||||||||| 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 June 21, 2018 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Stitch close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 12:16 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the sitting room. ||||||||| It's 12:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Stitch - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| "7:18 PM? 7:18 PM!!" says Catherwood, "DJTweeny should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as DJTweeny enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| 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 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)' ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween enters at 8:35 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and runs off to the Haberdashery Barn. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Genesis - “Supper's Ready”) 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 stumbles in and announces "Presenting 'Player', just granted probation at 8:40 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| 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 Harry gets out at 8:42 PM. DJTweeny: You Are Here, Player DJTweeny: Hello Harry ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Captain Equinox in through the front door at 8:49 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Captain Equinox: Hiya, Kiddos! DJTweeny: Hey Captain Captain Equinox: WOW - Thanks for the (real) early Genesis! Captain Equinox: What haps, we Chaps? DJTweeny: from Foxtrot, yeah :) Captain Equinox: Lost interest in them after Gabriel left. Much perfer these early albums DJTweeny: The first two they did after Gabriel were in a similar vein, but then they went 'pop' ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and intones "Presenting 'EWeston', just granted probation at 8:53 PM", then leaves hurriedly. DJTweeny: Hi EW Captain Equinox: sup, E? EWeston: Hi Tweeny Captain, Harry , and Player ||||||||| It's 8:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Harry - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... EWeston: Now finally with windows 10 Captain Equinox: Agreed, DJ - got to where it sounded like Collins was writing songs with a Commodore 64 DJTweeny: hahaha Captain Equinox: More SUGAR! DJTweeny: heyyyyy, I had MIDI studio run from a SX-64 ;) DJTweeny: (portable version) Captain Equinox: Cool! DJTweeny: 1985 Captain Equinox: I'm just a wise assed drummer. No other talents, except for cheesy voice work and lame recycled humor. EWeston: Right now its being cranky about the audio DJTweeny: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (last album with Gabriel) was amazing Captain Equinox: yepper - a magnum opus! DJTweeny: quite the 'swan somg' for Gabriel ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** 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, June 21, 2018 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Captain Equinox: *honk honk*! ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Cease into the room, accepts a grimy quarter as a gratuity, mumbles something about 9:00 PM, then departs. Cease: Hi all ||||||||| Ralph Spoilsport drives in through the door and says "Buy a new or used T-shirt from the Firesign Theatre Cafepress store! Hurry before this sentence ends!" DJTweeny: Hi Cease ||||||||| Not Ed enters at 9:02 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and hurries off to the Haberdashery Barn. ||||||||| "9:02 PM? 9:02 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Not Ed should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Not Ed enters and sits on the couch. Cease: DD2 tonight, tween DJTweeny: Hi Not Ed Not Ed: Weirdly cool ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Cease: Hi Cap Not Ed: Hey Tweeny DJTweeny: yes indeedie, Cease ||||||||| New notice: ' ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: from Peter Bergman’s Radio Free Oz show podcasts - “THE DIGITAL DINER (Show 2)” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check Out RADIO FREE OZ At >> http://rfo.chromiumswitch.org/?p=archive' Cease: Not Captain Equinox: Hi Cease! Not Ed: Hey Cap & C & EW & P Captain Equinox: Hey, NE! Not Ed: Listening to a good chuck jones interview - switching over Not Ed: Ahh there we go! Captain Equinox: Where's the jones to be found? Cease: I just learned about Zydeco music from last sunday's Bourdain show. Not Ed: here just a sec Cease: His absence is already immensely missed, like Pete and Phil Cease: Hope it's a good sec, not ||||||||| Merlyn enters at 9:06 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Chapeau Manger. Cease: merl swims in Not Ed:https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/chuck-jones Not Ed: Hi merl Captain Equinox: thanks! Merlyn: hallooo Not Ed: u betcha DJTweeny: Yo Merlyn Captain Equinox: Whale Oil Beef Hooked! Cease: I went whale wathcing off of San Diego in 61. Still love whales Not Ed: Free Willy DJTweeny: Tastes like pork! Captain Equinox: Save the Whales - Collect the whole Set! Not Ed: The OTHER white meat Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ Captain Equinox: Don't be silly, Wrap your Willy. EWeston: Checking out. My shiny new operating will not connect to either audio Rufus_T_Firetween: Some Digital Diner links from Merlyn: ** Here are some links to DIGITAL DINER videos >> https://www.facebook.com/notes/firesign-theater/firesign-video-links/10153050798601275 DJTweeny: Damn, EW :-( DJTweeny: EW, try pasting the link directly into your player Not Ed: Grrrs aplenty EW Not Ed: Remember YOU are the MASTER DJTweeny: Win 10, EW? DJTweeny: always remember, Computers Make Your Life Easier Cease:http://seemrealland.blogspot.com/2008/03/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner rehearsal footage >> https://youtu.be/BWWCUO_LhJg Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Phil Proctor & Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYUoDHZSkg Cease: baby dolphin seemed intrigued by my beard. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner David Ossman >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waB6dWWrf7o Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Peter Bergman & Edie McClurg >> https://youtu.be/NL3Jsr5FNmc ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner "Anythynge You Want To" Pete Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AWFm3GmaI Not Ed: All watched over by machines of loving grace.... Not Ed: heheh' ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'baat', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:17 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "9:17 PM and late as usual, it's beet, just back from Hellmouth." beet: hi gang! Rufus_T_Firetween: Ever read the Ira Levin sci-fi book "This Perfect Day"? It's about a supercomputer that runs the world (and takes care of all the humans) beet: "baat" ha ha DJTweeny: Hi baat, beet Cease: I was looking at a Brautigan book in a Tokyo bookstore when I looked and discovered Brautigan and his Japanese girl friend were next to me Rufus_T_Firetween: by the author of Rosemary's Baby beet: Hey, Dr Tween Not Ed:http://www.brautigan.net/graphics/machines/machines-loudspeaker.gif Captain Equinox: Rufus - Thank You - No, thank Uni! Not Ed: Love Levin, Rufus DJTweeny: pretty good scat singing there, Peter DJTweeny: exactly, Captain :) Cease: He had a gig paying enough to live in an expensive hotel to do a radio bit. I figured the Firesign could do that too Not Ed: Indeedy Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ Not Ed: and The Stepford Wives, oh my DJTweeny: ah, for got about Stepford DJTweeny: *forgot Not Ed: terrific writer - Rosemary sequel was not too good tho DJTweeny: didn't even know there was a sequel Not Ed: Exactly ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Nancy in through the front door at 9:22 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. DJTweeny: Hi Nancy ||||||||| 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 dave falls out at 9:22 PM. Not Ed: It disappeared Not Ed: Hi Nancy DJTweeny: lol @ meatloaf suppository DJTweeny: doubtless made by US Plus DJTweeny: Hi dave dave: Hey JDT Not Ed: Hey I missed baat & dave - hi hi Captain Equinox: Gotta leave, Kiddos - Keep em flying! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “WHERE’S MY FORTUNE COOKIE?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html beet: Howdy Not, Nancy Not Ed: laters Cappy DJTweeny: nite Captain dave: Not E! Not Ed: Hey beet! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Here are some links to DIGITAL DINER videos >> https://www.facebook.com/notes/firesign-theater/firesign-video-links/10153050798601275 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner rehearsal footage >> https://youtu.be/BWWCUO_LhJg Cease:http://seemrealland.blogspot.com/2008/03/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Phil Proctor & Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYUoDHZSkg Cease: By Cap Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner David Ossman >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waB6dWWrf7o Cease: Hey Beety Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Peter Bergman & Edie McClurg >> https://youtu.be/NL3Jsr5FNmc Cease: Hi Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner "Anythynge You Want To" Pete Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AWFm3GmaI Cease: Hi dave beet: Hi, Dr Cease beet: Evenin' Cap beet: Hay Dave Not Ed: Molly Cuddle beet: Good feeling music in this show. Cease: How's it beating, Beet? beet: Nasty sounding sax Cease: Hey, you all have listened to Peter Bergman's Radio Free Oz podcasts, right? beet: It's got a nice beat to it. Cease: This is always a highlight of my week. beet: I haven't done a binge but I tried not to miss it when it was live. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** FIRESIGN THEATRE and OZ PODCASTS are available for the price of your firstborn chinchilla (free) from the iTunes Store, and online: FST podcasts at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/podcasting/indexx.html - and RADIO FREE OZ podcasts at >> http://rfo.chromiumswitch.org/?p=archive beet: Are each of us a brick in the wall? beet: Maybe a Bozo on the Bus. Cease: by the way, my country did the right thing in cannabis land Cease: not the only good thing about canada, but up there with the best beet: Pretty cool beet: Nice fiddle Cease: exactly, beet. urugauy, us, and eventially everywhre
Not Ed had a little dance there beet: Free all the folks behind bars because of bogus laws Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about Peter Bergman’s “TRUE CONFESSIONS OF THE REAL WORLD” Here >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=tcotrw-rv ||||||||| It's 9:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| dave - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus_T_Firetween: Cease: by the way, my country did the right thing in cannabis land << yes you did. Kudos!
Not Ed abhors bogus anything Rufus_T_Firetween: Hope the USA wizes up ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:40 PM and Elayne bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Not Ed: I thought cream not garbage rose to the top Elayne: Evenin' all! Wow, had some trouble getting in from the Waiting Room. DJTweeny: Hello Elayne Not Ed: Hi Elayne! beet: Darlin' Elayne! ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Elayne: Hey Kurt Merlyn: Hey E Elayne: NotEd, Beet, Cat, Nancy... and Brian! Hi! Cease: its wonderful Elayne Elayne: So very weary, can't stay long because I can't stay awake. Elayne: Cat, so glad Cannadabis is becoming legal! Not Ed: yay!! Elayne: Big party at Cat's house, everyone! :) beet: I'll bring the cooler Elayne: Oh dear, speaking of cats... Zed has a tendency to never leave me alone when I'm at the keyboard. DJTweeny: hahaha E DJTweeny: see you there! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Here are some links to DIGITAL DINER videos >> https://www.facebook.com/notes/firesign-theater/firesign-video-links/10153050798601275 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner rehearsal footage >> https://youtu.be/BWWCUO_LhJg Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Phil Proctor & Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYUoDHZSkg Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner David Ossman >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waB6dWWrf7o Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Peter Bergman & Edie McClurg >> https://youtu.be/NL3Jsr5FNmc Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner "Anythynge You Want To" Pete Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AWFm3GmaI Cease: We have a big house. Everyone who is a frined of Elayne is welcome DJTweeny: Any requests for next week, folks? beet: Did something cool a couple of weeks ago and visited Frank Lloyd Wrights's Fallingwater. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Deputy Dang into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mumbles something about 9:46 PM, then departs. Not Ed: neato DJTweeny: Elayne, you mind stopping by South Central Texas and giving me a ride? DJTweeny: Hi Deputy Deputy Dang: Oh, my. Thank you very much. Not Ed: Hey DD beet: Will she give us a rubber stamp for the back of our hands? Cease: HI Dep ||||||||| Chick Lambert fades in and says: "I have no idea who this Friedstein Theatre is, but they 're honing in on my territory over at Duke of Madness Motors. Give 'em the what for, Storm!" "RUFF! RUFF!" beet: Hey Dang Deputy Dang: Heya Elayne: And now, as I feared, the cat is on the keyboard shelf and practically in my face. Time to go. I fear. beet: See ya later E. Cease: I think corinthinan leather is more a sound thing than actual leather. it just sounds good Deputy Dang: Blech--forgot that I just switched from Pinot Noir to Zinfandel. ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." beet: Which Corinth - Mississippi or Egypt? Cease: are you leaving already el? Deputy Dang: Memphis? Deputy Dang: Oh, wait... that's Tennessee or Egypt. Cease: I hope to go to Egypt beet: Right, Sorry beet: Just checked. It is Mississippi Deputy Dang: Ah, those naked froggy native boys in the right leather aprons... Cease: Chuck Berry town beet: Convert everyone in the Bahamas Cease: Bahama Mama one of my favourite tunes. Cease:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmEx6_6jhTw beet: I wonder of that's actually someone doing the softshoe? Not Ed: I can't get this out of my head! DJTweeny: ** RFD = Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net - Feel free to make a small donation to the station, if you like. There's a PayPal link there... Deputy Dang: Much mor epercussive than dead tap dancing... Not Ed: At The Break beet: I am enjoying this. Not Ed: yeah it's great DJTweeny: generally true, Deputy ;) Cease: By the time we get to my collage, everyone of you will have left Cease: Alas Not Ed: forever left beet: Not none of me. Cease: I feel I'm spending my life doing wonderful thing no one hears. Not Ed: What? beet: lol DJTweeny: We're hearing it :) beet: Wait, I can hear again! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ Cease: no0, not no one. some wondeful firesing fans. Not Ed: My iron lung is working again ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: "You're not Kurt Cobain" lol Cease: bergman was never not funny Not Ed: Never ever not Not Ed: haha Tweener Not Ed: #1 with a bullet ||||||||| 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: Sounds ;ole Zydeco Not Ed: yeah
Not Ed starts hoppin' DJTweeny: Such a shame they were only able to do this show twice beet: See that center word? I missed all but one letter. Sad Not Ed: wow for sure Not Ed: our brains fill it in beet Cease: i learned about zydeco from last weeks bourdain show from caju new orleans. beet: Pass the hat Cease: big revelation Not Ed: it's a brain thang DJTweeny: Did anyone have any suggestions for next week? beet: This was a great choice for this week's Not Ed: I think you should start running through the albums backwards - actually play them backward beet: This women is hilarious Not Ed: truly Cease: i gave tween the big broadcast of 76 Cease: you want to play part one of that, tween? ||||||||| Catherwood leads J. A. M. into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mumbles something about 10:05 PM, then departs. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers J. A. M. into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, grumbles something about 10:05 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: Yeah, we need to do that ||||||||| Catherwood enters with J. A. M. close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 10:06 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the Aviary. Cease: hi jammy Not Ed: There's JAM beet: Brother JAM! Cease: we are enlightened? J. A. M.: Sorry to be late! Hi everyone! Not Ed: as one, like a twin DJTweeny: Sure Cease, let's see how long your next collage is Cease: my new collage, which tween will eventually play, is part 2 of 4. my first quartet DJTweeny: the whole BB of 76 runs ~ 1:09 Cease: Delighted to see you here Not Ed: really cool Cease: Ok Tween. Part three is, uh DJTweeny: We'll figure it out :) beet: This is funny Cease: Proc either wrote this or was very involved wth it beet: Amazing Deputy Dang: Hawkmoth? J. A. M.: She ain’t blind. She might be a little hard of hearing... Deputy Dang: She ain't heavy. She's my brother. DJTweeny: I wasn't able to come up with a web page for Digital Diner which showed all the credits DJTweeny: You don't know of one, do you Cease? Not Ed: bari sax Not Ed: Look at all of the JAMs and Not Eds Not Ed: clone me J. A. M.: I am just a holy gram! Cease: the lads always thought of themselves as musicians, within the broad concept of thar Deputy Dang: Clones are people two! J. A. M.: Nervous Brothers! Cease: grams are good beet: I hear there's a Clone College. J. A. M.: All this music for $3 DJTweeny: This sounds very Little Feat-ish Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “RADIO FREE OZ” at >> http://radiofreeoz.com/ beet: This band cooks Cease: Loved the fEat Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Here are some links to DIGITAL DINER videos >> https://www.facebook.com/notes/firesign-theater/firesign-video-links/10153050798601275 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner rehearsal footage >> https://youtu.be/BWWCUO_LhJg Cease: no shit, beet Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Phil Proctor & Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzYUoDHZSkg Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner David Ossman >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waB6dWWrf7o ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner Peter Bergman & Edie McClurg >> https://youtu.be/NL3Jsr5FNmc Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 1996 Digital Diner "Anythynge You Want To" Pete Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, Melinda Peterson >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AWFm3GmaI Deputy Dang: I'm still catching up on the Radio Free Oz podcasts ||||||||| Ralph Spoilsport drives in through the door and says "Buy a new or used T-shirt from the Firesign Theatre Cafepress store! Hurry before this sentence ends!"
Not Ed kinda fades into the background for a while.... Cease: Keep on being, Not Cease: Depk, there is a lot J. A. M.: Nice jam band! J. A. M.: Nite, not beet: Maening it's your kind of stuff, JAM Cease: By Jam beet: I think JAM is still with us. J. A. M.: Reminds me of house bands circa 72 in SC, GA J. A. M.: My bad J. A. M.: I thought Not Ed was gazing out beet: No harm no foul J. A. M.: No ham no fowl... ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Deputy Dang: casssettes.... nice beet: I'll take a cassette. Deputy Dang: I still have my cassettes that I "dubbed" from the LPs. I didn't have a record player, so I used a friend, and literally put atape recorder next to the speaker to record it. beet: Fun show J. A. M.: Reet beet! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “W.A.S.T.E. 2” 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/' Deputy Dang: I'm not that tuned in to modern culture... is there anyone picking up the Firesign torch? beet: I'm afraid they are a one of a kind in time and space. DJTweeny: Not that I've heard DJTweeny: Nobody comes close J. A. M.: Don’t look past my shoulder Deputy Dang: I've heard The Capitol Steps, and they're okay in some areas, but they're pretty focused. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s new collage “W.A.S.T.E. 2” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#TRILOGIES Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the recent TV movie Wasted by Anthony Bourdain >> http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/wasted-the-story-of-food-waste Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out two recent Ideas programmes: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-hidden-power-of-food-finding-value-in-what-we-eat-1.4414810 DJTweeny: are The Capitol Steps still performing? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out another recent Ideas show about restaurants which offers some good advice >> http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-restaurant-a-table-divided-1.4669493 beet: I'm afraid I am distressed at a report on plastic in the ocean that I heard on Redacted Tonight. Deputy Dang: Don't be afraid. Be afraid of what was redacted. J. A. M.: Few know beans about beans DJTweeny: heh, yeah beet: Right Deputy Dang: I wax my apple regularly. Deputy Dang: Or shelaque J. A. M.: Even fewer know how many beans make five beet: Which gases? Deputy Dang: The packaging prevents us from spreading hand-borne germs Deputy Dang: That's why I always pick my nose when I go through the plastic-wrapped section of the produce aisle J. A. M.: I know grapefruit are preserved by keeping them at 33 degrees F for up to six months beet: Timing is everything J. A. M.: Well, I want 1 fresh grapefruit every morning Cease: hope you folks are enjoying this Deputy Dang: this is a bag of really great shit beet: Yep DJTweeny: some excellent information, Cease beet: And tarriffs J. A. M.: Yes, cease, I really am! These eco concerns are worrisome to me. It’s enjoyable to hear the seriousness presented in amusing funny quips. Deputy Dang: Why do we have to eat it at the end of the day? what about breakfast? Cease: I do my best, Tween. Information needs to be shared J. A. M.: He’s right about the water! I lived on a working cattle farm. 1 lb. of beef represents 1400 gals. Of fresh water DJTweeny: Let's Eat!! DJTweeny: That's insane, JAM beet: And the word is, "HOT DOG"! Deputy Dang: Eat or be Eaten! J. A. M.: I’m looking for a golden light... & the smell of breakfast... Deputy Dang: Where can I get groat clusters in the US? Is it just a homemade granola bar? beet: Non-GMO Deputy Dang: I love GMO. I can't afford the non-GMO stuff. beet: To each his own
DJTweeny wants his body genetically modified J. A. M.: DD - I saw groat clusters at Whole Foods DJTweeny: I eat organic when I can, but it's expensive DJTweeny: No shite, JAM? ||||||||| 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' Deputy Dang: They're owned by Amazon now, right? I think there's one near me. J. A. M.: Shite-less, DJT! beet: I am very lucky to live in a place where these decisions are already made before the food gets to my table. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s new collage “W.A.S.T.E. 2” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#TRILOGIES DJTweeny: A Firesign fan or two at Whole Foods, apparently ;) Deputy Dang: I'm going to shut up about food. Deputy Dang: This was my intro to Firesign Theatre, back in the 70s. Deputy Dang: Sadly, the late 70s. I'm on the trailing edge of Firesign fans. beet: You started with the best J. A. M.: I actually thought of FST when I saw the label on the bulk canister that read ‘ Groat Clusters’. You can’t make this stuff up. DJTweeny: How could you not? beet: I'll have to go buy a can just out of respect. DJTweeny: Was it a real thing before FST? J. A. M.: Hmm... I have a can of field peas... Deputy Dang: Cool. I don't have to work tomorrow. I'm uh... "between contracts". Yea, let's go with that. I'll wander ofer to Whole Foods . J. A. M.: Nite all! Love love, love to all beet: Hey. this has been a lot of fun. Great show from RFO and a fabulous collage, Dr Cease. Thanks to everyone and especially Dr Tween. See everyone next week. G'Nite. J. A. M.: , thanks cease, DJT, and everyone! Deputy Dang: G'night all. DJTweeny: Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Cease: I do my best DJTweeny: ya done good... ||||||||| Cease says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Cease exits at 10:54 PM. Deputy Dang: I like this song. DJTweeny: and as Proctor has said, it's a true story Deputy Dang: Are these collages archived at the internet wayback machine, or whatever it's called? It makes me sad to think it won't be remembered 500 years from now. DJTweeny: I have them in my private collection, and of course they're all available at www.kurtericson.com/cat Deputy Dang: I once found a LOT of naughty songs at archive.org, with keywords something like party songs or double entendre. a lot of it was stuff only produced on 78s. ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" DJTweeny: You can listen and download them from there :) DJTweeny: I have a couple of DJ friends who have immense 78 collections they've digitized Deputy Dang: Are you familiar with the Mad Music Archive? http://madmusic.com/ DJTweeny: never heard of it Deputy Dang: They have a lot of comedy music. Not focused on FT, of course, but it might be another resting place. Deputy Dang: They started as an archive of Dr Demento shows (have you heard of those?). ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Deputy Dang: Once upon a time, the shows older than 10 years were available for free download, until attorneys got involved. :-/ Deputy Dang: If you have any interest in them hosting an offsite backup, let me know, or send a note to "Captain Wayne" and tell him Dang sent you. DJTweeny: I have friends who are very much into Dr. Demento Deputy Dang: But I'm probably talking well outside of my area of knowledge, so take it for what it's worth. DJTweeny: One of our DJs is quite familiar, you might like his show DJTweeny: It's Byron Lee's "Fun Zone", come on after me on Sundays at RFD DJTweeny: want to check it out DJTweeny:www.dishnuts.net 7-9pm Central Sundays (I'm on 5-7 Central) Deputy Dang: Okay, I'll make a note to foll.ow up on Sunday. At this time, Mad Music Archive is somewhat of a concentrator/combinator for comedy music and/or podcasts. I'm setting a reminder now... DJTweeny: ots of fun and crazy music on his show DJTweeny: The Fun Zone - http://www.byronlee.com/archives/category/funzone Deputy Dang: Thanks--that helps. DJTweeny: my show is www.kurtericson.com/txroadkill/roadkillshow DJTweeny: join us, I play Firesign and then take music requests :) Deputy Dang: Okay. I've been lurking occasionally, but I'll add it to my Sunday go-to-meeting schedule. :-) DJTweeny: please do :) Deputy Dang: I have a gut feeling that if we were able to look back in history, and view life from the perspective of the comedians/jesters/minstrels of the day, we might be better at keeping things in perspective. ||||||||| "11:09 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Merlyn, who then rushes out through the french doors and down through the flowerbeds. Deputy Dang: (And I'm willing to admit that this might mean my perspective is wrong. :-( ) ||||||||| It's 11:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| J. A. M. - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... DJTweeny: dunno, since they certainly are making commentary on the culture Deputy Dang: Okay, I'l heading to bed. Thanks for another awesome show. I hope to chat again Sunday. DJTweeny: cheerio... ||||||||| Deputy Dang leaves at 11:12 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..." DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| It's 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Nancy - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| J. A. M. - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| beet - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| J. A. M. - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| baat - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Elayne - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:55 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| It's 1:10 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| EWeston - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 1:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 1:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Captain Equinox - dead from measles ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 1:55 AM, 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... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:10 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Player - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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:
beet
Captain Equinox
Cease
dave
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Elayne
EWeston
J. A. M.
Merlyn
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
