The Overnightscape Underground

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2:14:24 – Entering Diagon Alley; (3:23) Butterbeer and magical gift shops; (13:15) Weasley Wizard Wheezes joke shop; (17:20) Celestina Warbeck performance; (21:30) Diagon Alley; (24:21) Springfield; (30:00) “Simpsons” line and ride; (43:12) “Twirl n’ Hurl” ride; (43:47) “E.T.” line; (1:00:07) “E.T.” ride; (1:06:10) Gift shops, Universal Studios plaza; (1:28:54) “T2:3D” show; (1:55:40) Universal Studios plaza; (2:04:08) Olivander’s Wand Shop

Recorded 12/20/16. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2017 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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8:01:35 – Coffee first; (4:07) Entering EPCOT plaza; (12:09) “Journey Into Imagination with Figment”; (20:42) “The Seas with Nemo and Friends”; (23:19) “The Living Seas” aquarium; (1:00:00) EPCOT plaza; (1:06:04) “Spaceship Earth” and “World of Tomorrow” exhibit hall; (1:31:35) EPCOT plaza; (1:44:55) “Ellen’s Energy Adventure”

(2:26:07) “The Land” pavilion and the line for “Soarin'”; (2:45:15) “Soarin'”; (2:59:00) “Living with the Land”; (3:19:12) EPCOT plaza (Christmas band and “JAMM-itors” street band); (3:44:13) “Mission: Space” line; (3:55:48) “Mission: Space” ride and exhibit hall; (4:19:20) “Test Track” line; (4:27:15) “Test Track” ride and exhibit hall; (4:40:00) World Showcase

(4:58:13) Candlelight Processional starring Joe Morton (“Terminator 2”, “The Brother from Another Planet”); (5:48:36) World Showcase; (6:06:06) “O Canada” with Martin Short, line and ride; (6:29:15) World Showcase; (6:56:44) “Grand Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros”; (7:05:00) World Showcase; (7:37:50) rain at EPCOT; (7:42:41) waiting for the “American Adventure” show to start; (7:51:22) Fireworks show

Recorded 12/19/16. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2017 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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2:26:08 – Cuts-out from episodes in 2016. See you in the new year!

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Cut-outs include: TV news internship (150); “High Profits” review (152); KOA Cabin (153); musical interlude (“Avalon Beach” soundtrack excerpt, courtesy of Dave Smith), and porch chat (158); Remember the Alamo (163); walking in an abandoned iron ore mine (165); Coyote Drive-in Theater (169); Georgia Carnival (170); Gene Siskel (174); New Cars (179); “Are You Afraid of the Dark” (186); Election results (188); Bruce Springsteen (191).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released December 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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1:10:18 – Join Mike in Orlando, Florida, reflecting on his adventures at Universal Studios and Disney theme parks. Later, Mike reads a log of his last trip to Disney World in summer 1994.

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Detailed show notes: grabbing a cup of coffee from the Dunkin’ Donuts near my motel; recuperating from three long days at theme parks; “What Women Want” starring Mel Gibson; holiday discounts; “Jurassic Park” river adventure; still wet from Bluto-themed water ride at Universal; Blues Brothers at Universal; recording the sounds of the Parks; Magic Kingdom; Disney fast passes; the infrastructure of being a tourist; gaudy theme attractions on International Drive; reflecting on Disney World’s history; odd occurrences: had a wreck on the way to Orlando, and was almost denied entry to Universal because of a questionable t-shirt; found a Thomas Pynchon book in the motel library; making Christmas plans; A COUPLE DAYS LATER: Having a cup of coffee before I leave Orlando; tired after spending 12 hours at the Magic Kingdom the day before; annoying time share people at Universal; disgusting people; ready to go home; stressed out at Mickey’s Christmas Party; “Be Our Guest” restaurant at The Magic Kingdom; lethargic Disney cast members; exploring hidden jokes at the Parks; Disney Magic; reading my journal from the last time I visited Disney World in 1994; nearly lost my Zoom recorder on Space Mountain; Carousel of Progress starring Jean Shepherd.

Music for tonight’s episode: “Dance Rocket” and “Descent of the Goober Monster” by Jesse Spillane (CC — Non-commercial, Share Alike).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released December 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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49:59 — Recorded 12/11/16. Join Mike on the back porch as he prepares for a trip to Disney World. Also: “Terminator 2:3D”, and thinking about the “Westworld” finale.

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Detailed show notes: Christmas shopping at the mall; that familiar, nostalgic smell of smoky mall parking garages; working in mall retail. ’98-2007; “Creepfest”; Disney World; thinking about my last visit in 1995; the MMC (Mickey Mouse Club) starring Justin Timberlake, Brittany Spears, Keri Russel, and others; “Terminator 2:3D” at Universal Studios; “Westworld”.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released December 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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1:38:16 – Join Mike in the studio, where he lets into Bruce Springsteen’s working class b.s, and calls in an order for a “Love Sounds of the 60’s” cassette collection from TimeLife. Also, some big news about the future of “Creepfest”, his long dormant late night monster show.

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Detailed show notes: Bruce Springsteen, “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”, Ben Stiller, are “working class” musicians like Springsteen and Bob Dylan finks?; hipster rebellion restaurants of Birmingham, AL; secret bars and modern Speak-Easy’s; wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; a trip to Wal-Mart; paranoid about recording; looking at board games; “Grand Theft Auto”; “The People vs. O.J.”; TimeLife Music collections of the 90’s and calling an old number from one of the old infomercials; “Creepfest”…

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Music for this episode: “Happy Jambo” by Angel Garcia; “Happy Jambo Remix” by Perido_Particular; “Am-Trans” by Poddington Bear.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released December 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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59:57 – Join Mike in the studio, where he attempts to shed the Holiday fatigue to churn out a new show. Emphasis on “attempts”.

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Detailed show notes: remembering Florence Henderson and that time I saw her at a taping of “Later Today” in 2000; “Oh, my nose!”; accidental Thanksgiving violence; remembering Fidel Castro; cuban cigars; Ku Klux Klan memos to Birmingham residents in wake of recent election; watching an amateur stage production of Stephen King’s “Misery”; planning my trip to Disney World next month.

Music for this episode: “Uncredibble Frog River Route” by Lobo Loco; “Night Drive” and “Nasty” by David Szesztay; “Friendship” by Zero V; “Union Square” by James Beaudreau.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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46:34 – Mike takes a break from shopping for computers on the Internet to go for a coffee on a cold Fall afternoon. Yep, that’s the show.

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Detailed show notes: taking the new debit card to get a coffee; card chips and filling awkward voids with cashiers; found a community library box; strange encounters on the way back from Texas last week (angry campers and weary travelers); Starbucks Christmas cups; Trump’s plan from last year to make everyone say “Merry Christmas” again; politics-weary; screen fatigue from shopping online; experiences in earning some extra money to buy a new computer (online user testing and mystery shopping); “getting made” as a mystery shopper at a local restaurant this week; the upcoming irrational of the Christmas season.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

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1:13:41 – Join Mike for a walk along the gulf waters of Corpus Christi, Texas, where he takes a break from a work conference to discuss election results. Also, stubborn old people who can’t give into technology and want you to know all the reasons why.

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1:03:09 – Mike finds out his ex-roommate is now living on the air in Birmingham as a conservative talk show host, and other American horror stories…

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Detailed show notes: my ex-roommate Hunter takes jabs at Hillary Clinton and drinks the Kool-Aid on a local call-in radio show; my Halloween costume (“Prison Mike” from “The Office”); drought in Alabama; election 2016; TV review — “American Horror Story” and “Channel Zero”; the weird history of the 1960s noise-rock band “The Shaggs”; were they actually good, or is their late success just a product of 90s irony nostalgia?; Chicago Cubs win the World Series, and; a little more!

Music for tonight’s episode: “Something” by Kai Engel; “Call for Surrender”, “Dance Rocket”, “Descent of the Goober Monster” by Jesse Spillane; “City in Ruins” by Mescares; “These Fair Hands”, “True Hearts” by Nick Jaina. All music is Creative Commons License: Attribution, Share-Alike.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2016 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.