James O’Brien has worn many hats, but I think his best one is independent media producer. He embodies the passion and drive that anyone who wants to produce their own media should look up to.
Starting with Rant Radio, most likely the first 24/7 independent streaming radio station back in January 1999, onto Rant TV which did the same for video in 2003. His projects and passions for internet media were fierce and incredibly independent.
As James has moved through his hobby of creating media, it has led to a kind of dream gig as an independent filmmaker, where he still explores the world for projects that fit his interests.
Host, singer, producer, atari specialist and independent thinker.
Rant Media King
Independent Filmmaker
Atari Aficionado
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PQ Ribber has a long history of creative merry-making, from audio to art, books to bands, PQ has given a creative spin to whatever interests him.
Having roots on “real” (terrestrial) radio, PQ takes that knowledge and puts it to good use on The Overnightscape Central each week, as he shepherds the listener through various other voices as they expound on the topic du jour.
He even protects the earth from outer space wackiness on the Quake Reversal Satellite. While strumming a tune with one of his various bands.
Host, guitarist, bon vivant and all around good guy
Artistic Dynamo
Podcast Aficionado
Sometime Busker
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30:38 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.
This episode is part of a sub-project within Tape Land called “Video Phase 2022”. I recently began transferring a ton of old video tapes to digital, and have been posting selections to YouTube. Here, I’ll be releasing the audio tracks of these videos, as well as linking you to the YouTube videos, and The Internet Archive.
The Andy Kaufman Press Conference – Manny’s Video (11/9/08)
Frank Edward Nora had been doing his podcast, The Overnightscape, since 2003. In early 2008, he experimented with a video show called Inramble (subtitled “go on a quick video trip”) which seemed
On Sunday, November 9, 2008, I was the host of the “Andy Kaufman Press Conference” at a hotel in New Brunswick, NJ. The creator of the press conference was a man calling himself Steve Maddox from Indianapolis, IN. He’d been working for years on the Internet to perpetuate the idea that comedian Andy Kaufman faked his death in 1984 and was still alive.
A few months earlier, Steve found my podcast “The Rampler” on Twitter, and contacted me, pretending to be Andy Kaufman. While I was never the biggest Andy Kaufman fan, I found the idea of this guy impersonating him on the Internet to be interesting, so I played along.
He asked me to be the host of the press conference, which I thought would be fun. While several attendees were suspicious that I was in on the whole thing – I was as in the dark as everyone else.
Afterwards, we found out he had recruited his friends and family to put on the press conference. It was meant to add more content to the Internet about Andy Kaufman faking his death, rather than providing any actual information.
This video was filmed by Manny the Mailman. He uploaded it to “Yahoo! Video” – but it was lost when that service shut down. Curt Clendedin uploaded a copy of the video to Vimeo – which I thought was the only copy still available. However, I was about to find a copy of Manny’s original which I downloaded from Yahoo! Video in 2014 (which seems to be slightly better quality than Curt’s version).
You can hear much more of the event in audio on The Rampler #113 (11/9/08).
—Frank Nora, February 2023
Released 2/5/23
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2:11:41 – Rob, from the Paunch Stevenson Show joins for his analysis and memories of the second Beatles lp!! Also: Jean Shepherd, in an extended show from November of 1964, recounting his experiences on tour with the lads!! PQ Ribber does a bit of hosting, too!!
Remember: Next time it’s a look at the Hard Day’s Night album and you’re invited to contribute your thoughts and voice!! Details in the body of this program!!
Attribution by PQ Ribber. Hosts appear courtesy themselves.
Released February 2023 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel based on a freeform monologue style, presenting diverse and fascinating hosts who craft thought-provoking, unique transmissions for now, and all future times!
[1:02:30] – SUBJECT MATTER: DFW Ice Storm 2023. Thunder Sleet. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow. Don’t Shit Where You Eat. Somerset NJ. Ukrainian Orthodox Church. My Ukrainian Grandmother. Orthodoxy & Cultural Distinctions. Ukrainian Half-Breed. Ukrainian Cousins / Motorcycle Video. Ukrainian Cossacks. Eastern & Western Ukraine. The Sitch. Cossacks MC in Texas. Twin Peaks /Waco Biker Shootout. The Whacko From Waco. Billy Joe Shaver Statue. Waylon Jennings “Honky Tonk Heroes”. Saturday Morning Coffee Talk / Covid Era. Robert Duval “The Apostle”. Cotton Pickin’ Musicians. Green Gables. The Baylor Fraternity Incident. The Branch Davidians. End Times Cults. David Koresh. The Lamb of God. Cult Knuckleheads. Cults of Personality. The Mt. Carmel Seige. Federal Paramilitary Goons. Wrong and Wronger. “Waco” Miniseries on Paramount+. Branch Davidian Lunacy. Another Federal Disaster.
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ATTRIBUTIONS: “Yee-Haw” sound clip (102437__shawshank73__scottstoked-yeehaw.wav) by shawshank73 (https://freesound.org/people/shawshank73/). “Sad Piano” sound clip (416057__psovod__sad-ending-piano-1.mp3) by PSOVOD (https://freesound.org/people/PSOVOD/). The songs “Maverick88” and “ReverendMotherForklift” used with permission.
[1:18:30] – SUBJECT MATTER: Winter in North Texas. Justin Commander X Workboots. Winter Load-Out. 2021 Winter Storm. Local Preparation and Response. Emergency Work Responsibilities. Impact of Rock Salt. Ice Melter With CMA. Lifespan of Automobiles. The Blue Meth Road. “Breaking Bad”. Skylar Hate. “Better Call Saul”. Heisenberg. Stetson Hats. INTJ Occupational Pathways. Pinkman. Tuco Salamanca. Moral Compass. Henry The Pitbull’s Breeding. Golden Years. The Chihuahuas. A Pitbull Named Tuco. Tuco Defined. Cartel Drug Trafficking. Human Trafficking. Albuquerque Presbyterian Website. Larry McMurtry “Dead Man’s Walk”. The White Sands. Tucumcari NM. Old Route 66 and I-40. The Butte. San Jon NM. Ghost Town Road Trip. Abandoned Route 66. John Steinbeck “The Grapes of Wrath”. Dust Bowl Country. Texas Panhandle. George Strait “Amarillo By Morning”. Palo Duro Canyon. The Llano Estacado. James Michener “Centennial”. Ogalallah Aquifer. Dust Devils. Lubbock TX. Buddy Holly & Waylon Jennings. The Day The Music Died. Don McLean “American Pie”. Navigating Treacherous Winter Conditions.
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ATTRIBUTIONS: “Yee-Haw” sound clip (102437__shawshank73__scottstoked-yeehaw.wav) by shawshank73 (https://freesound.org/people/shawshank73/). “Sad Piano” sound clip (416057__psovod__sad-ending-piano-1.mp3) by PSOVOD (https://freesound.org/people/PSOVOD/). The songs “Maverick88” and “ReverendMotherForklift” used with permission.
1:57:11 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Coldest day in quite some time, going to Brooklyn to see Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) at Alamo Drafthouse, Sapphire and Steel T-shirt, subway delays, Flea Devil Solitaire, strange playing cards issue, rushing through The Corridor of Losers, Q train, arrived at the theater, it was quite a movie, wandering around Target, wandering around the food hall, Couch of the Seaboard Marathon, ice storm in Texas, Buttercups cereal PEP, reality generation systems, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:57:11)… NY TV MISC. PROMOS AND NEWS 1979 [YouTube], Swimming (Waves Of Experience) by Webmadman [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Movie Trailer – Star Wars (A New Hope) [collection], Paragon Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hot Video Arcade Games Of 1982 [YouTube], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Future Shock (1972) 5/5 [YouTube], First Wave (Immortal Sun Remix) by Kalumet [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 4.0], WTCG 1978 “Little Rascals & Friends” & Classic Commercials (excerpt) [YouTube], Thunderclock by Tim Maloney [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], ‘The Jokers’ movie ad [Archive.org], 1974 by Plex Auchta [Soundcloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1990s VHS • Late Night Adult Hotline Commercials Vol 1 60 FPS [Archive.org], Obscured By Lies by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].
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2:37:24 – Golden Corral Dessert (Fortyone, Attribution NC), KHNL/FOX commercials – 1/28/1990 (from archive.org), French Intro (La Jecca, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Love of Life (3/20/1953, public domain TV episode), Future Blues (Johnny Hoodoo, Attribution NC ND 3.0), I Feel Fantastic (Jonathan Coulton, Attribution NC 3.0), The Bellman (Frank C. Stanley, 1902, public domain), Yokohama Lullaby (Yerkes’ Happy Six, 1921, public domain), MBS All-Star Game NYC Blackout Bottom of 9th (7/6/1942), Highway 84 (Not From Georgia, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Quality vs. Quantity (Osiris Saline, Attribution ND 4.0 International), Impasse (Trust No One, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Blok M daytime street sounds (djbacon, Attribution NC 3.0), KAPP/ABC commercials – 10/27/1979 (from archive.org), Moon (Worlich, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Unexpected Happiness (Fenderchet, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Win a Boat (Demonic Sweaters, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Yes, What?: Bottomly’s Birthday (ca. 1936-1941), Jupiter the Blue (Gillicuddy, Attribution NC 3.0), Game Called on Account of Lightning (Shambles Constant, field recording from 6/13/2011), Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat (Bob Dylan cover) (dmyra, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Machine Place (Joxfield ProjeX, Attribution NC ND 3.0), Stepping Stone (dmyra, Attribution NC ND 3.0), UFO Update – 1/1/2000 (The Musical Transportation Spree, Attribution ND 3.0), Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter – movie trailer (from archive.org), Something (Fortyone, Attribution NC), The Bye-Bye Song (Worlich, Attribution NC ND 3.0). BCC 014.
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1:32:42 – Shambles Constant and Frank Edward Nora are here with Beatle stuff – this time focusing on their second lp, With the Beatles!! PQ Ribber commentates and hosts!!
Join us in this Beatles tribute/spectacular series!! Full details at the end of this show!! Next time we will be discussing the Hard Days Night album!!
