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David Franks is the crazy preacher leading that unfortunate | |||
woman (man?) on a crazy prayer in [[Natural Disaster, A]] (re-used in | |||
[[Prayer]] and [[Holy Land]]) and the guy who deals in mysticism in [[Bible Stories]] (re-used in [[Dreamland: A Compilation]]). | |||
He was a crazy character in real life. The <i>Baltimore Sun</i> | |||
published this obituary | |||
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2010-01-17-1001160067-story.html | |||
Andrei Codrescu eulogized him on <i>All things considered</i> | |||
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123747163 | |||
A friend eulogized him in | |||
http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/crabtown-observed-9-footlong-farewell-on-film | |||
When <i>Hearing voices</i> included one of his calls in an episode, | |||
https://hearingvoices.com/2008/12/hv040-spirit-world/ <ref> The page has a discussion; some objected to the call. One wrote that Franks was the Tarot card reader (must have been [[Hotline]]); it sounds like his style but not his voice; joefrank.com doesn't list him in the cast.</ref>, host Barrett | |||
Golding explained: | |||
<blockquote>'Larry Massett, the narrator, gave the tape to Joe (they're old friends) a long time ago. Larry got the tape from poet Andrei Codrescu, who got the tape from someone else, and that's where the provenance ends.'</blockquote> | |||
David Franks appeared in the following programs: | David Franks appeared in the following programs: | ||
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Revision as of 21:10, 23 February 2021
David Franks is the crazy preacher leading that unfortunate woman (man?) on a crazy prayer in Natural Disaster, A (re-used in Prayer and Holy Land) and the guy who deals in mysticism in Bible Stories (re-used in Dreamland: A Compilation).
He was a crazy character in real life. The Baltimore Sun published this obituary https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2010-01-17-1001160067-story.html
Andrei Codrescu eulogized him on All things considered https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123747163
A friend eulogized him in http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/crabtown-observed-9-footlong-farewell-on-film
When Hearing voices included one of his calls in an episode, https://hearingvoices.com/2008/12/hv040-spirit-world/ [1], host Barrett Golding explained:
'Larry Massett, the narrator, gave the tape to Joe (they're old friends) a long time ago. Larry got the tape from poet Andrei Codrescu, who got the tape from someone else, and that's where the provenance ends.'
David Franks appeared in the following programs: