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|data4 = 1980 | |data4 = [[:Category:1980|1980]] | ||
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'' | ''The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.'' | ||
'''White Elephants''' is | '''White Elephants''' is a program produced by Joe Frank for [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse|NPR]] in 1980. | ||
It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020 | It was rediscovered and released on Joefrank.com in 2020. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from [[Landing Strip In The Jungle | * This show begins with Joe's Sri Lanka material from [[A Landing Strip In The Jungle]] | ||
* 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 [[A Landing Strip In The Jungle]] | ||
* 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, | * Beggars in Tibet and Nepal. | ||
* An alternative high school in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts]. | |||
* A private tour of a cathedral. | |||
== Music == | |||
{{Music-Stub}} | |||
{{Raga Gara (Ravi Shankar)}} [Intro] {{Unidentified|id=string music @8:52, percussion @25:25}} | |||
{{Yemaya, Sister Of The Fishes (Alive!)}} [18:18] | |||
{{Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV665 (Daniel Chorzempa)}} [27:54] | |||
[[Category:1980]] | [[Category:1980]] | ||
[[Category: Narrative Monologue]] | [[Category: Narrative Monologue]][[Category:Show]] | ||
[[Category:Unknown air date]] [[Category:Show_by_date|19800000]] {{Airdate|airdate=1980}} | |||
[[Category:WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | |||
{{Series|series=WBAI And NPR Playhouse}}{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}} | |||
Latest revision as of 19:23, 14 July 2023
| 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: | The Rare Recording |
The first day I arrived in Sri Lanka I checked in at an odd looking hotel, an Islamic Holiday Inn.
White Elephants is 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 A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- Then turns to the ruined suburban family material from Stories For Nothing
- Then returns to Joe traveling in Sri Lanka from A Landing Strip In The Jungle
- 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.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "Raga Gara" - Ravi Shankar (from Ragas Hameer & Gara, 1979) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Yemaya, Sister Of The Fishes" - Alive! (from Alive!, 1979) | YouTube [18:18]