pop culture – food – tech – occult

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2:04:26 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Missed the bus, April Fools’ Day, Podcast Alley, Time Cube, every day lasts for two days, trivia, dog food, honking, right turn on red, traffic lights, growing up with less information density, weird-looking 2014 Jeep Cherokee, hysterical online comments, hairstyles in the military, Information Society, flute anger, Generation X, heroes and villains, in the cantina, bottle in my pocket, mystery of vowels, wild possibility versus a set state, The Golden Compass, God, 2048, The Beach Boys – SMiLE, GM Recall, Fight Club (1999), culture of outrage, glands in the mind, famous soccer player Pele, Tori Amos, New York Cosmos, North American Soccer League, sports, XFL, Opie & Anthony Office Cleanout (2/19/03), Psycho Mark, Dirty Tenant, Portlandia, seating area confusion, annoying egg sculptures, The Beatles, Onsug updates, Pluto.tv, new Las Vegas “High Roller” Ferris Wheel, American Dream Meadowlands, Pulaski Skyway, jersey City, goat, 2016 elections, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:23:58)… Wonder Women (1973) Theatrical Trailer [YouTube], Earth Is Our Home by Amure [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Glimmer by Garmisch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], New Wave Theatre (intro) [collection], John Peel – Night Ride (5/28/69) (excerpt – youth drama centre) [collection], Happy Shadow by Crazy Aces [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Jean Shepherd – NPR Commentary – Slob Appeal [collection], Someday I’ll Find Out by Guitari [collection], Popster (Web TV) [collection], Vic and Sade – Cherry Phosphates (10/01/42) [collection], In My Heart by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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2:03:55 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Starting the show the night before, chair, anti-perspirant & deodorant review (Old Spice Wild Collection – Hawkridge, Wolfthorn, Bearglove, Foxcrest, Lionpride), meta humor, 1970s vanilla Christmas candles, Orange Julius, 11 years, Swords of Fury pinball (Williams, 1988), Lionman, book review (The Science Fiction Collector’s Catalog (1982)), 1975 Mego Iron Man, Godzilla, Heroes World, the less media-rich past, Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969), Hardware Wars (1978), 16mm, the next day, 1973 Gong album Angel’s Egg, would have loved it when I was 17, Littlewing Angel Egg pinball, Canterbury scene, pan flute, Duran Duran, Bertrand Russell’s “Teapot” Argument, ancient information, subway, theory of one day, Dark City (1998), memories, huts, listener comments from Chad, Oculus VR bought by Facebook, Nightstation VR, addictive new games (Flappy Bird, 2048), home computers, exploring Tokyo in Google Maps, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), gourmet foods and spirits, wedding, vacuum cleaner review (Dyson DC44 Animal), Nightstation 0.6 psychedelic demo, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:23:42)… It Hurts by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mysteries and Scandals – Vivian Vance (excerpt) [YouTube], ENZYM’UT by ConFusion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1984 SHOWTIME – Showtime Movie Presentation [YouTube], Hombre Amarillo by butumbaba [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 2.5], The Secret Storm (4/20/61) [Archive.org, public domain], Rocco’s New Moustache by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0].

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1:51:53 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Cold and windy at the bus stop, lot of stuff happening recently, Pennsylvania visit with Peter and Bryan, playing a pirate-themed game of Dungeons & Dragons, Cards Against Humanity, cots, exploring an abandoned resort, cold medicine, mental clutter, ho’oponopono, sleep, Oculus VR purchased by Facebook, supression of technology, subway, Nightstation, uncertain future for VR, Mr. Driller, Overnightscape Central – Reunion Homecoming (3/24/14), 25 people participated, depressing music in the corridor, the old Overnightscape Forum, Train Crap & Blood, Crime & Old Cartoons, artwork from 1991, jury duty, Molly Pitcher Service Area, Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, seating area, very few people rampling, better things to do with your time, hellish noises, Internet TV station ideas, ATM vestibule, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:11:41)… Evening Star Shack by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Field Communications – Internal Sales Tape (Part 1, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Hibernacion by Jaime Heras [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Soul Colors (The Eastern Version) – ft. Jacques Delorenzi by Yvalain [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sambo’s Restaurant (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Coca Cola Pavilion (Al Fisher) [collection], Nano Moon Coral by Melissa Welch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Interviews In Downtown Omaha – August 1970 – 01 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Umbrella [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Super Cartoon Sunrise (Opening, 1984) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Nite-Owl [FuzzyMemories.TV], WDW Monorail Spiel 12 by Jack Wagner [collection], T.A. (Live) by Camelot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Shadowfighter by Sushi Brother [Archive.org, CC BY-ND-NC 1.0].

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1:26:13 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The upcoming reunion show, contextualization, youth subcultures, Gong’s 1971 album Camembert Electrique, deep connections with music, corporate ownership of media we love, Canterbury Scene, The Kelpies – horse head sculptures in Bryant Park and (much larger) in Scotland, mild steel, giant statues, I would have loved the album in 1985, Laurie Anderson, Spin Doctors, female monks, editing the past, using an armored car for time travel, siren connoiseur, light greenish yellow, The Three Weasels, lunch, cold medicine, feeling of caffeine, caffeine review (Ed Hardy Orange Energy Sticks), tattoos, train ticket machine, new Chipotle vegan “sofritas” tofu, vegetarian issues, VR news, Oculus Rift DK2, Nightstation, Sony’s Project Morpheus, Sony and Panasonic announce the Archival Disc, and more… plus the Other Side (at 46:03)… So Loud! (Re-Edited) by Romahichi [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Twenty Ten by Marc Burt [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Beublin 20 – The Royal Mall (Season Four – 2000) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Where’s My Shoes? by Captain Zig [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Multivac by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WSNS Channel 44 – “Season’s Greetings” (Bumper, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Beatles Interviewed By Kenny Everett – Chat #1 (BBC Radio, The Kenny Everett Show) (6/6/68) [collection], SHOWTIME promos 1985 [YouTube], Canopy’s Chill by fluidvolt [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1-900-FUN-MATE (Commercial, 1991) [collection], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], McMillan Interrupted By Khruschev – UN [collection].

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2:23:02 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Vernal equinox, cold, bus stop weirdness, three women, poles,Robert Altman films Three Women and Quintet, stuff from the 20th Century, 11th anniversary of The Overnightscape, upcoming reunion episode of Overnightscape Central, Malls of America, transit delays, arrival at Secaucus Junction, trainstation sounds, video game overworlds, other junctions, swamp, smelly platform, Dr. Hook’s Greatest Hits, Classictronica, humming, synchronistic train song, the Doppler effect, the train arrives, busted door, meta level commentary, amusing switch, Cinnamon Stratagem III, white noise, cartoon prospector beaver, Vangelis, The Love Guru, Starbucks fatigue, troopers, subway, train station music, one-hit wonders, Sansa Clip Plus, SlotRadio, My Own Worst Enemy by Lit, Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla, rage against arrows, freedom of speech, weird day, Zero Bar, mysteries of malt, Camo Beans, Twitter, food trucks, Pink Floyd, V for vegetarian, soup CEO, eat heavy, buying a Frank Kozik clear orange “Gipper” punk Ronald Reagan bust, soup samples, free water, writing in script, affogato (espresso poured over gelato), cartoonish politicians, tortellini, Lisa Loeb, college weirdness, ABM, Small Soldiers, Doo Dads, Chex Mix Popped, Chex Chips, candy review (Nestle Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups), CollectingCandy.com, The Nestle Cocoa Plan, how should we react to the constant world disasters, bitter and jaded, The Dead Milkmen, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:42:40)… The Ground Round (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Boston Sea Party (Commercial, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], KOCO Channel 5 – Saturday Night Double Feature (Opening, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Amor de barrio by Nize Sanchez [Archive.org, CC BY 2.5], Missle Command Audio Presentation (excerpt) [YouTube], Byzantium by Dan Tindall [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hyperglycemic & Radically Anemic by Charles Rice Goff III [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MindCocktail by The_E.K.-303 [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], LOOK AT CHILD MENTAL HEALTH IN FILMS (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Acapulco Surf by The Royal Aces [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Black Samba by Juanitos [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Fridays 1981 News (excerpt) [collection], WTVO Channel 17 – Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (Commercial Break #2, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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3:22:24 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At my bus stop in New Jersey, warm days melted ice but now it’s cold again, hedges, thermodynamics, using a flamethrower to clear away snow, telephone pole analysis, garage sale signs are old, staplers, meter, litter, Generation X, cynical and aimless, Wacky Packages, mocking of marketing, creative projects, the Aquarian Age, hippies, macho police car, “manliness”, rewarding people for being phony, the energy in warm air, American Idol, the pan flute, The Rampler, subway, context vs. content, fake voices, hypocrisy, contextualization of The Rippingtons 1991 album “Curves Ahead”, contextlessness, cold restuarants, the Jonestown Massacre, “drinking the Kool-Aid”, beverage review (Kool-Aid Liquid – Cherry), dwelling on the past, chocolate review (Mars Bar (British)), chocolate bar naming confusion, the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, theory on disclosure and the Aquarian Age, got a light, subway, earthlings, timelines, Superman, America’s Response Monument, World Trade Center PATH Station, discovery of amazing new corridors, World Financial Center renamed “Brookfield Place”, acoustics of the space, Winter Garden, more corridors, Rite Aid Pharmacy, bronies, Irish Hunger Memorial, accents, ferry to Hoboken, 11th anniversary of The Overnightscape, please participate in the upcoming Overnightscape Central Homecoming, current and former hosts on The Overnightscape Underground, getting on the boat, return of Chakaoaxacatron, robot Foo Fighters and Nirvana, Hoboken Terminal, taking the PATH to 33rd Street, 90s fiesta, Shanghai, The Rippingtons, JC Penney, baseball caps, Nathan’s french fries, Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, Penn Station, Mary Poppins, Cinnabon, Buck Lanters, websites, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:42:09)… Psychic Farmers by Faradize [Extoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Roller_skate by Jahzzar [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 3.0], Windansea by MPoppitt [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Joker’s Wild (May 1978) – Pam vs. Xavier (excerpt) [YouTube], Bottom Rung by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Victory Garden PSA 1943 [collection], Wild Wild Planet (1965) Trailer [YouTube], Dreams Become Reality by Scott Stevens [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Hard Bodies 2 – Movie Trailer (1986) [YouTube].

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1:50:12 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Beside a bowling lounge, a March 12, 2014, timelines, painkillers, Overnightscape Central – Mars, weird Sunday, video screens, smooth jazz, The Rippingtons, The Weather Channel, bands with album cover mascots, popcorn scent marketing, virgin mind, cool book “The Science Fiction Collectors Catalog” from 1982, Frankfurter and Cortez, magic of the 80s, the cats’ birthday, Mad Mike’s movie project – “Multiplexing”, Indian food mishaps, Deadmau5, DJs who wear masks, peaceful weirdness, True Detective, TV review (Cosmos – A Spacetime Odyssey), Carl Sagan, aspects of science communication, Oculus VR panel at SXSW, Nightstation VR, raining after work, they found the missing airplane?, soup issues, 9/11, talent show sob stories, American Idol, Lydian, Comet 209P, novelty windshield wiper glasses, sleeping and waking up in dreams, adrift on a boat, technology in dreams, bathtubs, amusements in dream hotel, Civil War minigolf, unhelpful symbolism, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:10:00)… Over You by Wild Way [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Technicolor Universe by Keshco [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], CBS – Bob Trout – Germans Announce D-Day Begun (6/6/44) [collection], ABC Network – Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! – “Premiere” (Promo, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Dark Matter by Flux Capacitor [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Nobody’s Perfect by Electronic World (Sirona-Records) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Ameritech (Commercial, 1984) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Burger Chef – “The Mariner” (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Overnight Models (1976) Trailer [YouTube], Eclosion by Salmo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 4.0], WFLD Channel 32 – The Three Stooges – “So Long Mr. Chumps” (Opening, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], JR_Shinagawa station Approaching – Departure [YouTube], Pinball Champ By Coleco (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Stop-N-Go commercial (from Video Newsletter (Convenience Stores)) [Archive.org], A Scent Of Europe by rugar [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mark Kermode and Katie Puckrik Glastonbury 1994 [YouTube], Renee Zellweger Develops Spicy New Series [Dailymotion], The Tower by Circa Vitae [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], MLK 64 – Nobel Prize [collection], Lord Halifax ’39 – On the Polish Question [collection], Swimming (Waves Of Experience) by Webmadman [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Earth Calling by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0],Interviews In Downtown Omaha – August 1970 – 02 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0],Zayre – “Take Another Look” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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2:06:55 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: An air-testing device, cold weather, playing with my Korg Monotron Delay synthesizer on the bus creating electronic drone music, the second NYC VR Meetup, video poster in the subway, a strange moment in culture and technology with virtual reality, The Pixies, first public demo of Nightstation VR, nasty smell, Advil, phantom music, on the subject of death, Andre the Giant died at age 46 (17,060 days) in 1993, Obey, the observers, my chair broke, New Jersey Transit, ticket machines, barker, dollar coins, trademarking of safety, deranged person, gangsters, synthesizer and coffee beans, synthesizing before lunch, Here Comes the Hotstepper, weird Indian food, Star Citizen, Elite, thoughts on Nightstation, scope and perception, the tail end of the golden age of videogames, Electronic Games Magazine (July 1983), Miner 2049er, Bandai Solar Games – Hikyo Amazon, Galactic Gladiators (1983), Brawl at Cosmic Mike’s Place, cosmic stuff, The Cosmic Cottage, Bluffcosm.com, my gloves smell like coffee, bastard clerks, sleep pods, cool workplaces, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage with Carl Sagan, the new Cosmos, Space Station 76 (2014), the future from the 70s, Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010), taking the subway down to Union Square, 2023, Cinderella memory, counterculture, chess hustlers, tea store memory, The Muppets, Men Without Hats, a Rush song on American Idol, playing with synthesizers at a music store, patching in from the multiverse, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:26:45)… Pinegrass Medley by The Acousticals [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Showtime 1981 program promos [YouTube], Deep Cover by The Surfside IV [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Parker Brothers – Wildfire (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Oskari the Heimfanker by Madbrain [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], PooPooTrain to Crazy Town by The Herb Gardeners (January 1, 2000) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Illinois Tool Works 1 – Jean Shepherd [collection], Virus by QB (Pink Walrus Productions) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Gold Wings (Gottlieb, 1986) [PinMAME], WTTW Channel 11 – The Callaway-Ruddle Report (Opening, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Han Solo by Rude Star [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Daddy Cool – Interview (1971) [YouTube], Rad Movie Trailer [YouTube].

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1:44:42 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The restroom rules, bus delays and conversations, crumbling infrastructure, a lazy Sunday driving around my old college after the rain in the late 1980s, H.P. Lovecraft, celebrities who died at age 46 (around 17,000 days), Cthulhu, bagel time, cherry phosphates, Vic and Sade, Quaquaversal Satellite – Jimbo Talks Forever (3/3/14), audio software, left handed, show notes, Ronald McDonald, Portlandia, art, humans, painkillers, Mr. Headvisit’s Pinball Infinitude (3/2/14), time perception, computer pinball, The Pinball Arcade, PS3, The Carrie Michel Show #37 – San Antonio Trip (3/4/14), new albums (You Should Know by Carrie Ann Carroll, This Means War by Sideshow Romance), dreams (time travelling with Marcia Brady, driving while asleep, giant black robot in book of miscellany), Paul Ryan, Ash Wednesday, primitive aspects, crude oil paperweights, oiliana, fan film Star Wars: Threads of Destiny, True Detective, The Oscars, plastic surgery, one-man band, Monk Time, The Atomic Cafe (1982), The Voice, Those Who Kill, too much death in media, celebrate life, Force Ten by Rush, joie de vivre, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:04:29)… Start It Off by Hot Fiction [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Famous Cameracorder [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Interviews In Downtown Omaha – August 1970 – 03 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Chains of Her Love by Black moon [Dogmazic, CC BY 2.0], Lo Que Viene by Ignacio Ouzande [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Movie Channel 1981promos – bumper [YouTube], Superdiscount by John May Bull [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Mattel Electronics Intellivision PlayCable Adapter commercial [YouTube], 80 mn (Original Mix) by Avanea [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Shannon And April With Friends (Party Fun With Recorders Volume 1, Comfort Stand) [Archive.org, public domain], Mattel Electronics Baseball TV Commercial – 1979 [YouTube], I Don’t Want to See You Anymore by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Nawal’s Song by Roy Smiles [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Tom Donahue [collection], Road Kings (Williams) (1986) [PinMAME].

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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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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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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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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].

F2000

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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].

F1999

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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].

F1998

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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].

F1997

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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].

F1996

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1:48:34 – Frank investigates “Super Bowl Boulevard” in NYC, on Broadway from 47th Street down to 34th Street… plus the Other Side (at 1:08:21)… City Sounds by Garmisch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], SET ME FREE by Jonny Kinetic [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Best of Bob Grant from John Lightning 5 (excerpt) [collection], Soixante-8 by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Stove Top Stuffing For Pork With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Can’t Get A Grip by Yop [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Everybody’s Fault But Your Own by Obnox [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Orson & Dick shmooze about tv interviewers [YouTube], Butterscotch Drops of Lime by Kulor [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Throbbing Red Oatmeal by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0].

F1995

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2:01:55 – Frank on the streets of NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Investigating “Super Bowl Boulevard”, too cold to continue, The Grammys, The State of the Union, HD video, plastic surgery, internal evil, The Dark Crystal, Daft Punk, Metallica, meta-government theories, Stereolab, Indian food, soup, sodium, thug, Bronies, Bluffcosm Cassette NYC (February 2001), ego, individuality, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:21:36)… Hitclip by Infight [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Playball (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Mutual – NY World’s Fair Patrons Rescued [collection], TV Guide Commercial – 1977 [YouTube], Red Rage by Elixir [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], I Can’t Tell You Why I’m Smiling by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], La estrella de Fomalhaut by Jaime Heras [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], SHOWTIME promos (Thursday, May 24th 1984) [YouTube], WGN Channel 9 – Sunday Matinee – “The World of Hans Christian Andersen” (Opening, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], That’s Incredible [YouTube], Global Communication by Frame [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], About BWebCentral.com by Brad Detchevery [Archive.org, CC BY 2.5], Treasure by Rodd Keith [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WLS Channel 7 – ABC News Special Report – “Carter Cabinet Changes” (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Cowboy X Sesame Street (Jean Shepherd) [YouTube], Rumbaluna by MrJuan [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Imperial Leather – “You Can’t Beat That, Karate Man” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Washington Post March (with Adjutant’s call) (Sousa) by US Navy Band [Musopen, public domain], Latin Nightbug by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], WDW Monorail Spiel 10 by Jack Wagner [collection], King Edward VIII – Abdication Speech (1936) [collection].

F1994

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2:52:28 – Frank on the streets of NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Psychological aspects of cold, talking to a wall, America, need a hat, question of the delivery of meaning to a consciousness, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, squash, pinball, law of attraction, complaining, hat shopping, security concerns, Super Bowl, Family Guy, salt water puddles, coldwave, tuque, The Great White North, Zen Burger, arcade review (Modern Pinball NYC), data noise, Grand Central fun facts, firmament, ping pong, presidential platform, people living in the tunnels, soup, love, Captain & Tennille divorcing, old celebrities who are younger than me, XTC, Sylvester, disco, Paint American, EmoSPARK artificial intellgence, no connection, magic seeps into innocent productions, Crap From The Past, pop  music, Sniff ‘n’ the Tears, paintings of interdimensional girls, Happy Days, Pinky Tuscadero synchronicity, dusk, laughing, Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, 16mm dandelion, train announcer, tech increase, the Other Side, Those Amazing Animals, Rocky synchronicity, dust collectors, Burgess Meredith talking about moray eels, Steely Dan, The Mighty Boosh, Pat Sajak, Ed Grimley, boring time travel, computer voices, UFOs, the new golden age, ignorance is bliss, preacher, opera singer, cat food, and more… plus the Other Side (at 2:11:48)… KAAY – Michael O’Sullivan aircheck [Archive.org, public domain], Around The Entrance by Frame [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], SHOWTIME promos (July 1984) [YouTube], Cyberspace by Electronic World [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Longmont Potion Castle – Virtual Balboa [YouTube], Dancing Tiger by Damscray [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Those Amazing Animals – Joe Schirck [YouTube], The Enemy of My Enemy’s My Enemy / No Speed Trap by Louis G [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WLS Channel 7 – Fridays (Promo, 1980) [Fuzzymemories.tv], Urban Rapidity by Roberto Daglio [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Podcast Studio35D Episode2 (April 21, 2007) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

F1993

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