Joe Frank In Concert
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| 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, "I'm not dead!"
- 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
- His speech degenerates into some insanity not available in other programs
- Joe sings the blues
- German beer hall music
Interesting Facts
This show is not available at joefrank.com