The Overnightscape #668 (12/5/07)
- December 4th, 2007
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The Overnightscape #668 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007 / 3:28:00 / 95.3 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Cream soda is trouble, recording in the kitchen, MadPlayer with mini-speakers plugged in, bad Canadian Club Whiskey from 1973 poured down the drain, The Prohibition Era, Christmas tree, documentation for The Overnightscape Underground, Ron Paul, heading out onto the porch, “Jingle Bells”, Christmas lights, pipe review (“Tavern Pipe” long colonial clay pipe reproduction, smoked with Nat Sherman “Manhattan Twilight” pipe tobacco), stigma of pipe smoking, nail, tamping, picture taking, foreshortening, MadPlayer and wind chimes together, bad pictures, bite, “Colonial Frank” in 1772, accents, vowel drift, The Illuminati, gloves, America, cold outside, the current weather, electromagnetic energy, all show notes on one page, the root beer topic, beverage review (“Virgil’s Micro-Brewed Root Beer”), Maxfield Parrish, beverage awards, anise, licorice, intensely pleasurable carbonation experience, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg, wintergreen, Reed’s Ginger Brews, accidentally knocking the microphone into my teeth, a pop-up window, “Ifs, Ands, and Butts”, cool crafts collection review (“The Sampler – Nov 2007”), Bunta Block, girly stuff, independent creative media, tomorrow will be brutally cold, a trend in creativity, sandalwood soap, castor oil, vegetarian soap, pouring cow grease all over your face, sodium tallowate, saponification, show notes, area code confusion, losing it, far western New York State, The Soap Cafe, undo the pink bow, magnet test, Dismissie, Manic Trout, kiwi bottle cap, Lollibomb Beauty “Vanilla Lavender Vegan Whipped Body Frosting”, a different Lollibomb, greeting cards, diamond-etched glass, buttonhole, mirror, Nut and Bee, idea of creating a set of little character, hipster octopus theme, Lizard Press, more greeting cards, hipster owl theme, Adorn Magazine, mystery pouch disappointment, crummy ring, scarf kit, gumball machine charms, writing show notes, cognac, psychology of digital media purchasing, an overview of all the iPod Games, weird appearance of “Brain Challenge” iPod game before official release, Frank’s ancient memory from his nursery school days – “Childhood Litterbug Book Lost”, Seth and the wooden blocks, balancing a sphere on top of a cone, cubby holes, searching for the book, the book found – “Litterbugs Come In Every Size” by Norah Smaridge (1972), Frank sees a picture of the cover for the first time in over 35 years, Denice and Liz visit the show, “an echo of childhood”, the studio is a mess, moonstone ring, “Time for Timer” short cartoons from the 70s, red faces, Brooklyn Indie Market, Liz talks about moving to Saugerties, NY, Woodstock, Bethel, Caterskill Falls, Rt. 209 recording, Woodstock 89 audio (“Mountain Madness”) – about a party in Kerhonksen, NY that was shut down, “Time For Timer” segments – hunk of cheese / sunshine on a stick, pomegranate juice, Purple 7, NYC Audio/Place Sounds (“Subway Music”), pocket change, magic tricks, intermittent?? game design obsession, “The Game of Obliviana” boardgame, Ellusionist.com “Bicycle Shadow Masters” playing cards, flourishes, cutting a deck of cards with one hand, carrying around cool little things, memories of childhood friend Jay (who had a deck of cards, a Frisbee, and a skateboard – all of which he gave names to), skateboarding in the 1970s, chess incident, Shufflin’ Jamboree (card game) update, dice games (Farkle, Cosmic Wimpout, Pig), proposal for a strategic version of Shufflin’ Jamboree, Paul is dead, lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center, remembering Evel Knievel, complex versus simple ideas, Snake River Canyon, Evel Knievel toys, suing Kanye West, “Evel Knievel: The Rock Opera”, rollercoaster, Super Dave Osborne, 80s TV show “Bizarre” starring John Byner (on Showtime), Mr. Sasha the Cat, Karl Malden is still alive at age 95, the oldest living celebrities, short-lived 1980 TV show “Skag” starring Karl Malden (as Pete “Skag” Skagska), Powers Boothe, Piper Laurie, candy review (“Trader Joe’s Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups”), back to work, missing the bus, feeling a breeze not in a normal place, fly down, a child-sized snowman doll sitting in the back seat of a parked car, giant chemtrail “X”s in the sky, chemtrails are not normal, crap going on right in front of your eyes that you don’t see, seeing a “2001: A Space Odyssey” pod spaceship on the back of a flatbed truck, maroon??? spot, great scene from “2001”, parody versions of things, Keir Dullea, sci-f TV series “The Starlost”, SmartCar sighting on 3rd Avenue, awful picture by Liberty Bell, hypnopompic phrase (punk rock singer “John F. Kendy”), dream review (“small pale orange-yellow oval creature in the bed”, “tractor trailer commuter train in the swamps of New Jersey”), “Find-It” game, new Overnightcase reviews coming next episode, The Overnightscape Underground website at onsug.com. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
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The Overnightscape #667 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007 / 3:08:00 / 86.2 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Oatmeal in Atlantis, Maryland overlay, The Overnightscape Support Mailing List, big announcement – the “secret project” is… The Overnightscape Underground, a brief overview, Weekend Showcase, Mr. Sasha the Cat, Station Unlimited, animating force, “virtual radio broadcast”, meowing, NYC audio (“Charmin Restrooms Holiday 2007 in Times Square”), long-gone Bar Code arcade, pom-poms, toilet paper, the robot dance, the death Mr. Whipple, Puffs Plus with the Scent of Vicks, menthol, smelling a tissue in the middle of 8th Avenue, episode 666, vague music, connecting “The Christmas Song” to Green Brook, NJ toy store “Tiny Tots” that Frank went to as a child, Ricky Nelson, TV show “Connections” with James Burke, the original Mattel Electronics handheld games, Jean Shepherd, Route 22, Toys ‘R’ Us, Fisher-Price, Duplo, Plaza expansion, Google Maps, Leaning Tower of Pizza, Flagship, making oatmeal in the past, basic food concepts, the Atlantean cuisine, continents crashing together, vegetarians, time travel for the fun of it, hot sauce, farewell Fun n’ Games arcade at Willowbrook Mall, VHS to DVD, faked out with the SD card situation, reading the instructions, VLC, Miro, video tape (Duran Duran “As The Lights Go Down”, Monkees, Julian Lennon, early MTV, Alan Hunter, J. J. Jackson, a-ha, Revenge of the Nerds, Thompson Twins, Nina Blackwood, Hooters, Martha Quinn), DVD-R media grades, pen review (“Sharpie Retractable” (blue)), advertising works, Tori Amos, Listerine PocketPaks, soap review (“Bath & Bloom Natural Handmade Bamboo Charcoal Soap”), Future Sound of London, Frank’s wife Denice, stores asking for personal information, Radio Shack, black square, wishing well, Hot Dr. Pepper post on BoingBoing.net, Charter Oak, taking a shower, flecks, cool song on the radio (“The Low Spark of High Heel Boys” by Traffic), going deeper, cucumber buying guy, lemon codes, beverage review (“Hot Dr. Pepper”), Dr. Pepper’s 23 secret ingredients, denatured alcohol, Dr. Pepper from Texas made with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, distances in Texas, bag review (“ChicoBag” (black)), plastic bag monster video, retired colors, environmentalism, global warming is a lie to help bring in a totalitarian new world order, turning the lights on, toy review (“Desert Toob (by Safari Ltd.)”), roadrunner, childhood armadillo collecting obsession, horned lizard, desert explorer guy, bobcat, cactus, scorpion, the idea of the “Jersey Desert”, Denice tries the Hot Dr. Pepper, ecology flag, lunch boxes, partial movie reviews (“Inside Man” (2006), “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006)), Chipotle, TV shows (“Heroes”, “Journeyman”), time travel, junk on turntable, putting together the fake Christmas tree while watching “Fatboy Slim’s Big Beach Boutique II”, synchronicity report (“666th Forum Post”), secret project preview, Magnetic Golf Balls update, analysis of the lyrics of “Gasoline Gus”, Byron Gay and Charley Brown writing the song, Elvira, movie versions of “Gasoline Gus”, Amazon Kindle, RocketBook, new Poland Spring water bottle shape, companies pretending to care about about the environment, the evil ones, Frank creates a “Mystery Drink” (Dewar’s scotch, Canadian Club whiskey, Grand Marnier, Remy Martin cognac, Laphroaig scotch, Fruko Schulz absinthe), sliding down the rabbit hole, Abbott & Costello, the taste of old rotted candy, slamming it down, octopus Beanie Baby, “Ogu-Shio” phenomenon – Japanese Women’s Badminton Doubles Team, video game review (“Real Bout Fatal Fury” (SNK, 1995)), insert coin sound effect, Duck King vs. Bob Wilson, Sound Beach, kicking Bob Wilson’s ass, vague energy drink “Slap”, beverage guy Larry T., Brain Twist, Cinnabon drinks, Macy’s Great American Marching Band, and moving toward the world of success. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #666 (Wednesday, November 21, 2007 / 3:33:00 / 97.7 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Investigating the topic of 666 and Devil / Satan / Lucifer / Antichrist, three-digit numbers, evil topics, secret project update, stopping the daily shows for now, show formats, update on the new art in the “Corridor of Losers”, visit to the zoo, the Ron Paul rally in Philadelphia, national debt, The Constitution, MadPlayer switch, 666 – The Number of the Beast – downgraded to 616?, Stok website, partial movie review (“Jetsons: The Movie” (1990)), The Bible, concepts of the devil, ancient Greek gods, “wine, women and song”, “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll”, dual nature of humanity, the pleasures of the flesh, evil devil worshippers, elite secret society shadow governments, spirituality, similarities in many religions, supernatural beings, deals with the devil, Christianity, reincarnation, living a life is hard work, a spiritual awakening earned, atheism, reptilian aliens, ancient Atlantis, 1998 = 666 x 3, 10th wedding anniversary, cool audio piece (“The Evil Farm (Distilled Highlights)”), hanging out with juvenile delinquents in 1987, Frank’s guest appearance on 
The Overnightscape #665 (Friday, November 16, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Camouflaged by cheese bags, a year ago was the wedding reading in Hackettstown of the words to the EPCOT Horizons song, Billy Harvey website, the Flash award, food review (Trader Joe’s “Trader Ming’s Kung Pao Noodles”), new artwork in the “Corridor of Losers”, outlines of medieval musicians, Ocean Spray “Cranberry Bog”, “Mystery Science Theater 3000” cast members create new projects (Film Crew, Rifftrax, Cinematic Titanic), partial movie reviews (“Sleepless In Seattle”, “Victor/Victoria”), Julie Andrews movie (“S.O.B.”), Richard Mulligan, ClearPlay “home censorship” DVD player, despicable copy protection, creepy stuff, and we should fight for our freedom. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #664 (Thursday, November 15, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Abandoned town, the country of Montserrat in the Leeward Islands, magic whiskey bottle, synchronicity report (“Crutches”, “Apple Association Commercials”, “Missile Command Computer Game”, “Monie Love”, “The Flaming Carrot / The Doors”, “Walking On Water”), Howard Stern’s early 90s TV show, being a slacker in 1991, Atari VCS, Frogger, Cerebus the Aardvark, Mystery Men, Being There, light-headed on 8th Avenue, Billy Harvey living room show, award-winning Flash website, the exploding cream soda, Sifl & Olly, KartRider, Daptin Gone, and the world is “real”. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #663 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The troubled production of the 1960 Lucille Ball musical “Wildcat”, “I Love Lucy”, big stars having trouble doing something different, Garth Brooks CDs “The Hits” and “CD Zooming” from 1994, The Wiz at the Menlo Park Mall, ephemeral audio, Garth Brooks in “The Life of Chris Gaines”, Lucille Ball reincarnated, mysterious stuff, blasts of information from the hypnopompic state (“Violasta”, rock star “Peron Cat”, his zoo is “Kisrata Kutty”), synchronicity report (Walter Becker song “Girlfriend” / guy in bunny costume at subway station), mental block, and a cool Iron Man costume. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #662 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: An ad for a new beer, Mississippi, walking down to the liquor store to try and get the new beer, looking into the studio from outside, innovative new things, Christmas music too soon, elaborate inflatable light-up lawn characters (giant spider, full-sized stagecoach hearse with skeleton driver), cool little animated “snow globes”, success in getting the beer, weird recording guy, sound of a football game on a TV set, brown paper bag, on the porch, beverage review (“Brooklyn Local 1 – 100% Bottle Refermented Ale”), champage-like cork “wire restraint”, motorcycles, foam, great packaging, dusting of yeast, Belgian flair, bombarded with visual crap, bus, the devaluing of Christmas, wonderful orgy of materialism, Vincent Price “shrunken head kit”, getting everything on the Internet, and a neighbor comments on the leisure setup. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #661 (Monday, November 12, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Serendipity, mold and mildew, Earlimart, California, movie “The Watcher in the Woods” with Bette Davis, John from Cincinnati cigars, Sopranos ad, Barnabee “cartoon bee” logo, watching the US dollar collapse on 
The Overnightscape #660 (Sunday, November 11, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Peanut butter madness, impressions of Missouri, gravity and dinosaur roadside attractions, the phenomenon of Comet Holmes, light pollution, some other comets, watching the thumb snip heap, fingerprints, Coffee-Mate Special Edition Blueberry Cobbler Non-Dairy Creamer, TV Dinners, the cobbler concept, Yahoo! Podcasts is finished, October 2007 NY Video 2.0 Meetup, television taking over from from radio in the late 1940s, For Your Imagination Studios, feeling out of place, Joost, blip.tv, 5min.com, HeyCosmo.com, Kaltura, and improvisation with bagels. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #659 (Saturday, November 10, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Persistent vision of a cafe in a convention center, magic whiskey bottle, E3 1998 in Atlanta, a visit to Alabama, croissant, drive-in movies, resurgence of vinyl, North American Numbering Plan Administration, area code jeopardy, review of cool crafts collection 
The Overnightscape #658 (Friday, November 9, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Melting pots, listener email (Mark from Wisconsin – whiskey, Maker’s Mark “wax”, Buffalo Trace recommendation), beverage review (“Buffalo Trace – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey”), three strikes against the website, tinkling ice, Lufkin X46 Folding Wood Rule, things unremembered for years, analysis of “The Overnightscape Audio Totals Graph”, “Dingaling” font, stressful times, Neal from Ireland on Twitter, podcasts ending, error, butter, pastas without cooking times, and plentiful pure limestone water. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #657 (Thursday, November 8, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Sand bag lizard, regular timestream, another controversial area code in California, Disneyland, show format and secret project update, listener birthday card (“Randal from Houston, Texas”), currency review (“Taped Ripped Up Dollar Bill”, “Four Brand New Dollar Bills with Sequential Serial Numbers”), they know me at F&B, Treasurers, occult symbolism, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, central banking, 600 for 600 email #123 (“Carrie from Texas”), show archives, 9/11 truth, interpreting conspiracy content, New Jersey general election “public questions”, “an idiot or insane person”, the “moron – imbecile – idiot” classification system, and the little owl. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #656 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: To legally adhere things to a wall, distracted by a lobby, a separate reality, heading up to MoMA, reserved area codes, stores with “going out of business” sales that go on for years, craft store, “post no bills”, “bills” on the construction wall, old musicians, bricks piled up, antiques and electronics, gargoyle, erotic netsuke, dumpster, “Piss Bottle Man”, brake light, train go by underneath, Veuve Clicquot champagne, nitrogen cannisters, Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue, cool sky, crazy preacher guy, dream review (“Rolling Cannonballs Down a Hill”), Olympic Tower public atrium, bathroom, waterfall, The Hellenic Museum Shop, rules of conduct, NBA Store, modern art, and ancient Greek walls on the wall. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #655 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Cold and windy at Tudor City Greens, Health Nuts, sesame noodles, beverage review (“Synergy Strawberry Serenity Kombucha”), snack review (“Little Lad’s Herbal Corn”), Bill Clinton, candy review (“Dagoba Organic Chocolate – Lavender (dark chocolate, lavender, and blueberries)”), Yoda, bacteria, gravel, rules of the park, “shall”, interpreting rules, ramp, hybrid electric bus, 42nd Street, playground, iron gate, Ford Foundation indoor garden, Innovation Luggage, “The Royal Mall”, exhaust fan, and a Northfork Bank with a Starbucks. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #654 (Monday, November 5, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Snipped my thumb, childhood memories of folding wooden rulers, attractions on 42nd Street, remembering the Broadway City arcade, the black coat, lack of pockets, back on caffeine, Midtown Comics, crazy guy with folding wooden ruler, Nokia Theatre, retracing the steps of “Frank’s Guide to Classic Arcade Games in Times Square – February 4, 2002” (heard on episode 493 – 7/5/06), Ferris wheel, tape measures, a scene from “Heroes” in Times Square, Bar Code, the noise, Charmin Restrooms coming back, Laser Park, remembering 
The Overnightscape #653 (Sunday, November 4, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “The Porch Trilogy” – Episode 3, a little bit of a breeze in the trees, motorcyclists, bagel phenomena, Ess-a-Bagel, bagels at work, hacked-apart bagels, pumpernickel-raisin bagel with veggie cream cheese and peanut butter, bagel disaster – no bagels left, bagel insurance, researching pumpernickel, “the devil’s fart”, old drinking song, sun is setting, the shadow of a telephone pole, the sounds of birds and cars, Sunday Drivers (“Car Wars” game supplement), candy review (“Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Edamame – Chocolate-Covered Soybeans”), edamame at Japanese restaurants, and goodbye from the Porch Trilogy. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #652 (Saturday, November 3, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “The Porch Trilogy” – Episode 2, microwave beeps, figuring out the flavor of The Sopranos cigar, the smell of antiques, sharp white on brown bottle, trouble with the names of construction vehicles, driving forklifts, kid’s books, clothes, boxers or briefs, underpants, how to clothe a human body, Alpha Flight t-shirt, gay Canadian superheroes, news teases, Harry Potter spoiler alert, foreign clothes, sandstorms, digging down into the boxer shorts drawers, good socks, food review (“Trader Joe’s Pacific Shores Vegetarian Rice Bowl”), dream review (“The Cyber Sled Postulate”), secret project update, and Puck. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #651 (Friday, November 2, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “The Porch Trilogy” – Episode 1, Mall of America, Minnesota, strange weather, The Outer Limits Marathon, vinyl records, Xavier Cugat, The Overnightscape in CD quality audio, drinking some Laphroaig 10 single malt Scotch whisky, beer review (“Stone Pale Ale”), demonic gargoyle character, new brewery, cigar review (“CAO – The Sopranos Edition”), Holsten’s, ambient noises, catching up on “Entourage” and “Big Love”, VHS to DVD difficulties, Comedy Central in 1994, Absolutely Fabulous, French & Saunders, The Vacant Lot, Mercury Retrograde, and no need to rewind. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #650 (Thursday, November 1, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Big view of the sky, honeymoon in San Francisco, the sundog phenomenon, all show descriptions on one page, chemtrails, the conspiracy topic, a complex series of ramps, a chemdog over Manhattan, photographic evidence, drama on Twitter, new Alex Jones movie “Endgame”, eugenics, the slumberland, food review (“Clif Nectar Cacao Organic Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bar”), pronunciation of the word “cacao”, lolcats, icanhascheezburger.com, and the universal show. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #649 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The Retrieval of the Tarot Cards, the area code of the Turks & Caicos Islands, tropical paradise, convincing yourself, leaning back in a squeaky chair, moving to the new place, getting rid of stuff, VHS to DVD, LP to MP3, dream review (“Old Records From Germany”), Dumbledore is gay, boardgames, getting the box out of the closet, baskets, Tarot Balbi, Morgan’s Tarot, Universal Waite Deck, Prediction Tarot Deck, Rohrig Tarot, Authors card game, Fluxx card game, Cerebus Diamondback card game, Secret Dakini Oracle, Cosmic Wimpout dice game, the ultra obscure tarot-like deck “Reflexions” by The Catalyst Group (1987), “The Road Warrior”, The Feral Kid, and a hard-to-interpret card reading. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 