The Rampler

Listen to Frank on The Overnightscape

Rampler — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:57:03 +0000

1:12 – In case you haven’t heard, I’ve returmed to doing my original show, The Overnightscape. It’s available at TheOvernightscape.com, and also on iTunes. Come and listen today!

Thanks,
Frank

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

New Site For The Frank Nora Show

Rampler — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:56:38 +0000

The Frank Nora Show has a new website – show.franknora.com. (It can also be reached via franknorashow.com). And it’s easy to find on the iTunes Store.

Additionally, you can hear it (along with many other great shows) on The Overnightscape Underground – a wild frontier of Internet radio experimentation – enter if you dare!

The Frank Nora Show is a direct continuation of Frank’s previous shows - The Overnightscape (2003-2009) and The Rampler (2008-2009).

With a brand new episode released most weekdays, the show is still going strong and is better than ever – tune in and check it out!

Go To ONSUG.COM For New Shows

Rampler — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:51:59 +0000

For all my new shows, go to ONSUG.COM

See you there!!

7th Anniversary of The Overnightscape

Rampler — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:02:01 +0000

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To celebrate the 7th Anniversary of The Overnightscape, I have launched a new website: FrankNora.com

On this site, you can listen to my entire radio archive in a convenient, web-based player – all of The Overnightscape, The Rampler, The Overnightscape Underground, and a whole lot more! There’s never been an easier way to listen to the archive – which currently stands at 1,865 tracks with 1,618 hours of audio (67.4 days).

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I came up with the idea for The Overnightscape on Thursday, March 13, 2003. I was on my way home from work in NYC, riding the PATH train back to NJ. Here’s exactly what I wrote on my Palm Pilot:

3/13/03 6:54 pm

non-meta half-hour talk show, just me

3/13/03 7:03 pm

the overnightscape
nightscans

I went home, set up my recording system, and started recording the show at around 9:55 PM – less than 3 hours after I wrote down my idea for the show and its name (wow, just think, it could have been called Nightscans…) What I recorded was The Overnightscape Beta #1 – the first of two test shows I did before releasing the first official episode two weeks later.

Hear these and all the rest on FrankNora.com!

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After a bit of chaos in the past few years, The Overnightscape has evolved into The Overnightscape Underground – still essentially the same, but with a slightly different configuration.

It’s been 7 years, and the pleasantly insane rambling is still going strong – and getting more insane all the time!!!

Enjoy the archive!

Calling All Listeners (12/6/09) 23.9

Rampler — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:55:43 +0000

Calling All Listeners (12/6/09) 23.9 (1:05:15 / 60 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – December 2009 – Track 9
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA

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Frank in The Overnightscape Studio. Sending out a transmission on all channels – letting former listeners know that things are continuing on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com… search “onsug” on iTunes / iPhone to subscribe). History of the shows, snow, Artisan Market, church basement, Bye-Bye Box, bands, creativity, playing games and watching videos, to-do list, The Young Ones, Oban single malt Scotch, audio clip from government video “Safety Series: Offenders and Defendants with Mental Disorders” (2005), The Weather Channel int he old days, FedFlix collection, coverage of “The Decade” in the magazine Entertainment Weekly, Y2K bug, 9/11. economic crash, Beyonce, Harry Potter, Pixar, old and out of touch, Polish candy review (Solidarnosc Plum in Chocolate), The Rampler on WFMU, Japanese pen review (Tombow Airpress), bubble gum review (Hubba Bubba Glop – Strawberry Gush), Pinball Corner (Vector (Bally, 1982), Bazooka Joe memories, Second Life, Rustic Soaps, After Dark, and please continue.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

OnsugBox Released

Rampler — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:07:30 +0000

Check out the site:

http://onsug.com/box/

Initial Exit Ramp (10/12/09) 21.9

Rampler — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:59:58 +0000

Initial Exit Ramp (10/12/09) 21.9 (2:16:08 / 125 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – October 2009 – Track 9
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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The first “Exit Ramp” live broadcast, on the Internet, from The Overnightscape Studio. Intended to be a quick test of the technology, but so many people got involved in the chatroom and called in the show lasted for well over 2 hours!

Video:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2343640

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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

Exit Ramp Forum

Rampler — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:15:43 +0000

Welcome former listeners of The Rampler on WFMU to the Exit Ramp Forum.

The Rampler ends its run on WFMU

Rampler — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:47:04 +0000

Though I was hoping to continue the show, The Rampler was not picked up for the Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 WFMU schedule.

There are two episodes remaining – I’ll do the show this Friday night / Saturday morning (October 3 – my birthday), and next week, October 10.

The reason for the cancellation, as I understand it, is twofold. First, it’s a very competetive schedule – a lot of very talented people want to get on the air on WFMU. Secondly, The Rampler really is on a very different “wavelength” from the other programming on the station, and so has been having a hard time “fitting in”.

I do think that given time, The Rampler may have been able to be a success at WFMU – but I understand it’s very hard to give a show like mine that kind of time, considering how many other shows are clamoring to get on.

So while I am disappointed, I do understand the decision and I think it may be for the best. Can only bash a square peg into a round hole for so long before it becomes tiresome for everyone involved.

I’ll remain on good terms with the station, and I may be back on the air in some capacity in the future.

With this, my sole remaining “radio” outlet will be The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) – which I do plan on continuing (and it’s been going great, and is better than the WFMU show anyway).

Today

Rampler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:12:16 +0000

The Rampler on WFMU – Sep. 19, 2009

Rampler — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:56:42 +0000

The Rampler’s main page on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/OS – listen to all episodes, with descriptions and comments

Subscribe to The Rampler’s WFMU Podcast…
Info: http://www.wfmu.org/podcast
Subscribe in iTunes: itpc://wfmu.org/podcast/OS.xml
RSS feed for other podcasting apps: http://www.wfmu.org/podcast/OS.xml

This week’s episode now available:

The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora – “Night Photography of Buildings” (2am-6am, Sat. 9/19/09 on WFMU). Topics include noodles, pastry, toy review (“BuckyBalls”), semi-dangerous magnetic spheres, Super Snack Time (“Blendy”, “Legendarny Smak”, “Cucu”, “Magic Wave”), hunting, fishing, noodles, Paul is dead, tattoos, “Axcess Magazine” from 1994, old $5 bill, early CD-R drive, Kai’s Power Tools, KPT Bryce, Hotline, WFMU Booze Cruise, bachelorette auction cruise in the early 90s, canasta, mysterious lights in the sky, fake alien invasion, and a whole lot more. NYC recordings: Ticket Ordeal (8/31/09) 25:32, Computer Repair (6/16/09) 29:21, Switch (8/27/09) 16:57. Music: “Thirteen” by Guitari, “Only Saw Trucks” by Fuzzy Daupner, “Fra Diavolo”, “Soldier” by Brandon General, “You’ll Never Win” by Carrie Engdahl, “Chaos” by Amanda, “Gasoline Gus”, and more. Phone call with Jim Sally from Canada. Pinball Corner with “Spring Break”, “Excalibur”, “Monte Carlo”, “Mousin’ Around!”, “Mystery Castle”. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission. (13)

Playlist & Comments:

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32993

The Rampler on WFMU – Sep. 12, 2009

Rampler — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:27:06 +0000

The Rampler’s main page on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/OS – listen to all episodes, with descriptions and comments

This week’s episode now available:

The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora – “World Trade Center 8 Years Gone” (2am-6am, Sat. 9/12/09 on WFMU). Topics include The Beatles, conspiracy theories, memories of the World Trade Center and 9/11/01, Monkey Tea, edible scorpions and crickets, 15 Minutes Ago In The Stairwell (Sharks & Donuts), western breakfast (Venom Energy Drink – Mohave Rattler, Stonewall’s Jerquee – Original Wild), the mysterious Lysol chip, mental illness, power failure, The Big Kitchen, video game songs, The Green Slime, and a whole lot more. Music: live “Drunken Rampler” by J. Wiz, “The Rampler” by The Lava Children, “March of the Turtles” by Ronnie Marler. NYC recordings: The Beatles (9/9/09) 24:12, WTC Journey – Part 1 (9/10/01) 31:08, WTC Journey – Part 2 (9/10/01) 43:00. Pinball Corner with “Black Knight 2000″, “Black Hole”, “Black Pyramid”, “Black Knight”, “Goin’ Nuts”, “Gold Wings”. Phone calls with PT Wheatstraw and J. Wiz from Southeastern Pennsylvania. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

The Rampler on WFMU – Sep. 5, 2009

Rampler — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:05:32 +0000

The Rampler’s main page on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/OS – listen to all episodes, with descriptions and comments

Subscribe to The Rampler’s WFMU podcast…
Info: http://www.wfmu.org/podcast
Subscribe in iTunes: itpc://wfmu.org/podcast/OS.xml
RSS feed for other podcasting apps: http://www.wfmu.org/podcast/OS.xml

This week’s episode now available:

“Summer 2009 Ep. 11 – Pasta” – 4 hours (broadcast on WFMU 2am-6am, Sat. 9/5/09). Topics include opening a box from Simon from Nevada, dreams, time stores, licorice Mr. Hyde monster cereal “Mr. Doha”, Fonnjo Foon, 15 Minutes Ago In The Stairwell, The Arcade of Ideas (observations from the commute), torrential rain, the WFMU podcast of the show, possum innards, living in a furniture store after the apocalypse, and a whole lot more. NYC recordings: Pasta (9/2/09) 18:59, Grand Central (1/28/09) 31:15, Dream Road (with Peter) (8/30/08) 20:02, Coconut (8/25/09) 18:56. Reviews: Chex Mix Chocolate Chunk Bars, Japanese beverages (“Coca-Cola Plus – Green Tea Flavor”, “Pepsi Shiso”), etc. Pinball Corner with “Haunted House”, “Hawkman”, and “Hercules”. Phone calls with Jim Sally from Canada, Roel from The Netherlands, and Brandon from Canada. Theme song “Minimoog” by Matthias Becker and Klaus Stühlen, from “Vintage Synths Vol. 1″ ©1990 Originalton West (originaltonwest.de) – used with permission.

Videos from this episode:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2107435

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2107769

ug: September 2009 Update (9/7/09) 20.2

Rampler — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:26:19 +0000

ug: September 2009 Update (9/7/09) 20.2 (37:35 / 34.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – September 2009 – Track 2
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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37:35 / 34.7 MB -Frank in The Overnightscape Studio in Northern New Jersey, with an announcement about the future of his various radio shows. Here’s a basic overview of what’s going on:

The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora (on WFMU) will continue.

The Overnightscape Underground will continue.

OnsugBox is nearing completion.

The Overnightscape and The Rampler are now ended, and will not continue. However, just about everything that these shows represent is being continued on the WFMU show and in the Underground.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

This Week

Rampler — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:31:02 +0000

I’m thinking of taking a break from The Rampler this week… so there may not be any shows posted till the next WFMU show this coming weeked (Sept. 5).

The Rampler #367 (8/26/09)

Rampler — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:27:30 +0000

“MASTERMIND” - 21:03 / 19.5 MB - Frank in NYC in the afternoon. The fancy part of 57th Street, Invicta Venom Reserve Watch,the game “Mastermind” from the 70s, logic, plastic shield pet peeve, Tourneau, Louis Vuitton cool purse window display, criminals, knockoffs, The King of Fighters, melancholy music, American Idol, schtick, decades, the millennium, the goose eggs, the Y2K bug, Cloverfield, horsies, music, dancers, and parallel parking with a horse cart.

(This recording was broadcast at the beginning of the 8/29/09 WFMU show, but somehow it had a lot of weird static, so here it is in good audio quality.)

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 10

Rampler — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:59:11 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 10 – Mini Jumbo“ - 4:00:08 / 220 MB

Listen to the show at WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32742

MP3 download and video available at: http://onsug.com/archives/1320

WFMU Podcast of “The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora” coming soon…

The Rampler #366 (8/26/09)

Rampler — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:43:05 +0000

“VIRGIN” - 21:29 / 20 MB - Frank in NYC in the afternoon. Panter Tango cigars, Serif Gothic, the economy, the gutting of out-of-business places, Virgin Megastore, a mini giant tennis ball, jai-alai, time travel, Lipstick Building, Irn-Bru, Bar Code, arcades, Charmin Rest Rooms, furniture store, Burrito Express gutted, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

The Rampler #365 (8/26/09)

Rampler — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:26:48 +0000

“CHOICE POSITION” - 43:22 / 39.9 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The late bus is late, Ted Kennedy died, Jello Biafra, the new direction for the show, urinals, Areaware, Talking Heads, Rush, blueprints for shark jumping, Kevin Smith, Mary Poppins, the parameters, loose and tight, hang ups, Hegelian Dialectic, beggar, Shock Treatment, the synthesis of the 2 types of Ramplers, pickpockets, 9/11, “leaping” into the new format on 366, and huevos.

The Rampler #364 (8/25/09)

Rampler — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:23:34 +0000

“DISCONNECT” - 48:08 / 44.3 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Talking about some of the difficulties that arise in doing talk radio shows, and how these difficulties relate to the current situation.

The Rampler #363 (8/24/09)

Rampler — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:20:02 +0000

“CODAMAGGER” - 53:08 / 48.9 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Working on the OnsugBox, feeling like it’s back to square one, decade naming, 3D movies, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, drugs, Times Square, absinthe, dream (“Band Member and Future Shop”), La Roux, The Lava Children, Jean-Luc Ponty “Tchokola”, the situation post-Overnightscape, branding, marketing, haircut problem, the bald look, idea for a new brand called “Codamagger”, motorcycles, whiskey, power tools, tattoos, bars, hard rock, beer, casinos, weapons, and blackjacks.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 9 (8/22/09)

Rampler — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:27:58 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 9 – Style Piglet“ - 3:59:58 / 220 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) 91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, August 22, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Topics include the “Horrible Bag”/”Vaccine Bag” containing two scary child mannequin heads from a department store going out of business, EVP attempts with the heads, whooping cough vaccine character and concert in TImes Square, Hurricane Bill, Typhoon Vamco, haircut problem, Alpha Flight, movie “It Might Get Loud”, live Rifftrax of “Plan 9 From Outer Space”, vanity license plates synchronicity, an apocalypic sun vision, and much more. NYC recordings: Hepburn (8/17/09) 22:48, Brooklyn (8/18/09) 23:17, Theater (8/19/09) 17:40. Reviews: DynaPep Supercharged Energy Micro-Shot, Japanese snack (Bourbon Pakila), Japanese beverage (Roots “Peak Andes” Roast One Coffee), and more. Pinball Corner with “Doctor Who”, “Popeye Saves The Earth”, “Star Wars”, “High Speed II: The Getaway”. A great phone call with Tommy from Keansburg, New Jersey, on a wide variety of topics (including The Hindenberg, The Amish, Shelley Winters, the movie industry, and much more). Songs in the “Rampler music” genre: “All That Time (I Spent With 209)” by BellyBrain/Peter Bernard, and “The Rampler” by Sherri West of The Lava Children. 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/32665

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

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

ONSUG page with videos embedded: http://onsug.com/archives/1294

The Rampler #362 (8/20/09)

Rampler — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:15:00 +0000

“LITTLE RIVER” - 1:00:19 / 55.5 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Cicada, paint chips, the painting crew, traveling light, podcasting meetup, 7 Second Delay live show, Vic Thrill, walking backwards temporarily, where does what you want to do come from?, too quiet, gated community, Snowcrash, cyberpunk genre, Boing Boing, The Mighty Boosh, fake names, Mondo 2000, book review – “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice Wiki, Times Square, weird character, whooping cough bag, vaccine concert, The Illuminati, The Powers That Be, conspiracy theories, Atlantis, Lemuria, a little “river” on 48th Street, human rights, the rice “gumbo”, Rampler music, Segway security guy, and see you on the WFMU show.

The Rampler #361 (8/19/09)

Rampler — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:21:15 +0000

“ENERGY” - 1:00:28 / 55.6 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Painting the ornamental woodwork, Newark Light Rail, Brooklyn last night, people falling behind, content and context, annoyed by Starbucks, artificial people, uncanny valley, The Dark Crystal, Chamberlain action figure, magic crystals, Star Wars action figures, a murderer, hair cut problem, True Blood, watching less TV, Mad Men, enter subway system, Times Square Shuttle, energy offset credits, Starbucks ad campaign, Frusen Gladje, ice cream, environmentalism, “Who Killed The Electric Car?”, bottled water, politics, Green Lanterns, “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”, Dr. Demento, Count Angeles, crazy voices, tone of voice, and Billy Mumy.

The Rampler #360 (8/18/09)

Rampler — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:00:56 +0000

“COUNT ANGELES CONTRAPTION” - 52:52 / 48.6 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Lawnmower, shirts, shoes, a bad idea for old shoes (avoided), Magic Hat Wacko Beer, Lidsville, the arcade video game “Wacko”, grafitti, sliced up seat backs, Tron, Satan’s Hollow, Zaro’s Bread Basket, monster parties, the new idea “Count Angeles Contraption”, ATM vestibule, fraud, Air Force Supercar, TV Guide, New Zoo Revue, Starbucks, logo typography, theory of sets, 1423, description of the show idea, Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and an alternate history.

The Rampler #359 (8/17/09)

Rampler — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:54:17 +0000

“COCO” - 1:11:40 / 65.8 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Insect summer noises, confusion, bus stop, the WFMU show, nap, Bell Atlantic, calling cards, Level 3, soldiers, telephony, beepers, payphones, scams, AT&T, Times Square, confetti cannons, NASDAQ, tone of voice, “monster party” shows, TV horror hosts, Fright Night, Zacherle, movie trailers, movie review “It Might Get Loud” (about Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page), the lawn chair era, Gooby, Nick At Nite promotion, free toy, attractive online video girls, Eugene Levy, Rocketboom, and the creepazoid factor of rich guy’s objects of obsession.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 8 (8/15/09)

Rampler — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:48:53 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 8 – Woodstock 89“ - 4:00:00 / 220 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) 91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, August 15, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Ice Cream (8/5/09) 16:47, Burrito Incidents (1/23/09) 33:48. Historical Recording: “Woodstock 89″ (8/16/89) 22:16. Reviews: Balance Water for the Mind, Balance Water for Women, No Fear Bloodshot Energy Drink, 18 Rabbits Funky Figs and Cherries granola bar, Illy Issimo Caffe, etc. Topics include holograms, Pee Wee Herman, 7 Second Delay, the exploding kombucha in the park, Skippyjon Jones, revolving door and truck on a truck, Close Encounters, extreme PSA, Atari Lynx, and much more. The Cassette Mania with “Sleeping Beauty”. Pinball Corner with “Cosmic Gunfight”, “The Machine: Bride of Pinbot”, “Harlem Globetrotters On Tour”, “Hardbody”, “Theatre of Magic”, “Police Force”. Phone calls with Harvie from Australia, Jim Sally from Canada, Judy from Upstate New York, “Jacuzzi” guy. A song in the “Rampler music” genre: “Drunken Rampler” by J. Wiz. 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/32582

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

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

ONSUG page with embedded videos: http://onsug.com/archives/1277

The Rampler #358 (8/14/09)

Rampler — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:15:54 +0000

“YEAR ONE” - 41:35 / 38.3 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The One-Year Anniversary of The Rampler today, history and statistics of The Rampler, taking the E Train uptown, Burritoville, The Overnightscape, Obliviana, podcasting, the Inramble videos, visiting the location of the “Oceana” recording (by 54th and Madison), beside a waterfall, fractal time, little brown birds, coffee theory of the day, beverages, Dishes, Andy Kaufman, time loops, WFMU, the Burritoville is now a Subway, Onsug Box, Tarot cards, website coins, making money, and a clip of Jean Shepherd doing an ad for the “Year One Poster” from 1970.

The Rampler #357 (8/13/09)

Rampler — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:31:12 +0000

“WASHINGTON ROCK” - 55:50 / 51.3 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Gloomy morning bus stop, published a book yesterday (“Thinkfang”), poetry, sex, new graphic design, Wise Butter Popcorn, Washington Rock, abandoned creative projects, ITC Newtext, the super shoes, autism, Atlanteans, phantom footsteps, The Beach Boys “I Know There’s An Answer”, isolate your head and stay in your safety zone, mental fortress, Seven Second Delay with Andy and Ken (on WFMU), Woodstock 89, censorship, the former Virgin Megastore gutted, Farkle, explaining the show, Twin Peaks, The Black Lodge, OTB, horse race betting, Neal reviews the show, thoughts of a gas station in Pluckemin, racecar, The Matrix, transexuals,amputees, astral bodies, count your blessings, and Mexico travel.

The Rampler #356 (8/12/09)

Rampler — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:30:46 +0000

“SUPER SHOES” - 41:52 / 38.6 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Installing new clocks, alarm, flyers, spelling errors, the super shoes theory, getting a passion fruit macadamia bar, psychic penny test, attention span, The Orb “The Dream”, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, Bryant Park, Your World of Text, book publishing, Frank’s poetry books “Duskaway Parking” and “Severe Repair: Book One”, the idea of the re-release of the poetry book to be called “Thinkfang”, Secaucus Junction, the aesthetics of parking in a parking garage and taking a train to work, Frank’s video project Inramble.com, and the haze of mental sheen.

The Rampler #355 (8/11/09)

Rampler — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:46:26 +0000

“DANCER” - 49:15 / 45.3 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Garbage, Level Three, little kids on the bus, NME, Hudson News, British music magazines, police cars, drinks, cello, Times Square Shuttle, feeling better, couscous and spicy tofu hot pot, Inherent Vice, Asian film crew with dancing guy in Grand Central, getting the magazine, late 60s Los Angeles, living multiple lives at once, Jittery Joe’s coffee, Athens, Georgia, B-52’s, “Rampler Blues” by PT Wheatstraw, Jack Lemon, TIM, Samurai, getting the coffee, and Dress Barn.

The Rampler #354 (8/10/09)

Rampler — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:25:05 +0000

“TERMITE” - 55:39 / 51.2 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. The air conditioner psych-out, sick all weekend, hot day, termite, walking to highway bus stop, leaning on the sign, the mental strain, WFMU, at the edge of the highway, one year anniversary of The Rampler coming up this Friday, taking another bus line, Level Four, escalator, 350, “Inherent Vice” audiobook, The Mighty Boosh, America, True Blood, fantasy thought experiment of a radio show in a mall, having to do everything yourself, OnsugBox, web of delusion, physical object to represent digital content, Godspell, Starbucks debranding, the zeitgeist, and moving forward.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 7 (8/8/09)

Rampler — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:12:14 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 7 – The Desert“ - 4:00:10 / 220 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) 91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, August 8, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Train Set (8/4/09) 22:46, Solutions (7/30/09) 29:48. Reviews: “Slippery Spheres”, “Jittery Joe’s” coffee, “Hempzels”, “FlavH2O” Wild Cherry, “Wise Hot Cheese Popcorn”, “Defac 5-Hour Energy Shot”, “G.I. Joe View-Masters from 1974″. “Krazy Glue”, “Jungle Moc”, etc. Topics include fortune cookies, Trix Cereal credit card, making a train set (clown and secretary in the desert looking at a train in the distance), “The Red Caboose”, Snorks, “inherent Vice” audiobook, and much more. Pinball Corner with “Lady Death”, “Lady Luck”, “Lady Sharpshooter”, “Lap By Lap”, “Laser Ball”, “Laser Cue” “Laser War”, “Last Action Hero”. Phone call with George from Vermont. Songs in the “Rampler music” genre: “Rampler Man” and “Rampler Man (Atlantean Version) by J. Wiz. 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/32501

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

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

ONSUG page with embedded videos: http://onsug.com/archives/1254

The Rampler #353 (8/6/09)

Rampler — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:35:45 +0000

“LULL” - 1:00:37 / 55.7 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Earphones theory, planned obsolescence, coughing, giant computer set up in Times Square for the Girl Scouts, Internet safety, device to help play with tennis balls with dogs, happiness, gift cards, reading a book, trailer for “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon, secrecy, Andy Kaufman, young love, Level Three, disembarking, robot voice, zipper trouble, response to the experiment, stupid ads, free cat food, viewing political “conflicts” in a dialectical context, the giant computer, The Monks, national debt, ferry boat to Ikea in Brooklyn, Best Buy, buy earphones, evil homeless guy, mannequins that suck, EverQuest, Find It, shoe issues almost resolved, good customer service, in a lull, fame, archiving, expectations, and the reform of marijuana laws.

The Rampler #352 (8/5/09)

Rampler — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:14 +0000

“THE BROKEN KEY” - 53:49 / 49.5 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Level Four, escalator, band stickers, broken key, Merrell Fudge Jungle Mocs, line of people, Krazy Glue, tattoos, screwing over your future self, 42nd Street, Starbucks, one-hit wonders, Paula Abdul and Russian submarines, Fantasy Fest, “WWW”, MTV, getting interviewed, villains, fish, The Vague News, amphibious vehicle, “Rampler Blues”, “Rampler Man”, woodwinds, mellophone fail, Dragonfly Roadkill, robotic girl, vans, Today Show, Dean & Delucca, museum store, kalimba, “wearing times”, American Girl Dolls, Burger Heaven, bitter memories, shredding, ATM, Little Room, fame, experiment, Entertainment Weekly, radio, Brookstone, Sega, and NiGHTS.

The Rampler #351 (8/4/09)

Rampler — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:02:42 +0000

“SOUND EFFECT” - 1:07:24 / 61.9 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning and evening. Recorder issues, bus stop, squeaky bus brake sound effects and questions, hot day, dreams, the experiment, the book “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon, reading books, book prices, George W. Bush, 9/11. words and terminology, “truthers”, “birthers”, dialectics, film noir parody, gumshoes, mini metal ruler, zombies, religion, bookstore, salons, drugs, hedonism, and painting girls.

The Rampler #350 (8/3/09)

Rampler — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:05:34 +0000

“EXPERIMENT” - 1:24:14 / 77.2 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the evening and morning and evening. What happened this morning, cupcakes, the plan for the show, The Monkees, horrible visions, afternoon snack (coffee, aspirin, and taffy), The Episode 350 Experiment, some history, The Overnightscape,the previous experiment,how many people are listening?, hotel, selling it, revolving doors, rough weekend, nice day, rain pattern, Being Human, True Blood, vampires, The Mighty Boosh, on the bus, Haunted Mansion, loud brakes, The Breeders, shoes, Onsug Box, G.I. Joe, mentally exhausted, being nice to your future self with coffee from 7-11, diamonds, fiction, “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon, Disney theme parks, the upcoming movie “Walt and El Grupo”, The Three Caballeros, Inter FM 76.1 Tokyo, Steely Dan, KeyholeTV, getting some cupcakes at the “Cupcake Stop” truck , failed WFMU segment, dancers in Times Square, signs, the red stairs, fire engines, giving up on the recording and deciding to make it a part of 350, and the other dimension.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 6 (8/1/09)

Rampler — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:01:49 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 6 – Fra Diavolo“ - 4:00:11 / 220 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) 91.1 FM in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, August 1, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings:209 (7/28/09) 18:07, Fondue (7/29/09) 18:43, WFMU (7/27/09) 36:28. Reviews “Gu Energy Gel – Espresso Love”, “Yerba Mate drink”, “Potions”, “Squirrel Nut Zippers”, “Combos – Jalapeno Tortilla”, “Guam Quarter”, etc. Topics include parallel parking, brazil nuts, ramen noodles, Pepsi Kona, arcade auctions, newspaper vending machines, towelkets, records on cereal boxes, Irlene Mandrell, and a whole lot more. Pinball Corner with “Gilligan’s Island”, “Krull”, “The Simpsons”, “Gorgar”, and “Time Fantasy”. Phone call with Jim Sally from Canada and John from Texas. Songs “Happiness Train” by The Sugar Bears and “On Yonder Rock Reclining – Fra Diavolo”. 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/32419

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

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

ONSUG post with videos embedded: http://onsug.com/archives/1236

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.

The Rampler #330 (6/30/09)

Rampler — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:23:32 +0000

“GLASS” - 58:28 / 53.8 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Betty Boop as the devil, The Rampler information, skyscraper building, Howard Stern’s first show in NYC in September 1982, extravagant Broadway and Hollywood productions, the music release style, sun is bright, evolution, Bryant Park, mystical nature of reality, random statue, the nature of existence, chess, dream review (“Glass Shattering In The Giant Cartoon Octopus Hand”), the Merovingian bloodline, quinotaur, time travel, invisibility machine, Disaster in Time, elitism, empty Circuit City, SlotRadio, Best Buy, gift cards, sounds of metal plates on the road, icelandic yogurt with sliced almonds and flax seeds, feeling tired, creativity, and a dance with the void.

The Rampler #329 (6/29/09)

Rampler — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:26:49 +0000

“IG-88″ - 56:19 / 51.8 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The WFMU show, sleep, fashion, early morning drive, sitting in Times Squares, women’s grunting, celebrity deaths (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays), Hannah Montana look-alike on the bus, IG-88, languages, sweeping, Costco, Sharpie Cafe Colors, ATM vestibule, Closer, party, Washers, quote about intelligence, and Mark Twain.

The Rampler on WFMU – Episode 1 (6/27/09)

Rampler — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:20:45 +0000

“Summer 2009 Ep. 1 – Nuclear Toy” - 3:57:39 / 217 MB - Frank broadcasting live from WFMU (wfmu.org) in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday, June 27, 2009, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. NYC recordings: Fangface (6/17/09) 22:39, Trump (6/19/09) 20:56, Hello Kitty (6/22/09) 17:04, Cactus (6/23/09) 31:39. Topics include energy drinks, Red Espresso, Michael Jackson, live video streaming, sweeping, Walt Disney World, wooly mammoth ivory guitar pick, Floppy Cube, Japanese TV, and Grand Lizard on Pinball Corner. Phone calls with Nikki from Utah and Boostah in The Philippines. Song “March of the Turtles” by Ronnie Marler. 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/32011

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/1129

The Rampler on WFMU – Official Premiere Tonight!

Rampler — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:45:18 +0000

The Rampler is now a regular weekly show on WFMU!

Tonight at 2:00 AM (the early morning of Saturday, June 27, 2009) is the official premiere of my show “The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora” on WFMU.

This comes after a lot of hard work, first doing a number of test shows, and then doing three fill-in shows on the air, over the past few months.

The show is a combination of NYC street recordings, just like the regular Rampler, and also me live in studio – somewhat reminiscent of The Overnightscape (I may even use a MadPlayer!)

The show is going to be on for the next 16 weeks on WFMU’s Summer Schedule, with the last show of the Summer being on October 10. After that, it is quite possible the show will continue on WFMU, but not guaranteed.

HOW TO LISTEN

You can listen over the radio airwaves in the NYC area on 91.1 FM. It is also broadcast on WMFU (90.1 FM) in Mount Hope, upstate New York. And of course, it will be streamed live at WFMU.org.

The interactive playlist will be active, where you can leave comments and chat with everyone. Just go to WFMU.org when the show is on for a link to the playlist.

I will also be experimenting with streaming live video on UStream at this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rampler

The videos will be recorded for viewing anytime.

I also plan on taking phone calls, though probably a little later in the show.

Here is the page for The Rampler on WFMU. Once the show is complete, it will be archived there. I also plan on releasing an archive here on ONSUG.

See you all tonight!!

The Rampler #328 (6/25/09)

Rampler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:21:44 +0000

“DRUG STORE” - 56:48 / 52.2 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Black Corvette Stingray, cars going by, my radio history, the WFMU show tomorrow night, listening to songs backwards, bad vibes, dream review (“Trouble in a Canadian Restaurant”), The Muppets, feeling dejected, the book “The Man in the High Castle” by Philip K. Dick, I Ching, Mr. Sasha the Cat, skyscraper building, Twitter, meaningful cassette ad, graduations, all these things you have to do but you never do ‘em but things are okay anyway, Jean Shepherd, The Beatles, remaining true to the artistic vision, a recently demolished Pret A Manger, and please tune in to the WFMU show.

The Rampler #327 (6/24/09)

Rampler — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:06:23 +0000

“CACTUS” - 1:14:58 / 68.9 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Disney figurines, “Big Buck Hunter Pro” video game, ostrich meat, cults, golf, video screens in Times Square, Don West, Tiger Woods Rookie Card, Beanie Babies, more reading from “TV Album”, The Little House on the Prairie, photo shoot / reality show filming in Times Square, unknown celebrity, eBay people, peanut butter, the famous cactus, censorship, drug addicts, outsider, art display, and entangled spatial dimensions.

The Rampler #326 (6/23/09)

Rampler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:06:34 +0000

“GOOD TIMES” - 57:37 / 53 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The death of Ed McMahon, CHiPs, H.R. Pufnstuf, perspectives on television, police horses, animals and people fighting, “Lawnchairs” by Our Daughter’s Wedding, Red Espresso, South Africa, Toys “R” Us video screen, book “TV Album” from 1978, eBay guy, Super 8mm movies, anticipation, Mr. Magoo, The Hardy Boys, media theories, abundance and scarcity, content and context, Good Times, Happy Days, libraries, typewriters, and the radio.

The Rampler #325 (6/22/09)

Rampler — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:18:00 +0000

“ST. VINCENT” - 1:00:00 / 55.2 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The radio show, game design, beer and video games, supermarkets, Broadway theater, tea, Red Espresso, Fonnjo Foon dice game playtesting in Bryant Park, 3D ads, Lauren Conrad, dream review (“Became a Girl”), HBO Store, a defunct Circuit City, radio stars, the world as a game, The Settlers of Catan, shredding, True Blood, smoked peppercorns, grains of paradise, long peppercorns, and endive difficulties.

The Rampler #324 (6/21/09)

Rampler — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:32:26 +0000

“JOCKAMO” - 1:49:13 / 100 MB - Frank in NJ in the afternoon. A visit to a street fair in Nutley, looking for a clown, beer reviews (Troegs Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale, Abita Jockamo IPA, McSorley’s Irish Black Lager), Dreamcast games (Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Rez), Japanese TV via KeyHoleTV, and a whole lot more.

The Rampler #323 (6/19/09)

Rampler — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:00:45 +0000

“QUINTET” - 1:51:41 / 102 MB - Frank in NYC in the evening. Week in review… gridlock on 3rd Ave., new theme song, Pokemon, The Ramones, Fonnjo Foon dice game, WFMU, DJ task, very sad story, Pixar “Up”, Twitter, Central Park, Bicycle Eco Edition playing cards, Moonalice, DVD audio, diseases, Big Entertainment stores, licensing, crappy comic books from the 90s, tattoos, cockfighting, Lost in Space, lizard guys, The Dead Weather, Jack White, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, adapting the show, poetry slams, Tori Amos, evil Frank, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, The Strokes, Horizons grapes, SlotRadio, Paul Newman, Fig Newtons, Quintet, The Girlfriend Experience, prostitution, POWERade Zero Mixed Berry, conspiracy theories, FinFang Foom, HeroClix, Monsterpocalypse, Extreme Towns, Packing Noodles, Spoon City, and a whole lot more.

The Rampler #322 (6/19/09)

Rampler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:37:28 +0000

“CARBON MONOXIDE” - 53:11 / 48.9 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Color scheme, the purple withers, elephant seal leaf, indulgence and moderation, potato chips and coffee, Herr’s, circus real estate, fonts, Peggle, Howard Stern from 1991, Bill Clinton, dream review (“Blues Brothers Parking Space”), Disney theme park blogs, S.S. Disney, Mesa Verde Times – guys exploring the inside world of EPCOT Horizons, audio-animatronics, human baby Tinkerbell, The Greatest Story Ever, The Parafactor, night life, ego, furniture transport, carbon monoxide alarm, and battery acid.

The Rampler #321 (6/18/09)

Rampler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:20:55 +0000

“CONCOURSE” - 41:26 / 38.2 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. A conflict in the bathroom, raining like mad, getting some espresso, popcorn, DTV, a random act of kindness, subway, Corridor of Losers, escalator, Shuttle, WFMU, Velveeta, Grand Central, podcasting meetup, TV shows, “Extreme Towns”, and the driving rain.

The Rampler #320 (6/17/09)

Rampler — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:48:07 +0000

“SCREWS” - 49:49 / 45.8 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Chemtrails, big bag, quarters on the ground, Chrysler Building, band flyer photocopy stapled to a telephone pole, hard drive enclosure, screws, WFMU recordings, phallic soda, David Letterman, George W. Bush, jackhammering, dream review (“Cat Bus Driver”, “Band Killed in New Brunswick”), memory, the time loop, shows from the old reality, Podcast Meetup, The Parafactor, witchcraft, spirits, Jean Shepherd ad for Year One poster.

The Rampler #319 (6/16/09)

Rampler — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:50:54 +0000

“BLOWOUT” - 1:16:44 / 70.5 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Nightlight stations, MTV game shows, meter reader, WFMU show recording strategy, taxi, bus tire blowout, let off at ramp, fumes, out of the time loop, explosion sound, walking to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Chris Gethard and Andy Kaufman, Twitter situation, Sarah Palin vs. David Letterman, computer repair disaster, drop hard drive in the cats’ water fountain, Datavision, Dream Reviews (“The Looper Lounge”, “Vague Promotion”), headphones, hard drive enclosure, 39th Street, TV review (“True Blood” Season 2 premiere), movie review (“Up”), Jewish humor, Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater Legos,and more radio questions.

The Rampler #318 (6/12/09)

Rampler — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:32:39 +0000

“ANALOG TV” - 3:20:27 / 183 MB - Frank in NYC and NJ in the evening. Starting on 3rd Ave., heading over to Bryant Park. The Week in Review. The end of analog TV transmission in the USA. Conspiracy theories. Kickball. The Fuccons.Sunrise Semester. Film Noir Parody. Breezeway. Turtle vendor. Jamba Juice. Watching the last few hours of analog TV. On Twitter, Chris Gethard meets TheAndyKaufman in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jitterbeans. Watching analog TV get shut off on channel 41, Univision, en espanol. Hooking up the DTV converter box. African radio on TV. Return to cable. And a whole lot more.

The Rampler #317 (6/12/09)

Rampler — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:04:49 +0000

“THE THEORY” - 37:57 / 35 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Talking about the end of analog TV transmission in America, the time loop, mind control, and sketching an overview of his thoughts on the possible reality behind all of the myriad conspiracy theories out there.

The Rampler #316 (6/11/09)

Rampler — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:34:20 +0000

“THE HIGH LINE” - 2:40:53 / 147 MB - Frank in NYC and NJ in the evening. Taking the E train down to 14th Street, buying a Crumpler Complete Seed messenger bag, a visit to the just-opened park built on an old elevated railway line called “The High Line”, back to the E train to go to Port Authority Bus Terminal, and at home in New Jersey, watching the last night of analog TV transmissions.

The Rampler #315 (6/11/09)

Rampler — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:04:35 +0000

“MILITARY WEDDINGS” - 56:38 / 52.1 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Purple flower, announcing The Rampler on WFMU!!, “Losing Center”, Vixia, the long wait, freedom, private submarines, Corvette Summer, vague memories, college search, Minnesota, Technoshades, Bomb Jack, Flicky, Vulgus, wearing a camouflage T-shirt, military weddings in Times Square, cults, reality shows, HOPE is gone, beware of cults – they destroy people, genetically-engineered slave race, evil and psychopathic people, optimism, Manhatta, mysterious caller on Howard Stern 11/11/91, Dick Cavett, Groucho Marx, depression, Transformers, and high school.

The Rampler #314 (6/10/09)

Rampler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:36:48 +0000

“ISHTAR” - 56:14 / 51.7 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Hazy morning, late bus, Tori Amos, Twitter, Brooklyn hipsters, WFMU, Dell, computer parts, Phish, the experience of reality – is it a simulation/game?, comment from Ted from the talk radio cocktail party mental analysis/Hannity incident, Pepsi logo, HOPE sculpture, Statue of Liberty, Illuminati, Atlantis, psychic, reincarnation, Floppy Cube, USB Owl, White Citrus, bicycle taxi guy, Roach Motel, pesticide collectors, Rex & Combo, and email from the real world.

The Rampler #313 (6/9/09)

Rampler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:39:50 +0000

“CIGARETTES” - 43:48 / 40.3 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Soldiers in the Port Authorirty Bus Terminal, people going lalala tripping thru life, the talk radio event, talking points, subway, Corridor of Losers, the idea of experiencing the events of the some “Flowers on the Wall”, Twitter issues, David Carradine, Andy Kaufman video, Mercury Cougar, 04:05:06 7/08/09, Willowbrook Mall, electronic cigarettes, and tme travel.

The Rampler #312 (6/7/09)

Rampler — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:43:09 +0000

“RENEGADE” - 1:06:37 / 61.2 MB - Frank visits the Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, NY – walking around, observing the happenings, hipsters, reflections on the talk radio industry event of the two previous days, war, Tetris, and a whole lot more.

The Rampler #311 (6/6/09)

Rampler — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:13:20 +0000

“THE SOFT WALL” - 1:18:45 / 72.3 MB - Frank attends Day Two of the Talkers Magazine New Media Seminar of the talk radio industry in New York City. Starting off in the morning in New Jersey, then the journey into the city. Some observations during the day… dialectical traps, Rush Limbaugh, and a whole lot more. Then the walk across Manhattan back to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, with thoughts and reflections on the event.

The Rampler #310 (6/5/09)

Rampler — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:03:42 +0000

“THE SEMINAR” - 4:25:28 / 243MB - Frank attends Day One of the Talkers Magazine New Media Seminar of the talk radio industry in New York City. Starting off in the morning in New Jersey, then the journey into the city. A few updates during the day. Then at the cocktail reception, checking out the celebrities, and talking about briefly meeting Joe Franklin. Then… some pretty deep and brutally honest spontaneous psychological analysis by a radio executive, whose challenge results in an awkward, failed attempt to interview Sean Hannity, who seemed a bit pissed off. Then, the journey home, many topics, getting wet in Times Square, The Party Bus, Rodney Bingenheimer, etc.

The Rampler #309 (6/4/09)

Rampler — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:01:00 +0000

“GRIZZLY ADAMS” - 48:41 / 44.8 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. The elevator repair crew, hammering, hydraulic lift, deranged people, conference room, Talkers Magazine New Media Seminar 2009, the talk radio industry, new website, WFMU, Rush Limbaugh, the radio monologue format, beeping, filming a medical test, Up, yoga, Taste of Times Square, Yoko Ono, cold and humid, “Expanded Ramplerverse”, Monkees, EPCOT Horizons, the future from the 50s, Grizzly Adams, memory, music from Atlantis?, Atlantis and conspiracy theories, time travel, and underground societies.

The Rampler #308 (6/3/09)

Rampler — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:04:42 +0000

“FRISBEE FUN” – 1:26:43 / 79.6 MB – Frank in NYC in the morning. Interesting urinal graffiti, new opening attempt, new website, energy of change, new theme song, the return of Photo-Lettering (from House Industries), Audio Street Fair Blues, Diddy Kong Racing, ModNation Racers, Benjamin Franklin, Times Square in 1930, Manager’s Special – Wednesday is Ladies’ Day”, Frisbee Fun, fake Phil Spector on Twitter, laying on the “Chaise-Lawn” (grass-covered chaise lounge / wheelbarrow) in Times Square, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Ass Hedge, self-effacing humor, coffee and pasta for breaskfast, rich people, horrible logo, wallowing in patriotism, the truth about the banking system, and falling into dialectical traps.

The Rampler #307 (6/2/09)

Rampler — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:41:13 +0000

“BLINDS” – 42:20 / 39 MB - Frank in NYC in the morning. Giving a guy a dollar, scams, soldiers, Rich Hall’s Sniglet “Indecisajig”, gimmicks, crossing 42nd St., promoting the show, Neil Innes, The Rutles “Archaeology”, a chord of horns, the opening chords of Sesame Street, hippies, Boards of Canada, “Ommadawn” by Mike Oldfield, difficult sidewalk to navigate, painful aspects of life, talk radio industry, randomness, the annoyances of blinds, pastina, quick journey in Rt. 46, The Tonight Show, gum on sidewalk, psychopaths, the universe as a game, past lives, and where is the conference center.

The Rampler #306 (6/1/09)

Rampler — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:33:12 +0000

“THE TITANIC” – 1:09:23 / 63.8 MB – Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. June, weed whacker, time loop, highway bus stop, counting cars, Doppler effect, Pee-wee Herman, Penn Jillette, The Tonight Show, orgasm, antichrist theories, occultists, conspiracy theories, S.K. Thoth and The Pink Angel, rock music, Talking Heads, Nirvana, pinball, moderation, arcades, Crystal Head Vodka, the occult, rich kid rock stars, Lady Gaga, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, police parades, play on words, Monstercots, Dilmah Dombagastalawa Tea, Ladder Ball, Bolo, last Titanic survivor is dead, and shuffling deck chairs on The Titanic.Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. June, weed whacker, time loop, highway bus stop, counting cars, Doppler effect, Pee-wee Herman, Penn Jillette, The Tonight Show, orgasm, antichrist theories, occultists, conspiracy theories, S.K. Thoth and The Pink Angel, rock music, Talking Heads, Nirvana, pinball, moderation, arcades, Crystal Head Vodka, the occult, rich kid rock stars, Lady Gaga, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, police parades, play on words, Monstercots, Dilmah Dombagastalawa Tea, Ladder Ball, Bolo, last Titanic survivor is dead, and shuffling deck chairs on The Titanic.

The Rampler #305 (5/29/09)

Rampler — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:54:47 +0000

“STRAWBERRY FIELDS” - 3:12:11 / 176 MB – Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Bus stop, calorie restriction, buying a bus pass at Port Authority, anti-torture protest, 7 Train, Senoby update, mother’s milk, prayer, Children’s Television Workshop, Radiophonic Workshop, difficulty crossing 42nd St., Crisp, Starlog Magazine, Kolchak hat, Freemountain Hats, slow bus, heading down to Strawberry Fields, John Lennon, WFMU, talk radio industry, knee injury, statue crash, Central Park, the time enforcer dream, Yoko Ono, carnival, boat, bubbles, musicians, Thoth, computer graphics, Reid Fleming: World’s Toughest Milkman, arrival at Strawberry Fields, Journey Into Imagination, Weasel Village Mall, the drunk painting, Italian Space Command, Trout Fishing In America, etc.

The Rampler #304 (5/28/09)

Rampler — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:34:19 +0000

“THE MONKS” – 59:19 / 54.5 MB – Frank in NYC in the morning. Weird feeling in Port Authority, the time loop, American Idol, garbage and drug addicts in NYC cemetaries, The Monks “Black Monk Time”, Twice Upon A Time, NBC Retro, Bill Hicks, David Letterman, Alex Jones, taking pictures of myself for the logo, Ronald Reagan impersonations, other presidential impersonations, The Ronny Horror Show, Fridays, Ess-A-Bagel, and Vaudeville.

The Rampler #303 (5/27/09)

Rampler — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:43:53 +0000

“NACHOS” - 1:29:33 / 82.1 MB – Frank in NYC in the evening. Mercury Retrograde, Glenlivet City Links, library, Baja Fresh (in the space that had been Zen Burger), the nachos incident, Old Bridge Gourmet Deli, bourbon, Japanese grocery, Bryant Park, hot sauce, Lorenzo Music, Rampler logo ideas, pre-roll video ads, Japanese snack “Choco Banana Pocky”, Japanese beverage “Senoby”, Japanese writing, MTV News internship, chess, shogi, go, anti-imperialist Filipino protest, Stan Lee, motion theaters, and things that should not be done in a public restroom.

The Rampler #302 (5/27/09)

Rampler — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:49:34 +0000

“NEVERMIND” - 1:03:11 / 58 MB – Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Hedge trimmer and weed whacker, cardboard injury, cat treatment, bed clothing, origami, kusudama, Naruto on Hulu, subtitles, not the bus, level 4, the uncensored version of the obscure 1983 animated feature film “Twice Upon A Time”, synchronicity (“Once Upon A Crime”), being a loser in 1991, Nirvana “Nevermind”, driving around Utah, Times Square, Nine Inch Nails, Mike Tyson, thoughts and prayers, questions about prayer, religion, theocracy, the fun and wonder of life, violence, and Baja Fresh.

The Rampler #301 (5/26/09)

Rampler — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:52:20 +0000

“LASER TAG” - 1:19:13 / 72.7 MB – Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. A letter from Italian Space Command, spent the 3-day weekend cleaning and organizing, Memorial Day – difficult aspects of the nature of war, Starbucks “prank” explosion, Starbucking, Broadway in Times Square closed to traffic, sitting in a beach chair in the middle of the street, the media, old woman falls down, The Secret Power of Pyramids, the troubled history of the movie “Twice Upon A Time” (1983), opening the letter, Origami Tube, a weird “Night Before Christmas”, mobius crochet, spyware, injuries, sink leak, Red Bull Cola, Naruto, Akikan!, nerdy erotic fantasies, Laser Tag, The Secret, and Monster Golf.

The Rampler #300 (5/22/09)

Rampler — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:57:07 +0000

“THE FAIR” – 3:16:06 / 179.7 MB - Frank in NYC and NJ in the afternoon and evening. It’s the 300th Episode!! Another radio station disrupts the start of the show, a beautiful day, going on an adventure, Mamaroneck, a ride on the 7 Train into Queens, heading to Flushing Meadows Corona Park – the site of the 1965-65 New York World’s Fair, graffiti, recordings from the Fair, The Twilight Zone, WFMU, seeing the rockets, The Hall of Science, miniature golf, camel, The Unisphere, drumming, American Express Pavilion (overview of the Fair), existential homework, ice cream cone, heading over to Citi Field, David Dinkins, taking the 7 Train back, The Overnightscape #300, NetHack, elbow coin skill, “Twice Upon A Time”, photo place idea, Barbie Girl, on the bus home to New Jersey, sumo wrestler food, many topics from the past week, viral marketing actress, The Mocha Beans “In The Moog”, Captain Marvel Porsche, “good luck”, dead malls, Star Wars, and A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays”.

The Archive

Rampler — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:13:06 +0000

Go to The Overnightscape Underground (ONSUG) for a complete archive of Rampler episodes, and a whole lot more.