||||||||| 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 09, 2023 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM uptown bus from Billville pulls away, leaving Rufus_T_Firetween coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| 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. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 8 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 8:15 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... ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, November 09, 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?" ||||||||| 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 Mutt disembarks at 8:00 PM. Mutt: Catherwood, your gong is wrong! ||||||||| Catherwood steps up to Mutt and inquires "Typing my name just to rile me, eh?" ||||||||| It's 10:45 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Mutt - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM uptown bus from Funfun Town pulls away, leaving Rufus_T_Firetween coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 8:00 PM and Deputy Dang bounds out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Deputy Dang: I was hoping for a pickle! Rufus_T_Firetween: Howdy Deputy ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "8:00 PM and late as usual, it's DJTweeny, just back from Elmertown." ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT!! ** Currently playing: warm up music – JUSTIN HAYWARD/JOHN LODGE-BLUE JAYS 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)' Deputy Dang: Howdy Tweeny! ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Bob's Dad should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Bob's Dad enters and sits in front of the fireplace. Bob's Dad: Hi all DJTweeny: allo Cat Rufus_T_Firetween: This album was made by a couple of members of The Moody Blues Bob's Dad: it does sound like them ||||||||| 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)' ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Beet should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Beet enters and sits in front of the fireplace. Beet: Evening, Fellow Chatters! DJTweeny: Yo Beet Beet: Hi, Dr Tween Beet: Hey, Dad, Deputy. Beet: Nice Moody stuff Bob's Dad: Beet ||||||||| 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! ||||||||| New notice: '** WE'RE GLAD YOU MADE IT! ** Now playing: from Firesign Theatre's THE FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD “Firesign on WHFS-FM Bethesda, MD 3/30/1981” 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 FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >>https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/releases' Bob's Dad: Hi Dang. Bob's Dad: I have the CD of that show from Firezine. Bob's Dad: Have we played it, Tween? Rufus_T_Firetween: We've played Fighting Clowns Of Hollywood, but not n a very long time Bob's Dad: right. I meant the Firezine CD Rufus_T_Firetween: Probably needs to be checked for nughty words, as do most of their live performances Rufus_T_Firetween: No, I don't have a copy of the Firezine CD Rufus_T_Firetween: Is it called something different? Bob's Dad: It's called the Ronald Reagan Assassination show. Beet: Ptomaine River Rufus_T_Firetween: Bob's Dad: It's called the Ronald Reagan Assassination show. << I've got 'The Fighting Clowns Ronald Reagan Assassination Show' Bob's Dad: that's it Tween Rufus_T_Firetween: Which I believe is the release title Rufus_T_Firetween: Pretty sure that's what they put up on Bandcamp Bob's Dad: I'd love to hear Firesign and Gore together Bob's Dad: My new collage is 44 minutes so we'll have lots of time next week. Rufus_T_Firetween: kewl Bob's Dad: i could probably make a collage out of firesign and gore from youtube. i'm sure there's tons of him there. Rufus_T_Firetween: llan and johan are MIA :/ Beet: And Merl so far ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Mister policeman, what makes America great?" Bob's Dad: perhaps they;ll show up later Bob's Dad: I just got my reservation for Vegas so I'll probably miss the show that Thursday. Mid march Deputy Dang: Fighting Clowns was fun ||||||||| New notice: '*** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently Playing — from Firesign Theatre's new FOOLS IN SPACE “We Really Should Rehearse This Shit Before We Do It” 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' Bob's Dad: it was. they loved doing music. Bob's Dad: pot head sound effect comedy? that's rather narrow. ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'land squid', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:00 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the vestibule... land squid: whaz real land squid: missed ya last week Bob's Dad: hi squid Beet: hey squid Deputy Dang: hi squid! DJTweeny: Hey squiddy ||||||||| 8:00 PM: Elayne jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past year and a half!" Elayne: Evenin' all! Bob's Dad: Hi El Elayne: Hey BD! Beet: Hi, Elayne Elayne: Hi Beet! Bob's Dad: How are things in NYC? land squid: hi Elayne ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "May I see your passport, please?" Elayne: Very nice today. Elayne: Hello ls! land squid: lol Bob's Dad: Speaking of passports, I just made my flgiht reservation for VEgas next March and the travel site said I needed a Visa! Elayne: Ah, why are you Bob's Dad today, Cat? DJTweeny: Hey Elayne Bob's Dad: That's hard to believe! I didn't need a visa to go to Denver refcently. Elayne: Evenin' Kurt! land squid: I needed a visa when I went to england but never when I went to canada Bob's Dad: My cat Bob died on Oct 4 so I changed my nick in his honour. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Check out FIGHTING CLOWNS OF HOLLYWOOD at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/fighting-clowns-of-hollywood Elayne: Aww, I'm sorry about Bob. I'm still not really over Zed's death. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** “Fighting Clowns Of Hollywood: A Memoir” by David Ossman - http://www.bearmanormedia.com/fighting-clowns-of-hollywood-a-memoir-softcover-edition-by-david-ossman Beet: Maybe some of the states have seceded again. Bob's Dad: People flow accross the land border every day in their multitudes. Bob's Dad: That's great book, Tween. Bob's Dad: Yeah, death is hard to take. land squid: death be no good land squid: to paraphrase a famous line Beet: death is very annoying Beet: and sad land squid: what warm up music did I miss tonight tween? Rufus_T_Firetween: HAYWARD/JOHN LODGE-BLUE JAYS land squid: sounds cool Rufus_T_Firetween: Good quasi-solo album from two Moodies members Bob's Dad: How's Robin these days, El? land squid: my two favorite moodys land squid: except for patrick moraz Rufus_T_Firetween: So sad that they ended up claiming that Moraz was legally a 'hired musician' ||||||||| Outside, the 8:00 PM uptown bus from Elmertown pulls away, leaving Not Ed coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Elayne: Robin's fine, Cat. Except for whatever cold I must have brought home with me from Manhattan and given to him. Bob's Dad: Hey Not Not Ed: hey crazed firefiends Rufus_T_Firetween: I always thought he was an integral part of their sound after replacing Pinder on keyboards Beet: There's Not. Howdy. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Inferior people should not be employed." DJTweeny: Hey Not Ed Not Ed: Hey Bob's ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "This is W.A.L.T.E.R ... this is W.A.L.T.E.R. ..." Bob's Dad: I got my 6th Covid shot plus flu shot and seemed to have a cold the next few days. Very odd. Rufus_T_Firetween: ** NEW FIRESIGN RELEASE!! ** - FOOLS IN SPACE – Digital Download >> https://firesigntheatre.com/store/brucesnyderdesignandtime-mk6dl?rq=fools%20in%20space Bob's Dad: That was a few weeks ago. ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Back from the Shadows again." Not Ed:Tweeny, Elayne, land, BeetRufus! and DDang? Not Ed: Beetrufus? Deputy Dang: indeed Rufus_T_Firetween: I'd stay away from that stuff, Cat Bob's Dad: Fumiyo just had her flu shot today and will have her Covid 6 next week. Hope she isn't hit by a cold from it Not Ed: there's DDang hey! Rufus_T_Firetween: I won't touch that stuff with a 10-foot chinchilla Bob's Dad: was this on the Box of Danger set? Not Ed: that's a squirrel Beet: My last boost was many months ago now. Bob's Dad: i declined cancelation insurance for my ticket so I have to stay healthy the next 4 months Not Ed: big is more Bob's Dad: "tune in next month" is funny because this is their last show. Not Ed: ouch lol Bob's Dad: 3/4 oz? Not Ed: wazoo ranch? I'm so there Deputy Dang: This reminds me of Monty Python's Flying Circus Not Ed: Yeah Not Ed: catherwood bring everyone Stunned Ducks in Alcohol Sauce for dinner ||||||||| Catherwood brings everyone stunned ducks in alcohol sauce for dinner. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 1 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. land squid: thanks, cathy Not Ed: Developmental Valley School District Lunch Menus for This Week by Phil Austin (text) https://www.thebigjewel.com/developmental-valley-school-district-lunch-menus-for-this-week Not Ed: lol this is great Not Ed: the audio quality is pretty good Not Ed: nice separation Bob's Dad: sometimes its hard to tell firesign from python Rufus_T_Firetween: Yes, the XM Radio broadcast audio quality was outstanding 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 Not Ed: with AI in the future they will be able to swap them out Not Ed: And the combination will act appropriately 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 Bob's Dad: I saw you there on Tuesday, Dang Not Ed: good choice tonight Not Ed: go Kurt Bob's Dad: it's the final FIS. we've been playing them in order Not Ed: miles davis Not Ed: that's great Bob's Rufus_T_Firetween: Actually Cat, we missed a couple of the early ones so there are still some to play Rufus_T_Firetween: I'll get with you on that Bob's Dad: ah Not Ed: meow Beet: This was fun. Gotta go. Nice to see everyone. I'll see you next week. G'Nite. Bob's Dad: By Beet Bob's Dad: Myu Rachel Maddow collage next week Rufus_T_Firetween: Later, Beet land squid: nite beet ||||||||| It's 1:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Elayne - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bob's Dad: by El ||||||||| It's 1:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| land squid - dead from intense demonic possession ||||||||| Not Ed - dead from dengue fever ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Bob's Dad: dropping like flies ||||||||| "8:00 PM? 8:00 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Not Ed should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Not Ed enters and sits at the bar. Not Ed: Heh Not Ed: blew a fuse Bob's Dad: the fuse of doom? Not Ed: Yeah right lol Not Ed: Thr fuse of kitchen and breezeway Not Ed: very chilly breeze here in Seattle + rain blech Bob's Dad: same in Vancouver Rufus_T_Firetween: rain and a cold front coming through down here in Austin Not Ed: ohhh yeah it figures Not Ed: it's that day when you say it just shifted - it's shift day Rufus_T_Firetween: won't get out of the 50s tomorrow ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Swell pizza!" Not Ed: catherwood give everyone a swell small pizza and a bear whiz as an alternate choice ||||||||| Catherwood gets everyone a swell small pizza and a bear whiz as an alternate choice. Bob's Dad: thanks, not ||||||||| Catherwood interjects: "Don't worry about the flies, we won't weigh 'em!" ||||||||| New notice: '** NEW REVAMPED FIRESIGN WEB SITE!! – WWW.FIRESIGNTHEATRE.COM ** Currently playing: from Firesign Theatre's ANYTOWN U.S.A. ”Austin & Proctor interview—KHJ Channel 9 Los Angeles” 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 ANYTOWN at >> https://firesigntheatre.bandcamp.com/album/anytown-usa-live-1974' Not Ed: catherwood bring Bob's Dad the check ||||||||| Catherwood hands bob's dad the check. Not Ed: thanks Bob's Not Ed: I recoded an acoustic version of te second half of Layla (acoustic guitar) here if you want to czech it out https://youtu.be/LGfgnJFS5B4 Not Ed: recorded Bob's Dad: Thanks Not Not Ed: U betcha Not Ed: Also here's a good Popeye - about a dozen fell into the public domain (Fleischer period) https://youtu.be/FopxQIFxc5E Not Ed: three cheers for the PD Deputy Dang: three cheers for Popeye Not Ed: eat your spinach! Not Ed: the fleischer Popeyes are the bestest hands down Bob's Dad: lots of Popeye references in my last play Vegas/Egypt Not Ed: with some of thay #D stuff in a couple of them Not Ed: that Not Ed: 3D Deputy Dang: three cheers for the 3D ||||||||| 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: The wonderful optimism of this interview from their early days Rufus_T_Firetween: 1974 Rufus_T_Firetween: ** Thanks for listening, everybody… See you next week, same Firetime, same Firestation… Deputy Dang: I enjoyed myself! Bob's Dad: Rachel Firesign next week Deputy Dang: I'm looking forward to it! Thank you all! Deputy Dang: Hehe I think I heard somebody's farce. DJTweeny: Happy 80th Birthday Joni Mitchell :-) ||||||||| Around 8:00 PM, Deputy Dang walks off into the sunset... ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:15 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Bob's Dad - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| It's 2:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Rufus_T_Firetween - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Beet - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| 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 3 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Not Ed: Oops Byeeee
Not Ed teleports away.... ||||||||| It's 3:45 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Not Ed - 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 4:00 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| DJTweeny - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| 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
Elayne
land squid
Mutt
Not Ed
Rufus_T_Firetween
