||||||||| 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 September 26, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween sneaks in around 7:38 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last year's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| 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' ||||||||| DJTweeny enters at 7:51 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Haberdashery Barn. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Rabbit 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)' ||||||||| Organist Leroy steals in around 8:44 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last week's "unpleasant incident." DJTweeny: Hi Leroy ||||||||| "8:52 PM? 8:52 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Cat should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Cat enters and sits in the comfy chair. DJTweeny: Hey Cat Cat: Hi folks Cat: At your organ again, Leroy? Organist Leroy: I'm here! Cat: Is this music made by a rabbit, Tween? Cat: Welcome, Organist Cat: I didn't know rabbits could sing the blues? DJTweeny: haha ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cat: I hope Elayne shows up. DJTweeny: fingers crossed Organist Leroy: Me too! Cat: How do you know Elayne, Leroy? ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and intones "Announcing 'Beet', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:58 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... Beet: Greetings Chatters. Organist Leroy: I interviewed Firesign in 1993 or 94 and one of those guys -- probably David -- put me in touch with her because I was moving to NYC. She let me photocopy her archive and hipped me to FALAFAL. And I just interviewed her for my book this summer. DJTweeny: Greetings fellow space traveler Cat: HI Beet Organist Leroy: Hi Beet Beet: Hello Dr Cease ||||||||| 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)' Cat: I met her when I first went online in 93, and discovered the Firesign usenet group Beet: Hey, Leroy ||||||||| "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!" ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, September 26, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cat: She was instrumental in my meeting the guys and then doing plays with them. Cat: She's appeared in a few herself. Beet: Does anyone have Elayne's email address? Could ask her to come on. Organist Leroy: That's cool. Rereading the FALAFALs I'm totally amazed how important her work was in keeping the fan community together, pre-internet Organist Leroy: Yes I'll write her Cat: She used to be a regular here. Hasnt been here in a while. Cat: I contacted her through Facebook a few days ago and told her to show up tonight. Beet: Grand Rapids Cat: Yes, she was very important in keeping the Firesign movement alive, when they were barely moving. Organist Leroy: Just dropped her a line Cat: She's why we're here now. This chat was her idea. Organist Leroy: Beautiful. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Elayne in through the front door at 9:03 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Cat: We've been chatting here since 95. Beet: I'm sending pleading, invitation vibes to her. DJTweeny: Thar she is! Elayne: I'm here, Jeremy. Per your summons. :) Cat: Austin used to be a regular Cat: And speaking of Elayne.... Organist Leroy: No! Beet: Hey. Elayne!!!! Elayne: Although Cat did let me know about it first, credit where due. Cat: You used to come on chat looking for Jeremy, and here he is. Elayne: Hey Tween, Beet, Other Tween? Organist Leroy: and yet ... so near DJTweeny: Hello Elayne Cat:Tweeny, do you want to play the Austin interview from WBAI next week? Rufus_T_Firetween: Hello Elayne Organist Leroy: Glad you're here, Elayne! DJTweeny: Sure, why not? Cat: A DJ from Ossman's old station came on chat one night when Austin was here and then chatted with him on his programme. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: from KCRW's The Organist broadcast Dec. 14, 2017 ”How to Be in Two Places at Once: The Firesign Theatre in the US and Vietnam” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out The Organist at >> https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-organist/be-in-two-places-at-once-the-firesign-theatre' Organist Leroy: That's cool. Cat: HOw's the book coming? Beet: This ought to be good. ||||||||| MaxNuclear steals in around 9:07 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." Beet: Hi Max Cat: Hi Max ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Organist Leroy: It's coming! As you can imagine, it's a rather large task. I hope you all like it. Cat: How did you get this podcast? Did you approach KCRW? DJTweeny: Hi Max Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “How to Be in Two Places at Once: The Firesign Theatre in the US and Vietnam” at >> https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-organist/be-in-two-places-at-once-the-firesign-theatre MaxNuclear: Hello! I just got the audio! Organist Leroy: No. My sister in law is a big wheel at Radiotopia, and she knows Andrew who does the Organist. And he always wanted to do a piece on Firesign so he wrote to me. DJTweeny: Nice ||||||||| 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!" Cat: I hope there are a lot of people who want to do pieces on Firesign in the ever-expanding Podverse. Elayne: Hi Max, good to see you! Organist Leroy: BTW I know it should be KPPC ... the editor corrected me and I knew I was right... Elayne: Sorry, multitasking as usual. Robin's on the phone with Amazon customer service trying to return something we bought for my mom. Cat: They did Hour Hour for KPPC Elayne: And the Mets are winning, so my attention is split. Organist Leroy: Right. MaxNuclear: It has taken me awhile. Not great with computers, but love Firesign. Rolling Stones: "The Beatles of comedy" Organist Leroy: I realize that none of this so far is news to you guys Cat: I first heard this album when they played it on Hour Hour. I was driving through the fog-shrouded hills of LA at the time and thought Sector R was really happening. Organist Leroy: !! Organist Leroy: Roger Steffens is a mensch beyond belief Cat: Even without acid, Firesign albums are "a new record every time" Organist Leroy: No doubt Organist Leroy: I almost got to interview John Ashbery about Firesign just before he died. Elayne: Okay, Robin's off the phone and the Mets aren't batting, so I'm back. Organist Leroy: Here's a poem by John Koethe (who just appeared on the show) about listening to FIresign with Ashbery and other poets: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/52743/ninety-fifth-street ||||||||| Not Ed waltzes in at 9:19 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Not Ed: Pork? Elayne: Jeremy, I'm so glad you're finally here, you really are a font of information. DJTweeny: Hey Ed Elayne: Evenin' NotEd! Organist Leroy: I'm glad to be here! Though I'm worried I'm talking too much Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “How to Be in Two Places at Once: The Firesign Theatre in the US and Vietnam” at >> https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-organist/be-in-two-places-at-once-the-firesign-theatre MaxNuclear: I tuned in just at the right time. Not Ed: Hi Elayne Hey Tweeny Organist Leroy: That information completely blew me away. Also, Austin's CO was Mel Blanc's son. Not Ed: Cheers OrgL Cat: Hi Not Not Ed: Hey C Organist Leroy: HI Not Ed Not Ed: Hey Mr Beet Beet: Hi Not 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 Cat: How did Ossman keep from getting drafted? Not Ed: commie weed Organist Leroy: I know. Commie weed Cat: Just watched the new episode of Cat: South Park. The term "commie weed" is oddly relavent Organist Leroy: Ossman was probably too old. Bergman and Austin both enlisted, they weren't drafted. Elayne: So I went to my first marijuana dispensary on Saturday. Couldn't buy anything as I was crossing state lines back into NY, where it's not yet legal. Beet: Never had the opportunity to try any of the exotic Eastern hemisphere weed. Heard about them though. Elayne: And all the paraphernalia was WAY too expensive. I mean, $80 for a small pipe?? Cat: Proctor tells of his getting out of it in his autobi. Elayne: C'est ce n'es pas un pipe that I'm going to buy Cat: What state? Organist Leroy: That's what gave Magritte the idea Elayne: Cat, I was in western MA, in the Berkshires. ||||||||| 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!" Organist Leroy: These are the greatest five minutes in the history of recorded sound Cat: Legal in MA now? That's good. Elayne: Yep, legal in MA for awhile, maybe two years? Elayne: I could be misremembering Cat: That list was from you, right El? Elayne: What list, Cat? Beet: That was cool. Elayne: I'm not listening to whatever's playing Cat: Stang got a mailing list and that's how he started Sub Genius. DJTweeny: I had no idea that FST had been sampled, how cool... Cat: That was just said on this show. Elayne: Yes, I took Stang's mailing list from the C Elayne: Yes, I took Doug's list from the 1976 Campoon mailing to start FAlaFal mailings. Organist Leroy: Yes the Subgenius connection was documented in FALFAL -- thank you Elayne! DJTweeny: You can always listen to the archive, Elayne Elayne: Wonder what Doug's up to now. I think I was the one who introduced him to David. Cat: I played this cut on NHK, Japanese National Radio in 75 Elayne:Tweeny, it's one of many things I'm saving for after I retire in Organist Leroy: My book will have a complete list of all the times Firesign has been sampled in hip hop and dance music. It is a super interesting list. Elayne: ...in 8 years or so Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Archives For The FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS can be found at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign Cat: complete list thus far. Elayne: Thanks Tween! Beet: That sounds fascinating, Leroy. Elayne: Hawk that book, Jeremy! And do please keep us updated on when it'll be coming out. Organist Leroy: I certainly will! Cat: Hope it comes out while Phil and Dave are still alive. DJTweeny: Should be up sometime tomorrow evening, Elayne Beet: I think we are all interested to know the release date. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “THE 50's” (Part 3-Bunnyland) 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/' Organist Leroy: Cat, I have been thinking that too. I'm working as fast as I can -- but I want to do it right (and you want that too) ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Cat: I sent you part 2 of this series last week, right, Leroy? Cat: Used part of The Organist in it. About TV and advertising. Beet: The pill was definitely revolutionary. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE 50'S” (Part 3 – Bunnyland) at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#50s DJTweeny: absolutely, Beet ||||||||| llanwydd steps in at 9:34 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Organist Leroy: Cat -- yes you did, thanks! llanwydd: whaz real? Organist Leroy: Serge! Beet: Yo Llan Cat: Hi llan Elayne: Hey Llan!! llanwydd: good ta see yall Beet: Nice gathering tonight. DJTweeny: HiLlan Cat: Trained seals. Cat: Reminds me of the Firesign performing, and the next act wasthe Marquis Chimps llanwydd: catherwood, get everybody a tequila sunrise and a panama red ||||||||| Catherwood gets everybody a tequila sunrise and a panama red. Beet: It was an odd transition. Organist Leroy: Loving this collage Cat: the 3rd of 5. llanwydd: whose voice is this, cat? Cat: This is from a TV miniseries called The 50s. Beet: We cannot give Cat enough praise for these masterpieces. llanwydd: I mean the male voice llanwydd: cool ||||||||| "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!" Not Ed: this is terrific Not Ed: Hey llan Cat:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132654/ Organist Leroy: "I'm clear" -- was that a Scientology reference? Cat: I don't know who the narrator is. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE 50'S” (Part 3 – Bunnyland) at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#50s Not Ed: hef Beet: It's Hef! Cat: I would assume so, Leroy Not Ed: for a sec there DJTweeny: Have you seen the HBO documentary about Scientology 'Going Clear'? It's pretty scary Cat: The Firesigns joke about Nick Danger being a scientologist Cat: I think that's on their satelite show. Organist Leroy: Ah. I was interested to see what a 60s/70s phenomemon Scientology was. Incredible String Band got into it. Beet: Some seem to benefit. It is repressive to thers. Cat: Did some collages about William Burrough recently. He was a sceintologist for a while. Beet: others Not Ed: nunes? Beet: Money, fame. Not Ed: con artisans Cat: I'dmake a collage about scientology but I fear violence from them. Not Ed: scientologists are wimps DJTweeny: Not impossible :/ Cat: That's why I waited until Harlan Ellison was dead to do a collage about him, even though he was a friend of the Firesigns, or at least, a fan. DJTweeny: You might want to watch that HBO documentary Ed before you say that Not Ed: that he was Cat: I don't get HBO. Not Ed: who does Not Ed: lol Not Ed: wink Organist Leroy: You should play the Burroughs collages here. I would definitely not mess with Scientology. BTW what happened to Anonymous? They were going after them for a while ||||||||| 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!" DJTweeny: They'e got thugs Cat: Have Netflix for amonth, and think I'll make a collage out of one of their shows, about Creativity. DJTweeny: I'm sure it's readily avalable from other sources, maybe even your library system Cat: The Burroughs collages were played here. Tweeny, put up a link to the archives. Organist Leroy: demanged DJTweeny: Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257858/ Not Ed: I'd shave em in the belly with a rusty laser Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Not Ed: zzzap DJTweeny: haha Ed Cat: You can hear them all in the archives, Leroy. Cat: There are a LOT of them. Organist Leroy: The sonic blackface here is really unacceptable, but is this the one where Bergman comes in and gives a big list of things he wants to buy including a "walking mask"? Cat: It was a radio interview with Ossman that Elayne was part of where Ossman talks about Ellison. That's what prompted my Ellison collages. Not Ed: trippy Cat: Sonic blackface. never heard that before. Cat: Far too relevant up here in Canada these days. Not Ed: classic Organist Leroy: I do love the walking mask Not Ed: comedy knows no bounds Not Ed: just like art DJTweeny: Bergman really did do his 'Amos & Andy' thing really well Beet: Playboy was always champagne to my beer budget. Cat: You still here, Elayne? Not Ed: lol Not Ed: indeed ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Beet: Never knew about this one. Not Ed: me too llanwydd: I would guess phil was about 50 when he did this Not Ed: either Not Ed: heh ||||||||| Catherwood leads Johan Amadeus Myjetski into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, mumbles something about 10:01 PM, then departs. llanwydd: hey Jam Not Ed: Welcome JAM Beet: Hey JAM! Cat: Hi Jammy. Cat: Just missed my collage. Not Ed: I missed college entirely Organist Leroy: Hi JAM Not Ed: har har Cat: I attended 7 and taught in 3 Not Ed: neat Cat Not Ed: I come from a family of educators Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hello all! Not Ed: black sheep me DJTweeny: Hi Johan Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE 50'S” (Part 3 – Bunnyland) at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#50s Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Sorry to be late; been busy tonight Organist Leroy: It's pretty wild how bugged Bergman is here about the airplanes llanwydd: black pajama? Not Ed: commando stuff Cat: like the viet cong. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I remember the black pajamas DJTweeny: You can always catch the archive :) - ** Archives For The FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS can be found at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign Not Ed: ninja llanwydd: lol Not Ed: hi ya! Beet: I used to be an air traffic controller and it always bugs me when these military aircraft are below the legal altitude. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Cat: I learned the term "real terrain" from this. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net llanwydd: cool!!! Beet: Absolutely fantastic, Cat. Not Ed: Right on Organist Leroy: Very good Not Ed: more make more make Cat: Elvis next week, and the final one is about Kerouac. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Not Ed: DWARF! ||||||||| New notice: ' ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign’s - “DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check Out DWARF at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=dctd-rv' Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Ahh, Don’t Crush! Cat: I told you about meeting the painter Sara Cwynar, who was in last week's collage? Beet: A marvel of an album. Cat: She turned me on to a BBC series called Ways of Seeing from the early 70s Not Ed: Look at the size of that organ! Cat: Next collage series after this will be based on that. Cat: Not painter, Artist. Mostly photography. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I have been checking out Way of Seeing. I would have loved to have seen it in the 70s! Cat: Me too, Jammy. But better late than never. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : It would have altered my life! Organist Leroy: I was watching Ways of Seeing too! I knew the book, which is a classic, but had never seen the show. It's amazing too! Cat: Just got the WalterBenjamin book it's based on out of the library yesterday. Cat: You'll have to check it out, Jammy. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : I look forward to your book report, cat! Cat: I'll probably read from it in the Berger collage series. Not Ed: no air Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about Firesign's “DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=dctd-ln Not Ed: I read only good book reports Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Seeing as how my next album is entitled Artifacts of Perception , it will be required reading, it think! Cat: It is indeed, Leroy. Cat: How do figure this is an extended riff on consumption, Leroy? Cat: Or words to that effect? Cat: Or wasn't that your writing? Johan Amadeus Myjetski : A rousing hymn! Raises the level of my... something Cat:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Kuhlman Cat: According to one of the guys, this was based on the Kuhlman phenomenon, which was happening at a church near where they lived. Cat: Big spectacle in LA in those days. Organist Leroy: Sorry! Well, in part because of all the advertisements George later sees. To see ads specifically FOR FOOD seems like a way of punning on the "consumer society." Obviously it's also a garish riff on the eucharist as well. DJTweeny: Cool title, Johan Cat: They have multiple sources and are meant to go in multiple directions ||||||||| 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!" Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Thanks, djt! Organist Leroy: I should say I felt I needed to paint with a pretty broad brush for the podcast, because I wanted to recruit new Firesign fans as much as I wanted to write for people who knew them super well ||||||||| "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!" Cat: Good motive, Leroy. Beet: What is a "Kuhlman phenomenon"? Cat: One of their friends told me the Firesigns don't want to make any money, and they don't want anyoner else to make any money either. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : This format of changing channels, i really enjoy. Thank you! Organist Leroy: Ha. Organist Leroy: Hunter S. Thompson has a piece about evangelism from right around this time. Cat: Check out the wikipedia lilnk I just posted. She moved to LA about the time they were writing this album and held these mammoth services not far from the Firesigns. Cat: Do you have a link to it,Leroy? Organist Leroy: That was super interesting. Organist Leroy: I don't think it's online. “Memo from the Sports Desk: The So-Called ‘Jesus Freak’ Scare,” Rolling Stone, (2 Sep. 1971): 24. Not Ed: no babies were harmed during the making of this album Organist Leroy: The video of them singing this in the recent DVD set is amazing Beet: Kuhlman sounds like a wild chick. Cat: Kuhlman traveled extensively around the United States and in many other countries holding "healing crusades" between the 1940s and 1970s. She was one of the most well-known healing ministers in the world.[1] Kuhlman had a weekly TV program in the 1960s and 1970s called I Believe In Miracles that was aired nationally. She also had a 30-minute nationwide radio ministry of teaching from the Bible and frequently would feature excerpts from her healing services (both music and message). Her foundation was established in 1954, and its Canadian branch in 1970. Late in her life she was supportive of the nascent Jesus movement, and received endorsements by its key leaders, including David Wilkerson and Chuck Smith. By 1970 she moved to Los Angeles, conducting healing services for thousands of peop Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Aw ma, leave the boy alone & let him enjoy the war! Cat: It is indeed, Leroy. Beet: Apparently, David Byrne did a song about her. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Dr. Happy Harry Cox says “I was right about the comet! Check out my new video DVD set EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: THE DECLASSIFIED FIRESIGN THEATRE 1968-1975 before it’s too late!!” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php Beet: I guess Elayne bailed Beet: I love the heckler Cat: I'd like to connect her to Sara. They're both in NYC Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Stanley Kubrick said, no matter how vast the darkness, we must bring our own light Organist Leroy: What's everyone's favorite record? Cat:https://aux.avclub.com/you-stupid-darkness-and-29-other-peanuts-quotes-for-1798247499 DJTweeny: EYKIW here Beet: Bozos. DJTweeny: Of the new series, Boom Dot Bust Cat: I would say Bozos in the sense that it's part 4 of a quartet, beginning with Electrician. Organist Leroy: Boom Dot Bust is underrated! Organist Leroy: Most of the people I talk to say Bozos, but it's striking how many different contenders there are. Cat: The adventure that begins at the border ends with, I see, you are, a sailor Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Probably EYKIW, Not Ed: Prolly Electrician with Bozos and EYKIW in 2nd heh Organist Leroy: Love the end of Bozos Cat: Leroy, do you know the Baudeliaire poem that has the line about "and sailors, and many others" Organist Leroy: But for me it's probably Next World Not Ed: Dwarf is special for misc personal reasons Johan Amadeus Myjetski : My 2nd would be In the Next Worrld. Not Ed: cool JAM Cat: They're all special, for special reasons. Beet: The section of Bozos at the end where Clem uses logic to defeat Dr Memory and the future is one of the most brilliant and powerful essays on reality that I have ever heard. Organist Leroy: Nice! No Cat, I don't know that Baudelaire poem off the top of my head Cat: More relavent now than ever, Beet ||||||||| 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!" Not Ed: indeed Cat Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Id have to agree, beet! Not Ed: all special, many reasons Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor’s Audio Book of his recent autobiography “Where's My Fortune Cookie?: My Psychic, Psurrealistic Pstory” is now available! >> https://tinyurl.com/y2k7ks5v Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “Where's My Fortune Cookie?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Not Ed: indeed Beet - it's revered by programmers from the silicon valley daze Beet: True Not. Not Ed: XYZZY Rufus_T_Firetween: ** “Fighting Clowns Of Hollywood: A Memoir” by David Ossman - http://www.bearmanormedia.com/fighting-clowns-of-hollywood-a-memoir-softcover-edition-by-david-ossman Beet: Have yo heard them talk about that, Not? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the YouTube video of David Ossman’s live concert in Langley, WA last March, ”NOT INSANE 2020: THE OSSMAN CHRONICLES” at >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFE6aDIxc4k Cat: I read that when I was in Vegas. Good place for a great book. Not Ed: indeed - when the hippies met the nerds Not Ed: and created the microcomputer software and hardware industries Not Ed: not bad Cat: And Siri reacts to Ah Clem Beet: Alot of programmers were familiar with the munchies. Not Ed: there you go Not Ed: indeed B Not Ed: bob hund just a hint! Not Ed: hind Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Zee. Golden Hind Beet: I just want to say that this evening has been great good fun. Cat: That's the idea, Beet Not Ed: yay Beet Not Ed: u gize r so crezzy Johan Amadeus Myjetski : What did you expect from a bunch of FST fans to be? Beet: If there is a good crazy this is it. Beet: There is a thing called the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This is what service members are tried under. DJTweeny: Courts Martial Beet: Yup Cat: I thought it was Corpse Marshalll Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Mr Wheelchair General Beet: Might as well be. Cat: I find it hard to believe Bergman and Austin enlisted, Leroy, but they certainly knew their miliary terminology. Cat: Also, Bergman's gunnery training kept him alive during the Goilden Dragon massacre Beet: And they were both involved in the intelligence field, eh? Cat: Austin country western radio show was part of that. Beet: I sold out. Cat: In the last episode of Hour Hour, both go into great detail about how desparatge they were to get out, and told everyone listrening NEVER to join up Cat: I wondered if it was the reason their show ended. Johan Amadeus Myjetski : How much did you get for your out, beet? ||||||||| 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 7-9pm EST every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign' Beet: A free trip out the from=nt gate. Beet: front Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hahaha! Beet: Love it. DJTweeny: Great having you here Leroy, hope you can join us on a regular basis :) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Thanks everyone! Cat, i’ll catch your collage on the bounce! Cat: I'll keep em coming. Not Ed: Great to see you all! Beet: This has been a special night. Thanks to everyone. Please some of you come back to see us more often. Absolutely wonderful collage, Dr Cease. Thanks to you, Dr Tween for making all of this work smoothly. G'Nite all. Not Ed: Thanks Rufus, Mele and Tweeny! Not Ed: Thanks Cat! Not Ed: Merle heh Not Ed: PS: watch PBS's doc "Country Music" - it's awesome - nighty night! DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| At 10:58 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Cat!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 11:10 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 11:25 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: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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 Globner's disease ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Organist Leroy - dead from measles ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| MaxNuclear - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Elayne - dead from measles ||||||||| 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
Cat
DJTweeny
Elayne
Johan Amadeus Myjetski
llanwydd
MaxNuclear
Not Ed
Organist Leroy
Rufus_T_Firetween
