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2:26:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Nested artificial worlds, Sunoco, Times Square, rainy night, The Exit Ramp, Laurie Anderson – Sharkey’s Day, David Letterman, Dope Lemon, The Field Mice, Boston Trip, Cool Beans Outcast, trucking, TV in the 20th Century, NYC flooding, whatever happened to the metaverse, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:45:41)… Banana Bread by Zebra Mussel [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Benson & Hedges 100s Letters [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cracker Jack (Commercial and Promotion, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Eye Magazine ad [Archive.org], Fight For Your Love by Damaged Gods [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], FroggerArcMainTrackFix [tcrf.net], Mission Bucharest by The Pharaos [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], President Benjamin Harrison (circa 1889) [Vincent Voice Library], Seneca Glass [Archive.org, public domain], Trailer for Zardoz (1974) [YouTube], You don’t know by The Feelds [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 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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2:22:55 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Found the Herkimer diamonds, David McCallum dead at 90, Strange New Worlds, new psychedelic cuckoo clock magnet, Video Game Connections grand reopening this weekend, miniature cigarette vending machines, Project Gutenberg free audiobooks, The Grand Babylon Hôtel, The Quest, Aer Travel Bag 3 accessories, PB Max, progress on the book, World Gateway, Dayglow Water, Laphroaig 16, pipe smoking, Mazenweed “songs”, Into Your Head returning in October, is everybody in?, bird laughter, celestial credit cards, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:41:55)… ‘Space Academy’ TV Intro (1977) [YouTube], Road Hazard by Blue Wave Theory [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Jim Morrison [collection], Ray Bong by Lost Planet Shamen [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Future Kill 1985 Trailer 80’s cult movie HR GIGER MUST SEE Marilyn Burns rare find [YouTube], Pacific Rim by Los Surfvivers [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Uncle Mammy’s Blacktop & Skillet Shakers by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Diesel and Dust by Phantom Operators [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], WGN Channel 9 – Family Classics – “Chad Hanna” (Opening, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Meeksville by Danny Snyder [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Combat Cops Trailer [Archive.org], The Casual Acquaintance of the New Tuatara Overlord of the Parking Lot by Choston Bands & Junkard Sane [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Screwballs (1983) trailer [YouTube], Drive Baby Drive by Damaged Gods [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hot Dog… The Movie (1983) – Trailer [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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2:05:04 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bird incident answer, missing one cuckoo clock magnet, Frank Nora 3000, Onsug Radio – Frank’s Airshift Test, garbage picker 3:17 AM, Men at Work, New Wave Vending, Gene Wolfe, Adam Curtis, semi-real qualities, Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone (2022), the big AI, Morningstar Commune, Van Der Graaf Generator, my grandmother’s old home movies, Video Game Connections – grand opening coming up, Laphroaig Select, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:24:23)… Tumbleweed by Damaged Gods [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Richard Nixon Nov. 3, 1969 Speech Excerpt [Archive.org], America 3000 (1986) trailer [YouTube], Cinderella 2000 (1977) trailer [YouTube], Beublin A. Richardson – The Royal Mall (Radio Edit) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tufted Rugs by Charles Rice Goff III [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Covered In Oil by Broke For Free [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Contradictions by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ramp Fiction – Nine Pebble Detector On! [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Blufftoon Time Dream [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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2:13:06 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Plutonium Baboons, Coin Pusher Casino, Alan Watts, Terence McKenna, Shpongle, John Dee, Is the Central Outmoded?, Russell Brand, The Little Delineator, something fell, Flea Devil Solitaire update, Arcade Belt, Woodsy Owl, broadcast concepts, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:29:37)… Bronson Pinchot on Good Morning, America – 12/30/87 [YouTube], lava by SzentpeÌtery Csaba [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Cube Banter 11 [collection], I’m Here to Help by Will Kouf [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Nixon – “I’m Not A Crook” [collection], What Child Is This by Jennifer Avalon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Dubb’s Particle Board Restraunt by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Right-Left by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Marshall Field’s – “Dream Sale” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Subchannel Beds Abandoned by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Monica Seles – No Excuses jeans TV commercial ad – 1991 [YouTube], Friends by Delano [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CITYTV – BRONA’S DIARY – THE CITY STORE (1991) [Retrontario, YouTube], Outside by The Retronauts [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Lady and the Rocket (excerpt) [archive.org, public domain], Polar Lion – Three O’Clock In The Morning (May 2010) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Independent Network News – “It’s a Pacmen-Eat-Pacmen World” (1982) [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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1:50:42 – Frank in New jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The flight home, jetlag, new earbuds, comments on the Italy shows (Nate, PQ), Bindle/Marotte, Moonraker (1979), Mandela effect – Dolly’s Braces, One Emotion, One Piece (Netflix), Ahsoka, Monkees books, Austria, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:09:52)… Stop-N-Go commercial (from Video Newsletter (Convenience Stores)) [Archive.org], Droplet Improvisation by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Coleco – Alien Attack (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], A Room Of Lights by Susan Matthews [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Games of Starcade – Pop Flamer [YouTube], Alien Girl by The Very Most [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Weird October Spirit [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Boo Ga Loo by Limbo Deluxe [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Cube Banter 12 [collection], Hail to the Spirit of Liberty by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Stand-Up Comedy with stand-up comedian Nolan Rodriguez [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], It Began In Africa by Bod [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], John Lennon Reads Once Upon A Pool Table (12/12/68, BBC Radio 1 “Night Ride with John Peel) [collection], Cool walk by Delano [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ISLAND OF DR MOREAU 1977 London radio advert [YouTube], 1982 World’s Fair Energy Express Theme Song [YouTube], 102.1 The Edge Toronto 1990’s Commerical [YouTube], Bottom Rung by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive, 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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7:52:01 – Frank and Denice in Italy and Austria, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Vegan breakfast buffet, Merano 2000, cable cars up the mountain, big perception, Null Zero, Whisky Bruichladdig, Boba Fett, Smash Mouth singer dead at 56, Alps, next morning, motionless clouds on the mountaintops, Herbie Hancock, other worlds, Trautmannsdorf Castle Botanical Gardens, Touriseum, Empress Sissi, on the veranda later, David Letterman dream, MSG dream, Euro coins, forest bathing, highway rest stop Q8, shopping mall Twenty in Bolzano, Brenner Pass Rest Stop, arrived at our hotel in Innsbruck, having beer in Innsbruck, vegan burger and fries from Swing Kitchen, next morning on the balcony, the murmur of the crowd, morning walk around Innsbruck, at the airport for the ride home, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 7:10:52)… Too much vine, whiskey and coke by Johannes Hopfner [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ottawa Ontario 1980 [YouTube], 6AM by Cobra Neon Defender [Archive.org, CC BY 4.0], Cube Banter 2 [collection], Escape by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1984 Beatrice Commercial [YouTube], Blooming madness by Mr.Smiff [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 4.0], Wiley (excerpt) [collection], You Will Return by Allister Thompson [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Ingrid Schumacher, CHUM-FM Toronto (11/29/80) (excerpt) [Airchexx], Short and Sweet by Richard St. Clair [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Chez Bob’s Get Back at School 83 by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Peninsula Alive by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], The Arcade Ambience Project: 1983, by Andy Hofle (excerpt) [textfiles.com].

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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2:58:27 – Frank and Denice in Italy, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Leaving Venice, one more Vaporetto mixup, farewell to the old earbuds, hello new earbuds, train to Venice Mestre, car rental, arrival in Longarone, meeting my relative Sara, Vajont Dam disaster, exploring the church, going over to Dogna (the town my grandfather is from), meeting friends and relatives, dinner, looking back on the day, next morning, The Great Dolomites Road, Bob Barker dead at 99, Jimmy Buffett dead at 76, what pleases the observer, arrived at La Vimea (the vegan hotel) and we are in room 209, vegan dinner, thoughts on the veranda, Harvest for the World, 1957 Chrysler Crown Imperial, gazing at the sea of stars, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:17:17)… Tosche Station [YouTube], You Are A Monster by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], H.O.T.S. (1979) (Trailer) [YouTube], Mother Goose by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Pineapple [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], anna’s tambourine by jackpearson [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Paul McCartney Interview (excerpt) [collection], Surfin Guru: SG101 Remix by SyndicateOfSurf [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 3) [Archive.org], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 1, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], Walt Disney World Delta Promo Video 1993 (excerpt) [YouTube], Pistachio Ice Cream Ragtime by The Piano Lady [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Summer School (1987) (Trailer) [YouTube], Grass Girl by The Zombie Drivers [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Theda Bara Speaking 1936 [YouTube], Tarpeian Rock by Protomartyr [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Genesis – Apollo Eight – 24 Dec 1968 [Archive.org, public domain], 2018-05-19 by Zalyx [Freesound, CC0 1.0], HBO Sign-Off (1979) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Variatio 19 a 1 Clav. [The Open Goldberg Variations, played by by Kimiko Ishizaka, public domain], Cube Banter 9 [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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4:05:03 – Frank and Denice in Italy, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Morning in Dorsoduro (Venice, Italy), prach Bellini’s at Harry’s Bar, lucid dreaming, San Marco Square, St. Mark’s Bell Tower, St. Mark’s Basilica, Pala d’Oro, lunch on the Square, The Doge’s Palace (by Mike Oldfield), vegan gelato, Rialto Bridge, stop for a beer, liminal residential area at night, La Tecia Vegana (vegan restaurant), table lamps, up early to go see a movie at the Venice Film Festival (The Penitent – A Rational Man (2023)), Lido, Boz Skaggs, Murano, Burano, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the boat back, vegan risotto, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:23:05)… Sabrina by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Spiro Agnew – “Pampered Prodigies & Professional Pessimists” [collection], The Breakup Song by The Life of Brine [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Cube Banter 7 [collection], Eagle Mall Suite by Robert Hunter (Live at Boston University (9/24/80)) [Archive.org], ABC Fall promos 1976 [YouTube], Greasing Wheezer by Smersh [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cosmos: War of the Planets (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Caution2 by The Other [One on Twoism].

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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3:36:53 – Frank and Denice in Italy, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Barsentum in Putignano, Italy, for Fab and Sarah’s wedding, a magic of a dance, on the drive back to Bari, next morning, Phish, One Piece, Triggiano, Alex the Parrot, downtown Bari, next day, taking the Frecciarossa (bullet train) up to Venice, heavy rains at Burning Man, Flower Bombs, Flea Devil Solitaire, Bologna, Rock and Pop trains, arriving in Venice, some burden of luggage, Venice Film Festival, Aggro Dr1ft (2023), sneaky time travellers, got the wrong boat, finally got to the hotel, beers on a quiet canal, psychic visions of Venice, wandering the alleys, vegan pizza, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:55:59)… Council Fire by Eddie K & Richard [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], lets play secret book.wav by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Psychedelic Crater by Kevin MacLeod [FreePD.com, public domain], Untamed World outro 1970s [Retrontario, YouTube], Venture – “Save with Style” (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Games of Starcade – Solar Fox [YouTube], Godzilla vs. The Good, The Bad & The Ninja Turtles in Outer Space (They Be Fightin’) by Partners In Wonder [collection], Shogun Warriors and Godzilla from Mattel (Commercial, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], About Red Riding Hood by Red Princess [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Cube Banter 6 [collection], Corrona Jag – Synaesthete vs Bogans (1982) by Tom Hogan [SoundCloud, CC BY 3.0], CRUISING 1980 London radio advert [YouTube], red room by garden of earthly delight [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Sears Bank & Trust – “Fastest Bank in Town” with Bobby Hull (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Travel Agency by Escape [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1975 Mattel Sunshine Family Pets and Their World set TV commercial [YouTube].

Show art photo by Denice Nora, stylized by Jerry A. Greene.

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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5:30:07 – Frank and Denice in Germany and Italy, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Arrived at Munich airport in Germany, Jo Ann Pflug, wandering around the airport, finished at the house, Mike Oldfield, metal theory, chaos, duck wing bones, Flea Devil Solitaire Rules, languages, arrived at Bari airport in Italy, arrival at the amazing apartment in an old movie theater, Flower Burger, Cantini font, outside on the roof, outdoor movie theater, awkward coffee shop, exploring the Old Town, Bari Castle, Greek restaurant, Adriatic Sea, Basilica San Nicola, cafe, Bari Cathedral, no boat tours, empty museum, Maria delle Sgagliozze, pumo, “beer hall”, Stars, Blue Sky Wheel, fake Charlie Brown music, orange moon, Pasta Assassina, outdoor movie theater, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:49:01)… Dos Lagos by Nctrnm [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 4.0], The Living Seas – Journey to Seabase Alpha [collection], Catch It by hit the center [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], TV continuity clips from 17th November 1969 – Take three Girls and more.. [YouTube], The Crusader by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], 1981 Spaceport Employee Training Video Pt 2 [YouTube], 21st Century by Sons Of Apache [Soundcloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1977 79 Commercials Mt Airy Lodge, WOR, Yoo Hoo [YouTube], System 80 by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Cube Banter 1 [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