The Overnightscape Underground

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2:47:33 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Even now, 12 years later, I look back on the summer of 2009 with cringe and awe. It was a time of chaos for my radio projects – which ultimately resulted in the birth of The Onsug as we know it today – a vital, unique group project. This recording, “Hazy Transit”, was done in the heart of the crisis – and it’s never been released before. It’s tough to listen to, as I was delving into my deepest thoughts, fears, and hang-ups on the matter. But the good news is that something wonderful came out of that dark and confusing time.

Note: back then, I pronounced Onsug as “own-sug”, but since then have settled on the pronunciation “on-sug”.

Notes: [Monday, August 31, 2009 in NJ and NYC] Exploring a new idea in the world of audio, stand-alone works vs. series, the podcasting craze of 2005, OnsugBox, The Rampler, history of my shows, WFMU, The Rampler Limited, bagel twists, spray paint, Dasani display, conspiracy theories, ATM, In The Box, “Ticket Ordeal”, 855, 1423, I Ching, vague lofty goals, audiobooks, current plans, a time of transition, Dressed For Success, my state of mind, Obliviana, Oceana fountain, origin of The Rampler, vague memory of a bookstore, like a therapy session, keeping control, cosmic situations, self-analysis, ending many of my projects, rare books, annoying flute, thinking about ending The Overnightscape Underground [thankfully this didn’t happen], subway, feels good, [Thursday, September 3, 2009 in NYC], self-analysis, depressing music in the morning, Barnes & Noble, Maui Tacos, The Compleat Strategist, creative projects, old podcasting sites, [Friday, September 4, 2009 in NYC], doing WFMU show #11 tonight, doing the show is a lifestyle, dead possum, finding the way forward, spiderweb, “Mongolian Seating Area”, “scape mode”, healthy ideas, rough trip, Station Unlimited, The Rampler Supplementary Feed, moving forward with something new, useful strategies.

Released 7/19/21

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4:35:55 – 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 a wide ranging Onsug discussion covering current events, technology, society, pop culture, and much more! This time, host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by PQ from Quaquaversal Satellite and Overnightscape Central, Marc and Jeff (in his first Exit Ramp appearance) from Fusebox, Eddie from The Wool Gathering, Jan Erik from Norway, Doc Sleaze from his various shows, Dave in Kentucky, Joe Gipson from Comicversal, Mike Boody from The Midnight Citizen,  and Chad from Chadcast.

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3:21:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crash the blue mason jar, water damage, power washing, TV Guide article “The UHF Gamble: Is it Paying Off?” (from Dec. 11-17, 1965), O. K. Crackerby! Promotional Spot – Burl Ives (1965), rooftop bar, The Knight and Knave of Swords (Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book 7), Dungeons & Dragons, Volo Brawl, Jeff Dee, Loki finale, the sound of me breaking the glass, nature of belief, less walking, Arcology Vending, futurist architecture, utopian visions, water filters, bus detour, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:40:31)… 1981 PM Magazine/Evening Magazine marketing tape [YouTube], Railroad To The Stars by A.K.1974 [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], KOOL TV COMMERCIALS ’60S ERA 3 SPOTS [Archive.org], Shalimar by Jennifer Avalon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Future Shock (1972) (excerpt) [YouTube], Machine by Inconexia [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], WLS Channel 7 – AM Chicago – “Outrageous Talk Show Hosts” (Part 1, 1985) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet [YouTube], National Express Safety Announcement by hyderpotter [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Hitclip by Infight [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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2:22:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Explaining the next 50 years to someone in 1971, humid afternoon, travel shoes, mysterious closed cafe, Show Art Project phase 1 complete, Gemji Mini Set, dream arcade dream, Later with Bob Costas, Rick & Morty, Euro 2020, F Troop synchronicity, Trivia Royale, yonkersdandy, Jungle King / Jungle Hunt / Pirate Pete (1982), Chromecast with Google TV, Talk Show Experience, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:41:46)… Run by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], NUDE ON THE MOON Trailer [Archive.org, public domain], Track20210109085456986605.44 by Thomas Park [Archive.org, public domain], Drug Abuse (1969) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Ride Until Dawn by Archie Vetters & Drumsdick [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Middlesix – 1977 12 17 Rams at Redskins [YouTube], I’m Confused by Guitari [collection], John Peel – Night Ride (5/28/69) excerpt-roach2 [collection], Cosa?! by Sula Ventrebianco [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Flesh Gordon 1975 radio advert for London cinema release [YouTube], Counterfeit Relationship by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], C.A.S.T. 2 Project: Photon of Kenilworth (1987) [YouTube].

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2:25:17 – Frank in his basement in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Coin operated TVs at the airport in the middle of the night, Delmarva as a state, Idlewild Airport, take the train to the plane, destructive urges of youth, what happened to channel 1, airport vision, Flicky, Vulgus, Practical Time Travel, The Carleton Branch alternate timeline, Amy’s Vegan Broccoli & Cheeze Bake, giant Ferris wheel, monkey puppets, somersaults, Wonder Egg Priority, streaming services, AI, robot factory, Spaceboat Junkswamp, Mandelbrot Set, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:45:05)… Siskel & Ebert Review Koyaanisqatsi (1982) [YouTube], TVOntario Magic Shadows intro 1982 [YouTube], News From Civilization [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mandelbrot [collection], The Thumb by Cédrik S [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Parker Brothers – Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Commercial, 1983) [YouTube], President Garfield’s Inauguration by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Welcome to the future: Less work, more play [CBC], Middlesix – Star Odyssey (Italian Star Wars) (1979) [Archive.org], Farewell by Blind Violet [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Enjoy (Demo 2000) by Reptile71 [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Your Way by Scrap Heap [Archive.org, public domain].

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2:21:31 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 481 days later, going to work in NYC, the pandemic, Freewaters Freeland shoes, Duracell Optimum, the vases smashed by a gust of wind, contours of time, other timelines, half-drunk can of Pepsi with a straw, anti-backpack, time wars, new Space Jam movie, Talking Heads, Bette Midler synchronicity, annoying carousel music, Edith Piaf, DREAMFEB90, Later with Bob Costas, Euro 2020, archery humor, Swoon Lemonade, call from Walrus Tongue, Smiski, Hi Way, Atari Hi-Way (1975), Loki ep 5, Super-Sargasso Sea, Apollo–Soyuz, Margaritaville Resort, the commute home, ways through other people’s time wars, and much more… plus the Other Side (at1:39:50)… PHILIP MORRIS STAR CIGARETTES I CHRISTOPHER ROBIN COLLINS [Archive.org], Plain Runner by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Yale Insurance Agency – “New Circle Court Shopping Center Location” (Commercial, 1974) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 1, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], I See by Tryad [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 2.5], Immersion by Pobedia [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Repo Man (TV Version) – Lorna Doones [collection], From the Crypts of Memory by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], The Fantastic Food Factory [YouTube], Arabian Nights by John Doe [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], MCEscher by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Shock Treatment Trailer [YouTube].

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26:18 – Perambulating the mazy pathways of existence, with the sound of traffic in the distance, The Meanderer’s explorations continue.

More info on Luna Park: https://mywvhome.com/1900s/luna.htm

Further meanderings can be found at anchor.fm/meanderer and on the monthly Onsug archive

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1:22:35 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Notes: 11:45 PM, 2/6/90, record this Throatripper to transcribe, 2/7/90, some dreams to record, gas station dream, Cher dream, slight shades of Bound Brook, Later with Bob Costas, outgoing message, late in the afternoon, 4:38 PM, 209, running the classified section of Boating Magazine, job interviews, more Throatripper, 3:50 AM, 2/11/90, whispering, large indoor Disney World dream, glass train dream, City of Angels, superhero TV shows, Beast Busters, The Hulk defeats attack dogs, “Gee I can see one day when all the TV shows will just be superhero shows”, The Fixx song “Sense The Adventure”, love interest Marcy, corn on the cob, Aliens (1986), moonbeams, 12:02 PM, Nelson Mandela was released, high school dream, dream sidekicks, Dan Rather dream, “I had the phone, it was sort of more like a little portable computer”, submarine battle, eerie hypnagogic vision with headlights, computer room with punks dream, Glenwild Gate dream, Nobunaga’s Ambition, “devastasleep”, talking to you, 3:21 PM, Monday, 2/12/90, Taffy and Ginger the cats, Marjorie keeps popping up in my dreams, horrible dream, crossbows, destroying the house, fireworks, ball bearings, The Viralyzer, pinball commercial, handheld electronic games, Yellow Room Pinball ($1,500), I was a bounty hunter, shootouts, Simon & Garfunkel Superpaint dream, leader of a country dream, nocturnal, 9:48 PM, Tue. 2/13/90, thugs reading James Joyce dream, flea market dream, I think I’m going to Rhode Island, 2/16/90, 3:36 AM, awake for 25 hours, jail dream, DREAMFEB90, Abaxial Usufruct, Some Berry Basalt of Brine, rED aLLEY eARTH, The Hollow Fantasia.

Released 7/5/21

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2:58:50 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Vintage photographs of the Menlo Park Mall, retro department stores, the old arcade, factory reset, free Chromecast with Google TV, Euro 2020, UHF, A report on U68 a UHF Music Video station in New York (1985), The Cucumbers, Epoch Iceberg Ice, The Overnightscape’s Ride, The Onsug, Lindsey Buckingham – Go Insane (1984), refining the cover design, UFO report, belief systems, my ashtray makes me happy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:24)… Moon in the Desert by C – Voyager Crew [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Messages from the City (Ramp Verse) (7/2/21) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Rush (with update) [via Webm8 productions], A Wine of Wizardry by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Hello Ginger [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Real Nice Guy by Scornflakes [collection], John Lennon Reads Once Upon A Pool Table (12/12/68, BBC Radio 1 “Night Ride with John Peel) [collection], The Cannonball Run 1981 London UK stereo 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

Onsug Radio Update – June 2021 Added