||||||||| 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 12, 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 Aviary... ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW FIRESIGN CHAT TIME ** ** THE FIRESIGN CHAT HAS MOVED TO 7PM -9PM EASTERN ** The Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starts at 7pm Eastern this evening. Warm-up music now begins around 6:40pm Eastern. 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 8:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| 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 12, 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?" ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween steps in at 8:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| New notice: '** There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 7pm Eastern this evening. ** Warm-up music begins around 6:40pm Eastern 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 (streaming server graciously provided by Radio Free Dishnuts - www.dishnuts.net)' ||||||||| 8:00 PM: DJTweeny jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – LITTLE FEAT-ROOSTER RAG 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)' ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and Deputy Dang steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. ||||||||| 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 Merlyn disembarks at 8:00 PM. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's Bob's Dad, just back from Elmertown." DJTweeny: Hey Bob's Dad, Merlyn, Deputy Bob's Dad: Chatters Merlyn: Hey DD, Bobs dad, DJ ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** 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 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Deputy Dang: ¡Hola, compadres! Rufus_T_Firetween: Hola señor ||||||||| Catherwood leads Beet in through the front door at 8:00 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Beet: Hey, Gang. DJTweeny: Yo Beet Beet: Howdy, Dr Tween. Bob's Dad: Beet Beet: Hello, Bob's Dad, Deputy, Merl. Merlyn: Hi Beet ||||||||| New notice: '*** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently Playing — from Firesign Theatre's new FOOLS IN SPACE “The McBombast Group” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out FOOLS IN SPACE at >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space' Beet: Do we know where Brother Cat is? ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Deputy Dan has no friends." Bob's Dad: I'm here, just different nick Beet: Good, thanks. Deputy Dang: Hey Nick! Beet: Just in the nick of time, too. Bob's Dad: in times of danger Deputy Dang: lol Bob's Dad: ossman as lord buckley Bob's Dad: great mixture of stuff, as usual ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies Not Ed into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mutters something about 8:00 PM, then departs. Bob's Dad: Not Not Ed: Groovy DJTweeny: Hey Not Ed Not Ed: Hey Bob's Not Ed: Hi hi hi Tweeny Beet: Greetings, Not. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Not Ed: DDang, Merl, Ruf, Beet Not Ed: Hey Beety Not Ed: Tanx for the link Ruf Not Ed: Will post it around Deputy Dang: Howdy, Ed Deputy Dang: Er... not Ed Not Ed: Hey DDang Not Ed: heheh Not Ed: I just got the I Ching joke "blush" Not Ed: Throwing I Ching Not Ed: (out the window lol) Beet: out the window Not Ed: Yeah lol Bob's Dad: The Defenestration of Ching Beet: lol Not Ed: hahaha Merlyn: Hi Not Not Ed: Corny joke of the day: Where does a one-legged pirate eat breakfast? Not Ed: Hey Merl Bob's Dad:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague ||||||||| llanwydd sashays in at 8:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. llanwydd: howdy folks Not Ed: Het llan Not Ed: Het het het! lol DJTweeny: Hey llan Beet: Hi, Llan. Deputy Dang: He Llan llanwydd: hows everybody? Not Ed: Not bad, you? llanwydd: dying to hear the punchline, not Not Ed: Slightly stoned & ready for sepper Merlyn: Hey llan Not Ed: Okay here goes Bob's Dad: LlanI got some more characters recorded this week. also audienced the girl who plays anna in te play, whom you interact with as einstein llanwydd: fantastic, Cat Not Ed: Where does a one-legged pirate eat breakfast? ---> I HOP llanwydd: LOL Not Ed: hee Beet: chuckle Rufus_T_Firetween: *groan* Not Ed Bob's Dad: auditioned Not Ed: heheh great Not Ed: thanks llanwydd: I felt like mel blanc recording those characters Not Ed: I must credit that joke to Mark Sieve--Ralph Puke of Puke & Snot. llanwydd: my interpretation was somewhat cartoonish, I think llanwydd: I can record them again if you have any other ideas for them llanwydd: enjoying the sound of rain on my concrete patio right now Not Ed: Puke N Snot - Sure Would, Sherwood - https://youtu.be/2jLVnufp8wA llanwydd: thanks for the link ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Offer not good after curfew in sectors R or N." Not Ed: U betcha llan Bob's Dad: on the lusitanian, on opium, etc. this is something i used to teach when i was an english teacher. Not Ed: Renfest veterans https://www.youtube.com/@pukensnot/videos Bob's Dad: on the radio, etc. Not Ed: P&S worked with Penn & Teller when thery weren't Penn & Teller yet--but worked the same Fest Not Ed: Ages ago.... Deputy Dang: ewww Bob's Dad: phil relesed this as a single pre firesign. some friends from the army Bob's Dad: must have been when Batman was on TV. Not Ed: PROMO The Buddies Duckman Part 1 & 2 45 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/364414972528 Bob's Dad: thanks not Not Ed: U bet Bob's Dad: ausitn was kind of obsessesd with cartoon ducks. Not Ed: lol Not Ed: who isn't? Beet: Daffy and Donald? Not Ed: catherwood bring everyone a plate of duck ala moron ||||||||| Catherwood hands everyone a plate of duck ala moron. Bob's Dad: he did a bunch of duck voices bits with a young woman on the hour hour shows. llanwydd: eat it ala moron Not Ed: duck ala moron https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/track/developmental-valley-school-lunch-menus 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: Austin - Tales of the Old Detective Not Ed:https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-the-old-detective-and-other-big-fat-lies ||||||||| 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.. Not Ed: Hey I'm old and stupid! Not Ed: the sound fx are a riot Bob's Dad: I'm now re-eading Ossman's Thew Ronald Reagon Murder Case, which we heard a chaptrer from last week Not Ed: Thumbs up Bob's Dad: Reagan's body washes ashore on Malbu in a ducksuit, at a partry of hollywood royalty Bob's Dad: they both played with duck imagery Not Ed: I hear there are at least 11 dimensions.... Not Ed: 10 of space and 1 of time Bob's Dad: could be, not Not Ed: (sorry, ref. Mark T's 6th dimension) Not Ed: could be llanwydd: dimensions are relative to the observer so you can have as many as you want Not Ed: string theory Not Ed: interesting llan! Deputy Dang: amscray usterbay! Not Ed: lol llanwydd: of course sir. ook ooka chooch Merlyn: me Beet: Gotte go. This was fun. Nice to see everyone. See you next week. G'Nite all. Bob's Dad: by beet Not Ed: take good care Beet ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "May I take your hat and goat?" llanwydd: nite beet Not Ed: Great gateway collections for new listeners https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/drop-ins Bob's Dad: much of this is in their npr piece Not Ed: collection, singular Not Ed: oh! right I rem Bob's Bob's Dad: all things firesign Bob's Dad: thius was an exquisite radio series, their last, really. Bob's Dad: aal things was just bits, not whole 2 hour shows. llanwydd: that was where they went mainstream Bob's Dad: they were on the verge of turning bergmans podcast into that before pete suddenly died llanwydd: too bad I cant get npr where I live Bob's Dad: they never went mainstream llanwydd: epends how you look at it llanwydd: I was half joking actually Not Ed: I recorded it when the segments were first broadcast -- except the "indian piece" which NPR refused to air Not Ed: fotunately there exists a CD llanwydd: I can underestand that Not Ed: yeah I guess llan Not Ed: there are so many versions of it lol Not Ed: I really like a couple of them Not Ed: Btw, feel free to visit my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PhSYk8_-QlnY7aWHZ0Ejg Not Ed: no monetization, just cool stuff : ) Not Ed: catherwood bring everyone port and cigars ||||||||| Catherwood gives everyone port and cigars. Bob's Dad: Very impressive, Not. Not Ed: tanx Bob's! Not Ed: this is great Not Ed: good stuff as always Tweeny Bob's Dad: the firesign is a vast mine of great stuff Not Ed: omg isn't it! Not Ed: it's like zappa in that way Rufus_T_Firetween: Cat and I are just playing through the Fools In Space Series :) Deputy Dang: I've said it before, and I'll say it again... there's always something else I haven't heard. Rufus_T_Firetween: He'll have a new collage soon Bob's Dad: and i suspect, alwasy will be, dang. Not Ed: I'm going to Ruf Bob's Dad: about naomi klein's new book Not Ed: True DDang Rufus_T_Firetween: That's the way it is with FST. Even if you've heard an album over and over, tere are still nuiances you missed Not Ed: totally Rufus_T_Firetween: *there are Not Ed: Great Ruf & Cat Not Ed: Don't say "Q" Not Ed: lol Not Ed: gad ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "He can shout, don't hear you." Not Ed: Hey these guys are pretty funny Not Ed: how many? 4 or 5? Bob's Dad: you get to choose Deputy Dang: give us urinalysis llanwydd: well folks I gotta begwine. thanks cat and tween. see you all nestuike.
Not Ed take good care llan ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, llanwydd rushes out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." Deputy Dang: it was an honor to be conjoined with you Bob's Dad: we'll talk anon as soon as i record, annas, llan Not Ed: lol Not Ed: in fact I must dash too - GREAT to see you all, and meetcha Bob's ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "A stiff idiot is the worst kind." Not Ed: Be groovy! Bob's Dad: we'll do our best Bob's Dad: i should have cut this Deputy Dang: I'm enjoying it Deputy Dang: But it does seem slightly off topic Bob's Dad: the fis for sale is that long add for other shows edited out. i used the copy fred gave me after it was recorded, long ago. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Bob's Dad: the for sale edition contains a lot of words you can't play on the radio i have to take them out Rufus_T_Firetween: and RFD thanks you for the editing :) Deputy Dang: do you mean the fools in space link at the top of this page? ||||||||| 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' Bob's Dad: if the link is to the new for sale product, that's unedited by me. Merlyn: Me Rufus_T_Firetween: yep :) ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "How does he make his voice do that?" Bob's Dad: if you're still here, merl, that's YOU Bob's Dad: good work, Merl Rufus_T_Firetween: Didn't know you wrote material, that's really cool :-) Deputy Dang: !! Bob's Dad: we asked ossman and he cliamed to have written them all, just a few months ago, but i knew you wrote one. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Scalp 'em, Tantric!" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, everybody… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation… Bob's Dad: taylor corfirmed it. Deputy Dang: outstandinger! more outstanding! Merlyn: I am Brian Westkey Merlyn: Nute all Deputy Dang: thank you! Rufus_T_Firetween: Westley, even :) ||||||||| Deputy Dang says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Deputy Dang exits at 8:00 PM. Bob's Dad: and we are glad of that fact, merl. Merlyn: Westley Bob's Dad: off we flit ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, Merlyn scurries out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, Bob's Dad vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| At 8:00 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, DJTweeny!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... ||||||||| It's 1:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from The Plague ||||||||| 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 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: ||||||||| 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:
Beet
Bob's Dad
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
llanwydd
Merlyn
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
