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where he worked as a bartender. It lasted for '3, 4 weeks', ended | where he worked as a bartender. It lasted for '3, 4 weeks', ended | ||
Larry did not know why. Larry was distraught, told her that he had | Larry did not know why. Larry was distraught, told her that he had | ||
given her his 'love feather'<ref>allegedly an image borrowed from | given her his 'love feather',<ref>allegedly an image borrowed from | ||
Native Americans - I find no evidence of this</ref> | Native Americans - I find no evidence of this</ref> didn't know if he | ||
had another.<ref>In [[Four Part Dissonance]] (2001) Larry tells of the | had another.<ref>In [[Four Part Dissonance]] (2001) Larry tells of the | ||
summer he did <i>Comedy of | summer he did <i>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors The Comedy of Errors]</i> in Central Park (1975) (about 24 | ||
minutes in). He claims he had sexual affairs with 3 actresses. Joe | minutes in). He claims he had sexual affairs with 3 actresses. Joe | ||
asks if they're recognizable names. Larry says, 'One readily, the | asks if they're recognizable names. Larry says, 'One readily, the | ||
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she'll be flattered about the transcripts; she's angry instead. She | she'll be flattered about the transcripts; she's angry instead. She | ||
threatens a lawsuit; Joe pays $1,200 to settle. She keeps on calling, | threatens a lawsuit; Joe pays $1,200 to settle. She keeps on calling, | ||
says she's addicted to the conversations.<ref | says she's addicted to the conversations.<ref name=TheRealJF/> | ||
41:10: Larry says he thinks he'll never experience real love | 41:10: Larry says he thinks he'll never experience real love | ||
again. | again. | ||
43:10: Joe goes to Florida to visit his 89-year-old mother <ref>She | 43:10: Joe goes to Florida to visit his 89-year-old mother.<ref>She | ||
was born 1910 December, so this is 1999-2000</ref> | was born 1910 December, so this is 1999-2000</ref> Joe pays Kate's | ||
friend Mary $25/day to sit his cat. Kate stays with her. Joe calls | friend Mary $25/day to sit his cat. Kate stays with her. Joe calls | ||
Kate when he gets back; she starts a long monologue about a dream she | Kate when he gets back; she starts a long monologue about a dream she | ||
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*Joe: The origin of the breakup - a young woman uses Joe's bathtub, they make love, he refuses a long term relationship and breaks her heart. | *Joe: The origin of the breakup - a young woman uses Joe's bathtub, they make love, he refuses a long term relationship and breaks her heart. | ||
*Larry: he describes a brief affair with a coworker, noting the instant it goes sour, giving away "love feathers." Life going downhill. | *Larry: he describes a brief affair with a coworker, noting the instant it goes sour, giving away "love feathers." Life going downhill. | ||
*Joe: Joe secretly records long distance calls with friend's friend, has them transcribed, meets the woman for a date and is not attracted to her. They meet again as friends, he tells her he recorded her calls. Joe's transcriptionist adds comments to the transcription. The woman freaks out, threatens to prosecute him, then tries to seduce him. A hanging during "Summer Day."<ref>Recounted in [https://argonautnews.com/in-memoriam-the-real-joe-frank "In Memoriam: The Real Joe Frank"]. Esmé Gregson, January 31, 2018, ''The Argonaut''.</ref> | *Joe: Joe secretly records long distance calls with friend's friend, has them transcribed, meets the woman for a date and is not attracted to her. They meet again as friends, he tells her he recorded her calls. Joe's transcriptionist adds comments to the transcription. The woman freaks out, threatens to prosecute him, then tries to seduce him. A hanging during "Summer Day."<ref name=TheRealJF>Recounted in [https://argonautnews.com/in-memoriam-the-real-joe-frank "In Memoriam: The Real Joe Frank"]. Esmé Gregson, January 31, 2018, ''The Argonaut''.</ref> | ||
*Larry: A memory of making love. The weirdness of sleeping next to someone. | *Larry: A memory of making love. The weirdness of sleeping next to someone. | ||
*Joe: He comes home, asks Kate not to meet him, and is disappointed. They fight on the phone. Kate accuses him of destroying the young lady's life, having phone sex with the long distance woman. She talks to Joe's transcriptionist. | *Joe: He comes home, asks Kate not to meet him, and is disappointed. They fight on the phone. Kate accuses him of destroying the young lady's life, having phone sex with the long distance woman. She talks to Joe's transcriptionist. | ||
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</div></div> | </div></div> | ||
== Music == | |||
{{Você Gosta (Freezzy Jam Remix) (Suba)}} [Intro] | |||
{{Spacebeach (Arling & Cameron)}} [19:43] | |||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
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22 years seems like a short time for Barbara, an actor, to have | 22 years seems like a short time for Barbara, an actor, to have | ||
married, become a professor at Rutgers, have 2 grown daughters. | married, become a professor at Rutgers, have 2 grown daughters. | ||
Perhaps Barbara found out about the other 2 women. Did any 1 | Perhaps Barbara found out about the other 2 women. Did any 1 | ||
of these 3 women come back to him? NO! Ingrates. | of these 3 women come back to him? NO! Ingrates. | ||
I suspect the story in 'Karma part 1' exaggerated. I can imagine how | I suspect the story in 'Karma part 1' exaggerated. I can imagine how | ||
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years later; she was making more money than he, they lived in a small | years later; she was making more money than he, they lived in a small | ||
apartment - she didn't <i>have</i> to put up with him. | apartment - she didn't <i>have</i> to put up with him. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||