||||||||| 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 16, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| "6:39 PM? 6:39 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Beet should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Beet enters and sits on the couch. Beet: Might be a little late tonight. Taking an important phone call. C U soon. ||||||||| It's 6:55 PM, 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... ||||||||| "7:25 PM? 7:25 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Rufus_T_Firetween should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Rufus_T_Firetween enters and sits at the bar. ||||||||| 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' ||||||||| "7:25 PM? 7:25 PM!!" says Catherwood, "DJTweeny should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as DJTweeny enters and sits on the divan. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Residualecho close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:18 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the vestibule. ||||||||| 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)' DJTweeny: Hi Residual DJTweeny: music in a couple of minutes ||||||||| drwho42 sneaks in around 8:42 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last year's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (Songs About 'Two') 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)' DJTweeny: Hi drwho42 ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Cat into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:58 PM, then departs. Cat: Hi chatters ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." DJTweeny: meow Cat Residualecho: Plugging product already, are we? Cat: Hi Ken, Who DJTweeny: always :) Residualecho: Not that there is a thing wrong with that, especially Firesales ||||||||| 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 invited Jason Klomm, from Comedy on Vinyl to chat. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, January 16, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" DJTweeny: kewl Cat: That's my I'm not using my usual nic Residualecho: But is an online nom de chat Cat: Brent But? ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Cat: Did a 2 part collage featuring him not long ago. It's called Saskatchewan and its in the archives Residualecho: No Buts about it Residualecho: Meant to say But Cat is an online nom de chat Cat: I like the animated Corner Gas much more than the original. Cat: But Cat? Is that like But Head? Residualecho: no, Beavis ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Not Ed in through the front door at 9:04 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s “HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out TWO PLACES at https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=hcyb-rv' Cat: HI drwho42 Cat: You aren't Jason, are you? Not Ed: Porque? DJTweeny: allo Not Ed DJTweeny: Why pork? Not Ed: Hi drw & Resid Not Ed: Cheers Tweeny Cat: HI Not Not Ed: waz real Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=hcyb-ln Not Ed: what's shakin Not Ed: lemme listen ||||||||| Catherwood enters with kmac close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 9:05 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the Aviary. ||||||||| 9:06 PM: ''Bob'' jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Cat: The production of the new Ossman thing is coming along wonderfully. Cat: kmac, bob Not Ed: ha! great choice thank you Not Ed: yo kmac ''Bob'': Greetings, dear friends. Not Ed: waz real "B" ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'agentirons', just granted probation at 9:07 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Not Ed: agent Cat: agenitrons kmac: i just came here looking for my contract, but it seems to be missing..... again DJTweeny: Hi kmac, Bob, agentirons Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=hcyb-ln Not Ed: Firesign in their 1st prime ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cat: here, have some negatives Not Ed: nuggetives? agentirons: Hey there. This is the first time I've actually seen the facebook group posting while this was happening and wasn't busy kmac: i'm trying to stay positive, here squeeze the wheeze, many people like to Not Ed: nice k ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Residualecho: I won't get another chance to join in until this spring semester ends Not Ed: getting the audio feed all? mine's fine agentirons: Yeah works for me in VLC Residualecho: Nice fidelity while waiting for the old Antelope Freeway exit Not Ed: me too! ''Bob'': Yeah, I'm also taking advantage of break to check in. Starting next week, I have to teach at 8 a.m. on Fridays. :( Not Ed: VLC Not Ed: Bob good 2 see u4 DJTweeny: The feed from RFD is fine Residualecho: Think I'd rather use VLC than iTunes. Apple bloatware... Not Ed: U no 4 DJTweeny: VLC's a fine program. Plays any format I've thrown at it Cat: got some nuggets of acapulco blue right here.
Not Ed thinks about iTunes and gets a tad upset. Cat: got em from ralph's tropical pair a dice ||||||||| 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." Not Ed: right arm Tweeny kmac: these streams seem to make dr memory unhappy, i wish i could jujst play the vinyl, but all my old record players stopped working agentirons: Is that a marijuana measurement? "Alright, here's a quarter" Residualecho: too much intertextual multimedia multi-tasking Cat: that's not much Not Ed: This was OUR Monty Python but better cuz American counterculture Not Ed: Insanely great record Cat: was american counterculture better than the brit? Cat: i wouldn't know. Not Ed: hmm good question now that you mention it Cat ''Bob'': Not as well-dressed, I gather. Cat: certainly more People in the US but more history and tolerance of absurdity there ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Not Ed: broader, weirder, origin Residualecho: Finally watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and wondered how it would sound with KRLA air checks instead of KHJ Not Ed: counterculture = social revolution ''Bob'': I feel like the Brits were better at the truly surreal, tho. Speaking of which, RIP Neil Innes. Cat: what griel marcus callls "old weird america" Not Ed: haha Cat: gtood point, echo Cat: indeed, bob Residualecho: Music and DJs were all diegetic, so no FM Not Ed: yeah RIP N Innes kmac: the great thing about firesign was that they did references to much older things like marx bros and fields Cat: diegetic? Residualecho: Now I'm all sad again. What a life to celebrate! Cat: and the medicine show in EYKIW Residualecho: Diegetic is a sound originating in the film from an identifiable source, like a car radio, as opposed to playing music on the soundtrack, like pop tunes in Easy Rider 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 kmac: i learned something Cat: wonderful to know, echo Residualecho: Cinema degree pays off again Cat: there's a lot of that in firesign. Residualecho: Even if the sound is coming from a steel box ||||||||| Catherwood enters with O.Zob close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 9:18 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the sitting room. Cat: hey, it' ||||||||| Beet enters at 9:19 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Hat Pack Annex. Cat: it's bozo in a mirror Not Ed: O.z jello Beet: Howdy folks! Not Ed: Hiho Beet O.Zob: Those aren't MY tree stunting plans! ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" agentirons: Howdy DJTweeny: Hi O-Zob ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:19 PM and Deputy Dan bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. DJTweeny: Hey Beet Cat: radio free oz ob Beet: Hi Not Cat: danny boy DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Beet: Howdy Dr Tween Deputy Dan: Hiya Friends O.Zob: Who has the key? Beet: Hey Deputy Not Ed: STOP Residualecho: It's a cavalcade of beloved characters from the aural imagination ||||||||| 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!" Deputy Dan: I only have half a key, I had to split it with the webserver Not Ed: Hohi Dep O.Zob: DXrat! Not Ed: boom boom O.Zob: -X Cat: have some encino yellow, dep Beet: Evening Dr Cease ''Bob'': The private half, I hope. Cat: Beety Cat: The Beet nic Cometh Deputy Dan: Cat certainly why don't I just peel off a couple off cheese logs Not Ed: Beety weety Cat: Just don't let mrs foster freeze sit on em Beet: Who's got the mazzuza roll? Deputy Dan: Rococo you slimy weasel
Not Ed asks him. O.Zob: Antelope Freeway, 1 mile. agentirons: That sure is America Deputy Dan: You take Gomorrah expressway left O.Zob: Is is either Melanie Haber, Audrey Farber or Betty Joe Bialowski here? O.Zob: Or at leatst allthree? Beet: You mean Nancy? Not Ed: catherwood give everyone a hot buttered groat cluster ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone a hot buttered groat cluster. Deputy Dan: What about Susan Underhill? O.Zob: EDverfyoner knew gh=het as that yeah. Not Ed: Susan Underhill? Cat: She ran off with Frodo kmac: betty jo bilavski? O.Zob: Dang, my typoswitch is turned off. Deputy Dan: On sticker and fourth he makes a left Not Ed: Dang if she didn't Deputy Dan: *drucker. Goddamnit. Not Ed: It IS almost tomorrow kmac: but never quite Not Ed: deep Deputy Dan: An ancient egyptshine diaphragm Cat: 1 512th minute ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store." O.Zob: Oh No.. Laugh.com is down., kmac: holygram? Not Ed: sing from your diagram O.Zob: Probably needs a picker up. Deputy Dan: So why'd you put her down then Cat: only half a gram. i had to split with susan Not Ed: pep pills O.Zob: Bad habit. kmac: i got a couple of lids out in the car
Not Ed is already peppy Deputy Dan: Pyramid Patchouli Not Ed: yes yes Cat: opening in the mall next week O.Zob: Who invited The Doctor? ( and is that David , Matt, or the new Gal?) Deputy Dan: Here's a little song I learned upstream in prison Deputy Dan: This land is made of mountains Deputy Dan: This land is made of mud Deputy Dan: This land has lots of everything Deputy Dan: .... O.Zob: ACK. My other car is here, See you on the left side! ''Bob'': And the Mayan panoramas on my pyramid pajamas… Cat: see you later Ozzie Not Ed: audios! Beet: See ya O Deputy Dan: Gotta go friends. Remember. Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain. He died in Washington DC Not Ed: yucatan blue eh Not Ed: later DD we will Cat: by dan Beet: 'Bye Deputy kmac: now that i have discovered this place i will be sure to come back kmac: see you on the funway Residualecho: Kids these days and their Molly soliloquies ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Beet: You may already be there. Residualecho: They're always so ecstatic Cat: havefun, kmac Residualecho: At Mort and Drucker ''Bob'': I should make this my play-on music when I lecture. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=hcyb-ln Cat: I just looked that up, echo. Completely new to me, and I read mad from the ealry 60s 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 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 Cat: Great book, and lots of scripts. stuff we've never known of. Cat: the owl and octopus show, for example Not Ed: hmm Cat: am buying Americathon. will be subject of my next collage Cat: proctor's book, not the flick DJTweeny: kewl Cat: you have the lilnk for that, tween? Residualecho: Mort Drucker did my favorite caricatures DJTweeny: just a sec Cat: i've been listening to this album since it came out and that's completely new information. DJTweeny: Americathon - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078766/ Cat: the eternal joys of firesign. Cat: no, proc's book, from bear manor Cat: proc hated the book, though had second thoughts of leaving the production. Cat: no proc hated the FLICK, ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Cat: the book is his and pete's scrip Cat: also gothamathon. agentirons: It's not a great movie. Probably the best joke is the name "Chet Roosevelt" ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Cat: i think eventually we'll have all their scripts published. Cat: i agree, agen ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "9:45 PM and late as usual, it's llanwydd, just back from Funfun Town." llanwydd: good evening folks Cat: a marathon is kinda the beginning of firesign Beet: Llan is here. Cat: it's where bergman, ossman and austin first met. Cat: hey llan! Cat: on kpfk begging for money in the summer of 66 DJTweeny: allo llan llanwydd: 2 Places is my favorite FST llanwydd: nick danger was the first fst I ever heard llanwydd: really, cat? was it a pledge drive or something? agentirons: Same here. On a bootleg cassette from my Dad's best friend. Made for a weird roadtrip home! llanwydd: cool Residualecho: Pretty sure I heard Ossman playing with my first FM radio, on a Sunday, talking about the coins and hexagrams of the I Ching Residualecho: While playing with my radio, I heard Ossman, he qucikly corrected Residualecho: Circa 66, 67, KPFK llanwydd: lol llanwydd: I have never been in california sorry to say Cat: yes llan. Cat: kpfk. Cat: you're not dead yet, llan. it's worth visiting. llanwydd: I know Cat: so is the city i live in now. Cat: lots of good places, actually Residualecho: My Seventh Grade Garden Grove (Disneyland adjacent) Social Studies teacher, festooned in white turtleneck, giant aztec medallion, and a buzzcut, played Electrician for us in class while it was smoking fresh vinyl Cat: wow, echo Beet: How cool! llanwydd: no kidding! My freshman english teacher played nick danger for us on the last day of school Cat: what a wonderful image llanwydd: some of us have had some cool teachers Beet: Enlightened teachers Residualecho: He was the first person I heard about the Ren Faire from Residualecho: He said he'd heard if you arrived on a horse admission would be free llanwydd: he sounds like the renfaire typy Cat: i had some but not enough. ''Bob'': Pretty sure it took me a dozen listens before I got the grease/Greece joke… Residualecho: Ossman certainly was llanwydd: lol, bob Residualecho: At the first Ren Faire. His audio collage is amazing Cat: there is audio online with ossman covering the first fare for kpfk. Cat: that's what you're talking about? Residualecho: Cat and I were chatting about how it was years before I laughed at "Happy" Harry Cox as a funny name Residualecho: Yes, it's hours long Cat: i only heard the online part, echo Cat: ossman has been mr radio since the 50s Residualecho: When Ossman's character in EYKIW stumbles into the nudist trailer park looking for "Happy", and he keeps repeating his last name... Cat: he is to us youngens like norman corwin was to him Residualecho: As if he's aghast at seeing so many happy Cox hanging out Cat: give me your email address ''Bob'': It's good that Firesign also plays to the groundlings. ;) ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cat: lol bob ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Cat: i never noticed that, echo Residualecho: Wholeflaffer ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Residualecho: "with a name like that he could be a contact" Not Ed: and ground roundlings ''Bob'': That's definitely the subtlest I Ching joke on any comedy album. ''Bob'': Maybe the only I Ching joke on a comedy album, other than their other I Ching joke? Beet: Sounds of a record changer - ancient technology Not Ed: hmm could be Cat: i was ignorant of the iching, kinda on purpose. Residualecho: Oh, right, the great prince Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net ''Bob'': Maybe Lenny Bruce or Goerge Carlin made an I Ching joke at some point. llanwydd: great Beet: Still amazing ''Bob'': Needs research. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Cat: maybe ''Bob'': Cat is just gonna have to do an I Ching based collage now. ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Residualecho: They used them as a gag to initiate time travel in some episodes of Dark Shadows ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “THAT FIRESIGN FLAVOUR (Part 2)” 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: It's in his future. llanwydd: well there are two obvious i ching references in fst. thrrew i ching out the window and there was sally e chink....ching Not Ed: Cool Cat ''Bob'': Oh, then that makes THREE! Residualecho: Before crossing the great water ''Bob'': I forgot the one from Electrician. Cat: ineresting idea, bob ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THAT FIRESIGN FLAVOUR (Part 2)” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#flavour llanwydd: LOL Not Ed: edulightentainment ''Bob'': I dunno. I've known some pretty smart cows. Cat: hasn't the war with the cows ended yet? Beet: Rather amazing. Not Ed: great DJTweeny: Cows With Guns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI Residualecho: Multi-valent polycontextual riffing and referencing Beet: You mean FST? ''Bob'': The cows. Because they can't read. Cat: I used that a collage, tween DJTweeny: It's a fun bit Cat: is there a way, in the archives, where i can enter a word and then find the collage? Cat: bergman interviewed that musician on his rfo podcast DJTweeny: Cat: is there a way, in the archives, where i can enter a word and then find the collage? << there would have to be transcripts for that ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Residualecho: At a Northern Faire in Novato, I met a man applying henna 'tattoos', don't know how FST came up as a topic (secret code words dropped in conversation... Cat: no,i mean the little descriptions now on the site Residualecho: He claimed to be the actual, one and only original, Organ Leroy. DJTweeny: although there might be some search engine I'm unaware of which can search audio, Doc might know DJTweeny: Oh sure Cat, just you browser's Find command on the page Cat: possible, echo. firesign do claim originality and ownership, which is exagerated at best DJTweeny: That'll search the descriptions Beet: lol Residualecho: He would be fine with that, he just claims to the musician at his organ again. Residualecho: claims to be ''Bob'': It's true. The chickens I raised as a lad had a lot more flavor. Cat: there is a butcher store here in north van that has amazing chicken. only good chicken i've had in decades Beet: Enter Colonel Sanders ''Bob'': I think the biggest difference came from them being free-range, tho. Beet: Foghorn leghorn Not Ed: just folks I must de-part -- y'all take care and ...uh oh here come the NSA goons Beet: See ya Ed ''Bob'': peace Cat: we'lll try, not ''Bob'': oh crap. crashed my media player. Beet: We always try to say "hello" to the NSA guys. DJTweeny: ''Bob'': oh crap. crashed my media player. << Hope you have good insurance ||||||||| 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!" DJTweeny: Did you have it on Autopilot, Bob? ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! ''Bob'': Thankfully, yes. Found that out when I got rear-ended just before Xmas. DJTweeny: be well Not Ed Beet: I suppose I don't even remember what a real chicken tastes like. Beet: They are lacking grasshoppers. ''Bob'': MORE SUGAR! ''Bob'': What year is this clip from? Residualecho: How's 'bout a free enraged bantam? Cat: watch out! it's a big egg! Beet: Needs a cockteaser ''Bob'': Heh. Love the Gainsbourg Cat: Better than Loses Bourg Cat: You will Not be assimilated DJTweeny: lol Phil DJTweeny: very fun stuff, Cat :) llanwydd: rdvftghyuipoooihyutdfgb Beet: perfect DJTweeny: gesundheit ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: from Firesign’s All Things Firesign (NPR) compilation “SNAKEHEAD SYMPHONY (LIVE)” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out All Things Firesign at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=atf-tl' llanwydd: cool ''Bob'': Dio? Cat: i've learned an immense ammont making these collages. Residualecho: Initials D and O Cat: the idea of buddhism is to have very little on your mind Residualecho: Of course! Gesundheit Danke Schon, the ship's Prussian Captain! ''Bob'': This variation reminds me when I was in a newstand in Amherst and heard a radio commercial that started out with a Nick Danger opening… Cat: see my play Beet: Hire a good Jewish writer. Cat: Red Shift DJTweeny: a very little what? ''Bob'': And that's how I found out that Firesign had reunited and was coming to town! Residualecho: Wasn't Snakehead Symphony live at the Marin Civic Center circa 2005, a Big Broadcast? ''Bob'': Everyone else in the place thought I was nuts for getting so excited about a radio commerical Cat: and speaking of red shift, it'll be a month or so before next collage so im thiknin of reaquainting the few of you here to my plays ||||||||| 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: See? Cat: after Bozos. Cat: hope that's ok Residualecho: I found out about it on the day of the performance, and the only seat was in the front row to one side, near a table with 4 microphones ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cat: the new ossman project is going to take all my time for the next few months llanwydd: just took an ambien. It will take around 10 -20 minutes for it to take full effect Cat: is that a downer? llanwydd: an hypnotic Cat: great fleetwood mac song Beet: Won't exactly be the same without the Cat collage but we'll have to cope. Cat: i think i can have Firesignathon done in Feb. but my interest now has to be devoted to this Ossman project llanwydd: before long I'll be typing in my sleep Cat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZeTlMpnfHk Cat: Those of you who were on chat may remember that Austin wanted us to do things together Cat: radio-wise Residualecho: It's time for my boot heels to be wondering Cat: off you heel, echo. Residualecho: And heading back to the shadows again Cat: will be hearing from you soon Residualecho: Sooner than later Beet: Have a nice evening, echo. Cat: good luck in school Residualecho: Let's go, Cisco ||||||||| "10:50 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Residualecho, who then runs out through the french doors and down through the brambles. Cat: cisco kid, he was a freind of mine ||||||||| 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 6-9pm EST every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign' Beet: fasta cruiza boat ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ''Bob'': Got the browser to reload just in time to say good-bye. Cat: come back for Dwarf next week Beet: This was lots of fun. Thanks to everyone. Fabulous collage as usual, Dr Cease. Thanks to our most vigilant mentor, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. llanwydd: thanks tweeny and cat ''Bob'': Or did I? Cat: you are always good, bob. only sometimes you say "bye" llanwydd: great fun tonigh! llanwydd: great album, great collage Cat: the firesigns, living and dead, want us to have fun. llanwydd: thats for sure Cat: bye ||||||||| Cat says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Cat exits at 10:59 PM. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... llanwydd: bye everybody. bon nuit. gute nacht hasta latasda ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. llanwydd: ntill next week, goodnyyte ||||||||| llanwydd scurries out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's llanwydd?! It's 11:01 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| It's 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dan - 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: ||||||||| 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 11:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| O.Zob - 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: ||||||||| drwho42 - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| agentirons - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 1:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ''Bob'' - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 1:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| kmac - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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:
''Bob''
agentirons
Beet
Cat
Deputy Dan
DJTweeny
kmac
llanwydd
Not Ed
O.Zob
Residualecho
Rufus_T_Firetween
