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|title = [https://www.joefrank.com/shop/mercy Mercy][https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=Mercy] | |title = [https://www.joefrank.com/shop/mercy Mercy] [https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=Mercy] | ||
|data6 = [[Larry Block]], [[Debi Mae West]], Joe Frank | |data6 = [[Larry Block]], [[Debi Mae West]], Joe Frank | ||
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Revision as of 06:44, 10 May 2022
| Series | |
|---|---|
| The Other Side | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| January 16, 2000 | |
| Cast | |
| Larry Block, Debi Mae West, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Narrative Monologue, Absurd Monologue, 58 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Summer Notes (Remix) |
| Followed by: | At Last |
He's always hated Christmas; it's the most depressing time of the year.
Mercy, also known as Mercy Now, is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on January 16, 2000.
Synopsis
A failed screenwriter sees his lover Margo then goes to their cottage at Big Sur with his wife, Ann, for New Year's of 1999/2000, is in a bad mood the whole time, watches a sword & sandal movie instead of the celebrations his wife wants to watch, stuffs himself at dinner, has a disagreement with his son, who visits while passing through.
35: Joe sees a beautiful young woman on the beach, then discovers she's a man.[1]
42: Joe recommends not-complaining.[2]
48:20: A woman recalls the boy she fell in love with in school at age 12.[3]
54:30: Joe says that if we think hard enough we may create meaning, understand underlying hidden meaning, encoded messages.
About a man who is depressed around Christmas 1999, his wife Ann and his mistress Margo. Narrator at the beach, dreaming. Woman talks about her taste in men, being a girl.
Music
- "Illicity Part One" - Extended Spirit (from Solid Water, 1998) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Love" - Patrice (from Ancient Spirit, 2000) | YouTube [34:35]
Commentary
The second segment is set in a similar location as the first. I didn't notice that it was separate the first few times I listened.Arthur Peabody (talk) 23:35, 6 January 2022 (EST)
Footnotes
- ↑ aired originally in Joe Frank's America, without the music
- ↑ aired originally in Smile
- ↑ aired originally in The More I Know You
