The Overnightscape Underground

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2:02:16 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives This episode is part of a sub-project within Tape Land called “Tape Land Video”.

Tape Land 209 (Video 17) – Video Feedback FX (11/14/89) [released 10/24/26]

On Tuesday, November 14, 1989, in my parents’ basement in Martinsville, NJ, I connected my VHS camcorder to the TV set, and pointed the camera at the screen. This produced an amazing variety of video feedback effects. The tape is around two hours, but unfortunately the microphone cut out about halfway in, so my running commentary was lost. Earlier in the tape I mentioned how these graphics would go well with my “Little Frankie Nora” music, so I decided to play my 1987 album “Ending the Era with Calm Music”, also recorded in the same basement, under the video effects.

– Frank Edward Nora, October 24, 2026

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

Internet Archive link: https://archive.org/details/Tape_Land_209-Video_17-Video_Feedback_FX-11-14-89

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4:57:06 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Sidewalk weirdness, The Dropout, AI, Muse, stop-motion owls, World Series, Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025), 26th Street, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The Rampler #277 (4/22/09), hoaxing, the year 209, mystery book delivery, compilation CDs, Orchid Spangiafora – Flee Past’s Ape Elf (1979), Little Frankie Nora, “The Rats in the Walls” by H. P. Lovecraft, motorcycles, Normal Phone, Louisiana chef, Wall Drug bookmarks, next day, another 209, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, cults and philosophies, New Whychock Revival Window, TV Guide (March 8–14, 1997) with Howard Stern on the cover, Fiona Apple, Eric’s First French Fries, Afterlore, The Meandering Mouse, Thicke Of the Night, SCTV, Foxy Boxing, Maudlin o’ the Night, Half Wits, parody, rally, Sesame Street, audio of me in the ’60s, amazing realization, Buddy and Jim, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:16:42)… Telecommunication Breakdown CD ROM [YouTube], Romance Keys by Click Click Click [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Purina Dog Chow ‘Menagerie’ Commercial (1976) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/7/82 –”Cheers” – NBC [collection], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 8 by Randy Antley [collection], Weiman Wood Furniture Soap with Shelley Long (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 17, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], WSNS Channel 44 – Monster Rally Movie (Opening, 1976-1980) (Raw Footage) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Magic Smup & Nightstation Revival Deluxe [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Floatin’ Down To Cotton Town by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], FroggerArcMainTrackFix [tcrf.net], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], UNIVERSE (1976) (excerpt) [Fedflix, public domain], Fido is a Hot Dog Now by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], Let Me See Your Arms Stretch Out by The Search [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CFTO NEWS – WEB MANIA ON THE IMDB (1997) [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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3:36:28 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: You Can See Everything (2026) review (with spoilers), Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder, parodies, Wall Drug bookmarks, AI, reality, trailers, Narnia, Led Zeppelin, Tape Land 208 – New Whychock Revival – Version 2, history of the show, listener email (The Overnightscape’s Apprentice), The Overnightscape #582 (3/2/07), Montana 1980 (Part Four) (Summer 1980), Norbit (2007), Yields, Cybercab, Hong Kong Phooey, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:00)… 1985 GTE Commercial [YouTube], The Nutcracker Suite: Overture by Léo Lago [Jamendo,CC BY-SA 3.0], MindWarp (Galaxy of Terror, 1981) Trailer [YouTube], Supervan (1977) (Trailer) [YouTube], JORDACHE COMMERCIAL [YouTube], The Allnighter (1987) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/5/82 –”Bare Essence, Part II” – CBS [collection], Magnetspur by Julius Lagerfeld [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], About The Spot (1995) [YouTube], Sunset Julius by Tree Bag Ask’s Leisure Cassette System [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 5 by Randy Antley [collection], top 100 scary logos part 4 [YouTube], The Whole Town’s Wise by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Gold or Rock? by The Cholla [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Entrance of the Gladiators (Julius Fucik) by Bensenville Municipal Band [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0 US], Return to Control by Rushjet1 [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], NEVER BUILT Disney Theme Park Called Disney’s America (1993) (excerpt) [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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1:53:24 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

This is a new audio version of my book New Whychock Revival. I recently wanted to put together a short version of the book the same length as A Wine of Wizardry by George Sterling. I eventually decided on an excerpt, which ran about 13 minutes. I chose a new computer voice to read it – “Azure Grant MAI-Voice-2.1”. I liked how this voice approached the material, so I decided to have it read the whole thing. In this new version, I added two new poems from Weird Little Highway, 8 and 9, and revised 9 a little. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this Epic Psychedelic Gen Z Poem!

Download a PDF of the book at thinkfang.com

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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6:03:10 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wall Drug bookmarks, American Truck Simulator, Expo ’74, simulation, walking around Midtown Manhattan, cults, later on the porch, Julius Motor Double Album, hypernormalization, recycling, 1990, Kelly Clarkson, Empire Games, weird feeling, Mr. Robot, Halt and Catch Fire, cultural trends, next day, Butte, Our Lady of the Rockies, driving through Montana in the game, data centers, NIMBY, Eisenhower Parkway, Rockefeller Center underground exit, Severe Repair – Cupline 17 – Foreman Ittener Pier, updates, Super El Niño, The Born Loser, Le Botaniste, AI, VirtualCity Magazine from 1995, EFX, Synthetic Pleasures (1995), next day, Montana speed limits, finally reached Wall, SD in the game, chainsaw art, cyber culture, Rod Stewart, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, New Whychock Revival Window, A Wine of Wizardry, New Whychock Revival Deluxe, playing Savvy, Del Hinkley, Puppet Armageddon, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie”, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 5:22:41)… ‘It’s Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature!’ Chiffon Commercial 1974 [YouTube], Ripple Boogie by Simon Stålenhag [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beachballs (1988) (Trailer) [YouTube], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 10 by Randy Antley [collection], Dive to the Edge of Creation (excerpt 2) [YouTube.com], Oh, You Silv’ry Bells by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], The Galaxy Club, Belvue, WA [Archive.org], Psychedelic by SEATTLE RAIN [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], California Gothic by Hella Vader [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/6/82 –”Tucker’s Witch” – CBS [collection], New Whychock Revival Window [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Secrets Of Christmas by Out Of Orion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Robert Morely for British Airlines [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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3:04:50 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives.

Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time: CUPLINE 17: FOREMAN ITTENER PIER, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2”.

Wow, I really enjoyed listening to this one. More than any other section so far, my memories of it have faded so much since I wrote it around 30 years ago, that it was like reading something I’ve never read before. And it’s just one long section of the same story. The story of Prince Ferrajalt and Hilltop Jone Rallity and the Stormbolthouses and Lunatether and the Tock Hounds… damn, I was really on a roll back then. It’s upsetting to think that with so much potential, I just gave up on Severe Repair… it could have been something great. Who knows, maybe I can get back to it… I think I will, even if it’s just to complete a few storylines in a limited way.

Find the text version of the full book here: severerepair.com

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 onsug.com

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3:49:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trying to find my dorm room 222 in the dream, Phish in Alabama, Room 222, audio from my dream, Moog One, American Dream mall, yo look a Ferris wheel, fender bender, Kraan Live (1976), Sharpie S-Gel pens, Zope, Severe Repair, drinks, parking, evil clown, wish, firing squad, wandering around the mall, french fries for lunch, flower character, Dandy’s World Gardenview Experience, dioramas, H-Mart, Nongshim Vegan Gourmet Spicy Shin Noodles, Further Brown Roads of the Lost Universes, United Colors of Benetton, synchronicities, The Mini Car Show, Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 20th Anniversary, Shannara, The Merchant Princes #6 – The Trade of Queens, Red Caboose closed, televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86, Repo Man (1984), religion, muliple personas, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:08:25)… From Maine to Oregon by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – DAILY PROMOS (Oct. 4–8, 1982) [collection], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], The Sounds of Communicore [collection], Freight Train Sound [soundbible.com, public domain], episode of ultra rare TV show News Weasels on E! Entertainment Television (1994) [collection], The Way to Kiss a Girl by Billy Murray (1903) [Archive.org, public domain], b3 [textfiles.com], Advert for Chillin’ FM [via Webm8 productions], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Bluffcosm ID #2 (7/31/03) [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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2:20:11 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 34:38), Chad Bowers (at 1:02:19) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:29:00) to talk about scofflaws, nutcases and sociopaths.

Next month’s topics: The Past, the Present & the Future. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on November 10, 2026.

Show art: Night Windows (1928) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts our sneaky time traveler from the automat after she has returned to her room and is getting ready for bed, where she will listen to more of the Overnightscape Central before going to sleep.

Theme songs: “The O.C. Theme Remix” (2024, 2026) and “Goodbye Till Next Month” (2026) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4.5).

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3:45:48 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: How could I have missed this road, back from Texas, Gate Infinity, Savvy, Pan’s Labyrinth 2006), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), simulation theory, Phase Cop, Severe Repair, Gnosticism, Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1990-1994, postmodern architecture, Paradice Hotel and Casino design, Las Vegas, religion, consciousness, next day, Digger (2026) review, trailers, Lanterns, Mandela effect, Tape Land 206 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 7 – Cuplines 15 and 16, Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, Benny Hill, Buc-ee’s t-shirt, Wander Radio, Obliviana Wander Radio Mini Preview #1 (4/18/02), AI images, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:08)… WSNS Channel 44 – T.H.E. Movie – “You and Me” (Partial Promo, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ol’ Charlie Falks by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], On the Party Line by Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [YouTube], Manipulating Reality (excerpt from The Rampler #315 (6/11/09)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A Trip to Caravanserai by Dzabownia Project [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], Wall Street (1982, Century Electronics) [MAME], FANTASIA 1979 re release in stereo London radio advert [YouTube], 70’s Ads: The San Pedro Beach Bums ABC TV Spot [YouTube], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], Talkin’ Last Bard Blues by Gregory Schwartz [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], CBS Network – The American Girls (Promo, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Channel 9 – In Search Of (Promo, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Tailor Brook Sauna by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Craven Menthol commercial (from Cigarette TV Ads – Canadian Brands) [Archive.org], Running by Zack and Hope [Jamendo, 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

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3:04:12 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives.

Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time: CUPLINE 15: WEAVER and CUPLINE 16: BILLION’S DRIFTING, read by computer voice “Azure Harper MAI-Voice-2”.

Wow, a lot of great stuff here, along with terrible stuff, as usual for Severe Repair. I can see the book that could have been, between the cracks, and it’s really a shame that I was never able to pull it all together. I don’t think I’ve revisited these sections for a long time, a lot of it was new to me, as the memory of it has faded away over the years. What a strange experience.

Find the text version of the full book here: severerepair.com

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 onsug.com