The Overnightscape Underground

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3:04:12 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives.

Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time: CUPLINE 15: WEAVER and CUPLINE 16: BILLION’S DRIFTING, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2”.

Wow, a lot of great stuff here, along with terrible stuff, as usual for Severe Repair. I can see the book that could have been, between the cracks, and it’s really a shame that I was never able to pull it all together. I don’t think I’ve revisited these sections for a long time, a lot of it was new to me, as the memory of it has faded away over the years. What a strange experience.

Find the text version of the full book here: severerepair.com

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora– more info at onsug.com

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7:26:20 – Frank in Texas with his wife Denice, her sister Carrie and her husbans Joe. Arrived in Austin, Texas, Jupiter Supper Club, Mushroom Old Fashioned, Cybercab, Texaco Beer Cave, next day, Austin Pinball Collective, Diamond Lady, Transporter the Rescue, Counter Culture, Waterloo Records, next day, Cathedral of Junk, Merfolk’s Specialty Coffee, convenience store, Meadows Center Glass-Bottom Boat Tours, Pellucidar synchronicities, Buc-ee’s San Marcos, Bouldin Creek Cafe, taking a Cybercab Robotaxi to see Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) at Hyperreal Film Club, the Cybercab ride home, an incident on the way, talking to AI about consciousness, next day, Uncommon Objects, Big Little Books, End of an Ear, Austin Aqua-Dome, The Rollingwood Sphere, back to Bouldin Creek Cafe, Jack White, driving around with Joe, exotic animals, tofu, the music scene, Half-Price Books, aftetthe concert, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 6:45:37)… WFLD Channel 32 – Monstrous Movie – “I Was A Teenage Frankenstein” (Opening, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Be Gone by Desert Sons [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Nightstation Revival 1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Flight Of The Igloo by S.E.T.H [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Pine Barrens by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 6 by Randy Antley [collection], Nightstation – Pinecone (excerpt – start) (11/19/11) (Frank) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Silver Star by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1912) [Archive.org, public domain], Dear One by Pisces [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0].

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

Onsug Radio Update – September 2026 Added

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3:35:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Flickering eerily, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project (1976), Orson Welles, metafiction, religion, quantum physics, Deep Drape, reality level information control, memory, American Truck Simulator – Stonks mod, Adrienne Barbeau, Take It Easy, The Leisure Alternatives Catalog, basket weaving 101, Anything But Monday Show, Blaze a Trail of Comedy Freedom, “Savvy: Words, Puzzles, Live”, Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia (2023), crash and burn, 44th to 9th, phantom petrichor, subdivisions, corn on the cob, Tape Land 205 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 6 – Cuplines 12, 13 and 14, Brother Theodore, Michael Graves design for “Paradice Casino”, Texas, Overnightscape Central, Sobosuba, The Merchant Princes, sounds, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, The Penitent: A Rational Man (2023), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:54:39)… acid-age (from Massive MOD Collection, 1995) [Discmaster], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/4/82 –”Bare Essence, Part I” – CBS [collection], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 7 by Randy Antley [collection], William Cooper Film – LUXOR (excerpt) [YouTube], Pyschedelic Ghostride by Depressive Art [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Motor Map International (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Blind Road by Zapa [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], WGN Channel 9 – When Movies Were Movies – “Casablanca” (Opening, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Anything is Nice if it Comes from Dixieland (1919) by American Quartet with Billy Murray [Archive.org, public domain], The Famous Cameracorder [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Fliger-02 by Mr puntz [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1990s VHS • Late Night Adult Hotline Commercials Vol 1 60 FPS [Archive.org], Reactor (Gottlieb, 1982) [MAME].

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

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37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show from Adam, Alistair, and Abdullah. Discussing my favourite personal shows that are still going (Into Your Head, The Overnightscape Underground), task management (Getting Things Done™, the spark to get something started), 1980s British retrocomputers (Spectrums, Amstrads, Orics, and Acorns), coffee (my own snobbery, instant coffee, how supermarkets sell it), and what constitutes a mathematics coprocessor! Recorded late September 2026.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Attribution: Ruben Schade.

Released October 2026 on Rubenerd and The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts; this one notwithstanding.

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3:30:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Montclair, NJ, temaki, confusion, football players, fire alarm, magician dream, archive additions, Republic of Avalon Radio, Gunkcast, Internet Archive, the button, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, technical issues, American Truck Simulator – Road Trip mode, Metromint beverage review from The Overnightscape #551 (9/25/06), Monk Time, Town-Wide Garage Sale postponed, leaf blowers, Lawson, System 7, philosophy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:49:54)… Spy Eye by Point Doom [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Velamints Licorice Ice (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories], All strange away by Fassbinder F+ [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Autumn Comes by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Monster Vitamins Commercial starring Vincent Price [YouTube], YTV The Tomorrow People (1988) [YouTube], 1978 by misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 2.5], ON TV – “Forget About the Weather” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Machine by Inconexia [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Driving All Night -> Electonica -> Driving All Night by Revel at Midnight (2007/03/01 Charlie Johnson Benefit Concert, Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US], Merry Mess by Misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Monkey Doodle by American Quartet with Billy Murray (1924) [Archive.org, public domain], Venture – “Save with Style” (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Gold Wings (Gottlieb, 1986) [PinMAME], Soundbreak.com [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

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29:23 – We take another journey After Hours to discover a lost PG Wodehouse classic: ‘Steady On, Jeeves’. Can Jeeves’ secret photography studio in the pantry save the day for Bertie? Will the proceeds from the Drones Club nude calendar raise the funds to pay off Aunt Dahlia’s gambling debts? ‘Consumer Eye’ looks into a dodgy sexual deviant dating app, while The-Man-in-the-Pub tries to sell his re-imagining of classic British sitcom ‘On The Buses’. Is the world ready for his vision of drug dealing bus crews and drive by shootings by double-decker bus? Plus, just why was a kebab shop burned to the ground by soldiers in hazmat suits? One man recalls how one bad takeaway terrorised an entire town. Across the pond – is ICE sourcing its equipment from providers of ‘adult’ toys? Hear top reporter’s hard-hitting in-depth investigation. Finally, join Harry and Stan as they dig up some more graveyard relics and try to restore them in ‘Dead and Buried’.

Written and Produced by Doc Sleaze

After Hours was created using FreeTTS, ChatGPT Reader and Google AI Studio. Sound effects by Freesound Community via Pixababy.com. Music: ‘Midnight Charleston’ versions 1 & 2 by Cosmiczebra via Suno.ai. Opening theme ‘Twilight Static’ and closing theme ‘Twilight Sunder’ by Doc Sleaze via Freemusic.ai.

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 September 2026 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.

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1:44:08 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives.

Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time: CUPLINE 12: FOOLWARD OAK, CUPLINE 13: FRIEND IS TAR MONORAIL, and CUPLINE 14: TO VIXENWAY, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2”.

Some great stuff here. As always, reading the stuff I wrote circa 30 years ago is a real trip… from the amazing promise of the story, to how the whole thing crashed and burned…

Find the text version of the full book here: severerepair.com

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora– more info at onsug.com

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2:52:23 – Magic Kingdom – 5/20/26 (0:00-2:52:23). Part 4 of 4. Recorded 5/20/26 on my iPhone 13. M8D009.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.com
Released September 2026 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever individuals who say stuff and record it and let other people hear it.

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2:12:22 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Union, NJ, indoor flea markets, comic books, birthday at cafe, Up or Down? card game, sundog, Tape Land 204 – Dream Writes (1989-1994), pawn shop, The Howard Stern Show on HBO Max, Living Nutz Raw Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds, Theme Restaurant Design by Martin M. Pegler (1997), Gate Five, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:31:31)… Flamenco Rumba by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Raiders of Galaxy (1985) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Blue Feather by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], WSNS Channel 44 – Summit Series Game 8 (Commercial Break, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Circus Apple Gray by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], John Peel’s Final Perfumed Garden, 14th. August 1967 (segment 3-3) [collection], Slush Jerk (excerpt from Blatant Manipulation of the Timestream (FN 2/27/10)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Natasja Scotch by The Search [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Hardcore FM Xmas [via Webm8 productions], TV Guide Commercial – 1977 [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