||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for July 25, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Rufus_T_Firetween close behind, mutters something about disrupting his 7:20 PM tree-stunting plans, and hurries off to the anteroom. ||||||||| 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 web site at www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com' ||||||||| ThunderBird sashays in at 7:43 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 8:10 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ThunderBird - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| DJTweeny sashays in at 8:32 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| New notice: '** RIP PAUL KRASSNER (1932-2019) ** Currently playing: warm up music (Jefferson Airplane) 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)' ||||||||| 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 llanwydd disembarks at 8:49 PM. llanwydd: howdy DJTweeny: Hi llan ||||||||| 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!" ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Cease inside, makes a note of the time (8:55 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. llanwydd: hey cat DJTweeny: Hey Cease Cease: Hi all : Hi ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:56 PM, dragging ThunderBird by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Yahoo ™?" ThunderBird: Hi llanwydd: hi TB DJTweeny: Hi T-Bird Cease: Bird ThunderBird: Hey all ||||||||| New notice: '** RIP PAUL KRASSNER (1932-2019) ** 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)' Cease: I remember graffiti-ing a wall in a tunnel at my university in Ottawa with that line, "life is change, that's how it differs from the rocks" ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, July 25, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" DJTweeny: That's cool :) ||||||||| New notice: '* RIP PAUL KRASSNER (1932-2019) ** now playing: Paul Krassner's “IN THE GUISE OF SECURITY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out IRONY LIVES at >> https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Krassner-Irony-Lives/release/9261282' Cease: Dan wrote a play about Oscar Levant that Proctor was in recently DJTweeny: kewl ||||||||| New notice: '** RIP PAUL KRASSNER (1932-2019) ** now playing: Paul Krassner's “IN THE GUISE OF SECURITY” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out IRONY LIVES at >> https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Krassner-Irony-Lives/release/9261282' Cease: Krassner has a funny story about coming back from the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam and sailing through customs cuz the customs guy thought he was with the Airplane DJTweeny: He surely could have been Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Read about IRONY LIVES at >> https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Krassner-Irony-Lives/release/9261282 ||||||||| ''Bob'' tiptoes in around 9:06 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last night's "unpleasant incident." Cease: Hi bob DJTweeny: allo Bob ''Bob'': Greetings! *honkhonk* ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'Johan Amadeus Myjetski ', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:08 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... Cease: Jammy Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's Wiki page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krassner DJTweeny: Hi Johan Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Wait a minute - who am i? Cease:http://seemreal.com/aq/aq11_krassner1.html Cease: My Adbusters interview with Paul, from 95 Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi cease! & DJT! ''Bob'': FUJA! Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Well said, Bob! llanwydd: police world! lol Johan Amadeus Myjetski : One foot fighter 22 ''Bob'': Bless Saint Paul K! Cease: would make a great firesign album llanwydd: cool! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net ||||||||| New notice: '** RIP PAUL KRASSNER (1932-2019) ** Currently playing: Cat Simril Ishikawa’s “WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU LAUGH” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or at 16k: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out Cat's Collages at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/' ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Beet in through the front door at 9:15 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. Beet: Evening all. DJTweeny: Hey Beet Cease: this is a pilot for a radio show bergman wanted to do in i think 95, or maybe 94. Cease: called Digital Diner. Beet: Hi Dr Tween Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU LAUGH” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Johan Amadeus Myjetski : Hi beet! Cease: This was 25 years ago, and he was still writing that novel when he died Beet: Just in time for Catness Beet: Hey, JAM ''Bob'': I just sat down to rip this live Carole King album from 1994 and it features… Slash? on two tracks? Man, the 90s were weird. DJTweeny: Yeah, that's a little different ||||||||| 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: May 26, 1994 Cease: Air check from Firsign guy Michael Packer ''Bob'': Pants the bourgeoisie! Beet: For now Cease: Phil Austin described us chatters as a tribe, and he meant that as a compliment Beet: I don't mind being in a tribe as long as it is at least moderately cool. DJTweeny: ''Bob'': Pants the bourgeoisie! << That's the name of an Hour Hour episode :) ''Bob'': Natch Cease: the only person cooler than the firesign theatre was paul krassner ''Bob'': Also venerated as a saint by the subgenii ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store." Cease: My first year of univerity. Cease: I think I picked up the Realist at the campus book store. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's Wiki page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krassner ||||||||| Catherwood leads Not Ed into the room, accepts a grimy quarter as a gratuity, mutters something about 9:28 PM, then departs. Not Ed: Pork? Cease: Welcome, Not DJTweeny: Hello Not Ed Beet: Hi Not ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" Not Ed: Cheers Cease, Beet, Tweeny Not Ed: Evenin JAM, llan & "B" Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's Wiki page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krassner Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's web site >> http://www.paulkrassner.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Terry Gross on Fresh Air “Remembering Paul Krassner, Journalist And Co-Founder Of The Yippies” >> https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744431081/remembering-paul-krassner-journalist-and-co-founder-of-the-yippies Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Counterculture Activist And Former SF Resident Paul Krassner Dies - https://kcbsradio.radio.com/blogs/melissa-culross/paul-krassner-counterculture-activist-dies Cease: "Mr Swine" from the 2nd Firesign album DJTweeny: yeah Not Ed: funny stuff C Cease: Paul's first album. I just added a few bites from Firesign Not Ed: excellent DJTweeny: Paul's first album was during the Clinton years? DJTweeny: Yeah, looks like it was Rufus_T_Firetween:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krassner#Discography DJTweeny: Would have thought that he had done albums long ago Beet: I don't know exactly why, but anyone who has a consistent, forced and therefore fake laugh bothers me a lot. Cease:https://www.amazon.ca/Have-Making-Laugh-Krassner-1996-08-27/dp/B01KATUTZG?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duc12-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01KATUTZG Cease: 1996 Cease: right after i met him Not Ed: what's he like C? Cease: one of the nicest people i've ever met Not Ed: neat DJTweeny: funny funny stuff :) Cease: i dont know why he wasnt recorded before. he was doing standup in the early 60s Beet: This guy sounds very stream of consciousness like Firesign. Not Ed: indeed Not Ed: C DJTweeny: Yeah that's what I was thinking Cease: he recyled that joke DJTweeny: lol @ 'a new drug called ZAR' Not Ed: Zar really gets you off Not Ed: lol right Tweeny Not Ed: guy's great Cease: this is from my play Neal Amid Not Ed: interesting Not Ed: I've heard it ||||||||| "Happy" Harry Cox pops in and say "I was right! Everything I knew WAS wrong! You CAN get "Profiles in Barbecue Sauce", chock full of meaty Firesign scripts!" DJTweeny: We need to air some of your plays, Cat Cease: you still here, tbird? DJTweeny: maybe some time when you're taking the week off from doing collages Cease: good idea, tween Not Ed: Profiles in BS is so appreciated Not Ed: are you going back to collage C? Not Ed: har har llanwydd: dcrfvgbyhnnhbgvf Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Firesign Books >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20130320.html Not Ed: Easy for you to say, llan llanwydd: lol Beet: Sounds like he did a lot of running. Not Ed: The Strange Dr. Weird single episodes (OTRR) https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Strange_Dr_Weird_Singles ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Not Ed: Or yelling Theatre! in a crowded fire DJTweeny: that's just irresponsible Not Ed: lol Beet: Yum - mouse on a stick! Not Ed: catherwood give everyone a mouse on a stick ||||||||| Catherwood gets everyone a mouse on a stick. Not Ed: Yum - hash brownies! Beet: Source and goal of munchies. DJTweeny: two birds with one stoner Not Ed: haha Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner – We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh >> https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Krassner-We-Have-Ways-Of-Making-You-Laugh/release/5799429 ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Merlyn close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 10:16 PM tree-stunting plans, and runs off to the sitting room. DJTweeny: Hey Merlyn Merlyn: hey tween, everyone Cease: Merl Beet: hi mister merlyn Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU LAUGH” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Cease: This is Bergman from 67 Beet: worm food Not Ed: more sugar! Not Ed:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party Beet: ditto ''Bob'': Not gonna be able to get that image out of my head. DJTweeny: haha Not Ed: lol indeed Cease: like lenny, he could do characters well, spontaneously Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Listen/Download Cat’s collage “WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU LAUGH” at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/#COLLAGES Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's Wiki page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krassner Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner's web site >> http://www.paulkrassner.com/ Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Terry Gross on Fresh Air “Remembering Paul Krassner, Journalist And Co-Founder Of The Yippies” >> https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744431081/remembering-paul-krassner-journalist-and-co-founder-of-the-yippies Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Counterculture Activist And Former SF Resident Paul Krassner Dies >> https://kcbsradio.radio.com/blogs/melissa-culross/paul-krassner-counterculture-activist-dies Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Paul Krassner – We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh >> https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Krassner-We-Have-Ways-Of-Making-You-Laugh/release/5799429 DJTweeny: What a great album Beet: Who do you call when the problem is the police? DJTweeny: Good question Cease: Paul was beaten by the police in Frisco and had difficulty walking for the rest of his life. DJTweeny: :-( Not Ed: Tak Rufus Not Ed: that sucks major DJTweeny: PaulIn an email, Paul told me to be careful because he had been thrown to the curb and beaten. I wonder if that was the incident he was talking about DJTweeny: *In an email Cease: I think so ''Bob'': But haven't we already established that laughing is healthy? ||||||||| 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.com/firesign' Beet: The one with the cattle prod? DJTweeny: Excellent tribute to Krassner, Cat, thanks so much :-) ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! DJTweeny: Lots of healthy gut laughs tonight
Not Ed is knocked out. ''Bob'': ded Beet: I fee healthier myself. Cease: a greatr story teller Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Not Ed: Remember the counterculture, Nellie? ''Bob'': Thanks, guys! Not Ed: GREAT SHOW Cat & Tweeny Beet: REALLY enjoyed the collage, Cat. Nice hanging with everyone. This Thursday night thing is very addicting. Of course major thanks and kudos to Dr. Tween. G'Night all. Merlyn: tanks again tweenerino Not Ed: Good to see everyone! DJTweeny: Not Ed: Remember the counterculture, Nellie? << lol ||||||||| Merlyn departs at 10:58 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" Cease: i like to think paul would have enjoyed that. Not Ed: Merl & Rufus stay groovy & all kinds of stuff like that there ||||||||| Catherwood tosses another cheese log on the fire and intones, "If you want to keep the cornstarch off your mukluks this season, buy a hoodie or a sweatshirt at the Firesign corner Cafepress store."
Not Ed winks at Tweeny ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Cease: KRLA show next week? DJTweeny: Sure Cease Cease: we'll talk later ||||||||| Cease says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Cease exits at 11:02 PM. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| It's 11:10 PM, 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 ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:25 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 fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Beet - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 11:55 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from measles ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| 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.. ||||||||| It's 12:10 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Johan Amadeus Myjetski - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:25 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:40 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ''Bob'' - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 12:55 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ThunderBird - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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 4:32 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:
''Bob''
Beet
Cease
DJTweeny
Johan Amadeus Myjetski
llanwydd
Merlyn
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
ThunderBird
