||||||||| 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 August 27, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| "6:13 AM? 6:13 AM!!" says Catherwood, "Bigblu2u should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Bigblu2u enters and sits in the comfy chair. ||||||||| It's 6:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bigblu2u - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| RedPillTweeny tiptoes in around 8:27 AM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| It's 8:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedPillTweeny - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 5:08 PM, dragging Rufus_T_Firetween by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" ||||||||| 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 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. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "8:27 PM and late as usual, it's Deputy Dang, just back from Elmertown." ||||||||| Deputy Dang rushes off, saying "8:28 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| 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 (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida) 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 escorts c inside, makes a note of the time (8:44 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| DJTweeny steals in around 8:46 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last year's "unpleasant incident." DJTweeny: allo c DJTweeny: Psychedelic enough for ya? ||||||||| "8:55 PM? 8:55 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Cease should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Cease enters and sits on the divan. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Deputy Dang inside, makes a note of the time (8:55 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Cease: yep DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy, Cease DJTweeny: Psychedelic enough for ya? Cease: how's it going dep ||||||||| 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." Deputy Dang: Howdy Pardners! DJTweeny: I drummed to this when I was a teen Cease: this is fantastic,tween DJTweeny: First LP I ever bought ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:59 PM and Beet sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Rufus_T_Firetween: BANNER: ** 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) DJTweeny: yo Beet ||||||||| 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!" Beet: Hi, Folks. Here comes the Chat! Cease: hi beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween & Dr Cease ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, August 27, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" DJTweeny: This is from Dear Friends Too Cease: this is wonderful ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: from the DOMM Let's Eat broadcast collection “THE WHISPERIN' SQUASH 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: Hey, whay happened to the Lonesome Beet Show? DJTweeny: They used this music for The Crumbhungers DJTweeny: On EYKIW DJTweeny: 'The Golden Hind' DJTweeny: one of my favorite bits Deputy Dang: No smoke here tonight. :-( DJTweeny: lots of smoke from a chemical plant in Louisiana :/ ||||||||| "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: Laura made a mess Beet: The fires have eclipsed the hurricane. Rufus_T_Firetween: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: but unlike Bush in Katrina, Trump and the Gov of TX pre-positioned relief services ||||||||| Catherwood enters with cc close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 9:10 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the Aviary. Rufus_T_Firetween: hello cc Beet: hi cc 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: Are you 10 CC? cc: i'm very stoned Rufus_T_Firetween: You're in the right chat :) cc: was aiming to be jusrt stoneed enoujght for this show but i'mafraid i overshot the thing cc: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, we're here every week so better luck next time ;) Beet: Maybe we can get a contact high! cc: letys do limy show nexg wewek, tween Beet: Remember those? cc: i've done part one of the ginzberg collage and will have parft twio done by next couplle of wekes Rufus_T_Firetween: For those of you who don't know to what Cat is referring, that's 'a Firesign evening in England' Rufus_T_Firetween: Giant Rat and their 2005 live show :) cc: too stoned to bed vaguely coherent Rufus_T_Firetween: should be fun cc: japanese bombed. i know about that Rufus_T_Firetween: Live in London 2005, called 'Out Of The Fog' (although Austin couldn't make the show) Rufus_T_Firetween: still a great live performance cc: austin opposed to travel Beet: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: The British side of Firesign next week then :) Rufus_T_Firetween: and we have to do Anythynge some time as well Rufus_T_Firetween: Which is a very long and involved album cc: yes tween cc: i will have 2 parrt ginsberg collage in sept Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Beet: I m very much in favor of beautiful daughters. cc: we should listen to the campain chronicls in oct Beet: It depresses me that the summer is almost over. cc: every day is good Beet: Don't like snow or ice. ||||||||| llanwydd sneaks in around 9:33 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." Beet: Hey, Llan. llanwydd: evening folks cc: hi llan Rufus_T_Firetween: Beet: It depresses me that the summer is almost over << Not me, it's been 100+ for weeks on end here llanwydd: and you are evening folks Rufus_T_Firetween: The price we pay for mild Austin winters Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey llan llanwydd: not getting any of the gulf rains, tween? Rufus_T_Firetween: nope llanwydd: good Rufus_T_Firetween: just a little humidity Beet: Yes, we have had in the 90's for quite a while here. I have a good AC, though. Rufus_T_Firetween: Laura slammed Louisiana, but left Texas largely untouched llanwydd: very brutal summer here in FL Rufus_T_Firetween: may you be spared hurricanes llan llanwydd: comparable to the brutal winter we had llanwydd: well, not brutal... Rufus_T_Firetween: You want a brutal winter, go to Quebec Beet: No thanks. llanwydd: I have been through two lengthy power outages from winds within the last five years Beet: Ouch llanwydd: well, I lived very near quebec. ticonderoga, ny llanwydd: goes way below zero up there Beet: I new a guy from Tonawanda once llanwydd: isnt that new jersey? Beet: New York llanwydd: ok llanwydd: now I think I remember it llanwydd: on the amtrak line? Beet: Near Niagara llanwydd: I have been to niagara falls twice Beet: Amazing place. cc: i have never been to the falls Rufus_T_Firetween: We visited Niagra Falls after the 1964 NY World's Fair llanwydd: first time was with my family and I was in about 5th grade. second time was a high school band trip Rufus_T_Firetween: Did you know that the power generators there were made by Tesla? Rufus_T_Firetween: and still producing electricty today Beet: The roar of the falls is what was phenomenal for me. ||||||||| 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." Rufus_T_Firetween: The real Tesla ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: *electricity Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, seriously impressive Rufus_T_Firetween: as much of a wonder of America as The Grand Canyon llanwydd: I remember hearing all about the worlds fair in 64. I wanted to go. I was three years old and living in new jersey llanwydd: then when I started kindergarten I met a girl who had gone to it llanwydd: she brought pictures to class Beet: I always was jealous of neighbors who traveled somewhere every year. My family never did. Deputy Dang: ... and now, that girl is your wife? llanwydd: lol cc: i was at 5 world's fairs. tween has them all in the archives ||||||||| 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!" llanwydd: you lucky dog llanwydd: I would have loved to go to either one Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: amazing, Cat cc: my wife and i haves been married forf 45 years.that;s a long time Rufus_T_Firetween: indeed llanwydd: if I remember right, one was in chicago and the other was in montreal Rufus_T_Firetween: great you found a person like that :) Rufus_T_Firetween: I also was at Expo '67 in Montreal llanwydd: double cool, tween Rufus_T_Firetween: In '64 we went to NY from D.C. and then hauled a camper across the country and back ||||||||| 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: and in '67, we did the same across Canada ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! cc: my uncle desgned the western canada pavllion, so we werfe able to get in al the pavillions wihout lines Rufus_T_Firetween: Great memories llanwydd: you lived in dc back then? Rufus_T_Firetween: wow cease cc: 3 of my 4 grand parents spoke russian 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 llanwydd: when I was in 7th grade, our class trip was to philadelphia and in 8th we went to dc cc: proc would have loved talknig to them cc: i would love to go to philadelphia Beet: that was good. llanwydd: just caught that comment about your uncle,cat. amazing! ||||||||| 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!" llanwydd: never been to philly, cat? ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “TINY DR. PROCTOR” 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/' cc: just the train from dc to nyc llanwydd: wid okult in yer hed Beet: I got to stand where George Washington stood in Independance Hall. Rufus_T_Firetween: llanwydd: you lived in dc back then? << My Dad was a prof at George Washington University. I grew up in the Maryland suburbs llanwydd: cool, tween! llanwydd: proctor debated liddy. hehehehehehe Beet: G Gordon was a force of nature. llanwydd: he was a piece of work, beet Rufus_T_Firetween: Dad >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_F._Ericson Rufus_T_Firetween: Liddy is/was a crazy MF lol ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: I've read his book Will Beet: I was just about to admit the same thing, Rufus. cc: i saw this on johnny carson lnog ago Beet: I must say it was a riviting volume. cc: proc does a good job here, pretending to be leary Rufus_T_Firetween: Liddy was part of Watergate Beet: Put it in their water. cc: this guy was my frined, paul krassner Beet: Ah, Grace Rufus_T_Firetween: All the President's Men (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/ << great movie about Watergate Beet: My oldest brother's favorite movie. Or at least it was. Rufus_T_Firetween: Woodward & Bernstein uncovering the story for The Washington Post ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and intones "Announcing 'Captain Equinox ', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 10:06 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... Captain Equinox : I just came out to say Hello. Captain Equinox : Hello! Beet: Hey, Cap. Rufus_T_Firetween: Aye Captain cc: hi cap Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “TINY DR. PROCTOR” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Captain Equinox : Hello, I must be going! Captain Equinox : See y’all next week! Beet: Thanks for dropping in. cc: we are aLWAYS happy to see you here Rufus_T_Firetween: "They Come. They Go" Beet: Boy, if I had the opportunity to try ayahuasca, I think I would have to have a go at it. cc: Me too, Beet Beet: Anybody have a shaman on speed dial? cc: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: Don Bruhahah Beet: Bruhahah? Beet: hahaha cc: ha ha ha ||||||||| The TV flickers on, and Ralph Spoilsport appears: "How can you drive in two places at once when you don't have a genuine Ralph Spoilsport license plate frame? Get one for your car and one for the plate in your head!" Beet: The War of Northern Aggression. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hate to tell you, but the South didn't attack the North :/ Rufus_T_Firetween: South Carolina seceeded and asked US troops to get out of their territory Rufus_T_Firetween: when they refused, they attacked U.S. Ft. Sumpter ||||||||| It's 10:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Captain Equinox - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: I have concluded that the real cause of the Civil War was that no one likes to be told what to do. Rufus_T_Firetween: Slavery never should have been allowed, no argument there Rufus_T_Firetween: but there were slaves in the North Rufus_T_Firetween: Lincoln wanted black people sent back to Africa and South America Rufus_T_Firetween: he was a white supremecist Beet: Northern states were just as culpable. A bad practice in any case. Rufus_T_Firetween: but that's not for this fun conversation :) Rufus_T_Firetween: Great collage, Cat :-) Beet: I do get tired of the one-sided nature of the argument. cc: true Beet: I don't want to be a cat. No offense, Cease. Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Beet: Huge lesson. cc: this colage turned me on to new ideas Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “TINY DR. PROCTOR” 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 VIDEOS at >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zFfC24DuakAbRIRpbPnxQ?view_as=subscriber Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Beet: This is all common sense (which is not so common). Beet: Beautiful. Rufus_T_Firetween: Oh Lord. What is my purpose? Beet: Being cc: this is true[will go to bed Deputy Dang: This is Timothy Leary? cc: yths is proctor as leary Deputy Dang: ah Deputy Dang: That's what I thought at the beginning, but I got confused by some of the conversation. Rufus_T_Firetween: Log live FST Rufus_T_Firetween: *Long, even Beet: I thought it was Tim. Rufus_T_Firetween: although I did live in a log house ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: from the Box Of Danger collection “NICK DANGER MEETS E.T.” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out BOX OF DANGER at >> https://www.shoutfactory.com/music/spoken-word/the-firesign-theatre-s-box-of-danger-the-complete-nick-danger-casebook' cc: will nort have collafw next week Rufus_T_Firetween: Great work, Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: or a spelling checker lol Beet: Fantastic, Cat. Rufus_T_Firetween: OK, we'll do the FST In England next week llanwydd: roccy Beet: lol. Snake neck. llanwydd: the phone! lol llanwydd: hehehe Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about “BOX OF DANGER: The Complete Nick Danger Casebook” at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bod-rv Rufus_T_Firetween: another 'must have' collection cc: good stuff ||||||||| 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' llanwydd: where is david on this cc: wqonderful sfuff Rufus_T_Firetween: David wasn't part of the band back then llanwydd: cool! Rufus_T_Firetween: like EOBE Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet: I have really enjoyed this. It went so quickly. Thanks to everyone. GREAT collage, Cat. Thanks for guiding us, Dr. Tween. G'Nite all. llanwydd: thanks tween and cat Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Deputy Dang: Thank you Cat and Tweeny. I am so grateful that y'all produce this program. I don't know why, but it's important to me. cc: i do my best, beet Rufus_T_Firetween: Great to have everybody here :) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: Lots of good listening there ^^ DJTweeny: Until last time, again... llanwydd: nite folks. see you next week Deputy Dang: Good night all Deputy Dang: I'll ses you around on the funway! ||||||||| llanwydd rushes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's llanwydd?! It's 10:59 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| "10:59 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Deputy Dang, who then scurries out through the french doors and down through the brambles. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 11:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| cc - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| c - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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 yaws ||||||||| 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 pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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
Captain Equinox
cc
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
llanwydd
Rufus_T_Firetween
