Mercy

Series
The Other Side
Original Broadcast Date
January 16, 2000
Cast
Larry Block, Joe Frank
Format
Narrative Monologue, Absurd Monologue, 58 minutes
Preceded by:	Summer Notes (Remix)
Followed by:	At Last
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He's always hated Christmas; it's the most depressing time of the year.

Mercy, also known as Mercy Now, is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on January 16, 2000.

Synopsis

A failed screenwriter sees his lover Margo then goes to their cottage at Big Sur with his wife, Ann, for New Year's of 1999/2000, is in a bad mood the whole time, watches a sword & sandal movie instead of the celebrations his wife wants to watch, stuffs himself at dinner, has a disagreement with his son, who visits while passing through.

35: Joe sees a beautiful young woman on the beach, then discovers she's a man.

42: Joe recommends not-complaining.

48:20: A woman recalls the boy she fell in love with in school at age 12.

54:30: Joe says that if we think hard enough we may create meaning, understand underlying hidden meaning, encoded messages.

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Legacy Synopsis

About a man who is depressed around Christmas 1999, his wife Ann and his mistress Margo. Narrator at the beach, dreaming. Woman talks about her taste in men, being a girl.

Music

• "Illicity Part One" - Extended Spirit (from Solid Water, 1998) | YouTube [Intro]
• "Love" - Patrice (from Ancient Spirit, 2000) | YouTube [34:35]

• "Prison Blues" - Alex (from Prison Songs • Historical Recordings From Parchman Farm 1947-48 • Volume One: Murderous Home, 1997) | YouTube [40:30]

Commentary

The second segment is set in a similar location as the first. I didn't notice that it was separate the first few times I listened.Arthur Peabody (talk) 23:35, 6 January 2022 (EST)