1:01:06 – We’re back on the Schlock Express to explore the world of low-rent vigilante movies, looking at the difference between rogue cops and vigilante cops enroute. A selection of eighties titles gives us a chance to explore the idea of Vietnam as a causal factor in urban vigilantism, lady vigilantes fighting for the kind of feminism that male viewers of this schlock can cheer on and a fake sequel to a non-existent original.
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Jun 2025 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
3:20:20 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Watering the cement, heat wave, driveway finally fixed, hose issues, Tartaria, defunct casino shirt, en dashes, Phish opening weekend in New Hampshire, spam call, lanternfly nymphs, garbage truck update, Iran, religion, Bluffcosm CDs (2000–2001), Yeowww! Catnip Pollock Fish Cat Toy, PQ update, Conover Avenue, True Goes Shopping (March 1967), mail order monkeys, HQ Trivia (2017–2020), Quibi (2020–2020), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:39:16)… Take Us To The Nearest Starbase by Astrometrics [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], Cube Banter 11 [collection], Starbase Gambler by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Soundbreak.com [YouTube], Paraworlds by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Starblade (Namco, 1991) [MAME], I’ll Do It All Over Again by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain] ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Starbase Actresses by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Space 1999 – Destination Moonbase Alpha opening [Archive.org], To You by Black Math [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Video & Film logos of the 1970s & 1980s Part 3 [YouTube], Chocobeat by Zipp [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Hardcore FM [via Webm8 productions], UFO Party by MrJuan [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
59:21 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.
Back when Bluffcosm started in March 2000, some aspects of technology were very limited. For example, the amount of storage space allotted to web hosting accounts was miniscule, to the point that MP3 files, even a few minutes long, were too large to be hosted. The now long-defunct MP3.com provided a solution – they would host, for free, a handful of MP3 files. While geared towards music, this was perfect for the surreal comedy of Bluffcosm.
One service they offered was to create audio CDs from the MP3s hosted on the site. These were able to be ordered and produced on-demand.
I created two of these CD releases for Bluffcosm – the second of which, “Dear Courtney” – is presented here.
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
1:00:02 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.
Back when Bluffcosm started in March 2000, some aspects of technology were very limited. For example, the amount of storage space allotted to web hosting accounts was miniscule, to the point that MP3 files, even a few minutes long, were too large to be hosted. The now long-defunct MP3.com provided a solution – they would host, for free, a handful of MP3 files. While geared towards music, this was perfect for the surreal comedy of Bluffcosm.
One service they offered was to create audio CDs from the MP3s hosted on the site. These were able to be ordered and produced on-demand.
I created two of these CD releases for Bluffcosm – the first of which, “Audio Stupidity Punks” – is presented here.
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
2:52:26 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Space shirts, Portable Night, delivery robots, storms, driving in Manhattan, have a good one, Din Tai Fung, another vegan restaurant closed, C86, Dig Dug New Frontier, post-modern architecture, The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway, Nox Arc, swamp green, weird heavy energy, World Trade Center, Hudson Eats, Virgin Megastore, Kinko’s remnant, Boards of Canada, Peep Show, new Port Authority arcade already closed, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:11:51)… Lullabye (Live at Aloha Fest 4) by Aloha Sluts [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Run by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Home-tune longer version [via Webm8 productions], Gatekeeper by Eidolon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Yes! We Have No Bananas by Great White Way Orchestra with Billy Murray (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], The Jabberwocky of Authors by Harry Persons Taber (read by Secrets) [LibriVox, public domain], Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty – Chapter 1 [Podiobooks, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Miami Intro by Waveman [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin, 1901) by Steel Drum Ragtime [Onsug, public domain], Plastic Plastic by The Home Phonema [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CS-80V by Lemon Head [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Frank’s Promo for Inspirado Projecto [collection], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], The New Age (1994) Trailer [YouTube], Otherworld Intro and Credits [YouTube], Press Conference Voice [collection], R. J. Reynolds Sampling (excerpt) [Archive.org], Saturday the 14th Strikes Back Trailer 1988 [YouTube].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
3:20:20 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: End of an action oriented video game series, a wild Saturday, Andy Kaufman Lives, mug synchronicity, Chromebook shopping, finally unlocked Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World, The Rampler, interestingness, Mexico dream, train dream, Mazenweed, saw The Kills at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on Saturday, law enforcement, Din Tai Fung, Dorian Gray, Good Night and Good Luck live on CNN, Barrier Funk, whisky, other worlds, limitations, Dirty Harry, jumbo jets, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:39:29)… The Krofft Supershow (1976) – Ep. 11 – Part 1 of 5 (excerpt) [YouTube], Budweiser’s a Friend Of Mine by Haydn Quartet with Billy Murray (1907) [Archive.org, public domain], The Comedy Channel promo (1989) [YouTube], Ducky by Nunun [Archive,org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Voyager – Puppet Motel [YouTube], Stealing the Show by State Cows [Bandcamp, CC BY 3.0], Mego’s Slik Silver [YouTube], Condors Don’t by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Night Flight bumpers [YouTube], Gimme by Christine [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], CINEMAX promos (December 2nd, 1985) [YouTube], The Mexican Hovercraft by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WGN Channel 9 – The Late Movie – “Three Faces West” (Opening, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
Join Mike in the studio late (and LIVE!) on a stormy Saturday night…
Tonight, on the eve of Fathers’ Day, and in the absence of having kids of my own, I pass onto you some sage advice handed down to me by my dad…or maybe it was the funny coach from Teen Wolf:
“Never get less than 12 hours sleep… never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city… …and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
Anyway, the second week of Camp was smashing. I taught the kids how to write plays using tried-and-true methods for creating conflict given to us by that Sylvester Stallone arm wrestling trucker movie Over the Top. It all went real well, which I know because the kids wrote a song about throwing me down a well. (Don’t ask, you just have to listen to the show and it’ll all make sense.)
Later… The job hunt continues…poorly. I kind of lose it on this episode when it dawns on me that Nazi Scientists were able to get gainful employment so quickly after Nuremburg…yet I continue to go unemployed. Honestly, it’s getting real desperate these days — like posting-on-LinkedIn and attending “Networking Events” desperate. I even emailed back a podcast spammer to ask if he had any jobs going.
Well, enough of that… After I play you some music, I invite you to take a toast with me to Brian Wilson, who passed this week at 82. Kick on back in the proverbial sand as we remember the great creative genius, his fraught relationship with the jolly Svengali Dr. Landy, and the woman who saved him — all depicted in the excellent, underrated film Love and Mercy (2015). Along the way, we’ll enjoy some memorable television moments with Brian and his late brothers…and, yeah, even Mike Love.
And finally… We take a look at Sammy’s Gentlemen’s Club, the infamous house of ill repute in the button-down Birmingham suburbs, that closed last year after the dancers united over unfair tipping practices…and will soon be holding its grand reopening as something called “The Pony Lounge” …Oo-la-la… I wonder if they’re hiring.
Music Break: ?“Belmont Jail Song”? by Crete Boom (CC-BY-NC-ND) ?“When You’re Gone”? by Bombay Laughing Club (CC-BY-NC)
Listen on Spotify and Apple Music: ?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…?
Video Street Video Store ?“Tom Savini on ‘Friday the 13th’ 1 & 4”? ?The Beach Boys on ‘Good Morning America!’ (early 1980s)?
This was one jam-packed show that was recorded live before an Internet audience. You can watch the whole thing on Spotify and also over at Youtube | ?@the_themidnightcitizenpodcast?
…and be sure to join the ?Facebook page? and find me on ?Instagram?! …”You stick to that and everything else is cream cheese.”
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released June 2025 on ?mikesbonfire.substack.com? and ?The Overnightscape Underground?.
2:13:51 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lucky Numbers, Cosmic Wimpout, The Little Rascals, Fonnjo Foon, Flea Devil Solitaire, Mario Kart World, 2002, sample sale, cat wheel training, Paul McCartney interviews dream, John Junkin, Dig It, The Beatles – Winston, Richard And John (1969 outtake), The Big Broadcast, AI listening exploration mode, The Ultimate Road Forever, The Stars and Stripes Forever, Amber, Shindig! Magazine, The Black Road War, Spaceballs sequel, 1987 movies, new computer, Brian Wilson dead at 82, SMiLE, Van Dyke Parks, sink plunger, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:33:00)… Super Bagman (Stern, 1984) [MAME], U.S.D.A. – Woodsy Owl – “Who Will?” (PSA, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Save The Pizza Barn – Part 01 by Kurt Weller [Plaza Of The Mind, Archive.org], Newsweasels 10-Second Promo (1994) [collection], Band intros by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Humidity by Magic Bread [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – “Field-Style Fall Back” (1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], College Life by Billy Murray (1906) [Archive.org, public domain], Metasphera by The Unique Matter [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], AT&T announcement [textfiles.com], Maryland Public Television circa 1970’s Ident [YouTube], all units converge 01 by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Conan, The Hannah Barbarian by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], March of the Turtles by Ronnie Marler [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
4:04:44 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Randy from California (at 22:43), Chad Bowers (at 38:26), Eddie Murray (at 1:53:15), Mike Boody (at 2:41:08), and Frank Edward Nora (at 3:11:46) for an oblong-table discussion of all things scientific, unscientific and/or pseudoscientific. (Didn’t have room for six around the roundtable.)
Next month’s topics: Decades, Centuries and Millennia. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on July 10, 2025.
Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). New music (at 19:32): “Test the Science” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Golden Oldie (at 1:48:45): “Abram was Sumerian” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
3:00:41 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: False alarms, drill, inch cigar, the ancient incense, rolltop desk and nosering shopping dream, chipmunks, lapis lazuli, New Cover Concept, car alarm, soap opera effect, helicopter, Here in Heck relinked, “fine water”, Modelo Chelada Especial, Tori Amos on Rick and Morty, feud, riots, Cockburn’s Special Reserve Port, Ardnahoe Inaugural Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Gen X, the campfire, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:19:21)… Ganesha by Adamaximus [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Steel Dawn (1987) trailer [YouTube], Man of Steel by Invaders From Sears [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – Remington Steele – “High Flying Steele” (Commercial Break, 1984) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Let’s All Be Americans Now (World War I Song) by American Quartet with Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], Building The Walt Disney World Hotel – 1971 U.S. Steel Educational Documentary [YouTube], The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin, 1901) by Steel Drum Ragtime [Onsug, public domain], Jean Shepherd – In Paris – Le Drugstore (edit) (6/15/66) [collection], Scofflaws (demo) by State Cows [Bandcamp, CC BY 3.0].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
