I don;t believe it either. Not if Musket's post is correct.
He'e trying to sell that fantasy to himself.
If so, it's fine with me. He's old enough and been around enough to make his own "decisions". I would not have done what he did. If my wife (of 33 years) ever dies while I'm still around, I'll never remarry. But, we're all different I guess.
You're right. I found an audio file of the first hour. First he gives a detailed account of how she found him. Then 30 minutes later he says she didn't know who he was and that he could've been as "poor as a church mouse". That's hooey. If she wasn't told by her sister who Art Bell is then I'm sure she's internet savvy enough to google Art Bell. After all, she's savvy enough to set up web conferencing. You have it exactly right - "he's trying to sell that fantasy to himself". If you want a copy of the mp3 file Freepmail me.