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Monday Nov 29, 2021

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Monday Nov 29, 2021

Frank’s friend Becca James is filling in for Kathryn Frady this week. Frank and Becca will co-host the YouTube livestream of the Karns Christmas Parade at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Watch it at: https://youtu.be/l40HrdIouqk

Becca seems surprised that Frank’s daughter can leave one or two of her kids with Frank and Jere for a week or more during the summer. Frank seems to have just as much energy as his grandson Artie Rocket.

Becca and her husband are currently trying to potty-train their twin boys. They followed the advice of a book that says the kids should go without diapers at home. Becca’s husband plans to buy a target for the toilet.

Frank woke up in the middle of the night to see the partial lunar eclipse on November 19. He was surprised when Jere was coming to the door as he was coming back into the house.

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Monday Nov 22, 2021

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Monday Nov 22, 2021

Frank asks Kathryn for an update on the tent she tried to set up in her living room as protection from the yellow jackets in her HVAC system. She got an epi-pen in case she gets stung again. Frank has a friend who says that some people claim to be allergic to things they don’t like. Frank’s wife Jere is allergic to cilantro and coconut.

Frank asks Kathryn to explain the difference between VolOpera and the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre after seeing UTOT’s production of The Magic Flute. Frank explains how deejays talk over the intros of the songs they play.

Jere bought some hand-made Christmas decorations imported from Haiti at the fundraiser for the Haiti Outreach Program. Kathryn is preparing a Christmas card to send out with a photo of her dog on the back.

Artie Rocket had an arithmetic assignment to only solve the odd-numbered problems on a worksheet. Instead, he solved all the problems in his head and only wrote down the answers that were odd numbers.

Frank has no one in his phone’s favorites list. He discovered that Jere has only two entries in her favorites list. Both were Frank Jr. Kathryn hasn’t updated her favorites list in years.

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Monday Nov 15, 2021

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Monday Nov 15, 2021

Frank and Kathryn are recapping Marble City Opera’s fundraising gala, called “Diving For Pearls.” Kathryn and other singers performed several songs during the evening in flash mob style. Frank was the emcee.

Kathryn told Frank where to stand during her performance of “Glitter and Be Gay” so that she could pretend to insult him during the song. Singer Whitney Wells is “best friends with” several Disney princesses at various princess parties around Knoxville.

Frank recently hosted six episodes of Up Close for East Tennessee PBS. He recorded interviews with Ashley Georgakopoulos, Jeff Joslin, Logan Murrell, Dr. Jerry Punch, Leanne Morgan, and Don Dare.

Kathryn still has yellow-jackets in her HVAC system. She tried to set up a tent in her living room but inadvertently bought a tent without poles. She had to stay in a hotel instead.

Frank and Jere took care of next-door-neighbor Nancy’s cat when she went to New Orleans. Nancy gave Frank and Jere a bag of coffee from Commander's Palace and some fig cookies from Angelo Brocato’s.

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Monday Nov 08, 2021

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Monday Nov 08, 2021

Frank thinks Kathryn looks well-rested after a night in a hotel. Kathryn and her husband went to a hotel when a swarm of bees or yellow jackets got into their HVAC unit. Frank would consider being a beekeeper if he had time.

Frank has been busy with three TV shows: East Tennessee PBS Scholars’ Bowl; Up Close; and Living East Tennessee. Frank recently recorded interviews with singer Logan Murrell and sports broadcaster Dr. Jerry Punch.

Frank guest hosted several episodes of Living East Tennessee on WATE-TV. The opening of their Halloween episode was used in a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on October 31. Frank heard from several old friends who were surprised to see him on HBO.

On Halloween, one of the families in Frank’s neighborhood went trick or treating as nocturnal animals. The kids were dressed as a sugar glider and a bat. The mom was a fox. Kathryn’s brother and family dressed as Jurassic Park characters. Frank’s grandson Artie dressed as Voldemort and wanted an authentic-looking wand.

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Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

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Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Frank shows Kathryn an invitation to a fundraising gala that is the same week as the Marble City Opera fundraiser. Frank will emcee both events. Get tickets to “Diving for Pearls” at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets

Kathryn and her husband went to Rock City at Lookout Mountain. Their dog Sasha jumped up onto a sightseeing marker, which made Kathryn worry that Sasha would fall off the plaque and down the mountain.

Frank was mentioned on Adam Carolla’s podcast on October 18. Adam told a story about Frank being cheap and not wanting to pay for his meal when the staff of the Kevin & Bean show had a planning meeting over breakfast.

Frank feels fortunate that he avoided a car wreck on I-40. He was approaching stopped traffic but noticed an SUV speeding toward him in the rearview mirror. Frank changed lanes quickly as the SUV driver slammed on their brakes.

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Thursday Oct 28, 2021

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Thursday Oct 28, 2021

Frank and Kathryn are on the stage at Flying Anvil Theatre prior to a rehearsal of Marble City Opera’s production of Lily; her life, his music. Performances are Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30. Buy in-person tickets or access to the video stream at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets

Frank has been recording the 2022 season of East Tennessee PBS Scholars’ Bowl. He is also hosting some episodes of an interview show called Up Close and filling in on some episodes of Living East Tennessee on WATE-TV.

Kathryn told Frank to make sure to have some down time. Frank asks Kathryn when she last had down time. She says her down time is doing the Frank & Friends Show.

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Monday Oct 25, 2021

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Monday Oct 25, 2021

Frank wonders how opera singers can tolerate someone singing loudly near their ear during an embrace in a romantic scene. Kathryn says it is loud but you get used to it.

Frank was a guest on a podcast that also featured a guest describing House Mountain in Knox County. Kathryn and her husband James did the “moderate” hike up House Mountain. Kathryn was not impressed with the view from the top.

Frank was the RCIA sponsor for a friend who converted to Catholicism. Kathryn asks if Frank sends him gifts like a Godparent would. Frank has a new coworker who is also converting to Catholicism. Frank wonders if he is sending the coworker too many links to Catholic sites.

Kathryn says she woke up before 9:00 so she could go swimming at a health club. She normally sleeps later because “art doesn’t happen before noon.”

Frank told Kathryn that female news anchors and meteorologists strap their microphone packs to their calves. Kathryn bought a thigh garter that is actually a gun holster. She also bought a lacy garter that is actually a cell phone holder.

Frank’s wife is out of town so he is trying to use up food in the pantry and freezer. He wants to know how to microwave a potato. One sweet potato has grown shoots. Frank will bury it in the garden.

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Monday Oct 18, 2021

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Monday Oct 18, 2021

Kathryn is stuffing envelopes for the upcoming Marble City Opera fundraiser that Frank will emcee. Kathryn jokes that they should have a ball pit at the fundraiser. Frank was interviewed on the House of Sport podcast. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/19OqSJ5JGLLENyeuFhGxlb?si=l0la6NyNQkCxC8pGGsmOPw

Frank’s phone has started autocorrecting his sister Catherine’s name to be spelled Kathryn. He drove to Nashville to see his sister while she was there and got a look at the Radio Margaritaville studio in the Margaritaville Hotel.

Frank has two first-cousins-once-removed named Megan & Erin who have moved to Nashville to pursue careers in music. Their EP is on YouTube and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7qDpDwXH56glnrRLuNwZQo?si=Qjns6X9xT5idVjFZp6gzmg

Kathryn is sad to learn that the Biscuit Festival is dead. Frank tells the history of how the Biscuit Festival organizers previously ran an event called First Night Knoxville and how he became host of the New Year’s Eve ball drop for seven consecutive years.

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Monday Oct 11, 2021

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Monday Oct 11, 2021

Frank didn’t realize that Kathryn was serious when she said that she would take a day trip to Bluff Mountain.

Kathryn says the check engine light in her car is on. Her husband said it was the low tire pressure light instead.

Frank’s wife’s sister and husband were in town for a visit. One night they were watching the first few episodes of Ted Lasso and Jere laughed because Ted is a “visual learner” like Frank. The two couples went to dinner at Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab before the Secret City Improv Festival. Somehow Frank “Ted Lasso-ed” it and got the restaurant owner to serve them four orders of Kassler Ripchen ten minutes before dinner service began.

Kathryn visited Jolenes’ on Bruce Street a few days after she and Frank recorded a video segment there. The manager said that Frank “seems like he could be very convincing.”

Kathryn tells the story of how she and Frank first met when he interviewed her on the radio.

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