The Overnightscape Underground

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1:16:55 – 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.

“The Frank Nora Show” was one of the alternate names for The Overnightscape I used in that chaotic time of 2009-2011.

Back then, there would be times when I would record, but feel uncomfortable with the show I did, and then not release it. That’s what happened with this episode – though listening to it today (July 2019), it’s hard to figure out what was wrong with it.

Falling between episodes 1577 and 1578, this “mystery episode” has a lot of interesting stuff going on in the “lost episode”  – including an idea for “Overnightscape Tonight”, which would become “Overnightscape Central” just a few months later.

I covered many of the same topics on the show the next day, on Frank Nora Show 1578 – UFO (10/1/10).

Notes: Cat food on the giant umbrella, it’s not even raining, drinking mate instead of coffee, A View From Space, UFOs, getting on the bus, aliens in the sky, sirens, alien theories, Times Square, having a giant umbrella, Coffee Mate, Beatles video billboard, Jackass, dwarf planet Makemake, Disney Store, Storm 16, Ruby Wax, Shock Treatment (1981), Chinese cooking competition, Steely Dan, American TV personalities in Britain, Rich Hall, The Spice Girls, Oliver Reed, Katie Puckrik, the idea of doing a live show, the idea for Overnightscape Tonight, violent art, Tony Curtis dead at 85, Rutgers student suicide, UFO predictions, 50th anniversary of The Flintstones, misanthropy, good and bad aliens, behind the scenes of The Frank Nora Show, Chinese Culinary Competition in Times Square, Earl of Sandwich.

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2:22:30 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Garbage truck lost control and crashed, Late Night Music Show, alternate commute home with Rob, house hunting, American Dream opening Oct. 25, The Paunch Stevenson Show #300, chicken nugget lunch, pointless item at Target, clock tower, hedge trimming, liquor buying, Clifton Commons, Kingsland Park, Dr Pepper, another red monkey dream, taxi crash, Deep Drape, Tower Unite, mini metaverses, pointless item review (Silly Putty Buddeez), mini liquor bottle reviews (Blue Chair Bay Spiced Rum, Wheatley Vodka, Dr, McGillicuddy’s Intense Peach Whiskey), Onsug Radio Handbook, Dishwalla, pause mishap, Engine 88, Phish, Tweezer Reprise, Carini, The Automatic Pilot Plays The Game, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:41:56)… 8 Bit Voyager by Synth Dimension [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1975 Mattel Sunshine Family Pets and Their World set TV commercial [YouTube], Space Race ride film produced in Showscan format [YouTube], top 100 scary logos part 7 [YouTube], Cannon Meditation by K Rother [Bandcamp, CC BY-SA 3.0], Middlesix – The Werewolf of Washington (1973) [Archive.org], Commercial – William Shatner – Commodore Vic 20 [collection], ON TV – “The Cat And The Canary” (Opening, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Various Stations – “TV DX Potpourri” (1979/1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Place Sounds – Port Authority Bus Terminal (NYC-7/17/07) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Middlesix – The Giant Gila Monster (1959) [Archive.org].

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2:49:15 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Rock tumblers, fire engine crest, knots, shoes, Freewaters Freeland, sushi, vegan outfit, motorcycles, house hunting, celebrities from Nutley, copper flag holograph, new fairy dragon, Grand Californian Hotel, tattoos, pinball arcade, Jamba, WDW dream, calico, Gentle Souls Delighting in the Novel and Strange, artisinal, logos, music boxes, Japanese beverage review (Aquarius Multi-Vitamin Lemon Flavor Drink), marigold pigment, Scooby-Mite, cartoon dog cousins, Phish, Nash the Slash, KickStarter failures, Grace Plaza, Street Fighter V, Magic Arena, Internet Comedic Radio Program, dragonfly, categories and definitions, the state of the show, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:09:56)… Jazzlatrine by Point [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Colin Hay of Men at Work MTV interview – 8/12/85 [YouTube], Transit Shivers by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hasbro – Tente – Come To Life – Vintage Commercial – 1970s [YouTube], WLS Channel 7 – The 3:00 Movie – “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” (Opening, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Nightshift by Nicoals Eller [Supafeed ,CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], CityPulse – Electronic Superhighway [Teresa Roncon] (1993) [YouTube], Tosche Station [YouTube], Gentlemen Without Weapons Interview [YouTube], U2 by Cooked Audio [Sostanze Records, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], String Quartet In D, Op. 645, H 363, Lark – IV. Finale Vivace (composed by Joseph Haydn, performed by Musopen String Quartet) [Musopen, public domain], Wes Palm [collection].

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2:10:24 - Chad Bowers contributes a late, but significant look at last week’s 1979 topic, then Frank Edward Nora and Doc Sleaze address Phenomena in their unique ways!! A collaborative triumph, with host, PQ Ribber!!

Next: Show of Shows!!

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Released July 2019 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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1:19:21 – 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.

I played part of this tape on Overnightscape Central – SECRETS – (9/26/11) – where I say I’m going to get a haircut – but the secret was that I got the haircut in the World Trade Center, pre 9-11.

Notes: Cars passing by while a clicking sound is heard (tape recorder issue), Frank at the bus stop, first Fuzzy Daupner show tonight at LoveSexy in Hoboken, cigar incident, mentioning the clicking sound, ambient bus noise, job interviews in NYC, working on a new song (Ridiculous Fortune), Vending Yamp, fear of a haircut, supernatural stuff going on, wishful thinking, heading to the World Trade Center, Halzapular Fuzz (trading cards, bowling, and religion), balloons, bathtub, sound effects, Obliviana, Bluffcosm, the audio format has so much potential, bathroom, in the World Trade Center Concourse, haircut indecision, Nantucket Nectars Orange Mango, J&R Computer World, Addiction Pinball, Wacky Packages, got the haircut, looking for a garbage can, rebellion, success and failure, be here more, World Financial Center, Winter Garden, blimp or cloud, yacht with helicopter, yuppie crowd noise, approaching the ferry area, arrived in Hoboken, Dashic, arrived at LoveSexy.

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3:31:06 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Several vague trains that I recall, indoor entertainment center, arcade prizes, life is series of experiences, coin pushers, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Daylight Saving Time, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), ley scribbles, Utah, Weird New Jersey, Wild West City, American Freedom Train, conspiracy theories, inertia, Auto Train, Pace Picante Sauce, Whippany Railroad Museum, Marlboro Unlimited, the ruins of an acid factory, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Kipp Lennon, Lionheart (1987), The Lawrence Welk Show, 2020 Democratic Primary Debates, snack review (Brami Lupini Snack with Chili & Lime), Boards of Canada – Societas x Tape, Andy Kaufman, Jamrock Jerk, Vegas Business Orangutan dream, new espresso maker, Lego to buy Legoland, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Otherworld (1985), abandoned theories, more Coca-Cola synchronicities, JT Senoby, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:49:57)… Oblivion by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Getting Across: Aquatic Organisms and Road-Stream Crossings, General Overview [FedFlix, public domain], STAR WARS THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], FIRE 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], Chopin – Grande valse brillante in E flat major, Op. 18 (perfomed by Olga Gurevich) [Musopen, public domain], Intro… / Mutant Dance Craze by Partners In Wonder [collection], Use of Force (1993) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], THE CASSANDRA CROSSING 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], DAMNATION ALLEY and THUNDER AND LIGHTNING double bill London radio advert [YouTube], SUBWAY SPECIAL TO THE WORLD’S FAIR THEME (speed fix) [collection], Space Mountain (Fed Ex) [collection], EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 1979 London radio advert [YouTube].

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2:38:48 - A three-pronged look at 1979 with Frank Edward Nora, Doc Sleaze, and your host and commentator, PQ Ribber!!

Next: Phenomena

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Attribution by PQ Ribber. All guests appear courtesy of themselves.

Released June 2019 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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2:34:26 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Yard sales, daffodils beside an insurance agency entrance walkway, airline playing cards, Grateful Dead magnet, arrested in ’87, bus control, house hunting, The Paunch Stevenson Show #300, Boards of Canada – Societas x Tape, whiskey in a box (Black Box Whiskey), Phish, new feature: Frank from Last Friday (The Finnish Long Drink, Blackpink, Phish, Laugh-In), spyware, seating area incident, software for the show, Intercucaracha, diminished capacities, theories of the world, security banter, retail history, time travel, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:54:12)… The Invisible Man by WK [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Games of Starcade – Major Havoc [YouTube], Tito Speaks To American Reporter [collection], Middlesix – Battle Of The Worlds (1961) [Archive.org], Vignettes by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], 4-butte-1: A lesson in archaeology (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain] , Cyclic Hymns by Auditive Escape [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Creative Mirrors – “Golf Perfection” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Shannon And April With Friends (Party Fun With Recorders Volume 1, Comfort Stand) [Archive.org, public domain], Escape From the Lab by Chimeratio [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Middlesix – Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1973) [Archive.org], Mountaindale Festival concert promo [Archive.org], ’70s Post Alpha-Bits Cereal Commercial, Terrarium Prize [YouTube].

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11:20:59 – 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.

Daily Podcast From Another place ran for 101 days, from October 20, 2004 to January 28, 2005, and was among the very first wave of podcasts. I had just started podcasting my show, The Overnightscape, earlier in the month, and started this one as an experiment, using material from my Bluffcosm.com Internet radio station.

DPFAP was meant to be mysterious and lacking in context. The name was inspired by the “Little Man From Another Place” from Twin Peaks. The last episode, #101, included a portion of The Overnightscape #100 (1/23/05) with a message about the end of DPFAP.

While all the tracks played on DPFAP are available elsewhere in the Onsug Radio archive, I combined  the tracks here so you can hear the entire thing in one audio file, in the original order and bitrate.

Track List:

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2:11:34 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Flintstones Wicker Havana, The Pixies, Bud “Gustav” Moon, Letterman, linguists, flash floods, cavern rivers, chemical taggants, ransom notes, house hunting, Coca-Cola, drug enforcement, gaming laptop, Caldor, cigarillos, Tennis Week, Warp Records 30th anniversary online festival “WXAXRXP”, Boards of Canada – Societas X Tape, pipe cleaners, Tomorrowland Terrace, passageway, Michael Iceberg, Rove Coax, show art, Obliviana, past lives, Lefton’s Great American Diners, Ebay, Semi-Ape Cloud 3, Travis, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:35:22)… Repo Man (TV Version) – Lorna Doones [collection], WAGES OF FEAR stereo radio advert London 1978 [YouTube], Fred and the Voice of Food Safety: How to Avoid Food-Borne Illness [FedFlix, public domain], FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE 1978 London radio advert [YouTube], True Colors by Fortadelis [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1963 08 20 Worlds Fair – Jean Shepherd [collection], Destroy All Monsters American International Pictures – opening and end credits [YouTube], One Second of Love by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], DEATH WISH 1975 London radio advert [YouTube], Blake Edwards 10 stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], Mutual 1939 – Attempt to broadcast to Mars [collection], Welcome to the Big Rock by Manegi [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] , SCANNERS 1981 London radio advert [YouTube], STAR WARS London radio advert from 1978 [YouTube].

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 TheOvernightscape.com