Happy 86th Birthday Frank Sinatra!

The Calendar | December 12th, 2001 | StoneColdGOP

[StoneColdGOP]

"The kid's name is Sinatra. He considers himself the greatest vocalist in the business. No one's ever heard of him. He looks like a wet rag. But he says he's the greatest."
- Harry James, c. 1937

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."

"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."

"May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine."

"We ain't actually figured out ourselves what we do up here, but it's fun, baby", at the Sands in Las Vegas - January 1960

"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."

"Once you're a friend, you're a friend for life" Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop

[HangFire]

Thanks for having me, and you did a great job.
(I'm sure old Blue Eyes would approve;-)

[StoneColdGOP]

Ah, we operate on the same wavelength!

Nothing soothes the soul like a glass of ol' JD and a Sinatra album.

Here's to Ol' Blue Eyes! Thanks for the memories!

[StoneColdGOP]

Thank you, sir!

(I got to make sure it up to FS's approval, cuz while he may be gone, he left some tough hombres here on earth with an affinty for busting the kneecaps of clydes who pissed the Man off...)

[danmar]

...you got it paisano! Ciao!

[drew]

Yeah, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning barely missed my list. Great one for listening to on those lonely nights. Here's one for my baby.

[StoneColdGOP]

Bump to that...

[drew]

Man, Ava Gardner was a BABE!

[StoneColdGOP]

Oh yeah, she was. Enough to inspire those songs until the day Frank died.

[dennisw]

Hey Stone Cold!
Just read "My Father's Daughter" by Tina Sinatra.

Great and somewhat sad book

[StoneColdGOP]

A wee small hours bump for Francis...