32:51 – Join Ruben as he takes an evening lockdown socially-distancing stroll as he discusses UniSA campus nostalgia in Adelaide, adventures with side effects, a freezing family holiday to Germany in the early 2010s, and an extended discussion on the merits and flaws of contemporary electronic microwave oven appliance design affordances (I think Dire Straits did a song about that, though in significantly fewer words. Custom kitchen deliveries, and all that).
Released August 2021 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.
Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves. Released August 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!
2:05:03 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mosquito airplane, Philip K. Dick, pickles, weasel shirt, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, the comfort of malls, Jean Shepherd, night people, Afghanistan, Willow (1988), FZappa20 Phish recaps, radio undefined, gas meter inspector, Phantasmal Tickets synchronicities, Magic Pipelines, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:24:39)… Carl Sagan introduces the library of Alexandria [YouTube], Amou Baleke by Umoja [Budabeats, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Prairie Fire – March 10, 1994 (edit) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], We are the change (original mix) by Danubio Rodriguez [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], welcome to our fairy world [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Nobody by Wendal [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Theda Bara Speaking 1936 [YouTube], Time Flux by Revolution Void [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Skyhawk Beach by Blue Wave Theory [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Monica Seles – No Excuses jeans TV commercial ad – 1991 [YouTube], (Interlude) by Cosmic Analog Ensemble [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Good Seasons commercial (from Virginia Slims San Diego (April 22, 1985)) [Archive.org], WFLD Channel 32 – Eight O’Clock Movie – “The Best Of Benny Hill” (Opening & Break, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], RE/Search magazine plug from IRS The Cutting Edge 1986 reseach V. Vale [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
29:05 – Once it appears that Abraham and Sarah’s “miracle baby” Isaac will survive to become a legitimate heir, Abraham sends the secondary heir and his mother the maid packing, then is shocked to find out that Isaac is scheduled to be the entree at the Yahwelians’ next barbecue, with Abraham serving as grillmaster. Abe’s predicament is compared to that of Job, as well as to that of the Gregory Peck character in 1976’s The Omen. Was Abraham’s Kierkegaardian “leap of faith” justified by virtue of the absurd, or was it unjustifiable by virtue of the insane?
Show art: Sacrifice of Isaac (1602) by Caravaggio (1571-1610), Public Domain.
3:56:20 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: I tried to start the show talking about rivers, but it led to a dead end, sequence of events in 1977, Quark (TV show, 1977-78), a hallway of doors references, The Clinger Sisters, Kim Fowley, Florida Festival shirt, porch session, if there’s a river that’s important to me, bailing out, insect and bird sounds, rye whiskey, the noise floor, living along a river, weird energy today, forgetting dreams, Japan dream, Sharon Stone living secretly in Japan as a pirate, retro Japanese Mountain Dew logo, being unnoticed, going to the mall in Rome, New Monk’s Teeth, young sunflower, The Beatles, crescent moon, relaxed vibe, great alcohol beverages, De La Soul regain control of their early albums and they’ll be on streaming, streaming holdouts, Bill Bruford, Gryphon, the music industry, end porch session, it’s a marina, Trancers (film series), The KLF, Historic Brawl, Dimensia, Vista Golf, felt bins, chaos, Galactic Starcruiser, Mike Oldfield, John Cleese, Stormtoon Origins, Welcome the Infostation, robot skyscraper, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:14:23)… Say Hi by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], T.A. by Camelot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Modern Problems (1981) Trailer [YouTube], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 1) [Archive.org], Rag Spacetime by Jazzaria [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Final Tomorrow Show w/ Chevy Chase attacking NBC and Rex Reed [YouTube], WBBM Channel 2 – Hunter – “The Costa Rican Connection” (Opening, Preview Breaks & Ending, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Fridays 5/23/80 opening [Archive.org], 94-Piece Jumbo Beanie Baby Set – 1998 (Don West) [YouTube], Invitation Rag by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Modern Problems (1982) movie review – Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel [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
1:35:07 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.
In the fall of 2001, I had two major projects – Obliviana, a kind of occult entertainment system, and Bluffcosm.com, an Internet radio project. With short-lived project Stormtoon, I attempted to combine the two. While it didn’t go very far, I think it helped me see that combining the two sides was not worthwhile – and little over a year later I completely gave up on Obliviana and started The Overnightscape – which has led to The Onsug of today.
Note that for Bluffcosm, I would do “audio mining†which was bringing a tape recorder everywhere to capture weird or interesting audio to include in audio segments. That’s what you’re hearing on the first and later part of the tape.
Monday 10/22/01, “audio mining†(ranting in bathroom, inside somewhere, subway, street, beggar, on a train, weird singing, siren, trains going by, fire safety talk, jackhammer, train going by, subway, car starting), Sunday 11/3/01, Frank talking about Obliviana, Stormtoon, computer being repaired, audio in 1980, 9/11, Fuzzy Daupner broke up, details of Stormtoon, 209, Fortunoff, Willowbrook Mall, audio content, flexibility, back to “audio mining†(train, inside various places, on a train, sirens, announcement, construction sounds, street, child babbling on subway, outside somewhere), Friday 11/9/01, 8:48 AM, my apocalyptic dream (an alcoholic beverage called “Poison†from Scandinavia, end of the world, volcanoes off the coast of Georgia, trapped by polar bears and a lion in Washington state, a zen monastery in Japan, driving around at dusk looking at Christmas lights covering things, the lion enemy across a river, where the polar bears live, misunderstandings with the polar bears and more volcanoes, earthquake news, escape from the creatures, advice in Japan).
Released 8/12/21
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
Overall attribution by PQ Ribber , all other hosts appear courtesy of themselves. Released August 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!
27:42 – A Tune Up Is In Order, Tight As A Drum, Overly Ripe, From The Sublime To The Sanctimonious, One More Time For The Toe Heads In The Back, Fusebox Line ID, The One Third Phenomena, Dr Francis Collins Comments On “Flip Flop†Perception, Puckered Patriots, Holding The Bills For “Qâ€, Burning Clown Car? How The Mighty Have Fallen, Bringing It All Back Home.
Totally melodious and agreeable thanks to our contributors on this edition of Fusebox, Erin Lehn and Jeff Pollard.
Co-producing and session audio assistance by Milt Kanes.
2:23:10 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lager incident, replacement mason jars, Phish couch tour, King of Prussia Plaza shirt, plague chimunks, Simple (8/6/21), obscure electronic band Software, The Suicide Squad (2021), walking the bridge out road, heatwave, cool park, geese, The Many Songs About Circuses, lifeforms, the nature of our world, asking better questions, Google Street View car, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:42:48)… Jump by Uikhtor [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Triangle Beams At Funny Angles by Someone Else [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 3) [Archive.org], Jackin’ the Bonsai by Captain Zig [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Festival of the Kappas by Sypha Nadon [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Night Cave by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Dead Man Dancing (4/2/98) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], THE CASSANDRA CROSSING 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], Kings Island 1980 – Part 2 [archive.org], The Shock of the New: Culture as Nature (1980) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Flight Of The Igloo by S.E.T.H [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], CNBC from Podcast Expo 2005 [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
2:46:32 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bowcraft vanished, Route 22, Texas Weiner II, roman numerals in business names, Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, arrived in NYC, Beatnic lunch, meetup with Smidge Kurdlebaum (from Gunkcast), his 2 sons, and Manny the Mailman in Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Tram to Roosevelt Island, NYC Ferry, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, Malibu Farm, subway to Port Authority, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:06:07)… Gossip by Starlight Girls [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC 3.0], Los Tres Tikis by Pirato Ketchup [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Video Game History: 1982 30 Minutes segment Part 1 [YouTube], Of Soldiers And Altars [FedFlix, public domain], Don’t torture music in the Soul ( Ðе мучай музыку в Душе ) by Sergey Belikov ( Сергей Беликов ) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Nightstation Revival 1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues by Grateful Dead (Live at Cumberland County Civic Center on 1986-03-27, taped by Joe D’Amico) [Archive.org], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 2) [Archive.org], No Sounds by Ironfield [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Lyndhurst Trailer Park (1984) [YouTube], An early interview with Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker (excerpt 2) [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
