||||||||| 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 October 06, 2022 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween steals in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| "8:00 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Rufus_T_Firetween, who then rushes out through the french doors and down through the brambles. ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the anteroom. ||||||||| 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 *NEW* web site at www.firesigntheatre.com' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 7 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 7:45 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... ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, October 06, 2022 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" -- then he looks around at the empty room, looks at his watch, and mumbles "...am I early?" ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween enters at 8:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Chapeau Manger. ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and DJTweeny bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Tweeny inside, makes a note of the time (8:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| 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: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music – DOOBIE BROTHERS-WORLD GONE CRAZY 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)' ||||||||| 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 Cease plummets into the garden at 8:00 PM. DJTweeny: allo Cease, hope you're feeling better Cease: Hi multiple tweens Cease: Indeed Cease: a very good day Rufus_T_Firetween: Cool :-) ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** 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: a dearth of chatters... Cease: hope i didnt scare everyone away Rufus_T_Firetween: hah, doubt it Rufus_T_Firetween: they're just tardy ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: This is Microorganism State Park from Dear Friends Too Cease: had lunch with the other donors at cap university today. good food, people Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cease: then came home to Email from Doc who says he's finally gonna get to work on my play Rufus_T_Firetween: nice Cease: finished his other projects. we get together on the phone on sunday Cease: your voice is the first, aside from mine. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Beet in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Beet: Hi, gang. Cease: Hi Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Cease DJTweeny: Hey Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween Beet: A veritable dearth. ||||||||| Elayne sneaks in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." Elayne: Evenin' all! Hey, where'd all the baseball go? DJTweeny: Hey Elayne Beet: Hi, Elayne. DJTweeny: Stolen by the Giant Rat, Elayne Elayne: Celebrating this week. Got a goodly raise, this week is our local neighborhood restaurant week so walked (30 hilly minutes each way) to the establishment of the woman who's spearheading the efforts (the neighborhood aactivist!)... DJTweeny: Hope it was good eatin' Elayne: And found out, as I'd suspected, that my basement neighbor actually sells pot, and gave me a free sample this evening! That's two free samples, along with a couople sugar-free cookies from the local bakery. DJTweeny: and congrats on the raise Cease: HI El Beet: Congratulations Elayne: Thankee! I deserve every shekel. Cease: Wonderful, El ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – www.firesigntheatre.com ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre's NOT INSANE 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out NOT INSANE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=ni-rv' Elayne: I told Basement Neighbor he was a godsend. "Do you know how difficult it is for a 64-yearold woman who knows nothing about different strains, etc. to find a supplier, even now that it's legal?" Elayne: Now, let's see if I remember how to roll a joint... Cease: I remember driving a great distance to get something. Now it's just a few blocks Cease: But basement is closest Elayne: Hmm, feels sticky, almost tar-like in places. Is that normal nowadays? Elayne: Smells fine Cease: sounds normal to me Elayne: Oh my dear god in heaven that's nice Elayne: First inhale sent me into coughing fits DJTweeny: Fits, as the warm-up music was The Doobie Brothers :) Cease: i remember smoking with you at your place in 2005. ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and Deputy Dang sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Beet: It's fun to read the play by play. Elayne: That was SO the Before Times, wasn't it? DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Cease: Hi Dang Beet: Hey, Deputy. Deputy Dang: I'm here in spirits, but sadly won't be in chat. :- Elayne: All this time we thought the little truck parked outside was a meth lab. We were in the same general thought path... Cease: Good spirits to you, deputy Deputy Dang: And I do so enjoy sashYing out Deputy Dang: Howdy pardners! Elayne: Sashay Away! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about NOT INSANE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=ni-ln Rufus_T_Firetween: Not Insane is not available at the new store. Apparently they're still looking for a new presser/vendor Cease: some really good writing there Rufus_T_Firetween: and Laugh.com is apparently no more, at least not for FST material Cease: we used to have a regular chatter called Otto Yamamoto Rufus_T_Firetween: I remember Yammy Rufus_T_Firetween: many many moons ago Cease: they come, they go. except elayne and me. we're eternal Rufus_T_Firetween: This is my 10th year running the show, and I don't remember the last time he was here after Jimmy Lee & Bambi Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, the folks who aren't here don't know what they're missing :) ||||||||| 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." Cease: yes, there's been so much new stuff Cease: Here's El Deputy Dang: I love this! Cease: one of their best restaurants Rufus_T_Firetween: and now for Side 2 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about NOT INSANE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=ni-ln Rufus_T_Firetween: I saw this tour in D.C. in the early 70s, the only time I've seen them live ||||||||| Not Ed tiptoes in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." Beet: Hey, Not Not Ed: HolPork? Not Ed: Mrflx? Cease: Hi Not Hi Mr Announcer Not Ed: Hey all Deputy Dang: Darker ||||||||| It's 1:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Elayne - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Deputy Dang: Darlene yakamoto? Cease: By El Not Ed: Love this one! Not Ed: Hey C & Beet & Ruf! & DDang & MrTweeny! Not Ed: atom bus lol Tweeny: Hey Not Ed Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about NOT INSANE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=ni-ln Not Ed: this one grew on me and it's still growing on me yikes Rufus_T_Firetween: like a fungus? Not Ed: gosh yes Not Ed: a fungus among us as they say Not Ed: Not insane! Beet: Is a fictional presidential candidate any worse than a gameshow host? Not Ed: Indeed Beet lol Not Ed: are they simulated do you suppose? Beet: Who knows? 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 Not Ed: this could be a pivotal album-- but they're all pivotal ha! ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – www.firesigntheatre.com ** Currently playing: David Ossman's AN AUTOBOZOGRAPHICAL EVENING (Part 2) 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out the new web site at >> https://www.firesigntheatre.com/' Not Ed: Whose nose? Beet: Absolutely. Not Ed: Precisely. ||||||||| 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 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: That yaws stuff is a real killer. Not Ed: They called him Lumpy Not Ed: Sorry that was awful apologies ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and Bottles bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Cease: Hi Bottles Not Ed: Jello Bottles Cease: How are things in Shasta-land? Not Ed: this is great Cease: Ossman is a great poet. Bottles: Hi yall. Just got home, and have a meeting at 7:30 Bottles: Not bad,Cease. Hi Not Ed. Beet: Greetings Bottles Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Bottles Bottles: Yo Beet Rufus_T_Firetween: ** “Fighting Clowns Of Hollywood: A Memoir” by David Ossman - http://www.bearmanormedia.com/fighting-clowns-of-hollywood-a-memoir-softcover-edition-by-david-ossman Bottles: Pass the popcorn? Cease: Great book. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the YouTube video of David Ossman’s live concert in Langley, WA last March, ”NOT INSANE 2020: THE OSSMAN CHRONICLES” at >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFE6aDIxc4k Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out David Ossman's Facebook Page at >> https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=639203550&ref=content_filter Rufus_T_Firetween: ** David Ossman at the Firesign Theatre web site >> http://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Ossman Cease: We've played that here as I recall, Tween Rufus_T_Firetween: I believe so, but not recently Rufus_T_Firetween: might want to keep it in mind for a future Ossman show Cease: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: in fact, since it's 'campaign chronicles' it might be appropriate to play around the U.S. elections in early November Rufus_T_Firetween: maybe play it with Papoon Cease: good idea Cease: and some rfo stuff. bergman was always babbling about politics on the podcast Rufus_T_Firetween: That's Nov 8th, so we should do a show on the 3rd Rufus_T_Firetween: sounds like a plan ||||||||| 8:00 PM: johan amadeus myjetski jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past year and a half!" Cease: Hi Jammy ||||||||| 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!" johan amadeus myjetski: just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in DJTweeny: Hey johan, your're a bit late to the party johan amadeus myjetski: hi cease, beet, bottles not, djt! DJTweeny: Catherwood, please check johan's condition ||||||||| Catherwood walks alongside DJTweeny and says "oh, fuck off DJTweeny!" DJTweeny: hahaha johan amadeus myjetski: very late, but not quite dead yet ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" johan amadeus myjetski: HA! Beet: Nice to see you, Mr jam. johan amadeus myjetski: nice to see & be a scene johan amadeus myjetski: or make the scene Bottles: Adios Cease: Bye johan amadeus myjetski: Don's first movie was a perverted tale called "a boy & his dog" ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Cease: ive seen that. harlan ellison Cease: movies dont work so well on radio Beet: Nite, Bottles. Cease: unless it's the Oz Film Festival ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" johan amadeus myjetski: i did not realize that it was a HE story Cease: yep ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store." johan amadeus myjetski: i understand DJ denies he was ever in the film Cease:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog Cease: did we lose the sound? Beet: It happens now and then. Cease: aha Beet: It's back. Cease: and beautiful! Cease: or not Cease: doug kershaw johan amadeus myjetski: a serious series of r4ebuffering incidents here Rufus_T_Firetween: oops, yeah there's a problem Rufus_T_Firetween: looks like it's working again now Not Ed: Interrupted - must run - best to all of yaz! Keep em flying! Rufus_T_Firetween: There are occasional problems with the streaming server in California Rufus_T_Firetween: We're cool now Beet: Have a good evening, Not. Rufus_T_Firetween: When you think about it, it's pretty great that I can send my shows to a server in California and it can be broadcast all over the world :) Cease: Tis Cease: By Not johan amadeus myjetski: nite not ||||||||| It's 2:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bottles - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... johan amadeus myjetski: doing it just for the halibut ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Beet: Just bought Ossman's book. Rufus_T_Firetween: cool, Beet :) Cease: you'll enjoy it Beet: Looking forward to it. Cease: i remember those incinerators. still smoking in my chilidhood in la in the 50s ||||||||| 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.net/firesign' johan amadeus myjetski: Nite all THANKS! Beet: That was a very quick Thursday Firesign. Thanks to everyone. Looking forward to future creations, Dr. Cease. Thanks for running the show, Dr. Tween. G'Nite all. Rufus_T_Firetween: See you guyz Tuesday, bring your music/comedy requests :) Cease: maybe next week, beet DJTweeny: Until last time, again... Cease: off we fly ||||||||| Cease leaves at 8:00 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..." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 3:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 3:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Beet - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Tweeny leaves at 8:00 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..." ||||||||| 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
Bottles
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Elayne
johan amadeus myjetski
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
Tweeny
