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Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Overnightscape 2226 – Basic Programming (5/29/25)

2:27:47 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Places I’ve lived, Martians landed, Billy Murray songs on the Other Side, Basic Programming, The Girl With No Name cigar, Mission Hill, TV Dinners, iPod games, Palm OS games, Asteria, Cosmic Wimpout, David Lynch auction, Twin Peaks, High 5 Casino, lost video games, Portugal dream, Jeep Cherokee Briarwood, wood panels, ice cream trucks, Turkey in the Straw, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:46:30)… John Silver (from Eagle Mall Suite) (Live at House of Blues, Chicago (4/30/02)) [Archive.org], Shaun Ryder Happy Mondays Interview on The Word (1992) (excerpt) [YouTube], Gold Fever by The Wind Whistles [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Maclean Hunter Cable 8 Guelph Ontario Sign-off (1989) [Retrontario], Born To Shine by Men In Route [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], David Letterman’s Catch Phrases 1st Edition (1982) [YouTube], African Hunter by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Yor The Hunter from the Future (1983) trailer [YouTube], Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat by Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], CHiPS pull over HR Pufnstuf ! S01EP08 [YouTube], Invisible Walls by Revolution Void [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Diamond Lady (Gottlieb, 1988) [PinMAME], Hands Across The Sea by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Future Cop/Three’s Company promo [Archive.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

posted by Frank at 5:31 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The Overnightscape 2225 – The Grand Ragtag Line – Rolling Happenstance (5/27/25)

3:00:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: New Stereolab album Instant Holograms on Metal Film, AU art discomfort, going down to the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day Weekend, Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd, lawn care, Take Me Away by Blue Oyster Cult, PEPs (supermarket, house color), TV stuff, chills, A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Batsto Village, new cereal, collectible cereal boxes, squirrels, vegan restaurant difficulties, card game irregularities, the theoretical narrative, nested simulations to increase the sense of immersion, Doctor Who, The Grand Ragtag Line – Rolling Happenstance, Amazeballs Muckamuck Drifter, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:19:46)… 80s Vibe by FoolBoyMedia [Freesound, CC BY-NC 3.0], Cube Banter 12 [collection], At the Moving Picture Ball by Billy Murray (1919) [Archive.org, public domain], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 1) [Archive.org], Alligator Moon Suite by Robert Hunter (live at Player’s Tavern on 1978-05-23) [Archive.org], CBS Network – In The News – “Census Forms On Their Way” (1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pour Quoi Royale by Zipp [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0] Bronson Pinchot Interview – 3/22/88 [YouTube], Trip by Aufklarung [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Nixon Tapes – on the phone with Kissinger – 4/7/71 – 10:35-10:37pm [nixontapes.org], Koala Giraffe by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Professor Owl on Audio-Animatronics (Gulf Oil) [collection].

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

posted by Frank at 4:39 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Overnightscape 2224 – Amazeballs Muckamuck Drifter (5/22/25)

2:16:32 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: All screwdrivers vanished, TV set, theory of messes, toothpaste, animal language, Anthony Newley, printing technology, Completely Random Memories (M’Lady’s, Azerbaijan, Melampo, Marbles The Brain Store, Mission Hill), PlayStation Underground, Stereolab event, Portlandia, Crap From The Past, Steely Dan, Muppets executive David Lazer dead at 89,return of zeppelins?, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:35:39)… NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Trance Dance [via Webm8 productions], The Golden Circle by Spheriot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], München by Garmisch Partenkirchen [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 3) [YouTube], 3Com “Audrey” [YouTube], T-E-K-N-O by Nattvaktaren [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Antti G walks the Earth by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], NUDE ON THE MOON Trailer [Archive.org, public domain], Mr. Headvisit’s Pinball Infinitude (3/2/14) (excerpt 36) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Souvenir Store in Metropolitan Opera House by Shuwen Zhang [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], You’re a Great Big Blue Eyed Baby by Heidelberg Quintet with Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], Metropolis Street Racer | 100.4 THE UNDERGROUND (excerpt) [YouTube], MTV The Big Picture – 1991 Showscan & Imax [YouTube], Energy Cushion by Bob Powell [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ‘Rotary Connection’ LP ad [Archive.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

posted by Frank at 5:26 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

The Overnightscape 2223 – Maison Pioneiro as MacGuffin (5/20/25)

3:38:13 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bike trip livestream, wandering around stores, LOONA, VR trip 11 years ago, Nightstation VR, metaverses, Cyberpunk 2077, HDR, Clack Market cigar, Fortnite, Darth Vader, The Great Gatsby, rules from the past, Menlo Park Mall brawl, Person of Interest, The Unknown Comic, The Gong Show, a 1970s comedy style that no longer exists, talent shows, Eurovision Song Contest, soju, Doctor Who, Cheers star George Wendt dead at 76, Maison Pioneiro as MacGuffin, Lusual Stinz, Timeless, overarching, Joan As Police Woman, Small Faces, Mods, Joan Van Ark, The Dambuilders, Family Feud, Jayne Mansfield, Toppo Gigio, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:47)… Playstation Underground 4.3 (USA) (Disc 1) – Event Center (2000) [collection], Midnight Rain by Revel at Midnight (live at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival, 9/27/08) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kathy Jones [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mission Hill Karai-Pantsu (spicy pants) [YouTube], Karina 29 marzo 2007 [YouTube], Bronson Pinchot on Regis & Kathie Lee – 10/26/90 [YouTube], Mission Bucharest by The Pharaos [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Jim Morrison [collection], Doctor Who – Breakfast Time – US Roadshow Tour report [YouTube], The Little Ford Rambled Right Along by Billy Murray (1915) [Archive.org, public domain], Conquer Of Hamster Mountain by Lee Rosevere [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Pinball by Pitchcraft [toucanmusic.com, CC BY-NC 4.0], Cohen Method by Tab & Anitek [FreeMusicArchive, 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

posted by Frank at 5:07 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Overnightscape 2222 – 2222 (5/15/25)

2:09:57 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hotel implosion, new computer games, Pinball FX, Doom: The Dark Ages, Andor, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), 2222, palindromes, Space Duel, tech levels, HBO Max, Spike TV, The Comedy Channel, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:29:01)… coccyx by jaffar [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Big Blue Marble – Series Open Montage [YouTube], Two Prairies Cafe by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], A Song for Two in the Night by Eduard Mörike [LibriVox, public domain], Obscured By Lies by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Keyfax Nite-Owl Service – Promos (1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Alligator Moon Suite by Robert Hunter (live at My Father’s Place on 1978-05-28) [Archive.org], Home Sweet Home [collection], Morris Is Different by Multisex [collection], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Two Blue Eyes by Billy Murray (1908) [Archive.org, public domain], MOONRAKER 1979 two London radio adverts [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

posted by Frank at 2:46 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The Overnightscape 2221 – Dastardo (5/13/25)

3:10:49 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Banana freakout, pothole repair, new gaming laptop (Asus Rog Strix Scar 18 (2025)), Pinball FX, Cyberpunk 2077, Google Stadia, PQ update, American Dream mall, Coin Pusher Casino, Dastardo, Bandersnatch, and so it begins… AI movies, the real world, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:29:55)… People Are Funny Critters by Walt Garrison [YouTube], Dansing Galaxy (intro) by Alex Emanov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ABM Nov 22, 1987 (excerpt) [collection], Eagle Mall Suite by Robert Hunter (Live at Fast Lane, Asbury Park, NJ (2/7/80)) [Archive.org], Sound Filmstrip: “Mr. Peters’s Watermelons” [Archive.org], Your Way by Scrap Heap [Archive.org, public domain], Grab Me Nicely (11/9/89) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], On the Old Fall River Line by Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain].

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

posted by Frank at 2:30 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Overnightscape Central – Simulation, Speculation & Revelation (5/10/25)

2:48:03 – Dave in Kentucky reviews the 1973 West German TV miniseries World on a Wire and the 1999 American movie The Thirteenth Floor, as well as the 1964 novel on which they were both based, Simulacron-3 (a.k.a. Counterfeit World), after which he is joined by his wife Luna in Kentucky (at 28:30) for her comments on the Chinese edition of Simulacron-3, followed immediately by a pertinent A.I. song Dave generated using Suno.ai, after which he is joined by Eddie Murray (at 37:40), Chad Bowers (at 1:20:24) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:53:52) for their various and sundry views on simulation, speculation and revelation.

Next month’s topics: The Scientific, the Unscientific and the Pseudoscientific. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on June 10, 2025.

Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.

Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Featured song (and surprise coda): “Nick the Revelator” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky & Guests.

posted by Dave at 7:57 pm filed in Chad,Dave,Eddie,Frank,Luna,May25,OvernightscapeCentral,ramplers,reviews  

Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Overnightscape 2220 – Behind the Rocks (5/8/25)

2:56:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Umbrella, new pope, Switch 2 pre-order, Moog Messenger, Flea Devil updates, ghost kitchens, Mister Agave utensils, The Prisoner Puzzle with Patrick McGoohan, Pope Leo XIV, new laptop, Behind the Rocks, Zope, wannabe polymath, creativity, Pixies, Laphroaig Cairdeas on the rocks, Andor, Darth Vader, Ardnahoe Distillery, cassette tapes, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:15:39)… Feel It Down by MOPI [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WYCC Channel 20 – “First Broadcast” (Part 1, 1983) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], MCEscher by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Night Lights: How Retroreflectivity Makes Our Roads Safer (excerpts) [FedFlix, public domain], The Cave of Time by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Space Station Mary [collection], Clown by Digi G’ Alessio [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Shooting the Rapids Deluxe – Zaccaria Pinball [collection], Congrizzle 4evzzz by The Very Most [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Focus on Expo – one inch master – Aug. ’86 (August 1986) (excerpt) [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], It’s a Lotta Bologny by Billy Murray (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], Mindscape – An Audio Adventure From Data Age! (excerpt) [collection].

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

posted by Frank at 3:48 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Overnightscape 2219 – Vagabond Submersibles (5/6/25)

3:07:57 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Temp mailman, robots, talk about dandelion, sow thistle, TV, I appeared The Pep Talk podcast about Andy Kaufman, disheartening cosmic bureaucracies, professional wrestling, K-Pop, epiphanies, supernatural information, nice surprises, The Great Gatsby, Megatouch Maxx Crown, new compilation: The Clinger Sisters – Havin’ A Good Time, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, Bert Sommer, Vagabond Submersibles, General Cinema, another door-to-door salesman, Newark Airport meltdown, Waiting for Godot on Broadway with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, GTA 6, Tower Unite, Jill Sobule dead at 66, The Fixx, The Studio, operating systems, stealing ideas, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:27:07)… Recording of IBM 7094 singing “A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy)”, 1961 [textfiles.com], The Prince of Persia by Metastaz [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], Advertise on Chillin’ FM [via Webm8 productions], Steven Spielberg’s ‘1941’ – radio advert for 1980 UK movie release [YouTube], Boo Ga Loo by Limbo Deluxe [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Persian Lamb Rag by Heftone Banjo Orchestra [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Super Cartoon Sunrise (Opening, 1984) [FuzzyMemories.TV], FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE 1978 London radio advert [YouTube], 224 by Pepino Psyco [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], No Sounds by Ironfield [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Inramble 131 – Public Phone 2000 (4/18/08) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #2 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], En Route (ou Enfin! Le Défilé Capsule de Temps va au Centre de Contrôle) by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Give My Regards to Broadway by Billy Murray (1905) [Archive.org, public domain], Edict Zero Minute 8 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Churchill – Riddle, Mystery, Enigma [collection], Mas Que Nada by Danny Snyder [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Firebird by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], c1 [textfiles.com], THE CASSANDRA CROSSING 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], Moonlight On The Ganges by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 6 by Kangmey [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0].

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

posted by Frank at 3:01 pm filed in Frank,May25  

Friday, May 2, 2025

The Overnightscape 2218 – Mondomensional (5/2/25)

4:32:45 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Expensive animal figurines, ants, Las Vegas, vegan options, Carlos & Albert, door to door salesman, an experiment in niceness, mobygratis, Crazy Taxi shirt, Slipstream: Blue Hour, OutRun, spider rescue mission, video game expansion dream, Mall of America ’94, Pogs ,wrong number, Anti-Barney, cinema rides, quinine, holograms, decades, mental records of things, horrific animals, Andor, Varada Sethu, Mondomensional, Mondo films, Ruth Buzzi dead at 88, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Peculiar Manicule, Phantasmal Tickets: The Art of The Overnightscape, Twice Upon a Time View-Master, Led Zeppelin – Moby Dick, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:51:20)… Reward Le Fin by Mach FoX [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Wonder Woman – “The Girl From Islandia” (Commercial Break, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], A Million Miles to Go by Unicorn Star-Gazer [Archive.org], Jump by Uikhtor [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Jordache Commercials (excerpt) [YouTube], Coffee House by Dan Tindall [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Another Glass Of Melonade by Vernon Lenoir [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Haze Jeans by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], You Can Have Broadway by Billy Murray (1907) [Archive.org, public domain], Press Conference Voice 2 [collection], The Wind Blows High (6/18/04) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.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

posted by Frank at 3:08 pm filed in Frank,May25  
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