We're in Trouble

[Delmonico]

I didn't know they were still around.

http://www.artemisrecords.com/firesign_bio.aspx?idx=9&abbr=firesign

[Forty Rod]

WE???

I never heard of 'em, so you're the only one in trouble here, Bubba.

[Delmonico]

Not just me either, most the folks round Talle Tales know.   Annie will order their new album.

[Forty Rod]

"Talle" Tales?

Del, have you been in the loco weed again?  You're off your mark today.  First fictitious people, now strange sites.  Do we need to set up an "intervention"? 

Hey, Trinity.  Wanna get in on an exocism again?  'Member the last one?  I wonder if old man Jenkins ever rebuilt that barn.

[Delmonico]

If you only really knew.

[Delmonico]

If you don't pay for the exocism, do you get re-possesed?

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Or perhaps you're no longer disspirited!

[El Peludo]

Well, I never heard of thet outfit either, and I couldn't find a sample of their work on the site that you sent us to; I gather that they are a satirical sort of group, so, us bein' in trouble must be in a satirical sort of way, eh?.  Some of the music on that site is pretty interestin', though, even if it is somewhat ecclectic.

[Delmonico]

They were very popular in the late 60's into the 70's with certain folks.  Lets say they apealed to "Herbal" people.   Their most famous album was "We're all Bozos on this bus."  

About a year ago I was sittin' around a campfire with gopher Grease and another ren-actor about our age who is a Luthern Pastor in perrsona and real life.  I was pushin' a camp chair over out of the smoke when it fell over.  He said "If you push something hard enough it will fall over."  Since I knew that was Fudd's first law of oppasition I looked at him and asked those now famous words, "are you a bozo on this bus?"   I got no answer but a large grin.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I only heard a few of their bits, but what I heard was pretty good satire.

Anyone remember Stan Freberg?  He did quite a number of outstanding things that were satirical.  Some just plain funny.

[LazyK Pejay]

Back in the middle 70's these guys did some very funny but irreverant albums. They were the rage when I was living in Hawaii in '72 and we listened to one album over and over. I used to remember some of the sketches and share them with friends, but that was a while ago.

LazyK Pejay

[Silver Creek Slim]

I might be showing my lack of age, but I never heard of 'em.

Slim

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

That's ok, Slim, we know you were raised in a monastary in the middle of farm country. But we also know that at heart, you too are a Bozo on the bus.

Firesign Theatre was VERY popular with the "herbal" crowd and their excuse for listening to such twisted, demented stuff was the herbs.

Some of us never were into the herbs but still liked FS. We have no excuses.


"At that point I thought my safety was not worth shooting and packed up and left."

I love that. It's not FS, but it's my quote for the day.



AnnieLee

[Forty Rod]

NEVER into the herbs?

Really?

[litl rooster]

NEVER into the herbs?

Really?

Occassional use of Cilantro....but only oin Mexican food and I never never never inhaled.....Fire sign theater were the inspiration to 2nd City and then Saturday Nite Life,

Delmonico Vanguard records is also Ian Tysons Label.

[Forty Rod]

Cilantro.

Huh>

I figured about 75% of the people on this wire were using dru...uh, "herbs' of one sort or another.

Not me, though.  I'm like Cheech Marin: nowadays my drug of choice is Rogaine.

[Delmonico]

I fergot, ya sposse Ian is helpin' out.

I always loved the advertissment, 'specally the one fer "Loosner's Caster Oil Flakes."

Or "Billy Jack Dog Food," the kind Billy Jack eats.

Played "We're All Bozo's on this Bus" fer a friend and my oldest daugher about 5 years ago, my friend wanted to know if I put LSD in his coffee and my daughter just rolled her eyes and said that explained a lot about her dad.

[litl rooster]

 

[Lucky Irish Tom]

OK Del you're starting to bring up too many things I remember too well, yer startin ta make me feel old!

[El Peludo]

 

I imagine I'd enjoy the sense of humor.  I did used to listen to some pretty odd stuff on late night drives, like Doctor Demento or Wolfman Jack, but during the era of these folks, I was always either workin' (a lot of that), or goin' to school (seriously-adult style).  Never did the "herbal" thing, though.