||||||||| 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 30, 2023 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus T Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the Aviary. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 6 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 7 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 8:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus T Firetween - dead from the yaws ||||||||| 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 30, 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 trudges in at 8:00 PM, dragging Rufus T Firetween by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" ||||||||| 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.. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers johan amadeus myjetski in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. ||||||||| 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)' johan amadeus myjetski: DO NOT TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES! Rufus T Firetween: Evenin' Johan johan amadeus myjetski: hey hey hey! johan amadeus myjetski: this warm up music had me at hello.. Rufus T Firetween: some Mike Oldfield :) ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: warm up music – MIKE OLDFIELD - CRISIS 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)' johan amadeus myjetski: this is what miami vice would have sounded like if mike oldfield had done the music instead og jan hammer... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's DJ Tweeny, just back from Hellmouth." ||||||||| Catherwood leads Tweeny in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Tweeny: Interesting possibility, although I really do like Jan Hammer ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Merlyn jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past hour!" ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and intones "Announcing 'Cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... ||||||||| Catherwood leads llanwydd into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, mumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. llanwydd: hi folks johan amadeus myjetski: hello llan! Cease: hi gang johan amadeus myjetski: felicitations, Cease! Cease: we're gonna listen to one of my old plays tonight. phil austin starring as Neal Cassidy. DJ Tweeny: Hi llan, Cease Cease: nexr week wil be premiere of new play but this conncection is not woreknig so will sign off for a few minures Merlyn: hey all ||||||||| Cease 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..." DJ Tweeny: Hey Merlyn ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 8:00 PM, dragging cat 2 by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" johan amadeus myjetski: hi merlyn DJ Tweeny: wb cat cat 2: aha cat 2: i remember when there was a lot of music like this llanwydd: oldfield must have started new age llanwydd: invented it I mean Rufus T Firetween: His Tublar Bells of course became the soundtrack to The Exorcist, and that was what, early 70s? llanwydd: I can think of none before tubular bells ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Mister policeman, what makes America great?" Rufus T Firetween: So yeah he's been at it for a while llanwydd: I listened to hergest ridge a few days ago. it was pretty nice johan amadeus myjetski: ui also listened to Hergest a few days ago, for the first time in many years ||||||||| Cease enters at 8:00 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Chapeau Manger. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Deputy Dang into the room, accepts an I.O.U. as a gratuity, grumbles something about 8:00 PM, then departs. Cease: hi dang johan amadeus myjetski: DD! Merlyn: hey DD Deputy Dang: Howdy Pardners! ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Close the door, and the light stays on!" DJ Tweeny: This is from Dear Friends Too Deputy Dang: What's new on the funway? DJ Tweeny: Howdy Deputy llanwydd: fresh chef! lol DJ Tweeny: yep DJ Tweeny: The Fresh Chef johan amadeus myjetski: many non-conformists are taking off their shoes... DJ Tweeny: one of Doc's choices from the Dear Friends series :) Deputy Dang: for Industry? johan amadeus myjetski: they don't seem very industrious to me, but perhaps llanwydd: nippon cadet 62 is in the original script of anythynge You Want To ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "It goes in - it must come out." Cease: doc did a good job in assembling that ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: Proctor & Bergman's PROCTOR BERGMAN REPORT 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 (this performance has not been released)' Cease: i dont know how many episodes there were. i asked taylor but he hasn't gotten back to me Cease: i know the lads constantly put out stuff cat 2: they liked that name DJ Tweeny: Sounds like this was meant to be an extension of TV or Not TV DJ Tweeny: same characters ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Zen Cosmos, just back from Elmertown." DJ Tweeny: Hi Zen cat 2: kind of, eh? taylolr will tell us Cease: hi zenny Merlyn: hi zen johan amadeus myjetski: hi zen! Cease: the firesifgns Loved doing indian accents DJ Tweeny: The Beatles made Indian 'hip' Zen Cosmos: hey... DJ Tweeny: The Maharishi and all... Cease: kind of johan amadeus myjetski: when was this recorded? Cease: plowed Cease: duringt watergate so, 73? johan amadeus myjetski: Roger Wilco is a great character name llanwydd: so is roger dodger johan amadeus myjetski: i would have loved to have heard this in 73 Zen Cosmos: getting ready to attend NorwesCon, easter weekend, anyone else go to cons post pandemic? ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: from Firesign Theatre's Live At The Magic Mushroom “A SHADOW MOVES UPON A LAND” 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 THE MUSHROOM PLAYS at >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/firesign-theatre-the-firesign-theatre-live-at-the-magic-mushroom-paperback-book-dvd-rom-disc' Deputy Dang: I went to FreeFlo, in Orlando, earlier this month. It's a rather small conference and just 2.5 days long. DJ Tweeny: too bad this is such horrible quality, because it's a great bit DJ Tweeny: They should have recorded it in the studio DJ Tweeny: would have made a great addition to Pass The Indian, please Cease: this is my favourite firesign play Cease: pass the indian is part of this johan amadeus myjetski: indeed DJT! Rufus T Firetween: Ah, OK Rufus T Firetween: Didn't recall that johan amadeus myjetski: did you call it the first time? it's kinda hard to recall something when you don't call it the first time johan amadeus myjetski: back in a bit... ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and intones "Presenting 'Bunnyboy', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Bunnyboy: -30- for 45! Bunnyboy: Lo dere Cease: hi bun DJ Tweeny: Hey Bunny Bunnyboy: Hiya cat! Merlyn: hey bon Bunnyboy: Whut? MERLYN?!? Greets! Bunnyboy: How ya doin’? Merlyn: hey DJ Tweeny: Merlyn has rejoined us :-) ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** currently playing – from Phil Austin's Tales Of The Old Detective “C. WILLIAM BOB HEEBLEHAUSER: A PROFILE” 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 OLD DETECTIVE at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=totod-rv' Bunnyboy: Excellent! Hail and well met! Merlyn: i am fisablr Merlyn: i am disabled Merlyn: right side Cease: but still well abled Bunnyboy: But you’re here! That’s wonderful! Merlyn: yes Bunnyboy: This has been my first time back, in a while. What are the odds? Bunnyboy: Is the Ossman/Proctor radio show today or tomorrow? Cease: next ;week Bunnyboy: Ah. Thanks. Bunnyboy: MSNBC hasn’t cut fo commercial since this afternoon. Cease: we dont get that channel hee Cease: here Bunnyboy: Sorry bout that? You have Peacock up there? Cease: bo Cease: no Rufus T Firetween: ** Read about “TALES OF THE OLD DETECTIVE” at >> http://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=totod-ln Bunnyboy: Zo Bo Bunnyboy: Well, foo. DJ Tweeny: Sure hope the new store finds a source for the old albums DJ Tweeny: 'cause last time I checked they got nuttin' since Laugh.com stoped making/selling albums for them ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "It goes in - it must come out." DJ Tweeny: *stopped Bunnyboy: Seems like that would be a Sony and Rhino handshake. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "They had to come from small towns with strange names." DJ Tweeny: firesigntheatre.com has none of the old stuff :( Merlyn: yep DJ Tweeny: which is why I am still using Doc/Merlyn's old firesigntheatrelegacy.com links to promote them Bunnyboy: Good on you, Tweeny! 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 ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: from the Box Of Danger collection “BACK FROM THE SHADOWS” 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 BOX OF DANGER at >> https://www.shoutfactory.com/music/spoken-word/the-firesign-theatre-s-box-of-danger-the-complete-nick-danger-casebook' ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Zen Cosmos - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... llanwydd: I saw something about the name regnad on jeopardy tonight. so it must be some kindof french ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and intones "Presenting 'TDHworth', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Cease: new character enter? Bunnyboy: “Pardon me, do you have any Frayed Regnad?” Bunnyboy: Hiya, TDHworth! llanwydd: I am a frayed not DJ Tweeny: Hi TDHworth, first time here? Cease: you gotta be old to be frayed Bunnyboy: I ain’t frayed uh nuthin’!… Bunnyboy: ‘Ceptin crickets and owls… Cease: TDH? Do I know you from Vegas? Bunnyboy: I gotta feed the troup, and watch Lawrence O’Donnell snark it up. Cheers! Cease: Next week, we hear my new play Vegas Egypt Bunnyboy: Yay! Cease: Hope you join us then, Bunny Bunnyboy: I hope so, too! Take care, all! Merlyn: bye bunny Cease: bye ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| TDHworth - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Cease: next up, my play Neal Amid,rigfht, tweeny? ||||||||| New notice: ' ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing - Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “NEAL AMID” 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 PLAYS AT >> http://seemreal.com/' Rufus T Firetween: answer your question? Rufus T Firetween: :) Cease: this is a good play Rufus T Firetween: It's very well done Cease: excellent production by peter stenshoel and acting by phil austin Rufus T Firetween: even FST-level production johan amadeus myjetski: very stream of consciousness, very hip. imo. Cease: yeah johan amadeus myjetski: experiencing a creator's favorite creation is always a special treat Cease: i love this play ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "I think we're all Bozos on this bus." cat 2: thanks johan amadeus myjetski: this is *very* high production values Cease: i love how the sounds blend together Cease: jammy, they all do johan amadeus myjetski: i've heard you do clever dialogue before, but this is a different level altogether Merlyn: yep ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bunnyboy - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S PLAYS at >> http://www.seemreal.com Rufus T Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s play CAST at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#PLAYS Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/ Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S VIDEOS at >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zFfC24DuakAbRIRpbPnxQ?view_as=subscriber Rufus T Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S BLOG at >> http://seemrealland.blogspot.ca/ Cease: there aren't many of them,but they're all good Cease: one week ago, i was just getting back from vegas johan amadeus myjetski: there all great Cease: i think so too, jammy Cease: so i want to write more great plays Cease: thanks to new trip to vegas, i am filled with ideas llanwydd: great stuff, cat Cease: the idea is to create new great stuff all the time, while I stil have time Rufus T Firetween: a laudable goal, Cease Cease: llan, you will hear ourself here next week when we premiere the new play Rufus T Firetween: looking forward to it Cease :) johan amadeus myjetski: as they say in the music biz, this is all killer, no filler Rufus T Firetween: haha johan amadeus myjetski: a new play on the way? hey, hey! Cease: next wsek, jammy Cease:tween and llan are in it Cease: i think it's good. i hope you do too johan amadeus myjetski: i look forward to next weel! johan amadeus myjetski: week Rufus T Firetween: You said you need somebody to do a British accent for a George Harrison character. Not sure I can do the job, but I'd very much like to at least audition. Cease: it's been a long time in production and it's really long. hope you like it Cease: 'm a lnog way from my Ukeainain play. want tro have it done by next year Rufus T Firetween: OK johan amadeus myjetski: a conversation with sdgar cayce- what a mind blowing concept! Cease: thanks, jammy ||||||||| 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' johan amadeus myjetski: wish you had a cadre of actors like wells'mercury players Cease: realy ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "What about my pickle?" johan amadeus myjetski: a lass? johan amadeus myjetski: tend to your of dilly, catherwood! ||||||||| Catherwood walks alongside johan amadeus myjetski and queries "Someone mention my name?" Cease: we do wha we can johan amadeus myjetski: wonderful wonderful! johan amadeus myjetski: thanks all! llanwydd: fantastic johan amadeus myjetski: love love love to all! Merlyn: nite Cease: thanks, llan Cease: off we drfift llanwydd: dying to hear your new play, cat Cease: neszt thurs, llan. starring YOU ||||||||| cat 2 rushes off, saying "8:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" llanwydd: nytol ||||||||| Merlyn rushes off, saying "8:00 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, llanwydd runs out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." Rufus T Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Deputy Dang - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 3:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Cease - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| johan amadeus myjetski - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| Rufus T Firetween - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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 4:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Tweeny - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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:
Bunnyboy
cat 2
Cease
Deputy Dang
DJ Tweeny
johan amadeus myjetski
llanwydd
Merlyn
Rufus T Firetween
Tweeny
Zen Cosmos
