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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
"Black Coffee" begins and plays under much of the first few | |||
minutes and in the rest of the show. | minutes and in the rest of the show. | ||
0:30: Joe was feeling bad, worried about his heart, went to see Dr | 0:30: Joe was feeling bad, worried about his heart, went to see Dr | ||
Hess ([[Tim Jerome]]? <ref>I take my cue from the German-ish accent</ref>) Dr Hess puts his stethoscope on Joe's chest, | Hess ([[Tim Jerome]]?<ref>I take my cue from the German-ish accent</ref>) Dr Hess puts his stethoscope on Joe's chest, | ||
has a heart attack himself; an ambulance takes him to the ED. Dr Hess | has a heart attack himself; an ambulance takes him to the ED. Dr Hess | ||
ends up in the ICU, his nurse under sedation. | ends up in the ICU, his nurse under sedation. | ||
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4:30: Joe interviews Dick ([[Arthur Miller]]) & Jane ([[Irene Wagner]]? [[Avery Hart]]?), | 4:30: Joe interviews Dick ([[Arthur Miller]]) & Jane ([[Irene Wagner]]? [[Avery Hart]]?), | ||
a couple who make 'Love' movies (don't | a couple who make 'Love' movies (don't | ||
call it porn!) They air 3 minutes of their latest, <i>The | call it porn!) They air 3 minutes of their latest, <i>The Moving | ||
Instant</i>; we hear sounds of passion, a melodramatic Muzak-y version | |||
of | of "Moon River". | ||
8:40: Joe opens the flap of Gindu's (sp?) tent, says he's in Nirvana, | 8:40: Joe opens the flap of Gindu's (sp?) tent, says he's in Nirvana, | ||
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nonsense. | nonsense. | ||
13:50: | 13:50: "Sentimental Walk" (Vladimir Cosma)<ref>Cosma was inspired by Erik Satie's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnossiennes ''Gnossiennes'']</ref> | ||
14:10: A woman tells about being with her best friend at the grocery | 14:10: A woman tells about being with her best friend at the grocery | ||
store. A fellow and his wife invite them to dinner at their house. | store. A fellow and his wife invite them to dinner at their house.<ref>They end up having an orgy, I think.</ref> | ||
<ref>They end up having an orgy, I think.</ref> | |||
18:30: Joe's on the crowded Bosnian express (a train). Workmen play | 18:30: Joe's on the crowded Bosnian express (a train). Workmen play | ||
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dreaming all his life, that this is the end of his dream. | dreaming all his life, that this is the end of his dream. | ||
27:20: | 27:20: "The dawn" (DJ Food) | ||
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Joe's doctor dies, and he finds someone living in his apartment. Voice-over radio plays: an exaggerated Indian accent describes souls who don't know they are dead. An interview with "Love Film" actors. A circus by the sea explodes. Joe can't sleep at the YMCA, emotion is a sign of decadence. Steinfeld's theory of Chaos. A woman describes an encounter with a couple and a girlfriend. Joe is in a bar on a train in the countryside, the conductor questions people (the "Is your business of a personal nature or is it commercial? . . . I buy and sell animals..." dialog), Joe remembers the country side and tries to cross a river. A doctor removes fragments of bone from Joe's body. Indian voice talks about nirvana as a resort hotel. A couple fights at the circus funeral. | Joe's doctor dies, and he finds someone living in his apartment. Voice-over radio plays: an exaggerated Indian accent describes souls who don't know they are dead. An interview with "Love Film" actors. A circus by the sea explodes. Joe can't sleep at the YMCA, emotion is a sign of decadence. Steinfeld's theory of Chaos. A woman describes an encounter with a couple and a girlfriend. Joe is in a bar on a train in the countryside, the conductor questions people (the "Is your business of a personal nature or is it commercial? . . . I buy and sell animals..." dialog), Joe remembers the country side and tries to cross a river. A doctor removes fragments of bone from Joe's body. Indian voice talks about nirvana as a resort hotel. A couple fights at the circus funeral. | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
* "Black Coffee" - unknown version<!-- it's not the Patricia Kaas version --> | * "Black Coffee" - unknown version<!-- it's not the Patricia Kaas version --> | ||
{{Moon River (Peter Nero)}} | {{Moon River (Peter Nero)}} | ||
{{Sentimental Walk (Vladimir Cosma)}} | {{Sentimental Walk (Vladimir Cosma)}} | ||
{{The Dawn (DJ Food)}} {{Added music}} | {{The Dawn (DJ Food)}} {{Added music}} | ||
Revision as of 03:37, 25 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 4/15/1983 | |
| Cast | |
| Barbara Sohmers, Clark Gordon, Paul Mantell, Robin Goodman, Avery Hart, Brother Theodore, Larry Block, Irene Wagner, Arthur Miller, Tim Jerome, Annalee Jefferies, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Absurd Monologue, Mock Interview, 30 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Warheads |
| Followed by: | Pilot |
When did it begin? I don't know really.
The End is a thirty minute program Joe Frank produced as part of the series NPR Playhouse. It is typically broadcast together with Pilot. It originally aired in 1983.
Synopsis
"Black Coffee" begins and plays under much of the first few minutes and in the rest of the show.
0:30: Joe was feeling bad, worried about his heart, went to see Dr Hess (Tim Jerome?[1]) Dr Hess puts his stethoscope on Joe's chest, has a heart attack himself; an ambulance takes him to the ED. Dr Hess ends up in the ICU, his nurse under sedation.
2:10: Joe goes home; someone else is there; he disputes Joe's ownership, slams the door on him.
3:20: A parody Indian guru says death begins as a misunderstanding.
4:30: Joe interviews Dick (Arthur Miller) & Jane (Irene Wagner? Avery Hart?), a couple who make 'Love' movies (don't call it porn!) They air 3 minutes of their latest, The Moving Instant; we hear sounds of passion, a melodramatic Muzak-y version of "Moon River".
8:40: Joe opens the flap of Gindu's (sp?) tent, says he's in Nirvana, 'the nexus where love meets death'. A guy pounds stakes into the ground, he can hear wild animals. Joe goes to the beach where clowns are doing flips. An explosion blows the clowns up.
10: We're back in the 'love' movie: sounds of passion. Dick & Jane lament they don't have enough time.
11:10: Joe says it seems like an ordinary pornographic film. They explain why it's better.
12:40: Joe's in the YMCA on East 14th Street. It's 2 AM; Joe can't sleep: the straw in his mattress needs changing. Joe asks what our nature is, cites Steinfeld's 'Theory of chaos', page 54. Then a fellow with a German-ish accent (Tim Jerome?) talks philosophical nonsense.
13:50: "Sentimental Walk" (Vladimir Cosma)[2]
14:10: A woman tells about being with her best friend at the grocery store. A fellow and his wife invite them to dinner at their house.[3]
18:30: Joe's on the crowded Bosnian express (a train). Workmen play cards; a drunk at the bar tells everybody that they're stupid. A passenger (Arthur Miller) buys and sells animals. The conductor comes in, asking for passports; Joe doesn't have his but the conductor passes him by. Joe remembers his summers in Bosnia. A boatman, offering Joe a ride across the river, can't start its engine.
23:40: Joe has a dream: his body has been split down the middle; a doctor with forceps pulls out pieces of bone and pottery.
24:30: The parody Indian guru is back, talking about how great Nirvana is (they leave a mint on your pillow!)
25:40: A man (Tim Jerome, his Spanish/French accent) complains to a woman. He's responsible for burying the clowns, lacks what he needs to do the job.
26:40: Joe awaits Dick & Jane, who have promised him a part in their next movie. Someone left a baby by the water. Joe says he's been dreaming all his life, that this is the end of his dream.
27:20: "The dawn" (DJ Food)
Joe's doctor dies, and he finds someone living in his apartment. Voice-over radio plays: an exaggerated Indian accent describes souls who don't know they are dead. An interview with "Love Film" actors. A circus by the sea explodes. Joe can't sleep at the YMCA, emotion is a sign of decadence. Steinfeld's theory of Chaos. A woman describes an encounter with a couple and a girlfriend. Joe is in a bar on a train in the countryside, the conductor questions people (the "Is your business of a personal nature or is it commercial? . . . I buy and sell animals..." dialog), Joe remembers the country side and tries to cross a river. A doctor removes fragments of bone from Joe's body. Indian voice talks about nirvana as a resort hotel. A couple fights at the circus funeral.
Music
- "Black Coffee" - unknown version
- "Moon River" - Peter Nero (from For The Nero-Minded, 1962) | YouTube
- "Sentimental Walk" - Vladimir Cosma (from Diva (Original Soundtrack Recording), 1982) | YouTube
- "The Dawn" - DJ Food (from Jazz Brakes Volume 5, 1994) | YouTube (Added later)[4]
Additional credits
- Directed by Arthur Miller
- Sound by David Rapkin
Commentary
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Footnotes
- ↑ I take my cue from the German-ish accent
- ↑ Cosma was inspired by Erik Satie's Gnossiennes
- ↑ They end up having an orgy, I think.
- ↑ Joe added music to several of his shows when they were rebroadcast or digitized. The updated versions are usually available at Joefrank.com
