||||||||| 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 May 03, 2018 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 6:23 PM and doctecazoid steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| It's 6:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| doctecazoid - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers DJTweeny into the room, accepts a grimy quarter as a gratuity, mumbles something about 6:45 PM, then departs. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET visit Firesign's web site at www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 7 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET You can join the streams now (NO AUDIO YET - just a chance for everybody to get connected) 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| "8:34 PM? 8:34 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Rufus_T_Firetween should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Rufus_T_Firetween enters and sits at the bar. ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Bottles', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:36 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... DJTweeny: Hi Bottles Bottles: Hiya boys ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski waltzes in at 8:38 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. DJTweeny: Hi Johan ||||||||| New notice: '** Bon Voyage to our Dear Friend 'AIRSHIP AL' ** Currently playing: warm up music (Songs for AL) Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Good evening! How’s the week been for you all? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Bottles! Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Airship Al’s taken that last flight? So sad... Bottles: I shall return to the Funway straight away, grid willing ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Doc Technical's Facebook announcement at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739 Rufus_T_Firetween: Al has flown his last airship ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "8:44 PM and late as usual, it's Fergus, just back from Michigan." Fergus: Hi DJ :) Hi Everyone :) Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Ferguson DJTweeny: Hi Fergus Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Thanks for the link, Rufus! Godspeed, Al! ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Cat into the room, accepts a grimy quarter as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:48 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: Hi Cat Cat: Hi chatters Cat: What is this song? DJTweeny: Learning To Fly from Pink Floyd Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Evening Cat! Felicitations! Cat: Hi Jammy Cat: From which album? DJTweeny: Felineicitations? DJTweeny: A Momentary Lapse Of Reason DJTweeny: one of my all-time favorite Floyd albums Cat: I only know the black one with the prism on it. DJTweeny: that's from 1973, Dark Side Of The Moon DJTweeny: produced by Alan Parsons ||||||||| 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 EWeston gets out at 8:51 PM. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hiya, EW! DJTweeny: Hi EW EWeston: Good evening Tweeny, cat, JAM, Fergus, Bottles and Rufus Fergus: Great choice of warm-up music Fergus: Evening EW Cat: Thusfar, none of the tunes I suggested. Instead, tunes I'm unfamiliar with which is even better. Cat: HI EW EWeston: I hope all so inclines are well toasted this eve Cat: Of course, EW EWeston: Hints of Ray Davies in the vocalist ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" DJTweeny: It's the Kinks :) ||||||||| DoubleEdmund sneaks in around 8:56 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last year's "unpleasant incident." Fergus: Frying as we speak Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I have this song before but can’t recall who it is DJTweeny: Hi Edmund EWeston: OK, a new one fer me Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi DblE Cat: Yeah it does drift Davies-way EWeston: Double E hey DoubleEdmund: Evenin' all Cat: EE Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Dimensions 5! Cat: Wow, I had forgotten how shitty this song was. EWeston: Saw them in Portland for The School Boys in Discrase Tour Cat: Lyrics are great for Al though. EWeston: The Kinks not 5D ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:58 PM, dragging doctecazoid by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" DJTweeny: Hey Doc EWeston: Just in time a doctor Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Doc! doctecazoid: hi y'all Cat: Doc! ||||||||| New notice: '** Bon Voyage to our Dear Friend 'AIRSHIP AL' ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, May 03, 2018 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cat: I guess Al has a new pair of shoes. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I didn’t realize i’d been dreaming of a free mule doctecazoid: trying to get the feed going on this mac laptop EWeston: Hope he can say hello to Count Zeppilin doctecazoid: no dice ||||||||| New notice: '** Bon Voyage to our Dear Friend 'AIRSHIP AL' ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “A FAIR FOR AL, AND NO FAIR TO ANYBODY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out CAT’S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/' Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Piece of assfault doctecazoid:http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u no output DJTweeny: Yeah there is Doc, I tested it earlier doctecazoid: i'm going to be in and out today, as usual we are having a late dinner - i am going to have to head into the kitchen to assemble tacos ||||||||| 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 cpfirezine plummets into the garden at 9:05 PM. DJTweeny: Will take a listen now Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Doc I’m listening on this iPad on that feed Cat: Hey Chris! DJTweeny: Yeah, it's working Doc DJTweeny: Hi cpfirezine ||||||||| 9:05 PM: Beet jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" cpfirezine: Hey guys, gals, cats and kitties Beet: Howdy Dear Friends! DJTweeny: Howdy Beet Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi cpfirezine Cat: Health issues even back then. Cat: Beet doctecazoid: damn no love from apple tonight Beet: Hi Dr Tween DJTweeny: you're playing that link in iTunes, Doc? EWeston: Well you're a wonder who ever you are. An so's Beet Beet: Hello Dr Cease DoubleEdmund: Hi cpf and Beet Beet: Hi Edmund Edmund Johan Amadeus Myjetski : All us geeks a gawking at ya, beet! cpfirezine: So I just want to say that although Alan Gross had been ill, I am still shocked at his passing. He was a true Dear Friend. Beet: Howdy JAM EWeston: Who's your tailor? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “A Fair For Al, And No Fair To Anybody” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Doc Technical's Facebook announcement about Al at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739 Cat: He always seemed so up when he was on chat, which was until quite recently. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : EW, my Taylor would be James... ||||||||| "Happy" Harry Cox pops in and say "I was right! Everything I knew WAS wrong! You CAN get "Profiles in Barbecue Sauce", chock full of meaty Firesign scripts!" Cat: Up is a word he would have liked Rufus_T_Firetween: heh Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Facebook page at >> https://www.facebook.com/AirshipAl cpfirezine: Listening now EWeston: He does wonders with gingham ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store." Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Airship site at >> http://airshipal.com/ ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "9:09 PM and late as usual, it's Not Ed, just back from Billville." Rufus_T_Firetween: lol EW ||||||||| 9:09 PM: JUDGE_POOP jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" cpfirezine: Yes, UP! Not Ed: Pork? Beet: Hi Not EWeston: Yer Judgeship,per DJTweeny: Hi Judge Cat: Not Cat: Judge EWeston: Similar ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! cpfirezine: Last time we spoke, Alan told me how Frank Zappa used to call him to chat because Frank knew he'd be "UP" late! Beet: Hey Poop Not Ed: JP DJTweeny: Wow CP Cat: Was that when Zappa lived in NYC or calling him from LA? ||||||||| 9:11 PM -- JUDGE_POOP left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). cpfirezine: He was very hunble about all the cool people he'd known over the years. Not Ed: Beet & Cat, cpf, EW & JAM, doct and DE & Tweeny waz real cpfirezine: Zappa, calling Al in NYC EWeston: The Judge retires ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:11 PM and THE POOPER sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Poop! Cat: During this conversation, Al refers to being with friends many times. He must have had almost Proctor levels of friends. EWeston: Existential crsis live? cpfirezine: Yes, he did Cat Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Al knew Zappa? Wow! Cooler & cooler... ||||||||| "9:12 PM? 9:12 PM!!" says Catherwood, "doctecazoid2 should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as doctecazoid2 enters and sits at the bar. cpfirezine: He was childhood friends with Art Garfunkel. doctecazoid2: man i just can't get any love tonight doctecazoid2: no goddamn fucking love Cat: And he was a real friend. DJTweeny: ehhhh doctecazoid2: would someone please kick off the doctecazoid login thanks cpfirezine: Al met Zappa at Metromedia television. Al worked there. Not Ed: love here now DJTweeny: Doc, it must be that dasterdly Electrician! EWeston: Nothing availible on Amazon Doc? doctecazoid2: it always figures doctecazoid2: this is why i don't do chat thursdays - because dinner gets served literally right at 9pm EWeston: You need a special shoe for that doctecazoid2: on top of that: can't get the goddam feed to run on the mac ||||||||| 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 okeydokey falls out at 9:14 PM. DJTweeny: You'll just haver to rescedule dinner, Doc :) doctecazoid2: i'm now upstairs, away from lili, about to try and consume dinner, so i can listen to the goddam feed DJTweeny: Hi okey doctecazoid2: this is just fucking kiling me i swear EWeston: Okeydokey Not Ed: Okey cpfirezine: If Doc doesn't eat, his teeth will grow through his brain. doctecazoid2: yeah reschedule dinner - NOT FUCKING LIKELY okeydokey: whats up Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi OkieD DJTweeny: lol Doc okeydokey: hi Johan doctecazoid2: not funny tween ||||||||| Catherwood enters with JUDGE_POOP close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 9:16 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the Aviary. doctecazoid2: seriously i do n Beet: Hello okey doctecazoid2: seriously i do NOT need this fucking grief right now ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" JUDGE_POOP: Oh good Lord, technically challenged. Wait till I dry my mukluks by the fire. doctecazoid2: why the fuck vlc will not bring up the feed on my mac but the pc up in my studio works fine is just fucking killing me Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi your honor! Beet: There is no magic equal to discovering Firesign for the first time. cpfirezine: Got a copy of Big Book Of Plays this week with a yellow bordered cover. Never saw this before. DJTweeny: have you tried iTunes, Doc? DJTweeny: Hi ≠ Ed ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" doctecazoid2: i do not use itunes on my mac, just on my pc - have my ipod synched to it there Johan Amadeus Myjetski : True beet! I remember laughing harder than I’d laughed before. I couldn’t breathe! Not Ed: It was like The Beatles - instant paradigm shift Beet: I have a mac and iTunes is how I get the feed. DJTweeny: That's what I use JUDGE_POOP: I would say, here in the city of emphysema, but now my brother's symptoms are diagnosed as COPD. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Doc Technical's Facebook announcement about Al at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739 EWeston: Some of HH Cox's trailer collection? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “A Fair For Al, And No Fair To Anybody” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Facebook page at >> https://www.facebook.com/AirshipAl Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Airship site at >> http://airshipal.com/ JUDGE_POOP: Thank you all for welcoming a noob to this space. First listen to Dwarf was 1968. Cat: What happens to his site now, Doc? Not Ed: Mesmerized cpfirezine: All very sad to see, unfortunately. It's gonna take a while to get over this. DJTweeny: Welcome Judge :) Hope you make this a regular Thursday evening thing JUDGE_POOP: Thank you DJTweeny: iwti Ed ;) EWeston: That's pretty early exposure Judge. Mine was 72 Not Insane. doctecazoid2: cat - re al's site: it stays up as long as i am alive Cat: good to know, doc doctecazoid2: it's hosted on the domain host i use, it's not costing me anything to keep available EWeston: Kuwel Doc DJTweeny: BTW Doc, thanks for the software link. I'll see what it can do for my sites :) doctecazoid2: in the coming days i will be adding an 'in memoriam' page to the site cpfirezine: Is there a way to link Al's site to the museum site where his Airship collection went. DJTweeny: I'd imagine Doc can do that JUDGE_POOP: I loved Not Insane. At the time I did not have reference points for it, they came later in life. doctecazoid2: thing is, al had no direct relatives, and has not been in contact with his indirect relatives for many many years DJTweeny: Not Insane is a bit much for the non-initiated lol doctecazoid2: cpfirezine: in the news page of his site there are links about him giving his blimp stuff to the goodyear people in akron JUDGE_POOP: No doubt Beet: My ibitiation was 1970 with Electrician doctecazoid2: i do not know if they will be making any of his material available to people on their site cpfirezine: Not Insane was going to be a classic, but relationships became frayed and the album was finished by PP and PA. Beet: initiation EWeston: Myself too. I lent it to an English teacher once. It had her and her friends rolling o the floor Johan Amadeus Myjetski : My first FST experience was a friend of my older brother's playing Dwarf for me in 69. DJTweeny: very cool, EW Cat: I started listening to Bergman's Radio Free Oz when it moved from FM to AM in I think, April, 67 JUDGE_POOP: Dwarf is so burned into ROM, and its compelling to me that today it is a reality. Cat: Heard and recorded the Magic Mushroom shows of later that year. JUDGE_POOP: As is Bozos. Cat: I think the earliest actual plays they wrote DJTweeny: excellent Cat cpfirezine: There was always a lot of material that didn't make the final cut. Had everyone been on the same page, Not Insane would have been great. Cat: Is that so, CP? DJTweeny: yeah, it's a bit disjointed DJTweeny: still some great material in there though Cat: You know your Firesign history more than I EWeston: It's a pretty dense piece of work as it is Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I went out not many months later & bought a Two Places, & that’s the one burned into my ROM. doctecazoid2:http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/martian/index.html cpfirezine: I just went through the oral history when I digitized the Firezine interviews. It's pretty complete. JUDGE_POOP: Do you think they will vault release that Not insane material? ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Elayne', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:28 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... DJTweeny: Hi Elayne Cat: I played Electrician for a potential girl friend in Saskatchewan once. Did not make that mistake again. EWeston: Mz Elayne Elayne: Evenin' all. Great to see you have a tribute to AIrship Al. Beet: Hi Elaybe Cat: HI El cpfirezine: I don't know that much of the Not Insane material ever got recorded the way it was planned Beet: Elayne DJTweeny: NI is sort of a montage doctecazoid2: it became a montage, though i'm not sure it was intended to be as such doctecazoid2: hey e EWeston: A lot of it shows up in the radio work comtemporary or other wise cpfirezine: I recently digoitized the entire series of Firesign interviews for Firezine. It's a pretty complete oral history, in their words. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Doc Technical's Facebook announcement about Al at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739 doctecazoid2: cp: kewel Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Airship site at >> http://airshipal.com/ Cat: good for you, cp. and good for us. cpfirezine: Taylor got all of it. DO & PP, I sent some of it to.them Rufus_T_Firetween: excellent, cp Rufus_T_Firetween: I'd love to have those to play, CP cpfirezine: My plan is to edit it down to sound bites that can be referenced. I did catalog most of the contents as I went. doctecazoid2: cp: a massive project i imagine cpfirezine: This is a mojor project, so sit tight. I'd like to get it done while we can still dance to it. Cat: cp, ossman posted several pix of him and family filling boxes of their stuff to send to the library of congress. i asked taylor but he didn't answer. is that the totality of thier recorded work? that must be vast cpfirezine: Major! doctecazoid2: cp: guaranteed i'll give it a 78 because it's got a good beat and it's easy to dance to EWeston: I'll order new dancin shoes Cat: I hope I'm not the only person doing things with their legacy of recorded work in making these collages Cat: When I was recording them off the air in late 60s-early 70s, I thought everyone was doing that. doctecazoid2:https://photos.smugmug.com/Saddle-Shoes/Adult-Saddle-Shoes/i-wWqmn29/0/O/Shoes%20Adult.jpg ||||||||| Catherwood enters and asks "Is there anythynge you want? By that I mean Anythynge You Want To, Shakespeare's Lost paperback Comedie in pre-electronic book form!" cpfirezine: I feel pretty good about it. Generally, we asked good questions. I know we bugged the hell out of TFT to get it all out there. There were very tolerant. doctecazoid2: cat: i have the feeling you may be the only one ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| Yohi bounds in at 9:35 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. EWeston: Hi Yohi Elayne: Hi Doc! Sorry, didn't see you there. Are you going to Queens tomorrow as planned then? cpfirezine: I see there is a new FGiresign TheatreDVD project coming soon. Cat: LA had 12 million people in those days (i think 19 today?) and many of them must have had tape recorders and listened to firesign. it's staggering to think i'm alone in having recorded them in the early days EWeston: Step away from the door knocker Cat: Yohi doctecazoid2: e: yes Beet: Hi Yohi cpfirezine: Al was amazing with that archive Doc ||||||||| 9:37 PM -- Yohi left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| Catherwood leads Yohi inside, makes a note of the time (9:37 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. cpfirezine: He seemed to know exatly where everything was in there. JUDGE_POOP: Would love to see the DVD release. Elayne: OMG, I didn't realize that was you, Chris! It's really like old home week here. Cat: Al and Dex can organize together Again! cpfirezine: I don't know that I remember stuff I recorded two months ago as well as he did with archival material from 30 years ago. ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" Elayne: That's a lovely thought, Cat. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "9:39 PM and late as usual, it's Bunnyboy, just back from Washington." cpfirezine: Hi Elayne! Bunnyboy: Lo dere Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Yohi! Elayne: Hey Bunny! EWeston: Hop on Bunnyboy DJTweeny: Hi Yohi, Bunny Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Elayne! Bunny boy! cpfirezine: I'm really here tonight to pay tribute to Al. He was a great friend and looked after his Firesign collection Bunnyboy: From Ye Olde Hominy ||||||||| Captain Equinox flies in through the transom, landing on the bearskin rug. "Attention, solstice squad! After working a 12-hour day, I like to kick back and swill some juice out of a genuine Firesign coffee mug or Bear Whiz Beer stein!" Cat: Bunny. I'm delighted you could join us. You were the missing person in the famous photo Elayne: Indeed, Chris. Bunnyboy: I was! I remember someone, back in the day, did a cut-and-paste, to land my mug in the group. ||||||||| Yummy tiptoes in around 9:43 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." EWeston: Das Yummy? Yummy: yeth? Beet: Hello Yummy Yummy: herro all Elayne: Evenin' Yummy EWeston: A tentative lisp. I like that in a poster Yummy: birf deflect I berieve JUDGE_POOP: Again, thank you for welcoming me. This is an intelligent community. doctecazoid2: al showed me the brochure for showchron america doctecazoid2: last time i visited him Elayne: Hang on, someone's accusing us of intelligence? EN GARDE! EWeston: Not a mask then? Bunnyboy: So, FST Roxy DVD, in July! Eeeeeee! EWeston: Jaccuse! cpfirezine: Absolutely Judge. Great to have new Dear Friends! Elayne: Next someone will want to leave chat because it's not political enough, or too political. I'm losing track. cpfirezine: I',m about 3/4 through David's new "Fighting Clowns" book. Beet: Amen to all of this. And amen EWeston: Not enough printed flowers Cat: what you get from this interview with al was his vast optimism about sharing firesign with people and what ultimate good it would do. Elayne: Chris, I haven't even gotten to Chapter 2 of Phil's book, and I got that one first. Really behind in my reading. doctecazoid2: his enthusiam was contagious cpfirezine: Al knew there long ranging value. He saw it early on. ||||||||| "9:47 PM? 9:47 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Firesign Phil should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Firesign Phil enters and sits at the bar. Elayne: He was a true collector. Bunnyboy: Reading THE COMEDIANS by Kliph Nesteroff. It's a peach! Cat: HI Firesign Phil DJTweeny: Hey Phil Elayne: Evenin' FP! Beet: Hello Phil EWeston: As firesignphil his own self Bunnyboy: Is it?....Poop?! I? Firesign Phil: Hi, dear friends! DJTweeny: Hi Yummy Bunnyboy: Ehrm, Phil P.? doctecazoid2: man i hope i can nail down the stuff he is talking about when i go to his apt & meet with his friend sue tomorrow cpfirezine: I got 4 or five of the new books all at once.. I started with Fighting Clowns. It was the first tour I saw them on, and interviewed them twice within the week they played around DC. It was huge in my life story. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Yummy!Hiyas, FSPhil! doctecazoid2: i'd hate for all this great stuff to get jettisoned because they don't know what they have Firesign Phil: I wish to honor Alan for his invaluable contributions to the Library of Congress archives, which will soon be shipped by Taylor Jessen to Washington AC/DC. Elayne: Good point, Doc. Bunnyboy: Hi, guy! (To quote another departed friend...) ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Elayne: Very good to know, Phil. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Doc Technical's Facebook announcement about Al at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739 Cat: doc, or elayne, do you know what happened to Dex's collection of Firesign stuff? Firesign Phil: Its, EYE! Ay1 doctecazoid2: cat, when did this phone confab with al take place, chronologically speaking cpfirezine: I can imagine it will be overwhelming going though that stuff Doc. Cat: Thank you, Phil doctecazoid2: cat: no i don't cpfirezine: Sounds like the call was just prior to the show in DC in October. doctecazoid2: i had left a msg for his wife on her phone, she never got back to me Bunnyboy: Aye aye! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “A Fair For Al, And No Fair To Anybody” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ EWeston: I know that EYE. He had a cross tailed sat doctecazoid2: and i was too wrapped up in selling stuff on ebay and looking for work to follow up Bunnyboy: My my! Cat: I think it was before the DC event. Or maybe just after? Definitely September Elayne: Sorry Cat, I don't know either. I never had the pleasure of meeting his wife, so there was nobody with whom to follow up after he passed. ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" doctecazoid2: thanks cp ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Facebook page at >> https://www.facebook.com/AirshipAl Cat: HIs wife asked me if I wanted it but I figured it would be too expensive to ship to Vancouver Firesign Phil: HELLO, CATHERWOOD!!! He and Rocky will be performing soon on Whidbey (WOULD BE?) Island... ||||||||| Catherwood walks up to Firesign Phil and mumbles "Typing my name just to rile me, eh?" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out 'Airship' Al's Airship site at >> http://airshipal.com/ Elayne: How exciting, Phil! Always good to see you and David working together. EWeston: Sounds like a must see Phil Cat: Do you have definite dates, Phil? Firesign Phil: Always good to be working, period. Ask Bob & Ray... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Stepping out for a moment. Back in a bit! doctecazoid2: Firesign Phil: hello big eye in the sky, please don't blink while i'm on Bunnyboy: Langley, eh? cpfirezine: Got any good Al stories for us Phil? doctecazoid2: and if i ever figure out just *what*i'm on, i'll let you know EWeston: Patent it first Doc Bunnyboy: I'd hop the ferry again, by gad! JUDGE_POOP: Thank you all. Early day tomorrow pruning the dwarf maples. Firesign Phil: It is a date. Sunday, May 13 at a cozy cabaret on Whidbey. David has to give you age gory details or check it out on my Facebook page... Cat: Mexico's natural resources Beet: Night Poop DJTweeny: Thanks for stopping by, JP :) doctecazoid2: man, if there was ever a way i could get hold of that version of star spangled banner the guys used behind 'station break' ... my life would be complete doctecazoid2: that is one of my favorite renditions of the venerable tune i've ever heard Firesign Phil: Ott & Murphy Winery Tasting Room Presents The Art Of Radio - David Ossman & Phil Proctor Sunday, May 13th @ 5 p.m. $10 doctecazoid2: sounds like a high school marching band at a foorball game Bunnyboy: Wow! Smaller and cozier than WICA? Elayne: Will there be a recording, Phil? Al would have liked that. :) cpfirezine: Break a leg, Phil. We are hoping you and DO can continue the tradition. doctecazoid2: i start a new job on monday, i have no idea what my availability for extracurricular activities will be like after that Elayne: Again, so thriled for you, Doc! Been awhile in coming. Firesign Phil: I last talked with Al from Brooklyn a new months ago, when I was recording my "FORTUNE COOKIE" podcast with Sue Ziza and David Shinn. He counted his health history, or as we old duffers call it, "An organ recital"... Cat: Great to hear about the job, Doc. doctecazoid2: cat: i got lucky cpfirezine: Al - always with the puns. God Bless Him! doctecazoid2: the gig is very much in line with what i was doing in my previous job, and it actually pays better Firesign Phil: This delay is insane! EWeston: A spleen can so easily be off key doctecazoid2: de lay? Firesign Phil: It's like the Firesign Theatre talking over one another on some of our radio shows... Elayne: Well Doc, the tradeoff is that the commute will be a bit bougher. doctecazoid2: ------------------- icrophone working? Yummy: De Mo' lay? doctecazoid2: e: yes, but at least i will be going against traffic - not so much bummer to bummer Firesign Phil: Thee's an echo in here, echo in here... Beet: Wel said EWeston: Imolation in your daily fright cpfirezine: I was really getting into the idea of Talking Over One Another. Too bad you never had the opportunity to see it through with Pete. Cat: are you all getting gaps in this? Yummy: The speed of light can be disturbingly slow sometimes EWeston: I'm fine Firesign Phil: GASPS, more like it... cpfirezine: yes ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: solid here, let me check the RFD feed Beet: Brilliant Elayne: Maybe it's a west coast thing, Cat & Phil... doctecazoid2: thankfully, the firesign on kboo stuff is still available - http://radiofreeoz.com/archive.php?pagetype=month&ym=201204 Firesign Phil: God, I love it when you type tech talk... Not Ed: Pork? ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Yummy: The pipe is a busy tube tonight? Cat: Austin, we have a problem. DJTweeny: I'm not having any problems listening to the RFD feed DJTweeny: I had lots of problems with the net yesterday evening DJTweeny: But RFD sound fine here Not Ed: Hi Yohi, Yummy, FP & E & BBoy! Not Ed: wow! DJTweeny: so there must be some weirdness with the net Not Ed: Full Haus Firesign Phil: My podcast of COKIE will be launched at the HEAR Now festival in KC, Mo, if it survives the tornados. cpfirezine: Signing off - all take care - out on the freeway - already in progress! EWeston: LOL Tweeny Cat: OK, refreshed.
DJTweeny ) DJTweeny: Later CP Not Ed: James Gang Bunnyboy: Nite Chris! Elayne: Great seeing you again, Chris! Not Ed: bye cpf EWeston: Take care cp Cat: You wrote a biography of Cokie Roberts? ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." cpfirezine: And you as well Elayne! Beet: First saw Zachariah on a Navy base Firesign Phil: And Dave and I will be performing THE ART OF RADIO in whatever updated version we can cobble together in the face of all of this insane BROKEN NEWS... cpfirezine: Night all! Elayne: That sounds like a story in and of itself, Beet. EWeston: I saw it in Kalispell Montana Bunnyboy: COKIE? The 70s?!?... cpfirezine: BTW - Great listening to Al tonight! Not Ed: Zacharia was outrageous Beet: lol EWeston: Real or fake broken Phil? DJTweeny: The RFD server is near Torrance, CA, so I'm amazed that PhilP is having issues Cat: By CP Not Ed: saw it U of M Minn Firesign Phil: There Musk be a more advanced way to present the CHATTY ROOM Elayne: Welcome to the '90s, Phil. Live it or live with it. Cat: Indeed, Phil. DJTweeny: Ah, you meant the chat refresh delay! That can be adjusted... Firesign Phil: I tell the backroom story of ZACHARIAH in my COOKIE book, if you dare to read it... ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Bunnyboy: It's a box, and we're all in it. Not Ed: virtual reality chat rooms very soon - it will be like sitting in a big hand doctecazoid2:http://doctechnical.com/img/broken-news.jpg Firesign Phil: WELL THEN.REFRESH IT WITHOUT DELAY! Elayne: NotEd, with my luck I'll get my bum pinched by that big hand. doctecazoid2: captain equifax! ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Not Ed: there's nothing fresher than refresh DJTweeny: From the pop-up menu, select Configure (at the very bottom of the list), and you can set the number of seconds for refresh there Not Ed: lol E Elayne: LOL, Doc! Like an idiot I clicked on the ilink. EWeston: Prerefreshment, too soon? Not Ed: Well... DoubleEdmund: Joined the Bus in 1981 Elayne: Wait, there's a pop-up menu??? DJTweeny: It's called REDRAW Not Ed: Awright DE Firesign Phil: We are debating the ELIMINATION of the streaming Museter FIRESIGN RADIO broadcasts,a s they offer us no financial rewards. Would you miss iit? Beet: Ths was a hell of a great discussion. Not Ed:Tweeny knows stuff DJTweeny: next to the EXIT button? Bunnyboy: I'm reading THE COMEDIANS by Kliph Nesteroff, Phil. You're on page 247! DJTweeny: where it says SEND TO ALL Elayne: Hang on, I'm going to have a glance at the other side of hte record... EWeston: I haven't been there for a while Phil Not Ed: be careful what you tug ||||||||| "Hey Elayne!" ... Elayne turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:08 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... doctecazoid2: phil: this is why i haven't taken it down yet - seems like the topic is still being debated Firesign Phil: It's a POOPUP menu to me... ||||||||| Outside, the 10:08 PM uptown bus from New York pulls away, leaving Elayne coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. doctecazoid2: as far as i know, devid does not want it up there Not Ed: CLICK HERE NOW Elayne: Wow, it worked! I can see the type again! Cat: I just re-read Lathe of Heaven twice in two days. About as good as a book is gonna get. Firesign Phil: THanks, Doc. Keep me "posted"... Not Ed: yay E! doctecazoid2: and although we do get the occasional email from folks that they appreciate it, i don't think it's driving a lot of people to the site Not Ed: Wonderful novel, Cat EWeston: That's almost oxymoronic. Where you have puppoes you'll shurely find? doctecazoid2: had a nice round of email exchanges with bill mcintyre, he's working on some weirdly cool stuff himself Beet: Nice tune Cat: She said it was her attempt to write a Philip K Dick novel. Not Ed: really hey that's cool Firesign Phil: The internet highway is too damn crowded. It's a cyber traffic jam. And no peanut butter. doctecazoid2: he said he thinks keeping the radio going is a good idea but he will defer to whatever you and david decide Not Ed: I can see that Cat: It hits you like an earthquake of wonder. doctecazoid2: the jam - what a great band Cat: Needs more bread, Phil. Beet: Fantastic, Cease Johan Amadeus Myjetski : It was unquestionably her best, IMO, for whatever that’s worth. I got the book as a sci fi book club member in Yo or Up. doctecazoid2: i am guessing nowadays people stuck in bummer to bummer traffic just play podcasts on their smartphones to kill time Not Ed: yay Cat & cosmic bbye Al! Elayne: Well Phil, I'll create Elayne-- I mean, a lane for you. Have a good night, all. Off to play with the demanding cat. ||||||||| New notice: '** Bon Voyage to our Dear Friend 'AIRSHIP AL' ** Currently playing: Doc Technical’s - “SOMEONE GREAT, A TRIBUTE TO ALAN” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Doc's Facebook announcement at >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2175970109085624&set=a.123263917689597.21278.100000179674464&type=3&theater&comment_id=2176159922399976¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1525288279065739' EWeston: I have my haunts and don't surf that much these days ||||||||| "10:12 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Elayne, who then runs out through the french doors and down through the brambles. Beet: A very good night Elayne. Not Ed: I feel very lucky I got to meet AA here EWeston: NyeE Firesign Phil: I'll be with David & Judith rom May 11-13, and then with Oona and Melinda at Camp Beaver Wind on Fox Island until May 18. Cat: I bought volume two of the trilogy not knowing it was a trilogy. when I found out, it took me a while to find the other books. I think, taken together, her Earthsea Trilogy is a high point in the intelectual evolution of our species. ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cat: Bye, El Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Same here notE! Firesign Phil: Love to you all!!! Beet: Back atcha Phil EWeston: The grass pollen may be down by then doctecazoid2: thanks phil Cat: Good for you, Phil. And good for them. EWeston: Bye Phil Cat: You too. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Love, love, love to ya, Phil! DJTweeny: Damned good for 'karoke', Doc ;) Firesign Phil: I have o go recharge my battery, but I'm going to call Alan on a good old-fashion landline ||||||||| Mayor P'nisnose strides up to the podium and speaks: "My fellow Armenians, if you have questions about exorcism, buy the new book "EXORCISM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE", now on sale. Incidentally, so is my vote." Beet: Thanks for everything doctecazoid2: thanks tween DJTweeny: Thanks for all you've done for our lives, Phil Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Is the They Might Be Giants? doctecazoid2: i found the instrumental version of this song on youtube, and recorded/mixed my vocal work over it DJTweeny: no, Doc mentioned their name Firesign Phil: If I can, I'll join you again from Fox Island on May 17. Shake my tree... Bunnyboy: Nitey, Phil! Hug to Melinda! DJTweeny: nice work, Doc Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Very cool Doc, very cool! Cat: All the best to Phil, Melinda, David, Judith and Oona doctecazoid2: myjetski: no, lcd soundsystems, "someone great" from the album "sound silver" - with my vocals in place of the james murphy origina Beet: Nice work indeed doctecazoid2: original doctecazoid2: when someone great is gone doctecazoid2: i can't help but tear up a little here Firesign Phil: And look out! We are planning another promotional blitz to promote the COOKIE podcasts on SueMedia in early June, to be followed by a "profusely illustrated" audiobook thereAFTRA Cat: you did an amazing job, doc DJTweeny: :( ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" doctecazoid2: it was from the heart Bunnyboy: COOKIE! It's in my stack! doctecazoid2: knocked it out today Beet: Very nice piece doctecazoid2: 7 hr job Firesign Phil: I'm going to go lie down now, but because that word has such a bad connotation these daze, let me say "Lay Me Down" instead... Cat: You're a great blitzer, Phil Firesign Phil: STAY TUNED! doctecazoid2: phil: i fell ya!!! Cat: A very inspiring book, Phil. Bunnyboy: Duck Down? doctecazoid2: stand tuned Firesign Phil: Thanks, Cat Man. EWeston: My video feed will have it's eyebrows done Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Life is so much richer for your contributions, Phil! Cat: Here's Al doctecazoid2: re the world and bad connotations: latest new york magazine has an article about roy cohn and his relation to trump that is well worth reading Firesign Phil: Or, as the Wizard said: "WE NEED A SPELL CHECKER!" DJTweeny: lol @ The Hungry Ear ||||||||| "10:21 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Firesign Phil, who then scurries out through the french doors and down through the bushes. Cat: Very true, Jam doctecazoid2: or as i like to call it: 'speel czecker' ||||||||| New notice: '** Bon Voyage to our Dear Friend 'AIRSHIP AL' ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s - “CAST” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Cat's Plays at >> http://www.seemreal.com/' EWeston: Sounds like a job with a short life time. Benefits? Cat: There's Lily, Doc. Bunnyboy: Cleanup on Column B! doctecazoid2: cat: yep Cat: You did a great job putting her in the threatening background. Cat: This really happened to my uncles. doctecazoid2: youtube royalty-free sound fx to the rescue! ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "10:23 PM and late as usual, it's TimmMcCoy.com, just back from Minneapolis." EWeston: Hi Timm TimmMcCoy.com: Catherwood, roll me a bomber ||||||||| Catherwood rolls TimmMcCoy.com a bomber. Bunnyboy: Lo Timm! ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! doctecazoid2: the real mccoy? Cat: This is how the Italians saved Nortrh Beach from the fire, by soaking their bedding in red wine and covering their houses with the soaked blankets. doctecazoid2: luke - use the farce luke Cat: HI Timmy. TimmMcCoy.com: High All! Yup I am a REAL McCoy TimmMcCoy.com: Tiny Doctor Timm Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Careful with that Bx24, Timm... Cat: Vince remembered his grandma Biddy telling tales of carrying barrels in her wheel barrow. EWeston: Beats using brandy I suppose doctecazoid2: who's brandy? Cat: the actual song was Samba de Orpheus. Beet: I am very saddened to hear of Al's departure. He was a very gentle, wonderful soul. And we are so much in his debt. May he have a nice journey. ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" EWeston: Depends on the proof TimmMcCoy.com: Was Phil here? Cat: Well said, Beet. doctecazoid2: mccoy: sorry you just missed him TimmMcCoy.com: Poop Cat: yes EWeston: Yep you classicly just missed him TimmMcCoy.com: We spoke earlier, I was late. doctecazoid2: mccoy: as they say... timing is everything TimmMcCoy.com: 3....2....4... doctecazoid2: i had fun doing eddie Bunnyboy: Gotta feed the fam. Cheers to all! We love ya, Al! EWeston: farfignugin! doctecazoid2: i love stuff like that ||||||||| Captain Equinox flies in through the transom, landing on the bearskin rug. "Attention, solstice squad! After working a 12-hour day, I like to kick back and swill some juice out of a genuine Firesign coffee mug or Bear Whiz Beer stein!" Beet: G'Nite Bunny doctecazoid2: nite bb EWeston: Bye bye bunny Cat: by bb Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Cat’s Plays at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus_T_Firetween: Nite Bunny Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Bubye, bunnyboy doctecazoid2: cat: tween asked earlier, and i didn't have an answer - at what point should i add 'cast' to your site? doctecazoid2: do we wait until after the mark time awards? Cat: maybe after the mark time thing ends, doc EWeston: Add a flower to your hair Cat: yes doctecazoid2: cat: you confirmed my assumption. thanks. Cat: alan pronoucnes restaurant with 3 sylables. Cat: i only use 2 doctecazoid2: 'cast' really did come out well, if i do say so myself Cat: this is from the TV show, a 3-part series about vince writing the song. doctecazoid2: so glad you have a decent recorder to use now, cat - will make my job much easier going forward Cat: he had some difficulty getting the engineer to understand tghe name of his song ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cat: with new equipment, everyone wil be better recorded and thus more easy to work with. doctecazoid2: i played this segment of cast by ear, on the fly, very much a rush job doctecazoid2: i surprised myself pulling it off with no wiggle room time-wise ||||||||| "10:30 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Bunnyboy, who then runs out through the french doors and down through the garden. Cat: i am a terrrible director, just getting actors to say the lines the way i want them is ridiculously difficult doctecazoid2: this exchange between you and patty benefits greatly from the way you recorded it doctecazoid2: no separate lines, just one continuous performace EWeston: What's my concept, man ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store." doctecazoid2: performance Cat: i have an idea for a much longer play about vegas and egypt but not soon. doctecazoid2: when you're ready ... i'll be ready as well doctecazoid2: one world at a time ... :-)_ doctecazoid2: and may you cast forewver as well, al doctecazoid2: nice job on the show tonight tween doctecazoid2: a fitting al tribute DJTweeny: Thanks Doc :) Cat: I wonder if her heard it? DJTweeny: and thanks to you and Cat for your contributions ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Let's Eat Broadcasts “PRE-SHOW BROADCAST” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php?audio#DUKEOFPFTFTJ' doctecazoid2: cat: i am optimistic, his spirit picked up on the signal Beet: He was very cosmic. Very likely Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “WHERE’S MY FORTUNE COOKIE?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS - Every Firesign Theatre radio broadcast from the "Dear Friends" era (1970-1972) >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php?audio#DUKEOFPFTFTJ doctecazoid2: ok, i really need to get down to the living room and hang with the zeitgeistbabe for the remainder of the evening doctecazoid2: it's been a gas hanging with you jazzy people EWeston: They like when you do that happy trails Doc doctecazoid2: enjoy the rest of your evening, and please don't touch that dia doctecazoid2: dial Beet: Nice to be with you, Doc Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Nite nite Doc! doctecazoid2: see y'all on the funway, yippee tie one on so long ||||||||| doctecazoid2 rushes off, saying "10:39 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" Cat: By doc ||||||||| It's 10:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| TimmMcCoy.com - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| DoubleEdmund says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, DoubleEdmund exits at 10:42 PM. Cat: Dropping like flies ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" Beet: Nite Double E EWeston: That's kinda what my bike did today a bit traumatizing ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies JAM in through the front door at 10:44 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the new FIRESIGN CHAT SHOW ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/firesign/ JAM: My favorite Martian ferret! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the new video of David Ossman and Phil Proctor at the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS >> http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8134&loclr=eanw EWeston: Those antenna will poke your eye out! Beet: I'm too afraid to turn my radio off. ||||||||| 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 6-8pm EST every Sunday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign' DJTweeny: Beet: I'm too afraid to turn my radio off. << The Giant Chicken Heart is coming? EWeston: They can tell when you do that. I finally dropped mine in a bathtub JAM: Everybody stay on mic! & Don't take your shoes off! We'll get through this together! EWeston: Where's Timmy!? Beet: Were you in the tub at the time? DJTweeny: no wonder his hair is so frizzy EWeston: Meta phyiscley absurd JAM: Brb EWeston: I was always jealous of my brothers afro DJTweeny: haha EWeston: He may have had the first one in Montana Cat: I frist heard Bergman on a week in October, 71 in the city of Hamamatsu, Japan. Cat: Good job, Tween. Beet: This has been a very special night for me and I daresay all of us. Nice to see Phil here. Special thanks to Cat for tonight's offering. Dr Tween is the man. Thanks to everyone who visited tonight. Until next week, g'nite all. Goodbye Al. EWeston: Nite all sleep tight DJTweeny: Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Cat: May our memories of Airship Al forever uplift us. DJTweeny: :-) Cat: Not Bergman, Bozos. ||||||||| Cat rushes off, saying "10:55 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 11:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| JAM - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Yummy - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Yohi - dead from measles ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood walks in wearing his pyjamas, yawns, and mumbles "It's midnight here in New York city"...then he falls over and starts snoring loudly.. ||||||||| It's 12:10 AM, 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... ||||||||| It's 12:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| JUDGE_POOP - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bottles - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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:
Beet
Bottles
Bunnyboy
Cat
cpfirezine
DJTweeny
doctecazoid2
doctecazoid
DoubleEdmund
Elayne
EWeston
Fergus
Firesign Phil
JAM
Johan Amadeus Myjetski
JUDGE_POOP
Not Ed
okeydokey
Rufus_T_Firetween
TimmMcCoy.com
Yummy
