passing, I waited to tell Art the weird dream I had, just recently. I was in bed and at the end of my bed was the living room sofa where my Dear husband of 36 years was sleeping. Why the sofa was no longer in the living room, I do not know. Anyway, in my bed with me was who else, but Art Bell. Yeah, strange and I don't even like french kissing, but guess what? Yeah, Art Bell was french kissing me and boy was it good! We were both sitting up in bed french kissing with my husband sleeping on the living room sofa, only the sofa was in the bedroom at the end of our bed. I told my sister about this crazy dream and my sister and I laughed ourselves silly and then my sister said, "You won't believe the dream I had awhile back." I told her to tell me about her dream. She said that she "was in Mom and Dad's shed and all of a sudden who comes up behind her but Kramer. (Yeah, the one from Seinfeld) Then next thing you know, she and Kramer were having sex and "Boy, was it good!" We just laughed and laughed. I told my sis, "Gee, wouldn't you think he (Kramer)could aford to take you somewhere nicer than Mom and Dad's shed?" ha ha I was going to email this to Art, however felt it would be disrespectful, being so close to Ramona's passing. Here I am feeling pity for Art, thinking how he is probably greiving himself sick over losing his beloved wife. I had even thought about the possibility of introducing my single sister who is in fact, a dear sweet, beautiful, talented, educated, loving and caring woman, but she is in her late forties. Didn't know her age would be so out of his league. In those photos, Art looked more like the Grandfather of the Bride! Art is to be pitied more now than EVER!!! George Noory you ARE my new favorite! To think that he had been so strongly on my mind and in my heart and that I pictured him being off due to difficulty going through the grieving process of losing the love of his life, Ramona??? Anyone know if Kramer is single?
Brenda, I think it was an alien (who looked like Art)you had such a good sex with.... ;)
Dal, that's what I really wanted to say. I don't know what makes people dream CRAZY dreams, but you can bet I won't be dreaming about french kissing Art, again. (That would be a nighmare!)The Art I thought I knew must not exist. By the way, my Dear husband thought the dream was hilarious, too! We have 3 cats who we dearly love and are very much a part of our family. We just don't get it?!?!? We are younger than Art and our 3 ADULT kids are OLDER, ALL SEVERAL years older than Art's new wife. I kept waiting to see the page on the web site that said APRIL FOOLS!
The 38 year old Teacher who "MOLESTED" Art's 16 year old son in 1999 went to prison for LIFE!
Just think ... there was only a 22 year age difference!
Art is 40 years older than his "NEW wife"
I rest my case ...
J. Anderson in the UK
Art- it doesn't look good for you at all. If you didn't kill your wife you sure had something to do with it. How could you marry so soon? I think something is fishy here.
Wow, this was a shocker this weekend folks! We as listeners know that he is not following what any grief counselor would tell him, don't do anything for at least one year! This is rebound right now and well, Art you are doing the Bell curve thing. You are cycling back up and have totally lost your mind and when you come down on the other side of that curve, hitting the bottom is going to be devastating.
I don't need to reiterate what other listeners have said about your promises you made. Remember you made these vows and millions of listeners witnessed this.
There are only a few reasons why a 21 year old girl would marry a 61 year old man and not come to the U.S., either she is already married over there or has a boyfriend that she just can not leave behind. That would explain why she does not want to come to the U.S. it is not just her staying behind with her family. Sad to say, but many young women are really fooling foreigners and are only after their money. She is crazy, millions of Filipinas would do anything to take her place and come to America just to get out of the Philippines.
The Philippines is NOT the tropical paradise Mr. Bell is fantasizing about. Do any of you remember several years ago, Martin Burnham, an American missionary from Wichita, Kansas. If not, go to archives.cnn.com
Headlines MANILA, Philippines (CNN) -- A Philippine commando raid meant to free two Americans and a Philippine citizen held hostage by the Islamic rebel group Abu Sayyaf ended with two of the hostage's dead Friday.
There have also been marketplace bombings in Manila by Muslim extremists as well as an attempt this year to overthrow the government. The place is politically unstable and safety has always been a problem even from pickpockets, muggers and thieves in the Philippines.
Art, you will be in big trouble but it can still be fixed. While living there he needs to put cameras all over their place and see which "male cousin" or kumpadre always visits their place. Then he can always come back here and leave her there. In that case, he does not have to pay alimony as long as he didn't petition her. My sources inform me that they think marriages in the Philippines are not recognized in the U.S. The only way it is accepted is that if they get married in U.S. Embassy in Manila or if they file their marriage document in U.S. Embassy.
So Art, we are not all wrong. Think what you are leaving, running away is not going to fix this. You of all people should know, once you are in a foreign country it is going to be very hard for the U.S. to help. Not all your millions of listeners are wrong Art. I think Ramona is giving you an answer, but your mind is to preoccupied to hear.
Does anyone know who we contact to let them know we want a new host on the weekends. He no longer deserves any time with 3 million loyal people.
Art has said over and over, "this is the BEST country in the world." Is he totally nuts to be moving to a politically unstable, terrorist ridden, third world pit??? He's lost his mind.
Art. If you've read any of these comments, you get the gist of how we feel. It's not that we're heartless bastards & don't care about your happiness. Many of us have listened to C2C for years. We grew to love Ramona & the cats as much as we loved you. When Ramona died and you laid your heart out there for your listeners we cried & ached along with you. I agonized about my own marriage, which is happy enough, but we weren't soul mates like you & Ramona. I fantasized about the great love you had for each other & how could you possibly bear such a great sorrow. I prayed that God would somehow comfort you and I envisioned you throwing yourself into the ecology movement or some other worthy cause. I thought that Ramona would find a way to lessen your grief through your pussies, but, alas....& forgive me for being crude...it wasn't animal pussy you reached out for. You know, I don't know about you...well, I guess I do, but it seems like more than a few days, weeks and months would go by before I could even THINK about replacing my soul mate & love of my life. THAT, Art, is why we are so ticked off and disillusioned about your behavior. If you follow the time line, Ramona couldn't have been gone more than a few days before you started a relationship with your Filipino honey. And, for you to go on & on about our need to go to your website to see pictures of "the most beautiful woman I've ever seen". What was Ramona? That picture of her in the white strapless dress qualified her as being pretty damn beautiful too. Of course, she got older and at 47 not too many women can compete with a 21 year old. YOU sure as hell couldn't compare to a 30 year old man, let alone a 21 year old. Yeah, old coots were calling in & giving you the high fives..there's a lot of shallow people in this world. I look at people like Dana Reeves and my admiration knows no bounds. Too bad you missed the boat on this one, Art. If you had only waited a respectable time before you replaced your soul mate, Ramona, with a little girl who probably can't hold a candle to her....you would have had our respect & love. Now I have nothing but contempt for you. Enjoy your marriage & money while you can. You can only keep up the charade of youth & vigor for so long...probably about as long as you mourned Ramona. Good bye.
I'm hoping that Art's craving for the companionship of young fawning flesh--at WHATEVER cost--will help Art understand better what happened to his sixteen-year-old son. I agree with Chris Terry and J. Anderson's messages; WHAT is the difference, really? The perpetrator was a teacher, true, and has NO place teaching youth again, but isn't what Art's doing just as inappropriate? Rationalizing all the way and excusing himself because it's Art's life and oh, look, Art's so adventurous? Well, I bet Art's son (only five years younger than Naughty Girl) and the teacher felt the SAME way about their life when they were caught.
ART WILL NEVER ADDRESS THIS OR FACE THE MUSIC OF HIS ONCE ADORING PUBLIC.
WE FEEL DUPED! And not by "love" or sex, either. If Art had admitted his trip was nothing but sex, we would still be disgusted, but I think we would understand, eventually--grief and all. We feel duped that anyone whom we've given so many hours to and trusted (considering the often bizarre subject matter) can fool himself to this degree AND expect us all to be fooled, too. And we were so very fond of Ramona, and Art and Ramona's life together gave Art a Regular Guy appeal amidst the paranormal and wild notions.
Missed Coast to Coast last night. Can anyone tell me if George mentioned Art's "new life" in any way?
Some lust for money, don't let your dick run your life......
Good riddence you turd.
I'm going into a diabetic coma reading all the "sorry about your loss" messages from the great loyal fans you've lied to over the past 7 years.
Folks, believe me, your getting the clean end of the stick here, so don't feel sorry for this misdirected loser. You've all been duped, big time.
There was a brief moment in time you, Mr. Bell, actually had it right.
C2C had a grip on the heartbeat of unusual subjects, very interesting phenomenon we all loved to hear about and your delivery was impecable. That must have been your cue.
You dropped dime on a fanbase eager to learn from a source they became to trust. Shame on you.
And then you abused that trust, and what do you know ... out came the dog and pony shows starring a lineup of phony, self appointed experts with no credentials to back their BS up. Or, they lied about their credentials to make a buck.
And YOU allowed it to happen.
The "Mother Ship" following the Hale-Bopp Comet? Please. Yeah, have a drink and live that one down.
Just go away. Turn your mic off will you? Leave these people alone. Your commercial value just dropped 60 points.
Go sell Viagra. You're going to need it -- if you get the chance to use it.
Art - Woah dude. Whats going on? We've listened through every crazy crisis youve ever come up with. On the air, off the air, back problems, etc. Ramona dies and I thought it was wierd..WIERD that you were on the air so soon after her passing. Now this? The Quickening? More like the Sickening.
Not listening anymore.
Is Art's new wife really his daughter!
A REQUEST:
Folks, if George Noory makes any comment whatsoever on Art's DOLLY FOLLY, please report it here. I have to miss Coast to Coast most nights.
Thank you very much.
Art, you have foresaken all that you appeared to stand for and shown your true colors. You are a shallow and careless person that has abused the trust and faith of your fans.
You do not understand the "Flip" culture and are in for a world of hurt--but you deserve it.
I cannot believe the crying and gnashing of teeth as well as the insults and denigration over Art remarrying. All I can say is "life goes on". I suspect that loudest critics are those old, dried up, menopausal women who are upset that they cannot compete with younger women. So what if a woman 40 years his junior has decided to marry him!!! It's not like any of you had a chance with Art. Were you all fantasizing about being possible "Ramona Replacements" yourselves?
We have more important things to worry about like the war in Iraq and the true insanity that the Bush Administration is acting out.Do you mean to tell me that Art's choice of a wife is more important to you than being raped by oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, all manner of politicians and the Bush Crime Family?
Get over it folks. He will live to regret his choice and you can be there to chuckle about it. In the meantime see true issues that need addressing like Republicans stealing elections and being a rubber stamp for the expansion of corporate greed the refusing to stem the tide of illegal aliens entering the country. WAKE UP!
The comment about Ramona replacements is rediculous. No ones saying they wanted to be the next Ramona. People are just saying its wierd. VERY wierd. I wish Art well, but Ive had it with all the garbage. He has no credibility left and thats pretty amazing to say considering the topics of the shows! I wish him bluebirds, but I will not listen when hes host.
And Im a 32 year old male, thank you.
yea...Art had something invade his body..It was that little thing at his midsection called the "little shadow man" ..
I see it playing out this way.
He-s already feeling the pressure..Island Viagra is getting insanely expensive. He holds out for a while getting Pfizer to be a sponsor.
Then dies because he cant afford both Viagra and heart medication.
The 21 year old takes his wallet
and sues Viagra. Lives out her life running the Phillipines with that money
and wearing all of Imeldas shoes.
...George will have her on as his last guest at the end of time..or when the show is over in late 2006.
Art..please put that down as my prediction for 2006.
Oh and ps...
one of your loons i believe said he predicted the asteroid "art bopp"
was headed directly toward the Phillipines.
I suggest you move to as near the top floor as you can get.
Payne, you have a good point. The nation is in frightful shape. To whom Art Bell is sticking it is small potatoes.
However, there remains a tremendous and complicated feeling of betrayal. We've been with Art through thick and thin, and we've certainly been asked to suspend our disbelief. But asking us to believe the latest turn of events is insulting. A forty-year age difference is capable of turning anyone's stomach. This goes way beyond trophy wife. If these exploits were of any other public figure, Art would probably be asking our opinion. What if in Art's grief, he instead joined a fundamentalist cult and started to brag about its benefits? I think there'd still be "crying and gnashing of teeth." As far as "insults and denigration," what exactly is Art doing to his audience if not insulting us?
For some inexplicable reason, we expect more from Art than a tired cliche. A cliche with a twist, no less. And the sad part is that Art didn't say, "Well, everyone, the truth is that I can't be a day without an adoring female, and I have an opportunity for that female to be a malleable college-aged girl from a disenfranchised country whom I can rob of precious youth. Even as ridiculous, misguided and smacking of ulterior motive as this opportunity might be; my ego, libido and fear of abandonment need me to take it. Please understand." At least then there'd be a slim chance that Art's honesty might make it a tad less disgusting. After all, you can't blame a guy for trying.
Spite or jealousy? If it were only that simple. Our stomachs are turning too much already to stomach the idea of competing over anyone for Art Bell, much less a silly younger woman. I think many of the women in Art's audience (menopausal or otherwise) are collectively relieved that we most definitely do not have a chance with Art Bell. Remember, too, that generally speaking, women were much more forgiving then men of Clinton's Monica Moments, but I doubt they would have been if Bill had giddily recounted how much in love he was with Monica and the life he was planning with her. At least amongst the denials, Clinton had the decorum to admit it was purely physical. Bill isn't the only one who couldn't keep it in his pants at a most critical juncture.
I never doubted Art's love and utmost respect for Ramona. No, it's Art's reckless and greedy disregard of customary etiquette--or even of lip service--towards the memory of his very recently departed wife. It's Art promoting a yearning for, and taking advantage of, a post-pubescent after what happened to his own son. It's Art's arrogant expectation that we'll accept his foolishness by fooling ourselves right along with him ... simply because he's Art.
Art's mixture of giddiness, pining school boy, vulnerability, tenth-grade-locker-room boasting, self-delusion and defiance was in such poor and pathetic taste the other night, it left many of us unsettled. Not likely forgotten, either, unfortunately. Makes Brad and Angelina look downright classy.
Well said, Sally.
I have listened to C2C for 12 years, and through that time came to respect Ramona tremendously. I always thought that she was one of the best things about Art Bell, and showed that he had some intelligence and depth.
Her death was shocking, and to me a bit mysterious. I considered that Art's private business, however, and just hoped that in time he would heal from this grievous loss.
It was just tremendously disappointing to hear him talk about his new (child) bride the other night with such preening pride. He displayed a complete lack of sensitivity and came across like a ridiculous, shallow man. I was saddened and disgusted that someone so many of us felt we "knew" as a person who had lost his soulmate was really acting like a frat boy on spring break.
Maybe this is some kind of grief reaction on his part...I hope so. I hope he gets over and wakes up in a while and comes to his senses. It's like he's another person entirely...the guy who was married to and loved Ramona and now this new guy who has publicly trashed that memory by waxing rhapsodic about a young girl.
Very strange and sad.
Well, George Noory, you are doing the right thing....if you value C2C...remain quiet (very quiet)...don't say anything about this situation...just keep chasing ghosts and shadow people..if you come out in defense of the child molester...you can kiss C2C goodbye and that would be a shame because it really is a great show.
