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''The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.'' | ''The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.'' | ||
'''White Elephants''' is | '''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 | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 21 March 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
- "Raga Gara" - Ravi Shankar (from Ragas Hameer & Gara, 1979) | YouTube
- Various unknown instrumental pieces
