The Overnightscape Underground

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

7:49:51 – Frank in Italy, Belgium, and England, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Roma Termini, train to Pompeii, coffee in Europe, Frecciarossa, the bullet train experience, the fastest I’ve ever traveled on land, big volcanof, Naples Central Station, local train (Intervesuviana), urban decay, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, Fiat Panda 4×4 Country Club, on the streets of Naples, wandering around the station, back in Rome, Day 14, solo adventure, going to the mall, streets of Rome in the morning, Altar of the Fatherland, postcards, on bus 80, Phish, plague fleas, Porto di Roma mall, Leroy Merlin, weird casino, Blackpink, lunch at Flunch, random topics from the trip, Rome Metro, Pyramid station, wandering the streets of Rome, thunderstorm, cigar quest, flea market breakdown, weird roads after the rain, weird park, animals they don’t have in Italy, telephone panic, Cohiba Cuban cigar, Phish, The National Institute of Possums, theory of time, boats, Day 15, at Leonardo da Vinci- Fiumicino Airport in Rome headed for London via Brussels, fine dining, 02-09 in Europe, bathroom design, motion language, we’re in Belgium, in the airport, on the train to Brussels Central Station, Train World, on the streets of Brussels, Grand Place lunch, giant beer, Atomium, urinal art, Manneken Pis, chocolate store, Smurf story, rocket, chocolate shop, Jeanneke Pis, Mad World, waffles, long wait at the airport, stuck in the airport sub-basement, paper towels, dreamlike air travel, Pence’s fault, back to Heathrow, weird image outside, Hurricane Dorian, trip of a lifetime, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 7:09:31)… Cosmos: War of the Planets (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Star Beat Presents What’s Happening! (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Legends Of The Super Heroes – Generique [YouTube], Obscured By Lies by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Scott Joplin’s New Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], TRUCKING IN 1978 [YouTube], Two Left Feet by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], KNBC-4 KABC-7 KNXT-2 1971 Commercials [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Behind the Wheel by Taxi Dancer [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sojourn by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Word Is Um [collection], Monk chanting night song and playing gong in buddhist temple in Emei Shan (processed) by EduFigg [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 1979 London radio advert [YouTube], Blue Optic TV commercial (from CityTV commercial block 1984) [YouTube], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Charles Nelson Reilly – Bic Banana Ad [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

3:5o:43 – Frank in  Greece and Italy, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Athens airport headed for Rome, Day 11, Enigma corridor, Museum of the City of Athens, pilot strikes, Europe 3, 209, out on the tarmac, discount airline, arrived in Italy, first impressions of Rome, weird elevator, walking in Rome, The Pantheon, past lives, weird visions, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, solo exploration, The Banana Splits Movie, the drunken god beyond time, SPQR, street performance, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, our first Italian beeps, Vatican Museum, The Colosseum, rough meal, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:09:15)… The Games of Starcade – Crystal Castles [YouTube], WTHR Channel 13 – “NBC-Style Station ID” & Promo (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Rapid Shave by Jean Shepherd [collection], I Try by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], The Host (Lampé Remix) by Alic [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], My Straw Hat by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Prophet by AT [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 4.0], Noise is Therapy by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Don’t Take Me Down by The Gentlemens [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], String Quartet In D, Op. 645, H 363, Lark – III. Menuetto Allegretto (composed by Joseph Haydn, performed by Musopen String Quartet) [Musopen, public domain], Gnabber ’96 by Dewback [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], Sanctuaire (Grant Your Wish – Single Version) by Iñaki [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

3:19:13 – Frank in  Greece, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Zakynthos Airport on our way to Athens, Porto Roxa, lost my sunglasses, sacrifice to the sea gods, energy exchange, landed in Athens, arrived at the Dreamhouse by The Acropolis, meeting the relatives, National Garden, walking through the streets of Athens, changing of the guard, Day 8, Plaka in the morning, pop culture signs, ancient ruins, Athens Pinball Museum, the first theater, The Acropolis, The Parthenon, Vegan Beat, interview with Chrysanthe Bitarchas from the Athens Pinball Museum, cold medicine, Future Spa, Acropolis Museum, Athens Metro, The National Archaeological Museum of Greece, taxi ride, Lycabettus Cable Car, the top of Mount Lycabettus, walking down stairs to a restaurant, walking home at night, Day 9, morning in Athens, wild cats, Attica, Aqua Marina, Sounio, Temple of Poseidon, the first theater (The Theater of Ancient Thorikos), wandering the ruins, back to pinball, cat encounter, Dreamhouse veranda, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:38:49)… Better Days by Mountain Mirrors [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WBBM Channel 2 – The 10 O’Clock News – “Nosferatu” (Ending & Break, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Reforth Danport (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection], The Games of Starcade – Bega’s Battle [YouTube], Bronson Pinchot interview – 7/6/88 [YouTube], Psychedelic by SEATTLE RAIN [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Whole Duty of Children by Robert Louis Stevenson [LibriVox, public domain], Apollo 14 Feb -1971 Moon Landing End of Tape Footage Simulation [Obsolete Video/YouTube], The Sound of Summer Days by Matt Keating [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], ABC Saturday morning 1971 [YouTube], The Lacustrine Beat Machine by Simon StÃ¥lenhag [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Weeping Willow by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Worldkey Information Systems [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

3:15:27 – Frank in Europe, plus the Other Side. Topics include: London Gatwick Airport, flight to Zakynthos island in Greece, potato chips, arrived in Zakynthos, villas, the energy of the land, driving around the island, bathroom surprise, Galaga ’88, Chilliwack, airplane coffee, Bababooey, vending machine cufflinks, World Party, Peter Fonda dead at 79, Beekle the Unimaginary Friend, Austin Powers, Matrix 4, Irn-Bru, mind the gap, Tripmaster Monkey, The Collectible Intercoms, the glamour boys, The Fall, Day 4, Pringles chaos, Gerakas Beach, sea turtles, Iceland, Hearthstone, Opel Vivaro, Blue Caves, Shipwreck Beach, Fairy Ultra, Montezuma’s Revenge, goat procession, That’s Galactic Dancin’, the bazaar in town, church, Yard of Taste, the festival, Europe One, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:34:57)… 1985 – Commercial – Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Popping Corn & Microwave Popcorn – Beatrice [YouTube], Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson [LibriVox, public domain], Cyclic Hymns by Auditive Escape [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Alien From L.A. (1988) [YouTube], Rose Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Miss Two Knives by Single Bullet Theory [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Allnighter (1987) [YouTube], STEAM ENGINE TRAIN NOSTAGLIA – 1975 [YouTube], Photon Isthmus by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Enter The Wolf Clan by Cyber Wolf Clan [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], A Post Modern Weekend by Karibean [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], KNXT-2 1972 Movie Break Commercial Breaks [Obsolete Video/YouTube], THE CHEMIST OLDSKOOL TEKNO by Mixmasterlord [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

4:49:42 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Arrived in England, the flight over, backing into London, strange impressions, English rain, London Eye, tourist promenade, Big Ben being repaired, vegan lunch, Thames footbridge, Benny Hill, past lives, guards, black taxis, Churchill War Rooms, Westminsyer Abbey, the shell game, Camden Hells Lager, klutz issues, solo adventure, American vs. British culture, Waterloo Station, Pret, riding the London Underground, Picadilly Circus, meeting up with Doc Sleaze, public toilets, Tottenham Court Road, visiting the site where comic shop “Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed” once stood, visiting shops, drinking at The Cock and Lion, Grosvenor Square, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:08:05)… Kuso Wait by Tone Tone [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Flesh Gordon Uncut Movie Trailer (1974) [YouTube], DEMON SEED stereo radio advert London 1976 [YouTube], Woodland Sketches by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], New York TV commercials & promos 1979 [YouTube], BILITIS 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], This is Coffee (1961) [Prelinger, public domain], Ukelele Lady by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], PRES. NIXON DEFENDS HIS OFFICE ON WATERGATE CHARGES (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Bike Safe. Bike Smart [FedFlix, public domain], Chopin – Waltz in F major, Op. 34 no. 3 (perfomed by Olga Gurevich) [Musopen, public domain], THE JERK stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], NORTH SEA HIJACK stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], CAPRICORN ONE 1978 London radio advert [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

2:11:40 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Parking lines, trip prep, new hat, red-tailed hawk, Maple Leaf Rag, asphalt, Jimmy Carter, Legion, series finales, time travel, The OA, airline weirdness, 99 Cent Dreams, food court weirdness, Thul Auto Stores, Bound Brook, Ultima Thule, Saga, MuchMusic, Alanis Morissette, cocksuredness, Baba, Kulee Baba, Baba Jingo, Babalu, Antenna, England, imagined cartoon butler, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:30:58)… Telluric Undercurrent by Revolution Void [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], History of HBO Feature Presentation (1976 – 2011) [YouTube], US Tobacco Co. 1979 Superstars Rodeo (1979) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Evening Disco by Nameless Dancers [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Guests From The Farthest End by Synthaurion [Archive.org. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cabinentaxi [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

2:48:21 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: What is Dalton Bayside Ramp?, comic con china cabinet dream, forcing a dream to show you more details, George Dickel Tennessee Bottled in Bond Whisky, International Driving Permit, manual transmissions, wacko repellent, multiple Mushroom Records, AAA, London, international chaos, Blur, Willowbrook Mall, malls in the 80s, preppies, Dave and Buster’s, The Coin Game, Hockey Hut, the Dalton Bayside Ramp answer, OutRun, Tape Land, Big Entertainment, Frank Zappa – Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991), Phish, Reader’s Digest, The Fall, Lepton Berserk, the stupid economy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:08:21)… Me Im A Monkey by G.G.Baron [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Eagle Mall Suite by Robert Hunter (Live at Fast Lane, Asbury Park, NJ (2/7/80)) [Archive.org], 1979-80 Commercials: Trix to Caramello [YouTube], Cigarette TV Ads – Minor Brands – EMBRA [Archive.org], SPOT2 [collection], 1984 SHOWTIME – Showtime Movie Presentation [YouTube], Movie Trailer – Star Wars (A New Hope) [collection], Ice Breakers (commercial 2) [collection], Tomorrowland Attractions Preview [collection], String Quartet No. 1 in A Major – III. Scherzo: Prestissimo (composed by Alexander Borodin, performed by Czech National Symphony Orchestra) [Musopen, public domain], TVOntario Magic Shadows intro 1982 [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

35:37 – 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.

Here’s an episode from 2010 I decided not to release at the time, because it got kind of intense with the topics I was exploring. But hearing it now (Aug. 2019), I think it’s worth releasing from the “vault”.

This episode is from a transitional time in Onsug history, when I continued doing my show under a variety of different names (in this case, “FN”), before finally returning to “The Overnightscape” in May 2011.

Notes: Relaxed phase, great comments, my new MP3 player, Alanis Morissette, American Idol, conspiracy theories, the changing face of Times Square, the entertainment industry, reincarnation, wrath, “drivers”, kindness, cruelty, a pecking order, put this in the vault.

Tape Land will go on hiatus for the next few weeks, but should be back sometime in September.

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

2:36:26 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: BurritoVille memories, 209, future listeners, my WFMU show 10 years ago, Canadian bands, Chilliwack, Headpin, Siestacentennial, Goddo, The OA canceled?, Turnstile, Mick Jagger update, Francoise Hardy, Acid King, orange luggage, Thunderbird Snacks, protesters, Für Elise, Hearthstone, Weird Old Variety, the time and place we’re recording in, park try, secretary memories, plants in the 70s, terrariums, Coppertone, pens, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:56:21)… Suburban Withdrawl by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Film logos of the 1970s – 1980s Part 2 [YouTube], Yellow Dog Rag by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Earth Station – WorldKey Information Service [collection], Hey Spaceman by The Sunshine Factory [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cold by Phonophobia 70 [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Throbbing Red Oatmeal by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Your Eyes Have It by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Rain of Love by Jim Obzina [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Polar Lion – La Seduccion (May 2010) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], BLUE STREAK AGENT by Bottlesmoker [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American” – III. Molto Vivace (composed by Antonin Dvorak, performed by Musopen String Quartet) [Musopen, public domain], The Jim Henson Hour – InnerTube Pilot (Restored Version) (excerpt) [YouTube].

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

2:42:06 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Heat lightning, Marble Hill, driving to New York City, thunderstorm driving, American Dream mall, upcoming trip, new Hearthstone expansion, Chilliwack, The OA canceled, Gnosticism, novelty items, beverage review (GT’s Dream Catcher – sparkling wellness water – Blood Rose), potpourri, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, umbrella hat, wiper goggles, Peace Garden, A Lot Not To Worry About, weird mirrors, job seeker on Park Avenue, Mick Jagger at the Tick Tick Diner, Max Webster, Rush, lyricists, Concrete Blankets, patches, embroidery, tattoos, The Pink Panther, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Scooby-Doo is back, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:01:36)… KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY 1974 [YouTube], Circus by Delano [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Killing on Outpost Zeta – It must be this place! [YouTube], WBBM Channel 2 – The 1982 Chicago Emmy Awards (Excerpt, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Highway 94 by Blue Dot Sessions [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], African by Vladimir Sterzer [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Pleasant Moments by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], TV Guise 3-19-83 B by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Up Against The Wall Redneck Mama (Edit) by AMANDA [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1988 Sid & Marty Krofft’s Redeye Express & Shattered Innocence CBS Promo [YouTube], The Games of Starcade – Major Havoc [YouTube], KTLA-TV5 (Oct 10, 1974) THE WORLD @ 10 with Clete Roberts _ Stan Chambers [Obsolete Video/YouTube].

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