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Revision as of 09:44, 4 March 2018

Joe Frank In Concert
Series
WBAI and NPR Playhouse
Original Broadcast Date
1980
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Live, Singing, Absurd Monologue, 30 minutes
Preceded by: Til You're Gone
Followed by: The Rare Recording

"So I was on the IRT Lexington Avenue local, going uptown."

Joe Frank in Concert is the name of a program produced by Joe Frank in 1980.

It was recorded at the Bushido Gallery in New York, and aired on NPR as "The Radio Experience Special: Joe Frank in Concert"

Synopsis

  • Joe on the bus going uptown seated next to a blind man
  • A description of Yorkville, an Alpine village, described over German beer hall music
  • Recurring dream in which Joe is at a dinner party and his coughing sounds like a dog barking (Joe's barking sounds suspiciously similar to the dog who barks and gets shot in some later programs)
  • Joe describes a struggling family with a crying baby who lives next door over German beer hall music
  • Joe describes his favorite TV detective program against a live percussive background before an audience: seeing the actor on a talk show, neighbors are baffled by a nice guy who shoots strangers from his window, Joe is a nice guy except when driving, he seeks out the film star in order to attack him, befriends him, and becomes trapped in a television program
  • Hitler in Grindelwald with Eva Braun and Wolf, over German beer hall music
  • Joe discusses nihilism, Nietzsche, and Freud with live accompaniment
  • Joe's idea of a good time
  • The conclusion of Joe's bus trip uptown
  • Joe sings the blues
  • German beer hall music

Interesting Facts

This show is not available at joefrank.com

Commentary

External Links

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