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'''Too Close To Home''' is a live show written and performed by Joe Frank at [https://www.villagestudios.com/auditorium The Village] in Los Angeles on November 13, 2011. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
2:20: Joe describes 'The Fountains', a retirement community in | 2:20: Joe describes 'The Fountains', a retirement community in | ||
Florida in which his parents live<ref>apparently 1984-5</ref> | Florida in which his parents live.<ref>apparently 1984-5</ref><ref>Joe | ||
set [[A Pact With God]]/[[A Death In The Family]] there; much of this | set [[A Pact With God]]/[[A Death In The Family]] there; much of this | ||
show uses the same material.</ref> | show uses the same material.</ref> | ||
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5:50: Joe tells us about his '78-year-old stepfather | 5:50: Joe tells us about his '78-year-old stepfather | ||
Freddy'<ref>he was born in 1906, thus my dating of this story</ref> | Freddy':<ref>he was born in 1906, thus my dating of this story</ref> | ||
he clips coupons, wears thread-bare clothes, buys the cheapest stuff, | he clips coupons, wears thread-bare clothes, buys the cheapest stuff, | ||
much to his wife's exasperation. | much to his wife's exasperation. | ||
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'Pact'/'Death' then Joe tells the same story about him as Danny from | 'Pact'/'Death' then Joe tells the same story about him as Danny from | ||
[[Just Hold Me]]: breaking Joe's glasses when he hugs him, begging for | [[Just Hold Me]]: breaking Joe's glasses when he hugs him, begging for | ||
a cigarette from his wife<ref>in [[Just Hold Me]] Danny begged it from | a cigarette from his wife,<ref>in [[Just Hold Me]] Danny begged it from | ||
his mother</ref> | his mother</ref> what a golden boy he was in school. | ||
24:20: Joe tells of meeting a woman at a bar who wanted him to | 24:20: Joe tells of meeting a woman at a bar who wanted him to | ||
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she was in love with wouldn't marry her because she was too poor. Joe | she was in love with wouldn't marry her because she was too poor. Joe | ||
says that she married when she was 17<ref>she said 18 in [[God Only Knows]], | says that she married when she was 17<ref>she said 18 in [[God Only Knows]], | ||
which agrees with the records</ref> and Meier was 42<ref>he | which agrees with the records</ref> and Meier was 42.<ref>he | ||
was a month shy of his 42nd birthday.</ref> | was a month shy of his 42nd birthday.</ref> | ||
Joe says that she began an affair with Freddy before Meier | Joe says that she began an affair with Freddy before Meier | ||
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31:50: Joe tells his mother's story of fleeing the Russian | 31:50: Joe tells his mother's story of fleeing the Russian | ||
army from Poland to Austria in WW1, when she was 3 or 4. <ref>Quoth | army from Poland to Austria in WW1, when she was 3 or 4.<ref>She tells | ||
this story in [[He Hesitated]] too.</ref><ref>Quoth | |||
Wikipedia, 'after the outbreak of World War I the town | Wikipedia, 'after the outbreak of World War I the town | ||
(Rymanów, her hometown) was captured by the Russian Empire in | (Rymanów, her hometown) was captured by the Russian Empire in | ||
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51: Joe tells the story of he and Katie building a house in | 51: Joe tells the story of he and Katie building a house in | ||
Culpeper County, Virginia, then of his building a house in Cleveland | Culpeper County, Virginia, then of his building a house in Cleveland | ||
Park. <ref>originally in [[Just Hold Me]]</ref> | Park.<ref>originally in [[Just Hold Me]]</ref> | ||
53:40: Joe tells of the day of Freddy's surgery. He recovered | 53:40: Joe tells of the day of Freddy's surgery. He recovered | ||
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apparently 10-11 years after this surgery.</ref> | apparently 10-11 years after this surgery.</ref> | ||
== | == Music == | ||
The | * Original music over loops - [[James Harrah]] (guitar) | ||
{{Fila Brazilia Remix of Six Underground (Sneaker Pimps)}} [Intro] | |||
{{Water From a Vine Leaf (William Orbit)}} [12:12] | |||
{{Sex (The Necks)}} [17:48] | |||
{{Doris Dub (Tosca)}} [30:45] | |||
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== External links == | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jFc88_xZrc Too Close To Home] (YouTube) | |||
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== Shared Material == | |||
*[[Just Hold Me]] | |||
*[[He Hesitated]] | |||
*[[Karma (Part 7)]] | |||
*[[Small World Karma]] | |||
*[[A Pact With God]] | |||
*[[A Death In The Family]] | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
[[Category:Live]] | |||
[[Category:Show]] | |||
{{Series|series=Other}}{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}} | |||