Highways West

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Highways West[1]
Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1986
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Serious Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 1 hour
Preceded by: Tell Me What To Do
Followed by: Nightride

Lenny's a big, tall, curly haired man with glasses.

Highways West is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.

Synopsis

The owner and employees of a pawn shop. An ideal day to enjoy the outdoors, backed with ocean sounds (?) and electronica. Two friends scam an airport suitcase claim, drive a car across the country and lose their money gambling, and begin running drugs. Stories of people who work on the loading dock.

Interesting Facts

  • This is a 60 minute program. There is rumored to be a 30 minute version with the same title.

Music

  • "Always Returning" - Brian Eno (from Apollo, 1983) | YouTube
  • "New Island Midnight" - Dr. John (from Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981)
  • "Strange Love" - Haruomi Hosono With Friends Of Earth ‎(from S-F-X, 1984)

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