||||||||| 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 27, 2018 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Rufus_T_Firetween inside, makes a note of the time (6:56 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| New notice: '** The Firesign Chat starts at 9pmET this evening. ** DJTweeny is taking a vacation for the holidays but will return on January 3 with new shows to start the new year... HAVE FUN AND HAPPY HOLDAYS!!' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 7 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween is kicked out just as the clock strikes 7:04 PM. ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski waltzes in at 7:28 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| It's 7:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:17 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the vestibule. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, December 27, 2018 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| 9:05 PM: Deputy Dang jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Deputy Dang: Dammit. I'm late again. Rufus_T_Firetween: Howdy Deputy Deputy Dang: Howdy Pardner! Deputy Dang: And dammit... I have to work the 3rd, so I won't be here then. Grumble grumble grumble Rufus_T_Firetween: :/ Rufus_T_Firetween: We're opening the year with the first 4 FST albums, one a week Deputy Dang: One of these days, I'm going to have to replace my vinyl with CDs. Deputy Dang: I teach Thursday nights, and don't get home until just a little before the show ends. Deputy Dang: Well, I guess I'll mosey along, pardner. Have a Happy New year, or at least until the new year. Rufus_T_Firetween: You too Deputy Rufus_T_Firetween: There's always the archive at www.kurtericson.com/firesign ||||||||| At 9:23 PM, Deputy Dang vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! Rufus_T_Firetween: Until last time, again... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween is defenestrated just as the clock strikes 9:45 PM. ||||||||| 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:
Deputy Dang
Rufus_T_Firetween
