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This program was originally broadcast on KCRW in 1996. The entire hour is composed of a | {{Infobox | ||
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|data8 = [[:Category:Absurd Monologue|Absurd Monologue]], [[:Category:Serious Monologue|Serious Monologue]], [[:Category:Absurd Lists|Absurd Lists]], 1 hour | |||
|data4 = June 9, [[1996]] | |||
|title = [https://www.joefrank.com/shop/mountain-rain Mountain Rain][https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=Mountain%20Rain] | |||
|data6 = Joe Frank|]] | |||
|data10 = [[Lost Soul]] | |||
|data11 = [[Escape From Paradise]] | |||
|data2 = [[Somewhere Out There]] | |||
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''""My father was a very, very popular and wonderful teacher.""'' | |||
'''Mountain Rain''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Somewhere Out There]]. It was originally broadcast on June 9, [[1996]]. | |||
[[Category:1996]] | |||
This program was originally broadcast on KCRW in 1996. The entire hour is composed of a monologue spoken by Joe over music loops. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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*At the cemetery: flooding and unearthed human remains are everywhere. | *At the cemetery: flooding and unearthed human remains are everywhere. | ||
*A lovely hillside church nearby explodes. A lovely pair of children appears, only to hurl objects at Joe. | *A lovely hillside church nearby explodes. A lovely pair of children appears, only to hurl objects at Joe. | ||
*"And it was then that I came to the realization that the world is evil." | *"And it was then that I came to the realization that the world is evil." | ||
*A recurring dream of an angel, then seeing glimpses of her in real life. Actually encountering her at a restaurant. "Who are you?" | *A recurring dream of an angel, then seeing glimpses of her in real life. Actually encountering her at a restaurant. "Who are you?" | ||
*They get | *They get acquainted, go out on a superficial date and shop at a drug store (silly list), she leaves without giving him her number. | ||
*Flashback to an evening with his parents at a resort. His parents dancing alone in the rain, the most peaceful moment of Joe's life. | *Flashback to an evening with his parents at a resort. His parents dancing alone in the rain, the most peaceful moment of Joe's life. | ||
*A dream: at a restaurant with a beautiful woman. They can't seem to communicate. He sees her later from a bus on the street, lactating from atop a ladder. | *A dream: at a restaurant with a beautiful woman. They can't seem to communicate. He sees her later from a bus on the street, lactating from atop a ladder. | ||
*Flashback to age 19 in the village meeting a woman. She takes him home and seduces him. Joe objects that he doesn't know her, so she impatiently shows him some pictures and tells him the basic facts of her life. "OK, now you know me." They spend the night. They argue over a poster of the earth. | *Flashback to age 19 in the village meeting a woman. She takes him home and seduces him. Joe objects that he doesn't know her, so she impatiently shows him some pictures and tells him the basic facts of her life. "OK, now you know me." They spend the night. They argue over a poster of the earth. | ||
*Climing K2. "And so we had a prodigiously psychedelic experience." | *Climing K2. "And so we had a prodigiously psychedelic experience." | ||