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''That sigalert continues out in Chino Hills on the Corona expressway.'' | ''That sigalert continues out in Chino Hills on the Corona expressway.'' | ||
'''Eye In The Sky''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast on January 7, [[:Category:1996|1996]]. A longer version was broadcast as part of the series [[The Other Side (Series)|The Other Side]]. | '''Eye In The Sky''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast on January 7, [[:Category:1996|1996]]. A [[Eye In The Sky (Remix)|longer remix version]] was broadcast in [[:Category:2000|2000]] as part of the series [[The Other Side (Series)|The Other Side]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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passed on to me by a very, very wise and holy man...' Instead of telling | passed on to me by a very, very wise and holy man...' Instead of telling | ||
us the message he gives a long preface. We hear the sound of a crash. | us the message he gives a long preface. We hear the sound of a crash. | ||
16:00: Joe describes checking into a motel. | 16:00: Joe describes checking into a motel. | ||
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graded...' | graded...' | ||
20:00: 'Ai Du' - Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure | |||
20: | |||
20:40: Joe lands his helicopter safely, at least for him - a | |||
convent burned down with a few fatalities. He wonders if we've | convent burned down with a few fatalities. He wonders if we've | ||
reached the end times. | reached the end times. | ||
25:00: 'I must maintain my sense of humor, my sense of irony, my sense | |||
of the absurd...' He says there's always something good to balance | of the absurd...' He says there's always something good to balance | ||
something bad. | something bad. | ||
30:00: Joe's back to giving the freeway traffic report, sees a | |||
carjacking in high-speed pursuit. The hijacker is firing at the | carjacking in high-speed pursuit. The hijacker is firing at the | ||
police and others. Joe calls it a welcome break for the international | police and others. Joe calls it a welcome break for the international | ||
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speak. | speak. | ||
35:20: Joe describes a luxurious yacht. An explosion sinks it. The | |||
evacuation is disorganized. | evacuation is disorganized. | ||
38:30: Joe reflects on the turn of events of the yacht's passengers, | |||
that disasters make everything that seemed important before | that disasters make everything that seemed important before | ||
meaningless. | meaningless. | ||
43:10: 'We seem to be going round and round the same particular set of | |||
phrases aren't you getting bored?' | phrases - aren't you getting bored?' Joe asks his interlocutor to see | ||
him in person, talk it out. | him in person, talk it out. | ||
45:30: Joe's giving the freeway traffic report again. The freeways | |||
are empty, perfect for a trip. The fire that consumed half the city has subsided. | are empty, perfect for a trip. The fire that consumed half the city has subsided. | ||
There's a cyanide spill on the Pasadena Freeway. Everyone is relaxing: 'People seem to have reclined | There's a cyanide spill on the Pasadena Freeway. Everyone is relaxing: 'People seem to have reclined | ||
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stretched out at the entrances to buildings.' | stretched out at the entrances to buildings.' | ||
47:40: Joe describes an epic traffic jam that covers the whole of Los | |||
Angeles county into the neighboring counties.<ref>The geography in this segment starts off completely wrong. I haven't parsed the whole thing. Don't use it for directions when you visit.</ref> | Angeles county into the neighboring counties.<ref>The geography in this segment starts off completely wrong. I haven't parsed the whole thing. Don't use it for directions when you visit.</ref> | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Tortoise (Higher Intelligence Agency)}} [Intro] | {{Tortoise (Higher Intelligence Agency)}} [Intro] | ||
{{Ai Du (Ry Cooder / Ali Farka Toure)}} [24:37] | {{Ai Du (Ry Cooder / Ali Farka Toure)}} [24:37] | ||
== Additional credits == | == Additional credits == | ||
The original broadcast credits (read by Joe) state: "Edited and mixed by [[Theo Mondle]], with music production by [[Bob Carlson]]. Created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro." | The original broadcast credits (read by Joe) state: "Edited and mixed by [[Theo Mondle]], with music production by [[Bob Carlson]]. Created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro." | ||
==Miscellanea== | ==Miscellanea== | ||
* | * This version has ~3m30s of outro music with credits. | ||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
Can the half of the phone conversation at 43:10 be the other half of the phone conversation at 17:00? [[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 04:04, 5 September 2023 (PDT) | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | [[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:David Rapkin]] | [[Category:David Rapkin]] | ||
[[Category:1996]] | [[Category:1996]] | ||
[[Category:Somewhere Out There]] | [[Category:Somewhere Out There]] | ||
[[Category:Not Available Online]] | |||
[[Category:Show]] | [[Category:Show]] | ||
[[Category:Show_by_date|19960107]] {{Airdate|airdate=1996-01-07}} | [[Category:Show_by_date|19960107]] {{Airdate|airdate=1996-01-07}} | ||
{{Series|series=Somewhere Out There}}{{Cast|cast= | {{Series|series=Somewhere Out There}}{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}} | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 14 February 2025
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Somewhere Out There | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| January 7, 1996 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 54 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Iceland (Part 2) (Remix) |
| Followed by: | Three Shingles |
That sigalert continues out in Chino Hills on the Corona expressway.
Eye In The Sky is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Somewhere Out There. It was originally broadcast on January 7, 1996. A longer remix version was broadcast in 2000 as part of the series The Other Side.
Synopsis
0:00: 'Tortoise' - Higher Intelligence Agency
1:10: Joe reports the traffic problems in LA's freeways from the traffic helicopter: biohazard spill, explosion, overpass collapse, overturned school bus on fire, airplane crashed, striking hospital workers, looters, mad shooter... (lots of buses overturned)[1]
11:40: A surface-to-air missile hits Joe's helicopter. He thinks he's going to die in the crash. He tells us, 'I have a message that I've been saving for the last moment of my life a piece of wisdom that was passed on to me by a very, very wise and holy man...' Instead of telling us the message he gives a long preface. We hear the sound of a crash.
16:00: Joe describes checking into a motel.
17:00: When he enters his room he hears a neighbor talking to someone on the phone. He's rude to the callee.
18:20: Joe lists all the things he has to get done when he gets home, 'I have to clean out the storage bin next to the garage, dust the Coulomb vanes in the power conversion unit. I have to reschedule my rumba lessons in order to re-point the surface of my company's cloud chamber with Teflon because it is both economically and tragicomically graded...'
20:00: 'Ai Du' - Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure
20:40: Joe lands his helicopter safely, at least for him - a convent burned down with a few fatalities. He wonders if we've reached the end times.
25:00: 'I must maintain my sense of humor, my sense of irony, my sense of the absurd...' He says there's always something good to balance something bad.
30:00: Joe's back to giving the freeway traffic report, sees a carjacking in high-speed pursuit. The hijacker is firing at the police and others. Joe calls it a welcome break for the international audience. Some encourage the hijacker. He has a book deal, is negotiating TV rights, endorsement deals. Joe says it shows how people can succeed in America. When he runs out of gas, Johnny Cochran is there to defend him; CNN covers it live, lets the hijacker speak.
35:20: Joe describes a luxurious yacht. An explosion sinks it. The evacuation is disorganized.
38:30: Joe reflects on the turn of events of the yacht's passengers, that disasters make everything that seemed important before meaningless.
43:10: 'We seem to be going round and round the same particular set of phrases - aren't you getting bored?' Joe asks his interlocutor to see him in person, talk it out.
45:30: Joe's giving the freeway traffic report again. The freeways are empty, perfect for a trip. The fire that consumed half the city has subsided. There's a cyanide spill on the Pasadena Freeway. Everyone is relaxing: 'People seem to have reclined wherever the mood is overtaking them. They're lying on their backs crowded around fountains, in the parks, just relaxing on sidewalks, stretched out at the entrances to buildings.'
47:40: Joe describes an epic traffic jam that covers the whole of Los Angeles county into the neighboring counties.[2]
Music
- "Tortoise" - Higher Intelligence Agency (from Freefloater, 1995) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Ai Du" - Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure (from Talking Timbuktu, 1994) | YouTube [24:37]
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits (read by Joe) state: "Edited and mixed by Theo Mondle, with music production by Bob Carlson. Created in collaboration with David Rapkin. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro."
Miscellanea
- This version has ~3m30s of outro music with credits.
Commentary
Can the half of the phone conversation at 43:10 be the other half of the phone conversation at 17:00? Arthur Peabody (talk) 04:04, 5 September 2023 (PDT)
Footnotes
- ↑ Most of the street geography is accurate, but one helicopter couldn't have covered as much area as Joe does on one trip. Joe says an RV fell into Crystal Lake on the Golden State near Glendale Crystal Lake is near the 39 north of Glendora. The 210 doesn't go through Vernon. Slauson doesn't run between the San Bernardino and Pomona Freeways.
- ↑ The geography in this segment starts off completely wrong. I haven't parsed the whole thing. Don't use it for directions when you visit.
