The Overnightscape #601 (6/12/07)
- June 11th, 2007
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The Overnightscape #601 (Tuesday, June 12, 2007 / 51:00 / 23.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Chair sculptures in the park, The Silver Surfer, Mississippi, 7-11, beverage review (“Pepsi Summer Mix – Tropical Fruit Flavored Cola (Limited Time Only)”), the Lindsay Lohan Strawberry Quik rumor, 600 for 600 emails #51 – #60, “The Great Global Warming Swindle”, cold brewed coffee, China, NYC audio (walking down 12th Ave. by the Hudson River from 34th St. to 23rd St.), mallard, near beer, ramp, convention center, heliport, lots of helicopters, skateboarding park, a kid’s boat moment ruined, maritime security levels, “there is no upstairs” on the ferry boat, old walks, Chelsea Piers, soccer field, cool playground, Ask.com billboard, coffee shop, The High Line (unused elevated rail line that is being turned into a park), visiting a video game arcade within walking distance, bad token, Hydro Thunder, Tekken 5, Bruce wins!, button mashing, and an empty mashed potato container blowing in the breeze. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
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The Overnightscape #600 (Sunday, June 10, 2007 / 3:15:00 / 89.3 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: It’s the 600th episode!, 600 for 600 results, 700 numbers, the strange Canadian area code 600, negative popcorn incident, massive car crash?, anniversaries, AOL, minicomics, 11 days since the last episode, future plans, Station Unlimited, podfading, Hate The Radio, Dailysonic, Bibb and Yaz, Grammar Girl, “melon seed” pasta incident, psychedelic supermarket, vague parameter certification, Uncle Brutha hot sauces, counting pasta, 600 emails part 1, Jean Shepherd, paradoxes, Sound Pollution, No Credit Needed podcast, beverage review (“Stonyfield Farm Shift – Strawberry Banana”), yogurt, “The Great Global Warming Swindle”, Flash websites, Strawberry Quik, little tiny robots, show history, nerdy measurements, duodecimal 420, the year 600, King Ingvar, Gregorian chant, “Sadeness” by Enigma, girl moaning, episode art, 600 emails part 2, Portable Night, speckles of sparkle, Starbucking, Guam, Cloudbase, gliding, The Times of London, The 350 Experiment, Frank’ sister-in-law Carrie Engdahl on IMDB, urinals, Governors Island, tetanus, Amarok, melting clocks on loan, FontExplorer X, photos, dreams, 1975 Cocktail Desktop, arcade flyers, astrology, Mercury Retrograde, cell phone weirdness, popcorn sting, bagel roulette, lids, depressing deli, lost lunch, umbrella failure, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Eden Sea Vegetable Chips, new challenge for vegetarians, crustacean shellfish, 600 emails part 3, veterinarian visits, Alaska, Australia, Scotland, Stephan.com, Newfoundland, Labrador, beverage review (“Diet Coke Plus”, “Coca-Cola Cherry Zero” (and both mixed with Boomsma)), listener audio (“Andrew from England”), new notebook computer, computer issues, childhood visits to Walt Disney World, Contemporary Resort Hotel, vintage WDW map and EPCOT bags, Mardi Gras coin, 600 emails part 4, scuba diver, hypnopompic info flashes, interior/exterior versions of reality, the universe as pure information, book learning, Bangkok, the international audience, exploring Chicago, haze over Manhattan, The Sopranos, The Muppet Show, chemtrails, a giant X in the sky, dream review (“The End of the World”), Koyaanisqatsi, Cars, southwestern roll incident, cheese fries, crappy garbage can, Ito-En Tea’s Tea, deconstructing the hot dog, 600 emails part 5, werelion, Howard Stern, good and evil mailmen, magician JC Sum from Singapore, appearing motorcycle, birthday card choice, The Michelin Man, vague cyberpunk novel, and the telling of the negative popcorn incident. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #599 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007 / 3:11:00 / 87.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Emptying the carousels, love of Canada, weird fountain behind the hedges, impossible area code?, 600 for 600, another podcast reached episode 600, green incense, Memorial Day weekend, entering and exiting the world of Summer, the season finales of American Idol and Lost, DVR, 9 day gap between shows, longest gaps in show history, reality show cliches, On The Lot, The Beatles, Bette Midler, Frank gets the phone call that his grandmother “Nanny” has died, how different people deal with the concept of death, Frank remembers his grandmother, living the American Dream, having a positive effect on the world around you, Scatman Crothers, comet stuff, reaching 3 billion seconds old, house impressions, fortune cookie, complaining, “Scentless Apprentice” by Nirvana, outside on the “veranda”, birdcall, windchimes, tons of photos uploaded, rum, porchveralcony, a day without chemtrails, preserving legacy media, moldy slide carousels, slide show projection, analog and mechanical systems, ignorance of photography, cool CBC radio shows (Fuse, Vinyl Cafe, Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap), bossa nova, thick layer of pollen, sewage, cigar problems, digital vs. analog photography, red aphid, another 500 GB hard drive, Best Buy, Nobody Beats The Wiz, Crazy Eddie, personal computing, fake moon missions, digital data preservation, Coca-Cola to buy Vitamin Water, beverage review (“Vitamin Water – XXX”, “Vitamin Energy – Dragonfruit 9”), caffeine molecule T-shirts, dream review (“Document Storage Area / The Quiet Company / Slides / Choi from The King of Fighters”), Freddy Krueger, cosplay, Better Homes and Gardens article on the health benefits of quiet, master volume level, natural caffeine, the death of Charles Nelson Reilly, Saturday morning live action kid’s TV shows from the 70s, eating macaroni and cheese and nachos, drinking beer, and watching “H. R. Pufnstuf”, owl costume characters, “The Altered State of Drugachusetts” on “Mr. Show”, Nike H. R. Pufnstuf sneakers, Krofft live stage show, Frank is now on IMDB.com, Starbucking, return of K-Rock, tough times for talk radio, The Radio Chick, podcasting Meetup, rewards program annoyance, Radio Shack, disturbing license plate frame, Albee Square Mall, del.icio.us links, BugMeNot.com, Christmas Tree Shops, vegetable chalk, Menlo Park Mall, old school 70s malls, “Nixon Slim”, Bergen Mall, kids playing Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering in the subterranean “Village Mall”, aspects of growing older, pay massage chairs, the mournful sound of vacuum cleaners at the end of the day at the mall, soldiers and cops with machineguns, the emerging police state, the sound of a train, NYC audio (“Protesters on Third Ave.”), Governors Island opening again soon for the season, cool, rushing thru the rain to the underground system, new favorite NYC bathroom (Rockefeller Center near Nintendo World), Bubba Gump Shrimp Company gift shop, try our new Cold Cocoa, “Amarok” (a phenomenal but relatively unknown 1990 album by Mike Oldfield which was never released in the U.S. – check it out, it’s one of the greatest pieces of music ever), Margeret Thatcher puppet, “Tales of the Inexpressible” by Shpongle, “Whirled” by Vasen, FASA Corporation, obscure tangents, corrupt iPod, discovering the mythical highway bus stop, 9/11, Zaro’s Bread Basket is back, recycling, defeating Stoic 2 in the Seat Wars, bus queue difficulties, jabbed by a rusty nail, and the bowling alley temporary entrance. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #598 (Monday, May 21, 2007 / 1:24:00 / 38.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Walking down to the liquor store in the rain, “Ride My Seesaw” by The Moody Blues, bus people, beverage review (“Allagash Tripel Reserve Belgian Style Ale”), new pics on the way, Brooklyn Pilsner, original gravity, crab cakes, asparagus, The Overnightscape “Hi-Fi Archive”, laundered cards, pocket management, strong habits, drop kicking a Treo smartphone, the Podcast Expo in California, empty experience, extravagant parties, Southern California, Disneyland, from the forum (“Neal from Ireland”), kerning, New Time Radio editor’s note, the wire of the Internet, podfading (“The Obtuse Angle” with Steve Dupont, “Hate The Radio”), the 600 for 600 promotion, the podcasting way of life, alcohol, psychological barriers, Internet radio shows before podcasting, Crap and Stuff, Static Internet Radio, Retrogaming Radio, MAACP, drunkenness, finishing watching the HBO show “Rome”, reincarnation, hedonism, accent clarifications, losing an EPCOT bag on eBay, watching the original “Battlestar Galactica” on channel 3, robot dog “Muffy”, the font “Stop” by Aldo Novarese, “Galactica 1980”, the magical early 1980s, W train, 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, Middlesex Mall, Meetup.com, 1950, Frank visits his grandmother on the train, Metuchen, travel with siblings, mini food reviews (“Idahoan Baby Red Flavored Mashed Potatoes”, “Kraft Bistro Deluxe Classic Cheddar” (macaroni and cheese)), flares, hazmat unit, a wire on fire, detour, fireman, synchronicity (“Frank’s Wife Calling”), horrific traffic, weird cravings, string cheese, Ricola mints gone bad, chewing gum review (“Bubble Yum – Hershey’s Genuine Chocolate Flavor”), the bubble gum spider egg urban legend, and garbage that is useful. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #597 (Wednesday, May 16, 2007 / 2:54:00 / 79.6 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Celebrations in the distance, birds, the 600 for 600 promotion, MySpace, paycheck went thru laundry, cleaning up, aging phenomena, Cate Blanchett, from the forum (“Escapist” – Cocaine Energy Drink becomes Censored Energy Drink), Audio Field Trip in New Jersey, an interesting commute home, Clifton Commons, World Trade Center, Story Corps, PATH, ground zero, World Financial Center, show notes, ocean liner, ferry ride, the train to Delawanna, dead mummified squirrel, motorcycles, ticket mistake resolution, walking guy, alternate way to walk to Target, Lego Backhoe, synchronicity (“Mayo font”), Blockbuster, Staples, Stop ‘n’ Shop, Anna pasta Annalini No. 71, Violet Crumble, beverage review (“Vault Red Blitz”), Martha Stewart’s old house, evil kids, spring cleaning, Audio Field Trip in Brooklyn, J. J. Byrne Park in Park Slope, Frank’s wife Denice, vendor at “block party”, apparel printed with antique print blocks from India, Items of Anymore, Bunta Block, The Old Stone House, Frank’s near-death walk across the Manhattan Bridge in the late 1980s, Maryland state flag, reincarnation, school parking area, dance routine, a kid whose name in some language means “ocean”, cute doggies, Google Maps on the Treo, long lunch breaks, vague streets, enormous old building, black netting, red steel beams, yelling for Billy, onehanson.com, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Laurie Anderson, city design, Flatbush Ave., Fulton Street Mall, Harry Potter movies, Mighty Beanz, introducing a new feature: “Mall Memory Series” (Mall #1: “The Gallery at Fulton Street” (formerly known as “The Gallery at Metrotech” )), beautiful abandoned food court seating area, closed chicken place, lint brush purchase, Maxell cassettes, weapons, spy shop, human hair, old dirty tile floor, terraces and levels, R. U. Sirius, destroyed bathroom, Toys “R” Us, escalators, action figures, what was Tamara’s?, empty stores, rotunda, horse logo, Return of the Pharaoh toy machine necklace, Lego Arkham Asylum, mad overtime, concept Boba Fett, heading down Bond Street, Munchkins and iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts, the assorting process, Boerum Hill, Baskin Robbins, C Town Town, wild church spire, the tone of the street, odd sculptures, the picture situation, coffee graffiti, Union Street Bridge (drawbridge over the Gowanus Canal), old signage, HAARP, smoky compressor, Holiday Inn Express, recording your life, books in the trash, sidewalk gardening, martial arts, return to the park, “The Open Road”, eating a bagel from Bagel World on an old stone chessboard table, annoying back scratching, napkin situation, mini beverage review (“Naked Red Machine”), steam locomotive coloring book from the 70s, free newspapers, parrot doctor?, odd little guy, historical diorama of The Battle of Brooklyn, annoyed by an ice cream truck, packing up, air traffic, corrections, “Fawlty Towers”, John Cleese, “A Perfect State”, falling asleep in front of the TV, listener Skype messages (“CB from Chicago” – squeaky shoes, “SinisterPurpose” – podcast promos), Republicrats still pretending that “Democrat” and “Republican” are different, candy review (“Jelly Belly Pomegranate Jelly Beans”), The Chocolate Goat Gift Shoppe, mini beverage review (“Bombilla Gourd Mate Tea”), robot voices, Shufflin’ Jamboree update (“Manny the Mailman”, “Boostah”), freezing a game in progress, fun with politics, the depiction of Galactus in the new Fantastic Four movie, and the trend of “bananas”. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #596 (Saturday, May 12, 2007 / 2:13:00 / 60.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Inconvenient condensation, lime juice, air traffic, a puddle of water on the desk, 
The Overnightscape #595 (Tuesday, May 8, 2007 / 1:53:00 / 51.8 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Depressing seating areas, the horror of the spongy potato chips, a free feeling, Monkey King, NYC deli salad bars, tofu, avocado, pasta, Zaro’s Bread Basket closed, yellow signs, mental hygiene, from the forum (Podcast Alley Voting – Manny the Mailman, Mr. Bunny, Dadaist, boostah, Huw from Wales, Felix from Indonesia, Neal fromIreland, Roel from the Netherlands, Harvie from Australia), a Dido-related incident in the bathroom, The Overnightscape Mailing List, Jobox Entertainment, how many people are listening to The Overnightscape?, losing people when switching formats, introducing the “600 for 600” project, Golden Grahams cereal sounds like glass, sordid history of graham crackers, tonic review (Balestra and Mech “Tuscan Serenity” Relaxation Herbal Tonic), maceration, decoction, little tiny spoon, ashtray, legal highs, Water Sensations update, listener audio from Boostah / Eddie from TedPod.com (“Overnightscape Mashup 1” (from 2005), prelude, and the brand new “Overnightscape Mashup 2”), opening phrases, cat, Sopranos, Orchid Spangiafora, Star Wars, audio problems, a cool secret footpath, journey to a new strip mall, perfect suburbs, Linens ‘n’ Things, introspection, tire installation area at Costco, conditioning and fear, new Starbucks, musing, dried plants, pussywillows, baby’s breath, fake money plants, a phone call with Frank’s sister Julie, People Magazine’s 100 most beautiful people, escaping from a male model, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, celebrities paid to go to clubs, Julie’s favorite health food store, biochemists, cancer treatments, hospital food, society, call waiting, Julie’s long trip via subway and bus to the store (and back with heavy bags), helping and harrassing of people on the streets of NYC, chivalry, “mommy mommy”, Feline Pine kitty litter, PodCampNYC audio (pianist Gregory Nissen and Chris from Team Spider), language issues, “like”, more awesome playing cards, new music (from Rush, Bjork, and Tori Amos), and the happiest podcaster ever. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #594 (Friday, May 4, 2007 / 41:00 / 18.8 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Cardstock show notes, sick again, missed the 18 day mark, voice trouble, the absolute final Koli Koli update, classy signs, beverage review (Blue Sky Green Tea Soda – “Peach Mist”, “Imperial Lime”), wrong website, juice, Chinese folk character “Monkey”, mini movie review (“Paprika” (Animated, Japan, 2006)), Akira, a dream parade, Pixar’s “Ratatouille” preview, The World’s Largest Cheese at Grand Central Terminal, NYC audio (“Someone Very Helpful On The Subway”), curveballs that life throws you (“Super Awesome Lightning”, “Centipede On The Leg”), trouble describing things, the original 35 LaserWriter fonts, opening a package from Matt from Florida, the book “Cruel Shoes” by Steve Martin, Palatino, “Shufflin’ Jamboree” preview, iPod problems, screwed over by DRM, and the trouble with iQuiz. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #593 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007 / 1:15:00 / 34.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Farewell to a stairwell, chaos at the cash registers, college popcorn memories, Lou Gehrig’s disease, buying Cold-Eeze at Duane Reade, sore throat, sucking and biting, the silent majority of listeners to The Overnightscape, 5 million hits since December 2005, blog comments, supporting the show, tip jar, Japanese product review (“Furuta No-Tore” (wooden puzzle toy and gum)), ball bearings, Towers of Hanoi, candy review (Jelly Belly – Soda Pop Shoppe” – 7UP, Orange Crush, Grape Crush, Dr. Pepper, A and W Root Beer, A and W Cream Soda), lymon, Fizzy Fruit, checking out more recent pics Frank took with his Treo, Maui Tacos, Spike seasoning, Citigroup Center, cool but dumb, mini reunion at a place Frank used to work, dreamland, the dot-com world, Kongo Gumi (company that went out of business after 1,400 years), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Jeff Wall, the melting clocks, Christina’s World, pediatrician, 50 Years of Helvetica, the original 35 laser printer fonts, metal type, Airstream Land Yacht, cubicle art, spentgag, getting yelled at at Rockefeller Center, Hammer and Coop billboard, Times Square, giant chair, Sanrio, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, sets of colorful characters, card game, switching domain registrations to GoDaddy, phone support nationality, switching from the studio to the terrace, saving the document, bag o’ cutters, heading outside, pleasant evening, cigar review (“Van Der Donk – Cocktails” – from Roel from The Netherlands), condensation event, chemtrails, popcorn for the line, queueing skills, podcast meeting, sounds of the night, and so much scaffolding, and a gently evil character. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #592 (Sunday, April 29, 2007 / 29:00 / 13.3 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: A pre-oatmeal completely unlimited show, first Sunday episode in over 2 years, shortest episode ever, first anniversary of the new studio, feed announcement confusion, coffee review (“Coffee Company – Zacht and Dansend – Bossa Nova” – sent from The Netherlands by Roel), Chase flashlight/laser update, philosophical day, new life and old life, 
The Overnightscape #591 (Friday, April 27, 2007 / 1:26:00 / 39.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Introducing the “Completely Unlimited” format, 
The Overnightscape #590 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007 / 1:38:00 / 44.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: An experimental Wednesday pure “Journeys in Midtown Manhattan”-type episode, website updates, expansion codes, maniac driver, Audi showroom, premonition, Port Authority Bus Terminal alarm, Hell’s Kitchen, walking through a whirlwind on 42nd St., handing out free “lasers”, free newspapers, unavoidable debris, lenticular animation, bathroom smell, The World’s Largest Guitar Smash (Hard Rock Cafe), tour bus, vague Keep America Beautiful event, a breeze so incredible it’s like a doorway into another world, police barriers, police dog, Crumpler bag, shirts, construction zones, Nat Sherman, The Grateful Dead, Archive.org, sirens, Chase, MetLife Building, the hippie fantasy, going online while walking down the street, loss of wondering and musing, fire engines, evacuation routes, heavy chains, atheists, Godiva, religiously independent, magical parameters, a busted version of reality, pigeonholing, on a mission to “The Magic Cow”, Ellusionist playing cards (“Black Tiger”, “Ghost”, “Viper”), chemtrails in the morning, Stoic 2, Chrysler Building, Hyatt Hotel space station, engagement party, return of the cruel shows, document destruction, Laser One, meteor, podcasting-free Sundays, nitrogen, cool misreadings (“Donate Your Chair”, “Glass Centerpiece Now”, “Fashion Murderstore”, “Ionic Masterpiece”), Empire State Building, Doctor Who (“Daleks in Manhattan”), hamburger character, stairway from a dream, The Magic Cow is gone, calling The Magic Cow, confusion at Maui Tacos, mixing root beer and pink lemonade, The Compleat Strategist, cigar (“Conga Black Pearl”), playing cards (“Black Tiger (all suits white)”), sunlight, Oakley Fives 3.0, recording the announcement for the end of the new feed of the show (right before 580), grits, polenta, The Oatmeal Gambit, butter, missing the bus, walking to another bus stop, Bell System manhole covers, wires, news on Treo, and being inside the bag. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #589 (Friday, April 20, 2007 / 1:25:00 / 38.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Cardboard exoskeleton, respecting the vegetarian way, happy 420, warm weather returns, episode 700 in an alternate world, NYC audio (Bryan Adams on pan flute, Times Square Shuttle, welding disappointment), NJ audio (standing in the Nor’easter), Frank’s grandmother’s 97th birthday, the cats, Tricentennial, sinking of The Titanic, Altoona, rainfall records, state of emergency, Bound Brook, NJ, Smersh, the Virginia Tech school shooting and the media, senseless drunk driving deaths, Sanjaya, the end of the Anything But Monday Show, The Rubenerd Show Blog on the end of ABM, NYC audio (Times Square, interesting weather, coffee at Cold Stone Creamery, Virgin Megastore window, woman who sued McDonalds for getting burned by their coffee, Sam Ash, Manny’s Music, Universal Audio, Moog Little Phatty, analog synthesizers, yet another Chipotle disappointment, Fox News Studios, loitering, littering, lettering, cannister of liquid nitrogen), Treo 680, Palm m515, Nokia 3595, pound sign, reorganizing the pockets, new ringtone (“Green Hill Zone”), Sonic the Hedgehog midi websites, dangerous cell phone, forum poll, blog posts (“Lynette Radio”, “Finally, Quiet”), and Mr. Jesse the Cat knocked over a telephone. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #588 (Friday, April 13, 2007 / 2:00:00 / 54.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Different jigsaw puzzles, flutes, number one loser, phone ringings, welcome to Year 5, basketball, difficult week, finding the right balance, stressful day, beverage review (“Boomsma”), inertia and viscosity, blog post (“Four things I learned from Frank Edward Nora” on “A Raging Titter” by Sinisterpurpose), mass transit induced despair, Stoic Man sighting, new bus character: The Similar Man, freezing in April, missing the bus, ramen noodles for breakfast, a little noodle disaster, modern elevator problems, 9/11, The United States of America, snack review (“Pringles Minis – Original”), incredible happiness, NYC audio (Corridor of Losers, sad music, Grand Terrace of the AMC Empire theater on 42nd St. (with Frank’s brother John), Grindhouse, new skyscrapers, looking down at the street, Joe Camel, Dallas BBQ, Dave and Busters, teddy bear, bowling game disk, favorite seat at Zaro’s Bread Basket, defeatist attitude, grid of metal pipes, police dog, confusion, more Corridor music, getting onto the 7 train, demolition on First Avenue, Mongolian Seating Area, wandering around, empty food market, Enchanted Tours, bizarre clouds, Empire State Building, talking to a bird, Queens Midtown Tunnel, police cars, doggie gym, squeaky Adidas), a case of hiccups, PodCamp NYC, party at Slate, famous podcasters, Knob Creek on the rocks, people from the past (“James from the old job”, “Steve from the old bus”), cheating at holding your breath, staying at the New Yorker Hotel, tiny room, weird sink, gregariousness, Fox News, weird dream and sick feeling, freight elevator, ABM Show booth. public speaking, Lynette Radio, Jon from Tribeca, Susan Miller, evil ventriloquist dummy, dream review (“Curse Mayabreya Yecch”, “Medical Droid 2-1B”, “The Special Cappuccino”), laughing at tragedy, movie reviews (“Grindhouse”, “300”), TV reviews (“Lost”, “Doctor Who”, “The Sopranos”, “Entourage”), and podcasting isn’t easy. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #587 (Friday, April 6, 2007 / 3:00:00 / 82.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Part Two of the Celebrations of the Fourth Anniversary of The Overnightscape, listener audio (Troy from “Copulation With Troy”), Blue Star, patchouli, The Empire Strikes Back, vague 1995 comet memory, synchronicity (“Chocolate Cigars”), watching an orange fall down stairs, Japanese beverage review (“Georgia Five Blend” (can of coffee)), a telephone interview with Frank’s sister Julie (Bette Midler’s restaurant, The Cloisters, new apartment, memories of the show, Kelly, Steve Irwin, Anna Nicole Smith, weird area, beautiful people, Halfghan, Fort Tryon Park, Twin Peaks, the mini-me backpack plan, weird payphone incident, the other show, jazz musician soulmate, Bitcom, Dan Naturman), listener email (“E-Squared (Eve from Florida)”, listener song (“MC Radge Rab from the Scottish hip hop underground”), PodCamp NYC, candy review (“Hot Tamales – Ice”), mint flavor, Barnes and Noble closings, Garrett Popcorn, ringtones (“Sanford and Son”, “I Wanna Be Sedated”, “I Saw Drones”), decoding a file, listener audio (“Boostah / Eddie from Ireland (from Tedpod.com) in the Phillippines” – 11 minute message – flu, Canada, the occult, UFOs, mysterious feathers, new world order), listener IM (“Harvie from Australia”), I Ching with colored paper clips, getting fired, conspiracy theories, Territorial Pissings, libertine rock and roll, 9/11, ((1:28:25)) NYC audio (“Music in the Corridor of Losers”, “R2-D2 Mailbox in Times Square”), catching my breath, American Idol, annoying torchiere lamp, halogen bulbs, watching TV shows on iPod, Star Wars stamps, astromech droids, listener audio (“Mr. Bunny / Dave from England”, “Roel from The Netherlands”), Conan the Barbarian, opening a huge of box of stuff from Roel from The Netherlands (featuring an amazing assortment of Dutch candy, cigars, beverages, cookies, sauces, coffee, tea, incense, Boomsma, and an orange Chocomel mug), Mr. Sasha the Cat, incense review (“Michelia Alba (from Beijing, China)”), pronunciation, tokos, police dogs, candy review (“Milky Way Crispy Rolls”), PodCamp NYC (again), time travel, Blue Star (again), practicing the days of the week, Archive Feed, being lied to, people are confused, TV show review (“Heroes”), Books Kinokuniya, Gothic Lolita Bible, shojo manga, “Sgt. Frog” / “Keroro Gunso”, a day without iPod, crappy headphones, innocent of being a bedbug, pen review (“Paper Mate Flair Pens – 4 New Colors”), new men’s room at Rockefeller Center, Port Authority toilet stall, smoking ban, stapler scare, the missing miso, Tartan Week, palindromes, and “sex at noon taxes”. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #586 (Friday, March 30 , 2007 / 2:11:00 / 59.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Celebrating the Fourth Anniverary of The Overnightscape, Michigan, The War in Iraq, the disappointment Halley’s Comet in 1986, feeble resolutions, Y2K bug, beverage review (“Talisker 175th Anniversary Limited Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky”), clothing review (“Vintage EPCOT Center T-Shirt”), show statistics, The Overnightscape 4th Anniversary Checklist, 7 phases of the show so far, Archive Feed, 350, 4th Ann. listener email and audio (“Scout501/Jon from NYC”, “Beth from Seattle”, “Bill from ‘the shadows'”, chemtrails, spilling of whisky, Special Olympics, stress, conspiracy websites, Eddie’s file, candy review (“Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar Filled With Green Tea Creme”), Dubai, rich people, indulging yourself with stuff you’re not supposed to do, “Heroes”, chewing gum review (“Eclipse Midnight Cool”), beverage review (“BocaCcino Iced Coffee – Double Trouble”), “Midnight Run”, “The Matrix”, komodo dragon, tuatara, nacho update, street face sculpting, day without phone, Jamba Juice confusion, listener Skype audio (“Neal from ireland”, “Fishman/Kyle from Alaska”, “Manny the Mailman (from NJ)”), Beginner’s Guide to Cigars and Pipes, Newhoo, Bluffcosm.com, making a living, Frank on a list of notable residents from Nutley, NJ, Bob Grant, Rush Limbaugh, dream review (“Space Man”, “Rocks in Italy”), from the forum (“Dadaist”), the massive importance of the Hoth AT-AT scene from “The Empire Strikes Back”, Super 8mmm movies, NYC audio (“Port Authority Bus Terminal”), podcast meetup, popcorn, game room remodeling at Leisure Time Bowl, Times New Roman, classical music, Book Corner, superheroes, waxing, Australian Homemade, Cafe Metro, the men’s room on level 4, ambient audio of the 400 gates, Be Here Now, vague childhood memories being made, boarding the bus, life is good, and a urinal fight between an Indian and a White. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #585 (Friday, March 23, 2007 / 1:57:00 / 53.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Building your own little world, mushroom-shaped area codes, New York State, Great Lakes ignorance, 4th Anniversary of The Overnightscape Beta #2, next week is the official 4th Anniversary of the show, abmshow.com, Beautiful Breakfast, donating to the children’s hospital, Starbucks apple fritter, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Jamba Juice, blueberries, superfoods, Orange Berry Blitz, Expedia.com guerilla marketing, a criticism of “The Secret” book and video, listener Skype audio (“Colorado Mystery Caller”, ‘Jazz Kenny”), Israel Brown, plain ice cream, Plain Vanilla ASCII, old studio, ways to walk home, Red Caboose model train store, wonderful horrible obsession insanity, human nature, musical ability, synthesizers, tanks, ((51:53)) field recording in NYC, “Carbon Copy” cigar, freezing on the first day of Spring, movie review (“Citizen Kane” (1941)), putting gloves on, slacker days, Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, imagining the past, pissed off people walking around, Xanadu (poem / Citizen Kane / Meadowlands in NJ), children’s role-playing town, new skyscraper, ((1:09:09)) back in the studio, The White Stripes, mini music review (“Archaeology” by The Rutles), Julie, candy review (“sweetriot – flavor 70”), the word “antioxidants”, beverage review (“Oban 14 Year Old Single West Highland Malt Scotch Whisky”), a little victory in the “Stoic Situation”, the short-lived nacho experiment, milk crate dragger, Times Squares garbage wind, Metro Marche, purge damper, chocolate croissants, tricky tray, candle review (“Everlasting Flameless Candle (Vanilla)” by Mark Feldstein and Associates), lame celebrity sighting (“Tim McGraw”), free Starbucks coffee, vague new chocolate store, first kisses, and a rubber flame. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #584 (Friday, March 16, 2007 / 2:15:00 / 61.8 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The 4th anniversary of the dawn of The Overnightscape, PATH train, Canada, understanding daylight savings time, old Mac game “Solitaire Till Dawn”, Statler Brothers cassette, video game review (“Tetris DX” on Game Boy Color), the world of Tetris, beverage review (“No. 209 Gin”), the history of 209, digressing, postal codes, Nunavut, cool old commute (Liberty State Park Light Rail Station, to ferry, thru WFC and WTC, to subway), the old Jeep, 1.5 million second mark, psychedelic stuff (“I thought I saw an astronaut doll”, “A coffee cup in a dream”), Corporate Coffee Systems (corpcofe.com), Van Houtte Cafe, Gramma’s painting of Trapper’s Peak, college basketball “March Madness”, ants, baby powder, American idol, Bloomfield tries to ban Sopranos filming, a dark mood, stressing out, religious argument in the Corridor of Losers, a chance meeting with Phil (from the wedding at Woolman Hill) in the Port Authority Bus Terminal men’s room, Swedish candy review (“Cloetta Plopp”), Sweet Factory, the house Martha Stewart grew up in, kids harrassing frank, The Fishman Cigars (“Rocky Patel Sun Grown”), ignoring people, pot, leaving a burner on, Jembro, miso broth, supermarket review (“Whole Foods Market (in West Orange, NJ)”), confused by The Oranges, designer salts, pickles, food review (“South River Miso – Three Year Barley”), probiotic microorganisms, lip balm review (“Organic Eco Lips Vanilla Hemp”), inceense review (“Triloka Original Hrebal Incense – Hawaiian High”), the first live soap review on the show (“Pangea Organics Bar Soap – Canadian Pine with White Sage”), creepy environmental stuff, a new perspective on the Star Wars prequels, Sony PlayStation 3 Home, a post about The Overnightscape on the greatest website ever – Malls of America (mallsofamerica.blogspot.com), Willowbrook Mall, Little Cinema, The Purple Room video game arcade, Matt Mason’s box of stuff from Japan in Epcot that was hijacked by the other show, candy review (“Botan Rice Candy” (previously reviewed on #554)), holograms, and the soap of the rich. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #583 (Friday, March 9, 2007 / 1:49:00 / 49.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Happiness is a black coat, chaise lounge, crotch shock, a lot of podcasting, an unexpected milestone – The Overnightscape reaches 25,000 minutes!, the 17 day mark was a few shows ago, candle review (“Woodwick (Lemon Sage) by Virginia Candle”), beverage review (“The Original Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy Rum” (recommended by Dan from The Hook Show podcast)), tattooing, Anything But Monday Show, toiletry review (“Eco Lips ENERGY Lip Balm”), lip balm addiction, thoughts on caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics, a live audio report from the lunar eclipse of March 3, “Fishman” cigar review (“Trilogy Native Cameroon”, “Corojo Series 55”), light pollution, cold weather static, bad hair day, passport photo, police state, hand, Mercury Retrograde report (“Dead iPod and Frozen Mac”), ice water, recharging the humidors with distilled water, mess, Marmite update, webcasting, American Idol update, Stoic Woman sighting, police woman in the men’s restroom, closings at 875 3rd Ave., Compleat Strategist locations, snack review (“Combos – Zesty Salsa Torilla”, Blue Luna Cafe Combo Snack Trays – “Salsa ‘n’ Chips”, “Nachos ‘n’ Cheese Dip”), The 28 Hour Day, NY Splash Tours, Gramma Evelyn on casino solitaire. Erlenmeyer flask, the final Koli Koli update, Simply Food, melancholy seating area, activity on The Overnightscape forum, DVD review (“Wild Palms” (TV Miniseries, 1993)), 9/11 and the Patriot Act, Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City, your own little campfire in a jar, and in all things, moderation. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #582 (Friday, March 2, 2007 / 3:08:00 / 86 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Two hours journeying in Midtown Manhattan and then one hour in the studio, Post-it note blow away, wrecking truck, Edirol R-09, Energizer Lithium, lost Palm stylus, astral travel, Peugot breakdown, Empire State Building, a vague Sunday memory of a book store in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, “Thanks for Coming”, “Then When”, Park Avenue, mistaken for a sleeper, the world of scaffolding, The Compleat Strategist, boardgame review (“Ticket to Ride”), new skyscraper, Maui Tacos, watching movies on iPod, Jim Hanley’s Universe, superhero figurines, full-size Ant-Man helmet, Sgt. Rock, a dry haiku, tourist center, nerdy humor, battery replacement, Twin Peaks, Wild Palms, Mission Hill, the NY Public Library stone lions, cigar review (“Acid Krush Classic – Red Cameroon”), littering, nosegay, ((57:46)) weird mental block, Nat Sherman, Frank’s grandmother Evelyn, wedding china, emphysema, gold Ford Mustang, Super 8mm animated movies, Space Dust ((1:13:18)) NYC at night, 30-hour day, synchronicity report (“Teenagers From Outer Space”), videogame review (“Ms. Pac-Man” for iPod), payphones ((1:25:42)) Barnes and Noble, shopping in stores, Angela Bassett, Gene Wilder, portable waterfalls, Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows Vista, first Mac experience at Livingston Mall in 1984, MacPaint, Times Square noise, buying “Wild Palms” DVD at Virgin Megastore, wheatback penny from 1953, cash, biometrics, webcams, anonymity, fiat currency, dusk or twilight, nightfall, Sanrio, everything is flawed, scrambled pixels, giant video screen with the first pill for shingles, the next few years, ((1:56:01)) back in the studio (late night), NYC audio (“Overheight Truck”), 6 hours of podcasting last week, the weird noise in Times Square is a work of art, Alfalfa hair, crappy band-aids, too hot on bus, crazy weather, show production, finding things in boxes, vocal FX processor, stylus, a horrific scattering of precious photos onto a kitty litter strewn floor, Blow Pop Mouth Factory, mispronouncing “scimitar”, lunar eclipse, The Grande Cigar, Koli Koli update (“Simply Food” nearly open), rats in Greenwich Village, Dreamcast Magazine, opening a box from England, food review (“Marmite Guinness”, “Marmite Love Portions”, “Walkers Marmite Flavour Crisps”), “The Overnightscape’s Apprentice” podcast (clip: “Frank Edward Nora Sighting”), Jean Shepherd, Norbit, forum discussion, Jazz Kenny, rare unreleased audio (“Montana 1980 – Part 4”), Minnie’s Yoo Hoo, shadow box, Starbucking DVD coming out in April, Frank on the DVD scene selection screen, TV updates (“American Idol”, “Lost”), movie review (“The Departed”), more on “Wild Palms”, Six Feet Under, The Matrix, Star Wars, and many things to make me happy. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)