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“Fire” is a show Joe produced in 2005, based on his live show at the Evidence Room, Los Angeles, in 2004. He wrote the script shortly after he was fired from KCRW in 2002. It was added to the Premium Membership in 2005; however, Joe removed it for a time and granted permission shortly before his passing. A roman à clef, this show is a surreal and fantastical depiction of Joe’s inner struggle after his firing, with other stories. Now available for Members

Cast: Tim Jerome, Tess, Arthur Miller, Richard Eisner, Joe Frank

“Building a Church” – Absurd stories about how churches and cathedrals were once constructed with bizarre tools; stories about a man’s path to becoming a pastor, a woman frightened of her mother, a young man is changed after wandering into a church; Joe tells of tribes worshipping fire, the Apostles, Moses and more. Now available for sale and for Members.

Cast: Tim Jerome, Tess, Arthur Miller, Richard Eisner, Joe Frank

Over the past year, I’ve noticed that mail delivery has taken longer than usual. A CD envelope (8×8) from Los Angeles to another Los Angeles address arrives anywhere from five to seven days after drop-off at the Post Office. Apparently, there are reasons for the slower delivery times — downsizing the workforce is one.

Over the past month, delays have even been longer. The large PO branch where I drop off Joe Frank orders generally scans and records acceptance of the package on the same day. Currently, it can take up to 48 hours before they scan the package acknowledging receipt.

On a personal note:
In April, I received a notice from the Franchise Tax Board (CA state taxes) that I hadn’t filed 2021 taxes for the corporation I formed the last week of December 2021. And, if I didn’t file the return by June 5th, I’d owe $2,000, plus collection fees and daily interest. I’ve written the FTB twice. Since the corporation was formed the last week of December that year, we did not have income in 2021, therefore we did not file a return. Both letters I wrote were ignored.

I asked my accountant to follow up. He was advised by telephone that we still had to file a tax return which had to be mailed; there was no online option. The FTB must receive it before June 5th, or I’d be charged the penalties. So, he drafted the return showing -0- income and -0- taxes due. On May 30th, I mailed it via USPS Priority Mail, return receipt requested. It was due to be delivered June 3rd.

That Priority envelope’s tracking shows it has been stuck in Sacramento since June 4th.

I repeated the process on June 12th. Though tracking said it would be delivered on the 16th, this envelope, too, appears lost in Sacramento.

Why this Update?
Because of the consistent delays (and in my case lost mail), I wanted to let you know there’s a high likelihood that your package will arrive later than you’d expect. In the case of any mail lost by the Post Office, you will definitely be reimbursed. Hopefully, this is a short-term problem.

Thanks for your patience!
Michal

From our Newsletter sent last month:

This year, we’ve added the following shows to the Catalogue:

Pathology
Pilgrim (the original)
Joe Frank Live – Women Police Officers Part 2
(…and more…)

For Members: we’ve added two newly discovered gems: Joe Frank Live: The Bridge – a surreal show from 1982; and Joe Frank in Concert: the second performance at Bushido’s in New York City.

Best of Monologues – 2 with classic Joe Frank is also new in the shop and we’re at work on Vol 3!

Welcome New Radio Stations:

WVCB – 97.7 FM in Ashland, Wisconsin – serving Chequamegon Bay – Wednesdays at 9:00 pm (CDT); and
KWNK – 97.7 FMin Reno, Nevada – Wednesdays at 11:00pm (PDT).

Joe Frank show masters on CD
Back before computers, Joe created shows on reel-to-reel tape and moved on to DAT (digital audio tape) until finally sometime in the 1990s, Joe started using ProTools to create his shows. KCRW digitized the reels onto CD. These, plus DATs, were used to air the shows and periodically duplicate for sale. Since 2002, JoeFrank.com inherited these CDs and digitized all of the DATs for duplicating shows onto CD for sale. Every so often, we create a new show Master from the *.wav (audio) file. That means I have hundreds of backup Masters that now you can have for a reduced price! I listen to each Master to ensure quality before selling.

When you make a purchase, please indicate at checkout the title(s) you’re interested in at the “Notes” section. I will again check the Master and will email you for confirmation that the titles are available or we can work out alternate titles I can send you! There will be no surprises!

Joe Frank’s personal library
More Joe Frank books! These are Joe’s personal books which he marked up with underlining, highlighting, and most often his marginalia. Comments, paragraphs, telephone numbers. (I don’t think there are any more, but I’m still looking through the shelves and boxes.)

Enjoy!
Michal