The Overnightscape Underground

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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

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Sparetime Radio Reboot: Episode 5 (Feb. 2010) 25.22 (32:34 / 29.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 22
“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: Postcrossing and 3D Postcard to Poland; Pajamagram Fail; Kevin Smith kicked off plane; Palin family pissed at Family Guy; Lizard on Acid; MysteryGuitarMan; No more plastic bottles, Go Green; Pop & Me; Julian Lennon Interview; Post Office possibly cutting more service.
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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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The Severe Repair Universe #4 (FN 2/18/10) 25.21 (1:53:44 / 104.3 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 21
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank talks about and reads stories from his original science fiction universe, “Severe Repair”. On today’s show – listener comments, call-outs and Cup’s Club notes from 1992, Cupline 1: Goodbye Popcorn: Chapter 8 – Provocation Team (Part 2). Chapter 9 – Cupwards, notes from 1992, and the Introduction to “Severe Repair: The Broken Text”. Beverage reviews (“Red Ribbon Original Cherry Supreme Soda”, “Moxie”).
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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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Cheese Coin (FN 2/18/10) 25.20 (45:29 / 41.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 20
“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. 2004 Wisconsin State Quarter with cheese, grips, weird dream (buying computer stuff at a mall, dog training place), the mysteries of sleeping and dreaming, wrinkled news, headlines, haunted buildings, forklift, Million Dollar Quartet, microphone, theory of reality filters, Classictronica, Holland-themed subway, Flanders, police state, crystal lions, Thievery Corporation flexidisc is a dream, triple chocolate donuts and beyond, Dunkin’ Donuts 60th anniversary and logo history, cults, occult shirts, American Idol Top 24, payphones, dinosaur memory update, rough time in the early 90s, FNA, and oatmeal.
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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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Coat Slice (FN 2/17/10) 25.19 (43:14 / 39.8 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 19
“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. Carnivale nostalgia (2003-2005), ice, shopping cart, decent area, obscure TV show (Push, Nevada), copyright laws, HBO shows, TV review (last night’s Lost (Season 6, Episode 4)), The X-Files, deus ex machina, Life on Mars, 9/11, random memories of a dinosaur attraction at the World Financial Center around 1989, coat sliced open by sign, preaching woman, all these messed-up people were cute little babies once, African music, rest room control booth, interesting homeless guy on subway, L’Occitane, 12 weird beverages, channel changing delays on digital cable, buffers, the movie “Monster in a Box” by Spalding Gray, comedians and monologuists, Laurie Anderson, the John Lennon ad was from over a year ago, Bejeweled Blitz, and 47th Avenue.
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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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Chilly (FN 2/16/10) 25.18 (37:46 / 34.8 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 18
“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. Snowing, back to work, The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, luge death, figure skating, the song “Send In The Clowns”, bus, Canadian opening ceremony, political correctness, bureaucracy, mediocrity, Indians, Rush, WFMU blog post about the band Smersh, The Rampler on WFMU, chilly reception, loose ends, effort, subway, getting addicted to anime and manga, Naruto, fickle fans, Bleach, movie review (“Coraline” (2009)), the guy who sang “My Sharona” died, and a fake John Lennon voice in an ad.
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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) #23 – “Perception” (2/16/10) 25.17 (42:13 / 38.9 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2010 – Track 17
“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…  “Perception” –
Slow time, fast time and the doors of perception while phasing in 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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