The Overnightscape Underground

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

5:09:49 – 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 “Video Phase 2022”. I recently began transferring a ton of old video tapes to digital, and have been posting selections to YouTube. Here, I’ll be releasing the audio tracks of these videos, as well as linking you to the YouTube videos, and The Internet Archive.

The Compleat Inramble (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFtp6bV4yRc

Frank Edward Nora had been doing his podcast, The Overnightscape, since 2003. In early 2008, he experimented with a video show called Inramble (subtitled “go on a quick video trip”) which seemed perfect for the rapidly growing online video world. Filming in Midtown Manhattan and elsewhere, the first 26 episodes suffered from poor quality, as he was filming on his Palm Treo 680. He soon got a Flip Video Ultra, which was used for the rest of the series. Lack of interest led Frank to slow down on the project. On 8/8/08, he tried to revive the series, only to find the Flip Video Ultra had stopped working. Taking this as a sign, Frank gave up on Inramble and soon started the next chapter of his audio journey, “The Rampler”. 142 episodes of Inramble were released, plus 11 that were not released at the time. The Compleat Inramble includes all these videos.

Released 1/22/23

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

Internet archive link: https://archive.org/details/Tape_Land_Video_165-The_Compleat_Inramble-2008

Join host Frank Edward Nora on a quick video trip to …

[00:00:00] 001 – 3rd Ave. NYC (1/14/08) …Third Avenue in NYC
[00:00:50] 002 – Times Square (1/14/08) …Times Square in NYC
[00:01:34] 003 – 5th Ave. NYC (1/15/08) … Fifth Avenue in NYC
[00:03:48] 004 – 44th St. NYC (1/15/08) …44th Street in NYC
[00:04:53] 005 – Times Square (1/15/08) …Times Square in NYC
[00:06:42] 006 – 42nd St. NYC (1/15/08) …down 42nd Street in NYC
[00:07:27] 007 – Port Authority (1/16/08) …the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC. Frank checks out a cool kinetic sculpture called the “42nd Street Ballroom”.
[00:08:32] 008 – 42nd and 8th NYC (1/16/08) … the corner of 8th Avenue and 42nd Street in NYC. Frank checks out a cool hotel, some movie theaters, and an observation platform.
[00:09:56] 009 – Subway Station (1/16/08) …the Times Square subway station in NYC. Frank checks out some bathrooms, a music store, and a cool tunnel.
[00:12:11] 010 – Grand Central (1/16/08) … Grand Central Terminal in NYC
[00:13:44] 011 – Plaza (1/16/08) …Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in NYC
[00:15:24] 012 – 2nd Ave. (1/16/08) …down 2nd Ave. in NYC. Frank talks about the progress of the Inramble project.
[00:16:13] 013 – Tunnel Exit St. (1/16/08) …Tunnel Exit Street in NYC
[00:17:37] 014 – Grocery Closed (1/16/08) …a closed Japanese Grocery in NYC
[00:18:38] 015 – Camera Sucks (1/16/08) …5th Ave. in NYC. He talks about how his camera sucks and that he is getting a new one.
[00:19:59] 016 – Corridor of Losers (1/17/08) …the “Corridor of Losers” in the NYC subway system
[00:22:42] 017 – Seriously Injured (1/17/08) …the corner of 3rd Ave and 52nd St. where he was seriously injured in 2003.
[00:24:54] 018 – Emergency Vehicles (1/17/08) …in the rain and snow to observe some emergency vehicles in NYC
[00:26:22] 019 – Hot Dog (1/17/08) …in the rain and snow to Lexington Avenue in NYC. Frank discusses the vegetarian hot dog he had for dinner at Zen Burger.
[00:27:38] 020 – Spinners (1/17/08) …Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station in NYC where they are setting up for an event called “Saints & Spinners”
[00:28:33] 021 – Port Authority (1/17/08) … the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC late at night where he has to wait 50 minutes for his next bus. The place is abandoned.
[00:30:11] 022 – NY Times (1/17/08) …the rainy street of NYC… looking up at the new New York Times building and exploring the entrance area to the bus terminal
[00:32:01] 023 – Bus Terminal (1/16/08) …walking around the Port Authority Bus Temrinal late at night
[00:34:35] 024 – Chili Lunch (1/18/08) …the Sidecar Seating Area in the Grand Central Terminal Dining Concourse – ready to eat his expensive vegetarian chili lunch.
[00:35:43] 025 – Weird Elevators (1/18/08) …exploring an interesting little area of Grand Central Terminal in NYC, with strange elevators, futuristic vehicles, and lots of payphones.
[00:37:58] 026 – Parking Device (1/18/08) …analyze a solar parking device in NYC
[00:39:15] 027 – Goodbye Chair (1/19/08) …in the middle of the night on the side of the road saying goodbye to his chair.
[00:40:16] 028 – Video Quality (1/19/08) …Rt. 46 in Totowa, NJ where he is testing out his new camera, the Flip Video Ultra.
[00:41:12] 029 – In A Parked Car (1/19/08) … aparking lot at a strip mall in Totowa, NJ.
[00:42:04] 030 – Arcade Is Gone (1/19/08) …a mall in Wayne, NJ where a classic video game arcade was recently shut down.
[00:44:03] 031 – Video Game Shopping (1/19/08) …a mall in Wayne, NJ where he talks about his video game shopping experience.
[00:45:22] 032 – Highway Early Dusk (1/19/08) …driving down Rt. 46 in NJ in the early dusk.
[00:47:36] 033 – The Overnightscape (1/19/08) …”The Overnightscape Studio” in NJ where he records his Internet radio show.
[00:48:26] 034 – Brutally Cold (1/21/08) …on a brutally cold morning in New Jersey.
[00:49:12] 035 – Birdhouse Head (1/21/08) …a bus stop in NJ with some interesting shadows.
[00:49:59] 036 – Xanadu (1/21/08) …Northern New Jersey where “Meadowlands Xanadu” is under construction.
[00:51:16] 037 – NYC Skyline (1/21/08) …the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel, with a view of the Manhattan skyline.
[00:53:27] 038 – Platform (1/21/08) …a sunny platform in the Port Authority Bus Terminal where you get off the bus.
[00:55:56] 039 – Subway Ride (1/21/08) …the NYC Subway System (No. 7 Train).
[00:57:33] 040 – Steam (1/21/08) …Lexington Ave. in NYC where he is investigating some steam.
[00:58:59] 041 – Choir (1/21/08) …Grand Central Station in NYC where he is investigating a “heavenly choir”.
[00:59:56] 042 – Times Square Robot (1/21/08) …to Times Square in NYC at night, where he is investigating some kind “inflatable robot”.
[01:03:13] 043 – Exit Tunnel (1/21/08) …leaving the Lincoln Tunnel at night on the NJ side and looking at the Manhattan skyline.
[01:04:37] 044 – Typing Cat (1/21/08) …his studio in NJ where his cat Mr. Jesse is typing.
[01:05:25] 045 – Katherine Hepburn Garden (1/22/08) …Katherine Hepburn Garden in NYC.
[01:08:53] 046 – Tudor City Views (1/22/08) …Tudor City with some views down 42nd. Street
[01:10:56] 047 – Big Ads (1/23/08) …8th Ave. and 42nd St. in NYC, where some giant ads are being placed on a building.
[01:12:05] 048 – Times Square Daytime (1/23/08) …Times Square in the daytime. The robot is gone!
[01:13:12] 049 – Rockefeller Center (1/23/08) …Rockefeller Center in NYC at night.
[01:15:39] 050 – Candy Stores (1/23/08) …Times Square in NYC to check out 2 candy stores – M&M’s World and Hershey.
[01:18:38] 051 – Subway Ride 2 (1/24/08) …looking out the back of an NYC subway (7 train).
[01:21:02] 052 – Cool Tunnels (1/24/08) …the tunnels of Grand Central Terminal in NYC.
[01:24:21] 053 – Highway Bus Stop (1/25/08) …a bus stop on the side of a highway in New Jersey in the bitter cold.
[01:27:04] 054 – Palm (1/25/08) … the soon to be closing Palm Store at Rockefeller Center in NYC.
[01:29:42] 055 – Mini-Mart (1/26/08) …a gas station in New Jersey.
[01:31:01] 056 – Crow (1/26/08) …watching a crow on a sign in New Jersey.
[01:32:03] 057 – Golf (1/28/08) …the outside of a golf store in NYC.
[01:33:26] 058 – Broiler Problem (1/28/08) …a fast food restuarant in NYC, closed due to a “broiler problem”.
[01:34:29] 059 – Eyeglass Models (1/28/08) …the outside of an eyeglass store in NYC.
[01:36:21] 060 – Taxi Statue (1/28/08) …Park Ave. in NYC to check out a statue called “Taxi”.
[01:38:45] 061 – Hockey (1/28/08) …the outside of a hockey store in NYC.
[01:41:18] 062 – Video 2.0 Meetup (1/29/08) …11th St. in NYC outside the Video 2.0 Meetup at Webster Hall.
[01:42:33] 063 – Webster Hall (1/29/08) …Webster Hall in NYC where the Video 2.0 Meetup is being held in the Grand Ballroom.
[01:44:02] 064 – 11th Street (1/29/08) …11th Street outside Webster Hall where he is just leaving the Video 2.0 Meetup. He spies on some people playing billiards and runs into someone also leaving the meeting.
[01:46:39] 065 – Bookstore (1/29/08) …Strand Books in NYC.
[01:48:54] 066 – Subway Ride 3 (1/29/08) …the NYC subways and then out to the street to a closed card store.
[01:51:30] 067 – National Debt Clock (1/30/08) …44th St. and 6th Ave. in NYC to check out the “The National Debt Clock”.
[01:53:45] 068 – Night Bridge (1/30/08) …cross a bridge in New Jersey at night.
[01:55:19] 069 – After The Rain (2/1/08) …3rd Ave. in NYC to check out the aftermath of a big rainstorm.
[01:57:23] 070 – Bus Into Tunnel (2/1/08) …in NYC on a bus leaving the Port Authority Bus Terminal and going into the Lincoln Tunnel.
[01:58:44] 071 – New Corridor Art (2/4/08) …the “Corridor of Loser” in the NYC subway system, checking out some new tile art.
[02:00:27] 072 – Times Square at Night (2/4/08) … Times Square NYC at night.
[02:02:50] 073 – Where Are We (2/4/08) …somewhere.
[02:03:48] 074 – Vote Here Today (2/5/08) … a school in NJ to vote for Ron Paul on Super Tuesday.
[02:04:33] 075 – Vote For Ron Paul (2/5/08) …NJ as he walks to his bus stop after voting for Ron Paul in the Super Tuesday primary.
[02:05:32] 076 – Cleaning With Water (2/5/08) …42nd St. in NYC where a guy is cleaning stuff with water.
[02:06:50] 077 – Tennis Week (2/5/08) …Madison Ave. and 44th St. in NYC where he checks out a bunch of stuff including a little store called “Tennis Week” and the MetLife Building.
[02:09:15] 078 – Cherry Bawls (2/9/08) …Radner, Pennsylvania in a car with Bryan and Peter, reviewing “Bawls Guarana Cherry” energy drink and discussing many other things.
[02:13:09] 079 – Pretzel Cone (2/9/08) …Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in a car with Bryan and Peter, discussing the topics of ice cream cones and wealth.
[02:17:18] 080 – Hqnotiq (2/9/08) …Pennsylvania for a review of French fruit liqueur “Hypnotiq” with Peter and Bryan (host of The Smithee Awards).
[02:20:25] 081 – B-Movie Card Games (2/9/08) …Pennsylvania where Bryan introduces Frank and Pete to the B-Movie Series of card games from Z-Man Games.
[02:23:35] 082 – Bowling (2/10/08) … a bowling alley on Long Island, NY where Frank attempts to do some bowling
[02:24:58] 083 – Weird Snow (2/10/08) …a weird little snowstorm outside a bowling alley on Long Island.
[02:26:10] 084 – NYC Snow (2/12/08) …NYC where it is snowing.
[02:28:14] 085 – Night Snow (2/12/08) …NYC at night, where it is snowing.
[02:31:24] 086 – Subway Escalator (2/12/08) …an escalator in the Times Square subway station in NYC.
[02:34:13] 087 – Soup (2/15/08) …a soup place on 3rd Ave.in NYC, as he admires the classic architecture of the Chrysler Building.
[02:35:29] 088 – Walk A Few Blocks (2/15/08) … walking a few blocks up 3rd Ave.
[02:37:47] 089 – George Washington (2/15/08) …an art display on Lexington Ave. in NYC, featuring a rotating George Washington with big eyes.
[02:40:19] 090 – The Bus Platform (2/15/08) …an area where you get on the bus at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC.
[2:44:19] 091 – Comic Shop Closed (2/19/08) …Little Brazil in NYC where a comic books store has closed.
[02:46:31] 092 – Snow Morning (2/22/08) …New Jersey where it is snowing.
[02:47:16] 093 – Snow Bus (2/22/08) …New Jersey, riding on a bus as it is snowing.
[02:50:10] 094 – No Skyline (2/22/08) …New Jersey, where the NYC skyline is not visible because of all the snow.
[02:51:33] 095 – Fountain Off (2/22/08) …ockefeller Center in NYC where a “fountain” display is not on.
[02:53:01] 096 – Behind The Escalator (2/25/08) …a subway station in NYC to see what is behind the escalator.
[02:55:12] 097 – Fountain Off 2 (2/25/08) …Rockefeller Center in NYC where a “fountain” display is, again, not on.
[02:56:28] 098 – Fountain Off 3 (2/25/08) …Rockefeller Center in NYC where he gives up on the “fountain’ and checks out a TV studio and a posh auction house.
[02:59:16] 099 – Electric Fountain (2/27/08) …Rockefeller Center in NYC where the “Electric Fountain” has finally been turned on!
[03:05:09] 100 – Chemtrails Are Back (2/29/08) …New Jersey where he observes a sky full of chemtrails, after six weeks of little or no chemtrail activity in the area.
[03:06:42] 101 – Light Rail (3/1/08) …Hoboken, New Jersey where he goes on a Light Rail ride to Pavonia/Newport in Jersey City.
[03:10:38] 102 – Electric Fountain 2 (3/1/08) …Join host Frank Edward Nora and his brother John on a quick video trip to Rockefeller Center in NYC, for a close-up look at the “Electric Fountain”.
[03:13:26] 103 – Bad Sky (3/6/08) …New Jersey where he observes some chemtrails in the morning.
[03:14:05] 104 – Free Tibet (3/10/08) …NYC where he checks out a “Free Tibet” protest march on 2nd Avenue, along with Ricardo from work.
[03:17:05]105 – Construction Scene (3/11/08) …NYC where he checks out a skyscraper construction scene.
[03:18:54] 106 – Fat Free Foods (3/11/08) …NYC where he checks out a store that’s been closed for a long time.
[03:21:31] 107 – Highway Bus Stop 2 (3/14/08) … a bus stop on the side of a highway in New Jersey, checking out some chemtrails, and then getting on the bus.
[03:23:21] 108 – 2nd Ave Bus (3/14/08) …a bus stop on 2nd Ave. in NYC, as the bus arrives and he gets on.
[03:25:21] 109 – 2nd Ave View (3/14/08) … 2nd Ave. in NYC, checking out the scene from inside a bus.
[03:28:28] 110 – Bear Stearns (3/17/08) …the outside of Bear Stearns headquarters in NYC.
[03:30:02] 111 – Crane Collapse (3/18/08) …the scene of a crane collapse in NYC.
[03:31:14] 112 – Walk Down To Times Square (3/28/08) …NYC where he walks down 7th Ave. to Times Square.
[03:40:54] 113 – Shapes on the Wall (3/30/08) …his kitchen in New Jersey where he is watching shapes on the wall along with his cat, Mr. Sasha.
[03:43:52] 114 – Escalator is Busted (3/31/08) …the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC where he encounters a busted escalator.
[03:44:50] 115 – Chemtrail Morning (4/2/08) …New Jersey where he sees a sky full of chemtrails in the morning.
[03:45:52] 116 – Strange Vehicle (4/3/08) …3rd Ave. in NYC where he sees a strange construction vehicle.
[03:46:45] 117 – Strange Vehicle 2 (4/3/08) …3rd Ave. in NYC where a construction vehicle is tearing up the street.
[03:48:25] 118 – Goodbye Electric Fountain (4/4/08) …Rockefeller Center in NYC where they are dismantling the Electric Fountain.
[03:50:23] 119 – Law & Order at Zen Burger (4/8/08) …Lexington Ave. in NYC where they are filming an episode of Law & Order at vegetarian fast food restaurant Zen Burger.
[03:52:36] 120 – Glenlivet City Links (4/8/08) …the outside of “The Glenlivet City Links” (travelling indoor golf course) on 46th St. in NYC. Plus, Frank criticizes film production techniques.
[03:55:04] 121 – Glenlivet City Links 2 (4/9/08) …”The Glenlivet City Links” (travelling indoor golf course) on 46th St. in NYC. In this one, Frank fails to get a hole-in-one.
[03:56:58] 122 – Glenlivet City Links 3 (4/9/08) …The Glenlivet City Links” (travelling indoor golf course) on 46th St. in NYC. In this one, Frank explores the second level, complete with waterfall and bar.
[03:59:04] 123 – Glenlivet City Links 4 (4/9/08) …”The Glenlivet City Links” (travelling indoor golf course) on 46th St. in NYC. In this one, Frank explores the back corridors of the place.
[04:00:26] 124 – Glenlivet City Links 5 (4/9/08) …”The Glenlivet City Links” (travelling indoor golf course) on 46th St. in NYC. In this one, Frank is an idiot for getting water all over himself and sucking at golf.
[04:03:49] 125 – Bright Light (4/9/08) …NYC where he sees another bright light on the street and wonders what it’s all about.
[04:06:33] 126 – Hello Kitty is Evil Cactus (4/11/08) …42nd St. in NYC where he observes that Hello Kitty has become an evil cactus.
[04:09:15] 127 – Rush Limbaugh TV Show (4/11/08) …Times Square in NYC where he sees an ancient uncovered billboard for the “Rush Limbaugh Television Show”.
[04:10:50] 128 – Burger Update (4/11/08) …47th St. in NYC, with an update to the closed Burger King situation he featured way back on Inramble #58.
[04:12:05] 129 – Pope (4/18/08) …42th St. in NYC, where a group of people are heading over to see the Pope.
[04:13:40] 130 – Lobster Sign Busted (4/18/08) …41th St. in NYC, to observe a “Red Lobster” sign that is not programmed quite right.
[04:16:06] 131 – Public Phone 2000 (4/18/08) …the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC, where he examines the latest in telephone communication, “PublicPhone 2000”.
[04:17:21] 132 – NY Comic Con (4/20/08) …the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in NYC, early in the morning at the New York Comic Con 2008.
[04:19:04] 133 – Skyscraper in Progress (4/23/08) …41st St. and 8th Ave. in NYC, to check out a skyscraper being built.
[04:20:00] 134 – Chemtrails Are Not Normal (4/24/08) …New Jersey to check out some fresh chemtrails being laid in the sky.
[04:21:00] 135 – Interactive Sign (4/24/08) …subway tunnels under Grand Central in NYC to check out a cool interactive video sign.
[04:23:34] 136 – Favorite Seat (4/26/08) …his favorite seat at a food place at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC.
[04:25:06] 137 – The Shoelace Problem (4/26/08) …PodCamp NYC 2.0 in Brooklyn, where he has a terrible knot in his showlace. Allen from the Otaku Generation podcast comes to the rescue. Another podcaster, Jason from The Half Show, can be seen in the background. Special thanks to Jefferson from Otaku Generation for doing the filming.
[04:27:00] 138 – Strange Video Street Ad (4/26/08) …Join host Frank Edward Nora, along with Jefferson from the Otaku Generation podcast, on a quick video trip to 6th Ave. in NYC to check out a surreal video ad in a sort of storefront.
[04:29:15] 139 – Foggy (4/28/08) …42th St. in NYC, where it is foggy.
[04:29:57] 140 – Train Bathroom (5/17/08) …a bathroom on a train rolling through upstate New York.
[04:32:03] 141 – Train Station Parking Lot (5/17/08) …the parking lot of the train station in Middletown, NY.
[04:36:47] 142 – Peter Detmold Park (5/21/08) …a park on the East River in NYC.
[04:38:07] 143 – Telectroscope (6/11/08) …an art istallation at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
[04:42:38] 144 – Figment 1 – Ferry (6/28/08) …heading to the Figment Festival on Governors Island, NYC
[04:43:50] 145 – Figment 2 – Waterfall (6/28/08) …one of “The New York City Waterfalls”
[04:45:05] 146 – Figment 3 – Cannon (6/28/08) …Fort Jay
[04:46:28] 147 – Figment 4 – Tortoise (6/28/08) …horses and nurses
[04:47:43] 148 – Figment 5 – Nurse (6/28/08) …sign a nurse, dada manifesto
[04:52:55] 149 – Figment 6 – Pedal Car (6/28/08) …our pedal car
[04:53:26] 150 – Figment 7 – Drive (6/28/08) …driving around the island
[04:58:37] 151 – Figment 8 – Storm Coming (6/28/08) …Statue of Liberty
[05:02:35] 152 – Figment 9 – Fort Freakout (6/28/08) …driving around an audio sculpture inside a fort
[05:07:47] 153 – Figment 10 – Going Uphill (6/28/08) …Fort Jay
[05:09:41] Thanks for watching The Compleat Inramble