The Overnightscape Underground

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1:25:38 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Notes: 2:55 pm, Sun. 10/7/01, Belleville, NJ, Columbus Day Parade, celebrating my birthday today, U.S. attacks Afghanistan, later, Martinsville, NJ, made my first tape here 24 years ago (Birthday 1977), Peter, cars, jokes, beer, tour, travel, sports, lawsuit, gunpowder, war, opening gifts, book from 1813, Pocket Ref, wine, eBay, gift cards, Dean Rusk, instant lottery, 9/11, more info on the “Bells & Buttons” song (turns out it was “The Quangle Wangle’s Hat” by Edward Lear, 1877), cats, calling Julie, China, Hungary, dinner is served, candles, singing Happy Birthday, business, birthday cake and ice cream, coffee, flags, Tue. 10/9/01, in a movie theater (probably in NYC) with my brother John to see Mulholland Drive (2001) for the first time, weird hyper people in front of us, our initial reaction to the movie, later at Hoboken Terminal, something that occurs to me, damaged reality, 9/11, Menlo Park Mall, Hollywood Heat pinball, Weird University, Williams Pinball Classics, comics on the subway, world becoming so weird and dreamlike, Severe Repair, cigar issues, waiting for the train, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, moving forward, enough with these mind games, Audio Territory on the Frontier of Reality.

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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1:20:56 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of nearly 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! This one has some good synchronicities!

Ref: 128-22, 909-48, 611-30, 901-03, 114-18, 781-09, 241-15, 253-05, 403-52, 781-10, 1008-10, 991-05, 1016-14, 116-22, 305-22, 241-04, 115-43, 801-068, 561-24, 950-12, 612-01, 1002-05.

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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1:30:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Welcome to 2026, public domain, Billy Murray, Don’t Bring Lulu (1925), sarsaparilla is everywhere, Buc-ee’s, Quatermass synchronicity, Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, analyzing a joke from 1922, changing my ring tone, Puzzle and Mystify, Phish at MSG New Year’s Eve, cover SVG, past lives, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 49:16)… Atlantis by Birds of Fire [Dogmazic, CC BY-SA 3.0], National Clothing Fashions – “Be a Disco Star Tonight” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The International Rag by Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], 7th Portal 3D Ride Attraction [YouTube], Disco Zombies Instrumental by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], JORDACHE COMMERCIAL [YouTube], Doing Eurodisco (Overboard) (ft. Shannon Hurley) by Ic3m4n [ccMixter, CC BY-NC 3.0], Pizza Hut – “Disco Skaters” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Strieber’s Chariot by Disco Missile [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – NBC Saturday Night At The Movies – “Man From Atlantis II: The Death Scouts” (Opening, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Numbers by Organoid [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS stereo radio advert London 1978 [YouTube], I’m an alien by Spintronic [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WSNS Channel 44 – White Sox Baseball – “Disco Demolition Promo & Harry Catches a Foul Ball” (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Going Off by Little Frankie Nora [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Alien From L.A. (1988) [YouTube], Poison Ivy Rag by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Galaxy Disco (Commercial, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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2:18:40 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: New Year’s Eve Eve, cleaning up the studio, Shindig! Magazine, Phish at MSG, Dream Wheel, Gulliver’s Gate, economics, Weird October Dreamer, Video Loaf, December, Groovy Walking Rover, 209, 1423, Tokyo video, Chongqing Night Walk, Shenzhen video, Buckaroo Banzai review, Onsug Radio Shuffle Mode segment, lost castle memory, lenticular monster card, Merriwold Castle, Judy Tenuta, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:38:17)… Mother Goose by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Bud by A.J. Kaufmann [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Can’t You See I Love You by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], high on style by Mob Action [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Caravan by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], Delirium by The Wavers [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], H.O.T.S. (1979) (Trailer) [YouTube], Angevin 120 loop by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Paul McCartney Interview (excerpt) [collection], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 3) [Archive.org], Start It Off by Hot Fiction [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Pineapple [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Arcade Ambience Project: 1983, by Andy Hofle (excerpt) [textfiles.com], SnarfQuest: Snarf’s New Adventure [Kickstarter], lava by SzentpeÌtery Csaba [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Tosche Station [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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1:21:06 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of nearly 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! It’s another good one, enjoy the deep dive into the mysterious / mundane!

Ref: 142-18, 541-01, 102-33, 111-051, 959-03, 116-53, 133-24, 139-04, 410-54, 990-38, 942-25, 911-30, 981-22, 811-003, 910-05, 140-02, 602-42, 981-01, 943-05, 999-08, 949-17, 952-08.

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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2:04:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: New chandelier, dimmer switch, ice buying, lottery, Bronson Pinchot, another Canadian time travel show (Odyssey 5), clear birch beer vs. root beer, Buckaroo Banzai, Screaming Yellow Zonkers, holiday celebrations, dreams, Travel Gluer, Money Pull Gift Boxes, time echoes, “massive” snowstorm, HENGE, Strawberry Alarm Clock shirt, cardboardpocalypse, Christmas music, Suzy Snowflake, Need a Little Christmas, Phish at MSG, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:24:42)… John Peel – Night Ride (5/28/69) excerpt-roach2 [collection], My Love by The Wispy Hummers [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Electric Girl – One Step by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], I Love a Piano by Billy Murray (1916) [Archive.org, public domain], Del Sol Commercial [collection], Cube Banter 1 [collection], Investigative Skills Lab (Narcotics Bust/Buy) (1997) (excerpt 2) [FedFlix, public domain], Rachel Sweet starring in The Sweet Life [YouTube], Cora by Delano [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Domination by Yamy [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Superstar Limo [YouTube], Renting VHS 1991 At A Local Video Store In Valhala Video, Rochester Minnesota [Archive.org], American Bandstand 1976- Interview Kaptain Kool and the Kongs [YouTube], Restored video: Walt Disney World Monorail – Front Seat around EPCOT Center (Feb 1992) [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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3:38:17 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 46:41), Chad Bowers (at 1:20:39), Mike Boody (at 2:35:47) and Frank Edward Nora (at 3:00:01) for an in-depth discussion about the things that annoy us, amuse us and amaze us.

Next month’s topics: The Automatic, the Enigmatic & the Systematic. 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 January 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.

Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Episode theme: “Some Things May Annoy Us” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v5). Dave’s Segment Theme (at 35:52): “Gravitate to Vertigo” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4.5). 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.

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4:04:30 – It’s a special edition experiment! Instead of the usual 22 clips, this time we’re doing 70, without the computer voice introducing each clip. Also, the audio is a lo-fi mono, similar to old AM radio, which stimulates the mind differently. I listened to the whole four hours, and it’s quite a trip!

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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1:13:38 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of nearly 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! Somehow, there’s one repeat clip from last episode, which seems incredibly unlikely, but is still within the realm of possibility. Also, there’s an unbelievable synchronicity, from my most recent episode of The Overnightscape.

Ref: 712-43, 771-230, 902-23, 124-29, 702-14, 631-01, 952-24, 823-094, 141-21, 102-03, 224-16, 411-39, 703-45, 226-01, 541-05, 138-16, 202-30, 686-033, 121-42, 101-18, 129-22, 946-19.

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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2:52:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 80s gift shop, ancient supermarkets, ancient drug stores, reincarnation, world questions, Venture (Exidy, 1981), dreamlike/liminal games on ColecoVision, Fax (Exidy, 1983), little boxes with fantasy art (company may be called “Plactory”), What Child Is This, religion, Deep Drape, Mean Estate, Ramp’n’patch, the Christmas deer, Fire Corn Real Japapeño Popcorn, photocopies, penny shortage, half-pennies, banking, leaf blowers, Pluribus, Phish at Sphere in April 2026, Heaven Knows, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:12:14)… Arcade Theme #4 by tyops [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Burger Chef – “King Kong Glasses” (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Cosmos: War of the Planets (excerpt 14) [Archive.org, public domain], Renee Zellweger Develops Spicy New Series [Dailymotion], Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon by American Quartet with Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1910) [Archive.org, public domain], Dominick’s Finer Foods with Elaine Mulqueen (Commercial #2, 1973) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Intro… / Mutant Dance Craze by Partners In Wonder [collection], Second Sight (1989) (Trailer) [YouTube], My Straw Hat – Mix 3 by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], D’Cuckoo Live PPC_1 [YouTube], Nova 2 by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Sega “Absolutely Rose Street” Infomercial (1994) (excerpt) [YouTube], The Games of Starcade – Change Lanes [YouTube], Pleasure Factory by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 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