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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
'Basically time is just a dimension of the universe...' a 'homeless'
 
fellow delivers a monologue on time, sound, music ('there are those
'Basically time is just a dimension of the universe...' A homeless
who use music to kill people'); people made fun of him after he came
guy explains how people use sound to harm others.
out to California (in a dream, America is a big dog, Los Angeles a
 
giant tick sucking its blood); geneticists and computer scientists
2:20: Guy talks about what happened to him when he came to California,
have developed perfect clones. He hates garbage. His adoptive mother
became homeless.  He explains that America is a big dog, Los Angeles a
tried to rape him.  When he was in Hawaii he got the word from outer
giant tick on it that's going to explode.
space that he was the 'self-proclaimed king of the universe'.<ref>Joe
 
re-used some of this in [[Dreamland: A Compilation]]</ref><ref>I've
4:30: 'Geneticists and computer scientists are really working together
listened to a lot of homeless people in downtown LA - this guy talks
towards a better future for everyone' making perfect clones to replace
coherently (his ideas are nonsense), more like an actor playing a
people.
part.</ref>
 
5:50: Guy explains why he hates garbage.
 
7:00: Guy says that his mother (adopted) flirted with him.


10:20: 'No one can dare say for sure one way or the other that a the
10:20: 'No one can dare say for sure one way or the other that a the
universe is finite or infinite...' a different guy talks about the
universe is finite or infinite...' a different guy talks about the
universe, how dropped out of Brooklyn College, is a bit autistic,
universe, how he had to drop out of Brooklyn College, was a bit
dropped out (1987), spent nights on the street.  He's living in
autistic, dropped out (1987), spent nights on the street.  He's living
Baltimore, gives advice on the street, sometimes goes to Washington
in Baltimore, gives advice on the street, sometimes goes to Washington
(DC).
(DC).


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22:50: The second guy wants there to be a Nobel prize for philosophy.
22:50: The second guy wants there to be a Nobel prize for philosophy.
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A street guy talks about time and music, Los Angeles as a giant tick, being sexually assaulted by his mother, drummers as time creatures.  Another guy talks about his infinite uniqueness theory, "Einstein syndrome", going into business with a free advice sign.  The first guy talks about dead body being beaten, vampire wealth, being raised from birth in a tiny room and trained to launch a nuclear war.  Second guy talks about getting the Nobel prize.   
A street guy talks about time and music, Los Angeles as a giant tick, being sexually assaulted by his mother, drummers as time creatures.  Another guy talks about his infinite uniqueness theory, "Einstein syndrome", going into business with a free advice sign.  The first guy talks about dead body being beaten, vampire wealth, being raised from birth in a tiny room and trained to launch a nuclear war.  Second guy talks about getting the Nobel prize.   
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== Shared Material ==
Joe re-uses the first 10:20 in [[Dreamland: A Compilation]]
== Music ==
== Music ==
{{Rock Hammer (Thomas Newman)}} [Intro]
{{Rock Hammer (Thomas Newman)}} [Intro]
== Commentary ==
I've listened to a lot of homeless people in downtown LA -
this guy talks coherently (his ideas are nonsense), more like an actor
playing a part.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 23:28, 29 July 2023 (PDT)


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Revision as of 23:28, 29 July 2023

Streetwise[1]
Series
In The Dark
Original Broadcast Date
1995
Cast
William Reinert, J.P. Fenyo
Format
Real People, 30 minutes
Preceded by: Lila And The Professor
Followed by: Prayer (Remix)

"Basically time is just a dimension of the universe."

Streetwise is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1995.

Synopsis

'Basically time is just a dimension of the universe...' A homeless guy explains how people use sound to harm others.

2:20: Guy talks about what happened to him when he came to California, became homeless. He explains that America is a big dog, Los Angeles a giant tick on it that's going to explode.

4:30: 'Geneticists and computer scientists are really working together towards a better future for everyone' making perfect clones to replace people.

5:50: Guy explains why he hates garbage.

7:00: Guy says that his mother (adopted) flirted with him.

10:20: 'No one can dare say for sure one way or the other that a the universe is finite or infinite...' a different guy talks about the universe, how he had to drop out of Brooklyn College, was a bit autistic, dropped out (1987), spent nights on the street. He's living in Baltimore, gives advice on the street, sometimes goes to Washington (DC).

19:50: The first guy is back, tells the story of a fellow going down a road, seeing a group beating a corpse, allegedly because of his debts. The fellow paid off the corpse's debts; the corpse came back as a beggar who helped the fellow become rich.[1]

22:50: The second guy wants there to be a Nobel prize for philosophy.

Legacy Synopsis

A street guy talks about time and music, Los Angeles as a giant tick, being sexually assaulted by his mother, drummers as time creatures. Another guy talks about his infinite uniqueness theory, "Einstein syndrome", going into business with a free advice sign. The first guy talks about dead body being beaten, vampire wealth, being raised from birth in a tiny room and trained to launch a nuclear war. Second guy talks about getting the Nobel prize.

Shared Material

Joe re-uses the first 10:20 in Dreamland: A Compilation

Music

Commentary

I've listened to a lot of homeless people in downtown LA - this guy talks coherently (his ideas are nonsense), more like an actor playing a part.Arthur Peabody (talk) 23:28, 29 July 2023 (PDT)


Footnotes

  1. This is an example of a Grateful dead folk tale.