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|data8 = [[:Category:Absurd Monologue|Absurd Monologue]], [[:Category:Narrative Monologue|Narrative Monologue]], 54 minutes | |data8 = [[:Category:Absurd Monologue|Absurd Monologue]], [[:Category:Narrative Monologue|Narrative Monologue]], 54 / 57 minutes | ||
|data4 = January 7, [[:Category:1996|1996]] | |data4 = January 7, [[:Category:1996|1996]] | ||
|title = [https://www.joefrank.com/shop/eye-in-the-sky Eye In The Sky][https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=Eye%20In%20The%20Sky] | |title = [https://www.joefrank.com/shop/eye-in-the-sky Eye In The Sky][https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=Eye%20In%20The%20Sky] | ||
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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]].<ref>[ http://list.jfwiki.org/pipermail/joe-frank-email-list-jfwiki.org/2023-September/000144.html Bill Milosz of the email list writes that the original version has no Jack Kornfield.]</ref> | '''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]].<ref>[http://list.jfwiki.org/pipermail/joe-frank-email-list-jfwiki.org/2023-September/000144.html Bill Milosz of the email list writes that the original version has no Jack Kornfield.]</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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1:10: Joe reports the traffic problems in LA's freeways from the | 1:10: Joe reports the traffic problems in LA's freeways from the | ||
traffic helicopter: biohazard | traffic helicopter: biohazard spill, explosion, overpass collapse, | ||
overturned school bus on fire, airplane crashed, striking hospital | overturned school bus on fire, airplane crashed, striking hospital | ||
workers, looters, mad shooter... (lots of buses overturned)<ref>Most of the | workers, looters, mad shooter... (lots of buses overturned)<ref>Most of the | ||
street geography is accurate, but one helicopter couldn't have covered | 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 | as much area as Joe does on one trip. Joe says an RV fell | ||
into Crystal Lake on the Golden State near Glendale | 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 | the 39 north of Glendora. The 210 doesn't go through Vernon. Slauson | ||
doesn't run between the San Bernardino and Pomona Freeways.</ref> | doesn't run between the San Bernardino and Pomona Freeways.</ref> | ||
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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. | ||
15:50: 'Eyes On You (4 Hero Dollis Hill Blues Remix)' - Santessa | 15:50: 'Eyes On You (4 Hero Dollis Hill Blues Remix)' - Santessa<ref name=Year2000>Added in 2000</ref> | ||
16:00: Joe describes checking into a motel. | 16:00: Joe describes checking into a motel. | ||
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chamber with Teflon because it is both economically and tragicomically | chamber with Teflon because it is both economically and tragicomically | ||
graded...' | graded...' | ||
The next two sections were added to the later version: | |||
20:20: 'True prayer and love are learned in the hour when prayer | 20:20: 'True prayer and love are learned in the hour when prayer | ||
becomes impossible and your heart has turned to stone.' Jack | becomes impossible and your heart has turned to stone.' Jack | ||
Kornfield expatiates on learning when things seem impossible. | Kornfield expatiates on learning when things seem impossible.<ref name=Year2000 /> | ||
22:50: Kornfield tells of driving into the city, his daughter Caroline | 22:50: Kornfield tells of driving into the city, his daughter Caroline | ||
paying the bridge toll for the car behind them, as an example of | paying the bridge toll for the car behind them, as an example of | ||
making life beautiful in small ways. | making life beautiful in small ways.<ref name=Year2000 /> | ||
24:40: 'Ai Du' - Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure | 24:40: 'Ai Du' - Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure | ||
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50:10: Joe's giving the freeway traffic report again. The freeways | 50:10: Joe's giving the freeway traffic report again. The freeways | ||
are | are empty, perfect for a trip. The fire that consumed half the city has subsided. | ||
There's a cyanide spill | 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 | wherever the mood is overtaking them. They're lying on their backs | ||
crowded around fountains, in the parks, just relaxing on sidewalks, | crowded around fountains, in the parks, just relaxing on sidewalks, | ||
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Joe is a helicopter traffic man reporting on bizarre disaster scenes in Los Angeles. Checking into a hotel and overhearing phone conversations. A list of chores that spirals into pseudo-technical nonsense. Kornfield: life force, paying the toll for the car behind you. Joe survives a helicopter crash and has only one eye. Preparing for the end of the world. Joe reports on a police chase. Watching a ship sink. Empty roads after a chemical spill. A traffic report that degenerates into an endless stream of Los Angeles streets. | Joe is a helicopter traffic man reporting on bizarre disaster scenes in Los Angeles. Checking into a hotel and overhearing phone conversations. A list of chores that spirals into pseudo-technical nonsense. Kornfield: life force, paying the toll for the car behind you. Joe survives a helicopter crash and has only one eye. Preparing for the end of the world. Joe reports on a police chase. Watching a ship sink. Empty roads after a chemical spill. A traffic report that degenerates into an endless stream of Los Angeles streets. | ||
</div></div> | </div></div> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Tortoise (Higher Intelligence Agency)}} [Intro] | {{Tortoise (Higher Intelligence Agency)}} [Intro] | ||
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The later (The Other Side) broadcast version credits state: "Created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. With Joe Frank and Buddhist teacher [[Jack Kornfield]]. Mixed by JC Swiatek. Production assistance: Esmé Gregson." | The later (The Other Side) broadcast version credits state: "Created in collaboration with [[David Rapkin]]. With Joe Frank and Buddhist teacher [[Jack Kornfield]]. Mixed by JC Swiatek. Production assistance: Esmé Gregson." | ||
==Miscellanea== | |||
* The version of this program currently available on [https://www.joefrank.com Joefrank.com] is the later The Other Side version, despite being labeled Somewhere Out There. | |||
* The original version has an additional ~1m20s of outro music with credits. | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RyHef8AAzs Eye In The Sky] (YouTube) | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RyHef8AAzs Eye In The Sky] (YouTube) | ||
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== Commentary == | |||
Can the half of the phone conversation at 47:40 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 == | ||