9 to Midnight? But I wake up at 5:30!?

[dave from knoxville]

Guess it makes it more convenient for Hawaiian callers.

[akaJudge]

Grats Therese!  Man, I remember how excited I was when I got my own show at a public radio station in Houston.  That was no big deal compared to this!

[NJL]

Is this the first time since it was extended to a three hour show that it hasn't been 8-11?

[namethebats]

What'll happen with the opening music?

[Stupornaut]

What'll happen with the opening music?

I hope he goes in and overdubs it with a ridiculously obvious edit. "It's Tuesday night -- fzzt-- 'NINE' -- fzzt-- o'clock, yeah".

[Christina]

You know, I've heard about the Firesign Theater for decades, pretty much, but I've never listened. I know they have like big-time nerd-fans though.

[Bernard]

What'll happen with the opening music?

I hope he goes in and overdubs it with a ridiculously obvious edit. "It's Tuesday night -- fzzt-- 'NINE' -- fzzt-- o'clock, yeah".

"Tuesday night, eight o'clock - record scratch - 'CENTRAL STANDARD TIME' - record scratch - yeah"

[fonpr]

I've heard about the Firesign Theater

Auntie, all I can say is Don't Crush That Dwarf Hand Me The Pliers.

And that I mentioned them in my iTunes review of the Best Show.

[cavorting with nudists]

The canonical Firesigns were, along with SCTV and Monty Python, about as magisterial as comedy gets.  Whether this new hour (ephemera from the olden days? new stuff?) measures up remains to be seen.

[Senator Gothman (D-OR)]

"Whaaaaaat?" - Darth Vader.

[Martin]

I feel your pain, dfk.

[Sarah]

Did I miss a reference to Firesign Theatre?  Shame on me.

AC, you should listen to Firesign Theatre.  My first exposure was Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him, which I adore, but I have an especial fondness for How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere At All? (when I first registered on the FOT board, my sig was "He's no fun; he fell right over").  Really, though, who am I kidding?  I love just about everything they did.  

Which reminds me:  Frederics, what did you think of Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death?

P.S.  Nine to twelve is going to be hard.  I, too, tend to rise around 5 (4, today) and usually am flagging by nine p.m.  Unlike DfK, however, I can sleep in if I want to.

[dave from knoxville]

Did I miss a reference to Firesign Theatre?  Shame on me.  

AC, you should listen to them.  My first exposure was Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him, which I adore, but I have an especial fondness for How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere At All? (when I first registered on the FOT board, my sig was "He's no fun; he fell right over").  Really, though, who am I kidding?  I love just about everything they did.  

Which reminds me:  Frederics, what did you think of Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death?

I am with Sarah on "...Two Places at Once..." Multi-layered, complex wordplay cut in with non-sequitars and groaners. It bears a good dozen listenings, and that's something I can't say about most comedy recordings. Shoes for industry!

[cavorting with nudists]

Did I miss a reference to Firesign Theatre?  Shame on me.  

The new schedule includes a "Firesign Theater Radio Hour" from 7 to 8 on Tuesdays:

Dear Dr. Whiplash… Legendary comedy group The Firesign Theatre returns to the air as WFMU presents 16 restored & remastered episodes of their notorious Los Angeles radio series The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour Hour, Dear Friends, and Let’s Eat.

So it is old stuff.  And presumably just for the summer, since there are only 16 episodes.

[Sarah]

Shoes for industry!

Shoes for the dead!