Home
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1988 | |
| Cast | |
| Grace Zabriskie | |
| Format | |
| Real People, Serious Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Emerald Isle |
| Followed by: | Islands |
"We lived in the slave quarters, big house was a costume shop"
Home is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1988.
Note: A remix of this program begins with Just Hold Me, and has some material removed.
Synopsis
We hear from Beth, played by Grace Zabriskie. She tells about:
- A series of photographs.
- Her father acquires and loses a cafe; hanging out with artists and writers.
- His crazy subsequent schemes.
- His funeral.
- She reflects on his disappointment in her.
- Remembering the cafe and the French Quarter in the 40s and 50s.
- Learning of her father's secret kindnesses after his death.
Music
- "Swanlake" - Terry Allen (from Amerasia, 1987)
- "Scircura" - Chas Smith (from Santa Fe, 1982)
Commentary
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Spblat
As someone who discovered Joe Frank in the 90's, part of my problem with the older stuff is that his style hasn't evolved into the form I am so fond of: a deep, intimate-sounding voice telling bizarre and/or captivating stories over electronica loops. But by this time, his vocal delivery has evolved into a more storytelling style: it sounds like he's delivering his monologue off the top of his head, as opposed to reading from a page, and that to me is the secret sauce in his later performances.