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{{Raga Gara (Ravi Shankar)}} | {{Raga Gara (Ravi Shankar)}} | ||
* Various | * Various unknown instrumental pieces | ||
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Revision as of 17:18, 11 March 2021
| 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.
Music
- "Raga Gara" - Ravi Shankar (from Ragas Hameer & Gara, 1979) | YouTube
- Various unknown instrumental pieces