||||||||| 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 June 08, 2006 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| 8:30 AM: Firebroiled jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Firebroiled: O! Miki-san! My topless flower of Toyko Delight! O, baby! Where are you now? Out throwing rods from swift atoom bus with herlpful, handsome butler, Rotonoto? Or do you take a fast Tube Train to International Atomic Occupation Bandit Police Headquarters, to, weeping, implore Lieutenant Brad Shaw for my immediate withdrawl from this dangerous exposition? O, don’t know how much Tough-Guy Dectective can now taking of it be! Firebroiled: O! Young Guy! Firebroiled: O! Young Guy! O, gosh! You back! Worried Feeling! Firebroiled: It must be Boosh..., oh dear, Young Guy ||||||||| Firebroiled leaves to catch the 8:34 AM train to Pennsylvania. ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and snorts derisively "Presenting 'riclynsomuah', just granted probation at 3:27 PM", then leaves hurriedly. riclynsomuah: hello room ||||||||| riclynsomuah, spotting Bradshaw, runs into The Chapel. ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 8:47 PM, dragging doctec by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" doctec: hi gang - i will be back later but at the moment i must accompany lili lamont to yon supermarket to procure ancillary foodstuffs for tonight's feast. doctec: this has been a busy week for me: (1) my laptop's display died - AGAIN!!! (raszzm-frazzm) and i had to send it off to HP for yet another warranty service session doctec: (2) my pool league team only made it half way through the regional tournament before getting knocked out by another team, so no vegas trip for us this year; doctec: (3) i finally tool care of a long standing commitment to get beta tape copies of the 1980 pbs series 'oppenheimer' (which i transferred into my pc as mpegs last year) burned to dvds and sent out to a couple of people as promised; doctec: (4) i made good progress on the movie soundtrack last week and this week - i only have three more segments of music to produce; doctec: (5) the lodestone shopping cart coding progressed a bit, we're testing the latest changes and hope to have the thing up in the next week or two; doctec: (6) there is no #6. doctec: gotta go - i'll be back later. ||||||||| "8:54 PM? I'm late!" exclaims doctec, who then dashes out through the french doors and down through the flowerbeds. ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 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 ah,clem disembarks at 9:02 PM. ||||||||| New CNI streaming notice: '"a few minutes with FireSign Theatre" at about 9 eastern' ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Bambi into the room, accepts three dimes as a gratuity, mutters something about 9:05 PM, then departs.
Bambi smiles Bambi: hey Clem ah,clem :) Bambi: nice Oohs song :-) ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:12 PM, dragging the_woof by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" ||||||||| 9:12 PM -- the_woof left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). ||||||||| Catherwood ushers the_woof inside, makes a note of the time (9:12 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bambi: it's the woof :-) ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "9:12 PM and late as usual, it's SirTweenalot, just back from Elmertown." SirTweenalot: Pray tell good people, where might I find a shrubbery? the_woof: i'll be right back the_woof: and hello all SirTweenalot: Hey JL, Bambi, Woof... Bambi: hi Tweeny! SirTweenalot: How's tricks in sunny Dendron? Bambi: did you happen to notice the entry today on http://www.bambismusings.com ? Bambi: well, worked and then drove home in driving rain ... but thankfully only for a few minutes just before I got home Bambi: was nice and sunny before that :-) the_woof: what's in the other rooms? Bambi: well, I think it's best to check that out for yourself ... I didn't find that there was much there ...more of lurking kinda of places ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:17 PM, dragging ali ben llanwydd by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" the_woof: hmm ali ben llanwydd: anybody here? the_woof: many, as a matter of undisputable fact Bambi: hi llanwydd :-) the_woof: but not that many ||||||||| Catherwood ushers cease in through the front door at 9:18 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. the_woof: hello ali ben llanwydd: evenin cat Bambi: hi Cat ||||||||| Outside, the 9:19 PM downtown bus from Billville pulls away, leaving SirTweenalot, esq coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. ali ben llanwydd: ghjkl, tween cease: whats on cni? ||||||||| 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 Dexter Fong disembarks at 9:19 PM. Bambi: wow, LOL, Tweeny is here twice ... and the newest one is, esq ;-) ali ben llanwydd: could not infer Bambi: hi Dex SirTweenalot, esq: iCab crashed in Classic mode when I tried to open your blog, Bambi. Not the blog page I'm sure. iCab's not all that stable in Classic OS. Works fine in OS X. Dexter Fong: Ebening Folks SirTweenalot, esq: Kill SirTweenalot, Manny... Bambi: P&B is first up tonight on CNI :-) ali ben llanwydd: bang bang SirTweenalot, esq: Fong, san... SirTweenalot, esq: Hey LL... cease: im watching sam seder atr the yearly kos show, a bunch of tv news shows and this chat cease: mcluhan would approve ah,clem: what this country needs, for starters SirTweenalot, esq: Hey Vanman... Bambi: ah, ok ...had me worried there for a minute Tweeny ... since the new design seemed to work well in iCab before :-) SirTweenalot, esq: I'll take a medium massage... the_woof: i have a computer question Bambi: Catherwood please pour me a double toasted almond ||||||||| Catherwood hands Bambi a double toasted almond. cease: unhappy macnam SirTweenalot, esq: I'm in Firefox/Tiger now. Gonna read yer blog... ali ben llanwydd: msntv2 is giving me a problem. brb Bambi: thank you Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood answers "You're very welcome!" ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 9:23 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Hat Pack Annex. llanwydd: b Dexter Fong: Dopplegangers are swelling the role Dexter Fong: or roll llanwydd: das ist besser Dexter Fong: Besser du bist mein hausfrau Bambi: that might take some time Tweeny LOL ... that posting has a bazillion links in it ... all great articles with timely info though... Bambi: wb llanwydd llanwydd: ich bin nicht SirTweenalot, esq: Yeah Bambi, that Care2 business really surprised me. You just don't know what people are doing. All the more reason for great firewalls and sniffing programs to root out that sort of thing. cease: are you night? Dexter Fong: typical Kraut nihilism cease: do you see dead people? llanwydd: The Firewall Theatre SirTweenalot, esq: Just scanned it. Will take a closer look later. You Mam, are thorough... Bambi: yep, gotta keep up on that this crap for sure! and no better way than to keep up with the history of said companies the_woof: ok, i'm about to ask my question, and it may seem very detailed and overdone Dexter Fong: The Great Firewall of China the_woof: i have 4 ram slots. right now, i'm using 2 sticks of 512 each in dual-channel. i have 2 other sticks of 256, and both have a different cas latency from the 512 sticks. my motherboard manual says "always install dimms with the same cas latency." could i put the 256 sticks in one channel and the 512s in another and run both at their respective recommended latencies? SirTweenalot, esq: Only a few keyboard players, Cat... cease: i thought the Night guy wrote that screenplay Dexter Fong: Night and Day? SirTweenalot, esq: Playing keys for The Dead is a hazardous occupation, to be sure... Bambi: thanks Tweeny :-) cease: not delivering keys to the Dead is even more hazardous llanwydd: is hornsby still alive? Bambi: lol SirTweenalot, esq: Good one, Cat LOL Dexter Fong: A Hornsby pipe SirTweenalot, esq: Mongo like Mr. Hornsby Dexter Fong: How come you PC geeks didn't answer woof's question SirTweenalot, esq: Catherwood, get Cat a Dolphin beer, please... ||||||||| Catherwood brings cat a dolphin beer. the_woof: that's what i was wondering... Dexter Fong: Woof: Just one of the many services I provide the_woof: haha i'll keep that in mind, dexter fong Dexter Fong: Don't mind if you do SirTweenalot, esq: The Saturday night tech show is more conducive, I suspect. This is when they open the doors to the sanitarium. ||||||||| It's 9:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ali ben llanwydd - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| SirTweenalot - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... the_woof: what's the saturday night tech show? SirTweenalot, esq: Ah, he be not knowing.... Dexter Fong: A tech show that airs on Saturday night ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:30 PM, dragging Merlyn by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this web surfer?" llanwydd: the sanitarium where they make brooms? the_woof: on cni? Dexter Fong: Holla Web SURFER ||||||||| Bunnyboy waltzes in at 9:30 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. cease: hey merl Bunnyboy: oh yas ah,clem: on cni Jimmylee & Bambi, as always.. Merlyn: hello Bunnyboy: That's Headley! Dexter Fong: Hi BB SirTweenalot, esq: And basket weavers who wiggle their thumbs and toes... llanwydd: hi merl and bunnyboy the_woof: ah. i see. Bambi: LOL, FST is wonderful for the techy mind ... and very prophetic ... they saw so much so far ahead of it's time ... Merlyn: I'm surprised there's no comments about rfo.net gone in the firesign newsgroup the_woof: that's true Bambi: hey Bunny cease: listening to franken's show every morning makes me feel like i'm living in minneapolis SirTweenalot, esq: 6pm Eastern on CNI. You need an IRC client for that one, Woof. the_woof: ooh Dexter Fong: Merlyn: Where did it go? cease: with no references to garrison keeler at all llanwydd: that's true bambi. I realized that when Falwell became the head of the PTL Merlyn: me too, cat the_woof: excellent. what's the irc address? ||||||||| Outside, the 9:32 PM downtown bus from Funfun Town pulls away, leaving klokwkdog coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Merlyn: Dex, Peter just let the domain name lapse ah,clem: warm up at 6:30 actually Dexter Fong: Hey Klok Bunnyboy: WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. Gosh, it's been forever since I heard this one. llanwydd: hi klok Bambi: hey Klok! Bunnyboy: And I have it, along with the others. cease: ok i'm gonna watch halliday try and defeat the orioles instead of the newses ah,clem: go to cniradio.com for all the info you need. :) Dexter Fong: Merlyn: That's what happens when you leave things in the hands of amateurs Bunnyboy: Sure would love an official CD reissue of GIVE US A BREAK. the_woof: thanks Bambi: it's great isn't it Bunny :-) llanwydd: I saw your announcement about rfo on firesgn cease: forever isnt lnog enough, bun SirTweenalot, esq: Do you use Firefox Woof? Great browser, and it's got an IRC plugin called Chatzilla that works great. Merlyn: I think that's coming, bboy klokwkdog: hi everyone llanwydd: I always call it fire siggin the_woof: tween: i do use firefox. i do not have chatzilla, but i'll get it now klokwkdog: yeah, woof: get on it and do it every day ;-) Bunnyboy: Yeah, what klok said, hiyall. SirTweenalot, esq: Hey Bun... the_woof: haha cease: siggin? cease: in the rain? SirTweenalot, esq: To know you is to loathe you... LOL llanwydd: siggin as in firesgn thtre Bunnyboy: Wokkin Bunnyboy: in the rain klokwkdog: y'all heard the news today (oh boy) that if you run WindowsXP, it's likely reporting home every day about what you're doing? Bunnyboy: How does he make his voice do that? llanwydd: the usenet/gogol group SirTweenalot, esq: Yikes, Klok... llanwydd: gogol is the russian version of google Bambi: hey Merlyn, you 'ole wizard you :-) cease: so i shoulnd use it, klok? Bunnyboy: Is "home" where the "heart" is? SirTweenalot, esq: And howdy, RI... ||||||||| "9:36 PM? 9:36 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Boney should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Boney enters and sits at the bar. Bunnyboy: Or is that a questionable query? the_woof: i run xp on my main machine, but it's broken now so i'm on win2k. i haven't heard about that xp thing though Dexter Fong: Hey Boney Boney: Catherwood, 9:25 PM. ||||||||| Catherwood walks right past Boney Bunnyboy: lo Bone cease: bun, bone, is bin next? Boney: Never mind. SirTweenalot, esq: Saw that they just released another beta of the new Win OS. Think James is testing, Bambi? cease: maybe Bong klokwkdog: cat -- most people have no choice; if you run WIndows XP, it's so full of security bugs, you have to accept their terms to get patches Bunnyboy: Bene Bunnyboy: and duh Jets. Bambi: yep...bad news for sure Klok ... even if you are legit it still phones home every day and upon each boot ...sucks
Bunnyboy snaps cease: Beech and Bong, attorneys at, uh, law or something Boney: Ben A. Dicked the_woof: what does it report, and why? Bunnyboy: Watched DRAFTEE DAFFY last night. I forgot how damn funny it is. llanwydd: Beech Blanket Bongo Dexter Fong: CNI just went away klokwkdog: tweeny -- Seagate just announced a laptop disk drive that will only work in Windows Vista the_woof: mine too SirTweenalot, esq: I've got OS X checking for new updates periodically, but I doubt it's the same thing... Merlyn: yep, dex the_woof: oh, i disabled windows update SirTweenalot, esq: Wha hoppened to CNI? Sounded like somebody pulled a plug. Bunnyboy: It's Daffy in rare form: screaming and crying and running so fast he shoots sparks. Boney: The International Homosexual Conspiracy. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060606/ts_nm/pope_gays_dc klokwkdog: I can't wait until some hacker looses a virus that mungs all the XP license keys and every XP computer in the world says it's running an illegal copy the_woof: winamp told me it was buffering. now it's playing, but no sound Dexter Fong: All we are is ducks in the wind SirTweenalot, esq: Pretty silly marketing if you ask me, Klok. klokwkdog: you shud heer sound now woof Bambi: wait a sec ... Clem is checking the_woof: i most certainly do hear sound SirTweenalot, esq: CNI's back. ah,clem: will be back soon Dexter Fong: Clem: It's back sooner than that klokwkdog: woof -- CNI radio comes by dialup, so absent the usual studio problems, their ISP sometimes decides to annoy them, too Bambi: LOL the_woof: klok: i didn't know that SirTweenalot, esq: This adminstration is a master at providing "bread and circus". Rather fits with tonight's FST recording :) the_woof: and i didn't mean to sound offensive there the_woof: is dial-up still cheaper than broadband? llanwydd: monty python's bread and circus Bunnyboy: Great news for Popeye fans: Warner Home Video is releasing all the Popeye theatrical cartoons that appeared between 1933 and 1957, as well as the TV toons from the 60's, 70's and 80's. cease: oo, the jays are starting to score some runs Bambi: no worries woof the_woof: by a lot, i mean Bambi: if we had thick skin we wouldn't attempt to do this on dialup LOL the_woof: haha klokwkdog: yeah, woof. The phone companies promised broadband to every single person in the country by 2000, got regulations removed, then didn't deliver and are laughing at you llanwydd: I loved the old popeye. It was so surrealist SirTweenalot, esq: Been watching the DVD version of Meaning Of Life recently, LL. Some great outtakes & deleted scenes included. Bunnyboy: Of course, that would include the excreble POPEYE AND SON series, I presume. cease: sounds like a firesign joke, klok Bambi: releasing them to the public domain bunny? klokwkdog: I've seen them all, Bunny... the_woof: i have broadband. it's nice. :) Bunnyboy: Look for loads of Popeye in 2007. SirTweenalot, esq: It's incredible that it works as well as it does, Bambi. You and JL are to be very much commended. klokwkdog: Bambi -- no, they're getting out early, time off their sentence for good behavior Dexter Fong: P&B; deja vu all over again Bambi: thanks Tweeny :-) Bambi: LOL Klok good one llanwydd: let me scare you with a little story Bunnyboy: Bambi: Well, the original Fleischer brothers shorts have been in the public domain for years. But we can only hope that the WB folks are doing the requisite polish-up for which they are so widely regarded. Dexter Fong: llan: Tell a vision SirTweenalot, esq: I think if the cable companies can run a line to your house, they should be made to provide broadband as well. ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood intones: "9:45 PM and late as usual, it's cHeStEr_cAdAvEr, just back from Ohio." Boney: I'll be working on some Art of the Insane tonight. We'll see if I can multitask. Dexter Fong: there it goes again cHeStEr_cAdAvEr: ...zoinks SirTweenalot, esq: Chester! the_woof: 'allo llanwydd: evenin chet cHeStEr_cAdAvEr: Hello ClivE! Bunnyboy: Now if they could just get off the dime on some Tex Avery releases... SirTweenalot, esq: The night of the living Chester! klokwkdog: The $200 Billion Broadband Scandal - http://www.newnetworks.com/BroadbandScandalIntro.htm cHeStEr_cAdAvEr: bbl
Dexter Fong is not going to mimic chester's capitalization scheme the_woof: is that where you get your material? :) ||||||||| Catherwood stumbles in and intones "Presenting 'doctec', just granted probation at 9:46 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Bambi: hi Chester llanwydd: not familiar with tex avery but I've heard the name Dexter Fong: Hi Doc klokwkdog: hey, DT cease: hey doc SirTweenalot, esq: Back from the road trip, Doc? Bambi: wb doc Bunnyboy: Oh, I get it. Dick Tracy. Chester GHOUL, perhaps? klokwkdog: CNI is cutting in/out like a crazy monkey... the_woof: yeah Bunnyboy: i.e. Gould. doctec: back from the super market (frankly, 'super' is an exaggeration) Bunnyboy: hiya doc! doctec: tex avery: one of a number of warner bros. cartoonmeisters of the 30s, 40s and 50s klokwkdog: stop and shop has gone downhill since they were bought by that bunch of Royal Aholds... Bambi: yes, I hear ya on the 'super' market thing lol llanwydd: hey doc! Bunnyboy: llan: Every see Droopy? That's one of Tex Avery's characters. cease: i went to whole foods today cease: after seeing 60 min asrticle about it doctec: that's where we were, klok - stop & flop cease: its in a mall accross from my parents new place Bambi: will be back after I go upstairs cease: food sure Looks good doctec: tex did the 'barney bear' cartoons too
klokwkdog can only afford quarter foods... :-( Bunnyboy: And A WILD HARE (1940) is the prototypical Bugs and Elmer cartoon, also directed by Tex. Dexter Fong: My whole foods store wah having a half-price sale, I bought a quarter pound of butter SirTweenalot, esq: Been reading Cat's suggestion "...Economic Hitman". Pirates, Klok... just a bu - "The Crimson Permament Assurance"nch of freakin' pirates. I love the opening segment of Meaning of Life doctec: marvellously surreal cease: not as impressive as the place outside of nyc that elayne took me to last year llanwydd: I saw that cat. It was amazing how much peanut butter they had SirTweenalot, esq: Boy, did that last post get messed up. And in Firefox... Merlyn: I like "SLICK HARE", where the neon-like lettering makes it look like "SUCK HARE" cease: yes ive never seen a larger collection of "salads" cease: i ended up buying 6 and then coming home to finding 3 too hot Bunnyboy: cease: West Seattle is getting a Whole Foods, in the foreseeable future. Probably by 2007. Yeah, that 60 Minutes spot was purty keen. doctec: cat: that was "stew leonard's" right? SirTweenalot, esq: Anyhow, it'll be years before we find out all the damage that's been done since '96. cease: one, the crab in portabello, below par, and the meat loaf wating for later cease: he cauliflowre was much hotter than at the indian place you took us to last may, dex klokwkdog: Tween -- our smart young (AEI) men helping the lesser people of impoverished nations...cough up the rest of their money cease: it really mad em ewanto tshop there llanwydd: I'm growing my own organic food cease: and if i'm visitng my parents anyway, why not? Dexter Fong: Cat: YOu like it really spicy eh? SirTweenalot, esq: If, I'm not mistaken, that's and Austin outfit, Bun. cease: ok, wel, the taste for one doctec: good for you lland SirTweenalot, esq: It's depressing, Klok. Bunnyboy: Merlyn: Yeah, If memory serves, SLICK HARE is a Freleng piece. It's in the most recent (Volume 3) Looney Tunes set, as is DRAFTEE DAFFY. cease: at your own organ again, llan? klokwkdog: cat's keyboard has gone into e.e. cummings mode cease: no i loathe heat cease: no chili for me cease: seder tlkaing to atrios, layering the impotence doctec: merl, meant to ask you: why does itunes only download the last of the let's eat bits i uploaded this week? the_woof: my keyboard is always in e. e. cummings mode llanwydd: let's see I've got lettuce, cabbage, corn, peppers, radishes and a ton of tomato plants doctec: is there a way to tell itunes to get earlier segments? klokwkdog: Tween -- you want depressing? I dare you to make it through A Problem From Hell SirTweenalot, esq: You'd hate Austin summers, Cat. 100 degress + for days on end. The winters make up for it... Bunnyboy: cease: How 'bout some CLAM chili? cease: im not sure if i hate hot weather more than hot food, but its a good race the_woof: what a good song... SirTweenalot, esq: Just took a screen shot. Will look for it, Klok. doctec: how cold does it get, tween? cease: it can get really warm here, but rarely hot. cease: johnny carson comes back from the dead to answer llanwydd: that's where you and I differ, cat. I'm a curry fanatic cease: it's so cold that...... SirTweenalot, esq: Rarely freezes. 60's in January. Bambi: back again doctec: hey, he wasn't kidding - he really did come RIGHT BACK cease: is that better than Left Behind? doctec: much better, cat! cease: i thought al lthe behinds were right Bunnyboy: The recently released SNL: BEST OF COMMERCIAL PARODIES has a funny recent spot about over-the-top fast-food marketing: Taco Town. cease: thats where all the shit comes from, these days Bambi: I think so Cat ;-) SirTweenalot, esq: If I ever get to Van, Cat, I'm going to look you up just for the restaurant experience. llanwydd: Leftist Behind doctec: bb: i saw that one - one of their better recent parodies the_woof: Leftist Behind: a movie about michael moore klokwkdog: is he related to Leftenant Behind of the 7th Sealed Cavalry? Bunnyboy: Description of the sketch here: Bunnyboy:http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?food=5 SirTweenalot, esq: Do the managers cringe when you enter their establishments? LOL cease: i seek subtlety llanwydd: LOL klok! Bambi: is the stream behaving better now? doctec: nah, he's a good tipper cease: if you crave hot food, fumiyo owuld be able to help you. SirTweenalot, esq: Seems pretty stable, Bambi... Dexter Fong: Bambi: YOu bet,,,and you can pee rght in it cease: she loves hot food. its just that she basically hates food llanwydd: I can't get enough curry klokwkdog: sounds like some of that "not for chicks" man food, Bunny Dexter Fong: Man cannot live by I.V. alone SirTweenalot, esq: I'll take some good Kung Pao chicken any day Bambi: LOL llanwydd: usually chicken tikka masala cease: halliday pitching surprisingly poorly tonight, but still ahead Merlyn: I didn't see that coming Dexter Fong: Spoke too soon Bambi Bunnyboy: Subtlety is just outside where you find it. the_woof: i was just thinking that klokwkdog: the stream is still cutting in and out, but not so badly as it were awhile agos SirTweenalot, esq: I'm going to have to pick up a copy of "This Country". Pretty good stuff... Bambi: I like things like *HOT* Manchurian Beef with green onions ... cease: i never thought proctor and bergman were that good, at least compared ot ossman and austin solo works llanwydd: This Country is the live album isn't it?
klokwkdog has visions of halliday trying to sell aluminum bats... the_woof: i got the fst cd "give me immortality or give me death" last week at tower records Bambi: drat
klokwkdog begins many meals by weaponizing cayenne pepper... llanwydd: haven't tried manchurian beef yet Dexter Fong: llan: JUdging by the audience reaction, yes =)) SirTweenalot, esq: You have to be able to light a cigarette, Bambi. The Cajuns have some seafood dishes that'll do the job. the_woof: i listened to it; it was ok, but i think i missed a lot of the jokes cease: had you heard it before, woof? Bambi: very good llanwydd: thought so dex the_woof: cease: no, i hadn't Bunnyboy: TV OR NOT TV is visionary. And GIVE ME A BREAK has some lovely spots, no pun intended. SirTweenalot, esq: But, they couldn't find any cayenne in Iraq... Bunnyboy: "DOOOOOOGIES!" Dexter Fong: woof: Like nearly all FST, repeated listenings are recommended llanwydd: the only part I've heard is the excerpt on "Shoes For Industry" Bunnyboy: "If CUTE can KILL...THEY WILL!" llanwydd: rated O for Overrated cease: ok bun, tv does have its visionary identiy, but i never thought it compared to the ossman and austin works of the same era ||||||||| It's 10:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| cHeStEr_cAdAvEr - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... the_woof: dex: i do know that. i've listened to "temporarily humbolt county" about 10 times, and it gets funnier each time klokwkdog: "cajuns" are defined by the westernmost point where Moon Pies are still used as throws by Carnival Krewes cease: they were firing on all cylindars in those days, or some kinda mechanical metaphor klokwkdog: bambi - feed cutting in/out Dexter Fong: afk for refill ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. doctec: as much as i enjoyed tv or not tv when it came out, i have to agree with cat here - there's more substance to the ossman/austin stuff - not just jokes SirTweenalot, esq: The Ms. Information show is a great bit on TV... SirTweenalot, esq: LOL Klok!!
klokwkdog used to have a mechanical metaphor, but traded it for an AMC Matador Bambi: I really dislike the oriental restaurants that don't have real green tea steeped and use many american vegies instead of the traditional 'chinese' vegies doctec: ole! the_woof: muy caliente Bunnyboy: But the whole Pay Cable thing, just a year after HBO started. ..Wow! SirTweenalot, esq: Yea, Bambi. Nothing like a good Asian meal. Guess they've been at it for a while ;) klokwkdog: Tweeny -- it's in Wikipedia under Moon Pie Bunnyboy: brb. Bunnette's arrived. doctec: yeah, bb, they definitely had a bead on the future there llanwydd: a lot of "chinese" food is really from san francisco anyway llanwydd: the chinese don't eat much beside rice the_woof: are there any good movies with particularly fst-like humor? llanwydd: and noodles SirTweenalot, esq: East TX is alot like Louisiana. Haven't been down there in decades, though... doctec: and the production on tv or not tv was excellent - steve gillmor has a lot to do with that imho SirTweenalot, esq: Waiting for hurricane season to see how FEMA can royally screw things up again. cease: gillmor was always good with the ft ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'principalpoop', just granted probation at 10:03 PM", then leaves hurriedly. principalpoop: howdy the_woof: avast SirTweenalot, esq: TV was good work, Doc, no doubt. Really like Roller Maidens as well. Can't believe PA did all those voices. Bambi: not sure if it's here or up north that's having the problem ... llanwydd: why have I never heard of gillmore? SirTweenalot, esq: The class will come to order... klokwkdog: Tweeny -- for fun, look up Philly cheesesteak and read the ordering instructions for Pat's and Gino's principalpoop: clear the poop deck doctec: lland: look at the production credits on the back of the 'not insane' and 'tv or not tv' albums SirTweenalot, esq: Yet another screen shot, Klok :) llanwydd: msntv2 is really giving me hell tonight doctec: gillmor also directed the 'martian space party' movie, from which the 'not insane' album gets some of its material cease: yes its unproductive to say album x is better than album y with the ft klokwkdog: hey, poop SirTweenalot, esq: I still find it amazing that you can do chat w/MSTV, LL. cease: i stil havent seen that, doc Dexter Fong: Tween: On Roller Maidens, Austin had a lot of help cease: i think lodestones sells it, right principalpoop: have I gone deaf? or deafer? cease: my aunt went deef. but then she was from minnesota SirTweenalot, esq: Yeah, but still Doc... llanwydd: I'm dying to see that Martian Space Party movie doctec: as ossman quite rightly puts it in his msp diary: put 'tv or not tv', 'roller maidens' and 'how time flys' together and you have the 'lost' firesign album principalpoop: I am deef too, on a good day, not from minnesota though llanwydd: I've only seen one FST film "Case of the Missing Yolk" and it didn t have Ossman SirTweenalot, esq: Wish they'd do something again like How Time Flys - bring in a bunch of outside comedians. cease: good point, doc Dexter Fong: llan: Have you ever seen J-Men Forever? SirTweenalot, esq: I've been really impressed with Carole Cleveland's contribution to Monty Python. doctec: the group split up over 'creative differences' right after 'not insane', and went off to do solo/duo work Merlyn: Ossman played the missing yolk klokwkdog: has picture of people lined up to get into Pat's...at 3AM klokwkdog: klokwkdog: If you are planning on getting a cheesesteak from Pat's, then you must know how to order properly. People have been sent to the back of the line for ordering incorrectly, which goes right in line with the South Philly "tough guy" reputation. First, specify if you want your steak with (wit) or without (wit-out) onions. Second, specify the cheese you want on your steak: Plain, American, Provolone, Whiz, or Pizza. Finally, have your money ready and do not order fries or a drink at the first window (order sides and drinks at the second window). cease: like the asteriod belt of the firesign solar system llanwydd: I saw part of that one dex llanwydd: on some cable tv station long ago SirTweenalot, esq: Sounds like the Soup Nazi skit on Seinfeld, Klok... SirTweenalot, esq: I'm connected to CNI, but dead air. doctec: while 'tv or not tv' was all proctor/bergman, in 'how time flys' you will hear proctor and bergman lend their voices, and in 'roller maidens' you hear (i think) all four of them the_woof: same, tween principalpoop: whiz? beer on a steak sandwich? klokwkdog: Soup Nazi used to run a cheesteak shop in S. Philly, but had to leave because he wasn't tough enough llanwydd: plain cheese, klok? never heard of it Dexter Fong: Correct Doc, plus others SirTweenalot, esq: Could be, Doc. I'll have to check the liner notes... doctec: of all the solo albums, 'roller maidens' comes closest to being an actual firesign album imho Merlyn: I turned up the volume on the dead air principalpoop: good, that is why I asked about being deefed llanwydd: best deli in philadelphia is koch's llanwydd: possibly the best deli anywhere principalpoop: I already have the volume on full all the time lol SirTweenalot, esq: Red Green and the Blue Boys... Bambi: please stand by cease: a much mores successful musicla than fighting clowns klokwkdog: llan -- it's made in Lancaster PA by a few Amish farms; it's like Amoroso sub bread: hard to get outside the area Dexter Fong: I agree Doc, had the typical TV channels etc, plus an overarching plot principalpoop: can I sit? it has been a long day... principalpoop: hi bambi :D doctec: cat: yeah, the music on 'roller maidens' really rocks cease: comeon jesus, show yourself llanwydd: aha! cheese from the plains. didn t get it SirTweenalot, esq: We will be returning shortly to our 1954 classic, Amazon Women On The Moon... (you'll love it Bambi) Merlyn: turning up the volume on dead air makes it quieter doctec: how can you not like a tune with a line like 'switchblade pitchforks' in it? cease: but austrin is the one who thinks of himself as a musician, not a Singer klokwkdog: plain cheese is the only kind of cheese amish adults are allowed to eat Bambi: hey princep :-) Merlyn: a sewing machine? llanwydd: minors can't eat cheese in lancaster? Bambi: I bet Tweeny :-) love those old movies cease: ah sew Bambi: is that the one with Ava Gardner? principalpoop: miners llan, they get coal on the nice floor in the store klokwkdog: asia minors can't -- it causes gas that can lead to explosions like those in W. Va recently cease: id rather be old and sitll move than be in an old movie llanwydd: I come from pennsylavnia miners myself. they came from welsh miners principalpoop: ahhh sound again llanwydd: on my father's side Bambi: lol Cat the_woof: well, i'm going to go now llanwydd: LOL klok the_woof: i'll be back for the tech show Dexter Fong: woah! what a transition on CNI cease: this reminds me of the uber buddy hackett joke the_woof: on the irc SirTweenalot, esq: LOL Bambi. It ain't an old movie. A 1983 parody with a bunch of different skits. principalpoop: I looked kinda grainy rather than sharp doctec: ah, we're now into 'bride of firesign' llanwydd: nite woof! the_woof: g'night all Dexter Fong: Night woof ||||||||| At 10:13 PM, the_woof dashes out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." principalpoop: woof the woof klokwkdog: nite woof! cease: thas more than the groom of firesign will ever do llanwydd: msntv2 is really getting on my case! klokwkdog: more sequels llanwydd: I'm upset, set up and set upon. SirTweenalot, esq: Catherwood, please pour me a grain alcohol and rainwater. You know, the Ripper Special. ||||||||| Catherwood hands SirTweenalot, esq a grain alcohol and rainwater you know the ripper special. doctec: without consulting IMDB, am i correct in saying that 'amazon women on the moon' is something like 'groove tube' or 'tunnel vision' but with better production values:? Bambi: I think the net is under attack tonight lol principalpoop: not me, promise bambi SirTweenalot, esq: The fish are trying to escape? klokwkdog: I'd like to see the Net traffic graph for 2 June 2006... llanwydd: the fish have become obnoxious Bambi: lol princep Dexter Fong: Animals without backbones are fallin g down klokwkdog: shades of the late devouring period principalpoop: charlie the tuna is leading a revolt? Dexter Fong: He;s scaling the wall klokwkdog: he's a revolting leader SirTweenalot, esq: Sorry, Charlie... klokwkdog: probably being subsidized by the CIA cease: this is as noisy as not insane Merlyn: humanize? doctec: what a finesse Bambi: and there's hamburger all over the highway in Mystic, CT SirTweenalot, esq: Probably working for scale... principalpoop: I thought that was london's bridge, the one in arizona... klokwkdog: Merlyn -- the touchy-feely re-spin of Martinizing llanwydd: I wonder how the people in mystic feel about that line principalpoop: the all weather cereal SirTweenalot, esq: I knew one of the sons of the guy who did that, P... Merlyn: My Favorite Martinizing Bambi: keyword: blind news boy? LOL SirTweenalot, esq: Met him... klokwkdog: and where in the heck is that English girl who said she would meet me on the 3rd floor? doctec: 'bride of firesign' does have some fairly intense production work in it cease: didnt ausitn say it was overproducded, when he was ehre? klokwkdog: he thought he was buying Tower Bridge... llanwydd: I was in a pizzeria today and saw the weirdest thing. bacon and potato pizza! eccchhh principalpoop: serious jigsaw fetish SirTweenalot, esq: Absolutely, Doc. Fine production indeed. Another one you'll be hearing new thing on in 20 years. doctec: that, and all the refs to past firesign albums, is what drives 'brides' cease: i think there is agreaster expectatin of overdone producotn now than in the early days of their work klokwkdog: they got Phil Spector to work on it? llanwydd: phil spector is not around these days I don't think klokwkdog: it's the ones with little ears of corn that really get to you, llan doctec: there's a simple test you can conduct to determine if something is overpeoduced: turn the volume way down and listen - if the sound effects overwhelm the dialog, it's overproduced principalpoop: I thought he was a senator SirTweenalot, esq: Exactly, Klok - not the right bridge. Still amazing to do that in the middle of the stinkin' desert. What a waste of water... cease: you needed phil specotr or georgbe martin to do it then cease: ow anyhone can do it llanwydd: corn doesn't belong on pizza, much less potatoes cease: is that what austin meant, doc? SirTweenalot, esq: Good idea, Doc. I'll have to remember that one. Dexter Fong: Cat: Anyone can *do* it, but only a few can *do* it well cease: i thought he was the most interested in burying nuggets deeply into the audio Bunnyboy: Back in Black SirTweenalot, esq: It's been martinized? cease: i trtied to Do It in radio stations in the 60s and ealry 70s. principalpoop: BnB oki Bunnyboy: Right next to Bambi. Hel-LO! cease: but that was a generation after the golden age SirTweenalot, esq: When were you in Japan, Cat? Mid-70's? doctec: sirtween: the other test is the 'car test' - do up a cd mix, get in your car, hit the highway and play the cd - if you can't hear all the relevant elements of a mix in the proper balance when playing the cd at moderate volume while driving at 60mph, the mix needs tweaking Bunnyboy: Oh, hi cease. Sorry to cut in. Dexter Fong: FST when listened to on a high resolution stereo system (sorry Klok) is really amazing..there's stuff there that almost disappears into the noise floor llanwydd: I was a DJ in the early 90s klokwkdog: Wikipedia: japanese pizza may have toppings such as sliced boiled eggs, sweetcorn, shrimps, nori, and mayonnaise instead of tomato sauce llanwydd: just classic moldy oldies cease: exactly dex cease: that was intended cease: the beatles of comedy SirTweenalot, esq: Doc: I heard the Floyd set up a short range radio transmitter to do the thing with the car. principalpoop: no, that must no be allowed, we must invade japan and put a stop to that blasphemy doctec: sirtween: a great idea, simulate fm reception - you can do that now with just an ipod and an itrip transmitter klokwkdog: in what brand/model of car, DT? Ken might have trouble... principalpoop: get the italians to help us, they can bring the sauce llanwydd: mayonnaise on pizza? that's criminal SirTweenalot, esq: Haven't heard of itrip. SirTweenalot, esq: If it plays well in a Peterbilt... Dexter Fong: Klok: A Peterbilt or Jimmy Mac is good cease: virtual non union principalpoop: you can dip pizza in ranch dressing, but not made with it Bunnyboy: itrip, therefore I do. cease: that can be heard in more than one way doctec: klok: doesn't really matter, though if you can do the listening test in more than one car then so much the better - but if you only have one car, and you already know how your favorite cds sound in that car, then doing the test in that same car will reveal a lot llanwydd: I always dip the crusts in pepsi cease: i had a revelation about the last line of bozos this week cease: I see you are a sailor principalpoop: is Itrip like mister natural or purple microdot or orange sunshine? Dexter Fong: Hi Clem doctec: 'i see you are a sailor...' llanwydd: an epiphany, cat? cease: when it showed up in some sort of puzzle on googlle or wharefer groups alt.firesign klokwkdog: I have chopsticks with the chain so they won't fall thru the noise floor. But it isn't noisy at the moment as I sprayed under the slats and killed most of the insects down there. They feed on the crumbs that fall thru when I sweep principalpoop: that sounds good llan, I may try that Bambi: love bread sticks with garlic butter and dipped in cheese sauce Bunnyboy: ICUR a dog... SirTweenalot, esq: LOL P. Wavy Gravy's audio test.
Bambi waves to Clem cease: my revelation was: I, sea. You are a sailor llanwydd: I was the one who posted that trivia quiz, cat Bunnyboy: from Apple! Or one of their tech partners. cease: oh thanks then llan principalpoop: yum bambi klokwkdog: DT -- the problem with that is that you end up deliberately making compressed audio; you lose all the dynamic rage SirTweenalot, esq: Ah, Lady With A Fan. What a great tune... cease: i watched that parots of telegraph hill flick and that may have caused that epiphany doctec:http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/itripdock/ principalpoop: the voice of ahhh, clem SirTweenalot, esq: Don't know from iPod. Still have a cassette Walkman. Bunnyboy: Finally saw MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS last weekend. Fun film. cease: yu see the parrots flick, bun? llanwydd: ever have early morning epiphanies that wake you up? or am I the only one SirTweenalot, esq: iTrip, what a cool idea... Dexter Fong: Parrot Flick, the one with Jimmy Buffet? llanwydd: it seems silly but it happens cease: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Bunnyboy: cease: Ain't seen it yet. I have heard of it, though, and intend to get to it sometime. doctec: klok: that assumes you want to make your mix sound like it's being played on an fm radio - best thing is to select as your baseline some reference cds that are not overproduced and overcompressed to begin with klokwkdog: Wal-Mart & others sell a cigarette lighter plug containing an FM transmitter which accepts a flash stick full of MP3s. You can use it to play them, has nav. buttons, etc. Much cheepr than iPod cease: the parrot dude talks about zen ambassador suzuki going to yosemite Dexter Fong: Poor B&J, things are not going well tonight cease: jhis coomnent on the falls, was that it's a river which stops being a river and breaks into individiaul drops, and then goes back into being a river doctec: and it smokes your cigarrettes for you! klokwkdog: Dex -- it's amazing that the setup works atoll Bambi: that dastardly Rocky Rococco again! ;-) llanwydd: I got transferred to a page that said "Amrad is not sure I understand you fully". I'm really getting annoyedc klokwkdog: DT -- no, that model costs extra; fogs the car with pre-smoked cigarette smoke Dexter Fong: KLok: Indeed, and it usually works so well too cease: the guy's relationships with the parots are a interesting illustration of that point Bambi: did it drop again Dex? Bunnyboy: llan: Try some Confidence in the System - tm. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Hemlock Stones in through the front door at 10:29 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. klokwkdog: llan -- I got Griffin Technology showing an FM transmitter plug-on to iPod doctec: lland: what url are you going to that is giving you the firesign 'page not found' page? cease: anyone who identifies withother species probably knows that. that's why i asked bunny if he'd seen it Dexter Fong: Yes, Bambi and came back and dropped agin but it's back now =))) SirTweenalot, esq: The Rococco/Bradshaw for mayor video bits are great. klokwkdog: cat - his parrots raised him poorly? Bunnyboy: Keeps them in power longer, longer longer. cease: isnt that hem unlocked yet, stones? Dexter Fong: Hey Hemlock llanwydd: this too shall pass SirTweenalot, esq: Hail and well met, Stones... Bunnyboy: hiya Hemmie. Hemlock Stones: Greetings to all of you who are here and to all who are not here principalpoop: cheerio stones llanwydd: I'm sorry to say, doc, but I don't know what URL I have cease: hail and rain? no omen for a roman Bambi: OK LOL ... can't believe it's being such a pain tonight! klokwkdog: welcome, Stones SirTweenalot, esq: Pass the Indian, please... Bambi: hi Stones! Hemlock Stones: I hope i find everyone in good spirits cease: this is noisy llanwydd: this msntv2 is supposedly the "upgrade" from webtv
klokwkdog has limited stock of spirits, but will get more soon doctec: oh well - sorry lland - the griffin technology link i typed in is supposed to take you to their web site, not a page in the firesign site Bambi: all except for net connection :-( SirTweenalot, esq: May your Guiness be cold and frothy as well ;) Dexter Fong: Pass the Indian on the left....then tail gate the Indian dead ahead principalpoop: I was I lost again? thanks for finding me stones.... llanwydd: it probably won't happen next week Hemlock Stones: I am Flushing New York this week Nino tells me and all i did was pull the chain llanwydd: how did you manage to flush NY? SirTweenalot, esq: Talking about milking the last bit out of a stream... doctec: you may have to manually go to the griffintechnology.com site and fish through the 'products' page to find the link to the itrip thingy - it's an ipod add-on, it transmits your ipod output as a low-power fm signal you can listen to on your car radio klokwkdog: Indian Dead Heads? Is that some kind of required symmetry with the Maharishi thing? Bambi: LOL Stones! llanwydd: Ravi Shankar Garcia principalpoop: I had a straight flush the other day klokwkdog: Potempkin Village Chicken LOL SirTweenalot, esq: Talk about naming a town ;) Dexter Fong: Klok: I've got an Indian Dead Head Penny Dexter Fong: pp: Did you go all in? doctec: 'mad about that meat!' klokwkdog: Dex - is the airplane on the back upside-down? If so, it's worth a lot of money Hemlock Stones: I was flushed with success but it didnt last long on AOL principalpoop: show off, throw a towel over it pablo llanwydd: pass the aoxomoxoa please Bambi: Indian Dead Head nickels? SirTweenalot, esq: Like Peter Gabriel sings, "You gotta get in to get out..." Dexter Fong: Klok: Even better, 1/2 penny Magenta, unperforated klokwkdog: Bambi -- those were wooden, just about all of them have rotted away doctec: vs. the mighty purple of owsley high school principalpoop: wooden you like a wooden nickle nickie? Bambi: AOHell is ditching the EU apparently llanwydd: porcelain mannequin with shattered skin... Bunnyboy: Hands down, THE latter-day FST character is Bebop. SirTweenalot, esq: Sorry, LL... he had to die... cease: the upside down plane? i thought that was the sign of the tristero ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 10:35 PM, dragging freditor by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" doctec: bb: i would agree with you about bebop Hemlock Stones: tell me more please Bambi klokwkdog: Dex -- ha'pennies are great for making carollers go away... Boney: the title of the Art-of-the-Insane I'm working on is "Ben A. Dick." No relation to Phil cease: i was an owl in my last halloween in yorkton SirTweenalot, esq: Finally, someone to straighten out this mess... Bunnyboy: freditor! Hiya! cease: hey, it's fred doctec: probably the most identifiable '90s firesign character Boney: hi fred... brb principalpoop: hello freditor Dexter Fong: Bunny: Bebop is a Mormon? Merlyn: hey fred Bambi: hi freditor freditor: woof SirTweenalot, esq: Which cuts should we use? cease: better to have ben a dick than to still be one ||||||||| Boney says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Boney exits at 10:35 PM. llanwydd: howdy freditor Merlyn: still gotta order my copy of sdrawkcab doctec: holey crow Bambi: will email you the link of the article Stones ... found it the other day Dexter Fong: Hey Fred klokwkdog: cat -- no, no, no! the tristero is only visible on blue glass bottles of Vat 47 that've lain out in the desert for decades Hemlock Stones: OK ty Bambi freditor: back from the dead Bunnyboy: pleh! pleh! doctec: what's the early buzz on the book f? doctec: getting good revues? cease: there are worse places to come from, fred freditor: not enough of you guys buying it Dexter Fong: and worse places to go principalpoop: zombies in the chat ewwww like snakes on a plane cease: my dead presidents are on the way to your po box, fredd doctec: mf snakes on the mf plane! Hemlock Stones: i have been to some of those places Dexter llanwydd: I've seen the write-up on that book. It must be quite a tome doctec: as soon as i kill me some presidents... cease: i heard proctor plug it on maron's show recently, fred Merlyn: I'll be buying one too fred, I'll try to paypal it tomorrow freditor: i am a zombie ... shoulg be dead Dexter Fong: The tome of the unknown editor cease: lol dec SirTweenalot, esq: I'm amazed that we don't have more people from Cal, since that's where FST is from... Bambi: Dr Firesign ... evil genious of Fun Fun Town ;-) Bunnyboy: doc just added to his NSA and FBI files. freditor: proctor is the only one to respond
doctec is not sure if fred know doc has been out of work for over a year now Merlyn: do zombies drive zambonies? doctec: bb: LOL Bambi: encoded, imported message LOL Hemlock Stones: No Escape from LA, Tween llanwydd: I bought both of the other FST books in a college bookstore in NJ Merlyn: ouch doc, I was out for about 6 months SirTweenalot, esq: Proctor's really good with email, Grid bless him... cease: are you friends with the guys now, fred? SirTweenalot, esq: I love his newsletter. cease: its hard to keep track freditor: sorry doc doctec: (taps his mic) uh, by dead presidents i meant dollars, not really dead presidents [grin] - ok? principalpoop: keep your thumb next to your spot klokwkdog: bambi -- CNI radio cut out again, right after "Bradshaw" cease: yes, its the live one that are living in your pocket, doc Merlyn: scatter some reagan ashes on the cash, though, doc freditor: cease: who knows, proc's not a threat ||||||||| It's 10:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| ah,clem - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... Merlyn: it'll go with his trickle-down theory klokwkdog: CNI feed back principalpoop: globners oh no klokwkdog: CNI feed gone again SirTweenalot, esq: Oh no! JL's in radio prison! doctec: f: i'm managing to keep my nose above the surface - not much else tho - also, lili was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. we helped her get through all the surgeries/chemo/radiation therapy, she's wtill with us thank grid cease: you didnt talk to any of the others before the book came out? Merlyn: clem may have to redial doctec: she's *still* with us principalpoop: thanks for the warning, I did go deef agen cease: grid grins, doc doctec: (that's what i get for typing to fast) Hemlock Stones: CNI just cut out this side of the Pond too
Bambi :-( SirTweenalot, esq: Talk about a rough ride. Best to you and Lili both, Doc... freditor: one good review from entertainment today.. brad schrieber ... used to write for firezine principalpoop: now it is back klokwkdog: cutting in and out like a crazy monkey again principalpoop: and gone again doctec: thanks tween et al Hemlock Stones: ah, CNI is back again, Hooray ! Dexter Fong: Bambi: Why don't you just listen to the record and repeat the lines cease: how is the book being promoted, fred?
Bambi :-) llanwydd: I've really enjoyed looking at firezine cease: i heard about it only thryu alt. ft Bambi: LOL Dex doctec: it's good that benway keeps the fz site maintained cease: i didntk know it was a different product than the one i bought from you a decade or so ago freditor: cease: ossman against out of principle... proc calmed all down I suppose doctec: yeah cat, this is a bound book - go to http://firezine.com for details SirTweenalot, esq: Guess the Tennessee Valley Authority hasn't made it as far as Dendron yet ;) freditor: thanks about firezine doctec: oops! i meant http://firezine.net cease: yes ossman has not been succesfful in marketing his novels. the poems not really mass produced llanwydd: I knew Rhoda Dendron cease: i ordered the book, doc doctec: firezine.com is owned by one of those domain pharmers cease: i'll find out when it arrives cease: its worth suporting the effort freditor: book updated and added to... F Files disc a must for Firesign collectors SirTweenalot, esq: Are you talking about the book that's avilable at Lodestone? Just saw it today. Was wondering why someone hadn't written a history of FST. klokwkdog: Dendron VA is in Tidewater coastal plain, Tweeny. TVA has no power over them ;-) cease: you mean i'm not the Only firesign collector? Merlyn: by the way, www.talonnews.com now just redirects to an online pharmacy freditor: yes, buy it from me please cease: too bad you couldnt buy it, merl SirTweenalot, esq: Too much water in the tide, apparently... klokwkdog: Merlyn -- Gloria got sick and missed the bus... Merlyn: we're fast-forwarding Bunnyboy: cat: You're the Premier Canadian Firesign Fan. freditor: took 8 years to get a publisher Bunnyboy: Not to profile ya, nor nuthin... cease: at least you fond one, fred doctec: tween: yes, the book available thru lodestone is the same as the one on the firezine.net home page cease: thats sad, bun cease: ive met many people here over the decades who knew and lvoed their work Bambi: the very back of our lot is in a flood zone but not where the house is lol SirTweenalot, esq:http://firezine.com/ - This Domain (www.xxxxx.com) is for Sale by Auction cease: i'd rather be one of million fans or more doctec: yeah, apparently the people that own firezine.com also owned and auctioned off www.xxxxx.com - for something between 3500 and 5500 euros, it appears doctec: sheesh! freditor: all the columbia lps pressed in canada klokwkdog: the entire US coast is in a flood zone, thanks to our 1910-think administration doctec: go to http://firezine.net for the real deal freditor: thanks doc, i love you too cease: they got a lot of airplay here in the late 60s, early 70s and still get played occaionally doctec: that's eff - eye - are - eee - zee - eye - enn - eee - (dot) - enn - eee - tee doctec: in a manly decent sort of way, i assume :-) Dexter Fong: Doc: Gr8 llanwydd: I keep getting redirected to the firezine page. this is weird! freditor: a lot of you guys are thanked in the book doctec: lland: you gotta get off of webtv doctec: at some point doctec: sorry to say, webtv suffers from some quirky behavior when browsing llanwydd: so anybody got a pc they can spare? doctec: lland: i may be able to help you out there, if you can cover shipping freditor: are the ft still together? doctec: after a fashion, fred, after a fashion llanwydd: sounds great, doc klokwkdog: yeah, llan, and avoid Earthlink Total Access accelerator, which has similar strange ideas about where you "really" wanted to go... Bunnyboy: It is now a felony to play poker for money online in Washington State. freditor: I mean really? llanwydd: felony? you've got to be kidding doctec: i don't think they are ever really gonna separate at this point - but as far as anything new from them, things are all quiet on the western front Hemlock Stones: sorry, needed to reboot SirTweenalot, esq: I don't know that I'd trust online gambling, Bun. freditor: too bad rfo bit the dust but most of the good stuff was hidden Bunnyboy: llan: No kidding. Doesn't hurt my feelings. principalpoop: wb stones llanwydd: it is the western front isn't it? doctec: did you hear about the library of congress induction fred? doctec:http://www.firesigntheatre.com/updates/00225.html SirTweenalot, esq: All quite here, LL... freditor: LOC- yes but I was put off, nicely ... llanwydd: I've never done any online gambling anyway unless you count ebay doctec: also, one of the 'fools in space' xm radio segments made it onto the 'enron: the smartest guys in the room' dvd principalpoop: they never come up in the mountains Bambi: that total access crapola from Earthlink also crashes the browser alot and slows computer ... it's crapware SirTweenalot, esq: all quite on the western front SirTweenalot, esq: oh well... Dexter Fong: Tween: Quite quiet Merlyn: but the enron DVD cut the routine short, before they started the bit about the guy who killed himself in his car SirTweenalot, esq: Another one I need to pick up, Doc. Sounds good. FST roasting Enron. principalpoop: your bloody well right freditor: what's the nick danger re-release project? klokwkdog: Merlyn -- didn't the Beatles cover that bit? llanwydd: N. Ron Hubbard? SirTweenalot, esq: Right, mate... doctec: i think that will be a 'firesign records' label thing through lodestone - weber is working on that principalpoop: Mother T. Hubbard? llanwydd: LOL pp Bambi: or at least the hills princep freditor: any content specified? Merlyn: I think so, KWD klokwkdog: CNI in-and-out SirTweenalot, esq: The 7th level of corporate piracy. Bambi: drat, drat, drat Bunnyboy: doc: The Nick Danger box? I thought that was Shout! Factory project. principalpoop: them too bambi them too SirTweenalot, esq: Beat off the bats in drat attack! doctec: bb: important note: i don't always know what i'm talking about klokwkdog: Tweeny -- there are now only 4 levels of corporate piracy. Downsizing and streamlined organizational design are priorities now cease: how will the nick danger box be marketed? cease: wh will know about it? doctec: it could very well be a shout factory thing, but i think weber is helping out with the production nonetheless SirTweenalot, esq: Hey Bambi, 99.9% success rate isn't anything to sneeze at ;) Don't sweat it :) cease: how are you gettting the word out about your book, fred?
klokwkdog repairs to prepare food, still listening freditor: I e-mailed and sent 250 postcards SirTweenalot, esq: Klok: Think things will get bad enough to get something like FDR again? cease: but than repairng food, klok llanwydd: ND box sounds cool. how big is it? Bunnyboy: I think Phil Austin mentioned some tidbits a week or two ago. Check the chat logs. Bambi: enjoy Klok :-) cease: are your emails getting enough responses, fred? Dexter Fong: TIme for the Parking Ritual, later to those who leave, later to those who stay..or join freditor: sold about 80 books myself principalpoop: hair lita fexter dong ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 10:59 PM, dragging Boney by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" principalpoop: wb boney SirTweenalot, esq: May there be a spot right in front of the building... cease: have you done any radio interviews? seems the best place for firesign awareness llanwydd: hey boney Boney: wb? where's the frog? where's the tophat? ||||||||| It's 11:00 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Hemlock Stones - dead from the yaws ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... freditor: i'm supposed to do an interview on wbai sometime doctec: well, lili's dangling the feedbag in front of me - guess it's time to go set the table and prep for supper. llanwydd: I hope there's a yaws vaccine SirTweenalot, esq: Stones be having problems as well... cease: get your yaw yaws out principalpoop: wilbur berle, milton's younger brother, he was too honest to steal jokes ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. doctec: fred: i'm really glad you checked in tonight, please come back again. your presence is appreciated here. Bambi: awwww, Stones dead from the yaws SirTweenalot, esq: Eat or be eaten, Doc... Boney: wbai = welcome back artificial intelligence? Bunnyboy: Dancing frogs are so 90's, Bone. 18 and 19. cease: you should try and get on the stations that are associated weith firsign doctec: tween : lol doctec: thanks cease: the santa cruz statino plays them all the time doctec: ok take care y'all - see ya next week cease: of course la and frisco freditor: I'm a pain doctec: ttfn ttyl and all that! cease: you off, doc? principalpoop: valley forj principalpoop: good luck and night doc Boney: warner bros artificial insemination? Bunnyboy: There ain't even gonna be no more WB network shortly. Or UPN. Just a big conglomerate CW net. doctec: cat: yes, off to have dinner with lil doctec: she's serving now doctec: ttfn ttyl bye! freditor: bye doc ||||||||| doctec says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, doctec exits at 11:02 PM. cease: the brothers inseminated themselves. now they're the sisters Bunnyboy: nite doc! cease: ands later, she'll be serving "later" SirTweenalot, esq: Well, at least there's not a sinewave that everybody other than they can hear ;) principalpoop: just folks Bambi: hi Lili Boney: cw = can wait? SirTweenalot, esq: Will it be hosed, Cat? Bambi: night and enjoy doc Boney: heaven cw principalpoop: counter cw Bambi: conglomerate warner? cease: i thought this was dated when i first heard it cease: and thast was long ago cease: take off, you hoser Bambi: cluster wait? llanwydd: well, I must be going for now. I'll check back around midnight and see if anybody's on. Later SirTweenalot, esq: Tweeny is cleared for take-off... principalpoop: cheeze whiz SirTweenalot, esq: Bye LL... cease: on later? is that better than being on drugs? principalpoop: ciao llan freditor: chinese watches Bambi: night llanwydd :-0
Bambi -) Bunnyboy: Bambi: Naw, it's a joint effort from Viacom (the C is CBS, I believe) and Warners. cease: what are you doing when you're not doing firesign stuff, fred? Bunnyboy: Firing up and circling the wagons this fall. Boney: firing up Apple X11, firing up GIMP... opening PSD image file. Returning to Art of the Insame principalpoop: ahh a joint Boney: same old Art of the Insane Boney: ho hum cease: the insane have an art? Boney: I'm still not high Bunnyboy: It'll be just spliffy. principalpoop: his name was Art Holeflapper cease: hey bunny, you're into graphic novels Boney: moving game to game Bambi: wow, look at the colors! SirTweenalot, esq: The XM Art of Insane episodes are favorites. Bunnyboy: cease: Why, yes, for the most part. Why? freditor: the usual cease, plus trying to keep awake SirTweenalot, esq: Ohhh, it's paisley.... Bambi: holy trinitron LOL Boney: baby baby's still the same principalpoop: clarence snake cease: our local paper The Georgia Strait just began a regular weekly review of the latest freditor: the art of the not insane should be parked and locked principalpoop: I like george strait, oops jones Boney: No one's standing in my way. Bush, that Dotson dude, the Pope, etc. are all an illusion Bambi: man, they were so prophetic it's scary sometimes lol cease: ones that interest me are La Perdida by Jessica Abel , also works by Allison Bechdel, Mirriam Katin and Jason Turner cease: you know any of these people? ||||||||| "11:08 PM? 11:08 PM!!" says Catherwood, "porgie should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as porgie enters and sits at the bar. cease: elaye is absent tongiht SirTweenalot, esq: As in King Georgia III? Hey, let's have out men wear bright red coats and march in front of American guerillas! Bunnyboy: lo porg! principalpoop: hi porgie Boney: I'm invisible, I have no secrets to conceal cease: pooor G, tyre byte R SirTweenalot, esq: Bone, if this guy doesn't get impeached, I'm not sure what the clause is for. freditor: pudn' pye Bambi: hi pee orgie Bunnyboy: cease: I think I've heard the title La Perdida. Not familiar with any of the creators, though. principalpoop: I am ignorant cat and damn proud of it, the republicans want me cease: im increasingly interested in the graphic presentation of information, bun principalpoop: I am a rock, I am an garden, island, something like that cease: story porgie: where is more science? Bambi: happy little trees cease: i am a simon, i am a garfunkle SirTweenalot, esq: You're rocking in Staten Island? freditor: stacked principalpoop: whippowill freditor: hear me roar SirTweenalot, esq: I'm a garfarkle. porgie: I'm a little Haggard Merle cease: isnt a rocking island by defiintion not an island? SirTweenalot, esq: Ah, a man who's visited the midwest! freditor: i had a monolog with a vagina once SirTweenalot, esq: Haggard's new tune is great. Some of the Country music folk are turning ;) cease: once? principalpoop: if the island is a rocking do not come a knocking cease: its turtle island all the way down Bunnyboy: Just once? Poor Fred... Bambi: slowly I turn... SirTweenalot, esq: A cheese log? Be carful where you sit LOL Bambi: step by step, inch by inch... principalpoop: wasn't he an oakie with a stogie from stinogie? porgie: Simon was in a pall over Garfunkel's art. freditor: i drive an svr SirTweenalot, esq: Hippie from Olema was a great tune. Actually worked with Haggard's band once. Good bunch of people. freditor: i mean srv Bunnyboy: Simon's new album is fun. principalpoop: brie brie brie SirTweenalot, esq: Talk about production. Rhythm of the Saints... freditor: it was a short conversation at that Bunnyboy: Klee Klee Klee Bambi: Sasquehanna ... Sasquehanna Hat Company? *flap* *flap* *flap*! principalpoop: any relation to the man from uncle vaughn? klokwkdog: back, with foooood! SirTweenalot, esq: Bambi is cleared for take-off... ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 11:15 PM, dragging Hemlock Stones by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yahoo?" principalpoop: gimme klok freditor: i used to live on floogle st principalpoop: the yahoo stones Bambi: wb Stones! Bunnyboy: fred: You and Don Martin? SirTweenalot, esq: You're a true fan, Stones, considering the hour... principalpoop: I had a floogle, maybe, I think so Merlyn: well, see youse next week folks
Merlyn waves goodbye ||||||||| Merlyn is forcibly ejected just as the clock strikes 11:16 PM. freditor: Uncle Stevie Ray Hemlock Stones: ty for the welcome, seems there are connection problems over here tonight Bunnyboy: nite Merlyn! principalpoop: NIght M, get those orcs grrrrr SirTweenalot, esq: Floogle? Isn't that the new musical search engine? principalpoop: not just you hemlock Hemlock Stones: just in time to say farewell to Merlyn freditor: bye Merle, too late Hemlock Stones: same with you is it PP ? Bunnyboy: Yeah, I gotta fire up a pizza. Good night, all. Good to see ya again, fred! freditor: my wife used to work at the susquahanna hat co. SirTweenalot, esq: Gee, ATT took over SBC a couple og months ago. No problem here ;) klokwkdog: Hemlock -- it's the investigation; those chemicals must be around somewhere principalpoop: I have stayed connected but cni in and out freditor: bye bye bunny klokwkdog: yeah, CNI just went out agin principalpoop: yum pizza, but hold the mayo bunny klokwkdog: right in the middle of Mutt and Smut Bambi: night Bunny enjoy the pizza! Hemlock Stones: i couldnt even get into MSN Messenger earlier, that was hosed too Bambi: we've been having troubles too Stones, and llanwydd also was having troubles SirTweenalot, esq: Yeah, they're pulling a rabbit out of a hat at CNI. We just see when the rabbit doesn't appear as expected :=) ||||||||| At 11:18 PM, Bunnyboy vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! klokwkdog: nite Bunny freditor: you think you have troubles SirTweenalot, esq: Oh no! The rabbit went back into the hat! Hemlock Stones: sounds to me like backbone problems or theres a DOS attach underway principalpoop: trouble is my middle name Bambi: Nino is certainly a nifty mystic SirTweenalot, esq: Leslie Neilson, P? cease: you have moved to troubleville, fred? Bambi: yes, I think you may be right stones cease: i hear houses are cheap there ||||||||| It's 11:20 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| llanwydd - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... klokwkdog: Hemlock: the telcos are implementing premium tier access early... principalpoop: no, trouble is my middle name, I just told you freditor: i bult the place myself principalpoop: I think so, pay for play SirTweenalot, esq: Hey, Porge... Didn't know you were in Wichita Falls. As hot up there as it is here? cease: how is the family, fred? Hemlock Stones: they will become victims of their own greed Klok, there are too many worarounds nowadays i think SirTweenalot, esq: Oh, Klok. I hope you're wrong about different access levels...
Bambi :-( not funny Klok ... get so tired of that crap they are trying to shove freditor: cease: family's ok, i'm a mess cease: as falls wichita principalpoop: mabell is back, and she is pissed Hemlock Stones: the whole net is full of crappy ads for patio heaters and other dross they are peddling cease: i recal ltales of your cranbery juice loving daughtre. i hope she is thriving SirTweenalot, esq: As Wichita Falls, so Falls Wichita (Pat Metheney) Bambi: at least till TCP/TCPA is on all the backbones and won't let any non TCP/TCPA compliant connections ... cease: that was the ref, tween cease: i was very fond of his music klokwkdog: just over there, Hemlock; over here, we don't need patio heaters freditor: she's 14 and raging hormones SirTweenalot, esq: Serious band... Hemlock Stones: ok Klok, patio coolers then cease: yes, hormones are harder to regulate than cranberry bogs freditor: how about potato heaters? principalpoop: give him advice bambi, I have none Bambi: the gatekeeper will truly be in effect then ... Hemlock Stones: only Lotus eaters Fred klokwkdog: potato heaters specialty item that's NOT clogging the net principalpoop: I've got a popup blocker and I still get little windows dancing across my screen, beasties klokwkdog: confidence in the system! SirTweenalot, esq: Like Bela Fleck alot too, Cat. freditor: a tail pipe is not a good potato heater Bambi: lots of chocolate and agree with everything you can, and disregard what you can't ... this too will pass. Bambi: LOL klokwkdog: just about anything with Pat & Lyle Mays is worth listening to cease: as did i Hemlock Stones: the main clogging agent now is terrible picture phone calls and messages and streaming hideo principalpoop: sounds like sound advice to me SirTweenalot, esq: All things must pass... (a hand crawls across the floor quickly) Bambi: she doesn't understand it any better than you do fred klokwkdog: UTube can never make a profit freditor: that's right a potato will clog a tailpipe freditor: I know bambi but... cease: how could it, klok? Hemlock Stones: i checked out Utube and it got hacked last week Klok SirTweenalot, esq: Before you got Globner's and lost your interest in jazz, Cat? klokwkdog: it got hacked or you got hacked? cease: not interewst. tolerance. freditor: you can play jazz on a potato? Hemlock Stones: it got hacked principalpoop: ahhh, did you get any of that free pension money stones, I heard the site was open for year before they closed it cease: ,my ability to enjoy music has drifted away, over the decades Bambi: I know LOL ... we raised 2 girls ... we tried to do that as much as possible, but it's not always possible lol Hemlock Stones: message said, all your videos have been stolen SirTweenalot, esq: Dr. Hackenbush! My metabolism!! cease: i strill love spoken word though cease: its beat being deaf klokwkdog: really principalpoop: you need to find the right old music again, it still has the magic SirTweenalot, esq: One of my cousins is raising a 14 year old daughter. Grid help him... Bambi: wow, Stones! I didn't realize that! ... check out http://www.bambismusings.com (today's posting) Hemlock Stones: no such thing as a free pension PP SirTweenalot, esq: Medical condition, Cat? Sorry... cease: a dog might be more helpful than god freditor: only in reverse Bambi: when did that happen? it wasn't in the news yet was it? principalpoop: it is when you put in fake info and sent to temporary bank account cease: ones tastes change over the years cease: who knows why? principalpoop: maybe it was a tax refund, I heard it on bbc radio, did not read it Bambi: 14 is easy compared to 15-16 ... sorry, I'm sure you didn't need to hear that LOL ||||||||| It's 11:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| porgie - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... principalpoop: evil bambi lol freditor: but at least you don't have to like shit SirTweenalot, esq: So it's now only polka music for you, eh Cat? freditor: 15 is just around the corner klokwkdog: see Tom Tomorrow a few weeks back about s*** sandwiches Hemlock Stones: ty for that Bambi, i seem to spend increasing amounts of time removing spyware even from the most innocuous sites freditor: tom's terrific SirTweenalot, esq: I don't doubt it, Bambi. An even tougher gig these days, I suspect. "But, Britney's doing it..." cease: in salon, klok? SirTweenalot, esq: Tom Tomorrow rocks. cease: i only enjoy his comics. never read his blog principalpoop: inside looking out by grand funk railroad ahhhh the proverbial blast from the past cease: i think he;'s gona be on maority report tomorrow cease: rom yearly kos Bambi: OK, then I have some very sound advice ... pour a shot of alcohol and swab their gums and then YOU drink the shot ... oh wait, that's for teething! lol klokwkdog: BBC extends retirement age to 2044 Hemlock Stones: Has the continuing search for any Britney Braincells yielded any success yet Tween principalpoop: lol bambi freditor: clogged his bog with potatoes SirTweenalot, esq: You're My Captain... Still have a couple of vinyl... Hemlock Stones: Klok, unfortunatley none of my various employments in showbiz has yielded any pension freditor: logged his blog with... ah forget it principalpoop: a frog, and tophat? cease: klopk, thats older than anyone's been gone before SirTweenalot, esq: Never had the er, pleasure of waking up several times a night to sooth a crying baby. Makes me respect my almost 90-year old Mom a whole lot more to think about such things... principalpoop: you are poised to be an overnight success stones freditor: make that 2 margaritas SirTweenalot, esq: Or a least an Overnight Sensation Bambi: heard that Tweeny Bambi: you are welcome Stones ... hope it helps some (blog entry) principalpoop: oops, one night stand maybe Hemlock Stones: nothing succeeds so often as failure PP but thanks for the commendation freditor: then i must be a successful failure Hemlock Stones: especially working for environmental charities Hemlock Stones: but i get to kick stupid politicians so i guess thats a bonus freditor: doing the groundwork Bambi: lol cease: even failures succeed in something klokwkdog: well, I'm glad to hear you're not working for the polluting charities, like the Battersea Restoration Project, Stones Hemlock Stones: if at first you dont succeed, suck eggs ! Bambi: even edison was considered to be a failure repeatedly ;-) SirTweenalot, esq: What? Mr. Blair and Mr. Bush aren't going to solve the world's problems? The devil you say... klokwkdog: not PC anymore, Stones. Try "suck a carton of Egg Beaters" principalpoop: if life gives you lemons, find a girl with lots of meringue and make a pie Bambi: nothing succeeds ultimately like failure SirTweenalot, esq: LOL P Hemlock Stones: removing Blair and Bush would be a hugely successful environmental clean up cease: exactly, pp freditor: so, when does Phil Austin not show up or did i already not miss him? klokwkdog: and failure's ultimately no success atoll cease: where'd you get those sweater pies/ SirTweenalot, esq: It's early on the Left Coast. cease: he shows up when it occurs to him, fred klokwkdog: he shows up late or not at all. Most frequent visitor of the group, though SirTweenalot, esq: Excellent, Cat LOL principalpoop: someone said iran and usa are ready to sign a treaty, we might not invade, anybody else heard that? Bambi: check the cheese logs from a week or two ago :-) Hemlock Stones: getting light and the birds are singing here now cease: if you monitor the chat, you'll find him here, once in a while freditor: nuke 'em SirTweenalot, esq: Nice rip of Spinal Tap... Hemlock Stones: am sure we will find someone to invade PP freditor: i do monitor, like a lizard klokwkdog: Mr. Bush will not solve the world's problem and Mr. Blair will excitedly agree that, "You're doing a heckuva job, Georgie" SirTweenalot, esq: You're a trooper, Stones... klokwkdog: happy dawn chorus, Hemlock cease: then you should have jumped in when he was here, fred. Bambi: thanks Clem !! principalpoop: I want fjords, norway next! Hemlock Stones: ty Klok, at least we still have some bird SirTweenalot, esq: But will they each have enough Britney to eat? cease: i was out of town when he showed up here earelier this year freditor: why cause a ruckus klokwkdog: the Battersea Restoration Project will see to that, HS! ;-) principalpoop: it is working fine now ahh, clem Hemlock Stones: they cannot survive in a vacuum Tween freditor: britney spares cease: if phil has anything to say to you, i'm sure he'd love to share it with the few of us who congregate here, fred cease: we are all on HIs side cease: one of my fave roller maidens insights freditor: that's the problem SirTweenalot, esq: Or MI5... ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood snorts derisively: "11:42 PM and late as usual, it's porgie, just back from Texas." principalpoop: oops are there sides? I was never good at office politics cease: you have a book out about the firesigns, and there is a problem, fred? cease: that is odd porgie: I lost my script principalpoop: cw porgie klokwkdog: Cat -- no, no, no. You don't understand how the chat works! YOU are on HIS side; many of us are on the OTHER SIDE and Tweeny is on the BOTTOM side... SirTweenalot, esq: (do they have hoover vaccums in UK?) freditor: the MC5 of comedy cease: office is not nearly as good as onice principalpoop: thanks to you ahh, clem SirTweenalot, esq: I'm a bottom feeder... cease: i keep my sangria there permanently klokwkdog: tweeny: "hoover" is a verb over there SirTweenalot, esq: Thranks JL. May the gremlins be expunged soon... cease: sounds like some gross republican sex act, klok freditor: cease: only a problem if they make it so klokwkdog: as in "...Kate Moss hoovering up lines of coke..." cease: a talon news especiale Hemlock Stones: yes we have Hoovers over here Tween but Dyson stole their thunder principalpoop: you can sit on an ice cream cone and tell what flavor it is tween? SirTweenalot, esq: Ah, as in, boy, I'd like to hoover? Bambi: if you get a chance to stop by for the JimmyLee and Bambi Show on http://www.cniradio.com Saturday starting at 6:30PM (ET) for warm up Independent Artist music, 7-10 PM (ET) for the JimmyLee and Bambi Show and 10 PM (ET) for another 'few minutes with Firesign Theatre ... that would be great too :-) freditor: tastes like a potato if sat on principalpoop: I hoovered the pizza again klokwkdog: yes, Bambi's show is super, and there is an associated chat on IRC which is not 2B missed! See CNI site for de tails SirTweenalot, esq: Don't sweat it JL. You guys are miracle workers. Bambi: we had amazing rain earlier ... so JL thinks that maybe our problems may be phone line issues due to the excessive rain Dexter Fong: Ah, the home fires are still burning Hemlock Stones: When blair speaks you can hardly see his trousers move ! freditor: hey bambi, would you like me to program a ft rarities show for you, if I haven't already? SirTweenalot, esq: And there's rain in the smokey mountains... principalpoop: have a super week root, and those humans too klokwkdog: great show, Clem; kudos to CNI for hanging in there once more Bambi: thanks Klok, Tweeny :-) principalpoop: wb fong SirTweenalot, esq: LOL Stones Dexter Fong: THanks PP cease: are you still seling firezine albums and sending them money, fred? Hemlock Stones: yes, many thanks Clem Bambi: LOL princep :-) Dexter Fong: Hey Bambi, listen to Fred freditor: no, they ripped me off of my lodestone royalties cease: a history of firesign could well be a history of rip-offs Bambi: that would be great Fred! Bambi: would have to send it to us via snail mail though ... dialup ;-( cease: im listening to last night' SirTweenalot, esq: Check out Amazon Women On The Moon. Proctor has a commercial parody, but a couple of other scenes are straight out of a FST playbook. cease: maron show right now cease: a great venue for proc, it should be for al lthe guys cease: you should go on his show too, fred freditor: bambi you could e-mail me an address and I'll send you a cd fredwiebel at aol dot com SirTweenalot, esq: He says they had nothing to do with it, but there's a scene with Carrie Fischer that should be getting FST royalties. cease: the future should pay firesing royalties, but.... freditor: silly pate' principalpoop: trix are for kids Dexter Fong: Cat: BTW, interesting to note that Canada now has it's terrorist concerns freditor: cease: what did I miss something? SirTweenalot, esq: That's the one, Fred. cease: interesting not the word i'd use freditor: now on DVD SirTweenalot, esq: A Mountie sting, but still a concern... cease: masrc maron's air amercia show. great show. i listen daily. proc was on a few weeks ago klokwkdog: Dex -- interesting to note that Canada didn't have to pass 16,000 obnoxious laws and violate half the ones that are left to catch "terrorists" klokwkdog: Dex -- also they got the right people, didn't shoot anybody, and didn't screw up all over the place Dexter Fong: Klok: Weel, as you know, they've always been a little slow up there cease: yes, osama et all are a polica matter, not a geopoliitcal earthquake cease: good article about that in today's georgia straight. Bambi: getting bad enough now I can't even stay connected here in chat! :-( principalpoop: hold on there fella, you trying to say George and others are taking advantage of this situation? Bambi: keeps timing out klokwkdog: OTOH, the existing laws in Canada are pretty broad once a judge signs off on something cease: ecellent column by gwynn dyer, london based war correstpndnt cease: best pundidt i know Hemlock Stones: Klok, over here it takes over 250 armed police officers to shoot a guy and bully the neigbours to not catch terrorists Dexter Fong: Bambi: I think JL is prolly right about all the rain screweing up land lines Boney: today's 100% digital Art of the Insane (no relation to Phil) is almost ready principalpoop: I did not disconnect, but yes it stalls sometimes cease: yeah, murder is totallyh legal here. if you doubt that, ask my daughter Hemlock Stones: not catching terrorists is a very expensive business Bambi: yeah Dex .. think you both are right klokwkdog: a London-based war correspondent? Hemlock, is it worse over there than we've been told? klokwkdog: I thought the Labour Party was more or less holding together ;-) Hemlock Stones: yes i think it is Klok cease: i heard him speak at my local college. i've never heard a yank make that much sense Hemlock Stones: they are asking for extending time to question these two asians now cease: hes from newfoundland, wnhich is like england only poorer and funnier freditor: I sold a couple books to england, some ft fans there! cease: livs in london. he's the expert on war, and its suburbs Hemlock Stones: Labour party is History over here now, New Labour is just another name for Neo Cons SirTweenalot, esq: Didn't know you thought that about your daughter's death, Cat. Really sad. cease: they may be here now, fred principalpoop: one is mailman, watch out for them stones Dexter Fong: Stones: That's because the asians only know how to respond to numbers i.e., I'll have the Number 3 with EXTRA Sprouts principalpoop: an islamic mailman, no wonder they picked him up cease: im wondering how you plan to market the book fred Hemlock Stones: coming right up Dexter cease: if it took me this long, imagine how lnog other buyers will have klokwkdog: Hemlock -- that's out of the new US Army Field Manual. If you imprison people long enough and torture them, they will admit to what you thought they did. Or else die, in which case you are allowed to exonerate everyone concerned who's still alive Hemlock Stones: its like the Witch trials, if you drown you are innocent if you dont you burn freditor: it's onbly been a month cease klokwkdog: I notice that the US has airlifted a unit of WMD inspectors to Britain to help find those chemicals SirTweenalot, esq: C'mon now, Klok. Christian Crusaders don't torture people. Dexter Fong: Cheney turned me into a newt principalpoop: 14 european nations looked the other way about the secret cia flights, you need to help us stones SirTweenalot, esq: He got better... Hemlock Stones: i know where all the chemicals and other WMDs are Klok but they never asked me freditor: you got better? Dexter Fong: Twen: YOu mean he's now a salamander, 1st Class? freditor: yeah, me too SirTweenalot, esq: Dex, that's a bit of logic that will live in infamy like who's on 1st... principalpoop: you became a gingrich? ewwwww klokwkdog: well, duh, Hemlock. Everyone knows they're in Syria freditor: WMD means Western Maryland to me Dexter Fong: Tween: I was in the Infamy when I was drafted SirTweenalot, esq: The 3rd Infamy? Dexter Fong: Right! THe big red 666 klokwkdog: exactly, freditor freditor: we just had our weapons of mass destruction blues fest principalpoop: saddam is a fox, he is still waiting to use them Hemlock Stones: the incinerate the dangerous ones in Clitheroe Lancashire at the Castle Cement works, evne those that the EPA wont allow to be burned in the USA SirTweenalot, esq: 2nd Derision? cease: did that mean no blues showed up, fred? klokwkdog: but nobody's found that, either. Essentially everything past Breezewood is a mirage, owned by someone in Nevada Dexter Fong: Tween: LOL Hemlock Stones: the rest are still hidden in New Mexico, if Honey was here she would concur freditor: some did but mostly jazzy Dexter Fong: Honey is a concurbine? ||||||||| 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.. Dexter Fong: Screw off Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood answers "Screw you!" Hemlock Stones: she is probably at the CSNY gig in Colorado SirTweenalot, esq: Sod off, mate... klokwkdog: Hemlock -- actually, those are barrels of old newspaper. To avoid problems along the way, they really pour that stuff in the rivers right here and pretend it's being sent to the UK. Paper is lighter than liquid, too Dexter Fong: Tween: YOu some kinda landscaper? Hemlock Stones: my servants are in those barrels Klok Dexter Fong: Klok: How about Liquid Paper TM SirTweenalot, esq: Man, I wish I could do the Red Rocks concert. CSN played at a rellay nice 1500 seat outdoor venue here back in the late 90's. What a great show. Joe Vitale of the Walsh band on drums. Bambi: well, hate to do it but this connection is gonna drive me bonkers! See you all again soon! have a great one! klokwkdog: Dex - something to do with monkeys? principalpoop: sod on, sod off, like the karate kid freditor: bye bambi Dexter Fong: Tween: Vitale in for the usual drummer (name?) SirTweenalot, esq: Be well, Bambi... klokwkdog: cool, Hemlock cease: bamb on principalpoop: night night bambi Hemlock Stones: ok see you next week Bambi and i will be listenin to your show at the weekend Dexter Fong: Night Bambi and many thanks to you and JL for persevering klokwkdog: it's hard to get help over here, so we don't do that klokwkdog: nite Bambi cease: hemlock, did the firesign show on bbc increase their proflle in the uk, or is that impossible to do? SirTweenalot, esq: Good question Dex. I'm thinking of Dallas Taylor from Manassas maybe? Only time I've seen CSN live. klokwkdog: not to mention the LA County prohibition on master-slave protocols. This has caused lots of problems for people with more than one disk drive... Dexter Fong: Tween: My bad, brain cross faded on the Eagles..you're mention of Joe Walsh (My Hero) derailed me Hemlock Stones: periodically you have to round them up for defragging too Klok Dexter Fong: Stones: Before you defrag them, some one's gotta frag them SirTweenalot, esq: Saw Stills' Manassas twice in the early 70's. One of my all-time favorites. Dexter Fong: Tween: A big James GANG fan klokwkdog: not allowed, Hemlock. Plus, they have to have green cards and be paid Social Security and have taxes witheld. This is a prime mover behind the rapid increase in hard drive size cease: yah you sent me that, tween. cant say i enjoyed it SirTweenalot, esq: Have you been fragged? Come on down to Ralph Spolisport's defragging parlor... Hemlock Stones: Tween, last week on our TV Ian Gilmore and Pink Floyd friend played live with Crosby and Nash on Vocals Dexter Fong: Klok: YOu gotta frive those mexicans hard otherwise they lazy freditor: anyone hear the entire unedited bbc performance? cease: but then i havent heard any music i've enjoyed in a very long time klokwkdog: heard the version at Radio 4 only SirTweenalot, esq: Yea, James Gang. Big fan of Walsh before he joined the Eagles as well. Barnstorm... cease: i loved csn, csny, and their permutattions in that era cease: long ago\where would one hear it, frd? SirTweenalot, esq: Stones: Ohhh... my.... godddd.... cease: hemlock, that sounds sad Dexter Fong: James Gang one of *THE Greatest* power trio's cease: their voices are no longer voices freditor: Cease:that's what I want to know Hemlock Stones: i can send you a track if you wish Tween just send your email address in confidence cease: i loved them, dex freditor: funk 49 SirTweenalot, esq: And Walsh can play keyboards as well... Hemlock Stones: they sounded ok to me cease: walsh and i both revere vince guaraldi SirTweenalot, esq: Try Welcome To The Club. cease: i saw james gang play cast your fate to the wind at a huge concert in toronto in 71 Hemlock Stones: Neil Young never had a great singing voice but he was still damn good SirTweenalot, esq: Come on, join us in the club... freditor: cast your fate to the wind cease: t thought it was the entheogens i was on, but freinds with me told me it really happened klokwkdog: Okkerville River's "Kansas City" really impressed me, so there is some good stuff coming out now and then. FallingStars seems to find lots of it I've never heard Dexter Fong: Dunno if any of you have seen any of the various Eagles farewell tours...Walsh hilarious changing the lyrics to "Life's Been Good to Me" SirTweenalot, esq: name's familiar, Cat cease: rcokin the real world? freditor: got to go folks klokwkdog: nite, freditor cease: joe walsh before he joined the eagles Dexter Fong: Night Fred, glad you stopped by SirTweenalot, esq: Have phun, phred... :) Hemlock Stones: ok Fred, take care and have fun till next time principalpoop: good luck and night freditor cease: the ending of farenheit 911 with that tune klokwkdog: ah, yes, the witching hour is truly here; I should bug out, too cease: when i left the theatre, i have never been more inspired freditor: keep the flags burning cease: and that was as much neal's tune as moore's flick SirTweenalot, esq: Be careful what you say, Klok ;) cease: so the marriage of tunage and flickage at its best is the way to go freditor: thanks friends, buy my book, please Dexter Fong: Klok: Thought you got rid of the bugs that fell through the ccracks cease: off you bug, kloik SirTweenalot, esq: Pat Moraz & Bill Bruford? Heck ya! klokwkdog: no, the bugs are under the cracks, or were until I sprayed klokwkdog: night, everyone! cease: my coins are denting your mailbox as wqe speak, fred Hemlock Stones: gnight Klok principalpoop: click klok Boney: rag all nite SirTweenalot, esq: The cracks in the acting school? Dexter Fong: Pat Moraz, the asian guy in those kid Kung Foo movies? klokwkdog: 1 minit past midnite on the right coast...poof! ||||||||| 12:12 AM -- klokwkdog left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). principalpoop: boney, gngl Dexter Fong: Night Boney Hemlock Stones: ok folks i better go too, its later than i think principalpoop: no no, the guy from happy days, fuji from mchales navy grown up Hemlock Stones: have full all and stay well Hemlock Stones: funn principalpoop: the bus is going, everybody have a super week :D Dexter Fong: Night Hemlock, sleep comfortably under a thick London pea soup cease: pp Hemlock Stones: byeee Boney: Hemlock, you recognize the phrase 'rag all nite' ? Dexter Fong: Night PP Hemlock Stones: yes boney SirTweenalot, esq: You... too much TV or not TV... cease: sounds bloody Dexter Fong: Boney: Rag, rag until the dying of the light? Boney: in Chicargo Hemlock Stones: i used to smoke rag all night Dexter Fong: Old age should rag, mama, rag SirTweenalot, esq: How does one get to be a criminal in this town? Hemlock Stones: goodnight all SirTweenalot, esq: What's come over you? Dexter Fong: OH, smoke rag and hang around arcades SirTweenalot, esq: Cheers, Stones... Dexter Fong: ...and it's crinimals SirTweenalot, esq: Dance on Sunday! Dexter Fong: How much Dexter Fong: How would Jesus dance? cease: with walter benjamin? SirTweenalot, esq: On a volcano ;) Dexter Fong: Do the Kosher Chicken SirTweenalot, esq: Better start doing it Wright.... cease: you can bvorrow mine ||||||||| llanwydd enters at 12:17 AM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and rushes off to the Haberdashery Barn. Dexter Fong: thanks ORVILLE cease: steve> SirTweenalot, esq: Frank Lloyd, of course... llanwydd: you mean you guys are still here? Dexter Fong: wb, llan SirTweenalot, esq: He's back, and he's bootiful... cease: we're not mean to guys cease: they just like it that way Dexter Fong: Frank Lloyd, evil twin of Harold SirTweenalot, esq: We're having a marathon, or exxon, or BP or something. Dexter Fong: Phillips 666 llanwydd: can't sleep. tried to do without my ambien but ain't workin llanwydd: just took 10mgs SirTweenalot, esq: Didn't you remember when the world ended? Come on... And we all were transported on the giant space arc? And the goverment decided not to tell the stupider people because... Ahhhhh Dexter Fong: llan: Have you tried one of the thingies that plays rain forests, and gentle sea wave, Interstate Madness? ||||||||| It's 12:20 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| freditor - dead from The Plague ||||||||| principalpoop - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Bambi - dead from pneumonia ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... llanwydd: I used to have one of those white noise machines. I ought to get one again SirTweenalot, esq: Speaking of, they've raised the spped limit on certain roads in TX to 80 mph. Kinda makes sense if you've ever driven in West TX. Dexter Fong: llan: They come in all races now SirTweenalot, esq: the speed limit as well... llanwydd: 80 sounds incredible llanwydd: LOL dex SirTweenalot, esq: It's the race around America! Dexter Fong: whoooo, that's faster than anyone's ever been before SirTweenalot, esq: Not at all. That's what people were doing, and they just caught up with the traffic, that's all. llanwydd: I hear they average 80 on the Autobahn Dexter Fong: Javol SirTweenalot, esq: The Autobahn doesn't have a speed limit, does it? cease: isnt that a detergetn? Dexter Fong: Der Schpeed Limit ist uber alles SirTweenalot, esq: They tried that in Montana, as I recall. American cars aren't up to it. llanwydd: I wouldn't like that. My high speed days went with my 30 something years Dexter Fong: Wow, you drove thirty..was it in a school zone? SirTweenalot, esq: The best? My Dad spoke fluent German, but didn't pass it down. llanwydd: something like that, dex SirTweenalot, esq: That was in the ozone. cease: my father's first language is german. my mother cease: ukranian llanwydd: ich spreche gebroch deutsch Dexter Fong: Sehr gut! cease: i think a large number of canadians have parents whose frist language isnt english SirTweenalot, esq: Now there's a combination. Stalin & Hitler LOL llanwydd: those characters a better as history Dexter Fong: Stlin+Hitler = Statler cease: if those boys could have only fucked instead of fought, there'd be a whole lot fewer dead peoplke SirTweenalot, esq: I'm German, Swedish, Scot & English. llanwydd: pardon my spellinge SirTweenalot, esq: LOL Cat cease: me sperer? Dexter Fong: Oh i dunno, first you fuck 'em, then you kill 'em llanwydd: hitler and stalin can't happen today SirTweenalot, esq: Unless you're into necrophelia... Dexter Fong: llan: LLOOLL SirTweenalot, esq: Ya wanna bet, LL? SirTweenalot, esq: If only 'twere so... llanwydd: what i mean is that we have more of a balance of power in the world now than before. can you deny that? Dexter Fong: Lemme see,,,,Chechnya, Somalia, Nigeria, Ruanda, Nigeria again llanwydd: I know, but the whole world is watching. that makes a difference SirTweenalot, esq: Read "They Thought They Were Free" by Milton Mayer. Interviews with 10 Germans who got caught up in the Nazi frenzy. It's all too easy. SirTweenalot, esq: Somalia like a new Afghanistan? Yikes. Dexter Fong: LLAN: If you are talking about scale..well, it helps to be off somewhere in Africa, or malaysia cease: more of a balance of power now? cease: i dont think i could comment on that Dexter Fong: I could =))) ||||||||| It's 12:30 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Hemlock Stones - dead from Globner's disease ||||||||| porgie - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... llanwydd: well I have to admit America has more power than canada cease: but i grew up in a world of balanced power=mad that stuck me as totally mad SirTweenalot, esq: That's very sporting of you, LL... llanwydd: didn't mean to get anyone riled. I can be such a troll cease: cnada has more power over its citizens than america does. or maybe not, but thats the idea SirTweenalot, esq: Hey, and country that calls its curreny The Loony has my respect. SirTweenalot, esq: any Dexter Fong: llan: Actually there is US and everyone else...most of the major powers we co=exist with, but dig the Islamic revolution going on...we're pretty power less cease: the wine i make sangria of costs 8.99 in la. and 23.99 here. that's not my idea of a good deal cease: thats why canada has a surplus SirTweenalot, esq: Wee're "digging" our own graves, stomping around like Crusaders (or more likely Conquistadores) Dexter Fong: a surplus of wines llanwydd: "We", tween? SirTweenalot, esq: Whine whine whine... cease: no, taxes come in rivers, go out in rivulets llanwydd: not me SirTweenalot, esq: What you mean "WE", kimosabe? LOL Dexter Fong: Catherwood, pour everyone a glass of Thunder Bay Thunderbird |||||||||
