WFMU: Irwin Chusid: Playlist from February 20, 2019

Listener comments!
	3:00pm Webhamster Henry: Hi Joe!
	👻 3:01pm Mark Hurst: Glad to hear this.
	3:02pm prudy: been looking forward to this show. Thanks in advance Irwin.
	3:02pm dale: happy to be here to hear out there.
	3:03pm Van: How come it's coming out in only one channel?
	👻 3:06pm AnAnonymousParty: I want one of those bibles. I'll pay double.
	3:06pm dug: laughing out loud :-D
	3:06pm Listener Robert: Jim Price's next co-host!
	👻 3:08pm Ken From Hyde Park: Gosh, today is the day! I forgot about this.
	👻 3:09pm AnAnonymousParty: Mom: What are you doing Bobby? Bobby: Reading about Genesis in the bible. Mom. That's nice, what part? Bobby: The part about the lamb dying down on Broadway.
	3:10pm Zetti: cool.
	3:10pm Lizardner Dave Somethingorother: Happy to hear Joe Frank on WFMU again. On the downside 91.9 in NYC seems to be off the air.
	3:11pm dug: that last bit was awesome :-D
	👻 3:11pm AnAnonymousParty: Got both left and right chans over the interwebs.
	3:11pm oks: Joe is back!!!
	3:12pm zopa: kit AND kaboodle!
	3:14pm dale: he was also the computer voice in galaxy quest. some savvy casting agent no doubt.
	3:16pm Brendan: Picking the best of Joe must be tough. Oddly enough, I think the funniest was Natural Disaster, specifically the telephone prayer segment.
	3:19pm Ed Sullivan: I was in shoe business.
	3:21pm Webhamster Henry: Joe did a phone in for the WFMU Marathon, on Irwin's show.
	👻 3:22pm AnAnonymousParty: His voice and mannerisms remind me a little of Rod Serling.
	3:22pm Van: Will this fil ever make it to DVD?
	3:23pm Webhamster Henry: Here's the old WFMU Joe Frank page, which was based on the Usenet Joe Frank newsgroup, edited by Richard Looney : www.wfmu.org...
	👻 3:23pm βrian: Joe lists to port.
	3:24pm ike: So the voice trick was to chop some of the treble off?
	3:26pm Jim: How did "Jerry's World" end up in the film?
	👻 3:27pm AnAnonymousParty: Dolby is a form of compression. So you are listening to compressed audio that hasn't been re-expanded.
	3:27pm Webhamster Henry: Three Shingles is from Somewhere Out There, 1996.
	3:29pm Christian Schaal: will the film screen in LA?
	3:34pm mrdonutsu: Old school Dolby encoding boosts the high frequencies upon record and then attenuates them back down on playback. The recorded audio is returned to it's "flat" state, but the level of the high frequency tape hiss is reduced.
	3:35pm Re6ecca: Like old times hearing Joe Frank on the radio <3
	3:37pm jess: i love this!
	3:38pm brycepunk1: I really love this. Every time I hear Joe Frank I'm caught wondering why I haven't sought out his library.
	3:40pm Mandy: it was 3:40 when he said "it's always 3:40" nice
	3:40pm jaysit: uh he just said "three-forty" at EXACTLY 3:40 eastern
	3:42pm Akiva: Nothing makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time quite like Joe Frank does.
	👻 3:42pm βrian: Wait ... how is she getting home??
	3:43pm Fredericks: I AM recording this special. Made the mistake of not recording the last Joe Frank special Irwin did and it vanished before I had a chance to capture it. Once bitten.
	👻 3:43pm βrian: I saw it in Madison last year.
	3:44pm anderonia: This is so funny. Never knew his name, and he was floating around in my mind for decades. Jesus!
	3:44pm Mandy: @fredericks how long do we have to access this show? like can I hear some of it later on tonight?
	3:44pm Webhamster Henry: The music in that Three Shingles is: "Isa Lei" by Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt from "A Meeting By The River" In case you want to license it yourself.
	👻 3:45pm βrian: The showing was full, as I recall.
	3:45pm Fredericks: or Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds.
	👻 3:46pm Ken From Hyde Park: Alas, we also lost Ken Nordine this week (age 98).
	3:46pm V Priceless: Steve Post shout out! Yay!
	3:46pm drew: Do we get to hear any Ken Nordine today, given his passing?
	3:47pm drew: Ken was faster on his keyboard.
	3:47pm Webhamster Henry: @drew, check out Joe McGasko's archive from this past Monday Morning.
	3:47pm Brendan: Joe’s humor is like a good martini. Bone dry.
	3:47pm Fredericks: I don't know Mandy. That's why I am playing it safe. I already have quite a bit of Joe's stuff. But, I'm always open to more. Might come across something I don't have.
	3:48pm Listener Robert: drew, Joe McGasko opened w a bunch of Ken Nordine this week.
	3:51pm ironybread: I'd like to hear the story from Joe's side about the Scorsese movie "After Hours"
	3:51pm Van: Is this film going to be out on DVD?
	3:52pm BigCait: I had a friend in high school (mid 90s) introduce me to both Joe Frank AND WFMU. I am so thankful for that kid.
	3:53pm Laura L: Very much looking forward to the film tonight--big thanks to Dave Carlson--and Joe of course--for making it.
	👻 3:54pm AnAnonymousParty: AFAIK, theses shows are archived forever and always available.
	3:54pm John from Florham Park: @bigcat WFMU is well known in this area
	3:54pm Webhamster Henry: Hit Man: In The Dark, 1994
	👻 3:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: The Ken Nordine set from Monday is here: www.wfmu.org...
	3:56pm Van: Why did WFMU stop airing Joe's programs?
	3:57pm Webhamster Henry: @AnAnonymousParty generally true, but Irwins big tribute after he died omitted the Frank material for copyright reasons.
	3:58pm Webhamster Henry: You can buy Joe Frank shows from joefrank.com.
	3:58pm geezerette: He really was breathtaking.
	3:59pm Listener Robert: Van, I'm not sure this applies universally, but he explained on WFMU ~15 years ago (during or just before spring Marathon) that he could no longer produce new shows for air -- too restrictive FCC rules on content. But conditions must've improved.
	4:01pm Listener Robert: Thanks to Ken Freedman for setting ALL THIS up!
	4:02pm Brendan: @Van, I believe it may have been out of respect for Joe’s widow and estate. Joe incurred medical costs. All of Joe’s material is available for purchase on his website. I am not sure but the actual episodes may be in the archive, with the playlist references removed. Irwin can set the record straight though.
	4:05pm Webhamster Henry: If you bumped into him in the middle of the night - WNYC's AM ran it - it was extra intimate!
	4:05pm Van: I heard they stopped airing on WFMU because of business reasons.They have a for purchase website.
	4:07pm dale: first time i heard this american life i thought 'this guy stole joe frank's schtick!'
	4:07pm dale: 'chicken man - he's everywhere!'
	4:08pm geezerette: This is a great conversation / interview.
	4:08pm Webhamster Henry: National Lampoon also had a radio show.
	4:09pm Listener Robert: I forgot the name of the guy who did the title character of Chicken Man, but he did a lot of funny radio ads and voice-overs and had a show on WNBC (IIRC) in the 1980s. The Time magazine ads come to mind.
	4:09pm Van: Amazing that Irwin doesn't ask if the fil will be released onto DVD.Seems like an obvious question.
	👻 4:10pm AnAnonymousParty: Or Netflix.
	4:11pm Listener Robert: One of the fun things about National Lampoon's Radio "Hour" was that it was the recording debut of Harold Ramis's Moe Green character. Joe Flaherty was Joe O'Flaherty then.
	4:13pm Brendan: Joe could talk over bad smooth jazz and make it sound cool.
	👻 4:13pm Ken From Hyde Park: The film website: www.joefrankmovie.com
	4:13pm Webhamster Henry: I was much more influenced by the Firesign Theatre. Too bad i didn't hear Negativland's Over the Edge live on the East Coast!
	4:13pm Listener Robert: Henry, anything "in the middle of the night" on WNYC (AM) must've been after they switched to 820.
	4:14pm Webhamster Henry: @Robert - yes .. WNYC didn't have license to broadcast after 10PM or something like that!
	4:15pm Van: Dick Summers also a great storyteller.
	4:16pm Michael 98145: isn't that weird? i do remember when stations had to stop for the night ...
	4:18pm Fredericks: I remember when we could loosen up on language restrictions after 10 pm.
	4:18pm Chud: Jonathan Goldstein did an interview with Joe Frank for Believer magazine: believermag.com...
	4:19pm Webhamster Henry: @Michael/Robert .. AM especially had the problem that it propagated really far at night and tended to interfere with other stations' footprints. Read my old WFMU LCD article on border radio! www.wfmu.org...
	4:20pm Van: Joe had a hell of a s humor mixed with his great voice and material he remains unsurpassed.
	4:20pm sufferwords: I got to ‘act’ in one of the Joe Frank short films- saw him the year before he died and mentioned to him that all i remembered was standing around a coffin- he remembered me and was eager in his praise of my ‘performance’ and for a moment i felt legendary being acknowledged by a true legend
	4:21pm Webhamster Henry: Joe's audio deadpan just adds that extra WHAT AM I LISTENING TO? to all his drama.
	4:21pm Listener Robert: Michael, 830 was WCCO, Minneapolis's clear channel. However, WNYC had special authorization, held over from World War 2, to stay on 2 hours after local sunset.
	4:22pm Brendan: Ira just described my peeve w/ (some programs on) NPR and PBS. We’re going to tell you what we’re about to tell you, we’ll tell you, then we’ll tell you what we told you. Pre chewed food for thought.
	4:24pm dale: brendan - and the music we play will tell you how you should feel.
	4:25pm Michael 98145: NPR isn't quite as good as it thinks it is ...
	👻 4:27pm G: Nor its listeners
	4:33pm Brendan: Although the NPR news team comported themselves well in the Anchorman street brawl.
	4:38pm dale: joe sounds like rod mckuen here.
	4:43pm Mike East: First two hours of the program today will be archived, yes?
	4:44pm Michael 98145: ( certainly hope so ... )
	4:44pm ɨkɛ: That "on trial for misogyny" segment is one of my least favorite Joe Frank episodes. It's self-indulgent. It almost reminds me (though it's much more skilled and has a sense of humor) of shitty self-published Christian sci-fi about a future liberal hellscape where the Christianity is BANNED! And if THEY catch you with a BIBLE, you'll be dragged away!!! Oh noes! Of course "Three Shingles", OTOH, is mind-blowing and resplendent.
	4:46pm Listener Robert: Of course it's self-indulgent. That's part of what made it so funny.
	4:47pm Webhamster Henry: Dave Carlson: Did you record any phone calls with Joe?
	4:51pm coelacanth∅: Ike, nooo - Joe Frank, self-indulgent?
	4:51pm Dr. Peter: As a psychiatrist I enjoy the realism of the stories
	4:53pm coelacanth∅: as a landscaper (amongst other things) i appreciate the honesty of them.
	4:53pm ɨkɛ: @LR, sure. I guess I just don't "get" that specific kind of humor. It strikes me a bordering on political, and Joe Frank is rarely that to me. It's an odd episode.
	4:54pm Brendan: Thank you Dave and Irwin. Look forward to the film sometime soon and look back with fond remembrance of Wednesdays at 4.
	4:55pm dale: as a housepainter i appreciate the eggshell finish.
	4:58pm Brendan: As an accountant I depreciate them (using the double declining balance method). Bong hit anyone?
	👻 4:59pm βrian: Eggshell requires good rolling technique.
	4:59pm coelacanth∅: ahh, nice. dry and honest with an eggshell finish.
	5:00pm coelacanth∅: βrian, not during an equinox
	5:01pm coelacanth∅: pass that bong?
	👻 5:01pm βrian: Nor in a zero-gravity environment.
	5:01pm ɨkɛ: Whereas this episode's indulgence isn't so selfy. It's extraordinary and rich in outer indulgence. Now I want to go to the Joyce Kilmer Service Area.
	5:11pm coelacanth∅: so it's the old joyce kilmer service area trick.
	5:18pm Linda Lee: what a love story.
	5:22pm Linda Lee: Joe's art consists in creating my sense that i have a beautiful life. thank you Joe! :-)
	5:22pm Fox: I'm so upset I'm missing the film tonight! I thought it was later, and just realized it was at 5:30. Drat!!!
	5:25pm mrdonutsu: Rainier Beer!
	👻 5:26pm Ken From Hyde Park: It airs at 9:00, Fox. If you need tickets, they're available at the door starting at 5:30. I see that info on the film website (link posted 4:13).
	5:29pm dale: they had juggs back at that store, behind the knockers galore.
	5:32pm Michael 98145: whoa -
	5:32pm Fox: Ken- ooooooh, thanks! I totally misread that whole announcement. Awesome!!! Maybe I have a chance to brave the weather and make it!!!
	5:33pm Fox: Ken- I also, until today, had thought the film was showing at Monty Hall for both viewings, not in NYC, so I'm still not sure I'll make it, but at least I've got a chance!
	5:33pm Linda Lee: without tenderness. told you ..
	5:35pm egould310: I’ve been Joe Frank fan ever since I moved to Venice Beach in 1993. His work on KCRW was epic. Thank you so much for this retrospective, tribute, whatever. He was a great writer and artist.
	5:35pm sass2grass: So tickets for the movie start at 5:30 BUT the movie isn’t until 9pm! Considering the weather outside, do you all think they will sell out?
	5:40pm Michael 98145: be careful what you eat
	5:45pm Tommy in Neversink: This is one of my fav JF episodes
	5:45pm Tommy in Neversink: Great show Irwin
	5:45pm MayJillar: Oy vey. I'm so jealous of the the terrestrial radio listeners who get to see that movie soon. I can't wait for it to find its way to Nashville... or more realistically, Netflix or the like.
	👻 5:45pm Ken From Hyde Park: Good luck, Fox. Mine too, Tommy.
	5:46pm Tommy in Neversink: It's really quite funny
	5:47pm Linda Lee: it is indeed.
	5:49pm Michael 98145: { for our Chicago friends : Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:00 PM Davis Theater }
	5:51pm Tommy in Neversink: Sounds like a Morrissey concert
	5:51pm Dr. Peter: So luscious!
	5:52pm Buddha of Suburbia: Hello folks..sorry I missed your show, Irwin.
	5:52pm Linda Lee: oh no. so funny.
	5:52pm khd: haha
	5:53pm Tommy in Neversink: Strong virile men grinding together ......WOW
	5:53pm steemtrayn: "Escape frpm Paradise" was the best.
	5:53pm khd: dog bless joe frank
	5:53pm Buddha of Suburbia: Oh my goodness!! What did I walk into?
	5:53pm Michael 98145: { RIP - current.org... }
	5:54pm Linda Lee: this is Joe Frank, love.
	5:55pm Webhamster Henry: The sound of gasps and sighs over a phone is the hallmark of a Joe Frank show.
	5:55pm Brendan: Laughing painfully thank you Irwin
	5:55pm Alex of Chicago: One of my favorite pieces. I also saw that show at The Steppenwolf in Chicago around 2010. RIP.
	5:56pm khd: my neighbors just moved out so i'm blasting joe frank and it's awesome
	5:57pm geezerette: Thanks so much for this, Irwin
	5:57pm Michael 98145: wow, so thanks again, Irwin
	5:58pm Mandy: Joe Frank was /THE/ Unreliable Narrator
	5:59pm Morphe': "I canna go on... I'll go on.." Sam Beckett y t. morphe' .. Thanks Irwin; David[?] Joe Frank and Ken Nordine...
	6:00pm Brendan: Rolaids ha ha Ha ha ha
	6:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Irwin
	6:01pm oks: THANKS SO MUCH
	6:01pm dale: know one thought ' let's be frank' was a better titlle? just sayin'....

Irwin Chusid: Playlist from February 20, 2019

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February 20, 2019: Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There (special guest: film director D.P. Carlson)

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Also screening at Monty Hall on March 10, but tickets are sold out

Artist	Track	Album	Approx. start time
Joe Frank	Bible Salesman (excerpt)	Somewhere Out There (series)	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Dave Carlson	interview seg 1: Joe Frank		0:12:48 (Pop-up)
Kenny Lyon and Ray Guarna	Joe's voice	from Somewhere Out There: Joe Frank (film)	0:21:23 (Pop-up)
Dave Carlson	interview seg 2: Joe Frank		0:21:43 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	Three Shingles (excerpt)	Somewhere Out There (series)	0:27:35 (Pop-up)
Dave Carlson	interview seg 3: Joe Frank		0:40:53 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	Hitman "Hitman" by "Joe Frank"	In the Dark (series)	0:52:51 (Pop-up)
Ira Glass (with Dave Carlson)	interview seg 4: Joe Frank		0:59:05 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	I'm Not Crazy "I'm Not Crazy" by "Joe Frank"	Work in Progress (series)	1:21:34 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	talking about his work "talking about his work" by "Joe Frank"	from Somewhere Out There: Joe Frank (film)	1:29:40 (Pop-up)
Dave Carlson	interview seg 5: Joe Frank		1:30:04 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	Old Man "Old Man" by "Joe Frank"	Unfictional (series)	1:36:22 (Pop-up)
Dave Carlson	interview seg 6: Joe Frank		1:43:19 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	Bottle for a Headstone (excerpt)	online episode from JoeFrank.com	1:50:25 (Pop-up)
station ID	"station ID"		2:04:26 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	Green Cadillac "Green Cadillac" by "Joe Frank"	In the Dark (series)	2:04:46 (Pop-up)
Joe Frank	The Loved One "The Loved One" by "Joe Frank"	In the Dark (series)	2:37:19 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:00pm Webhamster Henry: Hi Joe!
	👻 3:01pm Mark Hurst: Glad to hear this.
	3:02pm prudy: been looking forward to this show. Thanks in advance Irwin.
	3:02pm dale: happy to be here to hear out there.
	3:03pm Van: How come it's coming out in only one channel?
	👻 3:06pm AnAnonymousParty: I want one of those bibles. I'll pay double.
	3:06pm dug: laughing out loud :-D
	3:06pm Listener Robert: Jim Price's next co-host!
	👻 3:08pm Ken From Hyde Park: Gosh, today is the day! I forgot about this.
	👻 3:09pm AnAnonymousParty: Mom: What are you doing Bobby? Bobby: Reading about Genesis in the bible. Mom. That's nice, what part? Bobby: The part about the lamb dying down on Broadway.
	3:10pm Zetti: cool.
	3:10pm Lizardner Dave Somethingorother: Happy to hear Joe Frank on WFMU again. On the downside 91.9 in NYC seems to be off the air.
	3:11pm dug: that last bit was awesome :-D
	👻 3:11pm AnAnonymousParty: Got both left and right chans over the interwebs.
	3:11pm oks: Joe is back!!!
	3:12pm zopa: kit AND kaboodle!
	3:14pm dale: he was also the computer voice in galaxy quest. some savvy casting agent no doubt.
	3:16pm Brendan: Picking the best of Joe must be tough. Oddly enough, I think the funniest was Natural Disaster, specifically the telephone prayer segment.
	3:19pm Ed Sullivan: I was in shoe business.
	3:21pm Webhamster Henry: Joe did a phone in for the WFMU Marathon, on Irwin's show.
	👻 3:22pm AnAnonymousParty: His voice and mannerisms remind me a little of Rod Serling.
	3:22pm Van: Will this fil ever make it to DVD?
	3:23pm Webhamster Henry: Here's the old WFMU Joe Frank page, which was based on the Usenet Joe Frank newsgroup, edited by Richard Looney : www.wfmu.org...
	👻 3:23pm βrian: Joe lists to port.
	3:24pm ike: So the voice trick was to chop some of the treble off?
	3:26pm Jim: How did "Jerry's World" end up in the film?
	👻 3:27pm AnAnonymousParty: Dolby is a form of compression. So you are listening to compressed audio that hasn't been re-expanded.
	3:27pm Webhamster Henry: Three Shingles is from Somewhere Out There, 1996.
	3:29pm Christian Schaal: will the film screen in LA?
	3:34pm mrdonutsu: Old school Dolby encoding boosts the high frequencies upon record and then attenuates them back down on playback. The recorded audio is returned to it's "flat" state, but the level of the high frequency tape hiss is reduced.
	3:35pm Re6ecca: Like old times hearing Joe Frank on the radio <3
	3:37pm jess: i love this!
	3:38pm brycepunk1: I really love this. Every time I hear Joe Frank I'm caught wondering why I haven't sought out his library.
	3:40pm Mandy: it was 3:40 when he said "it's always 3:40" nice
	3:40pm jaysit: uh he just said "three-forty" at EXACTLY 3:40 eastern
	3:42pm Akiva: Nothing makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time quite like Joe Frank does.
	👻 3:42pm βrian: Wait ... how is she getting home??
	3:43pm Fredericks: I AM recording this special. Made the mistake of not recording the last Joe Frank special Irwin did and it vanished before I had a chance to capture it. Once bitten.
	👻 3:43pm βrian: I saw it in Madison last year.
	3:44pm anderonia: This is so funny. Never knew his name, and he was floating around in my mind for decades. Jesus!
	3:44pm Mandy: @fredericks how long do we have to access this show? like can I hear some of it later on tonight?
	3:44pm Webhamster Henry: The music in that Three Shingles is: "Isa Lei" by Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt from "A Meeting By The River" In case you want to license it yourself.
	👻 3:45pm βrian: The showing was full, as I recall.
	3:45pm Fredericks: or Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds.
	👻 3:46pm Ken From Hyde Park: Alas, we also lost Ken Nordine this week (age 98).
	3:46pm V Priceless: Steve Post shout out! Yay!
	3:46pm drew: Do we get to hear any Ken Nordine today, given his passing?
	3:47pm drew: Ken was faster on his keyboard.
	3:47pm Webhamster Henry: @drew, check out Joe McGasko's archive from this past Monday Morning.
	3:47pm Brendan: Joe’s humor is like a good martini. Bone dry.
	3:47pm Fredericks: I don't know Mandy. That's why I am playing it safe. I already have quite a bit of Joe's stuff. But, I'm always open to more. Might come across something I don't have.
	3:48pm Listener Robert: drew, Joe McGasko opened w a bunch of Ken Nordine this week.
	3:51pm ironybread: I'd like to hear the story from Joe's side about the Scorsese movie "After Hours"
	3:51pm Van: Is this film going to be out on DVD?
	3:52pm BigCait: I had a friend in high school (mid 90s) introduce me to both Joe Frank AND WFMU. I am so thankful for that kid.
	3:53pm Laura L: Very much looking forward to the film tonight--big thanks to Dave Carlson--and Joe of course--for making it.
	👻 3:54pm AnAnonymousParty: AFAIK, theses shows are archived forever and always available.
	3:54pm John from Florham Park: @bigcat WFMU is well known in this area
	3:54pm Webhamster Henry: Hit Man: In The Dark, 1994
	👻 3:55pm Ken From Hyde Park: The Ken Nordine set from Monday is here: www.wfmu.org...
	3:56pm Van: Why did WFMU stop airing Joe's programs?
	3:57pm Webhamster Henry: @AnAnonymousParty generally true, but Irwins big tribute after he died omitted the Frank material for copyright reasons.
	3:58pm Webhamster Henry: You can buy Joe Frank shows from joefrank.com.
	3:58pm geezerette: He really was breathtaking.
	3:59pm Listener Robert: Van, I'm not sure this applies universally, but he explained on WFMU ~15 years ago (during or just before spring Marathon) that he could no longer produce new shows for air -- too restrictive FCC rules on content. But conditions must've improved.
	4:01pm Listener Robert: Thanks to Ken Freedman for setting ALL THIS up!
	4:02pm Brendan: @Van, I believe it may have been out of respect for Joe’s widow and estate. Joe incurred medical costs. All of Joe’s material is available for purchase on his website. I am not sure but the actual episodes may be in the archive, with the playlist references removed. Irwin can set the record straight though.
	4:05pm Webhamster Henry: If you bumped into him in the middle of the night - WNYC's AM ran it - it was extra intimate!
	4:05pm Van: I heard they stopped airing on WFMU because of business reasons.They have a for purchase website.
	4:07pm dale: first time i heard this american life i thought 'this guy stole joe frank's schtick!'
	4:07pm dale: 'chicken man - he's everywhere!'
	4:08pm geezerette: This is a great conversation / interview.
	4:08pm Webhamster Henry: National Lampoon also had a radio show.
	4:09pm Listener Robert: I forgot the name of the guy who did the title character of Chicken Man, but he did a lot of funny radio ads and voice-overs and had a show on WNBC (IIRC) in the 1980s. The Time magazine ads come to mind.
	4:09pm Van: Amazing that Irwin doesn't ask if the fil will be released onto DVD.Seems like an obvious question.
	👻 4:10pm AnAnonymousParty: Or Netflix.
	4:11pm Listener Robert: One of the fun things about National Lampoon's Radio "Hour" was that it was the recording debut of Harold Ramis's Moe Green character. Joe Flaherty was Joe O'Flaherty then.
	4:13pm Brendan: Joe could talk over bad smooth jazz and make it sound cool.
	👻 4:13pm Ken From Hyde Park: The film website: www.joefrankmovie.com
	4:13pm Webhamster Henry: I was much more influenced by the Firesign Theatre. Too bad i didn't hear Negativland's Over the Edge live on the East Coast!
	4:13pm Listener Robert: Henry, anything "in the middle of the night" on WNYC (AM) must've been after they switched to 820.
	4:14pm Webhamster Henry: @Robert - yes .. WNYC didn't have license to broadcast after 10PM or something like that!
	4:15pm Van: Dick Summers also a great storyteller.
	4:16pm Michael 98145: isn't that weird? i do remember when stations had to stop for the night ...
	4:18pm Fredericks: I remember when we could loosen up on language restrictions after 10 pm.
	4:18pm Chud: Jonathan Goldstein did an interview with Joe Frank for Believer magazine: believermag.com...
	4:19pm Webhamster Henry: @Michael/Robert .. AM especially had the problem that it propagated really far at night and tended to interfere with other stations' footprints. Read my old WFMU LCD article on border radio! www.wfmu.org...
	4:20pm Van: Joe had a hell of a s humor mixed with his great voice and material he remains unsurpassed.
	4:20pm sufferwords: I got to ‘act’ in one of the Joe Frank short films- saw him the year before he died and mentioned to him that all i remembered was standing around a coffin- he remembered me and was eager in his praise of my ‘performance’ and for a moment i felt legendary being acknowledged by a true legend
	4:21pm Webhamster Henry: Joe's audio deadpan just adds that extra WHAT AM I LISTENING TO? to all his drama.
	4:21pm Listener Robert: Michael, 830 was WCCO, Minneapolis's clear channel. However, WNYC had special authorization, held over from World War 2, to stay on 2 hours after local sunset.
	4:22pm Brendan: Ira just described my peeve w/ (some programs on) NPR and PBS. We’re going to tell you what we’re about to tell you, we’ll tell you, then we’ll tell you what we told you. Pre chewed food for thought.
	4:24pm dale: brendan - and the music we play will tell you how you should feel.
	4:25pm Michael 98145: NPR isn't quite as good as it thinks it is ...
	👻 4:27pm G: Nor its listeners
	4:33pm Brendan: Although the NPR news team comported themselves well in the Anchorman street brawl.
	4:38pm dale: joe sounds like rod mckuen here.
	4:43pm Mike East: First two hours of the program today will be archived, yes?
	4:44pm Michael 98145: ( certainly hope so ... )
	4:44pm ɨkɛ: That "on trial for misogyny" segment is one of my least favorite Joe Frank episodes. It's self-indulgent. It almost reminds me (though it's much more skilled and has a sense of humor) of shitty self-published Christian sci-fi about a future liberal hellscape where the Christianity is BANNED! And if THEY catch you with a BIBLE, you'll be dragged away!!! Oh noes! Of course "Three Shingles", OTOH, is mind-blowing and resplendent.
	4:46pm Listener Robert: Of course it's self-indulgent. That's part of what made it so funny.
	4:47pm Webhamster Henry: Dave Carlson: Did you record any phone calls with Joe?
	4:51pm coelacanth∅: Ike, nooo - Joe Frank, self-indulgent?
	4:51pm Dr. Peter: As a psychiatrist I enjoy the realism of the stories
	4:53pm coelacanth∅: as a landscaper (amongst other things) i appreciate the honesty of them.
	4:53pm ɨkɛ: @LR, sure. I guess I just don't "get" that specific kind of humor. It strikes me a bordering on political, and Joe Frank is rarely that to me. It's an odd episode.
	4:54pm Brendan: Thank you Dave and Irwin. Look forward to the film sometime soon and look back with fond remembrance of Wednesdays at 4.
	4:55pm dale: as a housepainter i appreciate the eggshell finish.
	4:58pm Brendan: As an accountant I depreciate them (using the double declining balance method). Bong hit anyone?
	👻 4:59pm βrian: Eggshell requires good rolling technique.
	4:59pm coelacanth∅: ahh, nice. dry and honest with an eggshell finish.
	5:00pm coelacanth∅: βrian, not during an equinox
	5:01pm coelacanth∅: pass that bong?
	👻 5:01pm βrian: Nor in a zero-gravity environment.
	5:01pm ɨkɛ: Whereas this episode's indulgence isn't so selfy. It's extraordinary and rich in outer indulgence. Now I want to go to the Joyce Kilmer Service Area.
	5:11pm coelacanth∅: so it's the old joyce kilmer service area trick.
	5:18pm Linda Lee: what a love story.
	5:22pm Linda Lee: Joe's art consists in creating my sense that i have a beautiful life. thank you Joe! :-)
	5:22pm Fox: I'm so upset I'm missing the film tonight! I thought it was later, and just realized it was at 5:30. Drat!!!
	5:25pm mrdonutsu: Rainier Beer!
	👻 5:26pm Ken From Hyde Park: It airs at 9:00, Fox. If you need tickets, they're available at the door starting at 5:30. I see that info on the film website (link posted 4:13).
	5:29pm dale: they had juggs back at that store, behind the knockers galore.
	5:32pm Michael 98145: whoa -
	5:32pm Fox: Ken- ooooooh, thanks! I totally misread that whole announcement. Awesome!!! Maybe I have a chance to brave the weather and make it!!!
	5:33pm Fox: Ken- I also, until today, had thought the film was showing at Monty Hall for both viewings, not in NYC, so I'm still not sure I'll make it, but at least I've got a chance!
	5:33pm Linda Lee: without tenderness. told you ..
	5:35pm egould310: I’ve been Joe Frank fan ever since I moved to Venice Beach in 1993. His work on KCRW was epic. Thank you so much for this retrospective, tribute, whatever. He was a great writer and artist.
	5:35pm sass2grass: So tickets for the movie start at 5:30 BUT the movie isn’t until 9pm! Considering the weather outside, do you all think they will sell out?
	5:40pm Michael 98145: be careful what you eat
	5:45pm Tommy in Neversink: This is one of my fav JF episodes
	5:45pm Tommy in Neversink: Great show Irwin
	5:45pm MayJillar: Oy vey. I'm so jealous of the the terrestrial radio listeners who get to see that movie soon. I can't wait for it to find its way to Nashville... or more realistically, Netflix or the like.
	👻 5:45pm Ken From Hyde Park: Good luck, Fox. Mine too, Tommy.
	5:46pm Tommy in Neversink: It's really quite funny
	5:47pm Linda Lee: it is indeed.
	5:49pm Michael 98145: { for our Chicago friends : Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:00 PM Davis Theater }
	5:51pm Tommy in Neversink: Sounds like a Morrissey concert
	5:51pm Dr. Peter: So luscious!
	5:52pm Buddha of Suburbia: Hello folks..sorry I missed your show, Irwin.
	5:52pm Linda Lee: oh no. so funny.
	5:52pm khd: haha
	5:53pm Tommy in Neversink: Strong virile men grinding together ......WOW
	5:53pm steemtrayn: "Escape frpm Paradise" was the best.
	5:53pm khd: dog bless joe frank
	5:53pm Buddha of Suburbia: Oh my goodness!! What did I walk into?
	5:53pm Michael 98145: { RIP - current.org... }
	5:54pm Linda Lee: this is Joe Frank, love.
	5:55pm Webhamster Henry: The sound of gasps and sighs over a phone is the hallmark of a Joe Frank show.
	5:55pm Brendan: Laughing painfully thank you Irwin
	5:55pm Alex of Chicago: One of my favorite pieces. I also saw that show at The Steppenwolf in Chicago around 2010. RIP.
	5:56pm khd: my neighbors just moved out so i'm blasting joe frank and it's awesome
	5:57pm geezerette: Thanks so much for this, Irwin
	5:57pm Michael 98145: wow, so thanks again, Irwin
	5:58pm Mandy: Joe Frank was /THE/ Unreliable Narrator
	5:59pm Morphe': "I canna go on... I'll go on.." Sam Beckett y t. morphe' .. Thanks Irwin; David[?] Joe Frank and Ken Nordine...
	6:00pm Brendan: Rolaids ha ha Ha ha ha
	6:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Irwin
	6:01pm oks: THANKS SO MUCH
	6:01pm dale: know one thought ' let's be frank' was a better titlle? just sayin'....

Irwin Chusid: Playlist from February 20, 2019

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