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* A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past. | * A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past. | ||
* Beggars in Tibet and Nepal. | * Beggars in Tibet and Nepal. | ||
* An alternative high school in [ | * An alternative high school in [[Wikipedia:Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville, Massachusetts]]. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Temple of the Tooth|The Temple Of The Tooth]] and [[Wikipedia:Kandy Esala Perahera|The Festival Of The Tooth]]. | |||
* A private tour of a cathedral. | * A private tour of a cathedral. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:46, 16 February 2025
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| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1980 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Narrative Monologue, 31 minutes | |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by: | The Eighty Yard Run |
| Followed by: | The Rare Recording |
| Purchase | |
The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.
White Elephants is a program produced by Joe Frank for NPR in 1980.
It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020.
Synopsis
- This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from Stories For Nothing
- Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past.
- Beggars in Tibet and Nepal.
- An alternative high school in Somerville, Massachusetts.
- The Temple Of The Tooth and The Festival Of The Tooth.
- A private tour of a cathedral.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Raga Gara" - Ravi Shankar (from Ragas Hameer & Gara, 1979) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Yemaya, Sister Of The Fishes" - Alive! (from Alive!, 1979) | YouTube [18:18]
