User:Shiro
Introduction
I've been a fan of Joe Frank's work since I first heard is program on KCRW in 1996. I spent 50 minutes in a baking hot car in the parking lot of a North Hollywood musical instrument repair shop, entranced by the program Three Shingles. I've been hooked ever since.
In mid 2003 I started recording scattered notes about Joe's programs, which I later made available online. In 2005 all of that material was added to this wiki.
Program recommendations
Although I enjoy almost all of Joe's work, I'm particularly drawn to the monologues produced in the style common to many programs in the series Somewhere Out There. Some of my favorite programs in each of Joe's major categories are:
Radio plays / Scripted actors / Sound effects
Heavy monologues
Fat Man Down (This is what I play for most newbies.)
Lighter monologues
Improv actors
Karma style
Unique material (great stuff that is also unlike most of Joe's work)
Links to useful pages
Links to pages I find useful: Links to Templates
