The Overnightscape Underground

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3:54:29 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: This hotel in Omaha, storefront concepts, financial dream, Tape Land, duct tape, dreamland mechanics, Tori Amos on Letterman 7/27/98, world thoughts, Phish shirt arrives, Canterbury Scene, Soft Machine, N2O, Fruitopia, gnocchi, Goliath, potato milk, Humorless & Wasted, but Still Beautiful, lunar lander, we are what we are because we are subject to fictional living, Early Eddie: TedPod and Conspiracast (2005-2008), The Compleat Evil Farm, The Green Room, CBD, wall incident, Family Ties, Early Eddie art, TedPod, Ed Sullivan guests, Topo Gigio, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:14:00)… Repo Man TV Version – Supermarket [collection], Weebles Tree House by Romper Room (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], King Kong Man by MrJuan [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Escape [via Webm8 productions], Spaghetti Jungle by The Cholla [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Laserblast (1978) Trailer [YouTube], Wild Palms Trailer 1993 [YouTube], Hinterland Who’s Who – Beaver [YouTube], Grab Me Nicely (11/9/89) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], defective unit III by idealist [broque.de, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Our Gang (Little Rascals) – School’s Out (1930) (excerpt) [public domain], Dinner in Grand Central by Shuwen Zhang [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], WGN Channel 9 – I Dream of Jeannie – “Who Are You Calling a Genie?” (Commercial Break, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], My Merkaba by Ralph Buckley [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1990s VHS • Late Night Adult Hotline Commercials Vol 1 60 FPS [Archive.org], Bain de Soleil ad with black bikini clad girl 1987 [YouTube], Mightier Than Swords by OPTIMUS PRIME [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US], COFFEE TIME DONUTS (1990) [Retrontario, YouTube], Symbiosis at EPCOT Center (excerpt) [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

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1:15:23 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Notes: 11/8/89, where is the other tape, answering machine, Pat Sajak on an alternate reality version of Wheel of Fortune, Tetris, the magic girl in the cave, parking lot and flying car, ramen noodles, Jan selling crystals, sorceress milk, 11/9/89, running for election, Japanese store, talking bird, triceratops attack, at war with the people in the basement, city shopping, cool televisions, parking lot flying, new Italian food, Practical Astral Travel book from 1975, diorama method, Santa Claus’s workshop, payphone, Contemporary Resort Hotel, time travel, dream notes, Quakerbridge arcade driving game, a war in the basement, centaur statue, Coke and 7-up, polluted valley, chthonic primitives, the final monolith, wizard’s mirror, teddy bear with baby doll, save the universe, a great wall, restaurant, museum, Knight of Shadows, digital signs, Anything But Monday, birthday party, Baby Zope, we all became Zopes, I woke up and wasn’t able to fiiish the quest, dream analysis, poem, 11/10/89, outside of a mall at night time, inventory levels, we were the casino harmonica players, scam phone call, Big Audio Dynamite, communication, the supernatural is back… as computers, zoning, Nomadi Network, a new rational occult, the new age, a mish-mosh of old systems of magic, make the future happen.

Released 2/6/22

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2:41:25 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Television show about diners present and past, power failure, TV tricks, Nextel press to talk chirp, Enclave cigar, Washington Commanders, the ice storm, telling ourselves stories, nature of reality, do I understand what a shovel is, a grand theory before the half hour mark, vibrations, levels of fiction and a solution to life’s problems, Pirq Golden Vanilla vegan protein shake, Upstract, tax appraiser, ring around the collar synchronicity, how many snowflakes, Frank’s Famous Fried Tofu, Tube, ceramics, Jean Shepherd, Olympics, Family Ties, Battle of the Network Stars, celebrity humility, SCTV The Battle Of the PBS Stars, Howard Cosell, Maximum Thursdayosity, Upstract, Letterman 40th, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:00:52)… Center of the Universe by The Dead Rocks [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Tomorrowland Art Corner [collection], Chrome Beach by KFDDA [SoundCloud, CC BY 3.0], CONFESSIONS OF A PSYCHO CAT trailer [Archive.org, public domain], Another Boring Lunchtime (edit) by Psychadelik Pedestrian [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Global Neighborhood – Interactive Wonderland (AT&T) [collection], Grey Skies by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], top 100 scary logos part 5 [YouTube], Polar Lion – Big Mose Blues (May 2010) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Million Joke British Podcast [YouTube], Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]. 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

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1:47:19 – Meta joy and fun with Chad Bowers, a message from Eddie, and Frank Edward Nora, too!! PQ Ribber is your ceremonial master-person!!

Next: SCTV

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3:48:25 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The catalog of alternate worlds, 50 Anniversity, Family Ties, Bill Alexander (painter), Ozark, Trippin’ The Onsug Book, Early Eddie, Shindig! Magazine, public domain music, Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goo’bye, LOST-A WONDERFUL GIRL, Bees Knees, Dumbell, Don Parker’s Western Melody Boys, Teddy Bear Blues, synchronicity, The Avengers, new Washington Football Team name tomorrow, sports, The Exit Ramp #30 – Decade Figlagee (1/30/22), the snow, instant grits with pretzel sticks, Peacemaker, The Gilded Age, The Legend of Vox Machina, Edge Corner Outfit, NJ weed fail, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Kamigawa spoilers, a coin with coins in it, lotion update, shampoo mysteries, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:07:45)… All that Matters by Professor Kliq [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Joker’s Wild (May 1978) – Pam vs. Xavier (excerpt 2) [YouTube], Ice (live) by The Forced Oscillations [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 50 Anniversity [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Pass Me By by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Frag-Fraggo [collection], Paddy Wagon by Redfeather [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Newsweasels 10-Second Promo (1994) [collection], Variatio 1 a 1 Clav. [The Open Goldberg Variations, played by by Kimiko Ishizaka, public domain], Hawk The Slayer – Trailer [YouTube], Reset my Blues (Featuring Peergynt Lobogris) by Luis Zunel [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Peter Ivers “Slap the Ginkels” Spiel – New Wave Theatre 1982 [YouTube].

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4:24:36 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show!

It’s a wide ranging discussion covering current events, technology, society, pop culture, and much more! This time, host Frank from The Overnightscape and The Three Weasels is joined by Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Eddie from The Wool Gathering, Peter Litkey from The Three Weasels, Jan Erik from Norway, Chad from Chadcast, Nate in Wisconsin, PQ from Quaquaversal Satellite and Overnightscape Central, Mike Boody from The Midnight Citizen, Brazen Gestures from Brazen Gestures, Doc Sleaze from his various shows, Jefferson from Philadelphia, Matt from Scotland, Bryan Cassidy from The Three Weasels (with cameo appearance by his wife Rhana), Becky from Bi-Coastal Becky (with cameo appearance by her husband Bob), Roel from The Netherlands, and Martin in Silicon Valley.

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3:34:39 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Palindromes, snowstorm, Wordle, Mastermind, chewing gum, artificial cinnamon flavors, filbert nuts, Patchings update, Week of Doom, Middlesix, Computer Soda Week Redux, Rocket Mop Weed U.S.A., Dolores Project Archaeology, serviceberry, palindromes from other languages translated to English, more palindrome stuff, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Honey Honey synchronicity, El Marko, Boba Fett, The Gilded Age, The Yellow Kid, liquid soap disaster, Paul Reiser, weird needlework, Sons of Liberty Farm, Illusione Singulare, theories of the world, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:48:13)… red room by garden of earthly delight [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Underwater Flash by The Cholla [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], APOCALYPSE NOW stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], Betty Boop: Is My Palm Reader (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], New York Hippodrome by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], To Market, To Market [Prelinger, public domain], Noi Doi (Silent Strike Remix) by Alexandrina [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], MOONRAKER 1979 two London radio adverts [YouTube], Obtaining a Dust Sample (2005) [FedFlix, public domain], JACOB JUNG by Bottlesmoker [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sounds of the Commons [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Deep Logan Hideaway by Tree Bag Ask (2009) [Onsug, CC BY 4.0].

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2:11:52 – All things paper are digressed upon by the best!! Doc Sleaze!! Chad Bowers!! Eddie who Gathers Wool!! Frank Edward Nora!! Another monologue excursion hosted by PQ Ribber!!

Next: Get Meta

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3:56:54 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Phrivl: superhero Righto, Dance of the Living Image India Pale Ale, fluorescent lights, Happy Workers, Amy’s PR disaster, dishwasher saga continued, The Evil Farm video release, Betamax transfers, Japanese Animation, a deep dive into The Evil Farm (January 1987), video energy, Banned From The Universe, new hand lotions (BWC Lotion, Walrus Oil Loggers Hand Salve, Mythical Hand Lotion), Beard and Lady, card game memory, Meetups, the year 2002, Monty Python, Kit Sebastion, Alt?n Gün, Carol Cleveland, the Turkish alphabet, NJ weed update, Tippi Turtle, Rock-N-America, reality is an option, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:12:50)… Before Houseboat by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Shanghai Sideshow by Elixir [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Perun’s Stones (feat. Svarica) by Lunar Dawn [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Moments are Moments by The Saint Valentine State [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Blow The Man Down by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Coo Coo by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Scott Joplin’s New Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tripping by Paul Lisak & After The Ice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Kingpin (Capcom, 1996) [PinMAME], WSNS Channel 44 – Illinois State Lottery – Super Shot (Part 3, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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26:05 – 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 “Video Phase 2022”. I recently began transferring a ton of old video tapes to digital, and have been posting selections to YouTube. Here, I’ll be releasing the audio tracks of these videos, as well as linking you to the YouTube videos, and The Internet Archive.

The Evil Farm (January 1987)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEfCCs-nWFg

In January 1987, in Somerset County, NJ, Frank learns of creepy local urban legends such as “The Pigwoman’s Castle”, “The Glowing Grave”, and “The Devil Tree”. He decides to make up one of his own, “The Evil Farm”, and film a movie about it with a group of local teens. In basements, bowling alleys, shopping centers, fast food restaurants, movie theaters, supermarkets, parking lots, and beyond, the mystery unfolds… and takes a tragic turn…

Frank was on a “Jan Term” break from college, and decided to make a movie. His childhood friend Chris, through the music scene, was friends with a group of teens from the area who would hang out at various locations, and who were more than willing to participate in the filming. The plot involves the group visiting the real “Pigwoman’s Castle” and “Devil Tree”, then the fictional “Evil Farm”. Hugo turns evil and starts murdering people. Charlie then confronts and kills him, ending his murder spree. The real value of the project, though, was documenting these New Jersey teens at their various hangouts. 

This version is based on the original released video version – though very few copies were ever distributed. It was originally divided into 21 sections based on tarot cards, each using commercial music clips. I decided to remove these to allow the scenes to seamlessly flow together. Also, the opening titles, end credits, and the horse-riding scene used commercial music, which I replaced with my own “Little Frankie Nora” music, recorded at the same time as the movie. The end credits used strobe lights, which I removed by doing my best to make static frames.

This is the first time it’s been released on video on the Internet, though in 2000, I produced an audio version completely re-conceived from the raw footage. I do plan on releasing an expanded video version at some point, including as much of the raw footage as possible.

There are dozens of people in the movie – but the core group is Chris, Hugo, Charlie, and Pete. These are the four in the signature image, in the field with The Devil Tree.

Notes: [00:00] Opening Titles (song: Sojourn X by Little Frankie Nora) [00:27] Bunch of people, basement hangout, Charlie’s house, Raritan (note: on TV, end of Genesis video Land of Confusion) (key quote: “There’ll be no zooming in”) [00:49] Hanging out at the bowling alley, Somerville Circle (key quote: “Hey baby wanna make some movies?”) (note: video game Express Raider (1986)) [02:35] Talking about The Evil Farm, shopping center, Somerville Circle (key quote: “You hear about what’s goin’ on up at the farm?”) [3:39] Weird sounds, Hess gas station, Rt. 22, Bound Brook [03:45] Evil school bus, behind a high school, Somerville [04:09] Annoying the staff, and talking about The Evil Farm, Burger King, Somerville (note: “smoking area” sign) (key quote: “We should go up to that place, where we heard that scream tonight, that’d be sick”) [05:49] Hijinks, bowling alley bathroom, Somerville Circle [6:26] Mocking religion, a campfire in the woods somewhere [07:05] Interviewing a random person (who I knew from the comic book store) about The Evil Farm, outside Somerville Circle movie theater [07:16] Asking for opinions about The Evil Farm, street corner, Raritan, near Charlie’s house [08:24] Hijinks and Evil Farm talk, Pathmark supermarket, Somerville (key quotes: “Stay away from the evil chickens!”, “Whoah dude, sick man!”) [09:37] Ranting about The Evil Farm and the end of the world, Martinsville Inn parking lot (key quote: “People gonna die! You’re gonna die! You’re all gonna fuckin’ die!”) [11:15] Horse ride, shopping center, Somerville Circle (song: Acid Snow by Little Frankie Nora) [12:15] Trying to take down a street sign, Allen Rd. and Somerville Rd., Basking Ridge (note: Frank’s BMW 2002 is briefly visible) [13:02] Driving past and yelling at the “Nazi Camp”, Allen Rd., Basking Ridge (another example of an urban legend – it was actually the somewhat controversial but non-Nazi “Sons of Liberty Farm”) [13:14] Weird observations in the dark at The Evil Farm (a farm in Branchburg near Pete’s house that we decided was The Evil Farm (possibly because Pete heard a woman screaming there previously)) [14:36] Recalling creepy discoveries, Buttermilk Falls, Washington Valley Park [16:08] Investigating “The Pigwoman’s Castle”, 10 Mill St., Raritan (web page about the castle: http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/nj_unk10.htm) [18:14] Hugo starts to turn evil at the group investigates The Devil Tree in Basking Ridge [19:56] Hugo’s first murder, outside bowling alley, Somerville circle (key quotes: “Go down on the ground, man.”, “Look up at him. Look up at him.”) [20:34] Drug deal and Hugo’s second and third murders, by the Raritan River, behind “The Pigwoman’s Castle”, Raritan [21:48] Chris, at home, in Martinsville, experiences a power failure, goes to the basement to investigate it, and is killed by someone or something [23:37] In a final showdown, Charlie kills Hugo to put an end to his murder spree, Martinsville Inn parking lot [24:30] close-up of a crystal, filmed in Frank’s basement in Martinsville [24:34] end credits (song: Demolition Curve by Little Frankie Nora)

Released 1/23/22

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