The Overnightscape Underground

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28:16 – Sitting outside on this blustery winter morning talking about Mike Karels, Gordon Bell, Dave Ross, and Jim Kloss, with some trademark digressions and a hot mug of coffee.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Attribution: Ruben Schade.

Released June 2024 on Rubenerd and The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts; this one notwithstanding.

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1:11:40 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Frank in NJ and NYC. Saturday, September 22, 2001 (11 days after 9/11), don’t know when the next attack is gonna come, the situation in Obliviana, lighting a cigar, Rowe-Manse Emporium, pipe tobacco, stressed out, broadband, new commute route, was it all a dream, Fuzzy Daupner is over, new Obliviana logo, summer is over, an audio basis, intercepted broadcasts, incident, Sun. 9/30/01, squirrel, ambient outdoor sounds, ambient street sounds, flimflam game, people talking, train, Sun. 10/14/01, UFO dream, solo albums, Wed. 10/17/01, Delawanna Train Station, lava cave dream, car alarm, Thu. 10/18/01, Delawanna Train Station again, Washington Square Park, damaged reality, Thompson Street, PATH, The New New Obliviana, audio format, Fri. 10/19/01, erased stuff by accident, test recordings.

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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3:22:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Treehouse dreams, spaceship in the basement, The Great Race (1965), Tape Land, Please Open Doors Slowly, wax museum, Whychock Revival, The Amusement Industry (Japan, Jan. 1993), Synthetic Pleasures (1995), another solar scam, Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), The Criterion Channel, cool cars, Snoopy shirts, “Play for Today” Who’s Who (TV Episode 1979), My Dinner with Andre (1981), Party Girl (1995), Dewey Decimal System, Teorema (1968), Onsug Radio Lounge, more chat, cats knocking things off tables, Edict Zero finale, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:41:59)… Drop of Honey by musicfornothing [Soundcloud, CC BY-ND 3.0], NBC on Douglas Trumbull’s Showscan – 1984 [YouTube], Afro Blue by Triplexity [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Movie 32 – “Topper Takes A Trip” (Break #2, 1971) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Join the Bahamas by Gino Pertot [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], SEGA “Galileo Factory” [YouTube], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], ‘The Jokers’ movie ad [Archive.org], 29th and Dearborn by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], About BWebCentral.com by Brad Detchevery [Archive.org, CC BY 2.5], The Electric Girl – One Step by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Erica Ehm in Much Music Environment [YouTube], Too Much Mustard by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], LIVE ManiaTV with Kristen [YouTube], Fourtha Losta (lyrics by Frank Edward Nora, music by Suno AI 3.5, non-commercial use) (6/14/24) [collection], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 2 [collection].

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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Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he wonders why kids aren’t taking summer jobs as much as they used to, and if this means that child labor should be reinstated? Chick-Fil-A tried it this week, and got some mixed responses.

In other news, I tried some child labor of my own the past couple weeks, running a playwriting sweat shop in a theater summer camp. There were also some sharks in the Gulf that attacked two teenage girls from Birmingham, and I recount my eerie experience walking through the quiet and unsettling “backrooms” of an old country church last weekend (what the Internet kids now call a “liminal space”).

Check out the new home over at mikesbonfire.substack.com!

See my discussion with Bob LeMent on his show STATIC RADIO!

Music for this episode: “Gee, I Really Love You” by Heavy Trash; “Hey Lowdown” by Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys ***Backing Music: “Balanced” by 1st Contact; “Country Boy” (Instrumental) by Lobo Loco; “Late Nite Train” by Vans in Japan; “Double Tunnel” by Checkie Brown; “Swampland” by Chris Haugen

Video Street Video Store: Saturday Night Live — Albert Brooks — “Fall Preview” (1979); “Terminator 2 3D” Discovery Channel Excerpt

Remember to check out bigger, longer episodes of the VIDEO STREET VIDEO STORE every Tuesday over at mikesbonfire.substack.com.

…And be sure to join the Facebook page and find me on Instagram! …”I can’t believe I used to like these guys.”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released June 2024 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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Join Mike out back for a drink as he decompresses from a hectic week of teaching summer camp and remembers the life and times of Wayne Newton, who’s still alive, but, ya know, kinda forgotten these days…

In other news: we’re watching Joe Bob Briggs host “Donnie Darko” (2001) on his late night horror show, “The Last Drive-In”. Also: what the h-e-double-hell is “Donnie Darko” about anyway? And recounting the career resurgence of Drive-In movie critic Joe Bob Briggs — how he’s gone from a forgotten 90s TV celebrity to doing personal appearances for 10 people in Corn Country to suddenly being on top again — at least, in the so-called “horror community”.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released June 2024 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he remembers the time he met the cast of 1987’s “The Monster Squad,” and how they took off with his social security number. Also, are movies over? That’s the question after the mega-budget “Mad Max” movie bombed last week. Mike investigates, though he gets sidetracked by how much a Youtuber talking about the same subject looks like a werewolf. Anyway…

In other news: the real-life “Dennis the Menace,” awaiting trial for terrorizing his neighborhood with a slingshot, dies at 81; remembering “Creepfest,” my late-night horror hosting show; making a whiskey sour (sans egg white); how to pick up girls with magic!

Music breaks: “Garden Sounds” by Lobo Loco; “St. John’s Cemetery” by Secret Lover.

Video Street Video Store: “Super Dave Osborne’s Wrecking Ball Stunt”; “Flirting with Magic” (1990).

Backing Music: “Balanced” by 1st Contact; “Sunset Drive” by DayNightMorning; “Double Tunnel” by Checkie Brown; “Harley Davidson” and “Lonesome Nights” by Beat Mekanik; “Small Steps” by Mr. Smith.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released June 2024 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he mulls over the mental gymnastics of playing violent video games. Does good karma extend to the virtual world also?

In other news, I’m sequestered in my house lately due to (yet another!) car issue; my absurd back-and-forth with a service lady at the dealership; a new “Adults Only” library in Idaho; what the Kevin Bacon movie “White Water Summer” (1987) can teach teachers about teaching; the collatoral tragedy of Sean Young’s firing from Batman, and much more!

Music breaks: “Vampires of South Dakota” by Forget the Whale; “Beyond Belief” by Jon Shumaker

Video Street Video Store: Sean Young on The Joan Rivers Show (1991); “BTS: Sitcom Laugh Track Expert” (1983)

Backing music for this episode: “Lonesome Nights” by Beat Makanik | “Abstract Technology” by Scott Holmes | “Get Your Kicks on Future 86” by Blue Wave Theory | “Anemoia” by Sedative” | All music for this episode is Creative Commons (CC/BY/SA) and is available at freemusicarchive.org.

Check out the new home over at mikesbonfire.substack.com, join the Facebook page! …“Nice place you got here. Lots of space.”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released May 2024 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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Join Mike outside for a whiskey on a mild May night, and, later, on a drive through the streets of Birmingham, where he remembers the old 90s joke about how RadioShack wanted to know all your personal business.

Also: how I got fired from my new job this week; all about my basset hound Izzy’s risky surgery to remove a mass; Larry Sanders; “The Jinx: Part II”; Roger Corman.

Check out the new home over at mikesbonfire.substack.com, join the Facebook page! …“Time’s are hard, you’re afraid to pay the fee…”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released May 2024 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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30:18 – After his smashing success versus the big city of Jericho, Joshua’s expeditionary force runs into unexpectedly stiff resistance from the little town of Ai. Troubles abound as he discovers that corruption within the ranks has caused a lack of enthusiasm for the campaign by his superiors. Receiving an ultimatum from the commander-in-chief, he takes drastic corrective action.

Show art: “Achan and Joshua” (circa 1899) by James Tissot (1836-1902) or a follower, Public Domain.

Theme music: “Achan and Ai” (2024), words by Dave in Kentucky, music and performance by Suno.ai (v3.5).

This show is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky – more info at onsug.com and sermons.blog.

This episode, along with all other episodes of SERMONS, is also available at sermons.blog.

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4:24:29 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Jury duty, American Dream, wandering around the mall, new food court area, Onsug Radio Lounge, The Acolyte, book delayed?, gray catbird, The Nevers, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown demo, repeated experiences, elitist fantasies, they’re cutting down trees, Time Express, TV Guide 4/21/79, Whodunnit?, Ed McMahon, Presenting Susan Anton, key fob issues, Rolling Stone cancels “lifetime” subscriptions, Amelia Coburn synchronicity, Bridget St. John, home video comics, The 1982 Video Review Awards, Paranoimia, The Intro and the Outro, Horace Batchelor, another stab at AI Fourtha Losta, Snowflaw Car, salgam, invasive species, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:43:14)… The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons (performed by Denis Carpenter) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY 3.0], Dragon’s Lair (excerpt) [YouTube], Acaba by FUNCTION X2DS [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Spring Break (1983) trailer [YouTube], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 7, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], Kaiser Broadcasting – “Doing Things in a Big Way” (Promotional Sales Film) (Part 2, 1968) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telarañas de Confusión by Jim Mendoza [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Uncle Duane 3 by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], The Rococo Tape by The Paparazzi [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Video Game 1983 Preview [YouTube], Pent Breeze by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – Weekend (Opening, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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