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1:44:57 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

The “Anything But Tartarus Show” (normally the “Anything But Monday” show), starring Poseidon (Mike) and Hades (Frank). Bits and pieces of this episode have been included on various compilations, but this is the first time it is being fully released. The following week, we did the Hades and Poseidon shtick again (see below).

Notes: God complaints, mermaids, Grape Nuts, phone call, Homer, Trojan Horse, Charon, HATS, Subway Styx, The Poseidon Adventure, The Titanic, Baby Jessica fell down a well, Brady Bunch Trivia, The Other End, Norse God Frey, the gods today, prize for Barry, Huey Lewis And The News – Sports, Homeless “Giraffe” PSA, Ra the Sun God, explosive comedy routine at The Other End, shock, Word of the Day – “Zodiac”, phone call from Liz, Bono is god, Hades attire, Bork and Ginsburg, Al Haig, George Bush, Duran Duran, Natalie Wood, Jaws, giving away a 45, Youth for Understanding PSA, Sounds of Hades, Brady Bunch Trivia, 1:20 AM, Artie wins a 45 (Jean Knight – My Toot Toot), Feed The Gods, Halloween treats, kidney operation, Puppies PSA, Demeter, Heracles, Athena, Aphrodite, sea foam, Alcoholic PSA, The Three Furies, John Cougar Mellencamp, Batman Promo, Frank’s Fun Day, pastina, arcade, soy sauce, Fritz the Cat (1972), Espinoza/Barnes, telekinesis, cocaine, 3:10 AM, The Blues Brothers, signing off.

Previously:
Tape Land 47 – Anything But Tartarus with Hades and Poseidon (11/8/87) 1:26:09 [released 3/4/18]

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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2:16:57 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Icicles, Parisian Holiday Brunch candle, Pixies, Un Chien Andalou (1929), vents synchronicity, more brunch candles, Yves in Brooklyn, People Magazine, Voyager CD-ROMs, chaos cakes, Scan the Night, EF Hutton, John Philip Sousa, Monty Python, Mr. Show, Saturday Night (2024), Inherent Vice (2014), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:35:57)… We Are Going To Eclecfunk Your Ass by Eclectek [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Out from the dark by Tubular Tos [Soundclick, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CityTV Toronto Loves The New Music 1983 [YouTube], Make Her Good by Greg Atkinson [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 4.0], lets place ice queen by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], The Jim Henson Hour – InnerTube Pilot (Restored Version) (excerpt) [YouTube], Dolores Project archaeology (1979) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain] & Mini Golf (Sente, 1985) [MAME], Cube Banter 13 [collection], Bow-Wow Blues by Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra (recorded at Bill & Laura’s 1/11/25) [Brunswick, 1922. public domain], Beublin 05 – Input (Season One – 1990) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Ballad of Stephen and Eunice by Captain Zig [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 6 [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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38:32 — In a Christmas Day episode not for younger ears, Neal discusses identifying insects by smell, tag teaming citrus fruits, declaring dead weight at Customs, why ripping out entrails is a non violent act, what you Australians demand of Santa, watching Star Trek: The Next Generation in black and white, margarine related TV repair memories, the trouble with police drama finales, why TV won’t let you just enjoy a plane crash, December in other hemispheres, sleigh driver regulation, the argument against relief pilots on long haul, how crosswords could make air travel safer, cats in cockpits, WWF tag team The Natural Disasters, walking the earth on other planets and more.

The YouTube channel referred to is Green Dot Aviation. While you’re there, follow the new improved Into Your Head Shorts – now with moving pictures! See IntoYourHead.ie/Shorts

Contact the show: Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact.

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50:24 — Neal proposes a thought exercise for listeners in traffic, identifies a new use for the top of your head, explains how to listen via medical stethescope, diagnoses his audience with a phobia of bodily noises including speach and discusses Nick Cave’s Harry Potter exposure, why fire brigades study age-related temperal anomolies, how to make a K Pop band, understanding binary traffic lights, McCauley Kulkin’s former self, the conscious self in a nutshell, a weird US TV bandleader, experimenting with speed, proving to your toddler that you’re not a giant, plumbers in binary pairs, rotating your internal crops, vomit fridge etiquette, seeking and receiving approval from Dropbox and more.

Contact the show: Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact. And visit IntoYourHead.ie for Into Your Head Shorts, hundreds of Matchstick Cats comics and 21 years of assorted humour writings.

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47:42 — Neal sets out his one big problem with both Radiohead and Gilbert O’Sullivan, makes the case for traceable dog food, maps out the next evolutionary step for handwriting and discusses experimental wasp fiction, life in a hundred year old choir, chairs on trains, an innovative way to use the word Christmas, how to tell if Roy Orbison is dead, Jive Bunny, dropping dead of a car crash, page-a-day books in museums, when to stop learning, the trouble with seeing your favourite orchestra on tour, a promise to any listener who starts a choir podcast, different signatures for work and home, burglar dogs, dog prison uniforms, cow-related office work, deadstock, washing raw chicken in other jurisdictions and more.

The new expanded IntoYourHead.ie has hundreds of Matchstick Cats comics, IYH Shorts and 21 years of assorted humour writings.

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License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll via IntoYourHead.ie – Far future humans can find hundreds of episodes by searching on Archive dot org for Into Your Head podcast.

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33:26 —Neal corrects the listener’s delusions about auto pilot, illustrates the differences betwen humanoid cats and Edward Scissorhands and discusses the anatomy of a commercial earworm, understanding you Americans and your Spring Break, how songwriters think, appreciating instant mashed potato, what a thousand cavemen can achieve without typewriters, the life expectancy of a harmonica, Stevie Wonder’s name change, token tamborine use, workplaces that can’t sustain a mad drummer, choosing your dog size, securing the food chain against dogs, Madonna’s cartoon versus Bucks Fizz’s Land of Make Believe, an unintended Guiness Odlums Flour crossover and more.

The new expanded IntoYourHead.ie has hundreds of Matchstick Cats comics, IYH Shorts and 21 years of assorted humour writings.

Message the Show: IntoYourHead.ie/Contact
Lost Episodes Appeal: IntoYourHead.ie/Lost
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll via IntoYourHead.ie – Far future humans can find hundreds of episodes by searching on Archive dot org for: Into Your Head podcast.

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2:42:47 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Killers (1964), Ronald Reagan, Fridays, the inauguration yesterday, Dan Quayle, Admiral Stockdale, The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Village People, The Obtuse Angle archive, at the Game Developers Meetup with Martin, NFL playoffs, Talisker Storm, Infinity Nikki, the long lost fleece, The Next Age, game night (Splendor, Machi Koro), Marvel Snap shut down, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:01:50)… wind dulcimer by Elke Das [Archive.org], Tosche Station [YouTube], Square One by Copper Man [collection], A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones [YouTube], Digya by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], At The Movies – Blade Runner, etc. (1982) [collection], Mercury: Om Bum Budhaya Namaha by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Orson Welles on American Imperialism (The Dick Cavett Show, 7/27/70) [YouTube], Local Forecast by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Connect Four commercial [YouTube], Eyes Around the Shivering Tree by Cilocub [retronym.co.uk, CC BY-NC-ND 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

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2:55:35 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: David Lynch dead at 78, Bleecker Street Cinemas, Bleecker Street Cinemas, “inquiring minds want to know”, Blue Velvet (1986), Twin Peaks, On the Air, Mulholland Drive (2001), Biden’s farewell address, Kon-Tiki dream, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, clocks, thirst for knowledge, Masquerade Afterimage, The Criterion Channel, cults, heroes, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (TV Movie 2018), Imation DataPlay disc, Techmoan, slotMusic & slotRadio, new palindrome – “Zero is never odd or even – ‘si’ or ‘EZ’?”, Jimmy Buffett – Live in Las Vegas (10/28/03), timeline instability, bus observation, Severance pop-up, Eddie Bauer rebrand, Peace Pods, this weekend and next week, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:13:36)… OCTM-A by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Lady Frankenstein (excerpt23) [Archive.org, public domain], Savarnah by Paolo Pavan Pasqualino Ubaldini [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Alice In Wonderland (1973) Animated (excerpt) [archive.org], Delta Park Project | Episode 4 by Jason Ruby & Paul Scherzinger (excerpt – High-Speed Paul segment) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], The Ice-Cream-Truck Factory by Shawn Bayern [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sharyne & Cheryl New Zealand Trip (Part 6) [Archive.org, CC0 1.0], I Think You’re Absolutely Wonderful (McCarthy-Carroll) by The Meedie Player Organ [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Ragtime Pipe of Pan by Billy Murray [Archive.org, 1916, public domain], Metropolis Street Racer | 100.4 THE UNDERGROUND (excerpt) [YouTube], Metroid Birth by Xaviant Haze [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Secret ‘Man Cave’ Discovered Below Grand Central Platform, 3 MTA Employees Busted (9/25/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Galaxina (1980) [YouTube], Blueberry Jam! by PROTODOME [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Secrets Of Christmas by Out Of Orion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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

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2:26:55 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Route 23, Kinnelon Mall, 209 history, comic book distributors, flashlights, Weird New Jersey, Kiss Loves You (2004), Nightmare (VHS board game, 1991), The Exit Ramp #59 – Blacklight Conjurations (1/12/25), transcripts and summaries, the unlimited plan, game developer meetup, Bliss Out For Days (private issue new age compilation), Tape Land, Dinner with Drac, Zacherle, Purple Clocko, The Prophet’s Song, The King of Fighters XI (2005), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:46:31)… Happy Shadow by Crazy Aces [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hanging Eleven (Kara Square Mix) by Blue Wave Theory [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], Hands Across The Sea (Sousa) by The Pride of the 48 Band [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Hammer of Jan (v2) by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Hallöchen No 9 by Neo Phlegma [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Haleine Fraiche by Birds of Fire [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], A Hairy One [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hairline Creations (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Hairahdus by Praktika [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Horsing Around by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0].

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

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5:02:56 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show.

Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by Jefferson from Philadelphia, Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Michael Feir from Canada, Jan Erik from Norway, Ann from Suffern, NY, Nate in Wisconsin, Bob LeMent from Morning Commute, Doc Sleaze from his various shows, Simon from Nevada, Martin in New Jersey, and Joe Gipson from Comicversal.

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 & Guests – more info at onsug.com