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== Shared material ==
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Revision as of 09:04, 14 March 2021

Road To Hell[1]
Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1989
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Absurd Monologue, 1 hour
Preceded by: The More I Know You
Followed by: Nausea

Oh Midnight Special, I ride the rods a hobo, not homeless...

Road To Hell is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1989.

Synopsis

  • Train sounds; a poetic celebration of the hobo.
  • A ski lodge, writing "regret not the momentary impulse" on a cast.
  • Founding fathers, the Articles of Confabulation and the bill of human bondage.
  • General Deities Incorporated. Christmas in New York.
  • Throwing a New Year's Eve party - a guest suffocated beneath coats.
  • Revolutionary political group promulgates messages and performs actions.
  • Conventional life disrupted by sabotage - fire extinguishers filled with napalm; shaving cream replaced with hair growth substance; emetics, diuretics, and laxatives added to office coffee
  • List of everyday items: lite beer, lite cheese, lite meat, lite baked goods...
  • List of security services: a bank of television monitors enabling you to observe who is approaching along the driveway...
  • List of upper class amenities: the Alpine ski lodge in wintertime Palm Desert Club timeshares...
  • List of beverages: ... noca-cola, joka-cola, bloka-cola, smoka-cola, croka-cola, loca-cola, broka-cola.
  • Joe hums and raps "it's the sweet life I'm leading" to music.
  • The triumph of the suburban mall.

    Music

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    Shared material

    Additional credits

    The original broadcast credits state: "Performed by Joe Frank, and created in collaboration with David Rapkin. Recorded and mixed by Jeff Sykes."

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