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EPISODE 40 It's an evening of fabulous food and wine as Frank and Helen (Mr. Condo's gal) play host to a Caribbean hotelier and a sizable entourage. The guest of honor promises to reciprocate by putting up his friends--anywhere but Saint Maarten--when they head to the islands. And as for that garbage pail Giamberto, he'd better not cross Fritzy's path. (7:39)
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FRITZY: Federico "Fritzy" Giovanelli Frank: I took this guy down to Giamberto's. Fritzy: Uh-huh? Frank: Marone. He ate like a duke. Fritzy: Ya, ya give, did ya sign? I hope ya signed. Frank: I did. Fritzy: Good. Frank: ...for him. Nah, I made the guy, I'm gonna make 'em pay? Fritzy: No, no, no. Frank: Forget about... Fritzy: I know, I know ya ain't gonna make him pay. Frank: [UI] Fritzy: But I hope you signed, like, uh. Frank: Hey. Fritzy: What? Frank: I ate one of the best meals I ever had. Fritzy: He made, for you, yeah? Frank: Well, that's the guy, Georgie. Fritzy: [UI] Frank: He, Georgie took care of 'em like a duke. Fritzy: Yeah, huh? Frank: He says, "The wines this guy's got," he says, "my God." He made 'em that, the macaroni with the green? Fritzy: Yeah. Frank: Ya know, the whattya call the? Fritzy: The basile sauce? The, uh, the basil sauce? Yeah? Frank: He made that and then he made 'em a big veal chop, ya know [UI] Fritzy: Yeah, huh, with the leg on. Frank: On top he put on the big Italian mushrooms. Fritzy: Yeah, yeah? Frank: Those big mushrooms. Fritzy: Yeah. Frank: And his wife had a, a lobster. Oreganata. Fritzy: And they enjoyed. Frank: They enjoyed it. And the other guy had the veal chop. He had a newspaper guy with him, a friend of his from Saint Maarten. Fritzy: Uh-huh? Frank: He says, "Frank, I don't know how to thank you. Thank you." Fritzy: So you. Frank: I says, "You're gonna be here a while, don't worry, I send you some other place where you can go and enjoy yourself." Fritzy: That's. Frank: [UI] the woman go down there, they go and eat, ya eat over here, he'll take care of them. Fritzy: That's right. Frank: He's a nice guy. Fritzy: That's good. Frank: He says, "I'm," he says, "I was disappointed they didn't come." Fritzy: Cal, one thing I, Cal, let me tell ya something. You, you're a good entertainer, you take care of people, that there, I gotta say that there. Frank: Then, he says, "In a way," he says, "I was a little disappointed, but not too mad." Fritzy: Yeah. Frank: He says, "They were comin' with 18 people." He says, "When your wife came, she says, 'Uh, six, eight, ten, twelve.'" Fritzy: Yeah. Frank: "Eighteen." Fritzy: How could ya impose on anybody? Frank: Yeah. Fritzy: I mean, the truth. Frank: He says, "That takes my whole restaurant." Fritzy: How can ya impose on anybody like that? You can't. You can't. Frank: But he says, "Whenever they come down," he says, "I don't care what it is Frank, believe me," he says. "They're my guests. Don't worry about it." Fritzy: Yeah. Frank: "See, I want them to go over there, a couple of joints, a jazz place or somethin'," I says. "Don't worry about it. They're my guests." Fritzy: Yeah, the Blue Note. Frank: [UI] very happy. Fritzy: They go around to the Blue Note. Frank: The Blue Note? Where? I, [UI] "Eddie Condon's," I tell 'em. Fritzy: Eddie Condon's? Yeah, they better? The Blue Note's got nice talent. Frank: Eddie Condon's up there. Fritzy: But the Blue Note's been puttin' on some nice shows. Frank: Where? What Blue Note? Fritzy: How 'bout the, the, the the Red Star, or the, uh, Lone Star. Frank: Over there. That's where I sent 'em, all those joints. Fritzy: Yeah? The Lone Star Cafe, that's got a, a, a, whattya, that's a cowboy joint. Frank: Yeah, a cowboy place. Fritzy: Yeah. They oughta like that. Frank: And Bruce gave us two houses where they could stay. | | ||
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