The Overnightscape Underground

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3:30:17 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A Skeleton Key to O.C. and Stiggs (1985), the deep freeze, subzero, President Bongo stamps, King Sunny Ade, vexillology, The Streets, Babylon 5, archival video improvements, Theda Bara, dishwasher issue, royalty, Indo Tribe – Owl, The Future Sound of London, book review – Galactic Ramble, John James & Pete Berryman, deep fryer dream, The Monkees, Magic Arena on mobile, Time Trax, Continuum, Dando Shaft, Wealdogram, Blazing Saddles (1974), Rush, chemdogs, Berzerk, Frenzy, Cliff Hanger, Lost Tomb, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:49:29)… Beachballs (1988) (Trailer) [YouTube], Melnik by The Racoons [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Fridays 1981 News (excerpt) [collection], Look Here And There by Manegi [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Porcho Patcho 8 (1/11/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Old Drive In by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Children’s Bargain Town U.S.A. – “Huffy Bicycle Sale” (Commercial, 1971?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Zadnja by Focal Point [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], EDB interviewed by Zoogz Rift, 1984 [Earth Dies Burning], Burgundy & Blue by Staggered Crossing [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], Middlesix – Stage Door Canteen [Archive.org, public domain], City of the Mind by Danny Snyder [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], SHOWTIME promos (Thursday, May 24th 1984) [YouTube], In Regards That Matter by Fraser Fifield [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].

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

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3:09:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Fate of The Rowboat, secret bathroom, winter weather event, blue salt, toilet cleansers, new kinds of dreaming, driving in Virginia, Mount Rushmore, Grand Central, animal care, letting go of old projects, states of consciousness, EPCOT Center, Futureport ’82, World’s Columbian Exposition (1893), Journey Into Imagination, Newfound Potion, new technologies, AI, time travel, King Crimson, Robert Fripp at The World Financial Center in 2010, martinis, football, children’s puppet television from a mall, popcorn, Ty-D-Bol Man, Larry King dead at 87, Zoo Keeper (Taito, 1982), Omega Race (Midway, 1981), Ford’s Magic Skyway, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:25:12)… WSNS Channel 44 – Summit Series Game 8 (Commercial Break, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Welcome Animation (from Drive-In Movie Ads) [Archive.org, public domain], Tokyo Bicycle by Tone Tone [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Tapes Of Wrath (Part 2, 1983) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Repo Man TV Version – Buzz Aldrin [collection], Radio Movie Spots 45rpm – Fillmore [Archive.org, public domain], Movies For the Blind 90 – Smart Alecks part 2 (excerpt) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Middlesix – War of the Robots (Italian Star Wars) (1978) [Archive.org], LOOK AT CHILD MENTAL HEALTH IN FILMS (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], KHJ-TV9 1970-1 Sign Off Another Version [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Iron Filings by Richard St. Clair [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Howard Stern WNBC Opening [collection], Congress Hall by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Back to 1987 (face b) by fspee [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5].

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

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2:42:27 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Almost a lost “Audio Field Trip”, on this tape from June 2000, I drive down to Video Game Connections in Howell, New Jersey, and record my ideas about a game I’m working on called called “Dashic”. This idea would eventually become the much simpler “Dashic Deeds” concept, which I did a limited release of a few years later, before finally giving up on the idea. You can see it here: theovernightscape.com/209

Notes: Saturday, June 24, 2000, “Core Game Using Scrip”, driving down to Video Game Connections, cigar, 7-11, Obliviana, bank, Zippo, lighter fluid, long hair, tolls, game design ideas, Garden State Parkway, Airport Meadow, Fonjo, Vamershee, Marketplace 31, Obliviana Primal, OsoaWeek, Fonosta, Halfevil Graphics, Czarball, Unreal Systems Tester, Buildings of Yontaro, E-17 Deck, Nanobook, Shady Afternoon, Scrip, pony beads, Storm Codex, Dashic, Stormjaunting, Friction Enhancer, toll plaza, E-ZPass, motivation, Luckmood, rambling, hi to myself in the future, Place Scrip, Metropark, my old apartment, Tarbs, fixed the wind sound, tabletop game ideas, Route 9, The New Octagon, abstract strategy games, randomness, Looney Labs, Origins, Freehold Raceway Mall, Franklin Mills Mall, mall carousels, mall wander, sushi and french fries, game goals, building little worlds, pipe cleaners, Video Game Connections parking lot, Mr. Driller and Bust-a-Move 4 for Dreamcast, driving home, identity in the game, handmade aspects, Game Scrip, sub-games, Impglein, rarity levels, motorcycles, exact change, High Glyph Overland, Forge of Wander, avoiding violence in the game, shareware, players making their own Scrip, licensing, back home, no parking spots, goodnight people of the future.

Released 1/23/21

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4:06:09 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Elevators update, street activity, cosmic theories, politics, timelines, phone features, In The Hall of Ramps, Peer Gynt, Hawkwind, Mountain Grill Restaurant, London, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Huel, Mountain King (video game), chartreuse, Mandela effect, The Monkees, In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend, interdimensional kings of various colors, Henry Gibson, Best Show, Phish, show art project, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, synchronicities, reincarnation, new phrase “some penguins are named Elric Hoffritz, get over it”, The Far Side, popcorn-coffee-cigar mission, 7-11, Burritoville, Philadelphia dream, Somerville Circle, retail memories, snack review (Paqui Haunted Ghost Pepper Tortilla Chips), weed, litter, 80s cool guys, surreal comedy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:19:51)… Train passing really close recorded by a MS-setup and a contact-microphone [freesound, felix.blume, CC0 1.0], Ruby by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Revival by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Psychedelic Olympics by Neon [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Psychedelic Crater by Kevin MacLeod [FreePD.com, public domain], Matterhorn [collection], Love is a River by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Jean Shepherd – NPR Commentary – Slob Appeal [collection], In The Box #03 (7/21/09) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dubb’s Particle Board Restraunt by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], The Cloud by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Classic Hostess Commercial with Twinkie the Kid and Happy Ho Ho [YouTube], The Chrysanthemum by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beublin 02 – Creativity (Season One – 1990) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-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

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2:41:27 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Supermarket Series, Dashic Deeds, the feel of 2021, Neverbeen, Unsweetened & Unflavored Huel, the scoops were destroyed, more Deeds, The Noordermarkt By Night, Amsterdam (1840), art auctions, conlangs, O.C. and Stiggs (1985), one more baja hoodie, the Other Side, synchronicities, The Bangles, Middlesix, Grateful Dead dream, automation, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:00:54)… Eclectic Prawn by Dumbo Gets Mad [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Overnightscape Central – Fun Times (9/17/19) (excerpt 1) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Unidentified Rag Medley by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], February 11, 1984 Showtime promos [YouTube], Stohlava by Roman Hampacher-Mirko Hedbavna [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Epcot El Rio del Tiempo World Showcase [YouTube], Lost Night by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], David Frost Interview with Paul McCartney (1964, May 18) [YouTube], Chronology 122 (excerpt) by Smersh [collection].

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

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4:10:28 – Bringing together personalities from the vast audio universe of Onsug, 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, Matt from Scotland, Mike Boody from The Midnight Citizen, Jan Erik from Norway, Joe Gipson from Comicversal, Nate in Wisconsin, Doc Sleaze from his various shows, Manny the Mailman from Special Delivery, Roel from The Netherlands from many Overnightscape Adventures, and Joker Weasel himself – Peter Litkey.

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 & Guests – more info at onsug.com

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3:31:01 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: On the run from the authorities in Scandinavia in the future, marriage loophole, computer graphics in the sky, crashed, but able to reboot some of the AI core to travel to the Viking era, millions of alternate versions of the Onsug Radio archive, sports, cartoon and puppet pandas, Xuxa, WandaVision, A Game For All Who Know – The H & F Recordings Box, Matthew Sweet, Ethereal Counterbalance, Brady Arnold music is back, Ghost Box Records, John Tesh, pachinko calculator art concept, Shindig! Magazine, Architects’ and Builders’ Magazine (1903), About The Author, Forge of Wander #4 (Jan. 1993), Superior, Pocket Antique Shop, goldenrod copier paper, League of Legends, 2021 so far, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:45:50)… What Can We Do (vocal Karine Tharreau) by Yvalain [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Santa’s Village with Larry Lujack – “Just a Kid At Heart” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Right Forward by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Plastic & Flashing Lights by Professor Kliq [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Mr Apocalypse by DOUG the Eagle [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Middlesix – Bride Of The Gorilla (1951) [Archive.org], Magic Gestiuculations Shampoo by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Just Pants (Commercial, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Hola Hola Bossa Nova by Juanitos [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], The Fabulous Funnies Intro [YouTube], Dateline Walt Disney World – The Disney Decade, 1990 [YouTube], Citytv sign-off (August, 1984) [YouTube], Atlantis by Birds of Fire [Dogmazic, CC BY-SA 3.0], Anti smoking & drinking Camp. Liberia (excerpt) [Archive.org].

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

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3:27:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Big rocks, professional wrestling, politics, brainwashing, chow mein leftovers, nuclear war, EDC fidget toys, Finetic Tide Coin, Japanese rock gardens, telepresence robots, Nightstation VR, the metaverse, Quibi, old video games, R4, Klonoa, USB laundering, EPCOT, Futureport ’82, Burger King logo, Vault Talk, Everywhither To Surf The Mind-Warp, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:43:05)… Thunderclock by Tim Maloney [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Serafina Magdalena (6/20/04) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], Ruby Remix by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], New Wave Theatre (intro) [collection], The Liberty Bell by United States Marine Band [Musopen, public domain], The Games of Starcade – Pop Flamer [YouTube], Fly To China by Phonophobia 70 [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Esprit de Corps by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Early GTE Computer System Commercial (1978) [YouTube], Dictionary Minuch Remix by Reho [Archive.org, CC BY 4.0], California by Hip Nothings [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beublin Alternate 07 – “Pro-Establishment Drake” [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Battle of the Nations by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], AngloZulu by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 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

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4:58:17 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Here’s an unreleased, never-before-heard Onsug series – Vault Talk. I recorded 11 episodes from February-June 2010, but I decided not to release it at the time. It was meant to be included in a future “Vault” release, similar to a previous series, “In The Box”.

2010 was a strange time, as I was rebuilding things after the madness of 2009. As the series progressed, it became more focused on a kind of indulgent self-analysis, as I was trying to figure out new directions for the project. Still, it contains a ton of great material – the vibe of midtown Manhattan back in 2010, during the very early days of The Overnightscape Underground as a group channel.

It’s a mixed bag, but a truly amazing find – I had actually completely forgotten about it.

Notes: Vault Talk 1, 6:40 PM, Monday, February 22, 2010, introduction, In The Box, stats, 45th Street in NYC, Rum Sleg, recent episodes of my show, train store, clown & secretary, Chipotle, he lost his glasses, show formats, Planet Hollywood, MTV, Toys “R” Us, Times Square, my state of mind in the past, other shows on the channel, The Severe Repair Universe, old tapes, Exit Ramp, old recordings, Vault II, Vault Talk 2, 6:29 PM, Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Vault III, blizzard tomorrow, WFMU, The Great American Bathroom Book, goals, lack of ambition, microfame, hockey, bells, conspiracy theories, horses, Atlantis, what should I do, American Idol, Sonic 2, time loops, guy rambling in the bathroom, Vault Talk 3, 5:37 PM, Monday, March 1, 2010, going beyond, radio show idea (Diner City Nights), WFMU, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, delusions and creations, Audioworlders, Hull TV, Howard Stern, If I Can Dream, Port Authority Bus Terminal, line argument, Vault Talk 4, 5:48 PM, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, too limited in the scope of my thinking, seaweed review, FN, recontextualization, Diamond Row, Times Square Visitor Center, self-analysis, $3 shirts, Times Square, getting punchy, Dave & Buster’s, sign guy, dive bar dreams, a middle class existence with computers, Vault Talk 5, 5:35 PM, Thursday, March 4, 2010, franknora.com, promotion, confusion, show names, my history in recording, Vault Talk 6, 5:46 PM, Monday, March 8, 2010, Lion Acid Post, trying to figure things out, Rockfeller Plaza, Digital Cafe, previous incarnations, weird theories, beautiful night in Times Square, Sit Quietly in Times Square for 45 Minutes, take it down a notch, two rocks, manipulation of the timestream, Vault Talk 7, 5:43 PM, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, stressed out, Jungle Mocs, Vault Talk 8, Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:09 PM, Vault Talk 9, Friday, March 26, 2010, Driven, Tune In And Drop Out With Shields, In The Vault 1, 6:40 PM, Monday, May 17, 2010, history of my radio projects, The Severe Repair Universe, Sneaky TT, buying some cigarillos, Weasel Village Mall, Creative Commons, 1423, sharing of content in new ways, In The Vault 2, 2:06 PM, Thuesday, June 3, 2010, weird feeling, The Frank Nora Show #1500, first contact with PQ Ribber, cosmic issues, time to move forward.

Released 1/9/21

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3:40:01 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Cinema dream, Capitol incident, MAME, Frisky Tom, site issues, animal dream, Tanya Roberts actually dead at 65, Dune (1984) memory, ambergris, video doorbell, Eraserhead (1977), trash bag review (Glad with Febreeze), See Fake Bands Like Earth Apple Anderson, Melter Pluto, Tree Bag Ask, Fountain Square in Cincinnati in June 1973, Warner Wolf, Ciffipur Pathways, Looney Labs – Lonney Pyramids – Nomids, Livingston Mall (Nov. 1981), Fanny Farmer vs Frances Farmer, MAC machines, Mitch Hedberg, long shadows of the late afternoon, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:59:20)… Lost_Place6 (Royalty Free Music) by PeriTune [Soundcloud,CC BY 3.0], The Starlost – original TV opening [YouTube], New 2005 (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection], The Reality of Monday (6/4/01) (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] [YouTube], Square One by Copper Man [collection], Space Mountain – RYCA-1: Dream of a New World (RCA) [collection], Blooming madness by Mr.Smiff [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 4.0], MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 9) [YouTube], A1 – Forest Dub (original edit) by Union Jacques [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Making Of Luxor Las Vegas Documentary 1993 (1/4) [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