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A man talks about growing up in a mill town called Hopedale, where everyone drinks. He gets arrested drinking in the woods. Turning pain into comedy. Comparing oneself to destitute people. A homeless man who daily stares down traffic begins to de-evolve. Bleeding Jesus art. His mother spends time in a mental institution. Shoplifting for Oral Roberts. Visiting family, sleeping on the couch. Returning and coming down with insomnia. He confronts his father and is cured. | A man talks about growing up in a mill town called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopedale,_Massachusetts Hopedale], where everyone drinks. He gets arrested drinking in the woods. Turning pain into comedy. Comparing oneself to destitute people. A homeless man who daily stares down traffic begins to de-evolve. Bleeding Jesus art. His mother spends time in a mental institution. Shoplifting for Oral Roberts. Visiting family, sleeping on the couch. Returning and coming down with insomnia. He confronts his father and is cured. | ||
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Revision as of 20:28, 8 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| In The Dark | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1995 | |
| Cast | |
| Larry Block, Zak Block, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Real People, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Raymond |
| Followed by: | Third World Country (Includes Raymond) |
"I grew up in a town called Hopedale, Massachusetts.."
Insomnia is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1995.
Synopsis
A man talks about growing up in a mill town called Hopedale, where everyone drinks. He gets arrested drinking in the woods. Turning pain into comedy. Comparing oneself to destitute people. A homeless man who daily stares down traffic begins to de-evolve. Bleeding Jesus art. His mother spends time in a mental institution. Shoplifting for Oral Roberts. Visiting family, sleeping on the couch. Returning and coming down with insomnia. He confronts his father and is cured.
Music
- "Loose Ends" - Sinead Lohan (from No Mermaid, 1998) | YouTube
Miscellanea
- There are two programs with this title: a 60 minute program which aired as part of The Other Side and this 30 minute program which appeared as part of In The Dark in 1995.
