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''"Oh midnight special, I ride the rods a hobo, not homeless..."''
''"Oh Midnight Special, I ride the rods a hobo, not homeless..."''


'''Road To Hell''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[1989]].
'''Road To Hell''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[1989]].

Revision as of 15:38, 8 March 2018

Road To Hell[1]
Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1989
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Absurd Monologue, 1 hour
Preceded by: The More I Know You
Followed by: Nausea

"Oh Midnight Special, I ride the rods a hobo, not homeless..."

Road To Hell is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1989.

Synposis

  • Train sounds.
  • A poetic celebration of the hobo.
  • A ski lodge, writing "regret not the momentary impulse" on a cast.
  • Founding fathers, the articles of confabulation and the bill of human bondage.
  • General Deities Incorporated. Christmas in new york.
  • Throwing a new years party - a guest suffocated beneath coats.
  • Getting mugged weekly in the stairway of Joe's apartment, then meeting the same guy years later.
  • Rapid monologueamidst glass-style minimalist orchestral music: I am a statue in the park... walking into the river and filling a bowl on one's head, using a third eye to cheat at cards.
  • Individualism amidst mobs, perception of a radio program.
  • Deepened monologue: immigrants mistaking an oil rig for America, getting menial jobs, raising middle class children.
  • The balance of payments: taxation by weighing noblemen.
  • A woman with a french accent talks about falling in love.
  • A malfunctioning garage door opener.
  • Describing a fantasy woman.
  • Odes: Oh woman, high school cheerleader, businesswoman, nurse, homemaker, secretary, stewardess.
  • Deepened monologue: being tired of life, the legions of the dead. Dreams: discovering one is still married to an ex wife, being a cartoon character spun off as a plastic doll.
  • A being oiled by women in a room full of video games with a glass floor while a man reads holy books, wanting to go away, watching an old man dance with a beautiful young girl.

    Interesting Facts

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    Music

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    External Links

    Work In Progress

    Another Country (Part 1) | Another Country (Part 2) | Another Country (Part 3) | At The Border | Bad | The Best | Building A Church | Case Studies | Cocktails Before Dinner | Dear Annie | The Dictator (Part 1) | The Dictator (Part 2) | The Dictator (Part 3) | Dreamland | Dreams Of The River | El Cholo (In The Beginning) | Emerald Isle | Emergency Room | Five Part Dissonance | Great Lives | Great Lives (Remix) | He Hesitated | Highways West | Home | Iceland (Part 1) | Iceland (Part 2) | Iceland (Part 3) | I'm Not Crazy | In The Dark (Part 1) | In The Dark (Part 2) | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 1) | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 2) | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 3) | Islands | A Kiss Is Just A Kiss | A Landing Strip In The Jungle | Let Me Not Dream | Lines | The More I Know You | Nausea | Night (Remix) | Night (Part 1) | Night (Part 2) | Nightride | No Show | On The Edge | A Pact With God | Performer | Photography | The Policeman's Ball | Pretender | Rain | Redneck Rounder | Rent A Family (Part 1) | Rent A Family (Part 2) | Rent A Family (Part 3) | Road To Hell | Rose | Sleep | Stories For Nothing | The Street | Summer Notes (Remix) | Talking About Love | Tell Me What To Do | Thank You, You're Beautiful | To The Bar Life | The Truth About Women (Part 1) | The Truth About Women (Part 2) | Two Babes | When She's Asleep, She Looks Like An Angel | Why I Don't Love You Anymore | Words