The Overnightscape #584 (3/16/07)
- March 15th, 2007
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The Overnightscape #584 (Friday, March 16, 2007 / 2:15:00 / 61.8 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: The 4th anniversary of the dawn of The Overnightscape, PATH train, Canada, understanding daylight savings time, old Mac game “Solitaire Till Dawn”, Statler Brothers cassette, video game review (“Tetris DX” on Game Boy Color), the world of Tetris, beverage review (“No. 209 Gin”), the history of 209, digressing, postal codes, Nunavut, cool old commute (Liberty State Park Light Rail Station, to ferry, thru WFC and WTC, to subway), the old Jeep, 1.5 million second mark, psychedelic stuff (“I thought I saw an astronaut doll”, “A coffee cup in a dream”), Corporate Coffee Systems (corpcofe.com), Van Houtte Cafe, Gramma’s painting of Trapper’s Peak, college basketball “March Madness”, ants, baby powder, American idol, Bloomfield tries to ban Sopranos filming, a dark mood, stressing out, religious argument in the Corridor of Losers, a chance meeting with Phil (from the wedding at Woolman Hill) in the Port Authority Bus Terminal men’s room, Swedish candy review (“Cloetta Plopp”), Sweet Factory, the house Martha Stewart grew up in, kids harrassing frank, The Fishman Cigars (“Rocky Patel Sun Grown”), ignoring people, pot, leaving a burner on, Jembro, miso broth, supermarket review (“Whole Foods Market (in West Orange, NJ)”), confused by The Oranges, designer salts, pickles, food review (“South River Miso – Three Year Barley”), probiotic microorganisms, lip balm review (“Organic Eco Lips Vanilla Hemp”), inceense review (“Triloka Original Hrebal Incense – Hawaiian High”), the first live soap review on the show (“Pangea Organics Bar Soap – Canadian Pine with White Sage”), creepy environmental stuff, a new perspective on the Star Wars prequels, Sony PlayStation 3 Home, a post about The Overnightscape on the greatest website ever – Malls of America (mallsofamerica.blogspot.com), Willowbrook Mall, Little Cinema, The Purple Room video game arcade, Matt Mason’s box of stuff from Japan in Epcot that was hijacked by the other show, candy review (“Botan Rice Candy” (previously reviewed on #554)), holograms, and the soap of the rich. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
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The Overnightscape #583 (Friday, March 9, 2007 / 1:49:00 / 49.9 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Happiness is a black coat, chaise lounge, crotch shock, a lot of podcasting, an unexpected milestone – The Overnightscape reaches 25,000 minutes!, the 17 day mark was a few shows ago, candle review (“Woodwick (Lemon Sage) by Virginia Candle”), beverage review (“The Original Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy Rum” (recommended by Dan from The Hook Show podcast)), tattooing, Anything But Monday Show, toiletry review (“Eco Lips ENERGY Lip Balm”), lip balm addiction, thoughts on caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics, a live audio report from the lunar eclipse of March 3, “Fishman” cigar review (“Trilogy Native Cameroon”, “Corojo Series 55”), light pollution, cold weather static, bad hair day, passport photo, police state, hand, Mercury Retrograde report (“Dead iPod and Frozen Mac”), ice water, recharging the humidors with distilled water, mess, Marmite update, webcasting, American Idol update, Stoic Woman sighting, police woman in the men’s restroom, closings at 875 3rd Ave., Compleat Strategist locations, snack review (“Combos – Zesty Salsa Torilla”, Blue Luna Cafe Combo Snack Trays – “Salsa ‘n’ Chips”, “Nachos ‘n’ Cheese Dip”), The 28 Hour Day, NY Splash Tours, Gramma Evelyn on casino solitaire. Erlenmeyer flask, the final Koli Koli update, Simply Food, melancholy seating area, activity on The Overnightscape forum, DVD review (“Wild Palms” (TV Miniseries, 1993)), 9/11 and the Patriot Act, Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City, your own little campfire in a jar, and in all things, moderation. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #582 (Friday, March 2, 2007 / 3:08:00 / 86 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Two hours journeying in Midtown Manhattan and then one hour in the studio, Post-it note blow away, wrecking truck, Edirol R-09, Energizer Lithium, lost Palm stylus, astral travel, Peugot breakdown, Empire State Building, a vague Sunday memory of a book store in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, “Thanks for Coming”, “Then When”, Park Avenue, mistaken for a sleeper, the world of scaffolding, The Compleat Strategist, boardgame review (“Ticket to Ride”), new skyscraper, Maui Tacos, watching movies on iPod, Jim Hanley’s Universe, superhero figurines, full-size Ant-Man helmet, Sgt. Rock, a dry haiku, tourist center, nerdy humor, battery replacement, Twin Peaks, Wild Palms, Mission Hill, the NY Public Library stone lions, cigar review (“Acid Krush Classic – Red Cameroon”), littering, nosegay, ((57:46)) weird mental block, Nat Sherman, Frank’s grandmother Evelyn, wedding china, emphysema, gold Ford Mustang, Super 8mm animated movies, Space Dust ((1:13:18)) NYC at night, 30-hour day, synchronicity report (“Teenagers From Outer Space”), videogame review (“Ms. Pac-Man” for iPod), payphones ((1:25:42)) Barnes and Noble, shopping in stores, Angela Bassett, Gene Wilder, portable waterfalls, Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows Vista, first Mac experience at Livingston Mall in 1984, MacPaint, Times Square noise, buying “Wild Palms” DVD at Virgin Megastore, wheatback penny from 1953, cash, biometrics, webcams, anonymity, fiat currency, dusk or twilight, nightfall, Sanrio, everything is flawed, scrambled pixels, giant video screen with the first pill for shingles, the next few years, ((1:56:01)) back in the studio (late night), NYC audio (“Overheight Truck”), 6 hours of podcasting last week, the weird noise in Times Square is a work of art, Alfalfa hair, crappy band-aids, too hot on bus, crazy weather, show production, finding things in boxes, vocal FX processor, stylus, a horrific scattering of precious photos onto a kitty litter strewn floor, Blow Pop Mouth Factory, mispronouncing “scimitar”, lunar eclipse, The Grande Cigar, Koli Koli update (“Simply Food” nearly open), rats in Greenwich Village, Dreamcast Magazine, opening a box from England, food review (“Marmite Guinness”, “Marmite Love Portions”, “Walkers Marmite Flavour Crisps”), “The Overnightscape’s Apprentice” podcast (clip: “Frank Edward Nora Sighting”), Jean Shepherd, Norbit, forum discussion, Jazz Kenny, rare unreleased audio (“Montana 1980 – Part 4”), Minnie’s Yoo Hoo, shadow box, Starbucking DVD coming out in April, Frank on the DVD scene selection screen, TV updates (“American Idol”, “Lost”), movie review (“The Departed”), more on “Wild Palms”, Six Feet Under, The Matrix, Star Wars, and many things to make me happy. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #581 (Friday, February 23, 2007 / 3:09:00 / 86.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Mannequins and nuclear annihilation, cats and wind chimes and the feline mind, listener IMs (“Harvey from Australia”), a request for Marmite Guinness, winter storm at the bus stop, Dick Cheney, Steve Dupont from The Obtuse Angle podcast on TV (“Good Day Alabama”), scurvy, achilles tendon, feet injuries, “Cruel Shoes” by Steve Martin, ITC Benguiat, new gold dollar and favorite seat at Zaro’s Bread Basket, listener mail (opening a box from Fishman from Alaska), a load of cigars, Mr. Jesse the Cat, NYC audio (In and around Times Square on 2/16 and 2/20), new TKTS Booth, the adventure of ordering a skype in number, Panter Mignon cigars, lighting matches in the wind, Frank’s drunken first visit to the Virgin Megastore, OsoaWeek, the launch of the Anything But Monday Show, Juan Valdez, banks, sax, iPod games, The Phantom Menace, Fox News Studios, parking, fake IDs, drinking age, singing family, beer sign, the lost first phase of Times Square redevelopment, cinema rides, New Victory Theater annoyances, Pandapple, Broadway City arcade ritual, Hell’s Kitchen, 42nd St. Ballroom (audio kinetic sculpture in Port Authority Bus Terminal), long-gone bookstore with astral travel books, feeling insane, how to kill, sewer pipes, The Muppet Show, TV updates (24, Lost), cookie recipe finally online, more reaction to Episode 579 (Conrad Slater’s blog post, Overnightscape Forum), and gibbons. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)
The Overnightscape #580 (Friday, February 16, 2007 / 1:20:00 / 36.6 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: In the Holiday Inn sign with Erin, switching over to the new “Friday Weekly Unlimited” format, Oklahoma, reaction to Episode 579 (from the Anything But Monday Show studio with Mad Mike), “Vintage Video: Cereal Aisle from 1986”, from the forum (“JimSlim”, “Mr Bunny”, “Macris”, “dirtydingo”, “harviekrumpet”), premium podcasting, respect, freedom to experiment, stressful week, studio setups, major weather event (winter storm), observing the freezing rain out the studio window, sneeze, comfort zone, compassion, Rt. 21 traffic jam, listener audio – abandoned Skype messages (“Jefferson from the Otaku Generation podcast”, “Ranger Craig from Alcatraz Island”, “CB from Chicago – mercury maze toy”, “Bud – The Overnightscape’s Apprentice – vegetarian restaurant”), Snow White, Re-Ment Fairyland Tableware update, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls, milk beer, wrong store, Koli Koli update, Completely Random Memories, “Brideshead Revisted”, attention span, Petrov of the rest room, TV updates (“Ameican Idol”, “24”, “Rome”, “Lost”), Mercury retrograde update (“earwarmers”, “iPod”, “circuit breaker”), teapot whistle, instant coffee, and the new Octavian. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)