The Overnightscape Underground

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2:32:16 – Comedy audio show SITFUSO, by Charles Daniels and Israel Brown, has been mentioned innumerable times on my show, The Overnightscape, and I’m thrilled to finally add it to the Onsug Radio archive in the form of this compendium. Israel Brown was a stalwart listener and contributor in the early days of The Overnightscape. He was a guest on the show several times (twice with Charles Daniels), and in more recent years he’s appeared on Overnightscape Central and The Exit Ramp.

The absurd, surreal, and (at times very) adult-oriented humor of SITFUSO, in the vein of Monty Python and The Goon Show, is a unique example of pre-podcasting original audio content on the Internet. Many thanks to Israel for giving the go-ahead to add it to the archive.

This compendium contains all 6 regular epsiodes, the Christmas Special, and a bonus Introductory Piece. SITFUSO’s website is still up and running, at sitfuso.com, and contains a great deal of additional information about the show. You can find more of Charles’ work at whoguide.com.

Enjoy!

– Frank Edward Nora, 3/16/25

INTRODUCTION (from sitfuso.com):
SITFUSO is a comedic audio programme created by Charles Daniels which is available for streaming/download over the internet. The name of the show comes from the well known computer term GIGO, “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” It was adapted by Israel Brown in his frustration with his computer into the new term SITFUSO, “Shit In, Totally Fucked Up Shit Out.” Charles Daniels fell in love with the term and thus it came to his mind to use this coinage of Israel’s as the title for the programme.

THE SITFUSO CAST (from sitfuso.com):
Charles Daniels: Creator of SITFUSO and lord of the “wheelie things”. Definitely not a real Police officer of any kind. Israel Brown: Script Editor, Web Designer, Audio Engineer, etc. Be sure that you don’t get within reach of this man. Andrew Hobbs: Jim, Sketch Writer, Other stuff. Probably would kill me (if I didn’t live 3 states away) for using this picture because he normally looks a lot better. Claire Daniels: The Women and Hitler. She married Charles. I think that about sums up her sanity.

CONTENTS:

[0:00:00] SITFUSO 001 – Masterpiece by Default (12/8/00) 22:13 – The touching story of Omegaville, its people, and their leader. Listen as the Great Narrator toys with people’s lives and reveals dark secrets! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown, and Claire Daniels.

[0:22:13] SITFUSO 002 – Gates of Delirium (4/20/01) 20:37 – Four months in the making… Many hours spent meticulously scrutinizing and editing sound files… It sure doesn’t sound that way! Welcome to HELL – SITFUSO Style. Written by: Charles Daniels & Andrew Hobbs. Starring: Charles Daniels, Claire Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Israel Brown.

[0:42:49] SITFUSO 003 – Pair a’ Dice (1/18/02) 21:10 – God created our world in 7 days. It’s taken us more than 37 times as long to create this 20 minute episode! What does that say about us? We’re fucking lazy! Written by: Chris Rednour, Charles Daniels, & Andrew Hobbs. Starring: Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, and Claire Daniels.

[1:03:59] SITFUSO 004 – Hungarian Death Machine (6/28/02) 26:13 – His desire was to make something that would change the world. However, like most visionaries, he got screwed. Find out what the hell I’m talking about in this new 30% LONGER episode! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, and Claire Daniels. With: Brian Shields

[1:30:11] SITFUSO 005 – Life is Suffering (3/13/03) 25:40 – Everybody has that one friend in their life that selflessly gives advice, based on his interpretation of Buddhism and life experiences, to help shape and guide their future… don’t they? Well, these are a few stories told by one such friend. Written by: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Chris Rednour. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown, and Claire Daniels.

[1:55:51] SITFUSO – Special 2003 Christmas (12/24/03) 7:23 – It’s Christmas time, and this is our present to all of our beloved SIT’Heads! ENJOY! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown.

[2:03:14] SITFUSO –006 – Approach the Goat (10/21/05) 19:45 – And you thought we quit doing SITFUSO! Here’s a new episode starring Finn Clark. His awesome talent just makes our bad acting seem even worse than usual! Yay! ?? Written by: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Finn Clark. Starring: Fin Clark, Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, Claire Daniels.

BONUS:

[2:22:59] SITFUSO – Introductory Piece (2000–2002) 9:15 – Made from segments of the first four episodes.

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2:38:48 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hyatt West Hollywood story, demolition, The Onsug book, Tape Land 138 – Ralph (5/13/02), Phish Fall Tour, Hearthstone Mercenaries, unsubscribed from Stadia Pro, Spelunky 2, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Zaccaria Pinball, Drew Estate Deadwood Tobacco Co. Baby Jane (Cigarillos), people you used to know, The Crapgeist Conversation, Israel Brown, The Overnightscape’s Apprentice, Dave in Kentucky’s “Lisa: in Memoriam”, Missouri, The Ramplerial Record, The Meandering Mouse, Dailysonic, Subdued Strolls, ACIDHEADS, Acidsedan, Tears For Fears new album, Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:58:08)… OPERATION STURRWATCH (excerpt) [Archive.org], We Are Not From Sugar by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Dick Tracy’s Crimestoppers [collection], Earth Is Our Home by Amure [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Rob Liefeld On Dennis Miller [YouTube], Coffee House Rendezvous (Part II) (ca. 1969) [Prelinger, public domain], Five Eight by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].

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 TheOvernightscape.com

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3:49:10 â€“ Bringing together hosts from the vast audio universe of Onsug, The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show!

It’s a wide ranging discussion covering current events, technology, society, pop culture, and much more! This time, Frank from The Overnightscape hosts the show on a Friday afternoon. Joining him are PQ from Quaquaversal Satellite and Overnightscape Central, Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Simon from Nevada from Scary Stories, Mike Boody from The Midnight Citizen, Jan Erik from Norway, Doc Sleaze from his various shows,  Matt from Scotland,  Israel Brown from SITFUSO and Crap & Stuff, and Frank’s wife Denice.

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 & Guests – more info at onsug.com

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01:01:01 – This is a very special episode of the Rubénerd Show, possibly the best one ever. In a cute Philadelphia coffee shop in October 2016, I finally got to sit down with Jim Kloss; mentor, online confidant and dear friend. We set the record straight on Whole Wheat Radio, the pioneering independent online music community; and the NOCHANGE BBS system with its ingenious two factor authentication system and delightful inception. Along with Frank Nora and Israel Brown, Jim was the reason I started this audio magazine in 2005. It was a delight, and an honour to talk with him. I hope you feel the magic I did.

Recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Attribution: Jim Kloss, Clara Tse and Ruben Schade.

Released November 2016 on Rubénerd and The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts.

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(58:04) Join Jimbo as he takes a crack at opening up the explosive (and violet-crumbly) mind of the great and prolific Ruben Schade in this exclusive interview!

topics include:

Ruben greets us with the Eddie Murray theme .. podcast editing .. podcasting influences and motivation (The Hancock’s Half Hour, Educating Archie and other old-time radio, The Overnightscape and Ruben’s odd interests-in-common with Frank Nora) .. the 10 Minute Tech Show .. Ruben the nerd .. Israel Brown .. Jim Kloss (Whole Wheat Radio) .. 1980s music .. electronic music .. yodeling .. Professor Frink impression .. The Pet Shop Boys .. Genesis .. Bananarama .. “pub rock” .. Ice House (“Electric Blue”) .. Hip Hop .. the possibility of Ruben and Clara Tse doing more shows together .. Aussies are extroverted .. self-deprecating humor and “we’re all in this together” .. an interesting take on Western or Eastern? .. Windows 10, Google, Big Brother and data collecting .. the mass of marsupials in Australia .. QEII vs Olivia Newton-John hitch-hiking .. way-too-much-rambling and Willie Wonka chocolates and Violet Crumble candy bars .. the best and worst things about Australia (Australia’s glorious food, the appalling treatment of  Aboriginals and crappy internet speeds) .. recent reads: Fairy Tale and Quiet .. Ruben in feet and inches .. A Ruben/Eddie Murray send-off

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Jimbo and Ruben Schade – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

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53:45 – Topics include Fireside Brew tea by Cauldron Brews, not feeling quite with it, comma separated values, The Geographic Names Board of New South Wales, Melbourne, Albion, Parramatta, Winterfest 2015, Scottish and German ancestry, ergonomic keyboards, outdated Wikipedia rips, cost of living in Sydney and NYC, virtual offices and real spammers, an ideal trip to North America, Israel Brown, and finding Woodland Hills.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Attribution: Ruben Schade. Music by CyberSDF.

Released July 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts.

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2:23:47 – PQ Ribber, Israel Brown, Manny the Mailman, Alex of Into the Ether, Frank Nora, – all converging and rambling and Fluxing Clusters of Popular Culture!

Music Radio, Sea Salt, Food That Isn’t, Hello Project, J Pop, Dan Smith, Butterfinger, New Snickers, Rob From Paunch Stevenson Gives Online Guitar Lessons, YouTube Tutorials, Photoshop, Synchrovox, Giant Robo, Chinese Disneyland, Gundam, Action Figures, Midtown Comics, Shabbos, News Stands, Blind News Sellers, Cthulhu, School Weirdos, Transubstantiation, Davy & Goliath, Hanna Barbera, Camp Humor, Unpeeling Reality, Paul Lynde, Actors are People, Photography, Plastic Surgery, Phillip K Dick, Neal Stephenson, Pets, Flying Snakes, Wild Kingdom, Presidential Humor, Vaughn Meader, Kopykats, Autoerotic Asphyxiation, Vaughn Bode, Celebs, WOR, Richard Bey, The Monkees, Current Music, Billy Preston, Dead Paul…

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves.

Released January 2011 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting amazingly unique programs that are safe and effectiv

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1:30:53 – The gang includes: PQ Ribber, Frank Nora, Manny the Mailman, Simon from Scary Stories, Alex from Into the Ether, and Israel Brown!  Skype, Facebook, Jersey Weather, Into the Ether, Sheps Shows, Scary Stories, Charles Nelson Reilley, The Jam on Slot Radio, The CRASH, Alex Arrives, Talking Babies, Reid Fleming, Comics, Cerebus/Dave Sim, Bob Burden, TMNT, Comicbook Films, Batman, Joker, Iz, Anime, Rio Rainbow Gate, Azumanga Daiou, American Idol, Brandon From Canada, Synchronicity, Mike Oldfield, Virgin, Severe Repair, Music With Manny, Japan, Porcupine Tree, Gunk UK, James, Football, The Jets, Blindness, Shipping, Voices and Levels, among other things, are covered.

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves.

Released January 2011 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting amazingly unique programs that are safe and effective

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2:19:43 – The first Clusterflux!!  PQ Ribber, Israel Brown, Frank Nora, Simon, J Wiz and Petie Wheatstraw, and even Israel’s Mom participate in the awesome ONSUG event!  Shepspeople unite!

Copyright – Cookie Review – Simon’s Show Scary Storries – Skype – Elevators – Nevada – Wrestling – Hillbillys – Republicans and Wrestling – Football Commentators – Brutus the Barber Beefcake – Room Insertions – iPad – Phones – Photoshop – Second Life – Truck Stops – Idols – And Much More!!

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves.

Released January 2011 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting amazingly unique programs that are safe and effective.

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1:06:52 – The topic this time is: What living person would you most want to have lunch with, and why?  Chad of Chadcast, Bob Lement of Morning Commute, Wayne from Sparetime Radio (who also contributed some snazzy bumpers!), Frank Nora, Manny the Mailman, Israel Brown, Brian Jude and Eddie from Ireland – The Trampler participate in the tomfoolery where choices run literally from the sacred to the profane!!

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves.

Released December 2010 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting amazingly unique programs that are safe and effective.