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5:34:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Metuchen vision, ABM Show 13 – The 40th Anniversary, Compact Disc World Labelscar, Snow Maiden Sake, Pearl Jam, Technorave 2 – Trance Atlantic…The Wave Of The Future, Altern 8, Round 1 Arcade, Non-Alcoholic Lapo’s Espresso Martini, Fillo’s Walking Tamales, Tato Skins, Supergirl (2026), trailers, Tom Cruise, muggy, next day, streetsweeper, heatwave, The Tall Ships, Urge Overkill, News Weasels, Tenet synchronicity, Cheek to Cheek , “thanks I needed that”, Mercury Retrograde, origins, Metchuchen Octagon Vision, Obliviana, Pebbleswitch, surrender to the flow, cigar, The Rampler Trip, Nation’s Portrait, my forgotten letter to Mad Mike from 1986, 6/6/86, gnostic symbolism in Dark City (1998), symbolic disclosure, Eagle Mall Suite, “dopamine websites”, Retail Entertainment by Martin M. Pegler (1998), Tempus Expeditions at Mall of America, CardShark back on Android, ice cream truck, Wicked Warlock Fantasy Candles – Wizard’s Tower, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:54:00)… Who Spooked Rodney? (1978 Halloween TV Special) [YouTube], T.A. (Live) by Camelot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], lets play secret book.wav by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], My Love by The Sunshine Factory [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Go For It Dude 2 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Letras Rojas by Perro Ciego [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WTTW Channel 11 – Image Union – “Viewer Discretion Advised” (1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Oh, You Kid by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [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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3:17:28 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A beautiful day in reality, Ready Player One (2018), Polybius, pop culture of the past, new art, Overwatch, The Shining (1980), Buckaroo Banzai (1984), Fortnite, House of the Dragon, kiss synchronicity, Carthusian monks, helicopters, Into Great Silence (2005), later on, unquiet night, car repair fail, alternate timelines, Great American State Fair, Anything But Monday, The Freedom Truck, Go Away, The Tuck-In, Weird University, Another Ohio, Letraset Stripes, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, state exhibits, later on, Repo Man (1984), quiet night, distant beeping, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:36:59)… Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie (read by Secrets) [LibriVox, public domain], Trouba by Steve Gunn [FreeMusicArchive, BY-NC-SA 3.0], El hombre que venia del Siglo XX by Jaime Heras [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Outer Limits by Dubnotic [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Regal Crown commercial (fragment, 1989) [collection], Agent Astro by Scanglobe [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], One Second of Love by Nite Jewel [FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Any Ice Today, Lady (1926) by Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley [Archive.org, public domain], Sneaky TT Broadcasting System 1 (9/12/10) (opening) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Up & Down by The Wavers [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], A Bunch of Rags (Rhapsody Rag, Maple Leaf Rag, Dandelion) by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Submarine by The Narc Twins [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5]. Shopping at Incredible Universe in 1993 [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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3:46:08 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Elixir Végétal de la Grande-Chartreuse, Anything But Monday Show, Here’s Your Horroscope, Crappy Poems, tractor trailer, House of the Dragon, prequels, The Rampler Trip, Austin Powers to return, Morocco training at Pingry, next day, weird visions, Edgar Froese – Beyond The Storm (1995), AI, new college idea, Great American State Fair, Expo: Magic of the White City (2005), The Mod Shop, theme restaurants, phototype era, Kirwan Cards, cigar, fool’s errands, Malpertuis tarot deck, biotoxin guest, Livingston Mall, The Girl, the Gold Watch And Everything (1980), Fairie Tale Theatre, Shelley Duvall, Underwood Deviled Ham removed the paper wrapper, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:21)… Bain de Soleil ad with black bikini clad girl 1987 [YouTube], Pastorello, tempo guisto (TWV 32:10) by Georg Philipp Telemann (performed by Christopher Hampson) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Showtime: July 1982 – Hollywood Close Up with Bill Harris [YouTube], A Face Of Goodness by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Ellen Feiss – Apple Commercial [YouTube], Variatio 13 a 2 Clav. [The Open Goldberg Variations, played by by Kimiko Ishizaka, public domain], Archipelago’s The Open Show – Week 4 [collection], oggenc -q 6 $x by Gerador Zero [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 2.5], Ellen Feiss #2 Apple Switch Commercial [YouTube], System 80 by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], 70’s Ads: The San Pedro Beach Bums ABC TV Spot [YouTube], Before You Say No by Bert Jerred [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986) (Trailer) [YouTube], 1995 by Paper Tiger [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The San Pedro Beach Bums & Soap 1977 ABC Promo [YouTube], And the Green Grass Grew All Around by Premier Quartet (American Quartet) with Billy Murray (1913) [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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4:06:05 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Radio issues, The Beatles, graduations, Gravity’s Rainbow, hibachi, psithurism, cigars, The Smithee Awards, alternate timelines, psychic communication, Billy Joel, Nash the Slash, next day, lawn, Nightscans, things I’m waiting for (Hiro Tribe Mini, Mario Kart World DLC, Dungeon Crawler Carl on Peacock, The Chronicles of Amber (TV Series), B+B Theaters at American Dream), Lords of Gossamer and Shadow, new Overwatch map Neon Junction, Societas x Tape, dry cleaning rejected, new cat fountain, Interweavings Spelunked, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) at Sphere next year, Shock Treatment (1981), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), The Whole Earth Catalog, the counterculture, my garage, Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities (2013), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:23:41)… So Fine by Daas Pierce [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Megablast [collection], Altogether Fine by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], An early interview with Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker (excerpt 2) [YouTube], U Fine (Remix) (Featuring CM aka Creative) by Garmisch [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Pac & Pal (Namco, 1983) [MAME], I Sleep Fine by Auto Bonfire [FreeMusicArchiveCC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Palmtree Club [via Webm8 productions], Buddha In A Hammock by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], KABC-7 3-14-73 Wide World Of Entertainment Breaks.. [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Fine Fine Fine by The Mentalettes [Budabeats, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Van 9 by Bumbard [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Phantom In My Stereo (Transcommunication) by Plastique Noir [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dubb’s Particle Board Restraunt by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Undefined by Bakers At Dawn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Way to Go! with Dr. Don (Episode 1, Part 3, 1979) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.tv], Are You Coming Out Tonight, Mary Ann by Billy Murray (1906) [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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3:39:54 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Five Guys, Dairy Queen, Societas x Tape, video game collectors meeting at Video Game Connections – first one for 23 years, Route 9 at night, next night, the drive home, Gravity’s Rainbow, “maximalist” novels, Top Hat (1935), past lives, a drunken god, psychic phenomena, Spider-Noir, new Nightstation concept, rain, Maxfield synchronicity, Video Game Connections 23 Years Later, The Rampler Limited, Gene Shalit dead at 100, celebrity movie reviewers, combination dream, World’s Fairs, The Great American State Fair, Milli Vanilli synchronicity, Mind Enterprises, The Fall’s final album, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:59:17)… Marlboro Unlimited: The Train. The Trip. The Gear. (1995) [Archive.org], Little Frankie Nora – Welcome to the Weasel Village Mall – Side 1 (1987) (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WGN Channel 9 – Family Classics – “The Canterville Ghost” (Opening, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], 21 {Crowd – Tuning} (Grateful Dead Live at Fillmore West on 1970-02-05) [Archive.org], San Antonio by Billy Murray (1907) [Archive.org, public domain], WMAQ Channel 5 – NewsCenter5 at 4:30pm – “Ugly Face Contest Winner” (1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Uncommitted (1961) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Vantage ’90: Joining Forces to Overtake Marlboro Lights. (January 1, 1990) [Archive.org], anna’s tambourine by jackpearson [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ottawa Ontario 1980 [YouTube], Remember The Rampler (2008-2009) [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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2:58:30 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Plastic Man, Gravity’s Rainbow, The Fall, flashes in the sky, Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, milliard, World Cup, NBA Finals, Doctor Who on hiatus, ABM update, next morning, mate, Roberta (1935), censorship, Top Hat (1935), seltzer bottles, the house detective, Nightstation – Nothingness Express, cosmic theories, conical hats, lightning elsewhere, deer crash, Disclosure Day (2026), a positive revelation, Where Have All The Average People Gone by Roger Miller, watering the lawn, telling people about Second Life, video game collectors meetings at Video Game Connections, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:01)… GTE Commercial from 1987 [YouTube], Lost Records 1 – Loriot by Soukie&Windish [SoundCloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ‘Binaca Blast!’ Mouthwash Commercial (1974) [YouTube], Combination March by Scott Joplin (performed by Gerlüz) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Speech (1925) by Billy Murray with International Novelty Orchestra (1925) [Archive.org, public domain], Tic Tac by ElectroLatrine [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Abiyoyo and the Piper by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], The Video Dead (1987) (Trailer) [YouTube], Jean Shepherd – Ice Cream War (7/5/63) (excerpt) [collection], ZOMBIES DAWN OF THE DEAD London radio advert 1980 [YouTube], Coronation of the Ages by Eidolon [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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3:47:36 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Listening to music on a cassette Walkman, The Beatles, Baroque Hoedown, Opaque Hoedown, this circus Earth, Knicks game, bus is late, listening to Boards of Canada – Inferno on cassette, World Cup, reality blam, The Firesign Theatre, O.C. and Stiggs (1985), later, The Mouse That Roared, reality blam continued, weird ride home, Lyndhurst Diner demolished, June 9th, buy Carl Reiner’s stuff, show art, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, grass growing, pachysandra, street view blurring, Gravity’s Rainbow, supernatural communications, silence, next day, time travel, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Astaire Story, The Gay Divorcee (1934), The Flintstones, shadow of a helicopter, top hats, Absolut Tabasco, spotted lanterflies, storylines, walking around the block, solar panels, OXO, cars, bird money, aether, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:07:10)… WSNS Channel 44 – Roller Super Stars (Break #6) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Daydreamer by Obsibilo [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Random Encounter by Kulor [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson [LibriVox, public domain], Skydreamer by Mortok [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], G39-16-Bugle Call by craigsmith [Freesound, CC0 1.0], The Tail of Beta Lyrae – In-Game BGM (1983) [collection], Weird October Dreamer [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Comedy Channel Joe McDoakes Promo [YouTube], Dreamer by TFSL [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], If I Had a Girl Like You by Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley (1925) [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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2:52:22 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: My car is in the shop, Gravity’s Rainbow, Flying Down to Rio (1933), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, car repairs, plans changing, robot barista, vegan junk food lunch, Roxy Music, glamour, mac and cheese, the difficult park, lawn care, NBA Finals, mystery event, The Oldest View, Howard Johnson’s, Compact Disc World labelscar, The Question Box, TNT by Tim N. Tut, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:11:39)… Food Doesn’t Fly – Lunchroom Manners [archive.org, public domain], Foolish Questions by Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], Oakbrook Center – “What I Want For Christmas” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Your Hair Is On Fire by Leslie Hunt [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Early GTE Computer System Commercial (1978) [YouTube], Chase the Vagabonds by Heifervescent [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mannequin (1987) Trailer [YouTube], Modal Blues by Rushus [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Tareyton Rather Fight than Switch pet shop commercial [Archive.org], Happy Jester by Loretta Jacobs [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], Mandelbrot [collection], FB-01_#2 by Christian Bjoerklund [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Casa de Frito – Frito Kid And Klondike (Frito’s) (With Music) [collection], The Man with the Electric Flag by The Patinettes [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Hello Ginger [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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2:26:41 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lawn situation, another situation, Boards of Canada – Inferno, Backrooms (2026), Mr. Pibb, sultan synchronicity, the nature of our world, consciousness and the quality of experiencing, overlay of meaning, psithurism, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026), Severance, Italiamo Cedrata, Koyaanisqatsi (1982), void moon, rest room dream, Aboon Be, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:45:58)… Kreation – 21J4] by Chris (from the Little Frankie Nora album Original Tin (1987)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], My Kangaroo by Billy Murray (1904) [Archive.org, public domain], KFC commercial (from WLS Channel 7 – Who’s On Call? (Opening, Break & Excerpt, 1979)) [FuzzyMemories], The Ground Round (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Chee Zee Jungle by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Chopin – Grande valse brillante in E flat major, Op. 18 (perfomed by Olga Gurevich) [Musopen, public domain], Global Communication by Frame [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Train Time at Pumpkin Center by Cal Stewart with Ada Jones, Billy Murray & the American Quartet (1919) [Archive.org, public domain], Horse Cop Coffee Leaf by Choston Bands & Junkard Sane [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WBBM Channel 2 – The 10 O’Clock News – “Nosferatu” (Ending & Break, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Video Woman by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 7) [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