Back in the day I used to work nights at a door/flooring production plant. If my production line was up and running, and I didn't need to make any adjustments or anything, I could sit back and listen to a radio. That's where I got into listening to Art. When the intro song The Chase started playing, I listened with anticipation to hear Art say "From the high desert." After awhile, I noticed that he always said it 30 seconds into the song, right when some pronounced drumbeats started to play. If Art was in his studio, he would start talking just as the first loud drumbeat played. If he didn't say anything at that time, I knew that Art wasn't there and that there would be a substitute guest announcer like George. George and all the other fill in hosts would always start talking well after those first steady drumbeats sounded. Anyway, if you listen to some of Art's shows that have the opening intro music, you will hear what I mean. There were a number of times when Art didn't show up, especially when he was having trouble with his back. If Art wasn't there I usually switched the radio to a music station, or would play an old tape of Art that I had recorded earlier.
