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Road To Hell, The

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A hobo travels across the country during the winter. Memories of Christmas and New Year’s past; images of ‘the sweet life’ and mayhem strikes the office.

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  • Series: Work in Progress
  • Show Type: Monologue
  • Cast: Joe Frank
  • Air Date: 1989
  • Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

 

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5.00 out of 5

1 review for Road To Hell, The

  1. 5 out of 5

    (verified owner):

    A practically perfect program from the tail-end of Joe’s best period IMO, the mid to late-80′s on the ‘Work In Progress’ show. Not sure if there’s a true unifying theme, but I like to think that all of the disparate stories are the memories and visions of the hobo character that opens the set. Joe surveys the Reagan-era U.S. from various viewpoints, from the itinerant homeless to the conspicuously wealthy, from anarchists and saboteurs to middle-class mad men. He evokes wintry nightscapes, surreal holiday scenes, and the impossibly luxurious and trendy Los Angeles of the super-rich. The sound design, with a soundtrack that ranges from schmaltzy smooth jazz to atmospheric drones, is incredible. One to listen to again and again.

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A hobo travels across the country during the winter. Memories of Christmas and New Year’s past; images of ‘the sweet life’ and mayhem strikes the office.

Enjoy this clip from the show:

  • Series: Work in Progress
  • Show Type: Monologue
  • Cast: Joe Frank
  • Air Date: 1989
  • Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

 

5.00 out of 5

1 review for Road To Hell, The

  1. 5 out of 5

    (verified owner):

    A practically perfect program from the tail-end of Joe’s best period IMO, the mid to late-80′s on the ‘Work In Progress’ show. Not sure if there’s a true unifying theme, but I like to think that all of the disparate stories are the memories and visions of the hobo character that opens the set. Joe surveys the Reagan-era U.S. from various viewpoints, from the itinerant homeless to the conspicuously wealthy, from anarchists and saboteurs to middle-class mad men. He evokes wintry nightscapes, surreal holiday scenes, and the impossibly luxurious and trendy Los Angeles of the super-rich. The sound design, with a soundtrack that ranges from schmaltzy smooth jazz to atmospheric drones, is incredible. One to listen to again and again.

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