||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:32 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for January 07, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "2:46 PM and late as usual, it's Rufus_T_Firetween, just back from Elmertown." ||||||||| 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 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 3:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Commando Cody inside, makes a note of the time (7:41 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "7:45 PM and late as usual, it's Rufus_T_Firetween, just back from Billville." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Commando Cody: Hey Rufus. Commando Cody: I couldn't make it to clay's show yesterday. Too busy watching the craziness back east. ||||||||| It's 8:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Commando Cody - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 8:16 PM: Commando Cody 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!" ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and announces "Presenting 'DJTweeny', just granted probation at 8:27 PM", then leaves hurriedly. DJTweeny: Hi Cody ||||||||| 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." ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Tonight's fare: A Replay from January 9th, 2020 (DJ ACHOO! Tweeny has a batt coad) (No Warm-Up Music Tonight) WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM Cat Collage “That Firesign Flavour (Part 1)” and a Duke of Madness Motors Let's Eat broadcast “New Years In Mixville Listen at 128k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u - Listen at 16k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out The Firesign Theatre at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/' Rufus_T_Firetween: It was crazy enough in Congress before the 'interruption' Rufus_T_Firetween: an day which will be remembered in American history Commando Cody: Indeed. Commando Cody: What the heck am I listening to right now? ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Tonight's fare: A Replay from January 9th, 2020 (DJ ACHOO! Tweeny has a batt coad) (No Warm-Up Music Tonight) WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM plus a Cat Collage “That Firesign Flavour (Part 1)” and a DOMM Let's Eat broadcast “New Years In Mixville Listen at 128k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u - Listen at 16k >> http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out The Firesign Theatre at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/' Rufus_T_Firetween: Commando Cody: What the heck am I listening to right now? << Nothing, hopefully Rufus_T_Firetween: are you using the link posted at the top of the page? Rufus_T_Firetween: This show isn't live on RFD Rufus_T_Firetween: That's another DJ's show on RFD Commando Cody: OK, I think I'm early for the broadcast. I opened the RFD broadcast Commando Cody: Doh! Rufus_T_Firetween: Firesign is only broadcast on the above links Commando Cody: See, I've still got a lot to learn. Rufus_T_Firetween: OK, yeah that's Dave's 'Six of One' show Rufus_T_Firetween: It's a really good show though. Might as well listen to it until the top of the hour when the replay starts Commando Cody: So that said, based on the comment about no warm up stuff, is it just dead air right now? Rufus_T_Firetween: yes Rufus_T_Firetween: the streams are up, but no audio Rufus_T_Firetween: until the top of the hour, tonight Commando Cody: OK, good. I'm not as crazy as I thought I was. Rufus_T_Firetween: usually, i have around 20 minutes of warm-up music before the show Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Commando Cody: That's why I was a bit confused. Plus I was looking at the FRD schedule and I thought something had changed. Rufus_T_Firetween: Right, they can't broadcast the FST show live because it conflicts with Dave's show Rufus_T_Firetween: they just play replays of the show during the week Commando Cody: So, can you explain this a bit more? Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure, what would you like to know? Commando Cody: I'll assume Cat sends you a file for you to put on the show. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yes, he sends me files of his collages, and I post them at www.kurtericson.com/cat Commando Cody: Then it would appear you have the access to connect to RFD to play the show. Rufus_T_Firetween: you should check out that site (Cat's Archive) Rufus_T_Firetween: He's done lots of great work with FST material Commando Cody: I've looked at it. I was trying to understand how you get all of this on RFD. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, that's how it works. I include the files he sends me in the playlists for the show Commando Cody: Especially now that I know this isn't a live event like your other radiop show on Tues. Rufus_T_Firetween: RFD lets me use their server for the FST broadcast Rufus_T_Firetween: It used to be live, but not recently Rufus_T_Firetween: I could go live if I wanted Commando Cody: OK, that makes more sense now. Commando Cody: I'm assuming that is a side benefit of having your other live show. Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure, I just hapenned to have started doing shows for RFD when the former DJ decided he wanted to hand the FST show over to someone else Rufus_T_Firetween: that was back in 2012 Commando Cody: I'm only asking since I've thought about doing some voice over work and this has been a bit of an eye opener of other outlets that are out there. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Rufus_T_Firetween: If you wanted to try your hand at it, I'd be happy to recommend you to the program director. I'm sure he could find an open slot for you :) Commando Cody: I've done it before on a small scale and was thinking about doing it through something like Upwork or some other site like it. ||||||||| C.Simril enters at 8:58 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and dashes off to the Hat Pack Annex. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Cat Commando Cody: Hello Cat/ ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, January 07, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" C.Simril: I dont like onion rings either ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Beet close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 9:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and hurries off to the anteroom. Commando Cody: I'm OK with the occasional Onion ring if it's done right. Beet: Greetings from The United Snakes C.Simril: i am hearing music,not firesign Commando Cody: Howdy Beet. C.Simril: hey beet., do you hear firesign? Beet: Hello Commander Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Beet Beet: I just got Firesign Beet: Hi, Dr Tween C.Simril: Only Calamari rings for me. Beet: I forgot to sy hi to you, Cat. Hi. C.Simril: he3y beety ||||||||| 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!" Commando Cody: Oh no Cat, now you have to beware of Hog Bungs. C.Simril: i'm using a different nick tonight. cease is actually an abreviation of C. Simril Beet: First time Capital has been attacked since Wae of 1812 ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 9:04 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Haberdashery Barn. llanwydd: whaz real? ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." C.Simril: aha, the great tween voice Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi llan C.Simril: hey llan Beet: Hi Llan C.Simril: im retaliation for the burning down of canada's capital. Commando Cody: Surprisingly I somehow already had figured out that Cat, C. Simril, and Cease were all the same person. C.Simril: not hard to do, cody Commando Cody: Most of the regulars were using Cat and Cease interchangeably. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wfte-ln C.Simril: my name sounds so much like a nick that people impose nicks upon me C.Simril: austin called me Cat Man C.Simril: i call david ossman "ossie." he isn't entirely happy about that. Beet: Cat is a cool nick. Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Commando Cody: Ok, that's good to know as well. Rufus_T_Firetween: as in ossie & harriet? Commando Cody: do you know why he didn't care for it? llanwydd: I spoke to phil just once in person C.Simril: sort of C.Simril: austin? C.Simril: cody, our communication is in flux Commando Cody: Ahh, Ok. C.Simril: proc wil talk to anybody llanwydd: cat, I have heard it pronounced Ozman. is that the right pronunciation llanwydd: ? llanwydd: yeah, proctor is very friendly C.Simril: ok. elayne, her then husband and i drove down from vancouver to meet ossman in early 95. i asked him if her preferred osssssman to ozzzman and he demured. C.Simril: notice in firesign albums, et al that they constantly played wioth their names. llanwydd: interesting ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:10 PM and Merlyn bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. DJTweeny: Hi Merlyn C.Simril: my name is kinda playful, though often dismissed as an impossible name. llanwydd: Hey Merl! C.Simril: hey merly Beet: Hello Merlyn. Merlyn: hello dere Commando Cody: Howdy Merlyn Commando Cody: You too IIan llanwydd: thanks Cody llanwydd: have you been here before cody? Commando Cody: This is definitely one of my favorites. ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" DJTweeny: and a Happy 2021 to all... C.Simril: hey merl, ossie posted on facebook that the mushroom plays were soon to be released. Commando Cody: I'm still a neophyte. Beet: I sincerely hope it will be. llanwydd: thanks, tween. I was hoping it would turn out better than 2020 DJTweeny: although perhaps an indicator of things to come that the new year started with the storming of the US Capitol C.Simril: cody: favourite firesign is a vast plateau. DJTweeny: One can hope and keep one's fingers crossed, llan Commando Cody: I somehow found this and was finally able to rember to log in on a Thurs. evening Merlyn: OK cat llanwydd: catherwood, please get everybody a vodka tonic ||||||||| Catherwood gets everybody a vodka tonic. Commando Cody: No Cat. It's a Mesa. llanwydd: thanks cathy Beet: Catherwood give everyone a dose of ayahuasca. ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone a dose of ayahuasca. C.Simril: merl, so you don'[t know about the mushrooms? Commando Cody: The reason is it's one of my vinyl collection which is far from complete. C.Simril: a slave who couldn't pronouce massa called him Mesa. Commando Cody: Mushrooms? llanwydd: I have five sisters named cathy. Cathleen, Catherine, Catholic, Cathode and Catheter. no Catherwood, though ||||||||| Catherwood snubs llanwydd llanwydd: lol Commando Cody: What the....?!?!?! C.Simril: the magic mushroom plays, 67. beginning of the firesigns Beet: Can't wait to hear them. C.Simril: ossman just announced theyh would be released soon. Commando Cody: OK, so there are keywords that triggewr Catherwood? ||||||||| Catherwood walks alongside Commando Cody and mumbles "Did you need me?" C.Simril: you can hear what i heard in 67 Merlyn: I don't have any inside info cat Beet: Very exciting. C.Simril: i thought you would have been involved, merl Commando Cody: That will be great Cat. C.Simril: it was exciting when i recorded them when they were first broadcast, but i assumed everyone in la with a tape recorded was doing so. llanwydd: gurus in a saloon! hilarious Merlyn: Cat, the butler tries to match some keywords and if none are found, he says something like the above Beet: Left tenant behind Commando Cody: I can see that now. Commando Cody: Type his name in and see what you get. C.Simril: canada/uk says Left-tennant. Yanks say Loo Tenant Merlyn: All I have are the Fools in Space videotapes and one VHS cassette of David's home studio when he couldn't make it in person Merlyn: Also of Fools in Space llanwydd: how do they spell it, cat? C.Simril: when did you get into firesing, merl? i thought you were from before me. Commando Cody: Cat, do you know how they are going to release the mushroom material? Beet: I think tennant is correct. Commando Cody: On the website I would assume. C.Simril: certainly edgar is, others who have shown up here. llanwydd: I would love to hear more of the Ash Grove recordings Rufus_T_Firetween: For all of those of you who don't know, Bambi died on Nov 16th of last year. I haven't heard about the cause of death yet. The police just found her in her trailer after one of her sisters asked for a wellness check. Merlyn: Here's the Nick Danger bit where David phoned it in, notice his footage is grainier. Merlyn:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eTl7ZLGvxM C.Simril: May Be the people responsbile for those recordings will release them for those of us who first heard them, and those who will be enchanted by them deep into the future C.Simril: bambi and jimmy lee were a big part of this chat. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| Deputy Dang steals in around 9:21 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." C.Simril: hey dang Merlyn: Cat, I was just a fan from about EYKIW onwards due to my older brother. Jerry Stearns knew Ossman from radio play workshops which is how I started to meet FT in person DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy C.Simril: wanna do a thing, dang? Deputy Dang: Hoppy Fricken New Year! Commando Cody: Bambi? Another long time Firsign Chat member? Rufus_T_Firetween: yes Rufus_T_Firetween: Wife of the former DJ for the chat, and both of them long-time Fireheads C.Simril: Wonderful people Commando Cody: Thank Rufus. Deputy Dang: Sorry about last week. My connection to chat wasn't working, but I tried. It was probably like a ghost in another dimension, crossing ever-so-slightly over. Anyway... I didn't need to cross over to listen, and so Rufus_T_Firetween: JL passed in 2014 Deputy Dang: and so on and so on. C.Simril: this is very hissy Commando Cody: Howdy Deputy D/ C.Simril: welcome back, dangy Deputy Dang: My butt is somewhat hissy... Deputy Dang: Thanks to all. You are probably the only folks who truly understand how important it is to be here, listening to the show. I so love it. Rufus_T_Firetween: I'm not sure where I got this Cat. If someone wants to send me a CD copy I'd be glad to have it (hint hint) C.Simril: does any of yesterday's news remind y'all of the coup in Electrician? C.Simril: got what, tween? Commando Cody: I was just thinking the smae thing Cat. Rufus_T_Firetween: Got this copy of Electrician Commando Cody: *same C.Simril: we are pleased to serve, dang. Deputy Dang: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: "Let me hear it for me!" Deputy Dang: please don't serve me. i am so much below that. Rufus_T_Firetween: Trump is in deep caca Commando Cody: Are you sure yoiu're not just gassy Dang? Deputy Dang: Just??? Commando Cody: hissy sounds like a poot or something demure like that. C.Simril: my city was founded by a bar tender named Gassy Jack. Deputy Dang: Never crossed my mind that I might be "just" one or the other. Rufus_T_Firetween: hope you have good winds there Cat C.Simril:https://www.gassyjack.com/gassyjack.html Deputy Dang: If not, I have winds to spare. Deputy Dang: Sorry, TMI. C.Simril: wew have a lot of tall tress here in north van. a big wind could bring them down on our house. Commando Cody: I do believe sophmoric humor is allowed here. Rufus_T_Firetween: how about freshmanic? Rufus_T_Firetween: *freshmoric C.Simril: i spent a ridiculously long portion of my life in schools. C.Simril: so you don't go to school? Deputy Dang: ...justaswethougnt... Commando Cody: Oh OK, I vaquely remember something about Gastown when I came to Vancouver. C.Simril: Yes it the tourist district. Jack would have been proud. C.Simril: it's C.Simril: like any city of 2.5 millioin people, it is a city of many neighbourhoods. Commando Cody: I spent most of my time around the convention center/sporting arena. ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Elayne inside, makes a note of the time (9:33 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. C.Simril: hey el! Elayne: Evenin' all. Everyone OK? C.Simril: the founder of the feast Commando Cody: Got out to the park and wandered around a large botanical garden C.Simril: no covid no cry Elayne: Never thought I'd see Ossman rooting for Mike Pence. I think he's changed his mind now. :) Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Elayne, and Happy New Year Deputy Dang: I can't find the link, but Shel Silverstein wrote an epic poem title Boobtown (I think), that was published in Playboy or Penthouse. Anyway, it was pretty awesome, and if someone could find the link, that'd be great. Google isn't being my friend tonight. Commando Cody: Hello Elayne. Rufus_T_Firetween: except for a cold, fine thanks, and hope you and yours are well Rufus_T_Firetween: Commando, Elayne is the one who founded this chat back in 1995 Elayne: We're still alive, no seditionists within eyesight at the moment thank goodness. Elayne: Hiya Cody! Beet: Howdy Elayne. Merlyn: hey E Rufus_T_Firetween: Merlyn is the guy who wrote this custom chat for us, and also helps maintain the Firesign web site Elayne: Oh, hey Brian, good to see you! C.Simril: hoiw';s it going, el? Commando Cody: Pleased to meet you.
Elayne tries to call everyone by their actual names... Elayne: Cat, can I pleeeeese move to Canada? :) Rufus_T_Firetween: lolol Rufus_T_Firetween: Biden isn't your saviour? Elayne: I culd alternate living with you & Fumiyo and my friend Kai... Deputy Dang: /me has wondered for a while if that's how it works. Commando Cody: Merlyn, I love the fact you threw in the Catherwood stuff. ||||||||| Catherwood strides alongside Commando Cody and asks "Typing my name just to rile me, eh?" C.Simril: yes, el. we have a big house Elayne: Kurt, I doubt Biden will be able to save that many people from the seeping poison infecting our nation at present. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=wfte-ln Deputy Dang: my name just to rile me Merlyn: Deputy, the poem seems to be Topless Town from Jan 2001 Playboy Beet: The main advantage to living where I do is that I am way out in the boondocks. The cities are festering. Rufus_T_Firetween: We'll see Elayne :) ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Elayne: There are some bright spots besides the orange stain being gone in two weeks. C.Simril: difrfernt one from when you were here before. bigger. Elayne: On Monday NY Gov. Cuomo will propose legalizing pot in his State of the State. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** For those of you who don't know, typing a ':' (colon) in this chat has the same effect as typing '/me' in an IRC chat Deputy Dang: Yes, Topless Town! Thank you for searching it out. I was too focused! Merlyn: Here it is: https://allpoetry.com/Toplesstown Elayne: Stay safe in any case, Beet. C.Simril: why is this so hissy? its directly from the cd. Deputy Dang: Topless Town is a remarkably long poem. And remarkably awesome
Elayne isn't listening to tonight's audio, as she won't be here that long. Elayne: So, so heartsick. Rufus_T_Firetween: I don't have the CD Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: Not sure where I got this copy from C.Simril: aha! Rufus_T_Firetween: it sounds like it was ripped from vinyl Elayne: I think I have enough supplies to last until official NY legality, but I'm not so sure lately. C.Simril: are you supposed to stay inside, el? Elayne: In any case, it's not like it's a good idea to visit apothecaries in this pandemic. Elayne: Just so, Cat. Beet: Doing my best to stay safe. Hope you all are staying safe. Strange times. Elayne: Went outside today to deposit my mom's annual pre-inheritance check and get $$ on my MetroCard (the old one I had expires this month). Elayne: Stayed away from folks as much as possible, but these were things that needed doign. Deputy Dang: It was just cartoons, about the style of the typical Shel Silverstein books, but it really adds a lot to the plain text. n Nonetheless...it's a great read. Thanks again to Merlyn! Elayne: Now it's just urgent medical care and grocery shopping. C.Simril: i almost never see anyone without a mask here in lynn valley Commando Cody: Try not to worry too much out there. I think we've now got the highest number of cases out here in AZ these days. Elayne: Don't have to go out until 1/21, the day after the inauguration, for my annual visual field test at the ophthalmologist. Can't screw around with eyesight when you're a diabetic. C.Simril: hand sanitizer at every door Elayne: That's the other reason I needed the money on my MetroCard, I'll be on public transit for about 7 jinutes Commando Cody: Unfortunately our idiot Gozar didn't come down with it prior to being in the spotlight yesterday. Elayne: minutes. Jinutes are, of course, minutes on a jitney. Beet: It was n't always the case but everyone here is now earing their masks. Some cases have shown up here, Elayne: I'm relieved to hear that folks are becoming a bit more sensible up there Beet. Deputy Dang: "jinutes" has 3 syllables, right? Beet: It took a while. Lots of Trumpers here. Elayne: In some Spanish-speaking countries, Dang. Commando Cody: I prefer beer nuts. C.Simril: i hope your year is off to a good start, el Elayne: I'm off to watch the latest Keith Olbermann rant on YouTube with the hubby. See you next week. Onward and upward, folks! C.Simril: by, el Commando Cody: Bye Elayne. Good luck with the Eye appt. Beet: Nice to see you, Elayne. Take it easy. Rufus_T_Firetween: stay safe Elayne Deputy Dang: Wait! I'm somewhere, just not there yet! 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THAT FIRESIGN FLAVOUR” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Deputy Dang: was there a commercial there, or am I the audience for that part? :-) Beet: Speaking of accents, they really have the Philippino one down. Commando Cody: Thanks for the Shel Siverstein link. It reminds me of another poet Robert Service (one of your countrymen I belive Cat) and the poem Bessi'e Boil Commando Cody:https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-26518 Deputy Dang: It's also known as the hissy chromatograph. ||||||||| "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!" C.Simril: imagine living to be 96 Beet: I wonder if this would be desirable. C.Simril: yes indeed, cody. one of the first canadians to attract an amercina audience, as it were Rufus_T_Firetween: My mother will be 104 in April :) C.Simril: my mother's body lived to 96, but her brain had long departed Commando Cody: My father had a full collection of his poems. I read it cover to cover over the years. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: My Mom's getting forgetful, but generally still pretty lucid ||||||||| It's 10:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Elayne - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... C.Simril: your mother is amazing, tween. Commando Cody: Damn Rufus. Good Genes there. Deputy Dang: ... thoughts of a Risky Business scene... Commando Cody: You'll probably stil be here after the rest of us have departed. Commando Cody: My folks are up there. My Dad is getting crabbier than he used to be but he's still in good health overall. C.Simril: pete died at 72, austin at 74. that's not much older than me Commando Cody: We used to use the leave it out line on a cowroker who never got the joke. Rufus_T_Firetween: C.Simril: your mother is amazing, tween << born during WWI, grew up during The Great Depression, has seen some changes for sure Commando Cody: Hey Cat, Keith Richards is 77. If he's still around I'd think you might be OK. Beet: "73 in March Commando Cody: Geez, I think Rufus and I are the kids here. Beet: Actually, my math is off. It's '74 Commando Cody: That's the first thing to go Beet. C.Simril: True,Cody. Deputy Dang: I love this album. Beet: Thanks for the encouragement. Commando Cody: Huh? Encouragement? For What? :) Beet: I'm listening through a new pair of Sennheisers. Makes me appreciate good sound production. Beet: Encouragement for losing math abilities at my advanced age. C.Simril: almost all firesign fans are of an advanced age. Commando Cody: Just kidding Beet. I have a hell of a time trying to keep up with the kids I work with these days. Commando Cody: My computer skills for instance are always a new learning experience, right Rufus? Commando Cody: Just found out about IRC. Beet: FYI. I have always been terrible at basic math. Sound like an excuse/ It is. Commando Cody: I can't say math was ever one of my strengths even when I was younger. Beet: Flavor is one of the highest pleasures on earth. Commando Cody: Once I discovered the soda pop with the foam on top I kind of lost interest in scholastic academics. Rufus_T_Firetween: Commando Cody: My computer skills for instance are always a new learning experience, right Rufus? << There's always something new to learn, absolutely. It was Jim and Bambi that introduced me to IRC after meeting them in this chat :) Beet: lol Commando Cody: Although I did enjoy Geometry of all things. ||||||||| 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." ||||||||| It's 10:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Better than a good donut? Commando Cody: you could have kept me in the dark there Rufus. I was holding you up as my guru here. :) Commando Cody: "Better than a good donut?" Beet? ||||||||| 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." ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Deputy Dang close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 10:17 PM tree-stunting plans, and rushes off to the vestibule. Beet: This is fascinating. ||||||||| 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!" Commando Cody: Which makes you wonder who decided to eat a real moldy cheese the first time. Beet: Did you like geametry better than a good donut, Commander? Commando Cody: Oh no, I won't go that far. Commando Cody: I've got a Homer Simpson like weakness for a good donut. Beet: You can find a good donut in the Austin area but not where I am. C.Simril: i always iiked math Commando Cody: Geometry was the only math class I ever had that I liked and somehow grapsed the concept enough to do well. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “THAT FIRESIGN FLAVOUR” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Beet: My biggest complaint is that the naturally sweet strawberries I had in my youth cannot be found today. ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" 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: Relly good. 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 C.Simril: i dont see any time in the future when i wouldn't want to make these collages Commando Cody: I think you either have to grow them yourself Beet. Commando Cody: I know that's true for tomatoes. Beet: Much to our benefit. C.Simril: glad you like them, beet Commando Cody: I'm trying to figure out if you see something out in the world and it triggers a Firesign quote in your head Cat. Beet: I actually had some amazing strawberries in Spain in 1972. C.Simril: yes cody Commando Cody: Which leads to you looking these things up to splice together. C.Simril: i am constantly attuned to things i can mix with firesgn C.Simril: nofrmaly i hear something and think of making firesign collage out of it. Commando Cody: I was wondering what your chicken or the egg thing was with these. ||||||||| 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!" C.Simril: radio has been important to me for a long time ||||||||| It's 10:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Deputy got Covid! 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/ Commando Cody: I had suggested that we get COVID in the Beat the Reaper game. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Commando Cody: Was that your doing Merlyn? Oops, he's MIA. Commando Cody: I was just talking to someone the other about eating squirrel. Commando Cody: Hadn't had it sinceI was a lot younger. Beet: Never had any squirrel. Commando Cody: My grandfather started me hunting them. Used to hunt a lot when I lived in PA. Lost interest in it once I came out here. ||||||||| 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' Commando Cody: Oh no, once again the time has passed all too quickly. Commando Cody: Anybody ever see Joe's Apartment? Loved the singing, dancing roaches. Beet: This was a good Thursday, eh? : mOST EXCELLENT, tWEENY! C.Simril: by all Beet: This was fun. Thanks to everyone. Nice to be in your company, Commander. Fabulous collages, Dr Cease. Thanks to our leader Dr Tween. I'd storm the Capital for you. G'Nite all. ||||||||| "10:57 PM? 10:57 PM!!" says Catherwood, "De[uty Dang should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as De[uty Dang enters and sits at the bar. Commando Cody: Thanks Cat and Rufus. De[uty Dang: Thank you Tweeny and Cat and everyone else! DJTweeny: Benn fun folks DJTweeny: *Been, even De[uty Dang: tonight was a good night Commando Cody: You guys take care. I'm out too. Gotta get up early tomorrow. CU next week. DJTweeny: lol Beet DJTweeny: We'll have a fresh show for you next week :) ||||||||| Commando Cody runs out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Commando Cody?! It's 10:59 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| Around 11:00 PM, De[uty Dang walks off into the sunset... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| "Hey Merlyn!" ... Merlyn turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 11:14 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... ||||||||| It's 11:15 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 ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from jaundice ||||||||| C.Simril - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Beet - dead from The Plague ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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 4:31 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."
