||||||||| 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 December 06, 2018 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with DJTweeny close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 7:10 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the vestibule. ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| 8:28 PM: Rufus_T_Firetween jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Deputy Dang', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:39 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... Rufus_T_Firetween: Howdy Deputy ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Hotel Music) 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)' ||||||||| TimmMcCoy.com enters at 8:45 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Chapeau Manger. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Timm, how are you? ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! TimmMcCoy.com: Had to show up at least twice this season. Sorry for the open heart surgery. Hope all is well. TimmMcCoy.com: RUFUS! TimmMcCoy.com: Catherwood, vokda in a dirty glass. ||||||||| Catherwood vokdas in a dirty glass. TimmMcCoy.com: LOL! I love Catherwood! ||||||||| Catherwood rushes up to TimmMcCoy.com and mumbles "Typing my name just to rile me, eh?" Rufus_T_Firetween: Yes, that really was a nuisance for us ;) TimmMcCoy.com: HAHAHA! ||||||||| Catherwood leads llanwydd into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:48 PM, then departs. Rufus_T_Firetween: Glad you're doing well :) llanwydd: evening folks Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi llan TimmMcCoy.com: Tonight for the Heart Surgery person I see "Lawyers Hospital" is gonna play! Just don't be mean to Bambi! llanwydd: I just caught that catherwood quip in time. LOL ||||||||| Catherwood says "It's 8:50 PM, on the dot!" Rufus_T_Firetween: lol yeah, Tim, appropriate :) Rufus_T_Firetween: Last show of the year because of the holidays. We'll be back on Jan 3rd llanwydd: well, can we at least come into the chat room in the meantime? Rufus_T_Firetween: yes of course ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:53 PM, dragging Captain Equinox by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this idiot?" Captain Equinox: Hiya, Kiddos! ||||||||| 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: just no shows until the 3rd Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Captain llanwydd: cool! Rufus_T_Firetween: The chat's open 24/7 llanwydd: well, I mean will we all be getting together on thursdays just without the show? llanwydd: I didnt mean cool there is no shows until the third. I meant cool that the chatroom is open ||||||||| 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 Cease plummets into the garden at 8:55 PM. Cease: Hi all llanwydd: Hi Cease! TimmMcCoy.com: HELLO! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Cease Captain Equinox: Hey, Cease Rufus_T_Firetween: ** This is last FST Chat Show for the rest of the year because of the holidays. We'll be back on January 3rd. The Firesign Chat page will of course still be active. It's available 24/7. Captain Equinox: Hey Timm Cease: Reruns? Rufus_T_Firetween: Not sure I can promise that, Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: If I'm around, will do Cease: OK, maybe I can link to some of my stuff in the archives, if anyone wants to listen TimmMcCoy.com: Howdy, Cap'n! Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure, that could work too Cease: HI Timm. Hope you are well. TimmMcCoy.com: Im feeling a lot better now! Cease: Tonight's another of my Proctor Bergman Festival, with their album What This Country Needs and my collage about the lads in hotels Rufus_T_Firetween: Great to hear :) Cease: Great news, Timm. TimmMcCoy.com: Rough year. Bells Palsy, Quad bypass. Im through with this year. No real arteries in my legs anymore. TimmMcCoy.com: 25% Borg now! I will comply! Rufus_T_Firetween: heheh ||||||||| 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, December 06, 2018 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cease: Next year will begin with their last album, Clark Wintergreen. Cease: LOL Timm. DJTweeny: A very rough year indeed Captain Equinox: *honk honk* It's Weird....... Cease: Happy Birthday, David Ossman. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's “LAWYER'S HOSPITAL” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out LAWYER'S HOSPITAL at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=lh-rv' Cease: I wanted this album tonight because of all the live bits. Proctor and Bergman were mostly a live act. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, makes sense Cease: Proctor as an EXTREMELY STRANGE story about this album and Uri Geller. Cease: has ||||||||| "9:05 PM? 9:05 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Not Ed should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Not Ed enters and sits in front of the fireplace. Cease: HI not llanwydd: hi Not Not Ed: Pork? Not Ed: Hi C & llan Captain Equinox: I knew a kid in my old (poor) neighborhood - he was born with a silver fish in his mought Not Ed: Cheers Tweeny Cease: Hey Timm, did you record Proctor on Coast to Coast? Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Not llanwydd: when I saw this show he said Bronx silverfish Captain Equinox: Mouth TimmMcCoy.com: Nope. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “LAWYER'S HOSPITAL” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=lh-ln llanwydd: that was at Town Hall in NYC Not Ed: Hey Rufus Cease: I had it but lost it when that hard drive crashed. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yipes Captain, good one :) Cease: May have that story in another interview. I have dozens of them, Proc has been ubiquitous in promoting his book. Rufus_T_Firetween: Molly Ivins said that GW Bush was born with a silver foot in his mouth ;) llanwydd: lol Cease: Molly is much missed. Rufus_T_Firetween: She sure is... ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:09 PM, dragging Elayne by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" llanwydd: hi elayne Cease: Hi El Elayne : Evenin’ all! Cease: Good photo you posted of Cease: Robin Elayne : The birthday boy Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Elayne Rufus_T_Firetween: Happy Birthday Robin Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “LAWYER'S HOSPITAL” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=lh-ln ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Beet inside, makes a note of the time (9:12 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Beet: Howdy everyone. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Beet Cease: Beet Elayne : Will our other birthday celebrant be here Toni ppp Cease: Where were all you folks (except El) when we celebrated Bergman Cease: birthday last week? Beet: Hi Dr Tween, Dr Cease Elayne : Will our other birthday celebrant be here tonight? Beet: I was out for the evening. Beet: Sorry I missed. Cease:Tween got permission to play a radio show from Portland that Proctor and Ossman were on in October. Elayne : Hard to type on the iPad but I want to be in the living room with Robin this evening Cease: Really interesting. Lots of news of new projects from the lads. Rufus_T_Firetween: If you'd like to hear the Bergman show >> ** Check out the FIRESIGN CHAT SHOW ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/firesign/ Cease: It's an avalanche of Firesonia! Beet: Thanks. I'll tune it in tonight. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** This is last FST Chat Show for the rest of the year because of the holidays. We'll be back on January 3rd. The Firesign Chat page will of course still be active. It's available 24/7. Elayne : Ah, thanks Tween Cease: Firesign started when LBJ was president. They used to mock him hilariously Captain Equinox: *expletive deleted* Not Ed: (thumbs up Beet, Cap, DDang, & E!) Rufus_T_Firetween: Austin's Nixon impersonation was uncanny Cease: it was indeed Elayne : Hey NotEd Not Ed: positive waves! Beet: Howdy Not ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Not Ed: good to see you all 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/ Not Ed: HaPPy BiRTHDaY DaViD oSSMaN! Cease: good to see you too, Not Not Ed: best, Cease Rufus_T_Firetween: Happy Birthday David :) ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “HOTEL TALES” 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/' Beet: An interesting album that one. DJTweeny: A bit of a hodge podge, but some great bits Not Ed: Krezzy ||||||||| 9:44 PM: SidFudd jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" Not Ed: Hey Deputy & SidF SidFudd: Hi - everybody please buy the new "Fighting Clowns of Hollywood" reissue when it's live in the download store Beet: Sid! SidFudd: It'll be out in a few weeks, honest Cease: Hi Sid SidFudd: It'll have all the live stuff from "Lawyer's Hospital", plus all of "Fighting Clowns" Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Sid SidFudd: Also happy birthday Peorgie Not Ed: Cool Rufus_T_Firetween: What's the link for the Download Store, Sid? Cease: Will do, Sid. I just bought Ossman's memoirs SidFudd:https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases Not Ed: I make computer games - I love Pink Hotel - some of my friends don't tho' - awww SidFudd: It'll have 7 hours of material, all their great live stuff 1979-1981 Cease: We listened to Ossman and Proctor on KBOO on last week's show. It sounds like an avalanche of Firesign product is coming. SidFudd: I never understood this whole Firesign period until I read Ossman's memoir; you should all buy it Not Ed: Excellent ||||||||| 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: Exciting news indeed. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Firesign Theatre's new DOWNLOAD STORE at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases SidFudd: "Lawyer's Hospital" is a complete mess, we've been trying to figure out how to reissue it without exactly reissuing it SidFudd: this appears to be a good solution, we hope Not Ed: PP & DO on KBOO https://www.kboo.org/program/holy-crowley-hour Captain Equinox: Well, Dr. Mrs. Captain is walking in the door. SidFudd: I have 10 years of work left to do on all these Firesign reissues, I'm sure Not Ed: will do RTF Not Ed: Wow! Captain Equinox: So long, Keep 'em Flying! Cease: I read Ossman's Flying Saucer Murder case on my last trip to Vegas. Plan to read the new memoir on my next trip in Feb. Not Ed: Take care Rufus_T_Firetween: Happy Holidays, Captain :) Cease: You too, Cap. Captain Equinox: Love to you all! Not Ed: Wally? Beet: G'Nite Cap'n Cease: Yep Not Ed: Pork? Not Ed: Love the guy Not Ed: I rem this part of the book Cease: From Firesign's Fools in Space. Cease: This is from Proctor's podcasts. Not Ed: Ohhh Not Ed: shows ya what I know Cease: well the podcast is just him reading his book, so you're right. Not Ed: Ahh - Btw, can I get a degree from Cat's Collage? Cease: Sid, you recall Proctor talking about the strange copy of Lawyer's Hospital that stood up by itself? I know Proc told it on Coast to Coast, but my copy of that dissappeared when the hard drive it was on died. Cease: you sure can, Not. How about 98.6? Not Ed: iright on! Not Ed: tanx! SidFudd: um...I don't know anything about a copy of "Lawyer's Hospital" that could stand up by itself. There was, however, a copy of "Just Folks" that had a fold-out stand on the back, SidFudd: like Albert Brooks' "A Star Is Bought" Cease: Uri Geller was involved, along with Puharitch, however that is spelled. SidFudd: ...so you could stand it on your desk like a family photo Cease: Proc told the tale while promoting his book. ||||||||| 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!" Cease: Proc has A LOT of strange tales, but this is by far the strangest. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. SidFudd: Oh my, if you want to hear all the strange tales be sure to listen to all the Firesign episodes of the Comedy of Vinyl podcast SidFudd:http://stolendress.com/comedyonvinyl/ SidFudd: This is Proctor let loose! He CANNOT BE STOPPED Cease: Isnt the Lawyer's Hospital stand-up on that? SidFudd: The trick with reissuing "Lawyer's Hospital" is there's, like, three parts to it, all of which should have been released separately SidFudd: the live stuff is all going to be included on our upconing "Fighting Clowns of Hollywood" download ||||||||| "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!" SidFudd: the Jack Poet Volkswagen ads (there are 8 of them) will all be released on a 7" single Rufus_T_Firetween: Sounds great, Sid SidFudd: that leaves the NPR "Campaign Chronicles" stuff, which needs its own separate release too Rufus_T_Firetween: ** This is last FST Chat Show for the rest of the year because of the holidays. We'll be back on January 3rd. The Firesign Chat page will of course still be active. It's available 24/7. SidFudd: the good news is that between October 2017 and April of this year, before we sent the Firesign archive to the Library of Congress, I digitized EVERYTHING SidFudd: so now all I have to do is obsess over all these possible reissue projects for the next several years SidFudd: [cries] Cease: Good for us all, Sid. Rufus_T_Firetween: Thank you so much, Sid :-) Rufus_T_Firetween: Bet that was quite a task Cease: Did the Library get all the KRLA, KMET and KPFK recordings? Beet: A labor of love. SidFudd: Library of Congress got EVERYTHING, including Bruce Litz's oil-on-astroturf painting of panthers eating clowns Cease: wow SidFudd: one day they will have the best, funniest, most confusing historical retrospective ever about the Firesign Theatre SidFudd: ...and the whole world will go "What?" Cease: hopefully someone will be alive who still remembers them. DJTweeny: Great collage, Cat :) Beet: Fabulous, Cat SidFudd: Has everyone bought David's books from Bear Manor? Please buy the Bear Manor books. They are great ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: from Proctor & Bergman’s “WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out THIS COUNTRY at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wtcn-rv' Cease: I've bought several and will keep on buying them. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HOTEL TALES” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#festival Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS” at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wtcn-ln Cease: Sid, have you read Terry Southern's 1958 novel Flash and Filigree? SidFudd: ummmmmmmmmm I think so, there was a period where I read all the novels in order. What's that one about SidFudd: Does it take place in L.A., and is there a nurse? Cease: Every Firehead will find one part of the novel Extremely Familiar. Cease: The very strange adventures of a dermitologist in LA Cease: That's the one, Fudd. SidFudd: Proctor once read out part of a chapter of "The Magic Christian" during an episode of "Dear Friends" - the bit about sledge-hammering saltines on the sidewalk Cease: I'm making a collage mixing Southern and Firesign, inspired by just that reading. Cease: Just got a copy of the DVD today. Cease: I heard Cleese on Maron recently, He was in that flick, but said it wasn't very funny. Cease: Was watching Easy Rider a couple of days ago, and there was Proctor's girlfriend, dancing on a table. SidFudd: Was it The Chick Who Made Electric Clothes? Cease: No, the one who married John Sebastian. Cease: Cathy Cozzi (multiple spellings) Cease: Proc was hanging out with Peter Fonda in those days so it's not surprising. Cease: I wonder if they're still friends, Proc and Fonda. Rufus_T_Firetween: These guys really could have toured comedy clubs Rufus_T_Firetween: Do The Hun! Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: The audience can't keep up Rufus_T_Firetween: Too funny Cease: that tidbit was from the Proctor Bergman report. Rufus_T_Firetween: Really looking forward to the new store, Sid. Thanks for all your and others involved efforts... ||||||||| It's 10:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| SidFudd - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus_T_Firetween: "I recommend the Soup De Jour. I had it yesterday." lol Beet: Good news from Sid this week. Rufus_T_Firetween: yes indeedie ||||||||| 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' Cease: Come back for more collages in January. I'm hard at work making more. Rufus_T_Firetween: excellent :) Beet: Also good news for us all. DJTweeny: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you January 3rd, same Firetime, same Firestation... Cease: Happy hollidays, all. Beet: This was a nice way to start celebrating holidays. Nice to see everyone. Great news about the download site. Enjoyed the collage this week, Dr Cease. Thanks as always, Dr Tween. Happy Holidays all. G'Nite. DJTweeny: Same to you and yours :) Cease: Off we fly, like reindeer. ||||||||| Cease rushes off, saying "10:58 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 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - 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: ||||||||| Elayne - 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: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| TimmMcCoy.com - dead from measles ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Captain Equinox - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's 4:32 AM, time to change the log file and clean out unused rooms; please exit the chat room for a minute or two. Thank you for your patience."
The Evening's Participants:
Beet
Captain Equinox
Cease
DJTweeny
Elayne
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
SidFudd
TimmMcCoy.com
