THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE
1 / 1975 "LET'S EAT" (10 RRT) - The group's edited radio series
was released for syndication. 1 / 1975 "DEAR FRIENDS" (12 LP) - The group's edited radio series
was released for syndication. 1 / 6 / 1975 LOS ANGELES HERALD-EXAMINER - "A SUB-CULTURE'S ZANY
IDIOM" BY LARRY WAGGONER - (NP) - The group was featured
in this article for this newspaper published in CA. 1 / 13 / 1975 "IN THE NEXT WORLD YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN" (LP) - The entire
group started studio work on this album. 1 / 13/ 1975 "(POLICE STREET)" (RT) - The group recorded this segment
of their album "In The Next World...", also released on
compilations. c. early 1975 BELOW THE SALT - "FIRESIGN CHATS" BY DAVID MILLER - (MZ)
- The group's "Big Mystery Joke Book" was reviewed in
this magazine. c. early 1975 BUGLE AMERICAN - (NP) - The group's stage performance of
"The Tale Of The Giant Rat Of Sumatra" was reviewed by Rob
Fixner, and the group's 7th Album, "The Tale Of The Giant
Rat Of Sumatra" was reviewed by B. P. in this
newspaper. 3 / 21 / 1975 "IN THE NEXT WORLD YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN" (LP) - The group
concluded the studio work on this album. 4 / 1975 CREEM - "NOT INSANE , AND NOT FUNNY EITHER. (THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE'S CATALOG OF MISCONCEPTIONS)" BY LESTER BANGS -
(MZ) - The group was featured in this article about their
movie "Everything You Know Is Wrong" for this
magazine. 4 - 5 / 1975 "QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOUR" (TP) - The group writes and
rehearses the show to tour with "Everything You Know Is
Wrong" film. 4 / 12 / 1975 "EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG" (M) - The group finishes
the final day of additional photography on the film which
then goes into it's post production phase. 5 / 6 / 1975 "EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG" (M) - The group's movie
premiered at The Director's Guild in Hollywood. 5 / 9 - 29 / 1975 ("QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOUR") (TP) - The group's West
Coast tour included a screening of their movie,
"Everything You Know Is Wrong", an hour of live
performance, including "Anything You Want To", "Porgie And
Mudhead" sketch, "RalphSpoilsport" , "All-Star Crowley",
"Exorcism In Your Daily Life", and a question and answer
session with the audience at the following venues: University of California, Santa Cruz campus 5/9 (the 2nd
performance was video taped in B&W) Western Washington State College University of Washington University of Oregon Stanford University University of California, Berkeley campus Granada Theater, Santa Barbara, CA Los Feliz Theater, LA, CA ( 3 shows) 5 / 18 / 1975 (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) (TP) - The group gave a
performance of "The Questions and Answers Tour" 5 / 21 / 1975 THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY "EXPECTORATOR" - "FIRESIGN GIVES
WARM CHAT" BY JOE GUPPY - (NP) - The group was featured in
this article for this publication from WA. 5 / 22 / 1975 UCLA DAILY BRUIN - "DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT" BY LEO
ARTUNIAN - (NP) - The group was featured in this article
for this college newspaper published in CA. 5 / 23, 24, 25 / 1975
(LOS FELIZ THEATER) (TP) - The group gave 3 midnight
performances including "Exorcism In Your Daily Life", with
the showing of their film "Everything You Know Is Wrong"
in LA, CA. 5 / 30 / 1975 "ANALYSIS OF THE FIRESIGN THEATRE" BY JAMES RUE - (P) -
The group was featured in this scholarly paper. c. late 5 / 1975 NEWS-PRESS - "THE FIRESIGN THEATRE WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE"
BY JOHN DELL - (NP) - The group was featured in this
review article of their Granada theater performance for
this newspaper. c. late 5 / 1975 "FIRESIGN FLICK: THE HOLE TRUTH" BY LARRY WAGGONER - (P)
- The group was featured in this article for an unknown
publication. 6 / 1975 - 11 / 1975 CRAWDADDY MAGAZINE - "YE FIRESIGN THEATRE'S FREEDOM
PRESS" - (MZ) - A monthly collection of original material
mostly dealing with a Firesign look back at the history of
the USA, United Snakes of America, submitted by the
individual members and edited by David Ossman. 6 / 27, 28 / 1975 "EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG" (M) - The group's movie
was screened at 2 midnight shows at the Mitchell Bros.
Longbeach Theatre. 7 / 1975 "(CAMPOON '76)" - The group's presidential campaign
began. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB, PP) 8 / 1 / 1975 "CAMPOON LETTER" BY ELMO FIRESIGN - (P) - The group sent
out this letter to fans. ZZ 8 / 8 / 1975 "CAMPOON PRESS RELEASE" - (P) - The group sent out this
press release about Papoon announcing his candidacy to
fans. THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE 8 / 22 / 1975 BERKELEY BARB - (NP) - The group's eighth album,
"Everything You Know Is Wrong" was reviewed by Vic Fascio,
for this college weekly published in CA. 9 / 1975 "THE APOCALYPSE PAPERS" (WP) - The group finished this
writing project. 10 / 1975 "IN THE NEXT WORLD, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN" - THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE - COLUMBIA PC-33475(LP), PCA-33475(8T) - (LP)
(8T) - The group's ninth album was released. 10 / 1975 "FIRESIGN THEATRE UPDATES" BY TOM GEDWILLO - (NL) - The
group's happenings were reported was sent out to fans in
this newsletter. 11 / 1975 COLUMBIA RECORDS CONTRACT - The group's recording
contract with Columbia was not renewed. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB, PP) 11 / 21 / 1975 BERKELEY BARB - "ON THE CAMPOON TRAIL" BY MERRIL SHOE
(NP) - The group was featured in this article for this
college weekly published in CA. 12 / 1975 - 11 / 1976
CRAWDADDY MAGAZINE - "THE FIRESIGN THEATRE'S CAMPOON '76"
- (MZ) - A monthly collection of Nat'l Surrealist Party
political propaganda along the campaign trail, submitted
by the individual members, with excerpts from Phil
Austin's detective novel, and edited by David Ossman. THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE 1975 MODERN RECORDING - (MZ) - The group's ninth album, "In
The Next World You're On Your Own", was reviewed in this
magazine. 1975 "ELECTRONIC SUBCULTURE" BY LISA BABNER - (P) - Class
lecture notes, form a College elective course, drawn
heavily from personal interviews with The Firesign
Theatre, were gathered into 46 pages and xeroxed and
offered for sale through various Firesign Fanzines. 2 / 1976 "THE APOCALYPSE PAPERS, A FICTION BY THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE" - (B) - 4 pieces were collected together,
including "The Exchange" by Ossman, introduced by Alan R.
Bechtel, and printed in a limited edition of 500 copies
was printed by Apocalypse Press as Vol. 1 in their Famous
science Fiction Chapbook Series in Topeka, KA. 2 - 11 / 1976 THE TOILER - THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL SURREALIST PARTY
CAMPOON NEWSLETTER - EDITED BY STEVE CROWELL - (FZ) - The
group individually contributed interviews, humor, letters,
etc., that were printed in this fanzine published in
Topeka, KA. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB, PP) 6 / 6 / 1976 THE SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS - "BAGGED CANDIDATE: PAPOON
CLAIMS HE'S NOT INSANE" BY JOHN DELL - (NP) - The
Firesign's presidential candidate was featured in this
newspaper published in CA. 7 / 1 / 1976 BERLELEY GAZETTE - "GEORGE G. PAPOON SAYS THAT VICTORY IS
IN THE BAG" BY N. BUMPO BERNSTEIN - (NP) - The Firesign's
presidential candidate was featured along with a photo
from the North Easty Bay Independent and Gazette, in this
newspaper published in CA. 7 / 1 / 1976 THE SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS - "PAPOON PLANS TO CAMPAIGN
IN THE NUDE" - (NP) - The Firesign's presidential
candidate was featured in this newspaper published in
CA. c. summer 1976 THE SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS - "1ST BISON-TENNIAL
CONVENTION" - (NP) - The Firesign's presidential campaign
was featured in this newspaper published in CA. c. summer 1976 NEW YORKER - "TALK OF THE TOWN" - (MZ) - The Firesign's
presidential candidate was mentioned in a blurb in this
section of this magazine. THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE 9 / 22 / 1976 "THE FOILER" BY ROBERT RABBIT - (P) - The group's
newsletter The Toiler was parodied in this
publication. 11 / 1976 FORWARD INTO THE PAST - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - COLUMBIA
PC-34391 - (2LP) - The group's tenth album, a
compilation, was released with liner notes by Ossman as
Elmo Firesign. 11 / 1976 THE TOILER (NL) - The group's newsletter ended
publication. THE FIRESIGN
THEATRE (-PB, PP) 11 / 1976 "(CAMPOON '76)" - The group's presidential campaign
concluded with the election, they lost. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE 12 / 28 / 1976 "JUST FOLKS" (LP) - The group signed a one record
contract with Butterfly Records and began to record their
eleventh album. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB, PP) 1976 THE NAT'L SURREALIST PARTY - (NL) - A Firesign newsletter
was published with campaign material for George Papoon,
presidential candidate, and George Tirebiter,
vice-presidential candidate, drawing from "Crawdaddy", and
original material, with posters, buttons, bumper-stickers,
etc. 1976 "ABRIDGED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE PAPOON" - (P) - The
group put this together for the campaign. THE
FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PA, PB, PP) 1976 "HUMOR IN AMERICA" AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY ENID VERON -
HARCOURT, BRACE, JOVANOVITCH - "THE ADVENTURES OF MARK
TIME, STAR DETECTIVE OF THE CIRCUM-SOLAR FEDERATION" - (B)
- Ossman's script, attributed to the Firesign Theatre, was
printed in this book published in NYC. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE c. mid - late 1970s (INTERVIEW BY BILL MCINTYRE) - (P) - The group was
featured in this article for an unknown publication. c. mid - late 1970s UCLA DAILY BRUIN - "BEING EVERYWHERE AT ONCE WITH THE
FIRESIGN THEATRE" BY MARK LEVITON - (NP) - The group was
featured in this article for this college newspaper
published in CA. c. mid - late 1970s BELOW THE SALT - "PULLING DOWN THE PANTS OF REALITY" BY
DAVID MILLER - (MZ) - The group's ninth album, "In The
Next World, You're On Your Own" was reviewed in this
magazine. c. mid - late 1970s LIFE MAGAZINE - "COMEDY HEWN FROM SOLID ROCK" BY ALBERT
GOLDMAN - (MZ) - The group was featured in this article
for this popular national magazine. c. mid-late 1970s CIRCUS - "THE FIRESIGN THEATRE CREED: COMEDY IS DEAD!" BY
JACOBA ATLAS - (MZ) - The group was featured in this
article for this popular national magazine. 1 / 1977 FIRESIGN THEATRE THEORY (LS) - The group's albums were
the basis of this 6 session evening class offered at
Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. 1 / 11 / 1977 MICHIGAN STATE NEWS - "FIRESIGN THEATRE
THEORY OFFERED IN UNIQUE CLASS" BY JOHN CASEY - (NP) - The
group was featured in this article about a class offered
at MSU, and printed in this college newspaper published in
MI. 1 / 20 / 1977 "JUST FOLKS" (LP) - The group's eleventh album was
finished in the studio. 2 / 22, 23 / 1977 "JUST FOLKS" (TP) - The group performed at the Roxy
Theater in LA, a program of material from their new album
of the same name, and some familiar material as well with
opening act The Modern Folk Quartet and coordinated by
Butterfly records. The 1 / 23 show was broadcast live by
KWST FM - LA on the Newspace Radio Network and taped. 2 / 25 / 1977 LOS ANGELES TIMES - "FIRESIGN THEATRE
TOGETHER AGAIN" BY RICHARD CROMELIN - (NP) - The group was
featured in this article for this newspaper published in
CA. 3 / 1977 HIGH TIMES - MARCH ISSUE - (MZ) - The group's tenth
Album, the anthology, "Forward Into The Past", was
reviewed in this magazine. 3 / 25 / 1977 PERFORMANCE - (MZ) - The group's "Just Folks" show at the
Roxy Theater was reviewed in this magazine. 3 / 28 / 1977 LOS ANGELES HEARALD-EXAMINER - "GENIUS AT WORK IN
FIRESIGN THEATRE" BY KEN TUCKER - (NP) - The group was
featured in this article for this newspaper published in
CA. 4 / 1977 LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE - "RELIGHTING THE SPARK" - (MZ) -
The group was featured in this article for this magazine
published in CA. 4 / 1 / 1977 "JUST FOLKS...A FIRESIGN CHAT" - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE -
BUTTERFLY FLY-001 - (LP) - The group's eleventh album was
released. 4 / 1 / 1977 "JUST FOLKS...A FIRESIGN CHAT" - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE
(7" PROMO) - BUTTERFLY BFEP-1 - (EP) - The group had a promo EP culled
from their album "Just Folks", with a special introduction
by Peter Bergman released. 4 / 1 / 1977 "KTNQ (10 'Q') AM 1020" LA (LRB) - The group took over
the station for most of the special April Fool's
broadcast, and promoted their new Album, "Just
Folks". 4 / 9 / 1977 "THE FIRESIGN THEATRE: A BASIC ANALYSIS" BY DAVID MILLER
- (P) - The group was featured in this paper written for a
Experimental Aesthetics Class. 4 / 10 / 1977 LOS ANGELES TIMES - "FIRESIGN'S CABARET OF THE AIR" BY
JAMES BROWN - (NP) - The group was featured in this
article for this newspaper published in CA. 4 / 12 / 1977 ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE - "FIRESIGN'S BOZOS GET BACK ON
BUS" BY TERRY ATKINSON - (MZ) - The group was featured in
this article for this magazine published in NYC. 4 / 14 / 1977 SCENE - (MZ) - The group's eleventh album "Just Folks" on
Butterfly Records, was reviewed by D. B. Cooper for this
weekly magazine. 4 / 23 / 1977 BILLBOARD - (MZ) - The group's "Just Folks" album is
reviewed in the Top Album Picks section. 1977 "25 YEARS OF RECORDED COMEDY" - VARIOUS ARTISTS - HIGH
SCHOOL MADNESS - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - WARNER BROS.
WB-3BX-3131 - (3LP) - The group's material from "Dwarf" was excerpted and
included on this compilation. 1977 "FIRESIGN WORLD" - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - WIZARDO or DOG
AND CAT WRMB-512 (LP) - The group's 4 / 14 / 1974 Berkeley
concert was bootlegged. 1977 "BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY" - (RS) - The group's 1967
radio script was slated to be included in Harlan Ellison's
"The Last Dangerous Visions" collection of science
fiction. 1977 THE TWIN CITIES READER - (NP) - The group was featured in
a short article for this newspaper published in MN. 1977 "ANYTHING YOU WANT TO" BY THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - (P) -
The group's script was xeroxed and offered for sale by
mail order through David Ossman, published in CA. THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB, PP) c. fall 1977 "THE FIRESIGN RADIO SHOW" (RT) - The group offered a 6
hour a week program assembled from archives by Ossman and
Austin that was available for barter by John
Fitzgerald. 10 / 15 / 1977 BILLBOARD MAGAZINE - (MZ) - A block ad for "The Firesign
Radio Show" offered subscribers a full hour daily program
of comedy and music was printed in this national trade
publication.
THE FIRESIGN THEATRE 8 / 1978 SANTA BARBARA NEWS & REVIEW - "EDWARD DORN'S HELLO,
LA JOLLA" - (NP) - Ossman's review was printed in an issue
of this newspaper published in CA. 11 / 1978 "(NICK DANGER FILM)" (MP) - The group proposed making a
movie featuring Nick Danger. 1978 "MARK TIMES' TRUE CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRESIGN THEATRE PT.2
1972 -1977" - (P) - A five page xerox paper was copied
and offer for sale through various Firesign
Fanzines. c. late 1978 - early
1979 "LER SCHTUK (A LEARNING PIECE)" BY BERTOLT BRECHT" (TP) -
The group appeared at the Ojai Avant Garde Festival as
violent clowns and "Herr Schmidt" in this play with music
by Hindemith, that was taped by NPR, and influenced their
1980 album "Fighting Clowns. 3 / 23 - 26 / 1979 "THE OWL AND THE OCTOPUS SHOW" (TP) - The group performed
6 shows in 3 nights at the Roxy Theater in LA, CA, in a
"Dwarf" styled show that poked fun at TV, featuring
"Joey's House", "The Phil Donut Show", "(Hell Probe from
NASA)", and Nick Danger in an episode about an Octopus
invasion of Southern CA. spring 1979 "THE OWL AND THE OCTOPUS SHOW" (TVP) - The group had
tentative plans to develop an hour long HBO special based
on this show. spring 1979 "THE OWL AND THE OCTOPUS SHOW" (LP) - The group had
tentative plans to develop an album based on this
show. spring 1979 "THE OWL AND THE OCTOPUS SHOW" (MP) - The group had
tentative plans to develop a film based on this show. 4 / 20 / 1979 BAM MAGAZINE - "THE FIRESIGN THEATRE: TELEVISION FROM THE
INSIDE" BY MARK LEVITON - (MZ) - The group was featured in
this article for this magazine. c. 5 / 1979 THE FUTURE ADVENTURES OF NICK DANGER - (RP) - The group
produced a pilot for a radio series. 6 / 1979 "ANYTHYNGE YOU WANT TO" (RT) - The group recorded an hour
long adaptation of their "Shakespeare's Lost Comedie" for
NPR's "Earplay" series. An edited version was released on
Firesign / Rhino RNLP-807, and the full length version on
More Sugar. c. summer 1979 "A HISTORY OF THE ART OF RADIO" (RT) - The group recorded
this piece for an NPR broadcast from the National Radio
Theater in Chicago. c. summer 1979 "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED" (RT) - The group contributed to
this NPR program. c. summer 1979 "A CLOSER LOOK" (RT) - The group contributed to this NPR
program. c. summer 1979 ("NPR FOLK AND JAZZ SHOWS") (LRB) - The group made drop
in appearances on various programs. 7 / 26 - 28 / 1979 "MEN IN HATS" (TP) - The group's updated "The Owl And The
Octopus Show" appeared at the Roxy Theater in LA,CA,
performing a reworked version of "Joey's House", and "Men
In Hats", a new "Nick Danger" episode "Frame Me Pretty",
"Thank You Mr. President", and "The Love Boat People" with
Richard Parker on keyboards, and costumes designed by
Susan Tanner. late 7 / 1979 "MEN IN HATS" (MP) - The group's segment of The Owl And
Octopus Show was filmed for HBO, but never released. 7 / 30 / 1979 LOS ANGELES TIMES - "FIRESIGN THEATRE PARODIES THE TUBE"
BY LEWIS CHRISTION - (NP) - The group was featured in this
article about the "Men In Hats" performance for this
newspaper published in CA. 8 / 16 / 1979 EASY READER - "A JOURNEY INTO THE BOOB TUBE WITH THE
FIRESIGN THEATRE" BY MARK LEVITON - (MZ) - The group was
featured in an article for this magazine. c. late summer 1979 "(NICK DANGER MOVIE)" - (MP) - The group was reported to
be working on a screenplay for a Nick Danger movie. 9 / 1979 PLAYBOY - SEPT. 1979 - (MZ) - The group is mentioned in a
blurb by Barbra Nellis in the side bar Fast Tracks as
working on a Nick Danger screenplay, schedlued for a
theatrical motion picture release the next year. c. 10 / 31 / 1979 "THE MADHOUSE OF DR. FEAR" (TV) - The group was hired to
produce a program starring The Firesign Theatre with Don
Addams, as a Halloween special for the HBO cable network,
utilizing overdubbed Republic and public domain Horror
film stock to tell the story. Color and B&W, 60
min. 1979 "NPR PILOT" (R RT) - The group recorded a 30 min. concept
for National Public Radio, and it survives on tape. 1979 "NICK DANGER: THE CASE OF THE MISSING SHOE" - THE
FIRESIGN THEATRE - RHINO RNEP-506(EP), RNC-506(CT) -
(12"EP) (CT) - The group recorded segments for an unbought
radio pilot series that was released on Rhino Records. 1979 "YOU'RE ON THE AIRLIE" - VARIOUS ARTISTS A HISTORY OF
THE ART OF RADIO - THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - NATIONAL PUBLIC
RADIO - (15 CT) - The group's performance was released on
this in-house tape production. 1979 "MEN IN HATS" (MP) - The group was making tentative
plans to film this as a Nick Danger piece during this
period, drawing material from their current stage
presentations. 1979 "JOEY'S HOUSE STARRING JOEY DEMOGRAPHICO" (MP) - The
group's 90 min. parody of TV was crudely video taped and
rejected for broadcasting. 1979 / 1980 "THE ODYSSEY" (MP) - The group worked under contract
for MGM to develop a self - starring 120 page, high comedy
concept vehicle based on Homer's Odyssey, involving a
cross country excursion. Ossman scheduled to play
Posiedon, Proctor - Hermes, Austin - the Ulysses /
Odysseus character, Bill, and Bergman his goofy sidekick.
The Cyclops sequence was to take place at a truck stop
involving a one - eyed motorcycle gang, and the head cook
monster eating the customers. MGM was sold and the new top
brass dropped the project.
VARIOUS
MEMBERS:
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL PROCTOR 1 / 1975 "(PROCTOR AND BERGMAN TOUR)" (TP) - Proctor and Bergman
withdrew from writing and producing the "Next World" album
in favor of touring.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN c. 1 / 19 / 1975 "(RADIO VARIETY SHOW)' - (RP) - The duo was making plans
for a radio program.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 4 / 20 / 1975 "(PROCTOR AND BERGMAN TOUR)" - MY FATHER'S PLACE - (TP)
- Proctor and Bergman performed at Eppie Epstein's Your
Father's Place in Roslyn Village, Long Island, NY. 4 / 20 / 1975 NEW YORKER - "THE FIRESIGN COMEDIANS ARE HOT STUFF" BY
TONY HISS AND DAVID MCLELLAND - (MZ) -Proctor and
Bergman's performance at the Bottom Line in NYC, was
previewed for this magazine. 4 / 22 - 23 / 1975 (THE BOTTOM LINE) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
the Bottom Line in NYC. The show was aired, taped and
re-broadcast on WNYU. Tom Waits was the opening act. 4 / 27 / 1975 WBAI FM, NYC - (LRB) - The Duo appeared live on the air
and a tape exists. c. end 4 / 1975 (AMAZING GRACE) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
the Amazing Grace in Evanston, IL.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 7 / 1975 "GIVE UP THIS DAY" (RT) - The duo recorded this segment
for their "What This Country Needs" LP.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 8 / 1975 "DR. FIRESIGN'S THEATRE OF MYSTERY" (TP) - The duo wrote
this show for a later tour.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR summer - fall 1975 "WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS" TOUR (TP) - The duo toured the
USA featuring bits from their Album of the same name and
the posing of this question to the audience and playing
off their responses.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 9 / 1975 "WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS" - PROCTOR AND BERGMAN -
COLUMBIA PC-33687 - (LP) - The duo's album was
released. 9 / 23 / 75 "PROCTOR AND BERGMAN TALK BACK" (LTVB) - The duo's live
local broadcast on KUST TV was filmed for possible pilot.
60 min.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 10 / 22 - 11 / 1975 "DR. FIRESIGN'S THEATRE OF MYSTERY TOUR" (TP) - The duo
formed an act, and toured the West Coast at the following
locations: University of Washington Evergreen State College at Olympia, WA Portland State University Central Washington State College Eastern Washington State College Santa Barbara, CA Fox Venice Theater, LA, CA 10 / 31 Claremont Men's College University of California, Santa Cruz campus Stanford University University of California, Berkeley campus University of the Pacific Humbolt State 10 / 22 / 1975 (SEATTLE) (TP) - The duo started their tour in Seattle,
WA. 10 / 31 / 1975 FOX VENICE THEATER - (TP) - Austin and Ossman gave a
performance in this LA theater.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 11 / 1975 THE EASTERNER (NP) - The duo's Eastern Washington State
College show was reviewed by Michael Heavener in the
campus newspaper published in WA. 11 / 7 / 1975 L.A. TIMES (NP) - The duo's show was reviewed by Lawrence
Christian.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 11 / 14 / 1975 "PROCTOR & BERGMAN SHOW" - KUOI FM MOSCOW, ID - (LRB)
- The duo appeared live on this student station and a 26
min. aircheck survives. 11/ 14 / 1975 "WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS" TOUR - (TP)- Proctor and
Bergman appeared in the Ballroom of the Student Union
Building of the University of Idaho on Friday at 8:00.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. end 1975 "THE PROCTOR - BERGMAN SHOW" - (TV) - The duo recorded an
hour pilot TV variety show for PBS, featuring an interview
with Mr. & Mrs. John Randolph, music and some of their
skits that was shown several times in the LA area. c. end 1975 "THE PROCTOR & BERGMAN RADIO CLUB" - (RP) - The duo
developed a weekly half hour radio show for
syndication.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 1 / 1 / 1976 "TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE" KMET - FM (LRB) - Austin and
Ossman provided commentary on the Newspace Radio Network,
and it survives on tape. 1 / 2 / 1976 "(CAMPOON '76)" - (TP) - Austin and Ossman conducted the
first Nat'l Surrealist Party Campoon event at the Freedom
Train's stop in Santa Barbara. The event was filmed.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 1 / 2-4 / 1976 BOTTOM LINE - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
this NYC club. 1 / 11 / 1976 WOODSTOCK - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed in this
NY town. 1 / 14 / 1976 SARASOTA SPRINGS - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed
in this NY town. 1 / 16 / 1976 POUGHKEEPSIE - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed in
this NY town. 1 / 22 - 25 / 1976 PAUL'S MALL - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
this club in Boston, MA
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 2 / 29 / 1976 "THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1976" KTYD FM - SANTA BARBARA, CA
(LRB) (TP) - Ossman wrote the first half and Austin the
second, and both performed on this stage show before an
audience at the Park Theater. It featured "Hollywood
Madhouse", a 'George Tirebiter' 40's style piece, and also
The Deluxe Brothers, a local comedy group, and a live band
with Grant Loud, and broadcast live on KTYD. A video tape
was made of the event. c. 2 / 29 / 1976 "THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1976" - PROGRAM - (P) - Austin and
Ossman's performance playbill.
THE FIRESIGN THEATRE (-PB,
PP) 3 / 10 / 1976 SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE INTERCOURSE - "PAPOON PRODS
POOPS, PANS PLATITUDES" BY MARK PRESTON - (NP) - The
Firesign's presidential candidate was featured in this
college newspaper published in CA.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 4 / 1976 "GOTHAMATHON" (TV) - Proctor and Bergman performed their
early version of a stage act, that was later developed in
"Americathon" that was video taped by Steve Gillmor at
The Other End in NYC, with other post production material.
The finished product was designed to be shown on the VTN
Network, close circuit to college campuses.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN c. 5 / 1976 "RADIO LAFFS OF 1940" - PRESS RELEASE - (P) - Austin and
Ossman's performance is featured in this press
release.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. 5 / 1976 "IT'S YOUR AMERICA" (TVP) - Proctor and Bergman were
writing and developing this 1 hour long television series
with Sid Caesar to be produced by Chris Beard and Alan
Bly. 5 / 5 / 1976 "NPR'S VOICES IN THE WIND" (RT) - Proctor and Bergman
appeared on this National Public Radio show that survives
on tape .
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 5 / 6 / 1976 LOS ANGELES TIMES - "CURTAINS IT'S THE FIRESIGN THEATRE
BOYS" BY GREGG KILDAY - (NP) - Austin and Ossman were
interviewed regarding their presentation of "Radio Laffs
of 1940" , for this newspaper article published in CA.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 5 / 6 / 1976 (SOPHIE'S) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
Sophie's in Palo Alto, CA. 5 / 7 - 8 / 1976 (SAVOY THEATER) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
the Savoy Theater in San Francisco, CA.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 5 / 8 / 1976 "RADIO LAFFS OF 1940" (TP) - The duo wrote and performed
a show featuring Austin as Ed Edmunds and Nick Danger and
Ossman as George Tirebiter going through a day of
Hollywood radio in 1940 that was presented at the Los
Feliz Theatre in LA. the show featured the final episode
of Nick Danger (30 min), Poon's Farm (a morning show),
Over The Edge, Mark Time, The FBI At War with Peace and
lots of period style 'commercials". Cast also featured
Mark A. Ward (of the Fabulous Deluxe Bros. a Santa Barbara
comedy group).
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 5/ 17/ 76 PANORAMA (LTVB) - Proctor and Bergman appeared on a local
afternoon DC TV show during their tour. 5 / 30 / 1976 "NPR'S VOICES IN THE WIND" (RT) - Proctor and Bergman
appeared on this National Public Radio show that survives
on tape .
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 6 / 26 / 1976 "RADIO LAFFS OF 1940" (TP) - The duo wrote and performed
a show featuring Austin as Nick Danger and Ossman as
George Tirebiter with Richard Proctor and Mark A. Ward
with music by Coctail and The Glamorama Girls, Wendy
Dirkson, Tiny Ossman, and Lesly Nicholson as Rita Monroe,
with sound effects by Chris Lipkin, produced and designed
by Tiny Ossman that was presented at the Palace of Fine
Arts in San Francisco.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 11 / 1976 DON KIRSCHNER ROCK CONCERTS - (TV) - The duo taped
several short comic bits for this program series. 12 / 1976 - early 1977
"HELLO MY NAME IS CLARK WINTERGREEN" (TP) - The duo
worked on and toured a comic play about an ex-computer
salesman confronting his ideals. 12 / 10 / 1976 "(INTERVIEW)" WHFS BETHESDA, MD (LRB) - Proctor and
Bergman were interviewed during their East Coast tour. A
25 min. tape exists. 12 / 12 / 1976 "(INTERVIEW)" WGTB WASHINGTON, DC (LRB) -Proctor and
Bergman were interviewed during their East Coast tour. A
20 min. tape exists. PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. fall 1976 "THE AMERICATHON" - (MP) - Proctor and Bergman worked on
a movie script with Neil Israel about a national telethon
to raise 400 billion dollars to pay off the nation debt.
Proctor was to play one of the lead roles, Eric McMerkin a
media wizard hired to come up with an idea to save the
country.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN c. late 7 / 1976 "THE FIRST BISON-TENNIAL SURREALIST PARTY AND CONVENTION"
- PROGRAM - (P) - Austin and Ossman performance playbill
was distributed. 7 / 31 / 1976 "SHOES FOR INDUSTRY REVUE" (TP) - The duo presented this
show at La Casa de La Raza consisting of "The George Tirebiter Story",
"Moon Men From Detroit", and bits from "Everything You
Know Is Wrong", that was followed by a flashlight parade
to the Acacia restaurant in Isla Vista, CA. 8 / 1 / 1976 "1976 NATURAL SURREALIST PARTY CONVENTION" (LRB) -
Austin and Ossman provided comedy for this event held at
La Casa De La Raza that was broadcast live on KTYD, of
which 168 min. survives on tape.
PETER BERGMAN PHIL
PROCTOR c. fall 1976 "THE INVASION OF THE COMEDIANS" - (MP) - Proctor and
Bergman developed a script about 2 alien comedians that
are booked by their manger on earth. c. fall 1976 OBERLIN COLLEGE - (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed
and conducted a radio workshop and interview for the
students.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR late '76 / early 77 "CRACKING UP" (M) - directed by Neil Isreal and Joe Roth.
Proctor and Bergman featured as news team, Walter
Concrete and Barbara Halters, covering the 'great
earthquake'. Also starred Fred Willard, Harry Shearer and
many others. Film released by AIP in 1977.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 1976 "THE PETER MARSHALL VARIETY HOUR" (LTVB) - The duo
appeared on one episode as "The LA All-Stars" with Dick
Paul and Harry Shearer. The local television show starring
the former host of the Hollywood Squares game show,
featured three segments written by Phil Austin in a
detective based radio - style. 60 min. 1976 "(CAMPOON '76 # 1)" (LRB) - Austin and Ossman provided
comedy for this 30 min. broadcast that survives on
tape. 1976 "(CAMPOON '76 # 2)" (LRB) - Austin and Ossman provided
comedy for this 30 min. broadcast that survives on
tape.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 1976 "MIDDAY" (LTVB) - Proctor and Bergman appeared on local
NYC TV, during their East Coast tour. 1976 "SIX DREAMS" (M) Phil Proctor acted and Peter Bergman
was executive producer and briefly appeared in a segment
of this short film by Anton Greene. 1976 "COMEDY JAM" - (MP) - Proctor and Bergman worked on a
project to take a series of short films made by themselves
and other comedians to be released together under this
title.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. mid - late 70's "OPPOSITE POLES" (MP) - Proctor and Bergman were
approached to direct and act in this project by Polish
Joke Book author Larry Wilde, but the film never got off
the ground.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 1 / 1 / 1977 ROSE BOWL PARADE - (R) - Austin and Ossman provided
comentary via Newspace a service that linked 9 California
progressive FM radio stations. PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR early 1977 "DON KIRSHNER'S ROCK CONCERT" (TV) - Proctor and
Bergman's four routines were filmed for various air
dates. 2 / 7 / 1977 ("CLARK WINTERGREEN, CLARK WINTERGREEN TOUR) - BOTTOM
LINE - (TP) - The Duo gave 2 performances of this peice
about a computer salesman, at this venue in NYC,NY. The
performances were taped by an audience member.. 2 / 8 / 1977 OVERSLEEPING - WBAI - FM - (LRB) - Proctor and Bergman
sat in live on this show at the Pacifica radio station in
NYC. An air-check tape exists.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 4 - 6 / 1977 ("TOUR") (TP) - The duo toured locations and dates
unknown, featuring Firesign material from Just Folks, and
"Anything You Want To", and their act "Hello My Name Is
Clark Wintergreen". UCLA, Royce Hall - 4 / 9 Tucson, AR. - c. late 5 / early 6
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 4 / 9 / 1977 (ROYCE HALL) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
Royce Hall, UCLA.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. late 5 / 1977 (GUTHRIE THEATER) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman performed at
the Guthrie Theater in MPLS, MN. 5 / 22 / 1977 TWIN CITIES READER - (NP) - Proctor and Bergman were
interviewed by Rick Mason for this newspaper published in
MN. 6 / 1 / 1977 (TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART) (TP) - Proctor and Bergman gave
a performance at the Temple Of Music And Art in Tucson,
AZ. 6 / 2 / 1977 TUSCON CITIZEN - "HALF THE FIRESIGN THEATRE IS GARFUNKLE
WITHOUT SIMON: BY CHUCK GRAHAM - (NP) - Proctor and
Bergman's performance was reviewed for this newspaper
published in AZ.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN mid 1977 ("LORD FUDD'S SEARCH") (MP) - Austin and Ossman conducted
pre-production and writing sessions on a historical
mockumentary tracing the heroic search for the source of
the LA river by Lord Fudd, were conducted by Austin and
Ossman.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 6 / 27 / 1977- 2 / 27 /
1978 "HOT NEWS FOR THE WEEK" - HOT NEWS: FROM NOXEMA PROCTOR AND BERGMAN REPORT - 6 / 27 / 1977 - 7 / 4 /
1977, 7 / 11 / 1977 - 7 / 18 / 1977, 7 / 25 / 1977 - 8 / 1
/ 1977, 8 / 8 / 1977 - 8 / 15 / 1977, 8 / 22 / 1977 - 8 /
29 / 1977, 9 / 5 / 1977 - 9 / 12 / 1977, 9 / 19 / 1977 - 9
/ 26 / 1977, 10 / 3 / 1977 - 10 / 10 / 1977, 10 / 17 /
1977 - 10 / 24 / 1977, 10 / 31 / 1977 - 11 / 7 / 1977, 11
/ 14 / 1977 - 11 / 21 / 1977, 11 / 28 / 1977 - 12 / 5 /
1977, 12 / 12 / 1977 - 12 / 19 / 1977,12 / 26 / 1977 - 1 /
2 / 1978, 1 / 9 / 1978 - 1 / 16 / 1978, 1 / 23 / 1978 - 1
/ 30 / 1978, 2 / 6 / 1978 - 2 / 13 / 1978, 2 / 20 / 1978 -
2 / 27 / 1978 - JIM BROWN, HOT NEWS RADIO - (18 R LP) -
Proctor and Bergman provided weekly several min.
commentaries on American life, for this Earth News
syndicated program released on albums for Noxema and
carried by 350 stations. summer 1977 "STARLAND VOCAL BAND" (SHOW) (TV) - Proctor & Bergman
were hired as writers and to appear, along with David
Letterman, and were featured on six of the CBS TV summer
replacement shows.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 10 / 28 - 30 / 1977 "3RD WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION" (TP) - The duo performed
at this convention held at the LA Biltmore Hotel.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL PROCTOR 11 / 1977 ("AN EVENING WITH PROCTOR AND BERGMAN TOUR") (TP) - The
duo did more touring with the show with the first half
"Just Folks" drawing from Firesign and P & B material,
and the second half featuring a "Clark Wintergreen" these
and other locations: Las Vegas Hilton - 11 / 6, Grand Rapids, Michigan - 11 /
11, Chicago, IL, Texas 11 / 6 / 1977 "AN EVENING WITH PROCTOR AND BERGMAN" (TP) - Proctor and
Bergman gave a performance at the Las Vegas Hilton. 11 / 6 / 1977 THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - "PROCTOR AND BERGMAN HERE
THURSDAY" BY JIM MCFARLIN - (NP) - Proctor and Bergman
were featured in this article for this newspaper published
in MI. 11/ 10 / 1977 "AN EVENING WITH PROCTOR AND BERGMAN" (TP) - Proctor and
Bergman gave 2 performances at the Majestic Theater in
Grand Rapids, MI. 11 / 11 / 1977 THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - "BRINGING VAUDEVILLE BACK TO
GRAND RAPIDS" BY JIM MCFARLIN - (NP) - Proctor and
Bergman's performance was featured in this article for
this newspaper published in MI.
PHIL AUSTIN, PHIL
PROCTOR (c end 11 / 1977) (?) "HOLLYWOOD NITE SHIFT" - (VT) - The duo appeared on this
radio show and were video taped as a 3 min B&W demo
tape that survives.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 5 / 1978 "POPCORN" "MAXWELL MORGAN, CRIME CABBY" - DAVID OSSMAN,
PHIL AUSTIN, PATRICK TOVATT (R RT) - Ossman plays 'Max'
and Austin the bartender in this broadcast over KPFK and
preserved on tape in the Pacifica Radio Archives -
BBKZ0851.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR c. 5 / 1978 "(GOLDEN DRAGON MASSACRE)" (NEWS COVERAGE) (TV) - Proctor
and Bergman witnessed a gangland killing and are shown
during some of the broadcasts. 5 / 1978 "(INTERVIEW)" ("LEW IRWIN PROGRAM") (LRB) - Proctor and
Bergman were interviewed about their witnessing the
"Golden Dragon Massacre" on this nationally syndicated
program. c. 5 - 6 1978 "GIVE US A BREAK TOUR" (TP) - The duo toured the US and
Canada with dates including: San Francisco, CA Denver, CO Toronto, Canada Philadelphia, PA Cleveland, OH Washington, DC - 2 shows at the Cellar Door Columbus, OH - "Cube TV" interactive cable with home
audience. Cleveland, OH LA, CA 5 / 6 / 1978 "SOUNDSTAGE" "THE WORLD OF PROCTOR AND BERGMAN" (TV) -
Proctor and Bergman appeared on the PBS program
visualizing many of the pieces on their "Give Us A Break"
Album. 6 / 6 /1978 "INTERVIEW" WHFS (BETHESDA, MD) (LRB) - Proctor and
Bergman were taped and interviewed by Diane about their
"Give Us A Break" Lp and Cellar Door appearances. 6 / 7 /1978 "AM WASHINGTON" WASHINGTON DC (LTVB) - The duo appeared
on this local program with host Ed Walker. c. 6 / 7 - 8 /1978 "INTERVIEW" WGTB (LRB) - Proctor and Bergman were taped
and interviewed about their "Give Me a Break" album and
Soundstage appearance. c. 6 / 1978 "CUBE TV" (TV) - The duo performed on this 2 way
interactive cable channel run by Warner Communications in
Columbus, Ohio. c. 6 / 1978 ("CLEVELAND TV") (TV) - The duo made some local TV
appearances. c. mid 1978 "INTERVIEW" CLEVELAND (LRB) - Proctor and Bergman made
several appearances on radio in Bergman's home town. c. mid 1978 "J-MEN FOREVER" (M) - Proctor and Bergman worked on a movie
released in 1979, with wrap-a-rounds directed by Richard
Patterson, starring Proctor and Bergman and utilizing
their comedic over-dubbings of Republic Studio
cliff-hanger serials to tell the story of Aliens trying to
take over the Earth by means of sex and jamming radio
broadcasts with Rock and Roll, from the Moon, and the
efforts to stop them. Superbly edited by Gail Werban, look
for clips showing early appearances by Brother Theodore
and Leonard Nimoy. Released by New Horizon and scheduled
to be re-released by More Sugar on video tape. B&W,
75 min.
PETER BERGMAN AND PHIL
PROCTOR 7 / 4 / 1978 - 5 / 9 /
1979 "RADIO OZ RETURNS" KPFK - FM, LA (LRB) - Proctor and
Bergman revived this program which ran at least 31 weeks.
Shows no. 1, 3, 4, 6 - 18, 20, 22 - 31 survive on tape in
the Pacifica Archives. 7 / 4 / 1978 "RADIO OZ RETURNS # 1" (RT) - Proctor and Bergman revived
this program, that survives on tape. 7 / 7, 8, 9 / 1978 "COMEDY FEST" (TP) - the duo performed in the Comedy Tent
at the annual Summer Fest in Milwaukee WI. 7 / 18 / 1978 "RADIO OZ RETURNS # 3" (RT) - Proctor and Bergman revived
this program, that survives on tape.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 11 / 13 / 1978 NY TIMES - "AMERICANTHON", FILM OF 1998 BY AL JEAN
HARMETZ - (NP) - The duo are mentioned in their writing
connection with this movie being shot in Hollywood.
PETER BERGMAN AND PHIL
PROCTOR 1978 "GIVE US A BREAK" - PROCTOR AND BERGMAN - MERCURY
SRM-3719(LP), MC-8-1-3719(8T), MC-4-4-1-3719(CT) - (LP)
(8T) (CT) - Proctor and Bergman's third album was
released. 1978 "THE COMEDY OF PROCTOR AND BERGMAN" - PROCTOR AND
BERGMAN (7" 33 1/3 PROMO) - MERCURY DJ-551 - (EP) -
Proctor and Bergman's album was excerpted for this
promotional EP.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 3 / 14 / 1979 "RADIO OZ RETURNS" (LRB) - Proctor and Bergman revived
this program, that survives on tape. 3 / 21 / 1979 "RADIO OZ RETURNS" (LRB) - Proctor and Bergman revived
this program, that survives on tape.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 7 / 1979 "AMERICATHON" (M) - Proctor and Bergman's original
adaptation was directed by Neil Isreal, starring Harvey
Korman, John Ritter, Nancy Morgan, Peter Riegert, Fred
Willard, Zane Buzby, Richard Schaal, Elvis Costello, Chief
Dan George, Tommy Lasorda, Jay Leno, Peter Marshall, Meat
Loaf, Howard Hesseman, narrated by George Carlin, based on
the Proctor and Bergman's stage show of the same name, and
original screenplay about the government going broke in
1998 and having a telethon to raise money. Proctor and
Bergman lost control of the project and walked, allowing
other writers to take over, leaving very little of the
original script, but retained some screen writing credits
on the movie, photo-novel, and the subsequent soundtrack
album. Color, 86 min.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 8 / 1979 "AMERICATHON 1998 THE FOTONOVEL" - FOTONOVEL PUBLICATIONS
- (B) - Proctor and Bergman were credited for, adaptation,
and based on the play by, in this paperback version of the
movie, published in LA, CA.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 11 / 13 / 1979 NEW YORK TIMES - " 'AMERICATHON', FILM OF 1998" BY ALJEAN
HARMETZ - (NP) - Proctor and Bergman's original screenplay
was the basis for this movie reviewed in this newspaper
published in NYC. c. end 1979 CIRCUS WEEKLY - "THE U.S. GOES BANKRUPT IN 'AMERICATHON'
..." BY SHEL KAGAN - (MZ) - Proctor and Bergman's
original screenplay was the basis for this movie reviewed in this magazine.
PHIL AUSTIN, DAVID
OSSMAN 1979 / 1980 "SAUCER" (MP) - The pair got a development deal, and
worked on a '50s sci-fi film script for Embassy / New Line
Pictures. Producer to be Kim Jorgenson with Joe Dante as
the projected director.
PETER BERGMAN, PHIL
PROCTOR 1979 "AMERICATHON" - SOUNDTRACK - VARIOUS ARTISTS - COLUMBIA
70172 - (LP)- The duo's adaptation movie released a
soundtrack album.
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