The Overnightscape Underground

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2:11:52 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Canadian wildfires, croissant wrapper, sun colors, litterbugs, the bus stop trash can, concerts, commute into NYC, golden ages, Canadian smoke in NYC, air quality alert, new vegan restaurants, The Iron Sheik dead at 81, vegan smoke, Apple Vision Pro AR headset, the metaverse, cats, tacos, cars, free spanakopita, new word “Peaceglonrovy”, Pat Cooper dead at 93, Howard Stern, Pat Robertson dead at 93, Brumes of Canada, distant resonances, UFOs in the news, candy review (Moon Magic Choclate Factory – Java Rock & Caramel in Retrograde), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:31:31)… WSNS Channel 44 – TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham – “The San Diego Chicken, Pre-Demolition” (Part 1, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], COFFEE TIME DONUTS (1990) [Retrontario, YouTube], Just Pants (Commercial, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Hostess Chocodiles commercial [YouTube], The Games of Starcade – Buck Rogers [YouTube], Future Cop/Three’s Company promo [Archive.org], Nite-Owl [FuzzyMemories.TV], Epoch-Man (Partial Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV] , FEMA Camp Footage (Concentrations Camps in USA) [YouTube], Wallflower by Starlight Girls [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC 3.0], Dive to the Edge of Creation [YouTube.com], BAIN de SOLEIL commercial [YouTube], 80s Commercials – Minolta Talking Camera [YouTube], Seven and the Ragged Tiger song (pitch corrected) [YouTube], Chez Bob’s Halloween 82 by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Sonic intro by Vibesonic jam [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Rejuvenation by Heifervescent [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Weiman Wood Furniture Soap with Shelley Long (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Sign Maintenance and Installation (1996) (excerpt 2) [FedFlix, public domain].

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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2:52:31 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A red wax head on a bench in a bookstore, 6/6/86 (37 years ago today), new ringtone, Macanudo Inspirado, Halfevil Graphics, minicomics, audiophiles, wasp’s nest, Big New Ark #1, Ice Chips Candy – Root Beer Float, Wintergreen Canada Mints, online advertising, Cholula synchronicity, petrichor, Besley, Libre Franklin, sunshower, mashups, You Make Me XTC by Go Home Productions, disco, Rick Wakeman – I’m So Straight I’m a Weirdo, exotic birds, Fathom Boffo, Shakespeare synchronicity, Boffo Laffs, Fathom pinball, Pinball Map, old restaurant, Pete Standing Alone by Boards of Canada, huge moon, huge red sun, Classic Arts Showcase, pry bar update, Leave It (partially found series of Yes music videos; 1984), Progstock 2023, Cruise to the Edge 2024, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:11:23)… My Love by The Sunshine Factory [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Showtime Tonite with Renny & Caren 1981 [YouTube], Urban Jungle Dawn by Rock Hardbuns [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], DRAGONMAP (excerpt, from Tape Land 71, circa early 1985) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Moon in the Desert by C – Voyager Crew [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Chris Shirley goes to Victoria’s Station in East Brunswick, NJ – 1983 [YouTube], Tiki Patrol by Phantom Operators [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], Repo Man (TV Version) – Lorna Doones [collection].

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 – May 2023 Added

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2:18:26 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Spaceboat O. P. Fogoncs, a surreal space opera, EDENS ZERO manga, losers and outcasts living together on a spaceship, Mad God (2021), mini titanium pry bar delayed, station notes, O Passion of the Jukewand, sirens, etymology of jukebox, Jokerman, Matura, get a cup of coffee, Costa Rica, Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People, surfing the waves of this reality, internal struggles, rebalancing the approach, Hershey’s Great Candy Expedition, Shindig! Magazine, The Teardrop Explodes, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:37:13)… ENZYM’UT by ConFusion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], TV Magic Set with Marshall Brodien (Mostly Complete Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues by Grateful Dead (Live at Cumberland County Civic Center on 1986-03-27, taped by Joe D’Amico) [Archive.org], The Games of Starcade- Graplop [YouTube], Untitled 2 (Tongan Music) by Funa O Fangatapu [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MTV The Big Picture – 1991 Showscan & Imax [YouTube], Downer by Glasmus [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Video Game 1983 Preview [YouTube], Little Frankie Nora – Bumper Tape Galaxy Reel (1987) (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], TVOntario Sign-off 1979 [YouTube], Caution2 by The Other [One on Twoism].

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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2:29:26 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Space opera, thermodynamics, cocktail of philosophies, the blue jay mind, the fourth dimension, science, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, the experiential, Art City Sling 2, The Mallrific Afternoon, feral cat colony, Hawthorne, NJ, escape room, pinball arcade, VHS: Obliviana, Tape Land 169 – Obliviana Phase 2: Pure Audio (June 2001), Citadels Classic, mini titanium pry bar, EDENSZERO anime, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:48:35)… The Streets of Sant’Ivo by Art Of Escapism [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Her Majesty by Garmisch [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MTV Music News/ Rare Early MTV Music Video with VJ Martha Quinn June 16th, 1982 (excerpt) [YouTube], Monument by Dieter Werner [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], WLVI Channel 56 – Get Smart (Commercial Breaks, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Raiders of Galaxy (1985) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Craven Menthol commercial (from Cigarette TV Ads – Canadian Brands) [Archive.org], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], ‘Space Academy’ TV Intro (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

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104:41 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Notes: 6/11/01, Mechanical noises, 6/16/01, good morning, Saturday morning, flea market, talking about Obliviana, 7 years of OsoaWeek, Bluffcosm, Fonjo, Superior, Severe Repair, Fuzzy Daupner, the realm of computerized audio, Obliviana at a crossroads, PAWCS (Pure Audio Wireless Computing System), back from the flea market, bought three answering machines, Big New Ark, MTV, ABM, rED aLLEY eARTH, Zope, Forge of Wander, Obliviana Phase 2: Pure Audio, OsoaWeek in audio, Willowbrook Mall, radio after television, movies on audio tape, audio games, audio worlds, saw Rob at FuncoLand, bought Worms World Party for Dreamcast, traveling carnival blocking the exit, Obliviana vs. Bluffcosm, domain names, ambient industrial noises, my car got towed, at a towing company, train arriving at Hoboken, NYC subway.

Released 5/29/23

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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4:32:11 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mirror Universe Blues, cyberpunk entertainment center, a moment per day, Duran Duran, dairy related vehicles, Momofuku Noodles, Tokyo Cyberpunk City: Shinjuku Kabukicho Walking Tour, Dynamo font, weird superheroes in New Jersey, buckwheat soba, strip mall that looms large, Ann B. Davis dream, Touch Mother Earth Gathering of the Tribes Festival, treat creep, Then Again, Maybe I Won’t, The Replacements, Johnny Bravo, things get mussed up in your head, Video Game Connections returns, Mini Museum 5, personal archaeology, Guardians CCG, the feeling of the 1990s, show art, The Mallrific Afternoon, Shadowfax, Aer City Sling 2, The Exit Ramp, gas station, dinettes, eXistenZ (1999), Royal Farms, America’s Byways, Forrestal Village, MarketFair, The Scanticon, The Shins, Slingshot vehicle, Best Products, Quaker Bridge Mall, vegan meatstick, Blue Jay Way, Grover’s Mill, Freehold Raceway Mall, Brunswick Square Mall, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:51:36)… WTTW Channel 11 – Auction ’77 – “Creative Mirror Designs Original Ad with Pam” (1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WMAQ Channel 5 – Sign-On, “Meditations” & Opening of “The Health Field” (1982) [fuzzymemories.tv], THE KROFFT SUPERSHOW – Opening Theme (1976) [YouTube], Mirror Maze by Dong [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Way to Go! with Dr. Don (Episode 1, Part 3, 1979) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.tv], Chris Shirley goes to Farrell’s at the Brunswick Square Mall [YouTube], The Starlost – original TV opening [YouTube], Ice Town by Fuzzy Daupner [collection], Behind the Mirror by Wild Dawn [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Better Days by Mountain Mirrors [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], OUTPOST ODYSSEY PINBALL (1995) [archive.org], Variatio 8 a 2 Clav. [The Open Goldberg Variations, played by by Kimiko Ishizaka, public domain], Using A Scrambler [collection], McMillan & Wife – NBC Mystery Movie Opening Theme [YouTube], Creative Mirrors – “Golf Perfection” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Thru the mirror by Gerd (elysis) Raudenbusch [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 1.0].

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

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4:21:06 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show!

It’s another rare weeknight edition of The Exit Ramp!

Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by PQ from Quaquaversal Satellite and Overnightscape Central, Michael Feir (and his wife Sara), Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Jan Erik from Norway, Simon from Nevada from Scary Stories, Jefferson from Philadelphia, Jay Forman, Doc Sleaze from his various shows, Frank’s wife Denice, and Joe Gipson from Comicversal.

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 & Guests – more info at onsug.com

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1:27:10 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hash browns memories, other food memories, Nightstation Revival #1, Captain Afterland, A Career In The Weeklies, Sluggo Yes Worm Boy No, Lubalin Graph, fake palindromes, mystery helicopter, Jackpot Plays PINBALL, Vol. 1 & 2, Mini Moog Factory, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 46:21)… Film logos of the 1970s – 1980s Part 5 [YouTube], Cheese Monkeys by NYLOC REX & Doctor Knox [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Croony Melody Medley by Victor Military Band [Archive.org, public domain (1914)], Starblade (Namco, 1991) [MAME], Classic 1970’s Television: 1970 Promo for ABC-TV’s Friday Line-Up [YouTube], The Hotel by Blah Blah Blah [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Transformator by ThT [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Ellen by Copper Man [collection], Pac & Pal (Namco, 1983) [MAME], Sarcastic Stephen (Version) by The Tidbits [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], TV Guide Commercial – 1977 [YouTube], Texas Foxtrot by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Van 9 by Bumbard [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Dreamland (5/2/97) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org].

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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1:28:14 – Nightstation is back as an audio show, with host Frank Edward Nora. Topics include: 1993 in a nearby alternate reality at the Weasel Village Mall, a new attraction called Nightstation, The Wolfmellow Express, evolution of the dark ride, construction noises, a new paradigm, the highly strange history of Nightstation, counterweight theory, interdimensional infection, transformation, ramp fiction, The Three Weasels, shopping malls, Anything But Monday, strip mall version, virtual reality metaverses, obscure fairy tales, weirder versions of Weasel Village Mall, night radio, Jean Shepherd, nightstation.com, Nightstation Patches, the word on the wall, Nightstation VR, Nomadi, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, the last odd day, Bluffcosm.com, Oculus, metaverse railroad idea, Second Life, game streaming, The Overnightscape Underground, this is the final form of Nightstation, Audioworlders, Hull New Media, K-pop, the radio station inside the book, Universal Night Audio Unit, new containers,

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