Frank & Friends Show 0019

Frank asks Kathryn how big is the window of time allowed to respond to a text that says “on my way.” He doesn’t want to send a “drive safely” text while she’s driving. Kathryn asks Frank to send her a text reminding her about something because she doesn’t send texts to herself.

Frank is editing an episode that they recorded at a Knoxville Ice Bears game. Kathryn sang the national anthem and Frank dropped a “first puck.” They were introduced over the P.A. system as “Marble City Opera’s Kathryn and Frank.”

Frank sometimes gets recognized by people in their late 20s who listened to him on top-40 radio when they were in middle school and high school. Dan and Tori of Tennessee Cider Company are two such people.

While at the Tennessee Cider Company, Frank mentioned that he once had a pet tortoise who ate hibiscus flowers. That species of tortoise is susceptible to upper respiratory tract disease. 

Kathryn and her brother used to race box turtles when they lived near Richmond, Virginia. Frank also loves box turtles, which are technically tortoises. Tortoises can't swim.

When Frank’s tortoise died, he had it freeze-dried by a taxidermist in Wetumpka, Alabama. Frank brought the tortoise to show Kathryn.

Frank and his family once referred to the tortoise by the codename “Grandma’s Ashes,” which caused some confusion at a National Park in Utah.

Kathryn recalls a news story about an opera fan whose ashes were dumped into the orchestra pit at the Metropolitan Opera during intermission. Frank says there are stories of ashes being dumped in various places at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don’t forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/  Look for Dr. Bass and Frank at the Rose Glen Literary Festival on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Details at http://www.roseglenfestival.com/ 

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