October 9, 2015: Open Lines - Scott Free Line
Oct 9, 2015
2h 23m
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Art Bell opens the phone lines for a freewheeling Friday night, featuring a special "Scott Free Line" where callers confess things they got away with. He begins with a provocative story about George H.W. Bush allegedly telling a crowd that Americans "can't handle the truth" about UFOs, and asks callers throughout the night whether the former president and CIA director really said it.
The Scott Free confessions range from a man who smuggled marijuana through Mississippi and narrowly avoided a police search, to a caller who sold LSD on communion wafers in high school, to a former contractor who did illegal intelligence work in Indonesia only to get fined for cigarettes in Singapore. Between confessions, callers share UFO sightings, a chilling Ouija board experience that led to the dark web, and a firsthand account of feeling a dying neighbor's spirit pass through a doorway.
The night takes a memorable turn when JC Webster calls to announce he has "arisen" from his wilderness exile, claims a divine revelation under the blood moon, and proposes marriage to Kim Davis live on the air. Art fields it all with sharp humor and a two-drink maximum rule for callers.
The Scott Free confessions range from a man who smuggled marijuana through Mississippi and narrowly avoided a police search, to a caller who sold LSD on communion wafers in high school, to a former contractor who did illegal intelligence work in Indonesia only to get fined for cigarettes in Singapore. Between confessions, callers share UFO sightings, a chilling Ouija board experience that led to the dark web, and a firsthand account of feeling a dying neighbor's spirit pass through a doorway.
The night takes a memorable turn when JC Webster calls to announce he has "arisen" from his wilderness exile, claims a divine revelation under the blood moon, and proposes marriage to Kim Davis live on the air. Art fields it all with sharp humor and a two-drink maximum rule for callers.
Key Moments
Bush says Americans cannot handle UFO truth: Art reads a report claiming George H.W. Bush answered a UFO disclosure question by saying Americans cannot handle the truth.
Contraband in Mississippi: A caller describes being stopped in Mississippi while carrying marijuana, leading Art to note it was not a bright idea.
LSD on communion wafers: A caller claims he and a cousin put LSD on communion wafers and sold them in high school.
J.C. has arisen: Art recognizes the return of longtime caller J.C. and jokes that he has arisen after years away.