||||||||| 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 March 07, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood leads RedPillTweeny inside, makes a note of the time (5:45 AM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 6:10 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedPillTweeny - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| "7:37 PM? 7:37 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Rufus_T_Firetween should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Rufus_T_Firetween 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)' ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "8:36 PM and late as usual, it's DJTweeny, just back from Hellmouth." ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Biting 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)' ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:56 PM and Cease waltzes out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. DJTweeny: Hi Cease ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:57 PM, dragging Nusz by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" DJTweeny: Hi Nusz Cease: Hi Cease: Biting music, how appropriate DJTweeny: :) ||||||||| Catherwood leads Nusz in through the front door at 8:59 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. DJTweeny: And we have two of them... ||||||||| 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 accompanies Beet in through the front door at 8:59 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Beet: Evening Folks. Beet: Evening Folks. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, March 07, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: Beet ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Merlyn inside, makes a note of the time (9:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Beet: I'm schizzo tonight Merlyn: I'm you beets DJTweeny: Allo Merlyn ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'Tough Tony', just granted probation at 9:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Cease: Merl Beet: Hi Dr Tween, Dr Cease DJTweeny: Hi Tony Cease: TT Beet: Hey, Merl. Hey Tony Tough Tony: Hi! Welcome to the Ash and Onion! :) DJTweeny: Doesn't sound too tasty Tough Tony: Hi Beet, Cease DJTweeny! Beet: I thought Ash was for Wednesday. Tough Tony: Better than Thai Food Mary's! DJTweeny: Most certainly ;) ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Bunnyboy close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 9:05 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the sitting room. Beet: Hi Bunny Merlyn: Hey BB Bunnyboy: No Product Placement!!! Bunnyboy: How do, Bunnyboy: , Bunnyboy: ! DJTweeny: Hey Bunny Merlyn: How punctual you are, BB Bunnyboy: okay, warming up... Bunnyboy: For a gawdamn change! Bunnyboy: Was it something I thought I said?... DJTweeny: Good Richard Pryor album :) Cease: Hey Benny Beet: Hey D.J. Bunnyboy: cat: Well! Cease: Lol ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing – from the new FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD live show collection “The Fighting Clowns radio Show” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases' Cease: All roads lead to Rochester. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing – from the new FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD live show collection “The Fighting Clowns radio Show” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases' ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing – from the new FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD live show collection “The Fighting Clowns Radio Show” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases' Rufus_T_Firetween: 3rd time's a charm ;) Bunnyboy: I just finished my first listen through FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD TODAY. DJTweeny: Kewl Merlyn: What is this, the threepenny opera? DJTweeny: heheh Bunnyboy: You have change coming! Merlyn: Tuppence? Cease: Haven't bought it yet but will soon. Bunnyboy: You wish! Bunnyboy: Sorry, I'll stop yelling.
Bunnyboy is outta practice. Bunnyboy: The Bandcamp download was a cool deal. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the New Live Concert Collection “FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD” at Firesign's new Download Store >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases Bunnyboy: ZACHARIAH Blu is purty. DJTweeny: Seems like an excellent price considering the amount of material included. Bunnyboy: 6 Acts, 3 of them unnatural... Beet: I have the quad of Bozos with nothing to play it on. Bunnyboy: I had to download Adobe Acrobat fot iOS. The booklet hurked every other reader app. DJTweeny: There isn't anything like Apple Preview for iOS? Bunnyboy: Y'know y'all can listen to all the tracks fer free, at Bandcamp? You pay for the file downloads and PDF, when you buy the goodies. DJTweeny: I did not know that Bunnyboy: Is Apple Preview a Mac feature? PC guy, me. DJTweeny: Yes, it's their PDF reader that comes with OS X Merlyn: HEY, there's the threepenny opera Bunnyboy: For thems who are interested, SubGenius Foundation also has a Bandcamp portal. Merlyn: Slack! Bunnyboy: IOS has Books. Cease: I see there's going to be a subgenius flick Bunnyboy: Strewth! Bunnyboy: Crowdfunded...of course! Tough Tony: So what are the chances of Proctor and Ossman doing a Hiphugger and Hamburger album? Bunnyboy: In 1981, I *was* Joey Demografico! DJTweeny: Great idea, Tony :) Cease: You could ask them, tony. I think that's a good idea. Cease: I use this piece on the final ellison collage. DJTweeny: I'll emial them, Tony Tough Tony: Well, Dave, Phil, if you're lurking tonight, how about it guys? Bunnyboy: Phil and David are going to be performing an OTR show in the Seattle/Bellevue area, one night this month. Margaret O'Brian is the featured guest! Tough Tony: Wow! That's great news! Cease: It's great to see them still performing. Cease: I know they love it. DJTweeny: Yes indeed, wonderful that they're continuing to do plays :) Tough Tony: Fighting Clowns is one of my LEAST listened-to FT albums. After tonight, I'll have to revisit it. DJTweeny: Their most musical album. Jeff Baxter of The Doobies plays in the band. Tough Tony: Didn't know that! ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:41 PM and Koyemsi steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 9:41 PM, dragging Porgy55 by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Firehead?" Koyemsi: Look at this grape! Cease: Welcome, newcomers Tough Tony: Hi! Koyemsi: Hita Koyemsi: That is, Hiya ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" DJTweeny: Hi Koyemsi, Porgy Koyemsi: I'm in need of some advice from my fellow Fireheads (or Foreheads, as autocorrect would have it) Bunnyboy: Don'T DO IT! Beet: Hi Koyemsi and Porgy DJTweeny: Here are the liner notes for the Fighting Clowns album: http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=fc-ln DJTweeny: You'll find the list of musicians at the bottom DJTweeny: How may we be of assistance, Koyemsi? Tough Tony: Cool...thanks DJT Bunnyboy: Whatever you do, don't talk to Catherwood... ||||||||| Catherwood rushes alongside Bunnyboy and mumbles "Someone mention my name?" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the New Live Concert Collection “FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD” at Firesign's new Download Store >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases Koyemsi: On one of the "Radio Hour Hour" shows, the Firesigns (minus Proctor) improvised a new soundtrack for "The Mummy's Tomb", which was playing on TV at the time Bunnyboy: Same old jokebot... DJTweeny: Catherwood, please bring Koyemsi some advice ||||||||| Catherwood hands koyemsi some advice. Koyemsi: Thanks, this advice must be sry by now Koyemsi: DRY! I feel like Principal Poop, getting my words wrong Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “WHERE’S MY FORTUNE COOKIE?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Bunnyboy: Looking for THE MUMMY'S TOMB? Try Ankah Pharoh! Koyemsi: Anyway, I just finished syncing up the Firesign's soundtrack with the actual movie. DJTweeny: wow, kewl Bunnyboy: Pharoah. I got it. Koyemsi: And I want to share it with Bozos like you! Problem is, the copyright robots made me take it down when I tried uploading it to YouTube or Dailymotion Bunnyboy: Aw! Bunnyboy: Which RHH ep? Us DOMMers can homeroll it. Beet: Cool Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “BITING THROUGH WITH SHARP TEETH” 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/' Koyemsi: The episode is "Only the Blackness Behind Me Is Real", but it's tricky because the movie has scenes cut out, there are commercial breaks, and the speed of the audio and video are slightly different. My version fixes all this. Bunnyboy: Neat! Koyemsi: So how can I share it with y'all? ||||||||| It's 9:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Porgy55 - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... DJTweeny: Hard to say, because of the copyright issue DJTweeny: DropBox might have the same problem, but it might be worth a try Koyemsi: Ooh, good idea. I suppose I could try Google Drive as well Bunnyboy: Audible just dropped a new read of THE ELECTRIC KOOLAID ACID TEST. Cease: I had people read from that in my Kesey collage Cease: Maybe Tweeny was Kesey? I forget. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Hmmmm, don't remember doing that. Cease: I think Llan was in it too. DJTweeny: Dosen't mean I didn't lol Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “BITING THROUGH WITH SHARP TEETH” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#ellison_land Tough Tony: Hey, it's been reel-to-reel. And I'm OUT! :) Cease: Come again, Tony DJTweeny: See you next time, Tony... ||||||||| "Hey Tough Tony!" ... Tough Tony turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:04 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... Beet: See Ya Tony Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus_T_Firetween: ** THE PROCTOR PODCAST - From the mind, and life, of comedy great Phil Proctor >> http://theproctorpodcast.podbean.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the video of David Ossman and Phil Proctor at the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS >> http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8134&loclr=eanw DJTweeny: Wow, had no idea that Louis Illuminato was an actual person Koyemsi:Tween, you must be an atheist Beet: Neat story ||||||||| 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!"
DJTweeny is a member of The First Church Of Science Fiction DJTweeny: Yeah it is Beet 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the FIRESIGN CHAT SHOW ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/firesign/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “BITING THROUGH WITH SHARP TEETH” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#ellison_land DJTweeny: Great collage, Cat :) Cease: Hope the whole trilogy holds together Beet: Totally enjoyable. Cease. Cease: You thjink Harlan would have enjoyed it? Cease: I was afraid to do a collage about him until he was dead. Beet: He was a hip dude, yes. DJTweeny: I don't know anything about the guy, but I'd say you caught his essence. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Extras collection “PLEDGE DRIVE SEGMENT” 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: Where do I send my money? DJTweeny: Was cool to heard how Harlan and Proctor had similar experiences with bullies Bunnyboy: Bunnyboy@PaperBagWaterfrontDeadOfNight Bunnyboy: Gotta go milk the cows. Nitey! Cease: by bun ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| Bunnyboy leaves at 10:40 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: Bye Bunny Beet: G'Nite Bunny Beet: Perfection in femininity. Merlyn: nite BB ||||||||| 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' Merlyn: thanks tween Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet: I enjoyed the meeting this evening. Nice to see some new names. Thanks to all participants. Fabulous collage, Dr Cease. Thanks for everything, Dr Tween. G'Nite. ||||||||| At 10:54 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Merlyn!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... Cease: Off we fly. ||||||||| At 10:55 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Cease!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... 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. ||||||||| Catherwood says "11:14 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs Koyemsi by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door ||||||||| It's 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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 jaundice ||||||||| 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 intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Nusz - 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: ||||||||| Nusz - 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
Bunnyboy
Cease
DJTweeny
Koyemsi
Merlyn
Rufus_T_Firetween
Tough Tony
