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5:03:12 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: SCTV dream, at Madison Square Garden for night 4 of Phish (95 night), hot dog, new rail tunnel, train, midnight snack, next day, 209th day of the year, Nancy’s Buttons, random slogans, the youthful urge to transgress, The Third Way of Evolution, The Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science, consciousness, nerd culture of the 70s and 80s, self-mythologizing, morphic resonance, views on The Odyssey (2026), storms, I Defend Wormhole, next day, at Madison Square Garden for night 5 of Phish (96 night), helpful organizations, YYZ, Caldor shirt guy, next day, Red Caboose, old stores, music formats, subway vending machines, subway puppet show, puppet show ideas, new celebrity raccoon, Disney Speedstorm, Ortensia, Coyote vs. Acme (2026), Weird Little Highway, gas meter, Flea Devil Solitaire, Fonnjo Foon, Special EFX – Collection (1993) cassette, The Rampler Trip Detour, the Onsug listening system, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:21:12)… A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones [YouTube], WFLD Channel 32 – Sunday Showcase (Break #6, 1986) [FuzzyMemories.TV], ‘The Jokers’ movie ad [Archive.org], Crackdown by Fred S, The Theory of One & USB [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Green Thumbs by Vivien Lake [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Solid Men to the Front by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Earth Tribe by Charly2n [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC 2.0], When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down by Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], Approaching Sector X by Welcome To Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Little Bird by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Mr. Headvisit’s Pinball Infinitude (3/2/14) (excerpt 33) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], HA! TV COMEDY NETWORK – 1991 bumpers, promos, show opens [YouTube (peetoons)], Dancing Tiger by Damscray [FreeMusicArchive, 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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3:42:55 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Madison Square Garden for night 2 of Phish (93 night), traffic jam in the middle of the night, next day, noise pollution, Enoch update, ancient writings, knots, gods, the imperfect creator, parking lot, The Rampler Trip Detour, Sniglets, Mercury Retrograde, Moynihan Train Hall, hot dogs, Flea Devil Solitaire, at Madison Square Garden for night 3 of Phish (94 night), train chaos, next night, The Exit Ramp, jam bands, Merry Reactor Cargo, Strange Cargo, basement bars, my grandparents’ house, mediums, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:01:29)… Digital Stimulation by The Units [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Parker Brothers – Wildfire (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Herb the Nerd Burger King Commercial 1986 – Where’s Herb? [YouTube], The Starlost – original TV opening [YouTube], Hobnob Return (Nova 1) by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Ganesha by Adamaximus [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Cyrkle Interview Promo Disc [Archive.org], Newsweasels [YouTube], Harris Bank – “Free Hubert Alarm Clock” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pulsar Life Systems Center (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Polar Bear Man by Polar Lion [Onsug], When Waves Trying to Catch a Marvel by Antony Raijekov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Coleco Telstar Arcade – “Hitch Your TV to a TELSTAR” (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Man With the Ladder and the Hoe by Billy Murray (1904) [Archive.org, public domain], 70’s TV: ‘Dusty’s Trail’ – Love Means Bananas (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Parks Canada – Yukon Territory (from CBC 1985) [YouTube], Han Solo by Rude Star [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Night Before (1988) [YouTube], Savarnah by Paolo Pavan Pasqualino Ubaldini [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Light On by Wead [Archive.org, 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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2:59:34 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Madison Square Garden to see Phish – night 1 of 5, next day, vintage 1976 Compentorary Resort Hotel bag, Flea Devil Solitaire, light mysteries, AI controversies, DeepMind: Genie 3, The Book Of The Secrets Of Enoch, Los Statos Deluxe cigars, Phish plans, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:56)… Peppersnoc Road by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Yesterdays Kid by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Caribbean Dinner by George Dragon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], General Cinema Corporation – Feature Presentation – 1977 [YouTube], PSA – McGruff – Don’t Use Drugs [collection], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], The Lucifer Complex (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Delta Park Project | Episode 4 by Jason Ruby & Paul Scherzinger (excerpt – High-Speed Paul segment) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Edict Zero Minute 1 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Sure Thing (Trailer, 1985) [YouTube], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA stereo radio adverts 1979 SENSURROUND [YouTube], Cascade Cave Zone, Act 1 and 2 by Bomb Boy [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ABC Fall promos 1976 [YouTube], CITYTV – BRONA’S DIARY – THE CITY STORE (1991) [Retrontario, YouTube], TV Guide commercial (1980) [YouTube], Cigarette TV Ads – Minor Brands – Spring [Archive.org], Surfin Guru: SG101 Remix by SyndicateOfSurf [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Nothing to Do Until Tomorrow by Billy Murray (1912) [Archive.org, public domain], Sabre and Spurs by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [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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4:33:17 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: World Cup Final in New Jersey, gambling, cigar, MTV’s 120 Minutes host Dave Kendall dead at 63, The Rampler Trip, the system, a new simpler version of Flea Devil Solitaire, Swearnet: The Movie (2014), Carrot Top, Tom Green, Tomintoul Whisky, Phish, Ass Handed, Rush, next day, the Mexican states, noise pollution, ideas about the world, listening to all of Woodstock 1969, The Incredible String Band, Licorice update, rain, Canned Heat, The Grateful Dead, Atari 2600, Marvin font mystery solved, KidZania, Chad’s new book The Incredible True Facts of Space, Freak’s Reasoning, tornado warning, Goldbacks, ideas, quectomonads, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:52:32)… Space 1999 – Destination Moonbase Alpha trailer [Archive.org], Tumbleweed by Damaged Gods [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Commercial – Where’s the Beef [collection], Noodle Music by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Superchannel July 1983 [YouTube], Superstar (feat.Kcentric) by Jaumesv [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Howard Stern WNBC Opening [collection], Yankee Doodle’s Come to Town by Billy Murray (1908) [Archive.org, public domain], Teenagers from Outer Space (excerpt 10) [Archive.org, public domain], Crow Bean Running by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Mattel Electronics Intellivision PlayCable Adapter commercial [YouTube], Talking to You by Taxi Dancer [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], HBO promos – sign-off 1977 [YouTube], Nucleus 2 [via Webm8 productions], The Motor Excursion Ruffians #1 (2/11/01) (excerpt) [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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2:42:08 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Smoke from Canada wildfires, going to see The Odyssey (2026) tomorrow, Cary Grant’s credit cards, pop culture auctions, Myachi, Flop Ball, listening to all of Woodstock 1969, next day, trailers, movie review, backwards lyrics, Ice Town, pareidolia, Anno Sleuthing, clock towers, satellites, Bortle-Scoville Cyber City, the magazines, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:01:42)… Maureen Lives in Florida [collection], Adani Myako by Unicorn Star-Gazer [Archive.org], Theda Bara Speaking 1936 [YouTube], Nobody by Wendal [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Vintage TV Logos [YouTube], Ventricular Pavement by Thiaz Itch [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Beublin 05 – Input (Season One – 1990) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], In Fielder by Miro Belle [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Porcho Patcho 8 (1/11/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Cleopatra by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], Beublin 11 – Research (Season Two – 1991) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Guest List Girls by Ninetynine [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Texas Instruments – TI-1200 & TI-1250 Calculators (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], I’m Awfully Glad I Met You by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], MediaTelevision – The Palace [Early Internet Chat Room] (1997) [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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2:41:03 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Like a Sawdust Octopus, supermarket, dreamland, Weird Little Highway, emojis, Jack White at Brooklyn Paramount, Ireland synchronicity, clock tower synchronicity, Maison Ikkoku, World Cup, shore morning a few days later, driving to Brooklyn, Fort Greene, the garbage claw, Outerbridge Crossing, vegan restaurants, Red Pop dream, show art, Joe Piscopo, Conquest Comics, The Vinyl Dinosaur, Fat Sal’s, finding all the wires, Tinyvinyl, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:00:08)… The Route to Dimension X-12 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Yellow Dog Rag by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Sprinkle Spangles Commercial 90’s [YouTube], Psychic Farmers by Faradize [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Nash The Slash flu interview [YouTube], Edgar Cayce Suite (first 14 or so tracks of Ending the Era with Calm Music by Little Frankie Nora (1987)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], LOOK AT CHILD MENTAL HEALTH IN FILMS (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Sarequ (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection], Cube Banter 8 [collection], They’ve Got Me Doin’ It Now by Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], Jack Frost 1980 NBC Christmas Special Promo [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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3:46:18 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Surprise cinnamon roll, busy times, a genius, esoteric philosophical frameworks, rock and roll animation, The Strokes, living inside your mind, listening to all of Woodstock 1969, Woodstock 89, The Incredible String Band, amazing AI hallucinations, Restaurant de la Terre, Attic Nova, Swearnet: The Movie (2014), the imperfect creator, be your own demiurge, Weird Little Highway, the laser printer thing, phrivl: Pavilion Interways Book, Louise Lasser dead at 87, Bonnie Tyler dead at 75, Self-Insert Fic, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:39)… CBS Skylab Promo/ Z Channel Open. West World Movie [Obsolete Video/YouTube], SET ME FREE by Jonny Kinetic [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Untitled: Anywhere But Here (1970s) [Prelinger], MuchMusic Environment with VJ Steve Anthony (1991) [YouTube], Cat Duet (When the Song of Love is Heard) by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1908) [Archive.org, public domain], Crystal Valley Campers – “7th Annual Camper Show” (Promo, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Weird Little Highway: Thor Panther Clothing (7/9/26) [Onsug Radio, CC BY 4.0], Another Generation by WK [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Betty Boop: Is My Palm Reader (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Van Nuys Blvd. (1979) 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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3:00:07 – Frank in New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Peck Slip Social, Lawn Club, next morning, storms, hotel, Numero Group store, EPCOT dream, hotel logo, America 250, change of plans, Eataly, World Trade Center, The Tall Ships, fighter jets, Hudson Eats, Barcade FIDI, Xi’an Famous Foods, SwearNet, security zones, fireworks on Pier 16, sports bar, next day, a bagel from the past, Trailer Park Boys, my idea for an America 2025 dark ride, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:19:08)… “ALL ABOARD AMERICA” 1976 U.S. BICENTENNIAL FREEDOM TRAIN PROMOTIONAL FILM [Archive.org], The Stars and Stripes Forever by United States Army Band [Musopen, public domain],American Express Pavilion [collection], CBS Network – The American Girls (Promo, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Restored film: Bicentennial Fireworks Press Reel [YouTube], You’re a Grand Old Flag by American Quartet with Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], Tobacco and the Bicentennial [Archive.org], TV Guide ‘Bicentennial’ Commercial (1975) [YouTube], A New Spirit for ’76 [Prelinger, public domain], American Express Pavilion (Epilogue) [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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2:22:10 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Heatwave, neck air conditioner, Mario Kart World DLC, Greyhound, vending machine, Empire State Building incident, The Sagegazers, obscure new age cassettes from the 80s and 90s, Tzanstanzifl — An Ancient Toad (1984) — Captain Thrllama (Rom) Nurio, The Mandelbrot Set, mathematics, scientific investigations, America 250, reefer synchronicity, naming a new New Jersey state park, Pseudoairport, Weird Little Highway, AI, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:41:34)… Mystery Song (New and Better Land) (from Rock: It’s Your Decision (1982)) [YouTube], Some Silly Some by Little Frankie Nora (1987) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kevin Seal on MTV in 1989 (plus commercials) [collection], Melody Canyon by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WTTW Channel 11 – Auction ’77 – “Creative Mirror Designs Original Ad with Pam” (1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Five Maidens by DORIAN LUTHIER [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Ice Princess Marches by Projects [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], wind dulcimer by Elke Das [Archive.org], Siskel & Ebert Review Koyaanisqatsi (1982) [YouTube], Humpty Dumpty by Billy Murray & Ed Smalle (1921) [Archive.org, public domain], Mother Goose by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Shogun Warriors and Godzilla from Mattel (Commercial, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Gibbering Thing by Space God Ritual [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Eye Magazine ad [Archive.org], Sharyne & Cheryl New Zealand Trip (Part 2) [Archive.org, CC0 1.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Keyfax Nite-Owl Service – “Episode Two!” (Opening, 1981) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], OUTPOST ODYSSEY PINBALL (1995) [archive.org], Star Beat Presents What’s Happening! (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Air Canada Intercontinental 1984 [Retrontario, 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