||||||||| 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 August 01, 2019 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "8:32 PM and late as usual, it's Rufus_T_Firetween, just back from Billville." ||||||||| 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' ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween rushes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Rufus_T_Firetween?! It's 8:34 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" : test ||||||||| Outside, the 8:35 PM downtown bus from Billville pulls away, leaving Rufus_T_Firetween coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| 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 DJTweeny gets out at 8:35 PM. ||||||||| 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: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL PROCTOR!! ** Currently playing: warm up music (John Lennon) 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 ThunderBird gets out at 8:44 PM. ThunderBird: Hey everyone ||||||||| Catherwood stops by and announces "While you bozos sit here in the Waiting Room, why not shop at the Firesale store?" ||||||||| Bambi steps in at 8:46 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. DJTweeny: Hey T-Bird, Bambi :) Bambi: Happy Birthday Phil Proctor!! <3 Bambi: hey Kurt DJTweeny: 79 last Sunday, if you can believe it ThunderBird: wow ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in at 8:49 PM, dragging BabyJesus by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" DJTweeny: He's returned! DJTweeny: Hi Baby Bambi: hi BJ, Rufus, Kurt of course, and TBird ThunderBird: Hi all! ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:52 PM and Cease sashays out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. DJTweeny: allo Cease eh Cease: Hi chatters Bambi: hey Cat Cease: HI Bambi
Bambi :-) Cease: You posted that stuffed portabello recipe on facebook recently. Bambi: Hope you all are well DJTweeny: Doing OK Bambi. I hope you've been able to get some rest DJTweeny: You had a good visit with Da Fam? Bambi: Some but I tire too easy fter the trip Cease: I made it for dinner this evening. Fantastic. DJTweeny: Stuffed 'shrooms? Cease: with spinache, artichokes, assorted cheeses. amazing DJTweeny: yum yum Bambi: Yes, very great family visit Cease: lotsa garlic too Bambi: sounds good Cat ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL PROCTOR!! ** 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: Didn't you post it on facebook? Or was it someone else? ||||||||| 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 disembarks at 8:59 PM. Beet: Hello Dear Friends! ||||||||| Babe Boomer says “We’re Live On PBS!” in the video WEIRDLY COOL Catch Firesign’s Live TV Studio Performance On DVD! DJTweeny: Yo Beet Cease:https://lowcarbyum.com/spinach-artichoke-stuffed-portobello-mushrooms/?fbclid=IwAR3rjqGJkt5B-j-Cufx5aEeZrOO8e2jur9uNnJEjGt5k_E1qtTdWGJghxFU ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, August 01, 2019 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Bambi: 'ello Beet Beet: Hi Dr Tween Cease: And speaking of food, Here's Beet! Beet: Howdy, Dr Cease Cease: Maybe I can make stuffed beets sometime. I think my Ukranian ancestors would approve. Beet: Happy Birthday Phil! Beet: Don't forget the Sour Cream. ||||||||| Bill Sprawl pokes his head in through the window and shouts "MARCHING TO SHIBBOLETH! Click to order!" DJTweeny: Never heard of stuffed beets ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL PROCTOR!! ** now playing: Firezine's “A VISIT TO PLANET PROCTOR” 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u check out VISIT at >> http://www.firezine.net/issue5/fz5_04.htm' Beet: Hi Bambi! Cease: Nor have I, Tween. It's just an idea, prompted by our new chatter Bambi: yummmm! Sounds good: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/214754/stuffed-beets/ Cease: I've used this in several collages. Phil singing at Yale. Cease: Lyrics by Bergman, I believe Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out CAT'S COLLAGE ARCHIVE at >> http://kurtericson.com/cat/ Beet: A complex backing orchestra. Cease: If you can get into Yale, you get an orchestra. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out A VISIT TO PLANET PROCTOR at >> http://www.firezine.net/issue5/fz5_04.htm Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S Wikipedia page at >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Proctor Cease: This is from his flick A Safe Place, 1970 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S FST Member Page at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Proctor Rufus_T_Firetween: I couldn't find a direct link to this CD, so I guess it's out of print Cease: Fred and Chris would know. It's their production DJTweeny: "Hi! I hope you are." lol DJTweeny: Give Us A Break is a fun P&B album Cease: This is a demo tape Phil sent out to get voice over work. DJTweeny: kewl Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out Phil Proctor’s newsletter “PLANET PROCTOR” at www.planetproctor.com Beet: This is fun. Cease: This is from the Big Internet Broadcast of 1996 DJTweeny: A very cool compilation Cease: One of the Firesign bits I added to the Planet Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the video of David Ossman and Phil Proctor at the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS >> http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8134&loclr=eanw Rufus_T_Firetween: ** THE PROCTOR PODCAST - From the mind, and life, of comedy great Phil Proctor >> http://theproctorpodcast.podbean.com/ Cease: This is something from Bergman's RAdio Free Oz website. Cease: Proc did a bunch of these. Cease: This reminds me of a book I'm reading now called Fantasyland Cease:https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kurt-andersen/fantasyland/ Cease: Another Firesign bit. Cease: You still there, Tbird? ThunderBird: Still here ThunderBird: multi-tasking. Taking notes for some CLEP tests Cease: Are you still in the mlitary? ThunderBird: Yep Beet: Cool Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks to RADIO FREE DISHNUTS for providing the streaming server for this show – http://dishnuts.net DJTweeny: This is great :) DJTweeny: Do the Proctor Rap! ThunderBird: Gonna turn in early :( curfew ThunderBird: Enjoyed this very much. Lots of stuff I've never heard before Beet: Government imposed curfew? DJTweeny: See you on the flip side T-Bird, gave a great week :) DJTweeny: *have ThunderBird: Nah. Just for my status Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor's new book is out! “Where's My Fortune Cookie?” >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/pressrel/20171009.html ThunderBird: You too! Goodnight all! Cease: You'll always hear new stuff here. Beet: Have a good one, Mr. T-Bird. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Phil Proctor’s Audio Book of his recent autobiography “Where's My Fortune Cookie?: My Psychic, Psurrealistic Pstory” is now available! >> https://tinyurl.com/y2k7ks5v Cease: Nite, TB ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| Not Ed sashays in at 10:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. DJTweeny: Hi Not Ed Beet: Hitler ruined the given name Adolph forever. Not Ed: hello room Beet: Hey, Not. Cease: Hi Not Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out A VISIT TO PLANET PROCTOR at >> http://www.firezine.net/issue5/fz5_04.htm Not Ed: how 'bout bending a couple of madoodah rolls, if you catch my meaning. DJTweeny: Catherwod, please give Not Ed a couple of madoodah rolls DJTweeny: Catherwood, please give Not Ed a couple of madoodah rolls ||||||||| Catherwood gets not ed a couple of madoodah rolls. Beet: I just installed new batteries in my promotional chihuahua from the 90's that says "Yoquiero Taco Bell". Great personal achievement. Not Ed: Thanks Catherwood, but this is only one. ||||||||| Catherwood steps alongside Not Ed and inquires "Did you want me?" Rufus_T_Firetween: lol Beet Beet: Have you been to a Taco Bell recently? Portion sizes have shrunk by about a third. Cease: Not in many years DJTweeny: I have not Beet: I think the franchise is not doing very well. Cease: Silence DJTweeny: I didn't know he did so many Hal Stark bits Rufus_T_Firetween: test Rufus_T_Firetween: The was a problem with the streamer connection to the server Rufus_T_Firetween: Seemd to be OK now Cease: Back DJTweeny: test DJTweeny: I didn't know he did so many Hal Stark bits DJTweeny: Here are a couple included on the All Things Firesign NPR album DJTweeny: *There are DJTweeny: New World Odor lol ||||||||| Catherwood accompanies llanwydd into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, grumbles something about 10:16 PM, then departs. llanwydd: howdy folks DJTweeny: Hi llan Beet: Hi llan. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out A VISIT TO PLANET PROCTOR at >> http://www.firezine.net/issue5/fz5_04.htm Cease: Hi llan llanwydd: I knew phil was a leo Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S Wikipedia page at >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Proctor Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S FST Member Page at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Proctor llanwydd: thanks, tween DJTweeny: yw Cease: From Prisoner of the 20th Century to prisoner of the Electrician DJTweeny: good segue Beet: Must be a republican DJTweeny: heh ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 10:22 PM, dragging General Dysfunction by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this Firehead?" General Dysfunction: Had to tune in here to learn how to sing the blues Cease: You've come to the right place General Dysfunction: thank goodness ...i mean, i woke up this morning... ||||||||| It's 10:25 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Beet: Greetings General. DJTweeny: Hi GD General Dysfunction: Greetings Beet, been so very long since I've checked in, happy to be here Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out A VISIT TO PLANET PROCTOR at >> http://www.firezine.net/issue5/fz5_04.htm Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S Wikipedia page at >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Proctor Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PHIL PROCTOR'S FST Member Page at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?member=Proctor General Dysfunction: Salutations, DJT, thanks for keeping the good things going Beet: Are there aliens in your scrambled eggs? llanwydd: theyre in everybodys eggs Beet: Oh NO! General Dysfunction: oh, nino, thanks for nothing! eek DJTweeny: Great way to end the album :) ||||||||| New notice: '** HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL PROCTOR!! ** Now playing: “BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY” from Firesign's PINK HOTEL BURNS DOWN album 128k stream at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u or 16k at: http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny16k.m3u Check out PINK HOTEL at >> https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=phbd-ln' Beet: spaced out General Dysfunction: the silvery approacheth Beet: The Lone Ranger Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out PINK HOTEL BURNS DOWN at >> http://www.firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=phbd-ln DJTweeny: Although I don't think they're going to re-release Pink Hotel, I believe Taylor said some of the skits (such as this) would be part of other collections offered at the Download Store Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out the new FIRESIGN THEATRE DOWNLOAD STORE at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases Beet:http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-giant-rat-of-sumatra-zoological.html General Dysfunction: good nuews ||||||||| Around 10:46 PM, General Dysfunction walks off into the sunset... DJTweeny: Sundamys infraluteus ||||||||| 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' Cease: I always hear new things there. Beet: This was fun. Great compilation of Proctor's work. Nice to see everyone. Thanks to Dr's Cease and Tween for your great contributions .See you next week. G'Nite. ||||||||| Mark Time invites you to watch and listen to Firesign’s XM Radio Performances Watch The Firesign Theatre In Action! Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, all… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation... Beet: Happy Birthgay Mr Proctor Beet: Birthday Cease: HOpe Phli had a good day DJTweeny: Happy Birthday Phil! llanwydd: nite everybody ||||||||| "10:58 PM? I'm late!" exclaims llanwydd, who then rushes out through the french doors and down through the flowerbeds. Cease: Next week all ||||||||| Cease leaves at 10:58 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 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. DJTweeny: Until last time, again... ||||||||| 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 common cold ||||||||| 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 intense demonic possession ||||||||| 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 dengue fever ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| BabyJesus - dead from jaundice ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| ThunderBird - dead from the common cold ||||||||| 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: ||||||||| Bambi - 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:
Bambi
Beet
Cease
DJTweeny
General Dysfunction
llanwydd
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
ThunderBird
