Frank & Friends Show 0086

Frank Murphy is joined by opera singer David Crawford, who is also teaching and coaching opera students at the University of Tennessee. 

Frank tells David about Taylor Swift’s cover of “September.” She sings “Do you remember the 28th night of September.” Earth, Wind & Fire sing about the 21st of September, which is nine months before Frank’s birthday. 

Frank enjoyed watching David in the Metropolitan Opera production of Rigoletto, set in Rat-Pack era Las Vegas. David wore a custom-made jacket. HBO’s Behind the Candelabra also wanted the fabric. 

David played Angelotti in Marble City Opera’s production of Tosca. Marble City Opera’s upcoming shows are Heartbreak Express, The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace, and Susannah. 

David has a full-time job as a lecturer and coach in vocal performance at UT. He hints about an appearance in an opera this season. 

Frank has a theory that WCBS-FM in New York plays extra Billy Joel songs because he is local to the area. He also thinks that other classic hits stations around the country base their playlists on the Joel-heavy playlist of WCBS. 

Frank and his wife Jere went to a late dinner at a restaurant with a popular bar. They thought they heard a terrible karaoke singer but it turned out to be an entertainer playing his keyboard and singing Billy Joel and Elton John songs. David likes to sing “Baby Got Back” when doing karaoke. 

David likes watching Emmanuel the Emu on YouTube. The videos originally appeared on TikTok. Frank thinks he gets more than enough emu on YouTube because of Liberty Mutual’s commercials. 

Frank associates LMU with Lincoln Memorial University. Their team name is the Railsplitters and their mascot is Abe, as in Lincoln. The team name at David’s high school was the Fighting Quakers, which was changed to the Hustling Quakers. His college’s team was the Battling Bishops. He then went to a university with a team named the Terriers. 

Frank’s theory is that team mascots should be predators like the Hawks but not the Doves. David suggests a team named the Vultures. David saw a dove with a smaller bird in its talons. 

Frank was the emcee for the Sweet Goodness Donut Challenge at the Tennessee Valley Fair. There seemed to be an unusually large number of volunteers eager to help with the doughnuts. He thought he was being recognized by a viewer or listener but it turned out to be his backyard neighbor. 

Several teenagers have started cutting through Frank’s yard from the neighboring subdivision. A homeowner from the other subdivision came up the hill to ask if they were Frank’s kids because they also cut through his yard. 

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