||||||||| 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 March 23, 2023 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Rufus T Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 8:15 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... ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 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 leads Tweeny into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:00 PM, then departs. ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Rufus T Firetween jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past five minutes!" ||||||||| 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.. ||||||||| 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 accompanies DJTweeny into the room, accepts a $3 bill 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 You can join the streams now (NO AUDIO YET - just a chance for everybody to get connected) Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music – STEELY DAN – THE ROYAL SCAM Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Zen Cosmos in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. DJTweeny: Hi Zen Zen Cosmos: March's Planet Proctor dropped yesterday, has some cool stories along the monthly quotes ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM downtown bus from Hellmouth pulls away, leaving johan amadeus myjetski coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. DJTweeny: Hey johan johan amadeus myjetski: steely daniel! johan amadeus myjetski: hey DJT, Zwn C Zen Cosmos: I have the complete Steely Dan album collection johan amadeus myjetski: great musicianship in that band! Zen Cosmos:http://www.planetproctor.com/index1.html DJTweeny: nice, Zen :) DJTweeny: no doubt, johan DJTweeny: Planet Proctor is fun ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Cease should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Cease enters and sits in the comfy chair. Cease: Hi all! johan amadeus myjetski: if i became an expert on Planet Proctor, would that make me a proctorologist? johan amadeus myjetski: Hi Cease! Cease: when i clicked on the music (love that song), not only do i get no music, my screen is flahsing, like it's been attacked. ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Deputy Dang in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Deputy Dang: Steely Dang! DJTweeny: Hey Cease, Howdy Deputy johan amadeus myjetski: greetings, DD! ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'cat 2', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Rufus T Firetween: Two kitties Deputy Dang: Howdy Pardners! Rufus T Firetween: yipes Cat Rufus T Firetween: working fine here ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:00 PM, dragging llanwydd by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" llanwydd: howdy folks DJTweeny: Hey llan Cease: i think i'll turn off this computer and restart it ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "These insignificant lumps came together..." johan amadeus myjetski: sounds particularly fine in 320k cat 2: itr does indeed. Rufus T Firetween: Yeah, glad I could make the upgrade ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Merlyn, just back from Elmertown." cat 2: hey merl DJTweeny: Yo Merlyn ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Heavy on the 30 weight." llanwydd: hi merl Merlyn: hey cat cat 2: just back from vegas ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "It's like sitting in a big hand." Merlyn: hey everd llanwydd: how was the food, cat? ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Beet, just back from Billville." Beet: Howdy! llanwydd: Hi Beet DJTweeny: Did you bring a doggie bag for us Cat? DJTweeny: Yo Beet cat 2: it tranged from terrible to wondrous, as usual llanwydd: lol ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** WELCOME TO THE FIRESIGN CHAT Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' Beet: Hey, Llan, Hi, Dr Tween, Dr Cease llanwydd: I ate at a chinese buffet this afternoon. it ranged from fair to good. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. llanwydd: I dont do that often ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Cat 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!" johan amadeus myjetski: good chinese meal is a wonderful thing, llan! ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: Firesign Theatre’s RADIO NOW LIVE! 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out RADIO NOW at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-rv' llanwydd: sure Beet: I love a good Chinese buffet. Cat: Merl and I were at the Seattle version of that tour. Deputy Dang: I used to know an AF dude who went by the name Fungi, a derivative of his last name. Cat: I know nothing of buffets. I only eat in major league restaurants. llanwydd: I thought you would at least check out the casino buffets cat Cat: never llan. llanwydd: I hear they are the best Cat: i only fill up and top of the line food in vegas. some of the best chefs in the world have restaurants there (however that is decided) DJTweeny: $$$ Cat: it'll take me a week or two to write up my trip on the blog. llanwydd: glad you had a good time, cat Beet: Hard to find good sit down restaurants in this part of the country. Some in D. C. of course. Cat: unlike real life, where i rarely talk to anyone, in vegas I relently hustled my play. DJTweeny: kewl llanwydd: Cool! Cat: I took 50 business cards with me and when i got home, I only had 5 left. Deputy Dang: I must have missed something--when I was in LV, the buffets were a little pricey. Not as much as the famous-chef places, but still... not cheap. Cat: i always have a good time. there were some bummers, but overall i'm very happy with the trip. my first time out side of vancouver in 4 years, since last vegas trip llanwydd: ever been to a ducasse restaurant, cat? Cat: you'll hear about the sort of restauants i go to when you hear my play. llanwydd: great Cat: 3 of them, llan. 2 in vegas, one in paris (in the eiffel tower) llanwydd: what a trip Rufus T Firetween: ** Read about RADIO NOW LIVE! at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Not Ed jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" Not Ed: Porque? DJTweeny: Hey Not Cat: you played ducasse in Vegas/Egypt, llan. he once personally served me his famous lobster curry, Beet: Howdy, Not. Cat: hi not johan amadeus myjetski: why, porque? Rufus T Firetween: mmmmmm lobster curry llanwydd: thats cool johan amadeus myjetski: hiya Not! Not Ed: Why not? Not Ed: Hey JAM llanwydd: never had lbster curry llanwydd: cannot even imagine it in my minds mouth Cat: it made ducasse famous, as you say in my play. llanwydd: check out the audience here! Not Ed: Hiho llan & Ruf & Beet & Cat & you too DDang - tx Tweeny Deputy Dang: Howdy ho! llanwydd: audience participation at its best Cat: indeed llanwydd: really enjoyed doing that, cat. dying to hear it Not Ed: great johan amadeus myjetski: sounds like they were having a lot of fun along with the audience. llanwydd: there was some of that when I saw them in nyc Not Ed: applause lol Merlyn: ya ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "They're in everyone's eggs." llanwydd: not as good as that though Cat: so, what do you want to do, tween? shall be put off my play until 2 weeks from today? Not Ed: merl! Beet: lol Merlyn: NotEd! Not Ed: thumbs up Rufus T Firetween: Whatever works for you Cat ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies InTheWood into the room, accepts a $3 bill as a gratuity, grumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. InTheWood: Hi, all! DJTweeny: Hi Woodie llanwydd: I used to hear... My tires squeeled as I hit several people. Rufus T Firetween: ** Read about RADIO NOW LIVE! at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln llanwydd: firesign mondegreen Deputy Dang: No brew haha here tonight--strictly vino. Beet: Hey, Wood. Cat: i was thinking, maybe we play Neal Amid next week and then the collage I made about Austin writing a flick for the Dead. they were pals of Cassidy. Deputy Dang: This reminds me of Steve Martin. Rufus T Firetween: catherwood, please get everyone a glass of firesign mondegreen ||||||||| Catherwood gets everyone a glass of firesign mondegreen. InTheWood: Live, this is a whole different show. llanwydd: thanks cathy InTheWood: I know a Lady Mondegreen. Lovely girl. Cat: Also, part of NA is in Egypt, like my new play, so next week could be warm up for the following week's play premiere llanwydd: true woody llanwydd: whole different show Cat: hi woody Not Ed: hey ITW Zen Cosmos: in 96 their Bagley Wright Theatrwe aka Seattle Rep was a very different experience live. Not Ed: Hi Z Merlyn: ya Zen Cosmos: I was indulged by all 4 guys to sign my cassette/CD covers- they were aamzed i brought them to be signed. InTheWood: Nice to be back! Sorry, I was just having a short swim from my car. Is this from the EYKIW Declassified DVD release? ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "May I take your hat and goat?" llanwydd: trying to get mhy goat, catherwood? ||||||||| Catherwood gets mhy goat. Merlyn: hey Zen llanwydd: LOL Cat: hi zen Zen Cosmos: Should any of you wisdh to- I am Daqvid terry Dorais on Face Book, but may migrate to Mjohan amadeus myjetski: gotta go eat- i'll be bach for Cat's kungffu fun guy! llanwydd: I got two fst autographs in 1981. the two phils. I couldnt get to the others Zen Cosmos: damn typios David Terry Dorais InTheWood: I wish they could have come out East more often. Zen Cosmos: may migrate to mastodon... Not Ed: aren't they extinct? Not Ed: har har llanwydd: they still keep finding wooly mammoths in the ice above the arctic circle Not Ed: that's amazing llanwydd: this is true. mommoth steaks have been served in restaurants in alaska llanwydd: mammoth Not Ed: there was an ep. of Northern Exposure about that - pretty funny Cat: i went to a kind of art installation called Omega Art in Vegas. in its firesign-like store, one of the products with canned mamoth. i'll past pix from there in the future. an extraordinary expereince. InTheWood: Monmouth Steaks. Great martinis there. Cat: you mean frozen napoleion, not? Not Ed: lol right ITW llanwydd: LOL woody Cat: one of my favouirte tv episodes Not Ed: cool Cat me too Cat: i have to buy some cords to connect the vcr with the new tv to watch that Cat: when he finds Elijah at the table! Cat: that's great television Not Ed: haga I have a couple of episodes too - is it not on anywhere shame if not llanwydd: I gave up on prime time tv when I was only a teenager llanwydd: the only thing I follow these days is Jeopardy Not Ed: haha llanwydd: not to say I didnt watch tv. I loved monty python Not Ed: I love jeopardy llanwydd: are we allowed to say monty python here? Rufus T Firetween: lol Cat: python was the pinnacle of TV Rufus T Firetween: Imagine if Firesingn and Python had done some work together Not Ed: agree cat - funny llan lol llanwydd: maybe, cat InTheWood: And cheers to PBS, for making sure the US got iPython, Doctor Who, etc... Rufus T Firetween: indeed, Wood Not Ed: I've said UK had Python we had Firesign a few times Rufus T Firetween: lots of good BBC comedy Not Ed: indeed Ruf llanwydd: and fawlty towers. probably the best sitcom ever made Not Ed: Black Adder! Not Ed: Fawlty Towers of course Not Ed: yeah llan InTheWood: The off-network British Invasion. Not Ed: yepsk ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Swell pizza!" Merlyn: i lovr je Not Ed: nice piece of work this nice to hear it at live speed llanwydd: the word swell is sometimes considered faint praise but it depends on the context InTheWood: And the delivery. Not Ed: good point ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Let me hear it for me!" llanwydd: especially the delivery Not Ed: haha Procmer Rufus T Firetween: Not Ed: nice piece of work this nice to hear it at live speed << Fantastic live recording, but I don't think the new web site has made it available :/ Rufus T Firetween: ** Read about RADIO NOW LIVE! at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln Not Ed: ohh Not Ed: it's just great Rufus T Firetween: most of the old catalog is unavailable since Laugh.com stopped offering them Not Ed: aww yeah Not Ed: Have they thought about putting anything in the public domain? ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "You can wait here in the sitting room, or you can sit here in the waiting room." Not Ed: would be cool Cat: while they can still make money from their work, they should Not Ed: oh I def agree Rufus T Firetween: I suppose they could use Archive.org, but I'll bet they'd rather make a few $$ Not Ed: yeah Cat: i think in the future, all their work will be in the library of congress and available from there Not Ed: oh that's cool sure I forgot about that Cat: my collages too, i hope Not Ed: hope so too! Cat: anyway, if one finds oneself in vegas, there are few things one can do there that compares with Omega Mart. like Firesign Theatre come to life, in some snese Not Ed: this is priceless Cat: box of bones indeed Cat: as i was telling my wife yesterday, when i first heard firesign (before the albums) i knew they were superior to me and so my goal was become a good enough writer that they'd want to work with me. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "She's no fun, she fell right over." Not Ed: catherwood give everyone a steaming plate of meatless hot creatures ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone a steaming plate of meatless hot creatures. Cat: i succeeded in reaching that goal with Neal Amid and my plays of that era Not Ed: Love that stuff dl'd a bunch Cat: yes, omega mart is like austin's lunch menus come to life Not Ed: haha cool Cat: as i said, as a teen ager, i strove to be invovled with the firesign theatre. if i were a young man/artist now, my goalt would be to hang out and create with Meow Wolf. llanwydd: I had a similar goal, cat. glad to hear you realized yours Cat:https://meowwolf.com/visit/las-vegas?utm_term=meow%20wolf%20omega%20mart&utm_campaign=Brand+-+MW+Las+Vegas&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=adwords&hsa_acc=6033244515&hsa_tgt=aud-680130216646:kwd-1302364067919&hsa_cam=14965932673&hsa_mt=e&hsa_ad=650395651663&hsa_src=g&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&hsa_kw=meow%20wolf%20omega%20mart&hsa_grp=133802287132&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4L2Olrnz_QIVQx-tBh1Xbg23EAAYASAAEgLurfD_BwE llanwydd: I simply wanted my work to be read by the firsign theatre. i tis possible that they saw some of it when I had Bobs Brazerko Lounge on Yahoo Not Ed: awesome Cat InTheWood: Wow Not Ed: cool llan love that Cat: Omega Mart introduced me to the idea of immersive visual and Tactile art/story Cat: i could go there. Not Ed: from MN originally it took me a while to get to see them but I eventually moved to Seattle and lo and behold they were performing gosh what a treat Cat: as an artist, you never stop arting, ever searching for new realms ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Not to be torturing me!" Merlyn: ya Not Ed: ya Beet: Omega Mart looks amazing, Cat. Not Ed: truly Cat: remember, i helped create Adbusters which inspired Firesign Cat: thier Joe Camerl bit from Immortality comes from an Adbusters ad parody called Joe Chemo. InTheWood: Radio swordfight. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Ersatz Brothers Coffee, the REAL one!" Beet: Adbusters had those corporate American flags. Cat: i when i was visitiong Phil and Melinda in Dec, 1995, Proc showed me the adbusters ad and I told him i was responsible for its existence Cat: tes beet Cat: that's when Melinda told me i should be writing radio plays. Cat: Ok, Mel. I'll give it a shot Not Ed: nice Not Ed: that's great llanwydd: cool Not Ed: and they ought to know ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Mister policeman, what makes America great?" Not Ed: I just heard the both of them in "blood" - a 2000x episode llanwydd: catherwood is getting into a non-sequitur trip ||||||||| Catherwood strides over to llanwydd and inquires "Did you need me?" Not Ed: PP and Melinda Not Ed: i'll find it hang on ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Bottles should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Bottles enters and sits in front of the fireplace. llanwydd: Hi Bottles Bottles: Hola yall Beet: There's Bottles. Howdy. Cat: Hey Bottles Bottles: How goes yaz? ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "He can shout, don't hear you." DJTweeny: Hey Bottles Rufus T Firetween: ** Read about RADIO NOW LIVE! at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln Merlyn: hey bottles Not Ed: link to listen to "blood" with Phil & Mel - from a collection of 2000x episodes there (internet archive) https://archive.org/details/2000x-tales-of-the-next-millenia/Blood.wma Bottles: Why don't these guys speak English? Not Ed: hi bot! Not Ed: ha ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Beet: It's 2 O'Clock somewhere. Not Ed: Phil P is all over the 2000x shows I think Ive heard DO as well - Ossman must have been involved InTheWood: Brilliant. Not Ed: 2000x stories were adapted and directed by Yuri Rasovsky (er maybe most) Not Ed: yeah GREAT Not Ed: ohh "goodbyes" great that dates this ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What's it all about, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Smith from Anytown, USA?" Not Ed: bbye zoot Not Ed: AI furniture Deputy Dang: Say hello to my little friend? InTheWood: I still use my dad's old typewriter... Not Ed: lol Not Ed: neat ITW Deputy Dang: We own the idea of... pork! Not Ed: I want to stand up and applaud too Not Ed: that's fer sure InTheWood: Right on, Ed... 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: Right arm! llanwydd: that was exceelent! Rufus T Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “FIRESIGN FUNGI” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Merlyn: ya ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s ”FIRESIGN FUNGI (Part 2)” Listen to the stream at 320k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u 128k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny128k.m3u 16k at: http://gamebird.ehhh.us:8000/rfd1.m3u check out Cat's Collages at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/' Not Ed: kickin back Cat: imagine that. sometihng that reverses alzhiemers. Deputy Dang: Mushrooms prefer cooler temperatures than Florida. Rufus T Firetween: pretty amazing Deputy Dang: In general... Not Ed: wow! Not Ed: didn't know of this Beet: Catherwood send me some 'shrooms ||||||||| Catherwood sends Beet some 'shrooms. Deputy Dang: Grow your own. It's not hard. Beet: thanks Deputy Dang: Animals are more-closely related to mushrooms (fungi) than they are to plants. Deputy Dang: Having said that, plants are more closely related to mushrooms (fungi) than they are to animals. llanwydd: never thought of that, dang Not Ed: they grow in the kirkland/Redmond/Woodinville valley here on the east side in seattle Not Ed: you can collect hatfulls of them Deputy Dang: Eyeball hats? Not Ed: potent ones too Cat: lol llanwydd: lol Cat: 3rd eye hats ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What you don't mean won't hurt you." InTheWood: Does anyone else remember the 'Mr. Bass and the Mushroom Planet" kids' book series? Not Ed: I mean psych. shrooms Cat: no Not Ed: I don't eat em anymore Not Ed: for no particular reason Deputy Dang: I have evidence (i.e., a friend) who is evidence that psilocybin shrooms don't always help with alcoholism. llanwydd: you get to the point where you have been there and done that Not Ed: no ITW Not Ed: ah I see DDang Beet: love john fogerty's guitar licks Not Ed: zactly llan llanwydd: that said, I havent tripped since 1989 and I would like to do it again someday Cat: me too, dang Beet: I want to try ayahuasca Merlyn: ya Deputy Dang: @llanwydd yes. I had difficultly getting some friends to believe me when I said they're not addictive. At least for me, they're exhausting. It's not that I dislike the experience, but it's not something I want to do every day (or week, or even month). Zen Cosmos: try iboga/ibogaine to end any addictions...you need supervision by a qualified doctor/shaman Not Ed: I'd do pyote if it came around I liked that best Deputy Dang: I had an opportunity to try ayahuasca, but I did some reading up on it, and declined, because I have high blood pressure. Not Ed: peyote Deputy Dang: I've been microdosing iocaine powder... Not Ed: bitter as hell wow Cat: i had a very bad experience with mushrooms last week. some friends had give me some muchroom candy. i did the first when watching this show, Fantastic Fungae, on netflick in jan or dec. save the other for completieon of the play. so when it was complete i at the mushroom candy and felt ill for the nesxt 2 days, no psyhcedelism for me Bottles: I haven't even seen any psychedelics in over 40 years. Beet: same here Cat: by choice, bottles? Not Ed: sorry bout that cat Not Ed: lol Bot llanwydd: it kind of went away with the grateful dead Cat: i saw blade runner in toky on acid. that was a trip Bottles: Not particularly Cat. I just don't have friends with connections. Cat: big suburb of tokyo that has a lot of huge video signs just like in blade runner. llanwydd: interesting you can find anything like that in japan cat Beet: harajuku? llanwydd: their drug laws are pretty rough Cat: friends always have friends who have friends and eventually, you get whatever you want Deputy Dang: I've had a couple of bad experiences, but they weren't "bad trips". It's more like eating old mushrooms that have themselves become a food source for other fungi, leading to... intestinal discomfort. Sorry, TMI. Not Ed: i bet llanwydd: tough...whatever Deputy Dang: He's talked about the USA, yes? Deputy Dang: talking johan amadeus myjetski: "Cox....Cox, tis place is full of crows..." Deputy Dang: +1 jam Cat: this is like my play. Cat: very similar experience, only with food, not psychedelics InTheWood: I've reached elevated planes of existence from a great steak. Deputy Dang: Hawkmoth! ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Deputy Dan has no friends." Deputy Dang: Deputy Dang isn't far behind! Rufus T Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “FIRESIGN FUNGI” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Cat: me too, woody Beet: Really noticing the difference in the sound quality this week, Rufus. Cat: there are many different stairways to heaven Rufus T Firetween: Glad I could bump it up to 320k (which is the best MP3 can do, near lossless) Beet: Really good Deputy Dang: I'm good to go. My therapist doesn't like when I say that. Deputy Dang: What's that, Rufus? Speak into my good ear. Beet: If you're good to go you don't need the therapist. Rufus T Firetween: lol DD Deputy Dang: Maybe that's why they don't like me saying it. lol Not Ed: 320 night johan amadeus myjetski: me too Deputy. death is just shedding a layer. *you* keep going Deputy Dang: um... citation (w/evidence) needed Beet: don't mind dying, just don't like pain and discomfort. Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus T Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s FST FREE TIME WITH THE CAT MAN broadcasts at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#FREE_TIME Cat: heard great interview with laurie anderson on marc maron's podcast the other day. she talks about how her dead husband lou read is stil part of her daily life Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S VIDEOS at >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zFfC24DuakAbRIRpbPnxQ?view_as=subscriber ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "There's a seeker born every minute!" Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Not Ed: blog blog blog Rufus T Firetween: and for Bottles... Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out Bottles' SCRATCHED UP RADIO THEATER at >> https://kkrn.org/shows/scratched-up-radio-theater Cat: my daughter lives on in my plays, stories about her introduce her to the minds of others Not Ed: neato Bot johan amadeus myjetski: a variety of out of body experiences showed me Cat: that's what i was doing in Vegas. hopefully more people will know of her existence as they gorge on cocktail recipes and great meals well savoured Deputy Dang: anecdotes aren't evidence Rufus T Firetween: Ralph Spoilsports' Out Of Body Sale? Deputy Dang: I'm not dismissing your experiences, just saying there're no reason they apply to anyone other than yourself johan amadeus myjetski: no, but it was proven to me Deputy Dang: yay Beet: but you don't have to be there when it happens Cat: i think my vegas food experiences were unique. i've never heard of anyone else having such experiences, though i think it has to be common. how are senses react to anytihng is always idiosynchratic Not Ed: maybe I should head over to kirkland after all Deputy Dang: +1 Beet Bottles: Here's a live one for yaz: https://archive.org/details/between-heaven-and-hell-lili-dubois Merlyn: ya Cat: new play, bottles or the one i heard last year? Bottles: It's being staged next month. Same one, Cat, without the Marathon Race bit. Deputy Dang: I'd rather have a Bottle in front of me than to have a frontal lobotomy! Not Ed: one of our games won a magic mushroom page award https://rich.itch.io/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity (won some other awards 2) Not Ed: It's pretty trippy Not Ed: it's free Bottles: Cool, Not Ed! Does it take more than one person to play? Not Ed: free is good Not Ed: (released in 2009) ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Back from the Shadows again." ||||||||| Deputy Dang leaves to catch the 8:00 PM train to Hellmouth. Not Ed: have you seen the bbc fungi documentary cat? Not Ed: like "the fourth kingdom" or something like that Cat: not yet, not Not Ed: it's probably on youtube Bottles: Oh crud, I tried to download it, and my virus alert came up. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Duluth? Bucko, you can get Tierra del Fuego!" Not Ed: fourth kingdom or fifth kingdom etc Not Ed: it's fine - totally safe site Not Ed: but glad your virus thingy is trying Cat: i had a lot of mushroom foods in vegas. i want to learn more and sample more Beet: The whole mushroom universe can make one very hopeful. johan amadeus myjetski: \i eat mushrooms every day Not Ed: great sound in brainpipe (one of my contributions) Not Ed: aww but mom! llanwydd: lost my audio Not Ed: still have it here llanwydd: got it back Not Ed: oh okay groovy! Not Ed: nature is happening i like that johan amadeus myjetski: feeling rather groovy meself... Not Ed: evolution Beet: Everyone should feel groovy. Not Ed: (glad I grew up in the country - though I became a city boy heh) Cat: i was just thinking of that song when i was coming back to vancouverf this aft. feeling groovy Zen Cosmos: after all this a snark comment- The mycellium network of Star Trek Discovery was hokey at best and NOT even fake scientific... ||||||||| 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' Not Ed: great ditty catchy! Not Ed: welly welly well Not Ed: time to go Beet: Really cool evening. Thanks everyone. Great collage, Dr Cease. Thanks for guiding, Dr Tween. G'Nite all. llanwydd: great collage, cat Bottles: I downloaded the exe file, it said it's complete, clicked on the folder but nothing happened. Not Ed: will you all please take good care Not Ed: I know you will Cat: my idea is neal amid and austin show next week, my new play in 2 weeks johan amadeus myjetski: love love love to all!!! Not Ed: see u next time and then some! Merlyn: hey sall Rufus T Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Bottles: Thanks Kurt, Cat and Merlyn! Not Ed: thanks to the team! ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, Merlyn vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! llanwydd: thanks tween and cat. nite everybody! InTheWood: Thanks, for another great show! ||||||||| Catherwood says "8:00 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs Bottles by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door Cat: off we drift ||||||||| 8:00 PM -- llanwydd left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| cat 2 dashes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's cat 2?! It's 8:00 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, Cat hurries out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." InTheWood: Night, all! ||||||||| InTheWood leaves at 8:00 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..." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| Catherwood says "8:00 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs DJTweeny by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door ||||||||| Tweeny departs at 8:00 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" ||||||||| It's 3:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Beet - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Cease - dead from jaundice ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Zen Cosmos - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Rufus T Firetween - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| 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
cat 2
Cat
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
InTheWood
johan amadeus myjetski
llanwydd
Merlyn
Not Ed
Rufus T Firetween
Zen Cosmos
