The Overnightscape Underground

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5:57:33 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Pluckemin, Fotomat, driving around New Jersey, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, This Old Engine, The People’s Almanac #3 (1981), Casey Jones synchronicity, “Fotomat Drive-Thru Movies”, I Go Pogo (1980), Howland Owl, The Phantom Menace, Fortnite, Altered TCG, the next day, the next few days, Big Big Train, The Mighty Boosh, The Young Ones – Bambi, The IT Crowd, streaming anxiety, Onsug Radio book files, the original 35 LaserWriter fonts, Palatino, The Song that Doesn’t End, abandoned movie theater, Bolero Snort Brewery, Wayfaring Strangers, Clearly Canadian – Mountain Blackberry, Apple Music Favorites List this week, 2000 Bluffcosm review on Listen.com, My Breakfast with Blassie, Grateful Dead Live at Hollywood Bowl on 1972-06-17, Watergate, Richard Lewis dead at 76, Kate Bush – Sat in Your Lap – Official Music Video, Transglobal Underground – Lookee Here, Natacha Atlas, Suzanne Ciani, next day, halo of delusion, Boqueria truck, cheap gas?, Cracked Ice, asking AI about places called Missouri, Leap Day, Port of New York Authority, Bachdenkel, AI aggravation, taco putty, vegan lunch, Rockefeller Center, perception, expensive attraction, Xi’an Famous Foods, tofu, heading up to The Bronx, ticket confusion, at my brother’s place with his cats, Moss – Sea Moss Beverage – Pure and Mango Ginger, back to the train station, Balatro, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 5:16:25)… C-60’s by ElectroLatrine [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sony Metreon Marketing Video [YouTube], Strange Music 1 by misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Earth Station – WorldKey Information Service [collection], Cream Soda Weekly by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Sunday Showcase (Break #6, 1986) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Super Showbiz Star by Clementines [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], SHOWTIME promos (Thursday, May 24th 1984) [YouTube], Muzak to Twiddle your thumbs by by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Parks Canada – Yukon Territory (from CBC 1985) [YouTube], TV Guide commercial 09-07-79 [YouTube], Valley Of Rain by Smooth [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 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

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37:04 – In a small, yet perfectly formed, edition, Doc Sleaze finds himself ‘Baffled’, both by the failed Leonard Nimoy TV pilot and Russ Meyer’s unhistorical sex slave romp, before being distracted by some beach party/haunted house action. Plus: the politics of dementia, frustrating dreams and more. Includes:

Disappointment in Dreamland ¦ ‘Baffled’ (1973) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Baffled’ (1973) ¦ ‘How to Stuff a Wild Bikini’ (1965) Trailer ¦ Stuffing Invisible Bikinis ¦ Ghost in the Invisible Bikini’ (1966) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Black Snake’ (1973) ¦ ‘Black Snake’ (1973) Trailer ¦ Demented Politics

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Feb 2024 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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6:43:37 – The Pusher (Chenard Walcker, Attribution NC), KZBS 98.9 Oklahoma City radio aircheck – October 1988 (excerpt) (from archive.org), Lost In (Sideflip, Attribution ND 3.0), Chasseur d’images (Sucrepop, Attribution NC ND 2.0 Fr.), Street Coffee (Daniel Matzinas, Attribution 4.0 International), Calmer than you are (Jane van Noise, Attribution NC SA 4.0 International), The Scarlet Claw – movie trailer (from archive.org), monsters of pop (granlab, Attribution NC ND 4.0 International), HBO Break 12/31/1979 (from archive.org), Alena instr (P.U.H. aka Staraya Derevnya, Attribution NC SA 3.0), 78 Acetate – Kid doing mock gangster radio drama (archive of James Treese, from archive.org), Shameless Pop Song (She Blonde Swede Live at The Hot Java Cafe on 2/7/2003, Attribution NC), KXTL-40 commercials – 8/20/1985 part 1 (from archive.org), Les rues de Singapour (Sucrepop, Attribution NC ND 2.0 Fr.), Glenn Miller Orchestra (Another Flask of Weird, Attribution ND 3.0), Steaming Cappuccino (Shambles Constant, complete cassette tape recorded 1997-1999), Meet Me In The Something True (The Rope River Blues Band, Attribution NC SA 3.0 U.S.), Pure (Lightning Seeds cover) (She Blonde Swede Live at The Hot Java Cafe, Attribution NC), How to Keep a Job (1949 public domain film) (from archive.org), Turkish Oath (Snot Patties, Attribution 3.0 U.S.), Eyes are Dry (Bat Lenny, Attribution ND 3.0), Weekend at Bernie’s 2 (The Badger Theater Answering Machine, Attribution NC ND 4.0 International), KBTV/ABC Commercials – 8/30/1981 part 1 (from archive.org), Have a Little Fun (Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1924, public domain), Icecream Youth (Stromble Fix, Attribution NC SA 3.0 Germany), Ramblings Episode 886: Sir Paul (Keith Hughes, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Artificial Life (Risky Summerbee, Attribution NC SA 3.0), The Music In You (The Kyoto Connection, Attribution 4.0 International), The Event at Connie Link (Shambles Constant, field recording from 8/18/2013). BCC 044.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.com
Released February 2024 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever individuals who say stuff and record it and let other people hear it.

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1:11:35 – The Incredible True Facts of Space presents a whimsical and surreal narrative that intertwines various themes, such as cats cooking spaghetti, elevator safety, aliens, and dimension travel instructions. It includes anecdotes about cats, Italian food references, and philosophical musings.

The commercial breaks within the text, advertise Elevator World Magazine and introduce peculiar concepts like traveling to another dimension using an elevator. The narrative also touches on topics like kite-making, batteries, and the Titanic sinking. The story weaves together a tapestry of eccentric characters and events, creating a unique and imaginative reading experience.

Chad website: www.titfos.com

Attribution: by Chad Bowers – more info at titfos.tumblr.com or onsug.com.

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2:35:44 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: West Virginia, show caves in Pennsylvania, heading into NYC to meet Brendan (The Meanderer), symbolism, time killers, Times Square, meeting Brendan in Bryant Park, Grand Central and the train station under the train station, Rockefeller Center, vegan lunch, owl news, back Times Square, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:54:32)… Parks Canada – Yukon Territory (from CBC 1985) [YouTube], Newsweasels 10-Second Promo (1994) [collection], Bedknobs and Bruises by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Koyaanisqatsi (1982) Trailer [Archuive.org], Terrapin Station Suite (Complete) performed by August West (Live at Frodo’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida, 5/24/11) [Archive.org], Frag-Fraggo [collection], Super Bagman (Stern, 1984) [MAME], Apollo 11 Launch [collection], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 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

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6:02:31 – The Jive (Adam Majdecki-Janicki, Attribution NC 4.0 International), One Minute Beatniks (A.J. Kaufmann, Attribution NC 4.0 International), Fishing Day (Shambles Constant, field recording from 10/12/1987), Amazing (Georgia, Attribution NC SA), WSLS/NBC commercials – 10/23/1987 (from archive.org), New Colors To The Dawn (Charles Rice Goff III, Attribution NC ND 4.0 International), Time Thing (Shambles Constant, field recording from October 1987), Imaginary Places (Sideflip, Attribution NC ND 3.0), The Supernatural (One Day of February, Attribution SA 3.0), Letterman – Chris Elliott is Jay Leno – 10/2/1986 (from YouTube), Lum and Abner: Lum Forgot To Buy Insurance (7/16/1935), Jumping Money (Blasting Trout Overbite, Attribution 3.0 U.S.), Ochre Landscape (Poodleplay Arkestra, Attribution NC ND 3.0), equus caballus kuriakon (Fortyone, Attribution NC 4.0 International), KBCI/CBS commercials – 1/26/1992 (from archive.org), WABC Dan Ingram October 1961 scoped radio aircheck (from archive.org), To Surf (Luna Lenina, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Mom Interview/Pete Interview (Cassette Tape) (from archive.org), 19XX Cassette – Blank Tape 15 (kids playing radio excerpt) (from archive.org), Credentials (Mosstone, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Sweet Shining (Circarama, Attribution NC 3.0), Lum and Abner: Abner Makes Lum Miserable (7/17/1935), High School Variety Show ’92 (Shambles Constant, field recording from 5/1/1992), Adoring You (Paul Whiteman, 1924, public domain), Stunningly Beautiful (Clare Dowling, Attribution NC SA 2.0 England & Wales), Lum and Abner: Business With Squire (7/18/1935), The Frankenstone (The Frankenstone, Attribution NC SA 3.0), 1983 Saturday Morning Commercials and Smurfs bumpers NBC (from archive.org), World of your own (Dr. Mindflip, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Purple Blooming Clouds (Stereoshape, Attribution NC ND 4.0 International), I Got A Feeling (Beatles cover) (Band of Heathens Live at Waterloo Records on 9/9/2009, Attribution NC), I Want To Rock (Logan Whitehurst and the Jr. Science Club, Attribution NC ND 2.5 Canada), Supercell (Taker 51, Attribution SA 3.0), KFI Jack Armstrong 5/23/1980 scoped radio aircheck (from archive.org), Fibber McGee and Molly: The Abandoned Jalopy (3/1/1949), Heading West (A.J. Kaufmann, Attribution NC ND 4.0 International), Bingo Bongo (Tempestine, Attribution NC ND 3.0), inventions (Telegraph 909, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Lum and Abner: A New Business Venture (7/19/1935), KIRO/CBS commercials – 11/2/1988 (from archive.org), Rat and Cat (Frau, Attribution NC SA 3.0), Be(Re)incana (Semakbelukar, Attribution NC SA 3.0). BCC 043.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.com
Released February 2024 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever individuals who say stuff and record it and let other people hear it.

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2:34:54 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971), bedding and sleep, SMERSH, Ween, phone can’t connect, AT&T network outage, psychic pressure, innocent psychic bystander, entertainment spaces with a cinema, The Meanderer in the city, subway, wandering the old stomping grounds, demos, Carmine Street, Coca-Cola Spiced, Phish in Mexico, Mozilla Hubs shutting down, Foon, stop motion owl, violence vs. exploration, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:54:09)… Scorpion Surf by The Twang Twisters [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Nixon – Apollo 11 Phone Call [collection], John Silver (from Eagle Mall Suite) (Live at House of Blues, Chicago (4/30/02)) [Archive.org], Weekend with the Babysitter (1971) trailer [YouTube], Orange Room by The Prefab Messiahs [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], MOOG Schaefer Beer Commercial [YouTube], Chap Stick Lip Treat Flavor Gloss with Suzy Chapstick (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], The Games of Starcade – Crystal Castles [YouTube], John Peel’s Final Perfumed Garden, 14th. August 1967 (segment 3-3) [collection], Whistler Mountain (sample) by Rene Splinter [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – Saturday Night Live – “Gould & Numan” (Excerpt #2) & SCTV – “Goodbye America” (Partial Opening, 1980) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet [YouTube], Dinner in Grand Central by Shuwen Zhang [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], WFLD Channel 32 – The Six Million Dollar Man – “The Bionic Woman: Part 2” (Commercial Break #2, 1978) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Video Newsletter (Convenience Stores) (Ideas Ideas) [Archive.org], Hunch by Focal Point [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Klondike Kat #1 Honor At Steak (excerpt) [YouTube], Hodgepodge Lodge (excerpt) [YouTube], Gravity [via Webm8 productions], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 6, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0].

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

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Fusebox 243: “EPIPHILATION”

25:20 – Hamster-Sized Distractions, Epiphilation In Our Modern Times, Fusebox Liner, Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine  Spot 7, Fusebox YouTube Promotion, A Twisted Epiphilation, Twisted Epiphanies: “Resignation” Written And Narrated By  Ret Tillman, Hot Wire Of Science: “Mysterious Black Eggs From The Deep”, A Vegetable By Any Other Name Would Sound As Sweet, Fusebox Liner ID: Banana Slugs, A Grindhouse Minute With 42nd Street Pete: “Insatiable” (1980), Show Close

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A rapturous outpouring of thanks to our contributors for this edition of the show; Erin Lehn, Eric Newsome, Jeff Pollard, and Ret Tillman.

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Released February 21st, 2024

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3:03:35 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Halogen bulbs, site hosting issues (somewhat) resolved, new crisis: book files, Belize Mandela Effect, Coca Cola Spiced, Tape Land 171 – Scrawlwalk to NY with Pete (7/28/02), re-watching The Mighty Boosh, Matt Berry, Robots in Disguise, 2009 weirdness, cannabis seltzer, True Detective: Night Country, my old curves intersecting symbol system, The Works of The Many Franks, Station, Ultra City Smiths, Balatro full release, zucchini dream, The People’s Almanac, Little Britain, Phish in Mexico, all those Day-Glo freaks who used to paint the face, they’ve joined the human race, some things will never change, The Supergrass (1985), I Was Today Years Old, Crazy Taxi, noclip.website, the hiccups, going cheap, office humor sign, raccoon situation, domesticated animals, the stories we are ell ourselves, P.M. Dawn, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:22:21)… The Evil Farm (2-Minute Version) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Lies Incorporated by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Coca Cola Pavilion (Al Fisher) [collection], The Coffee Pioneers by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, public domain], This is Coffee (1961) [Prelinger, public domain], Horse Cop Coffee Leaf by Choston Bands & Junkard Sane [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Epoch-Man (Partial Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Shatter Cider Suite (1987) by Little Frankie Nora [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 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

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2:59:49 – White Watches (Open Work Stocking, Attribution NC SA 3.0), Madame Pompadour (Kaplan’s Melodists, 1924, public domain), Lum and Abner: Abner Believes Lum Cheated Him (7/12/1935), Duh, Winning! (Shorthand Phonetics, Attribution NC SA 3.0), Magnificent (Tom 7, public domain), KCBS/CBS Commercials – 1/24/1990 (from archive.org), You Bet Your Life – 1950-1952 outtakes (from archive.org), High Enough (Damn Yankees cover) (Dondero High School A Capella Choir (Attribution NC), Sadistic Archivist (Tom 7, public domain), The Ugly Side of Me (Frenchie, Attribution NC SA 3.0), Bettie Page, Love Machine (The Stratosonics, Attribution NC SA 3.0), Just Like Heaven (The Cure cover) (She Blonde Swede Live at Cafe 828 on 4/26/2003, Attribution NC), Radio Free Shambles (#106): Set Sail (4/5/2017) (Shambles Constant, Onsug, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Lum and Abner: Lum’s Theater Burns Down (7/15/1935), Party Aversion (Miekko, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Daylight Faders (Lake Holiday, Attribution NC SA), Lizard and Fish (Logan Whitehurst and the Jr. Science Club, Attribution NC ND 2.5 Canada), WGN commercials – 5/14/1986 (from archive.org), Thank God For Wednesday (And Minus The Bear (And Glee)) (Shorthand Phonetics, Attribution NC 2.5 Malaysia). BCC 042.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.com
Released February 2024 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever individuals who say stuff and record it and let other people hear it.