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A tribute to Joe Frank
KCRW lost a legend last week when Joe Frank died at the age of 79. In tribute to Joe, KCRW is airing selections of his immersive, mind-bending and inspirational work. Airs 8–9 pm, Jan. 22–26.
KCRW lost a legend last week when Joe Frank died at the age of 79. In tribute to Joe, KCRW is airing selections of his immersive, mind-bending and inspirational work. Airs 8–9 pm, Jan. 22–26.
Monday, January 22, 2018
A Landing Strip in the Jungle
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
This is the second installment in a three-part series. The other installments can be found at JoeFrank.com
- Featuring Barbara Sohmers, Mark Hammer, Arthur Miller, Tim Jerome, Nick Ullett, Carolyn Swift, Larry Block, Lynn, Sarah, Carmen, Thomas, Tim, Sharon, and Christa
-From Work In Progress, 1987
Goodbye
Selected by wife and collaborator Michal Story
Goodbye is a program that addresses illness and death in a reflective and humorous way. The show is based, almost entirely, on philosophical and absurd phone calls between Joe and friends. Mike Fremuth and Joe discuss the idea of “heroic melancholy.” A series of comic conversations with Lester Nafzger concerning illness and old age conclude with Joe’s description of being left at the airport after visiting with his parents in Florida. Joe and Larry Block discuss the idea of hanging people instead of paintings in museums, and Gideon Brower recalls attending an outdoor wedding during a forest fire. Also included are conversations with a doctor which took place shortly after Joe experienced kidney failure, and an excerpt from Mike Fremuth’s moving eulogy of a friend.
- Featuring Lester Nafzger, Gideon Brower, Michal Story, Larry Block, Mike Fremuth, and Joe Frank. With musicians Todd Tragar on guitar, Tony Merrill on bass, and Joe Frank, vocals
- Produced in 2005