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'''White Elephants''' is a program produced by Joe Frank for [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse|NPR]] in 1980. | '''White Elephants''' is a program produced by Joe Frank for [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse|NPR]] in 1980. | ||
It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020 | It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020. | ||
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* A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past. | * A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past. | ||
* Beggars in Tibet and Nepal. | * Beggars in Tibet and Nepal. | ||
* An alternative high school in Somerville, Massachusetts. | * An alternative high school in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts]. | ||
* A private tour of a cathedral. | * A private tour of a cathedral. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Raga Gara (Ravi Shankar)}} | {{Music-Stub}} | ||
{{Raga Gara (Ravi Shankar)}} [Intro] | |||
* Various unknown instrumental pieces | * Various unknown instrumental pieces | ||
<!-- Unknown" string music [8:53] drumming [18: | <!-- Unknown" string music [8:53] drumming [18:18] drumming [25:25] organ [28:30] --> | ||
[[Category:1980]] | [[Category:1980]] | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 16 September 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1980 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Narrative Monologue, 31 minutes | |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by: | The Eighty Yard Run |
| Followed by: | Adventures Along The Spectrum |
The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.
White Elephants is a program produced by Joe Frank for NPR in 1980.
It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020.
Synopsis
- This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from Stories For Nothing
- Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past.
- Beggars in Tibet and Nepal.
- An alternative high school in Somerville, Massachusetts.
- A private tour of a cathedral.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Raga Gara" - Ravi Shankar (from Ragas Hameer & Gara, 1979) | YouTube [Intro]
- Various unknown instrumental pieces
