||||||||| 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 December 23, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Rufus_T_Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... ||||||||| 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 enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:30 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 fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'kelraith', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's Rufus_T_Firetween, just back from Hellmouth." ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 3:00 PM, dragging DJTweeny by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" ||||||||| Catherwood says "3:00 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs DJTweeny by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door : Hi kelraith ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's DJTweeny, just back from Elmertown." DJTweeny: Hi kelraith DJTweeny: warm-up music starting around 8:40pm Eastern ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 8:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| kelraith - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – CHICAGO-CHRISTMAS ALBUM 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 Zen Cosmo in through the front door at 3:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. DJTweeny: Hi Cosmos Zen Cosmo: may have to leave early to do pre-hooliday shopping chore but will look forward to the archived show in a couple of days!!! Rufus_T_Firetween: There Rufus_T_Firetween: There's always the archive :) Rufus_T_Firetween:www.kurtericson.net/firesign ||||||||| llandmyne tiptoes in around 3:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last year's "unpleasant incident." llandmyne: Hey folks DJTweeny: Hey llan ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and pipes up "Presenting 'Cease', just granted probation at 3:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. DJTweeny: allo Cease ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Lulu', just granted probation at 3:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. DJTweeny: Hi Lulu Cease: Hi chatters Lulu: Hey yall. Cease: Good to see you again Cease: Their producer was also Firesign's at one time Cease: I like this Rufus_T_Firetween: no shite... Rufus_T_Firetween: yeah really good album Rufus_T_Firetween:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_XXV%3A_The_Christmas_Album Cease:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_William_Guercio ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 3:00 PM, dragging Beet by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" Beet: Hello Dear Chatters! DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: can't find the Firesign ref, but he was the producer on either electrician or 2 places, or so says the Firesign sources Cease: hi beet Beet: Howdy Dr Tween Beet: Howdy Dr Cease Lulu: Hi Beet Beet: Pretty cool Chicago album Beet: Hi Lulu DJTweeny: great Chicago arrangements of traditional Christmas tunes Beet: Umistakable sound. Cease: i agree, tween llandmyne: somebody Guercion produced 2 Places llandmyne: Guercio or something ||||||||| Catherwood leads Kelraith into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, grumbles something about 3:00 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: wb Kelraith llandmyne: good evening Kelraith Beet: Hey Kelraith Kelraith: Ello ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** 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)' Kelraith: Been a long time Cease: Guercio's attention was not only on the big-time artists. In 1969 he encountered street poet and musician Moondog, going on to produce two albums with the eccentric character; on the second he performed vocals with Moondog and the artist's daughter. Guercio produced the Firesign Theatre's single "Station Break", which was released in November 1969 (and later appeared on the Forward Into the Past anthology), and in April 1970, Guercio produced the "Shoes for Industry" segment of their classic LP Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers. In addition, both Dwarf and Firesign's earlier How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All were labelled with "Poseidon Productions: A Division of James William Guercio Enterprises Inc." He even joined The Beach Boys in the mid-197 ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Cease: HI Kelraith ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, December 23, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" llandmyne: cool info, cat. thanks. ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** Currently playing: from Firesign Theatre's ALL THINGS FIRESIGN ”A ST. NICK DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS EVE” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out All Things Firesign at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=atf-tl' Beet: Interesting pedigree for this Mr. Guercio Lulu: Are there archives of previou audio broadcasts? Beet: Jewish or Buddhist writers? DJTweeny: From the skits they did for NPR Lulu, All Things Firesign CD DJTweeny: I'll get the link DJTweeny: actually, it's already at the top of the page Zen Cosmo: seriously thinking of buying the magic Mushroom album as touted by Phil at Planet procort arriving today in my email box... ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Dear Friends broadcast collection “HITCH HIKER” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php?' Lulu: Thanks DJ. I'm just not into xmas Zen Cosmo: typos Magic Mushroom , Planet Proctor... Cease: I lived in Japan for a long time, a country that is not into Christmas Zen Cosmo: into or not, Sunny Solstice and happy New Orbit! Cease: you'll love it, Zen. Rufus_T_Firetween: They did lots of bits for NPR's news show All Things Considered ** Read about “ALL THINGS FIRESIGN” (Firesign On NPR) - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=atf-ln Cease: i heard the mushroom shows when orignally broadcastg and recorded many of them. Lulu: Did they eat Chinese food on xmas, Cease? Rufus_T_Firetween: It's worth having Beet: I have listened to about half of it. Zen Cosmo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOH2e0s_1Dg ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre's “ROLLER MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out ROLLER MAIDENS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rm-rv' DJTweeny: Happy Solstice Cosmo Cease: i have read that KFC has become associated with Xmas in Japan now. That was not the case when I lived there, long ago. Cease: It was just another day. DJTweeny: now the days will get longer ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about ROLLER MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rm-ln Beet: I'll dust off my air conditioner. Rufus_T_Firetween: lol @ KFC in Tokyo Cease: New Years is the big holiday in Japan. stores are closed for 3 days so people have elaborate new years food prep for that period of time Cease: the year seems to breathe Rufus_T_Firetween: is that a Shinto thing? Cease: kinda Cease:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year Cease: Kermel Saunders has slanted eyes. I always found that funny. Cease: he's just a whitish Japanese person, like my daughter Cease: Col Saunders. Beet: Do you know the Japanese word for chicken? Cease: tori Beet: cool Cease: yaki tori, one of my favourite japanese foods. griled chicken, usually served in bars. Cease:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitori Beet: Loks decicious. Beet: delicious Cease: lots of good food in japan. Cease: but that's probably true everywhere. Cease: hey, y'all seen The Maltese Falcon? Beet: Always wanted to go. I think I'd really like it. Cease: I just saw it for the first time the other day. Rufus_T_Firetween: Austin was such an amazing musician as well as comedian and studio engineer Cease: i Cease: doing a vid about the Falcon car so I wanted to see it. Beet: Maltese Falcon one of my all time favorites. Seen many, many times. Cease: i can see an immense influence of Austin and to a lesser extent, Ossman. Cease: ossman has a poem which mentions Joel Cairo Rufus_T_Firetween: My first car was a 1963 Ford Futura. Your father may have sold them Cease: my first girl friend had a falcon. llandmyne: I have seen the maltese falcon many times Rufus_T_Firetween: My Dad's car which I drove when he gave it to me in '72 Beet: I have a fairly accurite statue of the falcon. Cease: yeah my dad sold a lot of fords Rufus_T_Firetween: was a cool old car, a straight 6 with 4 on the floor Cease: did you see recent flick Onece Upon a Cease: Time in Hollywood"? There's a riff the Sharon Stone and that statue. Rufus_T_Firetween: haven't seen it Cease: you still here, kelraith? Rufus_T_Firetween: ohhh wait, maybe I have Rufus_T_Firetween: no, not 2019 Tarentino Cease: Brad Pitt did a great job Rufus_T_Firetween: something much older Rufus_T_Firetween: maybe Los Angeles Beet: Fantastic movie. Cease: i like the idea of alternatre universes Cease: thart actually happens all the time. proc's first wife was sharon's freined. sharon invited her over the night they were killed but she had other things to do that night ||||||||| Beet1 bounds in at 3:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Beet1: Had a little interruption. Cease: What are you doing these days, Lulul? Cease: You still zening along, Zen? Rufus_T_Firetween: Great parody of TV evangelists Rufus_T_Firetween: Austin could have been a professional musician Cease: you would know about that than I, Tween Cease: that was his goaL,Tween Beet1: Some good rockabilly Rufus_T_Firetween: not to be redundant, but Austin could have played country music in Austin Rufus_T_Firetween: sat in with Commander Cody and maybe even Asleep At The Wheel Rufus_T_Firetween: great demonstration of his talents on this album Cease: zen, lulu, kelraiith still here? Rufus_T_Firetween: I sent an email to Merlyn today and got a response that his mail box is full Rufus_T_Firetween: He may not have recovered from his stroke :/ Cease: i think you're right, tween ||||||||| It's 9:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - dead from the yaws ||||||||| llandmyne - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet1: Hope he is OK. Kelraith: Im here. shoping bike tires Rufus_T_Firetween: We may have to go back to IRC if this chat goes south Rufus_T_Firetween: but NP we could take it to the internet radio station where I do shows Cease: i was here on the first chat, and will be on chat and be here as long as I am here ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Kelraith: is IRC still around? Haven't used that in about 20 years Rufus_T_Firetween: they could provide us with a channel and a web chat client for people who don't do IRC Beet1: I am with you and Tween Cease: proctor and ossman keep acting and putting out new stuff. Rufus_T_Firetween: Oh heck yeah Kelraith, IRC is very much atill alive Cease: it is our duty as fans to at least, acklowledge that Rufus_T_Firetween: and the Firesign Chat started in IRC Cease: in 1995 Cease: Elayne was into some kind of role play thing pre-chat. it evolved from that. Cease: i am game adverse so i didnt get into that, but was here when chat began. el was not Kelraith: I used to play the d&d stuff back on college days. Online is just not the same Cease: were you into firesign when you were in college, kelraith? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE LIVE AT THE MAGIC MUSHROOM - Paperback Book + DVD-ROM Disc >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php Kelraith: I was. My first boss turned me on to it when I was in highschool Kelraith: mid 90's Kelraith: I was born in the wrong decade Cease: they're all wrong, kilraith. but they're beyond our control 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “TALES OF THE OLD DETECTIVE” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=totod-ln Kelraith: true ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** currently playing – from PHIL AUSTIN'S TALES OF THE OLD DETECTIVE: “X Is For Christmas” 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 Check out OLD DETECTIVE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=totod-rv' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: smoking cigarettes for fun DJTweeny: Thanks for the playlist Cat, nice work DJTweeny: What shall we do for the New Year's show?
DJTweeny rubs his hands together DJTweeny: any suggestions, folks? Cease: radio now DJTweeny: Hellos and Goodbyes? DJTweeny: Radio Now is generally excellent. Probably their best live recording ever Beet1: Maybe something from the Mushroom plays? DJTweeny: You got the Mushroom Plays, Cease? Kelraith: The NPR World of the Worlds? Is that available for this? ||||||||| New notice: '** MERRY FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “A CHARLIE FIRESIGN CHRISTMAS” 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/' Cease: not yet Cease: buyt i had them when they were first broadcast DJTweeny: Tell Cease what you want DJTweeny: I'm just the DJ Kelraith: I feel the same way as Charile. Cease: Why is that,Kelraith? Kelraith: Not feeling the christmas this year Rufus_T_Firetween: how about Solstice? Rufus_T_Firetween: we just passed the shortest day of the year Rufus_T_Firetween: the days will get longer from now on, maybe that's something to celebrate? Kelraith: Missed it. Work keeps me too busy Cease: tis Kelraith: I do like this version Rufus_T_Firetween: may 2022 be better Cease: kelraith, my "work" is producing these shows. it certainly keeps me busy Kelraith: I hope. I need a break. Cease: that's me talking to austin in 2010 Kelraith: I work in IT. Not as fun as it used to be with ransomware hits and the recent log4j. Cease: power is the main theme of all firesign work Rufus_T_Firetween: and may The Ghost Of Eisenhower reign in the 'military/industrial complex' Kelraith: Never thought about it. They do have the power thing in them Rufus_T_Firetween: heard that log4j is a be-atch, affects all the cloud computing Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “A Charlie Firesign Christmas” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Cease: my dad was quite fond of eisonhour, but then he was in ww3 which ike helped win Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.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!" Cease: ww2 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S VIDEOS at >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zFfC24DuakAbRIRpbPnxQ?view_as=subscriber Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Cease: was your dad in ww2, tween? Rufus_T_Firetween: Ike was no 'chicken hawk' like Bush/Cheney Rufus_T_Firetween: My Dad had a heart issue so he was 4-F and taught rifelry instead Rufus_T_Firetween: Dad >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_F._Ericson Rufus_T_Firetween: *riflery ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cease: my dad was a competitor to ralph spoilsport Rufus_T_Firetween: must have been fun Cat :) Rufus_T_Firetween: bet you got to drive some cool cars Cease: nah Kelraith: Cybernetics! Neat! Rufus_T_Firetween: I'll take a 1970 Mustang Boss 302 anyday Cease: i did that tween Kelraith: Buick Electra ||||||||| 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: Yeah Kelraith, some very interesting people were in our living room in the 'burbs of Maryland Cease: but his dealership was taken over by the mafia in 75, with the collusion of the ford motor company Rufus_T_Firetween: Tenured Prof at GWU in D.C. Rufus_T_Firetween: yikes Cease Cease: my dad thought he was in with them , but he wasn't quite corrupt enough for them at thart time ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Rufus_T_Firetween: damn :/ Cease: i should write a play about that. Rufus_T_Firetween: you should Cease: there is a scam dealerships use to this day. they sell you a car, knowing you can't meet the payments. then sell it to another loser. Beet1: My dad had the kind of boring job of keeping the oil moving up and down the Houston Ship Channel. Rufus_T_Firetween: I'd say that's a pretty important job Cease: my dad wasn't evil enough to do that, so ford brought into an acrtual mafiia guy and gave him my dad's dealership Cease: tis indeed, beet ||||||||| 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!" Beet1: He was good at it apparently. Rufus_T_Firetween: considering 1/4 of all U.S. commerce moves through the Houston Ship Channel Cease: i had been sniffing around radio since 65 and was finally offered a Major Leauge JOb on the3 Japanese National Radio network in 75 Beet1: The equivalent of Wufan. ||||||||| 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: but the pay was small so when my dad lost his dealership to the mob, i had to move back to vancouver to get a well paying job and support my my newly poor parents Rufus_T_Firetween: must have been somtheing to go to Japan at that time Cease: i met my wife here in vancouvedr shortly thereafter so it turned out for the best Rufus_T_Firetween: I'll have to try out my very poor Japanese on you sometime Rufus_T_Firetween: Wakarimas? Kelraith: a beat the reaper sweater sounds timely Cease: wakaru Cease: i'm happy i was able to get firesign on national japanese radio in the 70s. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Cease: the words were beyond them, but the production really impessed them Cease: indeed, kel Rufus_T_Firetween: That was a great thing you did Cat :-) Rufus_T_Firetween: between that and the tapes you made of their L.A. broadcasts, they owe you a great debt of fandom Rufus_T_Firetween: How about getting with Elayne and making a recording about the early days? Kelraith: Yes, Firesign and MST3K really are treasures Cease: i am surprised how few of me there are,who recorded them Cease: la is a big city, full of fians of their work, many of whom had tape recorders in 67 Rufus_T_Firetween: yeah, pretty amazing that you made the archives they're using to this day Beet1: Did you record a lot of other things, too? Cease:tween, you say el here a few weeks ago. she is not into this shit any more. Cease: i have hundreds of hourws of firesign stuff Rufus_T_Firetween: and it was Pacifica Radio, which should have had their own archives Rufus_T_Firetween: Sorry to hear about Elayne, I guess she has her own problems :( Cease: well, that's another tale Rufus_T_Firetween: well, grid bless you for making those tapes from the radio Cease: to sat the least Beet1: I felt very lucky that there was Pacifica station in Houston. Heard Firesign on it. Cease: i have done what i have been compelled to do Rufus_T_Firetween: wow Beet :) Rufus_T_Firetween: thought FST would have been banned in TX ;) Cease: scrooge is on in a few minutes, my favourite flick. ||||||||| 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!" Beet1: Thank goodness, no. Rufus_T_Firetween: The Guess Who was for the song 'Share The Land' ||||||||| 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." Rufus_T_Firetween: people thought it was communist Cease: luicky you, beet. i was ihn la when they began, and then played theri early work on canadain and then japanese radio Cease: i have promoted their work almosrt since there was work to promote Rufus_T_Firetween: nicely done, Cat ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Beet1: A Firesign Missionary. Cease: i first saw Scrooge on xmas eve, 1956, scared me to death Rufus_T_Firetween: Friar Ishikawa? Cease: will warch it for at least he 60th time now Cease: as a radio dj, or whatever, when you hear something good you want to share it. Cease: i'm going to re-d linus' riff there on my new vid, only insrtead of saviour it will be Falcon Cease: knowledge is to be shared. that's what a dj is, a teacher is, a friend is Cease: re-do Cease: guaraldi is my own private god ||||||||| 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' DJTweeny: thanks again Cat for the great playlist Beet1: Sounds a lot like Morrison Kelraith: gnight DJTweeny: Rider On The Sleigh lol Beet1: Nice parody. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet1: Well, this was a great way to celebrate the Solstice and the other events. Nice to see some others here. Very entertaining collage, Dr Cease. Thnks for the expert guidance once again, Dr Tween. G'Nite to all and enjoy the holidays. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... Cease: i do my best every week ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: thanks to those who enjoy em ||||||||| At 3:00 PM, Cease vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! ||||||||| It's 11:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Lulu - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Kelraith - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Beet1 - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:30 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 fiddlers ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood walks in wearing his pyjamas, yawns, and mumbles "It's midnight here in New York city"...then he falls over and starts snoring loudly.. ||||||||| 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 RedPillTweeny plummets into the garden at 3:00 PM. ||||||||| It's 12:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedPillTweeny - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Zen Cosmo - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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:
Beet1
Beet
Cease
DJTweeny
Kelraith
llandmyne
Lulu
Rufus_T_Firetween
Zen Cosmo
