The Overnightscape

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

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

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

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

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

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

3:02:52 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Listening party later today at Rough Trade Below in Rockefeller Center for the new Boards of Canada album Inferno, “You Look Mabus”, religion, showbiz, 1979, Backrooms (2026), visions, Gravity’s Rainbow, constructed world, higher dimensional geometry, the template of experiential cognition, the difficult lunch, X-12 video version, Arcane Parkways, Onsug book organization, heading up to the event, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Rockefeller Center, toy store, the event, after the event, walking down 49th Street, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:21:52)… ALL ABOUT YOU – WHAT HOLDS YOU UP? (1974) (excerpt) [YouTube], Fear Is Nothing New by Jim Guittard [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Tobacco and the Bicentennial [Archive.org], You’re With A Creep by Protomartyr [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Middlesix – The Lost Missile (1958) [Archive.org], Laut und Bunt by Zehntausend Deutschmarks [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Zithro to the Max by Shnabubula [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Introspection Trilogy – Part 1 by Eidolon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Northern Winds by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Down By the Winegar Woiks 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

3:01:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Candy review (Dr Pepper Cotton Candy, A&W Root Beer Cotton Candy), Boards of Canada & Inferno, Hare Krishna synchronicity, organizing Onsug, The Amazing Digital Circus, Dungeon Crawler Carl, stop motion animation, Mad God (2021), archive news, dish-wallahs article, the experiential factor, Where’s My Fortune Cookie? by Phil Proctor & Brad Schreiber, trash bag and fortune cookie incident, human aspects, having to go back to high school dream, “Owl, jester and robot in diner at night planning interdimensional trip.”, The Route to Dimension X-12, Shuffle Mode, Videoheaven (2025), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:21:29)… I am not an atomic playboy [YouTube], 4-butte-1: A lesson in archaeology (1967) (excerpt 2) [Archive.org, public domain], The Games of Starcade – Calipso [YouTube], TV Guide ‘Bicentennial’ Commercial (1975) [YouTube], Here I Am by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Future Cop/Three’s Company promo [Archive.org], Corner Band by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Shooting the Rapids Deluxe – Zaccaria Pinball [collection], Fast Turtle by Anamanaguchi [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Hen and the Cow by Billy Murray (1920) [Archive.org, public domain], Magnavox – “Price Breakthrough” (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ice Town by Fuzzy Daupner (live backwards at Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair, NJ) (6/28/01) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], “PNG III” (2002) [www023-16 “Ghost Maps” LP] by Vector Burn [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], New Wave Theatre (intro) [collection], ElectronicAfricaLoop by Dodgy C [Freesound, CC0 1.0], Innocence recruiting [via Webm8 productions].

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

2:31:09 – Frank on the road in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Off to Rockaway to see Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026), Highway Rituals, Lock ‘n’ Chase, moods, coffee, Onsug Archive, motor went crazy, obscure/lost fonts (Dingaling, Rocket Gothic), National Geographic hologram issue (December 1988), lost my way again, my review of the movie, Boards of Canada, the trailers, walking around the mall, pinball, Sushi Burrito, food court, Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 8: A Parade of Horribles, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:50:46)… Highway 94 by Blue Dot Sessions [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], CityPulse – Electronic Superhighway [Teresa Roncon] (1993) [YouTube], Follies of 1911 by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Blue Optic TV commercial (from CityTV commercial block 1984) [YouTube], The Mexican Hovercraft by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Fyffe Alabama UFO Report (Headline News, 1989) [collection], En Route (ou Enfin! Le Défilé Capsule de Temps va au Centre de Contrôle) by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Place Sounds – Port Authority Bus Terminal (NYC-7/17/07) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Easy Street by Billy Murray (1905) [Archive.org, public domain], top 100 scary logos part 7 [YouTube], Route 53 to Africa by Samsara/Yidakivoices Dream Sound Theater [Jamendo, CC BY-ND 3.0], Newsweasels 10-Second Promo (1994) [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

4:14:39 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mini heatwave, fire chief, Tape Land Video, Video Loaf, VHS Forever on Criterion, Videoheaven (2025), video rental stores, massive morning detour through Secaucus Junction, Penn Station, subway, VHS logo font (Lee), Roxy Music, grand Central, Marilyn Monroe, In the Credits of MTV’s House of Style in 1989, synchronicities, Cherry Coke gold bar, Shock Treatment (1981), HMV, Blockbuster, Japan, major personal mystery – “some silly, some not”, AI, The Comeback, TV shows, Talking Heads, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, Forza Horizon 6, Meyers Manx, Intersloopy, Cindy Crawford, organizing Onsug chronologically, Polar Lion Compendium, premiere of A Bunch of Rags by Polar Lion, major personal mystery – “some silly, some not – solved!, Who Spooked Rodney? (1978), RND synth, HOP WTR Double Hopped, nicotine, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, the monkey news, Mopho, Swatch Royal Pop madness, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:33:51)… Orson Welles on American Imperialism (The Dick Cavett Show, 7/27/70) [YouTube], Lies Incorporated by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Twin Peaks Georgia Coffee Commercial FULL MINISERIES HD [YouTube], Too much vine, whiskey and coke by Johannes Hopfner [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], EPCOT Energy Exchange Audio Clip [YouTube], If Mr. Boston Lawson Has His Way by Billy Murray (1905) [Archive.org, public domain], Innocence corrsepondance [via Webm8 productions], Transit Shivers by Fuzzy Daupner (live at Tierney’s, 2/20/01) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Middlesix – New Whychock Revival (5/3/26) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Walking With The Sun by Minnie Tempel [Soundcloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], Tears Of Sky by Spell 336 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MESA VERDE 1975 [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