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''A Kiss Is Just A Kiss'' or ''A Kiss Is Still A Kiss'' is the name of a radio program produced by Joe Frank.  
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'''A Kiss Is Just A Kiss''' is a radio program produced by Joe Frank.  


== Program Information ==
== Program Information ==
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clearly not the original air date.  I [ddyer] have aircheck tapes for parts 2 and 3 which date from KCRW in 1986.
clearly not the original air date.  I [ddyer] have aircheck tapes for parts 2 and 3 which date from KCRW in 1986.


The only known exiting copy is divided into three parts of unequal length, and the first part has been lost.  It is not clear if the division is original.
The only known existing copy is divided into three parts of unequal length, and the first part has been lost.  It is not clear if the division is original.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
*Part 2:  
=== Part 2 ===  
**Johnny and his relationship to his stepmother at the start of WWII.   
*Johnny and his relationship to his stepmother at the start of WWII.   
**He fights with fascists in a German-American movie theater.  He and his stepmother kiss.   
*He fights with fascists in a German-American movie theater.  He and his stepmother kiss.   
**He runs off, gets drunk, and enlists in the Canadian air force.  
*He runs off, gets drunk, and enlists in the Canadian air force.  
**Enthusiastic recruits board the ship for Europe.   
*Enthusiastic recruits board the ship for Europe.   
**His plane goes down and he gets a desk job, invites death when London is bombed.
*His plane goes down and he gets a desk job, invites death when London is bombed.
*Part3:
**Johnny returns from Europe after the war.
** He finds religion in a Thomas Merton poem and joins the monastery in Gethsemani.  


=== Part 3 ===
*Johnny returns from Europe after the war.
* He finds religion in a Thomas Merton poem and joins the monastery in Gethsemani.


== Interesting Facts ==
== Music ==
*Shares text with [[To The Bar Life]].
'''Part 2'''
*This program is not available at [http://joefrank.com joefrank.com].
{{At_The_Foot_Of_The_Mountain_By_The_Lakeside_(Hans-Joachim_Roedelius)}} [5:25]
{{Rosetti Noise Chrystal Garden And A Coda (Harold Budd)}} [22:30]
{{The White Cliffs Of Dover (Vera Lynn)}} [43:32]


== Commentary ==
'''Part 3'''
{{commentary}}
{{September Fifteenth (Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays)}} [8:15]
== [[User:Shiro|Shiro]] ==
{{Brüder Des Schattens (Popol Vuh)}} [21:03]
From the tenor of Joe's voice and the style of the sound mix, it sounds to me like a fairly early program.  There are a few moments where Joe slips on a word and then continues, and the background music is sparse and looping isn't obvious, which suggest that it may have been produced under unusual conditions.  Was it broadcast live?  Is it a demo-tape?  A WBAI remnant?  Or is it just another example of Joe doing something experimental and unlike everything else in his repertoire?
{{Spheres (3rd Movement) (Keith Jarrett)}} [25:28]
 
{{As Time Goes By (Vera Lynn)}} [27:15]
== [[User:ddyer|ddyer]] ==
I suspect this program falls into the category of early works the author would prefer to be forgotten.  It doesn't appear anywhere on Joe's official web site.  Too bad though - you can really see Joe's development as an artist in progress here, particularly in sequence in part 3 involving the homosexual vegetarian monks killing a pig for their feast day.
 
== External links ==


== Shared material ==
*Shares text with [[To The Bar Life]].


== Miscellanea ==
*This program is not available at [http://joefrank.com joefrank.com].
* I believe this was broadcast (or maybe just made available for RealAudio streaming on a KCRW web page) as the last "new" program of The Other Side, in 2002. It sounded like a weaker version of [[To The Bar Life]]; makes sense that it was produced earlier, and then improved. -[[User:Rash|Rash]] ([[User talk:Rash|talk]])


{{Other (series)}}
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]]
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]]
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]]
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]]
[[Category:Not Available Online]]
[[Category:Not Available Online]]
[[Category:Work In Progress]]
[[Category:Show]]
[[Category:1986]]
[[Category:Unknown air date]]
[[Category:Show_by_date|19860001]]
{{Series|series=Work In Progress}}<!-- assuming WIP based on supposed date... -->
{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}}
{{Airdate|airdate=1986}} <!-- date is dubious, it's just from a file name. -->

Latest revision as of 17:26, 31 October 2024

Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1986
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
2.5 hours
Preceded by: When She's Asleep, She Looks Like An Angel
Followed by: Dreams Of The River
Unavailable

A Kiss Is Just A Kiss is a radio program produced by Joe Frank.

Program Information

It is not clear when the program originally aired. The WFMU FAQ lists the program date as 2002, but this is clearly not the original air date. I [ddyer] have aircheck tapes for parts 2 and 3 which date from KCRW in 1986.

The only known existing copy is divided into three parts of unequal length, and the first part has been lost. It is not clear if the division is original.

Synopsis

Part 2

  • Johnny and his relationship to his stepmother at the start of WWII.
  • He fights with fascists in a German-American movie theater. He and his stepmother kiss.
  • He runs off, gets drunk, and enlists in the Canadian air force.
  • Enthusiastic recruits board the ship for Europe.
  • His plane goes down and he gets a desk job, invites death when London is bombed.

Part 3

  • Johnny returns from Europe after the war.
  • He finds religion in a Thomas Merton poem and joins the monastery in Gethsemani.

Music

Part 2

Part 3

Shared material

Miscellanea

  • This program is not available at joefrank.com.
  • I believe this was broadcast (or maybe just made available for RealAudio streaming on a KCRW web page) as the last "new" program of The Other Side, in 2002. It sounded like a weaker version of To The Bar Life; makes sense that it was produced earlier, and then improved. -Rash (talk)


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