||||||||| 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 December 02, 2021 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies uh-mike inside, makes a note of the time (3:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| uh-mike rushes off, saying "3:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Don Brouhaha in through the front door at 3:00 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. ||||||||| It's 4:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Don Brouhaha - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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 Michael gets out at 3:00 PM. Michael: Ello Seeksrs Michael: What time be this chat thing-a-ma-jjg be this chat thing my time ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 5:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Michael - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Chapeau Manger. ||||||||| 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 escorts DJTweeny in through the front door at 3:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| "Hey DJTweeny!" ... DJTweeny turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 3:00 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween is thrown out the window just as the clock strikes 3:00 PM. : test ||||||||| Outside, the 3:00 PM crosstown bus from Funfun Town 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 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Rufus_T_Firetween inside, makes a note of the time (3:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET You can join the streams now (NO AUDIO YET - just a chance for everybody to get connected) 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID AND ELAYNE!! ** 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)' ||||||||| "3:00 PM? 3:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "nativetexan should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as nativetexan enters and sits in the comfy chair. nativetexan: howdy DJTweeny: Hey nativetexan :) DJTweeny: good to see you here nativetexan: i have your m3u open, ready to go DJTweeny: kewl DJTweeny: This is from the solo album of Jay Ferguson, the keyboard player for Joe Walsh (he's on the album) DJTweeny: as you may hear from the guitar ;) nativetexan: this chat is crazy looking for me, when it refreshes, it takes me to the top and I have to scroll down, talk to you in #music DJTweeny: This of course is Stevie Wonder nativetexan: oh there it goes DJTweeny: Yeah, it's a custom build nativetexan: kinda working now ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... DJTweeny: need to make the text small enough that it doesn't do that DJTweeny: Hey Cease nativetexan: text is fine, it's the browser refreshing, but it's mo betterer now Cease: hi native nativetexan: howdy Cease DJTweeny: the refresh rate can be set with the Configre selection from the pop-up menu to the right of the text entry box DJTweeny: *Configure Cease: veteran firesign fan, native? nativetexan: i see it, one sec please DJTweeny: He's from the ##music chat on another server DJTweeny: and he is a 'native Texan' nativetexan: ok, that's good enough DJTweeny: I advertise where I can nativetexan: lol DJTweeny: great Stevie Wonder tune nativetexan: /me sips on his Salty Dog ||||||||| Catherwood leads llanwydd in through the front door at 3:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Cease: good idea, tween DJTweeny: Hey llan llanwydd: good evening dear friends nativetexan: oh, the /me doesn't work DJTweeny: Using a colon ':' does the same here as /me llanwydd: oh my
nativetexan sips on his Salty Dog nativetexan: ty DJTweeny: there ya go DJTweeny: this is Weird Al llanwydd: what is a salty dog Cease: i thought it was Cease: he's always entertaining nativetexan: freshly squeezed texas ruby red grapefruit, a dash of sea salt, vodka or gin, whatever you hav e Cease: hi llan llanwydd: good evening cease ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" DJTweeny: nice, nativetexan ||||||||| 3:00 PM: Michael 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!" Cease: sounds good, native. nativetexan: cheers DJTweeny: nativetexan, we have a bot here Cease: you have really good grapefruit down there. Cease: Hi Michael DJTweeny: Hi Michael nativetexan: the bestest Michael: hello ya'all Cease: hard to find good grapefruit up here in vancouver DJTweeny: Catherwood, please give everyone what nativetexan is drinking ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone what nativetexan is drinking. nativetexan: howdy llanwydd: first time I ever had a corndog was in tx nativetexan: i have plenty nativetexan: i'm off tomorrow nativetexan: a free friday Cease: what do you do, native? DJTweeny: beautiful weather in Texas ||||||||| 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 Deputy Dang gets out at 3:00 PM. nativetexan: i'm a home inspector DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Deputy Dang: Howdy all! ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID AND ELAYNE!! ** 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, December 02, 2021 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cease: welcome back, dang Cease: a necessary job, native ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's Elayne, just back from New York." DJTweeny: Hey Elayne Elayne: Evenin' all! Will you still need me, will you still feed me? ||||||||| Beet sneaks in around 3:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." Cease: Aha. El appears ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID AND ELAYNE!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “ELAYNE-A-PALLOOZA” 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.net/cat/' Deputy Dang: This sounds exciting! Beet: Hey dudes. Cease: Myu voice sounds terribly old Deputy Dang: brb, just need to relog ||||||||| Around 3:00 PM, Deputy Dang walks off into the sunset... ||||||||| Catherwood leads Deputy Dang into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mumbles something about 3:00 PM, then departs. nativetexan: 3pm sunset? Deputy Dang: I'm back. DJTweeny: We're all getting older ;) Beet: Hi Elayne and a Very Happy Birthday! Cease: Beet DJTweeny: wb Deputy Elayne: Thanks Beet! Cease: Is is Froynd, El? Like coin Elayne: Ah, my theme song! Beet: Hi Dr Cease DJTweeny: Hey Beet Elayne: Thanks Cat Cease: i wonder what happened to penny. Beet: Hello Dr Tween Cease: great bealtles vid of this song on youtube. DJTweeny: nativetexan, are you familiar with The Firesign Theatre? nativetexan: yes, al ittle from the few shows i've from Dillo Beet: I have been experiencing very intense Beatlemania for many days now. Elayne: If you have access to it, the Get Back documentary is HIGHLY recommended. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** The Firesign Theatre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Firesign_Theatre Cease: yeah, i'm gonna have to watch that. ||||||||| 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!" nativetexan: i'm not much of a typist, i'll try to pay attention better Elayne: "And though she feels she's in a play, she is anyway" Beet: One of the most documents ever. Cease: you think it'll be out on dvd at some point> Elayne: Agreed, Beet. So many revelations Beet: I left out "amazing" DJTweeny: It's a pub here, nativetexan. Feel freel to be inbreiated :) ||||||||| Bebop Lobo reminds all you hep cats to listen to Firesign’s NEW 24/7 RADIO STATION Click to listen anytime!" Elayne: Undoubtedly, Cat. You can always count on folks wanting to monetize the Beatles over and over. nativetexan: oh, good
nativetexan raises his glass to the room ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Elayne: Warn me when I have to turn off the sound so I don't listen to my own voice. Yuck DJTweeny: *free, even Elayne: Yikes, there it is DJTweeny: hahaha Beet: From another native Texan back at ya. Cease: here's Robin Elayne: Oh, his voice I could listen to all the time... Elayne: Oh wait, I do nativetexan: texans always let you know they're from texas Cease: orson was a young child then. he's middle aged now Cease: 23 years ago Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage ELAYNE-A-PALLOOZA at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Elayne: Ferkakta... Elayne: Sorry Phyllis wasn't here to hear that bit Cease: a little parody of bergman and proctors radio free oz podcast Cease: speaking of bit Elayne: Glad David isn't here yet though :) Elayne: Heh, "managing editor"... I typed it out ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Bunnyboy', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 3:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... Elayne: Firesign fan since my young adulthood, not childhood Elayne: First listened to them at around age 22 or so Elayne: I HAVE NO EPISODIC MEMORY *snif* Cease: tghat's you at ossman's house Elayne: Wow, this is real blackmail stuff Cease: hi bun Cease: there's Judith, dave's wife Elayne: Evenin' Bunnyboy! Beet: Hey Bunny DJTweeny: Hey Bunny Cease: you have good records, el Elayne: I have to, Cat. They take the place of my lack of episodic memory Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Cease: this is very eloquent journaling, el. Elayne: Doug Smith aka Ivan Stang, founder of the Church of the SubGenius Elayne: Thanks Cat! Elayne: I was hoping Jill might be here as well... ah well, we're all getting too old to stay up this late DJTweeny: nice work, Cat Elayne: Thank you Tween! Cease: i have a good memory, but notihng very interesting to say about. Beet: Nice and very deserved tribute. DJTweeny: yw :) ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID AND ELAYNE!! ** Currently playing: David Ossman's “HOW TIME FLYS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out HOW TIME FLYS at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-rv' Elayne: One little plug: http://doctechnical.com/falafal/ Elayne: And some great stuff on this album from Harry Shearer as well DJTweeny: Harry Schearer and Wolfman Jack on the album, yeah :) Cease: Harry and preivous wife are great on this. DJTweeny: people think it's a Wolfman Jack impersonation, nope Cease: its the real wolf Cease: wolfman gave proctor and bergman their motto: too much, too soon. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln Rufus_T_Firetween: ** David Ossman at Firesign Theatre >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Ossman ||||||||| Outside, the 3:00 PM uptown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving Bunneeboy coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Beet: That's the first time I noticed "you just do grass until your muscles come back." DJTweeny: wb Bunnee Cease: I wonder if Michael was Michael Packer. He said he'd show up Bunneeboy : Lo dere! Power outage in West Seattle. Crappy phone connection. Happy Birthday El and David! Michael: I'm here DJTweeny: cool Elayne: MICHAEL!! Hi!!! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the YouTube video of David Ossman’s live concert in Langley, WA last March, ”NOT INSANE 2020: THE OSSMAN CHRONICLES” at >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFE6aDIxc4k ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 3:00 PM and residualecho bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. DJTweeny: hi hi echo echo Michael: Yo, Elayne residualecho: hello hello hello Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out David Ossman's Facebook Page at >> https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=639203550&ref=content_filter 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 Beet: Hello Michael. Bunneeboy : Over 9000 blacked out. Elayne: We all live in the new tourist nation of Amazonia now. Cease: hey ken Beet: Hey residual Bunneeboy : Since 5:45 or so. DJTweeny: yy Elayne Cease: glad you could return, bun residualecho: happy to be virtually here in a retro text environment. The only thing missing is a newsletter and snail mail to feel all retro DJTweeny: closest thing we have to a newsletter these days is Planet Proctor residualecho: And it's in PDF Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Phil Proctor’s newsletter “PLANET PROCTOR” at www.planetproctor.com Cease: elayne has done it all
nativetexan passes a shot of tequila to residu residualecho: I have to say HTF is such an elegantly simple album Elayne: Well, I've done a little, for a few, long ago, if that's what you mean Cat. residualecho: Oh, wow, there's a worm her ein the bottom Elayne: Ah, THAT's where my pet worm went. Thanks for finding it! nativetexan: enjoy Cease: from your inside joke days until today DJTweeny: catherwood, please pass a shot of tequila from nativetexan to residu ||||||||| Catherwood steps over to DJTweeny and inquires "Typing my name just to rile me, eh?" Cease: maybe before that. i'm only occasionally creative DJTweeny: :/ Elayne: Catherwood, please pour me a sake ||||||||| Catherwood gives Elayne a sake. Elayne: Mm, for goodness, sake!
nativetexan slieds a shot of tequila to DJTweeny Beet: I love sake Cease: we went to a japanese restaurant when you visisted vancouver. DJTweeny: catherwood, please pass a shot of tequila to residu ||||||||| Catherwood walks right past DJTweeny residualecho: Here's MUD in your eye nativetexan: cheers Cease: i had some wonderful sake in my life but that's not surprising. DJTweeny: catherwood, please give a shot of tequila from nativetexan to residu ||||||||| Catherwood hands a shot of tequila from nativetexan to residu. ||||||||| It's 9:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... residualecho: I remember multi user dungions don't you? nativetexan: danke DJTweeny: thanks nativetexan :) DJTweeny: catherwood, please give everyone a shot of tequila ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone a shot of tequila. Cease: elayne was playing some sort of game in 94? 95? wanted firesign fans to be characters in it. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's Deputy Dang, just back from Hellmouth." Cease: i was supposed to be tiny dr. tim, but i couldn't get into it. Cease: anyway, chat evolved from that. Beet: Hey, Dang DJTweeny: wb Deputy
nativetexan slams the shot and tears into the lime...mmm residualecho: Usenet era, pre WWW Elayne: I have no memory of that Cat, sorry. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln Deputy Dang: Howdy--I never left, but the browser had a pause, and wasn't refreshing. Elayne: That doesn't sound very refreshing at all, Dang! Here, have a sake. Cease: lol Deputy Dang: Thank you! For goodness sake! DJTweeny: for goodness sake... Bunneeboy : Rilly bad connection.
nativetexan slams the sake like an american spy residualecho: “Two of the most famous products of Berkeley are LSD and Unix. I don’t think that this is a coincidence.” ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies doctecazoid into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, grumbles something about 3:00 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: haha Cease: it's doc himself! DJTweeny: Hey Doc! Elayne: DocTec! My dearest, how are you and Lili?? Elayne: I've been thinking of post-Christmas in CT weather permitting. Have you been boostered yet? residualecho: I'm glad we can live, at least partially, in the future the FST and Friends created, at leat the good bits. I wish we'd been wrong about all the dystopian bits, but they add verisimilitude, don't they? doctecazoid: hanging in there. pinched nerve (from herniated disc near base of neck) acting up again. Elayne: Well, echo, when they don't hit too close for comfort... DJTweeny: Good Grid, Austin was good at doing Nixon Elayne: Oh dear, sorry to hear it. No more long COVID effects? Cease: they do, echo ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! nativetexan: verisimilitude? how do you even know how to spell that? DJTweeny: ehhhh Doc Tech :-( Elayne: And please, please pay folks to shovel this winter, promise me!!! doctecazoid: i mainly wanted to make sure chat was working ok, server change that might have knocked chat out took place 12/1. DJTweeny: hope it goes away soon Elayne: Oh wow, I had no idea. Cease: i think firesign has created little islands for us in the oncoming sea of madness Beet: Hello Doc Bunneeboy : Cheers to all! Might stop back in a bit. C’mon City Light! doctecazoid: thankfully, it appears to be ok. Elayne: Bye BB! DJTweeny: Doc have you heard from Merlyn? nativetexan: later doctecazoid:tween: no. i emailed him last week, twice - no response. DJTweeny: I called his number a while back and was told he had a stroke last summer Cease: since he got out of the hospital? doctecazoid: i hope he's ok. Bunneeboy : HB, El! Cease: nor I, doc Elayne: Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that Tween. Elayne: Thanks BB! DJTweeny: They said he was getting out of the hospital, but no response to emails so far doctecazoid: the firesale store would've broken down had i not made some emergency changes last week. doctecazoid: incoming pre-orders for the new magic mushroom thing have been brisk. DJTweeny: There are a bunch of broken links, Doc Elayne: Thank you for your service, Doc. DJTweeny: Is that from the Download Store, Doc? doctecazoid: djt: yeah, there are lingering problems. my focus has been on the store, since it's an income source for the guyz. ||||||||| Bunneeboy is kicked out just as the clock strikes 3:00 PM. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the new FIRESIGN THEATRE DOWNLOAD STORE at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases doctecazoid: no, it's a book & dvd available though the firesale store as far as i know. DJTweeny: I think there may be some links broken at the Firesale Store Cease: finallyh the rest of you will hear what i heard in 67 Elayne: Doc, I'm about to order the Magic Mushroom thing. Do you want me to continue w the purchase to make sure it goes through? DJTweeny: Box Of Danger and DOMM maybe? doctecazoid: e: sure go ahead. it should work fine. doctecazoid: box of danger is shout factory, as far as i know it's out of print. DJTweeny: What's the link for the new Mushroom release? Beet: I put my order in for Magic Mushroom right when I was notified. Can't wait. doctecazoid: mushroom release in the firesale store - http://firesignthetre.com/firesale Elayne: Thanks Doc, went through just fine! DJTweeny: 'server not found' Elayne: MM release is David's birthday, yes? doctecazoid: e: insert thumbs up emoji here Elayne: LOL DJTweeny: oops, firesignthetre ;) doctecazoid: e: projected to be december 6, but supply chain & other issues may delay it. Elayne:www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale DJTweeny: that works a bit better
Elayne is amazingly able to type considering the time ||||||||| It's 9:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Michael - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... doctecazoid: doctecazoid is amazingly able to introduce typos in links DJTweeny: lol doctecazoid: long week for me, i'm only partially here doctecazoid: the rest of me is lost in secaucus Elayne: Is that a good thing, Doc? doctecazoid: e: reply hazy, try again later. Elayne: Doc hazy. How's Lili? residualecho: Cease, what is this about blackmail footage you have with me and Elayne, dining? Cease: yes Cease: not black atr all. rather, rainbow coloured residualecho: Are you sure it isn't just an interesting approach? Cease: big feast in LA with lots of Firefans, in the 90s? 80s? Elayne: Well, I can tell you it isn't us! Elayne: But as you know, episodic memory=none residualecho: Who AM us? Cease: it's your video, el. so You were there. Cease: niles ritter? residualecho: On which side of the camera? Elayne: Damn. You have it on VIDEO. Oh dear. doctecazoid: relation to tex? residualecho: That name sounds so familiar and yet so distant Cease: i'll watch it againh, but i know it isn't mine nativetexan: someone say tex? Cease: when i discovered alt.comdedy firesign on the 93 net, niles was running that site DJTweeny: nativetexan is from an IRC music chat I attend :) Cease: he;s at the feast. nativetexan: Yes, i'm from over there, but i'm here supporting Dillo DJTweeny: glad he decided to join us, and hope he'll join us on occasion doctecazoid: niles was instrumental in kicking off the firesign renaissance on the internet
DJTweeny is 'Dillo' Cease: indeed, doc residualecho: OK, google search yielded this: residualecho: From: ndr@tazboy.jpl.nasa.gov (Niles D. Ritter) nativetexan: wot? DJTweeny is Dillo? DJTweeny: Well nativetexan, if you like what you hear please tell your friends DJTweeny: yep nativetexan residualecho: When I was at Imagineering, we got our Usenet feed from jpl.nasa.gov nativetexan: oh, ok doctecazoid: before i zone out completely: happy birthday e!! residualecho: I believe our server's name was Elroy DJTweeny: hoping to get my music show going again next month doctecazoid: his boy elroy residualecho: Jane, his wife! Elayne: Daughter Judy? doctecazoid: (chopsticks inserted in theme song) Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM!! ** - DOPE HUMOR OF THE SEVENTIES >> https://standuprecords.com/products/the-firesign-theatre-dope-humor-of-the-seventies-double-vinyl residualecho: I do recall meeting with Elayne at Waltsdeadnow Enterprises between 1992 and 1994, I believe it must have been the MaPo building (named for Mary Poppins) I worked in the bowling alley residualecho: Not to mention you in the third person, Elayne 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 Elayne: Yes, I was at Mickeyland around then. I've never been to Mickeyworld though. doctecazoid: a striking experience, she was bowled over. residualecho: Spare me doctecazoid: i'm a turkey, i know... Elayne: Ah, station break, that's my queue. ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Elayne: It must be dry by now. Beet: Yes, Very Happy Birthday, David. Elayne: I'm retrieving it from the cellophane and going to sleep. Elayne: Happy birthday, David!! Elayne: Wherever you and Mrs. Calabash are. Cease: sleep well , el doctecazoid: i may be doing the same soon myself. as i said, long day - glad the chat is working ok. Elayne: Next week (maybe), all! Cease: thanks for all of this ||||||||| "Hey Elayne!" ... Elayne turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 3:00 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID AND ELAYNE!! ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “JIM FREUND INTERVIEW” 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.net/cat/' Beet: Sayonara, Miss Elayne. nativetexan: ok, i'm gonna head out. hope everyone has an excellent evening nativetexan: nice to meet everyone, i had a great time doctecazoid: the texans are native Beet: See ya Tex doctecazoid: thanks tex DJTweeny: Later gator nativetexan: later doctecazoid: ttfn ttyl y'all Cease: by tex ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. doctecazoid: (ta ta for now, talk to you later) Cease: by doc doctecazoid: nytol (zzzzzzzz.................................. ||||||||| doctecazoid says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, doctecazoid exits at 3:00 PM. Cease: we'll talk of new play at some point at your convenience Cease: this was my 3rd play. elayne plays the starring role Beet: 'Bye Doc Cease: how's it goin, echo? Cease: this is a very disney riff there. Cease: this is more dali-esque residualecho: I'm lost in the pirates of reality residualecho: Just misheard "Ossman" as "Ozma" and went all Radio Free Ossman in my head for minute residualecho: etheric connections!!! residualecho: Samizdat Beet: Big Tech wants control Cease: this couldn't be any later than 95, do you think? from the refs? Cease: maybve earlier Cease: everybody wants to run the world residualecho: Certainly first half of the nineties residualecho: Era of AOL? residualecho: I remember getting a Quadra 950 in early 93, and working hard to set up a low bandwidth modem Cease: right Cease: i would say mid-93 for me, i discovered the online world Cease: before netscape ||||||||| 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!" residualecho: Even though I'd had super fast bandwidth in the workplace, trying to get it set up at home was no swiss picnic Cease: you still here, llan? residualecho: I was among the first 100 or so Disney types with an email address circa 92, ken@disney.com ||||||||| It's 10:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bunnyboy - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: i am as technically unskilled as bergman was skilled Cease: beet? residualecho: I got a netcom.com account. Beet: Yes? Cease: you have to be a Real Firesign fan to be interested in this residualecho: Bergman looked at my card and saw the server and said, "Ah, a net commy, are ya?" Cease: that was what bergman was on. Beet: I am very much enjoying this. ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" residualecho: May have been why I looked it up and got an account residualecho: Sometime in March or so, in 1995, I saw Peter Bergman hosting a party at one of the earlier Game Developers Conference meet ups residualecho: It had been going only for maybe almost 10 years, and there could not have been more than 1K people in attendance residualecho: First time I ever saw PB do solo standup residualecho: He wanted all of us gathered to know that since he was among the oldest among us, we might be meeting our father for the first time. Cease: like elayne, he was good at gathering people. Cease: the firesign theatre, for example residualecho: PB was better at keeping them together than was, say, Paul McCartney was residualecho: I was thinking about how none of TFST begrudged each other any of their solo explorations, where The Beatles were all fraught Beet: I don't think the leadership role was ever questioned in Firesign. residualecho: Was there a leader? The fifth krazee guy? Beet: I think Peter was the focus. Would you agree, Cat? residualecho: The focus? Or a powerful lens? residualecho: A powerhouse writer for sure Beet: certainly that also. Cease: i have been in, less than a dozen situations with bergman and trhe others interractring Cease: in some sense they deferred to him as the creator of the firesigns, but theyu were always anarchic Cease: proctgor is a the perfect foilr for bergman. Beet: Well said. Cease: ossman too. Cease: they were all lindividaul artistic geniuses residualecho: Since their live material is so intimate, we all got to hear them interact in real time Cease: they always seemed to glimpse how important their mutual work was compared to solo work residualecho: Their recording of albums was a more rehearsed process, from what I understand residualecho: They had so much respect for each other residualecho: I remember reading something about their process, that if only one person insisted there was a good reason for a line that the others didn't necessarily grasp, it was good enough so they'd leave it in Beet: Also, specifically pointed out, they all had to sign off on any inclusion. Cease: to do good work together, you have to have that Cease: i dont think process is important. Beet: Have you seen the Beatles doc, Cat? Cease: we do what we do, creatively, for reasons of our own and the situations at the times residualecho: Process is fascinating though, or I'd have been bored instead of riveted by the 8 hours of Get Back I just watched this week residualecho: I thought the Beatles doc was a bit dispiriting, because it was so much sausage making ||||||||| Outside, the 3:00 PM uptown bus from Elmertown pulls away, leaving GeoMetro coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Cease: no. that does that invalidate my last sentence, beet? Cease: hi geo Beet: I was riveted even with the boring stuff. Therefore, since I was riveted, not boring I guess. Cease: sounds like a car dealer, geo. GeoMetro: Hey Cease: ive been revisiting Falcon peanuts stuff from the early 60s ||||||||| 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!" GeoMetro: Hey Beet: Hi Geo Cease: want to make a vid out of them Beet: One of Paul's points was there seems to be a need for structure. residualecho: I've started watching the series again, tuning into the second episode next residualecho: Paul had structure to spare. Also, no matter what, Ringo was always there, listening keenly and counting it out Beet: Ringo was the anchor. Rufus_T_Firetween: Ringo was underestimated as a drummer Rufus_T_Firetween: nothing flashy like Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich, he just knew how to support the beat of the song Rufus_T_Firetween: no big Ginger Baker solos Cease: ok, waht i said about process is obviously wrong abut the beatles. Cease: the firesigns learned from them, consciously Cease: not just all the beatles quortes residualecho: We did get to see a bit about their process in documentaries around TFST's millenial album residualecho: And now here is DO talking about the difference betwen writing and performance DJTweeny: Hi GeoMetro, missed you coming in Cease: i was thinking about that earlier, echo Cease: my writing is great. my acting is terrible Cease: austin told me i was a great writer, but a terrible actor/director Cease: are you new, geo? Cease: or do we know you under a different name? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE LIVE AT THE MAGIC MUSHROOM - Paperback Book + DVD-ROM Disc >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php Beet: Invaluable talent always, Cat. Cease: new collage about brautigan, maybe done by next week. just got book about him from the library today 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 residualecho: We have standards, Cat, that are always growing faster than our skills and practice will permit us to keep up with; it's why we're always growing Cease: how's it goin, geo? GeoMetro: ? Rufus_T_Firetween: We do this every Thursday GeoMetro, please join us :) Beet: I second the motion. Cease: we are almost always here ojn thursday evenings ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| GeoMetro - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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.net/firesign' Rufus_T_Firetween: Cease: we are almost always here ojn thursday evenings << and on Sundays when we want to make sure nobody shows up lol residualecho: I'm afraid I'm going to have to find the exit to funway Rufus_T_Firetween: later gator Beet: Have a good rest, residual. ||||||||| 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!" residualecho: Maybe as soon as Sunday! ||||||||| "3:00 PM? I'm late!" exclaims residualecho, who then hurries out through the french doors and down through the garden. Cease: this ends in a couple minutes, echo Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet: Really enjoyed this. Thanks to everyone. Great work as always, Dr Cease. Thanks for the guidance, Dr Tween. Happy Birthdays David and Elayne. G'Nite all. Cease: tune in next week and find out what we'll play then Rufus_T_Firetween: Can't say we didn't give it a good try, Cat ||||||||| Around 3:00 PM, Cease walks off into the sunset... DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 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 dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:30 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 ||||||||| nativetexan - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood walks in wearing his pyjamas, yawns, and mumbles "It's midnight here in New York city"...then he falls over and starts snoring loudly.. ||||||||| It's 12:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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."
The Evening's Participants:
Beet
Bunneeboy
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
doctecazoid
Elayne
GeoMetro
llanwydd
Michael
nativetexan
residualecho
Rufus_T_Firetween
