||||||||| 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 April 16, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Carl inside, makes a note of the time (11:47 AM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes some tones on a small xylophone and says "It is noon in New York this day of April 16, 2020 "- then a trapdoor opens up and swallows him. ||||||||| It's 12:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts a wooden nickel as a gratuity, grumbles something about 5:49 PM, then departs. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 7 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 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. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:13 PM, dragging DJTweeny by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies johan amadeus myjetski into the room, accepts a $3 bill as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:31 PM, then departs. johan amadeus myjetski: Hmm... running low on those $3 bills, better go run off some more... oh, I mean grow some more investments... I'll be right back... ||||||||| 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 Johan johan amadeus myjetski: greetings, djt! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (The Beach Boys) 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)' ||||||||| "8:45 PM? 8:45 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Cat should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Cat enters and sits in front of the fireplace. DJTweeny: Hey Cat johan amadeus myjetski: hi cease! Cat: Not using cease tonight as other folks know me only as cat Cat: HI jammy Cat: Big night for me tonight. DJTweeny: indeed Cat: I have always disliked the beach boys. DJTweeny: may the crowd be good Cat: spent tghe last 3 monthes dragooning people into this project DJTweeny: Good harmonies though, don't you think? Cat: my 2 grand daughters, shiya and caira, along with their cousin layla should be in chat. they're kids johan amadeus myjetski: ah, i'll retain the feline nomenclature & your chosen appellation! Cat: ossman says he's too quarantined to pick up his mail so this may be his first opportunhity to hear The Ossman Project Cat: i prefer cease, as it's from C. Simril, but many folks who show up here tonight would not get that Cat: its more musical. "Cat" is kinda anti-music johan amadeus myjetski: I didn't care for the beach boys at the time, but grudged them respect as I recorded more myself. they pioneered much in the way of studio techniques and skills. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers residualecho in through the front door at 8:51 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Cat: hi ken Cat: ok there are groups i hate more than the beach boys, but i'd have to think about it johan amadeus myjetski: hi residual...sidual...sidual... residualecho: Heya cease! ||||||||| Beet waltzes in at 8:53 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Beet: Didn't want to be shamefully delinquent this time so I am jumping in early with all you fine folks. Cat: you did a fine job on your lines, ken. when you eventually got around to it. Cat: hey beet johan amadeus myjetski: yo, beet! Beet: Hi Dr Cease Cat: seen any sistene firesigns lately? DJTweeny: Hi echo, Beet Beet: Hey, JAM residualecho: That is almost quarantined enough for DO's safety Beet: Howdy Dr Tween residualecho: Hope you're not lonesome, Mr. Beet Beet: All firesigns are sistene Cat: i sent the cd to ossman on tues. he looks forward to hearing it eventualy Cat: lol echo Beet: I'm gettin' tired of these geeks a gawkin at me. ||||||||| 8:55 PM: Mudhead jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" Cat: hi muddy residualecho: Aw reet Beet: Hi Mud Mudhead: Hi Cat! Cat: are you in good health? DJTweeny: Hi Mudhead johan amadeus myjetski: mud had, hiyas! ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Mudhead: Still alive Cat: better than the alternative johan amadeus myjetski: mudhead residualecho: About as alive as the song from Portal Cat: sounds like wrecking crew guitar ||||||||| Catherwood enters with llanwydd close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 8:56 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the anteroom. Cat: hey llany Beet: Hiya Llan johan amadeus myjetski: hi loan! johan amadeus myjetski: it does indeed, cat! Cat: you did a good job with your lines on the ossman project, llany johan amadeus myjetski: llan ||||||||| 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: Hi llan residualecho: That name looks quite welsh. Probably easier to say than to read llanwydd: thanks, cat Cat: this was an amazingly hard project for me to do. many people said they're do voices, but then didn't Mudhead: At least three too many consonants Cat: i hate hustling. Beet: Are these new mixes of these songs, Tween ||||||||| Catherwood leads ferretjoe inside, makes a note of the time (8:58 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Mudhead: I thought you were going to send me a script, Cat Cat: hi ferret residualecho: Thanks for your patience Cat Beet: Hey Ferret ||||||||| "8:59 PM? 8:59 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Not Ed should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Not Ed enters and sits in the comfy chair. Cat: ddin't i, mud? Mudhead: Never got it Cat: hey not Beet: Hi Not ferretjoe: hi, been quite some time since I gave this site a listen. Thanks DJTweeny: Hey Joe, where you goin' with that ferret in your hand... Not Ed: Hey Cat DJTweeny: Hi Not Ed Cat: welcome back, ferret Not Ed: Hi Beet! llanwydd: well, it looks ike it could be easier to read butlllgood evening no ed Not Ed: Waz real Tweeny johan amadeus myjetski: hi not! ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, April 16, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cat: i gave myself a deadline, or gave ossman said. so i had to go with what i had DJTweeny: Whaz real... ferretjoe: I'm goin down to hunt me some rabbits. Not Ed: Cheers JAM & llan too llanwydd: gimme some audio Not Ed: Mud! Cat: hope lots of folks showup for this. Not Ed: ferret Not Ed: Crew Furesign Not Ed: wait a sec Not Ed: that's naught rite Beet: You sound really goos, Tween. Beet: good DJTweeny: merci DJTweeny: new mixer llanwydd: me too, cat. wheres elayne?whats Beet: I can tell llanwydd: whats the main feature tonight, twee? llanwydd: twddn ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” 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/' llanwydd: did not mean to writie that DJTweeny: That ^^ DJTweeny: and then Immortality Not Ed: wow Cat quite the line up Cat: this is richard fish. Not Ed: recorded something for you but it stunk Cat: his voice is about as good as voices get Not Ed: ok will listen DJTweeny: I just assumed it was Welsh, llan ;) residualecho: A legendary Fish llanwydd: what was welsh, tween? DJTweeny: llanwydd: twddn llanwydd: this is cool. let me know when y9u hear my voicel residualecho: I was 11 or 12 when I heard this album. I'll be 65 tomorrow Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS DJTweeny: 66 in July here :) Cat: i was a student of radio production at USC ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Dave close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 9:08 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the anteroom. llanwydd: cool! Cat: here's tom gedwillow Cat: hey dave Dave: greetings Cat: great to see you here again DJTweeny: Hi Dave Beet: Summer of '70 in Colorado Mountains when I first immersed into FST. ferretjoe: 62 this year, Heard them in high school for the first time. Been enamored ever since. AWESOME STUFF> Dave: have not been here in 10 years at least. so, hi. Cat: dave is in colorado, right? Beet: Hi, Dave Cat: the higher the better ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 9:09 PM, dragging Danno by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" Dave: yes colorado Cat: hi danno Beet: Yo Danno llanwydd: welcome danno ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:10 PM and doctecazoid bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ferretjoe: book 'em! llanwydd: welcome doc ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Cat: the doc cometh Beet: Hey doctec DJTweeny: yo doc ferretjoe: hi doc Cat: this guy, tom gedwillow, started the first firesign fanzine, in 71? residualecho: Love Tom's cartoons
doctecazoid is out of breath ||||||||| "Hey Dave!" ... Dave turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 9:11 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... llanwydd: thank you ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:13 PM and Dave waltzes out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Beet: Waltzing Dave Dave: having refresh/screen reader issues so trying in different browser llanwydd: rss Cat: as i recall, my play Neal Amid won the award for best play that year Cat: phil austin played Neal Cassidy Cat: where is merl tonight? doctecazoid: That perc background was done by my buddy Mark V. doctecazoid: I did the background music beds for the other two ads (to come) Cat: right on, doc llanwydd: mdfl usuall shows up ||||||||| At 9:14 PM, Dave vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! Beet: Dave comes and goes Cat: dave's not here doctecazoid: dave dived? Cat: how are things in connecticut, doc? doctecazoid: probably about the same as everywhere else these days
Not Ed is floating on a cloud of fresh pork. Cat: here's RESIDUAL ECHO Not Ed: cool! residualecho: yay! doctecazoid: I wear a full body condom whenever I have to go outside Cat: good work, echo residualecho: tanks! doctecazoid: a million Not Ed: good thinking doc ribbed? Cat: see the use through your turret bay residualecho: I like how you're weaving sound drops in and out of DO's narrative Not Ed: shh Cat: USA Cat: that's kinda the idea, echo Beet: Been hearing a lot of neil young lately residualecho: it WORKS mate Cat: your voice has a universe of its own, echo doctecazoid: it's a tight assembly to be sure ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Dave', just granted probation at 9:19 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Beet: Sorry you have to go so soon, Dave. doctecazoid: ok, switching to a laptop so i can chat and chow down at the same time... back in a flash ||||||||| "9:20 PM? I'm late!" exclaims doctecazoid, who then rushes out through the french doors and down through the flowerbeds. Dave: nah having tech issues apologies ||||||||| Outside, the 9:20 PM downtown bus from Jupiter pulls away, leaving Deputy Dang coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and snorts derisively "Presenting 'doctecAZOID', just granted probation at 9:20 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Cat: hi dang Dave: need food too bbl Beet: He, Deputy ||||||||| Dave leaves to catch the 9:20 PM train to Hellmouth. doctecAZOID: see told ja Cat: what is a swiss bicycle ride? Deputy Dang: Howdy, Pardners! Mudhead: Enjoying the Ossman Project, Cat ||||||||| "9:21 PM? 9:21 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Ma_Jenkins should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Ma_Jenkins enters and sits in the comfy chair. DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Cat: here's my friend Frank. Cat: hi ma residualecho: ask Albert Hofman DJTweeny: Hi Ma Beet: Hi Ma Not Ed: Whaz real Ma ferretjoe: Howdy all residualecho: it's no swiss picnic ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Ma_Jenkins: Hi all! Deputy Dang: Howdy Ma! ||||||||| Catherwood leads Lili Lamont into the room, accepts a grimy quarter as a gratuity, mutters something about 9:22 PM, then departs. llanwydd: lol Ma_Jenkins: Goood evening! Beet: Hey Lili DJTweeny: Hi Lili Not Ed: It's Lili llanwydd: ji lil Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Not Ed: Hey Dep Lili Lamont: Hi, all! Deputy Dang: Howdy, Ed! Not Ed: Danno 2 doctecAZOID: the feed of this thing is coming through nice and clear Not Ed: OSSMOSIS Cat: it's Lili! Lili Lamont: Yes, Cat, we made it! Cat: Welcome back Beet: The new mixer is amazing, Tween! Lili Lamont: Thanks, it's been way too long. Cat: this is gretchen. hope she shows up tonight. llanwydd: are you on this, lil?lewinsi dau? sheeshh Danno: First Time I got here while it was on. Cat: welcome, danno DJTweeny: Thanks Beet :) Danno: Still not sure what I've gotten myself into here. doctecAZOID: lland: yes, coming up Danno: Thanks Cat. doctecAZOID: danno: the real question is, can you get out of it here as well? llanwydd: cool Cat: what you're listening to is david ossman's notes plus little stories by people who have enjoyed the firesign theatre Not Ed: el stupido Danno: Only throuigh that ever widening hole DJTweeny: Beet >> https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/QX1622USB--behringer-xenyx-qx1622usb-mixer-with-usb-and-effects Cat: the luxor is opening! Mudhead: Which one> Cat: this was recorded from a phone. is this acceptable quality? Beet: It's OK Not Ed: Catherwood give everyone a groat cluster with tongs ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone a groat cluster with tongs. Beet: Love those clusters Not Ed: It's awesome Cat Ma_Jenkins: Got any slaw? Deputy Dang: It seems okay to me, but my wife says I'm not good at listening. Beet: lol ||||||||| 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!" Not Ed: makes it reeeel Not Ed: which reel? Danno: Gimee two. llanwydd: stkck me in the back when m u art come up,
Not Ed gives Danno the extra Cat: That was my daughter ||||||||| "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: Hi Danno, missed you coming in Cat: 1995 Beet: That mixer looks like it's of a very professional quality, Dr Tween. Danno: It took me awhile to get this figured out. DJTweeny: pretty good compoments, yeah Beet DJTweeny: *components Danno: I couldn't get the audio to paly until I went to Cat's page and founf the Ossman Project DJTweeny: German-designed, built in China (like everything else these days ;) Not Ed: that's a cool hack DJTweeny: Sorry you can't get the stream, Danno :( Beet: Is it virus-free? DJTweeny: Danno, have you tried copying the link and pasting it directly into your stream player? Cat: this is dave. i guess he's no longer here Not Ed: no DVD no viri doctecAZOID: only if you drink Corona with it Not Ed: cool Cat Not Ed: hiccup yummy ||||||||| 9:34 PM: Elayne jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" residualecho: man with corona virus seeks woman with lyme disease Elayne: Evenin' all.Good to see so many folks here. Not Ed: Hi Elayne residualecho: Hi Elayne! doctecAZOID: hey e. you missed your first segment but the second one is coming up. Cat: as i said in my piece, firesign is a gift Cat: hey el ||||||||| 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." Beet: Hi, Elatne. Beet: Elayne Mudhead: Hi Elayne DJTweeny: Hey Elayne :) Elayne: From Phil Proctor's Facebook feed: First COVID-19 related death in our Firesign family. "Allen Daviau, DP of 'Everything You Know Is Wrong' back in 1975" DJTweeny: You're late, but you can hear the whole thing here: Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Not Ed: yeah I heard sorry Elayne: Wanted to make sure everyone knew. Mudhead: So sad! Not Ed: great comments doctecAZOID: oh no. daviau was also a famed rock photographer iirc - u2, depeche mode among others Elayne: Nobody is immune, that's why I'll continue to miss DocTec and Lili. doctecAZOID: unless i'm wrong about that Elayne: DocTec, you are probably correct. doctecAZOID: being cooped up for some time, i'm definitely feeling like everything i know is wrong Elayne: Have the two of you been able to take walks at least? Not Ed: Occupy yourself as the sage said doctecAZOID: yeah - up and down stairs, room to room, etc Elayne: And what happens now with the census job? ||||||||| Outside, the 9:38 PM uptown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving Porgy coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. doctecAZOID: the entire census operation is suspended for now. Beet: Hi Porg Cat: porg Elayne: As I suspected DJTweeny: Hi Porgy Elayne: So you haven't been up and down your lovely boulevard at all? I love that median. DJTweeny: Wow, we've got Porgie _and_ Mudhead here now :) Cat: chatters from the past doctecAZOID: now if only bottles would show up - she's got a balcony... Elayne: Is that wonderful liquor store still open? Robin and I can't wait until it's safe to visit again. Beet: Very nice and touching story. DJTweeny: We do have an occasional chatter named Bottles doctecAZOID: e: yep, it's an essential service 'round these parts. Elayne: Heh, DocTec, that's what I thought. Elayne: We really miss that Jim Bean Maple, it was our favorite of all the little Bottles we bought. johan amadeus myjetski: you can go forward into the past, or backwards into the future residualecho: Were we in Goshen? doctecAZOID: i'l keep that in mind. Elayne: My officemates have a virtual happy hour every Friday. They've been very impressed with the variety of small bottles I've been bringing. :) Elayne: Lili looks like she's falling asleep...
Elayne waves to LIli. Cat: the great doc voice doctecAZOID: e: lili is away from her pc, we're eating dinner. i brought a laptop down to the dining room table. residualecho: Dense content and clear rapid delivery Beet: According to Nino, we have 5 East Coasters here tonight. Elayne: Ah, got it. Please give her a real hug from me to replace the virtual one I'm sending to you both. doctecAZOID: we're all beating the reaper. Elayne: Real hugs soon, I hope!! doctecAZOID: e: fingers crossed. Elayne: I'd best go Work day tomorrow, so grateful to still be employed under the circumstances... Elayne: Next week,all! ||||||||| 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!" Beet: G'Nite, E doctecAZOID: note e ||||||||| 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!" doctecAZOID: gee, she didn't even say goodbye Cat: by el ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" residualecho: Can't believe we got this far without an F Bomb Beet: Nick comes through again. Danno:DJTweeny I think I have it now. doctecAZOID: hook 'em, danno. Danno: I heard peeing my pants just now. DJTweeny: kewl Danno doctecAZOID: btw that oklahoma reminiscence was lili lamont residualecho: noice johan amadeus myjetski: can one *hear* the peeing in one's pants? Hmm.... Cat: i worked for birute for several years doctecAZOID: johan: it's like a pointer to a variable. Beet: orangs are very human-like apes Danno: I don't know. doctecAZOID: et tu birute? Danno: It might be metaphysically impossible to see what I mean. Cat: lol, doc johan amadeus myjetski: lol! ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Bunnyboy close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 9:51 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the vestibule. doctecAZOID: well, it's more en epistemological issue, not metaphysical. doctecAZOID: hhey bb Cat: hi bunny Beet: Hey, Bunny. llanwydd: do i h ave time to t aake ar un t walgreewn/ DJTweeny: Hey Bunny residualecho: hard to choose between being metaphysically and epistemologically absurd doctecAZOID: walgreen, cvs - whatever it takes ||||||||| Danno walks away to The Sitting Room. Bunnyboy : Hello! Hello! Where’s everybody? DJTweeny: as long as you're absurd Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS doctecAZOID: echo: that's the idea, nothing is easy - at least according to jethro tull residualecho: Hey, those are obvious drug references! doctecAZOID: come one, come adderall DJTweeny: heheh Beet: Started watching some Basil Rathbone Sherlock this afternoon, Cat: good stuff, beet ||||||||| Danno has arrived at the appointed hour of 9:53 PM. doctecAZOID: beet: parsley sage rosemary and basil rathbone ||||||||| Danno walks away to The Sitting Room. Beet: Classic Movies. ||||||||| Danno has arrived at the appointed hour of 9:54 PM. Bunnyboy : Meant to be here earlier . Car trouble coming home. Yes, our Jetta, Blanche, was Toad Away... Porgy: Santa Barbara, where someone who was once married to D.O., lived. doctecAZOID: glen took ridiculously long pauses between his lines, i tightened up his segment Beet: Where do you do when you're Toad away/ doctecAZOID: glen's cadence reminds me of patton oswalt Not Ed: haha u guys R crayzee Cat: glen has such a great voice it makes me want to write a play to take advantage of it ||||||||| 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!" Bunnyboy : The pauses are where the music goes! Danno: I'm guessing it got "toad" away to Ralph's residualecho: Flander's Buttocks Ointment??? Cat: here's elayne's futon again Not Ed: futons doctecAZOID: seymour was cray! doctecAZOID: elayne and her technicolor futon Not Ed: dctd is an interplanetary treasure doctecAZOID: gotta say - somewhat jealous e got to sit & listen to ft with ossman sitting next to her. so cool. Bunnyboy : Carter Ballard , Blanche’s slumber party spot. residualecho: Awesome story doctecAZOID: elayne's inside joke archive - http://doctechnical.com/insidejoke/ Not Ed: great Bunnyboy : AAA took her away... Beet: This is great! Not Ed: very special ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Not Ed: plus it brings every 1 2gether Not Ed: how cool is that doctecAZOID: this sement (terry, right cat?) was really tough to clean up - lots of background noise, i managed to get it attenuated reasonably 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!" doctecAZOID: *segment Not Ed: sounds a-ok doc Cat: thanks, doc. Bunnyboy : Luckily, Bunnette is a telecommuter in these crazee times, so I have a date with Stella the Subaru tomorrow! doctecAZOID: glad i could pitch in. Cat: terrry was on the phone, as was gretchen, though i seem to have recorded her better. must find better way to use gretchen's great voice doctecAZOID: stella by starlight? Cat: hi beet doctecAZOID: "mrs beet" - lol Mudhead: Stella! Stella! Can't you hear me yella! Bunnyboy : Oh, yes... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Cat: this is edgar bullington, who i call Fan One Bunnyboy : Mud: (sings) New Orleans! Stinking, Rotten,Vomiting, Vile!... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about Cat's Play “CAST” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#PLAYS Beet: Thanks, Cat, for letting me be part of this. Not Ed: Bunny Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Cat: explore fan creativity residualecho: I met Edgar the night I met P&B touring TV or Not TV at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach. Cat: that's what this is doctecAZOID: lili just finished dinner, want to her pc and it was rebooting - windows updates (sigh) Cat: here's LLAN DJTweeny: You can have WIndoze doctecAZOID: but amazingly, she's back on now Lili Lamont: Amazingly, it brought me back to this screen. Huzzah! residualecho: Edgar B can be seen drinking a bottle of Bear Whiz in EYKIW DJTweeny: kewl ||||||||| 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!" Bunnyboy : Hiya, Lili! Cat: i dont know if all that tapping sound should be there Cat: hi lili Beet: Sounds like typing. doctecAZOID: he did that on putpose, cat - typing sounds over david's words doctecAZOID: or under Cat: keyboard sound, yes Cat: llan is here in chat, or did he leave? doctecAZOID: it was his little production thing - walla! doctecAZOID: or at the very least, foley Bunnyboy : Is it a Hanxwriter? doctecAZOID: no whiteout was harmed in the typing of this script Lili Lamont: Hi, Bunny! Cat: i took the little tascam into david's bar and recorded him in that noisy environment. his story comes through clear Cat: how are you these days, lili? doctecAZOID: which daze is these? Bunnyboy : That was the second coolest thing on the SNL remote ep. The quick sweep over Tom Hanks’ typewriters. Danno: It's so nice out I think I'll leave it out. doctecAZOID: bb: yeah that was an amazing sight for sure Bunnyboy : There was a touching tribute to Hal Willner. Lili Lamont: Not too bad. I'm still technically employed by the census and I've had emails and phone calles indicating that. I'm just a little sick of the jail- er, I mean, quarantine. DJTweeny: 'house arrest' Lili Lamont: Bunny, it was absolutely lovely. And the Lou Reed song was perfect for it. Lili Lamont: Everything but the ankle bracelet, Tweeny. DJTweeny: yep ||||||||| Danno, spotting Bradshaw, runs into The Sitting Room. doctecAZOID: gotta give a hat tip to airship al - he was probably at that same town hall show DJTweeny: and we'll need 'virus certificates' in able to work ||||||||| Danno has arrived at the appointed hour of 10:15 PM. Cat: my grand daughters DJTweeny: cute doctecAZOID: and he ran camera for (at the least) bill boggs segments with proctor & bergman ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Beet: They sound very cute. DJTweeny: Really nice work, Cat :) Bunnyboy : There was a touching tribute to Hal Willner. ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Merlyn', just granted probation at 10:16 PM", then leaves hurriedly. residualecho: !!!!! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show. If you'd like to make a small contribution to help with the server fees, there's a PayPal link to donate here >> http://dishnuts.net doctecAZOID: heh DJTweeny: Hello Merlyn doctecAZOID: hey merl Not Ed: fantastic cat & all! Beet: Fabulous, Cat. Thanks for doing that. Not Ed: cheers Merl doctecAZOID: timing is everything Cat: 3 monthes of pulling teeth doctecAZOID: uh-oh, he's going to break the station again Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Not Ed: ti t i timing ti Cat: and i'm not a dentist ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: “GIVE ME IMMORTALITY OR GIVE ME DEATH 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out IMMORTALITY at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=gmiogmd-rv' DJTweeny: haha Cat Not Ed: oh god I think I have hiatus! doctecAZOID: well it didn't start it all so much as it was the beginning of the end, as it were johan amadeus myjetski: awesome doesn't begin to describe, cat! a monster boy of work, mind boggling! kudos, cat, kudos! Beet: I have a cool T-Shirt with that Title. Not Ed: I love this album doctecAZOID: hiatus!? quick call the interstitial hospital johan amadeus myjetski: body of work Not Ed: zactly and hurryup doctecAZOID: work that body Bunnyboy : Hiya, Merlyn! Mudhead: Really great, Cat. Loved Elayne's reminisces Beet: Nice to see you, Merlyn Not Ed: yeah Merlyn: I converted Ralph Spoilsport's Fallout Shelters from the website to MP4s and put them up on the Firesign youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFLiX0DkzSl0XchWMLj1RzEanCHsCu2OU doctecAZOID: coolness! Cat: i think i did a good job bringing you into ossman's script Cat: hi merl. you missed yourself. Bunnyboy : CNN news flash: Michael Cohen getting out of prison. doctecAZOID: bb: wut!?!? Not Ed: when this came out my whole game design team took an hour off to czech it out together Cat: this is my last casting call. doctecAZOID: 10 to 1 he gets epsteined DJTweeny: Is your health not good, Cat? Not Ed: all inc. the youngers were knocked out doctecAZOID: "if you can't take the heat, don't bet the kitchen!" >-D Not Ed: tour de farce Bunnyboy : Due out Nov 21, now home imprisonment till then. DJTweeny: :) doctecAZOID: dj: no, he means this is the last time he tries to corrall a bunch of disparate individuals to record and send him recitations Cat: i'm ok DJTweeny: Ah, well it was quite a project, for sure doctecAZOID: getting everyone to record and get him their contributions was, putting it mildly, a trial ||||||||| 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: Pork? doctecAZOID: genuine imitation pork llanwydd: has my voicebeen heard yet? Cat: i meant, i can't rely on anyohe outside of my neighbourhood for voices doctecAZOID: we own the idea of ideas Not Ed: haha I was going to say same doctor doctecAZOID: two minds without a single thought Cat: if there is a deadlie involved. i promised ossan april 12 Not Ed: ingenuine porkette Not Ed: Chump! doctecAZOID: proper porketiquette? Cat: ossman Not Ed: absolute! doctecAZOID: stoli! Not Ed: cats hungry back in a sec Not Ed: steve & spooky Beet: Love Phil's delivery doctecAZOID: time for me to gas up doctecAZOID: back in a moment, with another appropriately chilled beverage Beet: Bud Lite/ Danno: Who is the woman newscaster? Cat: i loved the challenge of collecting firefans to tell their tales. Cat: and great tales they are Beet: We are all very lucky. llanwydd: annie i am goin to tee off at the links Danno: Indeed Cat. Thank you. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “GIVE ME IMMORTALITY OR GIVE ME DEATH” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=gmiogmd-ln Cat: thanks for your contribution, beet Beet: Any time. doctecAZOID: it was the best of segments, it was the worst of segments Rufus_T_Firetween: Danno ^^ ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: Liner notes at that link Cat: i think they want us to follow in their foot steps in audio creation doctecAZOID: back after a visit to the sanitary pedestal (TMI dude!!!) 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 Danno: Thank you Rufus. 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Cat: i heard bergman say, dont tell me firesign was good, create something better Cat: worked for me Lili Lamont: That's a tall order. DJTweeny: nice llanwydd: love this one Mudhead: Well, time for these boot heels to be wandering... back on the infosuperhighway, which is already in progress! ||||||||| "10:34 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Mudhead, who then runs out through the french doors and down through the bushes. residualecho: really came together, Cat Lili Lamont: Later, Mud! Cat: by mud Cat: yes it did, echo residualecho: Quite a celebration Cat: alot of good stories about firesign llanwydd: where was my voice, cat/////??????? ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'jahgust', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 10:36 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... jahgust: Yeh this guy fell asleep... Cat: i thoght i alerted yo to it, llan towards the end Cat: hi joe. DJTweeny: Hi jahgust llanwydd: thanks,cat jahgust: You had. I was ready for it. Had supper...konked out in the chair...sleep is way off these days. Cat:tween will have it up on the archives, or i can send it to you you did a great job Cat: you too, jah ||||||||| 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." DJTweeny: It's up now Cat, just no description yet Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THE OSSMAN PROJECT” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS jahgust: Thanks Cat! Cat: really appreciate your reading and story, jah ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “GIVE ME IMMORTALITY OR GIVE ME DEATH” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=gmiogmd-ln llanwydd: its teh childs side of the dawn 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: hi jahgust doctecAZOID: ossman project - without a prescription ||||||||| "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!" jahgust: Beet! Long time! ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Bunnyboy : Hiya, Joe! Cat: lol, doc johan amadeus myjetski: nite all! Beet: Nice to see you, Jah doctecAZOID: by johan Cat: by jammy jahgust: Hey Bunny! Beet: G'Nite JAM Lili Lamont: Bon soir, JAM. Cat: my wife just got zoom. is there anything to worry about? ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" 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 jahgust: Spose its better than getting the scizophrenes DJTweeny: Cat: my wife just got zoom. is there anything to worry about? << a lot of people are saying it's unsafe DJTweeny: India says video conference app Zoom is ‘not safe’ - https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/india-says-video-conference-app-zoom-is-not-safe/ residualecho: My sysadmin pals specializing in security claim that the team stepped up and turned it into a strong product; it was almost malware back in February doctecAZOID: schizophrene or neoprene, either way it's perfect for a rubber room residualecho: It has more to do with how you use it jahgust: INdeed! Same with the sysad for the University I work at. DJTweeny:https://www.livemint.com/news/india/home-ministry-red-flags-zoom-app-for-cybercrimes-11587030646715.html Cat: ossman's notes on ths made me see it totally differently doctecAZOID:https://www.cnet.com/how-to/no-more-zoombombing-4-steps-to-a-more-secure-zoom-video-chat/ residualecho: You can find dozens of those. I've been using zoom about 24 hours a week with classes taught from home DJTweeny: Zoom grapples with security flaws that sour users on app - https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/zoom-grapples-with-security-flaws-that-sour-users-on-app/articleshow/74960275.cms Cat: hows that going, echo? doctecAZOID: as long as zoom has not ground to a halt, i say go for it Bunnyboy : Time to fly...YYYAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!.... residualecho: It takes some getting used to, but haven't had any unexpected issues doctecAZOID: bye bb - getting there myself frankly doctecAZOID: hey who let frank in here? DJTweeny: bye Bunny Bunnyboy : Nite! doctecAZOID: is frank in stein? doctecAZOID: hic doctecAZOID: i appear to be at loose enz Lili Lamont: Bye, Bunny! jahgust: Bye Bunny! residualecho: Congrats again Cat, thanks for inviting me to be part of a weirdly cool document Cat: it's very easy to make collages with Firesign stuff because much of thier stuff is collage' doctecAZOID: as opposed to split enz Cat: i do my best doctecAZOID: i graduated from collage - once - doctecAZOID: it left me in pieces Lili Lamont: Okay, Doc, you're descending into either chaos or incoherence. It's time! ||||||||| 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: Nite Bunny residualecho: Time for some TV with the teen. doctecAZOID: i am 3.14159 sheets to the wind residualecho: Or Not TV doctecAZOID: time for some pi ||||||||| residualecho is forcibly ejected just as the clock strikes 10:54 PM. doctecAZOID: 4/20 is only four days away, for those at home keeping score Cat: glad at least a few people enjoyed this Lili Lamont: We'll have to do one of those freezer desserts. doctecAZOID: yep Beet: Nite Echo doctecAZOID: nite echo echo echo echo... Lili Lamont: This is marveloso, Cat. doctecAZOID: now playing ing ing - number forty nine ine ine - manny anny anny - mota ota ota!!!! doctecAZOID: gotta catch some z's - followed by the other twenty five letters Cat: thanks for your work, doc doctecAZOID: nice job cat - as always - and as i like to say as i silently steal away: namaste, y'all! Cat: and you too lili doctecAZOID: ttfn ttyl ||||||||| doctecAZOID is forcibly ejected just as the clock strikes 10:57 PM. Lili Lamont: I believe I'll join him. Good night, Cat. jahgust: Nite folks...sorry for coming so late to the party! ||||||||| Catherwood says "10:57 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs Lili Lamont by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door Cat: bye Beet: Thanks for dropping in, Doc. Beet: See ya Lili ||||||||| 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: Take care, Jah ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Danno: Well this was interesting. I will attempt to rejoin you all next Thurs. Beet: G;Nite Danno ||||||||| At 11:03 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Danno!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... Cat: See you again, Danno Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ||||||||| 11:04 PM -- Bunnyboy left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Beet: This was great. Totally enjoyed the stories, Cat. Amazing effort. Thanks everyone. Of course undying gratitude to our mentor Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Merlyn: thank yew tweenerino Ma_Jenkins: Great show! :) Merlyn: Cat, I'll catch Tween's audio repost Cat: Thanks for your contribution, Beet DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| At 11:07 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... Cat: new collage next week Not Ed: great! Not Ed: thanks Cat & Tweeny & best to all of yaz jahgust: Just finished listening Cat! Excellent work! Now I lay me down to...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...gnite earl! ||||||||| jahgust says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, jahgust exits at 11:53 PM. ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| Better luck next time! 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And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:55 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| - dead from ||||||||| 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
Cat
Danno
Dave
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
doctecazoid
Elayne
ferretjoe
jahgust
johan amadeus myjetski
Lili Lamont
llanwydd
Ma_Jenkins
Merlyn
Mudhead
Not Ed
Porgy
residualecho
Rufus_T_Firetween
