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The original broadcast credits state: "This program was called Iceland Part 1. Performed by Joe Frank, and created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]] and [[Arthur Miller]]. Mixing engineer: Theo Mondle. Special thanks to Ariana Morgenstern, Kathleen Griffin, and Sheila Bjornlie." | |||
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Revision as of 15:34, 3 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1990 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Narrative Monologue, Absurd Lists, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | I'm Not Crazy |
| Followed by: | Iceland (Part 2) |
Lila always carries a big purse, more of a bag than a purse really.
Iceland is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1990.
Synopsis
A description of Lila; her big purse, losing things, behavior in a movie theater and restaurant. Joe finds Professor Vogel's love letters to Lila. Rhythmic laughter in many voices. We're on the brink of social collapse, religions are crumbling, apes dressed as holy men. "Would you still love me if I were someone else?" Travel notes: flying paper at a celebration in Buenos Aires, being picked up by sister anthropologist; pushing a broken down bus through a poor countryside; an airport conveyor belt; a balloon safari with a nude English colonel and a licentious nun; climbing to the Rio statue wearing a party mask; scene in a Thai bar, sex with a singer while a piano playing queen suffers a breakdown. The search for truth, the nature of truth, "tailors of truth," truth as an infection, we should walk away from truth. Joe criticizes the music in his own show. Joe's program as a religious experience and a call for donations. Word play on whether Joe should get behind his work. More rhythmic laughter. Who is happier: a rich old man or a beggar, a rich young man or a slum dweller parolee, an aristocratic lady or a homeless woman. Joe accuses himself of saying nonsense, invites our wrath. He pines for the good old programs, begs us to end his show, admits to plagiarizing all his ideas.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Ode to Perfume"[1] - Holger Czukay (from On The Way To The Peak Of Normal, 1981) | YouTube
- "Tzima N'arki" - Eno, Moebius and Roedelius (from After The Heat, 1978) | YouTube
- "Fools Gold" - The Stone Roses (from Spike Island, 1990) | YouTube
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "This program was called Iceland Part 1. Performed by Joe Frank, and created in collaboration with David Rapkin and Arthur Miller. Mixing engineer: Theo Mondle. Special thanks to Ariana Morgenstern, Kathleen Griffin, and Sheila Bjornlie."
Commentary
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- ↑ Online music services mislabel this track "Fragrance".
