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''"Basically time is just a dimension of the universe."'' | |||
'' | '''Streetwise''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[In The Dark]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1995|1995]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | |||
'Basically time is just a dimension of the universe...' A homeless | |||
guy explains how people use sound to harm others. | |||
2:20: Guy talks about what happened to him when he came to California, | |||
became homeless. He explains that America is a big dog, Los Angeles a | |||
giant tick on it that's going to explode. | |||
4:30: 'Geneticists and computer scientists are really working together | |||
towards a better future for everyone' making perfect clones to replace | |||
people. | |||
5:50: Guy explains why he hates garbage. | |||
7:00: Guy says that his mother (adopted) flirted with him. | |||
10:20: 'No one can dare say for sure one way or the other that a the | |||
universe is finite or infinite...' a different guy talks about the | |||
universe, how he had to drop out of Brooklyn College, was a bit | |||
autistic, dropped out (1987), spent nights on the street. He's living | |||
in Baltimore, gives advice on the street, sometimes goes to Washington | |||
(DC). | |||
19:50: The first guy is back, tells the story of a fellow going down a | |||
road, seeing a group beating a corpse, allegedly because of his debts. | |||
The fellow paid off the corpse's debts; the corpse came back as a | |||
beggar who helped the fellow become rich.<ref>This is an example of a | |||
<i>Grateful dead</i> folk tale.</ref> | |||
22:50: The second guy wants there to be a Nobel prize for philosophy. | |||
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Legacy Synopsis</div> | |||
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A street guy talks about time and music, Los Angeles as a giant tick, being sexually assaulted by his mother, drummers as time creatures. Another guy talks about his infinite uniqueness theory, "Einstein syndrome", going into business with a free advice sign. The first guy talks about dead body being beaten, vampire wealth, being raised from birth in a tiny room and trained to launch a nuclear war. Second guy talks about getting the Nobel prize. | |||
</div></div> | |||
== | == Music == | ||
{{ | {{Rock Hammer (Thomas Newman)}} [Intro] | ||
== Shared material == | |||
Joe re-uses the first 10:20 in [[Dreamland: A Compilation]] | |||
== | == Commentary == | ||
I've listened to a lot of homeless people in downtown LA - | |||
this guy talks coherently (his ideas are nonsense), more like an actor | |||
playing a part.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 23:28, 29 July 2023 (PDT) | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category:Real_People]] | [[Category:Real_People]] | ||
[[Category:William | [[Category:William Reinert]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:J.P. Fenyo]] | ||
[[Category:1995]] | [[Category:1995]] | ||
[[Category:In The Dark]] | |||
[[Category:Unknown_air_date]] | |||
[[Category:Show]] | |||
[[Category:Show_by_date|19950007]] {{Airdate|airdate=1995}} | |||
{{Series|series=In The Dark}}{{Cast|cast=[[William Reinert]], [[J.P. Fenyo]]}} | |||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 31 October 2024
| Series | |
|---|---|
| In The Dark | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1995 | |
| Cast | |
| William Reinert, J.P. Fenyo | |
| Format | |
| Real People, 24 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Lila And The Professor |
| Followed by: | Prayer (Remix) |
| Purchase | |
"Basically time is just a dimension of the universe."
Streetwise is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1995.
Synopsis
'Basically time is just a dimension of the universe...' A homeless guy explains how people use sound to harm others.
2:20: Guy talks about what happened to him when he came to California, became homeless. He explains that America is a big dog, Los Angeles a giant tick on it that's going to explode.
4:30: 'Geneticists and computer scientists are really working together towards a better future for everyone' making perfect clones to replace people.
5:50: Guy explains why he hates garbage.
7:00: Guy says that his mother (adopted) flirted with him.
10:20: 'No one can dare say for sure one way or the other that a the universe is finite or infinite...' a different guy talks about the universe, how he had to drop out of Brooklyn College, was a bit autistic, dropped out (1987), spent nights on the street. He's living in Baltimore, gives advice on the street, sometimes goes to Washington (DC).
19:50: The first guy is back, tells the story of a fellow going down a road, seeing a group beating a corpse, allegedly because of his debts. The fellow paid off the corpse's debts; the corpse came back as a beggar who helped the fellow become rich.[1]
22:50: The second guy wants there to be a Nobel prize for philosophy.
A street guy talks about time and music, Los Angeles as a giant tick, being sexually assaulted by his mother, drummers as time creatures. Another guy talks about his infinite uniqueness theory, "Einstein syndrome", going into business with a free advice sign. The first guy talks about dead body being beaten, vampire wealth, being raised from birth in a tiny room and trained to launch a nuclear war. Second guy talks about getting the Nobel prize.
Music
- "Rock Hammer" - Thomas Newman (from Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack, 1994) | YouTube [Intro]
Joe re-uses the first 10:20 in Dreamland: A Compilation
Commentary
I've listened to a lot of homeless people in downtown LA - this guy talks coherently (his ideas are nonsense), more like an actor playing a part.Arthur Peabody (talk) 23:28, 29 July 2023 (PDT)
Footnotes
- ↑ This is an example of a Grateful dead folk tale.
