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|data6  = [[Friederike Frank]], Joe Frank
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''"I just, just turned eighteen in November."''
''"I just, just turned eighteen in November."''


'''Higher Learning''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[The Other Side (Series)]]. It was originally broadcast on November 14, [[1999]].<ref>Two shows share this air date on joefrank.com; this and [[Holy Land]].</ref>
'''Higher Learning''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[The Other Side (Series)|The Other Side]]. It was originally broadcast on November 14, [[:Category:1999|1999]].<ref>Two shows share this air date on joefrank.com: this and [[Holy Land]]. According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20000408145253/http://www.kcrw.org:80/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=jf&tmplt_type=Program KCRW], Holy Land was broadcast on November 7.</ref>


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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Joe's mother ([[Friederike Frank]]) tells the story of her
Joe's mother ([[Friederike Frank]]) tells the story of her
marriage. <ref>originally in [[God Only Knows]]</ref> <ref>Joe's mother was born Friederike Passweg, 1910 December 7.  1929 January 2 she married Meier Langermann.  On their naturalization papers they changed the spelling of their names: Friederike to Frederica, Langermann to Langerman, Meier to Meyer.</ref>
marriage.<ref>originally in [[God Only Knows]]</ref><ref>Joe's mother was born Friederike Passweg, 1910 December 7.  1929 January 2 she married Meier Langermann.  On their naturalization papers they changed the spelling of their names: Friederike to Frederica, Langermann to Langerman, Meier to Meyer.</ref>


17:40: A beautiful woman invites Joe to a performance of a
17:40: A beautiful woman invites Joe to a performance of a
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self-conscious, puts so much effort into his role that he pays no
self-conscious, puts so much effort into his role that he pays no
attention to the play.  He thinks about the roles we play, the
attention to the play.  He thinks about the roles we play, the
performances we put on, in life. <ref name=Cocktails>originally in [[Cocktails Before Dinner]]</ref>
performances we put on, in life.<ref name=Cocktails>originally in [[Cocktails Before Dinner]]</ref>


21:00: Humans compensate for their inferiority to animals with
21:00: Humans compensate for their inferiority to animals with
tools: clothes, cars, makeup &hellip; <ref name=Cocktails />
tools: clothes, cars, makeup &hellip;<ref name=Cocktails />


25:50: When he was a boy, falling asleep, Joe tortured himself
25:50: When he was a boy, falling asleep, Joe tortured himself
with fantasies of making awful decisions.  
with fantasies of making awful decisions.<ref>originally in [[When She's Asleep, She Looks Like An Angel]]</ref>
<ref>originally in [[When She's Asleep, She Looks Like An Angel]]</ref>


28:30: Joe tells of his job teaching at a private school in
28:30: Joe tells of his job teaching at a private school in NYC,<ref>Joe taught at Dalton school</ref> including Kim and their unfortunate date.<ref>originally in [[Pretender]], in which it was interspersed with Monmouth's story</ref>
NYC<ref>Joe taught at Dalton school</ref> , including Kim and their unfortunate date.<ref>originally in [[Pretender]], in which it was interspersed with Monmouth's story</ref>


48:10: 'The Earth is 1 of 9 planets that revolve around the
48:10: 'The Earth is 1 of 9 planets that revolve around the
sun &hellip;' - Joe describes the vastness of space. <ref
sun &hellip;' - Joe describes the vastness of space.<ref
name=Cocktails />
name=Cocktails />


49:30: Joe observes how small things look from an airplane,
49:30: Joe observes how small things look from an airplane,
contrasts that perspective with how the city appears at ground level,
contrasts that perspective with how the city appears at ground level,
comments on the ephemerality of life. <ref>originally in [[He Hesitated]]</ref>  
comments on the ephemerality of life.<ref>originally in [[He Hesitated]]</ref>  


52:40: Joe's mother laments the poor health of her
52:40: Joe's mother laments the poor health of her
husband. <ref>originally in [[Road To Calvary, The]].</ref>
husband.<ref>originally in [[The Road To Calvary]].</ref>


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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Legacy Synposis</div>
<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Legacy Synopsis</div>
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*Joe's mother talks about her sick husband, hospitals, nurse revenge.
*Joe's mother talks about her sick husband, hospitals, nurse revenge.
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== Interesting Facts ==
*Joe's story of life as a schoolteacher also appears in [[Pretender]].
*This program shares material with [[Cocktails Before Dinner]], and it shares text with [[God Only Knows]]
*This program may have aired in 1992, and as part of KCRW's Flashback series.


== Music ==
== Music ==
{{Sex (The Necks) }}
{{Sex (The Necks)}} [Intro]
{{A Mother (For Your Mind) (The Herbaliser) }}
{{A Mother (For Your Mind) (The Herbaliser)}} [17:21]
{{The Beast (Autechre Mix) (Palmskin Productions)}}
{{Close Your Eyes (Faze Action mix) (Bebel Gilberto)}} {{Added music}}<!--presumptive but unconfirmed--> [25:45]
 
{{The Beast (Autechre Mix) (Palmskin Productions)}} [28:07]
== Commentary ==
 
{{commentary}}
 
=== [[User:Spblat|Spblat]] ===


I love the opening musical loop.  Nice and mellow.  I also particularly enjoy when Joe talks about the vastness of the universe and our apparent insignificance in it.  Add his commentary about how frail we truly are, and this is a winner for me.  I [http://www.irace.net/mt/archives/000018.html ranted about this once] on my web site.
== Shared material ==
* [[Pretender]] (life as a schoolteacher)
* [[Cocktails Before Dinner]]
* [[God Only Knows]]
* [[The Road To Calvary]]


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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<div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references">


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[[Category:Absurd Monologue]]
[[Category:Friederike Frank|Friederike Frank]]
[[Category:Friederike Frank]]
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[[Category:The Other Side]]
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Revision as of 06:51, 10 May 2022

Higher Learning [1]
Series
The Other Side
Original Broadcast Date
11/14/1999
Cast
Friederike Frank, Joe Frank
Format
Absurd Monologue, 59 minutes
Preceded by: The Box
Followed by: Holy Land

"I just, just turned eighteen in November."

Higher Learning is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on November 14, 1999.[1]

Synopsis

This show is 100% re-used:

Joe's mother (Friederike Frank) tells the story of her marriage.[2][3]

17:40: A beautiful woman invites Joe to a performance of a play in which she has a role. Concerned that she watches him, Joe is self-conscious, puts so much effort into his role that he pays no attention to the play. He thinks about the roles we play, the performances we put on, in life.[4]

21:00: Humans compensate for their inferiority to animals with tools: clothes, cars, makeup …[4]

25:50: When he was a boy, falling asleep, Joe tortured himself with fantasies of making awful decisions.[5]

28:30: Joe tells of his job teaching at a private school in NYC,[6] including Kim and their unfortunate date.[7]

48:10: 'The Earth is 1 of 9 planets that revolve around the sun …' - Joe describes the vastness of space.[4]

49:30: Joe observes how small things look from an airplane, contrasts that perspective with how the city appears at ground level, comments on the ephemerality of life.[8]

52:40: Joe's mother laments the poor health of her husband.[9]

Legacy Synopsis
  • His mom tells of her early adulthood, her marriage to an older man.
  • Straining to appear likeable, the audience at a play as performers.
  • Humans making up for our physical inferiority
  • A child falling asleep imagines being offered hideous decisions: torture of himself or others.
  • Joe Frank the schoolteacher, dating coworker Kim with capped teeth, premature ejaculation
  • Defending against students' intellectual attacks
  • The insignificance of humans in the universe. A city viewed from an airplane.
  • Joe's mother talks about her sick husband, hospitals, nurse revenge.

Music

Shared material

Footnotes

    1. Two shows share this air date on joefrank.com: this and Holy Land. According to KCRW, Holy Land was broadcast on November 7.
    2. originally in God Only Knows
    3. Joe's mother was born Friederike Passweg, 1910 December 7. 1929 January 2 she married Meier Langermann. On their naturalization papers they changed the spelling of their names: Friederike to Frederica, Langermann to Langerman, Meier to Meyer.
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 originally in Cocktails Before Dinner
    5. originally in When She's Asleep, She Looks Like An Angel
    6. Joe taught at Dalton school
    7. originally in Pretender, in which it was interspersed with Monmouth's story
    8. originally in He Hesitated
    9. originally in The Road To Calvary.
    10. Joe added music to several of his shows when they were rebroadcast or digitized. The updated versions are usually available at Joefrank.com