Joe Frank In Concert

"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