||||||||| 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 20, 2022 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| RedPillTweeny bounds in at 3:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| It's 6:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedPillTweeny - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "3:00 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 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. ||||||||| 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 intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mumbles something about disrupting his 3:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the anteroom. ||||||||| "3:00 PM? 3:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "DJTweeny should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as DJTweeny enters and sits on the couch. ||||||||| 3:00 PM: Halcion Brimstone jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" ||||||||| Halcion Brimstone rushes off, saying "3:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| 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: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – RUSH-A FAREWELL TO KINGS 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)' ||||||||| Zen Cosmos sneaks in around 3:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| Outside, the 3:00 PM downtown bus from California pulls away, leaving Lili coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. DJTweeny: Hi Lili, Zen DJTweeny: Dwarf, some Mushroom and Bride this evening Lili: Hiya Tweeny and Zen Zen Cosmos: namaste' DJTweeny: or as a bumper sticker I saw in Austin said, 'Namaste Y'All' :) Lili: Who's playing, Heart? ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's Beet, just back from Hellmouth." Beet: Evening, folks. DJTweeny: Yo Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween DJTweeny: We're just folks here Beet: of the highest order. DJTweeny: fffffffft Lili: Hey Beet ||||||||| Cease enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Hat Pack Annex. DJTweeny: allo Cease Beet: Hey, Lili Beet: Howdy, Dr Cease. Lili: Whazzup Cease Cease: Hi all DJTweeny: Whazz Real? Cease: Just had a fine dinner DJTweeny: groat clusters? DJTweeny: in sangria sauce? ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and runs off to the Haberdashery Barn. ||||||||| 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)' llanwydd: good evening dear friends Cease: A salmon pinwheel (salmon wrappered around crab) and portabello fried spinache DJTweeny: Hey llan Beet: Hey Mr Llan. DJTweeny: yum yum llanwydd: must have been delicious, cat ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, January 20, 2022 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Cease: Dwarf tonight. Cease: Tall folks next week llanwydd: love that album Cease: Also, The Seance, which was new to me when I got the Mushroom disc. llanwydd: tall folks? llanwydd: the wisperin squash and artie Cease: I dont think any firefan doesn't love that album, llan Cease: non-dwarves llanwydd: probably the most popular ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre's DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF HAND ME THE PLIERS 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out DWARF at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=dctd-rv' Cease: Since we last convened here, I went to a birthday party last saturday. Cease: The host of the party just came down with covid yesterday Cease: Hope you are all covid-free llanwydd: cool, cat. sounds like a down to earth earthsign Cease: at my age, I really want to avoid it. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DWARF at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=dctd-ln llanwydd: I have a nephew in NJ who has had covid Lili: I always wondered, Was Porgy Tirebiter the teen version of George Tirebiter? DJTweeny: ehhh llanwydd: NJ is kind of a petri dish DJTweeny: sorry to hear llan Cease: yes, lili Lili: Aha. Cease: and Lt.Tirebiter DJTweeny: Well, it's The Garden State, they grow stuff there... Beet: Covid never going away. llanwydd: never give u hope, beet llanwydd: up 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 llanwydd: up Cease: we should listen to that soon, Tween Lili: Trying to identify voices - is this Ossman? llanwydd: on vinyl is cool! just wish I still had a phongraph Cease: thatg was austin. Cease: this is proc llanwydd: good time for vinyl to come back Lili: Oh. llanwydd: waiting for my audio to start. takes a while DJTweeny: and Austin, pretty sure DJTweeny: I've upped the high bit stream to 192k DJTweeny: Let me know if it causes a problem llanwydd: first cd I ever purchased was Give Me Immortality Beet: Anybody know this Bruce Snyderwho made these amazing FT posters and a new 2022 calendar? DJTweeny: I can do 320k if people can do the stream OK Beet: Snyder llanwydd: never seen a firesign poster except the one that came with this album ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Elayne into the room, accepts a wooden nickel as a gratuity, mutters something about 3:00 PM, then departs. Elayne: Evenin' all! DJTweeny: Hey Elayne llanwydd: Hi Elayne Cease: Hey. It's El
Elayne has her CBD gummies at the ready Beet: Hi, Elayne Cease: We knew Dwarf would bring you here DJTweeny: catherwood, please give Elayne a groat cluster ||||||||| Catherwood gives elayne a groat cluster. Elayne: Oh, I guess I should turn the sound on DJTweeny: That would be useful Beet:https://designandtime.com/ Elayne: Y'all know I usually come on here to say hi and I don't do the audio DJTweeny: I've upped the bitrate to 192k, let me know if it causes a problem Elayne: So psyched to get mine, Beet! I presume Bruce has mailed mine out DJTweeny: FST w/o audio is a bit of a bit of a problem Elayne: Why, Tween? I come here for the comradery mostly. Beet: This guy does amazing work. I'd buy 'em all if I could afford it. Elayne: I can play the albums in my head by this point anyway. :) DJTweeny: Well, that's a good reason :) DJTweeny: no doubt E ;) llanwydd: I didnt notice till now that he was going through the pizzerias in alphabetical order llanwydd: must have been looking at the yellow pages Elayne: Something new every listen, llan! Beet: What is Bruce's story, Elayne? Do you know? DJTweeny: Elayne: Why, Tween? I come here for the comradery mostly. << I knew Elayne was a graduate of Commie Martyr's High School Elayne: I've taken them all, stacked 'em up, and labeled them llanwydd: very true, elayne Elayne: Beet, I don't know Bruce, he just showed up on the FB groups, and I'm very glad he did! Cease: Hey El. Lili and her fine crew of actors are going to recreate Last Tunnel to Fresno, the missing Mushroom play. Beet: Very talented. Cease: Yes, Bruce does amazing work. Beet: You know him, Cease? Cease: Speaking of talent! Cease: Nope Elayne: Nice, Cat! Cease: We heard Lili's plays with her actors here on chat recently. Cease: I suggested it to Ossman and he loved the idea. Lili: Yay! ||||||||| Outside, the 3:00 PM crosstown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving Elayne2 coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Elayne2: Got kicked out. Tween, can you kill my doppelganger ghost? Cease: 2 places at once, eh? Rufus_T_Firetween: just a sec E ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween aka 'The Reaper' has killed off Elayne at 3:00 PM ||||||||| "3:00 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Elayne2, who then hurries out through the french doors and down through the bushes. ||||||||| 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 Elayne plummets into the garden at 3:00 PM. Elayne: Much obliged! Rufus_T_Firetween: yw Rufus_T_Firetween: Hope Merlyn is OK, but I haven't called his phone numbe last Fall when I was told he had a stroke in July :/ Rufus_T_Firetween: *number Elayne: I still miss Brian, I hope he's OK too Zen Cosmos: covid worries/...have heard that the experts believe that -unless we get yet another variant mutation-- the pandemic will transition to an endemic, like the flu, with annual shots, etc. Elayne: Sounds about right, Zen. I'm very interested in new reports claiming pot helps mitigate the effects or somesuch. Haven't actually read any of the articles yet. Rufus_T_Firetween: "Tell us what our contestant has..." Beet: It's disheartening when one's friends are not feeling their best. Cease: yes, i've heard that el. Cease: What are all these Mexicans doing here, one of my favourite Firesign lines. Zen Cosmos: 2 firseignerd down and passed, among baby boomers this will be the sad litany until all of us are gone... Beet: That's the way it goes. Rufus_T_Firetween: Merlyn made this chat. Glad it still works, but if he's met is demise we might consider how to go back to IRC. I'm sure the station that hosts this show would be happy to have us. They also have a web chat (just a browser page, like this) for the channels in case people can't use IRC. Rufus_T_Firetween: *his demise Elayne:Tween, why not make it like a Zoom chat? Rufus_T_Firetween: afaik, this thing's on autopilot Elayne: Less typing for arthritic fingers :) Rufus_T_Firetween: sure E, whatever works, but I can't do Zoom from this computer Lili: Where's the station that hosts the show located? Elayne: I can only do that from my iPad, but I don't actually hae a Zoom account, just the app Rufus_T_Firetween: Would only be able to do one stream from my OS that can do Zoom Rufus_T_Firetween: Lili www.dishnuts.net Rufus_T_Firetween: I do a music radio show there, and was handed over the reigns from the last FST DJ (Ah, Clem aka Jim Radcliffe) Cease: I wonder if Doc Tech could do something Rufus_T_Firetween: Doc Tech is a very busy fellow, and has shown no interest in doing Thursdays Cease: true Rufus_T_Firetween: I have asked him on many occasions Cease: i just meant set something up, not show up Elayne: I'm so relucatant to bother him, given the COVID he went through in late '20 Rufus_T_Firetween: He could take over Merlyn's code, sure Cease: he promised to produce my new play, but I dont know if that'll actually happen Rufus_T_Firetween: Whether or not he'd want to I don't know Rufus_T_Firetween: but nobody (including Fish) wants to be responsible for a live stream and the live chat as I do Cease: i'm too technically incompetent Elayne: The gummies have done their job. Beddy-byes now. Night all! ||||||||| 3:00 PM -- Elayne left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Cease: by el Rufus_T_Firetween: Just pointing out the possibility that this chat was maintained by Merlyn, who may be no longer with us so we should think about holding the chat elsewhere is something in Merlyn's code fails Rufus_T_Firetween: *if something Cease: I tried contacting by email for our Elaynappallooza but no luck. Lili: Yep, i'm trying to update our Archive.org page with all our plays. I'm way behind on that. Lili: That would be best, as we have interview shows by 2 of our crew on our Scratched page. Offshoots. Beet: Happy dreams, E$layne. Beet: Elayne Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DWARF at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=dctd-ln ||||||||| It's 9:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: I apologize for miss-typing Elayne's name. Cease: By llsn Rufus_T_Firetween: miss elayne doesn't want to be typed Beet: Have a nice rest, Llan. ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: from Firesign Theatre's LIVE AT THE MAGIC MUSHROOM - “Seance” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out THE MUSHROOM PLAYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/firesale/firesale.php?audio' Beet: Haven't heard this one yet. Zen Cosmos: on the buy list... 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: The package is like the DOMM collection Cease: indeed, tween ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Rufus_T_Firetween: Thanks so much to Taylor for remastering all the old recordings Lili: Thank you Taylor! Beet: Great gift for the new year. 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 Cease: the whole Firesign output is a gift that keeps on giving. ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Deputy Dang 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. Beet: Hey, Deputy. Lili: Hello Deputy Dang Cease: Hi Dang ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: speaking of Puerto Rico, I just read Jose Andres' book We Fed an Island, about him feeding the island after the big hurricane. Deputy Dang: Howdy pardners! I'm on my phone, and the chat ox Ahead. But I'm here. Rufus_T_Firetween: Howdy Deputy Beet: Say hello to whomever you are talking to. Beet: Assuming you are talking. Deputy Dang: Hello whomever! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre's THE BRIDE OF FIRESIGN 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out BRIDE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bof-rv' Beet: Fun. Cease: the last adventures of Peorgie and Mudhead Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about BRIDE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bof-ln Rufus_T_Firetween: A great compilation of their characters over the years Cease: Yet another Johnson Cease: in a recent interview, proc said his drunken french monkey was his most famous character Rufus_T_Firetween: Funny about the bit from Dear Friends 'Mister Foster Freeze' where he says "If it's good enough for Walt Disney, it good enough for my John", considering all the money he's made from Disney ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: ironic, to say the least Cease: what's a job to a dog? ||||||||| It's 10:30 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... Cease: by dang Beet: G'Nite Deputy. Rufus_T_Firetween: Cease: the last adventures of Peorgie and Mudhead << a fantastic swan song to their studio career Cease: indeed, tween Cease: from temporarily humbolt county to fun fun town. Lili: Great! What year approximately was this final album released? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about BRIDE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bof-ln Rufus_T_Firetween: The last of the turn of the century trilogy Cease: 2001 Cease: a spaced odyssey Cease: if y'all recognize it, tihs is the theme from the Patty Duke show. Rufus_T_Firetween: It has been many many moons, but yes Cease: i did a collage about it. it's not in the archive so i'll send it to you, tween. it's quite short Zen Cosmos: mportant to note Planet Proctor still updates his stuff he's doing NOW, and David O. still does voiceover and radio stuff... Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Cease: speak for yourself Rufus_T_Firetween: nice, Zen ||||||||| Lili leaves at 3:00 PM, singing "Oh, I'm just a little fishy, floating in the sea, and there ain't no hook that's smart enough to catch the likes of me..." Cease: yes, us canadians can really write. act, no but Write, yep ||||||||| Lulu enters at 3:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and runs off to the Chapeau Manger. Lulu: Hit the Exit by misnake Rufus_T_Firetween: Graverobbers Roadshow is such a great parody of PBS' Antiques Road Show Beet: Hey, Lulu. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey Lulu Rufus_T_Firetween: You're a little late to the party :/ Rufus_T_Firetween: 7pm Eastern every week Cease: she's been here all along Rufus_T_Firetween: Ah, Lulu = Lili Lulu: Our Patty loves to rocknroll, a hot dog makes her lose control, etc Rufus_T_Firetween: Well, glad you're joining us Beet: Aha Lulu: I wouldn't miss it, Rufus Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about BRIDE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bof-ln Cease: i'll send you the patty duke collage for next week, tween. Rufus_T_Firetween: should be fun ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Cease: the SCTV parody of that is hiilarious Rufus_T_Firetween: Bozos next week Beet: I'm enjoying my noir movies. ||||||||| 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' Cease: also, from the Mushroom shows, The Sword and the Stoned next week Rufus_T_Firetween: Please join us on Tuesdays and make some FST skit requests :) Beet: This was fun. Thanks to everyone. Nice to see you, Dr Cease. Thanks for guiding, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Zen Cosmos: adios amigos... Lulu: It was wunnerful! Cat & Kurt! : That was wonderful! Thank you! Cease: i'll try and make Tuesday, Tween. ||||||||| 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." DJTweeny: Until last time, again... Cease: off we fly ||||||||| Cease rushes off, saying "3:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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 Globner's disease ||||||||| Zen Cosmos - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Lulu - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's Lulu, just back from California." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Lulu - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "3:00 PM and late as usual, it's llanwydd, just back from Florida." llanwydd: up ||||||||| llanwydd departs at 3:00 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" ||||||||| 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
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Elayne2
Elayne
Lili
llanwydd
Lulu
Rufus_T_Firetween
Zen Cosmos
