||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for September 03, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and intones "Announcing 'Rufus_T_Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 4:46 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and intones "Presenting 'dj', just granted probation at 8:08 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| dj rushes off, saying "8:08 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'DJTweeny', just granted probation at 8:08 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:35 PM, dragging Cease by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this idiot?" Cease: my firefox entry has just dissappeared. one good thing about facebook is it allows me to get here Rufus_T_Firetween: allo Rufus_T_Firetween: Should be a fun show Rufus_T_Firetween: music in a couple of minutes ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (England Music) Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' Rufus_T_Firetween: Doc's birthday today Rufus_T_Firetween: Great suggestion about Fuse Of Doom, lots of stuff from Giant Rat Cease: yeah, the guys did recycle a lot Cease: i'll have 2 part allen ginsberg collage for next weeks ||||||||| 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: kewl Cease: very hallucinagenic day Rufus_T_Firetween: been tasting some 'shrooms? Cease: kept seeing images of african americans in my windows. Cease: no, just my usual massive cannabis consumption ||||||||| 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: By The Light Of The Silvery is from the Magic Mushroom performances Cease: yes Cease: i seem to be one of the few who remember the mushroom shows Rufus_T_Firetween: I didn't get into Firesign until 71/72 ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** 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)' Cease: i was there almost at the beginning Cease: i was writing plays, radio spots since the late 50s and Firesign was just Better than what i was doing. Rufus_T_Firetween: 'I've been listening to them since before the beginning' Cease: so i wanted to join them, and eventually i did (see Neal Amid) ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Beet in through the front door at 8:59 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Rufus_T_Firetween: :) Beet : Dear Friends! Rufus_T_Firetween: yo Beet Beet : Howdy Dr Twen Beet :Tween Cease: hey beety Beet : Hi Dr Cease ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, September 03, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cease: if you're more stoned than i am, you have some amazing shit Beet : I only wish. ||||||||| A Chat Name bounds in at 9:01 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Cease: i can only slightly function A Chat Name: howdy Beet : Hey Chat Cease: hi chat Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Name Beet : Nice to hear Tween's dulcet tones. Beet : This ought to be interesting. Rufus_T_Firetween: who you callin' dulcet?? ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** Currently playing: “OUT OF THE FOG - Live In London (2005)” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (this performance has not been released)' Cease: lol Cease: best le[t secrets indeed Beet : How can you talk and type in the chat at the same time. Miraculous. Rufus_T_Firetween: Merlyn taught me some magic Beet : A GREAT MENTOR INDEED. Cease: merl barely exists here Cease: buger off yank Cease: this is too weird for me Rufus_T_Firetween: heheh Rufus_T_Firetween: rather difficult to imagine Cease: actually it wasa 66 Cease: warhol didn't speak. freaked out Pete Rufus_T_Firetween: 66 was when they got together, right? Cease: novembre Beet : Warhol was a bit strange, Surprise. Rufus_T_Firetween: sounds like they threw in some pre-recorded Austin Cease: as it were, bett ||||||||| "9:08 PM? 9:08 PM!!" says Catherwood, "cpfirezine should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as cpfirezine enters and sits in the comfy chair. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi firezine Beet : Llan! Cease: bergtman complained about what an (expletive deleted) warhol was allhis life Cease: hi cp Beet : Oh, I thought because of the strange letters, it was Llan, My mistake. A Chat Name: Southern-inspired pasta salad gets a touch of tangy heat from hot sauce and loads of crunch from nutty sunflower seeds. Beet : Howdy CP. Rufus_T_Firetween: sunflower seeds are good Rufus_T_Firetween: need to consider adding that to my home made chef salads cpfirezine: Just got an email that says a station on Fresno just picked up my Fighting Clowns Radio Show. Don't know when or if they'll be airing it, but here's the message and the link if you'd like to hear it as well. cpfirezine: 'KFCF FM' has purchased 'The Radio Oz Fighting Clowns Radio Show'. https://exchange.prx.org/pieces/271387-the-radio-oz-fighting-clowns-radio-show Rufus_T_Firetween: cool Beet : Good news. cpfirezine: You've heard most of it on the Fighting Clows package, but here's how it aired originally. 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 A Chat Name: all the homemade flavors of a breakfast casserole packed into a poppable bite Cease: thanks, cp A Chat Name: "poppable bite"? Cease: you a firesign fam. chat? A Chat Name: Pop Quiz: what is Fudd's First Law? Cease: gravity is the opposite of comedy Beet : "If you push hard enough, it will fall over." A Chat Name: possibly... or: Goes in Here, Must come out There.... I forget cpfirezine: Happy Birthday Doc Technical! Beet : Yeah, Happy Birthday, Doc. Cease: if only he were here ||||||||| 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: This needs to go on the new Download Store Rufus_T_Firetween: very well recorded by the BBC Beet : In good stereo as well. Rufus_T_Firetween: yes ||||||||| 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 Chat Name: ...and don’t marry a truck driver named Carol.... Rufus_T_Firetween: sound advice Cease: huzah ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and intones "Announcing 'llanwydd', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:26 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... llanwydd: whaz real? Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi llan Cease: you are, llan llanwydd: lol Cease: my hatred of avocados is not finite llanwydd: strange. I like them llanwydd: couldnt imagine anybody who didnt Cease: most do Cease: i hate avocados as much as anyone hates anything Rufus_T_Firetween: lol, I love them in my salads :) Rufus_T_Firetween: lots of good nutritional value Beet : Hi Llan Cease: i loathe the universew that contains avocados llanwydd: Hi Beet ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** Now playing: “BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY” from Firesign's PINK HOTEL BURNS DOWN album 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out PINK HOTEL at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=phbd-lnlol' Beet : Life is not worth living without guacamole. Cease: 67 Tween Rufus_T_Firetween: I was reading from their website liner notes Cease: i taped this from the radio when it was first broadcast, ih 67 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about PINK HOTEL BURNS DOWN at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=phbd-ln llanwydd: definitely a goon show replica llanwydd: except with four actors llanwydd: I wish they had put something like that on the first DF album Cease: tis llanwydd: I like these port puns Cease: me too Cease: did i tell oou a story about bergman in syria? Beet : No Cease: his daughter told me on his deathbed,he told her he wanted hisbodyto be burried in syria Cease: htis is during the war, eh? Cease: she said, no fucking way llanwydd: my computer froze Beet : Where is he buried/ Cease: he loved hanging out with the dervishes there in the 60s Rufus_T_Firetween: wow... Cease: la, i think Rufus_T_Firetween: llanwydd: my computer froze << need to put a jacket on it llanwydd: lol Cease: she told me a funny story about his death Cease: pete's sister is a rabi and she came to la for his funeral. Cease: hid body wasnot in the hospital nor anywhre else Beet : That's nice. Cease: oh how can you be Cease: her and pete's ex wife Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Beet : He faked the whole thing? Cease: said, he's STILL fucking with us Rufus_T_Firetween: If you play Nick Danger backwards, you can hear "I buried Pete..." Cease: proc loves telling that story Cease: lol, rufus Cease: how's it going, cp? DJTweeny: I'm wondering if we should move this to another night so it would be more convernient for people DJTweeny: *convenient Cease: maybe DJTweeny: Maybe Sunday Cease: any day is good for me DJTweeny: maybe having it in the middle of the week doesn't work for most folks DJTweeny: just a thought Cease: let's try, tween Cease: we must [promote that DJTweeny: I'll email everybody and see if it flies llanwydd: cool! Beet : I have a full slate every Sunday. Cease: i remember listeningto this when it was first broadcast in 67 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 DJTweeny: Beet : I have a full slate every Sunday. << What would be a better day? ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s “THE TALE OF THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out GIANT RAT at https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=gros-rv' Cease: i'm writing a new radio play. doing first recording tomorrow aft.want to be in it, llan? Beet : Almost any other. DJTweeny: Maybe Friday or Saturday since people aren't able to go out any more? DJTweeny: anyway, we should explore why we aren't getting mor FST fans here DJTweeny: *more ||||||||| 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 enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: there are too few of us here now Beet : Nowhere to advertise. Rufus_T_Firetween: I advertise on FST Twitter, FST official FB page and 3 FST FB fan pages
Rufus_T_Firetween shrugs Cease: ah, canadian. like me Rufus_T_Firetween: That's why I was thinking it must be an inconvenient time Rufus_T_Firetween: Of course if Phil and David were regular visitors that would get people's attention Cease: let's seek options Cease: ask them, tween Rufus_T_Firetween: must be fun speaking 'Franglais' Rufus_T_Firetween: I'll look into it Cease: i've spent more than half a century promoting firessign Rufus_T_Firetween: Amazing that you listened to them on the radio in L.A. Cease: i moved to ottawa in 69 to take over a radio station and i played this Cease: actualy all of the msuhroom plays Rufus_T_Firetween: This is from '73 Cease: taped them too, which is why DOMM happened Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, Grid Bless You for your recordings Cease: yes, giant rat if from 73 Cease: biut the light of the silvery is from 67 Rufus_T_Firetween: ah, OK Cease: it strikes me as odd that no one else recorded these shows the Cease: la was full of people with tape recorders Rufus_T_Firetween: but maybe not the quality you had Rufus_T_Firetween: or assumed that KPFK was archiving it Cease: maybe Beet : I wish there were some magic to charge up existing FST fans. Cease: indeed, beet Cease: there must be more of us Rufus_T_Firetween: hundreds if not thousands of fans on Facebook Rufus_T_Firetween: maybe I should ask Phil and Dave if I can advertise on their pages Cease: maybe Rufus_T_Firetween: bet that would make a difference Cease: keep rolling, stomes Rufus_T_Firetween: email sent Cease: dont over estimate what i an do Cease: can Beet : Still in the ozone, Dr Cease? Cease: covid not so bad here,but it changes Cease: i live a few blocks from where covid first came to canada Cease: so my wife and i expect imminent death DJTweeny: Stay safe... Beet : Are you wearing your masks?
DJTweeny does DJTweeny: Required in all piublic places in TX DJTweeny: can't get into a store without one DJTweeny: *public Beet : The signs say that here but not everybody complies. Cease: i love tht album ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC TECHNICAL!! ** Now playing: XM Radio broadcast “THE FUSE OF DOOM” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Free Downloads!! at http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/xmradio/' Beet : Great to listen to these. DJTweeny: One of my favorites as well DJTweeny: Nice work on tonight's set list Cat :) Beet : Indeed. Cease: i do my best Cease: next 2 weeks, allen ginsberg Beet : Cool DJTweeny: I had to re-record these from the Real (extinct) format they use on the web site Cease: firesgm performed at his memorial DJTweeny: Allen Ginsberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg DJTweeny: damn, put a rubber nose on him and he'd be a bozo lol DJTweeny: nice, Cease ||||||||| 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' DJTweeny: So before we do something radical like change the day for the show, maybe Phil & David will let us allow to advertise on their FB pages Beet : Good DJTweeny: at least more people would know about it Cease: ok,as opppsed to change let's try another day and keep this one ||||||||| It's 10:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: by llan DJTweeny: a replay of Thursday? DJTweeny: I could do hat DJTweeny: *that Cease: whatver Beet : See ya, Llan. DJTweeny: Let's try what we can DJTweeny: I'm open to suggestions Beet : Enjoyed being with you all tonight. Thanks to everyone. Nice set list, Dr Cease. Thanks for guiding us, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. DJTweeny: but we're putting on some good shows, and noone's here to appreciate them :/ Cease: true,tween Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ||||||||| "Hey Cease!" ... Cease turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:58 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| cpfirezine - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - 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: ||||||||| A Chat Name - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| 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:
A Chat Name
Beet
Cease
cpfirezine
DJTweeny
llanwydd
Rufus_T_Firetween
