||||||||| 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 October 25, 2018 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and intones "Presenting 'DJTweeny', just granted probation at 6:26 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:32 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the Aviary. ||||||||| 8:35 PM: The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Great Night to you all! The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Catherwood, an IV of vodka STAT! ||||||||| Catherwood ignores The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Genesis) 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)' DJTweeny: HE LIVES!! The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: I AM ALIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!! DJTweeny: Hey Timm, great that the surgery went well :) The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Thank you Tweeny! The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: KANSAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rufus_T_Firetween: GENESIS! The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Nope.....GENESIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rufus_T_Firetween: From the Wind And Wuthering album The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Even though it is not Valentines Day, I am here with MY HEART ON! Rufus_T_Firetween: Much gladdened that your heart is healing :) The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Damn good to be alive! I was scared shit less, but some inspiration from Phil Proctor & Jamie Alcroft helped me throught it! The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: My spelling is crap, because my guitar hand is a bit paralyzed yet. Rufus_T_Firetween: bet it was a helluva experience The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: No real arteries at all now in my legs. Starnge feeling. Had to use them to replace my heart arteries. The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: It was a "Walk With Death!" I was close this time. But I have a "Doogie Howser MD that saved me. Rufus_T_Firetween: We're Glad You Made It!! :-) The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: HEY RUFUS! Rufus_T_Firetween: Now you can play Dire Straits' "Walk Of Life" with some passion ;) The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Great Idea! Rufus_T_Firetween: Nino has you in Minneapolis, is that correct, beacuse I'm pretty sure that's where Merlyn's from Rufus_T_Firetween: I've seen Genesin in concert playing this stuff The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Technically in Brooklyn Park, MN The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Gotta great 1 foot scar in the middle of my chest. "Battle Scar Galactica" Rufus_T_Firetween: So have you guys ever met? The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Not that I can remember. Rufus_T_Firetween: Wear the scar like a battle wound Rufus_T_Firetween: and you won the fight :) The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: I have to be the luckiest man on Earth. This is the 3rd time my life was saved. If I had to pay for all of these surgerie, It would have cosy me close to 5 million bucks. Never had to pay a dime! ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:55 PM and Cease bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Cease: Hey Timm. GReat news about your return to health. The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: My REBIRTH Day was 10-18-18. I was born 4/8/58 at 8:08 am Just drew lucky life lottery! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Cease The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: Thanks Cease! Cease: You convert the .wav to mp3, tween? The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com: I CAN! Rufus_T_Firetween: AIFF for the show (lossless) and MP3 for the archive, yes Cease: aha Rufus_T_Firetween: Sound Studio on the Mac, as well as Digital Performer for the DAW Cease: i told doc about the problem yesterday and he's looking into it now. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl ||||||||| 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)' Cease: i had the problem 5 years ago, but forget how i solved it. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, October 25, 2018 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" DJTweeny: You use SoundForge, right Cat? Cease: no, adobe Cease: audition 1.5 DJTweeny: Timm is a returning deceased war veteran! Cease: lol ||||||||| Catherwood leads Beet in through the front door at 9:01 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Beet: Evening folks. DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: Hi Beet Beet: Hello Dr Cease Beet: Hi Dr Tween ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “ANTS AND STAMPS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Cat's Collages at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/' Cease: "back in procto-land" refers to the fact that the last 2 weeks' collages that tween played weren't based on the proctor podcasts. DJTweeny: yep DJTweeny: Didn't know the album cover for Two Places was Proc DJTweeny: love it Cease: this is from one of most recent podcasts. DJTweeny: All Hail Marx And Lennon! Cease: proc is VERY artistic. Cease: do you have this stamp? Beet: FST album covers were just amazing. DJTweeny: Album art got lost with the advent of CDs :/ DJTweeny: I complained to Austin that the CD didn't do justice to the LP art Cease: elayne talked about it in her fanzine Falafal and I bought one. Beet: Unfortunately true. Cease: i just asked google for youtube things on stamps and found this, from the smithsonian. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 30 year olds go crazy when the price of stamps goes up >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGaS2lsPHqw Rufus_T_Firetween: ** The Smithsonian's Youtube piece about stamp collecting >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu6vw5qlO3M ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Cease: Maybe the closest we'll see to the Firesigns on stamps. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s new collage “ANTS AND STAMPS” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FELINE_FOOTNOTES_FOR_PHILS_PODCASTS Rufus_T_Firetween: So cool that Proc is doing an autobio podcast series. Wish David would do the same ||||||||| Not Ed enters at 9:14 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and hurries off to the Chapeau Manger. Rufus_T_Firetween: Haven't read Fortune Cookie yet, but the local library says they've ordered a copy Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Not Ed Beet: Hi Not Not Ed: Now what's all this brouhaha? Beet: Brouhaha? Not Ed: Hey Rufus & Beet, Rufus_T_Firetween: Remember folks that there will be a special Election Night show with Proc here in Nov 6th like we did in 2016 Rufus_T_Firetween: mark it on the calendar Not Ed: Hey C & Tweeny. Not Ed: Excellent Rufus tanx for the heads up Not Ed: With ants! Cease: Hi Not Rufus_T_Firetween: /me saw the '67 version Cease: Proctor was in the Eddie Murphy version, as the drunk French monkey. Rufus_T_Firetween: great bit Ausin lol Not Ed: Great mix & mash C Rufus_T_Firetween: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: This is the same guy who starred in My Fair Lady Beet: Rex was cool Rufus_T_Firetween: yeah Cease: One of 2 versions they did of this Gary Snyder poem DJTweeny: Gary The Spider? DJTweeny: excellent Ossman Beet: Great! DJTweeny: That was fun, Cat :) Cease: OK folks, New collage next week. I have to go out for dinner. now. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's “THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out GIANT RAT at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=gros-rv' Cease: see you here next week. DJTweeny: Mange bien ||||||||| Cease dashes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Cease?! It's 9:31 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" DJTweeny: oops, I forgot the 1st section.... DJTweeny: ehhhhhhhhh DJTweeny: Not Quite The Solution He Expected DJTweeny: Well, we've all heard it a few times ;) Beet: G'Nite Dr Cease and thanks Beet: Just us few rats left.
Rufus_T_Firetween nibbles at the rat cheese Beet: Am I noticing a trend of less participation here? Is this seasonal? Rufus_T_Firetween: I'm doing all I can to advertise it :/ Beet: We used to have a large cast of regulars. Rufus_T_Firetween: fans on FB keep giving my ads likes, but people don't show up Rufus_T_Firetween: I'm wondering if having it in the middle of the work week is an issue Rufus_T_Firetween: Maybe we should move it to the weekend? Beet: We could try? Rufus_T_Firetween: Last time I suggested it to Merlyn, he nixed it, saying 'it's always been on Thursdays' Rufus_T_Firetween: I can suggest it to the Firesigns and techs that I post a FB ad asking the fans when they'd like ti see it Rufus_T_Firetween: What do you guys think? Rufus_T_Firetween: *to see it ||||||||| 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: I wouldn;t mind. Anything to get folks in here. Rufus_T_Firetween: I'll email them this week ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Uh_Clem inside, makes a note of the time (9:59 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Beet: Are there any compelling sports events on tonight? Beet: Hello Uh Clem ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Clem Rufus_T_Firetween: Not that I am aware of, Beet ||||||||| Outside, the 10:00 PM bus from Daytona Beach pulls away, leaving llanwydd coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. llanwydd: howdy folks Uh_Clem: Lights went off in the bathroom and (apparently) I missed everything ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 10:01 PM and ChrisR sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Beet: Hi Llan. Greetings Beet: Hello Chris. Rufus_T_Firetween: hi llan Rufus_T_Firetween: i ChrisR ChrisR: Just peeking in Rufus_T_Firetween: peek away... Uh_Clem: I haven’t done chat in along time. I would note that this isn’t a very friendly format for mobile based. ChrisR: Can on Rufus_T_Firetween: Would IRC be better, Clem? ChrisR: Found many uses for can only be a see for hood ChrisR: Well, that didn't enter well... try again Rufus_T_Firetween: lol ChrisR: Have found many uses for "can only be used for good OR evil" Beet: Still a classic ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Dear Friends broadcasts “DR MEMORY'S LAUGH-A-WHILE NEWS” 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' Beet: Dishnuts be praised. Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Beet Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net 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 llanwydd: austin was from fresno ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" ChrisR: Just pluperfect Rufus_T_Firetween: Beet and I were discussing that maybe the reason for the low attendance at the chat is because of the time. Maybe a work night doesn't work for some people. Should we maybe try the weekend? Rufus_T_Firetween: What do you think? ChrisR: Weekends worse for me... family time Beet: I'm thinking it could be a temporary lull as happens with many things. Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure, could be Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, I'm here whether it 5 or 50 ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: Gotta keep the Fireflame alive Beet: I will help also. Rufus_T_Firetween: *it's ChrisR: It's... isn't that a python reference.? Rufus_T_Firetween: let your friends know that Phil Proctor will be here for a special Election Night show on Nov 6th, like we did in 2016 Rufus_T_Firetween: (Tuesday) ChrisR: Sweet! Beet: I'm looking forward to that one. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “WHERE’S MY FORTUNE COOKIE?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Rufus_T_Firetween: ** THE PROCTOR PODCAST - From the mind, and life, of comedy great Phil Proctor >> http://theproctorpodcast.podbean.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Dr. Happy Harry Cox says “I was right about the comet! Check out my new DVD set EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: THE DECLASSIFIED FIRESIGN THEATRE 1968-1975 before it’s too late!!” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php ||||||||| Uh_Clem says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Uh_Clem exits at 10:27 PM. Beet: 'Bye Clem Beet: Hey, Dr Tween, have you seen the boys live and where/when was it? Rufus_T_Firetween: I have, in D.C. at Lisner Auditorium at GWU Rufus_T_Firetween: I was a student at the time Rufus_T_Firetween: early 70s Beet: What year? Beet: Cool Rufus_T_Firetween: I remember Anythynge You Want To, so probably the Not Insane tour Rufus_T_Firetween: 73 I'm guessing Beet: I never had the opportunity and I do regret it. ChrisR: Only regret if you had the opportunity and didn't take it Beet: The stereotype was that the black guys smoked Kools. Rufus_T_Firetween: Rasio Now Live! is a great tribute to their live performances (1999) Beet: There are some good ones on the DVD. Rufus_T_Firetween: RadioNow Live! - http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl Rufus_T_Firetween: 1999 concert in Portland Beet: He's coughing thtrough the harmonica Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: I really wanted to get FST into the Paramount Theater in Austin Beet: I'm going to have to look up the XM broadcast videos. It's great to see them working. Rufus_T_Firetween: How Time Flys... Rufus_T_Firetween: Oh yeah, the XM series is amazing Rufus_T_Firetween: eing able to watch them interact live around a table Rufus_T_Firetween: *being Beet: It's watching real magic being performed. Rufus_T_Firetween: magic it was Not Ed: Austin Not Ed: XM supercool stuff Rufus_T_Firetween: a basic idea of a script, and then them all going off on tangents and bringing it back together Rufus_T_Firetween: genius Not Ed: I see, yes Not Ed: yes Beet: Radio performers during the classic days always worked from scripts. These guys did also but the kind of thing we are listeneing to was totally a riff using some printed materials. Not Ed: like jazz Beet: Exactly! Not Ed: just great Rufus_T_Firetween: "Are you Elton John?" rofl ||||||||| 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' Not Ed: it is the essence of jazz improvisation - not just riffing, but supporting each other during it, which is what the jazz guys do ChrisR: My first time here Not Ed: making it work together Beet: It kind of amazes me that from one generation to another, there is very little spillover in appreciation of types of culture. Not Ed: Hi Chris DJTweeny: hope we see you next week, ChrisR :) DJTweeny: Where did you hear about us, ChrisR? ChrisR: Facebook Not Ed: RFR is fun Not Ed: Neato ChrisR DJTweeny: So the FB ads do work :) ChrisR: All a matter of random events but will try to return ChrisR: I follow the group DJTweeny: Yes, I play Firesign and take music requests on Sunday at the above link ^^ :) Not Ed: there you go DJTweeny: Sunday 6 Eastern 5 Central Not Ed: Again I say, Austin Not Ed: haha ChrisR: Ah well if someone can call me a zinfandel, I'll be on my way Beet: This was an interesting evening. Nice to see everyone. Thanks to Dr Cease in absentia for his collage. Eternal thanks to the great Dr Tween for continuing to carry the flame. See everyone next week. G'Nite. ||||||||| Around 10:55 PM, ChrisR walks off into the sunset... Not Ed: Hey great show Tweeny & Cat & Merl & Rufus DJTweeny: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Not Ed: Wonderful to see you all - take care of your groovy selves 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 11:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| DJTweeny - 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: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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
Cease
ChrisR
DJTweeny
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
The MUCH aliveTimmMcCoy.com
Uh_Clem
