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- From: ritter@earthlink.net (Niles D. Ritter)
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- Subject: Firesign Theatre: Introduction and Table of Contents, Part 3/3
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- Summary: This posting contains an introduction to the Firesign
- Theatre comedy group, including a table of contents,
- and should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
- alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre newsgroup.
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- 1.3) References
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- 1.3.1) Interviews, by interviewer
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- David Reitman, Rock Magazine
- Tony Vellela, Go Magazine
- Michael Ross, Creme
- Ernest Leogrand, N.Y. Daily News
- John Carpenter L.A. Free Press
- -- San Diego Door
- Richard Hill, Rolling Stone
- Terry Gross "Fresh Air" Radio Show Interview, 17 Nov, 1993
- (inquire at FRESHAIR@HSLC.ORG)
- Peter Stenshoel and Jay Kinney Gnosis issue 32 (summer 94)
- "Audio Magicians"
- Steve Allen Nat'l Public Radio Interview "Back From the
- Shadows Again" 1993
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- New York Times, May 3 1993: a review of the '93 Seattle reunion show
- LA Times, Nov 20. 1993: Calendar Section: Interview w/ FT.
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- 1.3.2) Literary References/Background
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- Books:
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- Discography:
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- THE ROLLING STONE RECORD GUIDE, ed. D.Marsh and J.Swenson
- Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, ISBN 0-394-73535-8
- and THE NEW ROLLING STONE RECORD GUIDE, ed. D.Marsh and J.Swenson
- Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1983, ISBN 0-394-72107-1
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- Samuel Becket:
- Waiting for Godot -- "Waiting for the Electrician"
- Krapp's Last Tape -- "Dont Crush that Dwarf"
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- James Joyce:
- Ulysses -- Molly Bloom's Soliloquy in {TWO PLACES}
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- Isaac Asimov:
- I, Robot -- Robot's Rules of Order in {BOZOS}
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- William Shakespeare:
- Twelfth Night
- As You Like it
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- William S. Boroughs:
- The Naked Lunch -- "Returned for Regrooving"
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- The Bible, Book of Revelations -- "Roller Maidens from Outer Space"
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- Book of the Hopi, (Published 1963)
- Hopi/Moqui Indian Folklore & Mythology -- "Temporarily Humboldt County"
- Ghost Dance religion -- James Mooney, "The Ghost Dance Religion and the
- Sioux Uprising of 1890" (Univ. of Chicago). Referred to in {ITNWYOYO},
- and mentioned elsewhere in the canon.
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- TOPS-10 SAILON LISP Programmer's Manual -- "Dr. Memory"
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- "If At All Possible, Involve A Cow": A history of college pranks.
- Documents the USC mascot in the 40's, a dog by the name of George Leroy
- {TIREBITER} (see the Lexicon)!
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- Movies:
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- "The World of Tomorrow"
- An excellent documentary on the 1939 World's Fair, one of the
- motivations for the "Future Fair" on {BOZOS}. With Jason Robarts
- as the Narrator.
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- 1.3.3) Other References
-
- Albums with FT references:
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- Antelope Freeway (Howard Roberts, homage) Impulse AS-9207
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- Zachariah (movie soundtrack) ABC ABCS-OC-13
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- 25 Years of Recorded Comedy Warner Bros. 3BX 3131
- (Three-record set, includes High School Madness, 6:42)
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- THE ASTROLOGY ALBUM(Columbia - CS 9489) (Writing and
- narration by Austin. Also features Gary Usher & Ron
- Budnick. 1966? 1968?)
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- A CHILD'S GARDEN OF GRASS(Elektra - EKS 75012) (Peter
- wrote and performed "The Dirty Dog". It is also
- rumored that other FT members appear on this lp. 1971)
-
- OF CABBAGES AND KINGS by Chad & Jeremy(Columbia CS 9471)
- (FT wrote bits and is featured on "The Progress Suite"
- 1966?)
-
- NATIONAL LAMPOON'S SEX , DRUGS, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND THE END
- OF THE WORLD(Passport - PB 6018)(Proctor featured on
- "Jane Fonda Speaks Out" 1982)
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- THE HIGHER THEY CLIMB THE HARDER THEY FALL by David Cassidy
- (RCA - APL1 1066) (Yes, THAT David Cassidy. Phil
- Austin wrote and is featured on "Massacre at Park
- Bench", 1975)
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- THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS(Columbia CS 9792) (Inner newspaper
- parody written by FT
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-
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- TV Shows which have made FT references:
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- Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (cartoon)
- The Real Ghostbusters (cartoon)
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