The Overnightscape #647 (10/29/07)
- October 28th, 2007
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The Overnightscape #647 (Monday, October 29, 2007 / 24:00 / 11.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Frank’s 1990 journey to Toronto, quitting a job because of a blanket, immaturity, a crush on Alison, clothing degeneration, stripping in prepress, imagesetter output, hanging out in the darkroom, guy who new Madonna in the early days, emotional development, dot etching, acid, wrecking a processor, resignation letter, disoriented in the mornings, Amtrak ride to Toronto, locker, youth hostel, hanging out with the born again Christians, Mississauga, religious arguments, pop machine, Yonge Street, Bloor Street, used books and magazine, underground malls and tunnels, Riverboat Gambler pinball, the idea of the 24-minute format, updates, old job, Robert De Niro, meeting an old co-worker randomly in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Grateful Dead, buying a Walkman, 2 Live Crew, and getting the news that Jim Henson died. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
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The Overnightscape #646 (Sunday, October 28, 2007 / 22:00 / 10.2 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: First awareness of New York City, Manhattan area code 646, pink flyer, giant wall chessboard at 767 3rd Ave., cool plaza, stagecoach, metal footsteps, old trains, seeing the movie “2001” as a young child, college trips to NYC, vague 14th St. memories, NYU, 5-floor walkup apartment on Thompson St., little room, Trump World Tower, being a foot messenger, summer jobs, heat wave, riding a bike on the city streets, Staten Island Ferry, internship at MTV News, going to the U. N. to get a picture of Bishop Desmond Tutu, printing industry job, FDR Drive, Pepsi sign, and the idea of the 22-minute format. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #645 (Saturday, October 27, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Girl’s school, spinning out in the snow, Cutty Sark, Completely Random Memories (“A Ghost Town in Montana”, “College Arcade Game Guy”, “Artist Buildings on a Hill”, “Wee Box”, “Barnabee / Herculani”), video game (“Alpha Mission” (SNK, 1985)), smashing Jeep window, Nirvana hater guy, Charles Bukowski bootleg tapes, “Under 21, Go Quietly”, Shirley Temple, grenadine syrup, and Jokerz pinball. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #644 (Friday, October 26, 2007 / 26:00 / 12.2 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The exploding soup, super fast meals, the Pyrex bowl, universal food recepticle, drawer problems, record-breaking day, defunct department stores (“A&S”, “Ohrbach’s”, “Stern’s”, “Bamberger’s”), pompous pianos, relating “Lord & Taylor” to “The Prince and the Pauper” and “The Brave Little Tailor”, “Little Lord Fauntleroy”, Mickey Mouse, “The Brave Little Toaster”, fake trailers, escalator issues, very long hair, the no sneakers rule, drunk cartoon characters, guys with jester caps in the subway station, painful stair climb, loud indoor jackhammering, The Times (of London) article, Wikipedia, the “Master Blaster” ear cleaning product, and five very special household appliances. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #643 (Thursday, October 25, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Amazing origami, tinkling, rubber “wax”, dream review (“Plane, Overpass, Tornado”), beverage review (“Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky”), spelling, lounge, cereal with hempmilk, hemp foods, spentgag (“Full House”), the paper towel comment, and how to make clear ice. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #642 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Random early 90s television, listener audio (California Place Name Help – “Ranger Craig from The Rock”, “Bill from The Shadows”), 48 Hours with (fake?) Paul McCartney, “The Dave Thompson Comedy Special”, animated “Lord of the Rings”, Michael Moore on Donahue, “Live at Five”, Father Ritter, 600 for 600 email (#122 – “Bud (The Overnightscape’s Apprentice)”, “Long Time Listener Courtney”), MP3.com, Bluffcosm, “Blufftoon” audio piece (“Tornado Warning” (excerpt) from November 25, 1973), and the vacuum fragment. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #641 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Obscurity levels, voices from the future, Iowa, cool area code shape, show formats, sports and fashion, dealing with VHS tapes, anime, Geraldo, Alive From Off Center, “You Killed Me First”, mysterious girl “Lung Leg”, love of analog, Super Cool 1999 Tape, VLC, Saturn, Gulf War Update, Patriot Missiles, the low point of Twin Peaks, false wars, and the lovely Sherilyn Fenn. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #640 (Monday, October 21, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: In the studio audience of 
The Overnightscape #639 (Sunday, October 20, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The dawn of distillation, Canada, Lake Michigan update, Mr. Sasha the Cat, a gathering of friends, rappers, stress, brandy, beverage review (“Remy Martin VSOP Fine Champagne Cognac”), a Sagittarius, centaur with spear, mythology, “props” on sale at comic book stores (Star Wars “Remote”, Thor’s hammer “Mjolnir”, Beta Ray Bill’s hammer “Stormbreaker”), a nerd paradise, expensive scotch glass, computer games in Korea, PC bangs, Starcraft, computer game review (“KartRider”), and the legendary Super Mario Kart. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #638 (Saturday, October 20, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Dawn of the dystopian future, stopping going to the movies, benefits of NYC, movie review (“Blade Runner: The Final Cut”), Harison Ford, all the different versions of Blade Runner, Atari, Cuisinart, Pan-Am, the flying car, history of the Ziegfeld Theater, The Ziegfeld Follies, old movie theaters, interesting crowd, neon umbrellas, applauding Vangelis, pervasive steam on the city streets, Times Square, the monster party concept, strange similarities between cult movie endings (“Mad Monster Party” and “Blade Runner” / “The Apple” and “Repo Man”) , robots and replicants, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick, glowing flying cars, and the analog VHS thing. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #637 (Friday, October 19, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Little train station rituals, show history, a photo of great artifacts, old reviews, beverage review (“Metromint Lemonmint Water”, “Metromint Orangemint Water”), comments on the blog (Mike Barclay (from the beverage industry) on the recent “Pure Cool” beverage reviews), Flash intros, VHS tapes, Dazzle device, Twin Peaks, and anger. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #636 (Thursday, October 18, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The Synchronicity of the Dryer Balls, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. States that are 2 states away from the border, the random phrases, the nature of reality, hypnopompic phrase “Warp Garden Pervasive”, passing through a sea of information, “As Seen On TV”, executive stress relievers, wandering around drug stores, “I want Dryer Balls”, areas of the body that are harder to dry after a shower, laundry accessory review (“DryerMax– Dryer Balls”), juggling, Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets, interesting tactic, and Lake Border USA. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #635 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Got rid of the tarot cards, getting into bed after a shower, zonking out, rescuing cats from an apartment where the apartment right next to it was gutted by a massive fire, cat carrier issues, trying to figure out the “falafel on the side” concept, finger burn healing, super obscure Tarot-like cards “Reflexions”, and crazy hair. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #634 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / 20:00 / 9.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Embarking on a new experiment – a series of 20-minute episodes, Mercury retrograde hitting the show hard, audio equipment difficulties, the word “podcasting”, longform audio, a very special beverage review (a can of Japanese “Original Blend UCC Coffee” with a lot of history), EPCOT Center, another show, conspiracy theories, birthday presents, converting old media to digital (vinyl records, VHS tapes, etc.), record selling failure, Culture Club “Colour By Numbers” album, recordios, ancient tape recorder, vacuum tubes, VHS to DVD, “The Dirty Pair”, “Golgo 13”, a fragment of a super obscure TV show (“Q.E.D.” (1982)), and steampunk sci-fi. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #633 (Saturday, October 13, 2007 / 1:37:00 / 44.4 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “The 40th Birthday Show – Part 2”, time passing, Tangle Therapy, secret project update, Schadenfreude, Avenue Q, announcing grand schemes that will neveramount to anything, Future Life magazine, Laserium, big radio plan email, the beauty of the imperfection of mankind, NYC audio (street drumming on 42nd Street), NYC audio (Anti-Ahmadinejad Protest at the United Nations), mobs of people and school buses, baricades, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, orange police nets, police vans everywhere, protest signs, speakers, sentry tower, dead end, stage, non-threatening body language, news trucks, the bicycle cops, Tudor City Greens, the “Mongolian Seating Area” depressing deli, dialectics, puppet masters, weird silver curved building, blending in, NYC Audio (40th Birthday, Part 2) Fedex Kinkos, Copy Kingdom, Heroes, working at the copy center at the NYU Bobst Library, unpleasant words, prepress, scanner operator, ThunderScan, ImageWriter, glass cylinders, ancient computer equipment, Scitex, Dolev, stripping, “young fella”, no parties, “The Money Masters”, dangers of credit cards, giving advice, hoarding objects is a life misery, OCD, all the boxes in one room of madness, Katagiri, TV shows (“Heroes”, “Jouneyman”), sitting by the Roosevelt Island Tram, Lucius Vorenus, Spy Magazine offices in the Puck Building, miso, Japanese toy review (“Littlebony”), candy review (“Pop Rocks” – Candy Cane, Sour Surprise, and Chocolate), Japanese coffee review (“Sapporo Jack Black Mocha Blend”, “Roots Aroma Black”), overflowing garbage cans, exploring Bloomingdales, fancy shops, seventies feel, South Spoon Bank, Home Depot, cool internal spaces, Metro Level closed, cologne review (“Narciso Rodriguez For Him”), musk, amber, “Narcheezo”, W train, subway fear, life after death, lives as songs, building corner, statue of Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden from “The Honeymooners”, weather manipulation, chemtrails, conspiracy websites, new flyer holder thingie, the free ribbon, the happy ending, leftover ice cream cake, and beautiful metal bottles. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #632 (Friday, October 12, 2007 / 1:46:00 / 48.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “The 40th Birthday Show – Part 1”, sirens, raining like mad, wet commute, bigger umbrellas, dryer, minor celebrities born on the same day (comic book artist Rob Liefeld and Olympic figure skater Tiffany Chin), sounds of the bus stop, feelings inside, facades, traumatic job, corporate politics, creative projects over the years, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, connecting with people, bus stop people, lusting after power and money, Port Authority, 20 years ago, 4 sets of 10 years, The Golden Age of Video Games, Corridor of Losers, puberty, girls, an entertainment empire in my mind, 7 Train, a puzzling time, experimental publications, a slacker in 1991, ezine, subway conductor, Grand Central Terminal, Fuzzy Daupner, CarrieEngdahl.com, Internet radio station Bluffcosm.com, Macchiato Espresso Bar, sippy lids, expensive coffee, The Mini Car Show, 9/11, the lost year 2002, beginnings of The Overnightscape, the birth and “death” of podcasting, heading down to Maui Tacos for lunch, taxi flower art, 25th Anniversary of the opening of EPCOT Center, Walt Disney’s last great vision, EPCOT Gallery, soap, dark rides, memories of World of Motion, puberty and facial hair, memories of a childhood friend and his mother, “Mr. Mustachio”, solo trips to Walt Disney World, happy endings, buying dice at The Compleat Strategist, I Ching, Surfers Dining Room, Haiku Wet, theming, azul, sad video, The Magic Cow, guy with cat on his head, pixellated camouflage, two bathrooms, cigar, A View From Space, food ingredients, l-cysteine, rest room signs, time travel, the occult, supernatural beings, religion, obsessed with interdimensional travel, psychic wars, grates above the train tracks, gag reflex, focused on a big idea, personal power, tape recorder show planning, infallibility of the I Ching, Mercury retrograde, and wisps of black plastic. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #631 (Saturday, October 6, 2007 / 1:40:00 / 45.8 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “At a Street Fair in Brooklyn, Part 2″, Atlantic Terminal, paper towels, blatant chemtrails, Atlantic Antic street fair, Flatbush Ave., Long Island, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Iran, UN protests, Laurie Anderson, books, monthly bus pass, finger healing, safety, show milestones (4.5 year anniversary, 500 hour mark, 30,000 minute mark), intermissions, different year measurements, “Pylones” store opens in Grand Central, The Obtuse Angle podcast archive going offline, Archive.org, Virgin Megastore update, Nirvana, Utah, Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances is 15, The Gallery at Fulton Street mall is dead, needing portapotty and falafel, barriers, absinthe drinking, the hallucinogenic oils of the wormwood, trouble on the falafel line, ginger lemonade, a sea of people at the street fair, Obama, Hegelian dialect, Arp Axxe synthesizer, convertible, corn, bail bonds, wine sorbet, human ingenuity, dry cleaning label as toothpick, evil marionettes, big dog, plastic film on dishwasher control panel, pet peeve, nice beer logo, homeless guy sign system humor, Tangerine Flair, Spentgag (pretending to clear the throat while saying “Illuminati”), nasty fish smoke, Silly String, getting weary of the noise, drumming, balloons, checking out the ship, the BQE, Adopt-A-Highway, Brooklyn Marine Terminal, German Navy sailor explains the ship, the chemtrail phenomenon, sheeple and sleeple, humidity, funnel cakes, time for cigar (“Aurora”), hanging out in a little park by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, sunscreen, everyone tapping away at their little computers, writing in little notebooks, meaningless drivel, people eating ice cream, rustic foliage, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, scary random adventure in Staten Island, 209, “Sunbathing” by Lush, Spentgag (“Don’t call me Shirley”), homonyms, puns, jokes, vegetarian issues, Rainman, the pomposity of “assembly”, what happened at Burritoville?, Michael Moore barricaded in Maui Tacos, merging into traffic, random gaps, waiting for a taxi with flowers, old-fashioned cars, Amity Street, health logo, footbridge, honeymoon Sebring convertible, age tofu, fish shavings, and the sushi place is closed. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) 
The Overnightscape #630 (Friday, October 5, 2007 / 1:55:00 / 52.7 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: “At a Street Fair in Brooklyn, Part 1”, 33rd Annual Atlantic Antic, Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway platform, mass transit, subway advertising, payphones, sky full of chemtrails, “you are here”, finding the street fair, giant sand castle of the Taj Mahal and giant model airplane for Kingfisher Airlines in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, wine sorbet, balloons, My Little Pony, Corn King, police baton twirling, drumming, retro signs, craft ales, massage, Cartridge World costume, early birthday party, CDs, annoyances of taking a New Jersey Transit train, rainbow, cigars and hard drive, arriving at Frank’s wife Denice’s booth, old time photographs, sushi pillows, talking to Denice about her clothing company 