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Joe's relationship to a homeless guy in the neighborhood who washes his car and does yard work. He then moves in behind his garage without Joe knowing at first. Joe tries to make Raymond move his belongings from behind Joe's garage by leaving a note, but then Raymond never returns. Joe puts his thing on the other side of the alley after several week. He then fantasizes about Raymond returning while Joe is in the shower, and what might happen. Will Raymond try to fight Joe? Will he ask for money? The Raymond segment Ends. Next, Someone delivers a nonsense monologue in English with mangled Spanish words mixed in, prays the Our Father. Next, Joe talks about inviting in a homeless guy. He used to be an electrician. He is form Hungary. Joe offers him his girlfriend's clothing that she is throwing out. They give him some leftover Chinese food, and he throws it up. They let him take a shower, and then they can see his face better; he looks sicker than when he was dirty. They play some records for him, and he falls asleep. Joe sleeps in the same room to make sure he does not do anything, but then discovers the next morning that he stole the records. Joe talks about finding the homeless unpleasant. An interview with a couple homeless guys on the street. One is from Mississippi, and he talks about how he found a crate of hard liquor one time, and him and his friends were drunk for a month straight. Joe talks about beggars he saw in India, and tattooing the images of valuable jewelry on one's skin. The beggars travel in packs and try to wear you down with sympathy. They use dead children they claim are their own, but they really come from a pile of dead children all the beggars use to get sympathy; and then money from tourists. Joe and his friend accidentally ended up on a beach where toothless men perform fellatio for money. Then they see a room full of girls in saris, some naked, and Arab men who pick the ones they want. Joe does not know if it is for a couple hours, the night, or the rest of their lives. | Joe's relationship to a homeless guy in the neighborhood who washes his car and does yard work. He then moves in behind his garage without Joe knowing at first. Joe tries to make Raymond move his belongings from behind Joe's garage by leaving a note, but then Raymond never returns. Joe puts his thing on the other side of the alley after several week. He then fantasizes about Raymond returning while Joe is in the shower, and what might happen. Will Raymond try to fight Joe? Will he ask for money? The Raymond segment Ends. Next, Someone delivers a nonsense monologue in English with mangled Spanish words mixed in, prays the Our Father. Next, Joe talks about inviting in a homeless guy. He used to be an electrician. He is form Hungary. Joe offers him his girlfriend's clothing that she is throwing out. They give him some leftover Chinese food, and he throws it up. They let him take a shower, and then they can see his face better; he looks sicker than when he was dirty. They play some records for him, and he falls asleep. Joe sleeps in the same room to make sure he does not do anything, but then discovers the next morning that he stole the records. Joe talks about finding the homeless unpleasant. An interview with a couple homeless guys on the street. One is from Mississippi, and he talks about how he found a crate of hard liquor one time, and him and his friends were drunk for a month straight. Joe talks about beggars he saw in India, and tattooing the images of valuable jewelry on one's skin. The beggars travel in packs and try to wear you down with sympathy. They use dead children they claim are their own, but they really come from a pile of dead children all the beggars use to get sympathy; and then money from tourists. Joe and his friend accidentally ended up on a beach where toothless men perform fellatio for money. Then they see a room full of girls in saris, some naked, and Arab men who pick the ones they want. Joe does not know if it is for a couple hours, the night, or the rest of their lives. | ||
== Music == | |||
{{Fellini (Trip-Down Mix 96 BPM) (Hortuma)}} | |||
{{Sex (Thomas Newman)}} | |||
{{Bridge of Sighs (Shakti with John McLaughlin)}} | |||
== Miscellanea == | == Miscellanea == | ||
This program originally appeared as two half hour programs. | This program originally appeared as two half hour programs. | ||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
{{commentary}} | {{commentary}} | ||
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 8 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| In The Dark | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1995 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Serious Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 59 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Insomnia |
| Followed by: | Hot Line |
I first saw Raymond washing and waxing cars on my block.
Raymond and Third World Country is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1995. Raymond was originally broadcast as a half hour program.
Synopsis
Joe's relationship to a homeless guy in the neighborhood who washes his car and does yard work. He then moves in behind his garage without Joe knowing at first. Joe tries to make Raymond move his belongings from behind Joe's garage by leaving a note, but then Raymond never returns. Joe puts his thing on the other side of the alley after several week. He then fantasizes about Raymond returning while Joe is in the shower, and what might happen. Will Raymond try to fight Joe? Will he ask for money? The Raymond segment Ends. Next, Someone delivers a nonsense monologue in English with mangled Spanish words mixed in, prays the Our Father. Next, Joe talks about inviting in a homeless guy. He used to be an electrician. He is form Hungary. Joe offers him his girlfriend's clothing that she is throwing out. They give him some leftover Chinese food, and he throws it up. They let him take a shower, and then they can see his face better; he looks sicker than when he was dirty. They play some records for him, and he falls asleep. Joe sleeps in the same room to make sure he does not do anything, but then discovers the next morning that he stole the records. Joe talks about finding the homeless unpleasant. An interview with a couple homeless guys on the street. One is from Mississippi, and he talks about how he found a crate of hard liquor one time, and him and his friends were drunk for a month straight. Joe talks about beggars he saw in India, and tattooing the images of valuable jewelry on one's skin. The beggars travel in packs and try to wear you down with sympathy. They use dead children they claim are their own, but they really come from a pile of dead children all the beggars use to get sympathy; and then money from tourists. Joe and his friend accidentally ended up on a beach where toothless men perform fellatio for money. Then they see a room full of girls in saris, some naked, and Arab men who pick the ones they want. Joe does not know if it is for a couple hours, the night, or the rest of their lives.
Music
Template:Fellini (Trip-Down Mix 96 BPM) (Hortuma)
- "Sex" - Thomas Newman (from The Player, 1992) | YouTube
- "Bridge of Sighs" - Shakti with John McLaughlin (from Natural Elements, 1977) | YouTube
Miscellanea
This program originally appeared as two half hour programs.
Commentary
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