||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for September 23, 2004 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 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?" ||||||||| "9:01 PM? 9:01 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Merlyn should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Merlyn enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Bubba's Brain inside, makes a note of the time (9:03 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bubba's Brain: Greetings. Merlyn: hey bb, how goes shirts? I still need to order the new P&B CD Bubba's Brain: They go okay -- they've trailed off since the introduction. ||||||||| "9:06 PM? 9:06 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Dr. Headphones should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Dr. Headphones enters and sits on the couch. Bubba's Brain: Hey, DrH. Dr. Headphones: howdy, dear friends and invertebrate animals who might be listening Merlyn: The FT mailing list is 998 people Bubba's Brain: Wow, just short of a thou. Dr. Headphones: merl: i'm probably on there already, but if not, is there a special prize for being number 1000? Merlyn: Nah. Merlyn: Do you get "Firesign Update: etc etc" in your email? That's what you get. Dr. Headphones: looks like catherwood got his ducks, er, clocks, in a row now Dr. Headphones: i think i do. i hear about t-shirts and stuff from someone ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 9:09 PM, dragging Bambi by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" Bubba's Brain: That would be it. Dr. Headphones: hey bambi, you deer Bubba's Brain: Hey, Bam. Bambi: howdy! JimmyLee (a,clem) are on the road again Dr. Headphones: sorry i missed you guys. to sing a little song made famous by cher, "if i could turn back time......" (i do NOT look as good as she does, however) Bubba's Brain: .... I just cant wait to be on the road again.... Merlyn: She's been rebuilt Bubba's Brain: we have the technology... Dr. Headphones: willie does some good stuff. just found a duet with a tuvan throat singer by him today :) Bambi: ah, shucks Ken (kicks stone) ... hi Bubba, Merlin Bubba's Brain: we have the capability to make her better, stronger, faster.... Bambi: how's it going? Bambi: lol yes we have the technology Dr. Headphones: how's "it" going? wanna be a little bit more specific? or should i just say "hunky dory" and let it go at that? Bambi: just no one asks if they should lol Bubba's Brain: its called silicon. Dr. Headphones: bambi don't need no stinkin' silicone! ||||||||| "9:12 PM? 9:12 PM!!" says Catherwood, "cease should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as cease enters and sits on the couch. Dr. Headphones: hi cat Bubba's Brain: I was speaking of Cher -- Im shure you don't. cease: hi bambi. are you back on the air? Bambi: lol cease: kend, ub, merl Dr. Headphones: speaking of cats, i just watched a giant cat-hair float through the air and land in my coffee cup. back in a sec with a fresh cup ||||||||| Catherwood leads klokwkdoginox inside, makes a note of the time (9:13 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bambi: well, re so sorry we missed linking up this year on our annual pilgrimage ||||||||| 9:14 PM: Elayne jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" Dr. Headphones: hi klok, el Bubba's Brain: E! cease: hi el Merlyn: hey, more people klokwkdoginox: hello all Bambi: it weren't for lack of trying ... just didn't have all our info printed out or available even Elayne: Evenin' all! Bambi: hi Elayne Bambi: hi klok Dr. Headphones: yes, your annual pilgrimage isn't as bad as some do. i saw people in mexico who walk miles on their knees to the shrine of the virgin of guadalupe Bambi: hi Cat ||||||||| Outside, the 9:15 PM downtown bus from Funfun Town pulls away, leaving llanwydd coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Bambi: ouch! Dr. Headphones: how do, llan llanwydd: what? Bubba's Brain: "Go down on your knees for the virgin!" Elayne: Hello Llan! llanwydd: evenin folks Bubba's Brain: hey Il. Bambi: llanwydd Dr. Headphones: bam: not as bad as the tibetans, who will lie down prostrate on the ground, then get up move that distance, do it again. not quite crawling, but close cease: llan, klok klokwkdoginox: hi Ilan llanwydd: Cat, I got the Neal Amid CD. It's great! Thanks a million klokwkdoginox: the shiites do it yearly cease: glad you liked it Dr. Headphones: holy shiite! cease: hey el, did you get the forwarded article about kalle i sent you? Bambi: pl3qw3 of34look qny 5yp3w (translation: please overlook any typos) ... I am typing on an unfamiliar laptop keybaord in the dark. cease: best i've read yet llanwydd: still a lot of mysteries in the story. But then I have never known much about the central character Dr. Headphones: "i'm being followed by a moonshadow, homeland security....." cease: there are continents smaller than his ego Elayne: Yeah Cat, it's more of the same about his "entrepreneurship," innit? Elayne: It reminds me of that Geoge Lucas quote, that he's become the thing he always hated, just like Darth Vader. :) cease: that's not as relavent as how he makes enemies needlessly, how his wholemovement is mostly about watchingf him, move Elayne: Bambi, you're never in the dark if you're typing by the glow of the monitor... llanwydd: One mystery in particular is haunting me. Where does "Amid" come from? What does it mean? ||||||||| "9:19 PM? 9:19 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Brisbane McDerrmont should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Brisbane McDerrmont enters and sits on the couch. Elayne: Evenin' Bris! Dr. Headphones: hi, brisbane! you an aussie friend? klokwkdoginox: hey brisb llanwydd: hey bris klokwkdoginox: holy antipodes! Dr. Headphones: bris? he might not even be jewish ;) Brisbane McDerrmont : Hi ho, all, Dr. Headphones, I am not. Bambi: what monitor? LCD too dim to see keys clearly Bambi: hi Brisbane Bubba's Brain: Cancel the moyle. Elayne: BRB... cease: there was another sneker company he was going to work with, but maybe they didnt revere him enough so he told them to fuck off. now they have their own no sweat sneaker out and he's still scuffling, cussing, fuming Dr. Headphones: boil the moyle--you need sterile conditions
klokwkdoginox thinks Bambi forgot to bring her USB-powered LED gooseneck laptop lamp... cease: is that anything like henbane? elfbane? Dr. Headphones: if it walks like a goose, and quacks like a goose.... Bambi: you got that right klok ::) klokwkdoginox: btw ken, thanx for the S. Squyres interview and also for the ROFL vengeance of God hurricane map Brisbane McDerrmont : The bane of inane. Bambi: must be a turtle? Dr. Headphones: right-o, klok, happy to pass along cease: bambi, the your show back on the web? cease: i couldnt tap into it the past several weeks, at least Bambi: hey, I didn't get the vengence of God hurricane map ... sniffle Dr. Headphones: i sent the hurricane map to my dad, he did not reply. probably thinks i'm going to hell for even thinking it Dr. Headphones: bambi: let me see if i can find it online. i know i have it saved, could email to you klokwkdoginox: ken, i can forward immediately if you want ||||||||| "9:23 PM? 9:23 PM!!" says Catherwood, "d should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as d enters and sits on the couch. Bambi: skybirdradio is back on the air via backup server ... however, we are on the road -- literally -- in Ohio right now. Bambi: so no show tonight Bubba's Brain: d.... d..... d.... dere you are! cease: bleeding ohio? Brisbane McDerrmont : To d or not to d Bambi: hi d Bubba's Brain: heidi? llanwydd: who is s squyres? anybody I know? Dr. Headphones: can't find online, not in my history. will email if you wish, bambi Bambi: cool, thanks Ken...know I would enjoy it klokwkdoginox: yeah, Bambi, and I didn't send you the Register article about Gartner pronouncing Windows as "history's longest beta test" Dr. Headphones: llan: chief mars rover scientist Merlyn: d - a man of letter? klokwkdoginox: head geologist from cornell on mars rover, Ilan cease: abc d goldfish? cease: good 1, klok Dr. Headphones: hey d llanwydd: I knew a sean squires. probably not him Bambi: oh, man...missed that article on Windows longest beta too!! Dr. Headphones: anyone else want hurricane map whilst i'm emailing? it's free :) klokwkdoginox: credit Gartner, cat Brisbane McDerrmont : {sitar music fills the air} Bambi: George Harrison is back? Merlyn: "d" seems to be gone, unless it's Dave; he hasn't refreshed his chat window in minutes
klokwkdoginox has tin ear, can still faintly hear the voices, but no sitar Dr. Headphones: ravi strikes again (strike 2, ball 2, bases loaded) Bambi: lol Elayne: Back. Hi to everyone who may have come in whilst I was AFK. llanwydd: I'd like one kend. I can forward a copy to friends and family in FL Merlyn: Hey cat, I heard some news story that said you were stopped from entering the US in Maine?! klokwkdoginox: ken, that's certainly not cricket Merlyn: cat somebody Dr. Headphones: llan: email address? you can private it to me if you wish, and bubba, i got you on the list also klokwkdoginox: he's on everybody's list now Brisbane McDerrmont : He's so deported. Dr. Headphones: klok: i've tried to understand cricket by reading the rules online, it's impossible for someone not a commonwealth member, i think Elayne: I understand he's being followed by a goon shadow. klokwkdoginox: he shouldn'ta said whatever it was he said whenever he said it and now he's gonna pay. Bambi: beautiful weather here in Ohio...warped one should be enjoying the sky (with his telescope) Brisbane McDerrmont : I’m being followed by a FBI agent, FBI agent, hope he’s a gent. Dr. Headphones: one last time, anyone else? klokwkdoginox: ken - it's impossible Dr. Headphones: got you, llan Bubba's Brain: Beuller... Beuller.... Merlyn: I thought popeye was followed around by goons. Or maybe spike milligan Elayne: Dr. H, is this the hurricane map that I blogged about today, with the Florida Republican stuff? Bambi: don't forget clem Ken :) Brisbane McDerrmont : On a train looking for Hitler. llanwydd: It was what Cat said about Rushdie that started the problem. Now he'll have to stay in Canada klokwkdoginox: that shrimp? i thought it was e. tu brutus Elayne: It's just a joke, y'know, it's apparently from an editorial cartoon. But Snopes took it seriously and has already debunked it. :) Dr. Headphones: e: might be, shows path of hurricane superimposed over the counties which voted for bush ||||||||| It's 9:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| d - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bambi: Bueller, Bueller Elayne: Yep, that's the one, Dr. H. Brisbane McDerrmont : D is for, dead. Dr. Headphones: ok, put clem on there too, now going Bambi: long live d Bubba's Brain: D'uh klokwkdoginox: hurricanes, plural Merlyn: BRB Brisbane McDerrmont : Tea for the deported man (sorry about that). Bambi: Clem says he's looking forward to the sh*tstorm Dr. Headphones: and i saw on news tonight, part of ivan is reforming in the gulf. the old "one-two" punch klokwkdoginox: i think it was the suggestion that God might not be on their side that really got them worked up about it, not the map Dr. Headphones: bris: i hadn't thought about that one :) Brisbane McDerrmont : D - Deported, think about it. llanwydd: got mail. brb cease: yeah, it'll be me next. Dr. Headphones: should be arriving soon in a mailbox near you Bambi: brb...gotta check ;) klokwkdoginox: right Cat, they will come up to Van and drag you across the border just to have the pleasure (and TV spectacle) of deporting you Brisbane McDerrmont : You just got deported on your left Brisbane McDerrmont : You just got deported on your right. Brisbane McDerrmont : Hound dog, indeeeeeed. Dr. Headphones: the entire left will be deported if asskkkroft has his way. we aren't human anyway, just pond scum according to one christian writer i saw online recently llanwydd: thanks for the map kend Brisbane McDerrmont : Our father, who art pond scum, hallowed it be they oxygen farts. Dr. Headphones: sure thing, llan. remember what they teach you in statistics class though, casual is not causal ;) llanwydd: strange how far away those lines are from Daytona Beach, and yet my parents lost their power twice Dr. Headphones: i did not check the official weather sites to make sure he didn't fudge the lines on there, but it looks good anyway Bubba's Brain: Our father, who swings in the forests.... Elayne: Well, they're already trying to legislate what can be taught in universities... llanwydd: the last one knocked it out for days Dr. Headphones: llan: hurricanes can be strong many miles from the exact center Brisbane McDerrmont : That came much later. Dr. Headphones: my parents just north of tampa lost for 3 days on last one which went through Bubba's Brain: That's right, monkeys' arent fathers, they're uncles.... Dr. Headphones: house just passed ban on the supremes deleting "under god" from the pledge today Brisbane McDerrmont : The K of C must be tickled red,white and blue. Elayne: You know, if they actually acted like they obeyed a god, I could kind of excuse it, sort of... but they're some of the most ungodly folks around. Bubba's Brain: Repeat after me --- "Separation of powers" llanwydd: that sounds pretty stupid klokwkdoginox: if bush is re-elected, they plan to introduce legislation to set "pi" to 3... Dr. Headphones: e: they preach about RINOs (republicans in name only) but most are CINOs Brisbane McDerrmont : Separation of State and Sanity. Dr. Headphones: bub: the constitution says congress can regulate what courts can do. it's in there, i read it today llanwydd: the supremes, kend. What did Dianah have to say about the pledge? Bubba's Brain: There is no sanity clause. Dr. Headphones: article 3, section 2: In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. Elayne: And now for something completely different: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040917/ap_on_fe_st/dead_man_walking Dr. Headphones: ross commented to the press: "you can't hurry freedom...." Merlyn: I'm back, I had to reboot cease: just shot some nice footage of my kittens in the window full of flowers at sunset Brisbane McDerrmont : Tom and Huck are back. Dr. Headphones: wow, elayne, that would freak me out for sure cease: but you can furry he-dom Bubba's Brain: I'm not quite dead yet.... klokwkdoginox: we barely notice u were gone, M Elayne: Phone calls from the Great Beyond, Dr. H... ||||||||| "9:40 PM? 9:40 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Stu meet Yamamoto should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Stu meet Yamamoto enters and sits on the couch. Dr. Headphones: hey stew Elayne: Hi Yam! Merlyn: Does Sprint have a special deal for that? Bubba's Brain: yammy... cease: shoe phones for the dead? Stu meet Yamamoto: oi Dr. Headphones: merl: LOOOOONG distance! Brisbane McDerrmont : Hi ho, Stu. Bubba's Brain: Nights, weekends, and other planes of existence free. cease: yama rama ding dong Brisbane McDerrmont : Hi ho, M. Elayne: I presume so, Cat, since it took this Canadian a while to get smart... Brisbane McDerrmont : And agent 99 Bubba's Brain: ... 'cept you're not allowed to use cell phones on planes.... Elayne: "Can you hear me now?" "But-- you' cease: this is pluto calling. micky, sorry to tell you this old buddy, but i'm running off with goofy. ruff ruff Elayne: "Can you hear me now?" "But-- you're DEAD!" klokwkdoginox: for now, Bubba -- they're working on putting a mini-cell in the plane itself, and routing it thru the air phone mech Stu meet Yamamoto: "I'm Dead, but my pjhone's not" cease: sounds like the beginning of Tale of 2 Cities Brisbane McDerrmont : I shot an elephant in my pjhones cease: or 9 Catties Brisbane McDerrmont : the other day Elayne: My favorite bit was about his sister fainting when he showed up at her door. Yeah, I would too if I were the one who'd ID'ed the body... klokwkdoginox: i thought it was the best of times, cat Stu meet Yamamoto: or sale of two...never mind Bubba's Brain: It was the best of phones, it was the worst of phones.... Brisbane McDerrmont : How he got in them, I'll never know. cease: not the opening line, the opening chapter,klok. recalled from the dead klokwkdoginox: or if it's Siemens, the wurst of phones... Stu meet Yamamoto: No, it now starts it was the worst of Times, it was the Wurst of times cease: making phones out of worst was never a good idea Elayne: Oh, by the way, greetings from Captain Equinox, who came out again yesterday (and looked fabulous). Dr. Headphones: wurst? once those butchers get the knack of it, they will be better klokwkdoginox: yeah, cat that's probably what Bush and the pentagon are looking into now llanwydd: It is a far better thing that I do now than I've done all day Bubba's Brain: Reminds me of the german farmer who traded a butter-making aparatus for a sausage..... klokwkdoginox: ...since they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for troops as it is Dr. Headphones: yeah, nat. guard 5k short for this year. hello, draft.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Sauce sage and time. cease: he should stop all that onanism and come into some progeny! klokwkdoginox: or maybe they just took the last installment of Lord of the Rings literally... Stu meet Yamamoto: Draft won't mean beer for yr 18 year old Bubba's Brain: come into progeny -- you sicko... Dr. Headphones: well, they try postgeny Stu meet Yamamoto: We need to get cracking on a new lot of fascist chickenhawks anyway klokwkdoginox: i can just see Rummy standing out in Arlington -- "You signed a contract! According to the law, we can call you back into service..." Bubba's Brain: 'geny don't change your number.... Brisbane McDerrmont : John Kay back in the Top 40, cease: begettin's good while george is in town Elayne: Well, there is that fellow goin' around sayin' that onanism is really a form of homosexuality and therefore should be banned... Stu meet Yamamoto: When you sign the contract, ya sell yr soul Dr. Headphones:http://www.legitgov.org/essay_eastman_bush_fear_of_flying_in_guard_092304.html Brisbane McDerrmont : Sole is good, mït a lill' butter & herb. cease: did you listen to that hour hour bit i posted to the firesign site, whatever it is, about what i call the demilitarization of the mind? cease: wonderful talk about how to get out of killing people from their own expereinces, not just the lines those expereiences begot in dwarf, etc Merlyn: If anyone wants to check a game I'm working on: http://www.westley.org/robot/ Dr. Headphones: bris: i sold my sole to the company store cease: just had cobble fish for the first time tonight cease: i was told it was an upgrade of basa. llanwydd: we will not tolerate the use of prohibited language Merlyn: tell 'em to "go fish" Brisbane McDerrmont : Shoot the DI in the foot, they'll make you a cook. tada Dr. Headphones: llan: anything not prohibited is mandatory Bambi: no email storms yet Dr. Headphones: bambi: llan got it already, your server is being miserly with you ;) Elayne: Merlyn, how do you get the thing to grab the paintbrush? Bambi: maybe I checked the wrong email address? Bambi: lol Bambi: could be Ken... Dr. Headphones: try the "j-f.com" address. that's where it went Brisbane McDerrmont : Loading, 56K, here. Merlyn: To change tools, click the wrist (blue dot) over an empty bracket (gray square) with the shift key held down Bambi: ok ken .. will do Stu meet Yamamoto: How does the robot move? Merlyn: You don't grab it, it's a different hand Elayne: Oh cool, I got the thing's glasses on. Merlyn: move with arrow keys Stu meet Yamamoto: aja klokwkdoginox: those hurt! Merlyn: grab things or change tools with the glasses on and it'll tell you how to use it Dr. Headphones: don't be steely, dan Elayne: I don't want to change tools, I want to grab something, and I could only get the glasses and helmet, not the paintbrush. Brisbane McDerrmont : Mê lill' brain is happy mï dër robot throwing tings. klokwkdoginox: put it in Tom Sawyer mode, E Merlyn: you can't grab the paintbrush, you have to change tools; it's a tool Merlyn: put on the helmet and control the spaceships Merlyn: You can get the Firesign Theatre to appear from Mark Time llanwydd: I never understood how steely dan gained a cult following but I knew some people who had all their albums cease: my fave group of all timek llan Elayne: I can't put on the helmet! It keeps going on crooked or falling. Dr. Headphones: llan: technically great music, some lacked "soul", but i have many of theirs and still love them Dr. Headphones: e: turn your head to the side and cough Merlyn: oh, you can't put on the helmet if you have the glasses on Merlyn: the helmet counts as a hat and as glasses llanwydd: I liked "Bodhisattva" a lot Bambi: got it ken ..thanks klokwkdoginox: E - many of the Boy Scouts now being called up are saying exactly the same thing... Merlyn: I should mention that when you grab the helmet Brisbane McDerrmont : Don't make me gita. cease: only to 10, merl head Elayne: LOL, Merlyn! Okay, I'll put down the glasses first... llanwydd: I actually heard a live version of it on a juke box at a college lounge Merlyn: I've got a lot more objects for it, but not loaded in that version. klokwkdoginox: yeah, those college hackers used to stuff them full of MP3s they downloaded...bootlegs cease: i had a quad tape of the album before it, unfortunatlely not that one. amazing spacial effects, very firesign Elayne: Okay, helmet is on, now what?
klokwkdoginox recalls the Android Sisters' "Macho Robot" Dr. Headphones: only quad album i own is b,s, & t. but i never owned a quad player llanwydd: how the hell can you guys play this video game and stay in the chat room at the same time? Stu meet Yamamoto: you can't Merlyn: press X to accel, z turn left, c turn right S=fire Dr. Headphones: llan: webtv doesn't allow multitasking Stu meet Yamamoto: It's cute, tho klokwkdoginox: it's called a PC, Ilan Merlyn: hold the shift key down to slow acceleration Merlyn: keypad 1235 for the green ship cease: he's the man with the plclaan, and a thousand dollar in his hand Elayne: Hang on Merlyn, I'm currently having fun with the bubble maker. :) Bambi: Hi Yammy llanwydd: I was afraid it was something like that Dr. Headphones: lawrence welk in in there? Dr. Headphones: no, i hear singing now, it's don ho Merlyn: wait til you try the grow-shrink ray Elayne: Ah,and then you click on the rocket whilst pressing the key, got it. Merlyn: llan, it's http://www.westley.org/robot/ cease: when are you 2 due back in radio land, bambi? Dr. Headphones: radio prison? Dr. Headphones: bambi: we never did hear about the eggs. do you have leetle birdies now? cease: there is sucha thing klokwkdoginox: all we hear is...radio dada Merlyn: You can't paint everything yet, but you pick up colors from the palette and paint things Stu meet Yamamoto: Well it's sure cute, but roronoto it aimt llanwydd: thanks merl, but I only get a blank screen Merlyn: you haven't seen the fully-function evaporator from "Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century" klokwkdoginox: yeah, David is scarce tonight... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. klokwkdoginox: didn't he work with Buckaroo Banzai? Elayne: I'm getting it now, Merlyn I have to press "x" and another letter at the same time to steer the plane... Merlyn: llan, do you have the flash 5 plugin installed? The Firesign website only needs flash 4 Dr. Headphones: i remember "draft dodgers in the 20th 1/2 century" llanwydd: I get firesigntheatrelegacy.com alright klokwkdoginox: maybe webtv don't "do" flash Merlyn: Yes, if you fly the ship a little (not just up & down) and manage a good landing, Mark Time & crew come out llanwydd: I don't know anything about Flash Merlyn: webTV might not go up to flash5 cease: there's gonna be a monument to the us draft dodgers in a city in bc cease: many settled there, nelson, bc. Bubba's Brain: Lots of fun, M. Dr. Headphones: flesh gordon? i saw that movie...more than once ;) Brisbane McDerrmont : Dr. Headphones, do you remember a song titled "I'm Goin' to Prison." Merlyn: This page will tell you what version of flash it can detect: http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/tools.html Bambi: not sure Cat ... much to catch up on when we get back Dr. Headphones: bris: hum a few bars.... cease: all the best is catching up, bambi. must i needst do as well Brisbane McDerrmont : I don't know if it got much national play, but was known in the Cleveland area. Bubba's Brain: Brian Wilson finally releases Smile -- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002LI11M/qid=1095991180/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5218414-9158208?v=glance&s=music&n=507846 klokwkdoginox: Ken - there's a wonderful parody of Shazam! at the opening of that movie Stu meet Yamamoto: Speaking of dodging the draft, anyone happen by my latest WMD page yet? Brisbane McDerrmont : Let's see, "I Bambi: gotta go for now ... hope to be back next week ... see ya all then. Dr. Headphones: can't say the name rings a bell, bris, but it sounds interesting Stu meet Yamamoto: laters cease: i love this season. cold forces me into actiivty, and fills evrything with coloured leaves Brisbane McDerrmont : try that again
Bambi waves Dr. Headphones: klok: all i remember is the penisaurus! Bambi: have a great night !! cease: by b Dr. Headphones: later, bambi, be good klokwkdoginox: nite bambi Bubba's Brain: nite b klokwkdoginox: ken - the blind newsboy, the sex ray Brisbane McDerrmont : "I'm goin' to prison, for what I believe/ I'm goin' to prison, so I can be free/ there's something I'll die for/ what else can they do" Bambi: see ya ||||||||| Bambi departs at 10:04 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" llanwydd: nite bambi Dr. Headphones: klok: i was probably stoned when i saw it, thus little memory of anything except the exceptional parts Merlyn: If you have the standalone flash player, or use your browser, here's a zip file that unpacks a folder with lots more stuff: http://www.westley.org/rossum_demo.zip klokwkdoginox: yeah, there were eXceptional parts... Dr. Headphones: bris: if you ever find recording of it, i'd like to hear. Merlyn: Run the "Rossum.swf" file (either in the flash player or your browser, not quicktime) Brisbane McDerrmont : Me too. Brisbane McDerrmont : It's a real time-piece. Brisbane McDerrmont : Too bad it's always that time, somewhere. klokwkdoginox: ken -- you might try one of the online lists. Someone played the song with the words to "Gilligan's Island" song set to the music of "Stairway to Heaven" on the radio Dr. Headphones: i seriously hope i'm too old at 52 to be drafted again. went through that crap once in my life, don't want to try again either Dr. Headphones: klok: try singing the words to "amazing grace" to the tune of "gilligan's island". works perfectly! Brisbane McDerrmont : What was your draft #, Doc? klokwkdoginox: Page et al sued the artists and supposedly had every copy destroyed Merlyn: I think you're safe, 'phones Dr. Headphones: bris: i was number 52, they took through 100 that year klokwkdoginox: check again, Merlyn, about how bad it is over there Dr. Headphones: i did the cowardly thing and joined the air farce instead of going into army Merlyn: wait, if your age matches your old draft number, you WIN! Brisbane McDerrmont : I was 272, the year after you, they only went ot 40 that year. klokwkdoginox: LOL, M Dr. Headphones: yeah, merl, only f**king lottery i ever won in my life.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Did you go, Doc. Stu meet Yamamoto: I volunteered, I am the bigger fool Elayne: Um, Merlyn? How do I get the creature down from its "stilts?" Dr. Headphones: bris: draft and war ended while i was in basic. bah, humbug and all that.
klokwkdoginox was 322 or something. Yam - you callin' Kerry a fool? Merlyn: don't they end up with a lot of draftees having the same birthday? Elayne: Oh never mind, I just pressed the "down" key... Merlyn: down arrow, E Brisbane McDerrmont : The year before, your year, I was 30-something. Stu meet Yamamoto: No, I'm calling me a fool Merlyn: up = up, up+down = jump, down+shift = slow retract Dr. Headphones: i figured i could go into army, be shot at and/or shoot others (wrong choice), go to prison (wrong choice), emigrate (considered it), or join a.f. last one seemed to be most logical at the time ||||||||| "10:10 PM? 10:10 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Woody One should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Woody One enters and sits on the couch. Elayne: Down+Shift? Cool! Merlyn: both phil austin and peter bergman were in the service, oddly enough Woody One: Herro. Brisbane McDerrmont : Then they put me to work for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers llanwydd: hi woody Dr. Headphones: especially since i had guaranteed job and duty station. played in band at afb 50 miles from home. pretty cushy job, really, liked it Brisbane McDerrmont : right outta highschool. Merlyn: phil did radio, bergman was in the navy Dr. Headphones: hey woody klokwkdoginox: "Men, we don't have enough planes or support for you to do, so we're loaning you out to the Army infantry..." Elayne: Great stuff, Merlyn, can I make it my Silly Site tomorrow? Woody One: Hi guys. Woody One: and gal Merlyn: it's hardly finished, there's a lot more coming Brisbane McDerrmont : I think my, much older sister, is Nixon bastard. cease: wood 2 Elayne: I'll have to remember to mute it if I play with it at work... Merlyn: with a better environment and stuff that really explains how to use everything, etc Brisbane McDerrmont : That nose ain't from my, mom's or dad's gene pool. cease: nixon had a bastard? Woody One: don't mention that wooden twin Dr. Headphones: lol, bris! maybe if not tricky dicky then bob hope? both had "the nose" Brisbane McDerrmont : Could be, I'd like to know for sure. cease: st. paul? Elayne: I know it's still a WiP, that's a great way to get people coming back to see what you've added. It's like the MUSH, whenever someone wrote a new bit we'd all check it out. Merlyn: oh, ok Elayne: Yay! Thanks. Brisbane McDerrmont : It is amazing how many family members got govt. jobs during the later 50's and late 60s/early70s. Merlyn: just mention it isn't nearly finished, and has many bugs Brisbane McDerrmont : latter Dr. Headphones: merl: advise people to take a can of raid with them Brisbane McDerrmont : Two on the Whitehouse staff. klokwkdoginox: that's probably one of the tools going to be added to the self-aware AI version, Ken Woody One: Name this movie: "this is fargin war" Dr. Headphones: one of them deep throat? klokwkdoginox: like the new Michelin tire for the 3rd world that is self-healing Woody One: Watching it right now. klokwkdoginox: fargin? Brisbane McDerrmont : I think they just wanted me to turn-in all the Hippie Radical leaders. Dr. Headphones: klok: town in north dakota, made movie about it Brisbane McDerrmont : Were there any, I didn't know any., klokwkdoginox: oh Coen, ND Brisbane McDerrmont : They were dissapointted, somewhat. llanwydd: I've heard of fragging. Not fargin Woody One: Fargin iceholes. Brisbane McDerrmont : But pickin' on ole Brisbane is good fun. cease: sounds like something gimli would say klokwkdoginox: yeah, same bunch who ended up in the SDS "bomb-making" school... Dr. Headphones: melbourne and sydney, too ;) Brisbane McDerrmont : Flowerchilden throw the bouqueters Stu meet Yamamoto: Eek Woody One: ehhhh. times up. Johnny Dangerously Brisbane McDerrmont : A child's garden, could be. Dr. Headphones: klok: movie you mentioned to me in email sounds good, looked up at imdb.com
klokwkdoginox saw tragic, moving flick on Sundance on Monday, In This World about afgan refugees Dr. Headphones: i dont get that channel, alas Woody One: Has anyone seen Ladykillers with Tom Hanks? klokwkdoginox: afghan klokwkdoginox: i'll look into taping it, Ken, but not sure Woody One: A strange one, but good. Dr. Headphones: woody: previews i saw looked intresting, but haven't seen the movie cease: from the land of hash to the land of hush hush Dr. Headphones: klok: don't lose any sleep over it, i can eventually rent it, i'm sure klokwkdoginox: no, Woody, but I read that it was much worse than the original. of course, it's in color ||||||||| 10:20 PM -- Stu meet Yamamoto left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Woody One: I didn't know anything going in. I'm glad. cease: let's forget this one, talk only of iraq. lots of good targets there Brisbane McDerrmont : Lady Killers do the Tom Hank Panky Elayne: I think I'll be moseying, I have to go rest my knee... dang, growing older sucks...
klokwkdoginox pretty much enjoys all the '50s ealing comedies in B&W Dr. Headphones: later, e Elayne: But considering the alternative... Elayne: Night, all! Bubba's Brain: nite e cease: it does indeed, el. but consider the alternative Woody One: I liked it. Night Elayne. ||||||||| 10:20 PM -- Elayne left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Merlyn: nite E Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye E llanwydd: nite elayne klokwkdoginox: nite E klokwkdoginox: one of my faves of all time is Guiness in The Lavender Hill Mob, all those Eiffel towers... Dr. Headphones: guiness? haven't had one in ages, good stuff :) Brisbane McDerrmont : "The Seventh Seal" always cheers me up. Woody One: I need to call my girl. See ya later Fireheads. Always a pleasure. Sorry I wasn't in sync. Bubba's Brain: Is that the one with the ball on its nose? Dr. Headphones: sequel to that is great also, "the eighth walrus" ||||||||| 10:22 PM -- Woody One left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye Wood One klokwkdoginox: oh, yeah -- I thought David Koresh was great in that one, Brisbane... Dr. Headphones: woody: have fun, come back anytime Bubba's Brain: Nite w Brisbane McDerrmont : Coo Coo CaChoo Dr. Headphones: merl: is exit line random or is it stuck on "idiots i have been paid to follow"?
Brisbane McDerrmont -) Merlyn: most people don't realize nowadays that Alec Guinness in The Lady Killers is "doing" Alistair Sim klokwkdoginox: it was a rea revealation to see how much fish those seals actually need each day Brisbane McDerrmont : ball on nose - 8th walurs Brisbane McDerrmont : You wacky guys. klokwkdoginox: i didn't, M klokwkdoginox: real revealation, sorry Bubba's Brain: Revalations 1: 17-21 And the seal shall be opened by its mouth, and the fish shall enter thereupon in great quantity... Merlyn: compare Alistair: http://db.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/images/220/misleadingcases_1.jpg Merlyn: Alec: http://www.moviepostershop.com/item_img/B/9/B-9195.jpg klokwkdoginox: LOL Brisbane McDerrmont : You got it, Bubba. cease: now, you get it klokwkdoginox: ken doesn't get interested until the 7th trumpet part... Dr. Headphones: klok: i'm a trombone man myself, trumpets don't do much for me ;) Brisbane McDerrmont : Alex I know, who's the other guy, M? Dr. Headphones: now if there are seven strumpets, i'll watch
klokwkdoginox however is a real devotee. He really thought Miller's Crossing was a period piece... Bubba's Brain: ".. and upon that time when the seal, the fish hath digested, the other end of the seal shall open and there shall come forth...." Merlyn: another british actor Brisbane McDerrmont : In the opening scene, you can see the connector and the string, on the bird kite. Brisbane McDerrmont : A Bergman & Wood auteur linkage. Merlyn: Did the first talkie screen Scrooge ||||||||| "10:28 PM? 10:28 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Miz Tild de Beet should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Miz Tild de Beet enters and sits on the couch. Dr. Headphones: auteur? you a frenchie? we don't allow you folks in here, ya know! klokwkdoginox: M, so Alec was impersonating him? Dr. Headphones: hi, miz beet Brisbane McDerrmont : When they're burnin' the chick, it goes from night to day to night in one scene. klokwkdoginox: hi m beet Bubba's Brain: You can't beet that.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Frenchy!!!!!! I Wish! Merlyn: ah, "Alastair", not Alistair Miz Tild de Beet: hello dere? klokwkdoginox: Brisbane- she's a witch, what do you expect? Dr. Headphones: beet: read the webpage on your birthday you referenced a few weeks ago, good one Brisbane McDerrmont : The Beet goes on. Brisbane McDerrmont : Here have an alkaseltzer. Dr. Headphones: bris: that reminds me, i have that on LP in the basement by "vanilla fudge". really must digitize that soon Bubba's Brain: Till we meet Tild de Beet.... Miz Tild de Beet: ummmm...somethin I said? Merlyn: and keep it in the freezer Bubba's Brain: You keep me hangin on.... Dr. Headphones: bub: david lynch's theme song? Brisbane McDerrmont : Vanilla Fudge did a great Elamor Rigby. klokwkdoginox: as good as Stanley Jordan's?? Dr. Headphones: at one time, i wanted to do a great cathy rigby...... klokwkdoginox: LOL cease: but she had other plans? Brisbane McDerrmont : Who didn't? Brisbane McDerrmont : Anyone named, Cathy. Dr. Headphones: believe it or not, klok, i have that on top of my stack here to convert to mp3 into computer. he's great musician Miz Tild de Beet: Lo Ken, Klok, Bris,BB, Merl, Cat, llan Brisbane McDerrmont : Chatty Cathy was my first robot love. cease: miz Bubba's Brain: Max bugsby, dig it, dig it, dig it.... Merlyn: ello miz klokwkdoginox: ken -- it's already in your mp3 collection -- or was Brisbane McDerrmont : Batteries cost too much, though. Dr. Headphones: right under it is another of his with "stairway to heaven" Brisbane McDerrmont : How the angels cum. Dr. Headphones: hmmm, might be, sometimes i forget what i have Bubba's Brain: Hairway to Steven.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Or the Dodgers. Brisbane McDerrmont : Ballpark girls, they plump when you pork 'em. Brisbane McDerrmont : boom boom boom Dr. Headphones: hmmm, i see some stanley clarke, but jordon might be in another directory from jazz klokwkdoginox: groan Bubba's Brain: "... undercover angel... midnight fantasy... I never had a dream that made sweet love to me...." cease: founmd my steely dan cassette. klokwkdoginox: i think it was a fallingstars, ken cease: gotta upgrade this to cd. what a stunning drop in qualiity Dr. Headphones: ah, might be. that's another whole kettle of fish klokwkdoginox: fettle of kish? Dr. Headphones: this one will sound better, direct from my cd at any bitrate i want cease: excellent fish restaurant in vancouver by that name Brisbane McDerrmont : You can tune a piano. Miz Tild de Beet: thanks ken. I visited your site too a couple weeks ago and read yer Jeopardy account. --muy good. cease: first had moon fish there. Brisbane McDerrmont : Moon fish shadow Dr. Headphones: beet: too bad i can't return. but the current ken would wipe my a$$ with his millions..... cease: didn't catch rev moon though. Korean curses@ Bubba's Brain: "I'm beeing mooned by a fall-shadow..."
klokwkdoginox liked the bit about Bush bringing Ken J. to DC to solve the Iraq mess. Brisbane McDerrmont : Happy CoolsvilleDaddyO Leader Dr. Headphones: lol, klok, very funny piece, i thought llanwydd: is moon fish anything like sunfish? Dr. Headphones: sunfish are good to eat. small, takes a lot of them, but worth it klokwkdoginox: yes, excpet inspired by the Christian God, not Ra, Ilan cease: a bit like mahi mahi, as i recall. but then, what isnt? Miz Tild de Beet: ken: Isn't ken-jen about to vamoose ? read it on Yahoo news, so it must be true, right? klokwkdoginox: we are all kosh cease: just had cobble fish for the first time tonight. not as impressed as i was expecrting Bubba's Brain: mahi, how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old mahi... cease: we are not anything cease: just like that fish Dr. Headphones: ok, dear friends, outta here. friend needs ride to doctor in morning, has to be in grand rapids at 8am, 2 hrs drive, will leave here at 530. later, all Brisbane McDerrmont : I make the bestest salmon patties. cease: its now cobbled differently cease: hand em over, bris llanwydd: Smelt is popular where I live. Very small fish klokwkdoginox: OK folx, I must anon. CU next week or perhaps much later if the tribe persists cease: by kend, keep em flying ||||||||| "Hey Dr. Headphones!" ... Dr. Headphones turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:38 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... llanwydd: night kend. thanks for the map Brisbane McDerrmont : Smelt Melt, yummmy. Bubba's Brain: Boy, that smelt.... Miz Tild de Beet: night ken, klok klokwkdoginox: have a wonderful equinox and don't do anything to get on the don't fly list Brisbane McDerrmont : Thank you very much ||||||||| 10:40 PM -- klokwkdoginox left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye Folks. Merlyn: I'm going to be going too... Bubba's Brain: There goes captain equinox... Merlyn: bye ||||||||| Merlyn leaves at 10:40 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..." cease: off you swim llanwydd: night merl Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye M llanwydd: speaking of fish, I caught a ten pound gefilte the other day Bubba's Brain: what did it gefilte like...? Brisbane McDerrmont : That's a lot of kosher, ain't it? Miz Tild de Beet: oy gevalt, llan Brisbane McDerrmont : I don't fish, I don't know. Bubba's Brain: ".. gefilte good.... like I knew that I should..." cease: gym me an f cease: graft me an eye Bubba's Brain: ... a bouncy F... cease: snake me an ssss cease: uh, Bubba's Brain: put it all together its smell mama.... llanwydd: gimme an f gimme a b gimme an fbi llanwydd: that was on "Laugh In" when I was a kid ||||||||| 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 Bightrethighrehighre disembarks at 10:45 PM. llanwydd: what ever became of the "Laugh In" cast. I never see any of them these days Bightrethighrehighre: POOOFFFFFFFF!!!!! Bightrethighrehighre: he lurks.... llanwydd: hey big Bubba's Brain: lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk.... Bightrethighrehighre: evening to ya'll kids....!! llanwydd: Right, oo are you callin a poof, mate? Bightrethighrehighre: an inebriated good evening, that is.... Bightrethighrehighre: transmitting just west of Raphael's Silver Cloud Lounge.... llanwydd: better a silver cloud than a mere silver lining Bightrethighrehighre: I miss a young Goldie Hawn in that scant lil' bikini.... Miz Tild de Beet: Um, I think i'll head back to the shadows again.. chat window's acting up; feels like i'm getting bounced. Sigh, oh well maybe next time...Night all Bightrethighrehighre: cute giggle, etc..... cease: hi big. any smaller? llanwydd: night miz ||||||||| It's 10:50 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Brisbane McDerrmont - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bightrethighrehighre: ....the refresh that pauses.... Bubba's Brain: I'm going to head out soon too. cease: byu miz Bightrethighrehighre: cease: I gave it up fer lint.... cease: lint has fur? Bightrethighrehighre: ....a little early.... Bubba's Brain: If Dave ever shows up, tell him they found his friend --- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3840166200&category=60360&ssP Bightrethighrehighre: cease: is that all you think about is fur....?? Bubba's Brain: Yes friends, its the HAL 9000 on EBAY. llanwydd: night bub cease: lol Bubba's Brain: I'm fightin a cold, so I need my sleep. Bightrethighrehighre: cease:sqweeeze you right there, maybe you'll cough up another one....!! cease: off you fight, bub Bubba's Brain: Bye... ||||||||| Bubba's Brain says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Bubba's Brain exits at 10:53 PM. Bightrethighrehighre: bye BUB llanwydd: unbelievable that the party should start dying before 11 llanwydd: well the knight is jung Bightrethighrehighre: yeah, buncha poopers.... cease: and the freud is froid llanwydd: good one cat cease: the dye isnt even done until noon Bightrethighrehighre: when I bought "tea for the tillerman", I hope I wasn't blindly contributing to hamas.... Bightrethighrehighre: .... a couple of years ago.... ||||||||| Dexter Fong sneaks in around 10:56 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last week's "unpleasant incident." llanwydd: depends when you bought it big Dexter Fong: Hallo cease: i think that was pre-islama-a-Bad Cat Bightrethighrehighre: Welcome, Dex.... llanwydd: hey dex cease: oh, fuck, we thought we were all gonna die of suffocation Dexter Fong: Hi Big; Cat; Illan; and Ms Beet Bightrethighrehighre: llanwydd: 1988, whew.... llanwydd: here's a litte trivia. Do you know who played the piano on "Morning Has Broken"? llanwydd: and never got paid for it Dexter Fong: Nope Bightrethighrehighre: llanwydd: Dr. John?? cease: he a doc now? i thought he was still Master baiting llanwydd: I don't believe the hamas story just because the Israeli government said it ||||||||| "10:59 PM? 10:59 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Bunnyboy should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Bunnyboy enters and sits on the couch. Bunnyboy: lo dere Dexter Fong: Lo dere cease: hiptty hioppoty llanwydd: hi bunny Bunnyboy: Serves me right for being late. cease: it aint hipocrates Bightrethighrehighre: hi B-Boy.... cease: better late than latte Dexter Fong: It aint Hiplytus Bunnyboy: It was just too hard to pull myself away from the wonder that is Gigastudio 3. ||||||||| It's 11:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Miz Tild de Beet - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... llanwydd: answer to trivia question: Rick Wakeman cease: dex the walls with Bunnyboy: RIP Russ Meyer. Dexter Fong: Bows to Folly Bunnyboy: A man's man, man. cease: tilds of beat kncks Bunnyboy: Man, OH man! ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. cease: i thought he gave flesh a bad name Dexter Fong: Someone has adjusted Catherwood's attitude Bightrethighrehighre: yeah, If it wasn't for Russ, we probably wouldn't have had Edy Williams....at....our....perusal.... ||||||||| "11:02 PM? 11:02 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Brisbane McDerrmont should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Brisbane McDerrmont enters and sits on the couch. Bunnyboy: Now, maybe 20th Century Fox will get off the dime, and release BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS on DVD. Brisbane McDerrmont : PC booted me Dexter Fong: BVD on DVD? llanwydd: so cat, what is the meaning of the name "Amid"? Is it very complicated? Dexter Fong: Amid spelled backwards is Dima Bightrethighrehighre: Bris:....you must partition the drive with CARE.... Bunnyboy: "I'd like to strap YOU on, sometime!" cease: peer amid, as a pun, llan. Dexter Fong: Big: You CANNOT! oartion the drive with Prayer llanwydd: wondered why you left so early,bris Dexter Fong: Parttion cease: i like to play with breaking down words, as yo can see in these chats llanwydd: aha! now I get it Brisbane McDerrmont : Did my "Cannibal" post get through? cease: the idea that neal is amid time, a drift, yet upon a raft of drift wood cease: in death as he was in language, in large upon our dreams cease: if you can dig that Dexter Fong: I can dig it Brother, Man Bightrethighrehighre: Dexter Fong: don't typos suck? I HATE IT when that happens.... Bunnyboy: And BVD (cute!) has a quite servicable soundtrack, both the songs and the hilarious Lalo Schifrin-style brass interludes. llanwydd: I notice we're all calling this guy "Bris". Do you know that's what you call a rabbi who does circumcisions? Bunnyboy: Yeh, typos do sacx. Bunnyboy: Danm! Dexter Fong: For complete servicing, stop Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, lubarama cease: letrs not forget to praise bunnyboy's fine music on Red Shift, and the swell acting of Dex, et al Brisbane McDerrmont : What do you call a rabbi's rbi? Brisbane McDerrmont : I NOT JEWISH! Bightrethighrehighre: ....behold the metamorphosed mongoloid hermorphrodytes.... Bunnyboy: Thenk you, thenk you. Brisbane McDerrmont : But I wish were French Jewish, but I ain't. llanwydd: I like the music on Amid Bunnyboy: There are a few samples from my most recent scoring project at: Bunnyboy:www.thesummoning.net Brisbane McDerrmont : Oh, but I am a metamorphosed mongoloid hermorphrodytes. Bunnyboy: I better feed my wife, or she will starve. Bunnyboy: Nite, boys. Dexter Fong: Nite Bunny llanwydd: nite bunny Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye B cease: bun and run Bightrethighrehighre: ....sanctimonious revelation henceforth, forthwith whence hemp kempt amongst the moss.... cease: yes llan, stensheol is a fine musician, among his many other talnets Bightrethighrehighre: later, bun, guder-nacht!! cease: he does marketplace, or did for some years. that's how he got many of those fine voices Brisbane McDerrmont : No let po' wife starve. ||||||||| 11:10 PM -- Bunnyboy left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). cease: every time i see david broncaciio on NOw, i am grateful that his voice is on neal amid Brisbane McDerrmont : I check-out "The Summoning" site in a wee. Brisbane McDerrmont : Suzanne Summoring Bightrethighrehighre: ....we rejoice and her sister, bretheren and sisterethen.... llanwydd: I know that name. He's on NPR, isn't he? llanwydd: I think I heard zither and xylophone in the music, cat Bightrethighrehighre: ....lettuce prey.... cease: yeah peter did a fantastic prodcution job on that. he dieserves an award. cease: oh waitr, he won one. llanwydd: I would very much like to lend my voice to your future recording projects, cat cease: thank youy , llan cease: i will indeed make more cease: i am so grateful of the wondrous voices and ideas that have been offered me and the sum of our creations Bightrethighrehighre: llanwydd: it's "still happening"- the only resource I lack now is time.... cease: this whole chat has become a source for much creativity llanwydd: I'm dying to hear Red Shift cease: iisnt that what chats are for? llanwydd: any time at all, big Bightrethighrehighre: llanwydd: soon! llanwydd: so how many of our fellow chat folks were on Neal? cease: i have taken on too many projects at a a time when my house has been over run with wonderful people yet not conducive to whatever, eh? Brisbane McDerrmont : Not I, maybe, what's Neal? llanwydd: that happens Brisbane McDerrmont : If you have to ask..... Brisbane McDerrmont : You weren't Bightrethighrehighre: everybody on chat- what are the instruments that you play, if iat all, depending on who, er whut....?? llanwydd: I'm auditioning for a major role in the Diary of Anne Frank on Saturday. Vish me to break my leg Brisbane McDerrmont : Break a leg, Llanwyadd. cease: lllll llanwydd: tanks effer so mush Dexter Fong: Breaken Sie eine unterlimb, Herr Major] cease: neal amid is my radio play, starring members of the firesign theatre and people who hang out here regularly cease: about 50 in all, as i recall llanwydd: it's a big company and they pay decent Brisbane McDerrmont : Oh, thanks. Bightrethighrehighre: break a leg, llan....!! Brisbane McDerrmont : Pay? Vat iz dat? cease: i thnk the ifreisngs are getting in gear to gear off theri new tour, i'm enthused at this cease: when i met them befroe, and on phone, they sounded more winded than enthused, but his is great. llanwydd: I'd be just as enthused if it weren't 3000 miles away from me cease: i know less than most here, but i suspect they will create new stuff together thart will equal their old stuff, just out of pride, that they still can cease: from canada Brisbane McDerrmont : Out in the west, they have a name, for enthused, and rain and firesign. llanwydd: but I did get to see them in New York City back in '81 Bightrethighrehighre: my the wind, and it's sound at the back of their necks be their own.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Enthused is winded cease: good for you , llan Brisbane McDerrmont : rain is Ivan Brisbane McDerrmont : and they call the Firesign - genius. Dexter Fong: I vant to be arrainged llanwydd: I got an autograph from Phil and Phil ||||||||| Hot Damn Yamamoto waltzes in at 11:26 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Dexter Fong: OI llanwydd: the other two left too soon for me to talk to them cease: one on each cheek? a cheek and bong? llanwydd: hey yam Bightrethighrehighre: the word genius falls short for these guys.... cease: you got insomionia, compadre? Hot Damn Yamamoto:http://mryamamoto.50megs.com/silly-crap/zappa-vs-wmd4.htm Dexter Fong: Well PHil P is kinda short Hot Damn Yamamoto: just in case you all hadn't seen it cease: whicuse guise, big? Brisbane McDerrmont : Well then! They are a groove. cease: they inspire us. and then we inspire others cease: i heard them when i was in niversity and then i wernt on to teach for a long time, inspired to be a better tecerh cuz of what i'd learnedc from them cease: uck Bightrethighrehighre: I don't know deez geyes when dere in disguise.... Hot Damn Yamamoto: I'm bored Brisbane McDerrmont : I can't seem to get the link to work. cease: become chairman cease: get paid by the baord Hot Damn Yamamoto: the on I posted? cease: papa oo mao mao papa oo Brisbane McDerrmont : It's workin'. llanwydd: papa mao and uncle ho Hot Damn Yamamoto: For all of it, go to http://mryamamoto.50megs.com/silly-crap/zappa-vs-wmd-index.htm Bightrethighrehighre: ....sludge hammmmerrr...verks every time.... Hot Damn Yamamoto: Yep Brisbane McDerrmont : I put on favorites. Bightrethighrehighre: ....yah.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Looks like a great toon. Hot Damn Yamamoto: It'll update Tuesday and when I feel like it Hot Damn Yamamoto: Tho it won't be all FZ, I'll prolly work some Dead Milkmen and fats Waller intio it Brisbane McDerrmont : Medodist coloring book and jazz, too cool. Brisbane McDerrmont : Methodist Coloring Book REALLY happened to me. Brisbane McDerrmont : Thought it was a plastic stained-glass water coloring summer sunday school project. Brisbane McDerrmont : Syntax is dead. Bightrethighrehighre: ....good streaming classical music from th' stinkin' desert (Phoenix).... llanwydd: vell I moost go to be sleeping. Or schlaffing. Oder Geschlafented. Brisbane McDerrmont : nap well llanwydd: see ya next donerstag Dexter Fong: Nachte Ilan cease: lan Bightrethighrehighre: nite nite, LLan.... Brisbane McDerrmont : may thy noggin not be sloggin Bightrethighrehighre:http://kbaq.org/listen/ontheweb/ Brisbane McDerrmont : Added to favorites. Dexter Fong: Well, I be outta here for a couple weeks....See you all in October Brisbane McDerrmont : Fare Thee Well Bightrethighrehighre: have a good coupla weeks, Dex! Hot Damn Yamamoto: nacht Dexter Fong: Thanks Big Dexter Fong: Take care, Yam Brisbane McDerrmont : *bad and over used Popeye pun - delete before posting* cease: ding them dongs cease: good luck, dex cease: keep em yamming cease: spin ache, spin eye, spin, jay, hey ,give me one of those jays cease: k? Brisbane McDerrmont : I'm hungry, shredded wheat, lots if splenda, yum. I'm old and need fiber. Ole tardre. Bightrethighrehighre: pass it over....to....me.... cease: i'm old too. cease: so what? Bightrethighrehighre: ....rogaine and viagra got here just in time.... cease: the fireguys are almost as old as dex and our mutual friend paul krassner is 72, and now proud of it on new new cd, good for him cease: can we celelbrate not aging? Bightrethighrehighre: ....and fiber con.... ||||||||| 11:45 PM -- Hot Damn Yamamoto left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). cease: i yam what i potatoe Bightrethighrehighre: by Yam.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Hey, that's a take-off on the Popeye pun. Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye, Yam. Brisbane McDerrmont : Did anyone get it from Ivan? Brisbane McDerrmont : This place got the feces booted outta it. Bightrethighrehighre: where are you, Bris? Brisbane McDerrmont : Wheeling cease: pop them eyes cease: before dali gets here cease: west vagina? ||||||||| It's 11:50 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Dexter Fong - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye Bightrethighrehighre: got folks in Key Largo, nothing to weird so far.... Brisbane McDerrmont : breat virgini‡, yes Brisbane McDerrmont : ê Brisbane McDerrmont : Thanks to the "Married With Children" writers for the 'brest virginia' line. Bightrethighrehighre: are you following mountaineer football, Bris? Brisbane McDerrmont : No, I don't do sports. Bightrethighrehighre: not now Peg, I gotta headache.... Brisbane McDerrmont : I'm the West Virginian that doesn't. Brisbane McDerrmont : Well, I really consider (hangin' head in utter shame) myself an Earthvirginian. Bightrethighrehighre: Chuck Yeager's from Hamlin, the sound barrier guy.... ||||||||| "11:54 PM? 11:54 PM!!" says Catherwood, "doctec should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as doctec enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| doctec runs out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's doctec?! It's 11:54 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" Brisbane McDerrmont : Down the river, quite a ways. Bightrethighrehighre: valkommenn, Doc.... ||||||||| "11:54 PM? 11:54 PM!!" says Catherwood, "doctec should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as doctec enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| doctec runs out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's doctec?! It's 11:55 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" Brisbane McDerrmont : Hi ho, Doctec. ||||||||| 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 doctec disembarks at 11:55 PM. doctec: hello... doctec: i had to get out of the opera browser Bightrethighrehighre: see ya a while ago, Doc, gawwwwwwwww....I took a shower.... Brisbane McDerrmont : Why you disin' barks, what them tree coatin's done did to you? doctec: every time i entered text and pressed the enter key, the browser threw me back to the page where you log in to chat doctec: so i fired up thunderbird (mozilla) instead Brisbane McDerrmont : Get it, disembarks - disin' barkds? doctec: seems to be ok now Brisbane McDerrmont : Oh, man o day! doctec: lili and i were out for the evening doctec: we went to a taping of 'wait wait, don't tell me', the npr news quiz show that airs weekends doctec: and then we got a nosh at a local eatery doctec: we just got back cease: hey doc doctec: i guess i've missed all the exposition Brisbane McDerrmont : Italian food? doctec: no, bar food cease: i wil try to see Bightrethighrehighre: what "juridiction" are you in, Doc? doctec: it's a radio show cat doctec: northeast corridor bright Brisbane McDerrmont : You mean like Daniel Boone's 'killed a bar when he was only threee'? cease: how is lili et al, doc? Brisbane McDerrmont : That's a lot of drinkin', for a kid of 3. Bightrethighrehighre: I cleared a bar a couple of times.... cease: bars are easier to kill than hasheires ||||||||| 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.. Brisbane McDerrmont : Been there, done that, tooooo. Bightrethighrehighre: ....THAT was italian.... doctec: cat: just fine - in fact meant to let you know you're welcome to stay at lili's place when you fly out here to dc/ny Brisbane McDerrmont : Been there, done that, tooooo. doctec: i want to see the rose planetarium as well Brisbane McDerrmont : Ever give a nose hit from a brass bowled pipe? SSSSSSSSSSSSSS, OUCH! Brisbane McDerrmont : Oh yeah, that's high. doctec: brisbane: sounds painful Brisbane McDerrmont : Not really, until the next day. doctec: bris: i hear ta there Brisbane McDerrmont : It is a case of hot lips, though. doctec: i hear ya there doctec: hot lips hooligans? Brisbane McDerrmont : Indeed! cease: holy glands Brisbane McDerrmont : and holey lips Brisbane McDerrmont : Well, blisters. doctec: holey grams? Brisbane McDerrmont : Well, I was tryin' to impress a girl at the time, soooooo, glands it WAS. Brisbane McDerrmont : and grams Brisbane McDerrmont : Good one, Doc. doctec: as good as it gets i guess cease: the boston rag, as it were Brisbane McDerrmont : Impossible to answer that, in fact. doctec: hey have you all been keeping up with 'waylay', carol lay's weekly comic strips? Bightrethighrehighre: ....gotta hop on the ol' hoss n' clippity-cloppity on outta here, kidz....'beeeder-sane.... doctec: night bright cease: unfortuantely, doc. she depresse the shit out of me Brisbane McDerrmont : Adios, pardner doctec: cat: that's probably because she recently went thru a divorce - but the latest series has been very, uh, surreal Brisbane McDerrmont : happy trails to you Brisbane McDerrmont : until we meet again cease: yes, that wojld do itl thankfully i know not of that doctec: she's using the strip as therapy - getting very personal, but in such an abstract and multi-layered way reminiscent of firesign doctec: it's pretty f*cking amazing cease: quantifications of pain are finite. responses are not cease: yes doc i can see your point ||||||||| 12:11 AM -- Bightrethighrehighre left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Brisbane McDerrmont : Supplies are limited, throughout the universe. Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye doctec: the latest 'waylay' series started on something of a dark note back in may, but as it has progressed it's become very surreal and fascinating doctec: she's really been breaking new ground creatively doctec: nite bris cease: i wold not have known that if not for your expication Brisbane McDerrmont : Oh, I was sayin', not goin'. ||||||||| "12:12 AM? 12:12 AM!!" says Catherwood, "klokwkdoginox should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as klokwkdoginox enters and sits on the couch. Brisbane McDerrmont : But thanks. doctec: she's been getting some negative feedback from readers expecting more of the kind of thing she had been doing in her strip earlier in the year klokwkdoginox: it seems pretty bleak to me doctec: i sent her email letting her know i appreciate the direction her latest work is taking, she needed some positive feedback klokwkdoginox: very personal doctec: klok: it started out bleak, but the last few especially have taken on a very surreal, almost playful tone cease: hi klioi Brisbane McDerrmont : I'm just ridin' along, now. cease: yeah, we spoke by email as well, earlier cease: she is a treasure and must be assured that klokwkdoginox: it seems so passive doctec: passive!? in what way? cease: when something bad happens, all you can be at that time is paasive, klok klokwkdoginox: the character is repeatedly victimized no matter how she attempts to escape the situation cease: you can not go back in time and prevent its occurence, as it were doctec: no, the past cannot be changed - but the present can be confronted klokwkdoginox: i understand that, but there is a kind of subtext that it's no use trying any more because it just ends up putting you in some other jail doctec: and once confronted, the future becomes an open door the can be walked through doctec: and once confronted, the future becomes an open door the can be walked through doctec: leading to the unknown (as opposed to the 'what we think we know') klokwkdoginox: i guess i don't get that; it just makes me feel unhappy to read it doctec: there's a new indie flick out lili and i are planning on seeing this weekend - "what the !@#$% do we know" klokwkdoginox: i mean it is an interesting landscape, but the vibes really get me down doctec: klok: as i say, the tone of the last two or three strips have taken a very surreal and interesting direction - almost firesonian in its depth and interconnections doctec: the story arc works on multiple levels at once - takes some work to grok them all klokwkdoginox: i suppose doctec:http://www.whatthebleep.com cease: ok vs ko doctec: spy vs spy doctec: in the house of love cease: to me, as a concernced canuck, things are looking bleak for kerry. what do you think? doctec: kerry's down, but not out for the count - the debates are key doctec: if kerry can't get across to the tv-viewing public that he's got what it takes, he's down for the count cease: i'm scaed doc Brisbane McDerrmont : I believe I saw a clip of that on CBS' Latet Show, when Killby was still on. doctec: i like the way one commentator put it today: cease: maybe not rational, but now it is tottaly fucked, and i fear it could only institutionalize doctec: "i don't know if kerry has what it takes to be president. i also don't know if bush has what it takes to be president - even though he has been president the past four years." Brisbane McDerrmont : Hitler Dee, Hitler Dum, it don't mean feces. cease: good pointkm for those twho vointe dont think that much doctec: bris: lili and i saw that show as well - how did you think kerry did with letterman? do you think he swayed any undecideds out there? klokwkdoginox: i'd hope the voters think, "Bush is the guy who gave us what we have now -- how can anybody be worse??", but I'm not sure it'll happen that way. ||||||||| "12:24 AM? 12:24 AM!!" says Catherwood, "Woody One should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Woody One enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| Woody One departs at 12:25 AM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" cease: w1 agen doctec: woddy comes, then he goes doctec: kinda like life itself Brisbane McDerrmont : Doctec, I don't watch the Hitler Dee/Hitler Dum shows, I seldom watch one of their ads. Brisbane McDerrmont : The Wood Man moves! doctec: kerry's definitely got an uphill climb ahead of him - not to mention figuring out how to effectively counter the bushco media manipulation drive doctec: he's stil grappling with that Brisbane McDerrmont : Bush = Oylpyre Kerry = Bush Lite 57 varietes - one flavor, oily charm and chedder. doctec: bushco (esp. rove & co.) seem to have the initiative in terms of defining the terms of the issues and attitudes cease: i feel like faye wraye face to king kong cease: which canuck songwrite4 wrote thst, eh? Brisbane McDerrmont : That should be OILpyre. doctec: bush can't put two sentences together to make a point. kerry takes four paragraphs to make a point. klokwkdoginox: i liked the hersh thing in salon that said that the niger thing was a canard dreamed up by the intel community to make bush-co look like idiots and it blew up in their faces cease: both problems, doc doctec: bush is fine as long as he doesn't have to go off his script - otherwise he's like a deer caught in the headlights klokwkdoginox: yeah, moore got that one good cease: your country will suck mine into great harm, as it does to all others Brisbane McDerrmont : dead head lights the crack pipe doctec: kerry is still trying to shake all the oratorical habits he developed while in the senate - he may be able to sway a roomful of senators, appealing to the sensibilities of registered voters is another matter cease: ants marchinfg is a grewt songf Brisbane McDerrmont : Crap, Cease, it ain't the country, it's the DNA. klokwkdoginox: forgot the source on the other one, but it's that Chalabi and INC were agents of the Iranians who wanted to get rid of Saddam and who are now laffing their heads off at US cease: there are no generalites, bris doctec: al generalities are false - in general klokwkdoginox: i don't think it's done by speeches any more; it's done by contacts by staffers cease: good pointk doc Brisbane McDerrmont : There is DNA eatin' DNA, and that's about all. doctec: ya gotta have the pithy soundbite that cuts to the core, that makes you look good and your opponent look bad klokwkdoginox: every terrorist on the planet is packing his bags for Iraq Brisbane McDerrmont : It's funny, plants are not vegitarians. doctec: bush hammers away at kerry's "waffling" ... while he paints himself as decisive and sure of himself klokwkdoginox: "there's millions of them on all three sides of us..." -- are the Guys writing for Bush or something? Brisbane McDerrmont : i before e doctec: kerry has at least been fighting back of late - but it may be too little too late, the window of opportunity is closing rapidly cease: just playihg with icy and putting on get rythyj, grear johhn cash saong Brisbane McDerrmont : McVeigh was they, they are McVeigh. cease: by ry cooder now klokwkdoginox: ieeee! so what is the Bush story today? Are we going to invade Fallujah or withdraw from it? cease: if we only rever jonny cash for writring this song, we owe h im enoughe doctec: klok: whatever he decides, you can bet it will be decisive - regardless of whether the outcome will be what is intended or not Brisbane McDerrmont : The empire can be MUCH larger, for sure. klokwkdoginox: yeah, i liked that -- "Knowing what I do today, I'd still do everything the same..." Brisbane McDerrmont : You can Tibet on that. doctec: klok: same old same old... klokwkdoginox: what was it Richard Clarke said? "Lemmings..." doctec: klok: yeah, that works Brisbane McDerrmont : I wouldn' t go back on a bet, anyhow, anyway. doctec: "sheep" is another one... klokwkdoginox: BTW, the host on "Weaponry" this week reminded us that Clarke's book is now out in paperback with additional material from 9/11 commission cease: i was just dancing to get rytheyjm with icy cease: was fun klokwkdoginox: say hi to icy for me, Cat doctec: cat: i bet! Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye cease doctec: ok, now i am really getting drowsy - gotta crash soon - you guys take care, unless i decide to get into the local thursday night 8-ball tourney you will see me here on time next week (for a change) Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye Doc doctec: nytol (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............. klokwkdoginox: nite DT; I'm off again, too -- bye all ||||||||| doctec departs at 12:38 AM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" ||||||||| klokwkdoginox departs at 12:38 AM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" Brisbane McDerrmont : Bye Kolk Brisbane McDerrmont : Klok Brisbane McDerrmont : Well, well, well, it's just you 'n me, pardner. cease: off Brisbane McDerrmont : Brisbane McDerrmont : off, what? Brisbane McDerrmont : ||||||||| It's 12:50 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| cease - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Brisbane McDerrmont : Now I lay me down to sleep Brisbane McDerrmont : If I should die before I wake Brisbane McDerrmont : GOOD ! ||||||||| It's 1:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Brisbane McDerrmont - 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 4:32 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:
Bambi
Bightrethighrehighre
Brisbane McDerrmont
Bubba's Brain
Bunnyboy
cease
Dexter Fong
doctec
Dr. Headphones
Elayne
Hot Damn Yamamoto
klokwkdoginox
llanwydd
Merlyn
Miz Tild de Beet
Stu meet Yamamoto
Woody One
