||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 5:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for September 21, 2006 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| 8:09 AM: Firebroiled jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past year and a half!" Firebroiled: Yes, Them too! A lot of Them. Mostly Them and not many of Us! And that’s why we’re here and they’re there! So there, Mr. Monday Morning Quarterback, Mr Wheelchair General! Are you going to turn your back on America’s fighting men when he come knock, knock, knockin’ at your front door? Firebroiled: Go ehead!! ||||||||| At 8:10 AM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Firebroiled!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... ||||||||| uh clemm enters at 1:55 PM as Catherwood takes their hat and goat and scurries off to the Hat Pack Annex. uh clemm: is this thing on ??? ||||||||| 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 rvz_rip disembarks at 1:59 PM. rvz_rip: howsa kneegrow possed to live wit all dis heat in here??? ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 2 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 2:09 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| uh clemm - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... rvz_rip: is ANYBODY on this thang ? ||||||||| "I'm going to The Sitting Room" says rvz_rip, and leaves. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers rvz_rip inside, makes a note of the time (3:43 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 4 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. ||||||||| It's 4:30 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| rvz_rip - dead from the fiddlers ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... ||||||||| Catherwood steals into the room, and announces "Announcing 'ah,clem', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:21 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the Aviary... ||||||||| New CNI streaming notice: '"a few minutes with FireSign Theatre" at about 9pm eastern time' ||||||||| Catherwood sneaks into the room, and snorts derisively "Announcing 'TheTweenernator', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 8:22 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... TheTweenernator: Who's movie _is_ this, anyway? ah,clem: hi Tweenstre TheTweenernator: Hey clem. Ya back in Dendron? ah,clem: nope, still in Prescott ah,clem: will be rolling on soon though TheTweenernator: Keep rolling, Stones... OK, back later :-) ||||||||| "Hey TheTweenernator!" ... TheTweenernator turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 8:24 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... ah,clem: Catherwood, roll a couple bombers and leave them on the table ||||||||| Catherwood pretends not to hear ah,clem ||||||||| ah,clem rushes out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's ah,clem?! It's 8:52 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" ||||||||| ah,clem steals in around 8:52 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." ||||||||| Catherwood walks up and pipes up "Presenting 'Merlyn', just granted probation at 8:56 PM", then leaves hurriedly. Merlyn: 'ello ah,clem: 'ello Merl ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, September 21, 2006 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" Merlyn: hey clem ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 9:04 PM, dragging Bambi by one leg and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" Bambi: howdy! Bambi: good choice Clem ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'cease', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:05 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the anteroom... Bambi: hi Cat cease: whats on cni tonight? ||||||||| Outside, the 9:06 PM crosstown bus from Funfun Town pulls away, leaving RedHeadedTweenger coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. RedHeadedTweenger: but officer, it's was only a pound and a half between friends... RedHeadedTweenger: Hey all... Bambi: hi Tweenger :-) cease: he had to split it with the sound effects man RedHeadedTweenger: lol Bambi: the big broadcast of '76 RedHeadedTweenger: I wish I had a video of that bust lol Bambi: for starters ;-) cease: im listening to austin mayor now on ecotalk on air america cease: oh, thats one you got from me Bambi: yep..sure is Cat :-) cease: bambi, i'll make cds of the mushroom plays as well as some other stuff when i return oct 3 Bambi: ok, sounds good Cat RedHeadedTweenger: Will Winn? What a name for a mayor... Bambi: thanks! cease: indeed, tween Bambi: a presumptuous name at best lol RedHeadedTweenger: Kirk Watson was the last one lol ah,clem: also nee lawyer's hospital, if anyone has it... cease: us mayors are doing some good things on climate RedHeadedTweenger: The next one will be Bob Stones, no doubt.. ||||||||| Catherwood leads principalpoop in through the front door at 9:10 PM, picks up his cues (only slightly scorched), and heads for the billiard room. cease: which is good as the feds may never do anything cease: unless gore becomes president RedHeadedTweenger: P... principalpoop: evening Bambi: hi PrinceP cease: canada is going backwards cease: poop Bambi: lol
principalpoop p ||||||||| Catherwood leads Bubba's Brain inside, makes a note of the time (9:10 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. RedHeadedTweenger: Backwards, into the future... principalpoop: hubba bubba Bambi: hi Bubba Bubba's Brain: Greetings all RedHeadedTweenger: Hey Hoosierman... cease: hi bub principalpoop: adanac? RedHeadedTweenger: Radio Mississippi? They have radios? cease: a friend of mine used to live on a street called adanac RedHeadedTweenger: Son of ENIAC Bubba's Brain: [does his worst Bob Dylan impression] oooo-ooooo-ooooooh ooooooh, Hoosierman..... principalpoop: is that near lois lane? Bubba's Brain: ["Saved" period] cease: ah, jokerman. the only dylan song in the past 30 years i didnt dislike RedHeadedTweenger: Bob's started sing real good. Does areas from Flight of the Valkeyrie
Bambi says should we plug our ears or do do you sound good and just don't like to talk about it Bubba? principalpoop: oreas cease: dylan will start to sing real good the day humans all lose their ears Bubba's Brain: Bob Dylan's back, with the biggest surprise of all.. he's learned to sing.... RedHeadedTweenger: Austin Enegry uses alot of wind power from west TX. We're installing light raiil. RedHeadedTweenger: lol Cat Bubba's Brain: oreos? RedHeadedTweenger: More wind power than Cal. Bambi: I like Dylan ... old or new RedHeadedTweenger: White on the outside, creamy in the middlw... principalpoop: toreordores Bubba's Brain: torry odors? RedHeadedTweenger: Some people do his songs better, tho. Hendrix's Watchtower was what that song was meant to be. RedHeadedTweenger: Bull... cease: indeed tween principalpoop: tell the torry not to tarry Bambi: adam and eve on a raft, sink 'em ... lol cease: keith jarrett's My Back Pages Bambi: very true Tween cease: judy collins' tom thumb's blues Bubba's Brain: Tory or not tory? That is thte question. RedHeadedTweenger: lol RedHeadedTweenger: Jarrett playing with Buddy Holly's band ;-) principalpoop: my version of everybody must get stoned was better RedHeadedTweenger: brb principalpoop: her tory or his tory? principalpoop: ok tween Bubba's Brain: Rainy Day Women #838764, and 3.13159 ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:17 PM, dragging llanwydd by one foot and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" Bambi: I don't know, history will tell llanwydd: anybody want coffee? Bambi: hi llanwydd principalpoop: yes please llan Bubba's Brain: Hey Ill Bambi: would love some coffee llanwydd cease: llan llanwydd: well, I'm going to have some Bubba's Brain: Coffee and Pi Bambi: Catherwood please pour coffee to everyone ||||||||| Catherwood gives coffee to everyone. cease: im watching branson give clinton a big check to stop global warming on nbc news and the newsdude asks, has private replaced public? principalpoop: it will stunt your growth, are you old enough? cease: sounds like scrooge's brittain llanwydd: you can't drink coffee while its bubbling can you? principalpoop: i had a friend who could, I cannot Bambi: my growth was stunted along time ago ... coffee couldn't hurt me now lol Bubba's Brain: See the thing with Clinton and Laura Bush... both supporting a program to put pumps in villiages built like kids' merry go rounds. Brilliant idea. principalpoop: has not stunted my stomach from growing, I keep trying though llanwydd: I doubt it stunted my growth. I wasn't drinking it regularly till I was 5'10" Bubba's Brain: It grew my stunt. Bambi: I was already 5' when I started ... still 5' lol principalpoop: ouch, I stopped a 5'7" ||||||||| stephenfosterkane waltzes in at 9:20 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. RedHeadedTweenger: Small antlers, that Bambi. But a great little deer :-) Bambi: hi Klok principalpoop: ahh SFK Bubba's Brain: If you have a growth, don't you want it stunted? RedHeadedTweenger: He came out of the East... llanwydd: I wonder if all the coffee-stunted people became stunt men Bambi: give back that door knocker ;-) llanwydd: and women Bubba's Brain: Hey SFK Bambi: ah, thanks Tween :-) Bubba's Brain: Nice knocker, Bam. principalpoop: that's obsidian stephenfosterkane: hey, folks llanwydd: sfk? stephen f king is here tonight? stephenfosterkane: Big Broadcast, I take it. Great Bambi: lol RedHeadedTweenger: On heaven's door? Bambi: yep sure is Klok RedHeadedTweenger: Another great Dylan tune. RedHeadedTweenger: Oops. Kristofferson... llanwydd: knockers on heaven's door? I can't imagine Bambi: Kris wrote that? RedHeadedTweenger: Thank you doctor lol stephenfosterkane: the Fibber McGee moment! principalpoop: make a clean breast of it llanwydd: I'm sure it's a dylan song RedHeadedTweenger: He made a good version. Not sure which one... llanwydd: or he wouldn't sing it in every concert Bambi: why would one want a bust of that? RedHeadedTweenger: a chu? RedHeadedTweenger: 40 too long... principalpoop: a balcony I could do shakesphere from Bubba's Brain: Gee, I thought it was Axl Rose.... ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:24 PM and Dexter Forng steps out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Bubba's Brain: It is Dylan. RedHeadedTweenger: give me a place to stand... principalpoop: ahh forng cease: hey dex RedHeadedTweenger: Ah, Fong... llanwydd: hey forng! cease: klok Dexter Forng: Hello Dear Friends principalpoop: I dated a girl named forng Bambi:http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/knockin.html stephenfosterkane: hey Cat] Bubba's Brain: Dex, your grape let out a little whine. Dexter Forng: Bubba: that's cause I squeezed it principalpoop: lettuce romaine seeded until he finishes Dexter Forng: llan: Glad to be of cervix RedHeadedTweenger: Yep, Wynn's wright. Lot's of state-owned land in W TX. Good place for windmills. Bambi: hi Dex llanwydd: good one princep[ Bubba's Brain: Just sittin here eatin my bagged spinach. Merlyn: is that Austin? principalpoop: I think so bambi, he came in with a grape RedHeadedTweenger: Photographer Ng? Someone reads Clavelle ;-) RedHeadedTweenger: This is the Mayor of Austin on Air Am. Dexter Forng: OK, here goes...Hi Bubba, Bambi, Cat, llan, Merlyn, poop, TYweenager, and klok and fading Clem llanwydd: I tried to read "Shogun" but it was excruciating Merlyn: hey dex ah,clem: ... principalpoop: carvelle not clavelle llanwydd: I think I was only a freshman in high school at the time Bambi: love fresh spinach ... don't like the e coli though ... so I will refrain from eating store boughten' spinach principalpoop: hi ahh, clem Dexter Forng: llan: You should listen to Shotgun by Junior Walker RedHeadedTweenger: Try Noble House. I like his stuff as "historical novels". cease: i read shogun when i lived in japan. quite relavent ah,clem: hello Mr. Principal RedHeadedTweenger: You should listen to Junior Brown LOL llanwydd: not familiar dex principalpoop: who did the one in australia, they made a movie Merlyn: do Japanese have Shogun weddings, like Americans have Shotgun weddings? cease: charlie brown, he's a clown principalpoop: in michigan? Bubba's Brain: [visual: threee men in the alps with giant horns] Eeeee-coliiiiiiii. principalpoop: i cannot tell by the sound, sounds perfect Dexter Forng: Merlyn: Yes...Show gun...marry any one you want stephenfosterkane: more likely samurai weddings llanwydd: so you live in st mark's place, dex. I checked it out on the web. Looks like an exciting neighborhood Bubba's Brain: Kamakazee weddings? principalpoop: yoh ree oh ah lo ho cease: good one, bub Dexter Forng: llan: You can't judge a book by its size stephenfosterkane: now that St. Mark has moved out... llanwydd: true principalpoop: monopoly Bubba's Brain: scrabble Dexter Forng: quadropoly llanwydd: no monopoly in new jersey Bubba's Brain: chutes and ladders.... principalpoop: oops, St. James place, susans Bambi: speaking of monopolies ... llanwydd: i meant no. monopoly is in NJ Bambi: Boardwalk, Park Place principalpoop: i dated a girl who lived in E. Canasta Dexter Forng: I whist I dated a girl llanwydd: there is a marathon florida principalpoop: what were we talking about?, llan, are you keeping track? llanwydd: that's a game principalpoop: I have never whisted, honest llanwydd: I rather fancy myself at cribbage llanwydd: I've never played it but I fancy myself at it Bubba's Brain: You fancy a cabbage? Bubba's Brain: That's against the slaw. cease: bambi, have you been able to access your library and determine what mushroom plays you have? principalpoop: things strike my fancy all the time llanwydd: I do indeed. in fact I fancy TUBS of SLAW principalpoop: willie nelson plays with mushrooms too llanwydd: LOL bub principalpoop: sorry, only one tub per family Bambi: no, Cat, Clem has not been able to do that yet llanwydd: whole beef ham. we deliver Bubba's Brain: Hey, gotta cut out early tongiht. llanwydd: so what are you folks listening to on cni? Bubba's Brain: Sieze ya all later. cease: ok bambi. i'll be back on oct 3rd. if you can tell me by then, by email, i can start recording stuff you dont have for you after then Bambi: ham or halves? llanwydd: nite bub! principalpoop: say hello to your better half bubba cease: i thought it was whole beef halves Bambi: have a good one Bubba Bubba's Brain: will do, pp. Bubba's Brain: Thanks, all llanwydd: I know it halves. I'm being facetious Bubba's Brain: Nite. Dexter Forng: Night Bubba ||||||||| Bubba's Brain leaves at 9:36 PM, singing "Oh, I'm just a little fishy, floating in the sea, and there ain't no hook that's smart enough to catch the likes of me..." principalpoop: give him a quarter llanwydd: it's cease: bub Bambi: you're allowed llanwydd ;-) principalpoop: what is halves? llanwydd: better aloud than keeping it to myself Bambi: lol llanwydd: I thought the outlowed that principalpoop: yes, let it out, use loosners if necessary ||||||||| Catherwood stomps in at 9:38 PM, dragging J. Pianoforte by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this bozo?" J. Pianoforte: To half or half not? Bambi: I don't know but I have seen half a cow offered for sale principalpoop: ahh JP llanwydd: Hi pianof cease: piano man Bambi: hi Johnny :-) Dexter Forng: Oh Johnny...Oh Johnny llanwydd: are you the former johnny piano? J. Pianoforte: What haps about? principalpoop: which half, the front or the back? J. Pianoforte: No, I'm the latter Johnny Piano Bambi: Clem played some Oohs tunes before the show tonight :-) llanwydd: bambi's comment reminded me of groucho's song that goes "You can cut a calf in half and make baloney principalpoop: fore and aft, ahoy J. Pianoforte: Cool beans, Bambi! Merlyn: have they mentioned the name of this band?
Bambi :-) ||||||||| It's 9:40 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| RedHeadedTweenger - dead from jaundice ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... J. Pianoforte: Been nursing a cold and reading a groovy new book - http://www.recordingthebeatles.com llanwydd: I'm reading stephen king's latest Bambi: no fun Johnny ... me too Dexter Forng: Merlyn: If you mean the band on the radio show...It's the Loud kid from that PBS broadcast principalpoop: that would be fascinating, if I had a clue about music recording J. Pianoforte: Wha? The Mumps?!! cease: looks ihnteresting, pinao Merlyn: tx dex J. Pianoforte: Poop, you'd learn a helluva lot just reading the book. cease: funiest book i ever read is Paperback Writer, a bio of the beatles principalpoop: oki llanwydd: funny I just got redirected to the page that johnny put up the link for Dexter Forng: JP: No, I think they announce the band at the end of the recording J. Pianoforte: They're taking over, llan llanwydd: usually that annoys me but luckily I like the beatles J. Pianoforte: Not a cheap book, by any means, but I'm learning a lot. principalpoop: forn principalpoop: forng Dexter Forng: Gee..a "G" stephenfosterkane: principalpoop: he is one of forng guys, you know, from another country llanwydd: "Californgia...." principalpoop: thats it Dexter Forng: here I corme llanwydd: that's from a song called "Estimated Prophet Dexter Forng: by the CPA's Dexter Forng: rated "G" principalpoop: I was not being facetious JP, that is llans milleue Bambi: power hurts ..... ain't it the truth llanwydd: I'm not letting anybody get a word itn J. Pianoforte: And you know, I got an answer for a question that someone here wanted to know... llanwydd: in principalpoop: yes and power saw J. Pianoforte: Roger Powell (ex-Utopia synth guy) works on Final Cut Pro for Apple cease: you said power and it reacted, just like we do llanwydd: what's my milleue? I missed that Dexter Forng: JP: Is he related to Bud Powell? Bambi: lol cat principalpoop: milleau? J. Pianoforte: Negatory, Forng Dexter Forng: Solid Jackson llanwydd: I used to know how to spell that principalpoop: skip to milleux my darling J. Pianoforte: Where'd the extraneous "R" come from, Dex? llanwydd: but my speling hs gon heighwyre leightly Dexter Forng: I borrowed it from a Dear Frent Bambi: maybe it's just his forte cease: this is a version of exorcism in your daily life llanwydd: LOL princep J. Pianoforte: Ringball? Dexter Forng: No...just a rash principalpoop: you put the em pha phis on the wrong see label llanwydd: I wonder if I want to know how ringball is played Bambi: Scar LaTina? J. Pianoforte: Keep pondering, poi dog llanwydd: scarlatina is a nice sounding name. is it real? principalpoop: I don't have any scars but I can give you a cigarette ||||||||| Catherwood leads RedHeadedTweenger inside, makes a note of the time (9:50 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Dexter Forng: and a blindfod? Bambi: little brother of scarlet fever lol RedHeadedTweenger: I'm brack! Dexter Forng: WB tweenager Bambi: wb Tween! principalpoop: wb tween, have you got a billfod or blindfod? RedHeadedTweenger: I should know better than to trust IE 5 in OS 9. J. Pianoforte: I guess that makes me Zorak! Dexter Forng: or an Eisenfodd RedHeadedTweenger: And Don Johnson's cigarette lol Bambi: yes, yes, you should Tween ;-) Dexter Forng: 5 into 9 won't go principalpoop: elmerfod llanwydd: I had scarlet fever when I was a child. I was never quarantined J. Pianoforte: llan, it's not too late to start! llanwydd: that particular malady is not what it used to be RedHeadedTweenger: Too many aphids in the begonias? principalpoop: ruby? is that you? Bambi: I had rheumatic fever as a child and had to keep still for a year (standard treatment of the day when I was 4) ... you try to keep a 4 yr old down lol llanwydd: scarlet begonias tucked into her curls... RedHeadedTweenger: Don't take your love to townes van zant... llanwydd: that must have been excruciating, bambi J. Pianoforte: Big ol' Ruby red dress RedHeadedTweenger: When I was walking around Grovernor's Square... Buffett's cover does justice :-) principalpoop: the police have told me not to do that anymore bambi Bambi: yea, it was .. cease: frankly, scarlett, i dont give a hoover RedHeadedTweenger: All worship motherhood... Bambi: that sucks cat ;-) J. Pianoforte: L. Ron Hoover, leader of the Church of Appliantology llanwydd: LOL RedHeadedTweenger: Damn you, you blew it up! principalpoop: scarlettly, frank stephenfosterkane: i remember those '73 lines J. Pianoforte: Plooking too hard Bambi: or would that be...that sucks or what a dam shame Cat lol RedHeadedTweenger: Mar Hotel is a fav... llanwydd: It's a pleasant album RedHeadedTweenger: Well Marr as well ;-) principalpoop: marina del mar? llanwydd: I particularly like U.S. Blues Bambi: I've been there, isn't that in NJ? RedHeadedTweenger: The 11th earl of politically incorrect... RedHeadedTweenger: Unbroken Chain :-) llanwydd: daddy you promised Bambi: wow, see that Pluto was gone back in '76
Dexter Forng sings "Cheney's Fools..... llanwydd: I'd be happier if phil didn't sing J. Pianoforte: Pluto was upset that Tirebiter lost the election RedHeadedTweenger: Yeah Bam, but it's beach front and you have to pick up medical waste before you can sun tan... principalpoop: train train train llanwydd: but I like his songs Bambi: (at least according to the Big Broadcast of '76) llanwydd: bb76? not familiar Bambi: lol Tween ... you may be right these days RedHeadedTweenger: Take you out on a cold railroad, and nail you to a cross. Not funny :-( J. Pianoforte: Tweenger, you got anything illegal on that bus? cease: this was the show austin and ossman toured llanwydd: just electric koolaid cease: this is fred's release but i also have vid of this from allan gross RedHeadedTweenger: Just some Tom DeLay masks... RedHeadedTweenger: Hey JP :-) Dexter Forng: Tondelayo Masks? J. Pianoforte: Save the masks for Halloween llanwydd: time delay? principalpoop: where's the fire? chief RedHeadedTweenger: I've been weened, thranks you very much... J. Pianoforte: Took ya long enough, Tween! cease: i'll have the proctor and bergman halloween in hollywood piece for you by halloween, bambi Bambi: time warp? cease: if you dont already have that cease: was part of Heat, on of my fave shows RedHeadedTweenger: brb llanwydd: so what are you folks listening to on cni tonight? Dexter Forng: are you back yet Tween? principalpoop: oki ie 5 on ox9 Bambi: that would be great Cat Dexter Forng: llan:The Big Broadxast of '76 ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. principalpoop: i don't understand why you cannot listen llan, I am dumb founded cease: in return, tell me what mushroom plays you have by Oct 3rd when i return Dexter Forng: Dr. Phil is stupified llanwydd: interesting. never even heard of it llanwydd: so what is cni? sattelite radio? Dexter Forng: llan: There is much you have never heard...and a good think too cease: i wonder what happened to the firezine records? principalpoop: a website sending out a file, that is all J. Pianoforte: Catherwood must have got a new watch...he's on time ||||||||| Catherwood says "It's 10:02 PM" Dexter Forng: Punch in Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood punches in. llanwydd: I see. ah,clem: only on satellite on Saturday night for JimmyLee & Bambi show J. Pianoforte: Punch out Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood punches out. ah,clem: web 24/7 as possible J. Pianoforte: OK, now he's off the clock Dexter Forng: Now do some roadwork Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood walks alongside Dexter Forng and yells "My ears are burning..." llanwydd: our friend hemlock stones has been trying to help me listen to cni. to no avail so far Dexter Forng: Go soak your head Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood goes soak your head. llanwydd: I read a book by stephen king called "roadwork" J. Pianoforte: Take a bath in clam dip, Catherwood ||||||||| Catherwood strides alongside J. Pianoforte and mumbles "Did you want me?" principalpoop: you have winamp? and the cni url? llanwydd: he wrote it under a pseudonym though stephenfosterkane: clem -- no live CNI streaming signal this Sat? llanwydd: I don't know if I have winamp but I doubt it principalpoop: i dated one of the realnym sisters J. Pianoforte: I understand there's not much room under a pseudonym. ||||||||| Catherwood ushers Honey Sanchez inside, makes a note of the time (10:04 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bambi: I have that book llanwydd as well as a bunch of other Stephen King books ... but no new ones Dexter Forng: poop: I think llan's problem stems from having that Web TV thingie and way too little bandwidth stephenfosterkane: poop -- llan has webtv, can't listen to audio RedHeadedTweenger: Fong has met Henley's "Garden of Allah". llanwydd: welcome back HS principalpoop: hola honey hubba hubba cease: opie um negroes? Honey Sanchez: hello J. Pianoforte: I knew I smelled something sweet... RedHeadedTweenger: Msss Honey... ah,clem: yes, we plan to have live stream and sat on Sat. cease: and spekaing of opiates, hi honey principalpoop: cni is only 16k stephenfosterkane: ah stephenfosterkane: thanks clem Honey Sanchez: awwwwwww blush blush llanwydd: yeah my msntv2 is somewhat limited RedHeadedTweenger: No no no, Cat. The knee grows... cease: this is austin paul harvey bit ah,clem: hola llanwydd: but it's good enough for websurfing and email and this J. Pianoforte: Jimmy Clicker stephenfosterkane: roto can just barely get cni on dialup, so if webtv any more inefficient, it's not possible -- presuming it can do audio atoll Dexter Forng: Buenos knoches Horney J. Pianoforte: Newt Oil Bambi: wasn't that under his pen name, Richard Bachman RedHeadedTweenger: LOL dex llanwydd: that was it, bambi Honey Sanchez: i cant stay long but i wanted to let you all know that my sweetie H. Stones met up with a stone that knocked him flying and he broke his shoulder so he will be out of comission for a while a couple of weeks at least Bambi: hi Honey principalpoop: nym the pseudo nym cease: oh no J. Pianoforte: There's that extra "R" again, as if it's of any consonants principalpoop: oh my :( Bambi: oh, no! stephenfosterkane: everyone in the US note that beginning in 1996, the telcos promised broadband too cheap to meter if they could just offer long distance + local service principalpoop: poor stones Bambi: our best to Stones! cease: indeed principalpoop: yes, wish him the best llanwydd: I don't recommend the book highly but I really liked his book "Thinner" which was also under the bachman name RedHeadedTweenger: Albaqwerky? AbbueNormal? Dexter Forng: Honey: YOu mean Stones was stoned? Honey Sanchez: he was takin out the trash it was dark he tripped on a rock and bam stephenfosterkane: true fiber optic connection to every home. In the country, not just apt. blocks in NYC Honey Sanchez: i will ppp J. Pianoforte: I'm in pain just thinking of Stones Bambi: please pass our best on to Stones Honey Sanchez: yes dex sorry to say llanwydd: very sorry to hear that, honey Honey Sanchez: i will, bambi and he will be back as soon as he can J. Pianoforte: Tween - left turn to get to the Tar Pits principalpoop: damn osama, I bet he put that rock there llanwydd: he and I have been IMing lately RedHeadedTweenger: Just had email with Stones. What's up? stephenfosterkane: ouch! What the heck happened? was he in a riot? cease: Fumiyo was in England last week. maybe she threw the stone at him Honey Sanchez: he said he wont be dealing with email and he cant type RedHeadedTweenger: Just another gov't mule, JP. principalpoop: he should rest and heal RedHeadedTweenger: lol Cat llanwydd: was he at stonehenge? RedHeadedTweenger: Yikes, Honey... J. Pianoforte: Best get those condoms out of your belly, then principalpoop: those damn henges llanwydd: I shouldn't joke about that. I'm really sorry for him Honey Sanchez: lol no he was takin out the trash in the dark RedHeadedTweenger: lol JP Honey Sanchez: yes he is resting and taking good drugs cease: always good to hear llanwydd: we had a long talk about england on IM just a few days ago principalpoop: she was easy but I would not call her trash RedHeadedTweenger: There's no trash in that GD album... J. Pianoforte: Bonus points = good drugs! Honey Sanchez: so he will be ok heh poop thats what he gets for messin with trash i guess stephenfosterkane: expensive way to get good drugs, tho' principalpoop: lol J. Pianoforte: Enough trash talk Honey Sanchez: yeah and painful too sfk RedHeadedTweenger: Since he's not answering email, please give him our best Honey. Honey Sanchez: i will principalpoop: rumsfeld hurt his shoulder too, maybe stones is really our secretary of defense in disguise llanwydd: yes mine too hs stephenfosterkane: well, that's what I was getting at, bad phrasing J. Pianoforte: Is THAT the zipper? RedHeadedTweenger: Well, maybe "Throwing Stones" LOL Honey Sanchez: i will let him know you are all wishing him well llanwydd: he can't even use a computer keyboard? Dexter Forng: Please do Honey Bambi: thanks Honey :-) RedHeadedTweenger: When's your store going to be up? principalpoop: a shoulder bone is connected to the neck bone and back bone and all kinds of bones Honey Sanchez: its in old town albuquerque and up soon claimed the domain name blueskybazaar.com and .net cease: he needs mayor pnisnoses' talent, for turning things on with his mind principalpoop: he must rest and heal cease: sounds like the last episode of the prisoner llanwydd: I broke my wrist when I was 17 and I couldn't type or play my guitar RedHeadedTweenger: Checked it out the other day and the site said "under construction". llanwydd: that is a major drag J. Pianoforte: Good evening, Number 6 principalpoop: ewwww with the scary robed guys? ewww RedHeadedTweenger: Follow the bouncing ball... RedHeadedTweenger: lol Cat Honey Sanchez: right ppp he can barely drink tea but an englishman will find a way to drink tea if he has to spit on a tea bag and suck on it :| principalpoop: ewww give him a straw instead Honey Sanchez: yes it is under construction but hopefully soon up and running online RedHeadedTweenger: Liptons? Dexter Forng: afk for top off J. Pianoforte: No teabagging... principalpoop: wrong chat JP RedHeadedTweenger: I've had a tonnage over the years... llanwydd: they sure know how to make tea though RedHeadedTweenger: Here's mud your eyes, and tea in your ears! RedHeadedTweenger: They think we eat moss... principalpoop: they must have tea flavored lozenges, they makes altoids and similar things J. Pianoforte: It tastes awful, Bob stephenfosterkane: new $2 each teabags coming on the market stephenfosterkane: use full leaves, not dust RedHeadedTweenger: _That's_ the dangerous part... right there... Honey Sanchez: starbucks tea huh?? cease: sounds like starbucks stephenfosterkane: english horrify us by putting milk in tea; we horrify them by adding lemon Honey Sanchez: gmta cat llanwydd: stones sent me a link to the website of an english restaurant in greenwich village a few days ago cease: brandy is good too Honey Sanchez: i like milk in my tea forget the lemon though principalpoop: i put milk and lemon and sugar, I don't like the taste of tea stephenfosterkane: nope, premium nylon mesh pyramidal bags packed 5 to a box or something ||||||||| "10:18 PM? 10:18 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Elayne should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Elayne enters and sits in the comfy chair. J. Pianoforte: She's a fine girl Honey Sanchez: cool llan cease: in coffee shops in japan, when you order tea it usually comes with lemon, and sometimes a little bottle of brandy principalpoop: sugar or honey, I did not want to offend llanwydd: It's 300 miles away from me but I might check it out when I go down there on thanksgiving Honey Sanchez: check it out =) Elayne: Evenin' all! Can't stay long, really tired. stephenfosterkane: hi E cease: hey el RedHeadedTweenger: Thranks, JL. Never heard this one... :-) principalpoop: Hi E RedHeadedTweenger: 300 miles is the next town in TX lol
stephenfosterkane makes tea-flavored lemonade, really J. Pianoforte: GrEEtings Honey Sanchez: hi elayne cease: how are you and robin this week, el? principalpoop: huh SFK? stephenfosterkane: kind of same way that Kentucky Fried Chicken makes chicken-flavored donuts... RedHeadedTweenger: Sounds scrumpous, dog... J. Pianoforte: mmmmmm.....donuts.... Elayne: I'm a bit woozy, Cat. Slept from 8:30 PM to 2:30 AM, then couldn't get back to sleep for a few hours, then the day was kinda shot. llanwydd: chicken donuts? eccccchhhhh Elayne: Never go to sleep too early on a weeknight. cease: bummer Elayne: Plus I just watched that new Aaron Sorkin show, so I'm babbling in staccato. Honey Sanchez: finger lickin good llan heh Elayne: Does anyone else do that after watching Sorkin? Dexter Forng: Oh... Hello Elayne.....Nice to ah..see you again.... cease: yes, that'll do it to you RedHeadedTweenger: The lovely Lemon sisters... principalpoop: ahh your clock is out of synch, I hate that cease: did you enjoy it? stephenfosterkane: that's what KFC is, not really chicken llanwydd: chicken dumplings is one thing but donuts....no thanks Elayne: I've done it even as far back as Sports Nite. Damn him, he rewires my brain for about an hour or so. RedHeadedTweenger: My playlist is out of In Sync. Elayne: Yeah, it was good Cat, except for the blond who totally doesn't get his rhythm. llanwydd: I just made chicken salad for tomorrow cease: yes i enjoyed sports night too Elayne: Perry and (of course) Whitford are spectacular. J. Pianoforte: Buffalo donuts RedHeadedTweenger: Guess I'm not "hip" (or shoulder). stephenfosterkane: poop -- I sweeten my tea and add lemon; the tea part is kind of a sideshow llanwydd: my parents are vacationing in the area and they're coming over to my house for lunch tomorrow cease: speaking of must see tv, our comedy channel is playing the lost chappelle shows tonigt J. Pianoforte: Perry & Whitford? Aerosmith? (No, I really know who you're talking about) RedHeadedTweenger: Do they have kinky hair, JP? principalpoop: ok ok, same as me SFK stephenfosterkane: also known as "Russian Tea" (when sweetened/flavored with couple spoonfuls of frozen orange juice) llanwydd: no they have kinky friedman Elayne: And I think it's probably not a good idea to have made it a total DVR night, with like three episodes of Black Adder followed by tonight's premiere of The Office followed by the Sorkin thing. J. Pianoforte: No, that's what the buffalo leave behind...buffalo donuts Elayne: Too much mental whiplash. Bambi: love tea with sugar or honey, but generally that's all ... although I have had tea the british way and very much enjoy that was well. Lemon in tea is not my favorite thing. Honey Sanchez: overkill, elayne stephenfosterkane: except that REAL Russian Tea is made in a Samovar. From Tula. And has nothing to do with frozen orange juice Dexter Forng: Tweenager: How did Kinky Friedman do in the Texas primary? J. Pianoforte: Lemon tea, very nasty.... Elayne: Plus it was like "oh, that's Ed Helms, oh, that's Nate Corddry, oh, that's Simon Jones and Tom Baker in that Black Adder episode..." cease: in japan, russian tea means with strawberry jam stephenfosterkane: Dex -- surely you jest principalpoop: from the original vinyl, oh my Elayne: Brain leaking a bit. llanwydd: I don't know but I doubt I'd vote for him cease: are these black aders we havnet seen, el? llanwydd: he'd have to run against pat robertson for me to vote for him stephenfosterkane: llan -- have you looked at the alternatives? Dexter Forng: klok: Not at all Bambi: it's a good recording of the vinyl version ;-) Dexter Forng: Haven't heard the results principalpoop: Black adder is wonnnnnderful Honey Sanchez: i would vote for manson if he was running against pat robertson! principalpoop: ahh, I have been duped llanwydd: actually I haven't kept abreast of the friedman campaign
stephenfosterkane looks forward to future performances of FST classics played on "original period instruments" Bambi: lol Klok Dexter Forng: TWEENY: How did Kinky do in the Texas primariy?? Bambi: love that 'classic' sound lol cease: indeed, klok llanwydd: Honey, how do you know Stones? do you also live in england? RedHeadedTweenger: Kinky's in 2nd place to a very power Republican. That's what I call nice :-) Elayne: I'm waiting for Black Adder III, because one thick George is never enough. Dexter Forng: I route everything from my PC thru a crystal radio set J. Pianoforte: Tween has been distracted... RedHeadedTweenger: I'm subscribed to Powell's mailing list. Honey Sanchez: i live here in the states but we have known one another about 4 years now principalpoop: hehe she said thick George hehe llanwydd: I see Bambi: lol Dex RedHeadedTweenger: Tweeny lives in a the State of Confusion. Dexter Forng: Bambi: Did you know you and JL are now broadcasting from Lem's Hardware Store in Vasoline, NJ Honey Sanchez: lol dex RedHeadedTweenger: brb Elayne: And it'd be cool to see Hugh Laurie opposite, erm, Hugh Laurie. Dexter Forng: Thanks for the Election update Tween principalpoop: cornfusion Bambi: had no idea Dex llanwydd: I think my own state (NY) qualifies as the state of confusion Dexter Forng: Bambi" That's according to my "cat whiskers" cease: i can tune in kwkwd on my beard llanwydd: I've been in TX. I never thought it was very confused. or confusing Honey Sanchez: lol cat Bambi: I lived a lot of years in NJ...never heard of Vasoline, NJ ;-) principalpoop: Brick, New Jersey, is that next to Tile? Dexter Forng: just south of Mortar llanwydd: so did I and neither have I bambi stephenfosterkane: I thought Kinky was independent; what does it matter about a primary? Dexter Forng: Twin Cities Bambi: nope, actually next to Lakewood, NJ ;-) J. Pianoforte: Down the road from Harvey's Bristol Creme? cease: Texy, Tilebiter, he's a spy and a floor de-lighter Elayne: No power of concentration left, passing today. Next week, all. llanwydd: I was born in hackensack and grew up in hackettstown ||||||||| Elayne rushes off, saying "10:30 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" Honey Sanchez: bush n kinky are buds Honey Sanchez: bye elayne cease: night el RedHeadedTweenger: Drat! I missed E... principalpoop: Lakewood, why do I know that name? ahh watch for durriglbles, derrigble, ahh zepplins, zeppllins, blimps llanwydd: where is lakewood, bambi. near the shore? cease: drving like a fool back tro hackensack, drinkin his dinner from a paper sack Bambi: Lakewood NJ where they paint a wide green line down Rt 9 in front of one of the 'pubs' Honey Sanchez: in the woods near the lake Dexter Forng: Honey: Are you saying Kinky shares Bush's beliefs? stephenfosterkane: llan- near the wreck of the Hindenberg llanwydd: no, that was lakehurst, princep Bambi: (on St. Paddy's Day of course) principalpoop: I got caught picking my toes in hackensack J. Pianoforte: Ah, Cat quotes the 'Dan... Bambi: and not a straight line either lol cease: he said i gottta see a joker and i'll be right back principalpoop: same lake right? Honey Sanchez: oh i wouldnt go as far as to say that, dex RedHeadedTweenger: Moving out, P? cease: daddy don live is one of my faves J. Pianoforte: Daddy don't live in that New York City no more principalpoop: ahhh I have moved RedHeadedTweenger: As long as it's Gregg, P ;-) principalpoop: where is purcellville? J. Pianoforte: Have you heard what Chain Lightning is about, Cat? Dexter Forng: "I" shall not be moved cease: her dont travel on down to the neighbourhood liquor store cease: perhaps not, jp llanwydd: like a tree that's planted by the water cease: sounds like hooch principalpoop: ahh the dot, in the top right corner of virginia, never heard of it Bambi: only been to NYC twice J. Pianoforte: It's actually about a Nazi rally... RedHeadedTweenger: Yikes... cease: ah, i knew i didnt want to know principalpoop: non non, that was skoki J. Pianoforte: Fagen has a fascination with that stuff llanwydd: that's odd, bambi. how long did you live in NJ? principalpoop: pull the curtain fred RedHeadedTweenger: I'm nazi ghoring, I'm never boring... cease: anything he can write good tunes about is fine with me Bambi: about 25 yrs principalpoop: springtime for hitler la la la J. Pianoforte: Heard that, Cat. cease: nazi whoring? they're never boring cease: but they love to be bored principalpoop: right on daddyo llanwydd: I went to NYC quite often for various reasons
Dexter Forng begins rousing chorus of "Heil pphhhhhttttt!!!! right in Der Schnifter's face" Bambi: lived midway down the GS Parkway at the Jersey Shore ... only went to the Cape May Ferry once or twice too ;-) llanwydd: sometimes Yes concerts, sometimes to visit my grandfather at work... principalpoop: I thought they cleaned up times square llan cease: all i know of jersey is what ive seen on the sopranos cease: which just ended here a few days ago Dexter Forng: poop: They did...that's why llan's not visiting anymore principalpoop: lol llanwydd: giuliani cleaned up times square RedHeadedTweenger: Depends on which _part_ of NJ, Cat ;-) Some parts are quite nice... Dexter Forng: Too bad he can't do something about his image Bambi: that's N. Jersey ... quite a bit different from the Jersey Shore Dexter Forng: Or South Jersey..say Camden principalpoop: is Jersey older than younger than Paulie cease: i took train thru it twice last may. Bambi: my grandfather lived in Metuchen and we visited him periodically and it was like a different state llanwydd: well, I understand there is far less crime since rudy RedHeadedTweenger: That's funny, I used to live near Blackwell Lane in Bowie! cease: most of it looked pretty decrepit cease: maybe the train just goes thru the slums principalpoop: they make big knives in Bowie llanwydd: my grandparents lived in teaneck and my grandpa worked in manhattan J. Pianoforte: Now I'm doing it, Tween...AHEM...I've been to Tom's River, NJ - not bad place. Dexter Forng: llan: More Guiliani bull shit...Crime is down all over the US 'cept for a few scattered places...Rudy just took the credit for a social change RedHeadedTweenger: Unless you're fighting 3000 Mexicans in San Antonio lol principalpoop: resistance is futile JP, you will be assimilated Bambi: then you passed near where we lived Johnny Dexter Forng: Cat: Precisely, trains do run thru the older/oldest parts of most cities llanwydd: so would you say he was better or worse than dinkins, dex? J. Pianoforte: 10 years ago, Bambi. When I was doing the Bob Dole tour. ||||||||| Catherwood leads Bunnyboy inside, makes a note of the time (10:39 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bunnyboy: lo dere RedHeadedTweenger: Make a wish... J. Pianoforte: Yo Bun! cease: the trip from wash to ny looked like going thru a country thqat had just lost a war principalpoop: hip hop bunny Bambi: have lived in VA since '85 cease: hey bun llanwydd: Hey Bun! Dexter Forng: llan: More efficient...far less honest and far far less modest cease: hows it bunning? Bambi: hi Bunny llanwydd: I never really judged his character, dex Bunnyboy: Warren peace. principalpoop: don't wolf your food Dexter Forng: llan: He's a politician, you should llanwydd: I thought all politicians were dishonest RedHeadedTweenger: Send me a link or two... leifthelucky@sbcglobal.net J. Pianoforte: Rabbiting on, are we? cease: i thought it was 2 toes thru the floorboard cease: until i read the script RedHeadedTweenger: That was for JP, but it applies ;-) stephenfosterkane: Cat -- you don't remember two-tone shoes?? llanwydd: so are you satisfied with bloomberg, dex? Bunnyboy: And Mickey has 3 fingers. RedHeadedTweenger: Hey Merl... How about making a page with multiple chats? principalpoop: this on? Dexter Forng: llan: Not really...he's not terrible but he's a BIG business guy at heart cease: don tthing i ever had a pair, klok but yes i recall their existence Honey Sanchez: ok peace out, folks i gotta split i'll tell Hemlock you all want him to get healed soon. adios firehead friends Merlyn: tween, you go into another room to make a different chat area llanwydd: I got that impression, dex RedHeadedTweenger: Goofy has tequila... cease: adios honey J. Pianoforte: I got it, Tween. Just put you in my address book Merlyn: you can make your own rooms too RedHeadedTweenger: Bye NM... llanwydd: Amrad just kidnapped me again stephenfosterkane: Cat - stephenfosterkane: stephenfosterkane: Maybe you were. Review of Frank Rich's new book in Salon today: stephenfosterkane: stephenfosterkane: "It is now widely accepted that the Iraq war is one of the greatest foreign policy blunders, if not the greatest, in U.S. history. Some have gone further: The respected Israeli military historian Martin van Creveld argues that it is "the most foolish war since Emperor Augustus in 9 B.C. sent his legions into Germany and lost them." Not a few regard Iraq as spelling the beginning of the end of American dominance in the world." Dexter Forng: Buenos Knoches Horney llanwydd: hite hon! RedHeadedTweenger: I haven't explored the possibilities, Merl. Just thought having it all on one page would be useful. stephenfosterkane: nite Honey cease: yes i heard that read on air america today, klok J. Pianoforte: We got a little confused switching between chats, Merl principalpoop: night night honey stephenfosterkane: how fast they've forgotten Vietnam... RedHeadedTweenger: Worst President of the United States, anyone? cease: or maybe im remembering the slaon review principalpoop: yes, what happened lol cease: i get them all confused Bunnyboy: seeya honey RedHeadedTweenger: $9T debt cease: i read left wing blogs and websitess and then hear the exact same words on air america Merlyn: that and the private messages keep things separated pretty well Dexter Forng: klok: Iraq *much* worse than Vietnam J. Pianoforte: Keep that vial taped close, Honey principalpoop: technical difficulties Bambi: night Honey ... our best to you and Stones, and hope he feels better soon. Bunnyboy: Red: He ain't here! RedHeadedTweenger: Will be paid back when we're all on Social Security, no doubt... llanwydd: worst president? that's a rough one. maybe hoover Bunnyboy: Count yer blessings. principalpoop: ditto what bambi said honey RedHeadedTweenger: 2019? J. Pianoforte: If we get Social Security... llanwydd: but the present president is one of the worst Dexter Forng: llan: Not even close stephenfosterkane: Dex -- there are not yet 50,000 dead and only 20,000 surviving casualties RedHeadedTweenger: er, 2019? RedHeadedTweenger: make that 2029 cease: you mean iraqis, klok? RedHeadedTweenger: It's still going to be a mess... Dexter Forng: Klok: It's not *just* the body count...it's the social , aconomic, and political damage at home and the splitting of the International community cease: oh, romans, of course RedHeadedTweenger: I had a terrible irache today... cease: there was no international community in roman times principalpoop: we if can't torture then we take all the fun out of the gwot llanwydd: got mail. probably spam but I must check. brb stephenfosterkane: Cat -- we killed >3 million Vietnamese; have we topped that in Iraq? RedHeadedTweenger: The Roaming Umpire? Dexter Forng: No more fun in the gwot? Bunnyboy: Iraqis, Irqouis, what's the difference. stephenfosterkane: Dex -- pse read your sentence again. You think our actions in Vietnam brought the world together? RedHeadedTweenger: And Chinese, Klok. cease: mao starved 47 million of his own people to death in the early 60s. who can beat that? Bambi: there was all that same thing during vietnam era as well, but MANY more casualties and another split country thrown in too llanwydd: probably was spam. unless one of you are ophelia sadler Bunnyboy: Oops, Iriqouis? Still sic? RedHeadedTweenger: They both had councils... Bun's wright! stephenfosterkane: Cat -- internal affairs J. Pianoforte: Dr. Dick'n'Bush cease: its interesting to see this piece evolved from the oroignal firesign play principalpoop: it is the domino theory, if we leave now the commies will take over the world, oops osama cease: Life in the Day, or KWKWD RedHeadedTweenger: Yeah, but they make great cheap stuff... llanwydd: 3 million? that sounds a little high. are you sure? Dexter Forng: Klok: Have parsed and my point is that alothough we pissed a number of Asian countried off in Vietnam....with Iraq, we have created an outright religious war that who knows when it will calm down cease: depends on your source stephenfosterkane: 58,000 americans died in Vietnam. not the wounded, dead, gone. lost. cease: china claims japan murdered 20 million of its citizens. japan says maybe two principalpoop: lancet did a demographic analysis, it is millions, without doubt RedHeadedTweenger: Don't make a karea out of it... ||||||||| It's 10:50 PM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| Honey Sanchez - dead from the common cold ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... cease: i didnt know the cold was deadly? Bunnyboy: Don't let it GET to ya, Lieutenant! stephenfosterkane: Dex -- not to wax political, but I think this is overlaying current events over a 40-year trend which is also dominating our culture RedHeadedTweenger: McCain may be on my s-list, but I thank him for standing up to Bush on the torture issue. J. Pianoforte: I'm beginning to wonder about the cold I've got... Dexter Forng: Klok: Not following you principalpoop: I don't want your war machine or ghetto scenes RedHeadedTweenger: We have not been kind to each other on this planet have we, Cat? :-( cease: sounds like the flick Why We Fight, kllok llanwydd: they must have kept that 3 million figure a secret cease: ike warned against it RedHeadedTweenger: The remoteness of N Am is the only reason we've not experienced so far. J. Pianoforte: Hey, who let Burton Cummings into the room? cease: american woman, get away from me RedHeadedTweenger: The Twin Towers? Just another day in Serbia... stephenfosterkane: Dex -- the Muslim Brotherhood goes all the way back to the '50s and growth somewhat parallels the evangelical trend in the US Bunnyboy: WHY WE FIGHT is back on video, just recently. Dexter Forng: YOu ain't seen nnnnnnothing yet llanwydd: I don't think all those peace demonstrations would have been too peaceful if the statistics were common knowledge RedHeadedTweenger: I've gotten some email on that Bun. Pretty good? J. Pianoforte: Now that was Bachman, Dex...although Burton did a solo cover cease: she's come undun RedHeadedTweenger: Unfortunately, Dex... cease: it was on tv here recently, bun cease: very good stephenfosterkane: at any given point, commentary will hang "anger" or "hatred" or terrorism on some current event, but it's been building all along principalpoop: I agree with what bush said at the UN, you cannot impose democracy on a country RedHeadedTweenger: all... must... learn... to... play... the... piano... llanwydd: I've always wanted to see the "Why We Fight" series stephenfosterkane: and pretty soon, you have preachers on TV saying we have to assassinate Hugo Chavez cease: lol poop Dexter Forng: Klok: I realize that there has long been a militant Islamic layer...thing is now that all those street arabs that never really cared have had the whole thing thrust in their faces and ....well J. Pianoforte: Well, I guess I'm one up, Tween Bunnyboy: And all the episodes of the 1960's animated DICK TRACY SHOW arrive next week. Hemlock Holmes, Heap O'Calorie, Joe Jitsu and GoGo Gomez! RedHeadedTweenger: Certainly not Florida and Ohio, P... cease: it beats Working, dex llanwydd: that chavez is a strange one, I must say Dexter Forng: JP: Yes...I've got that album...really funny stephenfosterkane: I loved that comment, "The Devil was here yesterday, and today, it still smells of sulfur" J. Pianoforte: Was that "My Own Way To Rock"? Bunnyboy: I ended up seeing the Grass Roots, The Turtles, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Noone, live, at the Puyallup Fair, last Saturday. RedHeadedTweenger: It's going to come from S Am. Somebody commented that if we opened the border the Asians would stampede the Mexicans... llanwydd: yeah that chavez is very outspoken isn't he? principalpoop: diebold, we can prove statistically polling lies RedHeadedTweenger: brb J. Pianoforte: Grass Roots are coming here this weekend for Route 66 Street Fest Dexter Forng: JP: Don't remember been a *long* time since I accessed it llanwydd: I really think there's something wrong with chavez. he doesn't think straight cease: isnt the 60s over yet? Dexter Forng: JP: His version of You Ain't Seen is quite pardoic Dexter Forng: parodic principalpoop: cnn called chavez a leftist manic J. Pianoforte: Depends, Cat - YOUR 60s or someone else's llanwydd: he has a rather unsettling look about him too Bunnyboy: cat: Held over for the fifth straight decade. stephenfosterkane: Dex -- all I'm saying is that if we pull out of Iraq (and gosh, we should), it ain't gonna make any of them happy. And if you solve the Palestinian "problem", it'll be something else. it's not about any of these things, it's about the cultural situation and the governments and the economy J. Pianoforte: Dex, I remember it - slower big band arrangement cease: all these 60s bands J. Pianoforte: Cat, it's better than Justin Timberlake! Bunnyboy: Peter Noone scampered across stage with a walker, during the Turtles set. RedHeadedTweenger: Of course, as you know, the Norwegians are taking all the jobs in New Foundland lol - I really think we need a new FDR for the Americas. llanwydd: I honestly don't see any hope for peace in the middle east in our lifetime J. Pianoforte: Bun, how did Mark & Howie sound (Turtles)? Bunnyboy: Federal Defense Resolution? cease: they had a radio show with the firesigns on it RedHeadedTweenger: I don't know if religion is the opium of the masses, but it surely has been the bain of Humanity... cease: very funny stephenfosterkane: poop -- he's kooky, but what has he done to hurt us? vote against us in the UN? In OAS? Doing aid to Bolivia better than the US? Why must he be assassinated? Bambi: Chavez can say what he wants but...when one does that, especially someone in authority in a country, they should at least try to get the log/beam out of their own eye before trying to get the mote/splinter out of someone else's. ... in other words, he doesn't have much room to talk from what I have read. Dexter Forng: One of the funniest thing I ever saw was the Turtles opening number when the whole band appeared with white rubber tubes coming out of their mouths a la Peter Frampton RedHeadedTweenger: Off for a bite... llanwydd: over the years though, religious fanaticism may fade away and then there is hope of peace Bunnyboy: JP: They were great! Mark still has that killer range. And they did a great cover of CINAMMON GIRL. J. Pianoforte: Mark still throwing tambourines in the air? stephenfosterkane: Chavez is a perfect example of one man, one vote, and it drives the small number of rich people in Venezuela crazy llanwydd: to answer tween's comment, I see nothing wrong with religion but fanaticism is a different matter Bunnyboy: Tamborines, yes he were. J. Pianoforte: Cool, Bun Bambi: fanaticism regardless of it's form, be it religious, political, whatever ... J. Pianoforte: Everything in moderation! Bambi: yes, Johnny Bunnyboy: My initial exposure to Volman and Kaylan was their Mothers stint, specifically LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST and 200 MOTELS. Dexter Forng: Right JP, *Moderato" is the way ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Bunnyboy: Howie lives up here in Seattle, as I understand. J. Pianoforte: Bun, they used to drop a bit of "Riders On The Storm" in "You Showed Me." llanwydd: and what is religion? Some would say it's worship, others will say it's faith. still others will say it is belief in God. those are three different things cease: i love that line, so you dont go to school stephenfosterkane: llan -- Sam Harris had a piece in The LA Times on Monday summarizing his upcoming book Letter to a Christian Nation called "Head-in-the-Sand Liberals" llanwydd: I see nothing wrong with any of those three things cease: yes bun that was great J. Pianoforte: llan, I say "spirituality" Dexter Forng: and some would say that worshipping the belief that faith can create god is a fourth cease: i read interview with him at truth dig, klok Bunnyboy: Howard did a lengthy rap about all the groups they really were, until Mark calmed him down, and made him confess: "I'm sorry. I've just been reminded that we WEREN'T the Ojays..." stephenfosterkane: cat -- took me awhile to realize it was about the guy "playing" mudhead being 'way too old for the part, as actors often are in movies ||||||||| Catherwood strides up and announces "Presenting 'doctec', just granted probation at 11:03 PM", then leaves hurriedly. J. Pianoforte: Bun, I saw those guys 20 years ago with The Association, Spanky MacFarland and Gary Puckett llanwydd: Johnny: whatever you call it is fine, but the confusion about the definition is a problem when you want to separate politics from religion Dexter Forng: Hey Doc stephenfosterkane: cat -- I read Harris' The End of Faith and he is very convincing about this poison principalpoop: hi doc cease: to me it refers to the fact that i was a student and then a teacher for, well a lot more than 30 years cease: hi doc Dexter Forng: JP: The farewell tour? doctec: hi gang - just dropping by for a short while, i'm a bit tired this evening cease: klok i read Age of Reason in high school. does it need updating? Bunnyboy: lo dere Doktor! llanwydd: separation of church and state is a myth and is actually not in the constitution J. Pianoforte: llan, I agree totally. That's why I dislike the zealots because they force their beliefs into politics Bambi: hi doc llanwydd: good to see you doc! Bunnyboy: doc: I've got orders in for Sonar 6 and Tascam GVI. stephenfosterkane: HI DT! cease: how are lili and you, doc? cease: fine job on the italian piece, doc Dexter Forng: I say kill 'em all and let CSI sort 'em out doctec: can you see me through the internet? wow.... J. Pianoforte: We've got the DT! doctec: thanks cat. lili's hanging in there and i'm helping out as i can Dexter Forng: KWKW-DT's Bunnyboy: Transparency, after all these years. RedHeadedTweenger: Santa, the Establishment Clause... Merlyn: hi doc cease: lol doctec: today italy, tomorrow the w - uh, some other country J. Pianoforte: There ain't no Establishment Clause stephenfosterkane: cat -- dunno. All that Deist slant of the US founding fathers, or many of them, is hard to get into now. It seems very 18th century principalpoop: courage toujours cease: if i can get online next thrus, i'll be in ottawa. maybe lili can reccomend a restaurant for me stephenfosterkane: capitol town, Cat -- all gonna be $$ ;-) cease: which is when it was written. but paine's condemnation of religion is as powerful as ever doctec: since having a hard drive crash on me a couple of weeks ago, i have been running some of my drives through spinrite (www.grc.com) RedHeadedTweenger: You can't fool me... lol llanwydd: never been in ottawa. been to niagara falls twice though Dexter Forng: I listen to the Spinners on *my* Spinrite cease: yes i have to get big hard drive for the mac to edit hd stephenfosterkane: when you need spinrite, there ain't nothing better cease: theyre supposed to be relaly cheap now llanwydd: slowly I turn stephenfosterkane: $80 a bit steep otherwise J. Pianoforte: Saw 250GB Western for $90 the other day... RedHeadedTweenger: There is a season... (thyme?) llanwydd: it's the thyme of the season.... Bunnyboy: Tern tern tern stephenfosterkane: going price for mid-range drives is ¼ the capacity in dollars J. Pianoforte: parsley...sage... Dexter Forng: Night Clem principalpoop: toad away stephenfosterkane: above 320G right now, it's more like 1/3, as it's near the bleeding edge ah,clem: thanks, all principalpoop: night keepers of the root, and thanks again bambi and ahhhhh, clem doctec: i set my dad up with a 250gb external drive (his internal drive is also 250gb) and acronis true image software, he'll be cloning his boot drive every month so that in case of disaster, he can swap in the clone drive and he'll be up and running Bambi: thanks Clem :-) stephenfosterkane: 500 and 750G are not good deals J. Pianoforte: plague of frogs RedHeadedTweenger: Grats as always, Jim & Fran... principalpoop: have a super week :) llanwydd: that reminds me I used to be a manager in an arabic restaurant and a very popular item was pita bread with thyme, sesame seeds and extra virgin olive oil. the combination is classic ||||||||| "Hey ah,clem!" ... ah,clem turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 11:11 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... J. Pianoforte: Thanks for playing Oohs music, JL Bambi: thanks all for the great support :-) stephenfosterkane: big frog problem in Australia -- they ground a bunch up into fertilizer and didn't season long enough... stephenfosterkane: Wonderful show, Clem! Dexter Forng: Clem was here for a bit then got thrown out stephenfosterkane: Great work Bambi: our pleasure Johnny ... we so often do :-) stephenfosterkane: so the bottles of liquid frog fertilizer are exploding doctec: a couple of months ago dealnews had a link for a site that was selling 500gb external drives (with enclosure) for 200 bucks J. Pianoforte: How about we wrap those frogs in spinach, Kane? principalpoop: ewwww SFK Bunnyboy: Command Line Switches. What a great name for a band. stephenfosterkane: meanwhile, they've decided to try catching all those Asian Carp that infest rivers in the midwest, grind them up and feed to penguins in zoos there cease: clem and bambi performing their usual service
J. Pianoforte blushing llanwydd: clem got thrown out? who would do such a thing?
Bambi smiles principalpoop: M? Dexter Forng: Bradwhaw J. Pianoforte: Probably that damn butler working for scale RedHeadedTweenger: I thought that was Bush in the Rose Garden press conference, Klok LOL stephenfosterkane: you can't kill 'em that way, JP. You can't even run over them in a car. They recover. stephenfosterkane: and they're deadly poison doctec: major or minor scale? stephenfosterkane: only way to get rid of cane toads is to grind them up J. Pianoforte: Bufu toads? Dexter Forng: The Butler tips the scales at 340 pounds...fortune: danger RedHeadedTweenger: Col. Major Minor doctec: ms. fortune? llanwydd: well if he's a pisces he ought to know better. us non-fire signs need to know our place principalpoop: drop your load at the giant toad RedHeadedTweenger: Only if they rock, Klok. Dexter Forng: How strange the change from Colonel Major to Colonel Minor llanwydd: I'm a lowly earthsign myself Bambi: I am a firesign, errr, water sign lol Bunnyboy: I gotta pack up our DVR and ship it to the manufacturer, to have a known defect fixed. J. Pianoforte: Hey, you forgot my Multiple Identity Stamps! J. Pianoforte: I'm a Canker cease: my sign is antellope freeway, exit 1/8th mile Dexter Forng: I'm A texaco..born under the sign of the flyng red horse ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood announces: "11:15 PM and late as usual, it's Hemlock Stones, just back from London." principalpoop: canker or wanker? llanwydd: a crabby watersign eh? J. Pianoforte: Derry & Toms Bambi: hemlock!!! RedHeadedTweenger: Someone, get Bambi a hose! Bunnyboy: You can't cane toads, even if George says it has to be done. Bambi: you made it! stephenfosterkane: WHOOO! doctec: stonz! Hemlock Stones: Greetings principalpoop: ahhh it is stones RedHeadedTweenger: Hail and well met, UK! stephenfosterkane: Hello STONES! Dexter Forng: It's a one armed man named Stones cease: hemlock! J. Pianoforte: One handed typing tonight? Bunnyboy: lo Hemmie llanwydd: stones! we heard about your accident. get well soon for us okay? Hemlock Stones: lol Dex principalpoop: how are you typing? I hope your nose and not your ahh johnson Bambi: we will be patient ... it's hard to type one handed ... how's the shoulder? cease: taking your name too seriously, eh? RedHeadedTweenger: Holding a black crowwe... Dexter Forng: Hem: Honey told us about your accident J. Pianoforte: Better the "Stones" than the "Hemlock" doctec: q for sfk & bambi: what's the best (i.e. safest from a data security standpoint) way to dispose of dead hard drives? Hemlock Stones: yes sorry, difficult to type so more of a lurker than a speaker Bunnyboy: Didja all hear about the alleged penis transplant in China? Dexter Forng: Doc: Grind em up principalpoop: so you were shot stopping a bank robbery, good work stones Bambi: Hammer cease: the last thing they need RedHeadedTweenger: Mao Tse Dong? Bambi: lol Hemlock Stones: limited masonic hand gestures doctec: dex: with what? J. Pianoforte: One Hung Low? Bambi: nuke them from space .... it's the only way to be sure ;-) Dexter Forng: Doc: One of those machines stephenfosterkane: First Mayhall, then Hammond in the Jet Car and now...Stones :-( llanwydd: I broke a wrist when I was seventeen. couldn't write, type or play my guitar for 6 weeks. what a drag. I know how it is RedHeadedTweenger: The Wal-Mart family is involved here somewhere. Dr. Frankenstein? doctec: i suppose i could take a pick axe to 'em principalpoop: soon you will twist again, like we did last summer Bambi: if you are concerned about security that is Hemlock Stones: i never knew a collar bone could give such pain Dexter Forng: llan: Which wrist? did you get acquainted with your other hand? J. Pianoforte: Perhaps we should slow down - Stones can't get a key in edgewise stephenfosterkane: DT -- I would expect a good sledge and enough force to deform the platters doctec: (should that be one word or two?) Bunnyboy: Some poor sap lost his package (agricultural accident, no doubt), and some medical professionals sewed a cadaver's unit on, as a replacement. RedHeadedTweenger: Come on baby now... llanwydd: I was skateboarding down a hill and couldn't stop till I fell off Bambi: next best would be minimum of using DoD specifications stephenfosterkane: But I think Steve has a utility to wipe them if still functional principalpoop: ahh the clavicle, you should not have ignored it all these years Bambi: for wiping drive RedHeadedTweenger: All boarding... stephenfosterkane: Sawing the drive in half and disposing of it in 2 different garbage pickups (and towns) another idea Hemlock Stones: my shoulder feels like Bush's brain must Dexter Forng: Doc: Like Mac hines? doctec: bambi: the drives in question died before they could be wiped RedHeadedTweenger: LOL Klok - that's what _I_ do with my used drives. principalpoop: hammer then J. Pianoforte: Stones, you mean your shoulder is in terminal gridlock? Bunnyboy: Apparently, they hadn't considered the psychological ramifications ("Huh! He said RAM!"). The man had the docs remove the dead dick, as it was puffy, and his wife couldn't abide it. principalpoop: see what they look like inside, take pictures lol Bambi: the platters can be removed if someone was persistent...if security is the issue ... hammer RedHeadedTweenger: Well, at least Bush doesn't move and talk like Disney animatronics... Dexter Forng: Tween: Course not, he's not that well trained doctec: bush: disney animatronic on acid llanwydd: platters can be removed? why they sing beautifully principalpoop: probably using the same medicine, any delusions of grandeur stones? god talking to you? anything like that? RedHeadedTweenger: brb - hungry kit kat Bambi: acid would work well too if you can get it apart ... lol stephenfosterkane: the head clearance on a platter is now in microinches, so if you bend all the platters, they're going to have one devil of a time reading them and flattening them back is out of the question Dexter Forng: Doc: Do you live near a deep body of water? J. Pianoforte: How about Zylene? Hemlock Stones:http://www.imgag.com/product/full/ap/3067907/graphic1.swf Bunnyboy: AP article, at Detroit Free Press, amongst others: Bunnyboy:http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS07/609200402/1009 doctec: dex: well does the atlantic ocean count? llanwydd: not even to ten stephenfosterkane: of course, the NSA probably has electro-optical tech that responds to magnetic fields, so it's not for sure Dexter Forng: Only to #2, Doc doctec: glub Bunnyboy: "Fearless Freep?!? That's muh boy!" J. Pianoforte: What a maroon... RedHeadedTweenger: I inherited 1/2 dozen stray cats when I moved into the new apartment. And then there was a litter lol llanwydd: what a marine Bambi: broken drives are great as stress relievers .... get out the hammer and beat them to death lol stephenfosterkane: a good sledge is a nice starting point. the drives usually have a pretty big neodyium magnet in the head motor, if you want to pry it open and see the innards RedHeadedTweenger: I've eaten a macaroon once or twice ;-) Bambi: you could always acid treat the media and turn the whole thing into a cool clock too Bunnyboy: Red: You and Proust. stephenfosterkane: Bambi -- for electronic components, that's known as "Widlarizing" them, 'cause when NS engineer Bob Widlar found a bad chip or transistor, he would methodically beat it into dust so that it would never mistakenly be used again RedHeadedTweenger: LOL klok doctec: i could pry 'em open and take a hammer to the platters - probably wouldn't take too much to render them unreadable Bunnyboy: Ah, yes, I remember etc...... RedHeadedTweenger: 9 lb? Bambi: (the innards of the drive make a cool clock) J. Pianoforte: Proust in his first book wrote about, wrote about...FA LA LA LA... Bambi: very true doc doctec: i have one of those handheld reel-to-reel tape degauessers but i imagine it's hard to degausse a drive with one llanwydd: this noisy beetgreets.com is forcing itself on me repeatedly stephenfosterkane: DT -- I like the idea of trying to make the platters into bits and disposing of them over time and distance RedHeadedTweenger: The Platters, that matters... Dexter Forng: Been watching Python eh JP J. Pianoforte: Why, whatever gave me away? Bambi: wouldn't be completely effective since you can't go back in and test that theory on that drive principalpoop: do you have a nuclear weapon doc? the EMP will destroy the hard drive data llanwydd: I'm going to go out and come back and see if that helps stephenfosterkane: DT -- the head motor has a magnet that'll pull your fillings out, (it's a rotary voice coil), but it's at one corner of the drive stephenfosterkane: we'll still like you llan RedHeadedTweenger: Well, Doc, the correct use is to remove the boot drive, hold it near... Dexter Forng: JP: The sheep in dresses eating cheese RedHeadedTweenger: M-I-C.... Bambi: hurry back llanwydd ;-) doctec: pp: i'm sure the neighbors wouldn't mind it if i nuked the town just to render a few hard drives unreadable J. Pianoforte: Those aren't sheep... stephenfosterkane: DT -- most low-cap recent HDDs only have 2-3 platters principalpoop: turn around 3 times waving a chicken over head Bunnyboy: I smell a pizza. Catch ya later! Merlyn: see ya next week folks cease: merl, bun Bunnyboy: nite Merl! stephenfosterkane: the degausser might work, but you'd need to liberate the platters and get 'em real close doctec: nite bun J. Pianoforte: Nite lads! Dexter Forng: JP: Correct just testing you..they are, as you know, llamas RedHeadedTweenger: Oh resevoir... Bambi: enjoy Bunny! llanwydd: that's better stephenfosterkane: no need to pull away slowly; ain't ever gonna use 'em again ;-) Dexter Forng: dwarf llamas
Merlyn turns and heads for the door principalpoop: ahh one of the tactical nukes, just a few blocks stephenfosterkane: nite JP Dexter Forng: Night Bunny Hemlock Stones: bye Merl Bambi: night Merlyn stephenfosterkane: nite M Bambi: night Johnny ||||||||| Merlyn departs at 11:28 PM, singing "Toad away, toad away; toad away, toad away! Where do you go when you're toad away?" cease: jp stephenfosterkane: nite BB principalpoop: but 20 stories into the ground RedHeadedTweenger: You first, Mr. Rumsfeld lol ||||||||| Bunnyboy rushes off, saying "11:28 PM? Mark Time is almost on! Where's a radio?" llanwydd: nite merl llanwydd: nite bb Dexter Forng: Night and thanks for hosting Merl J. Pianoforte: I smell a late snack...and then to bed to thwart this damn cold! Talk to you soon! llanwydd: nite johnny principalpoop: ahh the bus, I will toodle too doctec: lili and i are both fading fast here - sorry for the short visit - will see ya next week - have a great trip cat & i'll be ready for more travelling ishikawas updates when you get back llanwydd: good night john boy principalpoop: everybody have a super week Bambi: want one of those cool places 20 stories under the ground lol ||||||||| J. Pianoforte leaves at 11:29 PM, singing "Oh, I'm just a little fishy, floating in the sea, and there ain't no hook that's smart enough to catch the likes of me..." Dexter Forng: A pianissamo night JP stephenfosterkane: nite DT, hi -> Lili doctec: nytol (zzzzzzzzzzzzz.................... ||||||||| Catherwood says "11:29 PM, time for SOMEONE to leave!", grabs principalpoop by the collar and gives 'em the old bum's rush out the door ||||||||| doctec says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, doctec exits at 11:29 PM. stephenfosterkane: Bambi - I think there's still some silos for sale Dexter Forng: Wow! What an Exodus Bambi: nite doc and lili too stephenfosterkane: 25 ton blast doors stephenfosterkane: one of those Biblical nights Bambi: they want too much money for that stuff...sadly cease: doc Dexter Forng: well i'm out to park the car, night to whoever and later to the rest llanwydd: that's alright. there's plenty of us left cease: ok dex Bambi: night Dex stephenfosterkane: nite Dex, I'll be leaving shortly llanwydd: coming back dex? Hemlock Stones: take care Dex ||||||||| ruben_fowler waltzes in at 11:30 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. RedHeadedTweenger: Anybody familiar with the 1985 movie Amerika? Kris Kristofferson as President? stephenfosterkane: Bambi -- it's the A/C bills to keep it dehumidified that'll get you stephenfosterkane: never seen it Tween cease: ruben RedHeadedTweenger: On rye, if you please... Bambi: yeah, it would be difficult to keep them dehumidified I guess llanwydd: good evening ruben! welcome to the hospitality shelter stephenfosterkane: never realized until I got down in some mines how insidiously wet underground is! cease: that's Tchelter RedHeadedTweenger: The Un/Soviet take over America. Long TV (ABC?) mini-series. Quite good. stephenfosterkane: post-car park, I think, llan Hemlock Stones: and greetings from Trans - Ponders llanwydd: I had a grandfather who worked in coal mines stephenfosterkane: big promo for some new TV series about atomic war this season, apparently ruben_fowler: New to this! Hey! Firesign since 1968! Bambi: greetings from the reverse Trans - Ponders Stones ;-) llanwydd: not the one in NJ. My miner grandfather lived in PA RedHeadedTweenger: Favorite album? llanwydd: he died of black lung as many miners do cease: you and the electrician, ruben stephenfosterkane: and then DHC forgets to order this season's flu virus or stops tracking Avian flu or is so busy pulling off shoes that they don't notice 6 passengers have purple plague... llanwydd: I should pay attention to the topic of conversation Bambi: hi ruben_fowler ... first night here in fst chat? and listened since 1968? stephenfosterkane: "you're doing a heckuva job, Brownie!" RedHeadedTweenger: Some of the 1st responders to 911 are in the same shape, LL. llanwydd: how did you find out about firesign chat, ruben? Bambi: purple plague? is that like blue skies on Mars? RedHeadedTweenger: You're doing a heckuva job, Condie... ruben_fowler: Didn't happen to come across it somehow. I was just joined the Firesign Group over at MySpace and some people there were wondering why there were only 70 members. Come on over! Hemlock Stones: dont know that one Bambi, can you whistle it please Bambi: Purple plague is a brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound of aluminium and gold, AuAl2, formed on the contact of these two metals. The process of the growth of the intermetallic layers leads to creation of voids in the metal lattice, which leads to failures of wire bonding in microelectronics. RedHeadedTweenger: You mean, you're ready to join the other side?? Bambi:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_plague_(intermetallic) ruben_fowler: This is a little like having bees in your head. Bambi: they've got us surrounded, they're on all three sides of us ;-) cease: the bee and the vee being the same RedHeadedTweenger: Better than in my bonnet, I say! Hemlock Stones: bees in the head ? luxury ! RedHeadedTweenger: LOL stones stephenfosterkane: yes, ruben, but there they are! RedHeadedTweenger: I once had army ands in my pants Bambi: LOL RedHeadedTweenger: ants RedHeadedTweenger: laughing ruben_fowler: Since I gave up sex for food, I can't even get in my own pants. stephenfosterkane: ruben -- you just missed the last 'movie' on CNI radio, but next week at 9, there'll be more, or check CNI at 10 on Sat (no chat here, just the IRC and CNI brief FST show) Hemlock Stones: i used rattlesnakes to rid me of the ants Hemlock Stones: it was nice to have some company Bambi: well, you should let the folks at MySpace know about the Thursday Firesign Theatre chat ... it's been going on for years here ... same night, same time. And CNI Radio plays Firesign Theatre to help get the word out about them. http://www.cniradio.com Bambi: lol, Klok you are wonderful! ruben_fowler: Absolutely will tell them about the chat. Several people have mentioned the website. ||||||||| Catherwood escorts porgie inside, makes a note of the time (11:39 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. Bambi: (Klok is stephenfosterkene tonight) RedHeadedTweenger: but then, aunt bee made wonderful macaroons... Bambi: hi porgie llanwydd: sometimes Phil Austin comes in here to chat with us
stephenfosterkane is confusing ruben (my other nick is klokwkdog) RedHeadedTweenger: Porgie, you're a white man... tell us what to do! porgie: brb llanwydd: hey porge! cease: hey porge Bambi: we've talked with Phil austin several times, and at least once with David Ossman too. porgie: yo cease: bergmans been here a couple of times Hemlock Stones: felicitations Porge stephenfosterkane: ruben -- on CNI you can often hear FST audio not normally available in the state. Just go to the back and tell them 'necessity' sent you... porgie: is this computer talk or what? llanwydd: tirebiter had to be a racist to write a script like that didn't he? ruben_fowler: It would be weirdly cool to talk to Austin. Roller Maidens is one of my faves. Bambi: I missed when Bergman was here :-( cease: indeed klok cease: stick around here long enough and you'll meeet him here, ruben stephenfosterkane: llan -- depends; it's a spoof of '30s stuff when even having black actors was controversial cease: arnet they all in the archives, bambi? llanwydd: believe it or not I just barely missed Ossman Hemlock Stones: currently TWIT on CNI porgie: TWIT? Bambi: Clem on CNI Radio played Roller Maidens on Saturday night, or last week...not sure which. cease: ive missed austin a few times and ive only been absent from chat a few times since it started stephenfosterkane: that was the age of Stepin' Fetchit, Jolson's act had been in one of the first talkies only a few years before Hemlock Stones: This Week in Tech cease: 95 i think RedHeadedTweenger: That's funny, we just barely missed Osama... llanwydd: I always thought it was a 50s spoof stephenfosterkane: porgie -- http://www.twit.tv/ Bambi: the link that is at the top of the page, the title has a link to listen to the mp3 stream for CNI. llanwydd: yeah I have the jazz singer on vhs Bambi: have to remove that real soon but you are more than welcome to get the link from the CNI Radio website too. cease: ruben, have you heard any firesign that isnt from their albums? stephenfosterkane: TWiT is nothing to do with FST, but I'm sure they are sympathizers ||||||||| Catherwood enters with Dave & Katie close behind, grumbles something about disrupting his 11:44 PM tree-stunting plans, and dashes off to the vestibule. stephenfosterkane: CNI streams tech podcasts most of the week, pausing only now and again to touch a child's head llanwydd: stepin fetchit didn't do much for black PR RedHeadedTweenger: One of my faves, LL. Bambi: hi Dave & Katie cease: two in one? Dave & Katie: bet you guys had thought I had dropped off the face of the earth, we, not I, sorry
Bambi CNI Dave & Katie: wait not on manual refresh brb stephenfosterkane: he was an interesting character, llan, and those really were terrible times ||||||||| "Hey Dave & Katie!" ... Dave & Katie turns, and sees Bradshaw approching with the handcuffs, and is dragged away, screaming "it's only 11:44 PM, I don't have to go yet!"... RedHeadedTweenger: Oh... my... Grid... it's Dave and his new friend. ruben_fowler: A long time ago, I heard (and taped) many of the Dear Friends shows, which were probably re-broadcast over WYBC in New Haven. I still have the tapes, but don't know if they play now. stephenfosterkane: read about some of the mixed-race jazz bands touring the south ||||||||| Dave & Katie sneaks in around 11:45 PM, trying to avoid Catherwood because of last month's "unpleasant incident." Bambi: Clem forgot to remove it so I did. cease: bambi and ah clem play them on the show they do tonight regularly RedHeadedTweenger: NASCAR and Indy? cease: i have a lot of that stuff but they have stuff i dont know at all Dave & Katie: there we go, now I can read everything, well it's good to be back, I've been really really really really busy with school and working with Katie and things of that nature but I haven't forgotten about this place by any means llanwydd: welcome back dave. haven't heard from you in a while. If you're the same dave that's been missing
Bambi pats Katie on the head and rubs her neck :-) cease: oh its That dave llanwydd: and a hearty welcome to katie as well stephenfosterkane: ruben -- CNI not only plays Dear Friends, but Mushroom and many other obscurities. Tonight, the first "movie" was "The Big Broadcast of 1976" RedHeadedTweenger: So the pooch is working out OK? Bambi: how are you doing Dave? Great to see you both. Hemlock Stones: Daves not here man " stephenfosterkane: and they can often be persuaded to play "The Pink Hotel Burns Down" again, and again, and again... cease: you seem to have doubled, dave Bambi: LOL that's true Klok ;-) ruben_fowler: I have the Pink Hotel on tape stephenfosterkane: we ain't forgot you Dave! Nice to "see" you, Katie! ;-)) RedHeadedTweenger: Exorcism And Your Daily Life... llanwydd: now another website is forcing itself on me. must go out again and come back in RedHeadedTweenger: I doubt many people can say that ;-) ruben_fowler: This Dave guy seems pretty popular stephenfosterkane: cat -- I believe Katie is Dave's variant of Icy, but she works for a living Bambi: FST is one of those things that's great to listen to with friends and a chat is a great way to do it. llanwydd: that's better cease: oh i see RedHeadedTweenger: More cedar, actually... stephenfosterkane: we're trying to attract the younger set, ruben Dave & Katie: we're doing god, yes guys it's the same Dave, Katie is my guide dog's name and my companion now, just her and I in this apartment on campus, great little place, you know, we're a new guide dog team so things are working themselves out little by little, it will take 6 months to a year for us to be a good team and even then nothing is perfect Bambi: has anyone taken a picture of Katie for you yet Dave? Would love to see what she looks like. RedHeadedTweenger: Only when we make war on innocents, Dave ;-) stephenfosterkane: Dave -- by graduation, I expect to hear you're both in the Iditerod... RedHeadedTweenger: In Florida Dave & Katie: I am exhausted, having just come from a rehearsal for a choir I might be joining, I'm also lying in bed so forgive me if the typing is a little bad stephenfosterkane: yeah, Cool Runnings - style RedHeadedTweenger: lol Bambi: nothing in life is perfect ... but I am sure it will work out for the best if you both think of the other kindly as I am sure you do. RedHeadedTweenger: The Jamacian bobsled team? llanwydd: I'm lying on the couch and my typing is as bad as always stephenfosterkane: Dave -- lucky you! I can't do that! stephenfosterkane: Tweeny - yep RedHeadedTweenger: "I feel like a perfect idiot". WC Fields replies, "Listen young man, there's nothing in life that is perfect..." stephenfosterkane: That's right Dave, work hard -- if you don't measure up, she can replace you Hemlock Stones: lots of people lie in bed RedHeadedTweenger: lol Klok llanwydd: yes ruben, he's popular and we haven't heard from him in a long time RedHeadedTweenger: and few that stand tall stephenfosterkane: Hemlock -- I should be, terrible allergy troubles, but nothing to touch smashed collarbone! ruben_fowler: Hey, I got to run. I'll try to get back next week when I can plan ahead to make the time for it. Great chatting with y'all stephenfosterkane: 9PM, ruben RedHeadedTweenger: Bye RF. Always welcome :-) stephenfosterkane: and check out CNI at 10PM this Sat. llanwydd: good to meet you ruben. take care! Hemlock Stones: ok Reuben take care RedHeadedTweenger: Ohhh? stephenfosterkane: actually, we should work on recruiting Katie, then she could be our youngest chatter cease: great to meet you, ruben llanwydd: so klok, are you saying you are laid up too? RedHeadedTweenger: Ruff... she can learn Klokdog... RedHeadedTweenger: It's on the roof! stephenfosterkane: nite ruben stephenfosterkane: nah, llan -- mostly head games. 102 and 103F fevers last 2 days. Down to 99 now stephenfosterkane: totally allergy RedHeadedTweenger: You have the plague, Klokman? Dave & Katie: yeah she would be the youngest chatter, just over two years old stephenfosterkane: no energy, 14-16 hours of sleep RedHeadedTweenger: Sorry to hear it stephenfosterkane: it's something in the air, Tweeny. My head is in pain, muscles all weak Hemlock Stones: every time i think of Blair i get really nasty symptoms llanwydd: I was in the emergency room with severe back pain a few days ago. I was certain it was kidney stones but apparently not RedHeadedTweenger: Well if that don't suck the scales offa rattlesnake... cease: good to hear, llan stephenfosterkane: antihistamine and anti-inflammatory drugs help perfectly, sucking on single aspirin now and then Bambi: Klok, JL says get well Klok :-) llanwydd: they gave me hydrocodone for the pain Bambi: can't imagine why Stones lol stephenfosterkane: I'm working on it. Lazing off incredibly. Managed to get Ubuntu 6.06.1 in the test partition, though. Bambi: hydrocodone makes me puke Bambi: literally Hemlock Stones: its become a plague over here now Bambi llanwydd: I hate the taste of aspirin stephenfosterkane: I think the Real Player for Linux sucks. It seems to use massive resources. I'm going to try forcing it to be mplayer, but even that is a load RedHeadedTweenger: The wonders of modern science. So why are the pharm cos buying up rights to what they find in the rain forests? Hemlock Stones: brb stephenfosterkane: llan -- I rather like it; beats having it stick in my throat and I'm too cheap to buy coated, so it usually does. I just fear for the tooth enamel Bambi: I don't have any problems on this PIII with the players in Linux ... the only thing I had to do is uninstall Helix before installing Real Player llanwydd: I know what you mean. Imagine two hydrocodone stuck in your throat for four hours llanwydd: that happened to me the other night RedHeadedTweenger: Real has always been unstable on the Mac. Even in OS X Tiger it quits occasionally. Dexter Forng: It says "i'm Back" right up at the top Bambi: no fun llanwydd stephenfosterkane: oh, they patented an Indian home remeday here, then used the international patent agreement to get Indian rights and began suing all the mom-and-pop companies making it in India llanwydd: well, I have yet another audition on sunday. I'm trying for the role of Creon in "Antigone" RedHeadedTweenger: Yep. Bad news Klok... stephenfosterkane: Tweeny -- it's very solid, but it takes me 5 seconds to get a click response in the browser when it's running! Dexter Forng: Klok: THe jokes on them, the Indians are right here in Umericah ||||||||| 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.. RedHeadedTweenger: Best of luck. Only know the play by its name stephenfosterkane: I'll look into Helix uninstall, Bambi RedHeadedTweenger: You should see the new version of iTunes. Somebody call the exterminator. Dexter Forng: Best of Greek Luck, llan stephenfosterkane: llan -- break a leg Bambi: heard that Tween Hemlock Stones: i developed an stronger aversion to itunes Tween RedHeadedTweenger: And selling you hot dogs at the quickie mart. Tweeny says, "and the times they are a changin'"... stephenfosterkane: I think I need to bow out now, too, folks; can't hold a candle to the main invalids, but feel need for zzzzs llanwydd: thanks much Bambi: I have an aversion to most new versions of media players ... they are hogs and DRM inflicted nuisances. Dexter Forng: Klok: YOu can't hold a candle 'cause the vandals took the handle cease: get well klok RedHeadedTweenger: It was a resource hog before, now my 450 G3 is pegged to the max when it's running. RedHeadedTweenger: Can you handle it? Dexter Forng: What's *your* handle little rest-stop buddie Bambi: have a great rest Klok ... get well! stephenfosterkane: thanks Cat. goodnight - all and to the man who would be king, knock 'em dead Dexter Forng: Klok: DOn't just get well, get better ||||||||| 12:04 AM -- stephenfosterkane left for parts unknown.(Entry from Nick Danger's "Idiots I Have Been Paid To Follow"). RedHeadedTweenger: I hate to say it, but for my 1999 machine OS 9 sings unless you're doing multimedia. OS X is the only way to go for multimedia on the Mac. Dexter Forng: Hah! I know where he went Bambi: that figures Tweeny ... doesn't surprise me one bit when I saw how big the download is Hemlock Stones: Bambi, i am lookin forward to spyral frog music downloads that play in everything except ipods RedHeadedTweenger: My handle? Achbar the Magnificant (sorry, been watching the Pink Panther) Dexter Forng: Will spyral frog play in my 8-track? Dave & Katie: well I hate to make a short appearance but I am falling alseep here, so we're gonna split until next time, later all Bambi: isn't spiral frog that adware supported music service? ||||||||| Dave & Katie is forcibly ejected just as the clock strikes 12:05 AM. RedHeadedTweenger: lol Stones... Dexter Forng: BTW; who are/were Dave and katie? RedHeadedTweenger: Hey Dave... study hard and have fun :-) Hemlock Stones: yes but they say ads only and no spyware cease: hope to see you here again soon, dave Bambi: night Dave, glad you both got here tonight! :-) RedHeadedTweenger: Dave's a college student from Colorado. He's blind and just got a seeing-eye dog. llanwydd: dave was our old friend dave and katie is his guide dog RedHeadedTweenger: One of the very few young people who enjoy FST. Dexter Forng: Ah.. that Dave..and Katie is his lady friend? Dexter Forng: or his dog? cease: i have to go away for about 20 min. if anyone remains, i'll return RedHeadedTweenger: The last Firehead standing, eh? Hemlock Stones: nice to get him in here again Bambi: have a great night Cat ... need to get some sleep myself so I won' t be here when you get back. Dexter Forng: and what about Ruben_fowler? Dexter Forng: Cat: When you leavin'g Van? RedHeadedTweenger: Did Nino catch his city? Bambi: yes, it was great to see Dave tonight and great that all is going well with Katie llanwydd: ruben is new here llanwydd: he said this his first time here Dexter Forng: Tween: Nino says Virginia Beach but who can trust Nino RedHeadedTweenger: Another sheep herded to the flock... Hemlock Stones: new fireheads is a good thing Bambi: Cat, Dex, Stones, llanwydd, Tweeny, porgie and our new friend ruben_fowler, as well as any lurkers ... have a great night! Dexter Forng: Hem: INdeed RedHeadedTweenger: I wouldn't have known if I hadn't stumbled upon the chat while browsing the FST web site. Glad I did :-) They're an American Icon, and few know it. llanwydd: nite Bambi! RedHeadedTweenger: Bye Bambi... Dexter Forng: Night Bambi.. wear orange...deer hunting season is nigh upon us ||||||||| It's 12:10 AM, and that means it's time to play BEAT THE REAPER! And here's how our contestants did: ||||||||| porgie - dead from The Plague ||||||||| Better luck next time! And now, back to our chatroom, which is already in progress... RedHeadedTweenger: lol Dex Hemlock Stones: ok good to see you again Bambi, hope to catch you next week if i am feelingbetter Dexter Forng: Night porgie Bambi: great to see you all ... hope you can stop by for our Saturday line up including A Few More Minutes with Firesign Theatre at 10PM after our show from 7-10PM which is followed by Independent Artist Warmup from about 6:30-7PM Saturday ET: http://www.cniradio.com Bambi: hope you are feeling much better next week Stones! RedHeadedTweenger: _That's_ what we should do. Have NPR host a radio contest for "Firesign Theatre - The Next Generation". Bambi: oooo....porgie got the plague! Bambi: Nytol! :-) Hemlock Stones: ty Bambi, i will continue to take the meds, i dont do pain very well RedHeadedTweenger: Yeah, injuries and maladies galore. Good health to everybody... Bambi: the sentence was supposed to say 'preceded by" instead of "followed by" Dexter Forng: God wreck ye married gentlemen Bambi: lol RedHeadedTweenger: lol Dexter Forng: Bambi: That went without saying RedHeadedTweenger: say what?
Bambi waves to all! And thanks Dex for reading what I meant, instead of what I said ;-) Dexter Forng: I guess they're warming up more of the artists...fire-eaters...fire-walkers etc Hemlock Stones: i bhetter call it quits too folks i am exausted, so in the meantime i hope you all stay safe and stay well. Hemlock Stones: see you next week Grid Willing Dexter Forng: HeM: Night, feel better, and turn on the light before you venture forth with the rubbish RedHeadedTweenger: The play is the Thing (well, at least in 60's TV monster show parody) llanwydd: good night stones. get well soon Hemlock Stones: will do Dex Hemlock Stones: TTFN RedHeadedTweenger: Heal fast, Britman... Dexter Forng: Holy Dartmoor, Britman Hemlock Stones: Good night one and all RedHeadedTweenger: Et moi aussi. May Grid shine is humor on all Fireheads... Dexter Forng: llan: So you enjoyed Roller MAIDENS EH +) ||||||||| "12:15 AM? I'm late!" exclaims RedHeadedTweenger, who then scurries out through the french doors and down through the bushes. llanwydd: that's an abbreviation I don't know. what does TTFN mean? Dexter Forng: That Tweenager...always scurrying about Hemlock Stones: Ta Ta For Now ! Dexter Forng: Ta Ta for Now llanwydd: roller maidens is hilarious! llanwydd: regular and ethyl had me in stitches ||||||||| "12:16 AM? I'm late!" exclaims Hemlock Stones, who then scurries out through the french doors and down through the bushes. ||||||||| Outside, the 12:17 AM downtown bus from London pulls away, leaving Hemlock Stones coughing in a cloud of diesel fumes. Dexter Forng: It's very close to my favorite FS...took me a *lont* time to track down the LP back in the day llanwydd: those names! tricky retardo. LOLOLOLOLOL! Dexter Forng: Some people *really* don't like the Phil Austins songs,,,I always liked 'em right from the start, and more so after realizing how they foreshadow the action Dexter Forng: llan: Were you able to read the TV listings which cleverly contain all the credits? llanwydd: that tits song was a sidesplitter Dexter Forng: Michael Gwynne who I hope to meet at this October's annual Friends of Old Time Radio Convention llanwydd: yes I can read the liner notes very clearly. thanks for going to the trouble with it. Dexter Forng: llan: It's an important part, couldn't leave it out =) llanwydd: In all honesty although there are a lot of better firesign albums I don't think I've heard a funnier one yet Dexter Forng: Well, it's special to me because I knew about it and it took me almost 2 years to find a copy, and i hated Nixon so much and Austin just skwers hin Dexter Forng: llan: don't think we have to msge unless there's something you don't want to appear on the log..just realized with Cat and bambi gone, it's just us 2 llanwydd: I've never laughed so hysterically at a firesign album Dexter Forng: unless Ruben the Fowler is lurking llanwydd: no big deal cease: still here? llanwydd: we all heah Dexter Forng: Hoowyya doin' Crat? Have another drinkie drinkie cease: great having someone new here Dexter Forng: Katie? llanwydd: I'll be listening to it in bed after I sign off cease: i had to shower so fumiyo could bathe cease: ruben llanwydd: yeah, always is Dexter Forng: Cat: The logic escapes me, but whatever works for you and your lady llanwydd: yeah katie is dave's seeing eye dog cease: couples are not about logic cease: of course, neither is the firesign theatre Dexter Forng: If you see eye to eye with a dog, they usually won't attack you llanwydd: she didn't join the chat for some reason cease: my dog usually looks sad, or happy Dexter Forng: Perhaps whe found out repartee too ruff Dexter Forng: she Dexter Forng: our llanwydd: LOL Dexter Forng: Or maybe she was on duty llanwydd: I've found I can't sleep on my left side while I've got this back pain. I mean I can but it's not good for it llanwydd: I just hope it goes away before long llanwydd: I'm only 45. this shouldn't be happening Dexter Forng: llan: For ba
