The Overnightscape Underground

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The Rampler #165 (1/13/09) 8.22 (54:19 / 49.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 22
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Lunch at the Sidecar Seating Area in the Dining Concourse of Grand Central Terminal. Lunch review – Vegetable Banh Mi sandwich from Boi Sandwich, Zapp’s Potato Chips – Limited Edition Spicy Creole Tomato Spiked With Tabasco, Bombilla Mate Tea – Mint & Honey. Plus, a visit to Joe The Art of Coffee.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Rampler #164 (1/12/09) 8.21 (39:18 / 36.1 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 21
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank walks thru Manhattan at night, talking about the romance of little books, wandering around airports, mint reviews (“Altoids Smalls”, “Myntz!”), and other topics.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Rampler #163 (1/12/09) 8.20 (33:21 / 30.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 20
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NYC, an underground trip from Port Authority Bus Terminal corsstown to work, thru Corridor of Losers (with more audio from Big Love posters), Times Square Shuttle, Grand Central Station, talking about “24”, etc.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Overnightscape #768 (1/11/09) 8.19 (1:30:00 / 82.5 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 19
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Area code 768 in Mississippi, pagers, fax machines, cellphones, pronunciation of “Nevada”, October 2008 issue of Esquire Magazine with the world’s first e-ink cover, vitamins, kona blend, Adam Ant, male fragrances, plastic bag incident, remembering the long-lost Manhattan restaurant chain “Emerald Planet”, the video game sounds effects in “The Wrestler”, Nintendo, glory days, Atari 2600 games (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac-Man), Sente arcade video game music (Stocker, Mini-Golf, Gimme A Break, Name That Tune), Maple Leaf Rag, Cleopatra’s Fortune, Beatles songs in Name That Tune, Mr. Sasha the Cat, drinking some Macallan 12 year old single malt Scotch whisky right out of the bottle, losing it, decadence, random games on MAME (Macho Mouse, Star Gladiator II, The King of Fighters 2000), the bouncing cheat, notes from the supermarket, The Sentinal Cookie Collection, World Harbors Buccaneer Blends, Frank in 2000, the old song “Fra Diavolo”, Cherry 7 Up Antioxidant, Dr. Robert, Night Lightning Teeball, Alanis Morissette, DokoDrop, Tropicana rebranding, Weekly World News insert in The Sun, and a little more whisky.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Overnightscape #767 (1/11/09) 8.18 (1:13:00 / 66.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 18
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Countdown to Mercury Retrograde, Holly from Land of the Lost, sound effect, Google’s new favicon, existing and proposed pictures and things on the walls of The Overnightscape, Contemporary Resort, popcorn sign, three grandparents, Lost, Star Castle and Moon Patrol marquees, horseshoe, the drunk painting, Little Nemo comics, Doo Dads, a bag of nasty little cookies, snack review (“B. Lloyd’s Cajun Premium Sweet Salty and Hot Mixed Nuts”), neon signs, time travel, a map of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, opening a mysterious package from New Mexico, another mask from The Andy Kaufman Press Conference, TheNathanMcCoy on Twitter, a guide to getting MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator), Firefox laserdisc game, Congo Bongo, food review (Lamb Weston Home Browns (microwavable hash browns)), snow, area code 767 in The Commonwealth of Dominica, the world’s second largest boiling lake, parrots, Boeing 767. and reciting all the items that are in the review box on the cassette deck.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Overnightscape #766 (1/11/09) 8.17 (1:17:00 / 70.5 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 17
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Mercury Retrograde, technical problems, creative inspiration, crappy headphones, mysterious package, movie review (“The Wrestler” (2008)), New Jersey, Mickey Rourke, The Fountain, Twitter, Andy Kaufman, Internet marketers, falling into chaos, tangled wires, new calendar, watching Hulu in bed on a mini laptop, Jean Shepherd, Buck Rogers, Hawk, Dennis Haysbert, charging batteries for the MadPlayer, listener comments (Carrie from Texas, Brian Jude), “Cereal City”, Space Jam, what’s been going on in The Overnightscape Underground, “Hot Sauce Jesus”, Yellow Ledbetter, Mall Remastered, Big Love audio posters, opening the first package, giant couch, The Rampler, show title codes,  Station Unlimited and Bluffcosm, Weird University, SMERSH, cleaner sound, card game, cereal review (“Cocoa Puffs Combos”), cylinders with bulged ends, the cereal aroma, soy milk, recreating my youth by eating cereal and watching “Land of the Lost”, idealized 70s youth session, Generation X, Chaka, beige milk, campiness, WholeGrainNation.com, and show length questions.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Weird University (1986) 8.16 (1:07:21 / 61.8 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 16
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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“Weird University” was originally a series of comedy videos created at Drew University in the Fall of 1986. It was a side project of the “Anything But Monday” team of Frank Edward Nora and Mad Mike.

The videos were reconceived as an audio project by Frank in 2001 as a part of Bluffcosm.com. On January 10, 2009, Frank re-edited the features into a single audio file.

CONTENTS:
– Edited version of the song “Weird University” by SMERSH
– Part 01 “Iggy and the Stud” (3:17) Iggy Szalzo interviews Bart Phillips, the biggest stud on the Weird University campus.
– Part 02 “Weird Vice” (5:36) The exciting adventures of Detective Goldberg on the campus of Weird University! Traffic violations, wild parties, drug deals… it’s crazy crime action-adventure!
– Part 03 “Weird October Hitchhiker” (8:06) It’s a Weird October at Weird University… and John’s a waiter who gets abused by customers, and then has to hitchhike home one day…
– Part 04 “Iggy and the Smart Guys” (7:58) Iggy Szalzo interviews the smartest guys on the Weird University campus, Shannon O’Shannahan and Gil Mannings.
– Part 05 “Shopping With Franco” (8:41) Join Franco Wolfini and the mysterious cameraman “Willie” on a very wacky trip to the supermarket! Another audio masterpiece from “Weird University”… including an appearance by Iggy Szalzo!
– Part 06 “Weird October Beast” (2:20) It’s a Weird October at Weird University… and there’s something wrong with Will! And whatever happened to Maureen…?
– Part 07 “Iggy and the Condemned Man” (7:18) Iggy Szalzo interviews Branson Stringfellow, a Weird University student who is scheduled to be executed for making obscene phone calls.
– Part 08 “Sights of the Uncommons” (13:39) Fall 1986. Mike and Frank explore the wonders and mysteries of the college food center. Originally recorded for the video “Weird University”.
– Part 09 “Weird October Dreamer” (4:31) It’s a Weird October at Weird University… and why does Rob keep having these strange dreams…?
– Part 10 “Weird October Spirit” (1:58) It’s a Weird October at Weird University… and Will, Rob, and John meet a mysterious stranger that they could all swear they’ve seen before…
– Full version of the song “Weird University” by SMERSH
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora and others – more info at onsug.com

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The Rampler #162 (1/9/09) 8.15 (58:32 / 53.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 15
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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While walking over to the Museum of Modern Art, Frank drops his recorder and starts to freak out a little. After an interesting time at the museum, he heads over to some music stores, and then hangs out in Times Square awhile before heading home on the bus.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Rampler #161 (1/9/09) 8.14 (33:44 / 31 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 14
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank walks across midtown Manhattan in freezing cold weather, talking about a variety of topics. Hash browns, etc.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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The Rampler #160 (1/8/09) 8.13 (27:54 / 25.6 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – January 2009 – Track 13
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank takes the 4 Train down to Union Square, and visits Forbidden Planet and Strand Books, and then takes the R Train to Times Square, talking about many things along the way.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com