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'''"Summer Notes"''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[WBAI and NPR Playhouse]]. It was originally aired in [[1979]]. It was rebroadcast without change under the title "Summer Notes (Remix)." | |||
"Summer Notes" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[WBAI and NPR Playhouse]]. It was originally aired in 1979. It was rebroadcast without change under the title "Summer Notes ( | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
*Interview with an armed guy on the beach. | * Interview with an armed guy ([[Arthur Miller]]) on the beach. | ||
*Scenes in which a sugary couple encounters disaster, interspersed by a panel discussion. | * Scenes in which a sugary couple encounters disaster, interspersed by a panel discussion. | ||
*A sailing trip that ends lost in the fog. | * A sailing trip that ends lost in the fog. | ||
*The history of picnics and picnic etiquette. A hike that ends in berry picking and poisoning. | * The history of picnics and picnic etiquette. A hike that ends in berry picking and poisoning. | ||
*A man in the street tries to get attention - offers little girl sandwiches and sings "you are my sunshine." | * A man in the street tries to get attention - offers little girl sandwiches and sings "you are my sunshine." | ||
*Outdoor theater, performing scenes according to the time of day. | * Outdoor theater, performing scenes according to the time of day. | ||
*The street performer fights with passers-by, threatens them, then apologizes. | * The street performer fights with passers-by, threatens them, then apologizes. | ||
*The history of theater. | * The history of theater. | ||
*The couple builds a fire and catches the forest. | * The couple builds a fire and catches the forest. | ||
*Joe interviews people about resort communities - Woodstock, a nature resort in the Cook islands, and some sort of retirement community. | * Joe interviews people about resort communities - Woodstock, a nature resort in the Cook islands, and some sort of retirement community. | ||
*The couple argues, watches multiple televisions. | * The couple argues, watches multiple televisions. | ||
*Animated monologue describing scenes of summer: a man on the subway shouts, "I'm not dead"; an idyllic neighboring family man goes mad; Houdini's act as the ultimate form of protest; a blind man carries a cripple on his back; shooting people at the beach as art; Joe repeats lines from the street performer and the acted dialog; "the sun shines from one place in the sky." | * Animated monologue describing scenes of summer: a man on the subway shouts, "I'm not dead"; an idyllic neighboring family man goes mad; Houdini's act as the ultimate form of protest; a blind man carries a cripple on his back; shooting people at the beach as art; Joe repeats lines from the street performer and the acted dialog; "the sun shines from one place in the sky." | ||
*Beach technology: radios, beach scanners, seismographs. | * Beach technology: radios, beach scanners, seismographs. | ||
== Interesting Facts == | == Interesting Facts == | ||