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“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.

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“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

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“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.

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“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.

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“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.

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“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.

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“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

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“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.

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“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.

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“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.