32G – Supporting the arts with Avra Friedman

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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher

NNF Platinum 32G – Avra Friedman
@avrafriedman
Avra-friedman.com

00 It’s 32G! Welcome in!

Get to wrestling and selling off a truck.

Starter Jackets!

Lots of Sport Jersey talk!

“What’s up baseball!”

Check out Mike’s GoFundMe!

10 – Michael Jordan maybe doesn’t look the best in a baseball uniform.

Talking Managers taking the field in a game!

The Pardo-Koenig went to see Spinning Gold. It sucks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_Gold

Quickly on to some NNF Fantasy Baseball draft!

Jimmy made swag for everyone!

20 – Oliver did a great job! He loved it until the last hour or so when there was nothing for him to do.

Great location also!

Water for Label program.

Jimmy grabs a quick phone call. It was not what he thought it was.

35 – Avra Friedman is here! She also shares a manager with Jimmy. Bruce is 10/10.

Let’s take a break!

45 – We’re back!

Avra Friedman is here AND a huge musical theater fan!
Bye Bye Birdy talk!
Avra did a ton of musical theater!

Sound of Music (Gretel), Fiddler on the Roof (Yenta), Music Man, Grease (Frenchie’s lil sister)

Avra does a little bit of Kids for us. She dressed as Paul Lynd in a talent show and performed it.

Talking the origin of PG13!

Red Dawn was the first released PG13 movie. Gremlins and Indy 2 were the catalysts for the new rating.

50 – Avra talks about playing Soccer.

Talking parking in a Ross parking lot.

55 – Avra talks aobut her siblings. One is in Med School.

“Somehow the apes are back!” – Jimmy on NFTs.

60 – Talking about the SNL prank on Colin Jost. The guys say it was one of the best episodes in years.

Quinta Brunson is 4’11.

Avra is 5’2 (ish)

Stallone in Beverly Hills Cop?

1h5m – We talk about my failed attempt at referencing family guy!

Where’d my spine go?

Avra does stand up! Jimmy compliments her set!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysian_Valley,_Los_Angeles

Sometime between the 1930s and 1960s, the neighborhood became known as Frogtown when swarms of western toads invaded its streets

1h10m – Jimmy says you don’t need to watch Magnolia.

Back to Avra’s musicals! Her favorite musical is Next To Normal!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Malone

Avra’s mom was anti-musical theater so Avra didn’t have the support to pursue it.

1h20m – Avra talks about her mom and how her parents did not really support her musical theater aspirations.

1h25m – Avra has never kissed someone in a musical, she just never plays the characters that have romantic scenes.

Non-Alcoholic beer talk!

Avra talks about her “oh honey” usage.

1h30m – Late night snack? Have some honey?

1h35m – Talking Popcorn at the theater!

Prescription popcorn!

Oliver height talk

Avra is not a fan of doctors!

1h40m – Avra talks about her boyfriend and how they just moved in together within the past few weeks.

Trent! He’s a manager.

Avra talks about getting signed with Bruce and the litany of phone calls they’ve had.

1h45m – Bruce is The Neal Bogart of comedy!

1h50m – Dane Coffee mail! It’s an autographed lego thing by some dudes from Lego Master.

We’ll be right back!

Welcome back!

Danielle called in with an HVAC question.

1h55m – Round the horn!!

Out of the Loop – https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Out-of-the-Loop/0Q0752MLAH8P0V0YQFKBHWPBIS

Get a shirt!

I went to a baseball game.

2h – Avra’s favorite band

Jimmy’s going to sternly tell Zoe that Matt is a fan.

Counting Crows talk!

Adam Duritz’ dreads are extensions!

2h5m – My guess is Gilda Radner!

https://www.laughfestgr.org/11691-2/

Eliot!

They proceeded with the eviction at the familliare.

2h10m – Winnie The Pooh Blood and Honey – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh:_Blood_and_Honey

Gwyneth Paltrow – https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/gwyneth-paltrow-is-in-court-over-a-ski-collision.html

We’re back!

Jimmy finally heard back from the doctor.

Gwyneth Paltrow trial talk.

2h20m – Jimmy is seeing Scarlet Opera next week!

Avra guesses Greta Gerwig

Talking about Greta Thunberg.

Matt guesses Goldie Hawn.

We hear the fans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Attraction_(2023_TV_series)
Jimmy’s Four
4) Gina Gershon
3) Gabrielle Carteras
2) Geena Davis
1) Gena Rowlands

No winner!

What a joy! For all of us!

Bruce is probably gonna listen!

Lesa is not allowed.

Ok bye!

My pleasure,

Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole