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''"My high school gym teacher was the most, uh, oppressive out front personality it's ever been my misfortune."'' | ''"My high school gym teacher was the most, uh, oppressive out-front personality it's ever been my misfortune."'' | ||
'''The Policemen's Ball (Remix)''' is | '''The Policemen's Ball (Remix)''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1996|1996]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
*A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast. | *A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast. | ||
*Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life. | *Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life. | ||
*Actors: a man and woman overlook a riot during the | *Actors: a man and woman (Steve Friedman and Denny Partridge)<ref name="lastshow">As identified by Joe in Last Show</ref> overlook a riot during the policemen's ball, shoot at people. People robbing robbers. | ||
*Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society. | *Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society. | ||
*Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab. | *Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab. | ||
*Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of | *Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of vigilance is freedom. Imprisoning oneself. A war between wealthy households. | ||
*Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra the | *Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra at the (fictional) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Helmsley Helmsley] Hills Foundation - the orchestra plays horrible music, then the orchestra hall comes under siege and dissolves into chaos. | ||
*Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone. | *Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone. | ||
*Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window. | *Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window. | ||
*Actors: a DJ with a tinny voice set against percussive electronica reads poetry, urges the audience not to get shot, coughs and begins cawing like a bird. | *Actors: a DJ with a tinny voice set against percussive electronica reads poetry, urges the audience not to get shot, coughs and begins cawing like a bird. | ||
*Joe Frank relates a long list of his crimes (homicide, assassination, ...) | |||
*Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals? | *Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals? | ||
*Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music. | *Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music. | ||
*A man relates a long list of his crimes (embezzlement, theft, burglary, homicide, ...) <!-- this is transplanted from another show TBD --> | |||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{ | {{Music-Stub}} | ||
{{ | {{Ho Renomo (Cluster - Eno)}} [4:52]{{Unidentified|id=need to identify the mangled orchestral music at ~24m [https://jfwiki.org/Unidentified_Music/mangle.mp3 mangle.mp3]}} | ||
{{Brujo Magic (Remix) (Suns Of Arqa)}} [34:48] | |||
{{Red Beans - Rice (Spearhead)}} [36:09 in some recordings] | |||
{{ | |||
== Shared material == | |||
* [[The Policemen's Ball]] | |||
== | == Miscellanea == | ||
The programs "Policemen's Ball" and "Policemen's Ball (Remix)" from [http://joefrank.com joefrank.com] are identical, but KCRW broadcast a longer version of the program with the "Remix" title in the mid-1990s. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category:Scripted_Actors]] | [[Category:Scripted_Actors]] | ||
[[Category:Improv_Actors]] | [[Category:Improv_Actors]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tim Jerome]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur Miller]] | [[Category:Arthur Miller]] | ||
[[Category:Nick Ullett]] | [[Category:Nick Ullett]] | ||
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[[Category:Denny Partridge]] | [[Category:Denny Partridge]] | ||
[[Category:1996]] | [[Category:1996]] | ||
[[Category:Somewhere Out There]] | |||
[[Category:Show|Policemen's remix]] | |||
[[Category:Show_by_date|19961110]] {{Airdate|airdate=1996-11-10}} | |||
{{Series|series=Somewhere Out There}}{{Cast|cast=[[Tim Jerome]], [[Arthur Miller]], [[Nick Ullett]], [[Larry Block]], [[Barbara Sohmers]], [[Steve Friedman]], [[Denny Partridge]], Joe Frank}} | |||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 4 November 2024
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Somewhere Out There | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1/10/1996 | |
| Cast | |
| Tim Jerome, Arthur Miller, Nick Ullett, Larry Block, Barbara Sohmers, Steve Friedman, Denny Partridge, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Improv Actors, 56 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | I'm Not Crazy (Remix) |
| Followed by: | Phone Therapy |
| Purchase | |
"My high school gym teacher was the most, uh, oppressive out-front personality it's ever been my misfortune."
The Policemen's Ball (Remix) is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Somewhere Out There. It was originally broadcast in 1996.
Synopsis
- A guy talks about his high school gym teacher torturing a fat kid who later becomes a school sports enthusiast.
- Panel discussion: understanding the value of life by saving or destroying life.
- Actors: a man and woman (Steve Friedman and Denny Partridge)[1] overlook a riot during the policemen's ball, shoot at people. People robbing robbers.
- Panel discussion: coexisting socialist and capitalist systems within one society.
- Presentation: a private security force protects an animal research lab.
- Panel discussion between critics and a security force proponent: modern security forces as city states, samurai, death squads. A modern secured house. The price of vigilance is freedom. Imprisoning oneself. A war between wealthy households.
- Actors: A concert by a charity orchestra at the (fictional) Helmsley Hills Foundation - the orchestra plays horrible music, then the orchestra hall comes under siege and dissolves into chaos.
- Panel discussion: The nature of theft, stealing and usurping property, the theft of a shiny stone.
- Actors: The riot continues. Aiming for legs. A play about class revolution that costs $100 a ticket. A man watches television coverage of the riot beneath his window.
- Actors: a DJ with a tinny voice set against percussive electronica reads poetry, urges the audience not to get shot, coughs and begins cawing like a bird.
- Joe Frank relates a long list of his crimes (homicide, assassination, ...)
- Panel discussion: a slick arsonist contrasted with an ordinary arsonist. Workplace theft. Traps and threats in everyday life - binoculars which stab the eyes, asphyxiating pillows, refrigerators that attack people, flesh eating socks. A list of criminals. Are we all criminals?
- Actors: a woman lists things that she likes against the sound of battle and percussive music.
- A man relates a long list of his crimes (embezzlement, theft, burglary, homicide, ...)
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Ho Renomo" - Cluster & Eno (from Cluster & Eno, 1977) | YouTube [4:52]
- "Brujo Magic (Remix)" - Suns Of Arqa (from Bugs On The Wire, 1987) | YouTube [34:48]
- "Red Beans & Rice" - Spearhead (from Home, 1994) | YouTube [36:09 in some recordings]
Miscellanea
The programs "Policemen's Ball" and "Policemen's Ball (Remix)" from joefrank.com are identical, but KCRW broadcast a longer version of the program with the "Remix" title in the mid-1990s.
Footnotes
- ↑ As identified by Joe in Last Show
