||||||||| 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 December 03, 2020 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Rufus_T_Firetween in through the front door at 3:12 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 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 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. ||||||||| Outside, the 6:37 PM downtown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving DJTweeny coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| 400 tins of lizard meat. enters at 8:41 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Hat Pack Annex. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – Birthday 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)' DJTweeny: Hi Lizzy ||||||||| "8:47 PM? 8:47 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Cease should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Cease enters and sits on the couch. Cease: Hi Tween, Lizzy DJTweeny: allo Cease eh Cease: i just got your email and noticed that I did have a bit of description on the bio collages. Cease: I'll write something tomorrow. Cease: Just glad to get them done. Cease: Most work I've done in such a short period of time in awhile. Cease: are you new here, Lizzy? Rufus_T_Firetween: pretty sure Cease: is this the song stevie wrote for duke ellington? ||||||||| It's 8:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| 400 tins of lizard meat. - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, I've got Google Fiber installed, so no more sketchy internet service Cease: good to hear Rufus_T_Firetween: really fast, and really stable Cease: so much for lizzie Rufus_T_Firetween: and it's even cheaper than the lousy ATT service ||||||||| 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)' Cease: this is the song i used in the Ossman Collage Graduation collage. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cease: as you'll notice, both bergman and ossman collages are almost completely new. Rufus_T_Firetween: nice ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, December 03, 2020 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| jahgust steps in at 9:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| Outside, the 9:00 PM uptown bus from Elmertown pulls away, leaving Elayne coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Cease: Hey Joe Elayne: Evenin' all! Cease: Hey El Cease: Happy birthday jahgust: Halllewww!! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Elayne Rufus_T_Firetween: A late Happy Birthday E Elayne: Okay, my iTunes audio is now on... Elayne: Thanks very much Kurt! Elayne: And Cat1 Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi jahgust Elayne: Cat Cease: Speaking of stabs from the past, both collages are biographical for DO and PB Elayne: #63 wasn't all that bad... jahgust: Hey Rufe! Elayne: Awww.... :) ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” 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/' Cease: Here's Peter jahgust: Uncle Pete! Elayne: By the way: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/cannabis-united-nations-drug-policy.html Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Rufus_T_Firetween: I saw that, E Rufus_T_Firetween: about time Elayne: Now if we could get 'er done in the US... Elayne: On a national level rather than state by state... Rufus_T_Firetween: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: Well on the national level they would simply let it go to the States to decide Rufus_T_Firetween: Trump said he wasn't against that idea Elayne: Well, he's an Adderol addict... Elayne: And he's not going to be the one to decide anyway. Cease: HOw much harm will he do on the way out? ||||||||| 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!" Elayne: Cat, I have Trump fatigue, COVID fatigue... dang, I'm just tired... Cease: I can imagine, El. I get to surround myself with Firesign Theatre all the time. jahgust: El I think we are all going to have a collective breakdown when all of them are really gone. Elayne: A propos of this week: https://marcchurch.tumblr.com/post/635526050475032576 jahgust: Ha! nice segue Cat! Cease: Not sure if this is from Weirdly Cool or the Portland show Cease: This is from the Steve Allen interviews Rufus_T_Firetween: Good on Steve Allen for interviewing them Cease: It was a 3-part NPR thing from around 1990, as I recall ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and intones "Announcing 'InThewood', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:22 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... Cease: HI woody InThewood: How do! ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:23 PM, dragging Mudhead by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Firehead?" Cease: Muddy Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi InThewood, Mudhead Rufus_T_Firetween: Good to see you here Rib :) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Elayne: Hey Wood, Mud!! InThewood: I think we're in the future now! Rufus_T_Firetween: The Future is Now, The Future is Fair InThewood: I say live it, or live with it! Cease: Bergman talked a lot about his history on his podcast InThewood: And what a history it was. Cease: How's it going, Muddy? Cease: Bregman really takes himself seriously. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Merlyn inside, makes a note of the time (9:34 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Cease: Hey Merl Merlyn: hey cat Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Merlyn Cease: My latest bio of Bergman Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS jahgust: Hey Merl! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com 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/ Cease: we were all in the same motel for the firesign shows in Whidbey Rufus_T_Firetween: Was it Hotel 800? Rufus_T_Firetween: channels Zappa jahgust: That was such a lovely little place! Elayne: Guys, I think that's about it for me. Another year older, don'tcha know. Elayne: Have a wonderful holiday season!! Cease: was it the only hotel in town? Cease: ok el, keep on having those birthdays Rufus_T_Firetween: be well and safe Elayne ||||||||| At 9:38 PM, Elayne scurries out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." jahgust: Night El! InThewood: Bonne nuit! Cease: My second favourite poem. Cease: I saw John Simon with the Firesign Theatre at the Ash Grove in 69 Cease: Played this song. ||||||||| Gusts of wind blow in from outside and the thumpa-thumpa-thumpa of helicopter blades is heard as Happy Panditt's chopper lands on the lawn and Stones plummets into the garden at 9:43 PM. Cease: HI Stones Rufus_T_Firetween: Stones! good to see you here Rufus_T_Firetween: been a while Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Rufus_T_Firetween: Cease: I saw John Simon with the Firesign Theatre at the Ash Grove in 69 << nice :) Cease: This always what they said to me. Don't compliment our work, make your own. Cease: There's Elayne ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "9:46 PM and late as usual, it's Phil Chandleytowne, just back from Funfun Town." Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Phil Phil Chandleytowne: Good to go there... better to return... Cease: Phil Phil Chandleytowne: (Thanks Cath...) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Phil Chandleytowne: Good Godman! Baerg would be that far along???! marvelous ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:48 PM and Beet sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Beet: Sorry about the lateness. I konked out and just woke up. Good evening. Phil Chandleytowne: Who the hell's picking up the baton, anyway?? Rufus_T_Firetween: Ossman will be 84 on Sunday Cease: Beet Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Beet Beet: Hi Dr Cease jahgust: Heys Beets! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 81st BIRTHDAY, PETER BERGMAN” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Cease: You can listen to this from the archive Beet: Howdy Dr Tween Phil Chandleytowne: Looking positively Aristotilian Beets! Beet: I shall thank you Beet: All Greek to me Cease: First 2 thirds of this are on this collage. The final third opens the next collage, about Ossman. Phil Chandleytowne: as it should be Beet: Classic Winnie Cease: pete and dave always played this near their birthdays when they were on the radio Rufus_T_Firetween: Winnie continues in the next collage Beet: Is it near their birthdays tonight? ||||||||| It's 9:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Stones - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus_T_Firetween: but unfortunately we need a station ID at the top of the hour Rufus_T_Firetween: last Sunday was Peter's 81st Rufus_T_Firetween: this coming Sunday is David's 84th Beet: Wow, cool. Happy birthday, dear Pete. Rufus_T_Firetween: Elayne's birthday was yesterday Beet: And to David, too of course. 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 ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Beet: Ditto Elayne. Phil Chandleytowne: dang! he broke the station! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” 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: Hey, Paolo, he broke the station! Rufus_T_Firetween: haha InThewood: ...bzzt... Rufus_T_Firetween: They have a yearly event for kids in Austin called Eyore's Party Phil Chandleytowne: MANY EXCITING STATIONS TRANSMIT TO YOU EVERYDAY! COUNT ON -US- TO LISTEN TO THEM! Rufus_T_Firetween: not this year, I suppose ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: the Live Music Capital Of The World is shut down Beet: sad Rufus_T_Firetween: You'll probably have to show your Vaccination Card to get into clubs and concerts ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Rufus_T_Firetween: yeah, it's a mess Phil Chandleytowne: Hopewell? gone? Rufus_T_Firetween: lots of iconic businesses gone Beet: Let's hope that some can resuscitate. Rufus_T_Firetween: Threadgills ||||||||| The Electrician enters at 10:03 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Haberdashery Barn. Beet: Hello Electrician. Cease: hi elec Cease: htis is from their rose parade thing, 2000 ||||||||| 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: Hello Electrician Phil Chandleytowne: gotta be short to look up the skirt... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Phil Chandleytowne: tyrebiter still running? Beet: Midget newscasters. Phil Chandleytowne: teh best kind Phil Chandleytowne: I! WAS! THERE! Phil Chandleytowne: Was a marvelous eveing Beet: What's in Culpepper? Phil Chandleytowne: All Of Teh Firesign Archives material ||||||||| Catherwood ushers captain oilaf in through the front door at 10:08 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Phil Chandleytowne: Snithsonian archive facility Beet: Oh Beet: Hi Captain. Cease: Oilaf Cease: you mean you can just go in and look at it and listen? Rufus_T_Firetween: ahoy oilaf Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Phil Chandleytowne: not sure... there likely are Rules Cease: oilwells that end well is synchronistic InThewood: bloody Rules... Cease: with oilaf's appearance Beet: That's kind of what I was wondering, Cease. Beet: I'm not too far from Culpepper. Rufus_T_Firetween: VA? ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Beet: Yep. Rufus_T_Firetween: knew a young lady from there when I was a teen Cease: does anyone else remember the term automobile? Beet: I had a huge crush on a beautiful blonde singer named Catherine Culpepper (from Virginia). Cease: i htink it had already passed out of usage when i was born a decade after this was written Rufus_T_Firetween: What is this strange thing of which you speak, 'automobile'? Cease: Phil, we're awaiting your answer about culpepper firesign accessibility
Rufus_T_Firetween rides a scooter with a trunk on the back ;) Phil Chandleytowne: the term automobile... you could own it for 2 years and your time was up. Phil Chandleytowne: PEOPLE ARE STILL ASKING FOR LIMITED TERMS BUT Y'KNOW... FOLKS JUST WANNA OWN SHIT InThewood: Surely you mean, "horseless carriage"... Rufus_T_Firetween: A Lease has its uses Rufus_T_Firetween: but you have no equity Phil Chandleytowne: It's the Smithsonian archiove facioity.. as to access.. I suppose you have to call in and arrange a visit Cease: worth doing Beet: I might just give them a call. Cease: if you go, tell us about it, beet Beet: OK Cease: you're in it. Cease: the audio thing i did for ossman earlier this year, featuring you, is in it. Beet: Very cool. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com 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: Am I right next to the Declaration of Independence? Cease: you'll find out Beet: Inspiring. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the New Live Concert Collection “FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD” at Firesign's new Download Store >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases Rufus_T_Firetween: ** “Fighting Clowns Of Hollywood: A Memoir” by David Ossman - http://www.bearmanormedia.com/fighting-clowns-of-hollywood-a-memoir-softcover-edition-by-david-ossman ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Beet: I like that line, "loving you gives birth to Silence." Phil Chandleytowne: The Man To See is Matthew Barton Curator, Recorded Sound, Library of Congress 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “Where's My Fortune Cookie?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html Beet: OK, Phil, thanks. Phil Chandleytowne: Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division National Audio-Visual Conservation Center Library of Congress Packard Campus 19053 Mount Pony Road Culpeper, VA 22701-7551 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** If you're on Facebook, you can Like the official Firesign Fan Page here >> https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Firesign-Theatre/282668140208 - and if you’re on Twitter and would like to get official Firesign tweets, follow @FiresignNews - there are also several unofficial Facebook fan pages at >> Chromium Switch - https://www.facebook.com/groups/50372982074/?ref=br_tf - and Firesign Theatre - https://www.facebook.com/groups/21145641274/ - and Dear Friends of Firesign Theatre - https://www.facebook.com/groups/FiresignDearFriends/ Phil Chandleytowne: Mea Maxima Culpa for misremembering LIBRARY OF CONGRESS as Smithsonian... vey different Beet: I just took a screenshot with this info on it. InThewood: Libraries?... SHHH!... Phil Chandleytowne: if you haven;t seen/listened... THIS...https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8134 Rufus_T_Firetween: haha ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Specific Curtis Goathart close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 10:24 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the sitting room. ||||||||| It's 10:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| The Electrician - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: Hi Goat Rufus_T_Firetween: welcome, general Beet: Howdy Curtis. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Specific Curtis Goathart: Dear Friends, Gentlemen, Honey, you probably all think I'm insane but I'm here to chat! Rufus_T_Firetween: chatting is good Cease: chatting is better than cheating Rufus_T_Firetween: would you like some scrambled eggs? Cease: this is Hockenberry's Heat, from 1990. Cease: proctor and bergman were regulars Beet: Are your phenomena scrambled? Specific Curtis Goathart: just tuned into the stream... .glad to be here. I would have a large helping of ... phenomena Phil Chandleytowne: SCG... its damned good to see ya InThewood: Pass the, uh, syrup, SCG. Specific Curtis Goathart: Right on Phil, you got Wonkavision eyes? Or are you part of this delicious plate of... phenomenon? Beet: 250,000,000 protesters in India. Specific Curtis Goathart: one million chinese workers in my apartment... kidding, it was not my apartment... Rufus_T_Firetween: Specific Curtis Goathart: just tuned into the stream << You can pee into the stream (and that's important) Phil Chandleytowne: All of HERE is Phemmomenistic... and a littlenonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men Specific Curtis Goathart: what would wizzing Bear do? Cease: I saw very young robert redford and jane fonda on broadway in 64 Phil Chandleytowne: likely wizz Beet: That must have been amazing, Cease. Specific Curtis Goathart: "it's in the water!" InThewood: An unlimited supply of cardboard and cocaine. Just daily, daily livin'... Phil Chandleytowne: well of course... where ELSE would it be ||||||||| "10:32 PM? 10:32 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Ralph should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Ralph enters and sits in front of the fireplace. Rufus_T_Firetween: Specific Curtis Goathart: what would wizzing Bear do? << "It's in the water, that's why it's yellow!" << nice parody of Olympia beer Cease: i had been writing plays since 59 so broadway had a certain appeal Beet: Hi, Ralph. Cease: hi ralph Rufus_T_Firetween: hello Ralph Specific Curtis Goathart: oh man, that Symphony in C minus by Wolfgang A M,,, truly jonesian! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “HAPPY 84 OSSIE” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#FIRESIGN_AUDIO_BIOS Ralph: Hello All. It's been awhile since I listened in. Rufus_T_Firetween: You know, you guys really need to start showing up earlier Beet: Nice to see you. Phil Chandleytowne: MAtjedski never really appealed to me somehow Cease: welcome back Rufus_T_Firetween: The show starts at 9pm Eastern every week, with 15 minutes or so of warm-up music before :) Ralph: I just recently found the you tube sirius radio stuff they all did awhile ago. InThewood: She's not groovy. Specific Curtis Goathart: nine huh? If only six was that. Phil Chandleytowne: nine... it's nine... Ralph: It was great to see how well they could do that stuff live. Almost like the albums. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about FIRESIGN XM RADIO PERFORMANCES at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/xmradio/ Cease: kinda Phil Chandleytowne: whwere are the XM shows? Cease: i have them Rufus_T_Firetween: ^^ Ralph: Thanks for the link. Cease: a lot of it is online Beet: Ah, blizzards. Rufus_T_Firetween: It's all at that link Phil Phil Chandleytowne: dont monkey around with the link Cease: i went to the rennaisance faire in 69 hoping to see firesign, alas, they weren't around Ralph: At least I was able to vote the Not Insane party line this time. InThewood: Truth, about Renaissance Faires. Beet: Anybody write in George Tirebiter? Ralph: Unfortunately never saw them live. Cease: they are an audio group who did live gigs Rufus_T_Firetween: Specific Curtis Goathart: nine huh? If only six was that. << Hendrix fans are we? Phil Chandleytowne: more than that Cease: their audio output is their legacy Phil Chandleytowne: the last question on teh LIB OF CONG vid asks that ||||||||| "10:39 PM? 10:39 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Buzz Crumhunger should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Buzz Crumhunger enters and sits on the couch. Cease: Buzz Specific Curtis Goathart: I dig Hendrix a lot but didn't appreciate him until his was ~14 years gone ||||||||| It's 10:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| captain oilaf - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Hi, Buzz (or is it Buddy?) Phil Chandleytowne: BUZZ!!!!!!! how's Bunny!!?! InThewood: Buzz and Bunny Crumhunger. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hello Buzz, did you bring Bunny? Specific Curtis Goathart: Mmm Cheers with a blue cocktail! Rufus_T_Firetween: (one of my fav FST skits) InThewood: Have a nice Blue Moss. everybody's doing it... Ralph: I did get to see the Michelle Shocked and Odd show with Bergman Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Ralph, missed you coming in Specific Curtis Goathart: our cat brought in a bird yesterday and i totally did the moss trick where I thank him profusely then throw it away while pretending to eat and enjoy! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Remember folks, the chat/show starts officially every Thursday at 9pm Eastern, with warm-up music on the streams starting around 8:40pm Eastern Rufus_T_Firetween: your cat's 'presents' can be kinda gross Specific Curtis Goathart: I praise the cats extra when they kill the food first. I hate having to chase them down Rufus_T_Firetween: heheh Cease: believe it or not Specific Curtis Goathart: I need to train the "Phenomena"
Rufus_T_Firetween believes little and questions much Specific Curtis Goathart: Dripley's Believe It or Leave It? Specific Curtis Goathart: hahah "oxnard" Ralph: Operation Campfire, Shocked and Odd. Bergman was the hostas if it was a USO show entertaining the troops. Bob Hopeless and his partner Maryedith Burrell as a Martha Ray of Light entertaining the troops fighting the gulf war. He had a bag of golf clubs and a Hawaiian shirt. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com 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: sounds like quite the show, ralph Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Phil Chandleytowne: inflamable Beet: Nicely said, Ralph. Specific Curtis Goathart: I was just listening to an audio podcast on dead net and they were talking with David Crosby about recoding with Jerry garcia. Jesse Jarnow asked who had better cannabis and Croz said that he did. They mentioned the ICEBAG! Phil Chandleytowne: The Bronx is UP and the Battery's dead... Specific Curtis Goathart: One one liner won! Was that in new york, york? Cease: croz likes to brag Specific Curtis Goathart: I was stoked to hear confirmation of Icebag! Cease: just read review of new joni mitchell oldies and it mentions how crosby used to parade joni out to blow the minds of is friends Specific Curtis Goathart: his Dear Friends?! Beet: Joni has blown my mind a time or two. Cease: this is austin's tales of the old detective Phil Chandleytowne: what IS this???? Phil Chandleytowne: ah Phil Chandleytowne: perfect Cease: that was called The Age of Brass. They're all great Phil Chandleytowne: collected? Cease: i boughtr them as cassettes long ago. ||||||||| 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 7-9pm EST every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net Listen to the ARCHIVES FOR FIRESIGN CHAT SHOWS at: www.kurtericson.com/firesign' Phil Chandleytowne: i came to Chandler late... magnificent Cease: maybe the new firesign store will sell copies Specific Curtis Goathart: I was very stoked to see the new release(s) on Bandcamp! Specific Curtis Goathart:https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/drop-ins Beet: lol 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 Specific Curtis Goathart: FHoH is well worth the money. I love the expanded Fighting Clowns material and more! Specific Curtis Goathart: FCoH Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" ||||||||| It's 10:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: Phil Chandleytowne: THANKS RFUS! ||||||||| Buzz Crumhunger - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Merlyn: Thanks again tweenerino Beet: I enjoyed this tonight of course. Nice to see new (to me) names. Great contribution tonight, Dr Cease. Thanks as always to our conductor Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Specific Curtis Goathart: 24 Horus a day... Thanks Catherwood and all! Good Hello and Goodnight Dear Friends! ||||||||| Catherwood steps up to Specific Curtis Goathart and inquires "Did you want me?" InThewood: Thanks, Tween! jahgust: Great collages Cat! Time for beddy byes! Gnight awl! ||||||||| jahgust dashes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's jahgust?! It's 10:56 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" Cease: i do my best Merlyn: thanks for Collage Humor too, cat Specific Curtis Goathart: never boring! InThewood: G'night, all! Ralph: Adios muchachos ||||||||| Specific Curtis Goathart is kicked out just as the clock strikes 10:57 PM. Phil Chandleytowne: STAY SAFE! & NOT INSANE ||||||||| "Hey Phil Chandleytowne!" ... Phil Chandleytowne turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 10:57 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... Ralph: and Muchachets InThewood: Thanks, Tween! InThewood: Have a nice Blue Moss. everybody's doing it... ||||||||| At 10:58 PM, InThewood vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! Cease: my favourite colour DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| Around 10:58 PM, Cease walks off into the sunset... ||||||||| Merlyn leaves to catch the 10:58 PM train to Elmertown. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Outside, the 11:01 PM downtown bus from California pulls away, leaving Tree Pig coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| It's 11:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Mudhead - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the common cold ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Tree Pig - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Ralph - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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
Cease
DJTweeny
Elayne
InThewood
jahgust
Merlyn
Phil Chandleytowne
Ralph
Rufus_T_Firetween
Specific Curtis Goathart
