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14:00: [[Milton Schindler]] tells of his | 14:00: [[Milton Schindler]] tells of his | ||
college<ref>University of Chicago</ref> <ref>1944-5.</ref> friend Bob, | college <ref>University of Chicago</ref> <ref>1944-5.</ref> friend Bob, | ||
now a 'very big physician'. Bob was in love with Jane, | now a 'very big physician'. Bob was in love with Jane, | ||
whom Schindler describes as the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. | whom Schindler describes as the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. | ||
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extremely active sex life, break up after college. | extremely active sex life, break up after college. | ||
16:20: A woman<ref>accent - French?</ref> tells how tired she | 16:20: A woman <ref>accent - French?</ref> tells how tired she | ||
is. | is. | ||
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21:00: Joe tells of traveling down the Amazon in search of the | 21:00: Joe tells of traveling down the Amazon in search of the | ||
ruins of an ancient Mayan civilization<ref>Mayans didn't live on the | ruins of an ancient Mayan civilization <ref>Mayans didn't live on the | ||
Amazon.</ref> The boat capsizes, drowning everyone but Joe. Natives | Amazon.</ref> The boat capsizes, drowning everyone but Joe. Natives | ||
who had never seen a White man before take him. He shows them his | who had never seen a White man before take him. He shows them his | ||
stuff: jet-pack, camcorder and projector, satellite TV... They're so | stuff: jet-pack, camcorder and projector, satellite TV... They're so | ||
impressed they sell the rights to their land to Joe's | impressed they sell the rights to their land to Joe's | ||
associates<ref>Joe has a satellite phone.</ref>. Timber companies, | associates <ref>Joe has a satellite phone.</ref>. Timber companies, | ||
miners, oil companies, turn their land to waste. They squander their | miners, oil companies, turn their land to waste. They squander their | ||
fortune and end up worse off. Joe books a cruise to Mallorca, which | fortune and end up worse off. Joe books a cruise to Mallorca, which | ||
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is inhumanly nice; she knows the secrets of the family. When she | is inhumanly nice; she knows the secrets of the family. When she | ||
finds out they're going to replace her, she gets drunk, wreaks havoc, | finds out they're going to replace her, she gets drunk, wreaks havoc, | ||
leaves.<ref>In the beginning of the story she commutes by bus from her | leaves. <ref>In the beginning of the story she commutes by bus from her | ||
home; later, she has a room above the garage.</ref> She packs her bag, | home; later, she has a room above the garage.</ref> She packs her bag, | ||
sings jazz in nightclubs.<ref name=Emerald>originally in [[Emerald Isle]]</ref> | sings jazz in nightclubs. <ref name=Emerald>originally in [[Emerald Isle]]</ref> | ||
31:30: To the sound of a band an MC welcomes us to the Kit Kat | 31:30: To the sound of a band an MC welcomes us to the Kit Kat | ||
Club in Duluth and singer Bessie Washington.<ref name=Emerald /> | Club in Duluth and singer Bessie Washington. <ref name=Emerald /> | ||
32:50: Years later Joe sees her singing at a nightclub; she | 32:50: Years later Joe sees her singing at a nightclub; she | ||
brings tears to people's eyes. Joe makes love to her | brings tears to people's eyes. Joe makes love to her | ||
later.<ref><i>not</i> originally in [[Emerald Isle]] - did Joe add it | later. <ref><i>not</i> originally in [[Emerald Isle]] - did Joe add it | ||
to [[Lover Man]] or cut it out of [[Emerald Isle]]?</ref> | to [[Lover Man]] or cut it out of [[Emerald Isle]]?</ref> | ||
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later meets an old baker at the Brooklyn Bagel Factory in Los Angeles | later meets an old baker at the Brooklyn Bagel Factory in Los Angeles | ||
who knew his father; Schindler laments that he had been embarrassed | who knew his father; Schindler laments that he had been embarrassed | ||
that his father was a baker.<ref>In this story Schindler says that he | that his father was a baker. <ref>In this story Schindler says that he | ||
had been born in Omaha, moved to New York when he was young. This | had been born in Omaha, moved to New York when he was young. This | ||
matches Census records.</ref> | matches Census records.</ref> | ||
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couldn't go out without women attacking him. Women kidnap and violate | couldn't go out without women attacking him. Women kidnap and violate | ||
him. In his rescue police kill all the women; he retires from | him. In his rescue police kill all the women; he retires from | ||
music.<ref name=Words>originally in [[Words]]</ref> | music. <ref name=Words>originally in [[Words]]</ref> | ||
40:50: Schindler says that suicide is a permanent solution to | 40:50: Schindler says that suicide is a permanent solution to | ||
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41:10: Joe appeals to a woman he saw at the Laemmle | 41:10: Joe appeals to a woman he saw at the Laemmle | ||
Theatre<ref>Carl Laemmle was the founder of Universal Studios; a | Theatre <ref>Carl Laemmle was the founder of Universal Studios; a | ||
theatre chain in southern California bears his name</ref> in Santa | theatre chain in southern California bears his name</ref> in Santa | ||
Monica at a viewing of <i>Breaking the waves</i>. He left his | Monica at a viewing of <i>Breaking the waves</i>. He left his | ||
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number. | number. | ||
45:00: Joe remembers looking at a Botero<ref>Fernando Botero, | 45:00: Joe remembers looking at a Botero <ref>Fernando Botero, | ||
Colombian artist? | Colombian artist? | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Botero</ref>(sp?) painting | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Botero</ref>(sp?) painting | ||
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he did for the company. After that he hires girls every time he's out | he did for the company. After that he hires girls every time he's out | ||
of town; the woman to whom he's speaking asks if he ever told his | of town; the woman to whom he's speaking asks if he ever told his | ||
wife<ref>'Joanie'</ref>; he says he didn't. | wife <ref>'Joanie'</ref>; he says he didn't. | ||
52:20: Two people<ref>a man and a woman, I think</ref> with | 52:20: Two people <ref>a man and a woman, I think</ref> with | ||
distorted voices tell each other how sick of each other they are. | distorted voices tell each other how sick of each other they are. | ||
<ref name=Words /> | <ref name=Words /> | ||
57:10: Schindler gets a trip to Hawaii from the company, takes | 57:10: Schindler gets a trip to Hawaii from the company, takes | ||
a tour, sees a pineapple canning factory, sees that the factory puts | a tour, sees a pineapple canning factory, sees that the factory puts | ||
the same pineapples into every brand. A week later he's shopping at | the same pineapples into every brand. A week later he's shopping at | ||
Gelson's<ref>an expensive grocery store in Los Angeles</ref> where he | Gelson's <ref>an expensive grocery store in Los Angeles</ref> where he | ||
buys the Dole.<ref>the most expensive brand</ref> | buys the Dole. <ref>the most expensive brand</ref> | ||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%; overflow:auto;"> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%; overflow:auto;"> | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 14 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| The Other Side | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| December 19, 1999 | |
| Cast | |
| Milton Schindler, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Narrative Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Clement At Christmas |
| Followed by: | Mercy |
Is it the smoldering beauty of my purple eyes?
Lover Man is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on December 19, 1999.
Synopsis
'Is it the smoldering beauty of my purple eyes...' - Joe is the most beautiful, charming, intelligent, desirable person in the world, all men and women want to be with him. [1]
9:40: Desperate women and men call Joe, plead with him to make love to them. [1]
14:00: Milton Schindler tells of his college [2] [3] friend Bob, now a 'very big physician'. Bob was in love with Jane, whom Schindler describes as the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Bob wanted to make love to Jane; she demurred. All 3 go to dinner together, Schindler to second Bob's plea. Bob and Jane have an extremely active sex life, break up after college.
16:20: A woman [4] tells how tired she is.
18:50: Joe asks where she would like to go. She doesn't answer; he offers an idea.
21:00: Joe tells of traveling down the Amazon in search of the ruins of an ancient Mayan civilization [5] The boat capsizes, drowning everyone but Joe. Natives who had never seen a White man before take him. He shows them his stuff: jet-pack, camcorder and projector, satellite TV... They're so impressed they sell the rights to their land to Joe's associates [6]. Timber companies, miners, oil companies, turn their land to waste. They squander their fortune and end up worse off. Joe books a cruise to Mallorca, which is uneventful.
25:50: Joe tells of a maid who cleans a house in the suburbs, is inhumanly nice; she knows the secrets of the family. When she finds out they're going to replace her, she gets drunk, wreaks havoc, leaves. [7] She packs her bag, sings jazz in nightclubs. [8]
31:30: To the sound of a band an MC welcomes us to the Kit Kat Club in Duluth and singer Bessie Washington. [8]
32:50: Years later Joe sees her singing at a nightclub; she brings tears to people's eyes. Joe makes love to her later. [9]
34:00: Schindler tells a woman a story of his father's death, later meets an old baker at the Brooklyn Bagel Factory in Los Angeles who knew his father; Schindler laments that he had been embarrassed that his father was a baker. [10]
35:50: A guy tells about what his band, Mascara, wore. He couldn't go out without women attacking him. Women kidnap and violate him. In his rescue police kill all the women; he retires from music. [11]
40:50: Schindler says that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
41:10: Joe appeals to a woman he saw at the Laemmle Theatre [12] in Santa Monica at a viewing of Breaking the waves. He left his umbrella behind; when he went back to retrieve it she had it for him. Joe was barely able to speak, he's so taken with her. He imagines their life together. Joe wants her to call KCRW, leave her name and number.
45:00: Joe remembers looking at a Botero [13](sp?) painting next to a woman - but he can't find anything to say to her. Joe wants her to call him at KCRW - or one of the Japanese schoolgirls who were also there.
46:30: Joe's in Petco, falls in love with an outdoorsy woman, imagines their life together, wants her to call.
49:20: Schindler says he didn't sleep with any woman who didn't want to marry him, not even his eventual wife. After 18 years of happy marriage Lou, his boss, sends him a girl as a reward for what he did for the company. After that he hires girls every time he's out of town; the woman to whom he's speaking asks if he ever told his wife [14]; he says he didn't.
52:20: Two people [15] with distorted voices tell each other how sick of each other they are.
[11]
57:10: Schindler gets a trip to Hawaii from the company, takes a tour, sees a pineapple canning factory, sees that the factory puts the same pineapples into every brand. A week later he's shopping at Gelson's [16] where he buys the Dole. [17]
Monologue: everyone is attracted to Joe. Phone calls from men and women begging for Joe's affection. Actors: A man is asked to mediate for a couple who are trying to decide whether or not to have sex before marriage. Joe coaches an actress with a French accent who is delivering a second person monologue about her lover. Monologue: Joe is on a boat in the Amazon which capsizes, drowning everyone. He uses technological gizmos to astound the natives, who sell off their land and mineral rights and wind up bankrupt and miserable. The story of a maid; she knows the secrets of the inhabitants of the house she cleans. When she discovers that the family is planning to fire her, she leaves and becomes a blues singer. Milton Schindler regrets feeling bad that his father was a Baker. A musician talks about being pursued by women fans, in life and in his dreams. He is kidnapped by women, rescued by the cops, becomes an anti-woman activist. Joe addresses a woman who returns his umbrella at a Lars Von Trier film. He imagines a life with her. He addresses a woman seen in a museum, at a pet store (while contemplating the invention of cat litter). A man discusses not having slept with anyone who he didn't intend to marry, had a brief encounter with someone from work and begins a long series of affairs, asks why not cheat? Joe and the French actress break up with distorted, low pitched voices. Milton Schindler talks about seeing identical pineapples packaged in brand name cans and sold at different prices. He buys the Dole.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Friends and Enemies" - DJ Cam (from Substances , 1996) | YouTube
Miscellanea
The monologue about people being obsessed with and attracted to Joe originally was written and produced for the show The Loved One (30 min. version) for the series In The Dark, and is also is at the beginning of Waiting For The Bell from The Other Side.
Commentary
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I saw Breaking the waves at Laemmle's 4-plex in Santa Monica; perhaps it was a different showing.Arthur Peabody (talk) 11:39, 14 March 2021 (EDT)
Milton Schindler sounds like a braggart to me; I don't automatically credit everything he says.Arthur Peabody (talk) 11:39, 14 March 2021 (EDT)
I've been to Gelson's; I don't know that they carry the discount brand of anything. When I lived in Pasadena (early '70s), for a few years I lived a block away from Pasadena's Gelson's. I almost never saw a car in the parking lot. They delivered, possibly the only grocery store in Pasadena that did then. Most of their business may have been delivery to the wealthy people.Arthur Peabody (talk) 11:39, 14 March 2021 (EDT)
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 originally aired in Loved One, The
- ↑ University of Chicago
- ↑ 1944-5.
- ↑ accent - French?
- ↑ Mayans didn't live on the Amazon.
- ↑ Joe has a satellite phone.
- ↑ In the beginning of the story she commutes by bus from her home; later, she has a room above the garage.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 originally in Emerald Isle
- ↑ not originally in Emerald Isle - did Joe add it to Lover Man or cut it out of Emerald Isle?
- ↑ In this story Schindler says that he had been born in Omaha, moved to New York when he was young. This matches Census records.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 originally in Words
- ↑ Carl Laemmle was the founder of Universal Studios; a theatre chain in southern California bears his name
- ↑ Fernando Botero, Colombian artist? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Botero
- ↑ 'Joanie'
- ↑ a man and a woman, I think
- ↑ an expensive grocery store in Los Angeles
- ↑ the most expensive brand
