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[@ADKaizenProductions]

It's crazy how I'm laying in bed in a completely dark room listening to him and I can picture exactly what he's talking about. This man was an assassin with details.

[@amyarnelle]

This was cathartic. I was in my 20s when he was doing Somewhere Out There. Living in LA. The starving artist life. Etc. I miss him so much. Would love to to hear what he would put together for these incredibly different times.

[@seanoharra9476]

Same here, I recorded this on cassette tape back in I think 96”. Somewhere out there on Saturday night and Sunday morning was the best!

[@TheJoshuamooney]

Me too, exactly.

[@Operationalexcellence263]

Joe frank is forever

[@MrDinger60]

I was blown away first time I heard him when I was living in Venice and by chance tuned into KCRW while hungover on a Sunday morning. I immediately became a devoted fan and sent recordings to friends around the world, who were equally blown away. A true master at his craft.

[@nojennopresscorpsetv2577]

"Disease knows not moderation" is a line that has been getting in my head for years. Thank goodness for Joe Frank. What we we do with all this existential dread without his work?

[@brucecollins1904]

Most of us? We'd take our dread seriously ALL of the time.

[@KarmaNinja69]

Finally!! Joe Frank's brilliant work is on the tube... He is one of the most brilliant story tellers/writers ever. I've been following him since the early 90's. This is the first episode I ever heard, and I was hooked. Never looked back. Flew to L.A. to see him at Largo in the mid 2000's. He performed "Just an ordinary man" while I sipped many Tanqueray and Tonics. I met him and chatted a bit after the show. He was so humbled that I had flown from Florida to see him for my birthday. I was dumbfounded to meet my idol, my guru, my... I miss you Joe.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

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[@KarmaNinja69]

@@JoeFrankOfficial Hello @Joe Frank Forever: I've been a subscriber for many years. Thank you for uploading. I have a big collection of cassettes that I recorded back in the 90's too. One of my favorite shows is "At The Border". I have both cassette and CD copies of it. Any chance the episode will be uploaded in the near future? Thank you.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

Thank you, thank you!!! I will look into that one. Thanks for the reco.

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

@@KarmaNinja69 I have a collection of dozens of cassettes that I BOUGHT in the Nineties (most of them in 1991). It's pretty much all in my brain now, long since. Not sure what to do with all those cassettes. If anyone cares, maybe we can work something out.

[@MultiStats]

Joe Frank reminds me of a Stanley Kubrick film. I just get immersed and absorbed. This is a great compliment to Joe. Thanks for all you did.

[@kellyM1001]

I miss Joe and Sunday mornings listening to his radio show. Thank you so much for posting another one of my favorite episodes.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@wesleyt]

This is the first Joe Frank episode I ever heard, back in the 90's. I got hooked immediately.

[@Davivd2]

It's pretty amazing when you realize that Joe was turning out work like this week after week, year after year. I can only imagine the effort and dedication it would take. I would be happy if I could write something like this once a year or even at all.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

And then imagine that it was all done before Pro Tools / computer editing. Joe was a master tape cutter. And the music loop was literally yards of tape hung around the studio looping over and over. But, as Joe admits several times in many shows: he had no social life. He worked all the time. I can attest during his last five years, he worked every day. Even during his stays in the hospital.

[@sidneysharp9885]

What a mind.

[@found_documents]

@@JoeFrankOfficial michael, are there any unpublished JF shows that the public doesn’t know about? I imagine that there’s an archive somewhere.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

@@found_documents Nothing is unpublished but over 230 hours of shows and other media is available by subscription at www.JoeFrank.com

[@LaneKagay]

Thank you for posting this. RIP, Joe. We love you.

[@Teardehawkee]

Rest in Peace, Joe..... Somewhere out there.

[@DgDanger72]

Classic Joe Frank, discovered him in the early 90's on KCRW's somewhere out there. His show and Jewish Short Stories back to back was a great two hours of Radio...... RIP to the great Joe Frank

[@Bei.Incubi.Omnus.]

Thank you. I wish I could express how much this means to me.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

You are so welcome! I understand. Several shows are very meaningful to me, and always will be.

[@briananderson5102]

@@JoeFrankOfficial would you care to share which are most meaningful to you?

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

@@briananderson5102 ​ The ones meaningful for me are primarily based on when Joe and I first met and our experience together. We met during the end of The Other Side series. Meaningful for me: the Karma Series, esp. since I got an inside look from Joe about what the stories were based on (with Kate - all true). As mentioned, our relationship and what we shared working together makes some shows more meaningful. Joe and I collaborated on all of his shows for "Unfictional" (Old Man is a standout along with A Life Well Lived. The latter, Ryan and Joe recorded here at our place. At the end, Joe couldn't hold back his laughter at what Ryan was doing (it was the kind of laughter where you can barely breathe - you can barely make out Joe's laughter, but he was doubled over, turning red. Joe was going to cut that. I convinced him to leave it in, and it still makes me laugh. I still return to listen to those two programs. They are excellent.) Also, I produced his live performances and collaborated on scripts. Off the top of my head favorites include "Too Close to Home" (which always brought me to tears in different parts, despite working on it and listening dozens of times), and "Murdered by the Mind." Others: Men of the Cloth, Terminal, What do Women Want, Endings. Thanks for asking!

[@briananderson5102]

@@JoeFrankOfficial I am beyond delighted with your reply. Thank you.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

@@briananderson5102 You're very welcome! Mind you, after replying here, I realized there are so many. I would add Coma to the list. Also, Just Get Me Out of Here - especially because of the vocals by Judith Owen.

[@brucecollins1904]

The bank manager described in this story is eminently reasonable - and THEN he finds the dress code that specifically forbids Joe's invisible man getup. That is a JF universe & reality crystallized into one bit!

[@1733Athalia]

Brilliant! A poetic nightmare.

[@davidpaulk5658]

Joe was also an exceptionally good music mixer. I've been listening to the music genre ( cant remember the name) where they sample several artists and combine it into one tune. This and many other pieces of his work is just as good as them and sometimes better. Wow!

[@thelastboyscott]

So he did his own background score? I could listen to that non-stop.

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

@@thelastboyscott He would loop music and many times add vocals and drones over it.

[@robmuir4460]

Hands down my favourite episode.

[@ArchAgenda]

I must have listened to the Invisible Man (first segment) a hundred times. At one time it was my favorite story by Joe.

[@RHINOSAUR]

One of my all time favorites!

[@rudymaldonado5240]

Been a fan since 1984 when I first heard him on 88.1 FM PUBLIC RADIO.

[@matthewcoulter4826]

Genius .

[@delmar418]

I own this. I am grateful.

[@bnowb]

Thanks so much for posting these!

[@JoeFrankOfficial]

My pleasure! You can help keep them coming by subscribing to JoeFrank.com where you can listen to any show, any time, on any device. Cancel any time. Thank you! www.joefrank.com/membership/membership-premium/

[@bnowb]

@@JoeFrankOfficial first joined joefrank.com jeez 30 years ago maybe 20 hard to remember just so amazing to have them on KZbin for everyone FOREVER! I think we friends on FB lol rob here well hope well TC

[@buddyleewoods2327]

Somewhere out there ☝️🐾👍

[@rustydevil7192]

One of my favorites!

[@FjordMan42]

I can't be certain but some passages are unfamiliar. My memory of radio broadcasts and cassette recordings (long lost) may be faulty. Thank you for posting this.

[@robweissman5952]

Joe is soooo gnarly. I feel bad for people who don't listen to him.

[@liam-c-0]

Still my favorite Joe Frank

[@jnyc8457]

Every time I listen to Joe I imagine being someone in the 1980's getting off work and driving 2 hours on the L.A. freeway, listening to this during it's original broadcast. Helicopters overhead, the fear of someone pulling a pistol and shooting on the freeway...

[@weinersmalls5684]

Joe's the best.

[@ArchAgenda]

❤

[@exoplanet11]

The psychotherapist in this episode must have been a student of Dr. Heynrik Gorsht

[@OCONNORindustries]

How many fingers on those hands, Joe? lol

[@thelastboyscott]

I discovered Joe in 2013! Thank you npr!

[@michaelmarino3013]

JOE time slot on wfmu .91.1fm.many years ago.i used to tape the shows on cass.from my toll booth.NJTP 16W THE MEADOW LANDS NJ.

[@Operationalexcellence263]

Yes sir! Salute to you, my friend