Archive for March, 2022

The Overnightscape 1898 – Your Infomercial Days, Champ (3/30/22)

3:02:49 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hologram rooms, chemtrails, 747 days later, heading into NYC, unseasonably cold, inactivity, The Oscars, litterbugs, transgressive behavior, trip to Texas and New Mexico, 9-11 memorial, Burger King logo, Flea Devil Solitaire on the bus, the smallest possible concourse, new Target on 42nd St., lots of changes, is it even the same world, the new Grace Plaza, 5th Ave., Urbanspace, Plant Junkie, Frank Zappa, smoke shop, cryptic crosswords, the tater tot question, cool vitamins, The Dream Wheel, Farscape, Baroness of the Stretchy Afternoon, Space Castle synchronicity, The Throatripper, Your Infomercial Days, Champ, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:22:30)… Future Cop/Three’s Company promo [Archive.org], Home-tune new [via Webm8 productions], Volcano Boy by Lo Faber [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], African Hunter by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], McCall’s Magazine Kitchen – Cake decorating demonstration [Prelinger, public domain], The God of Speed by The Silence Industry [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Digger by Romper Room (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Monster Vitamins Commercial starring Vincent Price [YouTube], Toronto, 1970s [YouTube], Gabbo West – Trips for Biscuits – Excerpt by Slipgate Nine Entertainment [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Letras Rojas by Perro Ciego [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Another Way (Live) by Jenni Potts [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Bluffcosm Banter #2 (4/29/00) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1897 – Obliviana Fur (3/24/22)

4:14:49 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Find the tree stump, Galaxy Express 999 (1979), Bandit Intimidator, Flea Devil Solitaire update, Rosalie Cunningham, red-eye synchronicity, LOONA, what could have been, Phil Silvers update, Tangerine Dream – Raum, alternate timelines, sensory experiences, 1981 Benny Goodman interview, Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask, Econo Lodge, Tape Land 159 – On Noyage – Tape 2 – Plus Dreams (Feb. 1990), Obliviana Fur, The Throatripper, Nik Kershaw, The Alleyman’s Tarot, Billy Joel, the fried tofu, Good Ol’ Freda (2013), The Beatles, new radio, The Gilded Age, Solar Quest (1981), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:34:01)… Channel 10 Ads 1991 [Archive.org], Lady Morpheus Plan by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Transpose 12 by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Corporation by The System ERA [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Hardbodies (1984) [YouTube], top 100 scary logos part 2 [YouTube], Little Dead Riding Hood by Muleskinner Jones [Archive.org. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Eko the High Wizard by Andrey Avkhimovich [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Destroy All Monsters American International Pictures – opening and end credits [YouTube], The Comedy Channel promo (1989) [YouTube], Dailysonic Episode 26 – 28 Hours A Day – 4/19/05 (opening) [collection], CBC ad break 1981 part 3 [YouTube], Elevation [via Webm8 productions], 1967 Lark Cigarettes [Archive.org], Edict Zero – EP203 Preview by Slipgate Nine Entertainment [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CBC ad break 1981 part 2 [YouTube], End Credits (Gee/Ear Candy) by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1896 – Now Flea Devil Solitaire Is Even Better (3/22/22)

3:40:49 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Shufflin’ Jamboree, magicians, Now Flea Devil Solitaire Is Even Better, game development process, Practicing an Art is a Kind of Shelter, The Exit Ramp #32 – 70s Movies, philosophical debate, reiterating the rules, deodorant survey, 11:11 by Doug Rice, Edict Zero – FIS, Earth Hour, Nutley in the news, Fred Allen, It’s in the Bag! (1945) – trailer, Pantone 109C, the Mannheim Steamroller mug, Omaha, Interlock by Stereolab, Kristoff Criollo Robusto, flea jump, more 70s movies, The Boatniks (1970), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:58:31)… Surrender by Stanleybirch [collection], Alka Seltzer 2 by Jean Shepherd [collection], 11:11 by Doug Rice [Rainbowland, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Wild Palms Trailer 1993 [YouTube], The Song Remains (6/11/03) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], A Wine of Wizardry by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Naked Street by Cosmic Analog Ensemble [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Invasion of the Bee Girls (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Arcade Theme #4 by tyops [Freesound, CC BY 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1895 – We Found Where The Dune_Buggies Were Parked (3/17/22)

2:53:04 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Planetariums, the unexpected rain, the fourth dimension, Laserium, neighborhood of geniuses, many questions on a gloomy Thursday, Planetarium Projector Museum, Edict Zero – FIS, ’72 Review at Higher Ground on Flymachine, Soundbreak.com, Sunflower Bean, Pink Talking Phish, crossword synchronicity, Trans Am, We Found Where The Dune Buggies Were Parked, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:12:48)… Van Nuys Blvd. (1979) trailer [YouTube], Earth Tribe by Charly2n [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC 2.0], Rosko (Bill Mercer): A “Trip” Into Progressive Rock – 102.7 WNEW-FM New York (12/16/70) (excerpt) [Airchexx], Thougtless Desire by Organoid [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Chillin’ FM rave info [via Webm8 productions], Xmas Vibrations by Karibean [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WBBM Channel 2 – Double Dare – “Hong Kong King Con” (Preview, Opening, Breaks & Ending, 1985) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Make Me a Sergeant (an’ Gimme the Booze) by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], X’s & O’s (Bally, 1984) [PinMAME], The Nonpareil by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MOOG Schaefer Beer Commercial [YouTube], Suburban Withdrawl by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Magic Sand by Wham-O (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1894 – The Balbitype Twentysix (3/15/22)

3:46:02 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Actions of a robin and a snipe, year twenty begins, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, door idea, surreal comedy archetypes, The Breakfast Club (1985), The Throatripper, Mannheim Steamroller, hot chocolate mug, Nine Pebble Detector On! (plus annotations), Nine Pebble Detector On! (plus annotations), Mannheim Steamroller Exclusive Collection, Throatripper song, John Cleese, 1995, The Balbitype Twentysix, 90s brands, Butternut Mac & Cheez, main street dreams, CAO America cigar, oaky nuances, oaktag, the discussion, Grand Chronology, Nightweek, town borders, last two Kmarts in NJ, Cosmologica, Starcastle, cat colony, obscure documentaries, Indiana Jones pinball, Mary Jones soda, Kamakiriad by Donald Fagen, The Alleyman’s Tarot, reminiscing about revisiting, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:20)… Dansing Galaxy (intro) by Alex Emanov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) TV Trailers – Color / 1:35 mins [YouTube], Sunset Boulevard by Sunset Boulevard [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MTV Alternative Music Report 1992 [YouTube], Long Live Sivinanda (Inside Looking Out) by The Green Circles [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Tomorrows World 17th Feb 1993 [YouTube], Roller_skate by Jahzzar [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Comedy Channel Commercial Break 1991 (1_2) [YouTube], WorldToday (Original version) by Herbata [LibreCommeLair, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Aura [via Webm8 productions].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1893 – The Rampler Mini Radio (3/10/22)

3:38:34 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The unexpected cutting down of a tree, cardboardpocalypse, 19th Anniversary of The Overnightscape, Michael Nesmith & The Second National Band, recycling miracle, The Compleat Weird University (Fall 1986), The Rampler Mini Radio, Indiana Jones pinball, Phish Flatbed Jam, SOG PowerLock TiNi, Disney mall bathroom dream, battery charger, stinkbug in the garbage, Courtney Cox on forgetting, cigar delivery, green stain mystery, Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues, tin synchronicity, Tin Man’s oil can up for auction, Richard Nixon autographs, Apollo 2001, Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto, reflections on 19 years, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:58:05)… The Hobbit Filmstrip [Archive.org], Strictly Underground album [via Webm8 productions], Hollow Summer by Extent of the Jam [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Wall Street (1982, Century Electronics) [MAME], Name That Tune (misc 3) [MAME], Jesus Build A Highway by The Preacher [Archive.org, public domain], Going Blind by The Sway [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Orange Room by The Prefab Messiahs [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], top 100 scary logos part 4 [YouTube], The San Pedro Beach Bums & Soap 1977 ABC Promo [YouTube], CITYPULSE – CN RAIL REBRANDING TO VIA (1978) [YouTube].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1892 – 1986 (3/8/22)

3:28:52 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mind control water, gas prices rising, smoke detector incident, new door, Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah, ancient stories, the oral tradition, weird vision, The Food of Paradise, electrical sound, rental nightmare, Edict Zero – FIS, The Compleat Weird University, video black, mystery image, 1986, New York Deli Potato Chips, Artie Shaw, purple synchronicity, Jeremy’s MicroBatch Ice Creams – Purple Passion Pills, mass market paperbacks, mystery name (“Alfred Juan Gross Fiolly MD8”?), forgetting, MTV dream, Phrivl: Interdimensional Commute, turtle doves, olives, Mission: Impossible, suspicious survey, inspired by Laurie Anderson, consciousness, UFOs, revelations, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:48:16)… 12th Street Rag by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], American Express Pavilion (Epilogue) [collection], Friends (Live) by Jenni Potts [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], coccyx by jaffar [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Street Musicians by J. Koho [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Kathy Jones [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Middlesix – The Phantom Planet (1961) [Archive.org], Bell System ad (early 1980s) [YouTube], 1983 Wausau Center Mall commercial [YouTube], Latin Nightbug by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Name That Tune (misc 2) [MAME], Sweet Caress by Kookooo Kitchen [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Jean Shepherd – Year One Poster (1970 “Cuckoo Eye”) [collection], Mego’s Slik Silver [YouTube], Stop-N-Go commercial (from Video Newsletter (Convenience Stores)) [Archive.org], Happy Shadow by Crazy Aces [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sand by musicfornothing [Soundcloud, CC BY-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

The Overnightscape 1891 – Gambling Dream (3/4/22)

5:00:02 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Fey Hunting, Vectrex, Maze King, the feeling of playing early video games with abstract graphics, gambling dream, lotteries, NJ gas pump law, Games Magazine #11 (May/June 1979), The New Games, “tar” in cigarettes, Cyberchess, Fischer Spassky Chessmate, slide cards, Edict Zero – FIS, The Greenhouse index cards, The Compleat Weird University, Guardians of Justice, more mazes, mezcal review (Bozal Mezcal Artesanal Espadin Barril Ensamble), the next morning, the news, ancient plastic dragon boxes, breakfast sandwiches, video work, the fictional selves, a coin with coins inside it, shifting timelines, what pleases the experiencer, gamboling, Eckha/Halma, Popeye Magazine, Bandai card games from 1981, Dr. Slump, The Nolans, Ajinomoto noodles, REO Speedwagon, Entex 3-D Escape! 1000 Mazes, Escape From Devil’s Castle, Matchbox W.A.C.K.O., CBD, what we can know (the experiencer and the generator of the experiences), Maze Escape Classic, word theories, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:19:14)… Perfect Gambler by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Classic 1970’s Television: 1970 Promo for ABC-TV’s Friday Line-Up [YouTube], Stop by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Lyndhurst Trailer Park (1984) [YouTube], Trouba by Steve Gunn [FreeMusicArchive, BY-NC-SA 3.0], Scrabble Brand SENSOR, Electronic Word Game (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 14, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], Run Joe Run – Season One [YouTube], Kingston City Limits by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Mego’s Slik Silver [YouTube], Anomaly by Vasim [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Stop-N-Go commercial (from Video Newsletter (Convenience Stores)) [Archive.org].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

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