||||||||| 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 July 22, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 1:35 PM, dragging Rufus_T_Firetween by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this idiot?" ||||||||| Catherwood ushers RedPillTweeny into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, grumbles something about 1:48 PM, then departs. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:00 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 Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedPillTweeny - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| "2:57 PM? 2:57 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Rufus_T_Firetween should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Rufus_T_Firetween enters and sits in the comfy chair. ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Rufus_T_Firetween exits at 2:58 PM. ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 2:58 PM and Rufus_T_Firetween sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 4:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween bounds in at 7:50 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| 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' ||||||||| Catherwood ushers DJTweeny in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 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 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 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON HENLEY 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)' ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "8:39 PM and late as usual, it's Zen Cosmos, just back from Seattle." DJTweeny: Hi Cosmos Zen Cosmos: Namaste' to all chatters... DJTweeny: Namaste, y'all ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:51 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... Cease: Konbanwa ||||||||| ddywnall sashays in at 8:53 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ddywnall: good evening Cease: hi llan Rufus_T_Firetween: Yo Cease, llan Cease: Hey, I heard Fish's new Corwin production today. Fantastic. We should play it on chat in 2 weeks Cease: All the Ossmans and Proctors are in it. Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure, sounds good Rufus_T_Firetween: excellent Cease:https://www.natf.org/event_6-25-norman-corwins-between-americans-2021-and-talkback/ ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Beet', just granted probation at 8:57 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Beet: Evening all. ||||||||| 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 llanwydd plummets into the garden at 8:57 PM. llanwydd: howdey, foiks Beet: Hi Mr Llan Cease: Beet DJTweeny: Hey Beet llanwydd: hey beet Cease: Got a new chat for ya tonight Beet: Howdy Dr Tween Beet: Hey Dr Cease ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood leads Under Hill into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:59 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: Hi Under Hill Beet: I guess it's time to wish Don Henley Happy Birthday. Cease: Hi Susan Beet: Hi Under DJTweeny: 'tis llanwydd: hi hill ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" Under Hill: um... ok. my mother didn't talk to me much, so, i'll just hang out in Sector [this area] ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, July 22, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Beet: Poor kid. Zen Cosmos: time IS money... Under Hill: thanks, Beet. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 9:01 PM, dragging Deputy Dang by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" llanwydd: hey dang DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Cease: Dang! Beet: Evening Deputy Deputy Dang: Howdy Pardners! Under Hill: um, i have a question about Catherwood. is this the time or the place, or do i need to ask Worker? ||||||||| Catherwood gets to ask worker. Under Hill: oh, sorry, catherwood, i didn't realize you were here ||||||||| Catherwood rushes up to Under Hill and queries "Something I can help with?" Beet: I got some nice laughs and comments when I wore my Give me Immortality T-Shirt today. Cease: I imagine you would, Beet Under Hill: um, no. sorry. um, i'll wait til you go nap after what will clearly be a long exposition Beet: No one knew it was the title of an album. Cease: Firesign is far from famous Beet: One of the injustices in the universe Under Hill: i can't hear anything. and nobody say, What??? ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." llanwydd: like when I wore my Not Insane pin, nobody knew it was an album llanwydd: of from an album llanwydd: or Under Hill: @ilanwydd... nobody believed it, was your problem, i reckon Cease: When John Lennon wore it, probably the same thing. Beet: One guy told me a story about when FST came to do a show at his campus and the four guys threw out a DJ at a radio station and did amazing improv for about an hour. I never heard of their doing something like that before. llanwydd: oh yes! I gorgot lennon wore that Rufus_T_Firetween: This Mutt & Smutt bit is from Dear Friends Too llanwydd: forgot Cease: where is this Mutt and Smut from? Rufus_T_Firetween: ^^ Cease: aha llanwydd: Olo, UH llanwydd: Lol I mean Cease: Next week is Proc's birthday so the show will be wall to wall proctor llanwydd: cool! Under Hill: catherwood... i didn't mean it... whatever i said... am i supposed to be hearing something? ||||||||| Catherwood strides up to Under Hill and yells "My ears are burning..." Beet: Excellent Under Hill: is proctor gonna be in goshen, the land of his birth? Beet: July almost gone. llanwydd: his ears are always burning ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “ENDANGERED DEMOCRACY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Cat's Collages at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/' Rufus_T_Firetween: I hope you're hearing something Under Hill Under Hill: amn't. Cease: Should have called it Nick Dangered Democracy Rufus_T_Firetween: yy llanwydd: lol, cat Under Hill: i'm TRYINGyo make it, cuz i LOVE the future!.... Rufus_T_Firetween: The streams are working Under Hill Beet: Been watching Basil Rathbone for about a week. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage ENDANGERED DEMOCRACY at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES llanwydd: sherlock? Beet: Yup. Really good. llanwydd: I have seen most or all of those llanwydd: I have read everything ac doyle ever wrote about holmes Rufus_T_Firetween: cool Under Hill: WORKER! ansver me! am i supposed to be hearing something or not? if you don't tell me, the wedding's OFF! llanwydd: we do have audio, HU llanwydd: UH Beet: I would like to do Cumberbatch again Cease: did you click the streams above? Under Hill: where do i click. i have a clicker Under Hill: @Cease... did. Under Hill: i'm on a mac. maybe i'm too modern Under Hill: i love the future... Deputy Dang: We need more blue moss. Cease:tween is on a mac Beet: I on a Mac also. Under Hill: got it. thank you for your patients, docs... Cease: i'm listening on the vlc media player. Beet: me too Cease: this is something you haven't heaard. a mushroom play called Tile it Like it Is Under Hill: 'Saul good, man. thank you, my bozos Beet: We lost our democracy a long time ago. Under Hill: um... i guess i'm wondering what happens here. we don't usually get politics in my sector... llanwydd: we talk politics occasionally Beet: Probably just as well. Cease: i make these collages based on stuff i hear on the radio that i can easily mix with Firesign Deputy Dang: You're not missing much. Under Hill: lucky me, to step on the blue rubber line on this particular day... Cease: i just happened to hear this interview on CBC a few weeks ago and immediatley thought of Firesign stuff Under Hill: and wait, who's talking? Under Hill: i mean, talking-talking, not typing Beet: Keep your hands to yourself . . . ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:20 PM and Elayne bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Elayne: Evenin' all! Beet: Hi Elayne ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." llanwydd: hi elayne! Cease: Hi El Under Hill: hey, elayne. i'm fresh on the boat. pleased to meetcha Elayne: Did everyone wish Tween a happy belated birthday? DJTweeny: Hey E Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage ENDANGERED DEMOCRACY at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Elayne: Welcome, Under Hill! Always great to see new folks here. Cease: We just heard a clip from Tilie it lLike it Is. You're the probably the only person who's heard it. DJTweeny: Turned 67 Tuesday :) Under Hill: so, elayne, did you bring enough grapes for everybody? Beet: I wasn't aware. Happy Birthday Dr Tween Cease: good for you, Tween DJTweeny: Thanks for remembering Elayne Elayne: Erm, I have prunes, will that do? DJTweeny: Catherwood, give everyone some grapes ||||||||| Catherwood gets everyone some grapes. Elayne: But then, I've just showered so I would be pruny. DJTweeny: lol E Elayne: You know, Dana Andrews said prunes gave him the runes, and passing them used lots of skills. Under Hill: thanks, catherwood, or whoever you are ||||||||| Catherwood walks over to Under Hill and says "My ears are burning..." Under Hill: right on. Elayne: Catherwood, make yourself useful. ||||||||| Catherwood gives himself useful.
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Elayne :) Beet: That was a good one Under Hill: @Elayne: this is a clean place. please don't say "pruny" ever again. thank yewwww... llanwydd: well, dana andrews starred in a movie based on Casting the Runes by M.R.James Elayne: Ah, that must be the one to which Richard O'Brien was alluding in the song. llanwydd: the movie was Night of the Demon Elayne: Yepper. Robin says he's seen pretty much every movie mentioned in that song. Under Hill: if you live in minnesota, that would be "Casting the Ruins," which means something different. Cease: El, check out Fish's new production, starring the whole ossman and proctor famliies. all the kids Beet: Dana's brother Harlan G was my high school principal. Elayne: By RKO.... oh, ohhhh..... llanwydd: I made an audio version of that story and we have heard it here DJTweeny: kewl Beet Beet: A very cool dude. Elayne: I'm not into listening to stuff at the moment. Plays havoc with my concentration. llanwydd: interesting, UH. what does casting the ruins meean? llanwydd: mean Elayne: I don't even listen to podcasts like all those kids. Elayne:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting_the_Runes Under Hill: yammo change my mySpace handle to "Y2K". brb. Elayne:https://www.learnreligions.com/rune-casting-4783609 llanwydd: thanks for the link, e.
Elayne 's Google Fu is strong tonight. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** CBC's The Current: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15851196-afghan-interpreters-helped-canadas-military-face-death-threats Elayne: I've always loved the pun in that line (runes/ruins, or the runs which you can get from eating too many prunes) Very multilayered. Rufus_T_Firetween: My brother is into Viking Runes llanwydd: I adapted Casting the Runes into The Abbot in which I got some of the best actors in vermont to record my audio script Rufus_T_Firetween: Ah, didn't know that was from Vermont Beet: It'svery cool that you can do scripts. Rufus_T_Firetween: Is MySpace still a thing? llanwydd: casting the runes was not but the abbot was Cease: i recall listening to your production here llanwydd: well, I lived right across the lake from vermont for many years Elayne:https://www.techtimes.com/articles/256907/20210210/myspace-still-exist-hi-carbon-copy-spacehey.htm Rufus_T_Firetween: llan, have you checked the link for The Abbott recently? I've changed domains to www.kurtericson.net Rufus_T_Firetween: not sure where I put your audio file Beet: It would be interesting to study casting runes as a form of devination. llanwydd: I realized when we listened to it here that my version has an emormous plot hole but you can hardly tell Under Hill: @rufus... um, no. i was being wry. sorry. llanwydd: enormous Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Elayne: I would imagine casting runes is right up there with throwing the I-Ching... out the window... llanwydd: lol Beet: Hard to read them when they land. llanwydd: I have it in a folder, tween Rufus_T_Firetween: OK, so you have no problem sharing it? llanwydd: I would not have been able to do that without your help. thanks a million. llanwydd: no problem sharing it Rufus_T_Firetween: yw :) Beet: No chack no balance Beet: check Under Hill: so, the gig here is that somebody chit chats about newsworthy stuff, and somebody else inserts wry firesign... ? Beet: The somebody is always Cease ||||||||| 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!" llanwydd: not strictly, UH Cease: we don't really have a gig. Rufus_T_Firetween: Whatever FST-realted stuff you'd like to talk about, and then some Rufus_T_Firetween: We even dabble in politics occasionally Deputy Dang: Deputy Dang is your friend! Cease: i just make these collages. recent ones were about how wolves turn into dogs and the songs of humpback whaltes mixed with ossman's poetry llanwydd: usually I like to be glib. everybody is off the cuff, as they say 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/ Cease: most of the time we listen to firesign albums here, or their other productions Elayne: Ah, baseball game is about to start again. Have a lovely week, everyone! Remember, Phil P's birthday is next Wednesday. Beet: Peter Bergman dabbled intensely in politics on the regular ||||||||| Elayne leaves at 9:38 PM, singing "Oh, I'm just a little fishy, floating in the sea, and there ain't no hook that's smart enough to catch the likes of me..." llanwydd: nite, elayne Under Hill: well, i guess i'll try it again next week. ||||||||| 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!" Cease: by el Beet: Nice to see you Elayne. Under Hill: and la-de-doo-dah... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Phil Proctor’s newsletter “PLANET PROCTOR” at www.planetproctor.com << good for Firesign and Proctor news Cease: we'll be celebrating proc's birthday with The History of Proctor and Bergman and A visit to Planet Proctor, 2 CDs he put out. Rufus_T_Firetween: Proc's birthday is next week Beet: I have benn reading his book. Cease: gerat book Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “Where's My Fortune Cookie?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor’s Audio Book of his recent autobiography “Where's My Fortune Cookie?: My Psychic, Psurrealistic Pstory” is now available! >> https://tinyurl.com/y2k7ks5v Beet: Very enjoyable. Beet: Peter was really good at such rhyming. Cease: frlom high school at least Cease: he put out a record in high school Beet: A lot of censor culture prevailing right now. llanwydd: you might call it that Beet: The ACLU is silent about it too. llanwydd: well, the aclu doesnt want to alienate some of their constituents ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" Beet: That never bothered them in past years. DJTweeny: The ACLU is not what they were Beet: By the way, hello to the NSA guy. Haven't said hello for a while. DJTweeny: not the organization that supported the rights of neo-nazis to hold marches llanwydd: It bothered me that Song of the South was essentially banned llanwydd: it should at least be available to those who want it DJTweeny: "I hate Illinois Nazis." ~from The Blues Brothers Beet: Any censorship is very worrisome. Once it starts, it's hard to stop it. llanwydd: as a piece of history it has some importance ||||||||| "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!" DJTweeny: It's anti-1st Amendment llanwydd: right Deputy Dang: It can be found on the torrents. Beet: A very basic principle of democracy being destroyed. DJTweeny: Nice way to end the collage, Cat llanwydd: really? didnt know that llanwydd: yeah, cool song Cease: Canada's national treasure, Bruce Cockburn Beet: Haven't heard of him. Really good. llanwydd: sounds almost like an english beat though llanwydd: sounds like some english bands of the 80s 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 Cease: the man can play gujitar DJTweeny: nice work Cat Beet: Excellent, Cat. llanwydd: sure is Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about JUST FOLKS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=jf-ln ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: “JUST FOLKS: A FIRESIGN CHAT” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out JUST FOLKS at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=jf-rv' DJTweeny: yeah, but how about a guitar? 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 ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 10:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Under Hill - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... llanwydd: Cool, Tween Cease: by Susan llanwydd: gotta get that album Beet: Come again Under Hill. Zen Cosmos: "I'm short, not blind" Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister.... ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Beet: One of the best characters ever written. llanwydd: did I hear that a moment ago llanwydd: love that line, I die every night. lol Cease: i used the "coloured persuasion" line in my collage llanwydd: I know, thats what I meant Zen Cosmos: "when you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telloing the world that you fear what he might say."- Tyrion Lannister. Beet: Many people have been easily persuaded. Rufus_T_Firetween: Good one Cosmos Cease: i've eaten jelly fish. not bad, with soy sauce llanwydd: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: is that considered sushi? Cease: no. suchi litterally means vinegared rice. Cease: proc posted about that on facebook recently. Rufus_T_Firetween: ah, didn't know that llanwydd: you probably need a colored plate to eat jellyfish Cease: a plate of the coloured persuasion llanwydd: LOL llanwydd: sxedcrfvhgbyjhnukjmilk,o Beet: Precisely. llanwydd: good grief theres a word in there Rufus_T_Firetween: lol ||||||||| It's 10:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Zen Cosmos: "Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?"-Tyrion Lannister Beet: Ask Trump Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about JUST FOLKS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=jf-ln llanwydd: lol Cease: i have rarely heard this album llanwydd: my producer likes it Cease: i had it at one time but that was long ago. llanwydd: great reason to air it llanwydd: even for vinyl it is a rare find Beet: Had the vynil. llanwydd: me too Beet: vinyl llanwydd: mine had no inner sleeve llanwydd: like a lot of other firesign albums llanwydd: columnist lol Beet: The Portraits on the chat home page are from the album cover. llanwydd: I love that artwork Beet: It is very cool. llanwydd: its an imitation of a Magritte painting. I dont remember the name of the painting llanwydd: I used to be fascinated by mgritte Rufus_T_Firetween: The new album is double vinyl, with rights for electronic download. Pretty cool llanwydd: I noticed that, tween llanwydd: the cover reminds me of Pet Sounds llanwydd: same colors. similar picture ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| Not Ed enters at 10:29 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and hurries off to the Hat Pack Annex. llanwydd: Hi Not Cease: HI Not Beet: There's a really good video I saw last night on YouTube on the making of Pet Sounds. Not Ed: Pork? DJTweeny: Hey Not Ed Not Ed: Hi Tweeny Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about JUST FOLKS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=jf-ln Not Ed: Hey Beet, llan, Cease Not Ed: Rufusss Not Ed: Zen? Beet: Hi Not. Nice to see you. Cease: You missed my new collage in the first hour but we'll post it on facebook later and they're all in the archives llanwydd: I bought PS on cassette back in 1987 llanwydd: took me a while to get into it but it was worth being patient Rufus_T_Firetween: since you missed Cat's new collage Not Ed >> ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage ENDANGERED DEMOCRACY at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Not Ed: drat well cool Cat tx! Beet: Wonderful masterpiece. Not Ed: I'm so there Cease: next week is an all proctor show and the following week the new richard fish production Beet: That'll be great. llanwydd: cool, cat Not Ed: nice Cease: I'm starting work on a new collage series based on Can't Get You Out of my Head. llanwydd: the ELO song? Cease: first episode sometiime in august. Not Ed: older Beet: Classic song ||||||||| Chick Lambert fades in and says: "I have no idea who this Friedstein Theatre is, but they 're honing in on my territory over at Duke of Madness Motors. Give 'em the what for, Storm!" "RUFF! RUFF!" Cease:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13973190/ llanwydd: thanks, cat Cease: adam curtis's most recent BBC series ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: from Firesign Theatre's THE FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD a radio interview “Firesign on WHFS-FM Bethesda, MD 3/30/1981” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases' Rufus_T_Firetween: This is a couple of months after Reagan's inaguration in 1981 llanwydd: I saw fst only two days after this llanwydd: or two nights Rufus_T_Firetween: an interview before they did a gig at the University Of Maryland Rufus_T_Firetween: cool, llan 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 llanwydd: sorry, three days. april 2 Not Ed: wild Rufus_T_Firetween: at U of MD, llan? Cease: this was their most musical period. llanwydd: no. town hall in nyc Cease: you talked about that on the ossman project, llan llanwydd: yes I did Not Ed: Oh Don Cease: Proc played Benny in my play Neal Amid. llanwydd: I have listened to neal amid quite a few times Cease: Harry Shearer told me he could to a much better Benny than Proc. But, I told him, I'd have to Pay you. llanwydd: great production Cease: yes peter stenshoel did a fine job Not Ed: that benny/mel blanc christmas gift sketch (wrapping the wallet) still SLAYS me Rufus_T_Firetween: As I have mentioned on many occasions, I'd like love to see Shearer do something with the remaining Firesigns llanwydd: Ive seen that on youtube, not. very funny Cease: they're all still very active. ||||||||| 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." llanwydd: are they joking? did they really work with gore vidal? llanwydd: somehow doesent seem likely Not Ed: Catherwood give everyone a special weekend name. ||||||||| Catherwood gets everyone a special weekend name. Cease: only at the bookstore, llan Beet: I'll have to check it out agian. Beet: again Cease: i think gore would go very with them. llanwydd: bet gore went there to get his copy big book of plays autographed Cease: same critique of the US llanwydd: of Cease: the american pageant could fit well with gore's work. llanwydd: I can picture gore as jonas acme llanwydd: I have never read anything by gore vidal but I have seen a lot of him on youtube
Rufus_T_Firetween has mixed at The Cellar Door in D.C. ||||||||| New notice: '** THANKS FOR LISTENING, ALL! ** Thanks to Radio Free Dishnuts, www.dishnuts.net, for providing the streaming server for the simulcast :) Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.net/firesign' Cease: i have a book of his, United States, essays from 52-92. Cease: Bought it in Florence. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... llanwydd: you might have met him in florence Beet: Another entertaining and stimulating session tonight. Really enjoyed the collage, Dr Cease. Thanks as ever for guiding the ship, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Not Ed: hey good to see you all - glad I stopped in - sorry late! : ) Cease: he might have been there. llanwydd: thanks for everything tween and cat! Not Ed: Take care ya screwballs! Cease: we do our best,not ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Not Ed: Later Ruf, Merl, Tweeny & stay groovy! ||||||||| "10:55 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Cease, who then hurries out through the french doors and down through the bushes. llanwydd: nite everybody ||||||||| "Hey llanwydd!" ... llanwydd turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:55 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 11:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Beet - dead from The Plague ||||||||| ddywnall - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Zen Cosmos - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's 4:31 AM, 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:
Beet
Cease
ddywnall
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Elayne
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
Under Hill
Zen Cosmos
