||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:32 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for May 13, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood leads Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, grumbles something about 3:47 PM, then departs. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET visit Firesign's web site at www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com' ||||||||| It's 4:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| "5:45 PM? 5:45 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Rufus_T_Firetween should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Rufus_T_Firetween enters and sits on the divan. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 6:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Gusts of wind blow in from outside and the thumpa-thumpa-thumpa of helicopter blades is heard as Happy Panditt's chopper lands on the lawn and Rufus_T_Firetween gets out at 7:47 PM. ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and intones "Presenting 'DJTweeny', just granted probation at 7:49 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET You can join the streams now (NO AUDIO YET - just a chance for everybody to get connected) 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – Bob Marley Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 8:47 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Haberdashery Barn. llanwydd: hey DJTweeny: Hey llan Rufus_T_Firetween: we got Dope Humor Of The Seventies here tonight dontacha know mon... llanwydd: cool! llanwydd: geef me a leek of ai spleef and sing ruba dub DJTweeny: lol ||||||||| Outside, the 8:54 PM crosstown bus from British Columbia pulls away, leaving Cease coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. llanwydd: good evening cat DJTweeny: allo Cease eh ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:54 PM, dragging Zen cosmos by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" Cease: Hi. You know proctor's tale about playing a gig with the wailers when they first came to the us Cease: he tells it in his autobi. DJTweeny: welcome Zen cosmos Rufus_T_Firetween: cool llanwydd: hi zc Rufus_T_Firetween: I can see FST people mingling with The Wailers ||||||||| BobDobbsian enters at 8:57 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Chapeau Manger. Cease: hi bob ||||||||| Beet waltzes in at 8:57 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. DJTweeny: Hi Bob Beet: To whom it may concern, greetings! DJTweeny: Hey Beet Beet: Hallo Dr Tween Rufus_T_Firetween: HBANNER: ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net) llanwydd: hi beet hi bob Beet: Howdy Llan ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| "8:59 PM? 8:59 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Deputy Dang should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Deputy Dang enters and sits on the divan. BobDobbsian: confused Cease:https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1982699175/ref=cb_interstitial_us_ca_desktop_rec_bullseye_unk_dp_dp Beet: Yo Deputy BobDobbsian: Oh wait! There I'm not! ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" Cease: Beet, Dang Deputy Dang: Yo Beets! DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Deputy Dang: Hi Cat Deputy Dang: Hi Tweeny Cease: i think you can get it from a more firesign-friendly site. Beet: Hi Dr Cease Cease: yes, it's an actual album. BobDobbsian: Ha ha ha ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s “DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Firesign's new release DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES at https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl' BobDobbsian: This is my first time here. And this interface is so advanced,boy golly, it's str8 outta 1994! Rufus_T_Firetween: hahaha ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cease: welcome bob Cease: this chat started in 95 Rufus_T_Firetween: Custom made by our web magician Merlyn BobDobbsian: It's beeuuuttiiifullll! Beet: Nice to see you, Bob BobDobbsian: See you round the Funway, Beet! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Cease: We just got a cat named Bob a few weeks ago Zen cosmos: having ongoing trouble with the VLC player, Rufus_T_Firetween: ehhh Rufus_T_Firetween: the links should work fine in VLC BobDobbsian: Is he ... "fixed"? Or are you using him as a stud-cat, to breed a Catucky Derby champion? Cease: i'm usiing vlc Cease: he's fixed. BobDobbsian: I'm listening on WinAmp. Which is how old I am. BobDobbsian: Yeah, Cease. Me too. Rufus_T_Firetween: I know lots of people who still use WinAmp because of its scripting capabilities BobDobbsian: No shit. Last week, WinAmp produced a fully-illuminated Book of Kells. Deputy Dang: I'm using VLC. I'm fixed. Zen cosmos: comments by anyone-me-- scroll and dosappear too quickly, no thread following Cease: i think you can determine how quickly it dissappears Rufus_T_Firetween: Zen, go to the lower right part of the page and click on Log Zen cosmos: due to ASD I NEED a step by step list of all the clicks on VLC, or I get lost... BobDobbsian: Peter Lorre was a great caracature. But now so obscure. There are fewer and fewer who knows who he werer Rufus_T_Firetween: that will give you tonight's chat Rufus_T_Firetween: you can just refresh to page to make it up to date Cease: true, bob Zen cosmos: whoo, now too much... BobDobbsian: I'm the clock that's right twice a day. (Twelve hours to go!) Cease: there is a lot of new, funny material on this Rufus_T_Firetween: The log doesn't scroll automatically, you have to refresh it to get the latest chat Rufus_T_Firetween: just always go to the bottom to see the most recent BobDobbsian: I'm standing in between my stereo speakers, and it's l like I'm standing RIGHT BETWEEN two electonic sound sources! Beet: JUST IMAGINE! ||||||||| Ralph Spoilsport drives in through the door and says "Buy a new or used T-shirt from the Firesign Theatre Cafepress store! Hurry before this sentence ends!" Rufus_T_Firetween: "We have _both_ kinds of audio, Right _and_ Left" Deputy Dang: Out of the dog, into the smog. Beet: Such a wide range. Deputy Dang: What ARE we gonna do? BobDobbsian: "Just the fax, ma'am!" "What's a 'fax'?" "I don't know!" Beet: What are WE gonna do. ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." BobDobbsian: What are we gonna DO? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl BobDobbsian: Clean, like Paul McCartney's Godfather. ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Commando Cody close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 9:17 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the sitting room. Beet: Yo Commando. BobDobbsian: I'm commando, but I don't call it "cody" Commando Cody: Howdy Beet. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Cody Cease: hi cc Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl BobDobbsian: Hello, CC. How's it hangin'? Commando Cody: Hola Bob Dobb. We have a bar by your name here in Tucson. Commando Cody: Hello Cease, Rufus, Deputy and Zen. BobDobbsian: I know nothing about the body in the freezer. Even if nobody found it. I had nothing to do with what didn't happen. Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Commando Cody: Actually Bob it's so nice out I think I'll leave it out. BobDobbsian: Like Blind Melon Chitlin. Can't put that on the album cover! Commando Cody:http://www.bobdobbs-tucson.com/ ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" BobDobbsian: That's crazy, CC! I never knew of that place, and I thought I was cranial-rectal inverted up the SubGenius sphincter! BobDobbsian: Holy Dogshit, Private Cowboy! $4.25 for Guinness? It's $8 a pint in Bawwwsttaaaaan! ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." Commando Cody: Just a happy coinkydink I guess. Cease: you know the connection between subgenius and firesign, bob? BobDobbsian: Tell me, Cease. I'm assuming Stang was tight with the boys back when Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Dr. Happy Harry Cox says “I was right about the comet! Check out my new video DVD set EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: THE DECLASSIFIED FIRESIGN THEATRE 1968-1975 before it’s too late!!” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php Commando Cody: Bawwwwsttaaaaan? I been there a few times. Had to go out to Wooster one time. Beet: Lived there for three years. Cease: elayne, who started the chat, introduced stang to ossman BobDobbsian: I live in Cambridge, halfway between MIT and Hahvahd. MY BRAIN HURTS! Cease: stang got his mailing list Beet: On Mass Av? ||||||||| Captain Equinox flies in through the transom, landing on the bearskin rug. "Attention, solstice squad! After working a 12-hour day, I like to kick back and swill some juice out of a genuine Firesign coffee mug or Bear Whiz Beer stein!" Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Bob llanwydd: ddnt know that, cease llanwydd: how long ago did the chat start? BobDobbsian: Inman Square, Beet. Cease: the next time elayne shows up, yuou can ask her. i'm just remembering what she said Commando Cody: Hello llan, Didn't see you there before. Cease: 1995 llanwydd: I've been here since 02 BobDobbsian: Thanks for that, Cease. And I'm not surprised. The mental anarchy that inspires FT is the root of all SubGenii. Beet: Don't know Inman Square. BobDobbsian: Yah buh LBJ did Doris Kearns Goodwin. So there's that. Cease: i've been here since chat one BobDobbsian: Beet, there is an invention known as ... The Gooble! Commando Cody: Yikes, when was that Cease? Beet: Ah Hah llanwydd: didnt know there was any such thing as chat in 1995 llanwydd: not in that context anyway BobDobbsian: There was chat long before then. I had my first online date in 1986. Second in '87. And in '88, they both found out about each other on the same chat. I'm not kidding. ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" Cease: yep Commando Cody: Oh missed the 95 line earlier. Cease: yeah i think the first iteration of firesign online was early 90s. I found it in 93 BobDobbsian: Ohh, I can't eat all that China! Can we take them home and microwave them later? Cease: elayne was visiting us in vancouver in early 95 and go together with the right folks to start chat on irc back then llanwydd: I didnt get online till 99. I bought webtv before I ever had a computer Cease: alt.comedy.firesign theatre llanwydd: I was chatting here with my webtv before msn bought it BobDobbsian: Cease: newsgroups! Commando Cody: You early adopters. Cease: yes llanwydd: usenet Commando Cody: I didn't have a PC until there was one in my car. llanwydd: blast from the past Cease: that sounds like a firesign line, cody Commando Cody: LOL! It does doesn't it. BobDobbsian: There's never been a better dating group than soc.singles in 1986. We had a Bonkathon in Chicago in '87, and we were so nerdy we went to Fermilab. Good times. BobDobbsian: *Boinkathon. Dedicated to Boinkus, Bacchus's lesser-known brother. Commando Cody: Bonkathon works just as well. Commando Cody: At least Igot it. BobDobbsian: It does, CC. The god himself didn't complain, he was too busy being worshiped by vestal not-virgins BobDobbsian: ... which are the best kind of virgins .... BobDobbsian: The S-Bahn? ||||||||| "Happy" Harry Cox pops in and say "I was right! Everything I knew WAS wrong! You CAN get "Profiles in Barbecue Sauce", chock full of meaty Firesign scripts!" Beet: The vestals were a strange group of chicks in ancient Rome. BobDobbsian: Sounds like Phish chicks. Beet: Might be. Commando Cody: No those are likely Vespa virgins. BobDobbsian: This bit makes me want to sleep, and then reach for my wallet. Because it's like the Catholic Mass, where they bore you, then take your money .... Beet: Essence of religion. BobDobbsian: Vespa Virgins? Yeah, The Who had a fan club back then ... Commando Cody: I wouldn't know. Went through the Methodist route before science took hold. Cease: this sounds like Borges ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:42 PM and Not Ed steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Not Ed: Porque? Beet: I also was indoctrinated Methodist. DJTweeny: Hey Ed BobDobbsian: This makes as much sense to me as anything Father Ted ever told me. Beet: Hi nt Cease: hi not Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Not Ed: Hi Tweeny Not Ed: Hey C, Hey Beet Commando Cody: NotEd, How do you do? Not Ed: Hi BDob, CC, llan & Rufus to boot Not Ed: Hey CC BobDobbsian: Hello, ye who are not to be called Ed, who shall now be known as Not Ed. Not Ed: Cheers BDob I yam what I yam Not Ed: Catherwood give everyone a hot-buttered groat cluster ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone a hot-buttered groat cluster. Beet: Yum Not Ed: MM mm BobDobbsian:
He Shall Be, 'Not Ed'
Cease: i found out why i was losing volume in one channel last week. Cease: not plugged in properly Not Ed: Aha! Commando Cody: I hate when that happens. Commando Cody: It always helps to plug it in.
Not Ed gets stinko too. BobDobbsian: Let me get my entrenching tool ... Cease: blow pot. that's an old expression Not Ed: indeedy BobDobbsian: Let's do the time warp AGAIN! Not Ed: tools in the tool bin, BDob
Not Ed farm out Beet: I love this bit. ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Not Ed: Me 2 Beet Commando Cody: Hey Bob, did you know Riff-Raff does cartoon voice over work? BobDobbsian: Did not know that either, CC. You are now my guru. Not Ed: lol Not Ed: Jim High Not Ed: God is a four wheel man BobDobbsian: Boston (pre-pandemic) has a great RHPS. The intro act is a really BBW doing a boob-tease, synching lyrics to Late Night Picture Show. Never been so amazed by a woman of substance ...
Not Ed craves substance Not Ed: Tx 4 the chat Tweeny BobDobbsian: Dear friends ... dear, dear friends .... Commando Cody: He voiced the father on a funny kids cartoon called Phineas and Ferb.
Not Ed is hoping for a psychodemic Not Ed: Psychademic Shack Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Not Ed BobDobbsian: Oh I know P&F! Cool! BobDobbsian: French Lick Indiana! The Home of Larra Bird, the greatest Boston Celtics Larra Bird of all! Beet: I have been looking for a nice French Lick. Not Ed: French lick? count me in! BobDobbsian: << has been on the highway in Mystic Connecticut. Cease: sounds risque Not Ed: lol Cease: pardon my french Not Ed: is it like sub let lol Not Ed: I love the french Not Ed: fries ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! BobDobbsian: 'Ee's makin' it up as 'e goes along! Cease: i've had a good time in France Not Ed: somebody has to float them Cease: good times Not Ed: I've never been C - always wanted to Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show. If you'd like to make a small contribution to help with the server fees, there's a PayPal link to donate here >> http://dishnuts.net BobDobbsian: I took a hovercraft to France. Really. And it was not full of eels. Beet: That was good Commando Cody: I've got french relatives and I still haven't been there to visit. Cease: worth doing Not Ed: great record! ends up being one of the weirdest Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Cody Rufus_T_Firetween: +1 for the Python ref Cease: 2nd half hour is mostly stuff from DOMM shows BobDobbsian: Good think Masschusittstan legalized dope! Haw haw haw! Not Ed: yay BDobbbb BobDobbsian: << thinks in Monty Python. ("Ni!") Not Ed: indeed C Cease: that was funny Beet: The Big Bluff is the keystone of propaganda. Not Ed: having something called "dirty mac" tonight - 27.8 total potency - & cheap BobDobbsian: ⊂(◉‿◉)つ Not Ed: (legal in Washington) Rufus_T_Firetween: BobDobbsian >> ** For those of you who don't know, typing a ':' (colon) in this chat has the same effect as typing '/me' in an IRC chat
BobDobbsian what? BobDobbsian: oic ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..."
Not Ed pretends to be visible. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the New Live Concert Collection “FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD” at Firesign's new Download Store >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases
Beet what is he trying to say? BobDobbsian: pew! pew pew! (⌐■_■)--︻╦╤─ - - - Cease: you still here, zen, llan, dang? Not Ed: Not Ed puffs!
Rufus_T_Firetween says something Not Ed: lol oops
Not Ed forked up. ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" Rufus_T_Firetween: just put a 'colon :' at the start of a message, leave a space, and it references the nick llanwydd: ;lkhfxvcggfhgzd Cease: this is from one of their shows
Rufus_T_Firetween references nick danger
Beet I think I understand now ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" BobDobbsian: "Get On With It!"
Not Ed winks at Rufus. Zen cosmos: just LOVE the random bull session stram of consciousness nihilism from my teen days BobDobbsian: eat dem tabs, then eat dem ghosts! ᗧ···ᗣ···ᗣ·· Not Ed: Squee
Not Ed can make a bat like this ^v^ Not Ed: ^v^ BobDobbsian:¯¯̿̿¯̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿̿)͇̿̿)̿̿̿̿ '̵͇̿̿̿̿̿̿̿̿=(•̪̀●́)=o/̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿̿ Beet: Hyroglyphics in the chat. Cease: something new BobDobbsian: just listinin' to the sounds man ... d[-_-]b Commando Cody: Lost me with the last one. Commando Cody: Got the headphones. BobDobbsian: A good screw. What this country needs is ... BobDobbsian: I'm so old I remember when 300lb linebakers were YUUGGEE in the NFL. now they're ... kinda large ... Commando Cody: The Fridge. Not Ed: Like getting hit by a piano BobDobbsian: Exactly my thought, CC! I KNEW YOU COULD READ MINDS! Not Ed: lol Not Ed: h Not Ed: "high" five ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." Commando Cody: LOL! I don't remember the Piano NotEd. Not Ed: haha BobDobbsian: These guys could riff. Not Ed: it was great that they brought Mutt & Smut back for the NPR series Not Ed: some pretty funny ones too BobDobbsian: "Soft as a rotten squash" -- gotta imprint that. Not Ed: All Things Firesign Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “ALL THINGS FIRESIGN” (Firesign On NPR) - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=atf-rv Rufus_T_Firetween: great collection ^^ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** If you're on Facebook, you can Like the official Firesign Fan Page here >> https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Firesign-Theatre/282668140208 - and if you’re on Twitter and would like to get official Firesign tweets, follow @FiresignNews - there are also several unofficial Facebook fan pages at >> Chromium Switch - https://www.facebook.com/groups/50372982074/?ref=br_tf - and Firesign Theatre - https://www.facebook.com/groups/21145641274/ - and Dear Friends of Firesign Theatre - https://www.facebook.com/groups/FiresignDearFriends/ Not Ed: Tanx Rufus Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Beet: Kind of wasted Not Ed: Yay Cease: Yale distorts Cease: Proctor's job at Yale. Cutting out the "uhs" from the radio show Yale Reports Commando Cody: I wonder if that's where Uh Clem comes from/ Cease: inever thought of that, cody Commando Cody: Another sweet mystery of life. Beet: It's nice to hear clear exposition. Commando Cody: OK you IRC folks. How the heck did I do that? Commando Cody:Uh Clem created a link to a Chinese site. Cease: very firesonian Commando Cody: Very strange stuff. Cease: lasts longer than necessary Rufus_T_Firetween: That Uh Clem link used to bring up te memorial page for Jimmy Radcliffe, the last DJ for the chat. Unfortunately, Bambi his wife died last November and all her web sites are down Cease: quite a few chatters have died over the years. Rufus_T_Firetween: I need to tel Merl about that Rufus_T_Firetween: *tell Commando Cody: OK, that is interesting. The URL says Jimmy Radcliff but I think it;s a gambling site now. Not Ed: stringy Commando Cody: I guess I'm channelling folks now. Not Ed: Iris Faircloth Blitch Rufus_T_Firetween: I've sent a message to Merlyn Not Ed: Iva Odor Cease: where's the liqour? Not Ed: Must go - GREAT to see you all - Keep 'em flying! Commando Cody: Adios NE. Not Ed: Thanks Tweeny & Rufus & Merl Not Ed: Laterz Beet: See ya later, Not. Cease: by not Beet: Remember sending in cereal boxtops and 25 cents for odd things from the cereal company? Cease: i do ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Beet: I did that a lot. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yep, and redeeming popsicle sticks for stuff Rufus_T_Firetween: We used to collect them in elementary school Beet: I had forgotten about that. Cease: Firesigns do flash us back to the 50s Cease: a formative decade for them Zen cosmos: just clicked on FT Radio and it is on haitus whatever THAT means... Cease: merl was talklng about that here a few weeks back. you can find it on the chat archive. Cease: maybve they'll find another sponsor. i know not. Rufus_T_Firetween: Zen cosmos: just clicked on FT Radio and it is on haitus whatever THAT means... << pretty sure they're programming the station with new material Cease: makes sense, tween Rufus_T_Firetween: and yeah, maybe a new sponsor Cease: they lost the solar company that sponsored them before Commando Cody: This is pretty good stuff. I've never heard this bit before. Cease: the whole album is a mixture of new and old Cease: i'm not sure why Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Commando Cody: I love it. An Arizona reference. Rufus_T_Firetween: vinyl even, like Dear friends Rufus_T_Firetween: with much more with the included digital download Rufus_T_Firetween: BANNER: ** THANKS FOR LISTENING, ALL! ** Thanks to Radio Free Dishnuts, www.dishnuts.net, for providing the streaming server for the simulcast :) Be sure to join me (Kurt in Austin) for my live RADIO FREE ROADKILL show from 7-9pm EST every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign ||||||||| New notice: '** THANKS FOR LISTENING, ALL! ** Thanks to Radio Free Dishnuts, www.dishnuts.net, for providing the streaming server for the simulcast :) Be sure to join me (Kurt in Austin) for my live RADIO FREE ROADKILL show from 7-9pm EST every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign' Commando Cody: Thanks Rufus. Commando Cody: Adios gang. Rufus_T_Firetween: been fun folks Cease: by cody Zen cosmos: Quantum kernals are real Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Cease: it's wonderful they're stilll releasing stuff Beet: This was fun. Nice to see everyone. Looking forward to future creations, Dr Cease. Thanks for the guidance Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Deputy Dang: Great shows! Thank you for inviting us! DJTweeny: indeed ||||||||| Deputy Dang departs at 10:57 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" ||||||||| Commando Cody departs at 10:57 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" Zen cosmos: go to Pibgorn for a graphic of the closing audio Cease: next week, all DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| Around 10:59 PM, Cease walks off into the sunset... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers PhilTime into the room, accepts a wooden nickel as a gratuity, mumbles something about 12:23 AM, then departs. ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 3:26 PM, dragging RedPillTweeny by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET visit Firesign's web site at www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com' ||||||||| Gusts of wind blow in from outside and the thumpa-thumpa-thumpa of helicopter blades is heard as Happy Panditt's chopper lands on the lawn and Reaper plummets into the garden at 5:59 PM. ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off Beet at 5:59 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off BobDobbsian at 5:59 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off DJTweeny at 5:59 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off llanwydd at 5:59 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off Not Ed at 6:00 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off PhilTime at 6:00 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off RedPillTweeny at 6:00 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off Rufus_T_Firetween at 6:00 PM ||||||||| Reaper aka 'The Reaper' has killed off Zen cosmos at 6:00 PM ||||||||| Reaper says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Reaper exits at 6:00 PM. ||||||||| Gusts of wind blow in from outside and the thumpa-thumpa-thumpa of helicopter blades is heard as Happy Panditt's chopper lands on the lawn and Reaper disembarks at 3:00 PM. ||||||||| At 3:00 PM, Reaper rushes out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's10:22 PM, time to change the log file and clean out unused rooms; please exit the chat room for a minute or two. Thank you for your patience."
The Evening's Participants:
The usual gang of idiots
