||||||||| 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 November 23, 2023 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and pipes up "Presenting 'Rufus_T_Firetween', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| It's 5:30 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 yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween enters at 8:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Chapeau Manger. ||||||||| It's 8:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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, November 23, 2023 - 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?" ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Rufus_T_Firetween in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween dashes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Rufus_T_Firetween?! It's 8:00 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:00 PM, dragging Rufus_T_Firetween by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW FIRESIGN CHAT TIME ** ** THE FIRESIGN CHAT HAS MOVED TO 7PM -9PM EASTERN ** The Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starts at 7pm Eastern this evening. Warm-up music now begins around 6:40pm Eastern. 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 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 8:00 PM: DJTweeny jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 7pm Eastern this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 6:40pm Eastern You can join the streams now (NO AUDIO YET - just a chance for everybody to get connected) Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.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 – THE MOODY BLUES-SUR LA MER Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies morlog into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi morlog morlog: did somebody say corn Rufus_T_Firetween: Happy Thanksgiving Rufus_T_Firetween: did the turkey turn out well? morlog: you too morlog: yes Rufus_T_Firetween: How can you have Thanksgiving without corn? morlog: its allmost gone Rufus_T_Firetween: What did you use for seasonings? ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Bob's Dad close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and hurries off to the sitting room. morlog: trader joes 21 seasoning salute and salt Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: I don't expect much of a crowd tonight, but we'll be here for whoever shows up :) Bob's Dad: Happy Alice's Restaurant Day ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Won't spurt like the hosers!" ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "DeputyDang should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as DeputyDang enters and sits on the couch. DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Bob's Dad: Dang! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM crosstown bus from Billville pulls away, leaving ''Bob'' coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. DJTweeny: Hello Bob Bob's Dad: L'Autre Bob ''Bob'': I didn't get nothing. I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage. ''Bob'': Long time, no chat. :) Bob's Dad: Good to have you back ||||||||| 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.. ''Bob'': /me high fives Bob's Dad ''Bob'': Heh. This track is on one of my Xmas mixes. :) http://brazerko.com/mixes/XMAS2010.mp3 ''Bob'': HONK HONK ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign's “TEMPORARILY HUMBOLT COUNTY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out ELECTRICIAN at >> http://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wfte' ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Beet into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:00 PM, then departs. Beet: Evening, Folks. Bob's Dad: Hey Beet Bob's Dad: Look at that herd of Beets. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Offer not good after curfew in sectors R or N." Beet: Hi, Dad, Eweeny. Beet:Tweeny DJTweeny: Hey Beet Beet: Hi, Deputy, morlong. Beet: Sounds like bullshit to me, Beet: It took the native Americans a long time to realize who the white man really is. Beet: This stuff holds up really well. I think it's because of the boys' fantastic characterizations. Bob's Dad: Just read 5 books about or by "Indians." Bob's Dad: The first, Braiding Sweetgrass, was the best non-fiction book I've ever read. Beet: What does it say? ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: from Firesign Theatre's Live At The Magic Mushroom “A SHADOW MOVES UPON A LAND” Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u Check out THE MUSHROOM PLAYS at >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/firesign-theatre-the-firesign-theatre-live-at-the-magic-mushroom-paperback-book-dvd-rom-disc' ||||||||| It's 12:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| morlog - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bob's Dad: I heard an interview with Ossman about this play. Bob's Dad: The folks at the Magic Mushroom were expeting comedy. Bob's Dad: They kept trying to laugh, and then realized it wasn't funny DJTweeny: They thought they were expected to laugh ;) Bob's Dad: Finally, something to legitimatrely laugh at Bob's Dad: They were as much teach-in as comedy act Rufus_T_Firetween: in the day, likely ''Bob'': Leather Thighs! Bob's Dad: This is very hissy. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s “IN THE NEXT WORLD YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN” Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u check out NEXT WORLD at http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=nextworld-rv' ''Bob'': Underrated album. ''Bob'': Such an awesome cover, too! Bob's Dad: I seem to remember the cop from the OJ trial referencing his love for this album Rufus_T_Firetween: hah, hadn't heard that ''Bob'': ! ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Swell pizza!" ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's llanwydd, just back from Funfun Town." Bob's Dad: i have 2 OJ stories. He was in the same line at the USC bookstore me when I was a student there in 68. He looked a lot like my cousin Howard, who is white. llanwydd: happy thanksgiving Bob's Dad: Hi Llan ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Swell pizza!" Beet: Hi, Llan ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "It's like sitting in a big hand." llanwydd: is that all catherwood has been saying all night? hasnt he had any turkey? ||||||||| Catherwood steps up to llanwydd and queries "Did you want me?" Rufus_T_Firetween: hey llan Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about IN THE NEXT WORLD YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=nextworld-ln llanwydd: have some swell turkey, catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood walks up to llanwydd and says "oh, fuck off llanwydd!" llanwydd: lol Bob's Dad: the funny names club. llanwydd: I love this album Bob's Dad: i just listened to the audio book of eddie izzard's autobi, will turn into collagfe hopefully by next week Bob's Dad: he riffs onfunny names. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: what little I've seen of Izzard is pretty fun Bob's Dad: can't find any long Izzard on youtube. got Live at Wembly DVD from library today. llanwydd: not too familiar with eddy Bob's Dad: seen him in vancouver twice. awesome shows. Bob's Dad: doesn't he wear eye make up? ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Hello, we're glad you made it!" Rufus_T_Firetween: Bob's Dad: doesn't he wear eye make up? << As I recally, he once described himself as a 'corporate transvestite' ;) llanwydd: oh, the wonder of opening a new firesign album and putting it on the turntable back in the 70s llanwydd: I remember how thrilled I was looking at the artwork on this album while I was listening to it Bob's Dad: yes, lllan Rufus_T_Firetween: He once tried to insert himself into a live Python interview show in Aspen (see Monty Python Live In Aspen). The kicked him out as he was wanting to replace the late Graham Chapman in the group. ''Bob'': Izzard now identifies as a "she". Rufus_T_Firetween: He said "I can do the bits! Strange women lying about in ponds!" Bob's Dad: so i hear llanwydd: eydie? Rufus_T_Firetween: It was hilarious Rufus_T_Firetween: *They kicked llanwydd: I am imagining how john cleese would have treated him Bob's Dad: doc tech sent me a VHS tape of Eddie's Dressed to Kill from long ago. llanwydd: imagine basil fawlty confronting manuel for such a stupid stunt ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What's it all about, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Smith from Anytown, USA?" Bob's Dad: no longer have vhs hook up and it ain't on line or in the library but it's amazing' Bob's Dad: i would be stunned if he doesn't know firesign Bob's Dad: you can't retire me. I'm a Veteran! DJTweeny: Monty Python Live at Aspen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_Live_at_Aspen << worth a watch llanwydd: I am sure every american comedian is familiar with fst llanwydd: thanks for the link, tween Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Rufus_T_Firetween: It's up on YouTube, llan llanwydd: cool Bob's Dad: In his book, Eddies claims to owe his comedy to Python, just as Firesign and Python evolved out of the Goons llanwydd: I dont know if evolved would be the right word llanwydd: but if it werent for the Goon Show... Bob's Dad: you know what i mean, llan Bob's Dad: that's the word eddie and firesign have used. DJTweeny: 'greatly influenced by', as they were by people like WC Fields DJTweeny: and Marx Bros Bob's Dad: goons cut a path through the bush, python and firesign turned it into a highway. Bob's Dad: emphasis on the High Bob's Dad: exactly, tween. the cirlce of humour continnually expands llanwydd: thats what I meant Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Be sure to join me (Kurt in Austin) for my live RADIO FREE ROADKILL show from 7-9pm Eastern every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net where I play Firesign Theatre and take your music requests - RFR Archives at www.kurtericson.net/txroadkill/roadkillshow 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 llanwydd: evolved would be the right word to explain the relationship of Wings to the Beatles or Blind Faith to Traffic Bob's Dad: Hmmn Bob's Dad: Good point. Bob's Dad: But Wings is more a devolution from the Beatles, eh? ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ''Bob'': Had Sacheen Littlefeather done her Playboy spread already when they recorded this album? Hard to tell how much of side A was intended as a reference to her (in)famous speech… llanwydd: you could say Bob's Dad: I know not of that, Bob Bob's Dad: Maybe she needed the money. Bob's Dad: She was shut out of Hollywood, as I recall. Bob's Dad: Has anyone here read Steppenwolf? ''Bob'': Well, intentionally or not, the part about cosplaying a Native American was prophetic, I guess. Bob's Dad: Shooting at cars appears in that novel from Long Ago Beet: Very long time ago, Dad Bob's Dad: Was gonna do a collage about Buffy who I vastly admire, but now, not so muich llanwydd: why not so much now, cat? Bob's Dad: she's really an italian-american born in massachets. a long con llanwydd: I get it llanwydd: like Yma Sumac llanwydd: probably Amy Camus from the Bronx Bob's Dad: grewt song writre and teacher but she pretended to be someone she isn't, thus deprivng legitimare indigenous artrs the awards the would have won, if not competing against buffy llanwydd: yeah, I agree ''Bob'': insert picture of Iron Eyes Cody crying Beet: Gotta go. See everyone next week. Happy Thanksgiving. G'Nite. Bob's Dad: our local first nations who speak of it, are right pissed off Bob's Dad: exactly, bob ''Bob'': cya beet llanwydd: NightBeet Bob's Dad: by bbeet. will have new colage next week Bob's Dad: anhyone else still here? Bob's Dad: i seem to create collages of Firesign stuft to an audience of nealry no one ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What about my pickle?" llanwydd: I am still here llanwydd: are you? Bob's Dad: very much so llanwydd: Oh, catherwood. you and your nonsequiturs ||||||||| Catherwood strides over to llanwydd and says "oh, fuck off llanwydd!" ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! *** Currently playing: Proctor & Bergman’s “GIVE US A BREAK” Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u check out GIVE US A BREAK at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=guab-rv' llanwydd: another fantastic album Bob's Dad: the folks who sang that were firesign pals they did a tv show with ''Bob'': Of course I'm still here. Because you're still here. And all of you are just voices in my head. Bob's Dad: aft4tnon delight llanwydd: the funniest of all firesign spinoffs in my opinion llanwydd: I guess you live in a split-level head llanwydd: I live in a subbasement Bob's Dad: how is that, llan? Bob's Dad: i need to meet some ukrainian voices for my play llanwydd: I dont know how it happened but ... llanwydd: ok, lets take a count. how many ukranians in this chat group? Bob's Dad: me me me ''Bob'': I'm Ukranian far back enough that I basically know nothing about it. Bob's Dad: that's 3 llanwydd: I like to say I can do any accent but I wouldnt know ukrasian from russian or estonian or lithuanian or... Bob's Dad: my grtandma spoke only ukraniian. Bob's Dad: i am going to vegas in march and spain in may so need to have ukraine play done before then,eh? Bob's Dad: steve and edie Bob's Dad: your native persuasions llanwydd: but I would love to lend my vocal anatomy to your recording ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What about my pickle?" llanwydd: even if I dont know the accent ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Scalp 'em, Tantric!" Bob's Dad: llan you have done 2 charactes already in this play and much in my last playh llanwydd: you and your nonsequiturs, cathy llanwydd: well, I am just saying call on me any time you need me llanwydd: I greatly enjoy the experience llanwydd: it would be cool to do an ensemble piece with everybody in this chat group, dont you think? Bob's Dad: It would indeed llanwydd: p and b never got funnier than this Bob's Dad: indeed llanwydd: so did you folks all have turkey today? Bob's Dad: our thanksgiving is in october.differnet countruy llanwydd: oh, yes. I forgot. ''Bob'': Yep. I'm good on roast turkey for another year now. Bob's Dad: my wife and i disike turkey but we bought some once cuz our daugher wanted to take a turkey sandwich to school, like her friends Bob's Dad: love chickebn, close taste but not close enoght ''Bob'': We used to raise turkeys when I was a kid, and those tasted a lot better. Or maybe I just remember them as tasting better. llanwydd: I got together with my mother and my sisters family today and my sister bought the turkey Bob's Dad: the more organic, the tastier ''Bob'': Dumb animals, tho. Nowhere near the personality of a chicken. Bob's Dad: this is for you, llan llanwydd: I bought the lemon meringe pie llanwydd: or however you spell it llanwydd: speaking of lemon llanwydd: this is the best part of the whole album Bob's Dad: and great album ''Bob'': I like to pair this one with Stan Freberg's "Day-O" Bob's Dad: great pairing llanwydd: have not heard that one yet Bob's Dad: really? llanwydd: dont thinks so. day-o? Bob's Dad: we are now in the land of instand gratification ''Bob'': The one where the beatnik playing the bongos annoys the other musician. llanwydd: but I like stan freberg Bob's Dad: he's great llanwydd: no, that doesnt sound familiar, bob Bob's Dad: I remember that one ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Not to be torturing me!" ''Bob'': No, wait. The other way around. The shouting annoys the bongo player. Anyone, one of my favorite Freberg bits. llanwydd: is somebody torturing catherwood? ||||||||| Catherwood steps over to llanwydd and mumbles "Stop typing gibberish, llanwydd!" llanwydd: this is a brilliant sketch Bob's Dad: tis llanwydd: g i feel terrible llanwydd: j i feel like jello Bob's Dad: feel wonderful soon, eh llanwydd: lol
Rufus_T_Firetween feels like pudding llanwydd: even better Bob's Dad: my wife turned me on to vanilla pudding recently which i combine with berries llanwydd: pretty much like tapioca Rufus_T_Firetween: sounds yummy Bob's Dad: tis Rufus_T_Firetween: rice pudding? llanwydd: that too Bob's Dad: fruit and puddings if a good combi llanwydd: yes it is llanwydd: last time I served tapioca to guests I put a strawberry compote on it llanwydd: went over great Bob's Dad: i can see that llanwydd: I think python stole this sketch for a movie ''Bob'': I mostly use tapioca to keep my fruit pies from being too runny. Works great. llanwydd: I am sure ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing – from Phil Austin's Tales Of The Old Detective “DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS” Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u Check out OLD DETECTIVE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=totod-rv' ''Bob'': I do enjoy a slippery tart. llanwydd: nobody seems to remember the Post Dispath Intelligencer, an occasional periodical put out by phil austin back in the 70s. it had these school lunch menus llanwydd: Dispatch ''Bob'': Revenge pudding is best served cold. llanwydd: I wish I had saved mind llanwydd: dont remember what I did with them llanwydd: mine DJTweeny: Your mind was lost? llanwydd: mime llanwydd: mijn DJTweeny: a mime is a terrible thing to waste... ||||||||| 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' llanwydd: lol Bob's Dad: thanks, tween llanwydd: sure did ''Bob'': Thanks, Tweeny. Nice to know all you crazy fireheads are still here. :) Bob's Dad: few thought they be llanwydd: great to see you all again. happy thanksgiving DJTweeny: We're here every week, "bob" :) llanwydd: see you next week. nite everybody. ||||||||| llanwydd 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 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 8:00 PM -- DJTweeny left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Bob's Dad - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| DeputyDang - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| ''Bob'' - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - 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:
''Bob''
Beet
Bob's Dad
DJTweeny
llanwydd
morlog
Rufus_T_Firetween
