The Sausage King of Chicago

Abe Froman’s personal blog.
The true story on how a humble sausage magnate got tangled up in the well-loved Hollywood movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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I heard that you were feeling ill. Headache, fever, and a chill. I came to help restore your pluck, cause I’m the nurse who likes to…

Now that’s an amusing clip from Mr John Hughes’ fictionalized version of events, but, although it’s not widely known, I was indirectly responsible for concerned friends of a certain young Ferris Bueller hiring that nurse in an attempt to restore his pluck.

Mrs Froman and I are real ice-cream lovers. We love ALL the flavors, but most of all we love 31 Flavors and we visit our local franchise whenever we get the chance.

One particular visit we made has always stuck in my mind: it was early 1986, and I’d just got out of the hospital after my testicular operation – we stopped in our way home and I was taking to some local school kids about my experience at the hospital. I was looked after during my recovery by a lovely nurse named Dusty Booker, and she had a cute little turn of phrase she used while straightening the sheets:
“I’ve come to help restore your pluck, cause I’m the nurse who likes to… tuck!”

A few months later, Ferris Bueller passed out in that very same 31 Flavors. Now, I suppose this might just have been happenstance, but I think those kids probably tried to hire Nurse Dusty Booker to look after their friend Ferris, having heard about her from me. But, somewhere along the line, wires got crossed. Between you and me, I’m not even sure the Nurse they hired was even a real medical professional!


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Comments

3 responses to “I heard that you were feeling ill. Headache, fever, and a chill. I came to help restore your pluck, cause I’m the nurse who likes to…”

  1. Plan C Avatar
    Plan C

    Nobody ever hires me a busty hooker nurse when I have a headache, fever, or a chill.
    My friends suck.

    Not literally.

  2. Stephanie Avatar

    Well, I’m still available for bookings, Abe!

    http://www.stephanieblake.biz

  3. Mr. Puppy Big Balls Avatar
    Mr. Puppy Big Balls

    heyheyheyheyhey

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