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3:27 – From my personal adventures as an Uber driver. True story, swear to the gods. Alternate title: “The Bimbo in the Backseat”.

[Verse]
Picked this girl up in an Uber
And she thought I was a goober
She said “Sir, would you turn off the A/C please?”
Well, I thought I’s gonna pass out
And I shoulda throwed her ass out
Cause she’s freezin’ when it’s eighty-five degrees
[Verse]
Shoulda said, “Cut me some slack, girl”
There’s some switches in the back, girl
With which you can turn it off or up or down
Yes, I really shoulda said it
But I didn’t, and regret it
I switched off the A/C unit like a clown
[Chorus]
Well, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
Now she’s makin’ me hot
But not in a good way
Yes, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
But she’s makin’ me hot
And not in a good way
[Verse]
Well, next thing I know this bimbo
She said, “Please roll down my window”
I unlocked it and she rolled it down herself
Sounded like a helicopter
And I really could have popped her
Cause this heat and noise was harmful to my health
[Verse]
Then the bimbo in the backseat
She starts groovin’ to a back beat
As she’s listening to music on her phone
I had no idea what is it
But the lyrics were explicit
And she knew the words and had to sing along
[Chorus]
Well, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
Now she’s makin’ me hot
But not in a good way
Yes, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
But she’s makin’ me hot
And not in a good way
[Bridge]
Oh, the bimbo in the back seat
Well, she drove me to distraction
As I hauled her through the back streets
I could get no satisfaction
Yes, the bimbo in the back seat
Oh, she drove me to perdition
And I bet she had a rap sheet
And a medical condition
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse]
After more than half an hour
I felt like I had to shower
Cause the words were oh so nasty, don’t you know
There were F words, there were N words
There were “Baby, stick it in” words
Fifteen minutes left and ten more miles to go
[Verse]
And she never changed the station
Till we reached our destination
She switches off her phone and then she slides out
So I turn back on the A/C
And I’m thinking she’s so crazy
I give her just one star inside my rides app
[Chorus]
Well, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
Then she’s makin’ me hot
But not in a good way
Yes, believe it or not
I was havin’ a good day
Till she’s makin’ me hot
And not in a good way

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1:53:40 – 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 18: A ROAD MAP OF ARCTICA, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2.1”.

Damn, just like last Cupline, a really, really enjoyed listening to this one. Must have been around 30 years ago that I wrote it, and I must not have revisited it for a long time, because some stuff came as a surprise to me. This is a very different sort of section… it continues with Daptin Gone in his Warhome having to drive a million miles down Twicvion Lane… and he decides to create a “real life” for himself, winding up here on this world, circa 1996, living in Jersey City and working in NYC. He works for this guy Comma, who is a parody of myself. I really loved this section, and once again, I’m angry at my younger self that I just gave up on the book… it’s so good at times, that if I had continued, it seems I could have made something of it. When I talk to people about it, they say I could still return to it… but of course, easier said than done… but as I mentioned last time, I do think I will have to continue it, in some way…

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

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2:32:09 – The final installment of Poisonville contains still more murder, gore, death and destruction, with little or no redeeming social value, presented by an anonymous, antiheroic protagonist who is arguably just as bad as the bad guys he’s up against.

Public domain text by Dashiell Hammett, as originally published in Black Mask magazine in February 1928. Music by Dave in Kentucky and Suno V6-MINI, except “Killer Serials Theme” and “Alcoholic Commie”, which use Suno v4.5. Show art generated by Suno.

1. Blood Simple / Gin & Laudanum
2. Somebody Killed Your Girlfriend
3. The Jerk that Killed Her
4. What Happened to the Icepick?
5. Dan, Dan, the TB Man
6. Not in a Good Way
7. The Shit has Hit the Fan
8. A Walk in the Dark
9. A Satchel Full of Pipe Bombs
10. Why Did All the Men Love Dinah?
11. The Op Doesn’t Know
12. All Red Herrings
13. Alcoholic Commie

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2:02:16 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives This episode is part of a sub-project within Tape Land called “Tape Land Video”.

Tape Land 209 (Video 17) – Video Feedback FX (11/14/89) [released 10/24/26]

On Tuesday, November 14, 1989, in my parents’ basement in Martinsville, NJ, I connected my VHS camcorder to the TV set, and pointed the camera at the screen. This produced an amazing variety of video feedback effects. The tape is around two hours, but unfortunately the microphone cut out about halfway in, so my running commentary was lost. Earlier in the tape I mentioned how these graphics would go well with my “Little Frankie Nora” music, so I decided to play my 1987 album “Ending the Era with Calm Music”, also recorded in the same basement, under the video effects.

– Frank Edward Nora, October 24, 2026

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Internet Archive link: https://archive.org/details/Tape_Land_209-Video_17-Video_Feedback_FX-11-14-89

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4:57:06 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Sidewalk weirdness, The Dropout, AI, Muse, stop-motion owls, World Series, Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025), 26th Street, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The Rampler #277 (4/22/09), hoaxing, the year 209, mystery book delivery, compilation CDs, Orchid Spangiafora – Flee Past’s Ape Elf (1979), Little Frankie Nora, “The Rats in the Walls” by H. P. Lovecraft, motorcycles, Normal Phone, Louisiana chef, Wall Drug bookmarks, next day, another 209, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, cults and philosophies, New Whychock Revival Window, TV Guide (March 8–14, 1997) with Howard Stern on the cover, Fiona Apple, Eric’s First French Fries, Afterlore, The Meandering Mouse, Thicke Of the Night, SCTV, Foxy Boxing, Maudlin o’ the Night, Half Wits, parody, rally, Sesame Street, audio of me in the ’60s, amazing realization, Buddy and Jim, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:16:42)… Telecommunication Breakdown CD ROM [YouTube], Romance Keys by Click Click Click [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Purina Dog Chow ‘Menagerie’ Commercial (1976) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/7/82 –”Cheers” – NBC [collection], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 8 by Randy Antley [collection], Weiman Wood Furniture Soap with Shelley Long (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 17, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], WSNS Channel 44 – Monster Rally Movie (Opening, 1976-1980) (Raw Footage) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Magic Smup & Nightstation Revival Deluxe [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Floatin’ Down To Cotton Town by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], FroggerArcMainTrackFix [tcrf.net], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], UNIVERSE (1976) (excerpt) [Fedflix, public domain], Fido is a Hot Dog Now by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], Let Me See Your Arms Stretch Out by The Search [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CFTO NEWS – WEB MANIA ON THE IMDB (1997) [YouTube].

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3:36:28 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: You Can See Everything (2026) review (with spoilers), Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder, parodies, Wall Drug bookmarks, AI, reality, trailers, Narnia, Led Zeppelin, Tape Land 208 – New Whychock Revival – Version 2, history of the show, listener email (The Overnightscape’s Apprentice), The Overnightscape #582 (3/2/07), Montana 1980 (Part Four) (Summer 1980), Norbit (2007), Yields, Cybercab, Hong Kong Phooey, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:00)… 1985 GTE Commercial [YouTube], The Nutcracker Suite: Overture by Léo Lago [Jamendo,CC BY-SA 3.0], MindWarp (Galaxy of Terror, 1981) Trailer [YouTube], Supervan (1977) (Trailer) [YouTube], JORDACHE COMMERCIAL [YouTube], The Allnighter (1987) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/5/82 –”Bare Essence, Part II” – CBS [collection], Magnetspur by Julius Lagerfeld [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], About The Spot (1995) [YouTube], Sunset Julius by Tree Bag Ask’s Leisure Cassette System [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 5 by Randy Antley [collection], top 100 scary logos part 4 [YouTube], The Whole Town’s Wise by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Gold or Rock? by The Cholla [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Entrance of the Gladiators (Julius Fucik) by Bensenville Municipal Band [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0 US], Return to Control by Rushjet1 [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], NEVER BUILT Disney Theme Park Called Disney’s America (1993) (excerpt) [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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1:53:24 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

This is a new audio version of my book New Whychock Revival. I recently wanted to put together a short version of the book the same length as A Wine of Wizardry by George Sterling. I eventually decided on an excerpt, which ran about 13 minutes. I chose a new computer voice to read it – “Azure Grant MAI-Voice-2.1”. I liked how this voice approached the material, so I decided to have it read the whole thing. In this new version, I added two new poems from Weird Little Highway, 8 and 9, and revised 9 a little. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this Epic Psychedelic Gen Z Poem!

Download a PDF of the book at thinkfang.com

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3:37 – A new show where I’ll be sharing songs I have created with the Suno A.I. (I write the words; Suno writes the music and creates the show art.) First up is a song called “Other People’s Timelines”.

[Verse]
It seems that all my kinfolk
Have long since turned to dust
Both womenfolk and menfolk
The weak and the robust
And all my friends and rivals
Have moved on from this realm
The lack of their survival
At times can overwhelm
[Pre-chorus]
But other people may have timelines
Where they survive, while I have passed
In other worlds with different guidelines
With other futures, other pasts
[Chorus]
I’ve died in other people’s timelines
But this is one where I’ve survived
Twixt life and death there is a fine line
So I’m just glad that I’m alive
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse]
Your fathers and your mothers
May leave you all too soon
Your sisters and your brothers
In graveyards may be strewn
Your uncles and your cousins
May leave you quite alone
They’re dying by the dozens
And soon they’ll all be gone
[Pre-chorus]
But all these people may have timelines
Where they survive, while you have passed
In other worlds with different guidelines
With other futures, other pasts
[Chorus]
You’ve died in other people’s timelines
But this is one where you’ve survived
Twixt life and death there is a fine line
So just be glad that you’re alive
[Bridge]
If timelines abound
They’re all still around
And they may be mourning our passing
And if this is true
What should we then do?
The answer is there for the asking
[Chorus]
We’ve died in other people’s timelines
But this is one where we’ve survived
Twixt life and death there is a fine line
Let’s just be glad that we’re alive

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6:03:10 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wall Drug bookmarks, American Truck Simulator, Expo ’74, simulation, walking around Midtown Manhattan, cults, later on the porch, Julius Motor Double Album, hypernormalization, recycling, 1990, Kelly Clarkson, Empire Games, weird feeling, Mr. Robot, Halt and Catch Fire, cultural trends, next day, Butte, Our Lady of the Rockies, driving through Montana in the game, data centers, NIMBY, Eisenhower Parkway, Rockefeller Center underground exit, Severe Repair – Cupline 17 – Foreman Ittener Pier, updates, Super El Niño, The Born Loser, Le Botaniste, AI, VirtualCity Magazine from 1995, EFX, Synthetic Pleasures (1995), next day, Montana speed limits, finally reached Wall, SD in the game, chainsaw art, cyber culture, Rod Stewart, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, New Whychock Revival Window, A Wine of Wizardry, New Whychock Revival Deluxe, playing Savvy, Del Hinkley, Puppet Armageddon, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie”, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 5:22:41)… ‘It’s Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature!’ Chiffon Commercial 1974 [YouTube], Ripple Boogie by Simon Stålenhag [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beachballs (1988) (Trailer) [YouTube], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 10 by Randy Antley [collection], Dive to the Edge of Creation (excerpt 2) [YouTube.com], Oh, You Silv’ry Bells by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], The Galaxy Club, Belvue, WA [Archive.org], Psychedelic by SEATTLE RAIN [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], California Gothic by Hella Vader [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/6/82 –”Tucker’s Witch” – CBS [collection], New Whychock Revival Window [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Secrets Of Christmas by Out Of Orion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Robert Morely for British Airlines [YouTube].

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1:47:38 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025.

On this episode, join me on a low-key bar hop through sleepy Wabasha, where I hobble along the Mississippi River after leaving Slippery’s, attempting to suppress acid reflux like a real Grumpy Old Man. Hear my gassy thoughts on the 1993 comedy that dethroned Native American history and bald eagles as Wabasha’s chief claim to fame, investigate an old building that was once home to a mysterious benevolent society, and crawl otherwise aimless through the empty streets of a town that one local told me was “one big rest home.”

But, wait! There’s more!

Join me in Minneapolis the next night, where I start out in the parking lot of an old apartment building where Mary and Rhoda could’ve lived 50 years ago, then make my way back to the hotel courtyard, meditating on everything from mall cops to reality TV, and that weird thing that happened to me this week when I got a call from the police, notifying me that they’d recovered my stolen motorcycle from nearly three years ago.

…And that’s all for this one, but don’t worry, Mike will return soon in…

“Dispatch from the Mall of America”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released October 2026 on Spotify and The Overnightscape Underground.