Bozos alert

Cheeky radio troupe Firesign Theatre revives its four-way yukfest
(featuring Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Phil Proctor)
for a West Coast tour of its new show, "I Think We're All Bozos on
This Bus," including an L.A. stop at the Barnsdall Art Theater. 4800
Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Fri. and Sat. $40-$60.


www.firesigntheatre.com


[Los Angeles TIMES Page D12 Thursday, October 21, 2010]





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tedalvy@aoldotcom wrote:
Bozos alert

Cheeky radio troupe Firesign Theatre revives its four-way yukfest
(featuring Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Phil Proctor)
for a West Coast tour of its new show, "I Think We're All Bozos on
This Bus,"

I was fortunate enough to live in Los Angeles (for a year at broadcasting
school) just as these guys were ramping up. They (all four? Or maybe just
a couple of them) had a show on KPFK on late Saturday nights, something
like 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. I remember them doing some of the skits that
later showed up on Firesign's records. One of the golden days of radio!


Patty

They (all four? Or maybe just a couple of them) had a show on KPFK on late Saturday nights, something like 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. I remember them doing some of the skits that later showed up on Firesign's records. One of the golden days of radio! Patty


Firesign Thaetre Roots tedalvy.com/fst.htm


In a January 20, 1967 FREEP article, L.A. Free Press writer Nat
Freedland listed Radio Free Oz on KPFK-FM Sundays through Thursdays
from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m.

1966

July 24 - The first broadcast of Radio Free Oz over KPFK-FM [Los
Angeles] (Peter and various collaborators on the air five nights a
week until March.)

November 17 - The Firesign Theatre's first performance, "The Oz Film
Festival," a three-hour improvisation on Radio Free Oz.

1967

March - The first broadcast of a four-hour radio documentary on the
American Indian, written and produced by Peter, David and Phil A.,
followed by a weekend Colloquium, followed by the first LOVE-IN,
organized by Radio Free Oz, which moved to KRLA-AM [Los Angeles] the
same day (March 26th).

Peace, Ted Alvy