Join Mike back in the studio late at night, where he goes for a long memory jog trying to remember what that Disney movie “The Shaggy DA” was about. He could just Google it, but doesn’t want to farm out his memory to the phone. It’s something we should all resist.
Later, I ask if there’s a statute of limitations on synchronicity. I wonder this as I drink a toast to George Foreman, who died Friday at 76, a few hours after my mom asked me if I wanted a Lean, Mean Fat Grilling Machine she had lying around.
Also: should I change the name of this show? I talk about why I picked THE MIDNIGHT CITIZEN as a title 15 years ago, standing in line at a Spirit of Halloween store after a car accident. And let’s talk about “The White Lotus”. Why are people dumping on Season 3?
3:11:18 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Storage area, Internet service, Dracula parodies, Antarctic situation, common courtesy, DAK catalog 1985, Spectravideo, Spectron (1983), confusion, reality filters, Severance, Grand Central Madison, HBO Comedy Half-Hour, cults, The Hugh Food Hall, Olipop Vintage Cola, The Conversation (1974), Shields and Yarnell, The Mexican Hovercraft, Halma, Amazon Go, flat foods, Lego Store, Atlas, walking down 5th Avenue, simulations, more sinkholes, panniers, Inspirado Projecto podcast, Speakeasy Illusions, Entex, Loc Blocs Space Station, street laughter, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:30:40)… Cube Banter 4 [collection], So Loud! (Re-Edited) by Romahichi [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Edict Zero Minute 7 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Romance Keys by Click Click Click [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #3 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Firefight by Sweetheart [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sid & Marty Krofft present Fol-de-Rol (1971 Unsold TV Pilot) (excerpt) [YouTube], Train Time at Pumpkin Center by Cal Stewart with Ada Jones, Billy Murray & the American Quartet (1919) [Archive.org, public domain], 120 minutes Kevin Seal and Dave Kendall 1988 [YouTube], Popster (Web TV) [collection], DUPONT JINGLE 4 [collection], Cold by Phonophobia 70 [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], About The Spot (1995) [YouTube], Sunshine by VHS Logos [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], THE MOVIE CHANNEL promo (1984) [YouTube], Western-Time by Aledjones_musics [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0].
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
50:00 – Doc Sleaze welcomes you back on board the ‘Schlock Express’ for some ‘Cannibal Capers’. This time around we explore the bizarre world of the Italian cannibal movie, including a softcore/cannibal crossover, before taking a look at some foreign attempts to cash in on this most Italian of exploitation genres, including an entry that draws on the UK’s own cannibal story traditions.
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Mar 2025 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
2:56:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crappy robots, noise pollution, “I hear ya”, The Electric State (2025), Surrogates (2009), Megalopolis (2014), The Dead Milkmen, Creative Commons, Legends of Indie Comics – Words Only, Palatino, cults, luxury cribbage board, expired pierogies, Early Jazz & Blues #1, SITFUSO Compendium (2000–2005), A Career In The Weeklies, Roadshow Oaks, Armstrong’s Linoleum, Andy Kaufman update, old tweets, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:13:42)… Icebox Politix by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Casa de Frito – Frito Kid And Klondike (Frito’s) (With Music) [collection], Tripping by Paul Lisak & After The Ice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Paul McCartney Interview (excerpt) [collection], Track 07 by Flexor [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ellen Feiss #2 Apple Switch Commercial [YouTube], Chili Bom Bom by Billy Murray & Ed Smalle (1924) [Archive.org, public domain], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #5 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], City Sounds by Garmisch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Edict Zero Minute 5 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Caution2 by The Other [One on Twoism], Blade Runner Convention Reel (1982) [YouTube].
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
45:51 – Public domain jazz and blues from 100+ years ago, with commentary by Dave in Kentucky. This episode examines the first recording session by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, with Louis Armstrong on second cornet, which took place at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana on April 5th and 6th of 1923.
Join Mike outside late at night, where he’s stunned to discover that they finally caught Jack the Ripper…like, a month ago. Isn’t anyone on the same news cycle anymore? Anyway, he’s devastated to learn that the truth of Saucy Jack’s real identity is much dumber than any theory has ever suggested, which reinforces his Rule for Life #2: Never Solve Your Mysteries.
Also, other rules for life, like Never Meet Your Heroes and Never Do Again What You Did Well 40 Years Ago, as demonstrated by Lucille Ball in her last sitcom “Life With Lucy”, but hopefully, will perhaps not be shown in “Spinal Tap 2”.
2:32:16 – Comedy audio show SITFUSO, by Charles Daniels and Israel Brown, has been mentioned innumerable times on my show, The Overnightscape, and I’m thrilled to finally add it to the Onsug Radio archive in the form of this compendium. Israel Brown was a stalwart listener and contributor in the early days of The Overnightscape. He was a guest on the show several times (twice with Charles Daniels), and in more recent years he’s appeared on Overnightscape Central and The Exit Ramp.
The absurd, surreal, and (at times very) adult-oriented humor of SITFUSO, in the vein of Monty Python and The Goon Show, is a unique example of pre-podcasting original audio content on the Internet. Many thanks to Israel for giving the go-ahead to add it to the archive.
This compendium contains all 6 regular epsiodes, the Christmas Special, and a bonus Introductory Piece. SITFUSO’s website is still up and running, at sitfuso.com, and contains a great deal of additional information about the show. You can find more of Charles’ work at whoguide.com.
Enjoy!
– Frank Edward Nora, 3/16/25
INTRODUCTION (from sitfuso.com): SITFUSO is a comedic audio programme created by Charles Daniels which is available for streaming/download over the internet. The name of the show comes from the well known computer term GIGO, “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” It was adapted by Israel Brown in his frustration with his computer into the new term SITFUSO, “Shit In, Totally Fucked Up Shit Out.” Charles Daniels fell in love with the term and thus it came to his mind to use this coinage of Israel’s as the title for the programme.
THE SITFUSO CAST (from sitfuso.com): Charles Daniels: Creator of SITFUSO and lord of the “wheelie things”. Definitely not a real Police officer of any kind. Israel Brown: Script Editor, Web Designer, Audio Engineer, etc. Be sure that you don’t get within reach of this man. Andrew Hobbs: Jim, Sketch Writer, Other stuff. Probably would kill me (if I didn’t live 3 states away) for using this picture because he normally looks a lot better. Claire Daniels: The Women and Hitler. She married Charles. I think that about sums up her sanity.
CONTENTS:
[0:00:00] SITFUSO 001 – Masterpiece by Default (12/8/00) 22:13 – The touching story of Omegaville, its people, and their leader. Listen as the Great Narrator toys with people’s lives and reveals dark secrets! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown, and Claire Daniels.
[0:22:13] SITFUSO 002 – Gates of Delirium (4/20/01) 20:37 – Four months in the making… Many hours spent meticulously scrutinizing and editing sound files… It sure doesn’t sound that way! Welcome to HELL – SITFUSO Style. Written by: Charles Daniels & Andrew Hobbs. Starring: Charles Daniels, Claire Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Israel Brown.
[0:42:49] SITFUSO 003 – Pair a’ Dice (1/18/02) 21:10 – God created our world in 7 days. It’s taken us more than 37 times as long to create this 20 minute episode! What does that say about us? We’re fucking lazy! Written by: Chris Rednour, Charles Daniels, & Andrew Hobbs. Starring: Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, and Claire Daniels.
[1:03:59] SITFUSO 004 – Hungarian Death Machine (6/28/02) 26:13 – His desire was to make something that would change the world. However, like most visionaries, he got screwed. Find out what the hell I’m talking about in this new 30% LONGER episode! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, and Claire Daniels. With: Brian Shields
[1:30:11] SITFUSO 005 – Life is Suffering (3/13/03) 25:40 – Everybody has that one friend in their life that selflessly gives advice, based on his interpretation of Buddhism and life experiences, to help shape and guide their future… don’t they? Well, these are a few stories told by one such friend. Written by: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Chris Rednour. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown, and Claire Daniels.
[1:55:51] SITFUSO – Special 2003 Christmas (12/24/03) 7:23 – It’s Christmas time, and this is our present to all of our beloved SIT’Heads! ENJOY! Written by: Charles Daniels. Starring: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, Israel Brown.
[2:03:14] SITFUSO –006 – Approach the Goat (10/21/05) 19:45 – And you thought we quit doing SITFUSO! Here’s a new episode starring Finn Clark. His awesome talent just makes our bad acting seem even worse than usual! Yay! ?? Written by: Charles Daniels, Andrew Hobbs, and Finn Clark. Starring: Fin Clark, Charles Daniels, Israel Brown, Andrew Hobbs, Claire Daniels.
BONUS:
[2:22:59] SITFUSO – Introductory Piece (2000–2002) 9:15 – Made from segments of the first four episodes.
3:09:08 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A common thought experiment, sending your mind back in time 40 years, this future, hotel update, Megalopolis (2024) rewatch, table repair, Return to Crystal Pavilion, Grand Central, pointless communication, headcanon, bittersweet memories on Third Avenue, Wonder Food Hall, poke bowl, depressing seating area, dental work, cosmic sludge, seekers into the unknown, worship, “you look mahvelous”, 520 Fifth, The Apprentice Season 1 (2004), flattery, Radical Voyages of The Toaster of The Root Beer Parkway Balcony, Glyxonite font from Typodermic, Galaxian, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:25:01)… Journey to Kilimanjaro (Free Africa) by Roberto Daglio [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], Jordache Commercials (excerpt) [YouTube], Rain of Love by Jim Obzina [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Flesh Gordon Uncut Movie Trailer (1974) [YouTube], Bohemia Rag by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Voice [collection], Electronic Engineering by Katharine Priegues [SoundCloud, CC BY 3.0], Middlesix – Star Odyssey (Italian Star Wars) (1979) [Archive.org], Single Rotations Of Love (‘The Singles’ version) by In Isolation [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Edict Zero Minute 1 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy by Sláinte [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 3.0], Paul, George & Ringo Interviewed (Bowater House Cinema, London, 7/8/68) [collection], The Ragtime Pipe of Pan by Billy Murray [Archive.org, 1916, public domain].
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
3:38:26 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Snow shovel, road salt, Heart of Oneness Holistic Expo, divination, life outside the simulation in higher dimensions, befriending a murder of crows, I Ching, psychics, New Religious Movements in America, astral travel, soap, root beer licorice, orgonite pyramids, opals, The Evil Farm, healing discs, Kate Bush, the dentist, binge watched Severance, 11th anniversary of Hearthstone, $209 Billion, Tape Land 181 – Two Days in 2006 (with Greg, Rob, Ruben, Steve, Frank, and Jeff) (6/18-19/06), The Demolished Hotel, kindred spirits in the occult, lack of trust, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:57:39)… Black Paint by Garmisch Partenkirchen [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Collage 1-14-84 by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Cube Banter 2 [collection], Javagore by Javagore [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Joysticks Trailer [YouTube], Clara Bow Sends A Message [YouTube], Blacksmith For The Stars (1959 circa) (excerpt) [A/V Geeks, public domain], Rad Movie Trailer [YouTube], Innocence corrsepondance [via Webm8 productions], WFLD Channel 32 – Candid Camera (Commercial Break #2, 1971?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Building The Walt Disney World Hotel – 1971 U.S. Steel Educational Documentary [YouTube], Forecast by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Hidden Gems – Read by SECRETS [LibriVox, public domain], Fridays 1981 News (excerpt) [collection], Gold Fever by The Wind Whistles [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1990s VHS • Late Night Adult Hotline Commercials Vol 1 60 FPS [Archive.org], WTHR Channel 13 – Editorial Reply – “Open Leaf Burning” (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Donkey Kong by Praktika [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0].
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
3:33:24 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 28:24), Chad Bowers (at 1:32:12), Mike Boody (at 2:22:49) and Frank Edward Nora (at 2:48:43) to talk about the ways we get from one place to another, or even from one topic to another!
Next month’s topics: Leftovers, Stopovers & Hangovers. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on April 10, 2025.
Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
