Frank & Friends Show 0053

Frank Murphy’s friend Azsha White is filling in for Kathryn Frady. Kathryn is rehearsing for her performances in The Copper Queen. Azsha is a voice-over actress and event host. 

Azsha and her husband bought a house with a pool. She thought about getting rid of the pool but decided to make the needed repairs and improvements. Azsha and her husband live in New Market, which Frank says is a speed-trap town. 

Azsha’s father was a fan of the song “Aja” by Steely Dan, which inspired her name. Azsha and Frank met through the Knox Asian Festival. 

Azsha and her pets are in commercials for PetSafe. She has two dogs and an orange tabby, which reminds Frank of the orange cat that he sees in the woods behind his house. Azsha is too young to have heard of Morris the Cat, the mascot of 9Lives commercials in the 1970s and ‘80s. 

Frank wonders why he was too busy in 1982 to think about the World’s Fair. He had just started working at a commercial radio station for the first time. Many of the songs that came out that summer still get airplay today. Frank sent Azsha a link to a World’s Fair YouTube channel that is run by East Tennessee PBS. The link to the channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVKLUZFuDFZ2sfNHXSmoUbg 

Azsha hosted an event with the Knoxville Area Korean American Association at the Muse last week. Azsha wore a traditional Korean dress called a hanbok. 

Frank and his friend Bruce went to brunch at Cracker Barrel on Sunday. Frank was told that the wait for a table would be an hour but several people must have left before being seated because the wait wasn’t that long. 

Two friends from church spotted Frank while he and Bruce were waiting for a table. They were a little bit away from the building to stand in the breeze. The people from church thought Frank’s belly looked too big. Frank hoped it was because the wind had puffed out his shirt. 

Frank and Azsha both like the hashbrown casserole at Cracker Barrel. Azsha likes their hot chocolate and Frank likes their lattes but not their regular coffee. 

Azsha brought her pet axolotl to the Podcast Ponderosa. The axolotl is a type of salamander from Mexico. Azsha named her pet Tofu. He is an albino. She had brought Tofu to an aquarium store on the way to Frank’s house. The store’s staff told Azsha that Tofu is male. 

Marble City Opera will produce the stage premiere of The Copper Queen on June 2, 3, and 4. Kathryn Frady plays the role of Julia Lowell, whose ghost is said to haunt the Copper Queen hotel. Tickets are on sale  at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets 

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