||||||||| 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 January 03, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts a wooden nickel as a gratuity, mumbles something about 7:43 PM, then departs. ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween is kicked out just as the clock strikes 7:43 PM. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and snorts derisively "Presenting 'DJTweeny', just granted probation at 7:43 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 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 8:06 PM -- DJTweeny left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| DJTweeny enters at 8:07 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Haberdashery Barn. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:07 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 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)' ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Eric Johnson) 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)' ||||||||| Outside, the 8:46 PM uptown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving llanwydd coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. llanwydd: hey tween DJTweeny: Happy New Year llan :) llanwydd: back attcha llanwydd: dont have any sound. Is it on yet? DJTweeny: sure is DJTweeny: ah wait, the atream stopped lol DJTweeny: stream llanwydd: got it now DJTweeny: stream's fine, iTunes got kicked off :/ llanwydd: not familiar with eric johnson DJTweeny: Austin guitar player llanwydd: not bad DJTweeny:https://www.ericjohnson.com/ ||||||||| Outside, the 8:56 PM crosstown bus from Virginia pulls away, leaving Beet coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Beet: HAPPY NEW YEAR all. Leave it to Tween to start the year with some kick-ass tunes. DJTweeny: Het Beet Beet: Hi Dr Tween DJTweeny: Happy New Year Beet: Back atcha Beet: This guy's hot. Have you seen him live? DJTweeny: No I haven't DJTweeny: Would like to Beet: Nice to see you up there, Llan. Beet: I would like to see him too. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, January 03, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... DJTweeny: Hi Cease Beet: HNY, Dr Cease. Cease: Hi all DJTweeny: Happy New Year :) Cease: Much happiness back at you, beet Cease:Tween too Cease: and Llan Beet: The Voice. ||||||||| Elayne enters at 9:02 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Haberdashery Barn. Elayne: Evenin' all, and happy 2019! DJTweeny: Happy New Year Elayne Beet: Dear Elayne. Happy New Year to you. Elayne: And the same to you, Tweeny! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's “WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out THE ELECTRICIAN at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wfte-rv' Elayne: Hoping Jeremy Braddock makes an appearance, I've been trying to get the two of you together. Cease: Happy new Elaynear Beet: Where it all began. Elayne: Here's his KCRW podcast: https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-organist/be-in-two-places-at-once-the-firesign-theatre Elayne: I think he'd make a good interview subject, and maybe we can play the podcast on a future chat? ||||||||| "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!" Cease: Wow Elayne: He's a nice fellow, although I confessed to him that I didn't remember meeting him 20+ years ago. As I've mentioned to Cat and others, my episodic memory sucks. Beet: Truth in every line. DJTweeny: Cat, you want to check out the podcast and see what might fit? Cease: sure Cease: KBOO shouldn't be our only plug Cease: Lots of great interviews with Firesign on many podcasts. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wfte-ln DJTweeny: Yeah, might be a really good resource Elayne: If you're interested in playing it and Jeremy doesn't show up this evening, you may wish to contact him. I have his email address. ||||||||| 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!" Cease: good idea, E Cease: Ive been plugged into netflicks for the last month. free service ends saturday and i just discovered bourdain has a series i've never seen called The Layover Cease: A discernible distance from the heights of his last show, but he's always delightful to watch Elayne: Cat, I didn't care for that series that much, but I suppose any Bourdain is better than the reality of no Bourdain. Cease: exactly Cease: did you see the last episode of Parts about the lower east side of nyc> Elayne: I have a few things on my Netflix queue but I've a hankering latelh to go analog and catch up on comics and graphic novels. As well as Phil's and Dave's bio books. Elayne: Cat, to tell you the truth I stopped watching when he died. Too painful for me to look at, at least for awhile. Cease: just finished dave's bio yesterday and exchanged emails with him Cease: the last episode was extradinary. mostly about artists in nyc. reminded me of visiting that gathering of artists when i first visited you in 2005 Cease: and firesign spent most of their time iwth artists on their 70 tour of east coast Cease: its great to read both proctor and ossman's audobis together. Elayne: That's my aim, when I finish the graphic novel pile. The way I'm going it'll be spring before I get to 'em. Cease: bourdain;s last shows were great works of art Beet: What is the name of the series with the NYC episode? Cease: Parts Unkown, Anthony Bourdain. Beet: Thanks. Cease: CNN Cease: The music video that ends the last show is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen on tv. Cease: seeing it was like hearing this album for the first time Beet: wow Elayne: That's my illness caught up with me. Almost better from this lurgy I've had since Christmas, but not quite. If Jeremy comes by tell him I said hi. Next week, all. ||||||||| Elayne is defenestrated just as the clock strikes 9:25 PM. Cease: willdo, el Beet: G'Nite Miss E Beet: He fell right over Cease: i wonder if other chatters forgot tonight the chat is back. Beet: Nursing hangovers. Cease: still? Beet: Serious partyers Cease: Went to a fine party last night. Got at least one person interested in Firesign. Beet: Always fabulous when that happens. Beet: I'd be curious to know what angle you take when talking to a potential initiate? Cease: one of the people there had just completed a course in audio produciton, wants to get into podcasting. Cease: some others were very much in sf, very literate ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Beet: cool DJTweeny: lol @ Black Cross Volunteers Cease: firesign is a great gift to the literate, intelligent. llanwydd: cool ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “ANOTHER WORLD” 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: Greatness ||||||||| 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: 1st for the new year. Beet: I saw that doc on F L Wright Cease: seeing that inspired this collage Beet: I have been to Fallingwater twice in the last year. Cease: wow llanwydd: you live in PA, Beet? Beet: I'm in West Virginia. The house is about 2 hours away. llanwydd: aha llanwydd: I would love to see that house. were you inside? Beet: Oh yeah. It is a very thorough tour with fascinating details about the house, the family and Wright. llanwydd: fantastic Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “ANOTHER WORLD” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FELINE_FOOTNOTES_FOR_PHILS_PODCASTS Cease: this is the best thing i saw on netlficks. Cease: Nanette Beet: I think in the back of all our minds there is belief in the possibility of a truly amazing world. Beet: Can literally burn people up. Beet: One of the greatest tales in the history of art. llanwydd: who is this. Cat? llanwydd: I meant , Cease: Helen Fagin Cease: from her reading in a new book called A Velocity of Being. Cease: my gift to 11 year old grand daughters. Beet: You must be the coolest Grandpa. Cease: subititled Letters to a Young Reader ||||||||| 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: one does one's best. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Beet: Catherwood give everyone a gong. ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone a gong. llanwydd: thanks, cathy Beet: Catherwood give everyone a yellow vest. ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone a yellow vest. llanwydd: lol DJTweeny: Great collage, Cat llanwydd: sure is Beet: Great way to start a year. DJTweeny: you bet :) DJTweeny: Reminds me of the songs Paul Simon did in Africa Beet: This is nice. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Johan Amadeus Myjetski inside, makes a note of the time (10:08 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Beet: Hey JAM! Happy New Year! Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Wearing my yellow vest with pride! DJTweeny: Hey Johan, Happy New Year Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Happy new year to us all! Beet: Fantastic. Cease: Your welcome, Tween. Cease: Happiness, Jammy Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “BOX OF DANGER: The Complete Nick Danger Casebook” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bod-rv Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Sorry to be late n i was in the studio ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing – from the Box Of Danger collection “SHACK OUT ON THE ALIEN HIGHWAY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out BOX OF DANGER at >> https://www.shoutfactory.com/music/spoken-word/the-firesign-theatre-s-box-of-danger-the-complete-nick-danger-casebook' Beet: Get a car Cease: Just finished Ossman's new memoirs and he has a lot of nick danger scripts Beet: That was an addition I hadn't heard before. llanwydd: the house democrats just voted down the wall llanwydd: and the shutdown apparently Beet: Tear down all walls. llanwydd: lol ||||||||| "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!" Johan Amadeus Myjetski : The wall wanters quit listening after the line “we don’t need no education “ llanwydd: I think that means Trump has only one term Beet: One can hope ||||||||| "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!" Johan Amadeus Myjetski : That makes him a one term-ite llanwydd: lol Beet: It worries me that Bernie is staying in the party. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : We’ll be right back, or left front llanwydd: I like Fighting Clowns Cease: much of Fighting Clowns of Hollywood is about making that album llanwydd: when I saw them in NYC they did a lot of that album and Lawyers Hospital ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" DJTweeny: There might yet be splinter parties, Beet llanwydd: in 1981 llanwydd: Hi Bill DJTweeny: long way to 2020 Cease: ossman talks about that show in the book. Beet: There is a movement to get Bernie to head a third party. llanwydd: the nyc show, cat? Cease: yes, that whole tour Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Keeping my thumb next to my lines... llanwydd: cool Cease: you will love the book Cease: very good to read after proctor's book, for a different angle on some of the same experiences. Beet: Anybody else see "Vice"? Beet: lol Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Vice? I have no vice. I’m as pure as the driven snow... Beet: I knew that. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : There. I’ve quoted Curly. I can go home now... Beet: Curly was the real thing. Beet: Nancy gets around. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Sure enough! He may have reincarnated as John Belushi. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Ever watch Hamish McBeth? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Sort of a cross between Andy Griffith & Twin Peaks... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Its not an Echo, its an Alexa... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Butt on the other hand?!? Cease: Nancy does indeed llanwydd: gotta be gwan. see ya nest thirsty. thankx tween and cat. nytol ||||||||| At 10:45 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, llanwydd!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... Cease: by llan Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Nitety, llan! Beet: See ya, Llan Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hire lumberjacks! They’re alright! ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cease: they sleep all night and they work all day DJTweeny: lol Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Private “i” day, then private “b”day Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Gotta run folks! Nite! Nextfire week, all! DJTweeny: later gator Cease: by jammy Beet: See ya next time, JAM. Cease: Next week, part one of Southern Fried Firesign ||||||||| 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: sounds like fun :) ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Cease: Indeed ||||||||| Cease is kicked out just as the clock strikes 11:02 PM. Beet: This was fun. Great way to bring in 2019. Thanks everyone. Great collage, Dr Cease. Thanks for everything as usual Dr Tween. G'Nite. 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: ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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 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 jaundice ||||||||| 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 the fiddlers ||||||||| 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
DJTweeny
Elayne
Johan Amadeus Myjetski
llanwydd
Rufus_T_Firetween
