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''It was one of those hot and humid summer nights. I'd just finished working out at the stadium where I was practicing for the Olympic trials in the decathalon...''
''"Single male, 30 years old, very handsome..."''


'''Til You're Gone''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse]].
'''Til You're Gone''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse]].
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A ticking clock, and music: "Your father was a picture on the wall. . ." Actors read personals ads. Joe talks about a brief beach-side fling with a woman when he was a college athlete. A couple on the beach, Philip and Doris, fight about looking at other women. A panel discussion about the importance of Freud's diet and the origin of German food. Philip and Doris fight in a restaurant.  Joe visits the town of his childhood and is berated for not having written by the wrong mother. Joe is in a battle against an army of women in a laundry room. Joe visits his mother.  Philip and Doris fight in bed. A consciousness lowering group. Pianos as lovers. A mock movie news program about German war criminals disguised as Latinos, observant Jews, catholic priests. Second person reminiscences about love among Nazis. An academic discussion and interpretation of the acted scenes.
A ticking clock, and music: "Your father was a picture on the wall. . ." Actors read personals ads. Joe talks about a brief beach-side fling with a woman when he was a college athlete. A couple on the beach, Philip and Doris, fight about looking at other women. A panel discussion about the importance of Freud's diet and the origin of German food. Philip and Doris fight in a restaurant.  Joe visits the town of his childhood and is berated for not having written by the wrong mother. Joe is in a battle against an army of women in a laundry room. Joe visits his mother.  Philip and Doris fight in bed. A consciousness lowering group. Pianos as lovers. A mock movie news program about German war criminals disguised as Latinos, observant Jews, catholic priests. Second person reminiscences about love among Nazis. An academic discussion and interpretation of the acted scenes.


== Music ==  
== Music ==
{{Music-Stub}}
{{Cool Out (Leroy Hutson)}} [1:27]
{{Cool Out (Leroy Hutson)}} [1:27]
* "Spring Rain" - Silvetti (from [https://www.discogs.com/Silvetti-Spring-Rain/master/119004 ''Spring Rain''], 1975) [3:01]
{{Peace Piece (Bill Evans)}} [37:16]
{{Peace Piece (Bill Evans)}} [37:16]
{{Valley of the Shadow (Thomas Newman)}} {{Added music}}
{{Valley of the Shadow (Thomas Newman)}} {{Added music}} [18:44]
* "Symphony 6, Movement 3" - (Tchaikowsky) [Escaped Nazis segment]
* "Casablanca medley" [43:55]
* Third Movement - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._6_(Tchaikovsky)#III._Allegro_molto_vivace Symphony No. 6]) [44:41]


== Commentary ==
== Commentary ==
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== Footnotes ==


[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]]
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]]