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2:59:00 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Confusing new “album”, rabbit, minicomics, Pat Sajak’s last Wheel of Fortune, Picasso “quote”, chat again, the nature and pleasure of investigation, PQ’s adventures, Videocassette 209, Sunset Boulevard 1997, Onsug Radio – May 2024 Archive, Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024), various theories, RAILS – Collectible Trading Card Game (Canceled), Elle Magazine June/July 2024, Eminem samples Steve Miller Band, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:22)… Adani Myako by Unicorn Star-Gazer [Archive.org], Voyager – Puppet Motel [YouTube], Nobody by Wendal [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Dear Courtney (Part 1) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Guest List Girls by Ninetynine [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 1 [collection], 80s geist by k2tr [Freesound, CC BY-NC 3.0], Classic commercials for extant products – Internet Archive edit (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Paranormal Pair O’ Pants by The Nourishment [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Magic Cap Cellphone Demo August 1995 (partial) [YouTube], Saxonia Surf by Chartophylacium [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) TV Trailers – Color / 1:35 mins [YouTube], We Need The Sun by Karibean [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – NBC Saturday Night At The Movies – “Man From Atlantis II: The Death Scouts” (Opening, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], East of Tunesia by Kevin MacLeod [FreePD.com, public domain].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:04:47 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Going to the movies, traffic circles, motels, Star Wars, The Acolyte, weirdo cars, vegan bagels, Jettison Fiesta, car inspection, letting go of negativity, food hall lunch, Thums Up cola, Cricket World Cup, chewing gum, shopping carts, Murder One – Season One (1995), Thai food, Lubalin Graph, DiscMaster is back, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:24:16)… tennoji station chimes by timcam [Freesound, CC0 1.0], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [YouTube], Ellen Feiss #2 Apple Switch Commercial [YouTube], micronauts 1: circa ’77 [YouTube], The Galaxy Club, Belvue, WA [Archive.org], Grand Forks – Columbia Mall commercial (1980) [YouTube], Twinkletoes (San Francisco Mix) by Marc Burt & Dave Kent [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 4.0], Ellen Feiss – Apple Commercial [YouTube], The Fonz Pinball (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], STAR WARS THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK stereo radio advert London 1980 [YouTube], The Dominion commercial [collection], Pseudo Demo Reel in HD [YouTube], Rap Style (Four Track Mixx) by Donnie Ozone and Cheese N Pot-C [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Bad Ronald (1974) trailer [YouTube], Jordache Commercials (excerpt) [YouTube], Cube Banter 1 [collection], Merry Mess by Misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Ambient Ambien by Nick R 61 & Kendall WA [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 8 [collection], Inca by Fabio Santangelo [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], FroggerArcMainTrackFix [tcrf.net], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], Max Headroom COKE (1986) [YouTube].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:33:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Car inspection blues, Tom Bombadil, I passed inspection!, The Exit Ramp #55 – Rummage Mu, Tahiti, Tahitian Terrace, tiki bars, kava kava, Aer City Pack X-Pac as a cat bed, Iasos – Bora Bora 2000, The Rampler #292 (5/13/09), the cold open, fettuccine insanity, haircuts, new Thai place, Donald Trump, sci-fi concept, branching timelines, Letterman visits Trump in 1986, automatic seatbelts, Phish Mondegreen Festival, trash the airport meadow, Whychock Revival, Fraunces font, return to Second Avenue, scaffolding, Coca-Cola Wozzaah, Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home, Gamma Flunk, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:53:12)… WLS Channel 7 – The Day After (Opening & Pre-Show Break, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Raga Train by Jim Guittard [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1/2/1983 ABC Promos “Fall Guy” “The Gold Monkey” “Three’s Company” + more [YouTube], spring break, big bang bar, diamond lady, frontier [PinMAME], Maryland Public Television circa 1970’s Ident [YouTube], Showbiz intro (1970s) [YouTube], KNBC-4 1970- The NBC Comedy Theater, Very Rare Promo [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Toronto, 1970s [YouTube], PAY CARDS opening credits syndicated game show [YouTube], HA! TV COMEDY NETWORK – 1991 bumpers, promos, show opens [YouTube (peetoons)], Yoruba Diasporas by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Sunburnt Werewolf by Tequila Moonrise [FreeMusicArchive, CC0 1.0], ABC Network – The Flintstones – “Fred’s Flying Lesson” (Promo, 1965) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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3:09:17 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Car detailing and inspection, Whychick Revival, Fernwood, Dabney Coleman in Buffalo Bill, Murder One, TV stories per week, Twin Peaks theory, new hard drive, Dead and Company at Sphere update, MC 900 Foot Jesus was in The Telefones, Beavis & Butthead, Megalopolis, drive cycle blues, Dudman’s Den, ancient incense, ultra obscure fonts, The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, Doctor Who episode 73 Yards, crockinole, new hoodie, Fortnite Wrecked, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Alleyway save scumming, Nethack, timeline manipulation, consonance, science, Kamakiriad, The Stellar Bartender, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:28:06)… The Making Of Luxor Las Vegas Documentary 1993 (1/4) [YouTube], Cerebral Steve by Orange Magnolia (3/20/10 – Live at Gottrocks – Greenville, SC) [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], P.M. Magazine – on the VCR Market, 1984 [YouTube], Rainmaker Jam by August West (Live at Main Stage Hemp Fest II – The Hempire Strikes Back!!! on 2010-07-10) [Archive.org], Going Walkabout in Cyberspace, 1993 (edit) [YouTube], Waltzing Oxe by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], louis vuitton fake handbags Good beef Sichuan by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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4:10:33 – Frank in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The missing blue bin, torrential downpour, car detailing, today’s adventure: Return to Crystal Run, Whychock Revival logo, Excoffon, Think I’m Going Weird, amber screen, stuck in a parking lot, lost, white corn chips, Rockaway mall, classic arcade, pinball, 80s witchcraft, traffic jam Rt. 80, smoke trend Wednesday, Rockefeller Center, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls, bus tire blowout, 9/11, Pennsylvania Welcome Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Park Headquarters, Rt. 209, Fernwood, weird bridge toll, Stokes, Space Farms Zoo & Museum, turtle attacking goose, Murder One, jury duty, MoMA, vegan bagel, Beatnic locations closed, Spanish potato chip investigations, ultra liminal “museums”, monuments closed for the day, refrigerator synchronicity, Rock Fantasy in Middletown, NY, more pinball, blacklight posters, black panther synchronicity, Return to Crystal Run, Konami Smash Stadium, arcade nihilism, knee sunburn, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:27:32)… Palm Vision – Beauties (Original Mix) by PalmVision Official [Soundcloud, CC BY 3.0], CONFESSIONS OF A PSYCHO CAT trailer [Archive.org, public domain], Blue Line by Café Del Chillia [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Back to 1987 (face b) by fspee [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Kuso Wait by Tone Tone [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Movimiento Robotico by Danubio Rodriguez [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Why Doesn’t Cathy Eat Breakfast? [A/V Geeks, public domain], Funk Shui by SLiVeR [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Flutterby by Starlight Girls [Bandcamp, CC BY-NC 3.0], Leafless Quince Tree by Rolemusic [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Radio Madness by Taxi Dancer [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Recording of IBM 7094 singing “A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy)”, 1961 [textfiles.com], The Prince of Persia by Metastaz [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], Outlaws of Spacecraft by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Outlaw Masquerade by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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3:24:15 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Punch card labyrinth, big blanket, power washing the porch, ladybug larvae, punch boards, Edge Shaving Cream, Wawa, IBC Root Beer, Whychock Revival, Glass Beams, Karate Boogaloo, The Richat Structure / Eye of the Sahara, Western Sahara, Atlantis, car detailing, “portal” update, the chat, a Vanilla Sky transfer, Wacky Packages Old School, virtual card collecting, Irish Eviltime, quick drive thru weird areas, USB-C AA batteries, Fortnite Far Out Man, Cycling Frog Wild Cherry THC Seltzer, Dead and Company Sphere update, Dabney Coleman dead at 92, Doctor Who episode “Boom”, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:43:27)… It Happens All The Time by Paul Lisak & After The Ice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 3 [collection], Polar Lion – La Seduccion (May 2010) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], KENNEDY AFTER TWO YEARS [FedFlix, public domain], There’s a Madman Chasin’ After Me by Pancakes O’Malley [collection], LORILLARD PROGRAM TAPE 2 (excerpt 2) [Archive.org], The Reality Machine by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], WLS Channel 7 – Bizarre with Richard Dawson (Opening & Break, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite – Act I, No.7. Dance of the Flutes [Musopen, public domain], 4-butte-1: A lesson in archaeology (1967) (excerpt 2) [Archive.org, public domain].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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4:00:13 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Early morning power failure, white noise, busy week, local election, Dead and Company at Sphere, Grateful Dead history, Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues, Whychock Revival, Fraunces font, the Chantico cups, later, watching the show, next day, paving, After Glyptography, The Evel Knievel Museum, Mirage closing, Pixel 7a ringtones, Chinese card game Guangdan / Throwing Eggs, GPT-4o conversational AI, Dystopika demo, massive stir fry, Megalopolis, Nedick’s, AGI, world theories, noise pollution, difficult thought experiment, Rebel Cheese – Pepper Jack, Loona Yves videos, USB-C rechargeable batteries, interestingness, Sam Ash shutting down after 100 years, the organ sound Reface YC, People-Vultures, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:18:45)… Quadra – Boot [collection], Space Dominator Squadron by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Nite-Owl [FuzzyMemories.TV], Gambler Rock by D_Tom [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Repo Man (TV Version) – Lorna Doones [collection], Twinky by DallaS [Archive.org], Audio Collage Poetry Soundscape (as performed at the Artist Abbey Experimental Arts Festival, Dec. 2022) by PQ Ribber [YouTube].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:56:56 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: VR Expo 10 years ago, Nightstation VR, still no metaverse, port, Aggro Dr1ft (2023), Conversation Pit Loco, car inspection fail, The Old Time Radio Talk, Paramus Park Mall, 7777, new Doctor Who episodes “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord”, “portal” between NYC and Dublin, tripleS 24 member debut, Apple “crush” ad, the AI situation, Big Truck Day, solar storms, auroras, NJ Transit ticket bombshell, Wicked Foods Late Night Rice Noodles, new Megalopolis trailer, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:16:30)… The Shirley Temple Show Fall Preview [TV Obscurities], Crow Bean Running by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Sharon Tate – Coppertone ‘Don’t Make Waves’ movie promo [Archive.org], TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE (1986-1992) [Retrontario, YouTube], C Channel – Music intro (1983) [YouTube], Feel It Down by MOPI [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Marlene by X-Breed [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Going Away by Christophe MARC [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Mancala Champs by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Greenshine by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], What Is It That I Can Do For You Girl by Elegic Landslide [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dialing Web TV [collection].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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4:02:03 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wasp ease, Nichibutsu shirt, Moon Cresta, mahjong, Twin Peaks, Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer, A Texas Tale of Treason (2006), Starbucks Chantico cups, Coca-Cola Blak, Pepsi Kona, Crazy Climber, Frisky Tom, The Phantom Menace re-release, General Cinema, Sunset Door – I Zimbra, Whychock Revival, Fat Choy temporarily closed, bad airplane dreams, Jerry Harrison, cat visit, new smoke alarm, Toga Enduro, Steve Albini dead at 61, Tom Bodett, The Animaniacs, Megalopolis trailer, Dead and Company at Sphere, adequate vegan burger/fries/shake lunch, Japanese bookstore, Nostalgic Vending Machine models, Grace Plaza, Chevy Malibu ending production, oatmeal with sesame sticks, new season of Doctor Who, Tales Of Ephidrina (30th Anniversary Edition) by The Amorphous Androgynous (1993), Superiors, Aggro Dr1ft, Weird Little Highway, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:21:10)… Here I Am by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Follow the Drinking Gourd by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Armixhony Of Conrad by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Remembering by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], HeyBabyHeyBabyHey Lovethang by Goldstoned [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Donkey Kong by Praktika [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], William Jennings Bryan’s Ideal Republic [collection], The Darkness Within by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Hollywood Capers (edit) [Archive.org, public domain], Paragon Rag by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Middlesix – Zontar the Thing From Venus (1966) [Archive.org], WBBM Channel 2 – TV 2 News at 10pm – “Chroma Key Afro” (1973) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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3:24:24 – Peter, Frank, Jefferson, Bryan, and Briana on a Weasel adventure in Pennsylvania, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wawa, arrival at Bryan’s, Mediterranean cuisine, Gamehendge, Manayunk, Lord of the Rings, Otherworld, Nifty Fifty’s, birch beer, credit card holograms, supermarket, dropping off Jefferson, Universal Studios Monsters Horrified board game, Amish Market, West Chester, Taco Mar, coffee, game store, Good Planet Foods – Pepper Jack Cheese Slices, True Food Kitchen, New Directions in the World of Weasel Leisure, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:43:02)… Classic 1970’s Television: 1970 Promo for ABC-TV’s Friday Line-Up [YouTube], Rain of Love by Jim Obzina [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], 1977 79 Commercials Mt Airy Lodge, WOR, Yoo Hoo [YouTube], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 16, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], The Clever Rodent Cafe by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Bubble Bath Aftermath by virt [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WLVI Channel 56 – The Benny Hill Show (Ending & Partial Break, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ukelele Lady by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], David Letterman Dropping Stuff off of a 5 Story Tower. [YouTube], Way To New Start by Synth Dimension [Archive.org. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WLS Channel 7 – The ABC Thursday Night Movie – “The Return of the King” (Opening & Commercial Break, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], La descente by Demoiselle Döner [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], The Games of Starcade – Bag Man [YouTube], Summer Vacation by Copper Man [collection].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:18:45 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Art coffee hoax, Princeton street fair, 1995, cat goddess time travel hijinks, foggy, Robert Palmer, HQ Trivia, Genesis, Trash The Airport Meadow, Some Like It Hot (1959), robot lawnmowers, lunch in Brooklyn, Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, vegan ramen, food hall, ducts, Whychock Revival, Legends of Indie Comics, door to door bugman, animation school, whimsy and fanciful thinking, Massive Attack synchronicity?, Hale & Hearty Soups shut down in 2022, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:37:36)… John Glenn ‘Friendship 7’ Launch [collection], Triangle Beams At Funny Angles by Someone Else [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Puppets Dangling by Jacco Gardner [SoundCloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], In Extremis by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], My Needs Are Different by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Make Your Own Magic (1989) (excerpt) [YouTube], Daydream Diary by Spinefish [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], GLUE Ep. 2 “Ponch” [YouTube], I’m Confused by Guitari [collection], ‘Rotary Connection’ LP ad [Archive.org], WGN Channel 9 – Family Classics – “The Canterville Ghost” (Opening, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Lionfish by Sushi Brother [Archive.org, CC BY-ND-NC 1.0], Ganja Rabbit by Bubar the Cook [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Bagpipe Uncle at the Subway Entrance by Shuwen Zhang [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], A New Cupboard From Ikea by Ilkae [Archive.org, CC BY-ND-NC 1.0], Film logos of the 1970s – 1980s Part 5 [YouTube].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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3:14:18 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Shatter spice, pepper grinder, blue Mason jars, milk glass mugs, terra cotta phone case, cart abandonment, Aggro Dr1ft tickets, Vegemite, bread, Meow Wolf, Oracle of the Source, Quark, Kirwan Deck, creativity, Whychock Revival, poker, Hi Weird Little Highway, Peignot, WHYCHOCK 1224, creative wreckage, radio talk, PlayStation emulator DuckStation, 90s ‘tude, You Don’t Know Jack, in the archive, casino solitaire, Weasel Adventure, seaside scent, comic strip penguin mystery, overheard on the merch line, net neutrality, Sphere robots, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:33:03)… Things You Want To Do by Fuzzy Logic [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], I Want To Be With You by Guitari [collection], Stereophonic Motor Club by Juanitos [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Sheriff’s Song by Starsheriff Orchestra [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Home Sweet Home [collection], Radio waves (old) [via Webm8 productions], 051 – The Melancholy Pool by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], What Can We Do (vocal Karine Tharreau) by Yvalain [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Squeeze Me Like a Snake by The Search [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], ALIEN radio adverts, London release, September 1979 [YouTube], Smoke by Evan Schaeffer [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 4.0], WBBM Channel 2 – Partial Commercial Break (1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Surfin Simon by Crazy Aces [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kim Fowley ‘Underground Animal’ LP Promo [Archive.org], In Saturn by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], Lo fi by aoriste [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hong Kong Here and Now: Tobacco Related Health Concerns (1983) [Archive.org].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:58:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The trip home, Tellme, new phone, new car battery, Phish stories on the plane, Rush – 2112 (1976), terra cotta phone case, the de-theming of Las Vegas, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, my trip to Las Vegas in June 1995, A “Gothic Palace Car” of 1837, Bowcraft, The Hobbit (1977) Dopesmoker Edition, your mental to-do list, The H. R. Pufnstuf Show at The Felt Forum (at Madison Square Garden) in Feb. 1973, other worlds, time travel, new phone case, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:15:23)… The Bob Crane Show – KNX-CBS Radio – Interview with Rod Serling [YouTube], 8 Bit Voyager by Synth Dimension [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY 1974 [YouTube], Another Day by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Jane Asher Interview with Celia Irving who play “Alice through the Looking Glass” November 23th 1959 [YouTube], Bass Driven by cTrix [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], virtual adventures by zabutom [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Food Doesn’t Fly – Lunchroom Manners [A/V Geeks, public domain], LOOK AT CHILD MENTAL HEALTH IN FILMS (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], City Rat, Country Rat by Eli & The Mannings [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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5:15:15 – Frank in Las Vegas, Nevada, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Day 3 in Las Vegas to see Phish at Sphere, heading over to The Punk Rock Museum for a guided tour by Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, sitting on a couch Kurt Cobain spent a lot of time on, Nacho Daddy Downtown, What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004), my punk “cred”, Fremont Street Experience, Neonopolis, back to The Venetian, heading over to Sphere for Phish night 3, dropped my phone, far, but the Sphere engineers got it back, another amazing show, beet chips, news report, belief, Arco Am/PM, Quadrata II, Front Row Card Show, Portlandia, Choose Your Own Adventure, tram fail, strolling down The Strip, Kitaro, The Mirage, Caesar’s Palace, long walk to The Rio from The Strip, card and comic convention, DC cosmic Cards – Deathstroke pack, Masquerade Show in the Sky, back to The Strip, Mandalay Bay, pure mall pleasure, vegan pizza, Luxor, New York New York, MGM Grand, monorail, Harrah’s, back to the room, heading over to Sphere for night 4 (the final night) of Phish, what an amazing, legendary run of shows, Video Killed The Radio Star, Laser Floyd, Round Room, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:33:36)… WFLD Channel 32 – Wonder Woman & Space Invaders (Promo, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Volunteers by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], The Reaper by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], DJ M – 25/12/89 [collection], Khiaboon violon (Tehran. Iran – August 2014) by FFE/GFR [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Poursuite by Fonetik [Jamendo, CC NonCommercial Sampling Plus 1.0], Bhangra rhythm 3 by sankalp [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], G57-14-Clear Transmission by craigsmith [Freesound, CC0 1.0], Thunder, Lightning and (T)rain by harrietniamh [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Untitled (Tongan Music) by Funa O Fangatapu [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Waterfall by The Insanitizers [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Australian Sunrise by James Lister Cuthbertson – Read by Secrets [LibriVox, public domain], Jean Shepherd on Wonderama (3/31/74) [collection], Love Goddess of Venus by Jeff Leites [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Cargoes by John Masefield (Read by Liam Neely) [LibriVox, public domain], Technicolor Universe by Keshco [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Angevin 120 loop by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Lagoa v2 by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Quand je serai grand – INSTRUMENTAL VERSION by Löhstana David [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Craven Menthol commercial (from Cigarette TV Ads – Canadian Brands) [Archive.org].

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5:17:31 – Frank in Las Vegas, Nevada, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Arrived in Las Vegas, Uber Ride to Treasure Island, mall-view room, Mindright Neotropic – Infused Protein Bar, wandering around Vegas, seeing The Sphere for the first time, mall, vegan meatball sub, The Venetian, heading over to The Sphere, inside The Sphere, Atomic Duck IPA, Brackage by Stereolab, the show begins, what an amazing show, the walk back to the hotel on a beautiful night, Walgreens, 2001, airport cashews for breakfast, TV, Slim Jim Phantom, visiting Meow Wolf / Area 15 / Omega Mart, the gods, the “enough mall” feeling, Pinball Hall of Fame, The Modern Vegan, back at The Sphere for night 2, celebrity mezcal, Mappy, another amazing Phish show, walk back to the hotel, the next morning, destinations in the west, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:35:54)… John Peel’s Final Perfumed Garden (8/14/67) (excerpt – phasing) [collection], World’s Fair Spot 6 [collection], Aura [via Webm8 productions], Van 2 by Bumbard [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Man Behind the Gun by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Messy Apt.! (5/31/93) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Screen Test (1985) [YouTube], Sleepwalking by Bing Satellites [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], John Interviewed by Kenny Everett (1/27/68) [collection], Woodworld by Magic Bread [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], John Denver interviews Dr. Carl Sagan on The Tonight Show in 1977 [YouTube], 1984 SHOWTIME “After Hours” Animation Graphics [YouTube], asked the dream by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0].

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2:51:08 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wild synchronicity, sign, bins, “Zoombombing” incident on The Exit Ramp, WFMU, Las Vegas trip coming up, Phish at The Sphere, Harpua, Clara Bow, The ‘Burbs (1989), hot air balloon festival, Baron Von Redberry and Sir Grapefellow reproduction cereal boxes, why life feels like a movie, Penny Lane, A Tiger Left, 1Q84, Courtney Love, motorcycle, Criterion 24/7, WrestleMania, serendipity, channel surfing, Fallout TV show, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:10:27)… Stone War by DOM 65 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], The Magnificent Marble Machine Part 1 [YouTube], The White Rose by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], uchuu rider by ahlnold [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ban Di Salad by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Transistor by Bildmeister [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Montana 1980 (Prelude) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Soul Swims by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Take a Splash by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Face Distortion by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Dexception by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Rush [via Webm8 productions], The Tower by Circa Vitae [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Absence of the Muse by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], Ecstasy by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], (Interlude) (Pt. ii) (Side D) by Cosmic Analog Ensemble [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], DJad – Sitarial by Funny Death [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0].

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3:45:07 – Frank in NYC and NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter (1979), rest room panic, Long Island City, Xi’an Famous Foods, P.S.1, breweries, O.J. Simpson dead at 76, Secret Vegan Kitchen, the theme was deliveries, vegan Better Than… candy bar, Suno AI song generator, Midnight Musings, Fourtha Losta, Of Course Phantom Midways, subway platform barriers, outer borough feel, Quick Change (1990), Fallout, Aggro Dr1ft (2023), The Rolling Stones – Forty Licks, Onestone tiles, The Phantom Menace, bison, Hate the Radio, the olden days of podcasting, The Obtuse Angle, power washing, walk around the block, old data, Martha Stewart, Gnomes, Martha Stewart, Fortnite, Phish at The Sphere in Las Vegas next week, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:04:25)… Little Friend by Sungod Abscondo [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], WMAQ Channel 5 – NewsCenter5 At 10pm (Promo, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Letras Rojas by Perro Ciego [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], I’m a Dancin Fool by Al Benard [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Maxell 90 – K (early 80s) [collection], Imagination by Uncle Neptune [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Alone by Southern Cross [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], high on style by Mob Action [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Echo Path Penny by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Van 5 by Bumbard [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], No-Go Area by Yop [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Sheep are Satanic by DOUG the Eagle [Archive.org,CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Orchard Games by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Chee Zee Jungle by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0].

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3:37:52 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Getting ready for the eclipse, it begins, height of the partial eclipse, green devil comet, Dr Pepper ice cream, two bottles and a computer fell on me, challenges of organizing stuff, Mystery Ranch Bop shoulder bag, going for a walk around town for the first time in a long time, Wish (2023), Fortnite, John Wick (2014), supermarket, Dr Pepper float with Wildgood vanilla bean non-dairy frozen dessert, dirty soda, upcoming eclipses, Onsug Radio Previews – April 2024 (4/6/24), Tape Land 174 – Carrie Engdahl from Fuzzy Daupner live at Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair, NJ (8/9/01), root beer gag, new Hawkwind album Stories From Time And Space, aftershock, MST3K FOREVER-a-thon, laziness nostalgia, The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March (1926) (Part II, continued), poetry, Whychock Revival, The Little Potato Co., conspiracy theory nostalgia, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:57)… Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Solar System by Depressive Art [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Telemann_PartitaBb_(3)Dolce by Georg Philipp Telemann (performed by Telemann Trio) [Musopen, public domain], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], The Games of Starcade – Solar Fox [YouTube], I Don’t Want to See You Anymore by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Toms and Things by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Underground Reaction by SoLaRiS [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Otis Stood by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Girlfriends by Townwalkers [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Solar Rush by Redmann [toucanmusic.com, CC BY-NC 3.0], In Matacumbo by Cosmic Analog Ensemble [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 2) [Archive.org], JACOB JUNG by Bottlesmoker [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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3:17:01 – Frank in NYC and NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trash cans and recycling bins in the heavy wind, bus detour, block of genius, subway, observation deck concourse, Urbanspace Union Square, Chaats of Chowpatty, What’s the New Mary Jane, Strand Books, Steely Dan, Brendan Eddie Dun Laoghaire (4/2/24), Norton dorm scheme, the generation method, next day, DNS issue, bus confusion, banter, water filter incident, stairwell, Joe Flaherty dead at 82, SCTV, Rush – The Weapon, Grapefruit synchronicity, living in a game, More Catnaps of Arcane Yachtmanship, Posy Residue, Image Club Graphics, Imagic, earthquake, toast, The Meanderer (circa March 2024), Magick Brother & Mystic Sister, The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March (1926) (Part II), Woodbridge Center Mall sold, earthquake hype, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:35:41)… Rosie Vela – Interview Newcastle UK 1987 [YouTube], Texas Foxtrot by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], KOOL TV COMMERCIALS ’60S ERA 3 SPOTS [Archive.org], The Ugly Army by Fresh Body Shop [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Bluffcosm Alpha Intro (3/24/00) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sweet Caress by Kookooo Kitchen [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CBC Promos 1978 [YouTube], The White Panther by Stephan Beneking (performed by by Carlos Marquez) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986) – Trailer [YouTube], Stop This From The Start by White Life [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], How To Beat Home Video Games – Volume 1 (1982) (excerpt) [collection], pearl groove -????? ??????? ??? [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Karina 29 marzo 2007 [YouTube].

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2:57:32 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A yard full of bowling balls, MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Ponies (Cigarillos), Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983), hip hop history, Tiki Concourse, AI images, Vegas planning, @CoffinCarnival, The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March (1926), William S. Burroughs, Knockout City, Rumbleverse, yearbook from 1928, Spellslingers, Afar – Mexican Chili Lime – Savory Protein Bar, Flea Devil Solitaire, eclipse weather, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:03)… Soul Colors (The Eastern Version) – ft. Jacques Delorenzi by Yvalain [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], HBO intro (1982) [YouTube], The What by Dublin Duck Dispensary [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], First 12 Minutes of MTV (excerpt) [YouTube], Fine Fine Fine by The Mentalettes [Budabeats, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], WGN Channel 9 – The Morning Movie – “Sorry, Wrong Number” (Commercial Break #7, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Daydreamer by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Brick Lane market traders’ cries by The London Sound Survey [SoundCloud, CC BY-NC 3.0], I’m Thinkin by Smersh [collection], top 100 scary logos part 5 [YouTube], Center of the Universe by The Dead Rocks [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Gleaming the Cube (1989) Trailer [YouTube], Julie Star (Axton Frick Remix) by Sebastian Love [Starquake Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], CFTO NEWS – WEB MANIA ON THE IMDB (1997) [YouTube], Latin Nightbug by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com