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The Overnightscape 1079: Twin (5/23/14)

1:51:43 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Back in Midtown Manhattan, fun at Starbucks, the California Trilogy, the VR Expo, the flight home, TV show Resurrection, Arcadia, the comic book The Invisibles, otherworldly cities, the balance, airline weirdness, people are funny critters, tech in amber, Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Blu-ray box set), how your heroes always disappoint you, an iPad is not a cash register, quotes on Facebook, Noam Chomsky quote “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum…”, implied consent, just because two positions are at odds does not mean that one or the other is right, “OK Google” not working, American Idol and The Voice losing popularity, Bryant Park weirdness, the zeitgeist is changing, grandiose youth culture, emotional perspective on the future, virtual reality, decadence and hedonism, ways to soothe the guilty conscience, rage against the cosmos, I need some sleep, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:11:20)… Drink My Drums by DJ RUSH [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], It Happens All The Time by Paul Lisak & After The Ice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], 1979-80 Commercials: Trix to Caramello [YouTube], Western-Time by Aledjones_musics [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Siskel & Ebert – Blue Velvet Review [YouTube], GTE PHONE COMMERCIAL Perry Como Special 1975 (excerpt) [YouTube], Dirty Lover by The Rogues [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Lorillard’s Marketing Research (1989) [Archive.org], Cheese Monkeys by NYLOC REX & Doctor Knox [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Golden Circle by Spheriot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #5 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1078: VR Expo (5/21/14)

1:55:46 – Frank talks about his experiences exhibiting his Nightstation VR project at the SVVR Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference and Expo 2014, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, May 19-20.

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The Overnightscape 1077: San Francisco (5/18/14)

3:44:30 – Frank meets up with Escapist and his brother Tim, and they take him on a whirlwind tour of San Francisco. They also got together last year when Frank showed them around Manhattan – see The Overnightscape 954: Meetup with Escapist and Tim (2/21/13)

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The Overnightscape 1076: Silicon Valley (5/17/14)

1:43:13 – Arrival at San Francisco International Airport, baggage carousel, taking the AirTrain to the Rental Car Center, Nissan Versa, visting the Big Wow Comicfest 2014 in San Jose with Martin, back at the hotel in Mountain View, reflecting on the flight, the Comicfest, Silicon Valley, and the days to come.

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The Overnightscape 1075: Weeknight Earthenware (5/14/14)

1:44:17 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The cult masses on the plaza, beverage review (Bundaberg Root Beer), China, snack review (Hershey’s Spreads Snacksters Chocolate Spread with Graham Dippers), deranged religious leaders, 9/11 Museum to open next week, Square Times, Nightstation VR, Ramp Fiction, Jean Shepherd, TV review (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Louis C.K., Jack White, Neil Young, recording booth, the VR Expo, and more…… plus the Other Side (at 1:03:58)… Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980)  [FuzzyMemories.TV], TV Guise 3-19-83 B by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Miami Call by Herr Doktor [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Behind the Wheel by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Chris Shirley goes to Victoria’s Station in East Brunswick, NJ – 1983 [YouTube], Kentucky Fried Chicken Training – Bacteria [collection], Dictionary Minuch Remix by Reho [Archive.org, CC BY 4.0], Occult Display by Sic Alps [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sky Hunter by Jack Hertz [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], NBC Network – NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor – “David Brinkley ‘Retirement’ Tribute” (1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Children’s Bargain Town U.S.A. – “Huffy Bicycle Sale” (Commercial, 1971?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WLS Channel 7 – Fridays (Promo #2, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Cup Of Joe by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A Summer Job by Copper Man [collection], Alka Seltzer 2 by Jean Shepherd [collection].

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The Overnightscape 1074: Ramp Fiction (5/12/14)

2:44:33 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lethargic weekend, weird dreams, tofu, Broadway musicals, manic street preacher, Art of Noise, Vulture Culture, never lend the loser a hand, John Kongos, Happy Mondays, if this is the movie, water fountain slow burn, dream logic, cylindrical book, wisdom, mysteries of footwear, weak shoe store experiences, the death of retail, games and puzzles, Revomaze, mall scare, soft incect, Terra Cruise, Yummytails, Zappos, Oculus VR and Facebook, wave of chaos, checkout slow burn, bag confusion, keys mishap, a new “Andy Kaufman Lives” Google Hangout which I did not attend, bench vandals, yogurt, food review (Sunneen Detox Salad), beverage review (Boxed Water Is Better), milk carton flaw, Starlog, magazine archives, Bud ad memories, The Pinball Arcade, Junk Yard pinball, Midnight Madness mode, where are all the dead birds, broken cigar, the “Ramp” concept, international land, fountain, 48th Street Ramp, neon sign, Libya, abstract murals, Turtle Bay, Nightstation with Frank: Southbound (3/11/12), old truck, recording from 4/1/01, Sigourney Weaver, Clay Aiken, Casey Kasem, the guy who played Wedge in Star Wars, Anthony Daniels, Mel Blanc, Twiki, workshops, comments on last episode, Vic and Sade, Howdy Doody, the “Ramp Fiction” concept, creative urges, the Other Side, coins, hockey, Weasel Village Mall, The Jalopy, New Time Radio, Times Square, Alta Diggers, the VR Expo, an anger of purple cakes, and more…… plus the Other Side (at 2:03:50)… Blufftoon Time #2 (Part 7 of 7) (7/15/01) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], College of Automation (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Woolworth – “Dollar Days” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Greasing Wheezer by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Wonder Why by McDonat [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 4.0], Daydreamer by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Clever Rodent Cafe by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], TV Pixxx [collection], Satellite Positioning by Esselfortium [One on Twoism].

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The Overnightscape 1073: The Workshop on the Barren Slope (5/9/14)

3:11:14 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gloomy morning, dandelions, fireflies, Gravity’s Rainbow, garage sale signs are old, NYC VR Meetup at Microsoft Headquarters in 11 Times Square, Jeremy’s Microbatch Ice Cream, 42nd Street movie theaters, Google Maps “time machine”, 2008 economic collapse, Windows 8, what is wrong with our society that we need so many guards, the bus arrives, the charmed digital time of 1993-94, who’s guarding the guards?, Teri Garr, Food Rocks, guard fiction, River Road, audiobook memories, more on the Meetup, cosmic theories, Nightstation VR business cards and table runner, ticket printing issues, laptop bag, cash, Grand Central, too much information, the goal, Amarok, cranky old guy, meta meta, Tetris Plus, pith helmets, the workshop on the barren slope, Faberge Organics Shampoo, distaste for mediocrity, sharpen your mind with cinnamon, basket weaving, how other people view you, street fair, Borat, meat fumes, I Ching, podcasting history, sad music, monolith, optimism, vague display, American Idol and The Voice becoming unwatchable, Marvel zombies, vintage sci-fi paperbacks, purse, quilting, selfies, among the masses, childlike qualities of Generation X, counterfeiting, death, water, psychics in British Intelligence, mystical experiences, family historical relationship with religion, got a new Crumpler laptop bag in Soho, money pit, Evolution, expensive chocolate, remembering Spring Street Books, strange clerks, cassette memories, French cafes, faking it, phone call, bleak park, Mr. Show, walking up MacDougal Street, caffeinated, lost backpack, art films, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:30:46)… Faah-Roh by Tevellus [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1979-81 Commercials: Sony Walkman to Knickerbocker [YouTube], Ratustel by Point [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], A Hairy One [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1072: 17017 (5/6/14)

2:18:10 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Star Wars VII to be titled “An Ancient Fear”?, Max Von Sydow, Great White North, Star Wars canon, ideas for Episode VII, Ewoks on trial, Jar-Jar Binks, fandom, bringing balance to the force, I’m 17,017 days old today, DJ E-Z Rock dead at 46, other timelines, Philip K. Dick, VR Expo, Google Maps time machine, remembering the past, Chia Pets, terracotta, health food, beverage review (Activate Fresh Vitamins – Charged Lemon Lime), snack review (Chia Pod – Vanilla Bean), pudding, vague conpstruction sounds, Country Time Lemonade, old guys in commercials, Dalmatia, Qi’a Superfood Chia Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal, SooFoo, Lego Simpsons, Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth (2010), Alanis Morissette, Wesley Willis, mass-market paperbacks, MMOs and other server-based games are lost forever when shut down, farewell to Free Realms, ephemerality, Nightstation, adult establishments, the planet of the Earth, analysis of amusement aspects, the mustache obsession, Katy Perry, Portlandia, don’t get cocky, Orphan Black, whistles, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:37:48)… Second Sight (1989) (Trailer) [YouTube], One Second of Love by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Make Me a Sergeant (an’ Gimme the Booze) by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Happy Hour (trailer) [YouTube], The Sound of Summer Days by Matt Keating [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cheerleaders Wild Weekend (1979) trailer [YouTube], Where The Wild Things Are by Moon & Sun [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Paul 6 Years [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dateline Walt Disney World – The Disney Decade, 1990 [YouTube], Wall Street (1982, Century Electronics) [MAME], Dimension by Millennium [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], The Stars and Stripes Forever by United States Army Band [Musopen, public domain], WZTV Channel 17 – I Dream of Jeannie – “With the Light Sound Film-Warble” (1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Repo Man TV Version – Rodriguez Brothers [collection].

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The Overnightscape 1071: 1999 High Glyph Overland (5/2/14)

2:06:56 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Good morning, preparing for the VR Expo in California, Nightstation VR, If You Had Wings, flute pollution, Gimbels, religion, unintelligible announcements, violence and death in toys and games, white lighters, snack review (Fire Corn Real Japapeno Popcorn), elevator news, celebrity death, Paris Hilton, Aleister Crowley, The Presidents of the United States of America, promotional items, the disease “chikungunya” in the Caribbean, giant insects, HBO bringing back “Prject Greenlight”, The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003), Fanboys (2009), moviemaking thought experiment, Multiplexing (2015), subway derailment this morning, The News Hole with Harry Shearer (TV 1994), News Weasels (TV 1994), my Gen X slacker rambling writings, Short Attention Span Theater (TV 1989-1994), cable television history, whistling, Iraq, memories of vegetarian hot dogs and onion rings at the long lost F&B Gudtfood on 52nd Street, retail history, Silicon Valley, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, comic strips, death of Archie, Archie Bunker, towne centre shoppes, putting an E at the end, diphthongs, mystery of vowels, Qdoba, pantries, speaking normal, Pantry Lurkin, Severe Repair, truck wih collage of vending machine on its side, High GLyph Overland, writing organies your mind, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:26:11)… Ask & Receive by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Painted Lady (At The Vantity F by Al Hotchkiss [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], The Business of Pleasure (excerpt) [Archive.org], WFLD Channel 32 – Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Crystal Valley Campers – “7th Annual Camper Show” (Promo, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Rampage by Simmetune [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], The Blufftoon Time Dream Minute [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Chris Shirley goes to Farrell’s at the Brunswick Square Mall [YouTube], Class Lux by Oleg O. Kachanko [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Boo Ga Loo by Limbo Deluxe [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Fall Lightly by Stanleybirch [collection], WTTW Channel 11 – Image Union – “Viewer Discretion Advised” (1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], vgdsfvgfsfvsfvsvfsd by COSMO [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Idiot Raven Second Hand Store by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Mandelbrot [collection], Ashine by Blindmoore [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1070: Pine Tape (4/30/14)

1:50:51 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A few moments ago you and I were disconnected, synchronizing our realities, time travel, awful weather, podcasting, planning my trip to California, The Pixies, Enter the Void (2009), lunchtime in the rain, travel planning, Maker Faire, burn rate, being a slacker, wax museum, Spice Girls, Donald Trump, giant brain mouse, making fun of Ronald Reagan, politics, Being There (1979), gave up on Fargo, The Peoples Couch – a TV show where you watch people watching television, more clues, NYC stores closing (Pearl Paint on Canal Street, Rizzoli Books on 57th Street), Mario Kart, PLayStation, celebrities you never heard of until they died, Peaches Geldof dead at 25, The Teaches of Peaches, My Bloody Valentine, Lost in Translation (2003), Men At Work, Spotify, derelict, Pine Tape, have a cigar, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:09:54)… K-Mart – “White and Bright Sale” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pizza Hut – “Disco Skaters” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Lum’s With Milton Berle (Commercial, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], News at 6 by aledjones_musics [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Smoothie mod by Don Paterson (DatE) [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Letterman – End [collection], Soul Africa by Juanitos [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Ice-Cream-Truck Factory by Shawn Bayern [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Virtuality [YouTube], Chap Stick Lip Treat Flavor Gloss with Suzy Chapstick (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Washington Post March (with Adjutant’s call) (Sousa) by US Navy Band [Musopen, public domain], WFLD Channel 32 – Super Cartoon Sunrise – Popeye Hour (Partial Break #2, 1979?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Novo DanUp – Sabor a Popcorn [YouTube], Rejuvenation by Heifervescent [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Movies For the Blind 90 – Smart Alecks part 2 (excerpt) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Way to Go! Special (Part 1, 1980) (Dancing) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WTHR Channel 13 – “NBC-Style Station ID” & Promo (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Reality Check by Spirituz [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1069: Departures (4/25/14)

2:38:12 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Cardinal Cross, Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference & Expo 2014, Nightstation VR, first went to Walt Disney World 40 years ago, lost Disney dark rides, hellish noises in the subway, Oculus VR Share, Union Square, Tibet, child gods, Nightstation Ride One, planning for the expo, Bic Banana Pen, jury duty, metaverses, history of Nightstation, ITC Ronda Bold, cults, love one another, Monty Python, weird heat, timeline manipulation, the sculpting of time, Ainulindalë, The Silmarillion, uncertain future of VR, Lonesome Dove, is Thomas Pynchon an Overnightscape listener?, Pynchon novels, cheese at 7-11, hubris of the young, cigar time, middle class lifestyle, the experience of life is what matters, other worlds, retail memories (Star Magic, Gemstone), the art known as human time, Orphan Black, cloning, giving a stranger a cigar, Swype, conspiracy theories, reptilians, peace and love, this has becoming a very unloving society, superb lighting in Washington Square Park, departures, Zibaldone, book review (Bleeding Edge (2013) by Thomas Pynchon), any celebrities listening?, The Book on Books on Artists Books, Zima, Hpnotiq, The Corridor of Losers, Poughkeepsie train station, Inherent Vice (2014), more retail memories (Le Frit Kot, Disc-O-Rama), a frigid Spring dusk in the Village, Jean Shepherd, selfies, hashtags, West 4th Street Subway Station, new Berlin-School synth music album “Node 2” by Node (available on Bandcamp), crude remark, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:57:33)… Every Day by Guitari [collection], Drunken Sailor by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Bluffcosm Banter #3 (7/9/00) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hold That Line by Elixir [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], LORILLARD PROGRAM TAPE 2 (excerpt2) [Archive.org], Pizza Hut – “Disco Skaters” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Ice Princess Marches by Projects [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], H.O.T.S. (1979) (Trailer) [YouTube], 1976 – Tomorrow with Tom Snyder – with guest Jean Shepherd (excerpt) [collection], Electronic Sound by Emorej [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The 2 AM Freakshow by Lo Faber [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Making Polarized Worlds (Part 1) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1068: Inner Plaza (4/23/14)

2:11:45 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Heading home, empty office sunlight, time travel on the walk, sandwich of the month, flowers, Park Avenue, secret track, scrap metal, Violent Plaza, ultraviolet, herbs, 420, Inner Plaza, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, no beginning or ending, Times Square, cash, Sgt. Pepper’s Inner Groove, Mary Poppins, Godspell, Cities, retro food, missed the bus, counting the cars going by, Cardinal Cross, Goofy jellybeans, giving directions, jet pilots, 99 Red Balloons by Nena, Apollo 11 launch, “the astronauts report it feels good”, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, Carl R Bieber Tourways, Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla, on the bus, Passaic Avenue, can he hear me, welcome to the show, Animotion, beggar, Coachella on AXS TV, music of today not as good, a central processing system that provides a signal of meaning to a consciousness, phases in the system, astrology, shades of The Rampler, there should only be one show, sirens, contexts of shows, Nightstation Ride One on Oculus VR Share, show art, wisdom, and more… splus the Other Side (at 1:31:32)… Baby Punk by Piedra [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Woodstock 89 – Hell No (8/16/89) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Steve Martin Comedy Special 1974 Part 1 (excerpt) [YouTube], Lite Brite Toy Commercial 1970 [YouTube], Dusk by The Scallions [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dusk (2012 Commentary) by The Scallions [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Jazzlatrine by Point [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Uncommitted (1961) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Heartache Gone Shopping by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Regressive Arts Ensemble – That Joyous Condition [collection], Weird October Hitchhiker [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], O Hohem Invisível by Irreversíveis [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], John Glenn – NYC Hall Friendship 7 Victory Parade [collection].

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The Overnightscape 1067: Paseo Espacial (4/18/14)

2:18:41 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Cops trying to get the homeless out of toilet stalls, the pan flute, music streaming services, time keeps flowing like a river, Gollum, cold weather, headphones, Beats Music, Air, John Denver, The Real History of Science Fiction on BBC America, Keir Dullea, The Starlost, fake monk, space tourism, theory of domes, Space Dandy, Disney animation, boardgames, The Battle at Kemble’s Cascade, questioning the dust in space, meter readers, Easter weekend, giant hornets, millipedes, freedom, Modern Pinball NYC, The Morgan Library & Museum, Jaye P. Morgan, The Gong Show, why so many secrets, memories of burritos past, went to a Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center with my brother last week, ticket scams, Portlandia, subway weirdo, played a lot of pinball, Broadway Arcade memories, Tropical Fantasy Plantain Chips, sesame croquant pistachio, IQ Juice – Rise Up, Dave & Busters, Snow Down, urinal games, Yestercades, soup, subway voices, books, Gene Gene The Dancing Machine, Anson Williams, The Little Prince, Tomita, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:38:08)… Shatter Cider Suite (1987) by Little Frankie Nora [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CINEMAX promos (December 2nd, 1985) [YouTube], Get High by Ades Vapor [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Untitled: Anywhere But Here (1970s) (0401) [Prelinger], Again The Sun Will Rise by AutoCad [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], Christopher Logue Reads Love Story (12/12/68, BBC Radio 1 “Night Ride with John Peel) [collection].

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The Overnightscape 1066: Dust of Wanting (4/16/14)

2:18:24 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Turned cold again today, the heavens, normality, subway, false history, J&R (Music World, Computer World, etc.) shut down their retail operation, Tower Records, Virgin Megastore, cap guns, realm of obtaining, media oversaturation, wanting stuff, bagel fails, fake monks, the mirror universe, hummus anger, personal space invaders, J&R memories, Psion Series III, Led Zeppelin, falafel, the pea, food plants question, Fargo (1996), TV review (first episode of Fargo on FX), “edgy” cable TV shows, retail memories, Nobody Beats The Wiz, Caldor, NYC VR Meetup, desire, this experience, beeps, introversion, cool office space, detached observation, hipster meta mockery, cautious stance, soccer, VR development, Nightstation Ride One, Hard Rock Cafe, candy review (Amy’s Andy’s Dandy Candy – Crunchy), the rainforest, aging trash cans, vioence on TV, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:37:44)… Jordache Commercials [YouTube], Anomaly by Vasim [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], You Are On Track by Jim Guittard [SoundCloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The ABC Saturday Preview Special (Part 3, 1983) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], 50 Anniversity [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Declaration of Independence (excerpt) read by William Edward Compton (KCAC,7/4/70) [Archive.org], General Cinema Corporation – Feature Presentation – 1977 [YouTube], Reagan Outlaws Soviet Union – “Bombing In Five Minutes” [collection], Interlude by Herr Doktor [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Pinball by Pitchcraft [CC BY-NC 4.0], It’s a Tuck-In (Collector’s Edition)[Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1065: Checkerboard Antidote (4/9/14)

1:49:22 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Window shopping, the culture of indoor flea market vendors, teenagers running, the 20th Century, Ultimate Warrior Dead at 54, lost tone of entertainers, porcelain tiles, Smashing Pumpkins, flutes, buying a car on eBay, subway, 2048, world music indie cred, Video Game Connections, glum clerks, transactions, Pokemon, Reddit, love, flea market memories, shop cultures, the third place, Meetups, reluctance, tobacco marketing, cigarette sizes, the Benson & Hedges 100 Sweepstakes ads in magazines in the 70s and 80s, 100 different prize packages, Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, enjoying quality tobacco products, John Peel, try to love one another, Nirvana, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:08:50)… End Credits (Gee/Ear Candy) by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin, 1901) by Steel Drum Ragtime [Onsug, public domain], Tankenstein by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], It Falls Apart by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], In My Mercer Racing Car by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WJYS Channel 62 – Home Shopping Club (1993) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #3 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Reaper by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], 3Com “Audrey” [YouTube], Weird October Beast [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dansing Galaxy (intro) by Alex Emanov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WTCG 1978 “Little Rascals & Friends” & Classic Commercials (excerpt) [YouTube], Acaba by FUNCTION X2DS [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0].

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The Overnightscape 1064: Real People (4/8/14)

2:16:00 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gloomy commute, strange energy in the air, the mechanism behind the scenes, subway, angry people, YouTube stars, escalators, our crumbling infrastructure, show caves, the economic system, the Gnostic gospels, Subdivisions, mass transit courtesy, psychic weather, nice outside, LIRR update, Mickey Rooney dead at 93, Arcadecraft demo, Steam, fictional versions, Nightstation VR, the dark side of virtual reality, Purina Cat Chow, beauty amid the wreckage, Real People dream, Vanilla Sky (2001), creative energy, John Peel, Sounds of TV (4/5/14), Macho Condor Deluxe (4/6/14), Pocket Overnightscape – Individual Tracks, everything and nothing, the fairy keyring, Pokemon, keys, Quickey on Indiegogo, Mac QuicKeys, Lush, television, HBO, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, HBO Shop, The Guardians: Hero sculpture, preaching, and more… plus the Other Side (at 1:35:38)… WGN Channel 9 – Saturday Matinee – “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy” (Opening, 1982) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Steel Dawn (1987) trailer [YouTube], Tell Me What I Want by Isolated Atoms [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 2.0], Movimiento Robotico by Danubio Rodriguez [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Repo Man TV Version – Buzz Aldrin [collection], Merry Mess by Misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], 1984 1st South Africa Advertising Awards (excerpt) [YouTube], Kitsch Me If You Can by MMO [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Raiders of Galaxy (1985) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Another Nightclub by The Womb [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Kotti by Texel [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Contratemps Temporaries by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Fifth Element by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0].

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The Overnightscape 1063: Home Audio Epic (4/4/14)

2:42:55 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Rough commute, cold and rainy, 2048, transportation costs, flute, cars with eyelashes, Fiat, Smart Car, subway, cars with graphics, Fembots, The Six Million Dollar Man, nostalgia for people constantly quoting the Austin Powers movies, why do birds work so hard, Urge Overkill, urges, where shall we go on this gloomy afternoon, going to the mall in Brooklyn, Sounds of NYC (4/2/14), Sounds of 2:09 (4/2/14), Pocket Overnightscape – Individual Tracks, taxi confusion, Gunkcast 23: Vintage Lunchbox-Roadshow-Meetup (May 2013), taxes, Mark Twain, income tax, gourmet market, subway, why do we have to obey people who have been dead for hundreds of years, ancient grandchildren, high scores, Threes!, Barclays Center, arriving at the mall in Brooklyn, getting your taxes done, bench memories – The Overnightscape #630 (10/5/07), the Benson & Hedges bit, arcade, doing your taxes online, Frank Nora Show 1652 – Bret and Gwen (2/17/11), Sacre Brew Nanobrewery Indiegogo campaign, synthesizers, drums, hats, Polar Lion, Here’s Where The Story Ends by The Sundays, wandering around Target, Gamera, Vivian Vance, unhelpful clerks, True Detective, Perrier, Howard Stern, this is your life, Best Buy, Chromecast, Pluto.tv, model train shop in Tokyo in Google Maps, DVDs, Samsung Curved Ultra HD TV, The Young Turks, Nervous Norvus, Ark 2, The Strand bookstore, exploring a parking garage, a mall in dreamland, pretzels, rules of the arena, Star Trek, Long Island, words of water, LIRR, back in Manhattan, have to get cat food, tobacco, vaping stores, memories of meat, home audio epic, patching in, and more… plus the Other Side (at 2:02:38)… K-tel – 24 Greatest Dumb Ditties (Record Offer, 1977) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Spring Break (1983) trailer [YouTube], HBO Sign-Off (1979) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Metal Hurlant by PADACORE [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Funk Shui by SLiVeR [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sambo’s Restaurants – “Tiger Club” (Commercial, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WBBM Channel 2 – A Charlie Brown Christmas (Excerpts, 1975) (edited) [FuzzyMemories.TV], A Distant Time by AutoCad [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], African Hunter by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Ganesha by Adamaximus [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Paul & Ringo Interviewed by Tony Palmer (5/23/68) [collection], High Ballin (1978) trailer [YouTube], A Post Modern Weekend by Karibean [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Vintage TV Logos [YouTube], The News Update by Karen (Party Fun With Recorders Volume 1, Comfort Stand) [Archive.org, public domain], We’ve Got A Pill For That by Lo Faber [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0 US], Radio Center Moscow “Show Trial” verdict [collection].

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The Overnightscape 1062: In The Cantina (4/2/14)

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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The Overnightscape 1061: One Day in the Gulf of Huts (3/28/14)

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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The Overnightscape 1060: Crime & Old Cartoons (3/26/14)

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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