The Overnightscape Underground

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4:23:03 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

On a rainy Monday, May 13, 2002, I took a 6 hours drive out to my grandmother’s hometown of Patton, PA, and visited her little brother Ralph, and other relatives. She had been telling me so many stories of her youth there I wanted to visit it for myself.

Notes: Monday, May 13, 2002, arrival in Patton, driving in my Jeep in the rain with Ralph, craftsmanship, talking about the old days, arrival at Louise’s house, shooting rifles, the ghost in the mine, Joe with the knife, Uncle Frank who died in a mine accident, he had a bad feeling beforehand, history of the mine, cats, leg funeral, Grandpap Pinali was a weaver, Alabama, Ellis Island, mine accidents, jobs (miner, farmer, CC camp, blacksmith), slingshots, Sears Catalog, old schoolhouse, Precious the kitty, Dry Run, the town used to be called Columbia but was renamed Reilly’s, Patton, Lumber City (previously named Goods), Uncle Bill the bootlegger, bathroom story, houses, moonshine, cockfights, poker, rambling rose and blackberry bushes, Sheetz, in the Navy in WWII, Guam, Skyline Drive, rain, back on the road, trolley, Cunningham’s Woods, school, driving around, cemetery, mules chewing tobacco, old radio shows, TV shows, geese, coal mines, giant stones, arrival at Ralph’s house, cats, broken service, portage railroad, driving up to the Anna’s, current events, 9/11, ball field, rough road, arrival at the Anna’s, Joe, Dick, the lumber business, computers, cellphones, Joan, 9/11, remembering the family reunion, disposable cameras, “we live where time has passed us by”, heading back on the road, Star Wars, Spider-Man, social hall, back to Louise’s, commuting, the cemetery, hotel for the stone workers, windmill, looking for giant stones, random encounter, stone work, another random encounter, inside a store, McCrory Stores, back to Ralph’s, motorcycles, in the house, back on the road, Joe, history of Patton, back to the house, hobo’s lunch, troublemaker girl, a lotta screwballs in Altoona, morel mushrooms, Joe’s trip tp NYC, Cranberry King, archway painting, Joe can’t place Route 80, sonar school, tobacco, the long drive home.

Released 10/11/21

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9:19:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The train station, Tim Hortons, Krispy Kreme, vegan foods, express train, John Galt, Ayn Rand, The Mike Wallace Interview, coffee, farro, Riverboat Gambler, Triple Shot, Tri-Sports (1989), Midtown Comics, Carry On Nurse (1959), Carry on Spying (1964), Carry on Matron (1972), Carry on Cleo (1964), Le Gendarme (série de films), 500 day / 12,000 hour mark coming soon, Moodbruck Ideation, Acid shirt, Sente Mini Golf (1985), Go, Riichi Mahjong, Mappy (1983), demolition, reviving a Zippo lighter, Lyft, delicata squash, American Dream, wandering the mall, Dream Wheel, luxury wing, Sid Vicious, Garden Court, if it’s artificial, roller coasters, Van Leeuwen Oat Milk Bourbon Apple Crisp vegan ice cream, Clumsy Courier, final published copy of the book arrives, Animaniacs pinball, 400 Conejos mezcal, Mark Twain Riverboat cigar, Val Kilmer, Riverworld, Karma Chameleon, custom hole punches, Mazenweed Scrip, posted that the book “The Onsug – A Radio Station Inside a Book” is now available for purchase, good morning, dream quote “time is the hell of the empty hand”, wake, Carry On Doctor (1967), Frankie Howerd, Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Get Carter (1971), ug: Port/Pinchot (11/28/08), Mad Dog Ernie’s Deli, Nightstation Ride One PC Demo, Sombra mezcal, The Little White Duck, massive book The Monkees – The Day-By-Day Story by Andrew Sandoval, Eden Shake, Jittlov Font Read Me files, Kibology, bedcast, attic, Riverboat Alley, Thomas Kinkade, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Expo 2020 Dubai, Expo – Magic of the White City (Narrated by Gene Wilder), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 8:38:59)… Greasing Wheezer by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Reflection in a Coffee Cup by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Scrap of Moonlight (6/11/03) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], The Maze by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], 70’s and 80’s VHS Distribution Logos.mov [YouTube], Let’s Kiss by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Ooh2 by Russelle [Freesound, CC0 1.0], Cut and Shoot (11/15/69 – 2/22/70) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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2:00:00 – Dave in Kentucky’s two-hour tribute to his wife of over 38 years, who recently passed. Included are clips from (at 3:57) the “Paper Mania” episode of the Quaquaversal Satellite, (9:20) the “Cable TV” episode of the Overnightscape Central, (10:54) the “Grandma’s Trunk” and (37:08) “Sister’s Trunk” episodes of the Closet Excavationist, as well as (1:38:39) an edited recording of Lisa’s funeral service.

License info: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky.

The book is finally done! 700 pages, with complete listings of over 10,000 episodes, with over 6,000 pieces of show art. An essential companion for a lifetime of listening to The Onsug! Color covers and black-and-white interior. Priced as low as possible so you can buy more and put them on many bookshelves, for future listeners to discover!

The book can be purchased here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HHKNZ3T?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Download the PDF (including the Digital Extension) here:
http://www.theovernightscape.com/shows/The_Onsug-A_Radio_Station_Inside_a_Book-published_version.pdf

Listen to all the shows here:
https://archive.org/details/onsugradio

Permanent page for all book info:
https://onsug.com/book

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5:19:29 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Step back to 2012 in this never before released recording of me working on ideas for a new direction in my audio projects. There are a lot of interesting ideas discussed. And while I never moved forward with these ideas specifically, some aspects of them have lived on. Specifically, the current concept of “A Radio Station Inside a Book” establishes a sense of place, much like I was talking about on these audio notes. And the concept of welcoming the listener in – while not formalized as much as in these 2012 ideas – is still very much at the heart of The Onsug.

Notes: 2/21/12, talking about what is going on with my various radio projects, PQ, Shambles, Bob, Eddie, the archive, a static form, Nightstation, focusing on one thing, Nightstation Pocket City, You Live In Pocket Audio City, Pocket Radioland, New Pocket Radio, Aerie Obliviana, Nightstation: A Pocket Audio City, Weasel Village Mall, Nightweek, the analogy of a place, Devastating Nightscape, Rockefeller Center, GTA IV, 2/22/12, patch in and broadcast on Nightstation, transcending time and space, Hello Kitty has become a criminal, Times Square, Ash Wednesday, new idea for Nightstation, 3:05 PM, Wednesday, 2/22/12, decentralized system, very warm this morning, 8:39 AM, Thursday, 2/23/12, new perpectives, imaginary broadcasting, a new imaginary place, range of content, philosophies, hierarchies, subdivisions, doubt, Moodbruck intro, 9:43 AM, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, Aspects of Ideation, idea of a place with doors, The Rampler as the imaginary person, being taken on a trip, the wanderer archetype, Nightport, Grateful Dead, recording as if you’re taking the listener on a journey, idea of taking strangers on a trip, L-Theanine, Talkport, lunchtime Tuesday Feb. 28, 2012, You Are The Rampler, Weasel Village Mall, 9:43 AM, Monday, March 5, 2012, history of recorded audio, day world vs. night world, step on through, transit center of the mind, past and future, Welcome to the Weasel Village Mall, the audio format, 6:42 PM, Wednesday March 7, 2012, pack the very minimum, The New Nightstation, Jenny Ondioline, subway, the magic of audio doorways.

Released 10/6/21

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 onsug.com

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Fusebox #181 “Chip Chatter”

29:22 – Compacted For Freshness, Milt’s On The List, KGW Visits Fuse, A New Reboot Of War Of The Worlds, Fusebox Liner ID, VO for Everybody! And Thus The Blast, Tid Trentwell: “Voice Over and Out”.

A chittering box of thanks to our contributors on this edition of Fusebox, Patrica Blem, Eric Newsome and Jeff Pollard. Thanks to John Barber, Steven Redlin, and Rod Hill for making War of the Worlds a reality! 

Hear it live October 18th on the following stations; KXRW  99.9 FM, KXRY 91.1 and 107.1FM KUIK AM 1360, KMWV FM 98.3 and CKXU FM 88.3 FM, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 

Co-producing and session audio assistance by Milt Kanes.  

Co-produced by Jeff Pollard.

All music and post production by Marc Rose and Fuse

Fusebox show art design by POLLARDdesign.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.  

Attribution: by Marc Rose  Released October 6th, 2021

Fusebox Swag!! 

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4:01:35 – Frank in New Jersey, NYC, and White Plains, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Photocopier replacement parts, White Plains Drifter II, maps, theme parks and shopping malls, Avatar 2, carpooling, the book is published, Grand Central, train concept eventovision, rough brick exteriors, Scarsdale, arrival in White Plains, agenda: visit 5 malls (Galleria, White Plains Mall, City Center, The Westchester, The Source), dead mall perfection, The Onsug Vault, Mike Jittlov, scary rooftop photo session, plastic rabbit ring, Nightstation Ride One PC demo, juice, get a small sporting good, Eargangbe, can’t find a way into the mall, how to shop, Savor, coincidental golden horses in a mall, sporting good (Maxfli Bead Score Counter), Diesel Hair of the Dog Classic Unholy Cocktail, cool part of town, typography, Peignot ecstasy, finding my way back to the train station, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:20:59)… Coffee Bar (from The Poetry of Natale Delle Palme) [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], Turkish Samba by Tevellus [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WGN Channel 9 – Bozo’s Circus – “Bozo’s Tv POWWW!” (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Invisible Walls by Revolution Void [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sounds of the Commons (Alternate Audio) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], So Sublime (Dave Kent remix) by Redmann [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Dolores Project archaeology (1979) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain] & Mini Golf (Sente, 1985) [MAME], Still Ones by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Apollo 12 – Approach and Landing – November 19, 1969 [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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1:19:33 – Doc Sleaze and Frank Edward Nora join your host, PQ Ribber in this fabulous collaboratorium!!

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Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves. Released October 2021 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!

Onsug Radio Update – September 2021 Added

Back in 2014 I made a VR demo called “Nightstation Ride One” which I presented at the SVVR conference in Mountain View, California.

It was the next year, I think, that I thought to make a non-VR version of it – and I recently found it!

It runs great on my laptop. It’s Windows only. Download:

http://www.theovernightscape.com/shows/Nightstation_Ride_One_PC_win32.zip

Instructions: Move mouse to look around. Hit ALT-F4 to quit.

As this is an old demo, I don’t know how well it will work on any other computer, so use with caution.

Here’s an old video of the VR version. The non-VR version does not have the “split screen” effect: