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Joe explains that the show will not be a radio journal of his daily life. A celebrating of changing one's mind. Joe repeatedly airs a spousal abuse promo deemed offensive by the management and solicits comments from people on the phone, including his mother. ("Just get stinking drunk and kick the piss out of terry.") The actors from the promo fight about wearing seat belts. Being infuriated and interrogating someone with a bumper sticker that says "I know Jesus." Feeling the need to perform as a member of the audience at a friend's play. The audience, everyone, as actors. Everyone as a star of their own life; life as recognition. Tonight's program from the viewpoint of his life, the audience's life. Making up for our inferiority to animals with technology. Our relationship to our bodies. Lying in bed and fantasizing about horrible choices involving torture of others. Joe's past as a teacher: experiencing department meetings in the manner of a student. He dates a fellow teacher with capped teeth, worries about his appearance, fears defiant Marxist students in the classroom. He spontaneously ejaculates while cuddling the fellow teacher, disguises it by splashing himself with water, loses touch with her, and eventually tells the story at a party. Joe fails to confront a drunk who harasses his date. Man's inability to contemplate the dimensions of the universe. | Joe explains that the show will not be a radio journal of his daily life. A celebrating of changing one's mind. Joe repeatedly airs a spousal abuse promo deemed offensive by the management and solicits comments from people on the phone, including his mother. ("Just get stinking drunk and kick the piss out of terry.") The actors from the promo fight about wearing seat belts. Being infuriated and interrogating someone with a bumper sticker that says "I know Jesus." Feeling the need to perform as a member of the audience at a friend's play. The audience, everyone, as actors. Everyone as a star of their own life; life as recognition. Tonight's program from the viewpoint of his life, the audience's life. Making up for our inferiority to animals with technology. Our relationship to our bodies. Lying in bed and fantasizing about horrible choices involving torture of others. Joe's past as a teacher: experiencing department meetings in the manner of a student. He dates a fellow teacher with capped teeth, worries about his appearance, fears defiant Marxist students in the classroom. He spontaneously ejaculates while cuddling the fellow teacher, disguises it by splashing himself with water, loses touch with her, and eventually tells the story at a party. Joe fails to confront a drunk who harasses his date. Man's inability to contemplate the dimensions of the universe. | ||
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{{The Beast (Autechre Mix) (Palmskin Productions)}} | {{The Beast (Autechre Mix) (Palmskin Productions)}} | ||
{{Isa Lei (Ry Cooder / V.M. Bhatt) }} | {{Isa Lei (Ry Cooder / V.M. Bhatt) }} | ||
== Shared material == | |||
* [[Cocktails Before Dinner]] | |||
* [[When She's Asleep She Looks Like an Angel]] | |||
* [[Higher Learning]] | |||
== Miscellanea == | |||
* The promo spot features the tune 'Isa Lei' which is also used in [[Three Shingles]] | |||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
{{commentary}} | {{commentary}} | ||
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:Call_In_Show]] | [[Category:Call_In_Show]] | ||
[[Category:1997]] | |||
Revision as of 16:14, 2 March 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Somewhere Out There | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 3/1/1997 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Third World Country |
| Followed by: | The Other Side (Show) |
So I promised you that I was going to present a journal of my daily life.
Journal is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Somewhere Out There. It was originally broadcast on March 1, 1997.
Synopsis
Joe explains that the show will not be a radio journal of his daily life. A celebrating of changing one's mind. Joe repeatedly airs a spousal abuse promo deemed offensive by the management and solicits comments from people on the phone, including his mother. ("Just get stinking drunk and kick the piss out of terry.") The actors from the promo fight about wearing seat belts. Being infuriated and interrogating someone with a bumper sticker that says "I know Jesus." Feeling the need to perform as a member of the audience at a friend's play. The audience, everyone, as actors. Everyone as a star of their own life; life as recognition. Tonight's program from the viewpoint of his life, the audience's life. Making up for our inferiority to animals with technology. Our relationship to our bodies. Lying in bed and fantasizing about horrible choices involving torture of others. Joe's past as a teacher: experiencing department meetings in the manner of a student. He dates a fellow teacher with capped teeth, worries about his appearance, fears defiant Marxist students in the classroom. He spontaneously ejaculates while cuddling the fellow teacher, disguises it by splashing himself with water, loses touch with her, and eventually tells the story at a party. Joe fails to confront a drunk who harasses his date. Man's inability to contemplate the dimensions of the universe.
Music
- "A Mother (For Your Mind)" - The Herbaliser (from Blow Your Headphones, 1997) | YouTube
- "The Beast (Autechre Mix)" - Palmskin Productions (from The Beast Remix, 1995) | YouTube
- "Isa Lei" - Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt (from A Meeting by the River, 1993) | YouTube
Miscellanea
- The promo spot features the tune 'Isa Lei' which is also used in Three Shingles
Commentary
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