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''"The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn."''
''The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.''


'''White Elephants''' is the name of a program produced by Joe Frank for [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse|NPR]] in 1980.
'''White Elephants''' is the name of a program produced by Joe Frank for [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse|NPR]] in 1980.
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== Synopsis ==  
== Synopsis ==  


This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from [[Landing Strip In The Jungle, A]]
* This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from [[Landing Strip In The Jungle, A]]
 
* Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from [[Stories For Nothing]]
Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from [[Stories For Nothing]]
* Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from [[Landing Strip In The Jungle, A]]
 
* A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past.
Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from [[Landing Strip In The Jungle, A]]
* Beggars in Tibet and Nepal.
 
* An alternative high school in Somerville, Massachusetts.
A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past.
* A private tour of a cathedral.
 
Beggars in Tibet and Nepal.


[[Category:1980]]
[[Category:1980]]
[[Category: Narrative Monologue]]
[[Category: Narrative Monologue]]

Revision as of 13:50, 24 February 2021

White Elephants
Series
WBAI And NPR Playhouse
Original Broadcast Date
1980
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Narrative Monologue, 31 minutes
Chronology
Preceded by: The Eighty Yard Run
Followed by: Adventures Along The Spectrum

The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.

White Elephants is the name of a program produced by Joe Frank for NPR in 1980.

It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020

Synopsis

  • This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from Landing Strip In The Jungle, A
  • Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from Stories For Nothing
  • Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from Landing Strip In The Jungle, A
  • A young man walking in the woods with his friends, all stoned, sees arrows whistling past.
  • Beggars in Tibet and Nepal.
  • An alternative high school in Somerville, Massachusetts.
  • A private tour of a cathedral.