The Overnightscape Underground

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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].

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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3:04:50 – 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 17: FOREMAN ITTENER PIER, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2”.

Wow, I really enjoyed listening to this one. More than any other section so far, my memories of it have faded so much since I wrote it around 30 years ago, that it was like reading something I’ve never read before. And it’s just one long section of the same story. The story of Prince Ferrajalt and Hilltop Jone Rallity and the Stormbolthouses and Lunatether and the Tock Hounds… damn, I was really on a roll back then. It’s upsetting to think that with so much potential, I just gave up on Severe Repair… it could have been something great. Who knows, maybe I can get back to it… I think I will, even if it’s just to complete a few storylines in a limited way.

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

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3:49:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trying to find my dorm room 222 in the dream, Phish in Alabama, Room 222, audio from my dream, Moog One, American Dream mall, yo look a Ferris wheel, fender bender, Kraan Live (1976), Sharpie S-Gel pens, Zope, Severe Repair, drinks, parking, evil clown, wish, firing squad, wandering around the mall, french fries for lunch, flower character, Dandy’s World Gardenview Experience, dioramas, H-Mart, Nongshim Vegan Gourmet Spicy Shin Noodles, Further Brown Roads of the Lost Universes, United Colors of Benetton, synchronicities, The Mini Car Show, Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 20th Anniversary, Shannara, The Merchant Princes #6 – The Trade of Queens, Red Caboose closed, televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86, Repo Man (1984), religion, muliple personas, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:08:25)… From Maine to Oregon by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – DAILY PROMOS (Oct. 4–8, 1982) [collection], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], The Sounds of Communicore [collection], Freight Train Sound [soundbible.com, public domain], episode of ultra rare TV show News Weasels on E! Entertainment Television (1994) [collection], The Way to Kiss a Girl by Billy Murray (1903) [Archive.org, public domain], b3 [textfiles.com], Advert for Chillin’ FM [via Webm8 productions], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Bluffcosm ID #2 (7/31/03) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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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3:45:48 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: How could I have missed this road, back from Texas, Gate Infinity, Savvy, Pan’s Labyrinth 2006), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), simulation theory, Phase Cop, Severe Repair, Gnosticism, Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1990-1994, postmodern architecture, Paradice Hotel and Casino design, Las Vegas, religion, consciousness, next day, Digger (2026) review, trailers, Lanterns, Mandela effect, Tape Land 206 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 7 – Cuplines 15 and 16, Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, Benny Hill, Buc-ee’s t-shirt, Wander Radio, Obliviana Wander Radio Mini Preview #1 (4/18/02), AI images, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:08)… WSNS Channel 44 – T.H.E. Movie – “You and Me” (Partial Promo, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ol’ Charlie Falks by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], On the Party Line by Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [YouTube], Manipulating Reality (excerpt from The Rampler #315 (6/11/09)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A Trip to Caravanserai by Dzabownia Project [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], Wall Street (1982, Century Electronics) [MAME], FANTASIA 1979 re release in stereo London radio advert [YouTube], 70’s Ads: The San Pedro Beach Bums ABC TV Spot [YouTube], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], Talkin’ Last Bard Blues by Gregory Schwartz [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], CBS Network – The American Girls (Promo, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Channel 9 – In Search Of (Promo, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Tailor Brook Sauna by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Craven Menthol commercial (from Cigarette TV Ads – Canadian Brands) [Archive.org], Running by Zack and Hope [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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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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 husband 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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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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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