||||||||| 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 August 04, 2022 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Rufus_T_Firetween inside, makes a note of the time (8:00 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 9pmET this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 8:40pmET visit Firesign's *NEW* web site at www.firesigntheatre.com' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 7 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 7:30 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 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, August 04, 2022 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" -- then he looks around at the empty room, looks at his watch, and mumbles "...am I early?" ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the vestibule. ||||||||| 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.. ||||||||| Tweeny sneaks in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:00 PM, dragging Deputy Dang by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this idiot?" Deputy Dang: Howdy folks... I'm listening to Dean Martin to get me psyched for the show tonight! ||||||||| 8:00 PM: DJTweeny jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy, music in about 1/2 hour Deputy Dang: Music I have... Comedies... Rufus_T_Firetween: comedies at 9pm eastern ;) Deputy Dang: It's interesting how many (at least 2) of Dean's later works were written and made hits by Glen Campbell. Rufus_T_Firetween: I did not know that... ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Zen Cosmos, just back from Hellmouth." Zen Cosmos: no sound on my VLC player DJTweeny: Check the message at the top of the screen ;) ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and sanddwych bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. sanddwych: good evening dear friends DJTweeny: Music in a couple of minutes DJTweeny: Hey llan Zen Cosmos: oh so no audio yet on purpose... DJTweeny: yes DJTweeny: just that the streams are up sanddwych: arent we early ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music MOON 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)' sanddwych: I know thiw song Zen Cosmos: tooting own horn: will be busy this weekend helping host the 26 year reunion of the 1996 Doctor Who film at bellevue hilton at BritCon 22 sanddwych: this Rufus_T_Firetween: wow, cool Zen :) Rufus_T_Firetween: It's Yes sanddwych: got van morrison coming up? Rufus_T_Firetween: no moondance :/ Rufus_T_Firetween: next up is Genesis sanddwych: aww sanddwych: great song Rufus_T_Firetween: 'tis Zen Cosmos:www.britcon.org Zen Cosmos: Main GoH is Paul McGann, who played the 8th Doctor before the 2005 BBC reboot ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Cease jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Cease: Hey Zen Cosmos: its only across the lake but gotta finish packing for the trip tomorrow... DJTweeny: allo Cease eh Cease: Got a really good collage for ya this evening. About the moon sanddwych: Hey Cease DJTweeny: perchance some bits from By The Light Of The Silvery? Zen Cosmos: art is too neglected and underrated ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Zen Cosmos: meant to type art rock... ||||||||| 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." sanddwych: let me guess the next one...beatles - mr moonlight? Rufus_T_Firetween: next up is R.E.M. sanddwych: aha Cease: ok this is fucked, as it was last week and other weeks. no sound hee Cease: thankfully i have anothre compueter Rufus_T_Firetween: hope you can get the audio ||||||||| Catherwood ushers cease 2 into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' Cease: geot sound. good choice, tween ||||||||| 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." DJTweeny: kewl Cease: something very bad happened to me a couple of days ago ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and intones "Announcing 'Beet', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... Beet: And a gracious good evening to all. DJTweeny: ehhh, what? Cease: i fell down and injured myseolf rather badly. DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: hard to walk now, etc. Beet: Howdy Dr Tween ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: hi beet. i think you'll liike today's collage, abvout the Moon Beet: Sorry to hear about your injuries, Dr Cease. DJTweeny: So sorry to hear Cease, hope you heal quickly Beet: I always enjoy your collages, Cat. Cease: they are enjoyable Beet: Hi, sand, Zen, Deputy. Cease: yeah, the problem with age, is that when you injure yourself, you recover slowly Beet: I am familiar with the problem. Cease: i fear falling down and not being able to get up Deputy Dang: There's something you can buy on late0night TV to alleviate that fear. Deputy Dang: I think it's actually an air horn and morse card cheat sheet. DJTweeny: My Mom had one of those pendants with a switch she could press that would call for help DJTweeny: actually worked very well when she needed it DJTweeny: people showed up at her door quickly Deputy Dang: I'm just hoping my cat is okay eating my face when I go. DJTweeny: lol DJTweeny: yes, there's a reason they lick you ;) Deputy Dang: hehe Deputy Dang: taste test Beet: For future reference. Deputy Dang: and salt, after I've been working or exercising outside Deputy Dang: You ain't got no brains on the left! DJTweeny: speaking of felines ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s UNCONSCRIPTED 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: Speak of the cat, and it comes jumping. Deputy Dang: (Russian analogy to the idiom, "Speak of the devil." Deputy Dang: ) Deputy Dang: (allegedly) Beet: I think your cat can sense the chat consciousness, Deputy. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “UNCONSCRIPTED” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#FELINE_FOOTNOTES_FOR_PHILS_PODCASTS Deputy Dang: hmmm... Deputy Dang: I remember this tune. Cease: Hope y'akk enjhoy theses collages Beet: sung to half a million hippies at Woodstock. DJTweeny: They're fun, Cease Deputy Dang: Cat, these are awesome! Sometimes I don't understand them, but other times they reveal connections I didn't know at the time(s). ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." Cease: i was never a hippy but friend of that ethic Deputy Dang: I really appreciate your work on them. Thank you so much. Beet: Your collages keep this alive and lively. DJTweeny: educational even at times Cease: thanks, dang. i do my best Deputy Dang: yes Cease: the firesign want us to collage Deputy Dang: ? Cease: radio is like that, at its best Cease: they want us to ix stuff Cease: mix Deputy Dang: ixnay oscar bay Cease: you just heard my 4 year old daughter say shit Beet: Teach 'em young. Cease: i am somewhat a drift Cease: io try and do great collages and i think i suceed Cease: but Beet: I never heard such devotion. Cease: yeah i v'e been devioted to this for years. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Bottles in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Cease: i am a kind of footnote to the guys Cease: hi bottles. Bottles: Hiyall DJTweeny: Evenin' Bottles Beet: Hi, Bottles. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “UNCONSCRIPTED” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#FELINE_FOOTNOTES_FOR_PHILS_PODCASTS ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s YOUR NEXT 3 WORDS IN RUSSIAN 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/' Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “YOUR NEXT 3 WORDS IN RUSSIAN” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#FELINE_FOOTNOTES_FOR_PHILS_PODCASTS Zen Cosmos: In high school i learned a Ukrainian/Russia swear word- goovno, it means shit- Putin IS a goovno... DJTweeny: lol Cease: Hi bottles. I wish I were insdie your bottle,as it were Bottles: Oh stop. Bottles: It's in the rumble seat! Wanna snort? Cease: no classes in our sociiety Cease: i jsut saw Licorcie Pizza yesrterday. brought me back to lA in those dsays Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - BEFORE THEY CHANGED THE WATER– Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/beforetheychangedthewater?rq=before%20they%20changed%20the%20water Bottles: True, the US has no class. Oh but you're in Canadia. Cease: i always want a snort,bottles Cease: thaknfullyh i am, bottles Cease: it is a better place. ||||||||| 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!" Cease: move here, if yuu can. Cease: i just learned marc maron is striving to move to canada. Cease: it] Cease: it's better here. Bottles: My brother tried to move there, but he needed thousands of $ and he was short. Bottles: Or so he said. Cease: nah, its cheap Beet: I lived in Alberta for 5 months. Very much like my home state Texas. Cease: yu can do it. i can marry you and you'd get in easily Bottles: Its cooler there for sure. Its been over 100 for like a week. Cease: yeah beet, alberta is like the worst of the ststes. Beet: except for the cold of course. Deputy Dang: tmi, Cease Bottles: Naw, Cease, I'm trouble! Cease: yuou can do it, bottles Cease: we lvoe trouble, bottles Bottles: They probably don't even allow banjos there. Rufus_T_Firetween: From what I've heard, Van is extremely expensive Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Bottles Rufus_T_Firetween: only balalikas Cease: tis Cease: its all alllowed,bottles ||||||||| 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!" Bottles: So who's talking, that's been to Russia? Cease: proc got a lot from hi s trip to russia in 59 Cease: my grandfatrher was from st petersburg, 1855-1925 ||||||||| It's 1:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| sanddwych - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bottles: Did he talk about it Cease? Bottles: I worked with a Russian girl, who missed Moscow, so she went back. Bottles: Oh, right, you said he passed in 1925.. Bottles: Read a book called Moscow Farewell. Talked about Russian parties Cease: 26 years before i was born. but i headrd about him from my uncleds. Cease: hafed the czar Bottles: A bunch of rural Russian girls were there, ready to PARTY. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Cease: If I found a woman who wanted to meet me, i"d be very happy Bottles: Someone should make meat-flavored booze. It would make millions. Bottles: Like venison vodka Bottles: Or tritip tequila. Deputy Dang: Ooh! Gladiator tip reservoirs! Cease: but going from unhappy to happs is not necesssariy a big distance Cease: i kind of like you, bottles. Bottles: Not if you're bipolar. Deputy Dang: I definitely like bottles. Cease: i couldnt get off of the stuff Deputy Dang: So much shade was thrown on Catherine the Great. Bottles: Think of when one laughs till they cry. Bipolar syndrome. Cease: not bipolar, bottles. Bottles: Or a vacation postcard from a manic-depressive: "Having a wonderful time. Wish I was dead." Bottles: I'm bipolar. Beet: lol ||||||||| 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." Cease: i'm not. but i want the best for you. Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Bottles Bottles: Seems like many of my friends are bipolar. Interesting people. 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: I have tried to reamins sane for a long time ||||||||| 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: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “FIRE MOON” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s FIRE MOON 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/' Rufus_T_Firetween: JFK is sorely missed Rufus_T_Firetween: They landed on my 15th birthday :) Cease: I freally like this collage. I hope you do too Bottles: I wonder what the USA's most expensive expendature was. Deputy Dang:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnKvXqti6M Cease: Kiling other people, botltles Bottles: The space race or Vietnam... Cease: klll them indeians, et al Bottles: Or WWII. Bottles: They got a lot of civilians to do that, with bounties. Cease: i hope you enjoy htis, bottles, etc, i amporud of this Bottles: It's great! Cease: yep Bottles: Now they're lookong for Earthling-friendly planets, for the billionaires to settle on, after oxygen is depleted on Earth. Bottles: Road Apple Red! We had a band called Road Apple Red. Cease: sounds like a good band Bottles: We were meh. Bottles: My first band. I was a complete novice on bass. Cease: yeah that too. whole body. thing is, i had not had any alchhol in 2 weeks. fumiyo had ot drag me up to go to bed as i was wayfucked but Cease: yeah i now feel head problem and manyh other body partrs. kinda fucked up Bottles: I about busted my head too a couple weeks ago Cease: dig, i had had no booze for 2 weeks. do why i fel down and could not get ujp i s a puzzle Bottles: I get that way from dehydration Rufus_T_Firetween: Time to see the doctor Cease? Cease: i'd like to not care if i died. Rufus_T_Firetween: ehhh Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “FIRE MOON” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Deputy Dang: Awesome routine (A&C) Cease: my doc doesnt seem to want to see me Rufus_T_Firetween: Why? It's not like you're a hypocondriac Cease: no Beet: Long Live Cease! Deputy Dang: I have to watch Hair again. Beet: Some great songs. Deputy Dang: compensating for the acting Deputy Dang: but I like it Bottles: Is this you narratint, Cease? It's awesome. Cease: I do my best Bottles: Cease is this you narrating? It's very cool. Cease: Tihs guy is Tery O'Reillly i jusr stole. Cease: i love your appreciton of trhis, eh? Bottles: Is this you narratint, Cease? It's awesome. Bottles: I get that way from dehydration Bottles: Oh, OK, I didn't think it sounded like you. Your voice is deeper. Cease: this voice is Cease: Terry O'Reilly Cease: his weeky show Under rhw Indluwnxw ia the basis for this Bottles: Our frequent playwright wants Cronkite telling about DBCooper (BD Cooper?) Amazingly I found the clip. Bottles: Under the what? Deputy Dang: I said what what! Bottles: What is out in Left Field, Deputy. Cease: i ate those. they were pretty good Bottles: Who's in Center Field? No, Who's on.... Rufus_T_Firetween: ** New Music Release from David Ossman – NO BAND IS AN ISLAND - https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/no-band-is-an-island-live Cease: I fell down 2 days ago and hurt mysefl qiute badly. Cease: foot, leg, et al somehwhat diminished Bottles: Is anyone else losing audio reception? Bottles: Sounds like maybe a minor stroke, Cease? 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 Rufus_T_Firetween: Sure hope you see a doctor Cease Cease: yeah, bottles.i think i am near death. alas Rufus_T_Firetween: all the more reason to see a doc, Cease Beet: Please see a doctor. Cease: trying not to die is a good thing Zen Cosmos: this cast was very nostalgic, I was almost drafted in 1973 but nixon ended the draft a month aftyer I started college Cease: yeah wil do this week Rufus_T_Firetween: I also just missed The Draft, Zen Bottles: One of my friends just had one. Deputy Dang: TANG! Cease: if i were dead i couodnt' do any more of these collagews, so i have to stay alive Beet: Let the collages keep you alive. Bottles: She's only in her mid-50s. Said she had migraines. Cease: ik think theyu will do, beet Deputy Dang: wtf? Cease: most of the time, i'm prety happy Beet: Very important. Beet: Great White North! Cease: one of my faves Beet: An amazing feat. Cease: i do my best, beet. enjoy Cease: i try and have the bestr radio every week Rufus_T_Firetween: Thanks Cat, and hope you're better soon Bottles: I hate to think how many hours your collages must take to put together every week! ||||||||| 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' Zen Cosmos: ...Eric Roberts as The Master!... Rufus_T_Firetween: Hope you guys can make it to the Tuesday show. Firesign requests are welcome... Zen Cosmos: I have ALL of Steely Dan.... ||||||||| 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 for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet: This was fun. Thanks to everyone. FABULOUS collage work, Dr. Cease. Thanks for the guidance, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Deputy Dang: Thanks to Cat, Kurt, Carl, Kyle, Cosmos and the light. Bottles: Thank you Cat and Kurt for another fun show! DJTweeny: btw Dang, I've got a link to Walsh putting Morse in a couple of songs, so ask me on Tuesday ||||||||| Bottles says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Bottles exits at 8:00 PM. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 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 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Zen Cosmos - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Cease - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Beet - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 3:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| cease 2 - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Tweeny - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| sanddwych sneaks in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last week's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| 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
Bottles
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Rufus_T_Firetween
sanddwych
Zen Cosmos
