Archive for February, 2014

The Overnightscape 1053: Olde Fashion Cameras (2/28/14)

2:04:29 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Insectoid temperature, traffic jam, De La Soul Is Dead, burning out on music by listening to it too much, Boards of Canada, neural pathways, corny scooters, Whisper To A Scream, subway guy, the happy idiot archetype, the pan flute, Japan earthquake photos, how are we expected to react to tragedies, orange juice and mashed potatoes with chemicals, TV shows, The Voice, American Idol,  Timecode (2000), Short Attention Span Theater, fake crying, Portlandia, Grand Central Terminal, olde fashion cameras, octagonal room, Octangularly Yours, Sifl & Olly, historic lamppost, clock store in corridor, seeking understanding, I went to the supermarket, Black Ice Little Trees, Nabisco Chewy Chips Ahoy! Root Beer Float Ice Cream Creations, Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews, Village Candle – Patchouli Peppercorn, dreamcatcher, Sour Patch Kids Redberry Stride Gum, Listerine PocketPaks Breath Strips – Cool Heat, VR, angry guy, Star Wars 7, spaced-out food servers, 74-minute CDs, days are getting longer, snowstorm coming, The Overnightscape 282, discontinued energy drinks, TV Guide, The Americans, furnaces, Phantasm (1979), existence, Jake Bugg, candles, weirdoes staring at me, subway beeps, LCD Soundsystem, Arizona, ambient recording concept, Stereolab song about Lucia Pamela – International Colouring Contest, customized Fab Four Suture, noisy people, boring graffiti, PC game – Rockstar (1989) by Wizard Games on Archive.org, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:23:36)… Cinnamon Bear – Wooden Indian (12/17/37) [collection], Jackin’ the Bonsai by Captain Zig [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Reagan & Gorbachev 1985 – “Friends” [collection], Perfect Gambler by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1052: Jordache (2/26/14)

2:13:03 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Inventiveness of the human mind, Mitch Hedberg, Livingston, NJ, drugs, Livingston Mall, haircuts, wedding band, Tori Amos, EPCOT Horizons song,sun snow, Tori Amos, pasta and coffee, Daffy Dan, Tippi Turtle, depressing music, The Atomic Cafe (1982), Siskel & Ebert, soup, De La Soul is Dead, 209, Jordache, Peak Freans, Toffifay, who are these people, Explode-O-Pop, Jordache commercial – “I hate my mother”, a go thought, Akashic Records, new Tree Bag Ask album “Ankh Mug”, new fiction idea, cult members, Nine Inch Nails, college times, Alta Diggers, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:32:36)… Coyotes on the Boulevard by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Peace of Mind by Obtuse [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Apollo 8 – Borman Lay Reads [collection], WFLD Channel 32 – Newstalk with Wanda Wells – “Psychology and the Vote” (Part 1, 1984) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Basketball 2 Mattel game classic tv commercial 1979 [YouTube], Jean Shepherd – Ice Cream War (7/5/63) (excerpt) [collection], Ambient-M (2003) by Antony Raijekov [FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY-NC 2.5], 1974 PeopleMover Tour – Fantasyland [collection], RE/Search magazine plug from IRS The Cutting Edge 1986 reseach V. Vale [YouTube], The Fonz Pinball (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Novo DanUp – Sabor a Popcorn [YouTube], WTHR Channel 13 – “NBC-Style Station ID” & Promo (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pioneer Express by Jennifer Avalon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Saw Mill River Road by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dungeons & Dragons – “Products Of Your Imagination” (Commercial, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], BAIN de SOLEIL commercial [YouTube], KAAY Eric Thomas May 1981 aircheck 1 [Archive.org, CC0 1.0], This Beautiful Machine by The Heavens [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Lo fi by aoriste [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1051: Outerbaffle Crossing (2/21/14)

2:13:57 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gloomy evening, fog of the eerie afternoon, Olympic curling, TV commercials, clown shortage, annoying noise, Slava’s Snowshow, mime, the past was boring, circuses, cereal, change, 57th Street, the last Rampler, State Quarters, 17 pounds of coins, art auctions, True Lies, food characters, Japanese snack review (Pocky’s friend – pejoy  – chocolate cream filled biscuit sticks), The Americans, batteries, Generation X, cynical and aimless, Apple Store, FAO Schwarz, closing time, Lego, Monty Python, Playmobil, Calico Critters, retro candy, Zero, Jim Henson’s son John Henson dead at 48, The Muppets, listener email (Rich from North Carolina – synchronicities), snack review (Snyder’s of Hanover – Sweet & Salty Pretzel Pieces – Salted Caramel), horse-drawn carriages, Pretzel Pete Cheddar & Ale Pretzels, Motel Hell, American Idol, subway, new sushi place, Rush Week, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, roses, Johnny Carson, theories, poise, True Detective, Big Hug Mug, Pink Floyd T-shirt, Carcosa mythology, rituals, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:33:06)… Cucumber Lotion by The Bombers [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], The Mike Douglas Show with Robert Blake (Promo, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ouroboros by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Backpacks from Outdoor Products (Commercial, 1991) [collection], grocery store training film 1989 (3/3) [YouTube], Comme Des orages by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Biomythos by Revolution Void [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ottawa Ontario 1980 [YouTube], Pat Sajak Show with Patrick Stewart–1990 (excerpt) [YouTube], Masugra by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Why the Lizard Continually Moves his Head up and Down by William H. Barker [LibriVox, public domain], Back to 1987 (face a) by fspee [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5].

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The Overnightscape 1050: Frank Nora 2000 (2/19/14)

1:55:18 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Frank Nora Show 2000, counting shows, Cinnabon, 9/11, Krispy Kreme, Public Phone 2000, Black Knight 2000, The Frank Nora Time Machine, patching in, random numbers, German monorails, digital archiving, subway preachers The Overnightscape Closet, snacks from Taiwan, injured customers, Grand Central, a toast with Asparagus Juice, Twin Peaks, True Detective, the historic liquids, electric vehicle, let go of the past, resurrection synchronicity,  De La Soul, night people, Ellen Page, rap music, peaceful weirdness, raining, toothpaste review (Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek Toothpaste), P.M. Dawn, chemical, taking a picture, depressing music, ultra obscure font “T.H. Grandee Swash”, soup, living in a simulation, roasted garlic with potato and kale soup, history of the show, vague gratitude, disappointment, chaos, time vaccines, 5-Hour Energy from the ABM 2012 reunion show, the future of the show, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:14:26)… We Ask You To Ride by Wooden Shjips [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], February 11, 1984 Showtime promos [YouTube], Pathfinder: Brand Portfolio Mapping in the new BAT (2001) [Archive.org], Durango-Silverton RR Dec 01 by BoilingSand [Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0], Diamond Lady (Gottlieb, 1988) [PinMAME], El hombre que venia del Siglo XX by Jaime Heras [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Clever Rodent Cafe by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Acid Rain by Atlantic Thrills [FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Garth Brooks talks about the relationship he and Chris Gaines have with their fathers [YouTube], Banned In Brazil by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Blue Optic TV commercial (from CityTV commercial block 1984) [YouTube], Milton Bradley Dark Tower Game Tv commercial with Orsen Wells [YouTube], All strange away by Fassbinder F+ [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Freeway by Kurt Vile [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Maryland Public Television circa 1970’s Ident [YouTube], My Straw Hat – Mix 3  by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0].

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The Overnightscape 1049: Station Break (2/14/14)

1:46:10 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A smell of burning plastic like 9/11, the snowstorm yesterday, TV review (The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles), thenewno2, Hey Bulldog, Nirvana, Eurythmics, rose questions, Eric Idle, The Rutles, Pete Best, my childhood obsession with interdimensional travel, Duran Duran, Technotronic, Traveling Wilburys, Sid Caesar dead at 91, De La Soul, video arcades, emulation, VR arcades, Arcadecraft, new metaverses, Nightstation, violence in video games, gargabe bins on wheels, Grand Central, time travel, soup, gelato, indulgence, Maggie Estep (Gen-X spoken word artist) dead at 50, creativity, Crest Be – Mint Chocolate Trek Toothpaste, Fruitopia, listening to old episodes, Purple 7, Five Alive, identity, announcer, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:05:49)… Selling The Downtown Dream by Copper Man [collection], Convenient Food Mart – “Bottle Pop” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WJPC The New 95 AM – “Win a Superstar Supercar” (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Radio 720 – “We Should Have Listened to Roy” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Golden Bear Restaurants – “Gold Rush Special” (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Sunshine Special by Schroeder’s Playboys [Archive.org], HBO May 1981 preview & bumpers [YouTube], AngloZulu by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], KNOWSTON RADIO SNAPSHOT 6004 [Archive.org, public domain].

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The Overnightscape 1048: Pax Eve (2/12/14)

1:41:18 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Brutal winter, Pax, Snow Miser, horrible weather, Winter Olympics, curling, 1976 Summer Olympics, watching TV in the 1970s vs today, DVR, serendipity, soccer, Dewey Decimal System, kids dressed up as Abraham Lincoln, The Beatles, punk fashion, making a statement, safety pins, cosplay, green Boro taxis, Shirley Temple Black dead at 85, The Little Rascals, The Vietnam War, Anita Bryant, the draft, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, movie review (Blue Jasmine (2013)), Woody Allen, Star Trek Continues, Kickstarter, Family Guy, soup issues, falafel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Vince Gilligan, NYU, JFK, 2000th episode next week, rooibos, middle age, 17,000 days old, toothbrush memories, aspects of the show, churches, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:01:14)… Cybermind by Kadasarva [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ghosts (feat. Keep Shelly in Athens) by Plastic Flowers [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Showtime Tonite with Renny & Caren 1981 [YouTube], Empowered Empire (Out Take) by Mike Adams, Eric Matchett, Killr Kaswan, C. Goff III [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1977 Commercials: Mego, Larry Kane, Moving Pictures, Star Wars [YouTube], En Route (ou Enfin! Le Défilé Capsule de Temps va au Centre de Contrôle) by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Truman & Groucho on The Dick Cavett Show (5/25/71) [YouTube], New 2005 (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection], Michael Row The Boat Ashore by Outta Limits [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1047: Genesis (2/7/14)

1:21:30 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: In the Grand Central Dining Concourse, using my phone to record, confusing week, snow and transportation issues, personal space, someone sat down next to me, sippy lids, snow hoax, freeze, Mac history, Macintosh OS X Mavericks, someone else sits next to me, Mercury Retrograde, Girl Scout Cookies, Howard Stern Birthday Bash, Jay Leno, Marble Hill, the very first Virtual Reality NYC Meetup, Nightstation, Bill Nye and Ken Ham Creation and Evolution Debate, thought control, technological origins, interdimensional barriers, 2000 episodes, and more… plus the Other Side (at 41:12)… ProbeOne by Studio35D (Rene Splinter) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Grange Dodge (Commercial, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], 1984 SHOWTIME “After Hours” Animation Graphics [YouTube], Syd Barrett Interview Part 2 [YouTube], Your Smile (Beat Doctor remix) by Prism [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Tomorrowland Viewliner Station (Oldsmobile) [collection], Theater One Dream [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Going Off by Little Frankie Nora [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Google your way to a wacky office [YouTube], Tribes by Frame [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Hunter and the Tortoise from West African Folk Tales by William H. Barker [LibriVox, public domain], THE MOVIE CHANNEL promo (1984) [YouTube], 1974 – PeopleMover Tour – Go Go Goodyear [collection], Hodgepodge Lodge (excerpt) [YouTube], Deberias sustentarlo by Nubian [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1046: Couch of the Seaboard (2/5/14)

3:11:13 – Frank on a snow day in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Snowy icy mess, postcard from Dubai from Bicyclemark, NY/NJ map, lip balm review (Chapfix+), snack review (Cinnabon Mixed Nuts), waiting for the bus in an ice storm, Martha Stewart, bird cloud, Sharper Image catalog, Super Bowl, Joe Namath, NJ Transit, coffee review (Oren’s Daily Roast – Beowulf Espresso Blend), evolution, It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, cats, rotary phones, Facebook game review (High 5 Casino), old school studio show, Couch of the Seaboard with Poncho on Bortle-Scoville Community Radio, commercial music, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Other Side, Sochi Olympics, Radio Shack commercial, Slim Goodbody, online video history, Willys Jeep, Video Village (Road Blasters, S.T.U.N. Runner, Eyes, The Pit, Star Castle, Moon Patrol), VR, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:30:54)… HBO promos – sign-off 1977 [YouTube], Mutual 1939 – Attempt to broadcast to Mars [collection], Complicated Thing by Monster Cyborg [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Hunch by Starlight Girls [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC 3.0], Medley Moving and Storage (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Bob Crane Show – KNX-CBS Radio – Interview with Rod Serling [YouTube], Jealousy by Lilly Wolf [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Hyperion by Whalers [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Drugs at Work (Employee Version) (1988) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], The Street People (1986) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Squabbling Gods by Globular [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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