||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for June 18, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood leads Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mutters something about 4:14 PM, then departs. ||||||||| 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 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| At 7:07 PM, Rufus_T_Firetween scurries out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 7:07 PM and DJTweeny steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Rufus_T_Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 7:08 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... ||||||||| 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 (Happy 78th Birthday Paul McCartney!!) Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 8:47 PM, dragging Cease by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" Cease: Oh, i love Ram Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Cease Rufus_T_Firetween: great album Cease: I really don't know what happened with the doc tech/cease projectr this week Cease: just began listening to it again for the first time in many years' Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cease: 78 doesn;t seem so old Cease: my [parents lived into their 90s Rufus_T_Firetween: not when the remaining Firesigns are still at it :) Rufus_T_Firetween: My Mom turned 103 last April Rufus_T_Firetween: anything's possible... Cease: good for your mom Rufus_T_Firetween: Doc's a really busy guy Cease: yes Rufus_T_Firetween: I don't want to put any pressure on him Rufus_T_Firetween: we'll get it sorted out Cease: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: so cool that she met the Firesigns when they played at a theater in her small town before the Bloomington, IN gig Rufus_T_Firetween: my thanks to Fish for bringing them to Indiana Cease: i am working on a collage or 2 based on abbey road Cease: did fish do that? Cease: fish is a wonder Rufus_T_Firetween: excellent Beatles Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, he was responsible for getting them to the Bloomington gig Rufus_T_Firetween: via https://wfhb.org/category/follies/ ||||||||| "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!" Cease: i spoke to him for an hour. we will do a play together Rufus_T_Firetween: cool Cease: have to do stuff while i'm still alive Rufus_T_Firetween: you bet Cease: one never knows Cease: fish has a AMAZING voice so I must take advantage of it. Rufus_T_Firetween: Alan Parsons was 2nd to George Martin on Abbey Road Rufus_T_Firetween: I think he was maybe 19 ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'Beet', just granted probation at 8:56 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Beet: Hi Corona Fireheads. Looking forward to this evenings' doings. How is everyone? Cease: hey beet Cease: still virus free Beet: Hi Dr Cease Rufus_T_Firetween: Fish has a serious rare FST collection apparently Rufus_T_Firetween: ld definitely get together Rufus_T_Firetween: yo Beet Cease: he told me Beet: Howdy Dr tween Rufus_T_Firetween: *You should Cease: you know, lads, the 3 of us will most likely never meet Beet: Love the the McCartney stuff Rufus_T_Firetween: It's his birthday :) Cease: ram is a fave Rufus_T_Firetween: Paul and Linda at their finest Beet: Happy Birthday Mac Cease: i have fond memories of 3 girlfriends related to this album ||||||||| 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)' Beet: Am singing along Rufus_T_Firetween: nice :) ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, June 18, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Beet: Great bit Rufus_T_Firetween: 'tis Beet: Looking for the newcomers ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Dear Friends broadcast collection, “THE HARRY YAGODA SHOW” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php?audio#DUKEOFPFTFTJ' Beet: I have a feeling folks'll be coming in a little late, eh? Rufus_T_Firetween: tardy ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Not Ed into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, grumbles something about 9:04 PM, then departs. Not Ed: Pork? Beet: Howdy Not Not Ed: Ahh human beans! Not Ed: Hey Beet Not Ed: Hey Cease & Tweener Rufus_T_Firetween: allo Not Not Ed: allo allo Not Ed: RuFuS Rufus_T_Firetween: Hail Freedonia! Not Ed: Freedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedonia Not Ed: Teri and Suki Yaki Not Ed: (W. Allen) ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Elayne in through the front door at 9:09 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Elayne: Evenin' all@ Beet: Hi Elayne Not Ed: here's the fabulous E Not Ed: jello Beet: The signal is exceptionally clear tonight, Tween. Elayne: Not seeing keyboard very well. Quite a busy workday. Week after next we're all off for a week, our Summer Shutdown. Can't wait! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey E Beet: Hanging out in the homeplace, Elayne/ Beet: ? Rufus_T_Firetween: Beet: The signal is exceptionally clear tonight, Tween << my net's been horrible, but seems to clear up later in the day (fingers crossed for the shows) Rufus_T_Firetween: I hope everybody has their virtual masks on Rufus_T_Firetween: The Gov Of Cal is requiring all citizens to wear masks Elayne: Where else, Beet? Cease: Hi El Beet: Since I am flying solo here in my room, I am cruising sans mask. Please forgive me. Elayne: I'm lucky that I've been able to work at home for some time. I stayed here occasinoally w my work laptop prior to the pandemic so I had everything all set up. Rufus_T_Firetween: Do you use Zoom? Cease: good for you, el Elayne: No masks at home here either. Keeping six feet away from my downstairs neighbors and their downstairs neighbors. Cease: pretty good here in north van Elayne: Ugh, Zoom was the bane of my existence today. One of the partners I support has to use it for quarterly meetings with one of his clients because that's all they use. Elayne: So he finally got signed in and got an account, and I was able to start scheduling Zoom calls. Beet: I have heard of people taking tentative excursions out, like, to buy a sandwich or something. Just for the thrill. Elayne: He has a personal ID but you have to set it to the randomized radio button which generates a different password (and ID) each time. Elayne: Pain in the butt. One of the reasons I'm so tired at the moment. Elayne: I prefer Skype but we're migrating to MS Teams so I'm trying to get used to that. Cease: do you find yourself more tired as you grow olde, el? Elayne: Beet, I get enough of a "thrill" doing my grocery shopping, and I have no desire to venture out among the tree pollen and high teps. Elayne: ...temps Elayne: Never thought about it, Cat. I've always liked sleeping and lounging about. Cease: it is unlikely we will ever meet again.alas Beet: I am enjoying my air conditioning myself. Cease: i'm just too old to go to nyc Elayne: I'm not one of those folks who likes to go out much anyway, so except for not commuting to and from work not that much has changed in my life. Elayne: When all this is over I'd like to visit the Pacific Northwest again, Cat, so who knows? Elayne: But I'm not keen on going near any airports for a long while. Beet: Can't get into any stores without a mask. Rufus_T_Firetween: Walmart lets me use my motorcycle helmet with a full face visor Rufus_T_Firetween: but without it, I wear a mask Cease: stores are cool now but bus needs masks Rufus_T_Firetween: Texas isn't making it a requirement Cease: i hope to see you again,el Beet: Also much safer if you fall down Rufus_T_Firetween: No way I'm going near 'public transportation' anytime soon Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Beet Beet: They say the subways are running in NYC again. A little scary. Rufus_T_Firetween: I've just got a little 50cc scooter that only does 30-40mph, but I'm not riding it w/o a brain bucket Cease: i think it is unlilkelyl i wil ever go back to nyc but if you come here, el, i would be elated Elayne: Not going anywhere any time soon, Cat. But we should actually thnik about doing a video Firesign chat. Elayne: Facebook has Messenger Groups, should be pretty easy to set one up. Beet: That would be totally cool. Rufus_T_Firetween: hmmmmmmmm, The Firesigns doing a Zoom or FB show? Cease: maybve the best thing that has happened to me this year is that ossman said the project we made is going into the library of congress Beet: Yeah, man. Rufus_T_Firetween: Lots of Austin musicians and clubs going live and asking for donations Cease: beet is in it too Beet: 15 minutes of fame. Cease: 100 years from now, people will enjoy your tale,beetg Beet: I knew immortality was possible. Cease: i love the fact my daugher's voice will transcend time Rufus_T_Firetween: Beet: I knew immortality was possible << esp if you go to Ralph Spoilsport's New And Used Body Parts Rufus_T_Firetween: that's nice, Cease :) Beet: A frightening thought: I feel like I'm normalizig to the weirdness of this virus thing. Cease: that is frighening beet Rufus_T_Firetween: Humans adapt. It's one of their strengths Beet: I need directions to Ralph's. Rufus_T_Firetween: as long as you aren't adapting to the USSR ;) Beet: Are they staying at home in Russia? Rufus_T_Firetween: dunno Beet: Rember skipping records? Beet: remember Beet: Catherwood give everyone some sukiyaki ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone some sukiyaki. Rufus_T_Firetween: pretty sure I have more than a few which do Beet: You still have vinyl? Rufus_T_Firetween: catherwood, please give everyone some teriyaki sauce for the sukiyaki ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone some teriyaki sauce for the sukiyaki. Rufus_T_Firetween: several hundred albums Elayne: Okay, that's it, my eyes are no longer focused. Next week, all. Beet: yum ||||||||| Elayne says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Elayne exits at 9:36 PM. Rufus_T_Firetween: ncluding a coouple of quad and some 1/2 speed mastered Beet: Sayonara, Elayne. Rufus_T_Firetween: *including a couple Beet: That's pretty impressive, Rufus. Rufus_T_Firetween: still have a 1976 Technics magnetic drive turntable Cease: By el] Rufus_T_Firetween: need to get a new cartridge and rip some of the rare vinyl Beet: And then play it on your adio show. Beet: radio Rufus_T_Firetween: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: lots of rare prog Beet: I spent some time digitalizing old cassettes I had recorded. Cease: small crowd tonight Beet: Best city I ever visited - Paris. Rufus_T_Firetween: never been to europe Cease: ibe been to paris 3 timesl first 2 very good. last time,not so good Rufus_T_Firetween: visited Montreal in 1967 during the Expo '67 fair, was quite impressive Beet: What changed Cease: great town Cease: last time, 2017, it was ugly. Rufus_T_Firetween: Been to NYC and SF Cease: before it was beautiful Cease: i love nyc and sf Rufus_T_Firetween: Austin is my favorite city by far Beet: Oh, sorryAre they not keeping the city clean? Rufus_T_Firetween: so much green space Cease: never been there. unlikely ever to go Rufus_T_Firetween: like living in Central Park Cease: i love vancouver. that's why live here Rufus_T_Firetween: Would love to visit Van sometime Beet: Austin is truly amazing. But for me it is special for the great people and the mellowest atmos phere anywhere. ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: might do a cross-country trip someday ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Beet: Also great food. Cease: it's embarrassingly pretty Beet: Yep Cease: food is not major league here, but at least its in a leauge Cease: league Beet: Barton's Springs Rufus_T_Firetween: THey're starting to open up Barton Spring Pool again, with social distancing Rufus_T_Firetween: very weird situation Beet: One of the holiest places on earth. Rufus_T_Firetween: magine going to a bar where you have to keep 6ft away lol Rufus_T_Firetween: *imagine Beet: You have to shout, "Do you come here often?" Rufus_T_Firetween: Austin is considered 'The Jewel Of Texas' yes Rufus_T_Firetween: yy lol Rufus_T_Firetween: "You're Jewish? Love your nails..." Beet: lol Beet: There are such beings as Jewish Princesses. I knew one in paricular. Wanted to take her home. Cease: where is everyone tonight? Beet: Good question. Rufus_T_Firetween: Actually that's from his excellent disco parody 'Dancing Fool' Beet: We know you're out there!
Rufus_T_Firetween is in Austin ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Beet: Gong With The Wind ||||||||| 9:56 PM: llanwydd jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past year and a half!" llanwydd: hows everybody Beet: There you are! I knew it. Howdy Llan Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey llan Rufus_T_Firetween: so llan, does your nick translate into anything remotely English? Not Ed: What does it mean? Not Ed: cheers llan Cease: Hey llan llanwydd: I chose it for the welsh phonetics to indicate my ethnic background. I dont know if it means anything Rufus_T_Firetween: gone with the llanwydd Rufus_T_Firetween: ok ;) llanwydd: in fact I can not even pronounce it Rufus_T_Firetween: It's a wild language Rufus_T_Firetween: knew a guy on college who spoke it Rufus_T_Firetween: like nothing else in the UK Rufus_T_Firetween: weirder than Gaelic Beet: Can you sing like Tom Jones? ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." llanwydd: I probably could if I tried Cease: Can I sing him out of existence? ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. llanwydd: I can sing more like spike jones Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS - Every Firesign Theatre radio broadcast from the "Dear Friends" era (1970-1972) >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=domm-ln Cease: Worked for Proctor and Bergman in 1960 Beet: Songs with sound effects Cease: proc sang bergman Beet: This is kind f nice. Cease: lyrics as tom jones llanwydd: did not know p and b knew each other in 1960 Cease: both at yale Rufus_T_Firetween: The Nice? Keith Emerson's band before ELP? Rufus_T_Firetween: Keith was not so nice to pianos Cease: lov e nice's version of my back pages Rufus_T_Firetween: id the Jimi thing with lighter fluid to fully mic'd pianos llanwydd: I enjoyed their take on sibelius Rufus_T_Firetween: *did Beet: Interesting ||||||||| 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 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 Cease: i lived in japan for a long time, have to do something about that Beet: What would you do? Cease: collage ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “SGT. PEP PILLS” 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: This'll be good Cease: aesthetic Cease: Yes, tihs is very good Cease: maybe my fave of large number of collages Cease: this was my daughter's favourite beatles tune Cease: i gtr high with a little help from my friends Cease: that's bit Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “SGT. PEP PILLS” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s play CAST at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#PLAYS Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S VIDEOS at >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zFfC24DuakAbRIRpbPnxQ?view_as=subscriber Cease: i feel it is my job to perpetrate her memory with these things Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Cease: how's oit goin, not? Rufus_T_Firetween: Good tribute to your daughter's life Cease: seatle inspire me these daysd Cease: kinda my job to make people aware of my daughter's life Cease: not ust her death Beet: She must have been quite wonderful. Beet: Miss Little Richard. Cease:http://www.moniqueishikawa.com/ Beet: It still shocks me when someone I have admired is suddenly no longer with us. Cease: indeed, beet Cease: but what surprises me is why everyone isn'tr doing stuff like this Beet: A non-romantic theme from the boys. Cease: beatles were a change in realtiy Cease: this collage is amazing Beet: Ver enjoyable. llanwydd: lol Cease: a motor trade Cease: my dad was a ford dealer Beet: Mine also sold Fords Cease: really? where? Beet: Houston. Cease: ok my dad and 2 bros had a dealership called Young Beet: Dealership called Raymond Pearson. Always liked that name. Cease: Brfothers in my home town, yorkton saskatchwan Cease: in the mid 50s, we moved to la and my father became a partner, eventually the main owner' Cease: Wray Brothers Ford on VanNuys blved. Cease: Major competitor with Ralph Beet: It's a good business. My father loved dealing with people. Cease: Williams/ Spoilsport Cease: My dad spent a lot of time hanging out with Cease: Ford executives Beet: He stopped selling cars before Ralph opened up in Houston. Cease: Thought he was in with them Cease: Yeah Beet, about loving to meet peoplle. My dad too Beet: My stepmother worked for J. Walter Thompson which was the advertiser for Ford. I must have a lot of karma with Ford, eh? Cease: I can barely tolerate meeting anyone. Cease: i remember jw t with ford. i did some ads for them in earlhy 60s Beet: One of my chief forms of entertainment is talking up total strangers and getting them to laugh about something. Rufus_T_Firetween: Thanks for your great collages, Cat Cease: we will never ,meet Beet: There's some great stuff in this collage, Cease. Cease: yes,tween.they are very good Rufus_T_Firetween: We're trying to get Doc Technical and Richard Fish of Bloomington, IN involved as well Rufus_T_Firetween: just a matter of setting up a streamer to Radio Free Dishnuts Rufus_T_Firetween: hopefully even Cat as a DJ :) Cease: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey, we're 'amateur radio' Cease: true Rufus_T_Firetween: bet you'd be good ||||||||| 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' Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... llanwydd: great collage, cat Cease: We do our best ||||||||| 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." llanwydd: thanks tween. nite everybody. Rufus_T_Firetween: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 10:55 PM -- llanwydd left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| Cease says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Cease exits at 10:55 PM. Beet: This was great. Thanks to everyone. Fabulous collage, Dr Cease. Thanks for guiding the ship, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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.. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's 4:32 AM, time to change the log file and clean out unused rooms; please exit the chat room for a minute or two. Thank you for your patience."
The Evening's Participants:
Beet
Cease
Elayne
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
