||||||||| 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 June 20, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "8:37 PM and late as usual, it's Rufus_T_Firetween, just back from Funfun Town." ||||||||| New notice: '** FIRESIGN CHAT TONIGHT ** A Replay of the Show from May 23, 2019 (DJ Tweeny is setting up his new computer system) Firesign's I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS plus some XM Radio Mark Time skits a Cat Collage “Bugged” (his new collage Bugged 2 will be heard next week) and from In The Next World You're On Your Own “Police Street”' ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:40 PM and DJTweeny waltzes out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| New notice: '** FIRESIGN CHAT TONIGHT ** A Replay of the Show from May 23, 2019 (DJ Tweeny is setting up his new computer system) Firesign's I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS plus some XM Radio Mark Time skits a Cat Collage “Bugged” (his new collage Bugged 2 will be heard next week) and from In The Next World You're On Your Own “Police Street” Listen at 128k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u - Listen at 16k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u' ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:57 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... DJTweeny: Hi Cease Cease: HI Tween. Good to see you operating again DJTweeny: Well, enought to broadcast anyway :) Cease: Ah, airplane DJTweeny: The new music computer is very good, and very fast
DJTweeny is a happy camper ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, June 20, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and intones "Presenting 'Beet', just granted probation at 9:02 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Beet: Evening all! DJTweeny: Yo Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween DJTweeny: Well, that's 3 of us lol Cease: Hi Beet Beet: We can only do with what we have. DJTweeny: :) Cease: We need Whispering Squash and Artie Choke Beet: Howdy Dr Cease DJTweeny: yeah Cease: Did you announce the chat on Facebook? Beet: No ladies yet. ||||||||| "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!" DJTweeny: I did indeed, Cease DJTweeny: and Twitter Cease: I've been using Bozos on the new collage I'm creating about Weird Al Cease: Bozos is immensely useful DJTweeny: kewl DJTweeny: lots of great bits ||||||||| Captain Equinox flies in through the transom, landing on the bearskin rug. "Attention, solstice squad! After working a 12-hour day, I like to kick back and swill some juice out of a genuine Firesign coffee mug or Bear Whiz Beer stein!" Beet: I don't ever mind hearing Bozos again. It's like listening to Shakespeare or looking at Van Gogh. Always a treat. Cease: You know this song is just Gene Autry's Back in the Saddle Again with diffrerent lyrics DJTweeny: a classic DJTweeny: oh yeah it is Cease: Indeed, Beet ||||||||| "9:11 PM? 9:11 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Johan Amadeus Myjetski should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Johan Amadeus Myjetski enters and sits at the bar. Cease: Hi Jammy Beet: Hey, JAM! DJTweeny: allo Johan Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Ah, i see you are a sailor... ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 9:12 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Hat Pack Annex. llanwydd: wassup folks DJTweeny: Hi llan Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hello djt, cease, beet! ||||||||| 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: Hi Llan Cease: Llany Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Llan! ||||||||| "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!" Beet: In other words, no shoes. Beet: It's ME Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I cut the souls out of my shoes, just i learned to play the flute... Beet: I'm just one of the holygrams after all. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Just b4 i learned DJTweeny: My new music computer >> https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-twelve-core-2.66-mid-2010-westmere-specs.html DJTweeny: An oldie but a fastie ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "9:18 PM and late as usual, it's Merlyn, just back from Minnesota." Cease: looks impressive ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! DJTweeny: Hi Merlyn Cease: Hi Merl Merlyn: hey hoo Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Greetings, Merlyn Beet: I love it when after he says "fell down" you hear the coughing guy collapse in the background. Beet: Hi Merlyn. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Nice detail, beet! Merlyn: just be careful if you want to upgrade to Mojave, tween -- I (and others) get weird freezes at times that clear up after minutes Merlyn: not sure if your system can run it though DJTweeny: I have a High Sierra install, but I'm still using Mavericks, and Snow Leopard to run old PPC code DJTweeny: Too much 'cloud computing' with the more recent OSs for my taste ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" DJTweeny: I've heard about people have trouble with Mojave. No need for it here Merlyn: High Sierra should be OK if you want to go to that Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Too nebulous, djt? Merlyn: I hope the next version fixes it, it jettisons older versions of software (32 vs 64 bit? I dunno) DJTweeny: Too many connections to Apple servers, Johan DJTweeny: Not as bad as I've heard about Win 10 connections, but I don't like it Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hal says he’s feeling much better now, still has the greatest enthusiasm for the mission, and he wants to help. You. Beet: What is a "strone"? DJTweeny: lol Johan Beet: Ad getting a lie in return. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Beet , I don’t know, but i saw a small strone at the grocery. A mini-strone. Beet: Italian, eh? llanwydd: I have never strone DJTweeny: Strone is a village in the UK, amongst other things llanwydd: sounds like an anglo saxon name DJTweeny: We found 4 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word strone: https://www.onelook.com/?loc=dmapirel&w=strone Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I think it’s italian, makes you a god’s father i think, or.... llanwydd: the god of naples? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Brb. Beet: Can you do all of this with Siri? DJTweeny: Would be cool to play with Siri and FST lines :) Beet: I heard that if you say, "worker speaking" with Siri she has a Firesign type response. Cease: this is the album that inspired Jobs DJTweeny: Understandable Beet: Everybody's calling him "sailor" Cease: Better than everyone calling him Nancy Johan Amadeus Myjetski : back. ||||||||| gesundheit Dankeschön enters at 9:41 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and hurries off to the Chapeau Manger. Beet: Hi Danke Cease: there is a kind of vacuum cleaner called a Dirt Devil Cease: Danke Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi Danke! Beet: No Choose/shoes Cease: Maybe Dr Memory is learning to play the flute ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! llanwydd: I see you are a sailor Beet: Wonderful! Cease: We are all sailors on the Firesign ocean Johan Amadeus Myjetski : That ending nearly lulls me to sleep! ||||||||| Not Ed steps in at 9:49 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Cease: You listening to yourself, Merl Cease: Hi Not Not Ed: Repeat itself. Not Ed: Hi firepeeples! Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Evening, not! DJTweeny: Hi Not Ed ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:51 PM and ggendel sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Cease: gg DJTweeny: allo gesundheit Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi GG! Not Ed: Achoo DJTweeny: Hi ggendel Not Ed: Beet, Cease, Rufus, llan, gesund, JAM, ggen, Tweeny waz real? DJTweeny: Not much real these days... Beet: Hey Not DJTweeny: Bought a new computer. Will have a new show for you all next week :) Beet: Hi gg Not Ed: Cool Tweeny Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Mark’s my kind of star defective! Not Ed: Heh good point, CJT Not Ed: DJT DJTweeny: :) Not Ed: NBC Not Ed: LOL DJTweeny: whatever... ;) Not Ed: zactly Merlyn: Here's all the Mark Time XM bits: http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/xmradio/marktime.html Not Ed: nice DJTweeny: Thanks Merlyn Johan Amadeus Myjetski : He does sound like Screamin’ Jay Johan Amadeus Myjetski : , 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 ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Aound effect from the original War of the Worlds DJTweeny: Ah, really... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Sound effect DJTweeny: cool DJTweeny: Welcome to the newcomers tonight :-) We're here every Thursday evening Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Accent is phasing... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Oh no, broken stations Not Ed: Don't break this station! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hand me the criers Cease: You've played all of this, right Tween? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Secret agent man IS number six... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “BUGGED” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES DJTweeny: This is the show we did on May 23rd, Cease DJTweeny: Or, what did you mean by 'all of this'? Cease: all of the Daily Feed tapes Cease: hjtis is from that Merlyn: You can see all the video of Mark Time and Nick Danger XM radio bits on the Firesign youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXdhVqpbttKSvBWGWHSBkgw/playlists DJTweeny: Yes, I played both parts, on different shows Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Insects? Burroughs? Beet: Ya just never know where the bugs are. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Bug are after my naked lunch... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Bugs, & I don’t mean bunny ||||||||| It's 10:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ggendel - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: I made this right after my Burroughs collages Beet: gg died pretty quickly Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Gene Hackman in The Conversation... Not Ed: Pork? Not Ed: Just watched The Conversation this afternoon Johan Amadeus Myjetski : A top not h film, imo Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Notch Not Ed: walter murch : ) Cease: I read his book when I took a cinematography class in 03 Not Ed: genius editor and sound craftsman Not Ed: yeah great book Cease: indeed, great book too Beet: Weird how a dating ap has become a major surveillance tool for invasion of privacy. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Another good film, a convoluted tale of industrial espionage, The Spanish Prisoner Cease: dont think i've seen that DJTweeny: indeed Beet Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Stars Campbell Scott, Steve Martin (serious, not comedy) DJTweeny: and you know those geneology sites like Ancestry.com? I've been reading that they're sharing their DNA samples with law enforcement authorities llanwydd: Ive heard about that as well Beet: From spit to a life behind bars. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Rewatched Soylent Green last week llanwydd: Ive seen that DJTweeny: Haven seen that in ages, probably since the 70s DJTweeny: *Haven't Beet: Believe or not I have never seen Soylent Johan Amadeus Myjetski : A good film in spite of Chucko Heston Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Eddie G Robinson is good in it, though Beet: Chucko went from holding the ten commandments to an assault weapon. DJTweeny: That's a must-see, Beet Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Not a lot of difference between the two Beet: I will seek it out. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “BUGGED” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Cease: part 2 next week Cease: Harry Shearer interviewed her recently, which inspired part 2 DJTweeny: Soylent Green - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/ << classic distopian sci-fi Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Yes, beet, a must see... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : High on rye, or the ergot in the rye? DJTweeny: Wasn't there a theory that the Massachusetts Witch Trials happened because people had eaten moldy rye bread, and that caused hallucinations? DJTweeny: Hence 'high on rye' perhaps? Cease: ive read that, tween Beet: It messes up my hullabalootions DJTweeny: yy Johan Amadeus Myjetski : There was a town in England or France in the 1400s the whole town ate ergot-riddled bread, stayed up all night in the town square, talking DJTweeny: heheh Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Puts a new slant on the catcher in the rye... DJTweeny: Indeed it does ;) Beet: I heard about a smart light bulb today. DJTweeny: The U.S. Marine Corps Turned San Diego Into A Massive Chinese-Style Smart City - https://www.davidicke.com/article/542392/u-s-marine-corps-turned-san-diego-massive-chinese-style-smart-city Cease: me too, beet Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Thanks bozo, but I want to be the smartest thing in *my* house... DJTweeny: yeah lol Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “BUGGED” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Johan Amadeus Myjetski : She’s describing the attitude of empires toward their colonies. Just fre or low cost raw materials... DJTweeny: Any requests for FST material for future shows? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I am not a number i am a free man! DJTweeny: The Prisoner was waaaaaay ahead of its time Johan Amadeus Myjetski : So was Soylent Green Beet: Creepy stuff. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Everybody’s got something to hide ‘cepr for me & my monkey DJTweeny: When Obama said about the NDAA (totally against The Constitution), "I you're just a regular person and you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about", I worried. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : ANY authority that says you don’t need to worry under any circumstances, is LYING Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Don’t forget it DJTweeny: President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law - https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/president-obama-signs-indefinite-detention-bill-law << totally against the Bill Of Rights Not Ed: Hug an Iranian Not Ed: Tanx Cat Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Duckbill of rights... Not Ed: lol JAM Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Superb, cat, simply superb! Beet: Great one, Cat. Cease: you got to hear the end of Bozos twice! Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Just not my cup of meat... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about In The Next World, You're On Your Own at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=nextworld-ln ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Yes, cease, great isn’t it? Cease: I started hearingf Shoshanna on the radio when I was working on the Burroughs collages. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : If you’re going to listen twice, Bozos is it! Cease: It seemed to flow together DJTweeny: Worked well :) Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I’ll say Cease: More next week DJTweeny: Looking forward to it DJTweeny: A very timely topic Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I hope our awakening is not too late Cease: indeed, jam Beet: everyone is looking for a way to break the president these days. DJTweeny: I like the distinction what was made between 'we are the product' and 'no, we are the raw material' Johan Amadeus Myjetski : If ever a president needed breaking... DJTweeny: The Congress is about to give Trump all sorts of new surveillance powers DJTweeny: Congress Is Poised to Give Trump Administration Powerful New Spying Powers - https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/congress-poised-give-trump-administration-powerful Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Can’t wait for someone to tell him “you’re fired” Beet: You mean the corporation puppets are giving Stooge #1 maximum fascist powers? DJTweeny: heheh DJTweeny: Frankly, unless there's an economic collapse, I can't se Trump _not_ winning in 2020 DJTweeny: Something like that, Beet DJTweeny: *can't see DJTweeny: Biden or Bernie sure can't beat him llanwydd: the electoral college is unpredictable DJTweeny: and Bernie might split the party Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about In The Next World, You're On Your Own at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=nextworld-ln Beet: Is there any real hope left? Looks like the DNC will succeed in cheating Bernie again. llanwydd: I used to walk down bernies street almost every day Johan Amadeus Myjetski : The Orlando newspaper endorsed ‘anyone but trump’ last week llanwydd: never met hm, though DJTweeny: I like what Tulsi Gabbard has been saying about staying out of foreign interventions llanwydd: dont recognize that name Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Tulsi is a fresh hope, maybe Beet: Tulsi/Bernie, Bernie/Tulsi 2020 DJTweeny: Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard_2020_presidential_campaign DJTweeny: Thanks for listening everybody! llanwydd: thanks tweeny and cat Beet: This was a good one. It was nice to see everyone tonight. Fabulous collage, Dr Cease. Thanks to the great Dr Tween. G’Nite. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Love love love to all! Thanks djt Cease & everyone! DJTweeny: Tulsi is a war vetern who wants us to stay out of the Middle East ||||||||| 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: *veteran ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 11:00 PM -- llanwydd left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Cease: Off we go Not Ed: Laterz! ||||||||| "11:00 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Cease, who then hurries out through the french doors and down through the brambles. Merlyn: later all ||||||||| Merlyn rushes off, saying "11:02 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| 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 intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Not Ed - 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: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| gesundheit Dankeschön - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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
Johan Amadeus Myjetski
llanwydd
Merlyn
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
