||||||||| 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 September 29, 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. ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, Rufus_T_Firetween scurries out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween bounds in at 8:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| 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 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, September 29, 2022 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| It's 9:15 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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 Dr. Pedal disembarks at 8:00 PM. ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Dr. Pedal - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween tiptoes in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| Catherwood leads DJTweeny 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. ||||||||| 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 enters with Tweeny close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the Aviary. ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music – STEVE MILLER-FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 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 ushers Bottles 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. ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "llanwydd should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as llanwydd enters and sits on the divan. llanwydd: Hi Bottles: Wow I'm the 1st one here. DJTweeny: Hi Bottles, llan Bottles: Oh hi llanwydd Bottles:Tweeny! Greetings yall DJTweeny: On Arakkis, the early bird catches the wurm ||||||||| 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!" llanwydd: Ian has me in the dark tonight DJTweeny: Glad you could join us at all, and glad you're safe llan DJTweeny: I read over 2M people w/o power DJTweeny: Ian was a real bastid Bottles: Yeah my sister has no power. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Cease, just back from Billville." Bottles: llan r u on the gulf? llanwydd: The power is out and I am doing this on my cell phone DJTweeny: The power companies talking about damage to the grid so bad it can't be repaired, will have to be rebuilt DJTweeny: Hi Cease Bottles: Wow, thwt sucks! Bottles: Hello Cease! Cease: I want to drink you bottles llanwydd: Had not heard that about the grid, tween ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Cease: sucking is good Bottles: The flood in the midwest in93 necessitated that the water company's pumps had to be rebuilt. ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski tiptoes in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last week's "unpleasant incident." Cease: hey jammy DJTweeny: Hi johan llanwydd: No I am not on the gulf coast I am on the east coast johan amadeus myjetski: greetings, Cease! DJT! Bottles: Oh, ok Bottles: My head hurts from thinking. ||||||||| 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!" johan amadeus myjetski: hiyas bottles! llan! Bottles: Hey Johan. johan amadeus myjetski: "I keep trying to think, but nothing happens" - Curly Howard Bottles: It's amazing how many of my middle aged friends have never heard of FT. Bottles: Ha! Cease: i lo9ve steve miller. before this album Bottles: Me too, before he went pop. Cease: i adore you, bottles. thanks to firesign or whatever llanwydd: FST is an acquired taste Tweeny: More than 2.5M customers in Florida without power; parts of southwest grid must be rebuilt, says FPL - https://www.utilitydive.com/news/more-than-25m-customers-in-florida-without-power-FPL/632948/ johan amadeus myjetski: which way is the storm heading? north up the coast or over into the gulf? Cease: you electt a republcian govternor, you get what you vote for llanwydd: Well,tween, fortunately I am not in the southwest llanwydd: Don't know,JAM Cease: i cant get soubd here DJTweeny: good to hear llan llanwydd: Hard to get news about the storm when the power is out DJTweeny: johan amadeus myjetski: which way is the storm heading? north up the coast or over into the gulf? << It's gone back out into the Atlantic and is gathering strength as a hurricane aggan and will come ashore in South Carolina Cease: oo sound DJTweeny: *again johan amadeus myjetski: i lived in FtLauderdale suburbs 50 yrs ago. SW FL was nothing but gator, pythons & horseshoe crabs back then. i imagine it been 'developed' since thaqt time DJTweeny: likely ;) Bottles: Hello? DJTweeny: I guess Ft. Meyers got the brunt of it johan amadeus myjetski: cat 4 i heard 150mph winds ||||||||| Nick Danger sneaks in and whispers "Get the scuttlebutt on Box of Danger here, whatever that means..." DJTweeny: 155 even DJTweeny: just shy of a Cat 5 DJTweeny: They expects deaths in the hundreds ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| 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 Beet plummets into the garden at 8:00 PM. llanwydd: I have all my candles going Beet: Hello all. DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: hey beet llanwydd: Hi Beet DJTweeny: Firesign By Candelight Cease: go0d for the candles Beet: Howdy Dr Tween, Dr Cease., Mr. llan. Cease: i should not be fucked up Cease: one does what one cans DJTweeny: better down? ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Beet: The culcet tones of Dr Tween Beet: dulcet llanwydd: Thanks, Cathy johan amadeus myjetski: hey beet! ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – www.firesigntheatre.com ** 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 HTF at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-rv' Beet: Hi, J.A.M. johan amadeus myjetski: tempis just fairly fugits, doesn't it? DJTweeny: Why yes, yes it does... Cease: yes, yes, yes johan amadeus myjetski: clarinet @ 11, guitar @15, writing songs, then soprano sax, flute, then went into meditative music, & took up about 50 flutes from all over the globe llanwydd: Just wanted to check in but I need to get out and drive somewhere. Some places near here still have power llanwydd: and I have cabin fever llanwydd: See you all next week Bottles: Soprano sax is great. Worked with a saxist who played one. ||||||||| llanwydd rushes off, saying "8:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" Bottles: You can charge your phone in your car ||||||||| Bottles hurries out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Bottles?! It's 8:00 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" : I keep ejecting myself. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln : I keep ejecting myself. Beet: Nice to see you, llan. ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and announces "Announcing ' Bottles', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... 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 johan amadeus myjetski: yes via MIDI. a yamaha wx-5 is my axe, running an old roland jv-1010 synth module Rufus_T_Firetween: cool Bottles: I love MIDI Rufus_T_Firetween: been using MIDI since 1985 on a Commodore-64 Bottles: Can't plays worth beans, so I write very slowly Cease: i love you too, bottles, if that;s a thing Bottles: CCease you're sounding like Mudhead. Want a snort? johan amadeus myjetski: gee, where's your school spirit? Bottles: Cease you're starting to sound like Mudhead. Want a snort? Cease: I always want a snort Bottles: My audio and chatting keep crapping out. Guess it doesn't like multi-tasking. Rufus_T_Firetween: The stream is solid here, man Bottles: It seems like I can either chat or listen. Rufus_T_Firetween: iPhone? Cease: we survive, kind of Rufus_T_Firetween: Hey, we're still here Cease :) Cease: i canot overestimate my survival, eh? Bottles: Who, me Rufus? No, its an ancient iPad. Rufus_T_Firetween: OK Bottles: It won't even update its OS. Rufus_T_Firetween: My Macs are quite ancient as well, but still doing good service Rufus_T_Firetween: don't have any 'i' devices Rufus_T_Firetween: I use cheap Androids for phones Bottles: Do you update them somehow? Rufus_T_Firetween: No, really old OS as well, but they will do better than what I have on them Rufus_T_Firetween: and just enough to do financial web sites Rufus_T_Firetween: won't touch any of the latest Apple OS, but I don't need it Rufus_T_Firetween: Google is so great syncing contacts and mail and calendar between the old Macs and my Android phones Rufus_T_Firetween: and for free to boot Rufus_T_Firetween: pretty impressive Bottles: I need a new pooter, but the cost and aggravation of obsolesence is frustrating. Rufus_T_Firetween: I only upgrade when I absouletly have to Bottles: The music sales market is in the toilet. johan amadeus myjetski: i too find myself up against that particular wall of science & technolo gy Bottles: Oops that was a pm. Beet: I do enjoy the world of electronics. Bottles: It's probably why so many musicians are writing books now, for real money. Cease: i am way fucked up biw johan amadeus myjetski: in another generation, no one will believe that musicians such as us ever really existed Beet: "You just go get your brains washed." Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln 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 Bottles: Napster and apps like Limewire destroyed CD sales. Beet: Free Music! Beet: It is too bad that musicians couldn't make a living anymore, johan amadeus myjetski: oh, no i ain't general, sir! i's expensive! ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Bottles', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... johan amadeus myjetski: i wasn't eligible for re-grooving, appearantly ||||||||| Catherwood ushers PDP-10 in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Bottles: Well Beet, bands who stay on the road for a year at a time, or all the time like Dylan are probably doing OK. DJTweeny: Hi PDP DJTweeny: It used to be that tours were loss leaders to promote albums, now the whole thing has been reversed. You have to make your money playing live PDP-10: Greetings and salutations Bottles: This constant re-booting and refreshing the audio is getting old. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln ||||||||| 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 falls out at 8:00 PM. Rufus_T_Firetween: Sorry Bottles :( Rufus_T_Firetween: Have you tried the 16k stream? johan amadeus myjetski: have you ever tried to 'make' money while on tour? everything works against you from motel room prices, vehicle & instrument maintanence, never mind illness or family emergencies. DJTweeny: Howdy Deputy Deputy Dang: Howdy pardners! Rufus_T_Firetween: I hear you Johan. The 'working musicians' who play in The Live Music Capital Of The World (Austin) can't afford to live here ||||||||| It's 1:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bottles - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Hi Deputy johan amadeus myjetski: Hi DD! ||||||||| 8:00 PM -- PDP-10 left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). Cease: hey dep johan amadeus myjetski: sounds like wolfman jack DJTweeny: 'tis DJTweeny: in person DJTweeny: lots of good people on this album, including Harry Schearer johan amadeus myjetski: oh the humanity! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about HOW TIME FLYS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=htf-ln Beet: Hey, Tween, is 6th Street in operation these days? johan amadeus myjetski: well, seekers, is this the end or just... 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 DJTweeny: Oh yeah, 6th Street is still a tourist mecca ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – www.firesigntheatre.com ** Currently playing: David Ossman's AN AUTOBOZOGRAPHICAL EVENING 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out the new web site at >> https://www.firesigntheatre.com/' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bottles - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... DJTweeny: We lost quite a few of the iconic clubs during the COVID shutdowns, but 6th Street is still there Beet: Antoine's? DJTweeny: Antone's moved away, not sure if they're still in business let me check Beet: spelled it wrong Tweeny: Yep, they changed locations a couple of times bu they're still around - https://antonesnightclub.com/ Tweeny: *but Beet: I saw the pictures of the inside. Looks pretty nice. johan amadeus myjetski: there's not a lot you can say about... apathy... Beet: I don'e care about apathy. Cease: right attidtude, bewet johan amadeus myjetski: so, no apathy-empathy, eh, beet? ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" Beet: absolutely johan amadeus myjetski: ;) johan amadeus myjetski: mr young said it's better to burn out than fade away, but i'm fading fast. see you all next firetime, same firestation Beet: Rest well, j.a.m.. Rufus_T_Firetween: au revoir johan Cease: wowq2 i am not in good shape Rufus_T_Firetween: ehhh :( Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - BEFORE THEY CHANGED THE WATER– Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/beforetheychangedthewater?rq=before%20they%20changed%20the%20water Beet: Are you voluntarily not in good shape, Cease? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Cease: i wish i were healtier but i am not Rufus_T_Firetween: "Getting old ain't for sissies." Beet: Sorry to hear. Cease: yeah well bad shit happens Beet: Give yourself a pat on the back, Catherwood. ||||||||| Catherwood gives himself a pat on the back. Rufus_T_Firetween: Hang in there Cease Beet: Yes, may you improve soon. Cease: near death but that's ok, eh. ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: i'ok, as it were Rufus_T_Firetween: damn Cat, I sure hope not :-( Cease: w do what we can, eh? Cease: i feqar i am faDING, ALAS Cease: dobnt know how long ill ve alive, bugt am alicw noq ao rhar's somewthing Beet: This is very worrisome sounding. Cease: yheah way fucked up, beet. i hpe i can stay alive and make more colalgesw for awhiyle Cease: you know, when you get old, you die, Rufus_T_Firetween: We need your art, buddy Rufus_T_Firetween: Hope your health improves soon Cease: i tryu, tween, et al. Cease: i want to make to collages Cease: new Beet: Take care of yourself. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! ||||||||| Dr. Pedal sashays in at 8:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. Beet: Hello Dr Pedal Dr. Pedal: Sorry I'm Late I was Bending a few at the Fog lifters union.. Beet: Has the fog lifted? DJTweeny: Hi Dr. Pedal DJTweeny: We're here at 9 Eastern every week Beet: Make yourself at home. Dr. Pedal: yea, I had to melt another watch for Dr. Dali... Dr. Pedal: And I Invited a Nuby... ||||||||| 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!" Dr. Pedal: But Wait! Ther's MORE Beet: We're ready. Dr. Pedal: moore Sugar! ||||||||| 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: Hope to see youz guyz Tuesday Beet: It was a good Firesign night. It was good to be with everyone. Hope you can gain your health back very soon, Cat. Thanks for all you do, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... 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 3:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Dr. Pedal: So that's It? Dr. Pedal: I was Hoping to get a visit from Sleeve Coat ||||||||| It's 3:15 AM, 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 Globner's disease ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Tweeny is forcibly ejected just as the clock strikes 8:00 PM. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 4:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Dr. Pedal - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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
Bottles
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
Dr. Pedal
johan amadeus myjetski
llanwydd
PDP-10
Rufus_T_Firetween
Tweeny
