Summer Notes
| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 8/22/1979 | |
| Cast | |
| Tim Jerome, Beth Dixon, Arthur Miller, Lester Nafzger, Rosemary Foley, Paul Mantell, Fran Dorn, David St. James, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| 1 hour | |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by: | Arena |
| Followed by: | The Eighty Yard Run |
I notice a metal sheet here, lying beside you.
Summer Notes is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series WBAI And NPR Playhouse. It was originally aired in 1979. It was rebroadcast with minor edits under the title Summer Notes (Remix).
A segment from this program was turned into an animated short film.
Synopsis
- Interview with an armed guy (Arthur Miller) on the beach.
- A woman sings and speaks in French
- Scenes in which a sugary couple encounters disaster, interspersed by a panel discussion.
- A sailing trip that ends lost in the fog.
- The history of picnics and picnic etiquette. A hike that ends in berry picking and poisoning.
- A man in the street tries to get attention - offers little girl sandwiches and sings "you are my sunshine."
- Outdoor theater, performing scenes according to the time of day.
- The street performer fights with passers-by, threatens them, then apologizes.
- The history of theater.
- The couple builds a fire and catches the forest.
- Joe interviews people about resort communities - Woodstock, a nature resort in the Cook islands, and some sort of retirement community.
- The couple argues, watches multiple televisions.
- Animated monologue describing scenes of summer: a man on the subway shouts, "I'm not dead"; an idyllic neighboring family man goes mad; Houdini's act as the ultimate form of protest; a blind man carries a cripple on his back; shooting people at the beach as art; Joe repeats lines from the street performer and the acted dialog; "the sun shines from one place in the sky."
- Beach technology: radios, beach scanners, seismographs.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Hard Work" - John Handy (from Hard Work, 1976) | YouTube [present in original broadcast version; removed later]
Template:Prix Choc (Etienne De Crecy) (Added later)[1]
- "Crank It Up" - Peter Brown (from Stargazer, 1979) | YouTube
Template:Cappriccio Stragavante (Noel Pointer)
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "Performers included: Tim Jerome, Beth Dixon, Arthur Miller, Lester Nafzger, Rosemary Foley, Bernie Mantell, Fran Dorn, David St. James, and Joe Frank. Production assistance by Ira Glass. Summer Notes was directed by Keith Talbot."
Commentary
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Footnotes
- ↑ Joe added music to several of his shows when they were rebroadcast or digitized. The updated versions are usually available at Joefrank.com
