"And lo, He-She-They did pause for a moment to consider resurrecting Prince for the Super Bowl halftime show, for verily it was the best one, like EV-ER, but realized He-She-They would then cause confusion mightily for the masses in that particular Prince was not THE Prince of Peace but more like a cousin who could shred a guitar like waaay better than the other Prince turned water into wine, and well... BEEP"
This brought a memory back to me (like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist, for you Firesign fans). I lived in Philly from 1968 to 1973 and then moved to Tucson. There was a revival type church that I used to walk by sometimes in Philly, and one time I decided to call the number posted on the message board outside. A voice answered: "This is the Reverend Carl Stambaugh [I think it was], and you have just dialed a miracle!!" After telling you to get down on your knees he would "call on you Satan to let loose this child of god!" And it went on for about a minute longer. When we'd get high, I would call the number and then hand the phone to someone who hadn't heard it before. I continued to do that in Tucson, even though I had to pay the long distance charges, because the reaction of the person listening to it was so much fun to watch. God probably had that number in speed dial for when he needed a laugh.
I happened to log onto firesigntheatre.com the day after Peter Bergman's death, and the memorial comments were fascinating, from people like me who started listening in the late 60s to teenagers who had only recently discovered them. Many commented how they had changed the way they looked at the world. My comment was: Where's the fire now?, which only Nick Danger fans would get. The two surviving members did a "lecture" at the Library of Congress in 2017 which you can watch here: https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690622/?loclr=eanw. You can just feel the love from the audience. The LOC called Firesign The Beatles of Comedy, and I think they deserve that honor.
"And lo, He-She-They did pause for a moment to consider resurrecting Prince for the Super Bowl halftime show, for verily it was the best one, like EV-ER, but realized He-She-They would then cause confusion mightily for the masses in that particular Prince was not THE Prince of Peace but more like a cousin who could shred a guitar like waaay better than the other Prince turned water into wine, and well... BEEP"
Hellya
This brought a memory back to me (like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist, for you Firesign fans). I lived in Philly from 1968 to 1973 and then moved to Tucson. There was a revival type church that I used to walk by sometimes in Philly, and one time I decided to call the number posted on the message board outside. A voice answered: "This is the Reverend Carl Stambaugh [I think it was], and you have just dialed a miracle!!" After telling you to get down on your knees he would "call on you Satan to let loose this child of god!" And it went on for about a minute longer. When we'd get high, I would call the number and then hand the phone to someone who hadn't heard it before. I continued to do that in Tucson, even though I had to pay the long distance charges, because the reaction of the person listening to it was so much fun to watch. God probably had that number in speed dial for when he needed a laugh.
This is your 1st lesson in Turkish.
I happened to log onto firesigntheatre.com the day after Peter Bergman's death, and the memorial comments were fascinating, from people like me who started listening in the late 60s to teenagers who had only recently discovered them. Many commented how they had changed the way they looked at the world. My comment was: Where's the fire now?, which only Nick Danger fans would get. The two surviving members did a "lecture" at the Library of Congress in 2017 which you can watch here: https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690622/?loclr=eanw. You can just feel the love from the audience. The LOC called Firesign The Beatles of Comedy, and I think they deserve that honor.
Thank you for sharing your reminsiscences. Good times.
It’s a difficult and time consuming job, glad you gave him, her, them some cover!
Good one. Thanks!!
What fun!! ...and from my perspective, a happy ending.
And the Lord was all knowing and all powerful (just like Mark Zuckerberg) but had limited bandwidth. He did have
100,000,000,000 tokens banked in a virtual casino in the Cayman Islands, however.
Brilliance has many faces… your face, charm and wit brighten my days! Thank you👍
Happy Super Bowl Fitz!