The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – April 12, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Our selective overview of the Universe and its other life expands to comedy with The Firesign Theatre’s “Everything You Know Is Wrong,” plus intermixing two 50’s documentaries on the flying saucer flap from America and Britain, lots of Pink Floyd, and Wobbly can’t borrow my Booper. 3 Hours.


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – March 29, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Back to unidentified flying life in the Universe and what that makes us feel about everything. Bits from “Moonrock Footnotes #13” continue, along with what the Bible says about flying saucers, old radio science fiction and documentaries about same, scientists describing the Universe, and songs that are trying to get to a point too big … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – March 22, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Suicide Man, himself, shows up for a live, 3 hour talk show about the universe. We take calls and discuss the many mysteries of space as we understand it, which isn’t that much as it turns out. An unusual encounter with Suicide Man, one of our oldest and most dedicated callers to Over The Edge. … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – March 15, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Sightings and saucers continue with a lengthy and  detailed account of the icon-forming Roswell saucer crash in ’47 and all the lore about it that followed. Mixed in is an OTE episode from 2001, “Moonrock Footnotes #13, which contains a lot of original scripted fiction of mine built around some old radio fiction about scientists … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – March 1, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Films and their projectors spin at the center of this second look at saucers flying in the ‘50’s. A ‘50’s dramatized documentary film, “The Truth About Flying Saucers,” plays pretty straight for its historical interest, intruded upon only by “novelty” songs of the day on the subject and Receptacle callers. “What is this, science fiction … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – February 22, 2013 at 10:00pm

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This one is all about the flying saucer rage of the 1950’s. All the material comes from the 50’s, including a Long John Neble historical overview of the whole flap, first person encounter accounts, descriptions of various crafts seen, 50’s science fiction drama acknowledging this emergence of aliens in our culture, and 50’s songs on … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – February 15, 2013 at 10:00pm

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Astronomers and scientists continue describing the physics of the Universe and its contents, including the space race and its probes, Mars and its exploration, the positioning of human religions in all this, and plenty of space songs and receptacle callers throughout. 3 Hours