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The Rampler #349 (7/30/09)

Rampler — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:38:36 +0000

“PET 1″ - 1:02:49 / 57.7 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Cool summer, hot day, shoe issues, bus systems and rules, pasta, Port Authority, the rules of coffee teleportation, bus pass, The Alan Parsons Project, Freudiana, Starbucks, iced venti americano, bands, Times Square, The Episode 350 Experiment, Onsug Box, Jean Shepherd, City Sports, Espresso Love Gu, content and context, media theory, WFMU, Shut Up Weirdo, “have a good one”, The Mighty Boosh, Hulu, Being Human, True Blood, Twilight, vampire scenarios, The Overnightscape #350, Pet 1, counterweight, Cutty Sark,and see you on WFMU.

The Rampler #348 (7/29/09)

Rampler — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:02:32 +0000

“PINKY” - 44:26 / 40.9 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Forgot to hit the record button, “ug: Port/Pinchot (11/28/08)”, scraping chewing gum off the sidewalk, gum flavor, “Slip Inside This House” by The 13th Floor Elevators, Shock Treatment, seeing flashing lights, time loop weirdness, stickers, Foot Locker, shoe issues, sneakers, fingernail mark timing, timelines, time travel, changing events, guitars, shoe indecision, City Sports, impatience, WFMU, a mess on the bus, cockfighting, idea of a virtual audio theme park, The Mighty Boosh, fog, watching TV shows online, Gentlemen Without Weapons, gum, Irlene Mandrell, guns, and the oatmeal buying.

The Rampler #347 (7/28/09)

Rampler — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:06:05 +0000

“PARITY” - 26:15 / 24.3 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The 209th day of the year, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, sore throat, WFMU, shoe shopping, Times Square Shuttle, police show, customer service, conspiracy theories, Frank Moore for President, asking the wrong questions, politics, Onsug Box, “ug: Port/Pinchot (11/28/08)”, and parity files.

The Rampler #346 (7/27/09)

Rampler — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:19:20 +0000

“LIFESTYLE” - 55:15 / 50.8 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Walk to highway bus stop, shoe issue, fallen tree, brutal thunderstorm, Luver.com, Frank Moore, the show schedule, cold summer, global warming, dialectical issues, highway, Onsug Box, “ug: Port/Pinchot (11/28/08)”, 16GB flash drive from Micro Center, the radio lifestyle, WFMU, caring about the truth, conscience, brainwashing, cankles, Aces, communication, shoe store, flea market, Dukes of Hazzard calculator, nasal douch, Sugar Bear record, haggling, using a computer instead of cable TV, HBO shows, creepy bed salespeople, hard sales, and Segway guy.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 5 (7/25/09)

Rampler — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:53:09 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 5 – Harmonic Convergence“ - 4:00:01 / 219 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) 91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, July 25, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Mermaids (7/22/09) 26:13,Gurkha Exotica (7/20/09z) 36:39, Riceballs (6/17/09) 17:13. Topics include Rockefeller Center, energy drink reviews (“Ed Hardy Celebrity Energy Drink – Pomegranate”, “Red Bull Energy Shot”),The Hamronic COnvergence, the new age, tofu incident, bootleg Sharpies, Woodstock 89, Italian museum, Bettie Page/Creature from the Black Lagoon tattoo, Being Human, Frankenmuth News, Elf Hollow Cafe, “Tale of Despereaux” totmato soup, Tron Legacy, toy review (“Myachi”), EPCOT music, Japanese toy review (Disney/Kewpie “Kewsion” Netsuke Cell Phone Straps – “”White Rabbit” and “Orange Bird”), audio feature “The Bluffcosm 5-Minute Vacation From Sanity #4″, Top of the Rock View-Masters, the “for babies” phenomenon, and a whole lot more. Pinball Corner with “Paragon”, “Funhouse”, “Bad Cats”, and “Heavy Metal Meltdown”. Phone call with unknown person reading a poem. Songs “Gasoline Gus” and “My Straw Hat – Mix 3″. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

Playlist for this show on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32342

The Rampler page on WFMU: http://wfmu.org/playlists/OS

Live streaming video archives: http://www.ustream.tv/Rampler/videos

ONSUG page with embedded video feed archives: http://onsug.com/archives/1219

The Rampler #345 (7/23/09)

Rampler — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:05:11 +0000

“FAME” - 58:10 / 53.5 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Walk to highway bus stop, Beatles theory, Martha My Dear, winded, cigarettes, cool weeds, counting cars, Monk Time, dreams, privacy, fame, radio, the news, rich, In Dreams, Blue Velvet, Sesame Street, Michael Jackson, Naked Cowboy for Mayor, lunch places, setting up for a concert in Bryant Park, corporations, the idea of talking to homeless people, TV show “Being Human”, monster parties, Amanda, Skyscraper Museum, pony tail, come a long way, Tim Hortons, chill out, Grand Central, “thank you for your cooperation”, quoting, hot coffee, nacho issues, bottled water, and see you on the WFMU show tomorrow night.

The Rampler #344 (7/22/09)

Rampler — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:00:24 +0000

“MUSIC” - 1:12:11 / 66.3 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Total eclipse of the sun, Flat Earth Society, flying saucers, the “Atlantean” theory, music from Atlantis, Beatles theory, a garbanzo breakfast, the nasty garbanzo liquid, “Amarok” by Mike Oldfield, psychic, Atlantis incarnation, evil scientific overlord, my music?, Shangri-La radio, another perspective on the Moon hoax, John F. Kennedy, Stanley Kubrick, the plans of the Atlanteans, a cold summer, Roger Hodgson “Had a Dream”, Supertramp, Lindsay Buckingham, dream review (“Lived in South Africa”), impatience, “Amanda” on Irwin’s show on WFMU, “Me at Friday’s” and “Concrete Nipples” by Amanda, Screaming Females, Disney Kewpies, White Rabbit, Orange Bird, Tim Burton, and me as a singing cat 14,000 years ago.

The Rampler #343 (7/21/09)

Rampler — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:19:02 +0000

“URCHIN” - 46:12 / 42.5 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Standing at the bus stop in the heavy rain, portable toilet truck, shoes, on the bus, traffic jams, WFMU shows, Moon hoax talk on “The View”, HBO shows, Weeds girl, Esquire Magazine with e-ink cover, idiotic escalator messages, mystery of adulthood, Fabric 30: Rub-N-Tug, Tortoise, Stereolab, Times Square Shuttle, youth, Mother’s Little Helper, messed up, Dadamoments.com by Chad Bowers, Grand Central, muggy, the cloud picture, indulgence within reason, bagel confusion, escalator, sea urchin and saffron spread, have a little Bulleit Bourbon at night, little electric vehicle, whistling, haircuts, Meadowlands Racetrack, Brendan Byrne Arena, alligator shirts, pari-mutuel betting system, and false hope.

The Rampler #342 (7/20/09)

Rampler — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:49:57 +0000

“HATS” - 1:08:30 / 62.9 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Walk to bus stop, Fanta, a new garden, the weekend, chemtrails, Onsug Box update, get on bus, old cable TV channel “The Box”, Beck “Loser” video, horse races, family, simple messages, out of it, True Blood, Bobcat Goldthwait, a cloud shaped like a penis, crop circles, occult power, Jonas Brothers, Disney Channel, Navy hats, unfurling a billboard, bathroom question, rock concert review (Screaming Females / The Dead Weather at Terminal 5, NYC, July 16, 2009), Third Man Store, gumball machine mishap, prank calls, Peanut Butter Cup incident, Weird NJ, Muppet Whatnot Workshop at FAO Schwarz, Whole Foods, Time Warner Center, and The Dead Weather.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 4 (7/18/09)

Rampler — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:14:21 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 4 – Sopping” - 3:59:59 / 219 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, July 18, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Bunchberries (7/14/09) 15:25, Tim Hortons (7/15/09) 41:11, Udon (7/1/09) 17:56. Topics include energy drink review (“Adrenalyn Shot – Berry Buzz”), candy review (“SweetLife Dark Chocolate with Probiotics”), old recording “The Sophomore Bathoom”), toy review (Re-Ment “The Story of the Sweet Animals”), candy review (“Jokerz” candy bar), sweeping, ethernet cables, Western River Expedition, misty night, death of Walter Kronkite, Muppets Whatnot Workshop at FAO Schwarz, View-Master Shuffle (“Sleeping Beauty”), reading from 158-year-old book “The Great West”, and a whole lot more. Pinball Corner with “Jokerz!” and “Riverboat Gambler”. Phone call with Manny the Mailman and Scott Crawford. Song “Found The Black Box”. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

Playlist for this show on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32268

The Rampler page on WFMU: http://wfmu.org/playlists/OS

Live streaming video archives: http://www.ustream.tv/Rampler/videos

ONSUG page with the videos embedded: http://onsug.com/archives/1196

The Rampler #341 (7/16/09)

Rampler — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:23:33 +0000

“GOLD” - 59:07 / 54.3 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Lovely summer morning, traveling light, The Dead Weather show tonight at Terminal 5 in NYC, dust, AM Gold on SlotMusic Player, Idlewild Airport, restrictive religions, carbon dioxide poisoning, The Beach Boys “SMiLE”, Gilbert O’Sullivan, old DVD-Rs, resonances, AM Gold music, little gods, “I Can See Clearly Now”, America, Third Man “pop-up store”, horehound, Aureole, the movie “Ponyo”, cylinder, sticker, HBO shows (True Blood, Hung, Entourage), buying coffee and donuts at Tim Hortons on 42nd Street, menu crash, Neil Armstrong screwing up the line, space arguments, dialectical traps, and the WFMU show.

The Rampler #340 (7/15/09)

Rampler — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:48:32 +0000

“SPORTS” - 1:03:10 / 58.1 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Last quarter moon, guys sits on bag, dream inspired by staircase, grandmother entrance, The Dead Weather, music venue aggravations, new project – “Onsug Box” audio archive, street cleaning, laying down in Times Square, sports seriousness, siren, reality, Wii, Bruno, pasta and coffee, weird dream, Figment, scam, Army officer challenges Obama’s natural born citizen status, analysis of “Pump Up The Jam”, the question of quality, 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing hoax, and Buzz Aldrin.

The Rampler #339 (7/14/09)

Rampler — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:38:09 +0000

“LAPSE” - 43:24 / 40 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. An ordeal on the bus, observations on Disney figurines, royalty, Alicia from the bus, Cocoa Puffs, vehicle shirt, Richard Lewis, too sunny, time travel, existence, sirens, horse, lapse, economic meltdown, Navy, Road Warrior, old bank building demolished, The Dead Weather, aggravations of live music venues, the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission and the idea that it was a hoax, 18 million Americans agree, ad hominem attacks, the bizarre Apollo 11 press conference, and Ponyo.

The Rampler #338 (7/13/09)

Rampler — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:56:21 +0000

“TROPICA” - 31:01 / 28.6 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. An uncommon arrival at the 300 gates at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, shirt problem, picture of 8th Ave. from the past, Kentrikon, Tropica, time stands still, Talking Heads, where does that highway go to, perceived lack of mystery, Kentrikon, time travel, the WFMU show, Slurpee, Times Square Shuttle, unintelligible announcement, Torchwood, hot train, staring, Bud Light, upset subway driver, Doctor Who, birthday party at golf course, Paterson, poor towns and rich towns, how did towns turn into “bad areas”?, horrble treatment of workers in Dubai, and looking deeper into it.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 3 (7/1/09)

Rampler — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:52:55 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 3 – Tooth” - 3:59:49 / 219 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, July 11, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings:Tooth (7/9/09) 20:02, Factories (7/7/09) 23:47, Chocolate (7/6/09) 22:41. Topics include going to the dentist, ivory, Slurpee, hovercraft, hologram, Orchid Spangiafora “Flee Past’s Ape Elf”, chocolate and ice cream wars, mug from Hong Kong Disneyland from Huw from Wales, British newspaper, review of “Dr, Wacko’s Silly Sludge”, energy drinks “Bawls G33k B33r” and “Black Mamba Venom”, dust cloud, guns, earthquakes, Hoot Gibson, salt reviews, and a whole lot more. Pinball Corner with “Terminator 2″, “Playboy”, “Raven”, and Robocop”. Phone call with Donavan from Seattle. Songs “Going Off”, “Moving to the Sea”, “It Falls Apart”. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

Playlist for this show on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32183

The Rampler page on WFMU: http://wfmu.org/playlists/OS

Live streaming video archives: http://www.ustream.tv/Rampler/videos

Video of this episode: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1787650

The Rampler #337 (7/9/09)

Rampler — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:08:44 +0000

“EVAPORATE” - 1:35:41 / 87.8 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Olives, vitamins, and coffee, buzzwords, yesterday’s show, the people living under the ground, dwelling on conspiracy theories, living a happy life, my grandparents, living the American dream, 9/11, gated community, a blue funk, Tortoise “Beacons of Ancestorship”, Trembling Bells “Carbeth”, Muji, the G train, Inakaya, death by chocolate, Willy Wonka, G. I. Joe Liquid Artillery Slurpee, fake berry flavor, watching the filming of a movie (possibly called “Safia”) in Times Square, Dire Straits, breasts, marijuana legalization efforts, drugs, a giant duct, the mysteries of evaporation, homeless cat exploiter, Repo Man, Olivemins, druggy enunciation, Pret A Manger, pain au chocolat, “Mutiny Aboard the Cutty Sark” at the LAB Gallery, Glenn Miller, and the rock star survival guide.

The Rampler #336 (7/8/09)

Rampler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:34:25 +0000

“123456789″ - 1:00:50 / 55.9 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Phone books, the tail end of 20th century technology, Google OS, the 1970s, going back to bed, watch a lot of TV, 12:34:56 7/8/09, Torchwood “Children of Earth”, Doctor Who magazine, Syfy, Warehouse 13, Rampler Sampler #1, Optima, Palatino, Howard Stern 1992, rehashing of subcultures, 1890s revival, The Pirate Bay, Jack White’s Third Man Vault, Babies “R” Us, carpenters, the theory of the “Atlanteans” living underground, pretending to be aliens, the relationship between the two societies, can’t we all get along, and Ronald Reagan.

The Rampler #335 (7/7/09)

Rampler — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:08:19 +0000

“SING” - 34:17 / 31.6 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Frank in NYC in the morning. The numerology of the day, the occult powers that be, Michael Jackson memorial, philosophical debates, the idea that the world is a song, The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien, sex, drugs, rock and roll, wine, women, men, song, indulgence, moderation, Warlock font, C. S. Lewis, Narnia, criticism of materialism, Christianity, intellectual stimulation, open-mindedness, Torchwood season 3 has begun, Doctor Who, The Pirate Bay, Napster, Metallica, BitTorrent, the satisfaction of creativity, free content, Sci-Fi Channel becomes “Syfy”, Warehouse 13, live action Star Wars TV series, and the Jedi are no fun.

The Rampler #334 (7/6/09)

Rampler — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:29 +0000

“BLACKLIGHT” - 54:45 / 50.4 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Escalator repair, confusion, the WFMU show, The Cowsills, reminiscing, Monster Mini Golf in Fairfield, NJ, dark rides, Disney theme parks, sitting in Times Square, the demolished Wayne Towne Center mall (formerly West Belt Mall), Evolta, Zany Brainy, Bud Light Lime, coming attractions (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Adam, The Road, Coco Before Chanel, Taking Woodstock), the new Woody Allen movie “Whatever Works”, Sonic, “Hung” on HBO, and always trying hard.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 2 (7/4/09)

Rampler — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:23:06 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 2 – Skag” - 4:00:20 / 220 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, July 4, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Trains (6/30/09) 18:51, Automat (6/18/09) 33:59, Couch (6/29/09) 21″51, Crystal (6/24/09) 15:33. Topics include recent celebrity deaths, alphabet pasta, Walt Disney, a recording from Frank’s childhood in Montana in July 1980 – with parody of Karl Malden TV show “Skag”, energy drink review, Bryce in studio, cat scratch injury, and much more. Pinball Corner with “Rollergames”, “Scorpion”, “KISS”, “The Who’s Tommy”, and “Rocky”. Phone call with Brandon General from Ontario, Canada. Songs “Party Lip”, “Planet Zoing Zoing Banjo Mix”, and “Night Life”. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

Playlist for this show on WFMU: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32091

The Rampler page on WFMU: http://wfmu.org/playlists/OS

Live streaming video archives: http://www.ustream.tv/Rampler/videos

ONSUG pages with all 5 videos embedded: http://onsug.com/archives/1154

The Rampler #333 (7/2/09)

Rampler — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:38:47 +0000

“FLYING” - 1:54:12 / 104 MB - Frank in NYC in the evening. Chaos, sinkhole in the Lincoln Tunnel, traffic on Third Ave., Fourth of July weekend, shirt, swing, Techku, the movie “Fiend”, Million Dollar Homepage, comments from Chad, materialists, burping, the album “Beacons of Ancestorship” by Tortoise, Tea Parties, The MoMA Store, SNY, honesty, Karl Malden, the TV show “Skag”, Michael Keaton, acting, Barrel of Mania Lantern, World’s Fairs, True Blood, sitting in Times Square, Dabney Coleman, psyching myself out again, Michael Jackson “Black Or White” video, morphing, rich people, hype versus subsance, Weird Al Yankovic, piano teacher, activist in jail, childish adults, Boards of Canada, T99, Four Rows of Jacks, making a harpsichord, The Titanic, The Pixies, arc welding, The Ramones, Mannheim Steamroller, and Mediterranean Heiress Attack Diary.

The Rampler #332 (7/2/09)

Rampler — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:57 +0000

“OBSERVER” - 1:28:46 / 81.5 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. After the time loop, Time Cop, alarm clock time disruption, The Titanic conspiracy, rough recording, sitting at a table on Broadway in Times Square, the search for The Titanic museum, the death of The Pirate Bay, cockroach, De La Soul, David Van Tieghem “These Things Happen”, Poltergeist, Ghost Hunters, urination, freedoms in America, the mystery of the observer, different explanations of the mysteries of the universe, Spirit in the Sky, religion, think for yourself, more comments on the “atheist controversy”, cinnamon roll, Boards of Canada, insults, dialectical traps, and playing devil’s advocate.

The Rampler #331 (7/1/09)

Rampler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:50:04 +0000

“JASMINE” - 1:14:08 / 68.1 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Quintember, health food, trouble on the ticket line, Walkman, sitting in Times Square, responding to criticism from a listener coming from an atheist perspective, evolution, the imposition of dialectical thinking, cinnamon roll confusion at Starbucks, an email from an Internet video website, Anything But Monday, synchronicity, UFOs in New Jersey, the trailer for the movie “RoboGeisha”, and violence.