The Overnightscape Underground

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3:08:18 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 12 dollar bills, train shower, kings, meficine, Phish, fever dreams, a cosmic mind subdividing itself, Sinéad O’Connor dead at 56, Morrissey, Andrew Dice Clay, Nora Dunn, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990), filming a commercial down the street, Phish 7 night run at Madison Square garden starting tomorrow, 209th day of the year, Chilliwack pickleball hunger strike, The Great Canadian Train Ride (1991), The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986), Bruce Greenwood, Frank Nelson, Onsug Radio Broadcast test, Sithen Vaporwares, Starbucks Coffee Farm – Costa Rica 1970 Hacienda Alsacia, Mannheim Steamroller, seeking answers, investigation vs. belief, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:27:52)… Jack Tar by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Pulse FM advertising [via Webm8 productions], African Hunter by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, John Peel – Night Ride (5/28/69) (excerpt – youth drama centre) [collection], A Dollar a Dance by Taxi Dancer [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], A Wine of Wizardry by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Oh Baby Brother, It’s All Going By Too Fast (rough mix) by God Street Wine [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Obtaining a Dust Sample (2005) [FedFlix, public domain], The Forced Oscillations – Acids (Tbilisi-89 Mix) [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Hot Moves (1984) – Meet Heidi [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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2:20:28 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend, not feeling so good, thunderstorm, Chartreuse Vegetal Elixir, things coming together for the Onsug Radio project, 209ers, the reboot, Cover History, book cover revisions, timeline theories, new microphone, random with curation, Leisure Cassette System, Quaquaversal Satellite – Cartoonist (7/8/14) – 07/18, Hollywood strikes, AI, context in appreciating art and entertainment, content vs. context, new book cover – color of the moon, infinity symbol, trash bags, Aer Travel Bag 3, dreams, Discover Park, future Disney World, “Literally Two Weeks Ago Down The Street”, Twitter now X, open house, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (TV Movie 1978), Bianca Jagger, the memorial, Frank Ralph Nora Forever, Tony Bennett dead at 96, Benny Goodman, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:39:12)… MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 8) [YouTube], Vuruldum by Epo 67 [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], The Hashish-Eater; or, the Apocalypse of Evil, Part II by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], Immersion by Pobedia [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Advert for Innocence mixtapes [via Webm8 productions], Hello Ginger [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dark Star (1974) – Trailer (en) [YouTube], Zivac by Focal Point [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Crystals by Serge Ozeryan [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Happy Jester by Loretta Jacobs [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Xenon (Bally, 1979) [PinMAME].

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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3:43:48 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Projector lamp scent, film editing, VHS editing, Polarized Worlds, analog vs. digital, Leisure Cassette System, Excoffon font, Onsug Radio Broadcast, Traffic, Tortoise, Ray Lynch, theme park plans, phish in North Carolina, cryptid dream, Leisure Sorcery, LeRoy Neiman, Chuck E. Cheese, shabby chic, Bill Boggs, Dudley Moore, Arthur (1981), Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988), memorial slideshow, insurance inspections, AAA, mall, Jamba, relationship with the future, weird route, solar salesman, Sapphire & Steel, Genesis- Invisible Touch, Selling The Downtown Dream by Copper Man (2004), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022), the mitigation of reality shaping, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:00:01)… Robot For Me by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Helium Buffalo MH Episode 2 (April 21, 2012) (excerpt) [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Soixante-8 by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986) (Trailer) [YouTube], Sunshine on a Desert Land by VincenzoCelsa [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Joan Collins & Anthony Newley PT 1 Of 5 Rare Interview Rare Footage & Recordings. (excerpt) [YouTube], Anton advert 2 [via Webm8 productions], Wally Jumblatt’s Sister by Smersh [collection], Children’s Bargain Town U.S.A. – “Huffy Bicycle Sale” (Commercial, 1971?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Rahat Pois! by Praktika [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Jordache Commercials (excerpt) [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

Leisure Cassette System

Sit back, relax, and chill out with Leisure Cassette System. Featuring 500 songs for over 25 hours of music, this set was created to be background music for Onsug Radio, but it can be used far beyond that. Just set it on shuffle and feel your troubles slipping away with the late night groove. Produced on a MadPlayer with software version P1.29.06, on the Cool Mix setting, by Tree Bag Ask (aka Frank Edward Nora). Mastered in Reason, with songs named in semi-random fashion using Oren Tirosh’s mnemonic word list. See also Frank’s previous similar projects, Midnight Cassette System (2010), New Midnight Cassette System (2012), and 500 Song Trip (2012). Released 7/20/23.

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26:58 – Join me for the fourth episode of my podcast wherein I talk about, among other things, children’s television, static websites, grammar, and all things coffee. Unlike in the last episode, I am not drinking a cup of tea during recording, although in hindsight perhaps I should have prepared a cup (or even a cup of coffee, given I recorded this episode in the morning).

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 James – more info at jamesg.blog

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2:20:49 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Ultimate Cartoon Owl, Siskel & Ebert, The Secret of NIMH (1982), Nine Pebble Detector On!, Hoops Fenderzocko, Informal Roman, two books were delivered (The Best of Lighting Design (1987), Tarot Goblinko (2022)), Onsug Radio new yellow cover, Leisure Cassette System, mini computer, Phish and thunderstorm, Chartreuse Vegetal Elixir, viscosity illusions, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:40:19)… Endless Summer by Stanleybirch [collection], ON TV – Adults Only – “The World of Henry Paris” (Opening, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Los Tres Tikis by Pirato Ketchup [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Use of Force (1993) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Goudronneuse by Cucumis Fugex [Dogamzic, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Vintage – Westworld Movie Trailer [YouTube], Glady & the Loga Rhythms by Chenard Walcker [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Your Friend The Soil – Keep It Or Lose It (excerpt) [A/V Geeks], Page 277 with Annie Weaver by Gen Ken Montgomery [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess [LibriVox, public domain], Ol’ Charlie Falks by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Prairie Fire – March 10, 1994 (edit) [Archive.org, 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

Here’s the work-in-progress book cover I mentioned on the show:

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3:11:39 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Video wall, Secaucus Junction, expensive parking, going to see 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) on 70mm, ticket buying difficulties, video game overworlds, coffee chaos, Weasel shirt, Aer City Sling 2, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Repo Man (1984), arrived at New York Penn Station, crappy computer voices, subway meandering, Frank Ralph Nora Forever released, Frost/Nixon, Industry City, holographic hamburger, undeserved praise, Kirin Salty Litchi drink, Way-Out Romps, cracker/napkin incident, car insurance, Gex, The Strand, experience of seeing 2001, Apollo 11 hoax, The Shining (1980), Union Square weirdos, and more… plus the Other Side (at 2:30:42)… Yurei II (feat Mist Spectra) by Tone Tone [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], City of the Mind by Danny Snyder [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Naughty Stewardesses Trailer [YouTube], It’s Good To Be You by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Streets Of Fire Theatrical Trailer [YouTube] Peace Barker by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Trails of Hoffman by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kingsfield Pinball by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], December 20, 1994 commercials [YouTube], The Tyrrell Historical Library Collection – Video Game Fever (1981) [texasarchive.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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14:18 – Frank Edward Nora’s father, Frank Ralph Nora, passed away on May 11, 2023 at age 81. To celebrate his father’s life, Frank has collected all of the interviews he did with him on his podcast, The Overnightscape. Starting in 2005, FRN started telling stories from his days in the Navy, in Liberia in the early 1960s. After that he explored a multitude of topics, including trips, experiences working as a civil engineer in New Jersey, eccentric people he has met, and much more. Also included are several older recordings (1969-1986) featuring FRN.

This is the newly-recorded introduction. Find the entire collection at: archive.org/details/frnforever

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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3:07:27 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mystery cup, overlapping tasks, European vacation, weird bush, Phish, Onsug Radio, Leisure Cassette System, dentist, Fairy Tail, Jamba Juice, game night, birthday party, Secret Sun, pickles beer, mini LEDs, mall arcade, raki & salgam, Dram Dialup, crossword puzzles, DMV, Frost/Nixon, bee hassle, attic stuff, shopping center memories, supermarket finds, Deep Wald Premium Woodruff Style Lemonade, Krave Plant-Based Jerky – Smoked Chipotle, Rockaway Townsquare Mall, my favorite mall food – sushi & french fries, 1991 Topps Desert Storm Victory Series Trading Cards, Rock The Mall Video Pinball Arcade, vinyl album – Mike Post – Television Theme Songs, the air conditioning at mall, Mannix, Banacek, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:26:38)… Pseudo Demo Reel in HD [YouTube], The Way to Nowhere by Curious [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Modern Problems (1982) movie review – Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel [YouTube], Make Your Own Magic (1989) (excerpt) [YouTube], 1982 World’s Fair Energy Express Theme Song [YouTube], When the Circuit Breaks: America’s Energy Crisis (1975) (excerpt) [Prelinger], Commercial – Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful [collection], Back to the Front by Mario Gatendo [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Our Gang (Little Rascals) – School’s Out (1930) (excerpt) [public domain], Lost In A Lonely Road by Mo’town Junkie [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CNBC from Podcast Expo 2005 [YouTube], Hardbodies (1984) [YouTube], The Electric Girl – One Step by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Coffee Bar (from The Poetry of Natale Delle Palme) [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], Latin Nightbug by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Frederick Street dance studios [via Webm8 productions], lets play ragtime band by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Mandelbrot [collection], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [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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22:54 – A curious mix of topics indeed! Join me for my latest podcast episode in which I discuss, among other things, bubbles, programming languages, and use-case driven development. I also talk about Ruben’s blog, a source of inspiration that encouraged me to expand the topics about which I write on my blog. In the episode, I also mention the Overnightscape Underground, to which episodes of this podcast are now syndicated. I hope you enjoy the episode!

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 James – more info at jamesg.blog