Highways West
From The Joe Frank Wiki
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1986 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Serious Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 56 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Tell Me What To Do |
| Followed by: | Nightride |
| Purchase or Stream | |
Lenny's a big, tall, curly haired man with glasses.
Highways West is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.
Synopsis
The owner and employees of a pawn shop. An ideal day to enjoy the outdoors, backed with ocean sounds (?) and electronica. Two friends scam an airport suitcase claim, drive a car across the country and lose their money gambling, and begin running drugs. Stories of people who work on the loading dock.
Music
- "Always Returning" - Brian Eno (from Apollo, 1983) | YouTube [Intro]
- "New Island Midnight" - Dr. John (from Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981) | YouTube [10:57]
- "Strange Love" - Haruomi Hosono With Friends Of Earth (from S-F-X, 1984) | YouTube [19:47]
- "Time and the River" - Fred Simon (from Usually / Always, 1985) | YouTube [23:31]
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "Technical production by Tom Strother. Special thanks to John Hall."
Miscellanea
- There is rumored to be a 30 minute version with the same title.
