The Overnightscape Underground

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10:22:05 – 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’m finally doing a full audiobook reading of my “failed science fiction novel”, Severe Repair. In this first part of four, I read the first three “Cuplines”:

CUPLINE 1: GOODBYE POPCORN
CUPLINE 2: OFFICE COMPLEX
CUPLINE 3: PECULIAR LATHER

Back in the 1990s, with Severe Repair, my ambition was nothing less than to create an epic science fiction universe to rival the likes of Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and The Lord of the Rings. And if I had focused all my energy on the project, who knows what might have happened. But it was one of many creative projects I was trying to juggle. As it was, I spread myself too thin, and none of my 90s projects reached their full potential.

As the 90s turned to the 2000s, my capacity and desire to work on Severe Repair waned, and what I was left with was a huge, disorganized mass of writing, released at various times in various forms, some of which was quite good. So eventually, in 2008, I gathered it all together and released it as a complete work online called “Severe Repair: The Broken Text”. It weighed in at around 1,000 pages.

I tried several times to read parts of it as an audiobook. I did a short-lived audio series in 2010 called “The Severe Repair Universe”, where I read from the book, and annotated and discussed it as I went along – but it didn’t last.

I have always meant to record a full audiobook of Severe Repair, and now, having a week off at the end of 2020, I decided to go for it. Doing some quick calculations, I realized the full book would take something like 36 hours to record, so I decided to split it into 4 parts. This is the first part.

Recorded over the course of four days, and coming in at 10 hours and 22 minutes long, it’s me reading the book, without commentary. It’s quite rough around the edges, but it gets the job done. I plan on doing the other three parts in 2021.

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

–Frank

Released 12/31/20.

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3:01:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Today is all about cardboard, science fiction, and this year-end episode, day 293 of the crisis, Severe Repair audiobook, LOONA, Shindig!, England, Midnight Cassette, Single Gun Theory, Pierre Cardin dead at 98, 80s mall in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Tape World, Operation Wolf, Drain Bard Overload, The Droste Effect, new cassette player, Brugal Rum, card games, Deliveries, As the World Turns, predictions for 2021, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:17:20)… Weird Highway by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tormented by Confusion Is Next [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Senja Menggila by White Shoes and the Couples Company [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Second Day Blues by The Heavens [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], sarouch nous on poze by SAROUCH [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Ruben Ranzo by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Our Flirtation by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Nano Moon Coral by Melissa Welch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Maxell Robots (1985) [Retrontario, YouTube], Luegendetektor Sein by Rupert Falsch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hunting the dugong by TheWell [Jamendo, CC NonCommercial Sampling Plus 1.0], Howard Stern Channel 9 Show Ep. 8 (excerpt) [collection], Go To Shoe Town [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Gluematic Pen from Loctite (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Crying Indian (1970) Keep America Beautiful [archive.org].

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1:48:04 – OChad Bowers and Frank Edward Nora join PQ Ribber for a multi-view look at Making Copies!!

Next: Concept of Value

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2:52:43 â€“ Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Forgotten trip, Spam, day 291 of the crisis, holiday weekend, Goose Chasers, science, gazebo acoustics, Cyberpunk 2077, Barnes & Noble, got some magazines, Shindig!, damaging winds, New Weathervanes, Happy Days, religion, Severe Repair audiobook, Herculani update, making a martini, the 2020 cocktail “cinnamon sewage”, correctamundo etymology, Cursive Caxopy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:08:15)… 4-butte-1: A lesson in archaeology (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], 4-butte-1: A lesson in archaeology (1967) (excerpt 2) [Archive.org, public domain], 1985 – Commercial – Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Popping Corn & Microwave Popcorn – Beatrice [YouTube], 1984 Beatrice Commercial [YouTube], 1981 Atari Promotional Video “Inside Atari: The Next Decade” [YouTube], 1952 – Roller Derby – the Chiefs vs the Jolters [Archive.org, public domain], WTTW Channel 11 – The Callaway-Ruddle Report (Opening, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Channel 9 – Tornado Warning – “Goin’ Ape” (1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Channel 9 – Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #3, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Training: The Obscured Advantage [FedFlix, public domain], Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite – Act I, No.8. Waltz of the Flowers [Musopen, public domain], Ragtime Serenade by Richard St. Clair [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Porcho Patcho 1 (1/11/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Guide Right by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Go To Shoe Town [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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2:09:04 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The military, day 286 of the crisis, spiritual cleansing, the weird park, people of 1819, what I remember from college, Santa smokes, I Wove A Toucan, fire engines like spaceships in the morning, drawer incident, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:24:46)… Where’s My Shoes? by Captain Zig [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Wave Beyond by Dash McIvor [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Untamed World outro 1970s [Retrontario, YouTube], Space Race ride film produced in Showscan format [YouTube], Middlesix – The Year 2889 (1967) [Archive.org], Magnavox – “Price Breakthrough” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Magic Cap Cellphone Demo August 1995 (partial) [YouTube], Lady Frankenstein (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], KWHY Channel 22 – SelecTV – “Promo & Sign-Off” (1982?) [FuzzyMemories.tv], KTLA Channel 5 [Los Angeles, CA] – The Snipets – “Acorn Whistle” (1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Games of Starcade – Major Havoc [YouTube], Fly Me (1973) Trailer [YouTube], Chronology 122 (excerpt) by Smersh [collection], Across the Danube by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain].

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1:56:37 – Chad Bowers!! Frank Edward Nora!! Doc Sleaze!! Guys talk about clothes!! PQ Ribber acts as host!!

Next: Making Copies

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves. Released December 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting  an array of talk-driven programs that are inspired by the Magic of the Human Voice!

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2:41:03 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Dishwashing, disposable culture, day 258 of the crisis, giant rooster, Guinness Extra Stout, Red Hook ESB, Tape Land, Dump Fiction, forgetting, The Beatles, time travel, Star Wars, The Sharper Image, Palatino, AI, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:55:51)… 120 Minutes with Vic [collection], Rock And Roll Is Back Again by Rodd Rogers [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Resumption by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], PAH TRACK 6 by Largo02 [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Mato Grosso (heart version) by Neverland [Archive.org, public domain], Intrus Mental The big Re-Masterage by SFT [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The God of Speed by The Silence Industry [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], FANTASIA 1979 re release in stereo London radio advert [YouTube], Eclectic Prawn by Dumbo Gets Mad [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Bonnie Annie Laurie by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beraloids by Ross Adey [One on Twoism], Backpacks from Outdoor Products (Commercial, 1991) [collection], Another Ten Years by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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3:30:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Snow shoveling sessions, day 281 of the crisis, walking, MAME, Megatouch by Merit Industries, Franklin Mills, Breakfast Cereal Variety Pack, This Mortal Coil-based synchronicity, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Monkees, a realization about order and chaos, mystery box, wireless charging, Die Hard (1988), Cyberpunk 2077, Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dead at 75, Governor Sio Bibble, Onsug Radio Companion, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:49:43)… Way to Go! Special (Part 3, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Cool walk by Delano [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Terrornauts (1967) Trailer [YouTube], Hard to Believe by WK [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Secret ‘Man Cave’ Discovered Below Grand Central Platform, 3 MTA Employees Busted (9/25/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Bottom Rung by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tullo Patcho (9/26/20) [YouTube], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Chinese film (1966) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Dark Horse by Bella Ruse [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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1:49:35 – A collaborative look at Magicians with Doc Sleaze, Brazen Gestures, and Frank Edward Nora!! PQ Ribber interlocutes and even inserts a few F Le Mur goodies!!

Next: Your Clothing

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves. Released December 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting  an array of talk-driven programs that are inspired by the Magic of the Human Voice!

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2:30:23 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Pennsylvania memories, Roadside America closing, miniature attractions, chaos sinks, day 278 of the crisis, Electoral College, vaccines, Winter Storm Gail, Isotopium Chernobyl, Favorites Mix, A Hard Day’s Night (1964), home vending machines, Cyberpunk 2077, Old Soap (Sort Of Construction Related Dust), Typodiscography, Encyclopædia Hawkwindia, going to get cat food, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:49:43)… CityPulse – 416/905 area codes in effect (1994) [Retrontario, YouTube], Retro by Serban Nichifor (performed by Bucharest Conservatory Students Ensemble) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Siege of Belgrade by Alaric Alexander Watts (read by Secrets) [LibriVox, public domain], UFO Party by MrJuan [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Use of Force (1993) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Chaos by Arath [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 4.0], An Evening at Walt Disney World [YouTube], It Began In Africa by Bod [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], In The Box #05 (8/4/09) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Stars and Stripes Forever by United States Army Band [Musopen, public domain].

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