Posted on 12/11/2001 11:00:36 PM PST by StoneColdGOP
Yes Harry, he was and always will be the greatest. His was the music of the 20th Century, and when he died on May 14th, 1998, the century truly ended. Hoboken, New Jersey's most famous son, born December 12th, 1915 will always be a part of America's musical history, and will be in the hearts of those who were touched by his music.
He was 62 when I was born, and I was 21 when he left us. Not a likely candidate to become so rabid a fan, but I am glad it happened. Life is better for it, there's no soundtrack to accompany the ups and downs and events of your life quite like Frank Sinatra.
"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually."
Frank with the gal that got away, Ava Gardner
"I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them."
"May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine."
"I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not lookin' for the secret to life or the answer to life. I just go on from day to day, takin' what comes."
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows
I took the blows -
And did it my way!
One toast to Mr. Sinatra, and one toast to you, for putting this great tribute together! Cheers, B.
To the Chairman of the Board
Happy 86th!
My favorite song would have to be 'Luck Be a Lady'.
Happy birthday Frank.
Favorite song: "One for My Baby"
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up, Joe
I got a little story you oughta know
We're drinkin' my friend to the end, of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby, and one more for the road
I got the routine
Put another nickel in the machine
Feelin' so bad, can't you make the music, easy and sad
I could tell you a lot, but you gotta be true to your code
Make it one for my baby, and one more for the road
You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things I'd like to say
And when I'm gloomy, won't you listen to me, till it's talked away
Well, that's how it goes
And Joe and I know you're gettin' anxious to close
But this torch that I've found, it's gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode
So make it one for my baby, and one more for the road...
Cheers...
And now, the end is here
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!
Yes, it was my way
I've been a Sinatra fan since the early 60's, back when my folks used to play his records. I finally saw him in concert in 1993, at a state fair near Seattle. It was a gasser, baby!
Hard to pick just one favorite song, but I suppose it would have to be The Way You Look Tonight.
I've been a Frank fan since '94 or so, when I was in high school, I just liked his music. It wasn't until another four years had passed (and a scant three months before he passed away) that I finally UNDERSTOOD it. I never met him, or saw him in concert, but it would have been the thrill of a lifetime.
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