The Overnightscape Underground

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Blatant Manipulation of the Timestream (FN 2/27/10) 25.31 (1:17:50 / 71.5 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 31
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in The Overnightscape Studio. Early Morning Edition, news of the NYC snowstorm, getting all confused, clock malfunctions, alternate timelines, plastic film annoyance, dishwashing failure, took two days off work, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, chicken boy in the mall, 2010 prediction from 1994,  time loops, The Flat Earth Society, science, God, coffee, examining a Keurig K-Cup, a receipt from the World Trade Center Sam Goody, 9/11, composting, trying to understand NASCAR, TV shows “Bleach” and “Caprica”, movies “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Ordinary People”, Mary Tyler Moore, a trip to the supermarket, various interesting products, currants, Pepsi Throwback logo, Old Spice products, the slush jerk incident, and the Weird Westerns guy heard the show.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Nora – more info at onsug.com

Because of the semi-massive snow storm raging outside, gonna take tonight off… a new Severe Repair Universe will be coming next week!!

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Tree Hugger (FN 2/25/10) 25.30 (20:11 / 37.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 30
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NJ. Big snowstorm, irreproducible breakfast (tofu Szechuan, brown rice, Israeli couscous, spinach, sweet potatoes, Quorn cutlets), subterranean lifeform, Tree Hugger coffee, the commute, American Idol from last night, sunglasses fogging, scarf, finishing the college story from “Sphere Belt”, almost became an art major, 1986, psychic wars, offensive humor, 209, first girlfriend, 80s fantasy, NYU Film School. college advisors, taking advice, taking the day off, and shoe wetness.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Co-Pilot (FN 2/24/10) 25.29 (41:10 / 37.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 29
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NJ and NYC. Passenger co-pilot, bus, the plane takes off, flying over the clouds, UFOs, cloudscape becomes driving down a road, dream, teleport to New Zealand, saw a good dumpster, superhero idea, K-Cup Carousel, decadence, pigeon, interviewing birds and animals, record rainfall, shirts, Olympics, TV commercials, new skyscraper, TV reviews (last night’s “American Idol” and “Lost”), Beatles songs, Red Lobster, subway, fear of the recorder, the quest for macaroni and cheese for breakfast, various products, police woman, Rite Aid, CVS, big storm coming, Ferris Bueller, Apple bans “sexy” apps, puritanical attitudes, self checkout, emergency food, automats, time travel, and Special K crackers.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Sparetime Radio Reboot: Episode 6 (Feb. 2010) 25.28 (36:30 / 33.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 28
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Wayne Reichert reboots his show Sparetime Radio!

Show Notes: Birth of my daughter; New 7/11 has an actual usable Restroom; A mad man crashes plane into IRS building; Platypus Soft Bottle; Ferret Update; Cops in recent sodomy case from innocent; Jesus Christ Deleted at Creepypasta.net
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Wayne Reichert – more info at sparetimeradio.com and onsug.com
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Sphere Belt (FN 2/23/10) 25.27 (1:00:12 / 55.4 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 27
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NJ and NYC. Red or orange space suits in science fiction, skull inside space suit visor motif, action figure of obscure Star Wars character “Rum Sleg”, rain and sleet, nest, wind chimes, Stairway To Heaven, evil songs, suburbs, Subdivisions, a social neighborhood, May Queen, Spring cleaning, criticism of The Phantom Menace, storytelling, The Clone Wars, Sandpeople, acting, Jedi, comic book stores, bus, Beatles, office space, the plan, chaos vortex, the ivy innovation, semi-mundane dream, preaching, almost became an art major in college, cliques and conspiracies of the untalented, boxing videos, coat button skitter, psychic wars and offensive humor magazines, the supernatural, bagel chaos, getting angry, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Koyaanisqatsi, candy review (Lusion Vitamin Mints – Cocoa, Peppermint), enter to win a crystal lion cub, cocoamint, sphere belt, massive police tow truck, Velamints, The Grateful Dead, The Other One / Cryptical Envelopment, Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain, and fish.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Morning Commute (with Bob) #24 – “The Unknown” (2/23/10) 25.26 (37:32 / 34.6 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 26
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Join Bob LeMent (from Static Radio) rambling on his morning commute into St. Louis, Missouri…  “The Unknown” –
Dirt, Trash and Emerging Species driving with cold toes on this Morning Commute.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Bob LeMent – more info at onsug.com and StaticRadio.com
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Practice Egg (FN 2/22/10) 25.25 (58:25 / 53.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 25
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NJ and NYC. Rejection letter from HBO, scanning, MTV internship, Atari Arabian, Downtown Julie Brown, Adam Curry, shopping cart, industrial environment, Selective Service letter, military service, weasel words, Joe Stack incident, boring manifesto, a bird nest, practice egg, George W. Bush, reincarnation, bus, Nullify, presidents, dream review (potato-flavored energy drink, bacon ash potato chips), Bleach anime, “Remember The Rampler”, the middle 5 minutes of The Rampler, Andy Kaufman, WFMU, weird mumbling guy on subway, 3D theater, “Classictronica #4”, March 13, Al Haig, First Comics, vitamin mints, Peggy Fleming, a mysterious message, questioning reality, and insanity.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Remember The Rampler (2008-2009) 25.24 (15:00 / 14 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 24
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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The Rampler. August 14, 2008 to October 10, 2009. 422 days. (March 13, 2009 is the midpoint, 211 days in.)

Remembering “The Rampler” with the first, middle, and last 5 minute segments of the show… The first 5 minutes of “The Rampler #1” from August 14, 2008. The middle 5 minutes of The Rampler recordings from March 13, 2009 (from “The Rampler #233”). And the last 5 minutes of “The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 16 – Night in Motion” from October 10, 2009.

In 2008, after 5 years of doing The Overnightscape, I was looking for a new method of doing the show that would take less time and effort. This experiment in field recording became “The Rampler”, and it was such a different experience, I took it in a whole new direction. It very quickly grew in popularity, largely due to my involvement in the “Andy Kaufman Lives” phenomenon. This led to an opportunity to bring the show to a real radio station – WFMU. But as 2009 wore on, the show’s popularity (at least as I perceived it) diminished, and the pressures of being on the “real” radio took away some of the spirit of spontaneity that the show had in its early months. And then… WFMU canceled the show. A little over a year after it had begun, The Rampler was finished.

I chose to continue my Internet radio recordings here on “The Overnightscape Underground” (which has been going great), and drop “The Rampler” name. While it is a good name, and I had a blast doing it, the name “The Rampler” is associated with energy and vibes that I would rather put behind me.

But what a wild ride it was!! This 15-minute audio piece is a brief encapsulation of the whole experience… but it’s all available for you to listen to…

396 episodes (19 days of audio):

367 of “The Rampler” (regular numbered episodes)

19 of “The Rampler on WFMU” (broadcast on 91.1 FM)

5 of “The Rampler on the Airwaves” (radio practice sessions)

4 of “The Rampler Special”

1 of “Beneath The Rampler on WFMU”

Get it all on the Frank Nora Archive. And most of it is also here on The Overnightscape Underground site, just use the search box on the right.

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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Classictronica #4: The Last Video Game Meeting (2/15/03) 25.23 (2:47:25 / 153.5 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 23
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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On Saturday, February 15, 2003 (less than a month before the dawn of The Overnightscape)…Frank is at the last video game meeting at the Video Game Connections store in Howell, NJ, the day before it closes its doors for good. Topics: the history of Video Game Connections with owner Mike Etler, Jay Forman shoveling show, bitterness, small claims court, thoughts on video games, Atari went out of business, terrorists, duct tape, Starbucks, Opie & Anthony, thoughts on the last meeting, downloading games, MAME, looking around the store, computers, PocketPC games, Robot Finds Kitten, Atari Cosmos, time travel, driving up Route 9, The Golden Age of Video Games, video game collecting, arcade memories, where is the Italian restaurant?, turning around, Atari VCS Adventure, creativity, The Prodigy, broken gas gauge, entertainment empire, Obliviana, the store closing tomorrow, Iraq War, signing Mike’s cast, Magic Marker, collectibles, upload capping, health insurance, hospital experiences, bathroom experiences, cereal box collecting, old magazine, refridgerator, washtub, thoughts on the store closing, Scotland Yard, the year 2000, MAME, pinball news, Italian restaurant, Iran, nukes, Joe Millionaire, American Idol, music, the end, game over, leaving the store, the end of an era, dirty tissue, driving away, idea of certain stores as little subcultures, thoughts on video games, history of the store and video game collecting, the 1990s, working at the store, Mortal Kombat II, reptile store, memories of the NAVA video game meetings, the people who went to the meetings, 1998 E3 in Atlanta, more rambling thoughts on video games on the drive home, my video game friend, Obliviana, and a futuristic date.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com