||||||||| 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 30, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 3:00 PM and Rufus_T_Firetween steps 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. ||||||||| 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 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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 jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween sashays in at 3:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| DJTweeny steps in at 3:00 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 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: '** HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-VISIONS OF THE EMERALD BEYOND 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)' ||||||||| Cease enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and runs off to the Hat Pack Annex. Cease: Hi Tween ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesigns NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cease: I hope Lulu shows up here tongiht. I heard her radio plats and they're really good. I want to makew a collageout of them Rufus_T_Firetween: allo Cease Cease: I loved Mahavishnu stuff Cease: Very spacey Rufus_T_Firetween: great music Cease: saw em live once Rufus_T_Firetween: and not just spacey, but excellent musicianship Rufus_T_Firetween: nice Cease: really Rufus_T_Firetween: was Jan Hammer playing keyboards? Cease: is stuff a lot more expensive where you live, tween? Rufus_T_Firetween: Walmart seems to be keep the prices of the basics down Rufus_T_Firetween: I don't buy stuff like red meat, which I hear has been increasing Rufus_T_Firetween: gas of course has been going up, but my scooter gats 100mpg so it's not so much of a problem ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: I bought high-test in the 17th and it was $3.26/gal Cease: did you get the mushroom package? Rufus_T_Firetween: but then Texas produces and refines Rufus_T_Firetween: I hear Cal is well over $4/gal Rufus_T_Firetween: No, but I'd be grateful for a promotional copy Cease: cost me something over $50 canuck bucls amd i already had the plays, but still, worth it Rufus_T_Firetween: Might have to ask Taylor Cease: we [ay by the litre here, its expensive. Cease: booze too. Rufus_T_Firetween: Well for now you can send me what you want me to play Cease: i love putting a few bucks in ossman and proctor's pockets ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Beet', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... Beet: Hi, Folks. I'm hungry for Firesign! Cease: we always starrt the year with a playing of the first 4 albums Cease: hey beet Beet: Howdy, Dr. Cease Rufus_T_Firetween: Just emailed Taylor Cease: hunger no more, beet man Beet: Thank goodness. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, December 30, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ** 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)' Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Beet Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, that's 3 of us :) Beet: Hi, Dr Tween ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's live album RADIO NOW LIVE! 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out RADIO NOW at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-rv' Beet: The 3 Musketeers. Cease: if Lulu shows up or if I can reach her, I'm in the middle of making a collage from her plays. So I can have that done by next week Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cease: Mia Rufus_T_Firetween: This kid must be in her 30s now Cease: I have never been to Portland. Yet. Cease: She is really good. We should work with her. ||||||||| 3:00 PM: Lulu jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Beet: Hey, Lulu! DJTweeny: Hi Lulu Cease: Hi Lulu. I juswtr listened to your plays and am vastly impressed ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's InTheWood, just back from Elmertown." InTheWood: Hi, all! Happy New Year! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Woody Beet: Hi, Woody. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO NOW LIVE!” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln ||||||||| Cat steps in at 3:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Lulu: Happy eve of New years eve. ||||||||| 3:00 PM: Elayne jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" Elayne: Evenin' all! Lulu: Thank you, Cease! Elayne: Happy final chat of 2021! Cat: Hey El Cat: The founder of the feast Elayne: Keeping warm up there, Cat? DJTweeny: Yo E Elayne: Hey Kurt! Cat: Hard to do now, El. Very cold Elayne: Good to see new-to-me folks, hello InTheWood and Lulu! Elayne: So I hear, Cat. Chris Hadfield posted a photo of the Canadian cold descending like a pincer. Cat: Snow, cold, general unpleasent ness Elayne: My thoughts go out to you and all my friends Up North. DJTweeny: In case you guyz didn't know, Elayne started The Firesign Chat back in the 90s :) Cat: a bad year for weather here, and other things Elayne: I hear there's a global pandemic of some sort? I must be mistaken because everyone's going on cruises and vacations... Elayne: If you say so Kurt, I have no memory of such. :) :) :) DJTweeny: The CDC is telling people not to go on cruises, even if they're vaccinated Cat: Hey Elayne, new chatter here Lulu is a great radio play writer. Elayne: I'm even jealous of Otto Yamamoto and he's only going about in Manhattan! We go out only for grocery shopping now. Elayne: Besides, it's winter, I despise the idea of traveling in winter. DJTweeny: ave been serveral cruise ships with outbreaks even though everybody was fully-vaccinated :/ Elayne: VERY COOL, Lulu!! DJTweeny: The vaccines don't keep you from getting it or spreading it Elayne: Kurt, at last count I think it was 90 cruise ships and many nations aren't letting them dock! DJTweeny: yeah, it's a real mess :( Lulu: I try. Elayne: Exactly so, the vaccines protect you to a greater extent, and if you get a breakthrough it won't be nearly as severe, but you can still spread it. Elayne: That's why we were so anxious earlier this week when I caught sick. Beet: Howdy Elayne Elayne: I actually came down with this respiratory cold last Thursday and have been struggling for about a week. But we both tested negative so it's just a bad December cold, not the COVID. Elayne: Robin kept reminding me that if it was COVID we'd have to self-isolate to protect folks around us. Elayne: BEEET! *mwa* DJTweeny: 'vaccine passports' are a joke Cat: Glad to hear you've avoided Covid Elayne: I'm very relieved, Cat. I'm no stronger to getting groceries delivered, but it was so much easier to just go out ourselves today. Elayne: And we went booze shopping too, which always reminds me of DocTech and Lili. Gosh I miss seeing them!!! Elayne: Have they been around at all? Beet: I have had cold symptoms now for over a week. They are just now letting go. Cat: I got my booster on Monday. Arm was sore the next 3 days, but Ok now. DJTweeny: no E Elayne: Glad to hear you're getting better, Beer. This cold's a bad 'un for me. DJTweeny: Doc & Lili haven't bee here in ages Elayne: Been boosted for over two months, Cat, and am so, so glad! Elayne: Aww, sorry to hear that Kurt. DJTweeny: *been Beet: I haven't had a cold for years hang around like this one. Elayne: I owe Doc a happy new year text, I'll try to contact him tomorrow. I'm so concerned about the long-term effects of his COVID, even though his doctor says his lungs are pretty much repaired now. Elayne: Just so, Beet, me too!! Beet: I am glad to hear good news about Doc. Elayne: I'll tell Doc and Lili that all of us here say hi. Elayne: I'd text him now but my phone and desktop are never in the same room, it seemns. Lulu: Hi yall ||||||||| Bruuuuuh waltzes in at 3:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker.
Elayne is going to get her phone Beet: Hey, Bruuuuuh Cat: The bru person DJTweeny: Hi Bruuuuuh DJTweeny: Welcome to our little soiré Bruuuuuh: It's been forever since I been in here. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO NOW LIVE!” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln DJTweeny: well hopefully you'll spend more time with us in the coming year :) Elayne: Hello Bruuuh! 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 Beet: Talking to my GPS is very Stat-Trekkie. I'm not talking to my TV yet. Beet: Star-Trekkie DJTweeny: "Beam me up, Alexa..." ||||||||| Cat scurries out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Cat?! It's 3:00 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Cat', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... Beet: I can't wait to be beamed up. DJTweeny: all Cat Elayne: I have just texted DocTech. Will let you know if I get a response. Cat: Have you been here as another person, Bru? DJTweeny: Merlyn is MIA DJTweeny: Last time I called his number was last Fall, and I was told that he had had a stroke last July. They said he was about to come home. Elayne: He responded! "Thank you kindly (for the New Year wishes). We're just finishing dinner. Happy New Year to y 'all as well." ||||||||| 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 Woooops gets out at 3:00 PM. DJTweeny: but his email box is full, so I don't know if he's even still alive :/ Elayne: Sorry to hear about Brian, Kurt. That's so tragic. I do miss his presence here. Elayne: But now I'm so relieved that Doc and Lili are OK DJTweeny: Hi Woooops Woooops: Hi. Elayne: Evenin' Wooooops! Woooops: /command list Elayne: Catherwood, please bring wooops a command list. ||||||||| Catherwood brings wooops a command list. DJTweeny: This is a custom web chat Woooops Woooops: sorry about that, folks. Elayne: Hey it could have been a drink request :) DJTweeny: Click on the question mark at the right lower part of the screen to get help on how it works
Elayne would like a SUPER Command List from Catherwood! ||||||||| Catherwood ignores Elayne DJTweeny: It's not IRC Elayne: Ahhh, IRC, I miss that... Woooops: I just wanted to see if there were any fancy shmancy features on this baby. Elayne: Just Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood pretends not to hear Elayne Cat: we're as shmancy as we can get Elayne: If you ask nicely he'll bring you stuff DJTweeny: using the ':' colon at the beginning of a sentence is like /me in IRC Cat: hey lulu
DJTweeny thanks Merlyn for making this chat for us Cat: you are more producer than writer?
Elayne does too.
Woooops sees what you mean, DJTweeny. InTheWood: A drink called "Command List". hmm, I bet it would taste like a shot-and-a-beer. Elayne: Zed says "purrrr" which I believe means hello to all. ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesigns NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cat: Phil Ajustin co-wrote my play Neal Amid and starred as the dieing Neal Cassidy. DJTweeny: catherwood, please give everyone a command list ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone a command list. Cat: I will do that, Lulu. InTheWood: Mine with a twist of lemon, please...
Woooops whips up a round of /CommandList for everybody in the chat. He's all out of Blue Moss. He needs to pick up a case of Bear Wiz next time he goes to the store. DJTweeny: catherwood are you a bot? ||||||||| Catherwood walks over to DJTweeny and mumbles "Stop typing gibberish, DJTweeny!" InTheWood: Catherwood is _the_ bot, baby! ||||||||| Catherwood strides over to InTheWood and yells "oh, fuck off InTheWood!" ||||||||| It's 9:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Elayne: OMG, I didn't realize Catherwood's dialogue could get that salty. ||||||||| Catherwood gets that salty. Cat: Have you been writring radio plays for a while now>? ||||||||| 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!" Elayne: Apparently! Rufus_T_Firetween: catherwood what time is it? ||||||||| Catherwood says "It's precisely 3:00 PM!" Rufus_T_Firetween: oops lol Cat: OK Woooops: Never heard this album before. I'm always amazed to find MORE Firesign Theater that's new to me. Rufus_T_Firetween: I need to call Brian's number again and see what happened to him Rufus_T_Firetween: Woooops, this is undoubtedly their finest live recording Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO NOW LIVE!” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln Cat: the other white meat' Rufus_T_Firetween: but this is some great early live recordings >> ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE LIVE AT THE MAGIC MUSHROOM - Paperback Book + DVD-ROM Disc >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php Woooops: Georgie Tirebighter... He's a teen like you. "Like me!?" He's a teen like you. Elayne: Nonsense, Wooops. He's a STUDENT, not a teen. Like all the "kids" in the movie Grease. He was at least 27 years old... ||||||||| Catherwood escorts llanwydd in through the front door at 3:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. llanwydd: good evening dear friends DJTweeny: Hey llan Elayne: Llan!!! DJTweeny: haha, good point Elayne Woooops: Hi Llanwydd. Elayne: What was it Mudhead said? "Heck no, I'm 45!" RPM, that is. llanwydd: hi Elayne llanwydd: hi woooooos llanwydd: good grief. didnt mean to call him a woooos llanwydd: what was the musical overture tonight, tween? Beet: Evening, Llan. llanwydd: Hi Beet Cat: Thanks. By going to this site, do i connect with you? Rufus_T_Firetween: Mahavishnu Orchestra llanwydd: I used to have the inner mojnting flame llanwydd: like that album Rufus_T_Firetween: Visions Of The Emerald Beyond Rufus_T_Firetween: also very good llanwydd: cool how that band was internationa Rufus_T_Firetween: very eclectic roots Woooops: Well praise unto the demons of capitalism, I guess. Just ordered me this show and a bumper sticker. Hey, nothing wrong with tossing a few coins in the banjo player's case, right? Rufus_T_Firetween: The Firesigns thank you :-) Woooops: So, I sort of stumbled onto FT by accident while searching for something else (don't remember what it was) on the web. How did you all discover FT? Elayne: My friend Jill played me "How Can You Be." It was also the first time pot actually affected me. I couldn't believe there were people out there who thought like I did. That was in like '81 or so? Rufus_T_Firetween: One of my friends at high school had a dad who was a music reviewer for NYT Rufus_T_Firetween: So his dad gave him all sorts of albums that were sent to him for review, including FST Rufus_T_Firetween: this is circa 1972 Lulu: Woooops, an underground radio station in the late 60s played FT. Beet: A friend introduced me in 1970 Rufus_T_Firetween: EYKIW is the one that really got my attention though when I was living in Arizona Woooops: Cool Rufus. I bet you probably felt so special and cool, listening to records that maybe nobody else at your school heard of yet. Cat: You have greatly enriched the Firesign audience, Elayne ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: lolol Woooops Rufus_T_Firetween: not particularly Lulu: I first heard the bit about automotive climare control, and thought What the hell is this?? Cat: I was lucky enough to live lin LA when Firesign first appeared Woooops: Rufus when I was a kid, I loved being *the first* to discover a band or something. Rufus_T_Firetween: Saw them touring in D.C. around '73 at George Washington University Woooops: I would be like, "Yo, my dudes, slam your ears against this!" and I hand my headphones to my buddies. Rufus_T_Firetween: That's basically what my friend did to me :) Headphones and hash InTheWood: My brother played "How Can You Be" for me, about age 12. I was hooked. I bought every album I could. ||||||||| Elayne says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Elayne exits at 3:00 PM. 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 Beet: Let's break those stations Lulu: Did you all ever hear Ducks Breath Mystery Theater? Rufus_T_Firetween: I have not Beet: Heard of them Lulu: They were in LA and San Fran in the 70s and 80s Cat: I have a vdeio of duckt breath, ask drd science ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Cat: were you in radio in those days, lilii? ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: lilii? Cat: i was in radio from 65-75 Lulu: I started in 1971 as a dj, Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Woooops: Yo homies, I'll chat at y'all later. Woooops: Have a great 2022. Lulu: bye Whooooops Rufus_T_Firetween: later gator Rufus_T_Firetween: don't be a stranger Beet: See ya later Woooops Lulu: Who voiced Nancy? Was that Procter? Rufus_T_Firetween: yeah Cat: the3y al liked doing female roles Rufus_T_Firetween: Have you seen the NPR video Weirdly Cool? Cat: proc laregely from his mother's voice Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out “WEIRDLY COOL” - Firesign Theatre Video Special on PBS >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wc-rv Lulu: Ay-yi-yi. I'd like to remix - some dead stuff in the play. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Weirdly Cool available from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Firesign-Theatre-Weirdly-Cool/dp/B00006RJCN/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416094217&sr=8-2&keywords=weirdly+cool Cat: i havew seen more than everything Lulu: Oops sorry that was a PM! This is so confusing. Lulu: Thanks Rufas, I'll listen to it. Lulu: I mean Rufus.. Rufus_T_Firetween: It's a performance they did on PBS Rufus_T_Firetween: You can see who's doing what parts on the Nick Danger bit :) ||||||||| It's 10:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Woooops - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus_T_Firetween: Have you checked out the XM Radio bits Lulu? Rufus_T_Firetween: Wonderful to see them sitting around a table doing the shows Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about FIRESIGN XM RADIO PERFORMANCES at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/xmradio/ Lulu: I don't know, Rufus Rufus_T_Firetween: check it out, it's very cool InTheWood: Alas, that's it for me tonight. A happier and a safe 2022 to all! G'night! Rufus_T_Firetween: Nite Wood ||||||||| "Hey InTheWood!" ... InTheWood turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 3:00 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... Beet: G'Nite Woody. Lulu: I bookmarked it, Rufus. Lulu: I have to go listen from the bathtub. Adios. Rufus_T_Firetween: Adios amiga Beet: Have a good soak. Lulu: 🌊 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com 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/ ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Cat Simril inside, makes a note of the time (3:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Rufus_T_Firetween: bonjour, monsieur Simril
Rufus_T_Firetween is wondering since everybody leaves during the 2nd hour if we should try 1 hour sessions? ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 11:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cat - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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' Beet: Thanks to sll for making 2021 worth something. Looking forward to more Cat Creations in 2022. Thanks as ever to Dr Tween for leading us. Happy New Year! G'Nite. Beet: all Rufus_T_Firetween: What do you think about a 1 hour show, Beet? DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| It's 11:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bruuuuuh - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Cat Simril - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Lulu - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Beet - dead from the common cold ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Lulu enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and runs off to the Chapeau Manger. ||||||||| It's 3:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Lulu - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| 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."