||||||||| 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 October 20, 2022 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the vestibule. ||||||||| It's 2:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Rufus_T_Firetween into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, grumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. ||||||||| 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 7:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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, October 20, 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 stomps in at 8:00 PM, dragging Rufus_T_Firetween by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:00 PM, dragging Tweeny by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies 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. ||||||||| Catherwood leads johan amadeus myjetski into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:00 PM, then departs. johan amadeus myjetski: you're/we're making/not making the doctor happy/unhappy! ||||||||| 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)' DJTweeny: Hey johan johan amadeus myjetski: hey DJT! DJTweeny: and no I do not have orange hair johan amadeus myjetski: hey who you jivin' with that cozmik debris? ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music – JETHRO TULL-HEAVY HORSES Listen to the stream at 128k at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k for dial-up users at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' DJTweeny: zappa johan amadeus myjetski: one of Tull's bestest albums! DJTweeny: indeed ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "The Ater should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as The Ater enters and sits on the divan. johan amadeus myjetski: hi 8r! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hi Ater, first time here? johan amadeus myjetski: the nater - i just got your name Rufus_T_Firetween: heh johan amadeus myjetski: very dramatic! Rufus_T_Firetween: but he spelled it wrong ;) Rufus_T_Firetween: lol johan amadeus myjetski: my typing is atricious, my bad johan amadeus myjetski: "life's too lng, as the lemming said... ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:00 PM, dragging Alfonzo by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" DJTweeny: Hi Alfonzo ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and snorts derisively "Presenting 'Cease', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Alfonzo: Howdy, pardners! Squeeze the wheeze! DJTweeny: allo Cease ||||||||| It's 1:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| The Ater - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: Hi and by The Cease: Hi Alfonzo johan amadeus myjetski: they're using a laugh track? Cease: Hi Jammy ||||||||| Beet steals in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last week's "unpleasant incident." Beet: Howdy, Folks! DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease: Hey Beet Cease: I'll only be here for a few minutes tonight Beet: Hi, , Dr Tween johan amadeus myjetski: hey cease, beet, alfonso! Beet: Hi, Dr Cease Cease: Have to go in a few minutes Beet: Howdy, Mr J.A.M. ||||||||| 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!" DJTweeny: Hope everything's OK Cease ||||||||| Alfonzo walks away to The Portrait Gallery. Beet: Hi, Alfonso Cease: i am happier than I've been in a long time, Tween. DJTweeny: The Live Earl Jive having fun with laugh tracks DJTweeny: Great to hear Cease :) Beet: Good news, Cease. Cease: I did my favourite thing, walk around down town and take pix of reflections, today Cease: I am the happiest I've been in weeks Beet: Nice. DJTweeny: cool Cease: Posted some of them on Facebook if you're on that ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Firesign's “DEAR FRIENDS” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out DEAR FRIENDS at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=df-rv' johan amadeus myjetski: my hare has lost his spectacles johan amadeus myjetski: toad away! Cease: Firesign tried to become rich and famous by doing this album. Alas,they uesd the word "urinate" and sabotaged their wealth and fame Beet: All together now Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DEAR FRIENDS at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=df-ln Cease: I tried to help them avoid starvation by playing a cut from this album on Japanese radio when I was involved with thqt, mid 70s ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'llanwydd', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. llanwydd: hi Cease: hey llan DJTweeny: Hey llan Beet: Hey, Cease, what is your Facebook name? Beet: Hi, Llan. johan amadeus myjetski: hey llan! llanwydd: good to see yall. great album Cease: Cat Simril Ishikawa, my actual name Beet: thx Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS - Every Firesign Theatre radio broadcast from the "Dear Friends" era (1970-1972) >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/duke-of-madness-motors-the-complete-dear-friends-radio-era-1970-1972-paperback-book-dvd-rom-disc?rq=duke%20of%20madness Cease: actual is relative ||||||||| 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!" Rufus_T_Firetween: The source for these bits ^^ Cease: i wish bottles and ginch would show up Rufus_T_Firetween: She was at the Tuesday show johan amadeus myjetski: i love the chinchilla farming infomercial on this album Rufus_T_Firetween: The Chinchilla Show is one of my favorites as well Rufus_T_Firetween: and thanks to David Ossman for choosing the bits and putting this album together johan amadeus myjetski: deputy dan has no amigos Beet: Did a fabulous job. Cease: I will only be here for a few more minutes johan amadeus myjetski: good to see you here, dr cease! Beet: You are sorely missed when you vacate. Cease: folks, stay here to listen to Down Under Danger right aftter this. it's very obscure and very good Cease: well, i do what i can, beet Cease: at least i was able to be here for a bit Beet: Which is a lot. Cease: yeah johan amadeus myjetski: we all try but you succeed, cease Cease: we will listen to bride next week. i am working on a collage about mars, probly someitme in nov Cease: i havew been somewhat diminished the last few weeks, but am better now, eh johan amadeus myjetski: use Bowie'sLife on Mars Cease: did, jammy
johan amadeus myjetski ) ||||||||| 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: i have tried, for 71 years, to do good stuff and not fuck up. sometimes i succeed, sometimes i don't., Cease: by al Beet: You have a pretty good record. llanwydd: nite, cease Beet: See you next time. Have fun. llanwydd: oh, Al! llanwydd: yeah thatguy faded johan amadeus myjetski: shut up & take my money! Rufus_T_Firetween: got toad away... Rufus_T_Firetween: and here come the chinchillas johan amadeus myjetski: "i think we ought to take him up on the roof & overthrow hm" - Curly johan amadeus myjetski: him Beet: My favorite doctor ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Not Ed close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and hurries off to the vestibule. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Dina mo Hum into the room, accepts a jar of pennies as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:00 PM, then departs. DJTweeny: Hey Not Ed, Dina Not Ed: What's up, Earthloids? Beet: Hey, Not
DJTweeny thinks someone in here is a Zappa fan ;) Not Ed: Hey Beet Beet: Hi Dino Not Ed:Tweeny! johan amadeus myjetski: hey not! Not Ed: Hey C & JAM to boot Not Ed: and izzat llan? Not Ed: Rufus! : ) ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:00 PM, dragging Zooe Suite by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" Not Ed: Dina mo!
Not Ed ) DJTweeny: Hi Zooe johan amadeus myjetski: hi yo dynamo! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DEAR FRIENDS at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=df-ln Beet: Hey, Zooe Not Ed: We didn't have the radio shows in Minnesota, so this album blew me (us) away -- we wanted more! ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies That’s ZOOT! ya spelled it wro 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. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS - Every Firesign Theatre radio broadcast from the "Dear Friends" era (1970-1972) >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/duke-of-madness-motors-the-complete-dear-friends-radio-era-1970-1972-paperback-book-dvd-rom-disc?rq=duke%20of%20madness Beet: It was a huge surprise and a change of pace from what I was used to. llanwydd: JUST zoot Not Ed: Such. A. Duke. Fan. Rufus_T_Firetween: It's a wonderful collection Not Ed: "Happy" the urologist ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and Berry Dingle bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Not Ed: Hey Berry Beet: Hey, Dingle Not Ed: hot marijuana? DJTweeny: Hi Dingle ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Hugh G Rekshun should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Hugh G Rekshun enters and sits in the comfy chair. Not Ed: Catherwood give everyone a bunch of hot marijuana ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone a bunch of hot marijuana. Beet: Sometimes spelled - Dingle, Berry Beet: Hi Hugh ||||||||| "Hey Hugh G Rekshun!" ... Hugh G Rekshun turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 8:00 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... Not Ed: LOL fascism DID come to this country Rufus_T_Firetween: Watch out for Lore Anna Bobbit there Hugh Not Ed: Zoot? Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - BEFORE THEY CHANGED THE WATER– Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/beforetheychangedthewater?rq=before%20they%20changed%20the%20water ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Dina mo Hum - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Alfonzo - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Dina and Afonzo have been possessed right away. Not Ed: I love these sound effects 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 Not Ed: 1972! Yeeow! DJTweeny: Not Ed: I love these sound effects << pretty true to the way old time radio theater did it DJTweeny: with a 'weirdly cool' twist ;) Not Ed: That's so cool Not Ed: Yeah right lol Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Not Ed: MT theme = theme from The Dunwich Horror Not Ed:https://youtu.be/a7UjHnKAwo8 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about DEAR FRIENDS at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=df-ln Not Ed: lol Bergman johan amadeus myjetski: am fading fast - nate all! thanks all! Not Ed: later JAM Not Ed: Be good Rufus_T_Firetween: later gator Beet: G'Nite J.A.M. ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Zooe Suite - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Not Ed: Hey I'm going to have some beans of all things - see y'all next time - be weirdly groovy! Not Ed: Adios! Not Ed: Love the make cars line. LOL Not Ed: Laterz Rufus_T_Firetween: Be well Not Beet: Enjoy dem beans, Not. G'Nite ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: Phil Austin''s “DOWN UNDER DANGER” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out PHIL AUSTIN at >> http://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Austin' Beet: The best ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Berry Dingle - dead from jaundice ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| That’s ZOOT! ya spelled it wro - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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' DJTweeny: Just you and me Beet Beet: wow Beet: The last two Texans DJTweeny: holding the fort ;) Beet: It's a noble occupation. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! Beet: I thoroughly enjoyed this evenings offerings. Nice to see everyone. We missed you, Dr Cease. Thanks for leading, Dr Tween. Nite all. Beet: G'Nite Tween 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 fiddlers ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood says "8:00 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs llanwydd by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door ||||||||| It's 3:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Tweeny - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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:
Alfonzo
Beet
Cease
DJTweeny
johan amadeus myjetski
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
