Frank & Friends Show 0078

Frank Murphy’s friend Jeff Detrow is today’s co-host. Jeff says Frank has an “higo problem.” Higo is the Spanish word for fig. 

Frank and his wife Jere haven’t had time to make jam or preserves with all the figs Frank has harvested. They started freezing figs on a cookie sheet to be processed later. Jeff is reminded of the dog meatballs that he prepares for his pets. 

Frank wants to use the frozen figs to make smoothies. Jeff calls it the new açaí. Frank mentions that figs have a laxative effect. Jeff asks about the transitory time. 

Jeff learned about transitory time after accidentally swallowing a dental crown. He once lost a crown during a radio interview with a celebrity but found it on the studio floor. 

Frank appreciates that Jeff has a big vocabulary. Like Frank, Jeff solves the New York Times crossword puzzle daily. Frank recently solved a Monday puzzle in four minutes and 31 seconds. He and Jeff compare solve times for the weekend puzzles. Frank tends to overdo his hobbies and interests, which has been called “Franking it to eleven.” 

Jeff thinks that Frank’s improv experience helps him think quickly while solving the crossword and vice versa. Frank credits improv with helping him in many aspects of life. 

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Frank and his wife Jere went to the Irish Fest on the Hill in mid-August. Frank was the only one in his group who was interested in eating Irish food. They encountered their friend Ida who now lives downtown and could list dozens of restaurant recommendations within walking distance. They walked to the Old City and decided to try a restaurant called Southern Grit, which Jeff has also enjoyed. 

The host said there would be a 45 minute wait for a table and that the group should go take a walk until they got a text that their table was ready. Frank ordered medium-hot chicken rather than the full Nashville-hot. The waiter said he could bring Frank some emergency milk if necessary. 

The next day Frank, Jere, and their houseguests went to First Watch for brunch. Frank sensed that a lady at the next table was looking at their food so Frank explained to her what he, Jere, and the others had ordered. 

Jeff jokes that leftovers should be up for grabs at pizza restaurants. Frank and Jere have driven to Maryville to eat at Jaboni’s, which is not far from where Jeff and Kristen live. Frank wanted to support a Facebook friend, Bart Fricks, who bought the Maryville location of Jaboni’s from the previous owner. 

Frank also wanted to support Dan Goss, who left Downtown Grill & Brewery to open Point b in West Knoxville, near Gettysvue Country Club. Frank, Jere, and Artie Rocket ordered the s’mores board for dessert. Jeff recommends making s’mores with marshmallows that have chocolate filling. Point B had a variety of candy bars to make the s’mores. 

Jeff wonders if Frank can expound on any topic. Frank says there is an improv game in which someone delivers an extemporaneous monologue on a word that the audience suggests. Frank once went to an improv festival in Frederick, Maryland and was asked to give a monologue on a word. He then appeared in a scene based on the monologue. 

Frank points out that Jeff would improvise and speak extemporaneously on the radio. A late-night talk show has a huge staff to write a ten-minute monologue. Radio hosts have to fill four hours a day without a staff of writers. 

Jeff’s birthday is October 1. Each year, Jeff told his Jeff & Jer Show listeners to say “Happy birthday Jeff” to get free admission to the San Diego Zoo on October 2 even though it was actually Founders Day and everyone got in free that day. 

One time Jeff & Jer announc that their staff member Randy was going to jump a bus in the Jack Murphy Stadium parking lot. People imagined an Evel Knievel style stunt. Instead Randy used jumper cables to jump start the bus. 

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