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Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Whitney Wells, who is the social media coordinator for Marble City Opera. Find Whitney online at https://www.instagram.com/whitneywellssoprano/ Whitney is from Texas. She is in town to work as the assistant stage manager for Marble City Opera’s production of il Tabarro. 
There will be a concert version of il Tabarro aboard the Star of Knoxville riverboat on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Use the code RIVERCRUISE to get a 30% discount when buying tickets at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets 
There will be fully staged productions of il Tabarro on Friday, June 21, 2024 at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore and on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge. The performances will take place alongside the lake at both locations. 
At the world premiere of The Doctor and the Devils, several opera patrons recognized Frank from the tv show Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl, which is currently re-airing the most recent season on East Tennessee PBS. The composer of The Doctor and the Devils said that his son was recently a contestant on Scholars’ Bowl. 
While she is in town, Whitney is staying with her friend who is the manager of Knoxville Princess Parties. Whitney is “best friends” with Cinderella and several other princesses. See photos at https://www.knoxprincessparties.com/ Whitney’s husband Ben once played Prince Eric. 
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Frank asks Whitney if he is supposed to try to follow back private Instagram accounts or not. He decides against it because he already wastes too much time on Instagram looking at various s’mores recipes, including s’mores cookies, s’mores brownies, and s’mores dip. 
Frank finds thrifting videos on social media to be upsetting. When someone buys an item for pennies at a thrift store but then resells it for much more, Frank feels bad for the person who donated the item to the thrift store. 
Frank is wearing orange because the baseball Vols are one of eight teams in the College World Series. His favorite flower is an orange day-lily, which would bloom around Frank’s birthday in New York but bloom a month earlier in Tennessee. 
Frank and his wife Jere intended to use a gift card at Arby’s. Frank also had a two-dollar off coupon, which caused them to forget to use the gift card they had purchased at Kroger. Whitney likes a Texas grocery store called H-E-B. 
Whitney’s parents grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, site of the first Buc-ee’s convenience store. They knew the owners of Buc-ee’s. This week the new world’s largest Buc-ee’s opens in Luling, Texas. It is slightly larger than the former world’s largest Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tennessee. Frank ate a brisket and egg burrito but wished they sold Buc-ee’s dental floss. 
Whitney met her husband Ben at a summer opera program in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They put on three operas during the run of the summer festival. In one production of Cendrillon, Ben played Prince Charming and Whitney was one of Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters. 
Frank’s friend Bean was stumped by a crossword puzzle clue he saw on X. The clue was “‘90s alt-rock band named after an X-Files monster-of-the-week.” Bean sent the clue to Frank, who had to solve the whole crossword puzzle to figure out that the answer was EVE 6. 
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Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Logan Murrell, who is a singer and songwriter. Frank asks why Logan changed her Instagram handle to include the word vibes. Find Logan at https://www.instagram.com/loganmurrellvibes/ 
Frank went back to the pool supply store to have his pool water tested. He was surprised to learn he needed to add 12 pounds of chlorine that day and 8 pounds each subsequent day for a week. 
Logan discovers that she and Frank both claim 22 as their favorite number. Logan has a 22 tattoo and Frank’s birthday is on June 22. 
Logan starred in her high school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. She would like to play Audrey again some day. Frank is full of Little Shop trivia. 
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Frank and his wife Jere went to a concert by the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble, which was conducted by Brian Salesky. Logan watched the live YouTube stream and saw the back of Frank’s head. Frank is surprised to learn that Logan had a small role in Salesky’s production of La Boheme when she was 9. 
Frank says Logan has an aura about her that makes strangers approach her. Frank says strangers often approach him. Frank was at a gas station when a man felt compelled to tell him that he was speaking a foreign language on the phone with his nephew. 
Logan can use the strangers’ stories as inspiration for a song. Frank can’t figure out how Logan or anyone can write a melody. Logan offers to make a song out of Frank’s story about birds in his garage. Frank has made up songs in improv shows, usually to the tune of an opera song. 
Logan and her husband have two children. She is working on an album of sentimental songs. She plays a sample of her song “Moon and Stars” on her guitar. 
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Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Mitch Moore, who is a freelance writer. Frank met someone named Duran who posts reaction videos on YouTube. Mitch suggests that Duran record his reaction to the Frank & Friends Show. 
Frank is wearing a shirt that he hasn’t worn in a couple of years. A news anchor once told Frank that he doesn’t tuck in his shirt behind the desk so that he can pull on the shirttails before going on-air. A member of a military honor guard suggested that Frank try using shirt garters. 
Mitch has an issue with graduation ceremonies for kindergarten or preschool. At the preschool graduation for Frank’s grandkids, the students go down the slide in the playground when their name is called. 
Frank points out that “Dads & Grads” sales make sense in the North where graduations often coincide with Father’s Day weekend. In the South we should have “Moms & Grads” but that doesn’t rhyme. 
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/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm. 
Frank noticed that his Apple products often try to autocorrect plural words into possessive words like when he types the title of Marble City Opera’s upcoming production The Doctor and the Devils. Find tickets and information at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets 
Frank’s pool is so green that Mitch thinks he’s still celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. When Frank went to the pool supply store to buy algaecide, the clerk asked for his phone number. Instead of his real number, Frank said, “867-5309.” 
Mitch recently rewatched the movie Twister and wonders about the villain played by Cary Elwes. Mitch thinks the writers gave him a comeuppance more severe than he deserved. 
Frank was embarrassed at the Apple Store when his debit card was declined, even though he had put enough money in the account. The bank texted Frank to make sure the purchase was legitimate but the card was still declined. 
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Frank Murphy is joined by author Thomas D. Taylor, who can be found online at https://thomasdtaylor.wordpress.com/. Thomas and his wife Elyse Bruce adopted some former “hoarder house” cats. 
Thomas writes horror stories and offers to make Frank a victim in one of his stories. Elyse writes Missy Barrett mysteries. She invited Frank to read a chapter during the book launch for The Case of the Missing Muskets at the King Family Public Library. See photos at https://www.facebook.com/MissyBarrettFanPage 
Talking about horror stories reminds Frank of the time he and his sisters saw the movie Night of the Living Dead. Frank laughed at the movie but his sisters are still scarred by it. Thomas describes a scene in his book Hemlock in which someone falls victim to an alligator. 
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/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm. 
When Frank was at the King Family Library, an employee named Launa told Frank that she had been a contestant on Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl when she was in high school. When Frank asked for the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s dead business partner, Launa rang her buzzer and answered, “Bob Marley.” 
In 2008, Ken Jennings hosted an episode of Scholars’ Bowl while he was visiting Knoxville on a publicity tour. The News Sentinel recorded a short interview with him that can be seen here: https://youtu.be/rpkTAAb6OrU?si=TqFfucpYTw3au3gq 
One of the kids at the library asked Frank if he was rich. Frank answered that he is not rich but he is happy.  In Los Angeles, Frank worked with a highly-paid deejay who wrote a book that revealed how miserable he was while making a million dollars. 
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Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Kathryn Frady of Marble City Opera. As predicted on a previous episode, they enjoy a cider in their Frank & Friends Show pint glasses. 
Frank’s picture is on page 66 of the April issue of VIP Knoxville magazine as part of its coverage of the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble’s program of “French Opera Jewels.” Frank and Heather Waliga were photographed for the next issue of the magazine on Saturday as they emceed “Casino Royale” to benefit InterFaith Health Center. Kathryn was photographed during a luncheon at Ossoli Circle. 
Kathryn and her husband James and Frank and his wife Jere attended the dedication concert for the new pipe organ at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. One of the electromagnetic relays didn’t work properly and caused an unexpected intermission in the concert. 
Frank and Jere visited Frank Jr. in Michigan and then drove to Sandusky, Ohio to view the total eclipse of the sun. Frank’s daughter Meaghan and her sons also traveled to Sandusky. Jere and Frank Jr. found a perfect spot to view the eclipse in a park that had no crowds and a new pavilion with clean bathrooms. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the motel where they stayed. 
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/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm. 
Frank specifically wore a peach-colored shirt to see if Kathryn recognized it. He also wore it while recording a video interview with the cast of Marble City Opera’s production of Suor Angelica in 2019. Brandon Gibson, who was Marble City Opera’s managing director, was wearing the same shirt. Two years earlier, Brandon first introduced Frank to Kathryn and to Marble City Opera. 
Brandon passed away unexpectedly in 2022. Kathryn recently began the process of hiring Brandon’s replacement. Frank expressed an interest in the job, applied, and was hired. His first day was April 1 but Kathryn delayed the announcement until April 2 so no one would think it was an April Fool’s joke. 
Marble City Opera will present the world premiere of The Doctor and the Devils on June 6 and 8, 2024 at the Old City Performing Arts Center. Marble City Opera’s production of il Tabarro will take place in site-specific locations at the Port of Tellico on June 22, 2024 and in Melton Lake Park on June 23, 2024. Find tickets and information at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets 
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Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Mitch Moore, who is a freelance writer. They are using Frank & Friends Show pint glasses for the first time. Mitch thought Mo the tortoise was ceramic but Frank urges him to watch episode 0019 at https://youtu.be/_LmUlhl7Kdk for the whole story. 
Frank and Mitch are not offended by meat but Frank’s friend Bean does not eat meat from the types of animals he has owned as pets. Mitch makes animal noises to cats and dogs. Frank asks if he talks to all the animals like Doctor Dolittle. 
Frank and his wife Jere sent a metal detector as a birthday gift to their ten-year-old grandson Artie. It didn’t work properly and Frank was asked to send a return code, which he had never done before. Metal detectors are associated with old men who probably wish they had a metal detector when they were ten. 
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/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm. 
Frank interviewed Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat for his TV show, Up Close with Frank Murphy. The episode will air this summer on East Tennessee PBS. Frank met Ricky while hosting the Fair Food Throwdown at the Tennessee Valley Fair and recording a YouTube video that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/rFrvhW30-Bw 
Mitch often solves the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Frank has a solving streak of over 2,100 consecutive days. A glitch in the crossword app caused Frank’s streak to be broken even though he correctly solved the puzzle on time. Jere told him how to contact the company to get his streak reinstated. 
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