||||||||| 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 February 04, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Rufus_T_Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:42 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... ||||||||| 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 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 5:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood leads Rufus_T_Firetween inside, makes a note of the time (7:39 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 pipes up: "7:41 PM and late as usual, it's DJTweeny, 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. ||||||||| It's 8:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:26 PM and DJTweeny bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| 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 leads Commando Cody inside, makes a note of the time (8:36 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – Songs About Frendship 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: Hey Cody Commando Cody: Howdy. I happened to get a reminder via your FB post earlier. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers llanddfyl inside, makes a note of the time (8:43 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. DJTweeny: kewl llanddfyl: whaz real DJTweeny: Hey llan Commando Cody: Gotta go get my sandwich, BRB. llanddfyl: bet you got grateful dead - friend of the devil - on the playlist llanddfyl: funeral for a friend? Rufus_T_Firetween: the GD yes :) Rufus_T_Firetween: I considered the Elton, that's one of my favorites llanddfyl: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: Funeral is an instrumental though llanddfyl: got My Pal Foot Foot by the Shaggs? llanddfyl: just kidding ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: I don't believe I do Rufus_T_Firetween: bet if you cam to my Tuesday show and asked for it I could find it on YouTube ;P ||||||||| 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!" llanddfyl: from the supposed worst album of all time - Philosophy of the World llanddfyl: worth hearing at least once Commando Cody: I think I'd screen it first Rufus llanddfyl: lol llanddfyl: what the name of the cat collage tonight, tween? Commando Cody: "The Shaggs. Better than the Beatles -- even today." Frank Zappa llanddfyl: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: no collage tonight, it's all Dear Friends and Doc's Dear Friends Too llanddfyl: great song! llanddfyl: I have always loved that album Rufus_T_Firetween: One of The Beatles' best llanddfyl: df I mean ||||||||| 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)' Rufus_T_Firetween: ah, yes Rufus_T_Firetween: David Ossman chose the bits for DF llanddfyl: It took me a while to figure out that it was mostly radio stuff ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, February 04, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Rufus_T_Firetween: It's all from the DF radio broadcasts ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Beet', just granted probation at 9:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Beet: Evening everybody! Rufus_T_Firetween: Yo Beet Beet: Hi, Dr twen Commando Cody: Hola Beet. Beet:Tween llanddfyl: Hey Beet Beet: Howdy Commando ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Mr. Bark Bark into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mumbles something about 9:01 PM, then departs. Beet: Hi Mr Llan Rufus_T_Firetween: allo Bark Mr. Bark Bark: Hey! Beet: Hello Bark Commando Cody: Drinking Tecate this evening. I guess it's working. llanddfyl: love this album Rufus_T_Firetween: Cat got hold of some serious weed and said he was so high he might not make the chat lol ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! *** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s “DEAR FRIENDS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out DEAR FRIENDS at https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=df-rv' Commando Cody: Hello Mr. BB. Mr. Bark Bark: Dang, and me stone cold sober. Beet: When Dear Friends first came out, I thiught it was an unbelievably great collection and I still do. Mr. Bark Bark: Couldn't stop thinking about Mark Time the other day. Rufus_T_Firetween: David did a great job picking them out Rufus_T_Firetween: as did Doc with Dear Friends Too ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 9:03 PM, dragging Cease by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Firehead?" Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Cease Beet: There he is. Howdy Dr Cease llanddfyl: Hey Cat! Rufus_T_Firetween: I just told the folks you said you might not make it ;) Cease: Kinda fucked up tonight. Will chat as I can llanddfyl: whats wrong, c? Rufus_T_Firetween: the characters on the screen getting all squiggly? Commando Cody: Hey Cease. I've got a bag of Doritos here if you want some. Beet: Hope you get better. ||||||||| 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!" Mr. Bark Bark: You'll be fine, just watch these fractals. Cease: Ineresting question, Llan Cease: Lol Cody. Commando Cody: They kind of go with the Tecate. Cease: Didyou hear my collages about doitos? Commando Cody: No, I haven't. Thanks for the hint though. Cease: that's how food haPpeed llanddfyl: tectates and doritos? sounds delicious Rufus_T_Firetween: What was the title, Cease? llanddfyl: betcha cant eat just one Beet: Catherwood give everyone a Dorito. ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone a dorito. Mr. Bark Bark: Oh, how nice. Rufus_T_Firetween: What was the title of the collage, Cease? llanddfyl: thanks cathy llanddfyl: its forgotten Rufus_T_Firetween: cathy? he's trans now? llanddfyl: love that joke ||||||||| 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!" Mr. Bark Bark: Well, he's transiting back and forth. Rufus_T_Firetween: heh Mr. Bark Bark: 1,000 years is a long time. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Mr. Bark Bark: Those Cat Collages are pretty terrific. llanddfyl: just bustin catherwoods chops. I know he doesnt mind ||||||||| Catherwood rushes over to llanddfyl and inquires "Did you want something?" Commando Cody: He hasn't fully committed to it yet. Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Commando Cody: He uses a pickle. Mr. Bark Bark: He's super-positioning. Mr. Bark Bark: In a nice way, I mean. Cease: Hi Bark Mr. Bark Bark: She's crazy as a coot. Mr. Bark Bark: Please call me Bark. Cease: I dont think I'm crazy Mr. Bark Bark: That's the first sign. ||||||||| 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." Rufus_T_Firetween: yy Cease: But others may disagree Beet: Never trust a tusk Mr. Bark Bark: Tusk tusk. Beet: too toothy Commando Cody: Stuck Pig strength Mr. Bark Bark: Tell them necessity sent you. llanddfyl: my computer froze. I had to shut down and come back in Mr. Bark Bark: Why, who are you, old man, and what have you done with my husband?? llanddfyl: what do you mean, nancy? we were never married Commando Cody: It must be awfully cold there llan. llanddfyl: haha Rufus_T_Firetween: got into the low 80s here today, but that's unusual Mr. Bark Bark: That was Nancy's horrible secret. llanddfyl: tusk tusk is a fleetwood mac ablum isnt it? llanddfyl: albumen Rufus_T_Firetween: only 62 tomorrow ||||||||| 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." Mr. Bark Bark: They were the famous hair-lip band. llanddfyl: lol Rufus_T_Firetween: Tuck is a song and album yeah Rufus_T_Firetween: one of my favorites Rufus_T_Firetween: *Tusk Beet: I'm very jealous of Austin weather. Rufus_T_Firetween: haha Bark Commando Cody: You must've been a band geek Rufus. Rufus_T_Firetween: not in the summer you aren't (100+) llanddfyl: I was a cockteaser for roosterama has to be the funniest track title of all time Mr. Bark Bark: Going to Chicago this weekend, -6 on Sunday morning. Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, I don't miss Indiana winters llanddfyl: going to chicago? from where? Mr. Bark Bark: St. Louis Beet: Actually my laws of nature not far from Houston. Rufus_T_Firetween: baking in the summr is prefferable Rufus_T_Firetween: Houston's really humid Mr. Bark Bark: I try not to bake anything in the summer. llanddfyl: I have been through st louis. saw the arch lit up at night from the highway Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Beet: I know. I used to deliver the mail in that humidity. Lost a lot of weight. Rufus_T_Firetween: no doubt Mr. Bark Bark: They didn't start lighting up (the Arch) till the big anniversary, five years or so ago. Commando Cody: No thanks on Houston. llanddfyl: I saw it lit up Mr. Bark Bark: I mean, obviously they had to "light up" to design the darned thing. Commando Cody: If you get the chance you need to go up in it. llanddfyl: bathed in sepia light Mr. Bark Bark: There's a goof poster, a big blueprint, showing the Arch is just one end of a giant coat hanger, mostly buried under ground. Commando Cody: LOL! Beet: Only drove by it once. llanddfyl: have you gone up in it, cody? Commando Cody: Yep. Very weird. llanddfyl: cool! Mr. Bark Bark: I only go up when I have friends in from out of town. The new museum underneath, underground, is quite elaborate. Mr. Bark Bark: The park rangers are borderline fascists. llanddfyl: museam? underneath what? Cease: will go to bed son Mr. Bark Bark: But we're on the border with Illinois, and you can't be too careful. Commando Cody: You ride in a mini ferris wheel like car up through to the top. like 4 people at a time. Mr. Bark Bark: Elderly women sit panting up at the top (of the Arch), from claustrophobia. Mr. Bark Bark: Cease, do you not feel well? llanddfyl: border wth ill. Ind? llanddfyl: Wis? Mr. Bark Bark: St. Louis Commando Cody: Then you sort of lay on a ledge to look out and there's nothing under you. llanddfyl: oh yes ||||||||| 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: spooky Mr. Bark Bark: You can shove your friend, and tell them you saved their lives. It's 630 feet up, really the view is much better from down on the ground. llanddfyl: kansas city is on the border too Mr. Bark Bark: I think we're all on edge these days. Cease: more sonwd thanncecasery Mr. Bark Bark: Ahh Commando Cody: Kansas City Kansas or Kansas City Missouri? Mr. Bark Bark: That's what they all ask themselves, what kind of a state are we in?? Mr. Bark Bark: Nobody ever guesses Massechusettes. Mr. Bark Bark: Messerschmitussess. llanddfyl: I meant the whole area, cody Commando Cody: I always liked that WC Fields line Mr. Bark Bark: All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. Commando Cody: At least it's always Sunny. Mr. Bark Bark: Or Cher. Beet: Ever go to Cahokia, Commando? llanddfyl: best track on the album Commando Cody: LOL! DJTweeny: Wasn't that supposedly on his grave stone? Mr. Bark Bark: Lord, they dragged me to the Mounds in Cahokia as a teenager, I thought I'd die of boredom. Indian burial grounds are not all they're cracked up to be. Commando Cody: I don't know if it was on his gravstone. I just remember wehre he was yelling down from the balloon. Beet: Very ancient, though. Commando Cody: Cahokia Beet? Mr. Bark Bark: Yes. But where were the skeletons bobbing in the swimming pool? Cease: We do whag we can, eh Beet: Near St. Louis. Mr. Bark Bark: The whole country is built on Indian burial grounds. This explains so much. Commando Cody: Nope. Mr. Bark Bark: Cahokia, Illinois Commando Cody: My folks lived in Eastern IL for many years. Mr. Bark Bark: I used to be an actor, but kept getting confused with some performer in East Central Illinois. "There goes that Effingham actor," people would say. Commando Cody: Drove through St.Louis a few times, went to a cardinals game once. Mr. Bark Bark: My gym is next to the baseball stadium, of course it was a ghost town all summer. Commando Cody: Effingham. Mr. Bark Bark: Effing. Ham. Commando Cody: My folks lived in Charleston for many years. llanddfyl: This past monday I have lived in Florida for ten years Beet: Went to Ted Drewes once. Amazing ice cream Mr. Bark Bark: Now, when people in Florida have to make important decisions, do they use a magic 8-ball? Or monkey's paw? Mr. Bark Bark: Ted Drewes is magic. llanddfyl: I have driveen through charleston Mr. Bark Bark: Charleston NC? llanddfyl: we listen to the radio, mr bark Commando Cody: Small town USA for sure. Mr. Bark Bark: I watch the TV, but I hate to turn it on. Commando Cody: I spent ten weeks in Miami Beach one August. Don't need to go back. Mr. Bark Bark: Miami is intense. Rufus_T_Firetween: North Havana? Mr. Bark Bark: Yup Commando Cody: Or South New York/New Jersey. Mr. Bark Bark: But the gulf coast is more "Southern" Commando Cody: I did an internship at Miami Heart Institute. Lived down the street from it in a crappy apt. thqat doen't appear to exist anymore. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers llanwydd into the room, accepts a wooden nickel as a gratuity, mutters something about 9:36 PM, then departs. llanwydd: damn computer froze again Rufus_T_Firetween: wb llan Mr. Bark Bark: We were shivering Rufus_T_Firetween: they do that llanwydd: lol Mr. Bark Bark: And that's part of the fun of raising them. Commando Cody: I think you should set the computer over by the cellophane to warm it up. Rufus_T_Firetween: I use really old Macs, because even though they might not run the letest gimmicks, they're really stable Mr. Bark Bark: Cody, did they tear down your apartment building? There were so many motels that were converted into residential dwelling. Rufus_T_Firetween: great deals on old Macs on eBay Rufus_T_Firetween: this show is run by a 2010 Mac Pro Mr. Bark Bark: All our phones are talking to one another. Commando Cody: Do you you do any upgrades Rufus or just use them as is. Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure Cody Mr. Bark Bark: ...named after Boom Boom, Vietnam, which, unfortunately, is no longer with us. Rufus_T_Firetween: I added a 1T SSD to the Mac Pro Rufus_T_Firetween: and put it on a PCIe card so it does 6G Commando Cody: African or European swallows. Mr. Bark Bark: I don't know that! Aaaaah! Rufus_T_Firetween: very fast data transfer Rufus_T_Firetween: but otherwise, it's 12 core, so plenty speedy :) Commando Cody: Ok, thsat would certainly be an upgrade. How chaep have you found them? Rufus_T_Firetween: might try adding a better video card Commando Cody: Good luck finding one these days. Rufus_T_Firetween: let me see if I can find the order Rufus_T_Firetween: are you asking about the computer or the SSD Cody? ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Not Ed inside, makes a note of the time (9:45 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| It's 9:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanddfyl - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Hi Not Not Ed: Waz real? Mr. Bark Bark: Hi Mr. Ed! Not Ed: Hey Beet Not Ed: BB! Mr. Bark Bark: Please call me Ark Commando Cody: The used computer you picked up. Commando Cody: Howdy Ed. ||||||||| 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!" Not Ed: CC, llan, good 2 C U Not Ed: Okay Ahk ||||||||| 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!" Mr. Bark Bark: Bending a couple in the Doo-Dah Room. Rufus_T_Firetween: I paid $799 for my 2.66 2010 12 core - https://www.ebay.com/b/Apple-Mac-Pro-Intel-Xeon-12-Core-2010-Apple-Desktops-All-In-One-Computers/111418/bn_108956157 Commando Cody: Hey how come there isn't a Doo Dah room for chats? Not Ed: Love the TV guide stuffs Mr. Bark Bark: Good get Mr. Bark Bark: Still In The Stocks, with Angela Davis. Not Ed: Cool Rufus & hey btw Commando Cody: OK, that seems pretty reasonble. Mr. Bark Bark: The unusually existential finale of Highway Patrol. Not Ed: where's Tweeny Not Ed: where's cease? Not Ed: who am us anyway? Mr. Bark Bark: We're one of you. Not Ed: Well I'm Not Ed Mr. Bark Bark: And I'm not Joe! Commando Cody: Cat's looking for some Doritos. Mr. Bark Bark: Are those small doors back in fashion? Rufus_T_Firetween: This is what I've got >> https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-twelve-core-2.66-mid-2010-westmere-specs.html << It's the fastest thing Apple made which would run OS X Snow Leopard, which I need because I stil run some old PPC code Rufus_T_Firetween: *still Rufus_T_Firetween: and it has a PPC emulator ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 9:51 PM, dragging Captain Equinox by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" Mr. Bark Bark: Show off Rufus_T_Firetween: It's plenty quick, seems to hardly use the procs no matter what I throw at it ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Mr. Bark Bark: Look out, it's Captain Equinox! Rufus_T_Firetween: allo Captain Mr. Bark Bark: That's tonight's theme, betwixt-and-between Captain Equinox : I just came out to say hello. Hello! Mr. Bark Bark: Hello! Commando Cody: Hidy Ho Capn' Captain Equinox : Hiya, Kiddos! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Beet: Hi Cap Captain Equinox : Hey Beet! Captain Equinox : Dear Friends! Monte Carlo! Mr. Bark Bark: Woykers Commando Cody: Don't Haul Bricks on Rt. 66 Commando Cody: That should be one for Tues Rufus. Rufus_T_Firetween: heh, great slogan Captain Equinox : The Great Black Dope. Commando Cody: It's a song by the Dusty Chaps. Rufus_T_Firetween: show of hands, who remembers the old Martin Milner TV show Route 66? Mr. Bark Bark: Before my time. Captain Equinox : 👍👍 Beet: Loved the theme song to that show. Mr. Bark Bark: Mancini Not Ed: Hey Cappy Captain Equinox : Hey, NE Commando Cody: I'm a T-Rex. Can't rasie my hand. Mr. Bark Bark: Bite mine off, wave it real high. Not Ed: Great listen groovy collection ya ||||||||| 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: ** 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 ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Captain Equinox : 👍👍 Commando Cody: 🤚 Beet: cool Captain Equinox : ALIENS! Not Ed: They're in everybody's yeggs Commando Cody: My daughter was thinking about getting a Mac Pro at one point. I'll have to send her the link. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 10:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Mr. Bark Bark: Oh my goodness, he's trying to kill me! Not Ed: dropping like fries Captain Equinox : It’s the economy, stupid. Mr. Bark Bark: You can't trust a smart economy. ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: Commando Cody: My daughter was thinking about getting a Mac Pro at one point. I'll have to send her the link. << You have my email address if she wants some help finding a good deal Commando Cody: I think IIan's computer froze again. Captain Equinox : Drop 2 onion rings! Not Ed: catherwood give everyone a hot buttered groat cluster ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone a hot buttered groat cluster. Beet: I guess Cat had to go downtown for his Dorito. Mr. Bark Bark: Hot dog! Commando Cody: Probably, or he decided to go get a Hot Dog. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Captain Equinox : WOOF!
Not Ed bows and falls right over! Rufus_T_Firetween: llan lives in Florida, computers shouldn't freeze there Beet: chuckle Captain Equinox : Those piles! Mr. Bark Bark: You can't put them in with the Covid bottles. Captain Equinox : Hah! Commando Cody: I just noticed the line Klein bottle. Not Ed: lol right? Captain Equinox : Mars flies. Commando Cody: Something new everytime you listen. Mr. Bark Bark: Out of a hot cheese log. Not Ed: an oddly impossible object Not Ed: indeed CC Not Ed: even after all these years wow Captain Equinox : Who cares? Mr. Bark Bark: I find if I listen with earphones, I pick up all sorts of previously unheard stuff. Commando Cody: I hadn't ever heard of the maath principle before just now. I heard the line and went off and did a quick search. Not Ed: statesticle density 99.2% Captain Equinox : ‘icrophone ‘orking? Commando Cody: Oh headphones are the best way foir sure. Eyes closed helps as well. Not Ed: Pork? Mr. Bark Bark: ally Ballou Rufus_T_Firetween: Mr. Bark Bark: I find if I listen with earphones, I pick up all sorts of previously unheard stuff. << absolutely, like a really good rock album mix Captain Equinox : Cat Ballou Not Ed: charlie red one eye Captain Equinox : Quack Not Ed: Stubby & Nat Beet: The Firesign meditation technique. Captain Equinox : Wop Not Ed: champs lol Mr. Bark Bark: I've heard most of the albums so many times, I can use them to drift off to sleep, as a kind of mantra. Not Ed: boogies and beaners Captain Equinox : Chinks in the armor Mr. Bark Bark: The whole world is spinning. Not Ed: hep lingo Captain Equinox : Good thing Beet: I didn't know Chinese wore armor Captain Equinox : All the Aussies would fall off! Mr. Bark Bark: Just the terra cotta guys Not Ed: Angelheaded hipsters, man Not Ed: they buried Chinafolks in their armor Mr. Bark Bark: Like Spam Not Ed: with their horses to boot and their boots Captain Equinox : Poor ol feller fell right down Not Ed: he's no fun! Mr. Bark Bark: Two of them had arms. Beet: Adult Bookstore Motel Not Ed: haha Mr. Bark Bark: We haven't reached Bob's Berserko Lounge yet, have we? Not Ed: dogs chocolate cream and custard pie lol Captain Equinox : Just got there. Not Ed: this is the weirdest side lol Mr. Bark Bark: It's weird! Not Ed: weirdly cool Rufus_T_Firetween: Cat has said that Hoover really hated FST, considered them 'subversive'. Garsh, I wonder why Not Ed: BB u nailed it Mr. Bark Bark: Mo Rocca has a great story about meeting Hoover. Well, at first (as a kid) he thought it was Vivian Vance. Captain Equinox : Just found my DOMM book and cd Not Ed: cool Cappy Mr. Bark Bark: I have never heard DOMM Captain Equinox : The whole episodes are fabulous! Not Ed: u very must Mr. Bark Bark: I shall Not Ed: worth every punny : ) 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 Captain Equinox : Duke f madness motors Beet: A truly amazing collection. A must hear. Not Ed: ty Ruf Mr. Bark Bark: Thanks Rufus! Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Not Ed: this bit is cracking me up as alwaze Rufus_T_Firetween: That's where everything your hearing tonight is coming from Captain Equinox : Just rewatched John Adam’s with Paul Giamatti. They didn’t cover this stuff. Not Ed: in bitzen pieces Not Ed: har har Cappy lol Captain Equinox : Nothing about building cars. Captain Equinox : Sweet smell Not Ed: echoplex x x x x x Captain Equinox : The owl that was an English major said Whom. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE’RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Doc Technical’s “DEAR FRIENDS TOO” 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/media/media.php?item=domm-ln' Not Ed: Doc! Beet: Good stuff Captain Equinox : Louie’s wipeout pumice hamburger Rufus_T_Firetween: Captain Equinox : Just rewatched John Adam’s with Paul Giamatti. They didn’t cover this stuff. << I really like that series. Thought Giamatti did a great job Not Ed: Indeed Ruf Rufus_T_Firetween: Also really liked Giamatti as the manager for the boxer in Cinderella Man Captain Equinox : Got run, Kids! Keep ‘em flying! On John adams the cast was fabulous. Loved Wilkinson’s Franklin. Rufus_T_Firetween: Later Captain Not Ed: Catherwood give everyone a hot kiss at the end of a wet fist ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone a hot kiss at the end of a wet fist. Captain Equinox : Peter’s Birthday! Rufus_T_Firetween: Yeah, great cast in general Captain Equinox : Ouch! Captain Equinox : Oof! Commando Cody: Bye Cap. Not Ed: CYA Cappy! Beet: He said "For three cents I'd throw the I Ching." You throw the I Ching with three coins sometimes pennies. Mr. Bark Bark: If I don't say "bye," he has to stay. Mr. Bark Bark: Pennies, for humility. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| llanwydd bounds in at 10:23 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Not Ed: Indeed Beet cool Rufus_T_Firetween: wb llan Mr. Bark Bark: For years I threw them, hey llanwydd, there was a guy just like you here a minute ago Not Ed: hiho llan Mr. Bark Bark: But I got the broken and unbroken lines mixed up, so I don't know if I was rebelling against the Buddha or not. Commando Cody: Damn llan, that computer must have frostbite. Not Ed: Will O. Wisp, esq. Not Ed: William O. Wisp, Jr. Mr. Bark Bark: Egbert Souse llanwydd: was it the lectrician or someone like me? llanwydd: prodon my sperring Mr. Bark Bark: Well, we weren't waiting for anyone else! Rufus_T_Firetween: The Bank Dick is my fav WC movie :) Mr. Bark Bark: They say he was quite ill when he made that one. Beet: I actually had Vietnamese food once. Rufus_T_Firetween: did a heck of a job Mr. Bark Bark: His movies are still so funny llanwydd: the first wc fields movie I saw was the man on the flying trapeze. very good movie Rufus_T_Firetween: He got a dose at Thai Food Mary's? Mr. Bark Bark: My parents took us to see "Poppy" and "Bank Dick," when I was 8 or 9. Mr. Bark Bark: I wanted to be the Typhoid Mary of democracy, but I was too late. llanwydd: I think it was tween who sent me a copy of International House which fields was in ||||||||| 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!" Not Ed: Poppy Commando Cody: I got away with saying Godfry Daniel when I was a kid. Rufus_T_Firetween: Mr. Bark Bark: His movies are still so funny << indeed, like the Marx Bros movies, still relevant and funny to this day Not Ed: lol llanwydd: very entertaining film Rufus_T_Firetween: nice Cody lol Mr. Bark Bark: You must have been full of fire in your youth. Mr. Bark Bark: Sub-theme, Vivian Vance Rufus_T_Firetween: llanwydd: I think it was tween who sent me a copy of International House << also one of his best, and lots of other comedians like Burns & Allen Mr. Bark Bark: My Dear Mrs. Hemoglobin! Commando Cody: I was. ||||||||| 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: great film, tween. thanks again for that Beet: Fields was an amazing juggler and trick pool player. Mr. Bark Bark: Yes Rufus_T_Firetween: ** 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 where I play Firesign Theatre and take your music requests - RFR Archives at www.kurtericson.com/txroadkill/roadkillshow Mr. Bark Bark: 919991999991999
Not Ed can't juggle worth beans. Mr. Bark Bark: You should try the pintos Not Ed: I keep dropping the beans. Beet: Beans would be very difficult to juggle. Mr. Bark Bark: No, you leave them in the klans Rufus_T_Firetween: Beet: Fields was an amazing juggler and trick pool player. << as I recall, he came out of Vaudeville Mr. Bark Bark: Correct Not Ed: Noted Barque Barque Mr. Bark Bark: Sorry, the glands Not Ed: Think the NSA is listening they use orbital mind control lasers you know Beet: I feel so sevure. Mr. Bark Bark: They don't look Elvish Beet: secure Mr. Bark Bark: llanwydd, you're still here! Commando Cody:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytgPGr6JhLo Commando Cody: That's a clip of him doing the juggling bit. Mr. Bark Bark: Excellent Not Ed: great CC Commando Cody: You can see where he got some of his bits in the movies. ||||||||| 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: Especially his hat work. Not Ed: hey firefolks I have to take off Not Ed: good to see you all Not Ed: nice 2 meet u Bark Mr. Bark Bark: 'Night Ed Not Ed: take care Ruf Beet: Have a nice evening, Ed
Mr. Bark Bark -) Commando Cody: Adios Ed. Beet: Wild and crazy guys. Mr. Bark Bark: I remember Bullocks! Mr. Bark Bark: Well, time to go tie Pierre to the bed. Night kids! Mr. Bark Bark: They found the small door! Commando Cody: Bye Senior Woof Mr. Bark Bark: I'm off! Beet: See ya Bark Mr. Bark Bark: Pray for me in the snow drifts of Chicago this weekend. Mr. Bark Bark: The vodka keeps me warm. Beet: Consider yourself prayed for. Mr. Bark Bark: Bought and parried for. ||||||||| It's 10:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Captain Equinox - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Commando Cody: Good luck. Driving or Flying? Beet: liberated commisars, lol Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl Beet: Just watching a little of the juggling. Amazing. Commando Cody: IKR? Rufus_T_Firetween: BANNER: ** 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 ||||||||| 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: Good show. Klein bottle is now forever stuck in my head. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Commando Cody: I'll try to make your Tues. show. DJTweeny: Cat will be back next week with a new collage ||||||||| 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." Beet: This was fun. Thanks all. G'Nite. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Rufus_T_Firetween: See you there Cody Commando Cody: Nite Beet, Rufus, 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 11:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Mr. Bark Bark - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - dead from the yaws ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Commando Cody - 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.. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's 4:31 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."
The Evening's Participants:
Beet
Captain Equinox
Cease
Commando Cody
DJTweeny
llanddfyl
llanwydd
Mr. Bark Bark
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
