The Overnightscape Underground

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2:35:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: NJ Transit meltdown, corridor, “magic minute” in Congress, Smiling Friends, dry ice, okra, new doorknob, sneaker and tire prints in the cement, quick adventure to Rockaway Townsquare Mall, Route 46, Route 66, Crazy Eddie, Flagship Radio Shack, Phillips 66, fireworks, pompous town, Fame, slight synchronicitues, Five Guys, The Smurfs, at the mall, occult books, pinball, video games, Blackout tournament (with myself), wandering around the mall, grapefruit, When will the Yellow Submarine arrive?, food court, to outrun the storm, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:54:07)… So Slow by Simon Mathewson [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Stunt Rock (1978) Theatrical Trailer [YouTube], The Forced Oscillations – Acids (Tbilisi-89 Mix) [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], KFMB TV8 KCET-28 (1975) Sat Night At The Bijou _ KFMB News [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Intrus Mental The big Re-Masterage by SFT [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], WAVE Channel 3 – Celebrity Sweepstakes (Opening, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Fourtha Losta (lyrics by Frank Edward Nora, music by Suno AI 3.5, non-commercial use) (6/14/24) [collection], Commercial – I Want My MTV [collection], When You Drop Off at Cairo, Illinois by Billy Murray (1916) [Archive.org, public domain], In The Box #03 (7/21/09) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beat Surf by Rev Mike [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Dailysonic74: The ship sinks no matter what (08/03/05) (opening) [collection], Rack ‘Em Up! by Danny Snyder [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Private Lessons (1981) (Trailer) [YouTube], R’lyeh Beckons by Space God Ritual [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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2:36:16 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mongolian Seating Area, depressing/liminal seating areas, walk around block, frost flame, fasting, teas, fads, China Cat Sunflower, King’s X, Christian rock, sunflower and C.S. Lewis synchronicities, Google – Meet AI Mode, finally got Conkdor in Mario Kart World on Switch 2, riichi mahjong, Phish in Austin, The Electric Eye Abides Yer Fame, fidget spinner, superhero dream, space madness dream, squirrel peril, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:54:13)… African tribal drums, beat 3 by peridactyloptrix [Freesound, CC0 1.0], akustic-efects by Jee-co [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Comfort Me by Stanleybirch [collection], Vaughn Bode Toronto Comic Con 1974 Part 1 (excerpt) [YouTube], Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters (1965) Movie Trailer “The K Gordon Murray Presentation” [YouTube], Name That Tune (misc 2) [MAME], Dateline Walt Disney World – The Disney Decade, 1990 [YouTube], Blow The Man Down by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Train passing by in the Wirikuta Desert (Mexico, SLP) [freesound, felix.blume, CC0 1.0], Deep Cover by The Surfside IV [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Maple Leaf Rag (1899, Zachary Brewster-Geisz) by Scott Joplin [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US], The Lucifer Complex (excerpt 27) [Archive.org, public domain], In Washington by Billy Murray (1907) [Archive.org, public domain], Thief (Pacific Novelty, 1981) [MAME].

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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3:38:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Direct Flights to Groovy Ghost Town, walking around the block, intermittent fasting, discarded CRT TV, watering the cement, Photo-Lettering’s One Line Manual Of Styles (1971), Papirtis Shish-Ka-Bob Heavy, Papirtis Pussycat, Benfatto Eerie Solid, printing technologies, lost media, acronyms, House Industries, Cooper Nouveau, listener email (Steve Dupont), en dashes and en dashes, typographic rules, Barryville synchronicity, time distortions and perceptions, can half cognate, Shifty (2025) by Adam Curtis, Amarok (1990) by Mike Oldfield, indulgent speculation, Phish in Pittsburgh, Acid Cigar, Clinique, shaving, gamebooks.org, Taletwisters: The Storm (1982) by Anne Schraff, BR?Z Amplify Watermlon Uplifting Lime Tonic, Ilegal Mezcal 1-4-24 Dice, root beer, Fujifilm X half Digital Camera, Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore (2020) by Owen Hopkins, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:57:25)… Heck (7/23/14) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], They Start the Victrola (and Go Dancing Around the Floor) by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], Umberella by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], NATO Defense (Pacific Novelty, 1982) [MAME], Scary TV Logos [YouTube], Paul & Ringo Interviewed by Tony Palmer (5/23/68) [collection], Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F (perfomed by Willhoite) [Archive.org, public domain], The Exit Ramp #18 – In a Cantina (1/17/21) (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tell Him Now by Yop [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Magic Journeys 2D (excerpt) [YouTube], Cooling by Ignition880 [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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3:20:20 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Watering the cement, heat wave, driveway finally fixed, hose issues, Tartaria, defunct casino shirt, en dashes, Phish opening weekend in New Hampshire, spam call, lanternfly nymphs, garbage truck update, Iran, religion, Bluffcosm CDs (2000–2001), Yeowww! Catnip Pollock Fish Cat Toy, PQ update, Conover Avenue, True Goes Shopping (March 1967), mail order monkeys, HQ Trivia (2017–2020), Quibi (2020–2020), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:39:16)… Take Us To The Nearest Starbase by Astrometrics [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], Cube Banter 11 [collection], Starbase Gambler by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Soundbreak.com [YouTube], Paraworlds by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Starblade (Namco, 1991) [MAME], I’ll Do It All Over Again by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain] ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Starbase Actresses by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Space 1999 – Destination Moonbase Alpha opening [Archive.org], To You by Black Math [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Video & Film logos of the 1970s & 1980s Part 3 [YouTube], Chocobeat by Zipp [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Hardcore FM [via Webm8 productions], UFO Party by MrJuan [Jamendo, 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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59:21 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Back when Bluffcosm started in March 2000, some aspects of technology were very limited. For example, the amount of storage space allotted to web hosting accounts was miniscule, to the point that MP3 files, even a few minutes long, were too large to be hosted. The now long-defunct MP3.com provided a solution – they would host, for free, a handful of MP3 files. While geared towards music, this was perfect for the surreal comedy of Bluffcosm.

One service they offered was to create audio CDs from the MP3s hosted on the site. These were able to be ordered and produced on-demand.

I created two of these CD releases for Bluffcosm – the second of which, “Dear Courtney” – is presented here.

While all of these audio tracks are already available in the archive, this is the first time they are being made available in the original CD track order. Also, in the show art are high-res photos of all parts of CD package.

Track listing:

1. Montana 1980 (Prelude) [1:51]
2. Bluffcosm Promo Insane [0:30]
3. Dear Courtney (Part 1) [7:07]
4. News From Civilization [2:03]
5. Kathy Jones [0:33]
6. Beublin 13: The Royal Mall [13:53]
7. Road to Truro [1:52]
8. Cooper [17:29]
9. Bill Jorgensen [3:58]
10. The Evil Farm (Distilled Highlights) [10:01]

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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1:00:02 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Back when Bluffcosm started in March 2000, some aspects of technology were very limited. For example, the amount of storage space allotted to web hosting accounts was miniscule, to the point that MP3 files, even a few minutes long, were too large to be hosted. The now long-defunct MP3.com provided a solution – they would host, for free, a handful of MP3 files. While geared towards music, this was perfect for the surreal comedy of Bluffcosm.

One service they offered was to create audio CDs from the MP3s hosted on the site. These were able to be ordered and produced on-demand.

I created two of these CD releases for Bluffcosm – the first of which, “Audio Stupidity Punks” – is presented here.

While all of these audio tracks are already available in the archive, this is the first time they are being made available in the original CD track order. Also, in the show art are high-res photos of all parts of CD package.

Track listing:

1. Bluffcosm ID #1 [0:08]
2. Existence [0:33]
3. Beublin 8: Bonnie’s Tarantula Farm [7:37]
4. For Joey [6:05]
5. The Mini Car Show [12:26]
6. Beublin 10: Good Morning [1:57]
7. It’s a Tuck-In [2:55]
8. Pebbles [1:50]
9. The Hot Kestrel [8:09]
10. Throat Ripper Scene [18:17]

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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2:52:26 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Space shirts, Portable Night, delivery robots, storms, driving in Manhattan, have a good one, Din Tai Fung, another vegan restaurant closed, C86, Dig Dug New Frontier, post-modern architecture, The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway, Nox Arc, swamp green, weird heavy energy, World Trade Center, Hudson Eats, Virgin Megastore, Kinko’s remnant, Boards of Canada, Peep Show, new Port Authority arcade already closed, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:11:51)… Lullabye (Live at Aloha Fest 4) by Aloha Sluts [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Run by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Home-tune longer version [via Webm8 productions], Gatekeeper by Eidolon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Yes! We Have No Bananas by Great White Way Orchestra with Billy Murray (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], The Jabberwocky of Authors by Harry Persons Taber (read by Secrets) [LibriVox, public domain], Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty – Chapter 1 [Podiobooks, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Miami Intro by Waveman [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin, 1901) by Steel Drum Ragtime [Onsug, public domain], Plastic Plastic by The Home Phonema [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CS-80V by Lemon Head [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Frank’s Promo for Inspirado Projecto [collection], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], The New Age (1994) Trailer [YouTube], Otherworld Intro and Credits [YouTube], Press Conference Voice [collection], R. J. Reynolds Sampling (excerpt) [Archive.org], Saturday the 14th Strikes Back Trailer 1988 [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

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3:20:20 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: End of an action oriented video game series, a wild Saturday, Andy Kaufman Lives, mug synchronicity, Chromebook shopping, finally unlocked Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World, The Rampler, interestingness, Mexico dream, train dream, Mazenweed, saw The Kills at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on Saturday, law enforcement, Din Tai Fung, Dorian Gray, Good Night and Good Luck live on CNN, Barrier Funk, whisky, other worlds, limitations, Dirty Harry, jumbo jets, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:39:29)… The Krofft Supershow (1976) – Ep. 11 – Part 1 of 5 (excerpt) [YouTube], Budweiser’s a Friend Of Mine by Haydn Quartet with Billy Murray (1907) [Archive.org, public domain], The Comedy Channel promo (1989) [YouTube], Ducky by Nunun [Archive,org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Voyager – Puppet Motel [YouTube], Stealing the Show by State Cows [Bandcamp, CC BY 3.0], Mego’s Slik Silver [YouTube], Condors Don’t by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Night Flight bumpers [YouTube], Gimme by Christine [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], CINEMAX promos (December 2nd, 1985) [YouTube], The Mexican Hovercraft by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WGN Channel 9 – The Late Movie – “Three Faces West” (Opening, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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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2:13:51 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lucky Numbers, Cosmic Wimpout, The Little Rascals, Fonnjo Foon, Flea Devil Solitaire, Mario Kart World, 2002, sample sale, cat wheel training, Paul McCartney interviews dream, John Junkin, Dig It, The Beatles – Winston, Richard And John (1969 outtake), The Big Broadcast, AI listening exploration mode, The Ultimate Road Forever, The Stars and Stripes Forever, Amber, Shindig! Magazine, The Black Road War, Spaceballs sequel, 1987 movies, new computer, Brian Wilson dead at 82, SMiLE, Van Dyke Parks, sink plunger, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:33:00)… Super Bagman (Stern, 1984) [MAME], U.S.D.A. – Woodsy Owl – “Who Will?” (PSA, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Save The Pizza Barn – Part 01 by Kurt Weller [Plaza Of The Mind, Archive.org], Newsweasels 10-Second Promo (1994) [collection], Band intros by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Humidity by Magic Bread [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – “Field-Style Fall Back” (1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], College Life by Billy Murray (1906) [Archive.org, public domain], Metasphera by The Unique Matter [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], AT&T announcement [textfiles.com], Maryland Public Television circa 1970’s Ident [YouTube], all units converge 01 by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Conan, The Hannah Barbarian by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], March of the Turtles by Ronnie Marler [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 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

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4:04:44 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Randy from California (at 22:43), Chad Bowers (at 38:26), Eddie Murray (at 1:53:15), Mike Boody (at 2:41:08), and Frank Edward Nora (at 3:11:46) for an oblong-table discussion of all things scientific, unscientific and/or pseudoscientific. (Didn’t have room for six around the roundtable.)

Next month’s topics: Decades, Centuries and Millennia. 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 July 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). New music (at 19:32): “Test the Science” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Golden Oldie (at 1:48:45): “Abram was Sumerian” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). 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.