||||||||| 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 November 16, 2023 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Rufus_T_Firetween', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... ||||||||| 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 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 5 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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 7:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from Covid 19 ||||||||| 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, November 16, 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?" ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM downtown bus from Billville pulls away, leaving Rufus_T_Firetween coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| DJTweeny steals in around 8:00 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| 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... ||||||||| Catherwood ushers 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 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)' Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Currently playing on the FST Streams: warm up music — JON AND VANGELIS-PAGE OF LIFE — 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) ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – JON AND VANGELIS-PAGE OF LIFE 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)' ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| 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 gets out at 8:00 PM. Beet: Evening, Folks. ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and announces "Announcing 'Bob's Dad', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... DJTweeny: Yo Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween ||||||||| 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: Has anyone seen my pickle? Beet: Are we the only ones here? Beet: Hi, Deputy. DJTweeny: Hey Cat, Deputy Bob's Dad: who are we listening to? DJTweeny: Jon & Vangelis Bob's Dad: i ilke that. should have gotten here earlier Beet: Hi, Cat Bob's Dad: Beet, Dang, Tween ||||||||| 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.. Deputy Dang: Howdy pardners! Bob's Dad: howdy everybody Beet: I thonk we have Technical Stimulation. Bob's Dad: I feel technically stimulated Beet: think ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's RADIO NOW LIVE! Disc 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 RADIO NOW LIVE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-rvBANNER: ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's RADIO NOW LIVE! Disc 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 RADIO NOW LIVE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-rv' Bob's Dad: We haven't listened to Immortality ina while, eh Tween? ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Mutt should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Mutt enters and sits in front of the fireplace. Beet: Hello Mutt Mutt: Is Smutt already here? Bob's Dad: i should have used this in my naomi klein collage Bob's Dad: Hi Mutt Rufus_T_Firetween: Hmmm, I sure screwed up the topic lol Rufus_T_Firetween: Let's try again... ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Now playing: Firesign Theatre's RADIO NOW LIVE! Disc 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 RADIO NOW LIVE at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-rv' Rufus_T_Firetween: better DJTweeny: Hi Mutt Bob's Dad: did you see the image of this posted today on facebook? Mutt: My Naomi I Moan Kiein bottle is full of flies. Bob's Dad: Mars flys hit the bottle DJTweeny: We last heard Immortality in August in tribute to Melinda Bob's Dad: Ah yes Bob's Dad: What havent we heard recently? DJTweeny: P&B's Give Us A Break? Bob's Dad: Did we hear Giant Rat recently? Bob's Dad: Yeah, we haven't played much PB lately DJTweeny: Giant Rat was last heard in March Bob's Dad: Maybe Bob's Dad: Give us a Break and some of Phil Austin's tales ||||||||| llanwydd steps in at 8:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. llanwydd: howdy folks llanwydd: I think Give Us a Break is the funniest of all the FST spinnoffs DJTweeny: Hey llan llanwydd: hi tween llanwydd: Lemon Car made me split my sides Beet: Hillan Bob's Dad: Llan DJTweeny: Let's work that one in sometime soon, OK Cat? Bob's Dad: I've used Lemon Car in Many collages. But it wouild be great after Heeblehouse from Old Detective. Bob's Dad: There's also a Heeblehouser bit on FIS Bob's Dad: I once did a Firesign show about cars. Austin was relaly into them. Bob's Dad: Just looked at it and it doesnt have Lemon Car in it. Deputy Dang: Austin Martin? DJTweeny: Lemon Car is track 12 of Give Us A Break llanwydd: then we will never get home ||||||||| Catherwood enters with mutt's back close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 8:00 PM tree-stunting plans, and scurries off to the vestibule. llanwydd: welcome back mutt DJTweeny: Hi mutt's back mutt's back: Not getting the feed anymore. Is it down for everyone? Beet: Nice to see your back mutt Bob's Dad: fine here Rufus_T_Firetween: It's working fine here mutt's back Rufus_T_Firetween: I'm listening to the 320k feed live ||||||||| It's 12:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Mutt - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: that jaundice gets everyone. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "At your cervix." Bob's Dad: the chicken isn't yellow, it's jaundiced. Bob's Dad: One of the livlier versions of this Deputy Dang: I haven't heard this version, and am liking it muchly. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about RADIO NOW LIVE! at >> https://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=rnl-ln%20changed%20the%20water Rufus_T_Firetween: Undoubtedly their best recorded live performance Rufus_T_Firetween: a must-have for a fan's collection ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Son, it's in the water - that's why it's yellow." Bob's Dad: indeed Bob's Dad: the son's not yellow, it's chicken. I think i'll use that line in my newplay. Beet: This really is good. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Be sure to join me (Kurt in Austin) for my live RADIO FREE ROADKILL show from 7-9pm Eastern every Tuesday at www.dishnuts.net where I play Firesign Theatre and take your music requests - RFR Archives at www.kurtericson.net/txroadkill/roadkillshow Beet: As usual, gotta go now. Had a great time listening to this great recording. See everyone again next week. G'Nite. Deputy Dang: I heard Drop Your Pants! 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 Deputy Dang: Night night, Beet! Rufus_T_Firetween: later Beet... ||||||||| New notice: ' ** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing — Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “MADDOW vs NAZIS” 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 COLLAGE ARCHIVE AT >> https://www.kurtericson.net/cat' Bob's Dad: By Beet Bob's Dad: I think it's pronounced Shy-er ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and intones "Presenting 'Not Ed', just granted probation at 8:00 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Not Ed: Hi hi hi Mr Deltoid Bob's Dad: Hey Not Bob's Dad: In time for most of my Rachel Madow collage Not Ed: great! Not Ed: I see : ) Not Ed: cool Not Ed: I respect her so much Bob's Dad: I was on a cruise with her and her partner in 2008. We chatted a few times. Bob's Dad: Pretty sure I mentioned it on chat at the time. Not Ed: neat1 Not Ed: ! ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Join the expectant crowd gathering now as we stop here on..."
Not Ed ) Bob's Dad: how are things in seattle, not? Bob's Dad: My extended family went to vegas. i assume they're having fun Bob's Dad: men of the desert persuasion. elsewhere, the firesigns have a line "of the coloured persuasion" Deputy Dang: Weren't you in Vegas recently? Bob's Dad: marfch Bob's Dad: just got my ticket for trip next march. i'll be able to see the sphere. Bob's Dad:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/11/inside-las-vegas-sphere-u2/676000/?lctg=6050e2c11fc16d137f83f79a Bob's Dad: i was in Denver recently because of the Meow Wolf thing I saw in Vegas back in March Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “MADDOW vs NAZIS” at >> http://kurtericson.net/cat/#COLLAGES Deputy Dang: I'm interested in seeing the sphere. It will be some time next year. Bob's Dad: I'm going there March 11-15 Bob's Dad: Also going back to Meow Wolf. Bob's Dad: Easier to forget than remember. great line. Not Ed: trippy collage bob's I like it Bob's Dad: i do my best Bob's Dad: i just got eddie izzard' autobi on audio book from the library. it's 14 1/2 hooursw long so will take me a while to collage it. maybe by xmas Bob's Dad:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/the-sphere-and-our-immersion-complex?utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_111623&bxid=5be9d28b3f92a40469e1fcd7&cndid=18995395&hasha=4cb1ba274fcd3bb99637f5ab9082ef92&hashb=4d1f991571ed00d72f5c6965605586738d3faa3f&hashc=1d2e1769f2eafb3b3ec6673980fdd6383c60b8263b973762b6712270f617b3be&esrc=&mbid=CRMNYR012019 DJTweeny: from what I've seen/heard, Izzard is fun ||||||||| 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: may not have a new collage for a while. hope y'all enjoyed this one. Not Ed: lol Not Ed: good one bob's Not Ed: meaningful cut Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, everybody… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation… Deputy Dang: Thanks for both shows! Good listening! Not Ed: Welly welly well time to hit the road Bob's Dad: see you here next week Not Ed: good to see you all Not Ed: thanks Cat & Tween & Ruf & Merl Not Ed: laterz gaterz DJTweeny: Until last time, again... Deputy Dang: Gnight all! ||||||||| Deputy Dang departs at 8:00 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| 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 ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Bob's Dad - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| llanwydd says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, llanwydd exits at 8:00 PM. ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| mutt's back - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Beet - 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
Bob's Dad
Deputy Dang
DJTweeny
llanwydd
mutt's back
Mutt
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
